Chapter 72 Chapter 72 The fight started
Hearing this, Jiang Zhaoxue raised her eyelids and said impatiently, "You are really nosy."
Shen Yuqing's movements froze slightly, but Jiang Zhaoxue acted as if she hadn't noticed anything was wrong. She turned and walked towards the Li residence, asking as she walked, "Where's the person I asked you to kill?"
Shen Yuqing listened, slowly withdrew his hand, and suppressed his steps that wanted to rush to Jiang Zhaoxue's side. He slowly caught up with her and whispered, "She ran away."
This was within Jiang Zhaoxue's expectations. If Song Wulan could be killed by Shen Yuqing with one sword, it would make her and Pei Zichen look like useless people.
But he still found an excuse to scold her: "Are you really useless..."
"But I caught someone." Shen Yuqing interrupted her.
Jiang Zhaoxue knew this must be the "clue" that Shen Yuqing and Mu Jinyue had found in the book, and immediately asked, "Where is he?"
"Li Mansion."
When Jiang Zhaoxue heard this, he immediately took the two of them back to Li's house without saying a word.
As soon as Jiang Zhaoxue returned to the Li Mansion, he walked into the house and saw Mu Jinyue sitting in the lobby, guarding a young man in black who was bound by ropes and layers of magic arrays.
Seeing them come back, Mu Jinyue's eyes lit up immediately, and she quickly stood up and said, "Master!"
As she spoke, she turned her gaze to Jiang Zhaoxue and saluted nervously, "Master's Wife."
Finally, he looked at Pei Zichen with a hint of worry: "Senior Brother."
Seeing Mu Jinyue, Jiang Zhaoxue was a little confused. Mu Jinyue was here, so why did Shen Yuqing go to the riverbank alone?
But she didn't have time to think about these things. She responded and walked quickly forward to check on the boy.
But Pei Zichen raised his hand to stop her first, saying cautiously, "Master's Wife, I'll do it."
Jiang Zhaoxue paused, knowing that Pei Zichen and Shen Yuqing were more adept at interrogating people.
When Shen Yuqing was the eldest disciple of Lingjian Xian Pavilion, he was in charge of punishment. Pei Zichen was his first disciple. Although he was still young and was not in charge of the Punishment Hall because of Wen Xiaoan's suppression, he was often involved in catching monsters and doing a lot of interrogations.
Professionals do their professional work. Jiang Zhaoxue did not try to take over the work, so he sat down next to Shen Yuqing.
Pei Zichen took out a pair of gloves from his Qiankun bag, took out the anti-poison beads and swallowed them. After surrounding himself with a barrier, he approached the young man from behind and raised his hand to lock the young man's vital point.
Each of his postures perfectly matched the interrogation procedures of Lingjian Xian Pavilion, and Shen Yuqing was also impeccable. After ensuring absolute safety, Pei Zichen pinched the back of the boy's neck and turned his head around.
The moment the young man turned his head, Jiang Zhaoxue was stunned.
This boy looked very young, and judging from his figure, he should be only sixteen or seventeen years old. However, his face was covered with scars from cuts. Apart from the fact that his features were beautiful and he must have been very good-looking originally, nothing else could be seen.
And most importantly...
She couldn't see his luck.
Jiang Zhaoxue frowned, realizing that this boy was the same as the ventriloquist boy at the altar.
Maybe, it's just one person.
"Why did you bring him back?"
Jiang Zhaoxue couldn't figure it out and looked at Shen Yuqing beside him.
Shen Yuqing, perhaps due to his injury, was feeling a little down. He only looked up after hearing Jiang Zhaoxue's question and said calmly, "I rushed to the southwest immediately after you sent the message, but it was too late. There were indeed traces of your lightning strike there, as well as traces of the formation left by the fortune teller, but the people were gone. I had no choice but to turn back and look for other clues. When I returned to the altar, I found that the mountain road outside the barrier was full of mortals."
"Mortal?" Jiang Zhaoxue didn't understand, and Pei Zichen paused.
Shen Yuqing nodded and said in a deep voice, "These people are obviously followers of the Blissful Immortality Sect. All of them have damaged spirits and souls, which is caused by the cultivation methods of the Nine Netherworld Realm. Only this child has a complete spirit and soul. He must be a powerful figure in this sect, so I brought him back."
As he spoke, Shen Yuqing suddenly remembered something and looked at Pei Zichen, who was examining the young man. He asked, "Zichen, where did you come from? Did you see who attacked from outside the barrier?"
"The disciple rushed there directly using the Yuan Luo bow."
