Ex-Wife is a Big Villainess
Chapter 135 - 101 Sky Shadow Organization

Chapter 135: Chapter 101 Sky Shadow Organization

The bird-shaped wooden mask, its feathers like blazing fire, revealed a clinically detailed texture under the moonlight. The deep, lacquer-like pupils beneath the eye holes of the mask were especially cold.

"Her name is Mengniang, a Snake Demon,"

Jiang Shouzhong spoke truthfully. "Recently, some things have happened, and a woman named Li Guanshi approached me of her own accord, hoping to collaborate with me to place Mengniang at my side, with the aim of finding someone. In return, I hoped she could protect me, so I agreed to cooperate with Li Guanshi."

In this world, there weren’t many people Jiang Shouzhong could trust.

As for those he truly trusted to the core, besides Sister Ye and Hong’er, it was this woman known as Yeying before him.

Even if he didn’t know her real face, real name, or even real voice.

Since being rescued by her from Anhe Village, they had traveled together to the Capital. Holding the marriage certificate she gave him, he wed Ran Qingchen. Throughout this period, she had always been by his side in the shadows, protecting him and investigating the massacre at Anhe Village with him.

As Jiang Shouzhong gradually found his footing in the Liushan Division, Yeying then went to attend to her own matters, occasionally returning to glance at him.

This feeling was very similar to that with Sister Ye.

Sometimes he could feel that warmth that seeped into his bones.

Yeying was silent for a moment before speaking indifferently, "I know who she is. I didn’t expect Li Guanshi would actually let her out. No wonder I felt something odd. She and the Mo Family have entangled fates. I mustn’t get too close to her, or she’ll notice me."

Jiang Shouzhong was taken aback. "She’s looking for you?"

Yeying hummed in affirmation.

Jiang Shouzhong suddenly felt a bit of a headache.

Was it that Mengniang was lucky, or was Yeying unlucky? This coincidence was a bit too much.

Looking at the lonely figure in a black robe under the night moon, Jiang Shouzhong said, "Sister Yeying, I don’t wish to pry too much into your personal matters. After all, everyone has secrets, myself included. But I want to know, is Li Guanshi’s search for you a good thing or a bad thing?"

"Half good, half bad,"

Yeying replied indifferently, "When necessary, I will take the initiative to meet her, but not now."

Understanding dawned on Jiang Shouzhong, and he nodded, "Don’t worry, I will keep my lips sealed about Mengniang and Li Guanshi. But by doing this, I’m really using Mengniang, and I feel a bit guilty."

"What? Are you interested in her?" Yeying scoffed coldly.

Jiang Shouzhong shook his head lightly, "Not interested, it’s just that sometimes I feel she is similar to me, as if out of touch with this world, with no place to belong, a bit like a drifting duckweed... Anyway, it’s an indescribable feeling."

"I understand, we’re all of the same kind."

The sharpness in Yeying’s eyes faded significantly, and the cold wind made her robe flutter softly like a black lotus blooming in the night, "But compared to her, she indeed has it worse."

She glanced at the man next to her, "When did you begin cultivating?"

Jiang Shouzhong’s mouth curled up into a smile, "Lucky, I obtained the Taoist River Map, and also, a super powerful senior took me as half a disciple, named Sword Demon Yan Changqing. And, let me tell you in secret, I’m actually at the level of a little master of Xuan."

He had thought Yeying would be surprised to hear this, but she seemed to show no emotional fluctuation.

Jiang Shouzhong stared intently at the indifferent eyes behind the mask, puzzled, "You’re not shocked?"

Yeying replied indifferently, "There’s nothing to be shocked about. In this world, you’re not the only one who can receive a great fortune. I’ve seen and heard plenty. A little novice in some monastery became sanctified upon an epiphany while dozing off during a scripture reading, a swordsman from the Heaven Desolation Boundary accidentally performed a sword technique capable of killing experts who have achieved Sanctum Ascension, a woman who escaped marriage fell off a cliff and gained the art of immortality... Such fateful opportunities are ubiquitous."

"Oh, okay then."

The disappointment of not being able to share his joy deeply saddened Jiang Shouzhong.

Yeying, who saw the man’s expression, curved the corner of her lips, "But I’m not surprised because I always believed you were not of ordinary stock, and that one day you would soar above the nine heavens."

Regrettably, Jiang Shouzhong didn’t appreciate the compliment and chuckled, "Do you take me for a three-year-old?"

Noticing a speck of rice on the corner of the man’s mouth, Yeying reached out gently to wipe it away, whispering, "Yan Changqing is trustworthy, there are few in this world as forthright as him. As for Li Guanshi, no one can understand her mind, try not to get too entangled with her."

"By the way, I just found out Sister Ye is actually a disciple of Li Guanshi," Jiang Shouzhong said with a complicated expression.

Yeying gave a slight nod, "I’ve known for a while."

"Ah, you knew?"

"I am a person of Jianghu, I naturally know that name. When I learned her full name from you, I knew she was a disciple of Li Guanshi," Yeying said nonchalantly.

"Oh, that makes sense."

Jiang Shouzhong smiled, but there was an uncomfortable feeling in his heart.

Seeing through the man’s thoughts, Yeying asked, "Do you feel stifled? Even though you trust me so much, I’m hiding everything from you?"

"You... you’ve been very good to me, I can feel it,"

Jiang Shouzhong spoke earnestly.

There was a momentary daze in Yeying’s eyes, quickly replaced by a self-mocking smile, "What’s being good to someone worth? You could be sold by me and still not know it, truly a fool. And your Sister Ye, despite being very powerful, pretends to be an ordinary person, aren’t you afraid she harbors ulterior motives?"

Scratching his head with a laugh, Jiang Shouzhong responded, "My life was saved by Sister Ye; even if she has ulterior motives, it doesn’t matter."

The man’s smile was open and honest.

There was no difference between what he said and what he felt in his heart.

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