He Completely Conquered Her

Wu Lingxiao was like a desperate beast trapped in a cage, pleading incoherently, “I’ll become your concubine! I’m willing to be your lowliest plaything, at your every beck and call!”

“B-But… you can’t sell me. You absolutely cannot give me to another man!”

Seeing that her defenses had been completely shattered, the cold smile at the corner of Ye Xuan’s lips slowly widened.

In his bottomless eyes flickered the cruel satisfaction unique to a victor.

“Very well.”

He uttered the words in a voice as light as a passing breeze, yet they instantly destroyed the last remnants of Wu Lingxiao’s sanity.

The next moment, Wu Lingxiao suddenly sprang up from the ground and threw herself into Ye Xuan’s arms.

Her arms clamped around his waist like iron pincers as she buried her face frantically against his chest, greedily inhaling his scent. Her eyes burned with a feverish, almost pathological fervor.

“Husband! Husband! I know I was wrong—I really know I was wrong! Don’t send me away. Please…”

Ye Xuan lowered his eyes to the trembling woman in his arms. Slowly, he raised his hand, gently embracing her and softly stroking her disheveled hair.

“It’s all right. It doesn’t matter.” His voice was as warm and gentle as jade, like that of the most forgiving lover in the world.

But from the angle Wu Lingxiao could not see, Ye Xuan’s expression was utterly indifferent, as cold as ten-thousand-year-old ice.

He did not love Wu Lingxiao.

Perhaps he had once held a trace of affection for her, but after everything she had done, that last bit of feeling had long since turned to ashes.

The only reason he was still willing to hold her so tenderly was that she still had value to him.

Enveloped in Ye Xuan’s arms, Wu Lingxiao drew a certain strength from his false tenderness.

But soon, she seemed to realize something. She abruptly raised her head and seized Ye Xuan’s robes with both hands, her knuckles whitening from the force.

“Husband!” she cried frantically, her voice so shrill it was almost grating. “I swear! From now on, I’ll remain chaste for you alone! Other than you, if any man dares touch me—even if it’s only with a single finger—”

“If I can’t resist… I’ll kill myself immediately! I’ll never let them defile me!”

Her gaze was wild and obsessive. If Ye Xuan showed even the slightest hint of disbelief, she would immediately die in front of him to prove her loyalty.

Looking at her fiercely chaste appearance, Ye Xuan felt an intensely mocking sneer rise in his heart.

Now you want to say all this?

When you held power and stood high above everyone else, when you willingly cheated on me and betrayed me, why didn’t you think about remaining chaste then?

Why didn’t you think about dying?

However, Ye Xuan did not voice those words of ridicule.

He knew far too well how to completely destroy and control a woman’s mind.

He smiled faintly, his long fingers gently wiping the tears from her cheek. His tone grew even softer.

“Don’t say such foolish things. It’s all in the past. Since I’ve agreed to keep you, I won’t hold what happened before against you.”

Seeing how gentle and forgiving he was, Wu Lingxiao froze.

A profound sense of unreality washed over her.

How could Ye Xuan—the man who had once treated her with such merciless cruelty, trampling her dignity beneath his feet and grinding it into the dirt—suddenly become so kind?

She stared blankly at Ye Xuan’s peerlessly handsome face, and tears once again spilled uncontrollably from her eyes.

“Husband…”

She murmured, her gaze filled with utter infatuation. “I’ve realized… I truly have fallen completely in love with you. This love has nothing to do with your talent, [One Conquest, Eternal Conquest], and nothing to do with your cultivation. I simply… can’t live without you.”

Ye Xuan nodded faintly but said nothing.

Deep in his heart, he silently activated one of his special abilities: Heart Inquiry.

In an instant, a blazing flame rose around Wu Lingxiao’s body in his eyes. It was an exceptionally pure and dazzling crimson, so scorching that it seemed capable of burning the soul itself to ashes.

There was no doubt about it. This was an undying, unwavering love—the kind of mad obsession that would make her leap without hesitation into the eighteenth level of hell so long as he beckoned her forward.

Looking at that dazzling red glow, Ye Xuan sneered silently in his heart.