Pei Zichen answered in a serious tone, examining the young man, and said calmly, "I haven't seen anyone else outside the barrier."
"Then how do you know our location?"
Shen Yuqing continued to ask questions, and Jiang Zhaoxue felt uneasy. She wanted to answer for Pei Zichen, but was afraid that Shen Yuqing would find out something, so she could only suppress her emotions and look at Pei Zichen nervously.
Fortunately, Pei Zichen calmly answered and looked up at Shen Yuqing: "Master, I came here to pursue the Life Servant Contract."
"Your mistress had already broken off the relationship when she left with me..."
Shen Yuqing blurted out, and then immediately reacted.
Although Jiang Zhaoxue concealed her life servant contract, she left a substitute talisman on Mu Jinyue.
Pei Zichen was chasing the Life Servant Contract, but the person he was chasing was not Jiang Zhaoxue, but Mu Jinyue.
That does make sense.
Shen Yuqing didn't say anything else. His expression calmed down and he was thinking about something.
Pei Zichen turned his eyes and looked at the young man in his hand, explaining the current situation: "Although this young man's soul is intact, his internal organs are shattered. If we force him to wake up now, I'm afraid he won't survive the night. It's better to wait for me to heal him for a while and then examine him again when his injuries have healed." Pei Zichen said, looking up at Jiang Zhaoxue: "Master and Master's Wife, what do you think?"
"Broken?"
Mu Jinyue was a little surprised when she heard this, and couldn't help but say, "Just now he clearly..."
"Then take him down tonight and treat him well."
When Jiang Zhaoxue heard this, she knew that the young man's internal organs were not broken by himself, and it was probably Pei Zichen who did it.
This was a thousand years ago. Pei Zichen was probably the only one who knew the Nine Netherworld Realm techniques. The Nine Netherworld Realm cultivator who could steal people's souls that Shen Yuqing mentioned was probably him.
This child might have seen Pei Zichen in action. If he were to be interrogated forcibly now, who knows what would be found out.
In the battle at Cangming Sea, the Spirit Sword Immortal Pavilion suffered the heaviest casualties. Shen Yuqing deeply detested the Nine Netherworld Realm. If she realized Pei Zichen had practiced the Nine Netherworld techniques, even if he was her lifeguard, he would be in danger. Even if he managed to survive here, if Shen Yuqing revealed this to the True Immortal Realm, Pei Zichen would be doomed unless he went to the Nine Netherworld Realm.
She couldn't let Mu Jinyue continue, so she turned to look at Mu Jinyue and said with a smile: "Let's ask first, Jinyue, why are you at the Changsheng Altar today?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's attention turned to Mu Jinyue.
Pei Zichen's grip on the young man's hand finally loosened slightly. Jiang Zhaoxue glanced at him secretly, then returned her gaze to Mu Jinyue: "Didn't I give you the defensive formation? Did you get out?"
"I don't know."
Upon hearing this, Mu Jinyue's face immediately showed panic. She hurriedly walked around to Jiang Zhaoxue and knelt down, saying anxiously, "When I woke up, I found that I had been kidnapped. They tied me up and tortured me. I could only vaguely hear what they said... Fortunately, they caught me, otherwise I would have to make other plans. When I regained consciousness, I would have seen Master and his wife."
Originally, he just wanted to drag Mu Jinyue out to cover for Pei Zichen, but he didn't expect that this question would make Jiang Zhaoxue laugh.
She looked at the person kneeling on the ground and whispered, "You mean someone tied you up on purpose?"
"I don't know...but it is true."
"I see." Jiang Zhaoxue nodded, turned to look at Shen Yuqing, and asked, "Is the barrier really broken?"
"It's broken."
Shen Yuqing would not lie. Jiang Zhaoxue nodded, and she knew that the barrier must have really been broken.
"Okay, I'm sure you've been frightened tonight," Jiang Zhaoxue stood up, raised his hand and gently patted her shoulder, saying gently, "Don't be afraid, go to sleep first."
Mu Jinyue agreed with what she said.
Jiang Zhaoxue raised her eyes to look at Pei Zichen, glanced at the unconscious boy, and ordered: "Take this child away, and you go and rest too."
Pei Zichen responded as he was told, and protected the young man with his spiritual power. He then stood up, bowed, and withdrew together with Mu Jinyue, Jiang Zhaoxue, and Shen Yuqing.
Before leaving, he glanced at the two people in the room, endured for a moment, and finally left with the boy.
