Release the Heroine, Let Me Handle This

Chapter 137: If It Hurts, It's Right

Noticing Ye Wenxin's troubled expression, Ling Jue became quite worried. "Wenxin, don't overthink it. It might just be because of your young age that you don't fully understand these things."

She comforted Ye Wenxin, fearing that her guidance hadn't helped Ye Wenxin awaken but had instead cornered her into a dead end.

"Maybe," Ye Wenxin replied, the words stuck in her throat. She reflected on her fifty-plus years in this world, the first two decades spent striving for strength, the next two decades striving for even more strength.

In these last few years, she was still striving for strength.

Cultivation filled the void and anxiety of this world for Ye Wenxin; her days were busy. She needed to be strong to avoid being killed.

She needed strength to obtain the freedom she desired.

But for Ye Wenxin, who was now starting over, what did she hope to gain this time from her journey?

Was it simply jealousy of Fairy Feng Ya's popularity, or what would she do after potentially eliminating Fairy Feng Ya?

Ye Wenxin's mind was chaotic; perhaps she hadn't pondered such trivial matters in so long that now they seemed terrifying.

Living aimlessly was like being a walking corpse. Ye Wenxin's eyes held a hint of helplessness, seeking an answer.

"Sister Ling, do you have any dreams?"

"Dreams? To stand at the pinnacle of the world as a woman, and to be with you," Ling Jue replied candidly, knowing Ye Wenxin was aware of her feelings.

Her eyes held a gentle smile as she grasped Ye Wenxin's hand, never seeming to get enough of the touch. Yet, that was all she did, not engaging in anything that might make Ye Wenxin uncomfortable.

Ye Wenxin frowned slightly, not because she disliked Ling Jue's dream involving her.

Rather, she had already reached what she thought was the pinnacle of her own dreams on life's long road.

"Sister Ling, let me ask you this: if someone has already become the best in the world, what else could they pursue?" Ye Wenxin thought for a moment and chose a simpler way to express her question.

"Being the best in the world is not easy. Even the Demon Lord Gu Qingcheng may not hold that position for long," Ling Jue patiently explained the ambiguous concept of being the best in the world, thinking Ye Wenxin might not understand the current situation.

For the first time, they discussed the world so earnestly, and Ye Wenxin, intrigued, asked, "Why do you say that, Sister Ling? Hasn't the Demon Lord held that position for decades?"

"She did, indeed, but now it's been a year since the former Holy Maiden of Fengyue Palace entered seclusion, with the new Holy Maiden Fusang taking over. The Demon Lord has been missing since reaching the Tribulation Stage; some say she might have ascended," Ling Jue didn't answer directly but instead summarized the situation of Demon Lord Gu Qingcheng from various aspects.

"Ascended? How imaginative they are," Ye Wenxin chuckled bitterly, knowing the Demon Lord hadn't ascended but was on the run.