He had plotted step by step, endured humiliation, and schemed tirelessly for so long. Not only had he caused this once-proud and invincible Empress of Great Xia to lose everything, but now he had also crushed her body, her heart, and even her soul beneath his feet.

He had conquered her completely.

This had nothing to do with [One Conquest, Eternal Conquest].

This was the Female Emperor’s utter descent into ruin.

After confirming Wu Lingxiao’s feelings, Ye Xuan became even more cooperative.

In the garden, the two of them put on an affectionate, tenderhearted performance.

Every caress and every gentle word from Ye Xuan made Wu Lingxiao tremble with excitement, as though she were floating among the clouds.

“Husband…” Wu Lingxiao nestled against him, her eyes hazy and her voice so sweet it seemed to melt. “I’ve abandoned the Great Xia Immortal Dynasty. I don’t want the throne or the vast empire anymore. From now on, I’ll be nothing—only your concubine, your plaything and no one else’s.”

Ye Xuan gently stroked her smooth back. A satisfied curve appeared at the corner of his lips as he finally turned to the real subject.

“You came at just the right time,” he said with a light chuckle. “I happen to need your power over time to help me break through to the Tribulation Transcendence Realm.”

At those words, Wu Lingxiao first froze. Then, a look of astonishment burst into her eyes.

“The Tribulation Transcendence Realm?!” she exclaimed, staring at Ye Xuan in disbelief. “Husband’s cultivation is advancing far too quickly. Even those old monsters who have lived for ten thousand years couldn’t cross such an enormous gap in such a short time!”

Ye Xuan smiled faintly, his expression filled with pride.

“Of course. I’m rebuilding my cultivation after reincarnation, not starting from scratch and comprehending everything anew. Those realm barriers are nothing more than formalities to me. As long as I have sufficient foundations and the assistance of your power over time, breaking through to the Tribulation Transcendence Realm will be as natural as water flowing along its course.”

The admiration and infatuation in Wu Lingxiao’s eyes nearly overflowed.

She gazed at the unfathomably powerful man before her, a man who seemed almost divine, and could no longer suppress the desire in her heart.

Like a water snake, she coiled herself around Ye Xuan’s body. Her eyes were sultry, her breath fragrant as she whispered, “Husband, since that’s the case… carry me back to the room and make love to me, all right?”

Her voice was filled with undisguised urgency. Her body pressed tightly against his, offering the most direct of invitations.

Yet Ye Xuan merely let out an awkward chuckle.

He gently pushed against Wu Lingxiao’s shoulder and said in a conciliatory tone, “There’s no need to rush. My cultivation is still somewhat lacking. How about we consummate our relationship after I borrow your power over time and break through to the Tribulation Transcendence Realm?”

The seductive smile on Wu Lingxiao’s face stiffened.

She stared at Ye Xuan. In her eyes, which had been filled with love and desire, a strange light began to expand and twist with terrifying intensity.

“You lied to me again?”

She murmured, her voice as low as a ghost crawling out of hell.

The next moment, her yandere nature erupted completely!

She suddenly threw her arms wide and clung desperately to Ye Xuan, gripping him with astonishing strength, as if she wanted nothing more than to merge her flesh and blood completely with his.

Her fingernails dug deeply into the flesh of Ye Xuan’s back, while her face twisted with despair and desperation.

“Husband! I’ve abandoned all my dignity! I gave up the throne! I gave up everything I had!”

She screamed hysterically, tears pouring down her face like a bursting dam. “I even humbled myself to the point of wanting only to be your concubine! I’m the Female Emperor, yet I was willing to lower my head and share a husband with those lowly women! For you, I was even willing to give up my life!”

Her entire body trembled violently. The eyes that had once been breathtakingly beautiful now held a terrifying madness.

“Last time… last time, you said that if I helped you break through to the Body Integration Realm, you would consummate our marriage!”

She stared fixedly into Ye Xuan’s eyes, her eyelids stretched wide with fury. “What happened in the end?! You lied to me! Once you were done using me, you cast me aside!”

“And now… you want to lie to me again? Are you planning to fob me off with the same excuse?”