"you……"

Hua Xiangwan was a little confused: "You let me go on purpose just to drink this wedding wine?"

"The ceremony is complete only after drinking the wedding wine."

After hearing this, Hua Xiangwan finally confirmed that Xie Changji was out of his mind.

Back then, he didn't care about this matter at all. When they got married, they didn't even drink the wedding wine.

That night he finally lifted her veil and stared at her for a long time.

She couldn't help laughing: "You've been looking at me for so long, do you think I'm pretty and like me a lot?"

He held the veil and trembled, then lowered his eyes: "Sorry."

"You say that again," Hua Xiangwan was quite helpless, "If you don't like me, why did you marry me?"

"Since we are married," he said with difficulty, "it is convenient for me to be responsible for you."

It was just a casual question, but she didn't expect him to answer so honestly. The two of them fell silent. After a moment, she stood up and said, "Forget it, let's drink the wedding wine first. Only after we finish drinking it, the ceremony will be considered complete."

However, just as he finished speaking, Kunxuzi rushed over and said that something had happened in the realm of life and death and called him back.

He immediately picked up the sword and said, "Wait for me."

He followed Kunxuzi and left as if he was escaping, so fast that Hua Xiangwan even suspected that he had arranged for Kunxuzi to come here.

She sat alone in the bridal room and drank all the wedding wine. After that she figured it out. Actually, this matter was not important.

Now Xie Changji was so serious that she was shocked.

She couldn't help but ask tentatively: "Well, Xie Changji, did you have any problems during your tribulation?"

For example, being struck by lightning and having your brain damaged?

Xie Changji paused, did not answer her, let go of her healed hand, and changed the subject: "Master has taken Xiuwen to Mingyang Town, we will go there first."

"You survived the tribulation this morning..."

"That person left the evil spirit in your body."

Xie Changji reminded her, and Hua Xiangwan suddenly looked up. She forgot everything for a moment and exclaimed in surprise: "Gui Ling?"

"Yes," Xie Changji nodded, "It is wrapped in his spiritual power. I will temporarily remove his spiritual power, but the evil spirit of the ghost has already spread to your body. I will think of a solution when I go back."

This made Hua Xiangwan surprised and uncertain.

She confirmed that there was no trace of evil spirit in that palm strike.

Then the breath of the evil spirit can only be... from her own body.

But Xie Changji didn't notice it.

Was there something wrong with Xie Changji, or was it that palm strike from that man just now... that helped?

Hua Xiangwan's mind turned for a few seconds. She held the back of her hand that had just been touched by Xie Changji and glanced at Xie Changji's waist.

He did not have a sword hanging from his waist, only a jade token of voice transmission, which was flashing brightly.

A swordsman without a sword.

He was going through the tribulation today, why...

Hua Xiangwan thought for a while, and seeing that she didn't say anything, Xie Changji turned to look at the white tiger next to him who had been pretending not to exist. Xiaobai saw his eyes and walked out tremblingly.

"Smaller."

Xie Changji ordered.

Hua Xiangwan came back to her senses after hearing his words. She was about to ask why her spirit beast would listen to him when she saw Xiaobai shrink to the size of a cub in an instant, lying on the ground, staring at Xie Changji.

Hua Xiangwan was stunned. Xie Changji walked forward and picked up Xiaobai like a baby. He put one hand around his chest and turned to look at Hua Xiangwan: "I will take you there, hurry up."

Hua Xiangwan looked at Xiaobai in shock. Xiaobai covered his face with his paws and buried his head in Xie Chang's silent thoughts.

I am too ashamed to see her anymore.

Xie Changji waited for a while before Hua Xiangwan came to her senses. After thinking about it, she decided that since Xie Changji could not find out her physical condition, the biggest threat had been eliminated.

Going back...it's not impossible.

She also had to figure out what happened to Xie Changji and what happened to the Sword of the Heart.

After realizing this, she walked up to Xie Changji and reached out to grab the corner of his clothes: "Let's go."

Xie Changji glanced at the corner of the clothes she was holding, his eyes softened a little, he turned his head, raised his sword, and walked steadily towards Mingyang Town.

Mingyang Town was very close to the dense forest, and they arrived at the town in less than a quarter of an hour.

Hua Xiangwan followed Xie Changji into an inn. She couldn't help but wonder, "Is Shen Xiuwen still alive?"

"His soul is still alive."

When Hua Xiangwan heard about the soul lamp, she understood that every disciple of the Tianjian Sect would light a soul lamp with their own blood in the sect. When the soul dispersed and the lamp went out, the scene before death would be transmitted to the sect, making it easier for the sect to hunt down the disciple.

