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Rebirth of the Strongest

Female Emperor
重生最强女帝

Synopsis:
Past life, her spirit root was dug out from her body. She had
wholeheartedly dedicated herself to the just path, but she was
sentenced as an evil demonic cultivator.

Returning back to her juvenile years, she turns the tide. Against natural
order, she had been reborn. Those who had deceived and humiliated
her, she would return it to them a hundredfold with additional thanks.

Studying her own blood vessels, she recasts the best quality spirit roots.
She destroys those rascal clansmen and returned home with glory!

The rules of the world do not hold her down; this time around she kills
through the righteous path.

He is the universally admired spirit emperor, high above others, cold,

proud and aloof. But every night he sneaks into her room and takes
liberties. “Little runt, won’t you think it over?”

“Do I have a choice?”

“You can choose from giving birth once or giving birth twice.”

“Why must I?!”

“Because you stole my heart.”

Author(s): North Night,夜北

Artist(s): N/A

Year: 2017

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Country: China

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Xianxia,

Tags: Arranged Marriage, Beautiful Female Lead, Black Belly, Broken

Engagement, Cautious Protagonist, Clever Protagonist, Cultivation,
Cunning Protagonist, Death, Female Protagonist, Genius Protagonist,
Handsome Male Lead, Revenge, Second Chance,

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Table of Contents
Introduction ......................................................................................... i
Chapter 1 ............................................................................................. 2
Chapter 2 ............................................................................................. 7
Chapter 3 ........................................................................................... 10
Chapter 4 ........................................................................................... 13
Chapter 5 ........................................................................................... 17
Chapter 6 ........................................................................................... 20
Chapter 7 ........................................................................................... 23
Chapter 8 ........................................................................................... 26
Chapter 9 ........................................................................................... 29
Chapter 10 ......................................................................................... 32
Chapter 11 ......................................................................................... 35
Disclaimer .......................................................................................... 38

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Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Chapter 01 – Shattered Heart on Lingyun Cliff

“Sa!”

Her cold gaze was accompanied by the sound of flesh being cut; the
beautiful color of blood splashed the white snow. The gorgeous woman
grasped her sword tightly as she took off the head of another man. All
along her cold gaze did not ripple with the slightest hint of emotion.

On the wintry cliff, that woman wore only a thin dress. The original white
had been covered with the endless spurts of red blood.

By her feet were nearly a hundred dead bodies littered on the snow. The
mixture of their blood and hers flowed like a river.

All of this wasn’t over yet.

The woman slightly raised her head. Her pale and beautiful face came
into view as her deep eyes swept a hundred meters around. She saw
only that she was encircled by tens of thousands of men and women,
each person staring at her with their greed filled eyes as they stood
motionless.

Her eyes swept from face to face, her lips raised to form a nefarious and
unrestrained arch. She wiped her hand on her belly as a drop of blood
rolled out of her mouth. Her originally pale lips were smeared with a
touch of demonic red.

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Seventy-nine people… who was going next?

Ye Qingtang had never imagined that one day she would become the
enemy of the entire world, ten thousand men besieging her on top of
Lingyun cliff.

All of this was owed to the Demon Emperor’s heart within her chest.

Should the Demon Emperor truly descend, the sky would be

extinguished and the earth would lose all life.

Ye Qingtang was not the Demon Emperor and she was more clueless
than any other person why the Demon Emperor’s heart would show up
inside her body.

But none of it mattered anymore.

All of the men and women before her were here today only for one
purpose, to steal the Demon Emperor’s heart. After all, the one lucky
cultivator who ate the heart would take possession of the Demon
Emperor’s heaven-defying strength!

No one could care less if it meant that Ye Qingtang would die. In their
eyes, she was just a container that currently held the Demon Emperor’s
Heart.

How ridiculous was that?!

Ye Qingtang slightly straightened her body, the blood on her bare feet
dissolved in the snow. Despite the wounds on her body, she impressively
raised a double-edged sword, pointing it at the crowd. More specifically,
she pointed her sword at a woman adorned in magnificent attire from
head to toe who was surrounded by thousands of guards.

“Ye You, leave out this rubbish material,” her gaze slightly moved to
look over the armed men by the woman’s side before she focused again,
“if you want the heart, come and get it yourself.” Ye Qingtang smiled but
it was not reflected in her eyes.

Back in their younger days Ye You and her were both talents from the Ye

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household, only Ye Qingtang’s spirit roots were rarely seen one-in-a-

millennium spirit roots. But Ye Qingtang no longer possessed those spirit
roots, Ye You had made very sure of that. She had torn into Ye
Qingtang’s body with her own hands and dug out her spirit roots for her
own use.

Ye You had put her new spirit roots to good use. In a single leap she
became the genius that all others must pay attention to; nowadays she
was the noble Female Emperor respected by old and young. Ye
Qingtang, on the other hand, hadn’t fared so well. She lived her days as
a handicap, the only people that she could rely on at such times, her
parents and close relatives, had also been done away with by Ye You.

This account had been buried inside Ye Qingtang’s heart for three-
hundred years already.

Hearing her name called out by Ye Qingtang, Ye You’s brows furrowed

slightly. She looked down at Ye Qingtang with

eyes brimming with disdain. To her Ye Qingtang was only making a final
struggle, her strength was akin to that of an ant. Such a person didn’t
have the qualifications to move Ye You.

“Don’t let her run and make sure you dig out the heart
completely.” Ye You ordered the imperial guards surrounding her.

Hearing the command, the crowd began advancing towards Ye

Qingtang.

Facing the attacks of ten thousand men, even if Ye Qingtang had three
heads six arms, she would still have no chance of victory.

