Why do you always want to be my Taoist partner?

Chapter 218: Chapter What are you laughing at?

Behind the pearl curtain, Zhu Junhuang changed her clothes as if no one was around.

The bead curtain was still swaying gently, but Jiang Li didn't know where to look for a moment. He always took the opportunity to seize it, but if he took the opportunity in front of him, he always felt that there would be great danger.

Zhu Junhuang's back was slender and delicate. She had a plump figure as seen before, but her waist was too thin. Jiang Li hesitated for a moment, but turned around and stopped looking at her graceful figure behind the bead curtain, waiting quietly.

There were footsteps behind him, and Jiang Li heard Zhu Junhuang say softly, "I thought you would peek at Aunt Zhu."

Jiang Li turned around.

Zhu Junhuang changed into a scarlet dress. The bra on her upper body tightly wrapped her chest, but revealed her slender collarbone. The skirt and pants on her lower body exposed most of her slender legs. The silver chain under the hem of her skirt was wrapped around her slender legs, which was inexplicably eye-catching. Her eyes were looking at Jiang Li in front of her with a playful look. At this moment, Jiang Li showed a bit of embarrassment on his face, "Not good... right?"

"The little guy still thinks of himself as a little man." Zhu Junhuang stretched out her hand and gently lifted his chin with her fingertips. "Do you know that in my eyes, you are just a little boy?"

Jiang Li had hooked someone's chin many times, but he was rarely teased like this. His eyes had to fall on Zhu Junhuang's eyebrows, but he didn't know what to say for a moment, so he just asked casually, "How old is Aunt Zhu?"

"A thousand years old? I can't remember clearly." Zhu Junhuang answered calmly. But a moment later, she took a step forward. Jiang Li did not retreat, so it was as if her body suddenly pressed against him. The distance between them became closer. Zhu Junhuang was very tall, and was about the same height as Jiang Li. When their eyes met, Zhu Junhuang's tone suddenly became a little cold. "Do you have anything to explain to me about Qiu Tang?"

It wasn't just her tone that was cold, it was her eyes as well.

Jiang Li thought about it and realized that he would have to face this problem sooner or later. Now he could only answer truthfully. Then he told Zhu Junhuang everything that had happened in the secret realm of Wanhua Valley.

Zhu Junhuang listened carefully to the end, but after a moment, she sneered, "Who do you like more, Taozhi or Qiutang?"

Jiang Li certainly couldn't answer this question as a multiple choice question, but he couldn't just say they were all my wings, so he could only ask, "Why are you asking this question, Aunt Zhu?"

"They are all my daughters. No matter what, you can only... marry one of them in the end. I give you the right to choose. This is already the greatest privilege I can give you."

Jiang Li looked into the eyes of Zhu Junhuang in front of him. If she had said this seriously and coldly, Jiang Li would have felt anxious and had a headache. However, Jiang Li read a hint of teasing in her words. It was as if she was deliberately trying to make things difficult for him, and then waiting for him to please her before she would give in.

"Aunt Zhu, are you serious?" Jiang Li raised his eyebrows.

"Of course I'm serious. You want to marry both of my daughters. How can such a cheap thing be found in this world?" Zhu Junhuang's rosy red lips moved slightly. Jiang Li looked at her playful eyes and could only smile helplessly.

"I can't make such a choice. There is still a long way to go. Maybe Aunt Zhu will change her mind in the future."

"I can't." Zhu Junhuang said coldly.

"Okay, okay, got it." Jiang Li nodded, but at the moment he didn't seem to have any sense of crisis at all. He just casually changed the subject, "Should we go see Taozhi and Qiutang now?"

Zhu Junhuang walked out of the room, and Jiang Li followed her respectfully, always keeping half a step behind her. He looked at her waist and hips swaying slightly, her skirt trembling in the cold wind, and her porcelain-white legs looking like jade in the snow, emitting a faint fluorescence.

