Chapter 109: Conflict and Confession

Yun Che immediately expanded his energy to his surroundings. Now that his energy is now empowered with haki, his Observation Instinct was far surpassed ordinary Kenbunshoku Haki. He can now detect miles and miles away from his current position and the distance will grow the moment his cultivation grows as well. When he tried to find Cang Yue, Retsu and Kon's energy, he suddenly widens his eyes as he didn't detect only them but a lot of signatures out there as well. All of the signatures seems to be stationary as if they are unconscious. Only Retsu, Cang Yue and Kon's energy were okay. However, Kon's energy is kind of mixed up with an ordinary profound energy.

"Don't tell me that guy possessed someone. What in the world happened outside?" Then, another signature caught his eye, it was Cang Yue's. Her energy seems off. He has the ability to detect a person's trouble through their energy. Despite they have methods to hide it, he can still sense whether the person have trouble or in trouble. As for Cang Yue, her energy shows her have some sort of turmoil in it.

"She had internal struggles. Wonder what happened to her." Judging from the situation, all of them seems okay but he still needed to get out of the cave see for himself. Yun Che immediately increased his speed before arriving back at the entrance. With the Azure Dragon gone, the suppression aura around the cave have cease to exist and the cave turned ordinary.

The sun shines through the entrance from a distance indicating the day almost came to an end. Yun Che didn't know how long he was stuck in the trial zone. Maybe a few days at most but who knows the flow of time in there. When he arrived back at the entrance, the first thing he saw was multiple bodies lied unconscious on the ground but none of them were dead.

"What happened here?" He asked himself while walking through the battlefield. He was still donned in his Quincy outfit instead of his normal of shihakushou. Seeing mutiple bodies remain unconscious, it doesn't took a while for an experienced person like him to decipher.

"Yuu-kun? You're back already?" Yun Che turned around and saw his fiancée and Kon was standing by the bonfire as if they are preparing for dinner depending on the current time. Even with the bodies lying around, both of them seem relaxed. Kon however was in some kind of human body probably he took when this battle happened.

Kon raised his hand towards him and said "Yo, looks like the brute's finally back. Nice outfit."

"Yeah, I missed you too you asshat. Looks like I was away for a few days. Sorry, you two. Looks like I didn't came back at the end of the day huh?" Yun Che sighs as he smiled sheepishly looking at his lovely fiancée.

Retsu and Kon turned to each other before Kon started saying "What in the world you talking about? You've gone for like seven hours. It was like you enter and then came out. I almost thought you failed."

Yun Che was shocked as he heard Kon's statement. "Seven hours?!? I feel like I was stuck in there for days." He didn't expect the time flow in there was different. In the end, he dismissed that thought before pulling his head back to reality.

"By the way, I didn't fail you dolt. I gain a lot actually. Looks like the flow of time in there was different after all. All that matters that I am finally back." He said while took a seat near the bonfire.

Retsu stops on what she was doing before sitting down next to him and looked at his handsome features. "*giggle, seven hours it might be but I still missed you, Yuu-kun." Retsu slowly said as she pressed her lips on his while embracing him. The kiss last for several moments before she slowly letting him go and hugged his sturdy body.

"Welcome back." She greeted him while hugging.

He smiled and petted her head affectionately and said "Yeah, I am back."

"Cheee." Kon sighs as he observed these two lovers embraced each other. Yun Che closed his eyes but opens them again as he suddenly remembered something. Someone was missing.

"By the way, where is Cang Yue? Didn't see her with you two." Yun Che shift his eyes around looking for Cang Yue.

Retsu lets him go and looked at him with straight in the eyes and said "Sister Yue is going through some kind of conflict. She didn't say anything but you can find her behind the big rock over there. She said she wanted to be alone as something happened that changed her. I wanted to talk to her about it but I decided to give her some space to organize her thoughts and wait for you to get back. Let's talk to her together as this is the first time she experienced such changes." Retsu pointed the big rock she was referring to and Yun Che can sense Cang Yue was behind that rock. She didn't even notice him. Whatever happened out here must have triggered something within her.

Suddenly pointing his head towards the lying bodies, he tried to relate the situation but couldn't find anything. Then, he said "Conflict? What happened to her?"