When Jiang Zhaoxue and Shen Yuqing were the only ones left in the room, Shen Yuqing was still sitting on the chair, with his head down and silent.
Seeing that he had no intention of asking about what had just happened, Jiang Zhaoxue didn't have anything else to say to him, so she stood up and said, "You are still injured, so I won't disturb you. We can talk about it after the child wakes up tomorrow. I'm going to rest first."
Jiang Zhaoxue turned and tried to leave, but after taking just two steps, Shen Yuqing suddenly spoke in a hoarse voice, "Why don't you ask me why I was at the riverbank tonight?"
Hearing this, Jiang Zhaoxue was stunned. She felt a little strange: "If you want to go, just go. Why should I ask?"
Shen Yuqing remained silent. He curled his fingers and after a long moment, he couldn't help but ask, "Do you like him very much?"
There is no need to explain the word "he", as both parties know it well.
Jiang Zhaoxue's heartstrings suddenly tightened, but she remained calm and turned around: "Who?"
"Pei Zichen." Shen Yuqing pointed out the name.
Jiang Zhaoxue pretended to be relaxed: "Are you talking about him? Yes, he is a very good person."
"I guess so..." Shen Yuqing murmured, as if understanding. "If he can't pass your inspection, how could you possibly sign a life-servant contract with him? You must like him at least... just like before."
Shen Yuqing said this, as if remembering something.
Jiang Zhaoxue was a little confused: "Before?"
"You were like this when you were in your twenties," Shen Yuqing said, her eyes a little dazed, and she recalled softly, "You liked many people. You liked the sword of Chu Lingxiao from the Heavenly Sword Sect, the clothes of Mo Yufan from the Fallen Immortal Pavilion, and the grace of Su Xuechen... Everyone you liked was so good, and yet those people always called you Lady. I've thought countless times that I shouldn't be so high-flying, that I'm not a good match for you, but you always wait for me, so I can only move forward."
Thinking of the journey he had taken as a young man, Shen Yuqing's words faltered. "Chu Lingxiao was the champion of the Sword Trial, so I had to win. I fought tooth and nail to win. Mo Yufan was the only son of a ten-thousand-year-old immortal sect. A single piece of clothing cost him three thousand spirit stones, and my annual salary was only two hundred. So I collected high bounties every month, and spent a year saving up just enough for a single piece of clothing to go see you. I couldn't imitate Su Xuechen's grace, so I learned the immortal sect's rules and learned to be taciturn... I wasn't born as well as they were, and my starting point wasn't as high as theirs, but I always won."
Shen Yuqing looked up at her, not knowing whether to comfort herself or to tell her, "Every time you're in danger, I'm always ahead of them. I think as long as I work hard enough and run fast enough, I'll always make it. I'll always win. I'm never late, every time, it's the same."
"Why are you saying this?"
Jiang Zhaoxue didn't want to talk any more, so she turned around and said, "Let's take a rest first."
"I can protect you!"
Shen Yuqing suddenly raised his voice.
Jiang Zhaoxue looked back in confusion and saw Shen Yuqing trying his best to restrain himself. He looked up at her and said seriously, "If Pei Zichen hadn't come, I could have protected you today. I'm not too late!"
When Pei Zichen arrived, he had already broken through the restriction.
She recalled the moment when Pei Zichen pulled her away from him.
Thinking about how he searched the whole city all night and had nowhere to go, he finally went to the place where he felt Jiang Zhaoxue and Pei Zichen definitely shouldn't be, and saw them from afar.
He ran away in a hurry, but the crowd was too mixed and the jade pendants and pearls on his body were too heavy, so he stumbled and stumbled all the way, but he was still one step behind.
They both looked up at the passing light of the Magpie Bridge.
People say that when the Magpie Bridge appears, lovers will see it. Those who see this bridge will be destined to be together for three lifetimes and will stay together until the end of their lives.
But will it be their turn?
What are their identities? One is his wife and the other is his disciple. Why are they here?
Her injuries had completely healed. She changed into clothes of the same color as Pei Zichen, and even her hair was combed neatly, which was definitely not her own work.
But he didn't dare to ask a question.
What can I ask?
Wasn't it right for Pei Zichen to save her? Wasn't it right for him to heal her? Wasn't it right for him to let her change into clean clothes and tidy up her appearance?
But how did he heal his wounds, how did he change his clothes, how did he put on makeup, why didn't he go back home directly but went to the riverbank instead? All these things were like needles piercing his heart, but he didn't dare to ask because he had committed a crime first.
He knew clearly that he could no longer indulge himself, and he could no longer remain silent.
