Ex-Wife is a Big Villainess
Chapter 130 - 99 Angering Jiang

Chapter 130: Chapter 99 Angering Jiang

They say a woman’s mood can turn faster than the pages of a book, and Jiang Shouzhong truly realized it today.

After unleashing unwarranted anger towards that Young Master Yang, and forcing Jiang Shouzhong to admit to "jealousy," the woman returned to her previous quiet and cool demeanor, as cool and detached as the snow lotuses blooming amongst the cliff rocks, untouched by the mundane world.

Gazing at his familiar, lonesome fairy-like wife, Jiang Shouzhong felt that perhaps he had been seeing things, caught in an illusion just now.

"Speak, what brings you to me?"

Ran Qingchen’s face was taut as she spoke with a cold and commanding voice.

At the moment, the woman felt embarrassed and annoyed by her earlier behavior, and also a bit gloomy.

By all accounts, as a cultivator from the Heaven Desolation Boundary, her mental state should have been far more tranquil than ordinary people, hardly prone to anger and agitation, otherwise, she would not have reached a realm where her heart is one with the sword.

However, her loss of composure today made her feel downcast, leading her to start reflecting on herself.

She remembered some things from her childhood.

Back then, she seemed to be the same way, where she wouldn’t covet what wasn’t hers. But if something was hers, she wouldn’t allow anyone else to touch it, even if she didn’t like it, no one else was permitted to take it away.

But that was, after all, in her childhood years, when possessiveness was strong.

Ever since she grasped a sense of understanding, she thought she had learned to let go and comprehend the ways of the world, but still, she couldn’t erase her temperament.

"It’s like this."

Jiang Shouzhong took out a sword manual and placed it on the table in front of Ran Qingchen, saying, "I have been cultivating recently, so I found a set of swordsmanship to practice, but I can’t understand it. Could you take a look for me?"

A sword manual?

Ran Qingchen hadn’t expected this to be the reason for their encounter.

She picked up the manual with curiosity, and when she spotted the Seven Kills Blade at his waist, she suddenly asked, "Do you have any secret manuals for blade techniques or the like?"

Jiang Shouzhong shook his head, "No."

The light in Ran Qingchen’s enchantingly beautiful eyes suddenly brightened, "So you went out of your way to find a sword manual to practice?"

Jiang Shouzhong didn’t know how to answer right away, so he just nodded his head.

The curve of Ran Qingchen’s lips gradually lifted, and her mood became a lot brighter in an instant, as if the previous gloom had been completely drained away, and her almond eyes involuntarily turned into watery crescents.

She looked around the empty study, feeling suddenly regretful.

It was a pity that Li Nanshuang wasn’t here.

She would have loved to see the look on her face.

"Actually, you don’t have to go to the trouble of finding a sword manual. The ones you can find outside are very common. I will pick a suitable one for you."

Ran Qingchen’s tone softened a great deal. After seeing the words "Invincible Sword Skill" on the cover, she shook her graceful head, thinking what kind of person would name it with such a worldly moniker.

Yet when she turned to the title page and saw the words "Unparalleled Sword Skill," the woman froze.

Ran Qingchen rubbed her eyes and read the text several times, then rapidly flipped through the pages. Slowly, her expression turned wooden, her stunningly beautiful and clear cheeks showing disbelief.

Jiang Shouzhong watched his wife’s face, his mood changing with her expression.

Could this sword manual actually be that formidable?

Seeing that she hadn’t spoken for a while, Jiang Shouzhong couldn’t help asking, "Can you understand this sword manual?"

Ran Qingchen snapped back to her senses, about to speak when she saw the open door, and said in a deep voice, "Go close the door!"

Without a second word, Jiang Shouzhong closed the door.

He wasn’t concerned about the gossip that might arise from a man and woman being alone in a room. From Ran Qingchen’s expression, he understood that he might have really stumbled upon a treasure.

"I ask you, where did you get this sword manual from?"

Ran Qingchen stared at him with utmost seriousness.

Jiang Shouzhong scanned his mind for a plausible lie, but decided to be honest, "Lord Ran, may I keep it a secret? It’s not that I don’t trust you, but... there are some unspeakable difficulties, and I can’t explain."

Ran Qingchen’s delicate lips gently pursed, and she didn’t make it difficult for Jiang Shouzhong, looking down at the sword manual, remaining silent for a long time.

You could at least speak.

Jiang Shouzhong felt an unbearable itch in his heart and had to ask again, "Lord Ran, this—"

"When we are alone, you can just call me Qingchen,"

the woman took a few deep breaths to quell the surging shock in her heart and said nonchalantly.

Jiang Shouzhong was taken aback and asked, "Qingchen, what do you think of this sword manual?"

Looking at the man full of anticipation, Ran Qingchen found herself struggling with indecision. She subconsciously placed her hand, as finely crafted as white jade, on the sword manual as if protecting her own possession.

But in the end, she moved her hand away and said softly, "Come here, lean in and look."

Jiang Shouzhong shifted forward and craned his neck.

Ran Qingchen furrowed her lovely brows, "Come to my side."

"Oh."

Jiang Shouzhong paused for a moment, then walked around the desk to stand beside Ran Qingchen.

Ran Qingchen turned to the last page of the manual and, pointing to the sentence that Jiang Shouzhong had criticized earlier [To practice this skill, you must first possess a sword], asked, "Do you know what this sentence means?"

Jiang Shouzhong subconsciously bent over to look. The faint maidenly fragrance emanating from the woman was unmistakable when he got close. He shook his head and said his genuine thoughts, "I don’t understand. It seems like a redundant statement to me, how can you practice a sword manual without a sword?"

Ran Qingchen replied, "This sentence is the key to this sword manual."

"Key?"

Jiang Shouzhong didn’t understand.

Ran Qingchen explained, "This sword manual was written with Sword Qi. Only those with the sword in their heart, reaching the clarity of Sword Dao, can glimpse its true mysteries."

Jiang Shouzhong was taken aback internally.

It turned out Mengniang’s guess was correct.

Ran Qingchen closed her eyes, extended two fingers to her brow and touched it lightly. In an instant, a small sword emitting a faint pink glow appeared before her, quietly hovering in the air.

Is this... her personal weapon?

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