Chapter 78: The Emergence of the Unscrupulous Merchant

  In the blink of an eye, several days have passed. A elegant moonlit night, under the grape trellis outside the door, a few plates of fragrant fruit and a hint of tea fragrance.

  Lan Xiao's face contorted in a painful scream: "Xian Xian is just looking for trouble, she must have someone standing opposite her, if she doesn't fight with others every day, her body will ache. We two worked so hard to get rid of her, it wasn't easy at all! And now she's gone and trained that stupid little Dou into a wise and victorious general, and then continues to play against him, what a sickness!"

  Ling Xiaomei's small face said: "Poor Lord Leng San, he has been punished to stand for several days, alas! Poor him, I hope it ends soon, so we can continue to do business and cultivate in peace!"

  "Master will also go with Young Master Leng, right?" Qian Xiaoqian changed from her usual silly smile to a sorrowful expression and said in a low voice: "Then he can see Sister Bai again. Unfortunately, my cultivation is too low, otherwise I would definitely accompany Master to defeat those robbers!"

  Little Blue said with a pout: "What kind of robber are you, leave it to me, I'll make him cry, I'm not even called Little Blue, don't worry, Master Qian, your master is sick, wait until White Xiaofei gets married, he'll be yours!"

  Ling Xiaomei let out a long sigh and said, "Actually, I've been thinking about this for many years. On the path of cultivating immortality, most people have already found their dao companions during the Qi Refining stage or at the latest, the Body Tempering stage. This is the most suitable stage to form dao companions, it helps with cultivation. I don't know if Bai Xiaofei will marry Meng Xuetian at this time, but if she does, that would be for the best. It would save us from worrying about Little Dou's fragile heart getting hurt all day!"

  Qian Xiaoqian's eyes reddened as she said: "Master has liked that white sister for over 500 years, if that white sister marries someone else, Master will definitely be heartbroken. Qian doesn't want Master to be heartbroken, waaahhhh..."

  Lan Xiao Xiao shouted angrily: "Xiao Qian, I'm not saying you're wrong, but when a man and woman are together, it's about who can be tougher, who can endure the most without speaking up, whoever forces..."

  "Are you done yet?!" Ling Xiaomei hastily interrupted: "This approach may work on other men, but is Xiao Dou an ordinary person? Speaking without thinking it through, Xiao Qian, to be honest, your fondness for Xiao Dou's path is truly too cruel, even more so than your master's fondness for Bai Xiaofei. We, the esteemed and righteous, value etiquette and morality. Back then, you had such excellent qualifications, yet Master Yuan Fei didn't accept you as his disciple. I reckon he had foresight. Xiao Qian, if you two are together, you'll likely face the scorn of thousands, with countless people pointing at your spine. If you care about that, then let go early on!"

  Lan Xiao suddenly shouted: "Xiao Qian, I declare in advance that we absolutely stand on your side and support you to the end of the world!"

  On one side, a few melancholy sighs; on the other, cold and stern warnings, like a small soldier reporting to his superior officer, conducting a profound self-examination.

  "Good water fairy, good wife, I know I was wrong, I shouldn't have doubted you. You're so good to me, how could I not trust you? It's all my fault, I'm too narrow-minded. But I promise, next time... oh, there won't be a next time! And I'll work hard for my good wife, strive to be a good leader and lead everyone to achieve great things. This Tianmu is an opportunity, I'll take my brothers... and Xiao Dou, after all, he's taken care of you all these years. As the eldest, how can I owe him a favor? I'll definitely bring him to fight for the heavenly treasures, even if it means risking our lives nine times out of ten. When we return, I'll collect spirit grass for my good wife..."

  What a long review! In the end, the narcissus on the dresser only had one sentence - just look at it and deal with it!

  It all comes down to this one sentence, it's really ruthless and toxic. No matter how hard you work, there's no end to it. You can try your best and succeed in the end, but whether you make it or not still depends on someone else's whim!

  Leng Han led the puffed-up Qian Xiaodou, hanging his head to leave, and went back to make a strong comeback. When he was about to leave, Qian Xiaoqian saw off Qian Xiaodou, and Leng San Shao Ye also tactfully walked ahead to wait for him...

  Qian Xiaodou burst out laughing: "What's wrong, Master? I've only been gone for a few hundred years, or maybe just a few decades, who knows, it might have even been just a few years. Don't be so sad to see me go, little disciple!"

  Qian Xiaoqian shook her little head and smiled wistfully:

  "Wishing Master a small fortune, may you soon hold a beautiful wife in your arms and find me the most beautiful mistress!"

  Qian Xiaodou furrowed his brow and sighed, saying: "Xiao Qian, I'm afraid this master is going to disappoint you. It's simply impossible for me and her!"

  "Ah~" Qian Xiaoqian clenched her small fist, her face full of tense inquiry:

  "You understand this point, Master. Then why don't you let go early and avoid endless suffering in the future?"

  Qian Xiaodou gently stroked her little head and smiled: "Loving someone doesn't necessarily mean you have to possess them. Love her because everything about her is so beautiful. Although I may not be able to get her, at least this allows me to have someone to think of on the cruel path of cultivation, someone who makes me willing to think of them. This is a thousand times happier than being empty-hearted!"