Everything hasn't started yet.
He knew her temper. If she really had an affair with Pei Zichen and really agreed to his request, she would not be able to continue this fake marriage bet with him.
It wasn't too late, he had to do something to keep her.
But he had been indulged by her for too long.
He is so indulged that he can't even show kindness.
He was like a young animal whose claws and teeth had been plucked out by her love, and then suddenly thrown into a ferocious forest full of wild beasts.
He desperately wanted to hold on to her, but he didn't know how to show his affection. After struggling for a long time, he stood up, walked to Jiang Zhaoxue, and said with difficulty: "Axue, I know I have done many things wrong in the past, but Axue... I do, I have always wanted to be with you."
Jiang Zhaoxue looked up at him and frowned slightly.
Shen Yuqing felt that every word he said was extremely difficult, and he tried to explain: "Mu Jinyue... I brought her up the mountain for other reasons, and you will know it in the future. There is too much distance between you and me, and the misunderstandings are too heavy. But I... I have never thought of separating."
As he spoke, he seemed to recall something and said with effort, "I can explain many things. You said...you said that in the past, when I suppressed the fire poison for you, you felt pain. That was because...because back then, you would always send your spiritual power back with your feelings. I was afraid that I..."
Shen Yuqing couldn't continue. After hesitating for a moment, he seemed to have made up his mind. He suddenly reached out and pulled her, explaining, "Try it once..."
Before he finished speaking, Jiang Zhaoxue seemed to already know what he was going to do and suddenly withdrew her hand and dodged.
When this action came out, the two of them were stunned for a moment, and Shen Yuqing looked at her in disbelief.
She knows?
Who did this to her? Who let her know what it means when spiritual power enters the body with emotions? Even he, as her husband, never told her, so how could she know?
Shen Yuqing was shocked and confused, looking at it without saying a word.
Jiang Zhaoxue also realized that her reaction was too intense. Fortunately, everything was just speculation. She quickly showed a blaming look and said, "Why did you reach out so suddenly? You scared me."
Shen Yuqing didn't say anything. He tried his best to restrain himself, and focused on her like a wild beast, as if he wanted to cut her open completely to see everything clearly.
Jiang Zhaoxue felt uneasy when he looked at her, but she didn't look guilty at all. She asked, "Why are you looking at me?"
"nothing."
Shen Yuqing seemed to have figured something out, and his emotions gradually subsided. Only his fingertips trembled slightly, and he whispered, "It's too late today, you should go to bed first."
Having said that, Shen Yuqing turned and left.
When Shen Yuqing reached the door, he stopped. He hesitated for a moment, then said, "Jinyue has been staying at the mansion tonight. I went to the riverbank to look for you. Please don't misunderstand me."
Jiang Zhaoxue was stunned by his words, but after realizing his explanation, she didn't care and just said, "This matter is not important to me, but there is one thing you need to understand."
Shen Yuqing turned around when he heard the voice and saw Jiang Zhaoxue raising his hand.
There were only two bloodstains left on her palm. Shen Yuqing's eyes trembled slightly as she listened to Jiang Zhaoxue's suppressed smile as she reminded him, "It's the first time."
Shen Yuqing didn't say anything. He looked at the smile of the person in front of him and had the illusion that she was celebrating.
He stared at her, his heart filled with anger, but his expression remained silent. He only said, "There won't be a second time."
After saying that, he turned around decisively and strode away.
After he left, Jiang Zhaoxue breathed a sigh of relief, found the nearest chair and sat down limply, raised his hand to support his forehead, and said tiredly: "What's going on..."
Just as she finished speaking, she suddenly realized something, jumped up, and said anxiously: "Not good!"
How could Shen Yuqing have such a good temper? He clearly noticed something was wrong, but he turned around and left without saying a word.
How can this be the end of the matter?
This is causing trouble!!
She hurriedly chased after him, but Shen Yuqing was already there much earlier. He strode directly to Pei Zichen's room, raised his hand and grabbed it, and the sword formation of the barrier was launched, and eighteen lightsabers broke into the room!
Pei Zichen was drinking water when he just noticed someone coming. A sword formation with the pressure of the Mahayana period rushed into the room and pressed down on him!
He instinctively drew his sword, but quickly put it back when he saw the person coming. Then Shen Yuqing grabbed his neck and slammed him into the wall!
With a loud bang, Pei Zichen crashed heavily into the wall barrier. Eighteen lightsaber tips pressed against him on all sides. He placed his hands on the hilts behind him and looked at Shen Yuqing, who was clearly angry. He said calmly, "Master, you came here so late at night. I wonder what you have to teach me?"
