Recruit demons to become heroes, hunt demons to become gods

Chapter 243 Matchmaker's Grandson Jiu Niang
Sun Jiuniang sent her confidant to find Ye Nashi in order to confuse Ye's surveillance of herself, but she secretly asked to see the Sun family's least worshipper, the ancestor of a different surname, Shi Li Yuqiu.

Outsiders only know that the Sun family has an extremely powerful ancestor, but know very little about Shi Li Yuqiu.

Shi Li Yuqiu's mother, Li Duochou, was originally a powerful cultivator at the peak of the Refining Void Realm. She was hunted by her enemies, and the founding ancestor of the Sun family saved Li Duochou by chance.

Although Li Duoqiu managed to save her life, she was seriously injured and not only was it difficult to recover, but she was also pregnant with Shi Liyuqiu, who was about to be born.

After the ancestor of the Sun family signed the soul oath, when Li Duo gave birth to Shi Li Yuqiu, he used a secret method to infuse his life's cultivation into the body of the newly born Shi Li Yuqiu.

That is to say, he sealed all his cultivation in his daughter's body, and waited for her to gradually inherit this cultivation as she grew up.

Therefore, Li Duochou only raised Shi Li Yuqiu until he was three years old and then died of illness.

As a result, Shi Li Yuqiu became an outsider of the Sun family. Later, because of his rapid breakthrough to the Refining Void Realm, he was respected as the ancestor by the Sun family.

Although Shi Li Yuqiu inherited his mother's powerful cultivation, he only took two-thirds of the time it took an ordinary cultivator to break through to the Void Refinement Realm.

However, after he cultivated to the middle stage of Blood Refining, he cultivated for 10,000 years before reaching the peak of Void Refining. However, he could not break through to the late stage of Void Refining, so he still remained at the peak of Void Refining.

For this reason, she devoted herself more to cultivation, had no interest in external affairs, and rarely interfered in the affairs of Eastern Ukraine.

Because of him, she had her own blood feud to avenge.

The agreement she had with the first generation ancestor of the Sun family was only to protect the Sun family from being exterminated by a powerful enemy, and whether she could control the imperial power of the Eastern Wu Kingdom was not included in the agreement.

Therefore, even though the Sun family had her as the mainstay, the imperial power of the Dongwu Kingdom once fell into the hands of a female cultivator from the Ye family.

Fortunately, the empress became a Taoist couple with a male cultivator from the Sun family, and her son later took back the imperial power of the Eastern Wu Kingdom.

The current situation in Eastern Ukraine is somewhat similar to that time, but because there is a precedent of a queen in power, many forces are willing to push a woman from the Sun family to become the queen.

Its fundamental purpose is nothing more than to secretly replace the royal bloodline.

So they set their sights on the youngest ninth princess, Sun Jiuniang.

Sun Jiuniang herself had the ambition to become an empress, so naturally she was unwilling to become a puppet or be constrained in the future.

Not only did she set her sights on Dou Eqing, she also wanted to find Shi Li Yuqiu as her backer.

Therefore, she established contact with Shi Li Yuqiu early on.

This time she met Shi Li Yuqiu very smoothly, just in time for the sun to rise.

Shi Li Yuqiu's place of practice is on a suspended cloud mountain formed by a dragon vein.

The sea of ​​clouds on this mountain, which was suspended 3,000 meters above the capital, was hidden by the concealing formation.

A clear shadow emerged from the morning mist on the top of the sea of ​​clouds.

The shimmering phoenix eyes reflected the frost and snow of a thousand years, the pale golden willow-leaf eyebrows at the end of the eyes slanted into the temples, and when the eyelashes drooped, they cast star-like shadows on the porcelain white skin.

A few strands of dark blue hair brushed past the pearly lips, and the loosely tied snow-white silk in the hair floated gently with the breathing, faintly revealing the spiritual light flowing in the light blue blood vessels behind the ear.

The wide sleeves of smoky blue gauze hung down the stone steps, and the lapels were embroidered with red plum blossoms under the moon in silver thread. Half a broken jade pendant hung from the waist where the belt was not tied.

When she raised her wrist in the morning light, the nine-turn glass bracelet on her wrist reflected seven-colored rainbow light, but it was not as bright as the vast ocean light flowing in her eyes - that was the clarity that settled after watching the three mountains and five peaks return to the ruins and disappear. The trembling eyelashes revealed the innocence of a girl when she first tasted green plum wine.

