The sudden wealth left Jian Xingzhi completely stunned. Seeing that he didn’t respond, Qin Wanwan turned her head and looked at him, “Master?”
“Oh,” Jian Xingzhi snapped back to reality. He nodded and regained his composure: “I’m fine now, it’s nothing.”
“How is your Sea of Consciousness?” Qin Wanwan raised her hand and wiped at her neck, making the wound disappear instantly without a trace. She turned around and looked at Jian Xingzhi with a rather worried expression.
Jian Xingzhi waved his hand in a careless manner: “I’ll just meditate and rest for a while.”
With that, Jian Xingzhi stood up, walked around the stone, and arrived at a fairly spacious area. He raised his hand to draw a formation and then closed his eyes, beginning to concentrate and meditate.
Seeing Jian Xingzhi beginning to meditate, Qin Wanwan sat down to guard and protect him, while also scanning the surroundings.
Shen Zhiming had jumped down here from the mountain road above, but now they don’t know where he had gone. It was also unclear how Wuming had gotten involved with Shen Zhiming, causing him to be so desperate to kill him.
Qin Wanwan pondered for a moment. After Jian Xingzhi had stabilized and calmed down, he remembered what she had said earlier and asked her in return, “You said you saw Xie Gutang in your Sea of Consciousness?”
“Ah?”
Qin Wanwan listened to Jian Xingzhi’s question and nodded in response: “Probably.”
“How can you tell?”
“It was just now, when he stood in front of me to block the sword,” Qin Wanwan recalled that moment, unable to help but sigh in emotion: “I felt that he was the sword cultivator from my heart, and seeing him willing to risk his life for me. I was moved by him.”
Jian Xingzhi fell silent. Qin Wanwan turned her head to look at him: “Master, what do you think?”
“We, the disciples of the Shangji Sect,” Jian Xingzhi replied without any context, “can accomplish anything.”
Qin Wanwan: “???”
Why couldn’t she understand what Jian Xingzhi said?
“Master,” Qin Wanwan asked in puzzlement, “What do you mean by that?”
“Don’t disturb me, I’m going to meditate.”
Jian Xingzhi refused to answer. Qin Wanwan didn’t dare to ask further and could only continue to guard and protect him.
Meanwhile, Jian Xingzhi was communicating with 666 in his mind: “If we want to specifically follow Xie Gutang’s affection branch, do you have any methods?”
“Master, Xie Gutang’s favorability is only 46…..” 666 reminded him.
Between 40 and 60, it’s just the stage of admiration. Wuming’s favorability is almost higher than this.
Jian Xingzhi shot a cold glance at 666: “I asked you to come up with a solution, not to ask you whether it’s possible or not.”
666 shivered hearing this, and nodded desperately: “I’ll think, I’ll think of something right away!”
As 666 spoke, she began running programs at full speed. After a while, she solemnly made a suggestion: “Host, Xie Gutang is also a sword cultivator like you, so the method to make him fall in love is similar. Just follow your own preferences; as long as you can make her win him over, conquering Xie Gutang will be a matter of time!”
“Makes sense.”
Jian Xingzhi nodded: “If she becomes the type of woman I like, how could Xie Gutang not like her?”
Jian Xingzhi found a solution and felt that he had solved a big problem for Qin Wanwan. He finally calmed his mind, and happily entered meditation to repair his Sea of Consciousness.
After resting through the night, Jian Xingzhi had almost fully recovered. He opened his eyes and saw Qin Wanwan dozing off to the side. He poked her with his sword and called out, “Wake up.”
Qin Wanwan was jolted awake. After a moment of reaction, she sighed in relief. “Master, could you be a little gentler?”
“Am I not gentle enough?” Jian Xingzhi gave her a sideway glance, “My master kicked me in the face to wake me up, didn’t I let you sleep?”
Qin Wanwan was convinced of his reasoning. Jian Xingzhi extended his hand, and she took it to stand up, brushing off the dust from her butt: “Master, is your Sea of Consciousness fully stabilized?”
“It’s fine now, but I really can’t afford to be reckless.”
