"Young Master, after leaving Dinglihai, head east for ten thousand miles. In twelve days, you will reach the Heavenly Sword Sect."
On the top of the cliff, a young man in white clothes, waving a fan, looked into the distance and introduced the arrangements for this trip to Hua Xiangwan, who was dressed in a gorgeous outfit beside him: "When we arrived in Yunlai, we had already sent a letter to the Tianjian Sect in advance to inform them of the time. The people from the Tianjian Sect who were supposed to pick us up set out six days ago and agreed to meet in Zuixiang Town. Now we have arrived a day earlier. If they are not mistaken, they will enter this 'Life-Snatching Canyon' tonight."
"What's next?" Hua Xiangwan twirled her hair with her fingers, looked at the surrounding terrain, and asked about the detailed plan.
A red-dressed girl nearby stepped forward upon hearing this and raised her hand to the two large rocks above the canyon entrance: "We have sent spies to wait for them in front. As soon as they show up, we will get the news immediately. As soon as the disciples of the Sky Sword Sect enter the canyon, we will activate the magic circle to knock down the two large rocks and block the way out."
"Then our people will pretend to be killers and rush forward," the young man in white answered, taking out a booklet and flipping it to Hua Xiangwan. "I have already figured out the disciples who are coming to pick us up. This is their information. They are at most in the Yuan Infant stage, very young, and without much practical experience. Our He Huan Palace's elite division will take action and beat them to a pulp, without any chance of return!"
"Wait," Hua Xiangwan frowned and raised her hand to interrupt their plan. "Are you here to assassinate them, or to help me find a marriage partner?"
These words froze the two men, and they seemed to have noticed the deviation in their words, but they quickly regained their composure and returned to their core plan.
The young man in white said seriously, "Of course we are helping you to find a marriage partner. This is just our first step to create a crisis for them. When they are in trouble and in dire straits, you can come down from the sky and save them from the water and fire! With your heavenly appearance, you will surely fascinate these little Taoists and make them unable to extricate themselves. Even if they are not tempted by this, it is still a favor."
"It's better to target another qualified one, get hurt for him, bleed for him," the red-dressed girl grabbed the booklet in the young man's hand and stuffed it into Hua Xiangwan's hand, passing on her experience. "He will definitely take better care of the young master out of guilt. Cultivate the relationship along the way. By the time you get to the Sky Sword Sect, the rice will have been cooked. Then you can directly propose marriage. Those old villains in the Sky Sword Sect will have to agree whether they agree or not. Isn't the marriage between the two sects settled then?"
The two of them chatted back and forth, and Hua Xiangwan heard all of tonight's plans. She put the booklet into her sleeve and nodded: "It is a method, but it has to be done cleanly."
Hua Xiangwan said, looking up at them: "Don't try to steal the chicken and lose the rice, and get discovered by the Tianjian Sect."
"Don't worry, young master," the girl smiled, "What knowledge can a bunch of kids who have never been out of Yunlai have? As long as you make a move later, our people will withdraw immediately, and all the devices will explode immediately. There will be absolutely no trace of our setup."
"That's good."
Hua Xiangwan responded and looked at them with a half-smile: "If anything goes wrong, Lingnan and Lingbei, your little brains," Hua Xiangwan raised her hand and patted them gently on the head, "then don't move again."
These words made the two of them swallow their saliva, and they quickly knelt down and promised excitedly: "Young Master, don't worry, this matter is absolutely safe and there will be no mistakes."
"good."
Hua Xiangwan waved her hand and said, "Go get ready. I'll be waiting here."
The two of them agreed and quickly went to set a trap nearby.
Hua Xiangwan found a comfortable place to sit cross-legged, took out a spirit bead from the bag and played with it, gazing into the distance thoughtfully.
Half a month ago, she was still in the Western Territory.
The Westland and Yunlai are two completely different continents, separated by the Dingli Sea and rarely interact with each other.
Yunlai is headed by the Tianjian Sect, with many other sects. They all follow the rules of the Immortal Alliance, the monks fight demons and defend the way, and the people are rich and healthy.