Zhu Taozhi and Zhu Qiutang were reviewing the memorials that Zhu Junhuang had left over yesterday. Most of the time, it was Zhu Qiutang who reviewed these memorials, but now that Zhu Taozhi was back, the job naturally fell to the two sisters together. However, Zhu Taozhi could not play much of a role and could only watch silently from the side. Zhu Qiutang took the trouble to explain to her why they had to do this, but Zhu Taozhi treated it as chanting and her head hurt just from listening.

She didn't want to be the Queen of the Northern Territory. She just wanted to be a little female swordsman who could roam freely in the world.

The stove in the room was burning, and four people were sitting in the room. Jiang Li stretched out his hand to warm himself by the fire. Outside, snow was falling heavily. He always felt that a pair of eyes were secretly looking at him, but whenever he came to his senses, he could not find the source of those eyes. Zhu Taozhi and Zhu Qiutang were reviewing memorials, and Zhu Junhuang was in a daze.

During this period, Zhu Junhuang also called her personal maid over and told her about the sword fight at tonight's Ice and Snow Festival. Zhu Taozhi's future husband would replace her in the Ice and Snow Festival. When Jiang Li heard the news, he actually felt a little headache.

He told Yueji that he was going to the Northern Territory, but he didn't say what he was going to do in the Northern Territory. If Yueji got wind of the news about the Northern Territory, it might not be as simple as just stepping on him. She might even want to kill him this time.

Women are particularly sensitive about marriage engagements. Who doesn't have some sweet fantasies? Zhu Taozhi was smiling happily at this moment. This was the real reason why she wanted Jiang Li to compete with her in the sword fight.

After all, she was half a sword fanatic, and she didn't want to miss the opportunity to discuss swordsmanship with others. Jiang Li guessed it early on, but he still agreed to it naturally. He was actually still a little confused and at a loss.

In her spare time, Zhu Junhuang began to check Jiang Li's household registration.

She first asked about Jiang Li's origin, and then asked about Jiang Li's sect. Jiang Li answered one by one. His origin and background were very simple, and there was nothing worth talking about.

At lunch time, the maid brought up plates of delicacies. The table was full of dishes, but Jiang Li just took two bites casually. He sat next to Zhu Junhuang. As Jiang Li was eating, he suddenly felt a pair of tender white feet rubbing his trouser legs gently under the table. But it was clearly Zhu Junhuang sitting next to him. Jiang Li secretly turned his head to take a look. Zhu Junhuang was just eating the dishes indifferently, and it seemed that there was no change at all.

Play so big?

Jiang Li hurriedly ate his meal, and after a few more bites, he hurriedly said, "I'm full." Then he called Dabai, who was lying in the corner, over, and looked at Zhu Qiutang, "Qiutang, let's go."

Jiang Li had said before that the secret method of swallowing bad luck required his assistance and should not be disturbed by others. However, after Zhu Qiutang heard him shout, her cheeks turned red unconsciously, but she still put on a cold and dignified expression and walked towards her bedroom with him.

When they arrived at the bedroom, Jiang Li hadn't spoken yet, but Zhu Qiutang said softly, "Taozhi's new dress is really beautiful."

Jiang Li heard her words and could sense some sourness in them. He reached out and pinched Zhu Qiutang's face, "You have some too."

Naturally, he also made a black cheongsam for Zhu Qiutang, the style was exactly the same as Zhu Taozhi's. Dabai in the corner was licking his paws lazily. In fact, to swallow the bad luck, it just needed to be by Zhu Qiutang's side. It had swallowed it long ago, and now it had nothing to do at all. It was an old actor.

Zhu Qiutang changed into a cheongsam and stood in front of the mirror, turning around with her eyes sparkling. She also changed into the shoes and socks that Jiang Li gave her, but Zhu Qiutang was given black stockings. At this moment, Jiang Li came behind her, then stretched out his hand and lifted the hem of her cheongsam a little bit.

