Chapter 70 Chapter 70 The First Bloodstain
Jiang Zhaoxue feigned composure as she fled back from Pei Zichen's room. Only once she entered the range of the Mountain and River Bell did she breathe a sigh of relief. She put down her medicine box, took out her fan, and fanned herself. "I shouldn't have gone there earlier. He really gets angrier the older he gets. I always say that men can't handle age, but this is truly terrifying."
"If you have a clear conscience, what are you afraid of?" Anan chuckled. "It's just that you're guilty. In the illusion, you keep saying 'I love you' on the left and 'good husband' on the right, fooling people into a trance, but now you turn your back on me when you come out..."
"That was a fantasy!" Jiang Zhaoxue said, feeling somewhat guilty. "Besides, wasn't I trying to fulfill his wish and get him out of the fantasy sooner? So, he was the one who tricked me first!"
"Yo yo yo~" Anan made a sarcastic sound, "It seems that if it was Ye Tianjiao, he would coax him like this."
"If it's Ye Tianjiao, I will coax him just the same!" Jiang Zhaoxue said very firmly.
Anan didn't believe it and snorted coldly, but he was also afraid of being beaten, so he changed the subject and said, "Instead of being afraid of Pei Zichen, you should worry about Shen Yuqing. Pei Zichen is a moral person, he will at most be angry, but Pei Zichen called you Yaoyao today..."
Anan stood on Jiang Zhaoxue's shoulder and leaned over: "Shen Yuqing wouldn't be so generous, right?"
Jiang Zhaoxue didn't say anything, she knew Shen Yuqing's temper.
No matter how he felt about her, as long as she was the wife of the master of Lingjian Immortal Pavilion, Shen Yuqing would not allow her to have anything to do with any man.
And certainly not his apprentice.
He wanted to protect the thousand-year-old reputation of the Spirit Sword Immortal Pavilion, and he wouldn't allow anyone to touch even a single thing of his. And if Shen Yuqing was truly determined to take action, with the Heart Bond still in place, she and Pei Zichen would have no chance of winning.
Her heart sank, and Anan also began to feel a little scared. She couldn't help but say, "But Pei Zichen said he explained it, so it should be okay, right?"
"He can't explain it."
Jiang Zhaoxue spoke decisively, and Anan was a little confused: "Huh?"
"But Pei Zichen has that marriage rope." Jiang Zhaoxue thought about the situation and felt that it was not that bad. "As long as I don't get discovered by Shen Yuqing, Shen Yuqing will definitely think of something wrong. I just need to be more cautious from now on."
Jiang Zhaoxue felt relieved after saying this. She walked over to the bed and lay down, comforting herself, "After all, I am still the Queen of Penglai. He won't fight me head-on unless he has no other choice."
“That’s right!”
Anan responded, then remembered what she had just said and asked curiously, "But why did you say Pei Zichen couldn't explain it? I think Pei Zichen is quite smart. Can't he fool Shen Yuqing?"
"It's not a question of whether he's smart or not..."
Jiang Zhaoxue spoke, but no sound came out.
In an instant, her mind recalled the first time she told Shen Yuqing this name many years ago.
"My mother said that the name Yaoyao can only be told to the person you like. If the other person calls me this name, then he is not only calling me, but also saying, Jiang Zhaoxue, I like you."
She was still young at that time. In fact, her mother didn't tell her these things. She just wanted to deceive Shen Yuqing.
As a result, Shen Yuqing rarely called this name.
One last time...
This was just after she had survived the Nascent Soul stage tribulation and her spiritual roots had recovered.
It was not easy for her to get through the tribulation during her Nascent Soul stage. Her master died in that tribulation in order to change her fate. But even so, her spiritual roots were almost broken and she almost didn't survive it.
At that time, she was in excruciating pain. When she was awake occasionally, she could only hold the sound transmission jade token and call out to him: "Chen Zeyuan, when will you come to see me? Please come back, I'm in so much pain, I'm in so much pain..."
He comforted her through the sound transmission jade token: "Yaoyao, don't be afraid, I will be back soon."
"I'll be back soon."
Those days were probably the time when he called her "Yaoyao" the most.
The voice he called her "Yaoyao" was sometimes weak and sometimes serious, but always gentle. Sometimes she vaguely felt that she could not hold on any longer, but she also felt that she had to wait for him to come back.
She waited and waited, but all she got was the Tianyan vine that Penglai had tried every possible way to get back, but she never waited for Chen Zeyuan.
Jiang Zhaoxue thought about Shen Yuqing at that time, and suddenly felt a little emotional. She always felt that Shen Zeyuan and Shen Yuqing were like two people.
But when she thought about how Pei Zichen had transformed from a gentle and polite 17-year-old boy into someone who dared to act so presumptuously behind her back in just eight years, Shen Yuqing would have died in two hundred years.
Jiang Zhaoxue came to her senses, sighed, pulled up the quilt, took out the fireworks Pei Zichen had given her, closed her eyes and went to sleep.
These days she discovered that fireworks had a great hypnotic effect. Putting them on the bedside, watching them bloom and wither like flowers, she would soon feel sleepy.
She vaguely felt as if Pei Zichen was sitting at the head of the bed, quietly watching over her.
After so many years, she had to admit one thing.
She always felt more at ease when Pei Zichen was watching over her.
Jiang Zhaoxue slept well. When she woke up the next day, Pei Shulan went out to check the accounts, so Jiang Zhaoxue asked everyone to come to her room to discuss.
When Jiang Zhaoxue arrived, she had just finished chatting with Qian Sisi. Qian Sisi had been drinking and looking for someone last night, and there was no news yet. She said vaguely, "But there are some signs. If I get the token, I'll come to you tomorrow."
As Jiang Zhaoxue was speaking, she heard a noise coming from the door.
She looked up and saw Shen Yuqing walking in, followed by Pei Zichen and Mu Jinyue.
Shen Yuqing's face showed no emotion, but she could vaguely sense that he didn't sleep well last night.
Pei Zichen's usual gentleness was tempered by a hint of coldness;
Only Mu Jinyue seemed a little uneasy because of yesterday's events. She bowed as she entered the room, "Master's Wife."
"Master's Wife." Pei Zichen followed and saluted respectfully, as if he was not the one who said harsh words behind her back last night.
"Here I come."
Jiang Zhaoxue said this with a smile. After letting Pei Zichen and Mu Jinyue sit down casually, she asked Shen Yuqing to sit on the chair beside her. Then she looked him up and down and asked with concern, "Didn't you sleep well last night?"
"Do we need to use honorifics between you and me?" Shen Yuqing immediately asked back.
Anan made a "tsk" sound and immediately said, "He's still angry."
Jiang Zhaoxue coughed lightly upon hearing this. Not wanting to provoke him, she whispered, "I was just joking. Let's get down to business." Then, Jiang Zhaoxue became serious, "Last night, I asked about Qian Sisi and Ye Tianjiao..."
