{"id":7562,"date":"2025-10-09T08:43:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T06:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/?p=7562"},"modified":"2025-10-09T08:43:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T06:43:41","slug":"the-second-male-lead-fled-on-the-spot-chapter-64","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/2025\/10\/09\/the-second-male-lead-fled-on-the-spot-chapter-64\/","title":{"rendered":"The Second Male Lead\u00a0Fled On The Spot &#8211; Chapter 64"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">After seeing Ming Xiao off, Chu Xinghui returned home.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Following the sound, he walked into the kitchen, where Xie Liufeng was chopping fish.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Seeing him come back alone, Xie Liufeng casually asked: &#8220;Why didn\u2019t you invite your friend to come eat together?&#8221;<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui looked around the kitchen, washed his hands, and started selecting vegetables: &#8220;He ran away.&#8221;<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Xie Liufeng was curious: &#8220;Did you bully him?&#8221;<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Although he thought Chu Xinghui probably wouldn\u2019t bully anyone.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui glanced at him honestly and said: &#8220;I guess it\u2019s because I said I wanted you to be my Dao partner, and that scared him.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Xie Liufeng almost cut his hand as his knife slipped.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui leaned over to look at his hand, confirmed he wasn\u2019t really hurt, then continued picking vegetables as if he hadn\u2019t said anything unusual.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Xie Liufeng felt this topic was a bit risky, so he changed the subject: \u201cPreviously, the sect leader told me that Yue Yao had awakened. She was seriously injured, and even though she has been treated, she still needs a long time to fully recover. Right now, it\u2019s not suitable for her to be traveling. To show the sect\u2019s hospitality, the leader has taken some measures to ensure Yue Yao can rest and recover here.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Although the main goal was to extract more information from Yue Yao, overall, it was a win-win situation.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui thought for a moment and nodded: \u201cAlright, I\u2019ll go see her after dinner.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Xie Liufeng guessed the reason: \u201cThe matter about Cultivator Biyun?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui responded with a \u201chmm.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">He had gotten some news about Cultivator Biyun from the black-robed man earlier. Now that Yue Yao had awakened, he should inform her.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><br \/><br \/><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">*<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><br \/><br \/><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Yue Yao had a special identity and was placed near her residence by Fang Yan.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">When Chu Xinghui arrived at Yue Yao\u2019s place, she was already waiting for him.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Yue Yao greeted him and gestured to the seat in front of her: \u201cDao friend Chu, it\u2019s been a while since we last met.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui was not surprised she knew he was coming, and sat in the seat she indicated.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Yue Yao poured him some tea and took the initiative to thank him: \u201cI have yet to properly thank Dao friend Chu and Senior Xie for saving my life. When I return to Bihai Taohua Island, I will prepare a generous gift for both of you.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Her once clear and gentle voice was now hoarse and seemed strained, even much lower than usual.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui was taken aback: \u201cYour throat\u2026\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Yue Yao covered the lower half of her face with a fan, embarrassed but smiling: \u201cHow embarrassing, my throat was injured, and the voice won\u2019t recover for a while.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui didn\u2019t ask more and got straight to the point, relaying the black-robed man\u2019s words exactly.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Whether it was because of her injury or for some other reason, Yue Yao\u2019s tone was somewhat strange, with a hint of mockery: \u201cThat\u2019s what he said?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui nodded: \u201cExactly as it was said, word for word.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Yue Yao smiled and lightly shook her fan: \u201cI trust Dao friend Chu\u2019s character.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">She put down the fan, her fingers unconsciously stroking its edge, her expression somewhat strange\u2014like she wanted to laugh, yet also seemed saddened: \u201cAnyway, thank you for remembering to ask about this on my behalf.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui replied objectively: \u201cAfter all, these words are only one side of the story. The true situation about Master Ling is still unknown.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Yue Yao lowered her gaze to the fan and simply said: &#8220;Thank you for your consolation.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui asked her: &#8220;That black-robed man seems to have some connection with Bihai Taohua Island. Do you know him?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Yue Yao looked up, somewhat surprised: \u201cHe has a connection to the island? As far as I recall, the island doesn\u2019t have any disciples resembling him. Did you discover something?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Her demeanor seemed natural, making it hard to tell if she was telling the truth or not.