"You..." Zhu Qiutang's voice trembled.

"How do you like it?"

"like."

"Then why don't you plan to reward me?" Jiang Li's tone was pitiful. Zhu Qiutang was resentful and reached out to gently hold the corner of the table. Her slender legs in high heels were straight. She raised her head slightly and asked softly, "How did you tell Taozhi and me apart yesterday?"

"Your eyes are different from hers."

"I don't know."

"If she is a lively and cute little rabbit, then you are the little squirrel who hides in a tree hole all day. The way you look at me is different. She can't fake your resentful and complicated eyes, so I can tell them apart."

"Yesterday... scared me."

"I'll have to tell her sooner or later. Wait five or six days, and then I'll tell her."

"Do you have to say it?"

"How can I marry you if you don't tell me?"

"It doesn't matter if you don't marry me."

"Snapped!"

Zhu Qiutang whimpered, turned around, and looked resentful.

But she felt inexplicably warmed up in her heart. In fact, she felt a little aggrieved, because Jiang Li was here to replace Zhu Taozhi as her future husband in the Ice and Snow Festival, and it had nothing to do with her, Zhu Qiutang.

"I... can't stand steadily." Zhu Qiutang bit her lip slightly. After a long while, she was able to turn around again. Then she sat on the dressing table in front of her, then raised her calves and gently hooked them around Jiang Li.

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The Ice and Snow Festival officially begins in the afternoon.

The snow fell more and more heavily, like torn goose feathers. Jiang Li and Zhu Qiutang returned to Zhu Junhuang and Zhu Taozhi. Zhu Qiutang's cheeks still looked like there was a slight frost, and Jiang Li looked gentle and kind, as if nothing had happened.

They followed Zhu Junhuang to the Changsheng Palace where the Ice and Snow Festival was held. Zhu Taozhi hugged Jiang Li's arm and asked innocently, "Can't I see the secret method you and your sister used when you devoured bad luck?"

"It's not very convenient. Your aura is in there. If you're not careful, you might be contaminated by bad luck, which will be troublesome then." Jiang Li explained gently to Zhu Taozhi. He almost believed it in the serious tone.

If you were there... your sword would have pierced my chest three times and made six holes.

But just as Jiang Li finished his explanation, Zhu Junhuang, who was walking in front, suddenly turned her head, with a slight smile on her lips, and then she looked at Jiang Li meaningfully.

Jiang Li suddenly felt a little uneasy.

What does her smile mean?

Chapter 219: One vs Four

The seats for the Ice and Snow Festival had been reserved long ago. Zhu Junhuang naturally sat in the most honorable seat, while her two daughters sat below her on both sides. Fruits, vegetables and wine were placed on the small table in front of them. Jiang Li sat next to Zhu Taozhi.

In fact, he has never liked this kind of overly lively gatherings, and he is always easily dazed and distracted. Soon Jiang Li saw the patriarchs of each family entering with the young geniuses of their family.

The overall strength of the Northern Territory is definitely higher than that of Zhongzhou. Not to mention Zhu Junhuang who is at the third level of the Supreme Saint, just the patriarchs of the families that Jiang Li has met are all at the tenth level of the Mahayana. There are a total of four major families, four of whom are at the tenth level of the Mahayana. Among them is the patriarch of the Xue family, whose cultivation is already half a step to the Supreme Saint, and he is only one step away from a breakthrough.

They were all completely unfamiliar faces to Jiang Li. Jiang Li seemed to be sizing up the crowd, but in fact he was just stealing glances at the pretty girls in the crowd. Even in the cold winter, there were many girls in the Northern Territory with long white legs and half-covered breasts to see. This was indeed a rare thing.

"What are you looking at?" Zhu Taozhi asked beside him.

"Observing the opponent for a while." Jiang Li's face was solemn.

