Chapter 32 Chapter 32 Breaking his bottom line step by step...
After hearing these words, Yuan Luogong was completely stunned.
He couldn't help but look back at the gate, then at Jiang Zhaoxue: "This...this..."
He thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure it out, so he asked tentatively: "Is it because he is your servant?"
But after thinking about it, he felt that it was not right and shook his head, "No, that's not right. The contract of the life servant doesn't have this effect. It was him and I who made the contract. How could I be suppressed by you? Could it be..."
Yuan Luogong slowly opened his eyes wide and said in disbelief, "Soul Locking Formation?"
Yuan Luogong guessed correctly.
Of course, the life-servant contract is not allowed. What is useful is the soul-locking formation.
She had originally carved the Soul-Locking Formation on a jade token and handed it to Pei Zichen in prison, telling him that if he was willing to give her his life, he should stain the token with his blood and call out her name.
From the moment he summoned her on the cliff, they had formed a soul-locking formation. From then on, Pei Zichen was the container for her to store the artifacts. She was Pei Zichen's master, and all the artifacts that recognized Pei Zichen as their master were actually her.
But she couldn't judge Yuan Luogong's position, so she didn't accept it. She just said, "If you don't understand the fortune teller's stuff, don't talk nonsense. If you can't figure it out, don't even think about it. All you need to know is to follow me—"
As he spoke, Jiang Zhaoxue's spirit slowly loosened its grip. He fanned himself and stood up, looking down at Yuan Luogong. He smiled and fanned himself, "It's better than following that brat."
Yuan Luogong looked at her blankly. For these spirit weapons to recognize their master, the most important thing is actually luck.
The better the luck of a cultivator, the more limitless his future will be. Although the woman in front of him did not have the same great luck as Pei Zichen, her luck was very strange. It was obviously the superposition of her own luck and the luck of others. Yuan Luogong even saw Pei Zichen's luck in her.
"Can you intercept other people's luck?"
Yuan Luogong looked at Jiang Zhaoxue. Jiang Zhaoxue listened, feeling a little guilty, but her face gradually became confident: "What do you think?"
Yuan Luogong was shocked when he heard this. A person's luck is innate, and the only way to enhance luck is to constantly do good deeds and accumulate virtue. If one can intercept other people's luck, the luck can be continuously accumulated, and sooner or later one will become the person with the strongest luck.
Moreover... once the spirit of the weapon forms a bond, it will be sensed by the master's soul and then suppressed by the soul. The stronger a cultivator's soul is, the greater the suppression will be on them.
Jiang Zhaoxue is a cultivator in the fusion stage, and her spiritual power is far stronger than Pei Zichen. Although he doesn't know how she came to form a contract with him, the threat Jiang Zhaoxue poses to him is much stronger than Pei Zichen.
After a moment's thought, Yuan Luogong made a decision. He immediately knelt on the ground, bowing his head with all sincerity, and shouted out loudly, "Greetings, Master!"
"good."
Seeing Yuan Luogong's tactful approach, Jiang Zhaoxue smiled and nodded his head with her fan as a token of appreciation. Then, she walked back to her seat and said slowly, "Now that you know who is your master, you must know whose side you stand on. First, what is your name?"
"Yuan Luo."
Weapon spirits usually have the same name as their magical instruments. Jiang Zhaoxue nodded and said, "I heard that you were transformed from the bones of Lord Haocang?"
"That's right!" As soon as he said this, Yuan Luo immediately became proud.
Jiang Zhaoxue was a little confused when she heard this: "Then logically, your body should carry the divine power of Lord Haocang. Why is it that after four years in Pei Zichen's body, he is still only a golden elixir?"
Yuan Luo's face instantly fell when he heard this: "This can't be blamed on me, it's his own fault."
"How do you say it?"
"He refused my power."
When Yuan Luo said this, Jiang Zhaoxue frowned, quite puzzled: "What do you mean?"
"Oh, because the source of his power is different from mine. The power flowing through his body... according to you, it's called spiritual power? But I'm different. My power is drawn from everything in the universe: the power of human hearts, the power of nature, the mountains and rivers, the sun, moon, and stars. I draw on any power in this world."
"Even if it's resentment?" Jiang Zhaoxue understood instantly.
Yuan Luo nodded, "That's right. Also, the power of ordinary creatures right now is a bit strange and not pure enough. I don't absorb impure power, so I only absorb the power of human hearts and the natural power born from mountains, rivers, sun and moon. I haven't needed the power of ordinary creatures for many years."
"Impure?" Jiang Zhaoxue felt a little strange. "What does this mean?"
"It's just... I feel like there's something mixed in with your so-called spiritual power. I don't know what it is, so I don't dare to absorb it rashly."
As Yuan Luo spoke, Jiang Zhaoxue felt heavy in his heart.
She probably understood why Pei Zichen was unwilling to accept Yuan Luo's power.
