I Am the Vengeful Ghost of Reincarnation

In the early morning, the first ray of sunlight pierced through the clouds, spilling onto the glazed tiles of Lengyue Peak.

Inside the bedchamber, Ye Xuan slowly opened his eyes.

Greeting his sight was a breathtakingly beautiful face, just inches away from his own.

Xia Lengyue had been awake for a long time. Or rather, she might have been staring at him like this for the entire night.

There was not a trace of sleepiness in her eyes, only an incredibly thick, inseparable obsession and affection, as if she were admiring a rare and precious treasure.

Seeing Ye Xuan wake up, Xia Lengyue's somewhat unsettling eyes instantly curved into two crescent moons. Her voice was so sweet it was almost sickening:

"Good morning, Husband."

"Mhm."

Ye Xuan replied expressionlessly, not even sparing her a second glance as he sat straight up. "I want to wash up."

"It has already been prepared."

Xia Lengyue did not mind his coldness in the slightest. Instead, she clapped her hands with a face full of joy.

Immediately, two rows of beautiful maids dressed in pink gauze skirts filed into the room.

Some carried washbasins carved from ten-thousand-year warm jade, filled with spiritual dew collected from morning dawn petals; others held brocade towels woven from the silk of third-tier silk-spitting silkworms, impervious to water and fire.

Ye Xuan acted like a cripple without hands or feet, allowing Xia Lengyue to personally serve him as he washed his face, rinsed his mouth, and changed his clothes.

"Is the water temperature okay?" Xia Lengyue asked cautiously while helping him wipe his face, her fingers tracing his cheek with lingering attachment.

"A bit too hot," Ye Xuan frowned.

"Ah? I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I will definitely pay attention next time!" Xia Lengyue's face paled, and she actually revealed a look of panic, as if she had committed some heinous crime.

Ye Xuan felt no ripples in his heart.

This kind of drama played out every single day.

After washing up came breakfast.

What was placed on the table was not ordinary mortal grains, but a bowl of meat porridge radiating a rich golden light and a strange, tantalizing aroma.

"Husband, this is from the fourth-tier flood dragon I killed last night at the Soul-Severing Abyss. I took the tenderest piece of heart-protecting meat from its chest and simmered it for three hours."

Xia Lengyue held the bowl, scooped up a spoonful, blew on it to cool it down, and brought it to Ye Xuan's lips. "I heard that flood dragon meat is the best for nourishing vital energy and blood, and it will be of great benefit to your Five Elements Chaos Body. Come, open your mouth, ah—"

A fourth-tier flood dragon.

That was a terrifying demonic beast equivalent to a Golden Core stage expert.

For this bowl of porridge, she had disappeared for half the night, and when she returned, she still carried the lingering stench of blood.

But as Ye Xuan looked at this priceless bowl of porridge, there was not a trace of emotion in his eyes.

He opened his mouth and ate bite after bite, like an emotionless swallowing machine.

"The flavor is bland."

After finishing the last bite, Ye Xuan gave his evaluation.

"Is it bland?" Xia Lengyue was a bit disappointed, but then a ruthless glint flashed in her eyes. "That flood dragon's bloodline was indeed impure! Next time... next time I'll go catch that fifth-tier lightning dragon! Its meat will definitely be more flavorful!"

Ye Xuan wiped his mouth, stood up, and stretched out his hand as a matter of course:

"I need to cultivate the second level of the Five Elements Chaos Sutra. I need one hundred catties of Geng Gold Essence, ten pieces of Ten-Thousand-Year Lightning-Struck Wood, and... the Taiyi Divine Water I mentioned last time, did you get it?"

Xia Lengyue smiled like a blooming flower and immediately pulled a storage ring from her robes, stuffing it into Ye Xuan's hand:

"It's all in here! How could I dare forget the things my husband wants?"

"For that Taiyi Divine Water, I emptied half of the Tianshui Sect's treasury... Giggle, that old geezer from the Tianshui Sect tried to stop me, so I chopped off one of his hands. He became much more obedient after that."

When she said this, her tone was as light and breezy as if she were talking about borrowing some green onions from a neighbor.

Ye Xuan took the storage ring and swept it with his divine sense.

The mountain of resources inside was enough to blind a person.

He gripped the ring and looked at Xia Lengyue's expression, which was practically begging for praise.

"Mhm, you did well."

Ye Xuan nodded indifferently and turned to walk toward the cultivation room. "Don't let anyone disturb me."

"Bang!"

The heavy doors of the cultivation room slammed shut.

Heartlessly shutting out the woman whose eyes were filled with love and even a hint of subservience.

Outside the door.

Xia Lengyue looked at the tightly shut doors, the smile on her face slowly fading.

She raised her hand and gently stroked the cold door panel, her eyes gradually turning dark and fanatical.

"Husband praised me..."

"He said I did well..."

"Hehe... hehehe..."

She laughed softly, her laughter echoing outside the empty hall, carrying a bone-chilling sense of satisfaction.

