Final Chapter: Epilogue

Mo Yan was shaken.

Amid Ni Qianzhang and Ni Mantian's delight, they also felt considerable jealousy toward Hua Qiangu. Ni Mantian in particular was consumed by envy and hatred. The more she looked at Hua Qiangu, the more displeased she became, thinking: You're just a wild country girl from some backwater village. You only got lucky and met the Immortal Lord early on. Without him, who would even know you? Now that you've gained the Immortal Lord's favor, you keep calling him Brother Ji, showing him no respect at all. It infuriates me!

Ni Mantian herself had always called Ji Shu "Immortal Lord" from the bottom of her heart.

Yet this wild girl Hua Qiangu actually called him Brother Ji!!

What right did she have?!

Even Ni Mantian had never received such treatment, nor did she dare address him that way!

The way Ni Mantian looked at Hua Qiangu practically shot flames!

How could Hua Qiangu have known any of this?

She was pure-hearted and without ambition. She only wanted to stay by Ji Shu's side, only hoped that he would be happy. As long as he was happy, she felt peaceful and content. Her heart was bright and clear, and she did not understand the looks everyone gave her. When they asked, she did not overthink it and simply said:

"Of course. My Brother Ji is already capable of anything. Not only can he forge artifacts, he can also refine pills, brew medicine, draw talismans. Astronomy, geography, culture, history, zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting—there is nothing he does not excel at, nothing he does not know..."

Hua Qiangu praised Ji Shu from the very bottom of her heart.

But the more she did so,

the more Ni Mantian hated her.

The female disciples of the other sects, meanwhile, felt