Feng Hua City
This is really interesting. Could it be another acquaintance from Asakado?
'I need to keep a close eye on him,' Chao Du thought to herself. Judging from his eyes, she felt that he had no good intentions and that his target was likely another Chao Du.
Amidst the graceful movements of Wu Xiu's flowing sleeves, the Immortal Alliance and the Demon Clan mingled and laughed, seemingly in perfect harmony.
During their conversation, the suspicious demon introduced himself as Qu Qian, the young master of the snake clan.
Chao Du watched for a while, but got bored, so he simply sat down and began to meditate and cultivate.
By the time the banquet ended, the slender moon hung high in the night sky, like a fishing bait, luring some fish in the world.
The crowd dispersed from the Immortal Fate Hall, and another Chao Du left with Fu Buci.
Asahi followed for a while in the corridor, but seeing no sign of the two separating, she jumped down into the corridor, only to see another Asahi with his hands behind his back waving gently at her, as if saying goodbye.
Chao Du: "?" What does this mean? Are they going back to Qinse Palace tonight? Oh. They should be going back, but it's not just the two of them. It looks like Fu Buci is going back too. Qinse Palace is going to be very lively tonight.
Chaodu flew back above the corridor, but was too lazy to walk any further, so he simply sat down on the ground and couldn't help but sigh at the moon.
Another Chaodu might reveal her existence to Fu Buci tonight.
Even if she spoke up, Fu Buci wouldn't be able to catch her or do anything to her, but thinking about this still made Chao Du feel a little bad, after all, it was like being betrayed by herself.
Perhaps she should do something to prevent being betrayed, such as blocking the other Asakawa's memories and making her forget her for the time being.
But Chao Du was a little tired. Looking at the moon, which was as thin as a fishhook, she suddenly felt that this time she should let the fish make their own choice.
If the fish is determined to bite, why should she force it or care, causing the fish pain and exhausting herself?
Chao Du closed her eyes and meditated in peace until the first rays of dawn gently fell upon her. She exhaled and looked at the fish's choice.
In the Qinse Palace, the fish had not yet woken up, and Fu Buci had not left.
Chao Du arrived at the side hall where the other Chao Du usually practiced swordsmanship. He sat down and pondered again why Fu Buci had suddenly become so interested in the other Chao Du last night. Was it because she was dressed up beautifully last night?
That simple?
Chao Du wasn't quite sure, so she simply continued cultivating until the sun was high in the sky, when another Chao Du sneaked into the side hall to find her.
The other Asakawa had an undisguised smile of happiness on his face.
Asaka looked around and saw that no one else had followed her; she was the only one who had come.
Asakawa knew what was going on, but still asked, "Didn't you mention me to him last night?"
The other one nodded: "I feel like you don't want me to say it."
At the same time, Asakawa also heard her think to herself, "And what if he sees you and likes you? Even if you are not interested in him, or even a little disgusted by him, it is best not to let the two of you meet."
Asakawa: "..." He laughed speechlessly.
Asahi laughed, and the other Asahi laughed too, her eyes sparkling, waiting for her praise: "Did I do it right?"
Asakawa couldn't help but sigh, and asked again, "Speaking of which, why did he suddenly change so much last night?"
Another woman, Asakawa, smiled shyly and happily: "He said he's been busy these days and hasn't looked at me closely in a long time. Last night, he suddenly realized that I'm still so beautiful..."
Chao Du was speechless. Was it really because he was attracted to her beauty? He usually ignored her, showing her disdain and impatience, but yesterday, when she tidied herself up, he kissed her.
Another Chaodu seems to have already fallen into depravity, but how long can this favor gained through beauty last?
"I really need to dress up more in the future," another Asakawa concluded with delight. "I'll order some new clothes and learn some new makeup techniques. Of course, I won't give up sword practice!"
Chao Du sighed softly, too lazy to say anything more. He decided to let his other self try it out. Some walls are useless to persuade or pull someone if you don't try to break through them yourself.
Moreover, Chao Du had a premonition that Fu Buci would disappoint another version of himself again, and it wouldn't be long before he did.
Because of his fickle nature, this rekindling of their old flame was also due to the same reason: he hadn't looked at her closely for too long, and seeing her so beautiful last night gave him a sense of novelty. But once that novelty wore off... he was afraid he would become even colder and more impatient.
"Would you like to come with me to Fenghua City to buy some clothes today? I think you have a good eye." Another Chaodu asked expectantly, then explained shyly, "Buci said he's coming over tonight, and I want to wear a new dress to see him."
Chao Du was initially uninterested, but remembering the suspicious demon from last night, she felt it would be safer to go together.
"But why don't you go to Jinxiu City to buy clothes?" Chao Du asked. "In the entire cultivation world, the clothes from our Immortal Garment Pavilion are the best."