Behind her was a bottomless abyss and in front of her was an army that
wanted her heart. Yet despite her situation, not a single trace of fear
could be found on Ye Qingtang’s beautiful face. All along she simply
looked towards Ye You, the bane of her existence who had destroyed all
that she loved.

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Ye You wanted the Demon Emperor’s heart, she wanted her ruined…
Naturally, Ye Qingtang would not allow for her wishes to be fulfilled.

In the moment that the men advanced towards Ye Qingtang, she raised
her hand. Arching her fingers, she tore into her chest and destroyed the
Demon Emperor’s heart that everyone had come for!

“Boom!”

The moment Ye Qingtang crushed the heart, a deafeningly loud noise

exploded on to of Lingyun Cliff.

As the Demon Emperor’s heart was destroyed, the atmosphere between

heaven and earth stilled, a gale swept through over the cliff and a crack
split through the path on Lingyun Cliff.

At this moment Ye You and the others were busy escaping in disarray;
none of them had the time to worry about Ye Qingtang or the Demon
Emperor’s heart.

In the midst of the disastrous winds and the earthquake, Ye Qingtang

who had been lying in a pool of blood fell into the abyss along with the
earth and boulders surrounding her.

However…

In the disarray, everyone failed to notice a golden ray of light that

rushed to the falling Ye Qingtang.

Time seemed to stop in that moment.

The falling boulders suspended midair, a silhouette flashed past and a

man stood atop the suspended boulders.

The man was handsome to the point of suffocating; he wore pure white
clothes that swayed along in the wind. He silently stood by Ye
Qingtang’s dead body, looking down at the bloody gaping hole in her
chest. The familiar feeling that he knew was gradually dissipating.

“I found you.”

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His pleasant voice was torn by the violent winds. He crouched down
slowly until he was kneeling beside ye Qingtang’s corpse. He stretched
his slender fingers as he lightly stroked the area of the bloody wound.
Seeing a strand of vapor raising from Ye Qingtang’s chest, the man
started to condense a translucent heart in the hollow of his palm.

But just as the heart was about to come in to being the vapor became
disorganized. The heart in the man’s hands separated into many tiny
stars and flew into Ye Qingtang’s body where they disappeared.

Astonishment flashed through the man’s eyes, “So that’s why…”

The next second, the man pointed a finger down towards Ye Qingtang’s
brows. Golden rays quietly entered her brows…

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Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Chapter 02 – Rebirth

Pain spread through Ye Qingtang’s body without warning, the feeling of

getting her heart ripped and lungs crushed seems to devour her in an
instant. She opened her eyes suddenly and the scene in front of her was
no longer the snow-covered Lingyun cliff.

“Tang Tang, you’re finally awake.” A weary voice rang near Ye

Qingtang’s ears.

Her heart shuddered upon hearing that voice.

This voice…

How long had it been since she last heard it?

Turning her line of sight instinctively, she was astonished to see the
middle-aged man with a weary face standing next to her.

“Father…” Ye Qingtang stared at what she witnessed in utter disbelief.

When she struggled to get up, the man hurriedly supported her.

“Tang Tang, your body hasn’t recovered from your spirit root shattering.
You’ll need to take care and rest well, don’t be in a hurry to get up.” Ye
Ling, the head of the Ye household looked at his daughter with worry
while speaking with a heavy heart.

Ye Qingtang widened her eyes in astonishment.

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What’s going on?

Didn’t she destroy her heart on Lingyun cliff? Why wasn’t she dead?

And her father… He had already died at the hands of the Great Elder
three hundred years ago, how was he… here?

A barrage of questions surfaced in Ye Qingtang’s mind and from the

corner of her eyes, the surroundings that came into view finally made
her realize where she was. Her own room at the Ye household from
centuries ago.

“Tang Tang, even if you have lost your spirit root, you father still cares
for you. You don’t have to pay heed to what others have to say, just rest
assure and recover from your illness.” Ye Ling, though having realized
Ye Qingtang’s eccentricity and absentmindedness assumed the cause to
be trauma.

Only Ye Qingtang herself knew about the shocking revelation of her

current situation.

Not only was she alive, she had even traveled back in time to the Ye
household from three hundred years ago!

Looking at her father in front of her, tears started to form in Ye

Qingtang’s eyes. Her past self from three hundred years ago was an
incompetent weakling who could only look on helplessly as her father
and her doting second uncle were persecuted and killed by Ye You’s
grandfather, the Great Elder of the Ye household. But now, though
unwillingly, she had never expected to have returned!

Ye Qingtang gradually sat up on her bed. Looking at her father’s worry-

stricken face, she diligently tried to collect herself.

At this point in time in her past, she just had her spirit root taken by Ye
You. But due to the Great Elder threatening her with her father’s life, she
had to conceal the truth by claiming that she shattered her own spirit
root voluntarily.

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The Ye Qingtang of the past believed that she could ensure her father’s
safety as long as she put up with this grievance, but little did she
know….

The Great Elder, having a majority of the Ye household under his control,
had since slowly poisoned her father by spiking his meals. The Great
Elder had not only helped Ye You to take her spirit root, but he had also
tried to get rid of her father, all for the ambition of becoming the head of
the Ye household!

One could only blame the past Ye Qingtang for being too naïve.

“Tang Tang, since you have woken up, take this medicine before it turns
cold.” Ye Ling, wholehearted in his caregiving, served a steaming bowl
of medicinal soup while being totally oblivious to his daughter’s changes.

Ye Qingtang received the medicinal soup that her father served. She
gawked slightly at her own reflection that appeared in the soup.