"Why do you seem so nervous? The most powerful one is the third level of the Spiritual Transformation Realm... Do you need me to lend you my sword?"

"No, I'm just worried about holding back. It would be bad if I accidentally stabbed someone with my sword."

"..." Zhu Taozhi said that there was nothing to worry about this guy.

She and Jiang Li have known each other for such a long time, but she has never seen where his limits are. Now that his cultivation has reached the first level of the Spiritual Transformation Realm, she naturally does not need to worry about a third level of the Spiritual Transformation Realm.

In the Hall of Longevity, people from the four major families arrived one after another and sat in their respective seats. There were nearly a hundred people in the whole hall. Bai Xue was lying on the ground. Zhu Junhuang sat on the phoenix chair and first looked at Jiang Li meaningfully.

The Ice and Snow Festival banquet was naturally opened by her personally. Jiang Li watched her speak many nice and polite words in a dignified manner, first paying tribute to the ancestors of the Northern Territory, and then mentioning various important matters of the year. Jiang Li felt a little sleepy after listening to all this.

He was in a daze, and then listened to what Zhu Junhuang said next, and suddenly his eyes widened.

It was not only him who had his eyes wide open, but also the four major families in the audience, because Zhu Junhuang on the stage first introduced Jiang Li's name to the cultivators of the four major families, and then announced the rules of this sword-fighting conference.

This Ice and Snow Festival Sword Fighting Competition was no longer like previous years where a sword fight was used to decide the final outcome of trivial frictions. Instead, it became a challenge between the disciples of the four major families to challenge Jiang Li alone. Originally, when they heard this, the patriarchs of the four major families in the audience were a little dissatisfied, but they did not dare to show it until Zhu Junhuang spoke up and said that no matter who defeated Jiang Li, she would reward him with a... Danxia Phoenix Fruit.

Jiang Li looked at the extremely fiery eyes of the patriarchs of the four major families below the stage, and suddenly realized how precious the Danxia Phoenix Fruit was. But Zhu Junhuang seemed not to have finished yet. She also said that there was no restriction on the use of spiritual tools, talismans, formations, and no restriction on elixirs. Whoever could defeat Jiang Li would get the Danxia Phoenix Fruit.

Jiang Li looked at Zhu Junhuang's playful smile on the stage, and suddenly understood why Zhu Junhuang smiled so happily when he said that Aunt Zhu was going to beat him or punish him.

Zhu Taozhi stood up and looked at Zhu Junhuang, with dissatisfaction evident in her eyes, "Mother!"

"Haven't you often told me that your future husband's swordsmanship, talisman paper, and formation skills are unrivaled in the world? Then I want to take a good look at what exactly makes him so powerful."

"Of course, Jiang Li... If you don't dare, then it shouldn't be. The Ice and Snow Festival Sword Contest will go on as usual. Just don't forget what you said before."

Jiang Li looked at Zhu Junhuang on the stage, and always felt that there was a sinister woman in Zhu Junhuang's heart who was laughing.

The expressions of the patriarchs of the four major families in the audience became particularly nervous. A Danxia Fengguo meant that whoever obtained the Danxia Fengguo, one of the four patriarchs would definitely be able to break through to the Saint level in the future. If Jiang Li refused to fight at this moment with such a precious treasure, then they would have no chance at all.

So everyone's eyes were focused on Jiang Li at this moment. Zhu Taozhi tugged at Jiang Li's sleeve and said, "The four major families have many spiritual treasures. Don't..."

"Yes." Jiang Li said with a smile.

The patriarchs of the four major families all breathed a sigh of relief. Zhu Taozhi was a little impatient, but Jiang Li was still calm. He leaned close to Zhu Taozhi's ear and whispered, "This is not the first day you've known me, don't worry."

Zhu Taozhi's expression eased a little, and Jiang Li looked at the stage. He smiled and asked, "Your Majesty's challenge is so difficult. If I win all the next ones, can Your Majesty agree to one condition of mine?"

