Ye Fan brought the Flame Witch to Jiangning, his mind tangled in conflict. His very life hung by a thread in the hands of the Flame Witch, and he realized he had been wrong from the start.

If he hadn’t gone to Flame Valley just to save face, he wouldn’t have ended up in this predicament.

The sun set, casting a final glow on the horizon. The once-feared King of Heaven—who had wielded a watermelon knife from Europe to South America, striking terror into the hearts of all—was now a relic of the past.

Upon arriving at Su Qingxue’s villa and seeing Ye Fan return, Su Qingxue was overjoyed and threw herself into his arms. Ever since Ye Fan’s amnesia, their relationship had grown stronger and stronger.

Realizing she didn’t have much time left to live, Su Qingxue cherished Ye Fan even more.

But when she saw the woman behind him, she was utterly shocked. Women are keenly aware of their own appearance, down to the smallest detail. Yet, the woman standing before her was her exact double. Aside from their different clothes, they were identical in every way.

This left her so stunned that she stood frozen, unable to speak a word.

"H-honey... who is she?" Su Qingxue asked, her voice trembling.

There was no doubt that the Flame Witch’s aura was formidable. Su Qingxue felt a sense of déjà vu, and thinking back, she realized the Flame Witch was the very woman from her recurring dreams. Instantly, she staggered backward. If Ye Fan hadn’t caught her, she might have collapsed.

"Honey, her name is the Flame Witch," Ye Fan said.

"Ye Fan, I don’t want her here! Make her leave, now!" Su Qingxue’s expression was one of pure fear.

Ye Fan wished he could. But alas, his life was in her hands, leaving him with no power and no choice. What can I possibly do? I’m in utter despair.

At that moment, the Flame Witch suddenly stepped forward, grabbed Su Qingxue’s hand, and said, "You are indeed the part of me that was lost."

"Now, if you and I merge, we will become a new, complete whole!"

The Flame Witch was about to act when Ye Fan urgently intervened. "You promised me you wouldn’t do anything rash! You can’t do this!"

"Get out of my way!"

The Flame Witch slapped Ye Fan, sending him flying. She then extended her right hand, and a powerful surge of True Qi wrapped around Su Qingxue, pulling her toward the Flame Witch.

A look of utter despair crossed Su Qingxue’s face.

"Stop!" Sensing the sudden shift in power, Ye Fan pressed a dagger to his own throat. "If you touch her again, I’ll kill myself!"

"Honey, don’t!" Su Qingxue cried out.

At this critical moment, the Flame Witch paused. The three of them stood in a deadlock. The Witch finally spoke, "Your mind is filled with too many stray thoughts."

"Merging with you in your current state would only harm my very foundation."

She set Su Qingxue down, then turned to Ye Fan. "Don’t think you can threaten me. Even if you had slit your own throat just now, I wouldn’t have batted an eye. Now that I’ve found her, I can solve my own problems regardless."

Ye Fan rushed over to help Su Qingxue to her feet. The scene that had just unfolded had been absolutely terrifying.

Su Qingxue wept in Ye Fan’s arms.

"You’d better not try anything funny," Ye Fan warned, "or I swear I’ll make you pay, no matter the cost!"

He quickly helped Su Qingxue into the bedroom.

Su Qingxue was still terrified. She sensed that her nightmare was about to become reality, and that ’she’ would soon cease to exist.

After Ye Fan had explained the whole truth, she asked him, "Honey, what do we do now?"

"Don’t worry. For now, she won’t touch you. Just remember, don’t clear your mind. As long as you’re full of distracting thoughts, she won’t dare to act rashly," Ye Fan advised.

"Okay," Su Qingxue replied, her voice filled with sorrow.

Su Qingxue had often wondered what she would do if the woman from her dreams appeared in real life. Now that it had happened, she was at a complete loss.

That night, Su Qingxue slept peacefully. Perhaps it was because she had accepted that the inevitable had finally arrived.

The next day, Ye Fan and Su Qingxue hadn’t even gotten out of bed when the Flame Witch entered their room, startling them both.

"Ye Fan, she’s outrageous," Su Qingxue complained.

"Next time you come, could you knock first?" Ye Fan asked. He was speechless but also relieved they hadn’t been doing anything intimate. An interruption like that would have been utterly mortifying.

"I’m hungry," the Flame Witch stated abruptly.

"Let’s discuss this outside!" Ye Fan insisted.

He didn’t want Su Qingxue to witness the violent spectacle of the Flame Witch feeding on his blood. But just then, the Flame Witch ignored him completely and pounced.

"AH!"

Ye Fan had no time to react. She pinned him down with overwhelming force and, as if going in for a kiss, bit directly into his neck. Ye Fan’s entire body convulsed and twitched.

Watching from the side, Su Qingxue’s face went pale with fright.

By the time it was over, the Flame Witch wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and walked out of the room boldly.

"Honey, are you all right?" Su Qingxue asked anxiously.

"I... I’m fine. Just a little dizzy." Ye Fan felt a wave of vertigo wash over him. It was a domineering method he had grown used to, despite how humiliating it was to be seen like this.

But what’s a little humiliation? After all, it was my own wife who saw it.

Her heart aching for him, Su Qingxue tenderly cleaned his wound.

"She’s completely lawless," Su Qingxue said angrily.

"Just don’t provoke her. The only thing that matters is that you’re safe," Ye Fan said, his voice laced with deep helplessness.

Although worried, Su Qingxue still went to work, leaving Ye Fan at home to attend to the Flame Witch. As soon as she was gone, the Flame Witch spoke. "She’s on the brink of life and death. Are you sure you won’t accept my method?"

"No. She is her own person, and you are you. You are two separate people, not one!" Ye Fan refused flatly.

"You’re very selfish!" the Flame Witch said angrily.

"Everyone deserves to live as their own person," Ye Fan declared. "Fusing would cause both of you to disappear. I will never agree to it!"

The Flame Witch didn’t say much. She just nodded thoughtfully, though she paid little heed to Ye Fan’s words. After all, she had her own strong convictions.

That day, when Su Qingxue came back home, she shot the Flame Witch a displeased glance, then said to Ye Fan, "Honey, let’s go out to eat!"

"Okay!"

Ye Fan got up from the sofa, took Su Qingxue’s hand, and was about to walk out. Suddenly, he felt something warm drip onto his palm. He quickly turned to look at Su Qingxue, just in time to see blood trickling from her nose as her whole body trembled uncontrollably.

"Qingxue, what’s wrong?" Ye Fan was frantic with worry. He never expected her illness to take such a critical turn now.

"Honey, I’m dizzy!" 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

In an instant, Su Qingxue fainted.

Ye Fan hurriedly carried her back to their room and infused her body with an endless stream of True Qi until he, too, could no longer hold out and spat a mouthful of blood. But Su Qingxue showed no signs of improvement.

Despair washed over Ye Fan. Tears streamed down his face as he called out her name in anguish, "Qingxue!"

Unfortunately, the barely conscious Su Qingxue showed no signs of recovery. Her condition had undoubtedly worsened. Perhaps the Flame Witch had been right; she was truly on the verge of death.