Jian Xingzhi was also aware of the situation. He led Qin Wanwan forward as he said: “Let’s go, we should head to Huangcheng.”
The cliff only had one way, but Jian Xingzhi didn’t hesitate. He led Qin Wanwan, heading straight toward the direction of Huangcheng.
As they walked, Jian Xingzhi pondered for a moment before telling Qin Wanwan: “I thought about it all night. If you want to win over Xie Gutang, it’s not impossible, but I must tell you just how difficult it will be.”
“How… how difficult?”
Qin Wanwan was frightened by Jian Xingzhi’s words. He turned to look at her and said, “You’ve spent a lot of time with Xie Gutang, and I’ve created opportunities for you multiple times. Yet, until now, his favorability towards you is still only 46, far lower than that of Wuming’s. This shows that you’re not his type.”
Hearing this, Qin Wanwan immediately denied, “Impossible, he even blocked a sword for me.”
“A sword cultivator values his word. He did that because he promised me to protect you.”
Jian Xingzhi reminded her, and Qin Wanwan thought for a moment before saying, “He even brought me food in the middle of the night!”
“He went to my tent first, found that I wasn’t there, and then came to find you,” Jian Xingzhi said, adding a sharp remark, “He even brought food to Nan Feng.”
“He…..” Qin Wanwan recalled the way Xie Gutang had looked at her with deep affection in front of Jian Xingzhi’s coffin in Guicheng: “Before, in front of your coffin, his gaze was so full of emotion. I felt like he was my Jack, and I was…..”
“It doesn’t matter whether you believe it or not.” Jian Xingzhi interrupted her, not wanting her to have any more fantasies: “46 is 46. There’s nothing wrong with admitting it. As your master, I told you, there’s nothing the disciples of our Shangji Sect can’t achieve. I’ve already thought of a plan for you. If the favorability score isn’t rising, it means he doesn’t like your type. So, let’s become the type he likes! Pursuing someone requires determination, do you understand?”
Qin Wanwan fell silent. For some reason, she suddenly felt a bit calmer.
That silhouette in her mind no longer seemed quite the same.
“Don’t need to be afraid, Master has a plan.”
Jian Xingzhi said, comforting her when he saw that she remained silent.
Hearing Jian Xingzhi’s tone, Qin Wanwan felt a bit scared: “What plan?”
“Xie Gutang and I are both sword cultivators,” Jian Xingzhi said with confidence. “I understand sword cultivators very well. I guarantee if you follow my instructions, you’ll become the woman that all sword cultivators love the most.”
“Then….” Qin Wanwan asked, confused, “What kind of woman do you sword cultivators love?”
“When we choose a Daoist companion, the first thing we look for is strength.”
“Str… strength?”
Qin Wanwan couldn’t react, and Jian Xingzhi nodded in affirmation. “Exactly. If there is a woman who can defeat me, I think, maybe I would also start to feel something.”
No wonder you’ve been single for so long…..
It was the first thought that crossed Qin Wanwan’s mind, but she quickly felt it was wrong: “So what you’re saying is…”
“I’m going to give you special training,” Jian Xingzhi turned to look at her seriously: “I’ll teach you some high-level sword techniques specifically designed to defeat Xie Gutang.”
Qin Wanwan was stunned. Jian Xingzhi turned around and scanned her from head to toe. “Are your injuries healed?”
“Not yet.”
Qin Wanwan immediately denied it, but Jian Xingzhi nodded as if he understood: “Looks like they have healed. There’s no time like the present,” he said suddenly, drawing his sword. “Come on, I’ll teach you!”
With that, Jian Xingzhi raised his hand and attacked with his sword without warning. Qin Wanwan gasped, then quickly drew her sword to block the strike. In a hurry, she called out, “Master, stop! I can’t possibly defeat Xie Gutang!”
“Don’t discourage yourself, have ambition. A mere Xie Gutang, how could my disciple not be able to defeat him?”
As Jian Xingzhi spoke, he quickly swept his sword toward Qin Wanwan’s face. Qin Wanwan gathered all her strength and dodged swiftly, while listening to Jian Xingzhi continue to blabber, “Loving someone is like cultivating. If you like them, you must be determined and unwavering, unafraid of hardships, and forge ahead without hesitation. Don’t avoid it, take the sword! Can you feel the force of this move?”