"If you dare to use the life-servant contract to take her away from me again in the future," Shen Yuqing pinched his neck, and the murderous pressure from his body was undisguised, forcing all of Pei Zichen's weapons to hum. He applied slight pressure with his fingers, moved forward to approach him, and threatened in a low voice, "I will kill you."
Hearing this, Pei Zichen's fingers gripping the hilt of his sword tightened slightly. He had already been harboring resentment in his heart. He raised his eyes and asked coldly, "Kill me? Master, why would you kill me? If you kill me out of jealousy, I'm afraid it would be unethical."
"Morality?" Shen Yuqing laughed and said in a low voice, "Pei Zichen, didn't Master teach you that anyone who steals another's wife will be killed. If you dare to use the life-serving contract again, I will think you are plotting against your Master's wife and I will kill you!"
Pei Zichen felt his heart tighten when he heard what he heard.
He knew that Shen Yuqing was right.
Anyone who steals someone else's wife will be killed. Shen Yuqing is her legitimate husband. He coveted Shen Yuqing's wife, so it was only natural for Shen Yuqing to kill him.
not to mention……
He is still his master.
It is reasonable and logical that if he dares to covet Jiang Zhaoxue, it would not be excessive to tear him into pieces.
But……
Does he deserve it?
Pei Zichen thought of Jiang Zhaoxue's injury today, thought of Jiang Zhaoxue who was let go by him in the gap of time and space, thought of him standing outside Jiang Zhaoxue's door and window in Lingjian Immortal Pavilion, and the tears that Jiang Zhaoxue shed.
He followed Jiang Zhaoxue from Jiangzhou, received her first candy pill at the age of ten, watched her, guarded her, looked up to her all the way, and finally...
Own her.
Anyone who steals another person's wife will be killed, and who is not her husband?
The thought suddenly came to Pei Zichen, who was unable to restrain himself for a moment, and said, "Master, if you want to kill me, you have to be able to kill me."
After saying that, Pei Zichen swung out his short sword and slashed Shen Yuqing's neck!
Shen Yuqing's pupils trembled violently, and she was forced back for a moment by Pei Zichen. Pei Zichen jumped down holding a dagger and smashed straight towards Shen Yuqing!
He didn't use his spiritual power, and Shen Yuqing saw his intention. He immediately drew his dagger from his waist and twisted it with Pei Zichen's dagger, saying coldly, "It seems like your teacher has never taught you before."
"Then please teach me, Master."
After saying that, Shen Yuqing turned around and smashed his sleeves, and the two began to fight mercilessly in the room.
When Jiang Zhaoxue arrived and saw the situation inside, he couldn't help but gasp.
"A fight has broken out."
Anan was a little anxious: "Do you want to persuade him?"
"It's okay." Jiang Zhaoxue observed their fighting style. Although Shen Yuqing had set up a barrier and the spiritual power and sound could not be transmitted, based on his understanding of the two people, Jiang Zhaoxue could see that the two had not really torn their faces apart.
She observed and said, "He can't be beaten to death." Anan fell silent. After a moment, he couldn't help but ask, "Does he have to be beaten to death?..."
"If I don't let them vent their anger, I'll be the one in trouble!"
Jiang Zhaoxue observed the situation and said calmly, "As long as nothing serious happens, it's fine."
Shen Yuqing and Pei Zichen did not really intend to beat each other to death. They just continued to teach each other in the name of teaching, and abandoned the spiritual power. They competed purely on the proficiency of the moves.
Both of them used the short swords of Lingjian Xian Pavilion, which were no longer than half an arm and were most suitable for fighting in a small space.
They all used moves from the Lingjian Xian Pavilion. Shen Yuqing had two hundred years of accumulation. Although Pei Zichen was young, he fought in the space opened up by the Yuanluo Bow every day, and his actual combat time was much longer than his age.
The two sides fought back and forth until the battle was hard to separate.
But Shen Yuqing was older after all. He found an opportunity to grab the dagger and pressed it down hard, pinning Pei Zichen to the table. He said coldly, "You are too young. If you were given another two hundred years, you might still be able to compete with me. But now, don't seek death."
As soon as he finished speaking, Pei Zichen pressed down Shen Yuqing's dagger with his backhand. Shen Yuqing stabbed forward without hesitation, but Pei Zichen ignored him. He pressed down Shen Yuqing's sword-holding hand with one hand, bumped his body into his sword to restrain his sword, and with the other hand, he held the sword against Shen Yuqing's neck and slammed him into the wall!
