As Yue Hua broke through the seal and released demonic energy, she also unleashed the witch's innate abilities.
Memories of her past life flashed through Chi Ming Yan's mind like a movie, making him feel ashamed and guilty.
With tears in his eyes, he said, "Yue Hua, I'm sorry, I've failed you!"
"Sorry? Chi Ming Yan, how much sincerity is in your words, and how much is false?" Yue Hua sneered.
Although this outcome was due to Chi Ming Yan drinking Meng Po's soup, Yue Hua could not forgive him.
If it were true love, not even a bowl of Meng Po's soup, let alone a cauldron, could erase the memory of love.
Chi Ming Yan said with shame, "Yue Hua, you've suffered all these years. Shall we rekindle our past relationship?"
Yue Hua sneered, "Rekindle our past relationship? Only to be betrayed by you again? Chi Ming Yan, you can just repent in the City of Repentance! Don't worry, as long as I'm alive, I will surely make you die!"
After speaking, she went to her daughter, held her in her arms, and said, "Wu Mei, remember, a man's mouth is the mouth of a liar, so when you grow up, never believe anything any man says, understand?"
Yue Wu Mei nodded as if she understood, and said, "Wu Mei only believes Mother!"
"Good girl!"
Yue Hua tenderly stroked Yue Wu Mei's little face and praised her.
Time passed, and the scene before Zi Lin Ling changed again.
The original bamboo house had long been forgotten, and many more women had appeared in the City of Repentance.
Most of them had come to the City of Repentance voluntarily after being hurt in love.
And those faithless men had all become victims of Yue Hua's blade.
"Obsessed Demon Yue Hua, fueled by love, hatred consumes her. All faithless men will be killed without mercy!"
This saying had already spread throughout the continent, making those fickle and unfeeling men tremble.
Chi Ming Yan was imprisoned in the depths of the City of Repentance, from constant wails to complete silence.
Yue Hua would visit him every seven days, telling him stories of women who had been hurt by love, and then showing him the heads of the faithless men.
"Yue Hua, I beg you, please stop killing people, won't you?" Chi Ming Yan pleaded.
Over the years, the more Yue Hua killed, the more guilty he felt.
Amidst his guilt, his heart ached.
Such a cute and beautiful young girl had, because of his mistakes, become a bloodthirsty female demon!
However, no matter what, his feelings for Yue Hua were genuine.
And after recovering his memories from his past life, this feeling only grew stronger.
Yue Hua said coldly, "They deserve to die! All faithless men deserve to die!"
As she remembered her more than twenty years of waiting and longing, all turned to nothing, her hatred grew incessantly.
Perhaps this was the depth of love, the intensity of hate!
Chi Ming Yan's eyes were filled with pain.
He had never expected that a bowl of Meng Po's soup could lead to such bitter consequences.
However, even now, all he felt was regret.
"Yue Hua, you only hate me, why involve the innocent? I beg you, please stop killing people, won't you?" Chi Ming Yan said, then knelt directly on the ground.
"Hate you? Chi Ming Yan, do you deserve my hate? Those men, like you, are none of them good! Killing them is merely ridding the world of a scourge!"
Yue Hua's voice was filled with a chilling indifference.
The sharp killing intent shook the surrounding houses.
Chi Ming Yan said earnestly, "Yue Hua! How long will you persist in your delusion? If you continue like this, you will surely incur heavenly retribution!"
"Heavenly retribution? What do I fear?"
Yue Hua said dismissively, "As long as I can kill all of you faithless men, let there be heavenly retribution!"
Chi Ming Yan was stunned for a moment and had to bring up Yue Wu Mei, "Yue Hua, won't you think of Wu Mei?"
Mentioning Yue Wu Mei made Yue Hua even more agitated.
Her figure flickered, and she was instantly in front of Chi Ming Yan.
She grabbed Chi Ming Yan by the neck and said, "Chi Ming Yan, how dare you mention her? When you abandoned your wife and child, did you ever think of her?"
Chi Ming Yan's face immediately turned red, and the feeling of suffocation spread through his mind.
He wanted to speak, but at the moment of approaching death, even opening his mouth became a luxury.
"Enough! Let it end like this! I only hope my death can bring back her true nature and kindness!"
As Chi Ming Yan thought, his body relaxed.
At this moment, death was no longer so terrifying.
But how could Yue Hua let him die so easily?
If she wanted to kill this faithless man, she could have done so ten years ago!
"Want to die? As if! I said, as long as I live, I won't let you die!"
Yue Hua said, then released her grip on Chi Ming Yan's neck.
"Cough, cough, cough..."
Chi Ming Yan coughed violently.
After a moment, his breathing finally stabilized, and he said, "Why aren't you killing me? Can't you bring yourself to do it? Yue Hua, can you fool others, but can you fool yourself?"
He said this and then smiled self-mockingly, "Yue Hua, you can't bear to, can you?"
Yue Hua snorted coldly and said nothing.
That's right!
She couldn't bear to!
Even though she was utterly disappointed in Chi Ming Yan and hated him to the bone, she still couldn't bring herself to kill him.
Therefore, her torment of Chi Ming Yan over the years was also a torment of herself.
Chi Ming Yan smiled and said, "Yue Hua, you..."
Before he could finish, an angry voice echoed from above the City of Repentance.
"Rebellious daughter, you, a guardian of the clan, dare to kill indiscriminately! Come out and face your death!"
Zi Lin Ling, in her soul state, followed the sound and found that the newcomer was none other than her maternal grandmother, Feng Li Xi.
"Hmph!"
Yue Hua flew into the sky with killing intent and said to Feng Li Xi, "Who are you?"
Feng Li Xi was angered to the point of laughing, "Rebellious daughter, have you been in the mortal world for too long that you don't even recognize your great-grandmother?"
Yue Hua paused, a flicker of confusion crossing her feet.
Feng Li Xi's expression did not seem like she was teasing her.
And she felt an inexplicable closeness to Feng Li Xi. What was going on?
Feng Li Xi looked at her confused eyes and understood her thoughts.
"Rebellious daughter, your grandmother, the Profound Maiden, died saving the world. Your mother, though injured by demonic energy, would rather die than become a demon. You, however, not only became a demon but also dare to kill indiscriminately. Today, I, as your great-grandmother, will discipline you properly!"
Feng Li Xi said, with a casual grab, she captured Yue Hua, and said angrily, "Although you are a member of my guardian clan, you have killed so many people, you owe an explanation to the deceased!"
Yue Hua struggled but could not break free.