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Chapter 185: How to Unravel the Threads of Love? The Nine Great Clans of Qishan Jiang Clan Break Through Three Limits and Don Purple Ribbons!!

The Xie family residence in Jiangyin.

When Ji Xiu received the complete 'Immortal Robe', his heart was filled with excitement. After chatting with Xie Fuyao for a few moments, he suppressed his excitement and took his leave.

Inside the screen.

Xie Fuyao chuckled softly from her seat, her tone carrying a hint of teasing:

"You're so good to your apprentice."

Instead of going to Jin'ao Island to see your 'mentor' first, you rushed to find me, just to find the complete 'Immortal Robe' for your disciple.

"It's really lucky for this little guy to have you as his apprentice at the very beginning."

"However, your apprentice was secretly eyeing you several times just now, and you didn't even flinch. Why don't you plan to see him?"

Behind the screen.

The person who had previously caught Ji Xiu's attention, dressed in a loose robe that concealed his identity, revealed a handsome and resolute face with sharp eyebrows as Xie Fuyao spoke.

It was Duan Chenzhou.

He pressed his arm against the knife, coughed upon hearing this, and spoke somewhat unnaturally, a stark contrast to the domineering and composed demeanor he had displayed in front of Ji Xiu:

"What's there to see? I, Duan, have always been a man of principle. If he were to see me bowing down to you for a favor, wouldn't I lose face as your master?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Fuyao parted the screen.

The woman appeared to be in her early twenties, her beauty exquisite, like jade adorned with fine makeup. At this moment, a slight mockery appeared on her beautiful, aloof face as she looked to the other side.
"Ha, lost face?"

"Do you know that when your disciple was at the Marquis of Beicang's residence, he always addressed me as 'Thank you, Master's Wife'?"

"As a result, on the couch behind the two screens in my inner room, there was a man who was clearly a man, sitting opposite me at the same level."

What will he think after seeing it?

Duan Chenzhou suddenly raised his head, looked towards the threshold, straightened up, and stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
"What did you say? He called you 'Master's Wife'? I..."

Upon hearing this, the man flew into a rage.

As a mentor who had supported his apprentice all the way from Anning County, he knew his scoundrel apprentice's temperament all too well.

How could he have truly committed to his master's wife?
They were clearly opportunistic and betrayed their principles, turning around and tying up their master and selling him off!

"Don't worry about it. That kid just saw that you had the complete scroll of the 'Immortal Robe' on you, so he tried every means to curry favor with you and wanted to get something from you."

"I was his first martial arts master. I know exactly what this kid is thinking. He's just spouting nonsense. I'll definitely talk back to him next time I see him."

However, before Duan Chenzhou could finish his eloquent and fluent speech...

Xie Fuyao suddenly interrupted, speaking calmly:
"if."

"I mean if."

“I said I accept his title.”

The man's voice abruptly stopped.

Duan Chenzhou's eyes widened:
"you"

Xie Fuyao fixed her phoenix eyes on him, her tone neither warm nor cold, as if she were simply stating a common occurrence, yet it caused Duan Chenzhou to fall into complete silence.

After a long while, he sat down again, sighed, and a hint of fatigue flashed across his brow:

"Why are you doing this?"

What happened back then is in the past; why dwell on it?

Xie Fuyao's tone remained calm:
"The first time I met you was outside Jiangyin Prefecture. The 'Boundary Gate' in the East Canghai Sea had been revived, and Jiangyin Prefecture had quelled the Hun Tian Water Margin. I traveled here and got involved."

"You were incredibly arrogant back then, relying on your master being Wang Xuanyang, boasting that your swordsmanship was unparalleled, and that you would surely one day tread on sword mountains, punch pillars of heaven, and sweep away all the feudal lords. You were extremely arrogant."

“I was young and naive back then. I thought that even I, who came from a wealthy family, wouldn’t dare to be so presumptuous. So I was so angry that I beat you up.”

Duan Chenzhou looked embarrassed.

The woman spoke of the past with a slight smile, but the smile held a hint of coldness:

"Then your master, who was so protective of his own, suppressed me without distinguishing right from wrong or considering the facts. He used my cultivation level as a 'Qi Refining Master' as an excuse to bully the weak."