Jiang Zhaoxue briefly told Shen Yuqing about the news Qian Sisi and Ye Tianjiao had given her, and analyzed: "We offended the people of the Paradise Immortal Cult yesterday. Although no one saw us, it is not a good idea to stay in the Li Mansion all the time. We need to quickly find the location of the Holy Pond and the way to the Holy Pond, and go to their so-called Holy Pond to find out what's going on. Entering the Qixi Immortal Ceremony is the easiest way for us to become Holy Pond Seeds and enter the Holy Pond. Today, Shen Yuqing and Zichen will go around to investigate the situation. Tomorrow, we will see if Qian Sisi can get the token to enter the Immortal Ceremony. If she can't get it -"
Jiang Zhaoxue pondered: "Let's think of another way."
Shen Yuqing and Pei Zichen said nothing, leaving Mu Jinyue wondering, "Master's Wife, what am I doing?"
Hearing this question, Jiang Zhaoxue actually felt a little touched. She glanced at the two useless men beside her, then looked at Mu Jinyue gently and said seriously, "You take a rest."
Mu Jinyue was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but ask: "Master's wife, why did you let me rest alone? There are so many things to do now, and there are few people around. Although my cultivation is not very good, I am not in danger in the human world."
"You're dangerous." Thinking of how Mu Jinyue was often injured in the book, Jiang Zhaoxue spoke decisively. Seeing Mu Jinyue's puzzled look, she explained, "You're beautiful, and running around is dangerous."
Mu Jinyue blushed slightly when she heard this, as if she was at a loss: "Master's wife, don't joke."
But she didn't say any more. She remained quiet. Jiang Zhaoxue looked at the two people beside her and coughed lightly: "You two, do you have any other questions?"
"I think that if I go out alone to inquire today, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get any useful information. Instead, it will give Song Wulan an opportunity. Since Song Wulan has separated Master's Wife from us, he must have some plans for her. Compared to going out to inquire about the news, it is more important for me to stay with Master's Wife."
"I'm here." Shen Yuqing said coldly, "You go."
"Master still needs to look after Junior Sister," Pei Zichen said calmly, "I am Master's wife's servant. It is my duty to protect her. I dare not neglect it."
"Who taught you to be so disrespectful to your elders?"
Shen Yuqing raised her eyelids, and her imposing power was instantly apparent. Pei Zichen felt a tremendous force pressing down on him, but his expression remained unchanged, and he continued to stand still.
Jiang Zhaoxue couldn't bear to watch it any longer, and hurriedly coughed and said, "Well, Zichen is right. I won't go."
Jiang Zhaoxue poured tea for Shen Yuqing and handed it to her, saying with a smile, "Come, have some tea to calm down."
When Shen Yuqing saw Jiang Zhaoxue handing over the tea, his momentum subsided slightly. Pei Zichen glanced at the hand holding the tea, lowered his eyes, and did not look at it any further.
Mu Jinyue, who was standing nearby, glanced around and then advised, "Master, Senior Brother is also worried about Master's Wife. Master's Wife has taken care of him since he was a child. After such a dangerous situation yesterday, it's only natural that he's worried about Master's Wife."
Listening to Mu Jinyue's words, Shen Yuqing didn't say much, but just reached out and took Jiang Zhaoxue's cup.
Jiang Zhaoxue smiled with a fake smile, saying, "After all these years, Jinyue is still the one who speaks the best."
Shen Yuqing paused, hesitated for a moment, and whispered, "I calmed down first."
Jiang Zhaoxue was a little surprised, and Shen Yuqing looked embarrassed as he lowered his head to drink tea.
Pei Zichen glanced at the two of them secretly, then looked away.
The first formal meeting of the four people after five years ended in a bad mood, which gave Jiang Zhaoxue an important conclusion: don't put them together.
So Jiang Zhaoxue stopped making things difficult for everyone, and even less for herself. Since there was nothing important to do anyway, she quickly dispersed everyone.
Mu Jinyue returned to her room to meditate. Shen Yuqing meditated in her room. Pei Zichen stood guard outside the door. She...
She meditates on her own.
In the days that followed, Pei Zichen truly fulfilled his promise and stayed by her side. Jiang Zhaoxue knew his nature and didn't dare to conflict with him, so she pretended to be her own boss.
Shen Yuqing didn't say much. As long as Pei Zichen was around, he must be there, so Jiang Zhaoxue could only pretend that they didn't exist and meditate wholeheartedly, using meditation to escape everything.
After isolating everyone, Jiang Zhaoxue finally received a message from Qian Sisi at noon the next day: "Done. I'll come over later to give you the token."
Hearing this news, Jiang Zhaoxue finally breathed a sigh of relief. Before Qian Sisi arrived, Jiang Zhaoxue specifically informed everyone: "The token Sisi has been taken care of. Everyone, get dressed and meet in my room."
As she spoke, Jiang Zhaoxue remembered something and emphasized, "It's Qixi Festival, don't dress too old-fashioned!"
This sentence is very targeted.
There was only one person present who looked old-fashioned.
Shen Yuqing's tone was cold with anger, but he still replied: "I know."
After instructing everyone, Jiang Zhaoxue changed into a light blue dress and started waiting for people.
The first to arrive was Mu Jinyue, who always dressed conservatively.
Then Pei Zichen came over.
He changed into a dark blue gauze jacket with silver crane and cloud pattern, which he wore over his white undergarment. He wore a silver hair crown on his head and blue-white jade beads on his waist, looking quite noble.
Finally, it was Shen Yuqing.
He was wearing a white gauze robe with silver patterns, his hair was half tied up with a headband, and his whisk was put away, making him look quite romantic.
Jiang Zhaoxue hadn't seen him dressed like this in hundreds of years, and couldn't help but laugh: "Oh, you're willing to throw away that whisk?"
Shen Yuqing sat down silently and glanced at Jiang Zhaoxue and Pei Zichen.
Although the color of Pei Zichen's clothes is different from Jiang Zhaoxue's, they are in the same color family. If Jiang Zhaoxue's color were a little stronger, it would be exactly the color of Pei Zichen's clothes.
They are of the same color and at first glance, they seem to be deliberately matched.
However, Shen Yuqing knew that he was just daydreaming, so he didn't say much.
The four of them prepared and waited for a while. Before dark, Qian Sisi took the jade token of sound transmission, followed the direction, and flew in from a high place on a sword.
When she landed in the yard, she nervously looked up and saw Jiang Zhaoxue. She breathed a sigh of relief and said happily, "Oh, I came to the right place!"
"I'm here!" Jiang Zhaoxue said happily when she saw Qian Sisi, "Come, come, sit inside."
As she spoke, she stepped forward and invited Qian Sisi in.
Qian Sisi happily entered the room and glanced at everyone in the room. Seeing that everyone was dressed up, she couldn't help but freeze.
Jiang Zhaoxue had a hunch that something was wrong and turned around to see: "Sisi?"
"that……"
Qian Sisi noticed something, pulled Jiang Zhaoxue, and said hurriedly: "Come with me."
Jiang Zhaoxue followed Qian Sisi over. She could tell something was wrong with her. When they got to another room, Jiang Zhaoxue immediately opened the barrier and asked directly, "Tell me, what's wrong?"
"Are you all going?"
Qian Sisi glanced at the next room and blurted out.
Jiang Zhaoxue understood immediately: "How many passes do you have?"
"One... one."
"Just one card, and you dare to say it's done?!" Jiang Zhaoxue couldn't help but raise her voice, but quickly suppressed it.
