Ex-Wife is a Big Villainess
Chapter 62 - 58 Qu Hongling’s Killer Move

Chapter 62: Chapter 58 Qu Hongling’s Killer Move

After Yan Changqing left, Jiang Shouzhong explored the Five Elements Dao Body alone.

Although he could no longer internally observe his dantian, by quieting his mind, he could feel the two small golden figures residing within his dantian hopping and jumping around in high spirits.

When they sensed their master was perceiving them, the two small golden figures immediately ceased their frolicking.

The Yin Talisman small golden figure that had been jumping the most retained its previous well-behaved appearance, while the other, the Yang Talisman golden figure, crossed its arms in front of its chest, still emanating an air of arrogance.

"How do I command them to open the acupoints?"

Jiang Shouzhong pondered, closed his eyes, and recalled the scene of internal observation, maintaining his mental focus.

Soon, above the heads of the two small golden figures appeared five blurry figures seated on a vast lotus platform, each emitting a distinct aura.

There was the gentleness of water, the fierceness of fire, the resilience of metal, the solidity of earth, and the purity of wood.

The five figures continuously rotated, seemingly waiting for Jiang Shouzhong to make a choice.

Which Taoist Body should he start with?

Jiang Shouzhong found himself in a quandary.

He was eager to open the acupoints for all five Taoist Bodies simultaneously, but such an immense task would be too arduous for the two small golden figures, and the progress would be slow. It would be smarter to follow Mr. Yan’s advice and proceed one by one.

At the very least, he should quickly step onto the path of cultivation and obtain the ability to protect himself first.

Jiang Shouzhong was no fool.

He understood the principle that possessing a treasure could lead to one’s downfall.

After much contemplation, Jiang Shouzhong finally decided to cultivate the "Earth Tao Body" first.

Earth bears all things, causing them to assimilate with it.

Mr. Yan had said that the path of cultivation is about taking one steady step at a time.

Besides, earth carries the other four elements, being the foundation of the Five Elements.

All things die in the earth, all things are born from the earth... If he could solidify the "Earth Tao Body" first, the cultivation of the other four Taoist Bodies might be more efficient.

Without much hesitation, Jiang Shouzhong resolutely chose the "Earth Tao Body."

As his thoughts moved, he instantly felt his body enveloped by an invisible current of air, and even the air around him became a bit heavier.

His slightly agitated emotions also gradually became calm and stable.

Faint streams of brown-yellow aura swirled around his body, intertwining with the earth.

The two small golden figures inside him also underwent changes.

The Yin Talisman golden figure turned into a beam of gold light, wrapping around a dense mass of Yin energy and rushing towards the acupoint on the Ren meridian.

The Yang Talisman golden figure initially did not want to move. After being urged by its companion several times, it reluctantly swept toward the acupoint on the Du meridian to begin the development, surrounded by less Yang energy.

The poor laborers started on their journey of toil.

Jiang Shouzhong also began his journey of auto-cultivation.

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On the outskirts of the Capital at night, beside Cloud Lake.

A girl in a red dress with a slender waist belt sat on the shore, staring blankly at the glistening ripples on the water’s surface.

Although she promised Mr. Shen to stay in the inn, Qu Hongling still sneaked out.

The winter night was cold, with a chilly breeze blowing. The girl hugged her legs, rested her chin on her knees, and let her eyes filled with nostalgic sorrow drift over the lake’s surface, sometimes scattering with the ripples, other times settling silently like the moon’s reflection on the water.

She thought of many people.

She thought of Jiang, Ye, the simple villagers of Anhe Village, and even the rabbit demon Xi’er.

She harbored no hatred, not even annoyance at Xi’er.

If it were the cold-blooded and decisive her from before, she would never have cared about the life or death of a maidservant.

But ever since experiencing human love and feelings, after sensing Xi’er’s attachment to her deceased lover, she felt a twinge of pain in her heart, as if in the other’s persistence, she saw herself filled with regret.

Initially, when she learned of the massacre in Anhe Village and saw the shattered bodies ravaged by the mudslide, she had contemplated suicide.

If it weren’t for Ms. Qiu, she might have succeeded in her suicide attempt.

But in the end, what kept her going, besides the Ms. Qiu she revered as a parent, was revenge!