Jian Xingzhi reversed his grip on the sword and pressed it against Qin Wanwan’s sword. She was pressed against the wall, and the distance between them decreased, making them extremely close. Jian Xingzhi stared at her: “This is a move Xie Gutang often uses. Use the second strike I just used to counter it. Come on.”
Jian Xingzhi’s sword was steady, while Qin Wanwan’s hands were trembling. At Jian Xingzhi’s reminder, she instantly reacted. With a twist of her body, her long sword spun in her hand several times, and she swiftly turned to attack Jian Xingzhi.
Jian Xingzhi’s long sword moved like a short blade, trapping Qin Wanwan’s sword within a very small range. After the two quickly exchanged a few moves, Jian Xingzhi followed the momentum, and when he saw Qin Wanwan’s hand twist, he pressed her to the ground. He then reminded her, “This is the second move of Xie Gutang’s sword technique. Use the third strike I just used to counter it.”
“Master, I give up…”
“Disciples of Shangji Sect aren’t allowed to give up.”
Jian Xingzhi’s hand pressed down harder: “Get up!”
Qin Wanwan knew Jian Xingzhi’s temper well, when he said there was no way out, there was truly no way out. Moreover, she was worried about her parents’ whereabouts and wanted to find them quickly. So she simply stopped arguing, gritted her teeth, and got back up.
The two of them chased and fought with each other under the cliff, their blades clashing for a long time. After fighting for most of the day, Qin Wanwan’s earrings suddenly lit up, and she soon heard Xie Gutang’s voice: “Wanwan, can you hear me?”
Qin Wanwan was surprised for a moment. In a moment of distraction, Qin Wanwan was pressed against the wall with Jian Xingzhi’s sword resting across her neck. She glanced at Jian Xingzhi, then quickly spoke, “Brother Xie, have you all reached Huangcheng?”
Hearing Qin Wanwan speaking, Jian Xingzhi decisively touched her earring, and Xie Gutang’s voice immediately transmitted to him: “Yes, we’ve reached Huangcheng. The Ning family has received us and treated our injuries. Wuming has been settled as well.”
As soon as Xie Gutang spoke, Jian Xingzhi swung his sword toward him. Qin Wanwan barely managed to dodge, listening to Xie Gutang continue speaking about their situation: “I’ve been trying to contact you, but there was no response. I could only rely on Nan Feng’s senses to confirm that you weren’t in danger. How are you and the Senior doing?”
“I…..”
Before she could finish speaking, Jian Xingzhi’s sword struck the wall beside her, sending sparks flying as he continued to chase her. Qin Wanwan quickly spoke up, “We’re fine! We’re on our way back!”
“Are you alright?” Xie Gutang’s voice carried concern as he heard Qin Wanwan’s voice, “Why does it seem like you’re fighting someone?”
“Can you ask him how to deal with this move?”
Jian Xingzhi spoke directly, while Qin Wanwan dodged his sword strikes and responded to Xie Gutang, “I… my master is teaching me some sword moves. Brother Xie, do you know how to follow up after the upward thrust variation of the 32nd move of ‘Crossing the Autumn Water’?”
Xie Gutang didn’t expect Qin Wanwan to ask this. After a brief pause, he clearly became more enthusiastic, controlling his slight excitement as he said, “Senior actually knows this? Try the ‘Moonlit Sky Above’ to press him down and counter it.”
Most sword cultivators try every possible means to learn various sword techniques, and upon hearing the name of a technique, they can instantly recognize it.
Jian Xingzhi intentionally refrained from using any sword techniques from the Immortal Realm. The ones he employed were all techniques that Xie Gutang recognized.
Although they were ordinary moves, when strung together, they would turn extraordinary. Xie Gutang quickly realized the opponent’s strength and became extremely excited.