Because what Yuan Luo said is exactly the core difference between the True Immortal Realm and the Nine Netherworld Realm.
The source of power in the True Immortal Realm is spiritual energy, generated by all living things and feeding back into all things. Without spiritual energy, all vegetation would wither and all life would perish. All cultivators use spiritual energy as the foundation of their power, drawing it into their bodies and transforming it into spiritual energy for cultivation.
The Nine Netherworld, however, is different. They believe that everything in the world is power, especially what arises from the human heart. Resentment, obsession, joy, and love are all their nourishment. They even advocate entering the Dao through the form of a ghost, as the soul can absorb these elements of the human heart to a greater extent. When the soul can condense into a physical form, it becomes a powerful ghost cultivator.
By feeding on human thoughts, one's strength increases much faster than by practicing spiritual energy, but one's heart of Taoism will be easily disturbed by human thoughts, gradually losing one's original heart and becoming a puppet of the shell controlled by these human desires.
In the past, the True Immortal Realm also tolerated this kind of practice, but most of the people eventually went crazy and mad, and often caused disasters due to their enormous power, so it was banned. Later, after the Nine Netherworld Realm was born, this kind of practice became a symbol of demonic practice, and anyone who saw it would be killed.
There are often cultivators who take shortcuts like this in the True Immortal Realm, and the Lingjian Immortal Pavilion has to deal with quite a few of them every year. As someone who comes from an orthodox sword cultivator background, how could Pei Zichen possibly accept this way of practice?
No wonder Pei Zichen in the book finally went to the Nine Netherworld Realm. If he accepted the Yuanluo Bow, he would definitely have to follow the path of cultivation in the Nine Netherworld Realm, and the True Immortal Realm would not be able to accommodate him.
"But you're not a monster," Jiang Zhaoxue pondered, somewhat confused. "If you lead him down this path, aren't you afraid of using human hearts as the source of your power and ultimately being controlled by human desires?"
"How can one become a god if one is swayed by human desires?" Yuan Luogong sneered. "I am a divine artifact. So-called divine artifacts are meant for gods. Those who aspire to become gods must possess a heart of Taoism that is unshakable by the outside world. If mere human desires can drive them mad, how can they assume the position of god and rule over all living things? Using the power of plants and trees that don't know good and evil as their source of energy is because their heart of Taoism is unstable and they can't withstand the test, thus following the so-called path of cultivating immortals. But the master I want doesn't just want to ascend to immortality, he wants to become the master of all living things, a god of the world. How can he be so weak?"
"According to you," Jiang Zhaoxue found this interpretation interesting, "these demonic cultivators are actually swimming against the tide, the seedlings of becoming gods. Are we, the spiritual cultivators, actually taking shortcuts?"
"There is no good or evil in cultivation. The so-called demonic cultivation is just a term used by people like you."
"What if they only have power but no moral integrity, and kill innocent people without restraint?"
"Have you ever seen any cultivator who only has strength ascend to heaven?" Yuan Luo asked back, and Jiang Zhaoxue paused.
Only then did he realize that over the years, none of the evil cultivators, no matter how powerful, had been able to ascend.
Either he would die in a siege by everyone, or he would die from his inner demons or from heavenly thunder when he was promoted.
"The power you see is not right. In my eyes, it is a way for him to cultivate his mind. If he fails to cultivate, he will die. I don't understand Pei Zichen's resistance to me. Can you persuade him?"
Jiang Zhaoxue listened, tapping the handle of the fan with his fingers.
After Yuan Luo finished speaking, he realized that as Jiang Zhaoxue's artifact, it seemed unnecessary for him to care so much about Pei Zichen. He quickly coughed and said, "Well, I saw that the master cared so much about Pei Zichen, and I thought that the master hoped that Pei Zichen would become stronger as soon as possible."
"That's right."
Jiang Zhaoxue raised her eyes to look at him and said calmly, "My expectation for you is that you become stronger as soon as possible."
"That's easy!" Yuan Luogong was delighted when he heard it, and quickly said, "As long as the master can convince him to accept my power and practice according to my instructions, then we can use the Tracing Light Mirror to find Lingxu and Zhanshen. With our several great artifacts together, we can help him become a god!"
"After becoming a god," Jiang Zhaoxue asked tentatively, "will my life servant contract still be there?"
"It's definitely there." Yuan Luogong comforted Jiang Zhaoxue, "Even if he's a god, he must be bound by the constraints of the promises he made to the heavens. If you're worried, just set up another soul-locking formation. With the soul-locking formation in place, even if Pei Zichen becomes a god, he must be controlled by his master."
Jiang Zhaoxue listened to Yuan Luogong's words and looked up at him.
She guessed that Yuan Luogong should have guessed that she was using the Soul Locking Formation, but he didn't dare to confirm it, so he could only reassure her in a roundabout way.
But she couldn't reassure herself with these words.
But it doesn't matter. She won't let Pei Zichen become a god anyway.
