The Year of Lihua: She Was Reborn

Chapter 391: Decisive Battle, Tragic Death

In the early hours of the morning when everything was quiet, the entire Qingcheng Mountain was shrouded in a thick fog, as if covered with a mysterious and hazy veil.

The fog was so thick that it could not be dispersed, blurring the vision and allowing people to only vaguely see the outlines of the surrounding scenery.

And in this misty fog, a figure moved forward quietly like a ghost.

Ye Hua was wearing a black nightgown, blending into the night.

She was agile and nimble, like a nimble black cat, moving silently between the mountains and forests.

After some careful groping, Ye Hua finally arrived at the door of the Zun Palace.

At this moment, the temple appears even more solemn and dignified under the cover of thick fog, which makes people feel awe.

She searched the hall with ease, but did not see Qingyou's figure. She couldn't help but think about it.

"Could it be that he went to that secret room again?"

While Ye Hua was lost in thought, she had already tiptoed to the door of the secret room hidden behind the statue in the temple.

She pushed open the door of the secret room carefully, fearing that any sound would alarm someone or something.

As the gap in the door gradually widened, a stale smell blew in.

Looking inside from the narrow secret passage, it was as dark as ink, like a bottomless black hole, which was daunting.

However, Ye Hua was not frightened by the darkness. She took a deep breath, resolutely raised one foot, and slowly stepped into this mysterious space.

After entering the secret passage, Ye Hua relied on the vague impression in his memory and stretched out his hands to grope forward in the darkness.

The ground beneath her feet was bumpy and the walls were damp and cold, but she didn't care. She only wanted to reach the bottom floor of the secret room as quickly as possible.

In this way, she walked step by step with difficulty, and finally passed through the long and dark passage.

When she reached the end, her eyes suddenly lit up and she saw that the lights at the bottom of the secret room were as bright as day.

She looked closely and found that the surrounding stone walls were covered with various portraits, and all of these portraits were of her mother, Qing Ye.

The entire secret room was decorated like a bridal chamber, filled with a festive and warm atmosphere.

Qing Ye in those portraits is lifelike, as if he would walk out of the paintings at any time.

Among them are her innocent smile when she was young, her youthful and shy look when she was a teenager, and her unparalleled grace and elegance when she became an adult.

In some portraits, Qing Ye's smile is as beautiful as a peach blossom in full bloom in spring; in others, she is dignified and elegant, with every gesture revealing the demeanor of a lady from a noble family; and in others, she is playful and cute, with lively eyes that make people feel pity and love...

Ye Hua vigilantly observed the movements around him while carefully looking at the portraits, trying to find some clues about Qingyou's whereabouts.

She searched almost the entire secret room, but still couldn't find Qingyou.

Gradually, her tense nerves relaxed and she began to immerse herself in the memories of her mother, unable to help but admire these beautiful portraits.

"When I came in before, I was afraid of being discovered, so I didn't take a closer look."

She also wanted to see how much she resembled her mother, so that old man Qingyou would never let her go.

She looked carefully at the images of her mother that kept appearing in her mind. Her eyes turned red unconsciously and tears were about to fall.

Suddenly, the floor in the middle of the studio opened up, and she didn't know what mechanism she had touched.

The crystal coffin containing her mother's body slowly appeared before her eyes.

Through the crystal, she could vaguely see the outline of a person. She exerted a little internal force on the coffin lid with her palm, and the coffin was opened.

"Is this my mother?"

The body lay quietly in the coffin, wearing a wedding dress so bright that it seemed to be dripping with blood.

The wedding dress was as dazzling as a burning flame, with a lifelike phoenix pattern carefully outlined with gold thread embroidery.

Every line is delicate and smooth, as if the phoenix will spread its wings and fly into the sky at any time.

Looking at the headdress again, it is a phoenix crown made with the most superb craftsmanship.

The phoenix crown is inlaid with countless dazzling gems and pearls, which complement each other and emit a dazzling light.

The entire phoenix crown not only displays unparalleled magnificence, but also seems to contain a mysterious spirituality that makes people fall in love with it.

Ye Hua's trembling hands slowly reached out to the already cold corpse, but his pale and bloodless face still remained elastic.

She couldn't help but touch him several more times, and couldn't stop complaining and having murderous intentions.

"Mother... He actually didn't let you rest in peace, and kept your body to accompany him for the rest of his life. He doesn't even mind that your corpse is so smelly."