"Where is the Brocade City? Where is the Immortal Robe Pavilion?!" another Chaodu exclaimed in shock. "You still have the Brocade City there?! And the Immortal Robe Pavilion is still there?!"
Chao Du nodded in surprise: "After Jinxiu City was attacked by demonic cultivators, the surviving disciples of various sects gathered together and rebuilt Jinxiu City, including the Immortal Robe Pavilion."
The other Asawa's previously joyful and excited expression instantly turned sour: "...I don't have any...After that night, there's nothing left...Why? Is it because I was too weak to protect them?"
"Look ahead." Asaka patted her shoulder, changing the subject. "Is it just the two of us going?"
The other Chao Du came to her senses and slowly nodded: "Yes, it's not convenient for the two of us to chat when there are other people around." In addition, she wanted to leave someone to protect Fu Yixi, and with Chao Du there, she felt completely at ease and wasn't afraid of any accidents.
The two set off directly, riding the Golden Jade Lovebirds towards Feng Hua City.
More than half an hour later, the bustling and magnificent Fenghua City, nestled against the mountains and embraced by the water, came into view.
The golden jade lovebirds landed not far from the city gate and were caught by another Chaodu. The two walked into the city gate and saw light gauze fluttering on the high buildings, heard the continuous music, and smelled the refreshing fragrance of flowers.
Chao Du also noticed that there were multiple magic arrays set up on the city gates and walls, and sword cultivators in light armor were patrolling in formation. It seemed that they had learned from the lessons of Jinxiu City and were always on guard against sudden attacks from demonic cultivators.
Beside him, another Chao Du exclaimed, "As expected of Feng Hua City, a gathering place for music and dance practitioners, it's truly elegant and beautiful... Look at these people! So beautiful!"
Another person pointed to several people traveling together on the road ahead. They were men and women, all with beautiful faces and blue gauze sleeves fluttering in the wind, and silk ribbons around their waists outlining their slender waists like willow branches.
Chao Du glanced at them and said, "Judging from their clothes, they seem to be from Miao Xiang Xuan."
“If Ruoci sees…” another Chaodu suddenly became nervous and asked anxiously, “Could he also be interested in them?”
Chao Du sighed softly, "Why do you ask a question you already know the answer to?"
Another person lowered their head, clenched their hands, and fell into a deep silence. Finally, they said bitterly, "Maybe Bu Ci doesn't like their type..."
Asaka shook her head, too lazy to answer a question she already knew the answer to.
"...Let's go! Let's go buy clothes first! By the way, do you want to buy a few more?" The other one smiled, but it was a forced smile, and you could tell that he was putting on a brave face.
Chao Du said calmly, "I don't need it. I have a replacement in my personal spiritual space."
"Then, then you help me choose!" Another person walked forward with a light step, pretending to be frantic. "The main street of Fenghua City is Wuyin Street, which mainly sells various musical instruments, as well as all kinds of clothing featuring dance costumes. Do you think he'll be impressed if I choose a dance costume?"
Asahi stood still, and when the other Asahi turned to look at her, she couldn't help but ask, "You know everything, you know exactly what kind of person he is, you know it's not love but just a passing fancy! Why do you keep pretending to be confused and deceiving yourself!"
The other Asakawa was stunned at first, then her lips curved into a bitter smile, but the smile didn't last long. She lowered her head, her voice weak and feeble: "Because I was, and last night, truly happy."
Asawari: "..." She wanted to say something more, but then she saw another Asawari looking at her with pleading eyes, her voice trembling as she said, "Please don't say anything more, please!"
If she continued talking, she wouldn't be able to fool herself anymore; if she continued talking, she would have to face the reality of the decades she had lived that had become a joke; if she continued talking, she would completely break down.
Passersby were already casting sidelong glances at the other person crossing the river.
Asahi closed her eyes, took a long breath, and slowly exhaled. She could feel that her other self's spirit was nearing its limit.
Undeniably, Fu Buci had been her pillar of support over the years, though it had decayed, it was still her only pillar. Forcibly removing that pillar would only cause the house to collapse.
Unless, one or more additional pillars are built before demolition.
Fortunately, her other self hasn't resisted this yet. Let's help her build up her new support system first.
Asaka opened her eyes. Her emotions had calmed down considerably, and she even smiled at her other self: "Let's go look at the clothes first."
“…Yes!” Another Chao Du looked grateful and continued, “This way! The largest clothing store in Feng Hua City is here, run by Feng Yu Lou!”
Chao Du: "Feng Yu Lou..." Back then, it was Xian Yi Ge's number one competitor, but she didn't say it out loud for fear that the other Chao Du would be saddened by the memories.
The two walked along the bustling Wuyin Street, where most of the shops were run by various cultivation sects. A wide variety of cultivation goods were on display, along with many tempting spiritual foods and drinks.