Retsu gathered her thoughts before saying "Well, a few hours ago….."

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Three hours ago (Outside the Dragon God Trial Cave.)

The spared soldier started to launched himself towards Cang Yue in an attempt to kill her. Cang Yue was not ready at that time could only watch as she intents started to flood her head.

"Sister Yue!!! Nee-san!!!" Both Retsu and Kon shouted at the same time while trying to make their way towards Cang Yue.

*STAB!!!!

However, both Retsu and Kon stopped immediately as they saw what happened. The one stabbed just now was not Cang Yue but the soldier trying to harm her just now. She barely avoided the blade but managed to graze her body as the blade passed her. The thing was the moment she turned around, she reacted automatically according to her instinct and immediately pointed her sword forward. It happened in an instant as the sword stabbed through the neck of the soldier just now. His momentum while attempting to stab her launched his body further into the blade.

Cang Yue watched as the man's dying expression burned into her eyes. She was too shocked to process her own thoughts before the man slowly slid through the blade and fell into his own pool of blood. As for Cang Yue, she was shocked and trembling. That was one of the man she grew up with and that man was also….

Her first kill…

Cang Yue fell into on her knees with widening eyes before tears started to flow from them. She never taken a life before and her first kill shocks her the most. She wanted to cultivate so she can maintain peace with having her taken a life in the process. In the end, it all happened in an instant as she just took a life without even realizing it. She was fine with beasts or hollows but this is the first time she took a human's life. What Cang Yue didn't realize this is the moment where her turning point and view of the world changed forever.

Seeing Cang Yue was in daze, the defeated ones by her from before started to spring into action as they started to make their way towards her.

Seeing his sister was about to be killed, Cang Shuo was ecstatic and shouted "Hmph, looks like the little girl finally found some guts. Men, don't kill her but just cripple her. I wonder how my own sister actually taste like." He said while licking his lips.

Feng JueCheng heard him before saying "You really are a disgusting brother. Then again, won't stop you there. Be sure to cripple her before she soiled our reputation."

Cang Yue was still shocked and couldn't respond on the approaching men. The men grew up with her now being sent to kill her.

Seeing her in trouble. Retsu had no choice. She stared on the incoming men as she focused her reaitsu. Then, the black pupils in her eyes suddenly contracts and...…

A burst of white aura like energy suddenly burst out from Retsu's body covering the entire forest with exception on Cang Yue and Kon. All the men can feel the vibrating motion on their arms and legs as the energy went through them. All of a sudden….

Cang Shuo and Fen JueCheng were shocked to the core as they feast their eyes on the occurring situation. One by one, the men running towards Cang Yue started slamming onto the ground, they didn't die but seems to mysteriously turned unconscious. Since their cultivation was the lowest. They were the first to fall then those men from the Earth Profound Realm. Even those around Kon and her weren't spared.

As for the Sky Profound Realm members, all them simply kneeled but their bodies shook rapidly as they instantly felt uncontrollable fear started surfacing within their hearts. None of them could stand. None of them could do anything. All they could do now is submit to it.

Cang Shuo and Fen JueCheng fell from their beasts because the mysterious energy caused them to go unconscious as well. Retsu intentionally didn't aimed at them as she wanted them to see the effects of trying to hurt her sister.

"What hap….pened? At first those women were struggling and suddenly all of our men fell unconscious." Cang Shuo said while fell on his bottom. What kind of ability that can render a person unconscious instantly.

"Who…? Who is the one suddenly interfering?!?" Fen JueCheng shouted as well. Then, both he and Cang Shuo can feel the area was suddenly pressurized and both of them suddenly feel wobbly on their legs as they saw the black and white beauty from before slowly approached them with stoic expression.

Thump

Thump

Thump

Both them could see the female beauty named Retsu from before was slowly approaching them while carrying her blood red energy sword. As she approaches, both of them immediately stood up before started running with tails behind their legs. But, could they escape from the Kenpachi herself? Seeing their retreating backs, Retsu immediately raised her fingers before shooting a familiar spell.