Perhaps it was for this reason that the other party chose to let him live and capture him.

But it is much more difficult to take the body of a living person than a dead person.

"His soul lamp is still alive, and he has the ability to erase the tracking mark of your Tribulation Period, so you guess he took possession of you?"

"Um."

"Then you used the soul lamp to find his location, how did you find mine?"

"Spiritual power fluctuations."

After Xie Changji's reminder, Hua Xiangwan remembered that Xie Changji appeared just after she used her spiritual power.

She clenched her fists as she thought: "Do you know that you almost killed me?"

"will not."

Xie Changji was sure. Hua Xiangwan raised an eyebrow: "Are you so confident?"

"I put a twin charm in the wedding wine. All your fatal injuries will come to me."

Hua Xiangwan was stunned for a moment, then said anxiously: "But just now..."

"So his palm strike was not an injury."

Xie Changji looked at Hua Xiangwan. Hua Xiangwan's heart skipped a beat. She was a little nervous: "What is that?"

"I don't know, maybe I want to use the evil spirit to disturb your mind."

Xie Changji answered honestly. Hua Xiangwan relaxed a little and nodded: "Maybe."

As they talked, they walked into the backyard. Xie Changji seemed to have known the location in advance and took her directly into a room.

After entering the room, I saw many people surrounding Shen Xiuwen.

As soon as Xie Changji came in, everyone made way for him. Hua Xiangwan then saw Shen Xiuwen lying on the bed. He had many silver needles stuck in his body. There was a copper basin next to him. His hand was hanging on the edge of the bed, and black blood was dripping from his middle finger into the copper basin.

Ling Bei sat aside, performing acupuncture with a serious expression. After pulling out the last silver needle, Shen Xiuwen spat out a mouthful of blood, and the black blood on his fingertips finally turned bright red.

"alright."

Lingbei put away the silver needle, stepped aside, turned around and looked at Kunxuzi beside him: "Elder Kun, the poison has been cleared, Taoist Shen should be fine."

As he spoke, he noticed Hua Xiangwan standing next to him and shouted excitedly, "Young Master!"

"I'll tell you later."

Hua Xiangwan made a gesture to stop Ling Bei, walked to the bed, and looked at Shen Xiuwen who was lying on the bed.

Shen Xiuwen opened his eyes dazedly, looking dazed. Hua Xiangwan asked curiously, "Shen Daojun?"

Shen Xiuwen turned around and looked at Hua Xiangwan with a confused look in his eyes, as if he didn't know this person at all.

"Xiu Wen," Kun Xuzi walked aside and looked at Shen Xiu Wen with worry in his eyes, "Are you okay now?"

"Kun... Elder?"

Shen Xiuwen spoke hoarsely. Xie Changji poured a glass of water from the side and brought it to Shen Xiuwen. Shen Xiuwen saw Xie Changji and was stunned for a moment before he shouted in shock: "Shang...Shang Jun?!"

Looking at Shen Xiuwen's reaction, Hua Xiangwan knew that he probably had no memory of the time when he was abducted.

She walked past everyone and asked directly, "Shen Daojun, what day is it today?"

"April 3rd?"

Shen Xiuwen responded blankly, then asked in confusion: "The girl is..."

Hua Xiangwan and Ling Bei beside her looked at each other. The third day of April was exactly the day they entered the Western Territory.

In other words, the Shen Xiuwen they met from the beginning was a fake.

"Is it the Yin Yang Sect?"

Hua Xiangwan asked Ling Bei, not hiding from everyone. Ling Bei shook his head: "There is a shadow of the Yin Yang Sect's corpse-controlling technique, but the technique is much more advanced than the Yin Yang Sect. He ensured that Shen Daojun's soul was stable, and on this basis, he controlled Shen Daojun's body."

"It is not easy to control a person's body without their consent and without harming their soul."

Kunxuzi pondered, and Lingbei nodded: "That's right, so he must have an extremely powerful consciousness, and he forcibly suppressed Shen Daojun's soul, and then used the Gu technique to refine Shen Daojun's body like a corpse, and then controlled him with the corpse control technique."

"He also knows how to use paper figures," Hua Xiangwan couldn't help laughing when she heard Ling Bei say that. "Then I'm afraid we won't be able to trace his origins."

"Don't be discouraged," Jiang Yiran said carelessly, "They are all magic from the Western Territory anyway. When you go to the Western Territory, you can find out the answer by slowly checking."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.

Everyone glanced at Shen Xiuwen subconsciously, and Shen Xiuwen looked a little confused.