The dagger instantly cut off half of Shen Yuqing's neck, and Shen Yuqing's sword also stabbed into Pei Zichen's sword.
However, these external injuries did not require the use of spiritual power, so they only took a moment to heal.
The two men stared at each other intently. Pei Zichen said in a hoarse voice, "If you treat her well, no one can take her away from you. You know how Master's wife treats you! But if what happened today happens again, Master," Pei Zichen panted softly, "I am young, but I can die with you."
Shen Yuqing didn't say anything else. He just looked at the young man quietly. He knew clearly that this was not an opponent he had ever seen before.
He couldn't even confirm whether the friendship between the people in front of him was love or something else.
Pei Zichen saw Shen Yuqing calm down and stepped back, covering his wound.
Both of them were covered in wounds. Pei Zichen leaned against the table behind him and said softly, "Master, please go. Don't let Master's Wife worry."
Shen Yuqing listened, raised his hand and pressed it against the wound on his neck. He lowered his eyes and whispered, "It was Master who lost his composure tonight, but you must remember what Master said. You are a disciple that Master values. If nothing unexpected happens in the future, the Spirit Sword Immortal Pavilion will be yours. Do not make any mistakes and disappoint Master and your Master's wife."
"Disciple understands and will not harbor any resentment." Pei Zichen knew what Shen Yuqing meant and said calmly, "You did not hold me responsible for taking Master's Wife away. I am already very grateful."
"I am not incapable of distinguishing right from wrong. I will not vent my anger on you regarding her feelings."
"Then why did Master come here tonight?"
Pei Zichen raised his eyes tiredly, but Shen Yuqing didn't say anything.
After a long silence, Shen Yuqing whispered, "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be late."
Pei Zichen didn't quite understand what he was saying and looked up blankly. Shen Yuqing realized what he was saying and closed his eyes without saying anything. After a moment's pause, he stood up and seemed to be back in the Spirit Sword Immortal Pavilion, looking like a god above all others. He said calmly, "Rest."
Shen Yuqing opened the barrier and quietly walked away.
After he left, Pei Zichen immediately sensed someone in the grass.
The Nine Netherworld Realm's skills were more sensitive than those of the True Immortal Realm. Pei Zichen's heart trembled, and when he turned his head, he saw the exposed dress and paused for a moment.
Pei Zichen hesitated for a moment, but still walked forward.
Jiang Zhaoxue was hiding in the bushes. When she saw Pei Zichen coming, she cursed inwardly.
He knew that Pei Zichen was harder to fool than Shen Yuqing. Seeing her nervousness, Anan couldn't help but say, "Hey, just stand up."
Jiang Zhaoxue didn't say anything. She didn't want to stand up at this moment. She felt it would be too embarrassing to be discovered while crouching like this.
But the closer Pei Zichen got, the less courage she had to stand up. As she watched Pei Zichen approach her, she disappeared from the spot with a "bang".
Pei Zichen was shocked to see that she suddenly disappeared, and immediately stepped forward. When he lifted the grass, he saw a little white tiger lying in the grass. When it saw him coming, the white tiger glanced at him sideways, as if it didn't know him at all. It lay in the grass and looked up at the moon.
Anan was silent for a moment, and couldn't help but say: "Why..."
"What if he doesn't recognize it?"
Jiang Zhaoxue was deceiving herself, although she thought it was unlikely, after all, blue-eyed white tigers like her were rare.
She was thinking about how to leave gracefully later, and then she felt Pei Zichen suddenly raised his hand to grab her.
Jiang Zhaoxue was shocked and then was lifted up in his arms and brought to his front, looking into his eyes.
Jiang Zhaoxue looked at him nervously. Pei Zichen studied her expression. After a moment, he bent down and kissed her forehead, saying gently, "I'll be fine. I won't embarrass you."
Jiang Zhaoxue's heart was shocked, and then he kicked him hard in the chest, using the force to jump off him, and ran out in a few steps.
She ran all the way back to her room, then transformed into human form. She rubbed her forehead and cursed "how outrageous" as she walked inside.
Seeing this, Anan couldn't help but say, "Stop scolding me. You're the one who allowed me to be so presumptuous. Would you have gotten this beating if you hadn't gone? You're just worried about him."
"I'm not only worried about him, I'm also worried about Shen Yuqing!"
Jiang Zhaoxue refused to accept it, rubbing her head as she walked into the bathroom, angrily saying, "I want to wash myself clean!"
"Then you'll have a lot of places to wash."