A moment later, the two Chaodu, each carrying a cup of spirit lychee juice, arrived at Fengyu Tower. Upon entering, they found themselves in a spacious and magnificent hall. In the center stood a huge drum, its surface embroidered with phoenix feathers and peony patterns. Several beautiful jade puppets were dancing gracefully on it, and with each spinning step, their clothes would change instantly—Fengyu Tower had actually come up with this method to showcase its new product.
There were many customers around watching, and several disciples of Fengyu Tower were responsible for explaining and taking notes. If a customer saw a dress they liked, they would ask a disciple of Fengyu Tower to write it down so they could pick it up later.
Another woman, Chao Du, stared with gleam in admiration: "This light blue dress is lovely, the sleeves are like butterfly wings! Wow, this gold and red dance dress is also quite unique, the hem is like intertwined phoenix feathers, it's changed again! This green gauze dress is so beautiful, it even scatters petals when you twirl it... Which one do you think is better?"
Chao Du: "Hmm, they're all pretty good." As expected of the Immortal Garment Pavilion's number one competitor, they're not much worse than the Immortal Garment Pavilion.
“Then I’ll buy them all!” Another Chaodu asked a Fengyulou disciple to write down the items he had his eye on.
Because she wanted a lot, a disciple of Fengyu Tower named Qingtan followed her and watched a round of puppet dances with her, explaining in detail the advantages and features of each dress.
"Look at this phoenix feather dress, it's our store's signature style this year!" Qingtan introduced eagerly. "Not only is the color combination beautiful, but it also has a super large skirt, and the feel is cool and silky smooth, making it perfect for summer! It even has a delicate lotus fragrance, you'll love it more and more as you wear it! In addition, it's oil-proof, dust-proof, sun-proof, waterproof, fireproof, and sword-proof, truly an essential for fairies cultivating immortality!"
Another Asakawa: "Buy it!"
Qingtan then introduced, "Take a look at this one..."
Another Asakawa: "Buy it!"
Qingtan then added, "Honored guest, please take another look..."
Another Asakawa: "Buy it!"
The Phoenix Feather Pavilion disciple excitedly took notes on three pages.
Afterwards, Qingtan led another Chaodu to the VIP fitting room of Fengyu Tower. The room was fully equipped with tables, chairs, beds, dressing mirrors, and makeup mirrors. There were also tea and fruit plates on the table, making it convenient for VIPs to chat and rest while trying on clothes.
A moment later, Qingtan and several disciples of Fengyu Tower brought over the clothes that Chaodu had requested. Looking around the empty room, they asked in surprise, "Didn't our distinguished guest bring any maids?"
Another one said, "...I'm not used to bringing it, you guys go out too."
The Phoenix Feather Pavilion disciples looked at each other in bewilderment, and only left after being urged again by another Chaodu.
“It’s more comfortable when it’s just the two of us,” another Asakawa sighed.
Asakawa nodded in agreement.
Another Chaodu began trying on clothes, flitting back and forth between the screen and the dressing mirror like a nimble swallow. Chaodu sat on the tatami mat, drinking her own spirit lychee juice, chatting with her other self, admiring and appreciating the clothes from Fengyu Tower, discussing how they looked on her. Time passed pleasantly and quickly.
After the other Chaodu finished trying on all the dresses and was satisfied with paying, Chaodu looked at the pile of dresses and couldn't help but ask, "Do you have enough spirit stones? If not, I have some here."
“I didn’t bring enough, and I haven’t had many spirit stones over the years.” Another Chao Du said in a low voice, glancing at the Fengyu Tower disciple who was doing the accounting. But she didn’t seem worried at all, and happily explained, “But you don’t have to pay. I came here with Bu Ci before. He opened an account here and paid a lot of spirit stones in advance so that I don’t have to pay myself when I come here in the future. I can just put it on his account.”
Another woman named Fu Buci to Qingtan, but Qingtan looked her up and down several times with a strange expression: "You also want to be registered under the Alliance Leader?"
The other one, Chao Du, paused for a moment, then slowly asked, "What does 'also' mean?"
Qingtan looked at her with a hint of pity: "You should have only known the Alliance Leader for a short time. Actually, the Alliance Leader... well, anyway, this account isn't just for you."
Another Asakawa asked, "...How many people are still using it?"
The joy and excitement on her face vanished instantly, and her complexion turned deathly pale.
"I'm sorry, I can't tell you that." Qingtan looked at her with increasing pity, and even couldn't help but sigh.
The other man, Chao Du, remained deeply silent, his hands gradually clenching.
"Since you want to be registered under the Alliance Leader's name, could you show me the token the Alliance Leader gave you?" the disciple asked in a low voice.
"Tokens? There are so many! What kind of tokens do you want?" Another Chaodu seemed to perk up a bit.
Qingtan described it as, "It is a jade token."