Hua Ye, who was forced to be dragged here by her in the form of a soul, also complained in dissatisfaction.

"He's a complete pervert. If you get entangled with someone like him, you'll probably be unlucky in your entire life."

Hua Ye couldn't help but look at Ye Hua, who was crying in front of him, a few more times. He was worried about her in his heart and even felt indignant for her.

"I will definitely settle this with you this time."

Ye Hua wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, stood up, and raised his hand to close the crystal coffin lid.

At this moment, her eyes were firm and she was determined to die. She pulled down everything in the secret room that was decorated like a bridal chamber.

She just snapped her fingers, and the discarded wedding character and red ribbon started to burn.

Ye Hua watched them burn to ashes, and extinguished the sparks on the ground before turning and leaving.

"Mom, even if I die, I will avenge you and Dad."

The strong and unshakable murderous intent made Hua Ye, who was in the form of a soul, shiver uncontrollably.

"Sister, are you going to die with him?"

As she was speaking, Ye Hua had already rushed out, and Hua Ye was forced to be pulled out by her.

Qingyou had been waiting in the palace for a long time. He was lying on the bed, his eyes closed and his chest rising and falling evenly with breathing, showing that he was at ease and not afraid at all.

When Ye Hua's feet landed on the blue bricks of the temple, he suddenly opened his eyes.

"You came alone?"

There was contempt in his tone.

Ye Hua said nothing, just looked at him coldly, suppressing the anger bursting in his chest.

"I thought those men loved you so much, but I didn't expect they couldn't even die for you."

"Ah······"

"I can do anything for you. Even if you want the whole world, I can give it to you. Can you just go back to Qingcheng Mountain?"

When Qingyou saw her face, he suddenly changed his attitude and begged in a soft voice.

"It's not that they don't want to die for me, but I, Ye Hua, don't want them to die for me..."

Seeing him like this, Ye Hua spoke slowly.

"Are you so reluctant?"

Before she could finish her words, Qingyou's eyes turned red with jealousy.

"I love them and I can't bear to see them die. Now all I want is for you to die..."

Ye Hua's sudden surge of murderous intent was so strong that even Qing You was startled.

At this moment, an extremely powerful force began to surge around her body.

Within that power, immortal power and phoenix power intertwined and merged with each other, like two mad dragons, gushing out from her body with endless might.

As this terrifying power emerged, the long sword in her hand, which had originally seemed soft, seemed to be given life, emitting a heart-pounding light.

The immortal power contained in it is so powerful that there is no doubt that even a slight wave of it can probably split a living person in half.

Just as a shocking battle was about to break out, Ye Hua flashed and approached Qing You like a ghost.

The long sword in her hand flashed with cold light, carrying with it the force of thunder, and slashed diagonally towards Qingyou's fair and slender neck.

However, Qingyou's reaction was also extremely quick.

Just when the tip of Ye Hua's sword was only a millimeter away from his throat, he suddenly dodged to the side and narrowly avoided the fatal blow.

If he had been just a little slower, the beautiful head would have been separated from the body and rolled to the ground at this moment.

Despite this, the power of Ye Hua's sword cannot be underestimated.

Because she used too much force, the sword's momentum did not decrease after it passed through the void, and it chopped directly into the wall and beams of the magnificent palace next to it.

In an instant, there was a loud earth-shaking noise.

The extremely solid walls and thick and sturdy beams became as fragile as paper under Ye Hua's sword.

As clouds of smoke and dust rose up, the entire palace collapsed and turned into ruins.

With the collapse of the palace, the stars that were originally blocked by it were finally able to see the light of day again.

The dazzling starlight poured down, shining on Ye Hua and Qing You, adding a touch of mystery and splendor to this thrilling battle scene.

"Hua'er, you really did kill me. Didn't you love Master the most in the past? I should have sealed all your memories back then..."

The bulging blue veins on Qingyou's forehead looked even more hideous and terrifying under the wrapping of black evil energy. The blazing black evil energy instantly turned anything around it that touched it into ashes.

"Today it's either you or me. Why are you talking so much nonsense? Were you also so long-winded when you killed my parents?"

Qingyou was distracted for some reason and failed to dodge in time, so Ye Hua pierced his left arm with a sword and he cried out in pain.

After he reacted naturally, he hit Ye Hua's right chest with his right palm.

