Chapter 542 Vinegar
Jiang Huai had no intention of holding back.
He knew that Elder Dao Xuan would come up to him early on. This was something he and Luo Yueguan had discussed. Luo Yueguan would provoke Dao Xuan to challenge him, and Jiang Huai would then teach him a harsh lesson. This was because members of Dao Xuan’s faction had often annoyed Luo Yueguan. Luo Yueguan had harbored resentment in her heart for a long time, but she had never been a magnanimous person.
So, Jiang Huai even changed his swordsmanship stance. It shifted from Heaven Profound Thirteen Swords to Chu Xianning’s Silver Ray.
Everyone knew that Jiang Huai was a disciple of Chu Xianning. Many had also seen Chu Xianning use that move, Silver Ray. The brilliance that was like a Rainbow Piercing the Sun had left many unforgettable. However, in Jiang Huai’s hands, this move now possessed more variations.
It only took Dao Xuan five breaths of time to go from utter disdain to seriously defending himself, and then to scrambling.
“My sword is very fast. Senior, do not take me lightly,” Jiang Huai said calmly. Sword after sword, he slashed down. Dao Xuan could only continuously swing his sword to block. Let alone Daoist magic, even his strength was no match for Jiang Huai. The raindrops, condensed by the spiritual qi emanating from Jiang Huai’s body, fell like tiny ice flowers. Each of Jiang Huai’s swings seemed to carry the force of splitting mountains, causing his tiger’s mouth to ache.
Below the stage, Luo Yueguan watched with a smile. She even forgot to maintain her dignified and aloof demeanor. Her legs were crossed beneath her long skirt, and her slender, white little feet dangled playfully. Seeing her man mercilessly beat up the person who displeased her, the corners of her eyes unconsciously curved up.
“Hmm, what should I reward him with tonight?”
Under the enhancement of Mirror Flower Sword Style, Elder Dao Xuan couldn’t distinguish Jiang Huai’s sword trajectory at all. By the time he discerned it with his divine soul, he could only raise his sword to block in a panic. He was steadily retreating under Jiang Huai’s sword moves. The Yening Sword repeatedly landed on his protective spiritual qi, and the sharpness of the blade forced him to mobilize a large amount of spiritual qi to block, consuming a great deal and leaving him with even less ability to fight back.
In this way, defeat was inevitable. Dao Xuan was naturally unwilling to accept it. He bit his tongue fiercely, and the Daoist magic he had cultivated for many years condensed into seals behind him. Six flying swords instantly transformed into a sword formation, tightly entangling Jiang Huai. This gave him a moment to breathe. However, before a few breaths passed, with every sword swing Jiang Huai made, one of his spirit talisman flying swords, which took three years to forge, shattered.
It was as easy as casually breaking off a flower branch.
In an instant, Jiang Huai’s sword point arrived. He flustered and uneasily tried to dodge, thinking he had avoided the blow. But when he felt a coolness on his forehead, he shuddered. He raised his eyes and saw that the sword tip was currently at his brow, not moving an inch forward.
Jiang Huai sheathed his spirit sword and said unhurriedly, “Senior, are there any other Daoist magic you would like me to experience?”
Dao Xuan couldn’t speak for a long time. His eyeballs trembled as if they would split. Finally, he snorted, “My skills are inferior to yours. I willingly concede!”
With that, he angrily left the stage, not even drinking his wine.
Jiang Huai innocently scratched his head on the stage and looked at the cultivators below. “Junior still wishes to experience the sword techniques of my uncles and elder brothers.”
For a moment, no one responded.
After a while, finally, someone came onto the stage. However, the challenger’s mentality had changed. They no longer thought about how to defeat him but rather how to figure out what was strange about this young man. Cultivators from the Seventh Realm stepped onto the stage one after another and were defeated. Twenty to thirty people had successively come up. Jiang Huai still stood quietly on the stage, not showing the slightest fatigue on his face.
With the Overlord Art, his spiritual qi consumption was already very low. Moreover, he had various bloodline enhancements. A Seventh Realm Dragon Clan could even contend with an Eighth Realm cultivator. Such cross-level challenges were really not difficult.
Jiang Huai still had many trump cards he hadn’t revealed. But there was no one in the audience who dared to step forward and challenge him again. Jiang Huai had no choice but to get off the stage and go to the table where Luo Yueguan and Chu Xianning were. He picked up his chopsticks and began to eat.
Luo Yueguan picked up a piece of green vegetable and placed it in his bowl.
“Thank you, Auntie Luo.”
There were other seniors at the table. Jiang Huai had just politely replied when Luo Yueguan playfully tapped his head. “You will be marrying my daughter next year. It doesn’t seem too early to call me Mother now.”
Jiang Huai looked at her mournfully. The next moment, he grinned widely and called out in a gentle and pure voice, “Mother.”
Instead, Luo Yueguan was so provoked that her entire body trembled. She had never heard Jiang Huai call her that before. It was very awkward, yet there was also a hint of inexplicable excitement.
At this banquet, who here knew that while they appeared as a dutiful son-in-law and mother-in-law during the day, they were so lewd in their room at night?
A blush appeared on Luo Yueguan’s cheeks, and she raised her wine cup to conceal her guilt.
…
The banquet ended. Li Qiushan, drunk alone, had been smiling so widely that his mouth couldn’t close. His old friends sincerely congratulated him on the Tian Xuan Sect having such a peerless genius, their tones full of envy.