Kunxuzi thought for a moment, raised his head and looked at Hua Xiangwan, hesitantly: "Young Master Hua, why don't you move over and talk?"

Hua Xiangwan was thinking the same thing, so she nodded and said, "Okay."

Hua Xiangwan turned around and walked out with Kunxuzi. Xie Changji followed. Kunxuzi turned around and looked over: "Changji, you take care of things here first. Xiuwen should also have a good rest. We can talk about other things tomorrow."

Xie Changji paused for a moment, then nodded, "Yes."

After hearing Xie Changji's response, Kunxuzi turned around and walked out of the room with Hua Xiangwan.

The two found a guest room and sat down together. Kunxuzi personally poured tea for Hua Xiangwan and called her, "Young Master, sit down."

Hua Xiangwan knelt down in front of Kunxuzi, watching the old man brew tea and listening to him say, "It is the fault of the Heavenly Sword Sect that Changji robbed the bride today. It was just that the incident happened suddenly and we were unable to react. I hope the young master will forgive us."

"so what?"

Hua Xiangwan sat down and looked up at Kunxuzi: "Now that you have realized what has happened, what are you going to do?"

"That depends on you, young master." Kunxuzi took a sip of tea. "What do you want to do?"

"Can you guys stop Xie Changji?"

Hua Xiangwan went straight to the point.

At this point, Hua Xiangwan felt that she and the Tianjian Sect should form a united front.

Kunxuzi sighed: "If I could stop him, why would I let him do such a thing?"

Hua Xiangwan fell silent. Kunxu sighed, "Now that Xiuwen has been confirmed to have been abducted, and with what happened between Xiuwen and Changji, there is probably no other disciple in the Heavenly Sword Sect who is willing to go back to the Western Territory with the young master. We cannot force the disciples. Now the only candidate for marriage in the Heavenly Sword Sect is Changji. It depends on whether the young master intends to take Changji back."

"What if I don't bring it?"

"Young Master used the Soul Locking Lamp to seal the ghost spirit, and the Heavenly Sword Sect is grateful." Kunxuzi said, taking out a scroll, "This is the gift list given by the Hehuan Palace when they proposed marriage. The Heavenly Sword Sect is willing to return it to the young master three times as a token of gratitude. If the Hehuan Palace needs it in the future, the sect is also willing to do its best to help."

Hua Xiangwan said nothing.

If she took this gift, she would really have to return to the Western Territory empty-handed. If she didn't bring someone back with her, neither Mingluan Palace nor Qingle Palace would believe that the Heavenly Sword Sect would help her.

Without the Tianjian Sect to check and balance the two palaces, the Hehuan Palace would decline, and she would have to think of other ways. In the battle for the Demon Lord, she would be in a passive position.

"What if I take him back?"

Hua Xiangwan was curious.

Kunxuzi nodded and took back the scroll. "Then all plans will remain the same. Changji will go with the young master to the Western Territory to investigate the matter of the ghost spirit. After the matter is settled, if the young master and Changji are in love with each other, Changji will stay in the Western Territory. If there is a rift between the two of them, I will go to the Western Territory to pick Changji up. Of course, all the property under Changji's name will be sent to Hehuan Palace as a betrothal gift."

As he spoke, Kunxuzi took out ten scrolls and placed them on the table. "This is the tentative gift list. Changji has been the master of the Sword of Honesty for two hundred years, and he has many magic weapons and spirit stones under his name. We haven't counted them all yet. If the young master decides, you can go ahead and send them over once everything is counted."

Hua Xiangwan was surprised by the gift list on ten scrolls. She thought for a moment that as the Young Palace Master of Hehuan Palace, all the things she had might not be enough to fill one scroll.

Ten servings...

How rich is Xie Changji? !

To have so much money, wouldn't the disciples of Hehuan Palace have to take pills like drinking water and refine magic tools like buying candy figures?

Fortunately, she was not fooled by the money and quickly came to her senses: "If I bring Xie Changji back, it will actually be more beneficial to Hehuan Palace. You Tianjian Sect are still paying so much money. Is there something wrong with him?"

Kunxuzi's hand holding the teacup trembled.

Hua Xiangwan frowned and went straight to the point: "I saw him going through a tribulation this morning, why is he here to kidnap my bride at dusk? He doesn't look quite normal. He is the master of your sword of conscience, so why are you so eager to give him to me now? What is your plan?"

"Young Master Hua," Kunxuzi took a deep breath when she asked him, and he forced a smile, "You really worry too much."

"Elder Kun," Hua Xiangwan said seriously, "The marriage between the two parties is of great importance. I must at least find out what happened to Xie Changji?"