As long as you need me, as long as you are still willing to use my things.

Then you will never... be able to leave me.

Inside the cultivation room.

Ye Xuan did not immediately begin to cultivate.

He sat cross-legged on a futon, his hands tightly gripping the storage ring until his knuckles turned white.

"Living off a woman but acting like the master... Heh."

He laughed at himself mockingly, but his eyes remained an expanse of icy clarity.

As his cultivation level increased, especially after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, his soul power surged, and those originally blurry game memories began to become clearer and clearer.

So clear that... every single detail was vividly etched in his mind.

He closed his eyes.

In the darkness, it was no longer a game's cutscene, but an immersive, real memory.

The scenes flowed.

It was a certain day from his past life.

To find a Face-Preserving Herb for Xia Lengyue, he had mistakenly entered a dangerous land, been afflicted with a lethal poison, and lost all his cultivation.

When he crawled back to the sect, covered in blood, seeking his wife's healing.

What he saw was Xia Lengyue standing on a high platform, snuggled in the arms of that man.

"Lengyue... save me..."

He reached out his hand, his voice weak.

Xia Lengyue looked down at him from above, her eyes holding nothing but disgust:

"Save you? Do you know how expensive an antidote pill is?"

"Ye Xuan, you are a cripple now."

"A cripple is just a waste of air alive. Why don't we... dig out that last bit of sword bone in your body to forge a sword for Lord Daozi."

"No... don't..."

"Bear with it, it will be quick."

She smiled, holding a bone-cleaving knife in her hand as she walked toward him step by step.

That was the sound of a blade slicing open skin and flesh.

That was the agonizing pain of a bone being forcefully pried out.

That was the despair of watching the person he loved the most dismember him while humming a song.

"Ah!"

Inside the cultivation room, Ye Xuan abruptly opened his eyes, letting out a suppressed, low roar.

His entire body was drenched in cold sweat. He gasped heavily for air, his eyes bloodshot.

This was not a game.

Absolutely not.

This heart-piercing despair, this realistic sensation of a torn soul, could never be simulated by a string of data.

"Transmigration... no, perhaps I never transmigrated at all."

"This is my past life."

"I am a vengeful ghost reincarnated with memories."

Ye Xuan clutched the lapels of his clothes over his chest tightly. Although it was perfectly intact, he could still feel the icy chill of that bone-cleaving knife.

He lifted his head and looked toward the doors of the cultivation room.

He knew that standing right outside that door was that woman.

The woman who, in this life, was completely obedient to him and madly obsessed with him.

"Xia Lengyue..."

Ye Xuan's gaze gradually turned ruthless. The slight wavering he had felt due to her sweet offensive over the past half year was completely shattered in this instant.

"If your so-called love is built on the foundation of exploitation and possession."

"Then..."

"I will do the same."

The night grew deep.

Lengyue Peak bedchamber.

Ye Xuan had already fallen asleep.

But he knew Xia Lengyue wasn't asleep.

She was sitting by the edge of the bed, holding a delicate jade comb, gently and repeatedly combing through Ye Xuan's long hair.

Her movements were tender, yet they permeated with a suffocating obsession.

Husband...

She whispered in the dark, her voice somewhat unhinged.

Why... did you make a move today?

Do you... not want me to protect you anymore?

The comb stopped.

Her ice-cold fingers traced along Ye Xuan's neck, lingering right over his carotid artery.

If you become stronger... are you going to fly away?

Ye Xuan's heartbeat was steady and his breathing was long and even, as if he were truly asleep.

But the spiritual energy within his body was already poised to strike, and the Ten Thousand Mile Traceless Talisman in his dantian was completely activated.

Xia Lengyue's face slowly drew closer until the tip of her nose touched his.

You can't do that.

She laughed softly, the tip of her tongue gently licking Ye Xuan's earlobe:

You are mine.

Even if you become a true dragon, I will break your wings and lock you in my cage.

You need to obediently live off of me... obediently be my useless trash...

As long as you are good... Senior Sister will give you anything...

She took out a pill radiating a five-colored light from her robes. It was a Realm-Breaking Pill, capable of helping Foundation Establishment cultivators break through their bottlenecks.

She placed the pill in her mouth, leaned down, and passed it into Ye Xuan's mouth through a kiss.

The pill entered his stomach, turning into a surging current of heat.

Ye Xuan didn't move, letting her do as she pleased.

Only in his heart, that icy wall was built even higher.

Xia Lengyue, you really are still that lunatic.

You want to raise me to be a piece of trash?

What a pity... my appetite is much larger than you imagine.

I will gladly accept this Realm-Breaking Pill.

In his feigned sleep, Ye Xuan cooperatively swallowed the pill and rolled over, hugging Xia Lengyue as if seeking warmth.

Senior Sister...

He murmured as if talking in his sleep.

Xia Lengyue's body stiffened, and immediately the madness in her eyes melted into a tender affection as soft as water.

She hugged Ye Xuan back tightly, buried her head in his chest, and greedily inhaled his scent.