Anan squatted on the table and spoke, but Jiang Zhaoxue grabbed the handkerchief and threw it at him.
Anan swiftly dodged the attack. Jiang Zhaoxue, stripping off her clothes, couldn't help but curse, "Every day, no one is worry-free."
"There's something wrong with your teaming," Anan jumped to the side of the bathtub, watched Jiang Zhaoxue step into the water, and analyzed with her, "Shen Yuqing and Pei Zichen, if you go alone with either one, it's like a tiger with wings. But if you put the two together, it's a positive plus a negative. My master, you can't have the cake and eat it too."
"You think I want to eat?"
Jiang Zhaoxue glared at it. Anan also knew the current situation. One was locked by a heart-to-heart contract, and the other was hung by a soul-locking formation. The three of them were strung together, stickier than a candied haws.
"So what do we do now?"
Anan said helplessly: "I'm afraid Shen Yuqing has already noticed that there is something wrong between you and Pei Zichen. Pei Zichen is also aware that you remember the illusion. Tomorrow... can everyone still set off?"
"Well..." Jiang Zhaoxue struggled, "Maybe he doesn't know everything, right? Shen Yuqing is just guessing, he's in the wrong and doesn't dare to say anything. As for Pei Zichen... I haven't admitted it yet. Maybe Pei Zichen is just testing me? After trying again and again, he found out that I really don't remember, so he just let it go?"
"hehe."
Anan stood by the pool and laughed sarcastically: "So what are you today?"
"To heal my wounds."
Jiang Zhaoxue said confidently, "Besides sucking out the poisonous blood and using his spiritual power to suppress the fire poison for me, what else did he do?"
Anan was speechless for a moment. Pei Zichen kissed the wound more intimately and messed around with his spiritual power a bit, but he was really "behaving properly".
"At most, he used his spiritual power to 'communicate' with me," Jiang Zhaoxue saw Anan's contemptuous look and couldn't deny it too much, so she told him some truth. She then continued, "But he was young and didn't know what he was doing. As his master's wife, isn't it normal for me not to point it out? Is there any evidence to prove that I remember having a relationship with him?"
Indeed not.
Anan thought about it and found that there was really no solid evidence for this matter.
Seeing this, Jiang Zhaoxue felt more confident. "Besides, if we really think about it, everyone knows why I said and did what I did in the illusion. He lied to me first, and he's using what happened in the illusion to settle the score. Isn't that too much? Don't let him go too far. If he dares to come to me again," Jiang Zhaoxue said with a fierce tone, "don't blame me for being cruel and ruthless. Let him see the methods of an elder!"
"Awesome!" Anan clapped his wings. "You're awesome!"
Jiang Zhaoxue listened to Anan's ridicule, sighed, and his expression faded. "What can I do if he's not powerful? Not to mention that he's so young, I have no interest in him. Even if he really is interested, I can get the God-Slaying Sword and take all his cultivation to nourish the Heavenly Secret Spirit Jade. He will hate me by then, so why bother?"
"You..." Anan glanced at her, "Have you ever considered bringing it all up with Pei Zichen?"
"What do you want to point out?"
Jiang Zhaoxue glanced at her and asked the question even though he knew the answer.
Anan analyzed the situation with her seriously: "In fact, if you tell him about your difficulties, he might not be unwilling to give you all his cultivation. Look at him now, he almost wants to give you his life..."
"That's because he thought I was saving him."
Jiang Zhaoxue interrupted Anan and reminded him, "How deeply do you think he loves me? He developed an attachment to me because I saved him from a desperate situation, and then developed a love for me. If he knew that I had been lying to him from the beginning, would he still have such feelings for me? If not, what if he doesn't want to?"
Anan was stumped by her question.
Jiang Zhaoxue soaked in the pool and said calmly, "If he doesn't want to, with his brain and luck, he can discover the existence of the Soul Locking Array and unlock it. What do you want me to do then? Don't think that just because he's doing well now, he can give up everything. When Qian Sisi was deceived, she must have thought that Song Wuya would give her his life, but what happened? I've seen many cases of cultivators turning against each other and even parents and children becoming enemies for the sake of cultivation. You want me to gamble with Pei Zichen's conscience?"
Jiang Zhaoxue thought about it and immediately said affirmatively: "I won't bet. I would rather he hate me than bet that he loves me."
As he spoke, Jiang Zhaoxue poured a bucket of water over his head and said calmly, "The most urgent thing now is to obtain the God-Slaying Sword. As long as I get the God-Slaying Sword, I will obtain the Heavenly Secret Jade and break the Heart Contract with Shen Yuqing..."