Kunxuzi was silent for a long time, then he spoke slowly: "He had some problems with his practice, and he has an obsession with you."

After hearing this, Hua Xiangwan had an idea in mind.

There must be something wrong with Xie Changji's Sword of Conscience.

She thought for a moment and asked, "What obsession? To what extent? Can he still draw out the sword of conscience?"

"Young Master," Kunxuzi's expression became more serious when he heard Hua Xiangwan mention the Heart-Searching Sword, "I can ensure that Changji will not harm you and the Hehuan Sect. But Changji's identity is sensitive, and it would be inappropriate for the young master to ask too many questions."

Hua Xiangwan said nothing. She had indeed asked too many questions.

The two sides were in a stalemate. Kunxuzi drank his tea slowly. Hua Xiangwan looked up at the scroll on the table, thought for a moment, and asked, "Does he like me?"

"It should be..."

"Then we can't discuss this matter," Hua Xiangwan stood up decisively, "I don't owe any love debts."

Seeing Hua Xiangwan withdraw quickly, Kun Xuzi spoke hastily: "But it could also be that the death of the young master had too great an impact on Chang Ji."

Hua Xiangwan paused, Kunxuzi looked at her and said, "No one can predict Changji's current situation."

Hua Xiangwan thought about it.

Xie Changji must have an obsession with her. After all, she died tragically in front of him. Whether it was a condemnation of his incompetence or guilt towards her, it was expected that she would become his obsession.

Perhaps it was because of this obsession that he was unable to ascend, or perhaps there was something wrong with the Sword of the Heart, so the Heavenly Sword Sect was eager to repair his state of mind and were willing to put him by her side.

She weighed the pros and cons and raised a finger: "Xie Changji should add one hundred more Jindan cultivators and above to the escort team, and have them stay in Hehuan Palace for at least one year."

These words made Kunxuzi's expression change slightly.

He looked at Hua Xiangwan who was bargaining decisively, and after a long pause, he said, "If you bring Chang Ji with you, it will be enough to guard the Hehuan Palace."

"That's my condition," Hua Xiangwan smiled, "We'll set off from Hehuan Palace tomorrow morning. The elder has decided to let the disciple come over tonight, and we can set off in the morning. If you feel it's inappropriate, just give me the triple compensation. I'll go back to the Western Territory and find other ways."

"Also, let me remind Elder Kun," she raised her hand and knocked on the table, "The Western Territory is not a peaceful place like Yunlai. There is a demon lord in charge. If it is for the sake of the ghost spirit, Xie Changji alone may not be enough."

Kunxuzi said nothing, Hua Xiangwan bowed and said, "I'm leaving now."

Hua Xiangwan walked out of the room and saw people from Hehuan Palace standing in the yard. Hua Xiangwan looked at the group of people and snorted coldly, "A bunch of lackeys, helping outsiders to arrest me?"

"Young Master, you misunderstood," Ling Nan forced a smile, "It was the Palace Master's order. The Lord tried to kidnap the bride, and you ran away. How could we make the decision on such a big matter? The Palace Master ordered us to help the Lord with all our strength and to make sure this marriage was preserved."

Hearing this, Hua Xiangwan raised her hand and wanted to slap them.

Lingnan was so scared that he held his head in his hands. Looking at their expressions, Hua Xiangwan couldn't bring herself to do anything.

Since her mother had spoken, no one in the palace dared to disobey.

She patted Lingnan's head gently and said, "When will you guys be able to make some progress?"

Lingnan didn't dare to speak. Hua Xiangwan looked around and saw that her mount was gone. She was curious and asked, "Where's Xiaobai?"

"Kiyohira-sama took it away."

Lingbei answered.

Hua Xiangwan frowned when she heard Xie Changji's name. Why did he always hold on to her mount? She liked to raise it herself.

But considering that his brain was damaged by lightning, she was too lazy to think about it and just said, "Okay, you guys go and rest first. We will go back to the West tomorrow. I will go to bed too."

"Young Master," Ling Bei said hesitantly, "Are we going back on our own, or with the Sky Sword Sect?"

"Either take the money back or take the people back." Hua Xiangwan waved his hand tiredly, "We'll know tomorrow morning."

Hua Xiangwan yawned as he spoke, and asked the attendant to lead the way: "Let's go back to my room. I need to take a nap."

Everyone responded and left with flowers to Xiang Wan.

Hua Xiangwan followed the attendant, walking in the courtyard, thinking about everything that happened today, and couldn't help but laugh.

She had never thought that she would become husband and wife with Xie Changji again.

Fortunately, Xie Changji's brain was damaged. When he wakes up, he should be able to ascend to heaven, right?