"This is the Qixi Festival sacrifice, and one ticket can bring two people!" Qian Sisi saw that something was wrong and quickly explained, "I thought you could only go with two people. This thing is difficult to do. You want four people together, and I can't do it in a short time! Anyway, this is a mortal realm sacrifice, two people are enough!"
Qian Sisi explained and persuaded, but Jiang Zhaoxue said nothing.
There is no point in getting angry now, not to mention that Qian Sisi was helping.
She thought for a moment, raised her hand and said, "Give me the Immortality Order."
Qian Sisi took out the Immortality Order, handed it over, and whispered, "Just take your Taoist partner with you. He can fight just by looking at you. You also have the marriage rope, so it's not easy to arouse suspicion."
Jiang Zhaoxue didn't say anything, she was thinking quietly.
We originally wanted to go with four people, but now there are only two of us, two people...
Isn't that what happens in the book?
In the book, a few days after Shen Yuqing and Mu Jinyue went back to the past to hunt down Pei Zichen, she was suddenly seriously injured in the Lingjian Immortal Pavilion. She was stabbed in the abdomen with a sword, and the wound was contaminated with wood-type poison.
The wood poison and the fire poison in her body complemented each other, and she suffered a lot, but she also knew that something was wrong with Shen Yuqing.
After finally contacting Shen Yuqing, he heard the sound of Shen Yuqing fighting from the other end of the sound transmission jade card, and someone shouted: "The magpie bridge appears, lovers meet, those who see this bridge will be destined to be together for three lifetimes, and will be together forever!"
She was not sure what happened on that day, but she was sure that it was Chinese Valentine's Day, and every time Shen Yuqing was injured it was because of Mu Jinyue. It was also because of this that Mu Jinyue felt quite guilty about him, which is why she repeatedly wavered between Pei Zichen and Shen Yuqing in the later part of the book.
However, Jiang Zhaoxue didn't care about all these. She only cared about one thing - how Shen Yuqing got the clue about the Sword of God-Slaying.
Now it is Chinese Valentine's Day again, and the number of places is limited to two people. It is obvious that this is going back to the original plot in the book. With this token in hand, only two people can go. It is impossible to bring Mu Jinyue along, and the two of them will die together.
Taking Pei Zichen with her, not to mention whether Shen Yuqing would cause trouble, even if Shen Yuqing didn't make trouble, if she and Pei Zichen left, then Shen Yuqing and Mu Jinyue would leave alone. She was afraid that the past would repeat itself and she would be stabbed again. Moreover, the clues were in the hands of Shen Yuqing and Mu Jinyue, and she was always worried.
For now, it is the best option for her to work with Shen Yuqing to replace Mu Jinyue's position in the plot and let Pei Zichen guard Mu Jinyue.
For one thing, with her there, Shen Yuqing might not have been stabbed, and she would have spent the night safely.
Secondly, this arrangement results in the least change. According to the principle of minimizing the impact on the plot, she has the highest probability of obtaining clues about the Sword of God-Slaying according to the plot in the book.
"Then there's only one problem left," Anan sorted out her thoughts, "Pei Zichen won't agree."
Jiang Zhaoxue didn't say anything. Qian Sisi sat beside her waiting for her. After waiting for a while, Jiang Zhaoxue asked, "How do I use this token?"
"Go to the altar of the Blissful Immortality Cult here. Oh, the one I heard you smashed. Here are the clothes and mask," Qian Sisi handed her two sets of white robes and the token mask. "Put them on and give the pass to the people at the altar. They will take you there. Once you enter the altar, find the priest and recommend yourself. Tell him that you long to meet the leader and want to go to the Holy Pond."
"good."
Jiang Zhaoxue nodded. The people from the Blissful Immortality Sect had been looking for them outside these days, but they probably knew that they were not ordinary people. Even though a priest had been killed, they did not want to provoke them and were not very motivated.
It is risky for her to go to the altar now, but it will be much more convenient if she wears a mask.
She took the clothes and thought for a moment before ordering, "Don't say anything later. Just say you messed up and didn't get the pass."
"ah?"
Qian Sisi was surprised. Jiang Zhaoxue did not explain. She just put away the pass, clothes and mask and walked out.
The people in the next room were waiting for her. As soon as she entered, she looked irritated. She sat down at the eight-immortal table and said in a muffled voice, "Today's plan is cancelled."
"What's wrong?" Mu Jinyue was a little surprised.
Jiang Zhaoxue showed dissatisfaction: "She didn't get the token, and now she's here to apologize. Let's think of other ways."
Qian Sisi heard this as soon as she entered the room. She secretly glared at Jiang Zhaoxue, but also cooperated without saying much.
Mu Jinyue suddenly showed a worried look, Pei Zichen secretly glanced at Qian Sisi, while Shen Yuqing was silent and thoughtful, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.
The scene fell silent. After a moment, Jiang Zhaoxue simply said, "Forget it if we didn't get it. Let's find another way. Tonight..."
Jiang Zhaoxue raised his eyes and glanced at the four of them, then asked tentatively, "How about Zichen Jinyue rest at the mansion, and your master and I go out and investigate?"
When these words came out, everyone was stunned.
Shen Yuqing raised her eyes to look at her. Pei Zichen frowned. Mu Jinyue was surprised for a moment, then asked cautiously, "Master's Wife, can't you take us with you?"
"Today is Qixi Festival, there are many people around," Pei Zichen reacted and tried to dissuade her, "If Master's Wife wants to travel, it would be better for us all to go together."
"That's true." Jiang Zhaoxue knew there was no hope when she heard Pei Zichen's tone.
She secretly raised her hand under the table and tapped Shen Yuqing's leg. Shen Yuqing suddenly froze. Jiang Zhaoxue sighed and said to everyone, "Then everyone should rest first and go back to your rooms."
As she spoke, she quickly wrote the four words "Come back to the room and wait for me" on Shen Yuqing's leg.
Shen Yuqing's mind was in a mess for a moment, and then he saw Jiang Zhaoxue looking at him, as if asking, "What do you think as a master?"
"Hmm." Shen Yuqing was a little confused and pretended to be calm. "As you said, I'll go back to my room first."
As he spoke, he stood up. Seeing this, Mu Jinyue looked a little disappointed, but still followed him out.
Qian Sisi also stood up to say goodbye. Pei Zichen was the last to leave. He bowed and said, "Master's wife, I will be waiting outside the door. Please give me instructions if you have any."
"Then go to the kitchen and get me a bowl of mung bean soup."
Jiang Zhaoxue lowered her head to drink tea, and Pei Zichen had no doubts. As he walked out the door, he heard Mu Jinyue following behind Shen Yuqing, pleading softly, "Master, I really want to go out. There's a grand event tonight, and they say there'll be a magpie bridge built by spirit birds. I've finally made it to the human world, and I want to go and see it..."
Pei Zichen glanced coldly at the two of them and turned to go to the kitchen.
After a while, Pei Zichen returned with mung bean soup. Jiang Zhaoxue's door was already closed. He stood respectfully in front of the door and said softly, "Master's Wife, I'm back with the soup."
Just as he finished speaking, the tightly closed door opened and Jiang Zhaoxue's lazy voice came: "Come in."
Pei Zichen heard what was said and walked into the room. The door closed without any wind. Pei Zichen's heart skipped a beat with the sound of the door closing.
