“If… I mean, if… she were still alive, once we leave the Daoji Ancestral Land, everything that happened here will come out. Mo Wanqiu will at best have her cultivation crippled by the Tingyu Sect. Even if her father dotes on her excessively, he’ll have to give an explanation to over a hundred deceased cultivators…”
“Even, even a million steps back, if her father exhausts all his resources to protect her, she’ll never be able to establish herself in the Eastern Region again. No matter where she goes, she won’t be able to hold her head high. Perhaps living will be more painful than dying… Letting her have the chance to atone with her own death is already the best outcome.”
Jiang Huai remained silent for a moment, finally letting out a helpless sigh. This was a problem with no solution for him. When he returned to Guanxue Mountain, he wanted to ask Chu Xianning for her opinion, to know what she would choose if she were in this situation.
“Forget it, let’s not talk about this anymore.” Jiang Huai shook his head, looking at Xu Qing before him. “The Daoji Ancestral Land closes in two days. There are no longer any Immortal inheritances within. I did sense some Heavenly Dao Spiritual Qi hidden in the Daoji Ancestral Land earlier, but I estimate you can only find it with your own luck now. Mo Dan is dead, so it’s time for us to part ways.”
Xu Qing was stunned at first, then suddenly realized, yes… it was time to part ways. She also stood up. “Alright, then we’ll meet again if fate allows.”
Even though she still had many things she wanted to say to Jiang Huai, there seemed to be no reason to stay any longer.
Xu Qing stood up, but as she took a step, Wen Wanwan behind her suddenly called out softly.
Xu Qing was startled, turned her head, and saw that in Wen Wanwan’s hand, four strands of Heavenly Dao Spiritual Qi were currently rotating and floating. She had already formed a Five-Pattern Heavenly Dao Spiritual Elixir, so these extra four strands of Heavenly Dao Spiritual Qi were useless to her.
And Jiang Huai’s Qi Sea also contained five strands of Heavenly Dao Spiritual Qi. They were gifts left by several True Persons when they departed. Jiang Huai could not use these Heavenly Dao Spiritual Qi, but they were compressed into his Qi Sea by a secret technique. If he were to return to the Foundation Establishment realm in the future, he could directly form a Five-Pattern Golden Elixir again.
Wen Wanwan took out one of the strands of Heavenly Dao Spiritual Qi, bit her lower lip, and offered it to Xu Qing.
Xu Qing was dazed for a while, then realized, “What do you want in return? You can name your price…”
“It’s a gift for Fairy Xu Qing,” Wen Wanwan replied.
This time, it was Xu Qing’s turn to be surprised. “A gift? Why?”
“It’s useless to keep it, and Senior Brother Jiang Huai doesn’t need it, so I’m giving it to you. Please, Fairy Xu Qing… forget what Senior Brother Jiang Huai wanted you to say earlier.”
Xu Qing then snapped back to reality, realizing this matter. Jiang Huai was also taken aback. That’s right, he had almost forgotten if Wen Wanwan hadn’t mentioned it. At the time, he was only thinking that if he died, he wouldn’t care about shame. But looking back now, it was indeed full of shame. He wished he had written a note for her to deliver to Chu Xianning and Luo Qingyu separately.
Xu Qing hesitated for a moment. “I would have kept those words a secret even without this strand of Heavenly Dao Spiritual Qi. How about you name a price… otherwise, I’m a bit uneasy.”
Wen Wanwan just shook her head and chuckled, “Then consider it a favor done out of goodwill?”
Her smile was gentle, yet it revealed a hint of a young girl’s cunning. Xu Qing was not foolish. After a moment of stunned silence, she gently nodded, pocketed the strand of Heavenly Dao Spiritual Qi, then took out a jade token and handed it to Wen Wanwan.
“If you have time in the future, you’re welcome to visit Guanxue Sect. I’ll entertain you well.”
“Thank you,” Wen Wanwan carefully put away the jade token.