"what do you want?"

"I haven't thought about it yet."

"Think about it now." Zhu Junhuang said coldly.

Jiang Li thought about it seriously, then smiled helplessly, "Then what I said before, if I win, Aunt Zhu should... understand what I mean, right?"

Jiang Li deliberately emphasized the words "Auntie Zhu", and Zhu Junhuang immediately understood what he meant. He meant that if he won, he would punish her severely?

Zhu Junhuang was a little angry, but at this moment, she inexplicably appeared in her mind, crawling on the ground, being... She quickly shook all those absurd thoughts out of her mind, her eyes bright, and nodded, "Okay!"

"Then come on." Jiang Li stood up with a smile and walked to the stage below.

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Jiang Li's first opponent was a swordsman who was at the first level of the Spirit Transformation Realm. The other party bowed to him respectfully, and Jiang Li returned the greeting. After they introduced themselves to each other, Jiang Li learned that the other party's name was Jiang Ke, and then he watched him take out a formation plate.

"Brother, don't you plan to fight a few moves first before taking out your weapon?" Jiang Li's eyes widened.

Don’t be a bitch!

"The elders in the clan have told us not to underestimate the enemy. I hope you understand." Jiang Ke on the opposite side replied calmly. In a moment, the formation plate in his hand projected a top-grade formation, the Thunder and Fire Burning Sky Formation, which completely enveloped Jiang Li.

A top-grade formation is definitely not something that a cultivator in the God Transformation Stage can easily contend with. This Thunder and Fire Burning Heaven Formation looks like a mid-grade top-grade formation. It is probably carried by the patriarch of his family. If he is well prepared, there is also a top-grade formation in his family. Any cultivator below the Mahayana Stage who touches it will die.

A top-grade mid-level formation plate would require even a tenth-level Void Refinement cultivator to weigh its importance carefully. And how should he, a first-level Spirit Transformation cultivator, deal with it?

Everyone in the audience was looking at the stage. People from the four major families began to regret why they did not fight for the opportunity of the first challenge earlier. Now that the Jiang family had taken advantage of it, their future would be difficult.

Many people also began to cheer for Jiang Li in their hearts. Logically speaking, since he dared to accept it so nonchalantly, he should not lose so easily. At this moment, everyone in the audience looked at the stage. The Thunder and Fire Burning Sky Formation on the stage almost enveloped the entire sword-fighting arena, and Jiang Li was in the center of the fire, but at this moment he seemed to be in a daze.

what's the situation?

Jiang Li looked at the flames burning on his hands. It was obvious that the flames were burning wildly on his body, but he did not feel any pain at all. Instead, he just felt warm.

After a moment, he suddenly realized that the Black Phoenix bloodline in his body possessed the most advanced strange fire in the world. How could this level of thunder and fire harm his body?

He had never been worried about the top-grade formation in the first place. After all, the significant improvement of his spirit and soul now meant that he could start learning the saint-level formations in his mind from the inheritance previously obtained by the Dark Moon Immortal Venerable. Therefore, deconstructing a top-grade formation was too simple and could be easily done by breaking the surface with a point. But at this moment, the fireworks did not even have the slightest effect on him, which was a pleasant surprise.

Jiang Li took out the Xuehua Sword, and there was a spiritual glow in his eyes. After a moment, he found the core of the formation, integrated the principles of the formation into the sword's power, broke the formation with one sword, and then stabbed the sword towards Jiang Ke in front of him. Unexpectedly, Jiang Ke threw out another formation plate.

"You still have some?" Jiang Li was stunned.

"The clan leader gave me the three top-grade formation plates he had. Brother Jiang... I'm sorry." Although Jiang Ke was a little shocked that Jiang Li broke the formation so quickly, he still felt a little apologetic at this moment, and then he took out the remaining two top-grade formation plates at once.