Chapter 85

Indeed, the "first one" always leaves the most profound impression.

The fact that Jiang Sishui occasionally thinks of her means her purpose has already been achieved.

093: Snatching the Holy Maiden and Overturning the Sect Altar—This Old Man Won't Learn from Chu Liuxiang

【Zhang Jiejie disappeared, so Chu Liuxiang searched everywhere in bitter desperation.】

【With no success, just as he was at a loss, Zhang's mother appeared and guided him to the location of the Mayi Sect.】

【Chu Liuxiang entered the sect, successfully removed the mask from Zhang Jiejie's face, and married her.】

【The early married life was warm and harmonious, yet only two months later, Chu Liuxiang became gloomy and unhappy.】

【Because according to the sect rules, a man who marries the Holy Maiden is forbidden to leave for the rest of his life.】

【Yet Chu Liuxiang was originally a prodigal; his heart simply could not be restrained.】

【After marriage, Zhang Jiejie became understanding; seeing Chu Liuxiang's gloom, she chose to let him go, and used the child in her womb as leverage to help Chu Liuxiang leave the Mayi Sect.】

【And between his pregnant wife and freedom, Chu Liuxiang ultimately chose the latter.】

"So that's how it is." Zhang Jiejie suddenly realized the truth.

No wonder she, as the Holy Maiden, could marry; it was because her mother had been helping her in secret.

"Chu Liuxiang? He actually abandoned me?" Zhang Jiejie's eyes turned hostile.

At present, she had not yet met Chu Liuxiang, nor experienced all those events with him, nor conceived his child, so she still retained the evil nature of a demoness.

Hearing that the version of herself in the story was actually abandoned by her husband, she could not swallow this indignity.

"Would Brother Chu really do such a thing?" Huang Rong was stunned.

Recalling Chu Liuxiang's wild and unrestrained personality, and the romantic exploits of his that circulated throughout the Jianghu, Huang Rong could not help but sigh.

At this moment, she understood Huang Yaoshi's "deeply hidden good intentions."

No wonder he had been speaking ill of Chu Liuxiang in her ear since she was young.

On her way to Mount Huashan, Gao Yanan snorted coldly: "Dog men, none of them are good; no wonder the two of them are so well matched in their stench!"

【In the "Peach Blossom Legend" unit, I really like the character Zhang Jiejie, but Chu Liuxiang's choice truly disgusted me.】

【The book says—having lived, loved, and experienced, that is enough.】

【Sorry, such grand principles are something I, a mere mortal, truly cannot comprehend.】

【No matter how much you say, strip away that layer of varnished exterior, and isn't the essence still abandoning wife and children?】

【In my view, although Chu Liuxiang is a prodigal, the moment he had a wife, he was no longer just an individual; moreover, there was a child involved.】

【I truly cannot understand what kind of iron-and-stone heart would allow a person to abandon wife and children to wander the Jianghu? What dream or pursuit could weigh heavier than the responsibilities of being a husband and a father?】

【It is rare to meet a wife who truly loves you; you should cherish each other, not continue to wander after getting your fill.】

【After Chu Liuxiang leaves, if he occasionally dreams back and remembers that person in the deep mountains who misses him like a "stone waiting for her husband," will he feel a heart-wrenching pain?】

【Furthermore, is it really impossible to have both? Why must Chu Liuxiang follow the Mayi Sect's rules and be forced to choose one or the other?】

【Within the Mayi Sect, he was weak and alone, unable to oppose this giant; but after walking out alive, couldn't he do something about it?】

【With Chu Liuxiang's strength at that time, along with his reputation and status in the Jianghu, he could have invited a large group of experts to assist, snatched back Zhang Jiejie, and freed her from the Holy Maiden's constraints.】

【Yet Chu Liuxiang did not.】

【He only hid Zhang Jiejie in his heart, and then went to flirt with other women again.】

【If it were me, I would overturn the Mayi Sect's altar for you!】

"Snatching someone's Holy Maiden and then overturning their sect altar—is that not too ruthless and domineering?"

The women secretly criticized in their hearts, yet their minds were full of admiration.

Compared to Chu Liuxiang's adherence to rules and abandonment of wife and children, Jiang Sishui's behavior of overturning the table and snatching people undoubtedly suited their preferences more.

After all, who would be willing to spend the rest of their lives bitterly acting as a "stone waiting for her husband"?

And the husband, unknown and far away, might very well still be sweet-talking and doting on another woman...

Such a cruel scene, just thinking of it makes one feel angry and heartbroken.

"Chu Liuxiang... Jiang Sishui..."

Zhang Jiejie repeatedly chewed over these two names, her youthful and energetic eyes revealing a hint of interested sparkle.

