Ex-Wife is a Big Villainess
Chapter 574 - 288: Joy for Some, Sorrow for Others

Chapter 574: Chapter 288: Joy for Some, Sorrow for Others

Because Yan Changqing had borrowed the Hetu Yin Yang Sword, Jiang Shouzhong’s injuries could not heal as quickly as usual.

What was worse, Niu Niu had not returned yet.

Jiang Shouzhong took the elixir given by Li Nanshuang and, disregarding the attempts of the two women to stop him, forcefully dragged his seriously injured body, planning to quickly return to the Ran Family to explain the situation to Ran Qingchen.

He had thought his location was not far from the Capital, but upon exiting the cave, he was shocked to find that they were actually in a desert.

The boundless sea of sand rolled like waves.

The golden sand grains, like countless tiny sunsets, filled the horizon, forming a vast crimson scroll.

"Where is this? Are we still in the country?"

Jiang Shouzhong was a bit dumbfounded, displaying an expression reminiscent of a viral meme.

Li Nanshuang tightened the cap on a half-bottle of tears and said with annoyance,

"That sword Yan Changqing gave, just knows to barrell ahead. Even when I asked it to stop, it wouldn’t. Only after you passed out did that damned thing finally stop.

I don’t even know where this is, maybe near Danzhou, but it’s quite far from the Capital."

Jiang Shouzhong’s face darkened.

Looking at the impending nightfall, he turned his neck to Li Nanshuang and asked, "How long was I unconscious?"

"Brother Jiang, about four hours."

Before Li Nanshuang could speak, Qu Hongling was the first to chirp in.

Seeing that the man ignored her, Qu Hongling, with swollen eyes, silently lowered her little head, her slender green onion-like fingers nervously twisting her skirt, looking like a little girl who had done something wrong.

Slap!

The next moment, Jiang Shouzhong’s head was slapped by Mr. Li.

Jiang Shouzhong was dazed, looking at Li Nanshuang, "Boss, why did you hit me?"

Mr. Li planted hands on his hips, pointing at Qu Hongling:

"Is she really your woman or not? If she is, then quit sulking. A grown man shouldn’t act all petty and womanish, it’s disgusting."

Qu Hongling quickly grabbed Li Nanshuang’s arm:

"Sister, it’s not what you think, this was all my fault, don’t blame Brother Jiang. Initially... initially it was I who abandoned him, I..."

The girl’s expression turned sorrowful.

Jiang Shouzhong glanced at the girl and then quickly averted his eyes.

He said to Li Nanshuang, "Boss, can you fly with the sword? Take me to the Capital."

Although he was now a master of the Heaven Desolation Boundary, he had not learned techniques like flying, and even if he had, his current physical condition could hardly sustain it.

Li Nanshuang rolled her eyes: "Me, a person of the Great Profound Sect Master Realm, fly with a sword? Anyway, didn’t Yan Changqing tell you to go to Zhenxuan Mountain?"

Jiang Shouzhong remembered that Yan Changqing indeed had told him to go to Zhenxuan Mountain.

But the problem was, right now he needed to return to the Ran mansion to explain the situation clearly to Ran Qingchen.

And he didn’t know what was happening at the Ran mansion now.

That’s when Qu Hongling said softly, "Brother Jiang, I can fly with the sword."

Jiang Shouzhong did not utter a word.

"Slap!"

The back of the man’s head was slapped again.

Li Nanshuang glared with her big eyes: "Are you deaf? She said she can fly with the sword!"

Jiang Shouzhong was about to complain, but seeing Mr. Li’s defiant look like ’try to scold me and see what happens’, he reluctantly shook his head and said to Qu Hongling, "Please take me to the Capital."

"No, it’s no trouble, Brother Jiang."

Qu Hongling waved her hands repeatedly.

She formed a gesture with her fingers, and with a flash, the previously small Phoenix Slaying Sword transformed into a long sword about five feet long and twenty inches wide, hovering in front of the three of them.

Qu Hongling gracefully jumped onto the long sword, reaching out a hand to the men, "Brother Jiang, Sister Li, come on up."

Li Nanshuang curiously touched the long sword, clicking her tongue in wonder, "Can this thing really hold the three of us? Are you sure you can manage, don’t drop us midway."

"It can."

Qu Hongling nodded vigorously.

Regarding her talent in the Sword Dao, Qu Hongling was in no way inferior to Ran Qingchen, and Sword Control was her specialty.

Jiang Shouzhong stepped onto the blade.

Qu Hongling hesitated for a moment, her face blushing as she said softly,

"Brother Jiang, could you... hold me? I’m afraid I might fall when we fly up."

Jiang Shouzhong was startled.

In his hesitation, the back of his head was slapped by Mr. Li again.

"Hold her, are you deaf? Otherwise, we’ll both fall off. You might want to die, but I sure don’t."

Jiang Shouzhong, feeling helpless, stretched out his hand, embracing the girl’s slender and flat midriff.

Familiar fragrance.

Familiar girl.

Familiar warmth.

In an instant, the man felt as if he had returned to the times in Anhe Village.

Qu Hongling looked down at the man’s hand on her midriff, a gentle smile curving her lips. But gradually, the smile on her face faded, leaving only melancholy and sadness.

Time had not erased their love, but it had diluted that intimate closeness.

What was lost seemed like it could never be recovered again.

"Let’s go, take off!"

Mr. Li didn’t care about any romantic sorrows, casually jumped onto the blade, and unabashedly grabbed Jiang Shouzhong’s waist, saying to Qu Hongling, "Little Teardrop, make it quick."

Little Teardrop?

This Mr. Li, naming people without any regard to their feelings.

Qu Hongling snapped back to reality, smiling and nodding.

Whoosh!

The tip of the sword, like the light of dawn breaking, fiercely rose, piercing the sky.

Because of the abrupt ascent, Jiang Shouzhong couldn’t stabilize his body at first. In a panic, his hands instinctively reached upward.

Once the blade had stabilized, he realized his reaction.

The man cleared his throat and carefully moved his hands back down.

Qu Hongling’s voice was as gentle as a spring breeze brushing across a lake, faint as a mosquito’s buzz, "It’s fine, Brother Jiang."

Jiang Shouzhong didn’t know how to respond, mumbling, "Still so small."

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