Walking barefoot on the frosted white marble tiles, the soft ringing of the silver bells on the ankles startled the cranes in the cold pond.

When the misty skirt swept across the stone surface, the frost flowers spontaneously curled up into tiny white butterflies, chasing the cold plum fragrance emanating from the sleeves and flying away.

She stopped and looked down at the prosperous Jianye capital beneath the clouds. The broken jade hanging from the ends of her hair was adorned with lingering starlight. The black hair winding down behind her neck was lifted by the mountain breeze, revealing a half-hidden cinnabar mark on the back of her neck - the mark left by the last Lianxu thunder tribulation, which now looked like half a petal of a red plum blossom fallen on the snow.

Sun Jiuniang had no intention of appreciating Shi Liyuqiu's beauty in this beautiful scene. After a round of greetings, she spoke directly:

"The opportunity to make a small offering has arrived."

Sun Jiuniang is a woman and knows women. Other members of the tribe call Shi Li Yuqiu the ancestor, but she insists on calling him Taishao Gongsheng.

This is because Shi Li Yuqiu devoted herself to spiritual practice, had little contact with the outside world, and still maintained a girlish heart.

If I call her ancestor, it seems like I am calling her old.

Perhaps it was because Shi Li Yuqiu had the heart of a young girl and had been in seclusion for cultivation, so it was difficult to tell that she was a person who had lived for tens of thousands of years when she was in the middle stage of the Refining Void Realm.

Shi Li Yuqiu was indeed quite satisfied with the name Sun Jiu Niang, which enhanced their intimacy.

"What treasure did Xiaojiu send me to cheer me up?"

"I don't have any treasures that the Supreme Worshiper would like, but I do have an opportunity to discuss with you. What I'm going to say may be a bit offensive to you, so I don't know if I should say it or not."

"When did Xiaojiu become so distant from me? But you can tell me."

"The opportunity I'm talking about is not only your chance to break through, but also your destiny. The seldom-received true love has appeared."

Sun Jiuniang said this sincerely.

After she said this, Shi Liyuqiu's face looked a little unnatural, and soon there was a hint of blush.

Sun Jiuniang knew that Shi Li Yuqiu had been troubled by the bottleneck in the refining of emptiness, so she found many relevant books for him to break through the bottleneck.

This includes the secret method of using dual cultivation to replenish the male furnace and break through the realm.

The mention of Sun Jiuniang's true Taoist partner made Shi Li Yuqiu think of the dual cultivation of Caibu Dinglu.

"Xiaojiu really didn't lie to you."

She then used the secret method of drawing faces and her spiritual power to present Dou Eqing's image to Shi Li Yuqiu.

She focused her secret method on Dou Eqing's pair of peach blossom eyes, as if it was really Dou Eqing's pair of peach blossom eyes looking at Shi Li Yuqiu.

Shi Li Yuqiu and Dou Eqing, who both have the heart of young girls, are a pair of romantic lovers with extremely strong lethality.

Not only did it make her fall in love at first sight, but it also left a deep impression on Shi Li Yuqiu.

Since there is no opposite sex in her heart, the impression left by Dou Eqing will definitely have a huge impact.

Sun Jiuniang then went on to praise Dou Eqing profusely.

She concluded:

"Most importantly, he possesses a Pure Yang Dao Body, and can use secret techniques to help you break through your current bottleneck. Your future cultivation with him will be much more effective.

However, Xiaojiu has her own little plans, which may offend you a little. Because I have already offered myself to him and hope to be his concubine.

"Don't you dream of becoming the Queen of Eastern Wu? Why are you willing to be someone else's foil?"

"Compared to being the queen of this small Eastern Wu Kingdom, I hope to become an immortal and achieve immortality. In him, I see the hope of becoming an immortal."

Sun Jiuniang spoke with a look of longing.

"The path to becoming an immortal is so difficult, how can it be achieved with the help of others?"

Shi Li Yuqiu was a little bit unconvinced by what Sun Jiuniang said.

"Yena Shi of the Ye family, I wonder if Tai Shao Gong has any impression of me?"

Sun Jiuniang was going to use Ye Nashi as an example.

