Chapter 322: Chapter 163: The Dragon and the Phoenix
Moreover, each market does not transmit information directly back to the "Mist Traveling Boat"; there is a complex and rigorous network behind the scenes that outsiders find difficult to infiltrate.
When purchasing intelligence, you can use either your real name or remain anonymous. However, if you have a big reputation, Wugen Ping will naturally pay more attention, which can be both good and bad.
Chu Xuan chose to use his real name. Wugen Ping has a good reputation for keeping customers’ information confidential. No leaks have been heard of.
Besides seeking the latest whereabouts of Qin Mengyao, Chu Xuan also had Wugen Ping warn Bai Xiaosheng not to turn his personal life into stories, or he’ll face the consequences on their next meeting.
For such "unreasonable requests," Wugen Ping would generally ignore them, but Chu Xuan didn’t mind, treating it as a test.
He then headed towards the Hehuan Sect, planning to visit nearby markets regularly to receive information.
Speaking of which, the Jade-faced Rakshasa Xi Hongzhuang once mentioned that the Sect Leader had "a good thing" to share with Chu Xuan. What could it be?
As he pondered, Chu Xuan remembered the promise he made to Qingqing:
The two had once hooked pinkies, agreeing that when he went to the Hehuan Sect, Chu Xuan would take her with him. In the end, he broke his promise...
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Ji Mingyu, on her end, waited ten years for Chu Xuan outside the Dao Palace.
She thought she had gotten used to waiting, that it wouldn’t be particularly hard to endure, but having watched Chu Xuan for so long, now suddenly unable to see him, made her quietly upset.
Luckily, the current time wasn’t as lonely as those years in the past; she now had a little snow mink to keep her company, chat, and reminisce.
Originally, Ming Yu brought it back on a whim and didn’t take it too seriously, but in recent years, due to Chu Xuan, their master-servant relationship has grown closer.
From her master’s words, Snowy gradually understood how she and Chu Xuan met and fell in love all those years ago, lamenting how things have developed since.
Apart from focusing on when Chu Xuan would come out of seclusion, Ji Mingyu had nothing to do, so she observed the current situations of Gu Haitang and Qingqing.
Last time, when she pulled the two into a cave, she casually left a Divine Techniques talisman in the storage magic treasures of both women.
Although it’s not as good as the white jade bracelet Ji Mingyu personally crafted, it is sufficient for remote viewing.
Over Qingqing’s side, although she was heartbroken after returning, she knew she couldn’t afford to relax, focusing on nurturing her demonic fetus. After hunting magical beasts for five years in the Great Wilderness, her demon dragon was finally born.
The demon dragon then reciprocated, allowing her to smoothly break through to the fourth realm in the remaining five years.
During this time, Qingqing did not go into seclusion; she constantly monitored the latest developments regarding Chu Xuan, afraid of missing when he came out.
But the spies she sent out never reported back.
Sometimes, while cultivating, Qingqing would suddenly burst into tears...
Over at Gu Haitang’s side, it was much the same. On one hand, her mother put pressure on her; on the other hand, she was afraid of falling behind Chu Xuan, so she diligently cultivated and has recently advanced to the Nascent Soul Stage.
However, unlike Qingqing, Haitang had an advantage: she could openly visit the Dao Palace, inquiring about Chu Xuan’s current situation.
Yet every time she went, Chu Xuan was always in seclusion, not as an excuse, but genuinely in closed-door meditation.
Thus, every time Gu Haitang returned disappointed, occasionally shedding tears secretly at night.
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Ji Mingyu watched these two women daily and saw that, like herself, they both deeply loved Chu Xuan and were equally heartbroken because of him. This created some resonance within her, and she no longer looked down on them as she once did.
Of course, empathy is empathy, and sympathy is sympathy. To let Ming Yu give Chu Xuan to them was out of the question!
In the past ten years, Qingqing and Gu Haitang had certainly met, and every encounter almost ended in a fierce battle. The biggest conflict was due to that book, "The Dragon and the Phoenix."
Speaking of which, Ji Mingyu also secretly gritted her teeth, wishing to personally go out and kill that Bai Xiaosheng.
What nonsense is he writing? And about me?!
In the book, there is a character "Flawless Primordial Monarch," whose role is essentially a backdrop, rarely appearing, the former master of the main character, who granted him great help, and was much revered by him, and that’s it.
Obviously, Bai Xiaosheng dared not offend Primordial Monarch Taixu by fabricating any ambiguous relation between her and her disciple, lest he finds ten lives not enough to die.
Yet little does he know, Ming Yu hates this "Storyteller" to the core because of this.
After the first version of the story came out, Qingqing and Gu Haitang each heard rumors and, out of curiosity, bought it to read. Naturally, Ji Mingyu also took a look.
The ending was that Chu Xuan loved no one, which Ming Yu found acceptable; however, the two women were furious, feeling that Bai Xiaosheng was slandering them and cursing them, though they did nothing beyond getting angry.
When the second version came out, Gu Haitang felt that Bai Xiaosheng had some talent, but the plot where a demonic dao witch reincarnated as her daughter bothered her.
When Qingqing saw it, she exploded! Infuriated, she took her people from the Li’an Demon Sect, searching everywhere for Bai Xiaosheng, vowing to chop him into pieces.
Frightened, Bai Xiaosheng then released a third version, which calmed Qingqing down, and she returned with her people to the mountain gate.
Gu Haitang, however, was extremely angry, feeling that even though she and Chu Xuan had "achieved fruition," he changed it after Qingqing complained. Did he think she dared not kill him?
So she also led people from the Purple Heaven Jade Mansion to confront him, forcing the release of the fourth version.
Both Qingqing and Gu Haitang were dissatisfied with the "harem ending." Originally, they wanted to find Bai Xiaosheng to "persuade" him.
But instead of finding their target, the two women ran into each other and, after learning each other’s intentions, had another big argument, ending in a draw.
Seeing no better ending in sight, the matter was temporarily put to rest for now.
Unbeknownst to Bai Xiaosheng, not only was Primordial Monarch Taixu dissatisfied, but the infamous "Seven Kills Demoness" of recent years was also secretly searching for him...
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