Ex-Wife is a Big Villainess
Chapter 510 - 265: Li Guanshi Visits_2

Chapter 510: Chapter 265: Li Guanshi Visits_2

It didn’t feel too heavy in the hand.

Jiang Shouzhong couldn’t figure out its purpose, so he simply put it away, planning to research it slowly later.

"Let’s leave this place first. Qingchen, can you walk?"

Jiang Shouzhong looked toward the woman.

Ran Qingchen nodded lightly, "I’m much better now."

Li Nanshuang glanced back and forth between the two and muttered, "I knew I should have been the one to get injured."

...

The three of them climbed out of the tree hollow and arrived at the Asura Underground Ancient City.

Li Nanshuang pointed at the sealed array platform ahead and said, "Should we investigate over there? Mugua and I couldn’t get in, and that monster came out from the array platform."

Jiang Shouzhong glanced at Ran Qingchen’s bleeding abdomen and shook his head, "There’s no rush, I’ll come back later to investigate. It’s more important to go back and treat our injuries as soon as possible."

Jiang Shouzhong actually regretted not bringing the girl Leng Jing with them.

If she were here, things would have gone more smoothly.

Next time he entered the ancient city, he would take that girl with him; they should be able to easily enter an array platform.

Hearing the words "cure injuries", Ran Qingchen’s heart stirred, she mustered her emotions, then staggered, looking as if she was about to collapse in weakness.

Jiang Shouzhong hurriedly supported her.

Ran Qingchen looked exhausted and apologetically said, "I’m sorry, I... seem to have no strength to walk."

"Then I..."

"I’ll carry you!"

Before Jiang Shouzhong could speak, Li Nanshuang volunteered eagerly.

She handed her tomb blade to Jiang Shouzhong, walked in front of Ran Qingchen, and bent down, "I don’t like owing favors. You risked your life to save me, so carrying you is the least I can do to repay that favor."

Ran Qingchen was speechless.

This girl really didn’t have a clue.

She held a fist to her lips, coughed softly twice, and said, "Forget it, I’ll try to walk. I don’t want to trouble you both."

"How far can you get like this? Hurry up, or else I’ll just carry you."

Li Nanshuang posed as if determined to be the good person today.

Having no choice, Ran Qingchen let herself be carried on the other’s back.

"Roar roar roar..."

Li Nanshuang suddenly exclaimed in surprise and excitement, "So soft, Mugua, you could be used as a pillow. From now on, I’ll sleep on top of you."

"Shut your mouth!"

Ran Qingchen said fiercely, her face flushed red.

She subconsciously glanced at Jiang Shouzhong next to her, wondering what it felt like for him when he carried her earlier.

While thinking, her cheeks grew warm.

The trio headed for the exit. As their figures disappeared into the distance, a woman appeared on the high wall above where Li Nanshuang had pointed to the array platform, sitting lazily.

"Soon... very soon the real me will be able to leave..."

"And then, I will kill every single person in the world!"

...

The three emerged from the underground palace to find that dawn had already arrived.

They had spent the entire night in the Ancient Asura City.

Jiang Shouzhong suddenly remembered Liu Wuxu saying that she would take him to meet the person behind the scenes today, so he said to Li Nanshuang:

"You two go back to the Liushan Division first and meet up with Ms. Jiang and the others. Qingzhou is about to erupt in chaos, and if Mr. Yuan can’t prevent it, you and Ms. Jiang and the others should leave Qingzhou first. I’ll follow soon after. Also, make sure to bring Jia and Zhang with you."

"I’m leaving with you."

Ran Qingchen said stubbornly.

Li Nanshuang patted her chest, "Nan Shuang, I am your superior, and as a superior, how can I abandon my subordinate? I want to leave with you too."

Jiang Shouzhong was quite troubled by the two women but didn’t feel it was right to dissuade them further, so he compromised, "Then you go to the Liushan Division first, and I’ll find you later."

"Alright, then be careful."

Li Nanshuang took the tomb blade from Jiang Shouzhong’s hand, handed it to Ran Qingchen, and said, "I’m going to knock Mugua out, let Jiang Yi take her away first. You can go without worry."

"You dare?"

Ran Qingchen’s apricot eyes widened.

She put the blade to the other’s neck, "Try me, and I’ll cut you down."

Li Nanshuang chuckled, "Just kidding."

But Ran Qingchen felt scared on the inside, feeling like this girl would do what she said, so she kept vigilant.

...

Jiang Shouzhong parted ways with the two women and arrived at the courtyard.

Yet to his surprise, he found not only Dugu Luoxue but also Li Guanshi, who had been missing for a long time.

Unlike his usual simple but dignified attire, today, Li Guanshi wore a light aquamarine gown, his hair lightly coiled with a simple sash, with no jewels or accessories, which only accentuated his natural unembellished beauty.

She possessed an undeniable air of aloofness, yet also emanated a refreshing charm that was particularly pleasing to the heart.