She didn't answer Yuan Luo, but changed the subject and continued asking, "You said we should follow the Light Tracing Mirror to find the Lingxu Fan and the God-Slaying Sword. How do we find them?"
"When you came back, Suguang came to find us."
As Yuan Luo spoke, he took out a piece of mirror fragment from his sleeve, pushed it forward, and it fell steadily into Jiang Zhaoxue's hands.
Jiang Zhaoxue took the mirror fragment and felt that the mirror was a little warm.
She took out her own piece, which was also warm.
Anan exclaimed, "Huh?" and couldn't help but say, "It's glowing!"
"It has scattered itself throughout time and space. Just follow it and you'll find us. It's glowing now, proving that either Lingxu or Zhanshen must be nearby."
Yuan Luo explained, and then said: "You can try to put it together."
Jiang Zhaoxue listened and fumbled to put the two mirrors together.
The moment she closed it, Jiang Zhaoxue suddenly felt that the restrictions that suppressed her spiritual power were loosened a lot, and the spiritual power she could use reached the Nascent Soul level in an instant.
"What's going on?" she asked immediately, "The part of my spiritual power that can be used has suddenly increased to the Nascent Soul level."
"Because it brought you and Pei Zichen, the greater your strength, the more energy it needs to support you. So when it is weak, you are also restricted. The stronger the tracing light is, the more spiritual power you can use. When you find us all and the tracing light is complete, you can go back."
"So good?" Jiang Zhaoxue laughed. "As long as we find it, we can get the artifact and go back. Of course I'll take such a good deal. But why is it looking for you?"
Jiang Zhaoxue asked in confusion, Yuan Luo frowned and said, "I don't know either. You have to ask it."
But the tracing mirror has been broken into pieces, and its spirit has fallen into a deep sleep. No one can tell where it came from.
Fortunately, the answer would be known sooner or later. Jiang Zhaoxue did not embarrass Yuan Luo and simply said, "I understand. Now, what I need to do is to find the artifact of this small world under the guidance of the tracing mirror. Can you sense the location of this time and space artifact?"
"I can't sense it."
Yuan Luo shook his head: "Suguang and Xunshi are the eyes of the gods. Only they can see us. Lingxu, Zhanshen and I can only sense each other when we are very close."
"Tsk." Jiang Zhaoxue listened and couldn't help but feel a little disgusted, "What a waste."
As he was speaking, he heard voices outside. Yuan Luo suddenly became nervous and said quickly, "Pei Zichen is here!"
"Know."
Jiang Zhaoxue spoke lazily, raised his finger, and a ray of light fell into Yuan Luo's body.
Yuan Luo was stunned for a moment, then listened to Jiang Zhaoxue's explanation: "This is a Word-Touching Curse. If you reveal even a single word of what you learned today, you will be instantly burned to death by the True Fire."
“You…”
Yuan Luo opened his eyes wide, but before he could utter the word "poisonous woman", he heard Jiang Zhaoxue say with a smile: "I can't trust you. But don't worry, for now, my interests are aligned with yours. We both want Pei Zichen to become stronger. Just pretend that today's incident never happened. As for the Nine Nether Realm technique -"
Jiang Zhaoxue said this, then realized that she hadn't reached the Nine Netherworld Realm yet. Yuan Luo probably didn't know what she was talking about, so she corrected herself, "I'll find a way to get him to accept your cultivation method. When the time comes, you'll cooperate with me. I'll be responsible for getting him to learn, and you'll be responsible for teaching. If there's anything, just tell me directly using the Touching Words Spell I left in your body. He won't be able to find out."
As he spoke, Jiang Zhaoxue raised his hand and called out, "Come back."
Yuan Luo followed the strength of her hand and slid into the Yuan Luo bow.
Jiang Zhaoxue listened to the footsteps, took out the sound transmission jade token, raised his hand and slid it, and all the information about Shen Yuqing inside exploded instantly.
"Jiang Zhaoxue, are you okay?"
Sorry, next one.
"Jiang Zhaoxue, I know the Tracing Light Mirror is broken. If you want to go back, you must gather all the Tracing Light Mirrors. I came here to find the Tracing Light Mirrors on the orders of my master. If you want to go back, come with me..."
Even more annoying, next one.
"Jiang Zhaoxue, our marriage is a matter of respect for both our factions..."
Is it over yet? Next one.
"Jiang Zhaoxue," Shen Yuqing seemed to be pondering for a long time before speaking with difficulty, "I spoke a little impulsively that day. I want to talk to you face to face. You and I have been married for two hundred years..."
"Master's Wife."
Before Shen Yuqing could finish her words, Pei Zichen appeared at the door. Jiang Zhaoxue pretended to be listening to the voice transmission and stopped Shen Yuqing's voice in time. She raised her eyes and said, "Are you back?"
"yes."
