Chapter 595 - 255: Doesn’t the Divine Maiden Already Have a Husband?
Chapter 595: Chapter 255: Doesn’t the Divine Maiden Already Have a Husband?
"This is..."
Zhao Yi, Qian Er, and Sun San were taken aback. As they carefully examined the veil, their expressions instantly changed with shock.
Zhao Yi wanted to reach out and touch the veil, yet he dared not, fearing he might desecrate it.
Sun San’s face was filled with excitement, almost bringing him to tears, his voice choked with emotion:
"This is the Divine Maiden’s veil! So fragrant, so beautiful!"
Qian Er, recalling something, glared angrily at the burly man: "How did the Divine Maiden’s veil end up in your hands? What have you done to her?!"
Zhao Yi and Sun San also realized the gravity of the situation, and immediately summoned their magical artifacts, surrounding the burly man.
"Speak, who exactly are you? What happened to the Divine Maiden?!"
Xue Wen squinted his eyes and suddenly burst into hearty laughter:
"Very good, your loyalty to the Saintess is commendable!"
The three were stunned: "Saintess?"
Xue Wen recalled Xia Qinglian’s admonition not to reveal her true identity to these people for the time being, so he coughed and smiled:
"I, just like you, am working for the Divine Maiden."
Zhao Yi snorted coldly: "How can we trust you?"
Xue Wen suddenly exuded an astonishing spiritual power, shocking the three: "Na...Nascent Soul?!"
Xue Wen said, "If I were the Divine Maiden’s enemy, you’d be dead by now!"
The three looked at each other, until Sun San suddenly bowed deeply to Xue Wen:
"It was our lack of perception, our apologies, Holy Envoy!"
Zhao Yi and Qian Er also realized their mistake and quickly followed suit: "Welcome, Holy Envoy!"
"Holy Envoy?"
Xue Wen grinned, thinking that Holy Envoy and Saintess sound so well-matched together!
With that, he clasped his hands behind his back, assuming the majesty of a "Holy Envoy", and told the three:
"The Divine Maiden orders you to do something..."
A moment later, the three were utterly shocked:
"The two elders of the Zhenyang Sect are actually dead?!"
"And we need to spread the news of their death?"
Xue Wen looked at the three coldly: "What, don’t you dare?"
Zhao Yi and Qian Er exchanged a glance and hesitated.
They were just small loose cultivators; if they got embroiled in the disputes of a major sect like Zhenyang Sect, they feared they might not even leave a trace of themselves when they die.
Sun San suddenly shouted: "We have received the Divine Maiden’s grace; it was she who saved our lives. What fear do we have if it’s for the Divine Maiden?"
Inspired by him, the hesitation in Zhao Yi and Qian Er’s eyes disappeared, and they also shouted:
"Dying for the Divine Maiden is our honor!"
"Rest assured, Holy Envoy, within a month, this news will spread throughout the world!"
The three were filled with lofty sentiments, ready to face death without regret.
They now had a growing business selling Spirit Beast meat, with branches in several nearby towns.
Recently, they were planning to open two more branches in Zhenlian City and Qinghe City. Using these channels, the news of Shi Shuhong and Wei Shouyuan’s deaths could quickly spread throughout Eastern Cultivator, and then to the other Three Domains.
Xue Wen nodded in satisfaction, gave a few more instructions, and was about to leave when Qian San suddenly asked:
"Holy Envoy, what is your relationship with the Divine Maiden?"
Zhao Yi and Qian Er also looked on curiously, and Xue Wen laughed heartily:
"The Divine Maiden and I are very close. It won’t be long before I might become her husband!"
"Husband?"
The three were instantly dumbfounded, while Zhao Yi said in surprise:
"Doesn’t the Divine Maiden already have a husband?"
Xue Wen’s expression changed: "What did you say?!"
...
The next day.
They were still over a hundred miles from the Celestial Fall Sect’s territory.
Su Xin and Wei Wan stood on a mountaintop, looking down below.
In the distance, several villages were visible, with flocks of chickens and sheep, and people going about their business.