  Qian Xiaoqian's lips were biting the icy crystal-like lips, his eyes wide open with a full of spirit, his words shook his heart to the sky and overturned the earth, even after he walked for a long time, a very long time, he didn't realize...

  Two masters of the Flying Sword, Ling Han and Qian Xiaodou, who had safely reached the stage of fusion, flew rapidly towards Mount Jiuhua. Everything in sight was so beautiful, with ordinary people below, men tilling the fields, women washing clothes by the river, children chasing each other in laughter...

  Above the sky, Qian Xiaodou pouted and shouted in extreme annoyance:

  "Old big brother, it's really embarrassing for you to have such a pretentious expression in front of your wife. Come on, conquer her!"

  "Ugh, I'm so ashamed of myself. My wife is always nagging me, and Shuixian treats me so well, how could I do something so despicable? Xiao Dou, to be honest with you, my intestines are all twisted with regret. No need to pretend, I've already hurt everyone's feelings..."

  Qian Xiaodou said loudly with a matter-of-fact expression: "Since we've done it, what's there for men to regret? Lift your head, take big strides forward, and march towards the goal of success! Besides, why do you care so much about what Shuixian says? What can she do even if she says something? She's not the boss here. A woman, at most, can just make plans and strategies from behind. When it comes to doing great things, don't they all rely on us men?"

  Leng Han Ming sighed and said, "Xiao Dou, I must admit that you have a certain kind of courage, even though you don't know anything. Alas, I was defeated by women in the past... I wonder if you'll be able to hold your own when facing Bai Xiao Fei in the future?"

  "Let's not think about something so unrealistic, boss. Let's talk about something fun instead. This time, the Nine Peaks will be selecting disciples to go on an expedition to the Heavenly Tomb, where they'll be fighting against new mid-tier disciples from the Evil Demon and External Paths. We'll definitely make a name for ourselves, fight our way to the top, and then kill off those bad people like falling flowers and flowing water. When we get back, we can have the women serve us men tea and pour us drinks, haha..."

  Leng Han Ming shook his head, a look of helplessness on his face, and exclaimed: "Xiao Dou, don't be crazy! After the last destruction of our sect, the current strength of Jiuhua Mountain can't even squeeze into the top ten sects. This time, we're just assisting Shaoshi Mountain's Fan Tian Temple, Wudang Mountain's Sanqing Hall, and Shushan Xianjian Sect. We'll be following the extremely powerful masters of these three sects. If we go on our own, I estimate that within a few days or even hours, we'll all be dead!"

  Qian Xiaodou burst out laughing excitedly: "Orthodox Three Sects, I've heard their legends for 500 years. The Shu Mountain Sword Sect's - Lonely Thousand Swords Technique, when wielded by the sect leader, is invincible across the land, but due to the factor of having descendants, it ranks third. Wudang Sanqing Temple, the ancestor of Taoism, has only one gate, and once grasped the technique of transforming one energy into three clear ones, it was passed down for eternity, its divine power unmatched, leading the world's Xuanmen Taoist sects. The Shaoshi Mountain's Fan Yin Temple... haha~ this is the sect I'm most interested in! Its strength is the greatest, yet it never reveals itself, with a mysterious and powerful technique like the Great Brahma Heaven... Ah~ I must experience it for myself!"

  "Cold and sternly, the scolding voice said: 'Little bean sprout, you're not allowed to go crazy, nor are you allowed to provoke the people of Fan Yin Temple. Let me tell you, do you really think they're all kind-hearted Buddhist monks? Wrong! Big mistake! I've seen the people from Fan Yin Temple, each holding a bloody knife, cutting off two lives with every strike, and chanting 'Amitabha' with every blow. Let me tell you this: whether it's cultivating Buddhism or cultivating evil, anyone who has achieved something is absolutely a passionate and sentimental person. None of them are easy to mess with, do you understand?'"

  Entering the Jiuhua Mountain, at a mountain peak surrounded by an aura of immortals, her clothes were blown by the wind and fluttered lightly. Qian Xiaodou stood up straight, gazing into the misty mountains, when suddenly she smiled with an otherworldly elegance:

  The Buddha said, "There is nothing that cannot be put down." The person did not believe it. The Buddha handed her a teacup and poured hot tea into it until the water overflowed. The person immediately loosened her grip, and the teacup fell to the ground, shattering into pieces. The Buddha said, "See? There is nothing that cannot be put down. You haven't put it down because you are not in enough pain yet. When your heart truly hurts, you will naturally let go!"

  Leng Han Ming's face was stunned for half a day, and it wasn't until a cold wind blew by that he came to his senses. He let out a mournful cry like a ghost:

  "You stinky little brat, what kind of nonsense are you spouting? I'm telling you, stay away from those monk's things in the future, or I'll beat you up!"

  Qian Xiaodou turned around with a gentle smile, "Boss, don't be afraid to face it. The more you're afraid to face it, the more you'll lose miserably. Your fear of cultivating Buddhism and demon cultivation comes from your unknown inner fears. Read him carefully, understand him, defeat him, establish an eternal unbeatable faith, and you will forever stand undefeated!"

  Perhaps, none of these were cold and harsh, even Xian can understand that at the moment Qian Xiaodou turned around and left, his heart was so lonely, no one understood him, nor did anyone accompany him on his foolish persistence...