The Western Territory is divided into three palaces, nine sects, and eighteen gates. According to their different levels, they govern cities of different levels. On weekdays, they do not interfere with each other, and the cities even fight against each other. However, key matters are under the unified command of the Demon Lord.
The Demon Lord is elected by the people of the Western Territory, and is generally chosen from the Three Palaces and Nine Sects, or occasionally someone who is strong enough to suppress the Three Palaces and Nine Sects. The current Demon Lord, the Green Blood God, was born as a casual cultivator. He ascended to the throne by bloodbath, suppressing the Three Palaces and accumulating great prestige, but his foundation was not stable. After he ascended to the throne, in order to stabilize the people's hearts, he selected a successor from each of the Three Palaces and Nine Sects, and promised that if he left the throne in the future, he would start a successor trial, and all the successors would participate together to finally select the Demon Lord.
Hua Xiangwan is the young master of the Hehuan Palace, which was once the most prosperous of the three palaces, and is also one of the heirs of the Demon Lord.
At that time, Hehuan Palace was in its prime, and Hua Xiangwan was also a leader of the younger generation, the youngest Divine Transformation cultivator in the Western Territory. When she became a candidate for successor, the position of Demon Lord was almost a piece of cake for her.
But who would have thought that two hundred years ago, the western border defense was breached, monsters entered the country, and 100,000 monsters besieged the Hehuan Palace. It was in that battle that the elite of the Hehuan Palace were defeated, and Hua Xiangwan's golden elixir was half shattered. Since then, she has been unable to circulate her spiritual power and can only rely on the spirit beads to replenish her spiritual power and become a "momentary god".
From then on, Mingluan Palace flourished. In order to balance the relations in the Western Territory, the Demon Lord arranged for Wen Shaoqing of Qingle Palace to marry Hua Xiangwan, trying to use the marriage between Qingle and Hehuan Palaces to check and balance Mingluan Palace.
But who would have thought that three months ago, news came that the Demon Lord was critically ill. After a surge of undercurrents in the Western Territory, Wen Shaoqing suddenly broke off her engagement and turned around to announce a marriage with Qin Yunyi, the young master of Mingluan Palace. Immediately afterwards, Mingluan Palace proposed to the Demon Lord to start a successor trial.
The other two of the three palaces are getting married, and they are forcing her to participate in the competition for the heir. This is clearly a request for her death. If she dies, there will be no successor to the Hehuan Palace. Once the Demon Lord really gets into trouble, it will only be a matter of time before the two palaces join forces to destroy the Hehuan Palace.
In such a crisis, Hehuan Palace came up with a solution - to go to the Tianjian Sect to propose marriage.
The skills of the Tianjian Sect and the Hehuan Palace are compatible. After practicing together with a Tianjian Sect disciple, she can nourish her golden elixir. Secondly, the disciple's skills can be shared with her, which is beneficial to the practice of both parties. Thirdly - and most importantly, Hehuan Palace will welcome back a Tianjian Sect disciple to take charge. If the other two palaces want to cause trouble, they will have to take the Tianjian Sect's strength into consideration.
After all, they are the number one sect in Yunlai, and they are both protective and powerful. Although it is unknown whether they will get involved in the conflict in the Western Territory for a disciple, the unknown is intimidating.
This is a great idea, but Hua Xiangwan disagrees.
She hoped to turn the tide with her own efforts, but the people in Hehuan Palace were obviously skeptical about the results of her "hard work" and came to persuade her one after another. In desperation, she could only make one request -
She can go to the Heavenly Sword Sect, but if she meets a marriage partner she really cannot accept, she cannot be forced.
So what counts as a “truly unacceptable marriage partner”?
The elders asked.
Hua Xiangwan thought for a moment and replied, "I used to have a lover there."
After these words were spoken, everyone in Hehuan Palace expressed their understanding.
Who among the older people in the palace doesn’t have a few ex-lovers who they want to end all contact with forever?
Matters of the heart, if handled well it is called fate, if handled poorly it is called ill-fated relationship. All ill-fated relationships must be broken, if not broken well, something bad will happen.
The probability of selecting just one person from among tens of thousands of disciples of the Tianjian Sect was almost zero, so the elder did not take this request seriously.
