It was quiet in heaven and earth.
Am I his woman?
Who?
Woman?
Lover?
Madam?
Who is he?
Countless gazes fell on Jing Jiu.
There had been a rumor in the Cultivation circle that Lian Sanyue had a crush on the Immortal Jingyang. However, nobody could prove it. They could only make inferences based on the fact that Lian Sanyue had swept through Qingrong Peak and Nan Wang, who was said to hate the Immortal Jingyang the most, cried all night long.
Nobody dared to discuss this matter while the Immortal Jingyang was still alive.
The Immortal Jingyang had left, and Lian Sanyue had disappeared; but the Aoyama Sect and Shui Yue Nunnery were still alive, so nobody dared to discuss this matter.
It wasn't until many years later that someone said the same thing in the square of the royal palace under the gazes of tens of thousands of people.
Many people felt bewildered. It was the bewilderment of witnessing the history with their own eyes, and they even felt powerless.
They were eager to know what the other person would say.
According to the temperament of the Immortal Jingyang, he hadn't accepted Lian Sanyue back then, so he wouldn't admit it now.
Those who were more realistic, like Duke Lu, thought nervously that if Jing Jiu denied it, would the Senior Master Lian Sanyue still stand on the side of Aoyama and fight against the Zhongzhou School?
Those who yearned for a better life, like Ping Yong-Ka, thought anxiously that his Master would be a jerk if he denied it at this moment.
Those who enjoyed watching the fun, like Apiao, wondered how much fun it would be if Senior Master Zhao were here.
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After an unknown period of time.
Jing Jiu uttered "hmm".
Heaven and earth suddenly felt more relaxed.
Duke Lu uttered "jerk" in his mind.
Ping Yong-Ka praised his Master in his mind, but he thought that his Master only uttered "hmm". Though he knew it was his habit, he didn't think his Master's response was too perfunctory and unkind in the eyes of a woman.
Apiao floated on the beam in the deepest part of the palace, peeking at the scene in the square while clicking her tongue.
Jing Jiu had never said anything like that, not even anything similar. So even if it was just a soft hum, it sounded a little stiff.
Did he need Lian Sanyue to help Aoyama? Of course not.
Was it because she owed him too much in her previous life? Not really.
Back in the West Ocean, he risked his life to save her and sewed up his bones, internal organs, muscles, and skin with her natural worm silk. Then, he treated his wounds with her in Dayuan City and traveled around the world for a few years. Then, he went to the Cloud Dream Mountain to participate in the Dao Competition and snatched the Fairy Book of Longevity. He risked his life to refine the fairy awareness left by Bai Ren in the Fairy Book of Longevity. Finally, he poured all the fairy aura into her body … No matter how much he owed her, it should be enough.
However, what he didn't realize was that there were many things that couldn't be cleared just by returning them.
Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter.
This life was this life.
He had given her life.
Those threads were still in his body.
Of course, she belonged to him.
Lian Sanyue took out a peach blossom from her sleeve and inserted it into her hair.
Jing Jiu recognized that it was the peach blossom he left by her when he went to Shui Yue Nunnery. He was no longer nervous, curling up the corners of his mouth as he smiled.
If Lian Sanyue's earlier smile was like a flower blooming in the abyss …
As he smiled, all the flowers in heaven and earth bloomed.
Lian Sanyue didn't like his smile. She turned her head around and said to the distant Yintian Gate, "I don't like you. Don't talk to me today."
Then, she turned to the Immortal Tan and said, "If you don't like it, you can always find a helper. You have nothing to be afraid of since you have many righteous people."
It was true that she was Lian Sanyue. If she thought what they had done was wrong, she would start a war and kill them.
It had nothing to do with who she was.
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Above the Yintian Gate, the clouds and fog were still the same.
They couldn't see Bai Zhenren's face, nor could they tell what she was feeling at the moment. All they could hear was that she said, "Mister Qingtong, it looks like you have to strike first."
A dozen cloud boats had retreated from Zhaoge City. One of the cloud boats on the outskirts was farther away, looking like a lonely sail in the distance.
There were only a few disciples of the Zhongzhou School on that cloud boat, so they could only keep the cloud boat moving, but they couldn't launch any attack on Zhaoge City.
The disciples of the Zhongzhou School couldn't help but look at the stern of the cloud boat nervously.
A person was sitting in the shadow of the boat at the stern, his head covered by a coarse cloth, covering his whole body. It was unclear whether he was afraid of the sunlight or hated it.
As the voice of Bai Zhenren rang out on the cloud boat, the person took off the cloth covering his head slowly, revealing his true self.
The person wore a green cloth, his face pale, his hair disheveled. It was unclear how many years he hadn't washed his hair. His eyes were sunken, giving off an eerie feeling.
He was Kou Qingtong, whom Tong Yan had mentioned before, the old weirdo who had been hiding in the back mountain of Cloud-Dream Mountain for many years.
Looking at the morning sun in the east, Kou Qingtong displayed a disgusted expression, as he said, "If you want me to strike, you have to give me the Fairy Book first."
His voice was very dry, sounding like the rubbing of two rocks, as if he hadn't drunk water for a thousand years.
"If you were killed by that woman, the Fairy Book would be useless to you."
The voice of Bai Zhenren rang out on the cloud boat again.
Kou Qingtong went on with narrowed eyes, "Do you think someone in this world can kill me?"
Bai Zhenren said, "That woman is the most capable of killing people in this world."
