Chapter 320: Chapter 163: The Dragon and the Phoenix
The young junior sister worriedly asked, "Where will you go to look for her?"
Now everyone wants to find Qin Mengyao. If she were so easy to find, how could she have survived until now?
Chu Xuan pondered for a moment upon hearing this, "Do you think if she knows I’m actively looking for her, she’ll come out to meet me?"
Xiao Yue thought for a moment, then her eyes lit up, "It’s quite possible. Senior Sister might not want to see the real ones because she feels guilty for implicating the sect, but she shouldn’t feel that way towards Senior Brother."
"Plus, when she entered the secret realm ten years ago, she might not have known about the wedding cancellation. Now that she’s been out for three years, she should know by now, right?"
Chu Xuan nodded. The most efficient way is, of course, for him to go out and spread the word widely. Once Senior Sister hears about it, she’ll come to find him naturally.
But doing so would also alert those pursuing her, and they might ambush Chu Xuan, waiting for Qin Mengyao to walk into their trap.
Therefore, while searching, we must be cautious in our methods and not be too public about it.
Chu Xuan decided that the first step was to gather intelligence; the second step was to go to places where Senior Sister might appear; and the last step was to try to send a signal.
As for Hehuan Sect...actually, these two things can be done together because gathering intelligence doesn’t provide immediate feedback—even if you find the right channel, it still takes time.
Since Senior Sister currently has the mysterious artifact to protect her, she shouldn’t be in too much danger for now.
In terms of intelligence, although Qin Mengyao’s future cannot be calculated, if she appears and kills people, she will inevitably leave traces that others will follow.
Chu Xuan plans to contact [Wugen Ping], which is a small-scale neutral sect but rather famous in the cultivation world.
They specialize in selling information, along with the [Celestial Human Treasure Pavilion] that opens shops in various markets, and the [Fire Workshop] that specializes in crafting flying swords and magical artifacts. They are one of the three major neutral sects.
This group accepts business from both righteous and evil paths without offending either side; usually, neither side would trouble them because they all find them useful at some point.
Among them, Wugen Ping means "wandering without a fixed place, forever without a foothold."
This sect is quite mysterious. They both sell information to the outside and purchase various valuable intelligence.
Moreover, each subordinate can only be responsible for the subordinates below them, unable to trace back to their superiors, so each member is like a rootless floating weed and can be discarded at any time.
No one even knows the specific location of the Wugen Ping’s mountain gate; all they know is the name "Mist Traveling Boat," meaning "like a rootless weed, resembling a boat traveling in the mist."
Rumor has it that it’s a huge mysterious treasure ship that traverses the hidden corners of the mortal world in the mist, and because its location is not fixed, no one can find it.
Chu Xuan even suspects Bai Xiaosheng is one of Wugen Ping’s people because his intelligence channels are very well-informed.
Precisely because the things he writes are well-structured and not entirely made up, his various character chronicles, scenery chronicles, and even battle reports sell so well.
Not to mention, Bai Xiaosheng even knows about the secret history of the Celestial Evil Demon Venerable and wrote a book called "Celestial Evil History" under a pseudonym.
Although it was just a dramatic retelling based on an outline, with unmatched details and much personal imagination, its style is gorgeous. Knowing this story itself proves that this person is extraordinary.
Suddenly, Chu Xuan recalled something, "After the last wedding, Bai Xiaosheng didn’t publish a book slandering me, right?"
Yue’er hesitated for a moment and replied somewhat embarrassingly:
"I don’t even know if it’s slander, but he did publish a book. It’s about a young hero from the righteous path, and his love-hate entanglement with one righteous and one evil woman, even though he used pseudonyms to avoid offending the major sects, a sharp-eyed person would easily know who it’s about."
Chu Xuan’s face turned somewhat unsightly, "That guy...wait, you didn’t buy it to read, did you?"
Yue’er hurriedly shook her head, "No! Definitely not."
Seeing her guilty look, Chu Xuan knew she definitely read it.
He sighed, "Kids shouldn’t read this kind of unhealthy stuff."
"I’m already so old! Still a kid? Besides, there’s none of that...that kind of content in the book." Yue’er said with a red face as she spoke.
Chu Xuan, looking serious, reached out his hand, "Let me see it."
Yue’er was about to stubbornly say, "I don’t have it," but faced with Senior Brother’s intense gaze, she finally ran to retrieve the book from under her pillow.
"Let me clarify, this wasn’t bought by me, it was that dead girl Xu Xiaoxiao who asked someone to buy it. I was just a little curious, so I borrowed it to have a look."
Xu Xiaoxiao is Xiao Yue’s close friend, who went to that banquet with Su Yu.
Chu Xuan took it, and upon seeing the title, his eyes turned dark—"The Dragon and the Phoenix."
He resisted the embarrassment and quickly scanned through it. Essentially, it’s a story about a man and two women, with an intricate narrative about the righteous fairy and the demonic enchantress fighting over a man.
After a series of misunderstandings, resolutions, and reunions, the two women end up serving one husband, leading to a grand reunion ending.
Yue’er carefully observed Senior Brother’s expression as she nervously said, "I heard this book sold very well. It’s been reprinted several times over the years, and now almost every young disciple in the sect has one."
Upon hearing this, Chu Xuan almost spat out three liters of blood. Yue’er then continued, "The first edition’s ending wasn’t like this."
"The male lead was wholeheartedly cultivating the path of emotionless and completely abandoned the two women."
"The righteous fairy became melancholic, taking on the duties of the sect; the demonic enchantress shaved her head and entered the monastery."
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