"Maybe I shouldn't show him love in the first place. I should be ruthless and unfeeling, like the real Bai Shijue…."

"I don't think that fits you," Pupa said. "You don't even fit to be an evil villain like CutiePie69, let alone an unfeeling god that had no remorse whatsoever."

"There are only two roles that you're good at, either a dumb and weak slut, or a strong and smart slut."

"HEY! Why do you need to add the sluts in there!" Yunyu protested.

"I speak facts," Pupa rolled its mechanical eyes. "Anyway, you can do whatever while we wait for Han Shun to return. Then you need to get yourself killed in a real battle because I don't think that Han Shun would dare to hurt you intentionally. He is too weak-hearted for that."

"Gee~, of course, he won't. After all, I'm his handsome and gentle Bai Ge—"

"—Slut," Pupa interrupted.

"Don't interrupt me and stop with the slut-things, Pupa!" Yunyu was aggravated. He huffed and felt better after talking with Pupa. Really, the best medicine in this world to sadness was talking with this floating orange thing.

Because you would forget about your woe and put all of your energy into fighting Pupa instead. 

"Okay then, since there is no way for me to restart early, I guess I can just go to Baishe and talk with her about this. At least it would make me feel better about Han Shun…." 

**

Meanwhile, Han Shun was flying through the Forest of Lost Mist. His eyes were bloodshot red as he searched for the one and only Master Han Ye. Because he was lost, and his world had crumbled now. 

Since he got no response from Master Han Ye, Han Shun decided to do the rhythmic tap on the ground, and a secret passage was opened in the Forest of Lost Mist.

Han Shun stomped his feet as she entered the secret passage to Master Han Ye's realm. He saw Master Han playing with his Guqin in the pavilion floating on the lake surface. 

He seemed to be calm despite what happened to Han Shun.

Han Shun gritted his teeth and flew towards the pavilion.

"Master Han, why are you here?! Do you know what just happened to me?!" Han Shun asked. But Master Han Ye ignored him and continued playing with his Guqin. 

Han Shun clenched his fist. He wanted to grab Master Han Ye to wake him up because this was a dire situation. But the moment he advanced one step toward Master Han, a strong force bounced him off Master Han.

"Argh!" Han Shun was pushed by force, and he hit the pavilion pillar. 

Master Han Ye stopped playing after a while, and he looked at Han Shun calmly, "So, you're here because your Bai Gege found out about your identity, correct?"

Han Shun looked at Master Han silently. He had a feeling that Master Han Ye already knew about this whole thing, "Where were you? Why didn't you help me? Everything is ruined now!"

"I cannot give you much help in his realm. His realm has a lot of holy artifacts lying around. What you drink is not just a purification tonic. It's called Heavenly Purist Elixir. It is used to dispel all kinds of darkening inside your body."

"I can help you there, but if I do, I will be exposed to one of Bai Shijue's artifacts because I would need to exert more strength than usual," Han Ye said. "And Bai Shijue will be able to see me. Do you think I can survive fighting against Bai Shijue in his realm? That's a death sentence, especially when I'm not even at 30% of my real strength."

"Grhhh! How could Bai Gege know about it?" Han Shun asked. He had a few theories in his mind, but the most suspicious person was actually none other than Master Han Ye.

Since Master Han Ye was the only living one who knew about his power, "Master Han, you're not the one who told Bai Gege about it, right? I don't want to make you an enemy."

Han Ye found it funny because Han Shun was still arrogant despite his current situation. Even if he only had less than 30% of his true strength, he was still comparable to Bai Shijue and would definitely be able to kill Han Shun in one swoop.

Though, even after collecting fourteen of his souls, he still lacked the most important soul fragment to finally destroyed all the seals inside his body and be the all-powerful monster that Yunyu hated once more. 

Thus, he had to be patient. 

"It is not me," Han Ye denied. 

"Then who? You and I are the only ones who know about our deal!"

"It's Bo Pengfei," Han Ye replied, blaming the dead man. 

Han Shun frowned. He didn't believe it immediately because he thought it was just ridiculous. 

Bo Pengfei was dead— no, even worse than death. Bo Pengfei had been erased from existence. There was no way that Bo Pengfei could tell Bai Gege about the whole thing!

Han Ye sensed Han Shun's doubt, so he added, "Bo Pengfei sent a message with his secret charm while you're busy fighting the rest of the sect elders. It seems to be given by Bai Shijue because I cannot detect the charm when I bound Bo Pengfei. The only one who could match my current strength is Bai Shijue, of course."

"I noticed it once. It's too late," Han Ye explained, and Han Shun seemed to eat his lie. 

Han Shun slumped on the floor, feeling despair that started crawling from his head to toe. He felt weak and powerless right now after realizing that his relationship with Bai Gege was over.

"No, I cannot accept this…." Han Shun murmured as he continued shaking his head. He clenched his fist once more, trying to hold the rage building up inside his body. "I've built everything and thrown myself to the devil, so I can be with him. How… HOW COULD THIS BE?!"