Jiang Huai had also drunk quite a bit. When he returned to the courtyard, his head was still a little fuzzy. Luo Yueguan playfully led him by the hand to the bathhouse. Dazed, Jiang Huai had his clothes removed by Luo Yueguan. Luo Yueguan’s body had already entered the bath, but she pointed at the steps of the bath and said softly, “You sit here.”
“Huh?” Jiang Huai was confused. He sat on the steps of the bath and watched Luo Yueguan swim over. She tucked her hair behind her ear, and a hint of playfulness appeared in her eyes. “You performed very well today. This is your reward.”
She deliberately made her delicate pink tongue ice-cold, like ice cream. Jiang Huai’s body trembled slightly, and he reached out to gently stroke her head.
…
Luo Yueguan was becoming more and more skilled.
Previously, when she was being teased, she could only lower her waist and raise her buttocks. At most, he had to work hard to open her buttocks. Now, she could even push Jiang Huai down and carefully swallow him. After her buttocks were teased, the other side was still being played with by Jiang Huai’s fingertips. She couldn’t hold on for long before losing all her strength, collapsing onto him, panting heavily.
“I really want to…” Luo Yueguan suddenly became aggrieved again.
“Didn’t you say you wanted to wait until after the wedding?”
“I really want to… really want to…”
“Then, tonight…”
“No… I want to wait until after the wedding.”
“Then… endure it properly?”
“I really want to…”
Jiang Huai patted her buttocks in dissatisfaction. “So what do you really want?”
“You… kiss me well, coax me… and I won’t want to anymore…”
…
The next day, early morning.
It had been raining for the past few days, but today was a rare sunny day. Chu Xianning woke up early. When Jiang Huai opened the room door, she had already brewed morning tea in the courtyard.
“Master, good morning.” Jiang Huai suddenly felt a little embarrassed, even afraid to look Chu Xianning in the eye.
Chu Xianning raised her eyes and glanced at him calmly. “Good morning.”
“Then I’ll go make wontons?”
Chu Xianning nodded slightly.
Jiang Huai went to the kitchen. After a while, Luo Yueguan slowly walked out of the room, her gait still slightly awkward. Chu Xianning glanced at her calmly, and she sat down opposite Chu Xianning. Just as she settled in, her brow furrowed again.
She propped her chin on her hand and stared at Chu Xianning without blinking.
She was the person who understood Chu Xianning the best in this world. At this moment, Chu Xianning must have been extremely awkward, but she wouldn’t say it. So, Luo Yueguan stared at her and chuckled inwardly. After a while, Chu Xianning finally became impatient and looked at her calmly. “Shameless.”
“Hmph, you have no right to say that when you spoil your good disciple so much.”
This single sentence made Luo Yueguan completely invincible. Chu Xianning glanced at her sideways. “The banquet is over. You should go back today, shouldn’t you?”
“No, no, I’ll leave in two more days.”
“It’s time to go.”
“You can’t be so petty! You monopolize Jiang Huai all day when I’m not here. What’s wrong with letting me stay one or two more days?”
As Luo Yueguan spoke, she stood up and sat next to Chu Xianning, leaning into her ear and whispering, “When are you planning to share a room with him?”
Chu Xianning turned her face away, not answering.
“Oh, don’t be shy… You’ll have to share a room with him sooner or later. Why don’t you wait until after the wedding too?”
Chu Xianning glanced at her sideways, knowing that Luo Yueguan was only worried that if she and Jiang Huai did something that he would then favor Chu Xianning even more. Thus, she was using a feigned retreat to advance. However, Chu Xianning had no such intention, so she remained silent, not answering.
She could hardly imagine the day she would be pushed down and bullied by Jiang Huai. Just thinking about it made her feel extremely awkward.
Jiang Huai soon brought breakfast. Luo Yueguan was unable to provoke Chu Xianning further. After breakfast, Luo Yueguan stood up. “I’m going out.”
“Where are you going?” Jiang Huai asked, confused.
“Qingyu asked me to go to Wen Wanwan’s courtyard to play cards with them.”
“Oh…”
Jiang Huai didn’t go with them. He watched Luo Yueguan leave the courtyard. When he looked back at Chu Xianning, for some reason, he felt a chill down his neck.
“You will sleep with Luo Yueguan tonight too,” Chu Xianning said indifferently.
Master had started speaking in reverse, and Jiang Huai immediately broke out in a cold sweat, muttering softly, “Tonight… I should sleep with Master.”
Chu Xianning turned her face away. “I don’t want to.”
“Master is jealous,” Jiang Huai poured himself another cup of tea.
Chu Xianning was about to retort, but in the next moment, she realized that this hint of annoyance in her heart, if not jealousy, then what was it? So, she fell silent, not speaking.
Jiang Huai had already come behind Chu Xianning, reaching out to gently place his hand on her shoulder. “Let me give you a shoulder rub. Don’t be angry, don’t be angry.”
“Don’t touch me.”
Chu Xianning turned her face away, her voice still cold and aloof.
So, Jiang Huai had no choice but to stand there obediently without doing anything. After a while, Chu Xianning bit her lip and slowly said, “Forget it… I shouldn’t blame you.”
Chu Xianning had always been reasonable.
“How about we go out for a stroll?” Jiang Huai winked at Chu Xianning. Chu Xianning shook her head. “No.”
“How about going fishing?” Jiang Huai gently tucked Chu Xianning’s loose hair behind her ear and tidied her jet-black hair. After a long while, Chu Xianning reluctantly said, “Let’s go.”
Only then did Jiang Huai breathe a sigh of relief.