"I never thought I could see such a bustling scene in the territory of the South Demon."
Su Xin couldn’t help but sigh, while Wei Wan stood silently beside her.
Su Xin glanced at her and suddenly asked: "Junior Sister Wei, why are you looking for your parents?"
Wei Wan also looked at her: "Senior Sister, don’t you want to know who your real parents are?"
Su Xin said seriously: "Master said that cultivation requires the severing of emotions and desires, that mundane emotions will only interfere with the Tao Heart..."
"Then why were you sad when Senior Brother Chun didn’t come to save you? Isn’t the camaraderie among fellow disciples also a mundane emotion?"
"This..."
Su Xin was stunned for a moment and then smiled wryly: "Junior Sister is right, it’s my cultivation that’s lacking."
"Senior Sister."
Wei Wan looked at the village in the distance, where children played, the elderly smiled, and men and women carried their young. She murmured:
"Is our path wrong?"
"Success! Wahaha, I’ve won!"
From behind them came Su Hongling’s exuberant laughter.
Turning around, they saw Su Hongling gleefully grabbing Qin Gengyun’s Heaven-Reaching Staff, her face filled with joy.
Qin Gengyun retracted his staff and retreated, smiling:
"Fairy Su is indeed powerful, I am impressed!"
In recent days, Qin Gengyun practiced with Su Hongling during the day, and at night, cultivated with his wife to restore his spiritual power, while Liu Su used the Mist Spirit Bathing Technique to quickly heal Su Hongling.
By now, Qin Gengyun could barely use the Body Fixing Technique of Nalan Yan’s Residual Soul proficiently and managed to reduce the spiritual power it consumed slightly.
However, there was still a long way to go to meet Qiu Zhihe’s requirements.
Qiu Zhihe had given this special technique a name—Soul Stabilizing.
And Su Hongling was also improving daily; now the Soul Stabilizing had little effect on her, a testament to her astonishing talent.
At this moment, Su Hongling was laughing heartily: "Come on, let’s fight again!"
Qiu Zhihe said calmly: "That’s enough. We’re already close to Wind Bell Village; it’s time to get down to business."
"Wind Bell Village?"
Su Hongling was puzzled: "What kind of place is that? Are there strong people I can fight with?"
Qin Gengyun said to her: "Fairy Su, you must be tired these past few days. How about taking a break? Once we’re done with our business, we’ll spar again."
"It’s a deal, no backing out!"
Qin Gengyun managed to placate Su Hongling, while Xu Caihe and Zhou Ling’Er wore puzzled expressions.
Weren’t they supposed to go to the Celestial Fall Sect?
And what exactly is Wind Bell Village?
Wei Wan came over, her expression somewhat excited, and asked Qin Gengyun: "Do you know the exact location of Wind Bell Village?"
Qiu Zhihe said calmly: "Just follow us."
There had been many conflicts between Cyan Lotus Mountain and the Celestial Fall Sect, and once, the Celestial Fall Sect had captured several female disciples from Cyan Lotus Mountain. Xia Qinglian had ventured to Celestial Fall Mountain on her own, so she was quite familiar with the surroundings there.
Wei Wan clenched her hands, staying silent, and followed behind Qiu Zhihe.
Su Xin sighed and followed.
The group flew down the mountain, using sword control or riding birds.
Xu Caihe and Zhou Ling’Er exchanged a bewildered look.
"Ling’Er, what should we do, should we go?"
"We’re already here, of course, we should go!"
"Sigh, why do I feel like we’re getting further from the Zhenyang Sect?"
"Never mind that, let’s go! Senior Brother He, wait for us!"
Half a two-hour period later.
Over thirty miles east of Celestial Cloud Mountain.
A small mountain village surrounded by mountains on all sides, home to dozens of families, with tidy farm courtyards scattered throughout. Outside the village was a small creek, beside which was a forest.
At this moment, the group stood in the woodland, looking at the distant stone marker at the village entrance, on which was inscribed the village name:
Wind Bell Village.