The reflection was that of a young girl with refined facial features.
However, that fair complexion was betrayed by a scarlet blemish the
size of a palm plastered across half her face, completely destroying her
original beauty. In fact, one could even conclude that she became
hideous as a result.

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Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Chapter 3 – Rebirth (2)

Ye Qingtang had not seen this face in the past hundreds of years.

She could still remember her past clearly, especially this blemish on her
face that became the cause of her inferiority complex, causing her to
hide her hideous appearance under a veil all day. It was only much later
that she discovered that this blemish was not something natural, but
someone’s handiwork with the intention of sealing her natural
appearance.

Remembering this, Ye Qingtang could not help but smile to herself.

While savoring the bitterness of the medicinal soup in her hands, she
secretly made a vow. Since the Heavens had given her such an
opportunity with her rebirth, she must sever all regrets from her past.

She would never let anyone hurt her father, or anyone else dear to her!

Ye Ling sighed secretly while watching Ye Qingtang finish her soup.

Currently, the governance of the Ye household had become precarious.
Ever since the Second Elder who supported him went into seclusion for
training, the ambitious Great Elder took advantage of the situation to
gain total control over the Ye household. Though he was still the Head of
the household, his authority had long been usurped.

Whatever… as long as Tang Tang is safe and sound, he would feel at

ease.

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“Now that you’ve taken the medicine, get a good rest.” Ye Ling gazed at
her warmly. Ever since his beloved wife passed away, he had showered
all his care and concern onto his daughter.

Ye Qingtang nodded meekly; the hardships of the past three hundred

years all washed away by a single caring statement from a loved one. To
be able to meet her father again, she considered herself the luckiest girl
alive.

Ye Ling was about to leave her room when an attendant’s voice sounded
outside the door.

“Your Lordship, the second young master of the Duan household, Duan
Tianrao, has come to visit her ladyship. He is waiting at the front hall.”

A pleasing smile showed on Ye Ling’s face when he heard the

announcement. Turning his head to Ye Qingtang who was sitting on her
bed, he said: “Tang Tang, Tianrao seems like a considerate young man,
visiting you so soon after knowing you’re sick. As your father, it is
reassuring to know that you’ll be in good hands.”

Duan Tianrao, the second young master of the Duan Household from the
City of Lin, was also known to be Ye Qingtang’s fiancé. Having been
engaged since their youth, once Ye Qingtang turned sixteen, they would
be officially married.

Ye Ling was quite satisfied with Duan Tianrao being his future son-in-law,
delighted in knowing that he had made his way this early to visit Ye
Qingtang.

However…

Not a hint of anticipation could be seen on Ye Qingtang’s face, not to

mention any bashfulness a young lady should have. From her doe eyes,
only contempt remained to be seen.

Duan Tianrao.

How could she ever forget about him?

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In her past, once news of her spirit root shattering got out, Duan Tianrao
rushed over to the Ye household. However, her fiancé’s urgency was not
for her solace, but to make matters worse.

Ye Qingtang gradually closed her eyes. Her memories of the past

rekindled, and memories of Duan Tianrao’s ugly mug when he arrived at
the Ye household flooded her mind.

Though Ye Qingtang had never exposed her face in public, rumors of her
hideous face were well known throughout the City of Lin. This deepened
her inferiority complex and she became a shut-in as a result, hiding her
face under a veil even within the premises of her own household.

Not even her fiancé Duan Tianrao, with whom she shared a long-term
engagement, had ever seen her true face under the veil.

The past Ye Qingtang once assumed Duan Tianrao would remain true to
her. It was hard to imagine that once her spirit root shattered, not only
did he neglect to console her, he also added insult to injury by calling off
their engagement at her doorstep and flirting with another woman in her
presence.

“Tang Tang? What’s wrong?” Ye Ling, sensing something amiss with Ye

Qingtang, asked out of concern.

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Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Ch 4 – Rebirth (3)

While lost in her thoughts, Ye Qingtang opened her eyes to see Ye Ling’s
worried gaze, and this warmed her heart.

That’s right.

There was no need for her to pay heed to those bastards, what she just
needed to do in this life was to protect those who loved and cared for
her.

“Father, I’ll change my clothes, you should head over first.” Ye Qingtang
smiled faintly.

……

In the main hall of the Ye household, a handsome man with a tall and
large physique was seated on a chair. Sitting next to him was a girl with
a pretty face and a dainty figure.

“Duan-lang1, regarding today’s matters….” The girl furrowed her brows

and pursed her lips slightly while expressing her worry.

Having seen the girl put on such a lovable and pitiable face, Duan
Tianrao could not resist and reached out to hold her fair and delicate
hands.

“Xun-er2, I’ll take care of everything, you don’t have to worry.” Duan
Tianrao reassured her in a gentle tone.

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The girl, Ye Xun was an orphan who was picked up from the streets by
Ye Ling while she was still a baby. Since then she was raised in the Ye
household and after sixteen years, despite being an adopted daughter,
she was prim and proper just like the other ladies of the Ye household.
Moreover, though not related by blood, Ye Xun was not in any way
inferior to the other ladies in terms of appearances.

In fact, it was her beauty that caught the attention of Duan Tianrao.

Drooping her eyes full of melancholy, Ye Xun remained troubled.

“The Ye household had taken care of me since I was young, I’m afraid
this matter might…”

Witnessing Ye Xun in distress deepened Duan Tianrao’s sympathy and

affection towards her. He grasped her hands firmly and said: “Xun-er2, I
understand that you are adopted and the Ye household are your
benefactors, but this matter has nothing to do with that. If there’s any
problem, I will handle it, you just need to relax.”

Ye Xun nodded meekly, looking at Duan Tianrao pampering her, she

could not help but flash a smile across her face.

