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After leaving the Murong Residence, Jiang Lin continued to wander Demon Capital the Demon City. He went to the largest brothel Demon Capital Beast Ear Girl to listen to a few songs, and then went to a teahouse specializing in "Cat Girl" to drink a few pots of tea.

After coming out, I listened to a few storytelling performances about a demon genius named Tian Fang. It seemed that he had twisted off the head of another demon at the Jade Purity Realm, and the Demon Core was still used to make wine.

As evening approached and Jiang Lin and Sheng Yu about to return to the palace, Jiang Lin saw Madam Murong standing not far away at the end of the street.

"Madam Murong."

Jiang Lin bowed to the beautiful young woman whose full name was Murong Ya.

Cultivators generally have a natural sense of superiority over mortals, but it seems that they treat this man in front of them the same, whether he is a mortal or a cultivator.

Murong Ya bowed in return. "Is Young Master leaving the Demon Capital tomorrow?"

"Yes."

"Then may I invite you to my residence for a meal and drinks to bid you farewell?"

"Ah..." Jiang Lin looked at the sky, slightly sweating.

Seeing Jiang Lin's somewhat troubled expression, Murong Ya chuckled gently, "What? Does the young master find it troublesome that a widow like me has too many admirers?"

"I..."

Hehehe...

Hearing Jiang Lin's incoherent ramblings, Murong Ya couldn't help but cover her face and laugh.

"Young master is quite the young man, not at all like the ruthless and decisive sword immortal of legend. But that's precisely why you have so many female confidantes; you must have deceived quite a few women."

"..." Jiang Lin was momentarily speechless...

"Alright, I was just joking." Murong Ya placed her hands in front of her. "As a woman, it's indeed inappropriate for me to invite you to dinner, but a pot of wine by the roadside to bid you farewell is quite acceptable. Please don't refuse."

Jiang Lin bowed again. "Then I'll have a drink with you, Madam."

"Please, young master..."

At a roadside wine stall, Murong Ya ordered a pot of wine to bid farewell to Jiang Lin.

An ordinary beautiful woman, and a Nascent Soul Realm sword immortal capable of establishing a dynasty and founding a sect.

Two people who should never have met ended up talking about trivial matters.

Jiang Lin asked if the Murong Residence was facing some difficulties.

Murong Ya nodded, making no attempt to hide it, indicating that her brother-in-law was indeed causing her some trouble.

Jiang Lin didn't say he could help her, even though it would only be a matter of a word.

Murong Ya did not ask Jiang Lin for help, even though she knew that if she did, the man in front of her, who seemed like a sword immortal but was not, would definitely help her.

Later, Murong Ya asked Young Master Jiang if he had ever considered taking a Concubine.

Jiang Lin was so startled he almost spat out his drink, explaining that he already had a wife and hadn't considered anything else.

At this moment, the beautiful and dignified lady sighed softly, thinking that Qin Er probably had no chance, after all, Young Master Jiang did not seem like a philanderer.

Jiang Lin wiped his mouth before realizing that the lady was asking on behalf of her daughter. Startled, Jiang Lin Jiang Lin almost felt like he was about to become Cao Aman...

However, in order to dispel Madam Murong's misunderstanding that he had taken her as a disciple because he coveted her daughter's beauty, Jiang Lin earnestly stated that he genuinely wanted to take her as a disciple and that he was not lusting after her daughter's body.

Seeing Jiang Lin's earnest expression, the beautiful woman couldn't help but shake her head.

Young Master Jiang is clearly quite intelligent, but he's rather slow-witted in some ways.

If the other party really wanted her daughter's body, why would she let her daughter go with him?

However, Murong Ya did not specify this.

Many things, once pointed out, become worse...

Finally, after finishing the pot of wine, and as dusk approached, Jiang Lin got up and left. Murong Ya watched Jiang Lin disappear at the end of the street before slowly turning her gaze away.

However, Murong Ya did not leave after Jiang Lin.

He was still sitting in the same spot at the liquor stall, and I don't know how long he'd been sitting there...

"Daddy..."

At night, Niannian, who was fast asleep, felt a kiss on her cheek. She rubbed her eyes with her little hands, but unfortunately, her big eyes were so sleepy that she could only open them a tiny slit.

"It's okay, Niannian, keep sleeping, Daddy's here."

"Um..."

Niannian responded softly, her little hand holding her father's fingers as she fell asleep peacefully again.

Jiang Lin gently stroked the nose of his sister-in-law, who was sleeping next to Niannian.

The younger sister-in-law wrinkled her small nose, then shook her head, Mi Hu in her sleep...

"Brother-in-law, please don't! Qing Lian can't eat anymore!"

