Jiang Ling, reading this in her past life, also had a lot she wanted to ask.
Jiang Yuyan had absorbed the internal energy of three supreme masters: Yao Yue, Lian Xing, and Yan Nantian. Her internal cultivation was so profound, unprecedented in history, that she utterly disdained Xiao Yu'er's insignificant martial arts.
Knowing full well that Xiao Yu'er was exceptionally cunning and that his solo arrival to challenge her to a decisive battle surely involved a trap, why would she foolishly use Yi Hua Jie Mu to absorb Xiao Yu'er's internal energy?
Jiang Ling couldn't figure it out, attributing it only to plot convenience.
In fact, it wasn't just Jiang Yuyan; characters in television dramas and films who were formidable in the early stages often suffered from a decline in intelligence later on.
Take Cao Guiren from the yet-to-be-aired "Chun Yuan She Xiang Chuan" for example. Her intelligence was so formidable in the early stages that even the protagonist Zhen Huan was nearly defeated by her schemes. Later, however, her intelligence plummeted, and she was easily manipulated by Zhen Huan's few words. She even advised the Emperor to execute Hua Fei, which ultimately led to her own downfall.
Jiang Yuyan was simply too powerful, so strong that no one could kill her. Without engineered plot convenience, there was no other way.
Provoked by Xiao Yu'er's words, Jiang Yuyan continuously activated Yi Hua Jie Mu, absorbing his internal energy.
Just as Xiao Yu'er's internal energy was about to be completely drained, Hua Wuque arrived in time. With ten percent of his Hunyuan Qi, he disrupted Jiang Yuyan's internal energy circulation, rescuing Xiao Yu'er.
Thus, the epic battle between Jiang Yuyan and Hua Wuque began.
Before this, Hua Wuque was no match for Jiang Yuyan. Xiao Yu'er had incapacitated him with anesthetic. In his desperation, he knocked over the Liu Ren Shen Shai, and by sheer accident, uncovered its deepest secret.
It turned out that the founder of Yi Hua Jie Mu, fearing that this martial art would fall into the hands of villains and be used to dominate the world unchecked, had specifically left behind a method of破解.
By reversing the Liu Ren Shen Shai, one could obtain the ultimate killing move to counter Yi Hua Jie Mu – Kong Mu Zang Hua!
It was only after learning Kong Mu Zang Hua that Hua Wuque dared to confront Jiang Yuyan head-on.
Although Kong Mu Zang Hua could counter Yi Hua Jie Mu, Hua Wuque had been practicing it for too short a time. He had rushed to her side as soon as he learned it, and he was still unproficient with the move.
In contrast, Jiang Yuyan not only had Yi Hua Jie Mu perfected but also possessed the internal energy of three supreme masters: Yao Yue, Lian Xing, and Yan Nantian.
With this imbalance, Hua Wuque was still no match for Jiang Yuyan.
In less than ten exchanges, Hua Wuque was sent flying by Jiang Yuyan.
At this moment, her love for Hua Wuque...
Oh, no, it wasn't love. It was possession, an obsession born from unrequited desire, that had driven this woman to complete madness.
Jiang Yuyan grabbed Hua Wuque by the throat and said, word by word, "I'll give you two options: first, be my man for the rest of my life; second, I'll kill you!"
She asked fiercely, "Tell me, do you love me? Do you love me?"
Before Hua Wuque could answer, a barrage of bullet comments scrolled past, all saying, "I love you," "I love Empress Yan," "How can anyone not like such a beautiful woman? Hua Wuque is truly unappreciative."
Hua Wuque curled his lips into a smile, saying sadly, "I already told you long ago, my heart, and the person I love, are already dead!"
Hearing this, Jiang Yuyan burst into laughter, her body trembling violently.
At this moment, her expression was like that of Ji Gong, half of it filled with the delirious laughter of destruction born from unrequited love, and the other half with the profound sorrow of being abandoned by the entire world. Tears streamed down her cheeks.
She had schemed and manipulated every step of the way, all for the sake of living a good life.