The Immortal Wife's Betrayal: Xia Lengyue

Qingyun Sect, Outer Sect Square.

"Ye Xuan, five-element mixed spirit root! Lowest grade!"

The deacon in charge of the test coldly withdrew his spiritual power.

Ye Xuan stood on the platform, looking at the faint, candle-like glow of five mixed colors on the spirit-testing disk in front of him, and sighed helplessly in his heart.

"Do I really not have the destiny of a protagonist?"

He smiled bitterly, cupped his hands, and stepped down.

A five-element spirit root, also known as the legendary trash spirit root, made it extremely difficult to progress in the cultivation world. In this life, he would most likely only be a chore-doing servant sweeping the floors and feeding the pigs in the sect, living out his days.

Just as Ye Xuan was about to join the ranks of the servants and lie flat from then on, a sudden exclamation erupted in the square.

"How is this possible!"

"Heavens, the spirit-testing disk cracked!"

"It's a Heaven Spirit Root! And a rare Water-attribute Heaven Spirit Root not seen in a hundred years!"

Ye Xuan subconsciously turned to look.

On a high platform, a young girl in a black flowing cloud dress stood aloof from the world.

Her skin was white as snow, her black hair cascaded like a waterfall, and her deep eyes were like a ten-thousand-year cold pool. She exuded a kind of arrogant aloofness that kept people a thousand miles away.

Just by standing there, she drew an insurmountable gulf between herself and the ordinary mortals around her.

However, the moment he saw the girl's face clearly, Ye Xuan's pupils contracted sharply, and a chill rushed from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head.

He gasped, his heart beating violently, not from infatuation, but from fear.

Xia Lengyue.

Even if this face turned to ashes, he would recognize it!

Before transmigrating, he had played a dark game called "Severing Emotions to Prove the Dao."

It was an extremely twisted game.

The main objective of the game was not to kill monsters and level up, but to conquer various "bad women" with terrible personalities and cold natures.

And there was only one way to conquer them: make them feel pain and despair, and ultimately repent in remorse.

Xia Lengyue was one of the hardest characters to conquer.

She was known as the cheating immortal wife, having given her husband an unknown number of green hats in her lifetime.

In order to conquer her, Ye Xuan's blood pressure spiked out of anger many times, almost making him vomit blood.

Her game plot was incredibly agonizing, reaching a point of absolute madness:

The mortal realm, Lin'an City.

The Ye family and the Xia family were family friends, their residences separated only by a bluestone alley.

Childhood sweethearts Ye Xuan and Xia Lengyue naturally developed feelings for each other early on.

Eighteen years later.

Xia Lengyue had grown into a graceful young woman, the number one beauty in Lin'an City.

Matchmakers seeking marriage had almost trampled the Xia family's threshold, among them no shortage of nobles and aristocrats.

Father Xia was somewhat swayed, wanting to cling to the powerful.

That night, during the Lantern Festival.

Xia Lengyue sneaked out of the manor and found Ye Xuan, who was releasing river lanterns by the moat.

Dressed in a moon-white long dress, breathtakingly beautiful, she threw herself into Ye Xuan's arms with red eyes: "Brother Ye, Father wants to marry me off to the young master of the Li family. I don't want to! In this life, I only recognize you!"

Ye Xuan tightly held the trembling girl, a trace of unprecedented determination flashing in his eyes.

That night, holding Xia Lengyue's hand, he knelt directly in front of Father Xia's study.

Rain poured down.

Ye Xuan knelt for a whole night, his back straight, letting the rain wash over him.

"Uncle, although Ye Xuan is not a prince or general, as long as I have breath in this life, I will protect Lengyue for a lifetime. If I break this oath, may heaven and earth destroy me!"

The next morning, Father Xia pushed open the door, looked at the completely drenched but still kneeling Ye Xuan, and then looked at his daughter who had fainted from kneeling beside him, and finally let out a long sigh:

"Fine, fine. A pair of foolish children."

At that moment, Ye Xuan picked up the unconscious Xia Lengyue. Although in a sorry state, he smiled as if he owned the whole world.

The day of the wedding.

The entire Lin'an City was decorated in red, the ten miles of red dowry stretching endlessly. The Ye family gave the Xia family ample face.