By then, she will become the Demon Lord and he will ascend to heaven. It will be a win-win situation.

And maybe Kunxuzi is reluctant to give up a hundred Jindan cultivators?

Hua Xiangwan was lost in thought as she walked to the door. The servant bowed respectfully and left.

She pushed open the door, walked into the room yawning and squinting, and instinctively began to take off her outer clothes.

But as soon as she put her hands on the belt, she subconsciously felt something was wrong. She looked up and saw a young man in white clothes, wearing a white jade lotus hat, sitting cross-legged in front of her with his hands in a seal.

In front of him was an incense table with burning incense, and behind him was a folding screen with a painting of a vast landscape. Xiaobai still looked like a cub, kneeling obediently beside it, staring at Hua Xiangwan.

Hua Xiangwan was so frightened that she fell back to the door as if she had seen a ghost, and hurriedly shouted: "You, you, you... why are you here?!"

Xie Changji did not blink, and replied calmly: "The master agrees to your conditions. This morning, I will arrive in Mingyang Town."

"So fast?" Hua Xiangwan was a little shocked. "Don't you guys think about it again?!"

"The sect was outraged by Xiu Wen's theft, and the disciples were unwilling to accept this. They requested to go to the Western Territory to find the murderer and punish him severely."

Hua Xiangwan has always known that the Tianjian Sect protects its people, but it is rare to see everyone so united.

She listened to Xie Changji's voice and calmed down a little. She turned her head and looked at Xiaobai who was looking for help. She walked over tentatively, picked up Xiaobai, and examined him, with some suspicion: "What did you do to Xiaobai?"

"bath."

After saying this, Xiaobai let out a painful howl.

Hua Xiangwan was speechless for a moment. Xiaobai really didn't like taking a bath.

"I've asked the maid to prepare water in the clean room, and the bed has been warmed with warm jade. You can go to sleep now."

Seeing Hua Xiangwan not moving, Xie Changji reminded her, "You are the owner of the Soul-Locking Lamp. The person who has obtained the Ghost Spirit must be lurking in the dark. I will keep watch for you in the future."

"If you don't feel tired, I don't care."

Hua Xiangwan shrugged, Xie Changji remained motionless.

Seeing that the two had nothing to say, Hua Xiangwan carried Xiaobai to the bathroom.

The water temperature in the clean room was just right. When Xiaobai saw the water, he cried out and ran out.

Hua Xiangwan curled her lips, quickly took off her clothes, took a shower, and went back to bed.

The bed was made warm by Nuan Yu.

It was April and there was still a bit of spring chill in the air. She had a cold constitution and often woke up from the cold at night even in the summer.

She didn't know how he knew this, maybe he had anticipated it when he checked her physical condition just now.

She turned and glanced sideways. On the screen, the young man stood tall and thin, like a solitary pine or bamboo, or a long sword guarding a mountain.

It was clearly the back of a young man, but somehow he looked no different from when he was a teenager.

She remembered that during the three years they were together, he often acted like this, silently standing outside, separated by a window, a door, or a screen.

She looked at it for a moment and couldn't help but ask, "Xie Changji, what on earth are you obsessed with?"

Xie Changji remained silent. Hua Xiangwan looked at his back and advised him, "If you feel guilty towards me, you don't have to. I never blamed you for what happened back then. I know it was difficult for you. To be honest," Hua Xiangwan thought, "if you really ignored the sect and Yunlai for me at that time, I would really look down on you."

Although it is true that I feel sad and upset, it is also true that I have never blamed him or hated him for it.

"If you really can't get over this, you must want to compensate me. In fact, you can just do something nice for me, you don't have to give yourself to me."

Seeing that he was silent, Hua Xiangwan leaned over to persuade him: "For example, you can randomly assign a disciple to marry me, Shen Xiuwen, Xie Wushuang, or even Jiang Yiran will do." The more she thought about it, the more beautiful it became, and there was a smile in her voice, "Give me more magic weapons and spirit stones, and assign me more disciples from the Tianjian Sect, then I will be even happier."

"Hua Xiangwan," Xie Changji finally spoke as he listened to her dream, "Do you still have me in your heart?"

Hua Xiangwan was startled by this. She sat up and explained hastily, "No, I can explain what I said just now. I swear I have no intention towards you. Back then..."

"If there is none," Xie Changji interrupted her, "then what is the difference between me and Shen Xiuwen, Xie Wushuang, and Jiang Yiran?"

Hua Xiangwan was stunned when Xie Changji's voice came from behind the screen.

"Why can everyone else do it, but I, Xie Changji, cannot?"