At this moment, Ye Ling stepped into the hall. Duan Tianrao and Ye Xun
hastily withdrew their hands from each other and in the next instant,
Duan Tianrao got up from his seat to pay homage to Ye Ling’s arrival.

“Duan Tianrao hereby sends his regards to Uncle Ye.”

Ye Xun followed suit: “Xun-er2 sends her greetings, father.”

Ye Ling gave a slight nod and looked at Duan Tianrao in return.

Ye Qingtang was Ye Ling’s only daughter. She was not only timid in
nature, her inferiority complex due to the blemish on her face was also
one of the reasons why he hoped to find her a capable husband who
could be her sanctuary. This had always been Ye Ling’s wish.

There are three major households in the city of Lin, aside from theirs,
the Duan and Si households are also top families of aristocrats. Their

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engagement with the Duan household was established on the basis of

the following reasons, one being that they are families of equal standing,
and the other being Duan Tianrao’s pampering towards Ye Qingtang.
Once she married Duan Tianrao, he can be at ease.

“Tianrao, Tang Tang’s still changing, she will be with us in a moment.”

Ye Ling said with a smile.

An odd glimpse could be seen from Duan Tianrao’s eyes, and though his
expression remained composed, he secretly exchanged a glance with Ye
Xun beside him. In turn, he put on a smile and said: “There’s no rush.”
With that being said, he nodded to his attendant standing at a side, who
immediately placed a bunch of brocade boxes onto the table next to Ye
Ling.

“I’ve heard Tang Tang’s spirit root shattering and damaging her vitality,
thus I’ve prepared these tonics for her. One of them is a blended Vital
Essence which is ideal for injuries, I hope this will help Tang Tang to
recover some of her vitality.” Duan Tianrao spoke in a courteous and
refined manner.

Ye Ling was pleased by his gesture, “This Vital Essence is quite rare, I’ve
actually intended to find some for Tang Tang as well, but your
thoughtfulness is unexpected. I’m glad to see that Tang Tang has found
true love.”

“It’s my obligation.” Duan Tianrao replied modestly.

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Translator’s Notes

Appending a “lang” after a person’s last name implies: the person is a

male. an informal way of addressing a man with whom the speaker
shared an intimate relationship. In this case, Ye Xun is referring to Duan
Tianrao. (The last name for Chinese precedes their first name.)

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Appending an “er” after a person’s first name implies: an informal way

of addressing a younger person with whom the speaker shared an
intimate relationship May be used between a couple or a loved one/
family member.

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Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Ch 5 – Breaking the Engagement (1)

Ye Xun watched from the sidelines as the Vital Essence was presented to
Ye Ling. She clenched her fists discreetly, but after recalling the
impending matter for discussion, she calmed herself down and
maintained her gentle smiling demeanor.

“How is Tang Tang doing?” Duan Tianrao asked with a glimmer in his
eyes, apparently waiting for the right opportunity to touch on the
matter.

Ye Ling, without realizing his motive, heaved a sigh and said: “With her
spirit root shattered, how well can she be? But that child’s considerate of
me; she will never reveal any pain in my presence and this is what
worries me.”

“Speaking of which,” Ye Ling looked up at Duan Tianrao and continued:

“Tianrao, you are Tang Tang’s fiancé and also her childhood companion,
I believe if you spend more time with her, she shall feel quite relieved.”

Duan Tianrao cracked a smile but did not voice his agreement.

Beside him, Ye Xun lowered her head and while Ye Ling failed to notice,
she tugged at Duan Tianrao’s sleeves, who patted her hand discreetly in
return, as a sign of assurance.

At this moment, a slender figure strolled gradually into the front hall and
curtsied slightly towards the seated Ye Ling.

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“Father.”

Once Ye Ling saw Ye Qingtang, he could not help but express his
concern.

“Tang Tang, your health has yet to recover, grab a seat quickly.”

Ye Qingtang nodded meekly beneath her face veil and sat down next to
Ye Ling, her eyes never once focusing on Duan Tianrao who was sitting
to the side.

Ye Ling did not notice Ye Qingtang’s sudden apathy towards Duan

Tianrao, instead, he just directed her attention by pointing at the pile of
items on the table with a smile.

“Tang Tang, these are all gifts from Tianrao to improve your health. He
had even gotten you a Vital Essence, I must say he really does have
your interest at heart.”

Ye Qingtang looked briefly at the pile of tonics on the table before finally
directing her gaze towards Duan Tianrao, however, her eyes were full of
indifference, devoid of any gratitude or a lady’s bashfulness.

“Thank you, Mr. Duan, for your concern.” Ye Qingtang replied

nonchalantly.

Mr. Duan?

The three who were present were stunned for a moment. Usually,
whenever Ye Qingtang met Duan Tianrao, she would start calling him
Duan-gege1 in a coquettish and intimate manner, why did she sound so
distant today?

Duan Tianrao furrowed his brows slightly, but recalling his purpose
today, he disregarded it.

Ye Ling assumed that Ye Qingtang was in a bad mood because of her

spirit root shattering, thus he did not take it to heart.

“In another 6 months, you will turn sixteen. I reckon we should start

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preparing for your wedding with Tianrao! When you recover, I will
discuss the details with the head of the Duan household, how does that
sound?” Though Ye Ling, in actual fact, did not wish for Ye Qingtang to
be married so soon, but with her spirit root shattering one could foresee
that future growth in her martial prowess would be limited, and with the
Great Elder holding the reigns of the Ye household, his status as the
head was nothing more than a fallacy.

Therefore, an early marriage putting Ye Qingtang under Duan Tianrao’s

wing will ease his mind.