Another person took out a specially made Cloud-Walking Token, but Qing Tan shook his head and said awkwardly, "Not this one..."
Another Asakawa: "…………"
She suddenly lowered her head, covered her mouth with her hand, and gagged silently. Blood then oozed from between her fingers.
Qingtan was stunned for a moment, then quickly called out, "Someone! Quickly call a doctor over!"
Chao Du said urgently, "Your spiritual energy is completely chaotic! Sit down and concentrate! I'll help you regulate your spiritual energy!"
The other Chao Du shook his head, slowly and laboriously raising his head. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes filled with tears, and said in a hoarse voice, "Although I don't have the token, I am the Alliance Leader's wife. Can I use his account?!"
"Yes! Of course!" Qingtan reassured her first, but then added in a low voice, "However, you'll need to prove you're the Alliance Leader's wife later... No need to prove it now! You should rest! The physician will be here soon!"
Another woman closed her eyes, tears streaming down her cheeks, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth. This time, she didn't even have the strength to reach out and cover it up; she couldn't even stand up straight.
Chao Du conjured a mask on his face, then appeared and helped her up. He said to the stunned Phoenix Feather Tower disciple, "I am the Alliance Leader's wife's bodyguard. You can go out first. There's no need to call the physician!"
"Ah, okay!" Qingtan quickly left, thoughtfully closing the door behind her.
Chao Du helped her sit down on the couch and stood behind her to help her channel her spiritual energy: "Don't think nonsense, concentrate! Let the spiritual energy in your body follow my spiritual energy! Otherwise, you are in danger of your meridians being shattered!"
Anger can cause spiritual energy to overflow and meridians to rupture... She really cares too much about Fu Buci.
Another woman, Chao Du, closed her eyes, her hands clenched into fists on her knees, tears still streaming down her face: "Why can those bitches use his accounts so freely? I'm clearly his only wife, yet I have to prove it to them?! He even gave them tokens but not me! Ugh—"
Another person suddenly vomited a large mouthful of blood!
"Stop thinking about it!" Chao Du said urgently, "Do you want to destroy your meridians and become completely devoid of spiritual power?!"
Another man, Asakawa, shook his head repeatedly, tears streaming down his face: "I don't want to think about it, I can't control myself..."
Chao Du sighed and immediately cast a sleep spell on her, causing her to fall into a deep sleep.
Then, while supporting her, Chao Du tried again to guide the spiritual energy within her body. Although there was no consciousness of the spiritual energy's owner to assist her, the spiritual energy was no longer scattered and chaotic, making it easier to guide than before.
She guided him carefully, repairing some minor cracks in his meridians in the process. Just as she was about to finish the first round of guidance, she suddenly heard a knock on the door.
"Hello, how is that guest?" It was the same Phoenix Feather Pavilion disciple.
Chao Du frowned, slowed down the speed at which he channeled his spiritual energy, and replied absentmindedly, "Don't come any closer."
“But our Lord has arrived…” the disciple outside the door said again.
Chao Du said coldly, "Whoever comes, wait outside and don't disturb us! Otherwise, you won't be able to bear the consequences!"
The noise outside the door finally subsided, and Chao Du focused his attention again, guiding the spiritual power of the other Chao Du completely, and basically smoothing it out.
She lifted the sleep order, and the other Chaodu gradually woke up.
Chao Du conjured a small white jade bottle in his hand, poured out a radiant pill, and then handed it to the mouth of another Chao Du, urging, "Eat it quickly."
"What is this?" asked the other Chaodu weakly, his voice hoarse beyond recognition.
Chao Du quickly explained, "This is the Myriad Treasures Heaven-Mending Pill, which can repair meridians. You have some large cracks in your meridians, and you need it to repair them. Hurry up and take it!"
"It's actually the Myriad Treasures Heaven-Mending Pill... I remember this medicine can not only repair meridians, but it can almost bring the dead back to life. It's too precious..." another Chaodu murmured as he looked at it.
Chao Du became even more anxious: "Never mind all that, just eat!"
The other one, Asakawa, forced a smile and slowly shook his head: "I won't eat."
Asawari: "You—?!"
"Don't be angry, it's not just because it's precious." Another Asakawa raised her hand with difficulty and gently pulled on the corner of Asakawa's sleeve. She used so much force that her knuckles turned white, but she could only barely prevent her hand from slipping.
"Why is that?!" Asahi asked anxiously and puzzled.
Another Chaodu stared at the tightly closed window in front of him, a slight smile on his lips, but his eyes were empty and blank, filled with a heavy deathly aura: "Everyone says that Bu Ci has long wanted to replace the Alliance Leader's wife, and has long hoped that I... will disappear. I want to know if it's true. I remember that Qingyun Immortal Palace also has medicine that can repair meridians. I want to know if he will give it to me."
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