At the moment when the ice field was destroyed, the space was forever sealed in the turbulent flow of time and space. Gu Songyue took the opportunity to quietly leave.
Watching Yaohua approaching step by step with her sword in hand, Mingye shed tears from the corners of his eyes. "I just wanted to come out to protect my sister. What's wrong with that?"
Seeing that he still refused to repent, Yaohua sneered. "I'm sure that the ancestor sealed you back then because of your character of sacrificing others' lives to achieve your own goals. She couldn't bear to kill you, but I'll make you pay for the innocent souls that died at your hands!"
If Mingye were easily let off, what would Ziying and the others who died at his hands be?
"Stop!"
At this moment, a purple fairy figure came from the horizon. Tuyang, the divine envoy, appeared beside them and blocked her sword.
Yaohua was stunned, not because of seeing her, but because of the figure that appeared behind her.
Chongming looked at her, his eyes slightly shaking. "Yaohua, you..."
He had come here sensing her aura, but he didn't expect to see her about to kill someone with a sword in her hand. The smell of blood in the air had not dissipated yet, indicating that many people had died here.
Yaohua subconsciously tightened her grip on the sword hilt. She didn't want her master to see her ruthless side when killing, but after struggling for a long time, she didn't put away her sword.
Due to staying in the ice field for a long time, her skin was no longer as fair and delicate as before. Instead, it had been tempered by the wind and snow. Her eyebrows no longer showed the former innocence, but were filled with more determination and coldness.
Such a her made Chongming feel strange.
He frowned slightly, feeling that strange and unwanted thoughts were emerging in his heart again. Those thoughts ruffled the calm and clear lake in his heart, bringing a feeling of sourness.
Seeing him frown, Yaohua came to her senses. There was a hint of dimness in her eyes inadvertently. She collected herself and calmly put away her sword. "Greetings to the divine envoy."
"Yaohua, why are you here?" Tuyang's eyes were stern and scrutinizing. "Just now I saw the corpses all over the ice field. What's going on?"
"The divine envoy may not know." Yaohua clasped her fists. "I was framed and had no choice but to be trapped in the ice field. I had to find a way to break the situation. The Heavenly Demon in the ice field bewitched the Snow Demon, causing the Snow Demon to kill countless people. So I deprived it of its cultivation."
Tuyang looked at the dying Snow Demon on the ground, pinched a spell with her hand, and repaired Mingye's body. "Snow Demon, is what Yaohua said true?"
Mingye hesitated for a while and honestly said, "It's true. I killed all these people because the Heavenly Demon told me that as long as I killed people, I could weaken the power of the formation."
Tuyang was speechless. Obviously, she was dumbfounded by his stupidity. "How could you believe the words of the Heavenly Demon?"
"This ice field was a place to detain sinful immortals. Now that it no longer exists, it's really a bit troublesome." She looked around and suddenly stretched out her hand.
A wisp of demonic energy struggled and landed in her hand. This was the remnant soul of Zhao Jun.
"This is the Heavenly Demon that caused trouble in the ice field." Yaohua blinked. "It condensed its body with the ice crystal jade marrow in the ice field and even wanted to devour the power of the Snow Demon to take control of the ice field. I had no choice but to destroy the ice field. I hope the divine envoy can see my innocence."
She couldn't take the blame for destroying the ice field!
The laws of the Immortal Realm were strict. After experiencing several setbacks, she had learned to defend her innocence in time.
Tuyang murmured, "Fortunately, when the ice field was destroyed, everything inside was also annihilated. You were just accidentally involved, so it doesn't matter. But the Snow Demon can't be killed. I have to take it back to report to the God Lord."
Only then did Yaohua breathe a sigh of relief.
Tuyang turned around and was a little surprised to see God Chongming frowning.
God Chongming was a divine body without emotions and desires, clear and pure. He rarely got angry on weekdays. Now he frowned because of this matter. Maybe he was disappointed in his disciple Yaohua because she had caused trouble several times.
She looked at Yaohua behind her again and sighed. "God, don't be angry. Your disciple didn't cause trouble this time. Instead, she got some good fortune. As long as she stays in the Phoenix Clan to temper her mind in the future, she will surely grow up."
Then, she floated away, leaving only the master and the disciple alone.
Yaohua lowered her head and said nothing.
The joy of their long - awaited reunion was disrupted by the wrinkles on Chongming's brow. She didn't understand why no matter what she did or how hard she tried, it always seemed like she was causing trouble.
This time, she really didn't know where she had gone wrong.
Maybe she hadn't done anything wrong at all. It was just that her master was already disappointed in her and didn't like her in his heart, so he naturally frowned when seeing her.
Outside, the spring scenery was pleasant, but her heart was getting colder and colder.
"You should have sent a message in time when you entered the ice field." Chongming spoke first. "During the days you were missing, the people of the Phoenix Clan were very worried and almost went to the Heavenly Court to look for you."
Yaohua pursed her lips and said stiffly, "I will listen to the master's teachings."
The wrinkles on Chongming's brow deepened. "Are you dissatisfied?"
She lowered her eyes and said, "I dare not cause trouble for the master, nor will I be dissatisfied."
Chongming felt that the strange feeling in his heart was getting stronger and stronger. He couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, and his tone became even more severe. "If you weren't dissatisfied, you wouldn't have such an attitude! You've always been reckless and prone to causing trouble. From now on, stay in the Phoenix Clan and don't go out casually, lest you almost lose your life like this time."
Yaohua summoned up the courage to defend herself. But when she looked up and saw Chongming's face, the words in her throat seemed to be choked, and she couldn't say a word.
Yes, she loved to cause trouble. Otherwise, how could she have caused him to fall into danger every time?
Seeing her expression, Chongming was even more convinced that his guess was right. "The ice field is a place to detain sinful immortals. If you hadn't luckily obtained the inheritance of the Phoenix this time, you would have been sealed here for the rest of your life. Even if others searched the ends of the earth, they wouldn't be able to find you. You can disregard your own life, but you can't ignore others."
Yaohua suddenly lowered her head to hide her red eyes. "So the master knew that my trip was a near - death experience?"
But there wasn't the slightest bit of worry and concern in his eyes. All he said were blame and admonition.
The once - intimate relationship between the master and the disciple had finally become estranged.
Seeing her lower her head, Chongming sighed. "I know you never like to hear these words."
Yaohua gritted her teeth to make her tone sound normal. "I'm not refusing to listen. It's just that I entered the ice field purely by accident. In the past, if I was in danger, the master would never admonish me like this."
All the past events flashed through both of their minds at the same time.
Those tender moments only made Chongming even more annoyed. "You're no longer a child. If I don't admonish you, who else will?"
"I'm afraid that's not the reason!" Yaohua tried hard to suppress the tremor in her words. "The master no longer loves and protects me. It must be because of someone else."
"Whether there's someone else or not, it doesn't prevent me from teaching you as your master!" Chongming said in surprise. "You're extremely intelligent. Why are you so stubborn now that you can't even understand such a simple truth?"
Could it be true, just as the Matchmaker God said, that his disciple had reached the rebellious stage?