Chapter 2081: Do You Understand or Not?

Three days later, Senior Sister He Xiangyun escorted Lü'er to the Hongdan Tower.

To reassure the Ice Cloud Heavenly Sovereign, Ye Yuan had agreed to her terms.

In any case, he would see Lü'er first.

However, Ye Yuan's condition was that the Ice Cloud Heavenly Sovereign's senior disciple personally escort her, as this would show due solemnity.

"Wretched girl, don't you try any tricks, I'm telling you! With me here, you're not going anywhere!" He Xiangyun said viciously.

Lü'er looked straight ahead, too lazy to respond.

In truth, she was already overjoyed inside.

Indeed, the young master's methods were always extraordinary!

Anyone else would either storm the Ice Cloud Palace with reckless abandon or scheme to sneak in and rescue her.

But the young master, on the other hand, had simply made her master gladly deliver her to his doorstep.

Over the past half year, Lü'er had spent every day pondering how the young master would rescue her.

She had imagined countless possibilities, but never this one.

You come to rescue someone, and you make the other party obediently deliver the person you want to save right to you.

Such a tactic was truly beyond belief.

This was... being sold and still counting the money for you, wasn't it?

Lü'er thought to herself with dark amusement.

"And also, Grandmaster Ji is highly respected and possesses immense power. If you dare show him the slightest disrespect, I'll tear you apart! Hey, do you hear me?"

Seeing that Lü'er ignored her, He Xiangyun grew somewhat irritated.

"Rest assured, Senior Sister. This concerns the future of the Ice Cloud Palace; I know what's at stake," Lü'er said calmly.

Although in recent years Lü'er had harbored many grievances against the Ice Cloud Heavenly Sovereign, she was kind-hearted and still felt more gratitude than resentment toward her.

After all, over the past millennium, it was the Ice Cloud Heavenly Sovereign who had imparted to her a complete set of techniques, enabling her to reach where she was today.

"Hmph! I hope you know your place! We're about to enter the Hongdan Tower, so behave yourself!" He Xiangyun snorted coldly.

The two entered the Hongdan Tower and, led by Song Cao, proceeded to the main hall.

As soon as Lü'er entered, she saw that young, handsome, slightly gaunt figure, and her whole body froze.

Even though a thousand years had passed and Ye Yuan's appearance had changed considerably, Lü'er recognized him at a glance.

This figure lived in her mind every day, in her dreams, never forgotten.

She had drifted for billions of miles to come to this harsh land, enduring the ridicule and sarcasm of her fellow sisters, whips and punishments—for what?

Was it not to avoid becoming his burden again?

But who would have thought that when it came down to it, the young master still had to travel billions of miles to this far northern land to rescue her.

At the thought of this, tears welled up in her eyes, threatening to spill over.

Lü'er was about to rush toward Ye Yuan when she noticed him signaling her with his eyes, and she suddenly came to her senses.

Now was not the time for recognition!

The Solitary Heavenly Sovereign was seated just below Ye Yuan.

"He Xiangyun of the Ice Cloud Palace pays respects to Grandmaster Ji!" He Xiangyun bowed gracefully to Ye Yuan.

Seeing Lü'er still dazed, her face turned cold, and she said sternly, "Wretched slave, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and pay respects to Grandmaster Ji!"

With that, she moved to lay hands on Lü'er.

Ye Yuan frowned, his face turning cold, and he barked, "How dare you!"

He Xiangyun, still confused, sneered, "Wretched slave, did you hear that? You're being too presumptuous!"

"I meant you!" Ye Yuan said through narrowed eyes, his voice icy.

In truth, Ye Yuan's heart was already filled with murderous intent.

From Senior Sister Xun's memories, he had seen how Lü'er had lived all these years.

This He Xiangyun was the chief culprit!

Moreover, with Ye Yuan's keen perception, he could tell at a glance that Lü'er bore many hidden injuries, clearly having suffered considerable torment.

Judging from He Xiangyun's attitude, Ye Yuan could guess that she was likely responsible.

It was only because the Solitary Heavenly Sovereign was present that Ye Yuan refrained from acting.

Otherwise, He Xiangyun would already be dead.

"Ah? Me?" He Xiangyun was taken aback, clearly not understanding.

It was clearly this girl who was being disrespectful—how was she the one being presumptuous?

But before she could react, Ye Yuan shouted again, "Solitary, slap her mouth!"

Solitary was startled, but dared not disobey. With a whoosh, he delivered a slap.

He didn't understand why Ye Yuan was hitting He Xiangyun, but he could hear the anger in Ye Yuan's voice.

Having spent time with Ye Yuan, he had some grasp of his temperament, so he didn't hold back with this slap.

A Heavenly Sovereign's slap—how could He Xiangyun withstand it?

Even if she had reacted, she wouldn't have dared to block it!

Slap!

A resounding slap landed on He Xiangyun's face, sending her flying sideways.

Even as she was sent flying, He Xiangyun still hadn't figured out what was happening.

Was it wrong for her to discipline her junior sister for disrespecting Grandmaster Ji?

But Solitary had a good sense of measure; although the slap was loud, it wasn't lethal.

After all, He Xiangyun was the senior disciple of the Ice Cloud Palace. If he slapped her to death, that old crone would surely come after him!

Yet he had carried out Ye Yuan's order without hesitation.

When He Xiangyun got up, half of her face was already swollen badly.

She looked utterly bewildered, clearly not understanding why Ye Yuan had hit her.

As if reading her thoughts, Ye Yuan sneered, "Do you understand why I hit you?"

He Xiangyun knew that Ye Yuan was now a big shot in the far north, someone even her master dared not provoke, so she had to endure this slap.

When Ye Yuan asked, He Xiangyun shook her head innocently.

"You don't even understand why you're being hit—how stupid! Solitary, hit her again!" Ye Yuan said calmly.

Solitary's expression changed, but he still followed Ye Yuan's order and delivered another slap to He Xiangyun's left cheek, sending her flying to the other side.

A Heavenly Sovereign's slap—how heavy it was!

Even though Solitary controlled his strength, these two slaps were enough to make her suffer.

On both sides of He Xiangyun's face, ten clear slap marks were imprinted as if carved.

The two slaps left He Xiangyun seeing stars, barely able to tell north from south.

"Now, do you understand?" Ye Yuan asked calmly once He Xiangyun had slightly recovered.

He Xiangyun dared not shake her head again; she quickly nodded and said indistinctly, "Un... understand, understand!"

But unexpectedly, Ye Yuan shouted again, "Solitary, hit her again!"

This time, even Solitary felt a bit sorry for He Xiangyun.

Yet he didn't hold back; another slap sent He Xiangyun flying once more.

When she got up, Ye Yuan said calmly, "You clearly don't understand, yet you pretend to—deserving of a beating!"

In He Xiangyun's heart, ten million grass-mud horses were stampeding.

What a wonderful reason for hitting someone!

She dared not say this aloud, but He Xiangyun was now in tears, clearly feeling wronged.

"Hmph! In this Hongdan Tower, who kneels and who doesn't is for me to decide. It's not your place to interfere! Now, do you understand?" Ye Yuan stared coldly at He Xiangyun and said calmly.

He Xiangyun nodded painfully, tears streaming down her face.

What kind of mess was this!