Three Travelers, Each with Their Own Hidden Agenda

Perhaps because his luck with women had finally run out, he didn't encounter any rich young ladies being stopped on their way out, nor did he encounter any female knights being robbed while escorting goods, nor did he encounter any martial arts contests for marriage.

The most troublesome thing is to choose a husband through a martial arts contest. Once you encounter it, you can only avoid it. If Lu Yang participates in the competition, he will not accept the Invincible Pill if he loses, and he will suddenly have an unfamiliar wife for no reason if he wins.

It's not worth it no matter how you calculate it.

"Huh, it's sunny now?"

As Lu Yang was about to return to the carriage, he saw that the sky over the mountains was Qingkong and the rain had finally stopped.

"Old Meng has probably given up on going to the city."

Lu Yang saw four figures not far away, right on his way back.

He strode in and saw that the four figures were not four people, but three cultivators plus a living corpse.

The sounds of arguing carried on the wind to Lu Yang's ears.

"I already told you, the three of us have tried to pass through here several times, but we've been stopped by various unexpected events. This is a warning; there's great terror ahead, we can't get close!" A handsome cultivator said excitedly, stopping his companion from continuing forward.

"Brother Ye, this is just a coincidence. The world is so big, coincidences are possible. I've never heard of such a warning method before." Another person, with bronze skin, short hair, and a carefree appearance, turned to ask his third companion.

"Brother Zhao, you've traveled all over the country and seen a lot of things, have you ever seen anything like this before?"

The man addressed as Brother Zhao was of average build, with a paler complexion than the average person, and appeared to be ill.

Brother Zhao frowned, seemingly having heard of such things before, but when the words came to his lips, he couldn't recall them at all.

Lu Yang silently walked past the three people and continued forward.

"Hey, hey, brother, you can't get through here!" the short-haired youth called out to Lu Yang.

"Can't get through?"

"It seems like there's something sinister ahead of us; the three of us have been repeatedly encountering unexpected events that are preventing us from moving forward."

The handsome young man chimed in, "Brother Wenren is right. For example, just now when I was about to move forward, my Cultivation Method malfunctioned, and I had to sit in meditation for almost half an hour to adjust it."

"After our Cultivation Method was running smoothly, we encountered an elderly man who had gotten lost and took him home."

"After returning here, we found that we had left something at the old man's house, so we ran back to get it."

"After we returned, several huge boulders rolled in from a distance and blocked our way. After the three of us moved the boulders, we realized something was wrong, as if an invisible force was blocking our way."

Suddenly, as if remembering something, Brother Zhao exclaimed, "I remember now!"

"What did you remember?" the two companions asked quickly.

"I've heard my elders talk about this kind of situation. When powerful beings are debating and fighting in one place, they will set up an array in advance to drive away others. Others will then be unable to proceed and will have to take a detour. However, this kind of situation is rare. After all, fighting in the mountains and then restoring the original state is very troublesome. Fighting in the plains or in the sky is more common."

"There must be some masters fighting ahead. Didn't we just see it? Dark clouds were gathering ahead, with lightning and thunder. That's masters using the power of heaven and earth to fight!" Brother Zhao became more and more serious as he spoke, feeling that his analysis was reasonable.

The handsome young man and the short-haired young man, knowing that Brother Zhao was no ordinary person, nodded in agreement with his statement.

"When powerful beings clash, it's best to avoid it if possible. Since we can't go through the mountains, we'll have to take a detour."

Lu Yang stared at the three of them for a long time, then suddenly asked, "Which of you three is dressed as a man?"

Upon hearing this, the handsome young man addressed as Brother Ye's expression changed, his expression shifting uncertainly. Meeting Lu Yang's confident gaze, he conceded defeat. "How did you figure that out?"

"Brother Ye, you..." The other two looked at the handsome young man in surprise.

With a wry smile, Brother Ye removed a jade pendant from his neck, smoothing out his Adam's apple. His originally delicate appearance transformed into a charming one, revealing a pair of large, watery eyes. His hair grew longer, reaching his waist, and his chest became fuller.

Seeing Ye transform from a man into a woman, the two companions were even more astonished.

The three of them hadn't known each other for very long; they met while traveling the martial arts world. They felt they needed someone to look after them, and since they got along well, they decided to travel together.

After going through so much together, I never imagined that Brother Ye was actually a woman?!

"No wonder you never shower with us, Brother Ye, and always insist that the three of us stay in separate rooms. You even blush when we tell dirty jokes and ask us to stop!"

"Wait a minute, could it be that the woman I saw bathing in the lake that night was you too?!"

Brother Wenren had figured something out. While camping in the wild, late at night, he went to the lake to relieve himself. Under the moonlight, he saw a graceful woman bathing, like a fairy in the lake. Unfortunately, due to the limited conditions, he could not see the fairy's face clearly.

When Ye told his companions about it the next day, he laughed and said he was still half asleep.

"I lied. I am actually a member of the Ye family from Liangzhou," said Brother Ye, or rather, Miss Ye, with shame. She had disguised herself as a man and traveled from Liangzhou to Huangzhou, where she met these two companions.

The Ye family of Liangzhou is a renowned Aristocratic Clan in Liangzhou, whose ancestors included high-ranking officials and great cultivators.

"This is a jade pendant I obtained from my mother. She said that when she went out to gain experience and traveled the world, she disguised herself as a man and met my father. She relied on this jade pendant and was never seen through by anyone. I don't know how this senior brother saw through her today."

Lu Yang smiled but did not answer, too embarrassed to implicate Meng Jingzhou.

To Miss Ye, his smile appeared mysterious.

Miss Ye sighed inwardly. As expected, people in the martial arts world are unfathomable. They can see through her disguise even if you just meet a random passerby on the street.

Now that her identity had been revealed, Miss Ye stopped dwelling on it and turned to face Brother Wenren, gazing at him with tender affection.

"Brother Wenren, I like you. Do you remember when we encountered the Bandit Cultivator, and you took a blow for me and saved me from Bandit Cultivator clutches? I fell in love with you from that moment on!"

Brother Wenren was caught off guard by his good brother Brother Ye's sudden move and was somewhat at a loss.

Fortunately, he quickly calmed down, sighed softly, and took off the ring.

His body changed; his arms became slender, his short hair grew long, becoming shoulder-length hair, and his clothes were stretched open at the chest, revealing a full and rounded figure.

Only his skin tone remained unchanged, still bronze, and looked very healthy.

"Sorry, actually I'm also a woman disguised as a man."

"Do you remember when I took that knife for you, I refused your treatment and insisted on healing myself? That's why."

Miss Ye: "..."

Heartbreak came so quickly.

Lu Yang, Miss Ye, and Miss Wenren all turned to look at Brother Zhao, who looked sickly. The meaning was clear: it was your turn.

Brother Zhao flew into a rage. "I'm a man!"

So the three of them traveled together, and he was the only honest person among them!

The second update will be at 11 PM.