"At that time, I was just like Zhinan. I had just come from the ancestral land of Yuhuan. I was a daughter of a prominent family, a golden branch and a jade leaf. How could I tolerate it?"

“After being suppressed, he was dissatisfied and naturally threatened him with all sorts of words, claiming that this mere ‘Heavenly Blade School’ could be crushed into dust with just a finger from my ancestor.”

Duan Chenzhou coughed suddenly.

Even now, as a female ruler with immeasurable honor and a promising future, Xie Fuyao still harbors a hint of resentment:
"As a result, that old Deng was even happier after hearing this. He immediately sealed my cultivation and forcibly took me back to Jin'ao Island. He even said that the 'Jade Huan Xie Clan' was not bad and would be a perfect match for his disciple as a wife!"

Duan Chenzhou listened silently.

Xie Fuyao's voice was very soft, and as she spoke, she suddenly lowered her eyes and smiled, a smile like a spring breeze brushing across the willow bank, splashing ripples on the lake:
"Of course I disagree."

“I was seventeen years old that year. No one could insult the Xie family’s daughter. Anyone who dared to trample on me, I would kill him.”

"I even made a vow in my heart that if I left, I would one day take up my sword and armor, personally lead the Xie family's private army, trample Jiangyin, and wipe out your 'Heavenly Blade School'."

The woman raised her head slightly, her eyes shining like stars at that moment.

Xie Fuyao was proud, and her inherent nobility seemed to be something that could not be trampled on.

"Fortunately, you still have some conscience, and you are somewhat different from your master who comes from the 'ancestral court of swordsmanship' and is no different from a bandit."

At this point, the woman smiled radiantly and lightly touched the screen:

"I still remember those days on 'Jin'ao Island'. Ye Luan would often use 'sword testing' as an excuse to come up the mountain to find you. Every time, he was defeated by you, but he would pretend to be unyielding. He was clearly interested in you, but he insisted on hiding it. It was quite amusing."

Duan Chenzhou's eyes were filled with surprise and doubt:
"What nonsense are you talking about? How come I don't know anything about this?"

Xie Fuyao sneered:
"Stop pretending, Duan Chenzhou. You know everything. Otherwise, why would you have spared her life?"

"How can one tolerate another's snoring beside one's bed? If she harbors even the slightest hostility towards you, could you spare her life?"

"That would be the most ridiculous thing in the world."

“You, your apprentice, and your master are all the same kind of people. Otherwise, you could say you are ‘from the same school’. You’re birds of a feather.”

Duan Chenzhou fell completely silent.

"But it doesn't matter anymore."

"That day, you let me go."

Xie Fuyao smiled:
“A noblewoman from the Xie family was placed before you, but you refused her. Instead, you prepared a merchant ship for her and, under the cover of night, used the connections of Qi Zhao, the head of a ferry crossing in the fishing industry, to send me to Cangdu.”

"At the time, I thought you still had some conscience. It wouldn't be a bad idea to wipe out your Heavenly Blade lineage and spare your life."

Duan Chenzhou's lips moved slowly, his expression somewhat unpleasant:
"Can you please stop talking about 'exterminating the entire family' all the time?"

It was clear that Duan Chenzhou, because of the 'Immortal Robe' incident, felt indebted to others and had been suppressing his temper, but now he was starting to feel the urge to do so.

Xie Fuyao stood up, her palace dress swaying, and slowly walked forward:
"When I came to Jiangyin Prefecture, everyone said you were dead, but..."

"I do not believe."

The woman's voice was soft, and her eyes, sparkling like stars, suddenly grabbed Duan Chenzhou's collar, meeting his gaze.
"Back then, you felt that your master was bullying you too much. After all, it was because you were not as skilled as him, which was not honorable, so you sent me away."

"Unexpectedly, we happened to run into the chaos at Hun Tian Water Margin, and the phantom of a deity appeared and launched an attack all at once, right on that East Cang Sea."

"That night, every merchant ship that set out suffered a calamity without exception."