He couldn't help but look up, and saw Jiang Zhaoxue seemed to be lazy, lying on the small couch with her back to him and taking a nap.
The remaining light of the setting sun falls into the room through the doors and windows, giving the entire room a dim and ambiguous warm color.
She was wearing a light blue gauze dress of the same color as him. When she lay down, the dress hung down like running water, clinging to her body. Her whole body looked like a mountain made of water, with distinct curves and an exceptionally soft and wet feeling.
The room was filled with her fragrance, making people dizzy. Pei Zichen's Adam's apple moved slightly, not daring to look any further. He lowered his eyes and listened to Jiang Zhaoxue's lazy voice: "Send it over."
Pei Zichen walked on the soft carpet to Jiang Zhaoxue's bed. Jiang Zhaoxue propped herself up and watched the young man half-kneel down and serve her mung bean soup.
Jiang Zhaoxue sat in front of the couch and took the sweet soup from his hand. Pei Zichen lowered his eyes and looked at the pair of smooth white feet that were faintly visible under the gauze skirt.
According to etiquette, he should have stood up and left, but he didn't move. Jiang Zhaoxue glanced at the young man kneeling on the ground, stirring the sweet soup, and said slowly: "Did Jinyue ask your master to take her out alone?"
Hearing this, Pei Zichen didn't know how to start for a moment.
Jiang Zhaoxue would not separate from Shen Yuqing because of such a small matter. Telling her would only make her unhappy.
He remained silent, and Jiang Zhaoxue had already guessed what was going on. She leaned against the armrest and smiled, "Do you want to go?"
Pei Zichen was stunned, and looked up in confusion. Jiang Zhaoxue saw the look in his eyes and knew the answer: "How about I take you there alone?"
"You...will take me there alone?"
Pei Zichen was incredulous. Jiang Zhaoxue nodded. "Well, there's a fairy magic show at midnight. They use spirit birds to build a magpie bridge. It's said to be very beautiful. You're still young, so you should want to go, right?"
Pei Zichen listened but didn't dare to respond.
Jiang Zhaoxue put down the porcelain bowl, took the round fan, and leaned forward slightly.
The round fan gently fanned from the side, carrying her fragrance and fine hair, gently brushing Pei Zichen's cheek.
"Then you sneak out first."
Jiang Zhaoxue's voice was very soft, as if to discuss something: "Let's go to the bridge head and take a good spot. When your master enters into meditation, I'll come find you. How about that?"
Pei Zichen said nothing.
Seeing this, Jiang Zhaoxue continued to persuade: "Don't worry about me, I have a contract with me, nothing will happen to me, just wait for me. Or -"
Seeing that he didn't respond, Jiang Zhaoxue smiled and asked tentatively, "You don't want to go?"
"Wherever you go, Shi Cang can go." Pei Zichen's voice was a little hoarse.
Jiang Zhaoxue was very familiar with this voice. She unconsciously glanced down, then forced herself to quickly look away, lest he notice anything. She just fanned herself and whispered, "Then you wait for me?"
"Um."
Pei Zichen didn't look at her and responded calmly.
Jiang Zhaoxue suddenly felt like teasing him and wanted to blow on his ears, but then she remembered her own identity and forced him to stand up, shooing him away, saying, "Get out now! If you stay still, you won't be able to explain yourself."
Actually, it is hard to explain now, but she asked Shen Yuqing to wait just now, and Shen Yuqing should know that she was comforting Pei Zichen.
Pei Zichen bowed and left, and soon Jiang Zhaoxue heard him go out.
As soon as he left, Jiang Zhaoxue immediately rolled up a piece of talisman paper and went to find Mu Jinyue.
Mu Jinyue was meditating in the room. When she saw Jiang Zhaoxue come in, she stood up and subconsciously wanted to greet her: "Master's wife..."
Jiang Zhaoxue said nothing and put a talisman on her forehead.
Mu Jinyue froze in an instant, her eyes wide open in panic: "Master's Wife?!"
"Do me a favor."
Jiang Zhaoxue raised her fingers and Mu Jinyue was thrown onto the bed by a huge force.
Jiang Zhaoxue walked up to her, put a substitute talisman on her, and put another talisman in his sleeve.
These two substitute talismans will exchange the spiritual energy of the two of them. With these talismans, when others see her, they will see Mu Jinyue.
Pei Zichen used the life-servant contract, and unless there was any special investigation, he would sense Mu Jinyue's location.
"Master's wife, what do you want to do?"
Mu Jinyue was a little flustered. Jiang Zhaoxue affixed the runes and set up a protective circle for her. Then he sat down beside her and said with a smile, "I have something to go out for. You should get a good night's sleep and stay in this circle. I will keep you safe."
"Master's Wife," Mu Jinyue frowned, "You went through so much trouble just to go out alone with Master?!"
Jiang Zhaoxue: "..."
After hearing this, she didn't know whether to praise her for being smart or not.
There was no need to explain to her, so she just stood up and said, "Okay, I'm leaving."
"Master's Wife," Mu Jinyue said seriously, "If you want to trap me, you should ask Master. He promised me that he would show me the mortal realm."
"That's not what I promised."
Jiang Zhaoxue rolled her eyes: "It's none of my business."
"Aren't you afraid of Master's blame?!"
Mu Jinyue raised her voice, and Jiang Zhaoxue paused. She thought for a moment, then walked back to Mu Jinyue. Looking at the girl in front of her who was looking at her menacingly, she asked curiously, "Are you so sure that your master will blame me for you?"
Mu Jinyue froze for a moment. She raised her fan, tapped it lightly on her head, and whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear, "A person's weight can't be expressed with words. It has to be fought for."
Mu Jinyue was stunned, Jiang Zhaoxue chuckled, Jiang Zhaoxue raised her hand, lowered the bed curtain, and walked out of the room.
As soon as he walked out, Anan couldn't help but say, "Oh my God, what were you doing just now? Aren't you afraid that Mu Jinyue will turn evil and cause trouble?"
"People who don't know how to cause trouble will never do so. If you want to cause trouble, do it now." Jiang Zhaoxue said indifferently, "The faster she finds trouble, the faster Shen Yuqing will lose."
Jiang Zhaoxue became happy when she said this: "I never lose."
As he spoke, Shen Yuqing's voice suddenly rang out: "Are you done?"
Jiang Zhaoxue was startled by the voice and found that Shen Yuqing was wearing plain clothes and holding a lantern waiting for her at the gate of the yard.
She looked back at the room, then at Shen Yuqing, and couldn't help but ask: "You...why are you here?"
"There's a spiritual fluctuation," Shen Yuqing turned and moved forward with the lantern in hand. "Let's go."
Jiang Zhaoxue reacted and quickened her pace to catch up with him. He walked slowly, obviously waiting for Jiang Zhaoxue on purpose. Jiang Zhaoxue walked to his side and looked him up and down: "You saw me bullying her just now, and you didn't stop me?"
"You have business."
Shen Yuqing started talking, then thought for a moment and added, "You opened the defensive formation, but you didn't bully her."
Jiang Zhaoxue was a little surprised when she heard this: "Oh, don't you think I'm vicious and want to kill you?"
Shen Yuqing didn't say anything, and Jiang Zhaoxue didn't want to discuss her specific image with him. She raised her hand and threw the white robe and mask to him, explaining, "Okay, I guess you're right. I do have something important tonight, so change your clothes."