Pei Zichen stood respectfully outside the door, his eyes lowered as he stared at the ground. "I have already contacted Li Xiuji's parents through the Tianji Academy branch under the pretext of searching for his relatives. We should have news within half a month."
Jiang Zhaoxue nodded when he heard this, without saying anything more.
The two of them stood there, one standing there, Jiang Zhaoxue remained silent, only tapping the armrest occasionally.
The voice seemed to strike at Pei Zichen's heart. He couldn't help but look up, his gaze falling on the still shining jade token in Jiang Zhaoxue's hand.
After a long time, Jiang Zhaoxue seemed to have finally made a decision and called him softly, "Come in and talk."
Pei Zichen walked into the room and sat aside politely. Jiang Zhaoxue said thoughtfully, "I just took a look at this bow. It's a divine weapon. If you get its power, it will definitely be more than just a golden elixir. Why don't you want it?"
Pei Zichen listened, reacted, and immediately said: "Master's Wife, this is an evil creature. Its power is adapted to the Nine Netherworld Realm's cultivation method. I cannot practice it."
"Isn't that a pity?"
"It's not a pity," Pei Zichen said seriously, "It has the ability to block spiritual energy and penetrate space. I connected it to my sword with a magic circle, and can split the space within a hundred miles at will."
You are really amazing.
Jiang Zhaoxue finally understood why he did not accept the power of the Yuanluo Bow, but was able to split the space in the Jindan stage and escape with her under Shen Yuqing's nose.
"But such a powerful force, aren't you tempted?" Jiang Zhaoxue probed, "The cultivation method is different..."
"Disciple will never practice the techniques of the Nine Netherworld Realm."
Pei Zichen spoke decisively.
Jiang Zhaoxue was stunned for a moment, realizing that Pei Zichen's attitude was unlikely to be easily persuaded. She coughed lightly and simply changed the subject: "Well, it's your artifact anyway. Let's get down to business. I think I already know what this tracing mirror is."
Jiang Zhaoxue briefly explained the relationship between the fragments of the Tracing Light Mirror and the artifact, then took out the Tracing Light Mirror from her sleeve and handed it to Pei Zichen: "The third fragment should be in the capital. Take it with you and go out more often these days. If you find anything unusual, come back and tell me immediately."
Pei Zichen took the Light Tracing Mirror and Jiang Zhaoxue continued, "Shen Yuqing shouldn't be able to sense the Light Tracing Mirror's presence, so he waited until I used it before appearing. But the Time Searching Mirror should be able to sense the artifact, so be careful when you search for the fragments."
"Disciple understands."
After Pei Zichen responded, Jiang Zhaoxue waved her hand and said, "Go down. I've been staying at your place lately. Go out and see what's going on. If things aren't that bad," Jiang Zhaoxue smiled and said, "Take me out to play?"
Pei Zichen was stunned when he heard this, but then a smile appeared in his eyes and he said softly, "Yes."
After the two finished talking about business, Pei Zichen took Jiang Zhaoxue to familiarize herself with the environment of the room, and then took Li Xiuji with him, and the three of them played in the yard for a whole day.
He was afraid that Jiang Zhaoxue would be bored, so he read a storybook to her and taught Li Xiuji how to recognize characters while reading. Li Xiuji learned quickly and had almost a photographic memory. Pei Zichen then instructed him, "If I'm not home for a few days, you will read to the lady. Do you understand?"
Li Xiuji nodded quickly and immediately demonstrated it to Pei Zichen with emotion.
Jiang Zhaoxue was read out by Li Xiuji in a voice that sounded like reciting a poem: "The young lady was in a state of confusion, her eyes were full of love, she clenched her fist and tapped the gentleman's chest lightly, you are bad, you are really bad..."
Jiang Zhaoxue couldn't help but let out a "chuckle". Pei Zichen felt a little embarrassed for a moment and quickly took Li Xiuji's book away. He said seriously, "You are only allowed to read 'A Record of the Small Stone Pool'."
Li Xiuji seemed a little unwilling to accept what he said: "I understand."
Pei Zichen listened and taught patiently for a while. Jiang Zhaoxue sat next to them and listened to their class, which was more interesting than listening to a book.
At night, Li Xiuji was told by Pei Zichen that he was sleepy. Pei Zichen read Nezha Conquers the Dragon King to him, and he nestled in Pei Zichen's arms and began to snore softly.
Jiang Zhaoxue heard this and reminded Pei Zichen: "Is he asleep?"
Pei Zichen paused, lowered his eyes and looked into his arms, as if he had just realized something, and said hurriedly: "Master's wife, Xiuji is asleep, then I will send him back first. Master's wife, if you need any help, please tell me."
Jiang Zhaoxue nodded and waved, "Go ahead."
When he stood up, he seemed a little hesitant, but after thinking for a long time, he nodded and said, "Master's Wife, I'm leaving first."
As he said that, he hugged Li Xiuji and bowed and took his leave.