"I know, what's wrong?"

"I have already broken through to the Void Refining Realm."

"It's a bit unfortunate. It's much harder for female cultivators to reach the Void Refinement Realm than male cultivators."

"Not only did she break through to the Void Refinement Realm, but she also didn't have to endure the recovery period brought on by the thunder tribulation, and her cultivation has been consolidated. The whole process didn't take too long.

And all of this is because of this person who possesses the Pure Yang Dao Body. Not only does he possess the Pure Yang Dao Body, but he also has other extremely mysterious secrets.”

"You mean he can help cultivators overcome the realm-breaking thunder tribulation?"

"That's right. Given the conditions in our Eastern Wu Kingdom, we can't withstand the thunder tribulation of a breakthrough to the Fusion Realm, unless we immediately attain the strength of the Fusion Realm after the breakthrough."

……

Sun Jiuniang gradually persuaded Shi Li Yuqiu with her eloquence.

The key reason why she was able to persuade Shi Li Yuqiu was that she was extremely different from other female cultivators.

Apart from the sea of ​​blood and deep hatred in Shi Li Yuqiu's heart, he did not have much aversion to Dou Eqing and his other Taoist companions.

She believed that monks spent most of their time in cultivation, and their lifespan was long enough, so there would be no problem in assigning Dou Eqing to multiple people.

"I see that Ye Nashi's current practice is very different from that of other cultivators. It's as if she is shrouded in a layer of immortal aura. I suspect that she has obtained a very high-level technique from Dou Eqing, possibly an immortal-level technique."

After leaving these words, Sun Jiuniang said goodbye to Shi Li Yuqiu and left.

The immortal-level skills had a significant impact on Shi Li Yuqiu.

Her family feud is related to the immortal-level martial arts, and now her family feud is constantly growing stronger due to the immortal-level martial arts.

Shi Li Yuqiu If I want revenge, I must narrow the gap between myself and my enemy.

The immortal-level skills are extremely crucial.

After Sun Jiuniang left, Shi Li Yuqiu thought about the news that Sun Jiuniang brought this time day and night.

Many times, she felt conflicted and embarrassed when she thought about everything, and it was difficult for her to make a reasonable choice between revenge and her own happiness.

After three days and three nights of repeated thinking and weighing, Shi Li Yuqiu finally made up his mind.

"I am the last bloodline of the Shi family. I originally carried a deep blood feud, and my body is also an extremely Yin ghost immortal, which makes it extremely difficult for me to reproduce. As long as I can take revenge, I will be worthy of being born as a descendant of the Shi family.

Now, the Pure Yang Dao Body has the potential to continue the Shi family bloodline and help me avenge my family. It doesn't matter if I'm a little hasty in choosing a Daoist partner."

Shi Li Yuqiu decided to go out of seclusion to help Sun Jiuniang seize the imperial power.

Of course this is just an appearance, the real purpose is Dou Eqing.

Although in the world of cultivation, with Shi Li Yuqiu's conditions, pursuing Dou Eqing can be said to be an easy thing.

But the girl would not do that, and needed Sun Jiuniang to act as a matchmaker.

As for Sun Jiuniang's act of borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha, she was not only considering the control of the Eastern Wu Kingdom, but also the long-term consideration of future practice.

She felt that Shi Liyuqiu, a powerful cultivator in the Void Refinement Realm, was just practicing blindly, which was a huge waste for the growth of the East Wu Kingdom, and he must be tied to the chariot.

With Dou Eqing and Ye Na as her servants, Sun Jiuniang came up with the idea of ​​tying Shi Li Yuqiu to the chariot, which was to drag Shi Li Yuqiu into Dou Eqing's harem.

With the appearance of Dou Eqing, Sun Jiuniang's vision was no longer limited to the Eastern Wu Kingdom.

Therefore, she treated Dou'eqing as the new Dongwu Kingdom. For this purpose, she not only gathered three female cultivators from the Magic Island for Dou'eqing, but now she also wanted to bring Shi Li Yuqiu in as well.

If possible, in Sun Jiuniang's mind, it would not be a bad idea to include Ye Die.

After persuading Shi Li Yuqiu, Sun Jiuniang's next target was the Li family, her mother's family.

