Chapter 246

At that moment, the diary inside his body surfaced spontaneously, emitting a beam of Bai Guang that enveloped the crimson arrow.

Jiang Sishui was startled, his gaze sweeping toward Xianji Lümu; seeing her expression unchanged, with not the slightest anomaly, he finally exhaled in relief.

Clearly, Xianji Lümu could not see his diary.

Immediately afterward, the system's alert sounded again—

【Detected relic of the "Lost Divine-Demon Era"—Divine Weapon: Tian Zhu (sealed arrow)】

"Tian Zhu! Tian Zhu Arrow! A fragment of the Divine Weapon!"

The system's answer matched his own guess; Jiang Sishui was overwhelmed with joy and barely held back a cry.

It was this very thing!

This truly is a treasure!

And he had once traded the "Heavenly Sword" to Xianji Lümu, nearly letting it slip through his fingers…

Thinking of this, Jiang Sishui felt a strange pang in his heart.

Yet if given a chance to relive it, Jiang Sishui would still choose to trade.

As always: there is only one Flower Fairy!

Besides, Xianji Lümu has become his own—aren't her possessions his too?

"You recognize it?" A soft, clear voice sounded beside his ear.

Jiang Sishui snapped back to awareness to find Xianji Lümu staring fixedly at him.

Jiang Sishui nodded.

But such matters were hard to explain.

So Jiang Sishui carefully chose his words and said: "This is an ancient treasure; the full set consists of one bow and nine arrows, named 'Tian Zhu'!"

"Tian Zhu?"

"Yes. This 'Tian Zhu' possesses immense power—far beyond your imagination. If complete and unbroken, even a half-god brushing against even a speck of its force would instantly turn to ash."

Xianji Lümu's heart trembled; she instinctively glanced at the crimson arrow.

As Jiang Sishui said, then this "Tian Zhu" must be on par with "Shifang Jumie"?

"I can't explain more to you—just this one sentence: it's an extraordinarily powerful treasure."

Jiang Sishui concluded finally.

Xianji Lümu nodded lightly.

She understood Jiang Sishui's hesitation and did not press further, because barring unforeseen circumstances, today's diary entry would mention it.

Jiang Sishui looked at the "Tian Zhu Arrow" in his hand, feeling a pang of regret.

Perhaps due to the Divine Weapon's high rank, the Luo Pan had no effect on it.

He could not locate any remaining fragments of "Shifang Jumie," nor the bow or the other eight arrows of "Tian Zhu," through the Luo Pan.

Otherwise, it would have been much simpler.

Setting aside the "Tian Zhu Arrow," Jiang Sishui turned to Xianji Lümu, his gaze filled with predatory intent.

This woman, several times his age yet youthful and beautiful, blending the charm of maiden and matron, held immense allure for him.

Xianji Lümu, pinned by his burning stare, felt a shiver in her chest and hurriedly said: "Y-you're doing what? I've just woken up, you… um!"

Outside the window, the rain pattered softly, seeming to have grown heavier.

【There's a saying: Never anger a woman.】

【Even if the woman angered is another woman.】

【My petty little wife, the Flower Fairy, proved this herself.】

"Never anger a woman?"

The women had never heard such a novel saying and found it intriguing.

Linking it to what followed, they understood the point: women hold grudges and seek fierce revenge.

Some silently thought: "Hold a grudge? Hmph, you're hardly more forgiving than a woman."

They still clearly remembered how Qiumo Zhi had ambushed Jiang Sishui, failed, and suffered losses—only for Jiang Sishui to specifically ask Liu Fenyu to kill him.

"The Flower Fairy? Is this about her grudge against Xianji Lümu?"

【When Xianji Lümu sought the "Heavenly Sword," she sold the Holy Maiden, the Flower Fairy, to me.】

【The Flower Fairy must have harbored resentment.】

【She never acted before—surely because she couldn't win.】

【But Hou Jian came, giving her backup from a sister, and now she had courage.】

【This girl actually convinced Hou Jian to confront Xianji Lümu—and even teleported Xianji Lümu straight onto my bed.】

【This woman caught me in the act—there's no way I'm letting her leave.】

【Yet she didn't resist much—her struggles were weak, as if she'd long desired me but was too shy to speak, and now this was the perfect chance to go along with it?】

Of course!

It was indeed that incident.

Hou Jian?

According to Jiang Sishui, this former Witch Sovereign of the Rain Clan possessed invincible Tianren power.

Against such a being, Xianji Lümu's defeat was understandable.

"So the Holy Maiden and the Abbess of Xianshui Palace have both fallen to this lecher?"

"But why didn't Xianji Lümu resist? Her struggles were weak—could it be…?"

The women were no fools; after initial confusion, they connected the dots—Xianji Lümu's treatment by the Flower Fairy, the details—and quickly grasped the key point.

"This Flower Fairy… is truly ruthless!"

Many people made up their minds right then — never offend this woman, no matter who else they offended.

Otherwise, once she set her sights on them, Immortal Concubine Green Mother would be their cautionary tale.

【Honestly, I can't quite read Immortal Concubine's attitude】

【But since she's already shared my bed, she's my woman now】

【As her man, it's my duty to care for and cherish her】

【And as my woman, Immortal Concubine is quite enlightened too】

【It's only the first day, and she's already sent me a grand gift!】

"A grand gift?" The women all grew curious.

Given Jiang Sishui's current circumstances, anything that could be called a "grand gift" had to be extraordinary.

……

Mantuo Shanzhuang.

In the room, Flower Fairy and Immortal Concubine Green Mother were limp as mud all over, exhausted as they lay on the bed, forcing themselves to stay awake to read today's diary entry.

Right now, neither of them could even be bothered to lift a single finger.

Fortunately, the diary copy could float in the air at their whim, so it didn't cost them any effort.

Flower Fairy turned her head, looked at Immortal Concubine Green Mother beside her — whose face was equally flushed — and mocked: "Your mouth says no, but your body's very honest. It's only the first day and you've already adapted to the identity of 'Jiang's Lady'?"

Today, when Immortal Concubine Green Mother returned to Immortal Water Palace, Flower Fairy had assumed she was running away, and had not been shy about whispering pillow-talk to Jiang Sishui.

But she never expected that Immortal Concubine Green Mother hadn't run off at all — instead, she'd gone to fetch a treasure for Jiang Sishui!

This caught Flower Fairy completely off guard.

Weren't you unable to forget your old flame?

Having been schemed into losing your chastity, shouldn't you be furious and humiliated?

Yet without a word of protest, you threw yourself straight into the arms of the man who'd taken you by force, and even thought so much on his behalf.

This caught Flower Fairy off guard, and at the same time turned all her pillow-talk into slander.

An hour ago, Jiang Sishui had suddenly found her, pulled her in along with the rest, and Flower Fairy knew it had to be related to Immortal Concubine Green Mother!

Immortal Concubine Green Mother glanced faintly at Flower Fairy and replied weakly: "Stinky brat."

Then she closed her eyes and paid no more attention.

Being forced to lose her chastity earlier, she had indeed felt some unwillingness and resentment, but having lived so many years, she was even more a person who accepted reality easily.

Knowing everything had become a fait accompli and couldn't be changed, she didn't waste breath on meaningless complaints.

Come what may, make peace with it.

So after calming down, Immortal Concubine Green Mother began to scheme a position for herself.