Jian Xingzhi kept delivering moves on one side, while Xie Gutang, on the other side, listened to Qin Wanwan’s descriptions and offered advice. They continued for two whole hours. Xie Gutang didn’t even want to cut off the connection. Even when Nan Feng came in to call him for dinner, he insisted on keeping the communication open.
Jian Xingzhi also became more and more excited as the fight went on, but poor Qin Wanwan was caught between the two, both physically and mentally exhausted.
As they fought until midnight, Qin Wanwan was finally exhausted. After being knocked to the ground by Jian Xingzhi’s sword, she refused to get up.
“I can’t keep going,” Qin Wanwan said, lying on the ground. “Let’s stop here for the day.”
“Alright… fine.”
Xie Gutang clearly seemed a bit reluctant to stop. He hesitantly asked, “Miss Qin, when will you be practicing your moves with the Senior again? Do you need my help?”
Qin Wanwan: “…..”
As soon as Xie Gutang finished speaking, Jian Xingzhi’s immediately heard a ‘ding’ as 5 points were added.
“Tell him that if you really need his help, you’ll contact him next time.”
Jian Xingzhi glanced at the points, then poked Qin Wanwan with his sword, signaling her to speak.
Qin Wanwan didn’t want to speak at all, but Jian Xingzhi poked her again. She could only sniffle and said aggrievedly, “Thank you, Brother Xie. Next time my master hits me, I’ll definitely call you.”
“Senior is just giving guidance,” Xie Gutang quickly offered words of comfort upon hearing Qin Wanwan’s sad tone as if blaming Jian Xingzhi, “It’s for your own good. I also wish I had a master like him.”
Qin Wanwan; “…..”
Shut up, you stinky sword cultivator.
“I’m tired,” Qin Wanwan said wearily, “I want to rest. Thank you, Brother Xie, see you later.”
After Qin Wanwan finished speaking, the seal on the earrings dimmed.
Jian Xingzhi crouched down and tilted his head to look at her: “See, I told you. Sword cultivators all have similar tastes. Trust me, I’m never wrong. He’ll definitely contact you tomorrow.”
“Master…” Qin Wanwan lay on the ground, feeling a bit down. “I don’t love him anymore.”
“Although the process is very difficult,” Jian Xingzhi felt quite relieved upon hearing this. He raised his hand and patted Qin Wanwan’s shoulder. “But when you like someone, you have to persist.”
Qin Wanwan remained silent.
Seeing her lying down and acting spoiled again, almost as lazy as she had been in the desert, Jian Xingzhi picked her up with one hand and tossed her over his shoulder, then started walking forward: “Let’s go. Something strange seems to be lurking here on the cliff side. We can’t stay here too long. Let’s move on.”
The two of them walked through the night, the sky hadn’t brightened yet. Qin Wanwan was sore all over from being beaten in the fight. She was exhausted as she followed Jian Xingzhi in a daze. As they walked, her earring began to glow again, and soon Qin Wanwan heard Xie Gutang’s gentle voice in her ear: “Wanwan, have you had enough rest?”
“Brother Xie?”
Qin Wanwan was a bit surprised. Jian Xingzhi, holding his sword, glanced to the side and reached up to touch the earring. Then he began to hear Xie Gutang and Qin Wanwan chatting casually: “This morning, while practicing swordsmanship, I remembered the moves the Senior showed you yesterday, Crossing the Autumn Water and Moonlit Sky Above. I can’t quite understand how to practice them, so I wanted to ask you, have you rested well? When will you practice swordsmanship with Senior again?”
“Right now.”
Jian Xingzhi immediately drew his sword without hesitation.
Qin Wanwan sucked in a cold breath. Her sore bones still ached, but Jian Xingzhi showed no mercy. She had no choice but to brace herself and continue dodging as he relentlessly pursued her.
“No more practice!”
Qin Wanwan panicked and hurriedly shouted: “We are on our way, not practicing anymore!”
“But from your voice, it doesn’t sound like…”
“Enough!” Qin Wanwan immediately cut off the connection. “I’m running away.”
“Beicheng!” Seeing Qin Wanwan running away, Jian Xingzhi immediately chased after her: “Don’t run! You still have to defeat Xie Gutang!”
