Chapter 286: The Children Soon to See the Light of Day
Outside Sword Rain City,
Xuan Ming’s muscles bulged as he wielded his heavy sword with precision.
’Hmm... Could channeling spiritual energy into these sword techniques help break through the mountain and river energy and draw upon their power?’
’No, no, that’s not it. I’m here because my sword intent has advanced. I felt an epiphany and thought it might improve my techniques, not because I want to dig through mountains...’
He reminded himself to stay calm. After all, he was Xuan Ming, Golden-Ranked mber of the Six Gate Bureau—not a lowly laborer like Zhang Da Zhuang.
As these thoughts swirled in his mind, he slowly lowered his stance and glanced toward the city in the distance.
"The timing should be just about right..."
According to their arrangent, the Holy Saint of the Demon Sect was to enter the city, settle matters with his junior, and return with her in no more than half an hour.
To be honest, Xuan Ming had wanted to tag along.
After all, during their journey, he’d been too busy breaking through mountains or using teleportation to rush from place to place, leaving no opportunity to probe the mysterious Holy Saint of the Demon Sect.
If this continued, everyone would return to the royal city, and he still wouldn’t have reached a decision on whether to join his colleagues in their plans regarding the Holy Saint.
But there wasn’t much he could do. For now, he was still stuck in his role, playing the pitiful laborer Zhang Da Zhuang, and had to follow Luo Wusheng’s script to maintain the facade.
Sighing to himself, Xuan Ming’s gaze shifted.
Under a tree, a breathtakingly beautiful young woman was seated cross-legged, cultivating.
’The Taoist Sect’s current Chief Disciple... Her aptitude matches that of the Empress, they’re the sa age, and her beauty is unparalleled...’
’If she were a man, she’d undoubtedly be a pri candidate for Empress Consort. But as a woman, and given that neither she nor the Empress has a partner yet... The best match for her might just be that Holy Saint of the Demon Sect.’
’Hmm... Those two did seem to grow sowhat closer during the few hours they’ve known each other, though they’ve only just t...’
If he really decided to join his fellow Six Gate Bureau colleagues, he would have to warn them to be wary of this Taoist Sect Chief Disciple.
After all, she was the most comparable female cultivator to the Empress in terms of cultivation aptitude. Now that she was linked to the Holy Saint, who could say what complications might arise?
Lost in thought, Xuan Ming suddenly froze.
He sensed Luo Wusheng’s presence.
Sure enough, the handso youth had erged from Sword Rain City and was approaching at high speed.
At the sa ti, the girl on the boulder—Ji Yanyao—opened her enchanting eyes. Her gaze shifted lightly, and she too noticed Luo Wusheng approaching, accompanied by a seemingly ordinary girl.
The Taoist Sect Chief Disciple was montarily stunned.
She had expected the "junior" Luo Wusheng had ntioned to be a child, given that the Holy Saint himself was only an eighteen-year-old youth.
However, the girl now in view seed to be about the sa age as Luo Wusheng.
’Hmm? It’s her?’
Ji Yanyao quickly accessed the mories of her other avatars and recognized the Holy Saint’s so-called junior.
During the Demon Artifact Pavilion’s grand opening, her Mortal Alter Ego had encountered this plain-looking girl. Later, when the topic of the Netherkin Nation hidden soldiers arose, Luo Wusheng had even brought her to the discussion.
’So, she’s his junior... In hindsight, when he attributed credit to her that day, it might have carried a deeper aning.’
Moreover...
The Empress’s mories from six days ago confird that this beautiful Sword Sect prodigy was none other than Lu Yuli, the sa girl before her now.
By comparing fragnts of dialogue across mories, Ji Yanyao’s various identities easily pieced together the truth.
’Her appearance must be altered through so disguise technique, albeit different from mine.’
As her thoughts churned, Ji Yanyao’s gaze toward Luo Wusheng grew subtly strange.
The Holy Saint of the Demon Sect, whose junior was a Sword Sect prodigy? And soone connected to the Sword Sect Peak Master in the Daybreak City?
Since when had the Demon Sect beco associated with the Sword Sect?
Throughout sect history, she had only ever heard rumors of the Heavenly Divination Tower being linked to the Demon Sect—and that was during its founding.
And even if there was such a connection, why was it that every person around this Holy Saint seed to be a stunningly beautiful woman?
’And that day... Although they claid an anomaly had occurred, the closeness this Sword Sect prodigy displayed...’
Could she truly be just a junior?
Thinking back to the hasty conclusion her Mortal Alter Ego had drawn outside Red Blossom Pavilion—that the Holy Saint of the Demon Sect was indifferent to won—Ji Yanyao couldn’t help but fall into deep contemplation.
The speculations seed just shy of being overturned.
...
The mont the Sword Fairy saw Ji Yanyao’s face clearly, she almost couldn’t resist the urge to pinch the youth’s waist beside her—hard.
They had only been apart for a few days, yet this guy had already gotten involved with another woman of such beauty!
Although it was only a matter of a few hours’ acquaintance, every relationship begins with these few hours piling upon each other.
’There are more and more...’
Herself, Bai Xiaoyao, the courtesan of Red Blossom Pavilion, the Immortal Nation Empress—and now this newly erged Taoist Sect Chief Disciple. The number of won connected to this infuriating guy kept growing.
And their beauty...
’Thinking about it, even Master is extrely beautiful...’
No, no, that’s ridiculous. It’s impossible for every stunning woman in the world to sohow end up linked to this guy, right?
Besides, when it cos to Master, I’m here as the last line of defense! Nothing unexpected will happen. Definitely not!
As the girl tucked away her thoughts, she quietly landed on the ground beside Luo Wusheng. Then she obediently stood by his side.
Luo Wusheng gave a slight bow.
"Thank you both for waiting."
"No matter. It’s still within the agreed ti. Shall we now set off for the royal city?"
Ji Yanyao was the first to respond, keeping true to her composed persona and refraining from asking unnecessary questions.
Xuan Ming, standing nearby, also sheathed his heavy sword and waited.
But Luo Wusheng shook his head gently.
"Before that, there’s one more matter I need to attend to."
He turned his gaze to the Empress Taoist Alter Ego.
"I wonder if I could ask Daoist Yanyao for a small favor?"
Ji Yanyao blinked, slightly surprised, but nodded.
"Feel free to ask."
As soon as her words fell, Luo Wusheng lightly patted his waist. From his storage pouch flew a bulging sack, which landed heavily on the ground.
"I hope Daoist Yanyao can use the Taoist Sect’s Dao Vision technique to observe the Dao flow here. If anything unusual occurs, I’d appreciate it if you could inform ."
Luo Wusheng spoke lightly, though a subtle trace of emotion flitted through his heart.
Finally, it was ti to bring the Demon Sect disciples, who had been sealed away for six days, back into the light.
But this wasn’t a decision made on a whim.
’The Demon Sect...’
His junior sister’s letter had given more weight to a hypothesis he’d recently ford.
According to her, it was highly likely that his enigmatic master had been watching his every move from the beginning...
Disguised as a bald, plain-looking cart driver clad in coarse hemp garnts.
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