After hearing Ye Ling’s words, the other three who were present
underwent a sudden change in their demeanor.

Especially Ye Xun, who trembled slightly at his words, and Duan Tianrao,
whose face turned rigid.

Only Ye Qingtang, seated on a chair, with her eyes having a sharp gleam
and freezing glare, discerned the truth behind their eccentricities.

“Uncle Ye.” Duan Tianrao advanced abruptly, “Actually, with today’s

visit, there’s another matter that I wish to discuss with you.”

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Translator’s Notes

Appending a “gege” after a person’s last name implies: The person is a

male/ older brother An informal way of addressing a man with whom the
speaker shared an intimate relationship. Similar to “lang” but in this
case, it’s more along the lines of the Japanese “Oni-chan” and the
Korean’s “Oppa”. What’s with all the “brother” complexes…. Sheesh….

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Chapter 6

Chapter 6

Ch 6 – Breaking the Engagement (2)

“Oh? What is it about?” Ye Ling asked.

Duan Tianrao remained silent for a moment before saying: “My purpose
here today, aside from visiting Tang Tang, more importantly… it’s about
my marriage with Tang Tang. I’m afraid that’s no longer possible.”

Just as Duan Tianrao finished his statement, Ye Ling, who was smiling
before, turned solemn instantly.

“Tianrao, what’s the meaning of this?”

Duan Tianrao took a deep breath and decided to come clean: “Tang
Tang and I are childhood companions. I admit there’s love between us,
but it’s more of a love between siblings instead of a couple. Anyway,
that’s how I feel, and before coming here, I’ve already told my father
about this. my father understood my point, he too felt that relationships
should not be forced, and therefore, I’m here today to officially renounce
my engagement with Tang Tang.”

“What?!” Ye Ling pounded the table and glared daggers at Duan

Tianrao.

“You are breaking the engagement! Do you have any idea what you are
spouting?!”

Ye Ling was enraged. The engagement between Duan Tianrao and Ye

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Qingtang was long decided when they were still young, and it was an
affair that was known throughout the City of Lin! But now, with Duan
Tianrao calling off the engagement, if news of this was to spread, his
daughter would become the laughing stock of the whole city!

Duan Tianrao’s decision was final. Despite Ye Ling losing his temper, he
asserted his case: “Uncle Ye, a few days ago, my father had pronounced
me the heir to the Head of the Duan Household, and as the next family
head, my bride-to-be will also become the First Lady of the household.”

Having reached this point in his statement, Duan Tianrao took a glance
at the veiled Ye Qingtang who was seated beside Ye Ling. A trace of
disgust could be seen from Duan Tianrao’s eyes.

“Tang Tang will never show her face in public, moreover, her spirit root
is shattered; this impedes any future growth in her martial prowess. We,
the Duan household, is one of the three major households in the City of
Lin, and the First Lady must play a definitive role. Tang Tang is…. I’m
afraid, no longer suitable for that.”

Though Duan Tianrao delivered his words in a dignified manner, what Ye

Ling heard were all words of criticisms instead.

“Duan Tianrao, you don’t know what you’re saying! Your engagement
with Tang Tang was an oath made long ago, and now you’re breaking
that oath.” Ye Ling admonished Duan Tianrao while glaring at him.

Duan Tianrao furrowed his brows and raised his eyes slightly, saying:

“Uncle Ye, we did exchange an engagement vow, but that was when Ye
Qingtang’s spirit root was still intact. Look at her state now. Uncle Ye, do
you really expect me to marry a woman with neither a spirit root nor a
face?”

Ye Ling trembled with rage; never in his life would he expect all this from
Duan Tianrao.

Though faced with Ye Ling’s fury, Duan Tianrao’s decision did not waver.
He turned his sight once again towards Ye Qingtang, who had remained

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silent all this time.

“Tang Tang, I’m sure that I’ve treated you well all along, but this time,
you’ve got to put yourself in my shoes. People from the city had long
since criticized you as hideous and faceless, however, the thought of
breaking our engagement had never crossed my mind all those times.
But now, even your spirit root is shattered and you still wanted to force
me into marrying you? How do I live up to my family’s expectations
then?”

“I’m able to live with a hideous woman as my wife, but I can never
accept having an incompetent woman as the First Lady of the Duan
household.”

Duan Tianrao’s words were like heart-piercing daggers. Ever since the
beginning, what he valued in Ye Qingtang was only her spirit root.

When Ye Qingtang’s spirit root was still high in quality, he was willing to
put up with her hideous face, but now that her spirit root is gone,
tolerance towards her was no longer necessary.

Ye Ling got up in a fit of anger, “Shut up! Duan Tianrao, I must have

been blind when I agreed to betroth Tang Tang to you, to think that you
are such a conniving brat!”

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Chapter 7

Chapter 7

Ch 07 – Breaking the Engagement (3)

“Uncle Ye, as one of the family heads, do you deem what I said
incorrect?” Duan Tianrao had finally revealed his true character. He had
long since known from Ye Xun that the Great Elder was the one currently
holding the reigns in the Ye household and Ye Ling was nothing but a
family head in name only.

“You….” Ye Ling trembled with rage.

As Ye Xun witnessed this scene unfold before her, a subtle smirk played
across her lips, which she rubbed out in an instant before putting on a
face full of concern:

“Father, please calm down.”

“Calm down? How do you expect me to calm down from this?” Ye Ling
retorted.

Ye Xun laid her eyes for a moment, on her tall and charming Duan
Tianrao before saying: “Mr. Duan has his own concerns, as the heir to
the head of the Duan household it is his duty to uphold his family’s
dignity above all else. Please kindly understand, father. Tang Tang is still
young, she is certain to find another suitor in the years to come.”