“Let’s fight another day!” Qin Wanwan focused entirely on running ahead, her figure disappearing into the distance, “My body still aches!”
“You need to seize the time to conquer the affection branch,” Jian Xingzhi said, exasperated: “Late points aren’t worth anything!”
“Do you still call this affection?!” Qin Wanwan shouted without looking back. “You’re just beating me! I’m done with this affection branch! Let me rest for a while!”
Qin Wanwan tried to run away, but Jian Xingzhi wouldn’t let her escape. With a tap of his toes, he leapt into the air, swiftly chasing her while stepping on the tall and uneven stone pillars.
Qin Wanwan was about to rush into a cave. Seeing this, Jian Xingzhi raised his hand and swung the hilt of his sword, immediately knocking her over in a tumble.
He jumped to Qin Wanwan’s side, grabbed her by the collar, and yanked her up. “Your master told you to learn, and you dare run away, you…..”
‘disobedient disciple’ was on the tip of Jian Xingzhi’s tongue when he suddenly sensed something was wrong. He looked up and saw ahead of them stood a massive cave. However, it wasn’t just any cave, it seemed more like an altar built within the cave. The ground was smooth and circular, with an arched ceiling. In front of them were twelve dark passageways, each shrouded in darkness, making it impossible to discern what lay beyond them.
“Twelve Gates of Life and Death?”
Qin Wanwan blurted out. She had only read about it in ancient texts. These gates were often found at the entrances of tombs where powerful beings lay beneath. There were twelve gates, but only one was the correct path; the others were dead ends and filled with deadly traps leading straight to death.
The tombs that have the Twelve Gates of Life and Death are often not ordinary tombs.
Jian Xingzhi let go of Qin Wanwan and stood up. Qin Wanwan straightened up and rationally tried to dissuade him, “One in twelve chances. Let’s forget it and go back.”
Saying that, she tried to leave, but when she turned around, she realized that the path they had come from was already gone.
“We’ve entered the tomb.”
Jian Xingzhi spoke without turning around. He looked at the passageways and explained to Qin Wanwan, “We can only choose one path to leave.”
Qin Wanwan was stunned when she heard this. She turned around and looked at the twelve passageways and frowned: “Master, have you… seen something like this before?”
“Yes,” Jian Xingzhi spoke calmly. “I once entered an ancient tomb to rob some treasures, along with over a hundred other cultivators.”
“What happened later?”
Qin Wanwan asked subconsciously. Jian Xingzhi turned to look at her and said, “I was the only one who survived.”
Qin Wanwan remained silent. Jian Xingzhi raised an eyebrow and said, “So, now do you understand why your master often beats you? I guess I didn’t beat you hard enough.” He continued as he walked forward, “I’m afraid you’ll end up like those ninety-nine others.”
As he spoke, he crouched down facing the passageways, and placed his hand on the ground.
He extended his Divine Sense, and Qin Wanwan also released hers. After carefully probing for a moment, they realized that a barrier had been set up here, preventing them from perceiving anything.
Choosing the correct path from the twelve gates was purely a matter of luck.
After a moment of silence, Jian Xingzhi spoke first, “Wait here for me. I’ll go take a look. If there’s no problem, I’ll come back to get you.”
“There’s no need for that,” Qin Wanwan stopped him. “I don’t believe they set this up without any traps.”
As Qin Wanwan spoke, she turned her head and began to observe the surroundings. Just as she was scanning the area, Jian Xingzhi saw a woman suddenly standing by the passageway on the left.
The woman looked somewhat familiar, wearing a rouge-colored long dress, her hair styled in a simple bun, holding a glazed lantern. She stared at Jian Xingzhi with a gentle expression.
“Master…”
Qin Wanwan turned her head, and all the words stopped at the tip of her tongue. She stared blankly at the woman, who was gazing at Jian Xingzhi with eyes full of tenderness and affection, as if they were lovers reunited after a long separation.
Jian Xingzhi furrowed his brows, feeling that the woman seemed familiar. She held no malice in her gaze. The woman slightly tilted her body, raised her hand, and pointed the lamp towards one of the passageways. The soft glow illuminated the path, and she gave Jian Xingzhi a gentle nod.