"What's this?"
Shen Yuqing lowered his eyes to look at the white robe in his hand, frowning slightly. Jiang Zhaoxue put on the robe and mask and explained, "Qian Sisi came with a pass, but only one."
When Shen Yuqing heard this, he understood. His expression eased a little and he didn't ask any more questions. After changing his clothes, he watched Jiang Zhaoxue shake the Qiankun Lottery and bring him to the door of the altar in an instant.
They arrived at an alley not far from the altar, and no one noticed the two people who suddenly appeared.
Jiang Zhaoxue observed the situation and saw a long queue at the entrance of the altar square. Everyone was wearing a mask and a white robe like them. The people passing by did not dare to look up. The scene was extremely quiet.
Jiang Zhaoxue turned around and called out to Shen Yuqing, then said stealthily, "Let's go."
Shen Yuqing glanced at her and followed her quietly to the back of the team.
It was obvious that all the people who came today were couples. They stood in a row of two people, but they did not say a word while queuing.
When it was their turn, Jiang Zhaoxue handed over the pass. The other party looked at the pass for a while, and Jiang Zhaoxue couldn't help but feel a little nervous. Fortunately, the other party quickly stamped it, handed it to Jiang Zhaoxue and said, "Go in."
Jiang Zhaoxue breathed a sigh of relief and walked in with Shen Yuqing.
As soon as they entered the altar, someone came up and blindfolded Jiang Zhaoxue and Shen Yuqing.
The moment he blindfolded her, Shen Yuqing raised his hand and held hers.
Jiang Zhaoxue's muscles tensed instantly, and she subconsciously tried to struggle, but then she heard Shen Yuqing's voice transmission: "There's something wrong with this cloth."
Jiang Zhaoxue paused, then realized what "problem" Shen Yuqing was talking about.
The cloth covering their eyes was not ordinary cloth. It actually restricted their spiritual perception, and they really could not see anything.
In this situation, she cannot be separated from Shen Yuqing, otherwise it will be too dangerous.
She remained silent. Shen Yuqing held her hand and did not say anything for a while.
He couldn't help but think of the moment when she tried to break free just now. This moment was intertwined with the time when he came back from Wu Yuelin in Lingjian Immortal Pavilion and wanted to transfer spiritual power to her, but she subconsciously dodged.
He remained silent, but couldn't help but hold her tighter.
The two men were blindfolded and helped into the carriage.
After getting on the carriage, it felt like they had been traveling for a long time before Jiang Zhaoxue heard the carriage stop and someone shouted, "Move forward!"
As the two walked forward, Jiang Zhaoxue immediately sensed the changes in the surrounding spiritual energy, and then heard Shen Yuqing's voice: "We have entered a man-made space."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a noisy sound around, and someone untied the black cloth in front of their eyes. Jiang Zhaoxue immediately pulled his hand away, opened his eyes, and then saw a long and bustling road coming towards him.
The long road was filled with people wearing white robes and masks, and surrounded by masked vendors. At the end of the long road, there seemed to be an altar. On the altar, there were more than a dozen feathered dancers with ghost masks performing a sacrificial dance.
The streets of this city seem to be built around the altar. They are not large in area and are bustling with people.
Jiang Zhaoxue and Shen Yuqing looked at each other and walked forward. There was a hustle and bustle around them. Shen Yuqing used his spiritual power to quietly push the crowd away. Jiang Zhaoxue noticed his movements and didn't say much. She just walked with him towards the altar.
"What are we going to do?"
Shen Yuqing finally asked. Jiang Zhaoxue swung the jade beads on her waist. When she heard him speak, she glanced at him with a smile and said, "I thought you wouldn't ask."
Shen Yuqing glanced at the jade beads she was swinging, and forced herself to look away: "You will tell me when the time is right."
"Of course." Jiang Zhaoxue watched the altar appear. She walked in with Shen Yuqing and said in a voice transmission, "Let's go in and find the priest here first. Tell him that we want to enter the Holy Pool. The Blissful Immortality Sect values talents. For believers with spiritual roots, they will recommend entering the Bliss Underground Palace, becoming Holy Pool Seeds, and being selected into the Holy Pool. So, keep your cultivation level down..."
Jiang Zhaoxue thought about it and looked at him: "Foundation Establishment Stage is good enough."
Shen Yuqing listened and lowered his cultivation level as she had instructed. Jiang Zhaoxue entered the altar and immediately approached the red-robed priest when he saw him. After some flattery, the priest examined their spiritual roots and nodded, saying, "You two are indeed the talents my sect needs. During the sacrifice later, you will stand in the first row. I will let you come up. If you pass the test, I will recommend you to enter the underground palace."
"Thank you very much"
Jiang Zhaoxue bowed and the red-robed priest asked someone to take them there.
Along the way, Jiang Zhaoxue felt that Shen Yuqing's eyes seemed to be always on her, and she couldn't help but smile and asked, "What are you looking at?"
"you……"
Shen Yuqing hesitated and said slowly: "It's very different from before."
"oh?"
Jiang Zhaoxue stood in the front row with him and looked around.
As the people around them took their places, Shen Yuqing whispered, "It's very similar to when I first met you. In the first year we knew each other, you asked me to spend Qixi Festival with you. Back then, you took me shopping and bargained with the vendors. You were so articulate that you didn't seem like a Penglai Lady. It was as if you had truly lived in the mortal world."
Of course, she worked like a beast of burden for more than twenty years.
"Why, do you think I'm a philistine?" Jiang Zhaoxue chuckled as she recalled that time. "I remember you were reluctant to come at first, saying something..."
"Focus on cultivating the Dao, and forget about worldly matters."
Shen Yuqing clearly remembered what he had said at that time and said calmly, "But you wrote me one hundred and twenty-three letters and used the Yuanyin Turtle to publicly broadcast the news of my invitation in the Lingjian Immortal Pavilion. All the disciples in the Immortal Pavilion were troubled by it."
"So you were forced to come here..."
"I volunteered."
Shen Yuqing interrupted her.
Jiang Zhaoxue was startled. She glanced sideways and saw him looking up at the sacrificial dance on the altar. She said calmly, "At that time, I was just waiting for a sufficient reason."
At the age of twenty, he was just apprehensive about the invitation from this gifted girl.
He was afraid that if he accepted the invitation, his feelings would be exposed, and then when she left, he would become a complete joke.
So he waited and waited, repeatedly verifying her feelings, and repeatedly waiting for a reason.
"Oh." Jiang Zhaoxue listened, reacted, looked around, and said casually, "So you are so good at pretending. I thought you didn't like me."
"I just like waiting."
Shen Yuqing's voice was scattered in the music: "I always want to wait for everything to be perfect, wait for the time to be ripe, wait for everyone to be cleared, I am always waiting."
"It's your temper."
Jiang Zhaoxue's mind was not on him, so he answered casually.
Shen Yuqing turned to look at her, as if he wanted to say something, but hesitated for a moment, then heard a loud bang as the door slammed shut and the dancers dispersed. Jiang Zhaoxue immediately became nervous: "It's begun."
Shen Yuqing didn't know what to say for a moment, so he just responded softly and then looked up.