After they left, Anan said, "He glanced at Li Xiuji as soon as he closed his eyes. He knew he was asleep. He just wanted to stay here!"
Jiang Zhaoxue paused after hearing this and couldn't help but laugh: "He has a lot on his mind."
Seeing that she was still thinking, Anan thought for a moment and then asked tentatively, "Do you really want him to practice the Nine Nether Realm techniques?"
"What else?"
Jiang Zhaoxue glanced at it and said, "If he doesn't practice the Nine Nether Realm technique, he won't be able to inherit the power of the artifact. How long should I wait for him to practice on his own? The biggest problem with the Nine Nether Realm technique is that it's easy to go crazy. But he's the male protagonist, and he didn't go crazy until the end of the book. What's there to worry about?"
"But..." Anan struggled for a moment and reminded, "If he learns the Nine Netherworld Realm skills, he will no longer be able to stay in the True Immortal Realm."
Hearing this, Jiang Zhaoxue stopped fanning herself. She thought for a moment, then laughed, "Why think about this? By the time he emerges from the Tracing Light Mirror, he'll have gathered the three great artifacts and will likely be nearing the Mahayana stage. I should then open the Soul Locking Formation and use his cultivation to nourish the Heavenly Secret Jade."
Jiang Zhaoxue feigned indifference as he spoke, "As long as I act quickly enough, who will discover that he has practiced the Nine Netherworld Realm techniques? By then, I will extract his cultivation points to nourish the divine weapon, and he will become a mortal again. Even if he wants to practice, he will have to start from scratch. It won't have much of an impact on him, and no one will notice."
"You're still asking him to start practicing from scratch?" Anan was a little surprised. "If you take his cultivation nourishment artifact, you and he will be enemies. If you don't cut off the roots and give him the opportunity to practice again, are you seeking death?"
"I was just saying it casually." Jiang Zhaoxue was a little annoyed by Anan's words. She glared at her and said, "Just live in the present, you're really noisy."
"Okay, then tell me, how are you going to get by now?" Anan was unconvinced. "He seems to be at loggerheads with the Nine Netherworld Realm. How are you going to let him practice the Nine Netherworld Realm techniques?"
"He was brought up in the Spirit Sword Immortal Pavilion since childhood and hates evil, so it's normal that he doesn't want to become a demon cultivator. But people are like that, and their boundaries are broken step by step. The Spirit Sword Immortal Pavilion has 4,000 rules, and we will break them one by one. Once breaking the bottom line becomes a habit, we will find an opportunity to force him..."
Jiang Zhaoxue thought to herself, "It's only a matter of time."
Jiang Zhaoxue was quite happy when he thought of his bright future. He lay down on the bed and thought, "Starting tomorrow, we will smash the rules of the Spirit Sword Immortal Pavilion to pieces!"
"Okay!" Anan also became excited and asked, "Do you remember the rules of the Spirit Sword Immortal Pavilion?"
These words stumped Jiang Zhaoxue.
She suddenly realized that in the past two hundred years, although she was often punished to copy the sect rules, every time she got angry and slammed the table, Shen Yuqing would just scold her a few words and that was it.
She really couldn't remember what these four thousand items were.
But it doesn’t matter. As long as Pei Zichen resists, it must be something that Lingjian Xian Pavilion does not allow.
She has confidence!
Jiang Zhaoxue closed his eyes and fell asleep in a daze.
In the middle of the night, the wind blew out the candle, and Pei Zichen once again passed through the wall and came to her bedside.
Jiang Zhaoxue was sleeping soundly. Pei Zichen lowered his eyes and looked at her, then his gaze moved to the jade sound transmission token that had been lit.
He stared at the sound transmission jade token for a long time, and finally closed his eyes.
Jiang Zhaoxue slept all night and woke up early the next day. Pei Zichen took her to wash and eat, and then told her to stay in the yard and asked Li Xiuji to take care of her.
Seeing this, Jiang Zhaoxue sighed and ordered, "Bring some notebooks over here."
Pei Zichen was a little confused when he heard this. He took the notebook and walked to Jiang Zhaoxue. Jiang Zhaoxue felt him coming and ordered, "Kneel down."
Pei Zichen knelt on one knee in front of Jiang Zhaoxue and saw Jiang Zhaoxue gropingly reaching out her hand. Pei Zichen was stunned for a moment, and before he could react, he felt Jiang Zhaoxue touching his forehead, then bending down and putting her forehead against his.
Pei Zichen froze, then felt his soul being pulled over and appeared in Jiang Zhaoxue's sea of consciousness.
Jiang Zhaoxue saw him come in and stretched out her hand to him: "Give me the book. Do you really want Li Xiuji to read to me for a day?"
Pei Zichen reacted and hurried forward, handing the book to Jiang Zhaoxue, saying respectfully, "It's my fault for not being considerate enough."