"Hold on a moment, I need to change my appearance," Jiang Shouzhong said, bidding a hasty farewell before dashing into his little cottage to avoid any unexpected visits from Liu Wuxu.

After changing his appearance and attire, Jiang Shouzhong stepped out of the cottage.

Jiang Mo had become Jiang Yi.

Looking at Master Li, who was leisurely discussing the Dao over tea with Dugu Luoxue, he said with a smile, "Doesn’t Master Li dislike my master very much? What brings you the mood to seek out my master for a chat today?"

"I have you to thank for that."

With a faint smile at the corner of his mouth, Li Guanshi said, "I actually quite enjoy discussing the Dao and having heart-to-hearts with your master. Sadly, every time your master sees me, it’s either about asceticism or severing desires, which is quite bothersome.

Now that she has set her sights on you, she naturally has lost interest in me. So, I can peacefully enjoy a cup of tea and a nice chat with her."

"Actually, my master’s strategy was wrong. If it had been me," Jiang Shouzhong remarked, "Master Li wouldn’t have been annoyed."

"Oh? You want to discuss the Dao with me, too?"

Li Guanshi’s green eyes lifted slightly, the corners of his eyes bearing an untouchable frost, as though mirroring the vast autumn sky, indifferent and profound.

Jiang Shouzhong shook his head. "I’m not interested."

With her fingers slightly curved, Li Guanshi gently tapped the teacup, "If you’re really interested, I wouldn’t mind giving you a gift, say, throwing you off a cliff."

Even the most beautiful woman in the world and the second highest in cultivation feared Jiang Shouzhong’s glib tongue.

It wasn’t just anyone who could damage Dugu Luoxue’s Dao Heart.

Jiang Shouzhong found her words to be no joke and replied with all seriousness, "I said I’m not interested, and I truly am not."

"That’s good then."

Li Guanshi’s long eyelashes shaded her deep, profound eyes as she said with a faint smile, "Actually, my visit today was specifically to find you."

"Oh?"

"Yes, I’d like to ask about the situation in Qingzhou."

Li Guanshi watched him.

Jiang Shouzhong was taken aback, lost in thought.

He looked squarely at the woman and said, "To think that Master Li has also sensed that trouble is brewing in Qingzhou. Are you planning to leave this contentious place, or..."

"First, tell me about Qingzhou," Li Guanshi said.

Jiang Shouzhong did not hold back, sharing all the information and deductions he knew.

Li Guanshi’s slender fingers gently caressed the rim of the cup as her lips curved in a faint, indifferent, and elegant arc, saying softly, "So, you’re saying that it’s highly likely that people will die in Qingzhou."

Before Jiang Shouzhong could reply, she stood up and said, "All right, I won’t disturb you any longer."

Watching the woman leave the courtyard, Jiang Shouzhong suddenly remembered something and hurriedly asked, "Master Li, do you know where Mengniang has gone into seclusion? Why has she not appeared for so many days?"

"Seven days."

"What does that mean?"

"Seven more days," Li Guanshi’s figure vanished from sight.

Hearing this, Jiang Shouzhong breathed a sigh of relief.

It meant that Mengniang would end her seclusion in seven days.

——

Dawn’s first light began to spread across the sky, gently unfurling like pale ink on rice paper.

In one corner of the street, a simple wooden table was quietly set up. On it, a yellowed star chart was spread; beside it were several ancient, thread-bound books and a few divination cylinders.

It was the humble stall of a fortune teller, Zhuge Xuanji.

Gazing at the four characters "Divining Fate with Heaven" on the banner, Li Guanshi’s eyes were veiled with a layer of indifferent mist, her gaze deep like an ancient well, occasionally flashing with a sharp glint.

"Coming to have your fortune told so early in the morning?"

Zhuge Xuanji, stifling a yawn, asked with a smile.

Li Guanshi took a seat in front of the stall, asking lightly, "How many will die?"

"It’s not certain that anyone has to die."

"How many are certain to die?"

Li Guanshi’s crimson lips parted, her voice as cool as ice thawing in early spring.

Zhuge Xuanji picked up a Copper Coin, closed his eyes to concentrate for a moment, then flicked his wrist. The coin traced a beautiful arc in the air before landing in the divination tray on the table.

After a glance, he said indifferently, "Enough to release the Asura Queen."

Li Guanshi fell silent.

Zhuge Xuanji laughed, "That’s fate, unchangeable. For you, this is a good thing. You can use this opportunity to do something."

"How good? To be hated by my disciple for a lifetime?"

Li Guanshi scoffed.

Zhuge Xuanji put away the Copper Coin and said softly,

"The world is like a chess game, ever-changing, with fate that cannot be defied. The wise go with the flow, the foolish paddle against the current... Whether you can seize the opportunity depends on yourself."

Li Guanshi pondered for a long time before asking, "If I make use of that girl, do you think Jiang Wan would appear to save her daughter?"

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