"You originally thought you were giving me a way out, but you never expected that you would send me, whose cultivation was sealed, to a dead end."

"You do have some guts. You dared to venture into the vast Eastern Sea after only three limits and managed to find me."

"During this time, we also fell into that 'gateway' that had never been opened, and in the glorious world of the divine path, where the law was clear, it brought me back."

"When your master Wang Xuanyang learned that you had gone missing, he was furious and personally stormed into Hun Tian Water Margin, completely destroying the bandit's den and shattering it into pieces."

“They all thought, including the Marquis of Beicang from Cangdu, that it was your master who quelled this ‘boundary gate’ before it could take shape.”

"But what they don't know is..."

"That 'gateway' actually disappeared because of you."

"You've obtained a 'big secret' over there."

"Therefore, I don't believe you will die so easily."

Xie Fuyao's hand slowly tightened, her voice very soft:

"But are you really just feeling guilty?"

“I don’t believe that just a little bit of guilt is enough to make someone take risks, at least I wouldn’t.” “If I were you, at most I would be like you, sending that girl named Xie Fuyao out to sea, and from then on, I would be responsible for her life and death.”

“Back then, I asked you, but you didn’t admit it. I also told you to change your practice to the Xie family method and return to the Jade Universe Ancestral Land with me. I will definitely be listed in the ‘Great Family Register’ in the future and inherit the bloodline of the Immortal Ancestor.”

“You’re just wasting your time by staying in this small place, but you’ve rejected me.”

Xie Fuyao pursed her lips:
"I also have pride and self-respect."

"So I'll only invite you once."

“This is the second time.”

“I used the ‘Immortal Robe’ as bait to lure you up.”

"Then I'll ask you one more time, Duan Chenzhou."

"Will you come with me?"

Her hands gripped her clothes tightly, almost twisting together.

After a few breaths.

Duan Chenzhou reached out his large hand and grabbed her fair wrist:

"It's too tight."

Xie Fuyao relaxed and listened quietly as he slowly spoke:
"You inherited the bloodline of the Immortal Ancestor, your future is limitless, you are destined to be the Queen of a Great Family, yet you traveled thousands of miles to this small place, doing nothing but trying to lure me out."

“Isn’t that a bit too wasteful?”

The man sighed, then flicked his empty sleeve:

"Look at me, a middle-aged martial artist with a missing arm, a crazy master, a mountain of debt, and on the verge of collapse. How could I possibly deserve such high regard from you?"

"With your current qualifications, you can choose almost any noble family, military family, or descendant of a celestial pillar."

Why did you focus on me in particular?

The woman, with features as beautiful as a painting, said softly:
"Because Xie Fuyao is willing."

Duan Chenzhou choked:

“I’ve never seen you like this before.”

Xie Fuyao leaned back slowly against the couch beside him, a slight smile appearing on her face upon hearing this:

"Look, if you don't understand a woman, how can you know what she's thinking and what she desires?"

"Come with me, or continue to waste your time in Jiangyin Prefecture?"

"Look, if you keep delaying like this, your apprentice will soon surpass you. As the master, can you really accept that?"

Xie Fuyao wanted to provoke the competitive spirit of the man in front of her from back then.

However, Duan Chenzhou's expression remained largely unchanged this time.

In the end, he could only sigh softly:
I won't choose either of your two options.

He drew his sword from its sheath with one arm, and the gleaming, cold light made Xie Fuyao's eyes suddenly narrow:
"you"

"Back then, after I entered the 'Gateway,' I worshipped a 'Great Supernatural Being,' but for the past ten years or so, I've been hesitant about whether to take this path."

"However, with my master in such a predicament, if my cultivation progresses step by step, it may take a very long time before I can take up the mantle of my sect."

"so."

"I choose to take this path."

Xie Fuyao's eyes were serious:
"What way?"

Duan Chenzhou's tone was heavy:
"To reunite the remnants of that deceased 'Great Supernatural Being' and return from ancient history."

Ji Xiucai bid farewell to Xie Fuyao and suddenly sneezed outside the door.

"Who is thinking about me?"

"But then again, I wonder who exactly is the man behind that screen beside Lady Xie?"