“Is she signaling us to go that way?”
Qin Wanwan understood the woman’s intention and turned to look at Jian Xingzhi for confirmation.
Jian Xingzhi stared at the woman’s face for a long time and replied softly, “Mm.”
As he spoke, he took a step forward. Qin Wanwan trotted behind him. Jian Xingzhi passed by the woman. She kept her gaze on him the whole time. Jian Xingzhi led Qin Wanwan down the long passageway. After walking a few steps, he turned around, only to find the entrance was now empty, with no one standing there.
Qin Wanwan was a little scared. She couldn’t help but hold Jian Xingzhi’s sleeve tightly: “Master…”
Jian Xingzhi knew she was timid and had always been afraid of such things. After hesitating for a moment, he reached out and grabbed her wrist, reassuring her, “This is just an obsession, there’s no need to be afraid.”
“Obsession?”
Qin Wanwan was curious, she looked at Jian Xingzhi, who seemed uneasy. He explained, “Before a person dies, if they are too obsessed with something, their obsession can become a lingering spirit. Over time, this obsession turns into a soul fragment. When it encounters the thing they were fixated on, it will manifest.”
“You mean?”
Qin Wanwan looked up in surprise, and Jian Xingzhi responded, “Yes, her obsession isn’t with you, it’s with me.”
Qin Wanwan was startled by his words. She integrated all the information she knew and a thought began to form in her mind: “Master, actually, our arrival here wasn’t a coincidence, was it?”
“Have you ever seen coincidence after arriving in this world?”
Jian Xingzhi pulled her along, speaking calmly, “Only when the cause and effect are too distant does what seems like a coincidence, but it turns out to be inevitable.”
“This woman kept staring at you just now. She is here for you.”
Qin Wanwan thought for a moment and asked, “Do you think you have some kind of connection with her?”
Jian Xingzhi did not respond. He felt that Qin Wanwan’s words made some sense.
Qin Wanwan let her imagination run wild: “According to what the stories say, a woman’s obsession can take many forms, but when it involves a man, the most likely one is a romantic debt. Master,” she said with some concern, “could it be that in your past life, you wronged her and she’s been waiting here for you for hundreds of years? And now she even brought a lantern for you? You aren’t some scumbag, are you?”
“Nonsense.”
Jian Xingzhi immediately denied, “Even if it were my past life, I wouldn’t have had time for such things!”
“That’s hard to say,” Qin Wanwan thought more and more logically. “In your past life and this life, you’re two different people. Think about it, Lin Yanzhi looks so much like you. What if he is from your past life? Can you imagine your past self holding a book and making a statue of it?”
He couldn’t.
For a moment, Jian Xingzhi was caught off guard and surprisingly found that what Qin Wanwan said might actually be possible.
“If I were a scumbag who wronged her,” Jian Xingzhi argued, “how could she still guide us?”
“What if this road is a trap?”
“Can’t you feel if there’s a trap or not?” Jian Xingzhi said with increasing reason, “We’ve walked most of the way, and everything is fine. What kind of trap could there be?”
Qin Wanwan couldn’t respond. As the two of them continued talking, they reached the end of the path, only to see that there was no passage ahead. After a quick glance, they realized that the door was above them.
“It’s a secret passage.”
Qin Wanwan confirmed it, and Jian Xingzhi leapt high without saying anything: “Let’s go.”
As he said that, he pushed open the lid above, poked his head out and looked around. He found himself in a bedroom. It was nighttime, and the room had no lights on. Jian Xingzhi glanced around, confirmed it was safe, then turned to Qin Wanwan, waved his hand, and jumped out.
Qin Wanwan quickly followed him out of the secret passage and came to the bedroom together.
The two of them didn’t dare to speak. Jian Xingzhi gently placed the cover back over the floor tile, and they tiptoed quietly toward the exit.
The bedroom was very large, with the windows left open. Cold wind blew in, creating an unusually eerie atmosphere. Jian Xingzhi and Qin Wanwan scanned the room with their Divine Senses and realized that there was a person lying on the bed.