The thrust was so strong that it sent her flying several feet away. The soft sword also slipped out of Qingyou's arm, and blood splattered everywhere.

Ye Hua, who had finally managed to steady herself, spat out a mouthful of blood.

Before the blood had even dripped, Qing You came towards her again, trying to strangle her neck.

Ye Hua gripped the hilt of the sword tightly with both hands and held the soft sword in front of him to resist the black evil spirit emanating from his hand. He pulled out all the immortal power and phoenix power, and the whole person was like a glowing fire phoenix.

The two of them were moving back and forth at an increasingly faster pace. Hua Ye, who was floating in the air, sat cross-legged, watching with great interest, yet he couldn't help but worry about Ye Hua.

"She's not really going to die in this battle, is she?"

Ye Hua, who wanted to kill with every move, finally stabbed Qing You's chest with his sword while relentlessly striking, and was only a millimeter away from his powerful elixir.

Qingyou puffed out his chest, and the black evil energy in his body exploded, knocking the soft sword in Yehua's hand away. It spun 360 degrees several times and stabbed into the gap between the blue bricks.

Ye Hua also rolled over several times along with the soft sword, and fell to one knee on the ground due to exhaustion. He stretched his neck and looked up, staring at Qing You, who was standing high above him and covered in bruises.

"If you underestimate me, you will die."

Qing You sneered, "Even if you can hurt me today, you will never take my life."

As he spoke, the wounds on his body healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Ye Hua was shocked, but the determination in his eyes did not disappear.

"Then I'll die with you, okay?"

After she finished speaking, she gathered her energy into her dantian and concentrated all the immortal power accumulated in her body on the hand knife. She used all her strength to climb up and flew towards Qingyou at an extremely fast speed.

Her hand passed through the black evil spirit and went straight to the place where the elixir was on his chest. When her nails pierced into his flesh, the bloody touch made her secretly happy.

"It seems that you are going to die in my hands this time..."

Just when Ye Hua thought victory was in sight, Qing You suddenly burst out with a powerful force, knocking Ye Hua away.

Ye Hua fell heavily to the ground, feeling as if all the bones in his body were falling apart.

At this time, Li Li arrived.

He rushed towards Qingyou without hesitation and blocked Qingyou's fatal counterattack for Yehua.

Seeing this, Qing You mocked, "Another one seeking death."

Li Li ignored her and looked at Ye Hua with concern: "Junior sister, are you okay?"

Ye Hua raised his head with difficulty: "Brother, why are you here?"

"Do you think your large dose of knockout drugs and forbidden techniques can trap me? Those are just leftovers from our past games. Only they would be fooled by you..."

Li Li teleported over and protected the exhausted Ye Hua firmly behind him.

At this moment, Qingyou only felt that they were particularly annoying, but the elixir in his chest that was pinched by Ye Hua for a second actually cracked slightly, making him feel pain unconsciously.

"You're truly a wretch who's more trouble than good. If you're so useless, then die!"

All I heard was Qingyou muttering a series of incomprehensible spells, and a ball of thick black evil energy gathered in his hands, and he hit Li Li fiercely.

Li Li was unable to dodge, and the black evil energy touched his skin, corroding it instantly.

His skin began to fester and pain spread throughout his body, but he still gritted his teeth and stood in front of Ye Hua.

"Brother!"

Ye Hua shouted in despair and tried to rush forward, but was blocked by an invisible force.

Li Li's body gradually turned into a pile of bones. At this moment, a golden light shot up from his bones into the sky. It turned out that he used his last magic power to protect his inner elixir.

The inner elixir quickly flew towards Ye Hua and merged into her body.

Ye Hua felt a powerful force surging in, her eyes turned red, and she rushed towards Qing You with a roar.

Qingyou didn't expect Li Li to have such a trick, and was a little flustered for a moment.

Ye Hua's attack became extremely fierce. The immortal power and the power of the phoenix mixed with Li Li's inner alchemy power to form an extremely strong energy wave.

Qingyou was defeated step by step and was finally hit in the chest by Ye Hua, spitting out a mouthful of black blood.

He looked at Ye Hua in horror, realizing that it would be difficult to win today, so he turned into a wisp of black smoke and fled.

Ye Hua collapsed to the ground, holding the bones left by Li Li, tears streaming down his face...

Hua Ye, floating in the air, had red eyes and could not help but sigh: Big sister, I have already paid off the debt you owed...