The Arch-Enemy Must Not Become a Wife

Chapter 321: Chapter 163: The Dragon and the Phoenix (Part 2)

"But this tragic ending has dissatisfied many, and I’ve heard someone even threatened Bai Xiaosheng in secret, wanting to take his life."

"So soon came the second edition, where Gu Haitang—oh no, I mean the Righteous Fairy—wins in the end, living happily ever after with the male lead."

"The Demoness sacrifices herself heroically to save the male lead, ultimately reincarnating as their daughter."

"What?!" Chu Xuan’s face turned red, fists clenched, fury exploding instantly—such an absurd plot—what was Bai Xiaosheng thinking??

Yue’er cautiously stepped back, afraid her senior brother might vent his anger on her, "Calm down, senior brother, there’s more."

"This version made readers who supported the Demoness’s rise angry, questioning Bai Xiaosheng if he was discriminating against her demonic origins? Dead is dead, but making her daughter to a love rival??"

"In short, Bai Xiaosheng was personally threatened again, and it’s said Li’an Demon Sect was fiercely investigating him, trying to dig him out."

"Perhaps frightened, Bai Xiaosheng released word that he’d revise; months later, he came out with a third version."

"This version reversed roles: the Demoness and the male lead live happily ever after, the Righteous Fairy decides to let go, but she doesn’t die; instead, she focuses on taking over the sect."

"This version sparked dissatisfaction among readers who favored the Righteous Fairy: my favorite protagonist had achieved love with the male lead, and you changed winners to losers after some protest?"

"No way, I’ll protest too!"

"That’s not all—I heard during that time, Purple Heaven Jade Mansion was secretly investigating Bai Xiaosheng’s origins, suspecting him of colluding with demonic sects to tarnish righteous sect names."

"Thus, Bai Xiaosheng hastily issued a statement saying he would soon release a final edition, and everyone could collect whichever edition they liked; all were official!"

"The final published version is the one you hold now, senior brother."

"Although after publication, some readers still think the male lead was unfaithful, loving this one and that one, which doesn’t match their pure, beautiful fantasy of love."

"But compared to previous editions, this one has the broadest acceptance."

"Though I’ve heard some are still dissatisfied, and no one knows which party, making Bai Xiaosheng almost disappear from view."

"Serves him right!" Chu Xuan gritted his teeth, thinking: I shouldn’t have let him off last time.

"Enough," Chu Xuan directly stored away the book, "You need to focus on cultivating, stop reading this nonsense."

Yue’er felt a bit aggrieved, "I borrowed it from someone else."

Chu Xuan sternly said, "Just say I confiscated it—let Xu Xiaoxiao come find me herself."

Then he changed the subject: "Is there no other major issue? Right, has that mysterious Exiled Immortal emerged from the Ruo Wood Secret Realm?"

Xiao Yue shook her head, "I don’t know, probably not."

"Anyway, the Ruo Wood illusion remains unchanged, and over ten years have passed; there are fewer guards left, not to mention one wave was slain by senior sister..."

Chu Xuan nodded, "Then I’ll head out first—when my master returns, please tell him I’ll definitely bring senior sister back safely, so he needn’t worry."

The little junior sister nodded reluctantly and asked, "Where are you going now?"

"Hehuan... oh no, going to Bai Xiaosheng for reckoning." Chu Xuan replied without thinking and then quickly corrected himself.

Yue’er’s expression changed, "Hehuan Sect??"

She immediately grabbed Chu Xuan’s hand, "No! Why go to such a place, senior brother?"

Chu Xuan couldn’t help but chuckle, "It’s a legitimate sect, not the brothel you make it sound like."

Yue’er still shook her head repeatedly, "The female cultivators there are all lewd and shameless; you look so good, with high cultivation and strong physique—they won’t let you go, will definitely catch you and drain you."

Chu Xuan joked, "Now you finally believe I’m not from the Hehuan Sect?"

Xiao Yue looked a bit awkward; after the wedding, everyone knows Chu Xuan was originally the disciple of Primordial Monarch Taixu, and the rumors of him being Hehuan Sect, seducing high-ups, and being battle-hardened are obviously nonsense.

"I was... oh~" she stomped embarrassingly, "It’s your fault for lying to me, senior brother, I was just a kid, and you tricked me with such talk."

Chu Xuan felt embarrassed recalling this, "My fault, my fault—anyway, don’t worry, I have serious matters to attend to."

"Oh, by the way," his tone became serious, "No one can know about this, got it?"

Otherwise, Chu Xuan was concerned that gossip about him and Hehuan Sect would spread again after he leaves.

Yue’er nodded in agreement, then coquettishly clung to Chu Xuan, trying to extract information about his "serious matters."

Of course, Chu Xuan wouldn’t tell her—he simply patted her head and left.

...

After leaving the sect, Chu Xuan first went to Shanhai Market; contacting Wugen Ping was straightforward since they have personnel in various markets.

Of course, only large markets have direct disciples; small markets mainly have outsourced personnel.

If you want to purchase intelligence, go there and grab a jade slip, leaving information inside with your Divine Sense.

Then the attendant will insert the slip into a special magical artifact, send the info remotely, and pull out a blank jade slip—no possibility of leaking the info.