On the wedding night, the red candles burned brightly.

Holding a jade ruyi, Ye Xuan gently lifted the red veil.

Under the lamp, Xia Lengyue, wearing a phoenix coronet and robes of rank, had a face like peach blossoms, suffocatingly beautiful.

She shyly raised her head, and in those eyes, only Ye Xuan's reflection could be seen.

"Husband..." she called out softly, her voice sweet and soft, carrying a trace of a tremble.

Ye Xuan poured two cups of nuptial wine, their arms intertwined, and drank it all in one gulp.

Putting down the wine cup, Ye Xuan took out something from his chest. It was a wooden hairpin he had personally carved for three months. Although not as precious as gold or silver, it was warm and delicate, the head of the hairpin a blooming osmanthus flower.

"This is?" Xia Lengyue covered her mouth in surprise.

"This is what I promised you when we were young."

Ye Xuan gently inserted the wooden hairpin into her hair: "Lengyue, from now on, you are my wife. The wind and rain of this world, I will block for you; the glory and wealth of this world, I will share with you."

Xia Lengyue shed tears of emotion. She actively hugged Ye Xuan's waist, pressing her face against his chest, listening to his steady and powerful heartbeat, and murmured:

"If my lord does not leave, your concubine will certainly not abandon you. Through the blue heavens and the yellow springs, in life and death, I will follow you."

That night, the lotus tent was warm, the spring night too short.

The second day after the marriage, the sunlight was just right.

The back garden of the Xia Manor.

Ye Xuan was drawing eyebrows for Xia Lengyue. Xia Lengyue had her eyes closed, a sweet smile on the corners of her mouth.

"Husband, is it done?"

"It's done, my Yue'er is the most beautiful woman in the world."

However, this warm scene was mercilessly shattered by a cold sword light falling from the sky.

A terrifying pressure instantly enveloped the entire Xia Manor, the hundreds of flowers in the garden withering in an instant.

A woman dressed in a snow-white Daoist robe, stepping on a flying sword, floated in mid-air.

She stood high above, her eyes indifferent as ice, as if looking at two ants.

She was exactly the guiding fairy from the immortal cultivation world's sect, the "Supreme Forgetfulness Sect."

"Found it."

The fairy's gaze passed over Ye Xuan, directly locking onto Xia Lengyue, a trace of amazement flashing in her eyes: "To think it's a top-grade Heaven Spirit Root, and possessing a Lunar Physique. For such aptitude to wander the mortal realm is simply a reckless waste of heaven's gifts."

With a point of her finger, a gentle yet irresistible force directly swept Xia Lengyue into mid-air.

"I am Fairy Ziling of the Supreme Forgetfulness Sect. I bestow upon you an immortal destiny. Follow me back to the sect to cultivate, and you can obtain eternal life."

Xia Lengyue panicked, struggling desperately: "Let me go! I don't want any immortal destiny! Husband! Husband, save me!"

Ye Xuan's eyes were tearing, ignoring the terrifying pressure, he rushed up and grabbed the hem of Xia Lengyue's skirt: "Put her down!"

"Noisy."

Fairy Ziling frowned slightly, casually waving her sleeve.

Bang!

Ye Xuan flew out like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into a rockery, spitting out a mouthful of blood, several ribs broken.

"Husband!"

Xia Lengyue let out a mournful cry. Finding strength from an unknown source, she actually broke free from the restraints, falling from mid-air. She scrambled and crawled to Ye Xuan's side, tightly holding his bloodied body in her arms.

She raised her head. Those originally frail eyes were now filled with absolute resolve as she glared fixedly at the immortal in the sky:

"I won't go! I don't care what kind of immortal you are, I will never leave my husband! If you force me, I will die right here before your eyes!"

With that, she pulled the gold hairpin from her head and unhesitatingly pressed it against her throat. The sharp point pierced her skin, and crimson blood trickled down her snow-white neck, a shocking sight to behold.

Fairy Ziling paused, her expression turning slightly cold. "Foolish. A mortal's lifespan is barely a hundred years; in the end, they are nothing but a handful of yellow earth. You possess a Heavenly Spirit Root and are destined to soar through the Nine Heavens. Why ruin your future for a mortal who is no more than an ant?"