【Zhang Jiejie is not the most beautiful in the "Chu Liuxiang Story Series," but she is truly special.】

【It's a pity I don't know where the Mayi Sect is; otherwise, I would go and snatch her.】

【But according to the plot, the Mayi Sect should not be far from Wan Fuyuan; Wan Fuyuan should be in Suzhou, right?】

【The scope is still too large; I'll wait. Once I become stronger, I'll have the several forces in Suzhou search for me; I don't believe I won't find the Mayi Sect's location.】

"Snatch me? That depends on whether I go with you or not."

Zhang Jiejie giggled; when she smiled, her eyes became a pair of curved crescent moons, cunning and intelligent.

And those upturned little legs kicked around casually again.

【Someone saw me when I went up the mountain last night; as expected, upon seeing my cultivation leap forward, a crowd became jealous.】

【First was the Tubo National Master Dharma Master Dharmakirti, who tried to capture me last night but ended up taking a sword strike from me; then there was Murong Fu.】

【This Dharmakirti is a master of sneak attacks; in "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils," he specialized in ambushes. As the Tubo National Master, he disregarded martial ethics and truly had no shame left.】

【I originally wanted to keep this guy, but as one of the top ten experts in "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils," a veteran of countless battles, he is truly hard to deal with; defeating him is easy, but killing him is difficult, so today's score must be settled another day.】

【And that Murong Fu; upon our first meeting, he didn't even glance at me; today I almost beat him to tears.】

【If it weren't for his connections with Wang Yuyan, Zhu Abi, and Zhu Abi, and the possibility that an ancestor from the Laozu Sect is still alive behind him, I would have sent him straight to the West with a single sword strike.】

"Laozu Sect?" Zhao Qiying's heart tightened with alarm.

The ancestor of the Murong family, one capable of making Jiang Sishui wary, must be at least a Heavenly Immortal!

She looked at the three women curiously: "Who is Murong Fu's ancestor?"

Regarding this question, the three women were also at a loss; could there be a hidden grandmaster behind the Murong family?

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Wang Yuyan's mind, and she remembered someone: "Ah, I know!"

"Who is it?" Zhao Qiying, Zhu Abi, and Ah Bi all turned to ask.

Wang Yuyan said softly: "The basic lifespan of a Heavenly Immortal is two hundred years, and within the last two hundred years, the Murong family indeed produced a genius with the potential to become a Heavenly Immortal: that is Murong Longcheng."

"Murong Longcheng?" Zhu Abi and Ah Bi were unfamiliar with this name, yet felt they might have heard it somewhere.

Wang Yuyan nodded slightly and said: "I only learned of him after my mother mentioned him once."

"By the way, the Murong family's 'Dragon City Sword Technique' is named after him, and 'Star-Transferring Movement' was also created by him."

"Furthermore, the Murong family's reputation of 'returning to others the very method they used' was first established by him."

Zhu Abi and Ah Bi suddenly understood.

"Dragon City Sword Technique; no wonder I felt the name Murong Longcheng was familiar."

"The founder of 'Star-Transferring Movement'... being able to create a Divine Art, it is no surprise that he is a Heavenly Immortal."

Zhao Qiying, standing aside, heard the conversation among the three women and could basically confirm: what Jiang Sishui was wary of was indeed the Murong Longcheng whose life or death was unknown!

094 Fairy Sister: Come on, hurt each other.

【Dharma Master Jimo and Murong Fu: one has the strength and cannot be killed, the other has too many connections and cannot be killed for now; but Ding Chunqiu and Duan Yanqing do not have such luck.】

【"Northern Nether Divine Art" has high poison resistance; with my entire body of Northern Nether True Qi, Ding Chunqiu's poison cannot harm me at all.】

【However, this old fellow is truly sinister; he actually prepared the "Rain of Pearls Needle" to sneak attack me.】

【The idea was good, but unfortunately he met "Cicada Awakening"; all his little moves were seen through by me.】

【One box of hidden weapons was fired, showing off to the air.】

"Rain of Pearls Needle?"

The women were all somewhat surprised; they did not expect Ding Chunqiu to possess such a deadly weapon.

However, even if Ding Chunqiu's sneak attack succeeded, they did not think he could do anything to Jiang Sishui.

Because the "Sunlight Golden Wheel" obtained by Jiang Sishui could even contend with the "Perfect Puzzle Illusion Array," showing how strong its defense was.

With the killing power of the "Rain of Pearls Needle," it was恐怕 insufficient to pierce the defense.

【Seeing his trick fail, Ding Chunqiu wanted to run with all his might.】

【But he probably never thought that Tang Bohu would strike at him!】

【With a single "Striking the Ox Through the Mountain," he was lifted high up.】

【After such an obstruction, I chased up and slashed him into two pieces with one sword, fulfilling Wu Wu Ya Zi's dying wish.】

【Plant evil causes, reap evil fruits.】

【If he had not deliberately provoked trouble yesterday, Tang Bohu certainly would not have jumped out to cause trouble; it can be said that evil has its retribution.】