Either Love Her or Hate Her

Henry Xiao's expression shifted slightly. He said, "She's been dead for ages. There's no need to talk about her!"

"Do I look a lot like her?"

"I don't remember," Henry said. "It's been over a hundred years! Who can remember what someone from a century ago looked like?"

You definitely remember.

Back then, you even told Damian Black that he died at Lucia Lu's hands!

Lily Bai pressed her lips together and said nothing.

But inside, she was burning with curiosity about Lucia Lu.

Why does everyone clam up whenever she's mentioned?

"Alright, I need to head back now," Henry said. "See you at the Sigil Sect."

Lily Bai bowed and watched him leave.

The moment Henry's figure disappeared, Snow Yuan suddenly popped up out of nowhere, her voice dripping with sarcasm. "Oh? Lily Bai, why are you still here?"

Lily Bai greeted her with a blank face. "Greetings, Divine Lady."

"You're not planning to freeload at my place, are you?" Snow Yuan asked. "My house already has your aunt, which is annoying enough. If we add you too, how is anyone supposed to survive?"

"Don't worry, I'll leave tomorrow," Lily replied. "And for the record, my aunt isn't freeloading. She's Lord River Drake's Secondary Consort. If you can't stand it, you're free to go—River Drake is the real master of this house."

"Still so sharp-tongued!" Snow Yuan smirked, raising her brow as she eyed the bead bracelet on Lily's wrist. "Lily Bai, did Fourth Highness say he wants to marry you?"

"He did."

"You're just a low-rank immortal, and I hear you haven't even met him much. Do you know why he wants to marry you?"

"No idea," Lily answered.

"Because you look like his first love," Snow Yuan said. "You look like her, you're just a stand-in. Got it?"

Again with the lookalike thing?

Wait, was his first love really Lucia Lu?

"That bracelet on your wrist? He originally gave it to her!" Snow Yuan continued. "How does it feel wearing it?"

"He gave it to her?" Lily asked curiously. "If he gave it away, how did it end up back here?"

Snow Yuan's face darkened. "That's not the point. The point is, don't you feel pathetic? Don't you feel ridiculous?"

"Not at all. I'm just really curious," Lily replied.

"Curious about what?"

"I'm curious... What kind of person was Lucia Lu? Why is it that everyone who mentions her either loves her or hates her? She's been dead for a hundred years, and the feelings are still so intense!"

Snow Yuan glared at her. "She... was just like you, a fox spirit who was really good at seducing men!"

Lily instantly thought of Purple Fox.

Fox spirits get blamed for everything, all the time.

"Pfft!" Lily couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Seeing Lily laugh, Snow Yuan got angry. "What's so funny?"

"Nothing..." Lily waved her hand. "I'll head back now. You take care, Divine Lady."

She turned and walked away.

"Stop right there!" Snow Yuan reached out to grab her.

Lily spun around to block her, and Snow's hand happened to touch the bead bracelet. Lightning crackled along the beads, shocking her hard.

"Ah!" Snow yelped, snatching her hand back. The spot she touched was already red and swollen from the shock.

"Snow Yuan!" Lily stepped back and warned her, "I'm the key to breaking the Tribulation Storm Array right now! If you hurt me and something happens, they'll definitely blame you. You get that, right?"

"Who's trying to hit you!" Snow snapped, ignoring her own hand. "I just wanted to ask you..."

"Ask me what?"

"Can you guys really break that array?" she asked, biting her lip.