Jiang Zhaoxue took the storybook, flipped through it, and then said, "You can give me anything like this from now on. Don't talk to me about any rules. Remember, you are my life servant first, and then you are a disciple of the Spirit Sword Immortal Pavilion."
Pei Zichen listened and slowly responded: "Disciple understands."
"Bring me some fun things, don't treat me badly."
Jiang Zhaoxue flipped through the storybook and waved, "Go."
Pei Zichen raised his hand to salute. As he was about to withdraw, Jiang Zhaoxue suddenly said, "Remember to bring me some pornographic books. I won't read them unless they're pornographic."
Hearing this, Pei Zichen was almost frightened to death.
His face instantly turned red, and Li Xiuji beside him asked in surprise: "Brother, what's wrong? Your face is so red?"
"Nothing."
Pei Zichen spoke hurriedly, then quickly bowed and left.
After he left, Anan couldn't help but ask, "Isn't this stimulation a bit too great?"
"It's okay." Jiang Zhaoxue suppressed a smile. "If you want to break the bottom line, of course you have to use any means necessary."
As Jiang Zhaoxue was speaking, Li Xiuji looked at her smile, thought for a moment, and then asked in confusion, "Sister, what were you and brother doing just now?"
"I?"
Jiang Zhaoxue turned back to look at Li Xiuji, thought for a moment, and explained in a way that Li Xiuji could understand: "I am letting his soul enter my brain."
"The soul enters the brain? Why does it enter the brain? Can I enter?"
"You can't." Jiang Zhaoxue flipped through the storybook in his sea of consciousness and said slowly, "Only those who have signed a soul-related contract with me can enter my sea of consciousness by touching heads."
"A contract related to the soul? What contract?" Li Xiuji blinked.
Jiang Zhaoxue patiently explained, "Usually, it's a Dao Companion Contract. But if you meet a fortune teller, you can sign a life servant contract with him; if you meet a demon cultivator, you can sign a heart-to-heart contract. If you are a demon cultivator or a spirit, you can also recognize him as your master. But it's a pity," Jiang Zhaoxue smiled, "you are just an ordinary person. Even if you practice Taoism, you may not meet a fortune teller in this life. At most, you can sign a Dao Companion Contract."
"So, are your brother and sister Taoist companions?" Li Xiuji asked curiously, then immediately replied, "No, he calls you Master's Wife."
"He is my servant."
"What about his master?"
"Dead."
Although Li Xiuji talks a lot, the day goes by quickly when he is around.
During the day, Pei Zichen would take care of the affairs assigned by the Tianji Academy, and would also go around to investigate the situation. He would come back to cook at noon, and then bring back some gifts in the evening. After coaxing Li Xiuji to sleep, he would bring the gifts into Jiang Zhaoxue's soul and hand the things to her.
In the first two days, Pei Zichen was a little reserved, but within two days, he readily accepted the advice and no longer felt embarrassed.
This calmness made Jiang Zhaoxue feel that she was not breaking Pei Zichen's bottom line. Pei Zichen seemed to have no bottom line in this matter.
But when she thought about how Pei Zichen was not that kind of person, she could only understand that this matter was inevitable from the moment Pei Zichen accepted the position of life servant, so it could not be considered a bottom line.
So Jiang Zhaoxue started to let him take many contraband items from Lingjian Xian Pavilion, from alcohol to erotic pictures to various pornographic books.
Pei Zichen took it back obediently, and was a little reserved every time he handed it to her.
This made Jiang Zhaoxue feel that she was one step closer to success. However, when she quietly brought Yuan Luo Gong to him that night to ask about it, Yuan Luo told her with a look of melancholy, "It's useless. He's very calm. He didn't even look at the erotic pictures I brought for you."
Pei Zichen's calmness made Jiang Zhaoxue feel extremely frustrated.
Her depressed look made Pei Zichen feel a little overwhelmed. After thinking about it the next day, he tentatively asked, "Master's Wife, do you want to go out and play?"
"Huh?" Jiang Zhaoxue turned around in surprise. "Can we go out and play? Is Shen Yuqing quiet now?"
"Master asked the Tianji Academy to check the city thoroughly." Pei Zichen said truthfully, "The storm should have passed by now. If Master's Wife wants to leave, we can disguise ourselves and go out. Besides..." Pei Zichen pondered, "I have been traveling around the city with the Tracing Light Mirror recently, but the Mirror hasn't changed at all. I also want Master's Wife to check the situation. I'm afraid that I am young and inexperienced and may have missed something."
Jiang Zhaoxue was delighted when she heard this: "Great!"
Seeing her smile, Pei Zichen went to prepare. After changing his appearance, he asked Jiang Zhaoxue to take her magic weapon for disguise, and then took Mu Li with him.
Afterwards, the two of them pulled Li Xiu Ji along and pretended to be a family of three going out.