Suddenly, they saw a white light strap suddenly shot from Retsu's finger and slammed them both on their backs. The straps pushed them on to a nearby tree before slamming them both onto it before binding them completely.

"Arrghh… What is this strap?" Cang Shuo was struggling to escape but the light straps were too strong for him to break through it.

"Who is this woman? Just why…why is she stronger than anyone we brought." Two men slowly felt fear suddenly overwhelms them as the woman from before slowly approach them.

"Senior, please!!! We didn't mean to offend you. Please..please… We will do whatever you want.. just please let us go." Cang Shuo suddenly on his knees and started to beg her.

"You… Even if you're stronger. My body is equipt with the profound treasure that alerts my father if I died. You can kill of us but can you escape the wrath of my clan?!?" Fen JueCheng thought that he could use his clan as imtimidation but he feared that this woman might be stronger than than the patriarch of the clan or his own father.

"Shut up. Do you think I give a damn about your clan? I can slaughter each and everyone one of them if they dare threaten my dear sister. That doesn't mean I can't do the same to you." She threatens him.

Fen JueCheng shouted back. "You..you're BLUFFING!!!!"

Retsu slowly raised her hand before shooting a haki energy blast on the nearby forest. The energy blast was small but it was enough to cause a massive explosion that cause the nearby beasts to fled the scene.

BOOM!!!!

The aftermath of the blast cause both of them went to false bravery to pure fear. The forest was massive but it the blast disintegrate everything on its path in a blink of eye. Both Cang Shuo and Fen JueCheng saw was the power of this woman was far they could handle. Not even the empire or the Burning Heaven Clan can handle this kind of power.

"Se..senior.. I was kidding just now. Please appease your anger." Fen JueCheng immediately went all fours and started to beg for his life. This time he offended such a powerful person.

"Kidding? Then, can I say, I am not kidding on killing you?" Retsu said while smiling. However that smile of hers really carries a different meaning.

"You…"

"*Giggle, you tried harm my sister just now. So…" Retsu raised her energy sword and pointed at the two men before charging them with her reaitsu. In her hand, even a simple knife can become a deadly weapon.

He smiled with a demonic visage and said "Can you please die?" She was slowly preparing a massive sword blast and wanted annihilate them in one go.

However, before she could blast them to smithereens. Both men fainted and started to foam in their mouths. Seeing them like this, Retsu lost her will before powering down her sword.

"Hmph, looks like intimidating them was too much." She immediately turned around before facing the two men. "Your deaths might amused me but I feel like it is not mine to decide."

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"And I am back to preparing lunch for everyone." She said casually earning a nod from human bodied Kon.

"Nee-san was a bit scary at that time. You should see when..." Kon didn't even finish his words before Retsu landed a solid karate chop on his neck and he pummeled instantly into the ground.

BONK!!!

"Ara...Ara.. A bug managed to escape my net. I'll be careful next time. Yuu-kun" Retsu said with her innocent tone. Rather an 'innocent' tone.

Yun Che just sweat dropped seeing Kon like that. He should know that you never tell a lady's bad side to someone, especially in front of the person she likes. Point taken, he widen his eyes as he listened to Retsu's story. Damn, this girl really keen on killing them but even he would have done the same thing as well. Their life or death should be judge by Cang Yue not them.

As for them, he knew those two from the novel he read. Cang Shuo and Fen JueCheng will play an important part in one of the arcs in the future. Retsu made a great decision by not ending their lives because one of them will serve as a trigger for the upcoming tournament. By the way, that Fen JueCheng is the reason he will trigger the mass slaughter in the future.

Yun Che looked at her sideways and said "You're scary when you're angry though."

"*Giggle, but I will never get angry if its you. Yuu-kun." She said with an innocent expression.

Yun Che smiled sheepishly and petted her soft head before saying "Well, I preferred if you didn't do that. Now, let's talk to Cang Yue. I know first time killing was a bit rough whether it was intentional or unintentional. She's not like us."

"Hai, both of us carried our wills and feelings from the previous world. Poor girl, it must be too hard on her." Yun Che started to got up and gently pulled Retsu's hand with him. Cang Yue was devastated right now and they needed to support her before she went astray.