This made Jiang Lin break out in a cold sweat.

Luckily, Uncle Lin didn't hear it, otherwise he would have killed himself...

He patted his sister-in-law's head, and without waiting until the next morning, Jiang Lin left a letter that evening, then left the palace of the Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom alone with Jiu Yi in his arms.

This time, Jiang Lin did not invite Sheng Yu. After all, Brother Sheng Yu had entered seclusion after gaining some insights into the Demon Race World and was at a critical stage. How could he possibly cut off his path to enlightenment?

In the night sky, Jiang Lin patted Jiu Yi, who was still fast asleep in his arms, and flew straight towards the demon kingdom of Jiang Lin Rong, one of the Twelve Thrones, Ride the Wind.

Meanwhile, in the opposite direction from Jiang Lin, a scholar wiped the sweat from his brow and continued walking through the mountains and forests.

Compared to Jiang Lin, this scholar was less than a hundred miles away from the Dream Kingdom.

His face was pale, and though he was human, his ashen complexion made him look somewhat like a ghost.

He was clearly a Confucian sage, yet for some reason, he was in such a sorry state.

"You've arrived?"

As the scholar crossed a hill, a clear, resonant sound echoed from the woods under the moonlight.

When he looked up, the scholar saw a woman dressed in a long white dress standing before him.

Her long black hair cascaded down her back, reaching her heels; in the moonlight, she resembled a ghost.

The woman slowly turned her head.

Her face was as blank as a sheet of paper, devoid of any color or appearance.

"Yes, I'm here."

Looking at her, the scholar smiled gently, like a spring breeze.

The backyard of the Murong Residence Demon Capital Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom.

A beautiful woman named Murong Ya sat in the courtyard, looking up at the starry sky.

The daughter was sleeping peacefully, leaning on her mother's shoulder.

For some reason, the young girl named Murong Qin slept so soundly on her mother's shoulder.

"Sister-in-law, where are you? Sister-in-law~~~ I'm here, sister-in-law~~~~"

Outside the courtyard, the voice of a drunk man could be heard; he was Murong Ya's husband's younger brother.

Just as Jiang Lin had guessed.

When this younger brother-in-law first saw his beautiful sister-in-law, he lost his appetite and couldn't eat or drink. And since she was his sister-in-law, it seemed to give him an extra advantage.

Unfortunately, his sister-in-law didn't appreciate his advances. Despite his numerous hints, she remained unmoved. In addition, with the domineering wife at home watching over him, the younger brother-in-law had to endure it again and again.

But the longer he endured it, the more unbearable it became for him, especially with each passing of his beautiful sister-in-law.

Finally!

He wasn't going to hold back tonight!

After drugging the tigress in the room with sleeping pills, he decided to take care of things tonight, emboldened by his drunken antics!

And his short-lived sworn brother's daughter!

Tsk tsk tsk!

That girl!

She's only sixteen years old, yet she's grown into such a beautiful young woman; she's truly surpassed her parents!

If I could get those two, mother and daughter, I'd be willing to give up ten years of my life!

"Sister in law?"

Upon entering the courtyard, the drunken man saw the beautiful woman sitting on the stone bench with the delicate young girl in her arms, and the smell of alcohol immediately rose in his head.

It's intoxicating.

"Sister-in-law! Were you waiting for me? They say women are like wolves at thirty, and it's true! Sister-in-law, it's cold in the yard, let's go inside and talk."

However, the beautiful woman continued to hold her daughter and gaze at the starry sky, seemingly unaware of his arrival.

But it's alright. In the drunken man's eyes, the beautiful woman sitting on the stone bench seemed to be waiting for him.

"Sister-in-law! I'm here!"

The drunken man swallowed hard, his throat burning, and lunged at the beautiful woman.

But just as he stepped into the courtyard, a white line, like a spider web, swept across his neck.

In an instant, a spurt of jet-black petroleum-colored blood, blurred by mosaic, flew out, and Cheng Ge rolled onto the ground...

"Since you're here, come out."

Without glancing at her once, Murong Ya, sitting on the stone bench, called out softly, her delicate hand gently stroking the long hair of "her" daughter.

In the darkness of night, a voluptuous woman dressed in palace attire slowly emerged with graceful steps.

Looking at "Murong Ya" sitting on the stone bench, the voluptuous woman smiled gently, "Long time no see."

Murong Ya slowly turned her head, looking at the woman whose figure would make any woman in the world envious, and said calmly, "Long time no see."

Miao Water Palace.

After a major reshuffle, Xia Ju has become the Sect Leader of the Miao Water Palace.