The person on the bed seemed to be sleeping. The two didn’t dare make a sound. Qin Wanwan hid behind Jian Xingzhi, and together, they quietly moved toward the door.
Just as they took two steps, they heard the door open. The two immediately hid behind a flower stand and saw a young girl entering, holding a bowl of medicine. She respectfully spoke, “Elder, it’s time to take your medicine.”
Elder!
Anyone who is addressed with such a title is no ordinary person.
Qin Wanwan and Jian Xingzhi exchanged a glance. Qin Wanwan raised both hands and covered her mouth and nose.
Jian Xingzhi rolled his eyes, thinking she was useless.
The two of them hid, while the young woman knelt for a moment. Seeing there was no response, she grew puzzled and called out, “Elder?”
The person in the bed remained silent, and the young woman frowned. She stood up, holding the bowl of medicine, and walked toward the bed.
As soon as she moved the covers, she let out a scream and ran out of the room while stumbling.
Jian Xingzhi and Qin Wanwan exchanged a glance and quickly rushed out from behind the flower stand. After reaching the bedside, they saw an elderly man lying there. The man was very skinny, with only skin hanging off his bones. His body was emaciated, and at the moment, he was convulsing violently on the bed. His abdomen was swollen to an unnatural size, as though something was writhing inside.
His eyes were wide open, staring fixedly at the ceiling above the bed, and he was calling out someone’s name, vaguely sounding like “Huihe.”
“Master,” Qin Wanwan looked at the scene, her voice filled with a hint of despair, “You were probably a scumbag in your past life.”
This situation clearly looks like a trap!
In a moment, a whole group of people would definitely rush inside, pointing at them and shouting, “It’s you! You’re trying to harm our XXX!”
“Stop talking nonsense,” Jian Xingzhi reacted first. He raised his hand and used a spell to press down on the old man’s bloated stomach, which seemed to be about to explode, and spoke urgently, “Help me kill this evil thing!”
Qin Wanwan sighed, listening to the footsteps outside, and no longer resisted. Jian Xingzhi applied spiritual power to the old man’s stomach, the thing inside seemed to sense someone was trying to oppress it and began to fight back vigorously.
Jian Xingzhi coldly pressed his hand down inch by inch. The footsteps outside grew louder and louder, and just as the door was about to open, the old man suddenly opened his mouth wide, letting out a piercing scream as a puff of black gas shot out.
The black gas rushed toward the door, but Qin Wanwan’s sword moved faster. She leaped into the air and swiftly cut through the black mist. With a resounding ‘clang’, her sword struck in front of the door.
The old man’s eyes rolled back, and he fainted on the spot.
Qin Wanwan was kneeling on the ground. She slowly raised her head and carefully scanned the person in front of her who just appeared.
She saw a handsome face looking down at her, his gaze focused. He coughed lightly, covering his mouth with a handkerchief. “Miss Qin,” he said, then lifted his head to look at Jian Xingzhi: “Daoist Monarch Jian, long time no see.”
The Author has something to say:
“I came back and found that everyone started arguing. This story was originally written to help me adjust my mood, and I hope everyone enjoys reading it. In the past, I rarely deleted comments, but this time I deleted those that might cause controversy. I apologize to those whose comments were deleted and have sent red envelopes to them as a token of goodwill. I hope everyone can understand.
Thank you all for your company, bowing. There are two many fights going on in the world right now, so let’s just post ‘hahaha’ more under this silly story.”
【Mini Theater – 1】
Qin Wanwan: “I like sword cultivators, which means like Xie Gutang. They are so cool.”
Jian Xingzhi: “Oh, then let me show you what a bunch of shitty people sword cultivators are.”
【Mini Theater – 2】
In the past —
Xie Gutang doesn’t make phone calls unless it’s necessary.
Now —
Xie Gutang: “Wanwan, are you awake? Have you started your class? Can I come to join you?”
Qin Wanwan: “Do you love me or my master?”
Xie Gutang: “I love swords.”
Qin Wanwan: “All those shitty sword cultivators, go to hell!!!”
Thank you for the update!