When the priest came up, everyone became excited.
Amidst the cheering crowd, Jiang Zhaoxue remained exceptionally calm. She sensed the fluctuations of spiritual energy around her and suddenly realized—
"Can you use your spiritual power?"
Jiang Zhaoxue turned to look at Shen Yuqing beside him and secretly sent a message.
Shen Yuqing felt it for a moment and nodded, "Okay."
“But it’s cut off from outside perception.”
Jiang Zhaoxue tentatively felt Mu Jinyue's magic circle, but she could not sense anything.
"good."
Shen Yuqing tried it and asked doubtfully, "How is it?"
Jiang Zhaoxue didn't say anything. This kind of private sacrifice should have a magic array to suppress spiritual power, otherwise it would be too dangerous.
And if they don't have any way to restrain themselves...
How did Shen Yuqing get injured in the book?
He is the best master of the younger generation in the True Immortal Realm, except for those sect ancestors who refuse to come out of the mountains. Even if his spiritual power is suppressed, he cannot be underestimated. What's more, there is no restraint here at all. What on earth hurt him?
The unknown made Jiang Zhaoxue uneasy. Seeing that she was staring at him, Shen Yuqing couldn't help but soften his tone: "Axue?"
Jiang Zhaoxue did not respond immediately, but just looked at him quietly.
This kind of scrutiny made Shen Yuqing's heart beat faster and faster. He looked at the person in front of him whose eyes were only on him, and his hands unconsciously curled up slightly.
He suddenly realized what he wanted.
In the eight years since she jumped off the cliff, he woke up from nightmares day and night, vaguely thinking of her, and always felt empty behind him when he looked back. Where should he go for the pain that gnawed at his heart?
Look at him.
Just like when she was young, just like the past, just like every day she loved him, with those bright and proud eyes, she would always look at him, always follow him, and always love him.
He can hold on.
He can go up.
What is two hundred years? What does it matter if he is the Pavilion Master of Lingjian Xian Pavilion? He can complete this journey, he can go.
He couldn't help but reach out his hand, grabbing Jiang Zhaoxue, and spoke urgently in the boiling crowd: "Yaoyao..."
At that moment, the red-robed priest on high shouted, "Those who wish to enter the sacred pool must practice holy deeds."
Hearing this, Jiang Zhaoxue and Shen Yuqing turned their heads at the same time, and saw a huge eagle suddenly throwing a woman down from the sky above the altar. Two high iron shackles on the altar were swung out in an instant, and tied around the hands of the falling woman, hanging her in mid-air.
The moment they saw the woman's face, Jiang Zhaoxue and Shen Yuqing were shocked.
The red-robed priest on the high ground smiled at the two of them, stood below the blood-soaked Mu Jinyue, and spread his arms: "Come on! The two of you, kill her, and you can enter the Holy…"
Before he finished speaking, Shen Yuqing reacted instantly, and the sword energy burst out and hit the red-robed priest, shouting angrily: "You are looking for death!"
Shen Yuqing's sword energy was so domineering that everyone in the altar was instantly blown away.
At the same time, Jiang Zhaoxue used the Mountain and River Bell to create a barrier to isolate everyone outside. He raised his hand to cast runes to protect himself, and then jumped onto the platform with Shen Yuqing.
Shen Yuqing had already cut off the iron shackles before he set off. As soon as he reached the altar, Mu Jinyue fell down. He raised his hand to grab Mu Jinyue, and saw that Mu Jinyue was covered in blood, and the wound on her abdomen was full of black air.
"Withered Spirit Grass."
Jiang Zhaoxue spoke in a deep voice.
Anan was shocked: "Is this really the thing?!"
Withered Spirit Grass is a common poison in the world of cultivation. It is not incurable for ordinary people, but Mu Jinyue's spiritual roots are damaged, so Withered Spirit Grass is her deadly poison.
This poison is exactly the wood-type poison that tortured Jiang Zhaoxue to death in the Lingjian Immortal Pavilion in the book.
Poison also has the attribute of enlightenment, and the withered spirit grass happens to be of the wood element, which complements the fire poison in her body.
Fortunately, her soul has been nourished by Pei Zichen in the illusion over the years, and the toxicity of the fire poison has been dispelled a lot.
The illusion of the Lingxu Fan itself is that the Lingxu Fan stores everyone's body in its own fan body, controlling the soul to act in the illusory world. However, the soul of the ice-type spiritual root has merged with her so many times, and the spiritual power brought by the soul has been damaged, but... it has been four years after all.
Thinking of this, Jiang Zhaoxue felt much more at ease. He stood behind Shen Yuqing and observed Mu Jinyue carefully.
The withered spirit grass was already fatal to her. She was now unable to summon any spiritual power. In this situation, she was hit by another sword. With this kind of injury, Mu Jinyue would not survive at all.
In this environment, the only way for her to survive in the book is—
"Save her."
Jiang Zhaoxue looked at the person in front who was still anxiously transferring spiritual power to Mu Jinyue, and finally understood why Shen Yuqing was injured.
Shen Yuqing paused, then heard Jiang Zhaoxue standing behind him say calmly: "Transfer her injuries to you. With our combined cultivation, such injuries won't be serious."
"Need not."
When Shen Yuqing heard this, he seemed to realize something. He lowered his head and hurriedly sent spiritual power to Mu Jinyue. He decisively refused and lied to himself, "I can protect her."
"She's almost out of breath."
Jiang Zhaoxue stated calmly: "If you delay any longer, no one can save her."
"I can do it!" Shen Yuqing raised her voice, then suppressed her emotions and emphasized, "I can do it."
"You're not a god," Jiang Zhaoxue said calmly, exposing him. "People can't have everything they want. This is a trap set for you and me. If you don't transfer her injuries to your own body, she will surely die."
"What about you?!" Shen Yuqing listened to her repeated urging, and finally couldn't help but turned back and shouted, "The withered spirit grass and the fire poison in your body complement each other, and there is a heart-to-heart bond. What about you?!"
“That’s the choice.”
Jiang Zhaoxue walked forward, as if discussing something that had nothing to do with him. "Weigh the pros and cons, choose the important and discard the trivial, Shen Yuqing," Jiang Zhaoxue bent down slightly, took his hand from behind, and said softly, "This is a life. You can't refuse to choose. You have three chances."
Jiang Zhaoxue said gently as if to seduce her: "It's just the first time, it's okay. And look--"
Jiang Zhaoxue raised his hand and a piece of talisman paper floated out from Shen Yuqing's sleeve.
Shen Yuqing's Qiankun bag has never been guarded against her since she was young. She can use it anytime she wants.
This was the first time she had searched his Qiankun bag in the past two hundred years, and she took out a "injury transfer talisman" specifically used to transfer injuries.
This talisman was clearly created by a Mahayana cultivator; it wasn't just some random item. Jiang Zhaoxue saw it clearly and asked, "Haven't you already made your choice? What are you hesitating about? Don't be afraid, you're not wrong."
The rune floated above Mu Jinyue's wound, and Jiang Zhaoxue pressed Shen Yuqing's hand down.
Fear filled her heart, and a chill instantly spread from her heart. Shen Yuqing's voice trembled, and she couldn't help but say, "Jiang Zhaoxue..."