"Master's Wife, the Yuanluo Bow has the ability to block spiritual energy from spying. Over the years, I have relied on it to escape Master's sight several times. Although Master's Wife has a magic weapon to conceal her appearance, I am still afraid of something going wrong. I need to hold Master's Wife's hand along the way and use my spiritual energy to pass on the Yuanluo Bow's ability to her, just in case."
Blocked from spiritual power, Shen Yuqing could only see what was there and could not use spiritual power to see the true appearance of the disguised person.
Jiang Zhaoxue understood what Pei Zichen meant. In fact, as long as Pei Zichen was by her side, she could share his magic weapon. However, she did not want Pei Zichen to realize this, so she smiled and said, "Okay."
When Pei Zichen heard this, he lowered his eyes and held her hand.
The moment he pulled her, Jiang Zhaoxue suddenly felt a sense of familiarity. However, she didn't have time to think about it. She felt Pei Zichen's spiritual power pouring in, and then her vision slowly became clear.
Jiang Zhaoxue knew that Pei Zichen was sharing what he could see with her. She hadn't seen anything for a long time, and Jiang Zhaoxue suddenly felt happy.
Although separated by a curtain, Pei Zichen could still sense her joy and asked with a smile, "Where do you want to go, my lady?"
"I?"
Jiang Zhaoxue thought for a moment, and a place popped up in his mind. He turned around and said with a smile, "Go to Qing..."
Before she finished speaking, Jiang Zhaoxue suddenly saw a small one under her feet. She swallowed her words and could only say, "Let's go to the gambling house."
"Gambling house?"
Pei Zichen frowned. Jiang Zhaoxue smiled and said seriously, "You searched the entire city but couldn't find the Tracing Light Mirror, which proves that it's hidden in a space you can't get close to. And where a divine artifact appears, there must be unusual signs. For example, the resentful demon in Taizhou City. Her appearance in Taizhou City is not unrelated to the Yuanluo Bow. So we have to go and ask around to see if there's anything strange going on."
"Then I can go to the Tianji Academy to retrieve the files."
"Of course the files need to be retrieved." Jiang Zhaoxue pulled him forward. Pei Zichen held Li Xiuji and Jiang Zhaoxue, listening to her, "But the report to the Tianji Court said that it was caused by evil spirits, and requested to eliminate the evil spirits. But if it was caused by humans——"
Jiang Zhaoxue looked at Pei Zichen with a smile, but Pei Zichen immediately understood.
Monsters that harm people will be reported to the Tianji Academy. The places he cannot access must be wealthy families or even the imperial palace.
If such a person commits evil, it is impossible to report it to the Tianji Academy.
"My lady is very thoughtful."
Pei Zichen spoke in a low voice, and he would call her Lady Lord whenever he went out.
Jiang Zhaoxue listened, but didn't notice the change in his address. She was completely attracted by the human world. It had been a long time since she had come out to play. She pulled Pei Zichen and hurried to the stall, saying excitedly, "Hurry, hurry, I want to eat this green rice dumpling!"
Pei Zichen couldn't help but laugh when he heard her excitement, and pulled her to the stall to eat green rice dumplings.
Once Jiang Zhaoxue started eating, she couldn't help herself and wandered around buying things. Pei Zichen pulled her to follow behind.
"In the four years I've known you, this is the first time I've seen you so happy."
Yuan Luo's voice echoed in Pei Zichen's mind, and he gritted his teeth and warned, "Beautiful women are all poisonous. I'm afraid you won't have time to cry later."
"Senior Yuanluo," Pei Zichen lowered his eyes as he handed over the money and said softly, "If you continue to slander the Lady, we'll have to start from the score we had four years ago."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Luo shut up instantly.
The sight of him nearly breaking his bow was still vivid in his mind. Yuan Luo took a deep breath and said, "You'll definitely have to slap yourself in the face and apologize to me next time!"
Pei Zichen didn't say anything, but he suddenly felt Jiang Zhaoxue slow down her pace and hold his hand tighter.
Pei Zichen looked up and saw Shen Yuqing walking towards him with Mu Jinyue not far away.
Enemies often meet on a narrow road.
Jiang Zhaoxue looked at the person walking towards him, not daring to speak, let alone send a message.
If you transmit the sound in front of Shen Yuqing, Shen Yuqing will immediately sense the fluctuation of spiritual power. Everyone here is mortal, and Shen Yuqing may not pay attention to them in the crowd, but if there is a fluctuation of spiritual power, Shen Yuqing will definitely find it at the first time.
Jiang Zhaoxue was a little scared after being bumped into at such a close distance, and instantly regretted her decision to go out today.
But she couldn't hide forever. Who would have thought that she would be so unlucky as to run into him the first time she went out? Was he patrolling the road every day?
She cursed in her heart but kept silent, pretending to be calm. Eight hundred options for what to do if she was recognized flashed through her mind.
Pei Zichen looked up at Shen Yuqing, who seemed to have gotten used to it. He held Jiang Zhaoxue's hand tightly, as if to comfort her. Then he turned to Li Xiuji and said, "Xiuji, Daddy will take you to eat wontons."