"Ohh, let me join you two as well." Kon suddenly awakened from the ground as if nothing happened but both of them can see that his human body was taking a lot of damage from Retsu's hit just now.

"But not looking like that, man. Eject yourself or I eject you myself." Yun Che pointed his fist at him.

"Grr.. Hai.. Hai.. " Kon simply nodded before ejecting himself by turning into a streak of light and escaped from the body he possessed. Due to his constant use of the body's profound energy, the body immediately pummeled to the ground unconscious as he ejected the body. Save them the trouble of knocking this one down. Yun Che and the others preferred he's in his plushy form compared to possessing someone. And that someone is someone they aren't familiar with.

Seeing Kon was back to his usual form, both of them nodded before proceeding on finding Cang Yue.

As for her, she was sitting behind a rock hugging her legs together. She cried for almost an hour after remembering her recent action. She had taken a life. A valuable life of a human being and now, she's a murderer.

What would anyone feel if they knew that she murdered a person? She immediately slumped her head down. She wanted to just disappear and die. A murderer like her isn't supposed to live anymore.

"First time killing was hard. We know because we've been in your situation. Cang Yue." A voice sounded next her and she recognized that voice.

Hearing that voice, Cang Yue immediately raised her head and saw the man she fell in love with. The man she wanted to see all this time. The man she was willing to protect and even defying her own empire for.

"Yun Che…." She was slowly tearing up but he immediately sat next to her while Retsu sat on the other side. Kon however took a seat on top of his shoulder and kept quiet. His perverted jokes can wait until this awkward atmosphere was liven up.

Cang Yue immediately said to him. "But, I promised myself when I became a princess. I made a promise never to take a life but I have just kill a man. I am a murderer."

"Then again, you took a life to save a life above anyone else. Your own." Yun Che said while patting her head, reassuring her.

Retsu also pats her back before saying "Killing was never good deed. Sister Yue. However, in this world. Sometimes killing is necessary. In our situation, its either you or them. Those men you grew up with, they didn't hesitate following that scum of a brother of yours to harm you."

"But…." Her mouth was immediately silenced by Yun Che's finger.

Then, he continued "The world rotates around where the strong governs over the weak. Killing is common. However, sometimes our kindness of sparing them leads to our demise one day. You defeated your opponent right now that doesn't mean they are going to like it. They will find a way to harm you back. Sometimes finding the person closest to you and threaten you with their lives. Your brother back there only seeing you as a supporter. Even if you support him, your life will as good as gone the moment you agree to marry that Fen bastard. He doesn't even care if he had to kill innocents as long as he ascends."

Retsu also continued his words. "When you walk the path of cultivation, sister Yue. You have to be prepared for this. The reason people steeled their hearts by destroying their emotions so they can live with this kind of pain. This pain will live in our hearts and minds forever but we have to embrace it. So we could live. As long as we never harm an innocent, our actions are justified."

"Stay strong and don't hesitate Cang Yue. We kill if its absolutely necessary and it decides whether the one that die will be us or them." Yun Che said next to her.

Cang Yue ceased her crying before asking "How do you two live with it?" She knew Yun Che lived with blood in his hands. She first knew what he was capable of when he murdered the New Moon's palace dazzling disciple in front of everyone in cold blood. He even confessed killing Elder Wu Nie's grandson for trying to harm Retsu. He did them without batting a single eye even so far annihilating the head of the snakes and overthrow the balance of power in New Moon City. She even remembered Retsu annihilating disciples back then in one single explosion. The thing is, how did those two lived with those emotions?

Retsu nodded and Yun Che before he started saying "We were forced to kill back then. It is the requirement of a Soul Cultivator. First killing was rough but slowly we were used to it. Compared to you, our past is much darker but in the end, our smiles never faded. We never kill for fun, we kill to protect ourselves and our family." Yun Che fabricated a story to ease Cang Yue's pain. He couldn't tell her about the past of the original Yun Che and himself. His past is much more painful compared to original Yun Che. As for Retsu, her past as the first Kenpachi is technically the same as him. Despite all of that, they could still be together in the next life. Whatever happens in the past stays in the past. As for now, a new life gave them a new chance in redemption.