“Master, if you don’t get back together with your wife soon, she might get snatched away by someone else.”

First, he felt anxious for his master, whose whereabouts were currently unknown. Then, looking at the faint light that the Primordial Dao Talisman had just emitted, Ji Xiu's eyes burned with fervor, and he seemed quite impatient:

"But don't worry."

"Once I've conquered everyone and earned my title, even if you have any rivals in love that you can't defeat in a few years, all of my disciples will help you eliminate them!"

Thinking of the "Cold Plum Dragon Branch," a rare treasure of the Cold Realm, which was currently sitting in the "Beicang Marquis's Mansion," Ji Xiu's mind was filled with thoughts of going back.

And just before stepping out the door.

Ji Xiu saw the Xie family's private soldiers, clad in black armor, bowing and saluting a young man in brocade robes who was slowly alighting from a carriage drawn by four unicorns and glazed horses.

At the same time, he noticed the character 'Jiang' on the carriage, and his gaze involuntarily sharpened.

The Jiang family of Qishan.

Just now, Xie Fuyao mentioned that they were one of the 'Nine Great Families' of the time, and...
It has some connection with the Jiangyin Pharmacy.

Is this the young master who's coming to visit Xie Fuyao?
As Xie Zhinan came to greet him, Ji Xiu seemed lost in thought, but he didn't stop walking and was about to brush past this young master of the Jiang family.

However, at this moment, the son of the Jiang family seemed to see him, his eyes smiling and his gaze kind, and he cupped his hands in greeting:
"Is it Young Master Ji Xiu?"

"I am Jiang Nian from Qishan Jiang Clan."

Ji Xiu was somewhat surprised by the man's greeting and responded briefly.

Then, Jiang Nian, a son of the Jiang family, stepped into the Xie residence.

Ji Xiu turned around, paused for a moment, and then returned to the Beicang Marquis's residence.

"Young Master Jiang, do you know Ji Xiu?"

Xie Zhinan, who was walking out of the Xie residence, couldn't help but be curious when he saw this scene.

"I don't know him, but..."

"heard about it."

Jiang Nian smiled.

However, she quickly moved on from the matter and asked a question:
"By the way, I heard that Lady Xie has come to Jiangyin Prefecture. Is the 'Jade Huan Xie Clan' planning something in Jiangyin Prefecture?"

"May I ask if you could introduce me to Lady Xie?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Zhinan interrupted:

"My aunt said that she is only staying temporarily due to some business, and will return to Cangbei Cangdu in a few days."

"Whatever the plans of the 'Qishan Jiang Clan' or the 'Dacheng Wuxiang Temple' may be, they have nothing to do with the Yuhuan Xie Clan or her."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Nian let out a barely perceptible sigh of relief, her smile widening even further.
"I see."

"Then I wish Lady Xie all the best."

"Actually, it wasn't a scheme; it was just promoting a kind of spiritual medicine offered by a Pure Land Buddhist temple, which was quite helpful in spreading the faith among believers."

"If there is nothing else, I will take my leave."

Meanwhile, at the Beicang Marquis's residence.

Back in his dwelling, he drew upon the rich spiritual energy of that cold pool.
Ji Xiu looked at the 'Winter Plum Dragon Branch' placed in front of him, took a deep breath, and swallowed it in one gulp!
then----

[The ordination recipient consumed the earthly treasure 'Cold Plum Dragon Branch,' perfectly aligning with the cultivation of the Immortal Robe Xuanji Scroll, resulting in a significant advance in progress.]

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One hour, several hours, until a whole day and night have passed.
The next day.

The magnificent and grand Beicang Marquis's mansion, which was originally full of vitality, now seemed to have been drained, and frantically looked towards a pavilion!

It made Granny Shi, who was practicing her meditation, open her eyes.

Also known as Xiao Mingli, who was leaning on the railing in the pavilion, listening to the wind and quietly watching the entire Jiangyin Prefecture, focused her glass-like eyes on the scene of the incident.

"This is."

"Breaking through the three limitations of the physical body, and now adorned with a purple sash?"

(End of this chapter)