She remembered Li Widow, the cousin of the head of the Li family. She and her Taoist partner were murdered before the dual cultivation ceremony. Later, she devoted herself to cultivation and was not far from breaking through the Void Refining Realm.

If possible, Sun Jiu Niang wouldn't mind pulling Li Widow onto Dou Eqing's chariot on his path of cultivation.

However, things are not always so smooth. On the way to Li's house, Sun Jiuniang was assassinated by a powerful enemy.

Fortunately, she was prepared in advance, and a substitute successfully attracted the enemy's main firepower on the other side.

Therefore, the strong man who tried to assassinate Sun Jiuniang did not succeed completely, but only caused her to be seriously injured, requiring at least half a year to recuperate.

Her stand-in disguised herself as Sun Jiu Niang and went to the auction that Ye Na Shi was preparing to attend, but Sun Jiu Niang herself was heading towards the Li family.

After Sun Jiuniang sent out a request for help, the Li family sent Li Widow, who had just been released from seclusion, to pick her up.

Widow Li was dressed in a simple and elegant green robe with an exquisite jade belt tied around her waist, looking particularly dignified and steady.

She walked lightly and with a determined gaze, as if she had already anticipated the upcoming challenge. With her arrival, the air was filled with a light scent of sandalwood, giving people a sense of peace and tranquility.

It didn't take long to defeat the assassin, forcing him to flee.

"Xiaojiu, are you okay?"

Widow Li carried Sun Jiuniang on her back and headed towards the Li family.

"Thank goodness my aunt came in time, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."

"You knew someone was targeting you recently, yet you still showed up. You really don't care about your own life."

"This matter is of great importance. I must return to the family this time. I must come here in person."

"what's up?"

"It's not convenient to talk now, let's go back to the family first."

Sun Jiuniang looked around as if she was afraid that someone was eavesdropping.

"it is good."

The two quickly returned to the Li family's base camp.

The Li family lives in the southern district of the capital, only two hundred miles away from where Sun Jiuniang had the accident.

Li Zaiming, the head of the Li family, led a group of core monks of the Li family to welcome them.

Among them, there are two other powerful families, namely Zhang Youquan, the patriarch of the Zhang family, and Xiang Dianju, the great elder of the Xiang family.

Under the leadership of Li Zaiming, the crowd formed a ceremonial formation as if they were welcoming the king of the Eastern Wu Kingdom.

In the team, soldiers holding golden spears were lined up in neat rows on both sides of the road. Their armor gleamed in the sun, reflecting a dazzling light.

The flags were fluttering, and the banner embroidered with the national emblem of Eastern Ukraine was rustling in the wind, making a rustling sound.

The band played solemn music, with deafening drums and melodious flutes, as if the whole heaven and earth were resonating with this grand welcoming ceremony.

All he had to do was shout out, "Greetings to Her Majesty the Empress."

This was a response to the assassination of Sun Jiuniang, clearly expressing full support for her to succeed as the next king.

"Thank you so much for the support from all my friends and family. I believe that with everyone's unity, we will become stronger and stronger..."

Sun Jiu Niang suppressed the injuries on her body, with a determined light flashing in her eyes and unshakable determination in her voice, and she spoke some powerful and inspiring declarative words.

Her voice was as steady as a mountain, and every word seemed to contain endless power, inspiring everyone present.

At the end, she released two bombshell pieces of news that really inspired everyone.

"Not only have I won the support of Ye Nashi, a powerful cultivator in the Void Refinement Realm of the Ye family, but I have also gained the full support of the Sun family's Void Refinement Realm ancestor!"

As soon as she said this, many people present did not believe it.

"Empress, we will win!"

Chief Li took the lead in shouting, which immediately dispelled everyone's doubts.

Even if Sun Jiu Niang said these two pieces of information herself, most people would not believe them. If she sent someone to deliver the message, her allies would be even less likely to believe it.

"When I return to the palace, I will petition the Imperial Guards to take charge of the regent. The next steps will require everyone to work together to accomplish this great cause!"

Sun Jiuniang made her final statement vaguely.

She will live in the Li family for the next six months to recuperate.

During this period, she deliberately approached Li Widow and strengthened their relationship.

That day, Sun Jiuniang found Li Widow again to ask about matters related to cultivation, and then they began to talk about private topics.

