Chapter 7

Lei Mengsha, Baili Dongjun, and the others saw this scene.

They could not help but let their thoughts wander in the wrong direction.

But then they thought about how the Bookstall Owner loved reading so much. Surely it could not be a condition that made things difficult for him.

After agreeing to Jiang Mu Ming's request,

Yan Liuli also began to recount her own story in detail.

Only then did Baili Dongjun and Sikong Changfeng learn about Yan Liuli's experiences.

It turned out that the person Yan Liuli loved was none other than the deceased Gu Luoli!

Yet Yan Bietian, as her elder brother, had not cared in the slightest about Yan Liuli's happiness.

For the sake of his own selfish desires,

he had killed Gu Luoli and now even wanted her to marry Gu Jianmen!

"Yan Bietian is truly despicable!"

Baili Dongjun was young and hot-blooded. Today, Yan Bietian had sent people to cause trouble at the tavern, ruining his hopes of making a name for himself in Chai Sang City.

Naturally, he was dissatisfied with Yan Bietian.

Now, his sense of justice was surging.

He immediately patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Miss Yan. We'll all help you!"

Lei Mengsha also nodded.

He asked, "May I ask how Miss Yan wants us to help you?"

A trace of hatred flashed through Yan Liuli's eyes.

"I want you to help Gu Luoli steal the bride!"

The next day.

Young Master Qingge Luo Xuan disappeared first thing in the morning.

No one knew where he had gone or what he had gone to do.

Meanwhile, Baili Dongjun and the others were making plans to steal the bride.

Jiang Mu Ming had also risen early.

Leaning against the wall, he continued reading.

In truth, he did not want to get involved in these matters. Rather than fighting and killing, he would prefer to sit down and read, improving his strength.

Not to mention the threats he himself might face,

this world alone was not as simple as it appeared.

There were also places such as the Qing Kingdom and Martial Emperor City.

The reason he was still here

was that he hoped to rely on the Yan Family's help to print the novels he had written over the years and spread them throughout the world.

Even if they only reached the Southwest Dao, that would be fine.

By then,

Jiang Mu Ming's strength would definitely receive an enormous boost!

But for now, he still had to continue reading.

He would achieve the Thirty Thousand Volumes of Reading goal as soon as possible and break through to the Carefree Heaven Realm first.

Just as Jiang Mu Ming was reading,

outside Chai Sang City,

White-Haired Immortal Qi Xuan and Purple-Robed Marquis Zi Yu Ji left the Yan Family's convoy.

They hurried to a forest.

A woman dressed in white, with a light veil covering her face and a graceful figure, stood quietly there.

Her features were as beautiful as a painting, and her eyes were like a galaxy.

"Miss."

White-Haired Immortal and Purple-Robed Marquis respectfully clasped their hands.

This woman was the Acting Sect Leader of Beyond Heaven and, at the same time, the eldest daughter of Yue Fengcheng—Yue Yao!

Yue Yao turned around and looked at the two of them.

She instructed them,

"Yesterday, a mysterious expert acted in Chai Sang City and killed Yan Family Steward Xiao Li."

"Find out who this person is as soon as possible."

"As for tomorrow's marriage between the Gu Family and the Yan Family, the two of you may act according to the situation."

Yet there was also an unshakable trace of worry in Yue Yao's eyes.

Her fiancé, Jiang Mu Ming,

had been outside Dong Gui Tavern earlier.

She did not know whether he had been caught up in the mysterious expert's attack.

By the time the people from Beyond Heaven arrived at the scene,

the entire street had already been destroyed, and all the books from Jiang Mu Ming's bookstall had vanished.

He had disappeared as well.

"I hope he's all right..." A scene suddenly flashed through Yue Yao's mind: beneath a peach tree, falling petals filled the air as Jiang Mu Ming sat leaning against the trunk, holding a book and unable to put it down.

Just thinking about it warmed her heart.

Although Jiang Mu Ming liked reading, he was not the foolish sort of bookworm.

If he sensed that something was wrong, he should have left on his own.

"But the question is...who was the mysterious expert who killed Xiao Li?"

For a moment,

all sorts of guesses flashed through Yue Yao's mind.

Still, she could at least rule out her fiancé, Jiang Mu Ming. He was merely a scholar.

How could he possess the strength to kill White-Browed Xiao Li?

Time passed swiftly, and another day vanished in the blink of an eye.

On this day,

all of Chai Sang City was decorated with lanterns and streamers. Large red lanterns hung high, and red silk filled the streets.

The sound of firecrackers rang out without end.

Gu Manor was even more packed with people, bustling and noisy.

Today was the wedding of Miss Yan, Yan Liuli, and the Second Young Master Gu, Gu Jianmen.

All the major forces of the Southwest Dao had arrived.

There were no fewer than a hundred banquet tables alone.

Yet these guests were a mixed lot. After all, who knew how many pairs of eyes across the world were watching this Yan-Gu Conflict?

"Hey! Money Loser! Weren't we here to steal the bride? How did we end up eating?"

Baili Dongjun stared at Sikong Changfeng, who was stuffing himself without restraint.

He was utterly speechless.

They had agreed to come and steal the bride, so how had it turned into attending a banquet?

"What's the rush?" Sikong Changfeng retorted. "Don't we need to eat our fill before we have the strength to steal the bride?"

"Besides, isn't Boss Jiang eating too?"

Nearby,

Jiang Mu Ming leisurely read his book while picking up food with his chopsticks.

Every so often, he took a sip of wine.

He looked thoroughly content.

"The food is decent, but this wine isn't as good as the wine you brewed." Jiang Mu Ming pointed at the wine on the banquet table as he spoke to Baili Dongjun.

After Jiang Mu Ming praised him,

Baili Dongjun immediately became smug.

"Of course. I'm going to make a name for myself throughout the world through brewing wine."

Not far from Jiang Mu Ming and the others,

the people from the Beyond Heaven Demonic Cult led by Yue Yao, who was disguised as a man under the name Yaoyue, also arrived at the Gu Family.

As soon as they arrived,

White-Haired Immortal Qi Xuan was startled.

"Baili Dongjun!"

Wasn't this the innate Martial Vein candidate that Beyond Heaven had been searching for all this time?

Perhaps they could take advantage of this opportunity

to bring Baili Dongjun back to Beyond Heaven!

At White-Haired Immortal's side, Yue Yao immediately spotted the man who did not even forget to read while eating.

Although she saw only his back,

she could be one hundred percent certain that he was her fiancé, Jiang Mu Ming!

But...

"Why is he here?"

Yue Yao was quite confused.

And why was he mixed in with Baili Dongjun?

Moreover, why were only Baili Dongjun and Sikong Changfeng here? Where was the mysterious expert who had killed White-Browed Xiao Li that day?

Why was there no sign of him...

Could it be...an absurd guess unconsciously arose in Yue Yao's heart...

But just then,

the wedding finally began in earnest! The people from the Gu Family and the Yan Family appeared one after another!

The good show

was about to begin!