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui didn\u2019t answer.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">His initial suspicion of that man\u2019s link to the island came precisely because of Yue Yao\u2019s unusual reaction.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Yue Yao sensed something from his silence and nodded: \u201cIf so, I\u2019ll investigate carefully once I return.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui made no comment.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">The two weren\u2019t particularly close, had no common language, and certainly no shared stance. Besides, Yue Yao had just tricked him to meet the black-robed man before, so it was fair to say there was some resentment.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Having said what he needed, Chu Xinghui planned to leave, but Yue Yao suddenly called out: \u201cDao friend Chu, wait a moment.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Yue Yao looked at him and took the initiative to say: &#8220;Given my current condition, it\u2019s hard to say if I can participate in next year\u2019s Immortal Sect Competition. Since we can meet face to face today, it\u2019s a good opportunity to discuss what I promised you before.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui stopped moving.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Yue Yao self-deprecatingly said, thinking of her current state: &#8220;In the end, it\u2019s because I wasn\u2019t skilled enough, I didn\u2019t foresee that I would suffer such a calamity.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">She sighed softly: &#8220;But not foreseeing it is common. As a disciple of Bihai Taohua Island, the first lesson learned is that human calculation cannot compare to Heaven\u2019s will. Fate is a constantly changing concept\u2014choices by the person involved, by those connected through cause and effect, and changes in the external environment\u2026 These changes are threads that weave together into a net that shapes the person\u2019s destiny. The best diviners might see the most threads, but no one can see them all.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui wasn\u2019t very interested in the cultivation of Bihai Taohua Island, but he was somewhat curious about the matter Yue Yao had promised him before: \u201cAre you referring to Qin Suyun\u2019s matter?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Too much had happened recently, and Qin Suyun herself was of little use. Everyone was busy investigating the suddenly appearing black-robed man and had little time for her.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Yue Yao nodded: \u201cExactly.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">She didn\u2019t waste time and asked directly: &#8220;Dao friend Chu, have you heard of the \u2018Book of Fate\u2019?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui recalled the stone tablet on Changyang Mountain.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Yue Yao observed his expression and chuckled lightly: \u201c\u2026Then you have heard of it.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui replied: &#8220;That artifact should not be in this realm.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Yue Yao nodded: \u201cIndeed, it\u2019s not in this realm, but it records the paths of everyone in this realm, both those already taken and those to be taken\u2026 so it must have originally been created here.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">She explained: &#8220;Its original form is a divine stone deep in the East Sea. When a person places their hand on it, the stone will automatically reveal that person\u2019s life story \u2014 not only what has already happened, but also things yet to occur, and these future events all came true one by one.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui furrowed his brow tightly: &#8220;If such a divine artifact once existed, even if it\u2019s no longer in this realm, there should still be some record of it here.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Yue Yao smiled: \u201cThat\u2019s because it was deliberately concealed.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui frowned again.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Yue Yao continued: &#8220;That divine stone was obtained by the then island master of Bihai Taohua Island\u2026 technically, my ancestral founder. He sought countless rare materials and refined the stone into his life-bound spirit weapon \u2014 which later became the \u2018Book of Fate.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">\u201cThe Book of Fate can reveal the destiny of everyone in this realm, and he quickly became an unprecedented, supreme diviner.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui recalled a name: \u201cCultivator Fu Guan?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">He had once seen that name in a pile of miscellaneous books Xie Liufeng had given him.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">That person was once famous, but after a brief peak, he vanished without a trace. Since Bihai Taohua Island rarely communicated with the outside world, no one knew whether he ascended or perished.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Yue Yao looked somewhat surprised: \u201cIt\u2019s been so long that even the most brilliant talents eventually fade from memory. Not many people still know that name today.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui steered the conversation back: \u201cUsing such an artifact, is there truly no cost?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Yue Yao\u2019s expression turned pale: \u201cThere is a cost\u2026 This item was never meant to be privately owned, so naturally there\u2019s a price. Later, this ancestor died under heavenly punishment \u2014 his body and soul turned to ash in the thunder tribulation, and the Book of Fate disappeared. Since then, only Bihai Taohua Island retained records about it. If not for that \u2018god\u2019 descending to this realm five hundred years ago, claiming the Book was in the upper realm, probably no one here would even know it exists.