"Aunt, I don't know why, but sometimes I want to call you sister."

Sun Jiu Niang held Li Widow's hand and said.

Because of their cultivation, if outsiders were unaware, they could indeed mistake Sun Jiu Niang and Li Widow for sisters, and it would be difficult to tell who was older.

Moreover, their body types are similar, so it is possible to mistake them for twins.

"It's okay for you to call me sister. We cultivators are very different from ordinary people. When you become the empress in the future, you can call me sister if you want."

Widow Li joked.

"Widow sister, can I ask you a personal question?"

Sun Jiuniang immediately called her sister.

"go ahead."

"Will you miss Xiang Wuming?"

Sun Jiuniang pretended to hesitate for a moment before asking.

The Xiang Wuming she mentioned was originally a genius of the Xiang family and Li Widow's fiancé. Before his dual cultivation ceremony, Xiang Wuming met with an accident and died, leaving Li Widow a widow.

But, in fact, the union of the two people is due to a marriage arrangement. Only the parties themselves know whether they have true feelings for each other.

"You want me to ask about your relationship with him, right? Are you trying to learn from me about relationships? Which talented man did Xiaojiu fall for?"

Widow Li asked Sun Jiuniang in return.

"Sister Shuang, answer my question first, then I'll tell you. It's a good thing!"

"Xiang Wuming is a hypocrite! What kind of feelings do you think I would have towards him?"

"what?"

"Before we were older, he wanted to use my body. Because I didn't follow his wishes, he used some despicable means on me.

Fortunately, I have a special constitution, a very rare body of Duchun Sanyue, and most villages can relieve it on their own."

Although Widow Li was vague when she mentioned this matter and almost glossed over the past that was too painful to recall, Sun Jiu Niang still understood the whole story.

"Doesn't that mean he died at the right time? Could it be..."

Sun Jiu Niang didn't say the rest of the words, but Li Widow knew what she was going to say.

"I didn't hire someone to assassinate him, nor did I say it was my family who did it. It was that female devil from the Baishan Cult."

"Are you talking about Yue Witch?"

The Yue Witch that Sun Jiuniang was referring to was Yue Fen.

Yue Fen had sex with many female cultivators in the Eastern Wu Kingdom, and was called Yue Witch by those who knew the truth.

"Yes, it was her. She discovered my special body system and wanted to seduce me. She killed Xiang Wuming to show her kindness to me."

"I see. No wonder the Xiang family was so dedicated when they attacked the Baishan Sect last time."

Sun Jiuniang had an expression of sudden enlightenment.

"I've told you my secret. What's your secret, Xiaojiu?"

Widow Li is trying to trick Sun Jiuniang.

She accidentally revealed the secret hidden in her heart to Sun Jiuniang.

She accidentally revealed the secret hidden deep in her heart to Miss Sun Jiu.

Although she did not feel any regret, she felt that she was at a disadvantage and had to let Sun Jiuniang share the other party's secret with her.

"My secret is that I want to share my Taoist partner with my sister."

Sun Jiuniang seemed to be joking.

"I want to introduce a Prince Charming to my widowed sister. He..."

Sun Jiuniang used the same trick she had used to persuade Li Yuqiu, which made Li Sao feel shaken.

"Sister Widow is the most likely person in our family to break through to the Void Refinement Realm, and she is also the first one to do so. I remember that Sister Widow was even stronger than Ye Nashi back then. It has only been a short time, but she is already a senior in the Void Refinement Realm.

Ye Nashi has the confidence to fight against the Ye family and fight for her own destiny. Back then, even though I was a widow and had absolute strength, the family would not consider you as a marriage partner.

Sun Jiuniang was eloquent and her words were as smooth as a gurgling stream. She almost made Li Widow confused, as if she was in a dreamlike conversation.

Widow Li devoted herself to cultivation. Although she could not be said to be simple, she was certainly not as scheming as Sun Jiuniang, who was tempered by ambition.

"Xiaojiu really wants to serve me..."

Widow Li seemed to suddenly wake up and blurted out the words.

He realized something was wrong halfway through and couldn't continue.

"We cultivators, everything we do is for the path to becoming immortals. Even mortal emperors have harems of three thousand beauties. We don't need to be bound by the thoughts of ordinary people."

Sun Jiuniang immediately continued what Li Sao said.