***
Jiang Huai and Wen Wanwan sat by a lake in the Daoji Ancestral Land. Wen Wanwan sat next to Jiang Huai, her fair, small legs submerged in the water, while Jiang Huai held a fishing rod, leisurely fishing.
Wen Wanwan leaned against Jiang Huai, exuding a pleasant fragrance. She suddenly thought of something and tilted her small face up. “Senior Brother Jiang Huai, do you think Wanwan has too many ulterior motives?”
Jiang Huai reached out and gently rubbed her head. “Not at all. I also think doing a favor out of goodwill is a good thing. After all, she’s the Saintess of Guanxue Sect. You never know when she might be useful in the future.”
This favor from Wen Wanwan was not insignificant. In the future, when Xu Qing cultivated to the sixth and seventh realms, she would always remember that someone had given her a strand of Heavenly Dao Spiritual Qi when she was establishing her foundation, allowing her to form a Four-Pattern Heavenly Dao Spiritual Elixir. Previously, Xu Qing was willing to spend Spirit Stones to construct a protective formation to save those cultivators, and even willing to fight against Evil Cultivators, which showed her noble character. This strand of Heavenly Dao Spiritual Qi would naturally not be given in vain.
Consider it an investment. It might be of great use in the future. Wen Wanwan had a long-term perspective. Jiang Huai casually pinched Wen Wanwan’s snow-white, soft face. “What about the remaining three strands of Heavenly Dao Spiritual Qi?”
“I’ll keep one for my sister, and give the remaining two to Fairy Qingyu…” Wen Wanwan bit her lower lip, her voice trembling slightly at this moment.
Jiang Huai turned his head, leaned closer to her face, and looked into her slightly flustered eyes, winking at her. “Are you secretly worried about something?”
“Will Fairy Qingyu be angry if she finds out that Senior Brother Jiang Huai and I have already consummated our relationship…?”
“I can’t say for sure,” Jiang Huai winked at her.
“But Senior Brother Jiang Huai doesn’t seem worried at all?” Wen Wanwan’s eyes revealed that hint of cunning again.
“I will explain everything that happened to Qingyu. But if Qingyu gets angry with me for this reason, then… I will also be very angry,” Jiang Huai sighed helplessly. “I don’t think Qingyu is an unreasonable little girl. Qingyu is actually very smart and has many, many hidden thoughts, but she never shows them to me.”
“So even if she feels wronged in her heart, Qingyu won’t want to show it to me. She’ll just tell me that as long as Brother Jiang Huai is okay, then it’s fine. But she will definitely be a little unhappy, and I’ll have to coax her well.”
“Senior Brother Jiang Huai… really understands Fairy Qingyu.”
“We’ve been together for a very, very long time. I think Qingyu is very cute, although her temperament is sometimes hard for me to figure out. I hope Wanwan won’t bully Qingyu, but if Qingyu bullies Wanwan, Wanwan doesn’t have to hide her grievances. You can tell me everything.”
“Okay,” Wen Wanwan didn’t argue, but gently hugged Jiang Huai’s arm, her eyes obedient and compliant.
***
The trip to the Daoji Ancestral Land was considered quite fruitful.
Wen Wanwan’s cultivation had now reached the first layer of Spirit Transformation, with a Five-Pattern Heavenly Dao Spiritual Elixir. If this news spread, the young cultivator circles in the entire Eastern Region would likely be shaken. Back then, Jiang Xiaohu became famous in the Eastern Region due to his handsome face, his status as a direct disciple of Chu Xianning, his enviable engagement to Luo Qingyu, and his Three-Pattern Heavenly Dao Golden Elixir. Everyone believed this young man would surely achieve great things in the future. Now, Wen Wanwan had achieved a perfect Five-Pattern Heavenly Dao Golden Elixir.
And the cultivation level of the first layer of Spirit Transformation was enough to look down on all the prodigies in the Eastern Region. If Jiang Huai remembered correctly, the most formidable young genius recorded in the Ziyun Pavilion’s publications so far was only at the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage, not yet in Spirit Transformation.