"He is not an ant! He is my heaven, he is my life!"

Xia Lengyue wept, her tears falling like rain on pear blossoms, yet she did not take a single step back. "If cultivating immortality means abandoning my husband and leaving my home, then I'd rather not cultivate at all!"

Fairy Ziling fell silent for a moment. Looking at Xia Lengyue's defiant demeanor, a flash of impatience crossed her eyes. However, she also knew that such a top-tier seedling was rarely seen in a thousand years; it would be a true pity to force her to her death.

"Fine."

Fairy Ziling scoffed coldly. "Since your mortal ties are not yet severed, I will allow you to bring him along. But think this through. Immortals and mortals are different. Bringing him will not only be a burden to you, but it may also not be a blessing for him."

"I'm not afraid! As long as we can be together, we will even go to hell together!"

Xia Lengyue broke into a smile through her tears, tightly grasping Ye Xuan's hand as if she were holding onto the entire world.

At that time, she did not know that these words would actually become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

The Supreme Forgetfulness Sect. The mountain gate was towering and majestic, shrouded in swirling clouds and mist.

When Xia Lengyue, supporting the recently recovered Ye Xuan, stood before the massive white jade mountain gate, both were so shocked by the sight before them that they were left speechless.

"Husband, look, it's so beautiful here. From now on, we will live here and be an immortal couple, okay?"

Xia Lengyue's eyes were filled with longing as she held Ye Xuan's hand tightly.

Ye Xuan looked at the immortals flying on their swords all around them, but a deep sense of unease welled up in his heart.

He felt like a chicken that had accidentally wandered into a flock of cranes, completely out of place.

But he still nodded. "Yes, we will definitely be happy."

However, reality soon delivered a vicious slap to the face.

The elder in charge of entry registration glanced at the spirit testing stone.

"Xia Lengyue, supreme Heavenly Spirit Root. Enter the inner sect, be awarded the Purple Gold Token, and enjoy the treatment of a core disciple."

The elder's voice trembled with excitement, and the surrounding disciples cast looks of envy, jealousy, and flattery.

Next, it was Ye Xuan's turn.

"Ye Xuan... Five-element Spirit Root?" The elder's face instantly dropped, as if looking at a piece of trash. "Our sect does not accept such useless spirit roots."

"Elder!" Xia Lengyue grew anxious and hurriedly stepped forward to bow. "Fairy Ziling promised me that I could bring my husband to cultivate together!"

The elder frowned and waved his hand impatiently. "Since Martial Aunt Fairy Ziling has spoken, we will make an exception and let him stay. But the rules cannot be broken. A five-element spirit root can only go to the servant quarters to fetch water, chop wood, and clean the beast pens."

"A servant?" Xia Lengyue's face paled. "But I want to live with my husband..."

"Nonsense!"

The elder rebuked her sternly. "Inner sect disciples reside on the main peak, which is rich in spiritual energy, while servant disciples can only live in the thatched huts at the foot of the mountain. If he were allowed to live in the inner sect, it would not only break the rules, but his impure mortal body would also pollute the spiritual energy! Say no more of this matter!"

Xia Lengyue wanted to argue further, but Ye Xuan gently pulled her sleeve.

Looking at the disdainful and mocking gazes around him, Ye Xuan felt a sharp pain in his heart, but he still forced out a gentle smile. "Yue'er, don't offend the elder for my sake. Being a servant is fine. At least... we are both in the sect, and I'll still be able to see you often."

Seeing Ye Xuan's humble demeanor, Xia Lengyue's eyes reddened.

She bit her lip and finally nodded. "Husband, wait for me. Once I master great divine abilities and become an elder, I will bring you over, and no one will dare to say a word!"

On that day, they parted ways at the mountain gate.

Xia Lengyue was surrounded by a group of senior brothers and sisters, treated like the moon surrounded by stars, as she flew toward the resplendent main peak above the clouds.

Meanwhile, Ye Xuan, holding a set of coarse hemp clothes and a broom, walked alone toward the dark and damp servant courtyard under the mocking gazes of the crowd.

She ascended to the heavens in a single step, becoming a crane among the clouds.

He fell into the dust, becoming a worm in the mud.