"That's what I said. But..."

"That's not all. Let me reveal another secret to you."

Sun Jiuniang said mysteriously.

"What secret?"

"The Supreme Priest has agreed."

"Promise what?"

"I agreed to borrow Dou Lang's cultivation to break through the bottleneck. You also know that this is just an excuse. With the relationship of dual cultivation, as long as we are not heartless and disloyal, the affection between the two parties is confirmed. Sister widow, what do you think?"

"This……"

In fact, Widow Li also wanted to leave a way out for herself, so she didn't continue.

"Of course, it depends on the individual. As cultivators, our goal is to become immortals, so we don't have to take matters of love too seriously. It's perfectly normal to treat dual cultivation as a business transaction."

Sun Jiu Niang observed the expressions on Li Widow's face and intended to pave a way out for Li Widow.

Her words made it seem as if Li Widow had already agreed to practice dual cultivation with Dou Eqing in order to break through to the Lianxu realm.

Her subsequent words were designed to instill this attitude into Widow Li's mind.

"If the Pure Yang Dao Body can really help me break through to the Refining Void stage, then I won't mind giving up my Yuan Yin."

Li Widow said that she traded her own Yuan Yin to obtain Dou Eqing's pure Yang Yuan Yang to break through the realm.

"Yes, if Dou Lang could obtain your vital yin, his cultivation would surely improve greatly. It would also be easier for him to help Tai Shao Gong break through the bottleneck of the middle stage of Lianxu.

If Tai Shao Gong breaks through to the late stage of the Refined Void Realm, and you also break through to the Refined Void Realm, the growth of our Eastern Wu Kingdom will be just around the corner. This win-win situation is worth a small sacrifice."

Sun Jiuniang continued to comfort Li Widow.

"But breaking through the Refining Void Realm and becoming an Immortal is still a long way off."

"No rush. Breaking through to the Void Refining stage will grant you a lifespan of 20,000 years. With these 20,000 years, anything is possible.

I also think Dou Lang still has many secrets waiting for us to discover. I feel that these secrets of his will be of great help to our immortality.

For example, after Ye Na passed the Lianxu Thunder Tribulation, not only was there no injury on her body, but she also did not need to go into seclusion for a long time to consolidate her realm.

In addition, the Baishan Sect may have fallen into his hands. Various signs indicate that this is a very extraordinary person. Perhaps he is our chance to become an immortal."

Sun Jiuniang gave a long and persuasive speech, instilling in Li Widow the idea that Dou Eqing was worthy of entrusting her life to.

In a gentle yet firm tone, she described in detail all of Dou Eqing's strengths, making Li Widow feel as if she had seen him with her own eyes.

"Let's see if we are destined to be together."

Widow Li looked up at the sky inadvertently, feeling her own insignificance. She longed to become an immortal, and also longed for someone to accompany her on the road to immortality.

"It must be fate. Xiaojiu and the widowed sister will be good sisters for life!"

Sun Jiuniang said in a firm tone.

"Then you should become the empress of the Eastern Wu Kingdom as soon as possible. I want to become younger and become the empress's sister."

Although Li Widow seemed to be teasing Sun Jiu Niang, she actually had a hidden meaning. She said that she would obey the Emperor's instructions and sacrifice her essence to Dou Eqing to help him practice and contribute to Tai Shao Gong's breakthrough to the late stage of Lianxu.

Sometimes people are extremely eager to control their own destiny, but sometimes they hope that others will give their destiny a push.

Now, Widow Li hopes that Sun Jiu Niang will give her a push.

Sun Jiuniang was smart and understood her concerns very well.

"However, to strengthen our Dongwu Kingdom, we cannot rely on just one or two families. I wonder if the Zhang and Xiang families have anyone who can use Dou Lang's Pure Yang Taoist Body.

It would be best if they were members of the clan who could break through to the Void Refinement Realm, as this would maximize their value."

Sun Jiu Niang meant to find some people like Li Widow so that she would be more accepting.

"Xiang Jiangyun of the Xiang Clan is a hidden talent. However, the Xiang Clan was severely weakened by the turmoil, and the resources available to Xiang Jiangyun are limited. Otherwise, she might have already broken through to the Void Refinement Realm."