Although Xia Ju is only at the Cave Mansion Realm, it is already the highest realm currently existing in the Miao Water Palace.

After Jiang Lin left, the only potential threat to the Miao Water Palace, Zhi Chuang Sect, was brought to safety after Jiang Lin's two sword strikes.

Although they desperately wanted to annex such a small sect with only one Middle Five Realm cultivator, Xia Ju's beauty was exceptional, and it was even rumored that she could transform into a hundred different faces! This made them even more covetous.

But it will take at least some time.

In the eyes of everyone in the Zhi Chuang Sect, Xia Ju was nothing more than a concubine of that sword immortal without any official status.

But putting aside the fact that Jiang Lin will eventually return to the Vast and Righteous World, for a Sword Cultivator in the Nascent Soul Realm, the last thing he lacks is beautiful women, so why would he care so much about a woman?

He'll forget about her in a few years at most, and then he'll take Xia Ju into his house!

Xia Ju was naturally aware of the Zhi Chuang Sect's thoughts.

But she trusted his promise to her even more; this promise wasn't about romantic feelings, she believed in her own worth!

As long as he can help me with my cultivation and provide me with resources, I won't let his investment in me go to waste! I will be that man's most capable hand!

This is a mutually beneficial arrangement! An invisible contract!

But inevitably, Xia Ju would sometimes think to herself in the courtyard, what if he gave up this piece of his game?

Can he really get the help of the Female Prime Minister of the Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom?

In the courtyard, Xia Ju shook her head; she didn't want to think about anything more.

For a woman like herself, adrift like duckweed, she had already staked everything on him!

If he truly betrayed me, then even if I die, I swear that no matter how many times I am reincarnated, I will make him experience a thousand times the pain!

Taking out the longsword named Black Pearl, Xia Ju placed it on her lap and continued to comprehend swordsmanship. She had initially practiced the water magic of the Miao Water Sect, but now she was switching to swordsmanship, which required her to put in several times the effort of an ordinary person! But she believed in her talent!

Just as her mind was completely absorbed in the Black Pearl sword, suddenly, a gust of evening breeze stirred...

Xia Ju suddenly opened her eyes, and in front of her was a voluptuous woman!

Under the bright moon, not only was her figure breathtaking, but her face was also stunningly beautiful. Her eyes were both black and white, with double pupils, resembling the bewitching and dangerous eyes of a snake.

So your name is Xia Ju?

The voluptuous woman smiled slightly and slowly approached.

"Yes, Female Prime Minister Excellency!"

Xia Ju clasped her hands in a respectful gesture, holding her sword.

"Oh, you're quite clever." Wu Su Su's Yin Spirit walked up to Xia Ju, her slender index finger lifting her fair chin. "However, you do have some beauty. Did you try to flatter the young master?"

As soon as Wu Su Su finished speaking, Xia Ju felt as if she were in a fire, with flames burning her body and tearing her skin apart.

"Yes, but he didn't want me."

Xia Ju spoke slowly, blood already trickling from the corner of her mouth, her fingers clenched so tightly they dug into her flesh, but this also allowed her to remain calm.

Looking at the woman in front of her, Wu Su Su's lips curled up slightly. "Interesting..."

"Puff..."

Just as Wu Su Su sat down on the stone bench behind her and crossed her long, white legs, Xia Ju spat out a mouthful of blood.

That mouthful of blood represented all of her cultivation.

Xia Ju simply wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, turned around to look at the woman on one of the Twelve Thrones, her eyes still calm and indifferent.

Are you afraid of me?

"Afraid."

"But your eyes don't tell the whole story."

"Because the adults won't kill me."

"Oh? Give me a reason."

"Because the Female Prime Minister minister has already taken an interest in me."

Wu Su Su's lips curled up slightly. "Indeed, young master is right, you are indeed quite good."

Wu Su Su stood up, and before Xia Ju could react, a dark snake shadow disappeared into her brow.

"Young master admires you, and so do I, but if you want to work for me, you'll have to offer something in return."

Unfurling Xia Ju's tightly clenched fist, Wu Su Su placed three Golden Core Realm stage Demon Core in her palm:

"The Zhi Chuang Sect will not harm you within two years! After two years, if you can deliver the head of the Zhi Chuang Sect's Sect Leader to the Demon Capital of my Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom, you will work for me."

Young Master told you to swear an oath with your Daoist heart not to betray me, right?

That vow is useless now.

If you want to betray me, or even replace me, you can do so anytime.

I'll give you three chances.

only..."

Wu Su Su gently placed her slender hand on her shoulder, and in her eyes, flames flickered.

"If you try to flatter the young master again, I'll destroy your Seven Souls and Six Spirits!"