Kou Qingtong let out an eerie laugh as he said, "The Zhongzhou School is getting worse with each generation. You're much worse than your grandmother, but you're using such a clumsy method to provoke me. I really don't understand how you managed to cultivate to your current Cultivation state with such a terrible temperament. Did you rely on taking pills? "
"You were called the most capable devil man when you were at the Bloody Demon Church; but I'm not trying to provoke you; it's because she happens to be the same kind of person. As for me, I'm the current me regardless of whether it's because of taking pills or the legacy of my ancestors. You don't dare attack me casually. As such, this is the only way for you to obtain the Fairy Book. "
Bai Zhenren's voice was as calm as ever.
Kou Qingtong stood up in a strange posture and walked toward the front of the cloud boat.
The disciples of the Zhongzhou School made way for him in tandem; they didn't even dare take a look at him.
Kou Qingtong came to the bow of the cloud boat and looked at the distant royal palace, asking, "Is that little girl really so formidable?"
"She's indeed the strongest in the world when it comes to killing people," Bai Zhenren said.
Countless bloody streaks suddenly appeared in Kou Qingtong's eyes, his crazed intent growing stronger. "It's interesting," he said. "I'll go kill her then."
No sooner had he said this than he vanished from sight.
A dozen patches of thick fog appeared in front of the cloud boat, and there was a hole in each patch of fog, extending toward the royal palace of Zhaoge City.
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The sky above Zhaoge City was filled with the morning sunlight, looking very beautiful. The sunlight obscured the lotus sedan in the southeast, as well as many people's eyes.
It was said that it would rain in the morning and be sunny in the evening. It looked like it would rain that day; but the sky was still sunny in the early morning, with no sign of rain to be seen.
It was then that countless thunderous booms suddenly broke out in the sky. Boom!!!
Boom!!!
The populace hiding in Zhaoge City covered their ears painfully, and the magic army on the city wall displayed a pained expression.
A dozen divine crossbows on the highest points were fired automatically, aiming at a spot in the sky and moving at a high speed; but they were deformed by the formidable energy following the thunderous booms.
Looking at the loquat tree swaying in the wind in the courtyard, Yin San exclaimed with furrowed eyebrows, "This vicious person is still alive!"
It was rare for Qing 'er to see Jing Jiu with such a grave expression, and it happened twice in a row. She couldn't help but feel startled.
How many people or things in the world could make Taiping Zhenren feel alarmed?
Yin San took out the bone flute and calculated silently while looking at the round holes on it. A few moments later, he said, "The southeast city wall."
Qing 'er grew more curious, wondering if Jing Jiu didn't want to watch the show. "What are you going to do there?" she asked.
Yin San glided toward the outside of the courtyard with the bone flute in his hands behind his back, saying, "I'm going to kill someone."
The expression on Qing 'er's face changed slightly. She knew that though Jing Jiu had caused chaos in the world and killed many populace, he hadn't killed many people with his own hands.
Yin San knew what was on her mind, saying with a faint smile, "This person is worth killing with my own hands."
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During the time that Yin San calculated, dozens of thunderous booms broke out in the sky above Zhaoge City.
Along with the thunderous booms, someone came from outside Zhaoge City, breaking through the sky and creating a great deal of thick fog, arriving in the square of the Royal Palace.
The strong wind was whistling, and his green robe was tousled like a flag, as was his messy hair.
Everybody was wondering who this person was and why he was so powerful. He didn't look weak even when standing beside the Immortal Tan.
Jing Jiu knew that this person should be Kou Qingtong at the back of the Cloud-Dream Mountain, so he took a few steps forward.
Lian Sanyue arched her eyebrows slightly, thinking that it was indeed an interesting day. She had woken up in time, because that person had a familiar energy.
This kind of energy was rarely found on a regular person, and it was hard to sense it even on someone like the Great Grandmaster of the Mysterious Dark Sect. It could only be sensed by those who had killed many people with their own hands and didn't regard other people as human beings and themselves as human beings.
Kou Qingtong sensed the same energy on Lian Sanyue. He grinned at her, his eyes full of cruelty.
Before the Immortal Tan could say anything, Kou Qingtong had already flown to the opposite side.
He arrived in front of Lian Sanyue a mile away in an instant, thrusting his fist forward.
He didn't use any magic treasure, flying sword, command board, magic method, or anything else; it was a simple punch.
As a matter of fact, he had already punched out as soon as his feet left the ground.
The fist broke through the air, giving off a deafening boom of thunder and a great deal of flames. The wailing of ghosts and the resentment of the wronged souls could be vaguely heard.
The flaming fist exuded two colors, black and red. Kou Qingtong's body drew an eye-catching mark on the square of the royal palace.
It looked like a shooting star with the heavenly demons of the outside world attached to it.
Lian Sanyue found that this person was more powerful than she had imagined; he could be considered the strongest opponent she had ever encountered in her life.
This punch was almost as powerful as the sword wielded by the Godly Swordsman of West Ocean with all his might.
She felt a bit regretful, but it was too late.
The fist had already arrived in front of her. All she could do was put her palms together to block it.
A huge explosion reverberated through the Imperial City. It was even more frightening than the dozens of thunderclaps from before combined together.
The strong wind was also echoing in the royal palace. It hit the palace wall after traveling a distance of three miles. The red layer of the wall peeled off, and the formation was damaged a great deal.
Lian Sanyue was nowhere to be found.
A deep and bottomless hole appeared on the spot where she had been standing.
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