“What did you say?” Ye Ling was baffled as he stared in disbelief, at his
adopted daughter who he raised from her youth. It was hard to imagine
that at a time like this, Ye Xun would choose to support Duan Tianrao

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instead.

Ye Xun turned her sight from the furious Ye Ling to the ever silent Ye
Qingtang, whilst placing before her, the Vital Essence which Duan
Tianrao had gifted her.

“Tang Tang, Mr. Duan still has your best interest at heart, you can tell
from all the trouble he went through, just to find this Vital Essence for
your sake.” A cold glimmer could be seen from Ye Xun’s eyes while she
spoke.

To her knowledge, she was certain that Ye Qingtang was infatuated with
Duan Tianrao. There was no way she would accept the gift as an
exchange to her agreement in breaking the engagement. In fact, she
would more likely plead desperately for Duan Tianrao to change his
mind.

Therefore, this Vital Essence would still be hers in the end.

While harboring such thoughts, Ye Xun remained in her gentle and

encouraging demeanor.

Ye Qingtang watched her façade with cold eyes and a condescending

sneer in her heart.

She could read her like an open book now. However, in the past, she
behaved as Ye Xun anticipated. Upon knowing Duan Tianrao’s intention
of calling off the engagement, not only did she rejected all the gifts from
him, she also pleaded desperately, to the extent of forsaking her dignity,
just to remain at Duan Tianrao’s side.

Without any consideration, her groveling put the Ye household to shame,

including Ye Ling, who vomited blood in a fit of rage.

But now, things are different….

Ye Qingtang played a smile on her lips, and while Ye Xun was indulging
in her own confidence, she picked up the bottle of Vital Essence with her
hand.

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“In that case, thank you, Mr. Duan, for your kind consideration.” With
that being said, she stuffed the bottle into her dimension ring.

The entire process transpired at the drop of a hat.

And while Ye Ling was still blinded by rage, Ye Qingtang suddenly

commented:

“Father, I agree with Mr. Duan’s sentiment.”

The three who were present became stunned at Ye Qingtang’s sudden

declaration.

Duan Tianrao widened his eyes in surprise. Initially, he had assumed

that Ye Qingtang was certain to whine and cry at his intention to call off
the engagement, never would he expect such a reaction from her.

Ye Ling was shocked as well. He looked at his daughter with eyes full of
worries, fearing that she had become deranged due to devastation.

“Tang Tang…. What are you talking about?”

Ye Qingtang, while remaining seated, looked at the dumbfounded trio

before speaking calmly: “As a lady, I understand how awkward it is when
her engagement is called off, but since Mr. Duan is already the heir to
the head of the Duan household, it is only natural for him to prioritize his
family’s standing, and besides, I am indeed not suitable for the position
of a First Lady.”

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Chapter 8

Chapter 8

Ch 8 – Changes (1)

Ye Qingtang paused for a moment before resuming:

“Father, if you think about it, you know I’m a timid person. When my
spirit root is still intact, I may appear formidable so others may be less
assertive towards me. But now…. I’m without a spirit root. If I force
myself to be married into the Duan household, I shall be provoking their
dismay. Without any means of self-defense, I’m certain to be bullied. So,
though Mr. Duan may sound demeaning, it is truly in my best interest.”

Ye Qingtang remained composed, without voicing a single word of

complaint, as though she really bought Duan Tianrao’s ostentatious
speech.

Ye Ling was really dumbfounded, never would he expect such a

response from Ye Qingtang.

Initially, when Ye Qingtang’s spirit root first emerged, it was the Duan
household who made the proposal for their engagement. But now, once
her spirit root is gone, they put the blame on the victim by accusing his
daughter of being hideous and faceless. It was as though the Ye
household was intent on establishing ties with them first.

Duan Tianrao smiled slightly at Ye Qingtang’s response. He was pleased

with her self-awareness on her shortcomings. Ye Xun was also pleased,
though secretly, with her compliance on the matter.

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Ye Ling, however, remained grim.

Seeing Ye Ling remained stubborn, Duan Tianrao continued saying:

“I appreciate Tang Tang being this understanding. Uncle Ye, in a few

days time, every family in the City of Lin will be gathering to
commemorate the annual Sabbath. As the heir to the Duan household,
my fiancée might need to go on stage to turn the Sky Wheel. You know
that the Sky Wheel can only be turned by at least an innate stage five
achiever. Judging from Tang Tang’s current state, do you think she can
turn it?”

“If she is unable to, she will tarnish our family’s reputation instead.”

“Enough is enough! Get the hell out of my sight!” Ye Ling pounded the
table and pointed to the main entrance while lashing out at Duan
Tianrao.

He did not want this bastard to remain here and humiliate his daughter.

His daughter was not someone to be pushed around, especially by the

likes of the Duan household.

Duan Tianrao furrowed his brows slightly, having seen Ye Ling blew his
top, he decided to come to a conclusion:

“Uncle Ye, please think things over, regardless of your approval, I shall
renounce our engagement in public during the annual Sabbath,
farewell.” Duan Tianrao bid his valediction1 half-heartedly before turning
around to leave.

“Pick up all your trash, we have no need for them.” Ye Ling lashed out.

Duan Tianrao grimaced as he signaled for his attendant to retrieve the

gifts, before leaving the front hall.

Ye Xun followed him quickly while telling Ye Ling: “Father, the Ye

household should not be seen without manners, I will see Mr. Duan out.”

Without waiting for his reply, Ye Xun left the front hall as well.