Jiang Zhaoxue lowered her eyes and looked at the two red marks left on her hands: "I am even with them."
"That's right." Anan sighed, "You're so cruel, we'll be separated sooner or later. Oh, tell me," Anan suddenly remembered, "Why did Shen Yuqing capture that child? Is that how they got the clue in the book?"
"Whether they know the clues that way in the book, I don't know. But I do know one thing."
As Jiang Zhaoxue spoke, she looked into the distance. The snow on the distant Xuecang Mountain remained unmelted. She seemed to be able to see Song Wulan sitting on the throne high up in the cave full of magma, supporting his forehead and tapping the armrest lightly.
Her expression turned a little colder, and she said calmly, "Song Wulan is in Xuecang Mountain."
"How do you know?!"
Anan spoke in shock, Jiang Zhaoxue smiled but said nothing.
She thought of the last thunderbolt she had struck today. No one noticed that at that moment, she had actually opened two formations.
The bright array is for heavenly thunder to kill evil, while the dark array is for tracking.
What she crushed were two lucky sticks.
Anan thought about Jiang Zhaoxue's behavior and immediately realized what was happening. However, he was afraid of being spied on, so he didn't dare to say anything. He only said, "He...why has he been following us? Is he a pervert?"
"Two possibilities."
Jiang Zhaoxue laughed: "Or maybe, he loves me too much."
"That's impossible." Anan immediately flapped his wings, "Don't think too much."
"That's because we have what he needs."
Jiang Zhaoxue couldn't help laughing when she thought of Mu Jinyue kneeling on the ground trembling with fear today. She stood up from the pool and said slowly: "Just wait and see. He is probably weaving a net to hunt. I will just sit back and wait. Let's see who has the better move, me or him."
"How does he plan to weave the web?" As soon as Anan heard Jiang Zhaoxue's tone, he knew that she had an idea in her mind and asked quickly.
Jiang Zhaoxue was stunned by this question. She thought for a moment and said, "Wait until tomorrow, when we interrogate that child, we'll know."
Jiang Zhaoxue and Anan discussed going back to bed.
On the other side, Pei Zichen was kicked in the chest by Jiang Zhaoxue. After watching Jiang Zhaoxue escape, he turned back to the house, raised his hand and used magic to repair the door that was smashed by Shen Yuqing.
As soon as the door was repaired, a voice came from the room: "Do you want to kill him?"
Pei Zichen paused and raised his eyes.
Then the disfigured boy in the room woke up at some point.
He was tied with iron shackles and sat on the ground.
He seemed to be very familiar with such scenes, not showing any panic. He stared at Pei Zichen from the dark, his eyes seemed to see through people's hearts. He spoke with ventriloquism, tempting them, "I know you like your master's wife. Have you ever thought about killing your master? Everything he has will be yours."
Pei Zichen didn't say anything, he just looked at the young man in front of him quietly.
The young man seemed to think that Pei Zichen was moved by him and whispered, "I can help you."
Pei Zichen was finally moved by these words. He asked curiously, "How can I help?"
"I know where you're going," the young man continued, seemingly familiar with their actions. "I'm very familiar with the route. I can tell you the traps ahead of time, and then I can work with you to kill him without anyone noticing. You just need to teach me one thing."
"What?"
"Your technique." The young man stared at him, his calm eyes filled with an uncontrollable plea. "I saw how you killed people. Your technique is different from theirs. I want to learn it."
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The author has something to say: I'm here to give out red envelopes again! Don't worry, Xiaoxue won't be hurt in the next two red scars.
【Small Theater】
Jiang Zhaoxue: "As long as you don't ask, you can have whatever you want."
Pei Zichen: "I want a status!!"
Jiang Zhaoxue: "Hurry up and disable his microphone!"
Jiang Zhaoxue: "What about you? What do you want to say?"
Shen Yuqing: "Are you cheating on me..."
Jiang Zhaoxue: "Block this microphone too!"
Jiang Zhaoxue: "What about you? What are you going to say?"
Song Wulan: "You are so beautiful."
Jiang Zhaoxue: "Block the title!"
Jiang Zhaoxue: "Do you also want to ban wheat?"
Mu Jinyue: "I want to say, the God-Slaying Sword..."
Jiang Zhaoxue: "Amplify! Turn up the volume right now!"
Mu Jinyue: "I don't know where the God-Slaying Sword is."
Jiang Zhaoxue: "...You're teasing me, I'll block you!!!"
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