She braved the Thousand Beasts Forest alone, wreaking havoc, and causing a total rift between what were once allied factions, not out of impulsiveness, nor unaware that someone was scheming behind the scenes.

Thousand Beasts Forest, having been involved in the massacre at Anhe Village, deserved to die, whether they participated willingly or were deceived into it.

Just like the former Magistrate of Qingzhou.

She feared neither being ostracized by her own clan nor becoming an enemy of the entire Dazhou Dynasty, nor did she fear standing against the people of the world.

Whoever harmed Jiang, they didn’t deserve to live!

After she had killed all those who deserved death, she would end her own life and go to the underworld to find Jiang.

She needed to apologize to Jiang personally.

Because she had once promised him that she would never leave his side.

A gentle breeze came by, slicing the teardrops on the girl’s cheeks with her fluttering hair, leaving behind delicate trails of tears.

Just like her heart, which had long been shattered.

Not far from the lake, a patch of brown soil suddenly loosened, and shortly thereafter, a head burst through the earth.

"Ptooey! Ptooey! Ptooey!"

The pale-faced young Taoist spit out the bloody dirt from his mouth, cursing, "Thank goodness I know the Earth Escape Skill, or I really would have been done for in this damn place. Who the hell would be so shameless as to ambush an immortal?"

The young Taoist, cursing and swearing, spat out another mouthful of blood, his already pale face looking even more defeated.

He looked around and suddenly froze.

This young Taoist, who had become the Chief Disciple of Zhenxuan Mountain at a young age and made a notable name for himself in the jianghu, who had once said, "All the women in the world are but mundane; none compares to the love I hold for my sword,"...

At this moment, his eyes seemed to have been touched by a divine painter, infused with a stroke of vivid and ethereal red.

"Love at the tip of my sword, love at first sight..."

The young Taoist murmured foolishly.

Qu Hongling, sensing someone’s presence, furrowed her delicate brows and stood up to leave.

The young Taoist, coming back to his senses and wanting to follow, found himself stuck in the soil and unable to move. He shouted urgently, "Help me, Miss! Please have mercy and help me!"

Qu Hongling, as if she hadn’t heard, lightly stepped over a thin puddle by the road with the tips of her delicate shoes, the sound breaking gently.

The young Taoist shouted, "Miss, I am Feng Yichen from Zhenxuan Mountain. Please leave your name."

The girl in red suddenly stopped in her tracks.

She turned to look at the young Taoist, half of his body still in the ground, and her pale, faintly tinted eyes conveyed a chill, "You say... you’re from Zhenxuan Mountain? The Zhenxuan Mountain that vows to slay all demons in the world?"

The young Taoist, unaware of the change in her mood and thinking his reputation had an effect, replied with a smile, "That’s right, I am the Chief Disciple under the sect leader, known in the jianghu as ’Demon Slaying True Immortal’."

"Not a bad title."

The girl’s lips curved slightly, harboring a barely discernible intention to kill.

"May I know your esteemed name—I am..."

Feng Yichen, the young Taoist, barely got the words out when his pupils suddenly constricted.

A fleeting sword light came cutting through the air!

In a critical moment, the young Taoist barely managed to turn aside, the thin sword piercing through his left shoulder and drawing a trail of blood.

Qu Hongling’s wrist gave a subtle tremble, like sprinkling sweet dew.

The small sword instantly turned into ten different long swords, stabbing towards the young Taoist from all directions.

"Are you finished?!"

With a cry of anguish, the young Taoist raised the same turtle shell that had been cracked by the sword attack before.

Boom!

The turtle shell talisman exploded.

The earth around the Taoist erupted.

When the dust cleared, the Taoist had disappeared without a trace, leaving behind only specks of blood.

Qu Hongling closed her eyes to sense the surroundings; her divine sense swept the area but detected no sign of him. She was about to use magic to pursue him when she glanced at the palace; after hesitating, ultimately, she put away her sword and left.

A good while after the girl had gone, from the same pit blown open by the explosion, the young Taoist climbed out again.

He covered his mouth, forcibly swallowing the fresh blood in his throat, looked up at the dim moonlight, and lamented, "Am I ugly or what? Why does everyone I meet want to take a slice at me with a sword?!"

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