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Ye Ling watched her enthusiasm, before complaining angrily to Ye

Qingtang, who remained quiet all this while: “That girl, how can she be
so tactless? From the way, Duan Tianrao treated you, how can she still
see him off?”

Ye Qingtang replied nonchalantly while peeling an orange:

“Father, if she wants to, just let her be.”

Ye Xun being tactless?

What a joke, if one was to scour the City of Lin, I’m afraid there’s no one
else more tactful than her.

Ye Ling was still unaware that Ye Xun had long been in cahoots with
Duan Tianrao. Ye Xun must be the one who told Duan Tianrao news of
her spirit root shattering, otherwise, how did he manage to arrive so
early, just to call off their engagement?

Though being an adopted child of the Ye household, her discerning skills

must be top notch. She could never rest assured being just an adopted
daughter, regardless of how the Ye household treated her. Ye Xun
should have, by now, finished discussing her future arrangements with
Duan Tianrao.

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Chapter 9

Chapter 9

Ch 9 – Changes (2)

Ye Qingtang could still remember the past after Duan Tianrao had
renounced their engagement. In just a few days, he announced his own
engagement with Ye Xun in the presence of all the families who had
gathered for the sacred day in the City of Lin.

She was there as well when the people in the city were all discussing the
scandal of the broken engagement. The past her, while having to carry
this tremendous burden, attended the event with hopes of getting Duan
Tianrao to change his mind. Never in her wildest dreams did she expect
to witness Duan Tianrao and Ye Xun becoming a couple, while she
became the laughing stock of the whole city.

Ye Xun was a conniving person. In the past, not only did she become the
First Lady of the Duan household, she had long since pledged her
allegiance to the Great Elder as well. With her wits and astuteness, she
became Ye You’s future right-hand man.

Ye Qingtang suspected that Ye Xun might have been the one to spike Ye
Ling’s meals.

After all, she had managed to remain discreet in the Ye household.

Before her matter with Duan Tianrao happened, Ye Qingtang would
never have suspected her, not to mention Ye Ling, who had always
treated her as his own daughter.

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When the Great Elder and Ye You lured her to that discreet place and
seized her spirit root, wasn’t Ye Xun the one who invited Ye Qingtang
that day but failed to turn up instead?

Come to think of it, she was afraid Ye Xun was a venomous snake that
the Great Elder planted at her side.

“Tang Tang, I’m sorry you have to go through that… if only I had not
agreed to their proposal for the engagement…” Ye Ling heaved a sigh,
“But on the brighter side, there’s now no need for you to force yourself
on stage to turn that Sky Wheel during the Sabbath.”

Ye Ling had another worry, that was Ye Qingtang being unable to turn
the Sky Wheel in her current condition. But now, since the engagement
was called off, the Ye household themselves would not require her to go
on stage, thus preventing her from receiving any insults.

Turning the Sky Wheel?

Ye Qingtang raised her brows slightly.

Just now, didn’t that Duan Tianrao deem her incapable of doing so?

It seemed that her presence at the Sabbath was necessary then.

Even without a spirit root, she was all the more intent on showing Duan
Tianrao and all the people from the City of Lin her capability in turning
the wheel.

Ye Qingtang brushed aside those contemplations for now. While shaking

her head, she smiled and said: “As long as Father is around, I will not
feel aggrieved.”

That’s right, as long as Ye Ling was safe and sound, she couldn’t care
less about Duan Tianrao.

“Foolish child, your father can’t accompany you for a lifetime, you will
need to get married, sooner or later.” Ye Ling brushed Ye Qingtang’s
hair affectionately, If it was not for his deteriorating health during these
recent years, the Great Elder would not have found the opportunity to

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take over the household.

Ye Ling could not know when he would finally meet his maker, but what
worried him the most was Ye Qingtang’s safety and well-being.

Ye Qingtang knew about his worries, but in the past, due to her
heartbreak and grief from the matter with Duan Tianrao, she neglected
to realize Ye Ling’s eccentricities until the Great Elder had him
assassinated. Second Elder, who had just completed his training, was
made the scapegoat for his murder. It was only then that Ye Qingtang
realized that the Ye household was no longer her abode.

Ye You, having seized Ye Qingtang’s quality spirit root as her own,

gained the favor of the Cloud-Breaker’s sovereign, renowned to be one
of the Exalted clans, and was accepted as their disciple. The Great Elder
was currently escorting her personally, therefore there was still some
time before he returned, and Ye Qingtang must complete all her
preparations by then.

Once the Great Elder returns, that’s when her true battle begins.

Ye Qingtang made an estimation of the time frame. In her past, the

Great Elder returned within half a month, and that was also when the
Second Elder, who had always supported Ye Ling and doted on her,
almost made his return from completing his training.

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Chapter 10

A+ A- Chapter 10

Ch 10 – Changes (3)

The Second Elder was the strongest person in the Ye household. With
him around, the Great Elder would refrain from using extreme methods
when dealing with Ye Ling and Ye Qingtang.

In the past, the Great Elder assassinated Ye Ling and framed the Second
Elder for his murder, thus eliminating them all together. Ye Qingtang’s
two main pillars of support in the Ye household vanished as a result and
if she had not escaped in time, she would have been killed as well.

In the past, everything went astray upon the Great Elder’s return, this
time around however, Ye Qingtang would definitely not repeat the same
mistakes.

Not only her father but also her second uncle, she will protect them, no
matter what it takes!

For all her past vengeance, this time, she will ensure a hundredfold
return!

With that in mind, Ye Qingtang became deep in her thoughts.

“Father, could you get someone to help purchase some herbs?” Ye

Qingtang asked abruptly.