"To think that you two had such a dark past." Cang Yue widen her eyes.

"Yeah, but we learned from them instead of dwelling in the past. Turning our despairs and sorrows at that time into strength. When that happens, we regained our smiles once more. Our past made what we are right now." Yun Che explained to her.

"Learn from the past." Cang Yue muttered those words. She can learn to live with this. She doesn't have to kill for cultivation. She kill her opponents to protect herself and her family. Even if she had to stain her hands with blood, as long as her loved ones are safe. That's all that matters.

At the same time, Yun Che was hoping for this kind of event happening to Cang Yue. This moment is the turning point for her in the future. She'll become a great Empress because of this. She did achieve this once she killed her first bandit back then. Now, she finally achieved it. She grown from a sheltered girl into a fine woman. All she can do now is forge her own destiny.

"Hnn, with you two and Kon around to help me. I'll be fine."

"I'll train you in order for you to get used to it and one more thing." Yun Che stopped talking all of a sudden before pulling her into a hug, pressing her soft bosom on his bare chest while sniffing her fuscha hair next to his face. His expression softens and finally spoke "I am glad you're safe."

With that, Cang Yue immediately burst her eyes out. Crying out loud on his chest. All the emotion she felt just now, she pours everything out. Retsu also joined by hugging her back. She needs all the emotional support right now. She maybe on her first time taking a life but actually Cang Yue just needed someone to shoulder that burden of hers. Her burdens as a princess, constant harassments from Fen JueCheng, her sick father and now taking a life of a person. She pours everything out. Right now, she was not the Blue Moon Princess of the Blue Wind Empire. She was just Cang Yue, a lonely girl.

From the New Moon Palace, she always relied on Yun Che and Retsu. Not because of their strength, it is because their reliability with each other. She relied on them in her cultivation, as companions and now as her emotional support. She too became too attached to them. Wondering if one day if they ceased to exist, her life will be devastated.

Before that happens, she must confirm her feelings. If Chu YueChan can do it, then she can as well. She continued to rely on them for too much already. It is time for her to stand up on her own.

It took a while for her to calm down but when she did, she looks at him with teary eyes and said" Yun Che, whatever happens from now on. Please don't leave me alone anymore. I don't want to be a princess…. I don't want to married to some man. I don't want to be a pawn for my brothers anymore. I won't even make you participate in the Blue Wind Ranking Tournament. I just want…sisters I can relied on. More importantly, I want you….. to stay with me so that I can always see you."

"Cang Yue…" Yun Che widen his eyes. Cang Yue confessed her love. Just like that, she just confessed her love to him and it made him felt butterflies in his stomach. At least, she was not like Little Fairy. Who gave him a kiss then bail out just like that. He didn't even have the time to respond but everyone knows how she feels. He's not that dense.

Seeing Yun Che remain quiet. Cang Yue said with her face as red as a tomato. "Muuu, I've already said it. It's embarrassing enough. Do you want me to say it again?" Cang Yue slowly said while burying herself in Retsu's bosom. Retsu smiled as Cang Yue finally confessed her feelings for him while Kon as usual ranting his jealousy in Yun Che's ear. Making her one step further into their relationship.

Yun Che gave her a look in the eye and simply smile showing his response. "If you don't mind having me taking care of you."

"Ehem…" Retsu pouted while puffing her cheeks.

"Korra!!" As for Kon, he just punches his cheek with his plushy hand. Cang Yue might confess to him but that doesn't mean Yun Che can keep her just like that.

"I mean us." Yun Che sweat dropped seeing Retsu being jealous but he gave her a kiss on the cheek and her smile was bright once more. Cang Yue giggled at their antics as she didn't mind because she preferred her being this direct compared to before. Besides, Yun Che was Retsu's to begin with. If she accepts her, then she is now her sister and Yun Che's women.

Like Yun Che just said, killing is a painful method but if it protects her current family. She was willing to do it again and she keep on doing it to protect them from harm. She will keep on getting stronger.

Seeing Cang Yue right now, he and Retsu will have her trained so she could be ready. By the time of the tournament. No one in the empire dare to mess with her. As for now, he first needed a way to deal with those two stuck up bastards.