After all, Widow Li had been married into the Xiang family, and she actually found out some of the Xiang family's secrets from Xiang Wuming.

"What about the Zhang family?"

Sun Jiuniang's eyes moved, flashing with wisdom, and she continued to question Li Widow, with a hint of concern and inquiry in her voice, as if she wanted to dig out more secrets from Li Widow's words.

"The two families were originally equally powerful. It's perfectly normal for the Xiang family to have a Xiang Jiangyun and the Zhang family to have a Zhang Mouyun."

"That's right! These two families are not much weaker than ours."

During this period, while recovering from her injuries, Sun Jiu Niang established a deep and close relationship with Li Widow, which lasted for nearly half a year.

After her injury healed, she went to visit Xiang family accompanied by Widow Li.

Regardless of whether there is Zhang Mouyun in the Zhang family or not, the two women have already decided to act as matchmakers for Dou Eqing and Xiang Jiangyun.

Widow Li hopes to achieve the goal of this trip more than Sun Jiuniang.

Unconsciously, she was overwhelmed by an indescribable emotion, she was really moved.

A person she has never met seems to have already lived in her heart and occasionally appears in her dreams.

It's really a very strange thing.

Xiangshi is a thousand miles southwest of Lijia. It is a city within the city of Jianye capital, and there is another city called Xibacheng.

According to legend, when the Dongwu Kingdom was founded, there were only two families, the Sun family and the Xiang family.

The ancestor of the Sun family was the emperor, and the ancestor of the Xiang family was the king, who called himself the Overlord of the West.

The capital of the Eastern Wu Kingdom at that time was not as large as it is now, and Xiang's Xiba City was not located in the capital.

As the Eastern Wu Kingdom grew stronger, its capital city continued to expand, eventually including the Western Ba City.

However, after the fall of the first generation of Western Overlord, the Xiang family gradually went downhill.

Therefore, the entire Xiba City has never been so large and has always maintained its original range of nearly three hundred miles.

On the contrary, the Ye family became a vassal of the royal Sun family and grew stronger through marriage, from a family of independent cultivators to its current situation.

The two men greeted each other in advance before coming over. In addition to asking not to make a big fuss, they also specifically stated that they wanted to meet Xiang Jiangyun.

Therefore, when the two arrived at the gate of Xiba City, Xiang Jiangyun was already waiting there.

As dusk dyed the battlements of Xiba City red and gold, two horse hooves crushed the shimmering light of the moat.

Xiang Jiangyun held down the black cloak that was blown up by the north wind, and his knuckles unconsciously stroked the hilt of the sixth-level sword at his waist.

The shadow cast by the city wall cut across half of her body diagonally, and her silver-scaled soft armor flickered in the afterglow, like the scales of a dormant dragon.

The six-meter-high city wall extended east and west from her feet, and the wall built with green spirit stone was mottled with marks of thousands of years of wind and rain.

The copper bells hanging from the eaves of the Lingpao Tower swayed gently, and the clear sound shattered on the fluttering Vermillion Bird flag.

She narrowed her eyes slightly and saw two spirit horses galloping through a boxwood forest five miles away. The dust raised by the horses' hooves was gilded in the sunset.

Xiang Jiangyun's fingers on the battlement suddenly tightened, and the rough touch of the Qingling Stone pierced into his palm.

The figures in the distance gradually approached, and it could be seen clearly that Miss Sun Jiu and Mrs. Li were chatting and laughing.

She suddenly took a half step back and immersed herself in the shadow of the city wall.

The black armor instantly dimmed to as dark as ink, leaving only the golden cloud-patterned headband on the forehead shining brightly.

When the crimson color finally reached a hundred steps below the city, Xiang Jiangyun suddenly jumped onto the parapet that was over ten feet high.

The cloak spread out like a cloud hanging from the sky, and the twenty-four jade beads on the waist collided with each other, and the clear sound fell directly into the ripples of the moat.

"Open the gates—"

With the shout, the specially made city gate weighing over ten thousand kilograms opened.

Xiang Jiangyun's figure standing against the light formed a slender silhouette in the twilight, and the tiny ice crystals on the ends of his hair fluttered away as he turned his head.

She lowered her eyes to look at the visitor who reined in his horse and raised his head, and finally the corners of her lips curled up into her first genuine smile of the day. The cinnabar mole at the corner of her eye was shockingly bright in the setting sun.