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui brought up the original topic: \u201cWhat connection does this have with Qin Suyun?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Yue Yao was silent for a moment, then looked him directly in the eyes and revealed the most critical information: \u201cBy using certain special methods, the Book of Fate can be directly altered. Small things like changing a person\u2019s attitude, to major twists involving fate\u2026 The closer the relationship, the greater the chance of success.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui suddenly recalled the \u201cbook\u201d that appeared in his mind when he first arrived in the cultivation world.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Those \u201cplots\u201d\u2026 were they the results of such modifications?<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Yue Yao watched his expression: \u201cBack then, Qin Yuwen\u2026 probably tried to use the Book of Fate to influence you. But for some reason, you strongly resisted him from the start and distanced yourself.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui didn\u2019t answer that directly, instead asking: \u201cIs the Book of Fate in Qin Suyun\u2019s possession?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Yue Yao shook her head: \u201cShe doesn\u2019t have that much power, but she likely has contact with it, and might occasionally be able to make some changes.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">\u201cShe needs to stay alive\u2026 because we need her to help us destroy the Book.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">\u201cEven though the records about this item on Bihai Taohua Island are insufficient, based on the limited information available, the harm this thing causes far exceeds its benefits.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui was not fully convinced: \u201cThis has been going on for more than five hundred years, and countless people have been affected. Why did you say before that the timing wasn\u2019t right, and only reveal this now?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Yue Yao said: &#8220;Because I only recently confirmed this myself.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">She closed her eyes briefly: \u201cAfter the Sword Sovereign slew the gods five hundred years ago, the concept of the \u2018Book of Fate\u2019 reappeared in this realm. My master recalled the island\u2019s records and began researching the related information intermittently. This matter is somewhat a scandal for Bihai Taohua Island, so she kept silent until she found definitive evidence. But even before she disappeared, she hadn\u2019t found this key point.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">The information she gave seemed comprehensive and the causality clear.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">But Chu Xinghui still held reservations about her story.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Yue Yao probably still hid many things.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">She didn\u2019t seem to care whether he believed her or not, poured herself another cup of tea, and lamented: \u201cAh, looks like the tea is gone. I suppose I\u2019ll have to treat Dao friend Chu again another day.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui understood her meaning and said goodbye.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">After walking some distance, he suddenly turned back and asked again: \u201cDao friend Yue, do you really not know the identity of that black-robed man?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Yue Yao gently shook the fan in her hand, smiled: \u201cI don\u2019t know him.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Rarely did she show emotion, but now a genuine hatred flickered in her eyes: \u201cHe is the enemy who harmed my master. If I knew who he was, I would tear him limb from limb to relieve my hatred.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui listened and slowly frowned.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Yue Yao\u2019s attitude was strange.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Even without conclusive evidence, she seemed certain her master was already dead.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Support translation:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/bePatron?u=25191841\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"51\" class=\"wp-image-338 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ontimestory.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/become_a_patron_button.png?resize=217%2C51\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 217px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 217\/51;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/lajnaa\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ontimestory.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/kofi3-3.png?resize=185%2C47\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is kofi3-3.png\" width=\"185\" height=\"47\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 185px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 185\/47;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\r\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After seeing Ming Xiao off, Chu Xinghui returned home. Following the sound, he walked into the kitchen, where Xie Liufeng was chopping fish. Seeing him come back alone, Xie Liufeng casually asked: &#8220;Why didn\u2019t you invite your friend to come eat together?&#8221; Chu Xinghui looked around the kitchen, washed his hands, and started selecting vegetables: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[109],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-second-male-lead-fled-on-the-spot","entry","has-media"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ontimestory.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TheSecondMale.png?fit=300%2C419&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7562"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7563,"href":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7562\/revisions\/7563"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}