As he spoke, he pulled Jiang Zhaoxue forward calmly, and the three of them passed by Shen Yuqing openly.
The moment they passed each other, Jiang Zhaoxue's heart was beating so fast that it almost jumped out of her chest, and she suddenly felt a little admiration for Pei Zichen.
For the past four years, he has been playing this cat and mouse game with Shen Yuqing.
It's so exciting.
Fortunately, Shen Yuqing didn't notice it.
After the three of them missed Shen Yuqing, Jiang Zhaoxue subconsciously wanted to leave quickly. Pei Zichen immediately raised his hand to hold her shoulders, slowing her pace, and said gently, "Take another look at this hairpin."
Jiang Zhaoxue said nothing and followed Pei Zichen to the stall selling hairpins.
Shen Yuqing almost stopped and turned back at the same time, looking at the family of three based on his intuition.
The family of three didn't actually have any trace of Jiang Zhaoxue and Pei Zichen, and Tong Xinqi didn't sense Jiang Zhaoxue's presence either, but he couldn't help but look over. He saw the man gently lift the woman's veil and put a hairpin on her. The child standing nearby clapped his hands: "Mom, it looks good! Buy this!"
"Master?"
Seeing Shen Yuqing in a daze, Mu Jinyue asked in confusion. She looked in the direction of Shen Yuqing's gaze and couldn't help but ask, "What are you looking at that couple doing?"
Hearing the word "husband and wife", Shen Yuqing felt relieved.
It's impossible. Even if they were hiding from him, they couldn't pretend to be a couple, and they had a child that big.
Not to mention that Jiang Zhaoxue couldn't do this, even if Jiang Zhaoxue could do it, Pei Zichen couldn't do it either.
Four years had passed since he fell off the cliff, and he had calmed down. He realized that although Jiang Zhaoxue had concealed something at the beginning, she and Pei Zichen were definitely not having an affair.
In the past four years, he had thought countless times, what if he had been calmer at that time, and explained to Jiang Zhaoxue clearly that Pei Zichen was a Forsaken, and not tested Jiang Zhaoxue; or if he had not deliberately used Mu Jinyue's voice transmission jade token to agree to have dinner with her, or...
If he had been more calm, Jiang Zhaoxue would not have gone to the point where Jie Daoluqi and Pei Zichen jumped off the cliff.
He could no longer act according to his mood. The time in the retrospective mirror was the only time he had to stabilize Jiang Zhaoxue.
Once he returns and lets Jiang Zhaoyue know that Jiang Zhaoxue has broken their Taoist partner contract, Jiang Zhaoyue will definitely take her away without hesitation.
Thinking of this possibility, Shen Yuqing's heart trembled, he closed his eyes and slowed down, then turned around and said, "Let's go."
Mu Jinyue followed Shen Yuqing and said hurriedly, "Master, where are we going? Why don't you continue looking for people?"
"I can't find him." Shen Yuqing said calmly, "Pei Zichen was able to hide from me for four years, which proves that he has the means to avoid me. With your master's wife back, he is even more powerful. It is impossible to find him."
"Then what should we do?" Mu Jinyue frowned, "Master, we have been here for four years..."
"Our mission is to retrieve the Light Tracing Mirror and obtain the artifact that comes with it. Even if it takes hundreds of years, it won't matter." Shen Yuqing said calmly, "And if they want to go back, they must also find the fragments of the Light Tracing Mirror and the artifact that comes with it. So there's no need to look for them anymore. Once we find the artifact, we can just sit back and wait."
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The author has something to say: I will send out this chapter's red envelope tomorrow night. I have been feeling a bit down these past two days.
【Small Theater·1】
Shen Yuqing: "It's impossible for them to pretend that they have a child that old."
Mu Jinyue: "But if Master's Wife was pregnant when she jumped off the cliff, it's normal for the child to be this big."
Shen Yuqing: "You won't die if you don't speak."
【Small Theater 2】
Jiang Zhaoxue: "I will corrupt him step by step! I will turn him from a gentleman into a lunatic!"
Pei Zichen: "Master's Wife, I am much worse than you think."
Jiang Zhaoxue: "Oh, how bad can someone like you who doesn't even look at pornographic pictures be?"
Pei Zichen: "I don't look at it because I don't dare to look at it."
Jiang Zhaoxue: "Ah? What do you mean?"
After Chapter 100——
Jiang Zhaoxue: "You don't need to read this kind of stuff, and even if you do, you don't need to learn it. Thank you!"
(PS: The 100 chapters here do not mean that they have progressed in the 100th chapter. In the 100th chapter, Xiao Pei is a person who does whatever he wants without restraint. But before finding the Lingxu fan in this time and space, in the illusion, Xiao Pei will think that he has unilaterally taken the position and grown up [yellow heart][yellow heart])
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