Hua Xiangwan also thought clearly that the Tianjian Sect was not stupid. How could they not see the big plan of Hehuan Palace? They would definitely not agree. So she did not take this marriage proposal seriously.
The two sides each took a step back and reached an agreement, and then the elders hurriedly brought rare treasures to the Tianjian Sect to propose marriage.
As Hua Xiangwan expected, the attitude of Hehuan Palace was very sincere, but Tianjian Sect was also very clear about their intentions, so all the gifts were returned with a polite remark - it all depends on the disciple's attitude.
The people from the two palaces have never met each other. Which disciple is willing to leave his hometown and go to the western border?
This was tantamount to a polite refusal, but Hehuan Palace still refused to give up, so this "proposal" that came all the way from thousands of miles away took place.
Everyone in Hehuan Palace was looking forward to this marriage proposal. Hua Xiangwan didn't care. It was just a marriage, so as long as it didn't have anything to do with "that person", she would accept any good-looking guy from the Tianjian Sect.
In the end, it's not Hehuan Palace that suffers.
She followed Hehuan Palace to Yunlai without caring. The two sects had connections, and the Tianjian Sect, out of courtesy, also sent disciples to Zuixiang Town to support them.
The plan of Hehuan Palace now is to first find a like-minded disciple who is willing to go back to the Western Territory with her, and then kill him in the Tianjian Sect and report to the sect leader afterwards. Because of the so-called "it all depends on the attitude of the disciple", it is expected that the Tianjian Sect will not be willing to slap the disciple in the face and refuse to let him go.
But before going to Tianjian Sect, she had to find a disciple of Tianjian Sect who was "like-minded" and "willing to return to the West". This was not an easy task. It only took six days from Zuixiang Town to Tianjian Sect. She had to make a young man fall in love with her within six days?
Normal people wouldn't even dare to think about this, but who would let...
Are they the Hehuan Palace?
She majored in the art of dual cultivation, was born with natural beauty and superb charm. Although Hua Xiangwan, as the mistress of a palace, was very cautious about the matter of dual cultivation, in the eyes of many people, it was not a difficult task to win over a disciple of the Tianjian Sect who had hardly seen a woman.
Everyone in Hehuan Palace was full of confidence, but Hua Xiangwan felt unsure.
After all... a disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect...
"People are coming!"
She heard a voice in her ear, which should be the spy that had been deployed ahead.
It was obvious that the message was not meant for her alone, so Lingnan and Lingbei quickly directed everyone to hide.
Hua Xiangwan sat on the top of the mountain with his chin propped up, bathing in the bright moon. He looked up into the distance and saw a group of young men coming towards him like flowing light, holding swords.
The figure of a young man suddenly flashed through her mind. He was not as lively as these young men. He was wearing a blue robe and a jade crown, and he was tall and carried a sword, as strong as a pine or bamboo.
May God bless Hehuan Palace——
She raised the corners of her mouth, her temples swaying slightly in the night breeze, and thought with some mockery -
In the Tianjian Sect, there is only one iron-clad man like this.
Thinking of that person, she shook her head.
He took out a wine gourd from his Qiankun bag, and while drinking, he pulled out Ling Bei's book from his sleeve, which contained the information of all the disciples who came this time, intending to get familiar with the people who came this time.
Even if it's a cat or a dog, you have to pick one with good appearance and quality.
When I opened the directory, the first page showed a young man who looked handsome and indifferent.
Hua Xiangwan looked a little disgusted. Two hundred years ago, this kind of aloof swordsman was her favorite type, but ever since she had experienced this kind of hard-boned man, she had sneered at this kind of man.
When it comes to relationships, what you want is warmth. This kind of man is just trying to get you to please him, what's the point?
But out of basic respect for the mission, she took a sip of wine and looked carefully at the information next to the portrait:
"Xie Wushuang"
"32 years old, in the Yuan infant stage, a descendant of the Heart Sword, a disciple of——"
Hua Xiangwan drank the wine and scanned the small characters on the side. Seven words came into view: "Shangjun Qingheng, thank you Changji."