Chaoge was infinitely beautiful, but it was nearing dusk.
Jiang Ziya descended the mountain and, after many twists and turns, arrived in Chaoge, where he happened to meet an old friend from his hometown.
When fellow townsmen met, their eyes were bound to brim with tears. The two thus became sworn brothers.
Then his blessing arrived. Through the matchmaking of his sworn brother Song Yiren, he took Ma Shi as his wife.
So what if he was Jiang Ziya? Marriage still gave him the beating it was meant to give.
Ma Shi was merely an ordinary mortal woman, mercenary and fierce by nature. Seeing Jiang Ziya spend all day meditating and comprehending the Dao, neither carrying baskets in his hands nor loads on his shoulders, she pointed at his nose and cursed him every day, forcing him to find work to support the family.
Unable to resist her, Jiang Ziya could only set aside his immortal bearing and follow Song Yiren to learn some worldly trades.
Unfortunately, he simply did not have the talent of a cunning merchant and could not make a success of it.
Never underestimate the schemes in people's hearts. They could make you suffer terribly.
His business ventures hit walls time and again, and whenever he returned home, Ma Shi would throw tantrums and weep. The Song family's manor was filled with chaos every day.
Though Jiang Ziya possessed a body full of Dao arts, he was helpless before these mundane domestic troubles. He could only swallow his anger and sigh inwardly. Why did it feel as though the tribulation was getting farther and farther away from him? Truly, the Great Dao took different paths, and the mortal world was hard to navigate.
He had also tried to offer counsel to Human Emperor Di Xin, hoping