What’s more, Wen Wanwan now possessed a top-grade Celestial-tier Qingxuan Sword.
Jiang Huai had also gained quite a bit. He had obtained the complete cultivation methods of the Overlord Art, all the way to the ninth layer. He himself was already at the fifth layer perfected, meaning his physique now possessed the strength of the tenth layer of Spirit Transformation. Ordinary Spirit Transformation cultivators would basically be unable to harm him unless they had a Celestial-tier Spirit Sword.
Furthermore, his body still contained five sealed strands of Heavenly Dao Spiritual Qi. If his cultivation were to recover in the future, he would directly obtain a Five-Pattern Heavenly Dao Spiritual Elixir.
It could only be said that misfortunes could be blessings in disguise.
Jiang Huai had initially thought that fighting Mo Dan would be extremely dangerous, but he hadn’t expected that when his cultivation was at the same level as Mo Dan’s at the first layer of Void Refinement, even if Wen Wanwan hadn’t intervened, he would have had a seventy percent chance of winning… It seemed his talent was truly terrifying.
But he had no idea what his talent was. True Person Linglu had said that he seemed to be favored by the Heavenly Way, so cultivating Sword Intent, Pill Formations, and Talismans was incredibly simple and easy for him. Could this be considered a traverser’s privilege? The chosen male protagonist of a novel?
When would he get a harem-intelligence-lowering halo?
Thinking this, Jiang Huai tapped his head with a wry smile. If such a thing truly existed… then love itself would become absurd. It would be better not to have it.
Overall, the gains were exceptionally complete. He just didn’t know how Luo Qingyu and Bai Li had fared in the Immortal Spirit Secret Realm. When they emerged from the Daoji Ancestral Land, Luo Qingyu and Bai Li should be nearing their exit too. Jiang Huai planned to go and pick them up then.
Jiang Huai and Wen Wanwan sat by the lake fishing for the entire afternoon, catching several fish, which Jiang Huai turned into grilled fish. After they had eaten their fill, the two wandered in the secret realm until late into the night. Together, they went to True Person Qingxuan’s secret realm.
True Person Qingxuan was no longer there, and no one besides Jiang Huai could enter. Jiang Huai laid a soft blanket in the cave and lit the Firefly Stones, their light falling on Wen Wanwan beside him.
Wen Wanwan wanted to bathe. Before she left, she gently pinched Jiang Huai’s face, telling him to wait obediently. After a while, Wen Wanwan emerged from the secret realm’s Spirit Spring, her dark long hair cascading down her back. She had changed into a sling white dress. This dress was one she had bought with Jiang Huai at Ziyun Pavilion earlier. Because the skirt hem was too short, barely covering some of her thigh skin, and the sides of her waist were hollowed out, revealing smooth, soft, and tender skin, it seemed suitable only for wearing in a courtyard.
Jiang Huai’s head spun as he watched. Wen Wanwan sat down by the blanket, gently hugging her small legs, her small face buried in her knees, blinking at Jiang Huai. “Senior Brother Jiang Huai should go bathe too?”
Jiang Huai returned quickly after bathing, taking no more than three minutes. When he walked back, Wen Wanwan was already lying on the blanket. A pillow was tucked beneath the girl’s slender, fair waist, arching it like a jade bridge. Her fingers lightly grasped the edge of her skirt, and she bit her lower lip.
“Senior Brother Jiang Huai promised… to compensate Wanwan… It’s your turn to exert yourself this time…”
As she spoke, she quietly spread her tender legs apart.
As Jiang Huai pressed Wen Wanwan down, Wen Wanwan quietly raised her legs, gently hooking Jiang Huai’s waist. Her delicate pink arms reached out, gently hugging Jiang Huai’s neck, and whispering softly into his ear, “On both sides… Senior Brother Jiang Huai needs to compensate me well…”
The girl’s tender toes quietly tensed.