"Don't be afraid," Jiang Zhaoxue pressed his hand down. She felt his resistance and said calmly, "I know it's not easy for you to make this decision. I'll help you."
Jiang Zhaoxue said this, pressing his hand down.
Shen Yuqing felt fear rising from his heart. He didn't know what he was afraid of. He breathed softly and felt instinctively that he couldn't do this.
But what choice can he make?
Mu Jinyue cannot die, at least not here, not at this moment.
He couldn't let her die.
But he still struggled. He couldn't help but call her name softly, as if seeking some comfort: "Jiang Zhaoxue...Axue..."
But she pressed his hand hard, forcing him down little by little. He had never felt such great strength from her. He felt that she was pulling him, walking on a bloody road covered with red spider lilies.
He can't turn back, he can't look back.
He could only watch as she pressed his hand on the wound. The moment the seal was embedded in her palm, pain penetrated his whole body. Mu Jinyue's injury was transmitted to him, and Jiang Zhaoxue also groaned behind him.
He slowly turned his head and saw Jiang Zhaoxue, whose face had turned pale. She was holding the wound in her abdomen and smiled: "She's alive."
Mu Jinyue is alive.
However, he clearly felt something being pulled out of his body, stripping away bones and tendons, and bleeding flesh. The pain made his fingertips tremble, as if all the blood in his bones had been drained.
The first bloodstain slowly dissipated, and the bond between them also faded a little.
Fear and pain mixed together, he clutched Jiang Zhaoxue tightly. Just as he was about to say something, a voice rang out from above, with a smile: "The way of heaven is unpredictable, and your fate depends on heaven——"
Before he finished speaking, Shen Yuqing pulled Jiang Zhaoxue over, and at the same time put Mu Jinyue into the Qiankun Pearl, and pulled Jiang Zhaoxue away to shrink the distance into an inch.
Only halfway through, he heard Song Wulan continue: "Good luck to the world, the mountain and river bell——"
Hearing the word "Mountain and River Bell", Jiang Zhaoxue did not hesitate to take back the Mountain and River Bell along with the word "broken"!
At the same time, a black magic circle broke out from the ground. Shen Yuqing's spiritual power was exhausted, and the two of them stopped on the long street in an instant. The surrounding believers rushed towards them. Shen Yuqing pulled Jiang Zhaoxue back and protected her in the corner. He unsheathed his sword and smashed the people who rushed towards him. He stood in front of Jiang Zhaoxue and said coldly: "A bunch of mortals, don't seek death!"
The believers were horrified by him and didn't dare to move forward. After a moment, someone in the crowd shouted, "Only by killing the demons for justice can you gain the true god's mercy and enter the ghost path! Don't be afraid, let him kill! Dying for the leader is liberation!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Yuqing was shocked and shouted angrily: "What a perverse way!"
However, those believers were not afraid of life or death at all. They rushed forward like crazy, like dense moths.
Jiang Zhaoxue was protected behind him, covering his wound, feeling the spiritual energy circulating, observing the magic circle, and said calmly: "Absolute Qi Formation."
The Jueqi Formation will restrict the circulation of the cultivator's spiritual power, and the cultivators inside the Jueqi Formation are no different from ordinary people.
With Shen Yuqing and her spiritual power, Song Wulan's Jueqi Formation could not trap them, and they could easily break the formation by force.
But it was different now. Mu Jinyue's injuries were completely directed at her and Shen Yuqing. The position of the sword just sealed Shen Yuqing's qi sea. Shen Yuqing didn't dare to forcibly call on spiritual power without healing; and she... If it weren't for Pei Zichen's four years, she might be like the one in the book, with the withered spirit grass and fire poison at the same time, unable to take care of herself.
This is a game played against them.
Jiang Zhaoxue understood in an instant that the person behind the scenes had already set up the Jueqi Formation, but if it was Shen Yuqing in his prime, this formation would not be able to suppress him, so they targeted the people around Shen Yuqing.
If it wasn't Mu Jinyue, it would be her. They would find a way to force Shen Yuqing to transfer the injuries of others to themselves, and then activate the Absolute Qi Formation and use these mortals...
Kill Shen Yuqing?
Jiang Zhaoxue was a little confused.
This is too much of a disrespect for Shen Yuqing.
There is a huge gap between mortals and immortals, and it is impossible for these people to really kill her and Shen Yuqing.
And how could the person who planned this be sure that Shen Yuqing would save Mu Jinyue?
Did he guess the poison of the withered spirit grass because he knew the relationship between Shen Yuqing and her, or was it just an accidental act?
Mu Jinyue was protected by her defensive formation, so how could she get here?
Questions came one after another, but Jiang Zhaoxue was clear about one thing: no matter what, the person behind the scenes would not have put so much effort into it just to use these mortals to kill Shen Yuqing.
There must be a backup plan.
Jiang Zhaoxue thought about it and knew that she couldn't delay any longer. She hid behind Shen Yuqing and said immediately, "Shen Yuqing, this must be just the beginning. We have to leave quickly. The Absolute Qi Formation will restrict the circulation of spiritual energy, but your sword should still have a spiritual power stored. Use it to help me unlock the seal of the Life Servant Contract. Pei Zichen..."
"I don't need it!"
Shen Yuqing raised his sword and knocked someone down, shouting urgently.
Jiang Zhaoxue was stunned. Shen Yuqing grabbed her wrist and spiritual power instantly poured in, rushing through her tendons and veins to suppress the fire poison, while also allowing the wound to heal quickly and stop the bleeding.
He left the last bit of his spiritual energy for her to heal her wounds. Jiang Zhaoxue looked at him in shock, and couldn't help but curse out loud, "What are you doing?!"
"I can protect you." Countless emotions surged in his eyes, but centuries of rules and regulations kept him calm. He gritted his teeth and said, "I alone am enough!"
After saying that, he pushed her to the corner behind him. Jiang Zhaoxue immediately felt that he was trying to break through the restriction while blocking the people rushing towards him.
Jiang Zhaoxue couldn't help but be shocked: "Are you crazy?!"
Breaking through the restriction by force could easily damage the tendons and veins, but Shen Yuqing ignored it and just held the sword. He couldn't hurt mortals, so he simply drove people away. Each sword he swung was a sword he had swung thousands of times.
Each move was one he had practiced thousands of times.
He has lived like this for two hundred years. It was like this then and it is like this now.
Jiang Zhaoxue is always behind him, and he is always standing in front of her.
No matter how many conflicts and love-hate entanglements there are between them, it is just a matter between the two of them.
Whose turn is it to intervene? Whose turn is it to comment?
He alone is enough.
Just him being by her side was enough.
He did not draw his sword to stop the man, but instead stored his spiritual power in his tendons and veins.
Seeing him going crazy, Jiang Zhaoxue took a deep breath and began to secretly build up his strength.
With the spiritual power left by Pei Zichen to suppress the fire poison, and Shen Yuqing's spiritual power to protect her, it was much easier for her to recover her spiritual power than Shen Yuqing.
As long as she has some spiritual power, she can gamble on her luck. After coming here, she has the luck of Ye Wenzhi and Song Wuya, so she can directly gamble on completely breaking the Jueqi Formation, and she has a great chance of winning.
Jiang Zhaoxue secretly tried to call upon spiritual power.