“Sure, no matter what you need, just write them down and I will ask
someone to buy them.” The present Ye Ling would try his best to fulfill

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Ye Qingtang’s whims, hoping that this would alleviate her sorrow over
Duan Tianrao’s matter.

Ye Qingtang nodded and promptly wrote a long list of herbs for Ye Ling.

The most important task for her at hand was to neutralize the poison
which was slowly eating away at Ye Ling’s health.

Ye Ling’s strength was not in any way inferior to the Great Elder’s, in
fact, one could ascertain that he was considerably stronger. However,
during these recent years, with his daily meals being spiked with poison,
his health deteriorated and in turn, his strength as well.

Otherwise, his assassination would not have been successful in the past.

Only by neutralizing the poison, her father might recover his strength,
and if he was to be at his peak, even with the Great Elder’s conspiracies,
her father could have dealt with him easily.

Despite losing her spirit root in her past, Ye Qingtang did not fall to
depression. Be it forging, stratagems or alchemy, as long as it was a skill
to strengthen herself, she would engage in its training. Those ancient
medical practices, she could recite them all at her fingertips, including
the concoction of elixirs or panaceas.

Ten days would be more than enough time for her to fully neutralize the
toxins poisoning her father!

Ye Ling managed to get his attendants to return with the herbs bought
in a jiffy. After confirming their purchase, Ye Qingtang went straight into
her room to prepare the antidote.

Ye Ling was worried at first, about whether Ye Qingtang had gotten over
the trauma she experienced with Duan Tianrao calling off their
engagement, but after witnessing her daughter shutting herself in her
room with a bunch of herbs, he turned puzzled instead.

That girl, when did she start dabbling in herbs?

Why hadn’t he noticed that before?

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Before Ye Ling puzzled out his queries, Ye Qingtang had already begun
her preparations.

Ye Qingtang was well acquainted with the herbs, she arranged and
classified them proficiently. While watching her work, one could almost
perceive her as a medical prodigy.

Once preparations are almost complete, Ye Qingtang wiped the beads of

sweat from her brow and while she raised her eyes from her work, she
saw her own exquisite but flawed reflection in the bronze mirror.

She lifted her hands instinctively and touched the scarlet blemish on her
face, her lips curving naturally into a smile. She proceeded to select a
few herbs next, and after blending the different portions, a bowl of pitch-
black medicinal brew appeared in front of her. She took a few whiffs and
frowned instantly upon its pungent odor.

The blemish had long been on her face and her past self had merely
treated it as a birthmark. It was only till much later that she realized that
it was caused by a special drug attribute.

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Chapter 11

A+ A- Chapter 11

Ch 11 – Changes (4)

That drug was harmless to the body but it brought about a benign
growth that was detrimental to her facial appearance. The Great Elder
dared to poison Ye Ling, the head of the household, thus it was highly
plausible that he would do something similar to her. He had most
probably made her take that weird drug while she was still young.

If it was not for her medical expertise after many years of training in her
past, Ye Qingtang would still be in the dark about this.

The bowl currently in her hands contained the medicinal brew that could
neutralize the effects of that drug.

In the past, the blemish on her face which became her inferiority
complex, caused her to become a shut-in. This time, though Ye Qingtang
no longer cared about appearances, she was nonetheless, unwilling to
put up with the constant reminder of that weird drug affecting her body.

Ye Qingtang took a deep breath and gulped down that bowl of disgusting
medicinal brew in one go. The stifling bitterness that exploded in her
mouth nearly choked her to tears.

“No way in my life am I drinking this again.” Ye Qingtang wiped off the

brew dregs from the corner of her lips while voicing her complaint with a
grimace.

After drinking the brew, Ye Qingtang felt a singe on the blemish on her

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face. She rushed over to the bronze mirror and observed the changes
from her reflection.

That scarlet blemish began to fade gradually in front of her eyes before
disappearing beneath her fair skin.

Without that blemish, her face seemingly underwent a complete make

over. That once hideous reflection of hers, transformed into an alluring
beauty that could easily grasp the hearts of men. Her now fair and
flawless skin became the perfect complement to her refined facial
features.

“Now, this is more like it.” Ye Qingtang touched her now natural face
with a smile.

Coupled with her dazzling smile, one could not peel the eyes off her
reflection.

After admiring herself for a moment, she tidied up her room before
settling herself in a bathtub, washing her tired self away from all in a
day’s work.

That cooling sensation when the water permeated her skin reminded her
clearly, of the fact that she was reborn.

Ye Qingtang was still unaware of why she was still alive.

Now after relaxing, various flashbacks of her past to the moment when
she crushed her heart atop Lingyun cliff reverberated in her mind.

In her past, she initially had no idea that the heart in her body belonged
to the Demon Emperor. She only felt that her heart was somewhat
abnormal at times when it exuded a demonic aura.

The past Ye Qingtang had never tried to harness its powers. Though she
tried her best in suppressing it instead, but those people still regarded
her as a demonic spawn.

“The heart of the Demon Emperor, everyone yearns for your power. If
you are truly what the legends had claimed then …. Bestow your powers

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upon me….” Ye Qingtang rested her head against the tub, her eyes
dilated by the dew from the waters, glistened with a chilling gaze.

As long as she could have her revenge by sending all her enemies into
the depths of hell, forsaking her humanity and becoming a demon would
be worth it!

Once having said that, her pulsating heart convulsed all of a sudden,
releasing a dark miasma that permeated throughout her body. A heart
throbbing pain invaded her senses, seething towards her lower
abdomen.

The receptacle for her spirit root in her body, ever since it was dug out,
it felt cold like a bleak winter’s night. That sense of emptiness after
having lost one’s spirit root, Ye Qingtang was all too familiar, much more
than anyone else.

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