Chapter 382: To achieve one's goals, one simply stops at nothing! (Seeking

Qiu Zuo clearly knew this, yet for some reason, even when his wife, Yu Jing, passed by the place where he was hiding, he didn't dare to step out.

Not long after Yu Jing walked away, he felt a sense of relief.

Yet the more he thought about it, the more he felt he should have appeared.

As Yu Jing's husband, he should have been able to question her: why was she in Jun Wuhui's room?

Had anything unspeakable happened during the few days he was away from home?

But what if something really had happened? What should he do then?

Qiu Zuo was afraid to face it; after all, he had gone to great lengths to pursue Yu Jing in the past.

For so many years, Yu Jing had been very good to him, helping manage all the household affairs while he was busy, and they even had a well-behaved and sensible daughter.

But Jun Wuhui was a member of a hidden family, and his son Shizi Shizi Jun Zhan Tian's strength was so formidable that he himself surely couldn't be any lower; not to mention the hidden family background, which was something he couldn't shake.

After pondering for a long time, Qiu Zuo decided he had to ask for the truth.

He clenched his fists and swore to himself: if Jun Wuhui really dared to act recklessly, he would demand an explanation even if it cost him his life!

But when he arrived at the front courtyard and saw his wife pruning flower branches, that courage drained away by more than half.

Yu Jing was in a simple, elegant long dress, the sunlight dappling her through the tree shadows, so beautiful it made his heart tremble.

What if things weren't as he imagined? If he questioned his wife recklessly and she got angry, it wouldn't be good. At the thought of this, all the questions in his heart became unspeakable, for fear that a rash interrogation would damage their marital bond.

Yu Jing had long noticed her husband's strangeness. She put down the shears and said softly, "What is it? You look like you have something to say but are holding back."

"I... I can say it, but don't get angry." Qiu Zuo rubbed his hands, like a child who had done something wrong.

After getting his wife's consent, he stammered out what he had seen earlier, deliberately avoiding the speculation that unsettled him most.

Upon hearing this, Yu Jing's fingertips trembled slightly.

She did indeed still have lingering feelings for Jun Wuhui, but the two of them were completely innocent.

Steadying herself, she said frankly, "I am relieved you asked me directly. To tell you the truth, back then I was just one of Jun Wuhui's many followers, following him into mystical realms to scrape together some resources."

She counted on her fingers: "Xuanji, Qinghe, Zixi... you know all of them; they were all companions from back then. As for Jun Wuhui's Dao companion, from beginning to end, there has only ever been Luo Zixi."

Qiu Zuo let out a long sigh of relief. His wife had always been dignified and self-disciplined; she truly didn't seem like the type to do anything out of line.

So it was just an old acquaintance meeting again; he had been overthinking it.

Seeing her husband's expression soften, Yu Jing rolled her eyes at him, annoyed: "Let me tell you quietly, Jun Wuhui is already at the peak of the Sage Realm, focused only on ascending to become an immortal. Unlike you, who are so useless, thinking only of petty romance all day long."

"Yes, yes, yes, my lady is right to lecture me." Qiu Zuo put on a fawning smile, kneading her shoulders and pounding her back, "Isn't it just because I care about you too much, my wife..."

Although the misunderstanding was cleared, a trace of bitterness welled up in Yu Jing's heart.

How she wished Jun Wuhui could be like an ordinary man, with a few worldly desires.

But it was precisely this detachment from the world that made him seem so extraordinary.

The misunderstanding between the couple was considered resolved, and Qiu Zuo inwardly admired Jun Wuhui's ability and focus; no wonder he could reach the peak of the Sage Realm—he was just different from ordinary people.

If it were him, facing the temptation of such a beautiful woman, he definitely wouldn't be able to hold back.

But then again, perhaps it was this mindset of his that prevented him from improving his cultivation, restricted by worldly concerns.

Thinking of this, Qiu Zuo suddenly had an epiphany, and the aura around his body began to change constantly, even faintly resonating with heaven and earth.

Even more surprisingly, the bottleneck in his cultivation that had been stagnant for years actually began to loosen!

"This... this is breaking through?" Qiu Zuo looked at his hands in disbelief, his voice trembling with excitement.

A flash of surprise crossed Yu Jing's beautiful eyes, and then she smiled brightly: "Congratulations to my husband for attaining the Dao. Go quickly, don't miss this rare opportunity."

Qiu Zuo nodded heavily, too busy to say anything more, and turned to run toward the seclusion room.

At this moment, he finally understood that the reason his cultivation had been stagnant all these years was precisely because he was too indulged in petty romance, trapped by worldly obsessions.

After her husband left, Yu Jing sighed softly.

Just then, the courtyard gate was pushed open, and Qiu Qingxia came skipping in, humming a little tune, her face overflowing with irrepressible joy.

"Mother!" The young girl threw herself into Yu Jing's arms like a happy little deer.

Yu Jing gently tidied her daughter's messy hair and asked softly, "What good thing happened today to make our Qingxia so happy?"

Qiu Qingxia's eyes shone as if recalling the memory, and then she said excitedly, "When I signed up today, Young Master Jun just released his aura and crushed all the other geniuses! And to anger those who were provoking him, he even... he even put his arm around my waist!"

At this point, the young girl's pretty face flushed red, her fingers unconsciously twisting the corner of her clothes.

In her innocent heart, Shizi Shizi Jun Zhan Tian was surrounded by beauties, and if he didn't put his arm around others but only her, it must mean something special.

Yu Jing looked at her daughter's appearance, her heart filled with mixed emotions.

She knew this feeling too well; back then, a cup of tea Jun Wuhui handed her casually could make her reminisce for days, but in the end...

"Qingxia, Mother will accompany you to watch the grand competition in a few days. If there are any suitable young talents..."

Qiu Qingxia pouted and interrupted, "I don't want anyone else! Young Master Jun is the most powerful!"

Yu Jing wanted to say more but ultimately shook her head helplessly.

It seemed she could only wait until the grand competition to let her daughter see with her own eyes Shizi Shizi Jun Zhan Tian's attitude toward the warblers and swallows around him; perhaps that would wake her up.

At the same time, Shizi Shizi Jun Zhan Tian came to his father's room and described the situation at the registration today in vivid detail.

Jun Wuhui stood with his hands behind his back in front of the window, looking up at the starry sky at a forty-five-degree angle.

Before he even spoke, this aura of pretentiousness was already radiating out.

That's how the older generation of "pretentious artists" are; they seem to be showing off at every moment.

After Shizi Shizi Jun Zhan Tian finished, Jun Wuhui said indifferently, "Do you understand why I let you participate in this grand competition?"

Shizi Shizi Jun Zhan Tian answered confidently, "The rules in the Eastern Region are too numerous, but here, they stop at nothing—elixirs, magic treasures, sneak attacks... this is the best test for me."

Actually, at first, Shizi Shizi Jun Zhan Tian also didn't understand; in his world, he crushed everyone even in the Eastern Region where strong people were as numerous as clouds, and even top-tier young talents like Lin Xun and Yiyu were no match for him.

The cultivators of the same generation in the Western Region were even worse; wasn't he just bullying the weak by coming here?

It wasn't until after he signed up that the beautiful followers around him told him that the rules in the Western Region weren't so strict, especially in these more chaotic areas.

Except for the cultivators of a few top-tier major sects who would keep up appearances and not play dirty in public places.

Of course, this also meant that they only wouldn't do it in public; in private, they were more ruthless than anyone else.

Not to mention these ordinary cultivators, who would stop at nothing to win.

Let alone on the competition field, having people called to kill you halfway, or poisoning the food you eat, were all common occurrences.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 383 =====