But as soon as she moved, the people who were secretly watching seemed to notice it instantly. The ground suddenly shook, as if there were thousands of troops and horses, and the sound of birds came from the distance. Jiang Zhaoxue suddenly looked up and saw giant eagles descending from the sky. Monsters came out from all directions as if they were pouring out of their nests, directly crushing the mortals and crashing into them!
The monster was unstoppable and crashed directly into Jiang Zhaoxue's hiding place. Shen Yuqing turned around and pulled Jiang Zhaoxue up, landing directly on the back of a monster. The long sword spun out and crossed the neck of the swooping giant eagle, blocking Jiang Zhaoxue in front of him.
Jiang Zhaoxue put his fingers together to form a seal, summoned his spiritual power, looked around, secretly sensing the fluctuations of the surrounding luck, trying to figure out Song Wulan's movements, ready to break through the restriction at any time.
Her spiritual roots are very precious, and she doesn't intend to fight to the death like Shen Yuqing.
Shen Yuqing looked at these monsters, even though they had no spiritual power, and he was used to not taking them seriously. He just lightly tapped his sword and cursed softly: "Evil beasts."
As soon as the words fell, the monster instantly became excited. Shen Yuqing raised and lowered his sword, and a bloody light surrounded Jiang Zhaoxue.
The battle was going on fiercely on Jiang Zhaoxue's side. Pei Zichen was standing on the bridge on the river bank, holding a Weisheng-style lantern and gazing at the sky.
Jiang Zhaoxue coaxed him, and he understood clearly.
He had clearly agreed to go against her wishes, but as soon as she smiled, lowered her eyes, and looked at him, he could no longer hold on.
After all, she was his queen, the immortal whom he had admired and followed from Jiangzhou, and had knelt in the temple to worship for four years.
He always wanted to believe her and always wanted to wait for her.
He waited for a long time, and the red light of the marriage rope in his hand suddenly flashed, and the temperature suddenly rose, burning his skin, as if it was urgently reminding him of something.
The Marriage Contract will warn you when your partner is injured or in danger, but...
He was the only one who possessed half of the Lingxu Fan's illusory marriage rope. Since no one had the other half, who was he warning for?!
Pei Zichen suppressed his emotions and tried to sense Jiang Zhaoxue using the Life Servant Contract. The moment he tried, he discovered - there was no one.
He could not feel Jiang Zhaoxue, instead only the marriage contract was flashing wildly, as if there was an invisible red rope pulling him, guiding him in some direction.
Something happened to Jiang Zhaoxue!
He was anxious and panicked, and forced himself to calm down, running all the way in the direction where the rope of fate was pulling him.
However, when he left, his mind was filled with one thing that he couldn't help but think about.
Jiang Zhaoxue, the other half of the marriage rope.
But he had never seen that other half.
But he couldn't think about it at the moment. He had to find Jiang Zhaoxue quickly and confirm her safety.
He placed his hand on the hilt of his sword and galloped forward.
The traction of the marriage rope cannot be broken, so he cannot use the Yuanluo bow to directly open up space.
He could only follow the induction of the marriage rope and run all the way from Cangcheng into the mountains.
As soon as I reached the path, I saw from afar the black-clad men who had been lying in ambush along the way hurriedly stand up and shout, "He dare not hurt us mortals..."
Before he finished speaking, Pei Zichen threw the human-shaped paper in his hand. The paper instantly turned into a human shape, roared out, and bit the souls of those who rushed towards him!
In an instant, the road was cleared. Pei Zichen, surrounded by lightsabers, rushed straight to the mountain road with the barrier like a gust of wind. He slashed at the group of black-clothed teenagers guarding the barrier from a distance with his sword and said in a cold voice: "Anyone who stands in the way will die!"
The sound and the sword came at the same time, with just one sword - everyone was cut away, and sixteen lightsabers crashed into the barrier at the same time!
The barrier shook violently, and the monsters went berserk in an instant. All of them rushed towards Jiang Zhaoxue frantically. Shen Yuqing's sword flew like a phantom, slashing at these monsters that were rushing towards Jiang Zhaoxue like flapping carps.
Jiang Zhaoxue stood behind Shen Yuqing, calmly summoning all his spiritual power to break the restriction. He then poured spiritual power into the magic circle he had already drawn and pulled it up from the ground. He spoke calmly, "The laws of nature are unpredictable, and luck depends on heaven. Best of luck, and exterminate evil spirits in all directions—"
That's right.
Shen Yuqing's heart slowly woke up. He listened to the spell that had been recited countless times by the person standing behind him, and his frightened heart finally found its home.
She has always been like this, she has never changed, she always stands behind him and is always protected by him.
He can.
His spiritual power broke through his tendons and veins section by section, and he chopped faster and faster. Until the last moment, a tiger suddenly attacked. Shen Yuqing had a feeling that something was wrong, and his spiritual power instantly filled the sword. He turned around and chopped it down!
However, at this moment, the barrier shattered like ice, Pei Zichen's sword energy swept out, and the life servant contract was sensed by Pei Zichen again. He raised his hand, and Jiang Zhaoxue felt a huge force coming, and at the same time Shen Yuqing slashed the sword, he was quickly pulled away!
Shen Yuqing's eyes were bloodshot, but Pei Zichen's sword energy came first with a "bang", blowing away all the people and monsters present, including him!
At the same time, Jiang Zhaoxue said, "Kill him!"
Thunder roared down, instantly killing the monster to the ground. Shen Yuqing slammed heavily against the wall behind him and vomited blood.
When he looked up, he saw Pei Zichen holding Jiang Zhaoxue, looking at him silently in the midst of the hustle and bustle.
Jiang Zhaoxue leaned tremblingly against Pei Zichen's chest, and the dark blue and light blue colors of the two of them seemed to blend into one.
"Axue..."
Shen Yuqing struggled to get up quickly.
Pei Zichen just gave him a cold look, then turned and left with Jiang Zhaoxue in his arms, saying, "I'll take Master's Wife to heal first, and Master will take care of the aftermath."
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The author has something to say: [Small Theater 1]
Jiang Zhaoxue: "If Mu Jinyue is a good person, then she won't turn evil. Today I can successfully take Shen Yuqing to get the news about the Sword of God Slayer without getting hurt. If Mu Jinyue is a bad person and she causes trouble, then I will get hurt today, but I will beat Shen Yuqing the first time, and his first bloodstain will disappear."
Anan: "You're hedging this kind of thing?"
【Small Theater 2】
Asked: "Who is Pei Zichen?"
Jiang Zhaoxue: "He has a good temper, high morals, and is very easy to deceive."
Others: "??? He's so gullible?!"
Jiang Zhaoxue: "Yeah, it's very easy to fool people, I can fool them every time!"
Others: "Have you ever considered that the reason you're the only one who can be fooled every time might not be because he's a gullible person."
Jiang Zhaoxue: "Who is that?"
Others: “They are the ones who are willing to be deceived by you.”
【Small Theater·3】
Question: “What’s your catchphrase?”
Shen Yuqing: "How dare you! Evil beast! Die! You're seeking death!"
Qian Sisi: "I believe he is the strongest in the True Fairyland."
Jiang Zhaoxue: "Why? Because of the face?"
Qian Sisi: "Otherwise he would have been beaten to death long ago."
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