Fortunately, Miss Sun Jiu and her companion did not encounter any assassination on the way and arrived at Xiba City safely.

The huge shadow cast by the city wall was swallowing up the last ray of sunlight, and twelve spiritual lamps had been lit up one after another on the top of the city.

The glazed lampshade projected Xiang Jiangyun's figure onto the dark green city bricks, and as the firelight swayed, countless intertwined sword shadows appeared.

She jumped off the city wall and came to the city gate to greet Miss Sun Jiu.

After the three of them exchanged some greetings, Xiang Jiangyun took Sun Jiuniang and the other two girls on a beast cart, which took them on a tour of Xiba City.

The night view of Xiba City is truly unique, and Xiang Jiangyun intends to take them to appreciate the night view of the city first.

The beast cart is pulled by two beasts named Jin Yu Feng. It is said that they have very rare phoenix bloodline and a pair of beautiful wings, but they cannot fly.

The body shape of the Golden Jade Phoenix is ​​similar to that of the ordinary golden chicken, but it is larger in size.

The reason why it is called Golden Jade Phoenix is ​​because its body is like jade, especially its pair of jade claws which are very beautiful.

The reason why people in Xiba City like to use golden and jade phoenixes to pull carts is that it is a symbol of status.

The Golden Jade Phoenix is ​​a walking beast, but its pair of jade claws do not step on the ground, but walk in the air half an inch above the ground, which is very magical.

In addition to the animal cart pulled by Jin Yufeng, there are also various other animal carts that carry people in Xiba City.

The three of them chatted while watching the scenery in Xiba City.

Xiang Jiangyun mainly introduced the various scenic spots to Sun Jiuniang and the others, and rarely mentioned other things.

Sun Jiuniang and Li Sao did not mention the purpose of this trip, but only talked about some irrelevant topics that female cultivators were concerned about.

This trip didn't last long, about an incense stick of time.

"Why did the Ninth Princess think of coming to see me?"

Somehow, Xiang Jiangyun asked directly.

At some point, the animal cart had already taken them to Xiang Jiangyun's villa.

Her villa was actually the main residence of the Western Overlord.

Judging from the entrance, the person living here must be extraordinary. The entire mansion seems to be a whole, with carved beams and painted buildings, magnificent and exuding the majesty unique to the strong.

On both sides of the gate stand two Qilin statues made of spiritual jade, with bright eyes, as if guarding this peaceful world.

In the courtyard, the path paved with green spirit stone meanders, with evergreen pines and cypresses planted on both sides, and the air is filled with a faint pine scent.

Every corner of the mansion reveals refinement and sophistication, which makes people feel awe for the owner who lives here.

It turns out that although the Xiang family clearly has a patriarch, the real cohesive force lies in Xiang Jiangyun.

Xiang Jiangyun is not only smart and wise, but also good at handling disputes within the family. Her decisions always win the trust and support of the clan members.

Invisibly, the real power of the Xiang family had already fallen into the hands of Xiang Jiangyun.

With her outstanding leadership skills and deep network of connections in the family, she firmly controls the family's destiny.

Asking such a question at the current location is equivalent to revealing her identity to a certain extent, but it is very subtle.

Her words were like a breeze blowing across the lake, gently creating ripples and revealing the secrets deep in her heart.

The surrounding environment seemed to become more subtle because of her words. There was an elusive atmosphere in the air, as if it concealed countless unsolved mysteries.

The subtext of her "please" is: As the person in power of the Xiang family, I should be able to directly ask you the purpose of your visit, right?

Widow Li listened to the straightforward words, but Sun Jiuniang thought of Xiang Jiangyun's hidden meaning.

Normally, Widow Li should answer Xiang Jiangyun's questions on behalf of Sun Jiuniang, but Sun Jiuniang answered Xiang Jiangyun's questions herself.

She looked at Xiang Jiangyun sincerely and said softly:
"My main purpose is to come here and bring you an opportunity. Please find a suitable place so that I can ask you in detail."

After listening to her explanation, Widow Li suddenly understood.

Xiang Jiangyun seemed a little confused, narrowing his eyes slightly, as if he was carefully trying to figure out the truth of what Miss Sun Jiu said.

(End of this chapter)