"Master, my wife and I have known each other since childhood. She did not despise me for having nothing. She treated me kindly, thought carefully about me, and helped me practice with great effort."

"If it weren't for my wife, I might have collapsed long ago, let alone who I am today."

"You today? Do you think you have achieved success in your cultivation? How ridiculous!"

Qin Gengyun was recalling his wife with deep affection when he was interrupted coldly and hit hard. He had no choice but to accept the lesson.

The doubt in my heart couldn't help but weaken a little.

My wife would often encourage and spur him on, but she would never be so condescending and ruthless in attacking him.

It is indeed Master’s usual tone.

Nian Tang suddenly sat down by the river, his tall and stern body became a little lazy, and he said lightly:

"Go on, talk about your wife."

"ah?"

Qin Gengyun was startled, but heard his master say coldly:

"I won't be practicing tonight, I'll only be cultivating my mind. Your wife is the demon in your heart, and I, your master, will remove it for you."

"My wife is not a demon!"

Qin Gengyun said immediately. Nian Tang was silent for a moment, but did not scold him. He said slowly:

"Go ahead."

Qin Gengyun looked at his master's back which seemed to have suddenly softened, and finally continued to narrate the process of his first meeting with Qiu Zhihe, their marriage, their estrangement, their gradual familiarity, and their deep love for each other.

The river was gurgling, the stars were shining, and he spoke gently, and she listened attentively.

At some point, Nian Tang's body had completely softened and he leaned lightly against a willow tree next to him.

Listening to him talking about every little thing between him and me, listening to his longing for me, I felt that at this moment, he was so close and yet so far away from me.

Unconsciously, a tear fell from those beautiful eyes that were as bright as stars.

Fortunately, she was facing away from him, so the tear flowed under her veil and quickly disappeared.

"Master, I'm done... Master?"

Qin Gengyun's words brought her back to her senses. Nian Tang quickly sat up straight and regained her cold and stern demeanor.

"You still say it's not your demonic obstacle? A cultivator should be ruthless and ruthless. You only think about your wife. If she is gone, can you still continue to practice?"

"Of course I can." Qin Gengyun said calmly.

Nian Tang was startled. She should have been relieved, but she couldn't help but feel angry and unconsciously felt jealous:

"That's right. You have a confidante and a sister-in-law, so you won't be lonely."

Qin Gengyun was surprised and asked, "Master, why do you say that? I will continue to practice, because the higher my cultivation level, the more capable I will be to find my wife."

Nian Tang paused and looked back at him: "Do you really think so?"

Qin Gengyun said: "Of course, my wife's cultivation is much higher than mine. If she leaves, there will be things that are difficult to solve. If I don't work hard to cultivate, how can I help her?"

Nian Tang was silent for a long time, then suddenly stood up and said, "That's all for today, go to sleep."

After saying this, he walked quickly towards the house where he lived, as if he was running away.

But during this process, she looked into the distance intentionally or unintentionally, as if she had discovered something.

Qin Gengyun looked at her back and bowed: "Yes, Master."

Nian Tang's back quickly disappeared. Qin Gengyun stood up, his face showing even more suspicion.

"Did I really guess wrong?"

…

"Hehe, what do you think, Ye Xiyue? Was my guess correct?"

Half a mile away from Nanliu Bay, on the thick branch of a big tree.

Ye Xiyue was wearing a white dress and standing tall and graceful. The martial arts she practiced included a method of remote observation, which allowed her to see people clearly from a distance even in the dark.

Listening to people talk is a piece of cake.

She heard everything that Qin Gengyun and Nian Tang had said just now.

Qin Gengyun was unable to determine the relationship between Nian Tang and Qiu Zhihe because his cultivation level was not high enough and he did not know the inside story, so he could not sense the two identical sword energies in Nian Tang and Qiu Zhihe's bodies.

But Ye Xiyue was different, because one of the sword energies in Xia Qinglian's body was injected by her personally.

No matter what Xia Qinglian became, she could sense the sword energy and see through it at a glance.

Therefore, she knew very well that both Qiu Zhihe and Nian Tang were Xia Qinglian.

And what Qin Gengyun and Nian Tang said just now made her confirm one thing - Xia Qinglian's weakness is this man named Qin Gengyun!

"The Demon Sect was destroyed, and Xia Qinglian used the clone technique to fake her death and escaped. She sneaked into Yunling Town and wanted to find an ordinary male cultivator to marry as a cover for her identity."

"You don't want to fall in love with me over time, and the intention of using me to be mine turns into a real love between husband and wife. You are trapped by love, and now you have transformed into another person, just to get rid of the love trap?"

Ye Xiyue muttered to herself, guessing about 70% of the thing right.

But there is one thing that is wrong. Xia Qinglian changed from Qiu Zhihe to Nian Tang not to get rid of the so-called love troubles.

But she didn't want to implicate Qin Gengyun, and she wanted to arrange everything for her husband before she died.

This is also because Ye Xiyue is wholeheartedly seeking the truth and ascending to heaven, and everything else is just dust in her eyes.

Naturally, such behavior cannot be understood.

But these are not important to her. What is important is that she can use Qin Gengyun to make Xia Qinglian submit.

"Hehe, Ye Xiyue, since we are going to use any means necessary to achieve our goal, why don't we do it more thoroughly?"

"what you up to?"

"Why don't you let me control your body, and I'll seduce Qin Gengyun and make him fall in love with me. This will definitely make Xia Qinglian miserable. Wouldn't that be a cruel revenge on her?"

"Don't even think about it!"

"Hehe, Ye Xiyue, the drug is taking effect again. Hurry up and seduce a man at this time. You will feel very comfortable too."

"Shut up!"

Under the starry sky, the fairy in white on the branch was twitching all over, and silver rain fell to the ground along with the starlight.

…

The next day.

A troop of zombies as numerous as an army passed through Nanliu Bay.

A woman in a black robe stood under the big tree that was badly damaged last night, looking down at the suspicious water stains on the ground that had not yet dried up.

Mo Sha beside him asked, "A Ling, what's wrong?"

Ah Ling squatted down, sniffed, and said in confusion: "I smell a familiar scent."

"Could it be that Si Minglan?" Mo Sha's eyes lit up and he said excitedly:

"I didn't bring enough people that day. If I run into that group of people again now, I will make sure they have no way to escape!"

"It's not Si Minglan, it's another breath, how could it be?" A Ling was puzzled. She stretched out her hand, dipped the water stain, lifted a corner of the mask, and put her fingers into her mouth.

"Pooh, pooh!"

"What happened to A Ling?"

The black-robed woman pouted several times, somewhat angrily: "So salty! What the hell is this?!"

Mo Sha didn't care: "Most likely it's Si Minglan. Are they also heading to the southernmost part of the Northern Wasteland?"

Ah Ling said, "The orphan girl from Yunwen Mountain is with them. I guess Yun Li asked them to send the orphan girl to Yunzhu Mountain."

"Haha, if that's true, then I can catch them all in one fell swoop. Then the first and second places on the beauty list will be mine, hahaha!"

"Young Master, Sect Leader... The Mountain Master has instructed that the goal of this trip is to capture Yun Wu, and that no unnecessary complications should occur."

Mo Sha laughed: "My father wants Yun Wu's pure spirit body, I just want her body, why would you create trouble?"

"Young Master, please keep quiet. This matter is of great importance. Don't let anyone with ulterior motives hear it."

"Hmph, got it. Let's hurry to Yunzhu Mountain! Beautiful Yunwu, here I come!"