The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 1019 Qiong Niang
In the southern part of Xingqing Prefecture, in the small building facing the street where Gong Yun lived.

When Zhao Chen arrived at the door disguised as "Mu Zirong," the "little black cat" was not surprised at all; on the contrary, she was quite happy to welcome him in.

After all, Zhao Chen had contacted the other party through "Xingcha" before coming and explained his situation.

Since the female knight-errant named "Qiong Niang," whom Gong Yun had taken in, was also present, the two did not become overly intimate and maintained basic etiquette, so as not to make her feel that "Little Black Cat" had found a new love.

Moreover, Zhao Chen didn't really want to use his clone to get close to his female companions, even though after being modified by the "Mysterious Heart Avatar Seal," this body was actually already part of his original body.

"This is my husband's good friend, Master Mu, a master of supernatural powers. He's here to help us deal with the Guo family." Gong Yun briefly introduced him to Qiong Niang before leading Zhao Chen upstairs.

Qiong Niang's expression was somewhat inexplicable as she watched their figures disappear.

After spending time together, Qiongniang had already personally experienced the "attachment" that the "Madam Zhao" who saved her had to her husband.

Not only does she look sweet when she mentions him, but she also often talks about his "great achievements".

When that so-called "Hero Mu" appeared, the lady was visibly "delighted," which is hardly the attitude one would have towards a "husband's friend"!

Therefore, Qiong Niang was almost certain that the so-called "Hero Mu" was actually the mysterious husband of Madam Zhao in disguise.

"It seems this person's identity may not be simple, perhaps even quite sensitive, which is why he has to conceal his visit to his wife..."

"Considering that Madam Zhao has been leaving early and returning late these days, they must be plotting something big... possibly even something big targeting the Guo family!"

Thinking of this, Qiongniang frowned, seemingly worried, but quickly relaxed, sighing as she thought to herself:

"But so what? No matter what schemes Mrs. Zhao and her husband had, or whether they used me or not, they were my saviors, and they were upright and trustworthy people."

"On the other hand, the Guo family, despite being a prominent family in the prefecture, condones their relatives to bully lower-level cultivators... With such a family tradition, even if there are chivalrous individuals within the family, it is difficult to conceal their evil!"

Qiongniang was, after all, a chivalrous person willing to put herself in danger to save others. Although she was worried that Madam Zhao's actions would anger the Guo family and implicate her, she wasn't truly afraid of death, but rather afraid that her eldest sister would be heartbroken after her death...

To be honest, Qiong Niang can't really be considered a true rogue cultivator. She comes from the Leiji Sect in Yunzhou, a small sect that was just an ordinary martial arts school a few years ago. The sect's true teaching, "Leiji Arc Light," couldn't even generate magic power normally.

However, this small sect produced an extraordinary figure named Fang Peiniang. She single-handedly filled in the gaps in "Thunder Extreme Arc Light" and even pieced together an eighth-grade divine power, thus achieving divine power. People at the time called her "Thunder Princess".

And Fang Pei Niang, who plays "Lei Ji", is Qiong Niang's second sister.

Of course, they are not actually blood sisters. The second sister, Pei Niang, the third sister, Qiong Niang, and the fourth sister, Yao Niang, were actually the former owner of Lei Ji Martial Arts School, "Huan Niang," who was an orphan picked up by the eldest sister.

To them, Huanniang was both their elder sister and their master.

As Fang Peiniang soared to the top and became a Grandmaster, the Leiji Martial Arts School also became a legitimate sect, the Leiji Sect. Although Huanniang successfully drew upon the primordial energy of heaven and earth to enhance her "magical power" after completing the "Leiji Arc Light," she still relinquished the position of sect leader to Peiniang, the only Grandmaster of supernatural powers within the sect... After all, only she could suppress the cultivators from other factions who had merged due to the sect's rapid rise.

It can be said that those days were the most beautiful time in Qiongniang's memory. It was during that time that, with the help of the many resources provided by her second sister, she achieved perfect true qi and opened the nine orifices.

But her good fortune didn't last long; her genius second sister disappeared during a trip and was never heard from again.

At first, things were fine. With Pei Niang's lingering influence, no one dared to act recklessly. But as time went on, people from other factions inevitably started to have designs on her. After all, the eldest sister, "Huan Niang," only had a third-level magic power cultivation and didn't have any powerful spells. Even though the other two magic power cultivators in the sect were also unremarkable, they couldn't control her.

Although Qiongniang forcibly broke through the barrier and gained magical power at that time, she was still a "blank slate". In a real fight, she couldn't even beat a more powerful cultivator who had reached the Qi Refining stage. Apart from boosting her morale, she couldn't help her eldest sister much.

Fortunately, Huanniang acted decisively. Taking advantage of Qiongniang's advancement in magical power, she not only displayed her strength but also voluntarily relinquished some power and resources, temporarily stabilizing the other two magical cultivators.

However, this couldn't last long, since their lineage couldn't compare to the other two. Although the completed "Thunder Arc Light" was at a higher level, the required "罡煞之气" (罡煞之气) was also harder to find, which meant that Huan Niang and Qiong Niang didn't have any decent spells to offer.

As time went on, the truth would inevitably be discovered, which is why Huanniang sent Qiongniang away to travel the world.

Firstly, to find Fang Peiniang's whereabouts; secondly, to collect powerful magic manuals; and thirdly, to keep Qiongniang, a powerful magic cultivator, away so that other factions within the sect would be wary and wouldn't do anything extreme.

Qiongniang was quite lucky; not long after entering the martial arts world, she had a fortuitous encounter and obtained a divine sword technique called "Sunset Surging Waves." However, because it was written in the script of the Great Dao, she couldn't understand it...

Fortunately, she later encountered a "Taoist of the Mysterious Altar" while passing through Biyue Mountain Market. He deciphered the text and she finally glimpsed its mysteries, truly gaining a trump card.

However, it was precisely because of this trump card that she gained some "confidence" and got involved in the incident of Guo's nephew Yan Huai stealing the family heirloom of Manager Xin. In order to avoid being caught and sold into a brothel, she had no choice but to forcibly use the "Sunset Surging Waves Sword" which she had not yet fully mastered, resulting in serious injury to herself... Thanks to Madam Zhao, she was able to save her life.

Recalling her experiences during her travels, Qiongniang sighed again. Then, with a thought, she looked inward at the things that had somehow entered her inner world after she was injured.

That is the family heirloom of Manager Xin!

Qiongniang had been studying it for some time, but apart from discovering that it could speed up the recovery of her injuries, it only made her appearance slightly better and her figure slightly fuller...

"This thing looks like a flower bud...what exactly is it?"

Just as Qiongniang was debating whether or not to have someone take a look, Zhao Chen and Gong Yun upstairs were also talking about her:

“This Miss Qiongniang’s injuries are healing much faster than expected… Even though you used good medicine on her, I initially thought it would take at least half a year for her to fully recover.”

“That’s true… but I guess it’s the effect of that Xin family heirloom,” Gong Yun replied with a smile.

(End of this chapter)