Ex-Wife is a Big Villainess
Chapter 672 - 333: The World Above? _2

Chapter 672: Chapter 333: The World Above? _2

Seeing the two women worried, Jiang Shouzhong smiled and said, "With my current strength, who dares to provoke me?"

His gaze swept over the corpses scattered on the ground, and only then did the two women leave.

Jiang Shouzhong scooped some stream water to wash the blood off his hands, then sat on a stone beside Su Junwen’s corpse, looking at his soul with a complex expression: "How should I comfort your wife?"

Su Junwen said nothing, just stared at him with a confused and strange look.

Understanding what the other was thinking, Jiang Shouzhong said:

"I can see the souls of some dead people, though not often, and most can’t communicate with me. So far, I haven’t figured out why."

Su Junwen sighed slightly, "It would be nice if Shuangshuang could see it."

"She might be scared to death."

Jiang Shouzhong shrugged.

Realizing his joke was inappropriate, Jiang Shouzhong spoke seriously: "Who exactly killed you?"

"Black Water."

Su Junwen uttered the two words.

Jiang Shouzhong’s eyes flashed, "This person is a member of a secret organization, mixed with people from the court. Not long ago, I caught a guy from the Liushan Division involved with them. Their goal is to investigate the truth behind the revival of Demon Qi."

"Red Demon."

"What?"

Su Junwen looked at him, "The name of the organization is Red Demon."

Jiang Shouzhong frowned, "Why is it called that?"

Su Junwen shook his head, "I don’t know either; it was the Black Water guy who told me. He said, this organization was formed twenty years ago."

"How did you escape?" Jiang Shouzhong asked curiously.

Su Junwen crouched beside his corpse, trying to touch it, but his hand passed right through.

He lost focus for a while before slowly replying, "When he was interrogating me, a giant snake appeared, and I managed to escape, but unfortunately, I still couldn’t survive."

A giant snake...

Jiang Shouzhong thought to himself, "It seems to be the Snake Demon that Hong’er mentioned."

Seeing the other looking at his corpse in a daze, Jiang Shouzhong sighed, pulled the body out of the stream, tidied its appearance, and said:

"I’ve heard from Tan Shuangshuang that Su Shanke once told you some secret incantations. Your brother Su Junyang and the members of the Red Demon Organization were chasing you because of this incantation. Did you tell the incantation to Black Water?"

Su Junwen shook his head, "No."

Jiang Shouzhong said no more.

After a moment of silence, Su Junwen said lightly, "You want to know that incantation, don’t you?"

Jiang Shouzhong laughed, "Believe it or not, I’m not interested in those things. Of course, I’m curious and want to know. But if you don’t want to say, it doesn’t matter to me."

Su Junwen usually had a stiff face, but now it revealed a slight smile.

He shifted his gaze from his own corpse to Jiang Shouzhong and said, "When we first met, I felt a good impression of you, wanting to be friends, but there was no chance. Now, there’s even less chance."

Jiang Shouzhong remained silent.

He wasn’t interested in befriending such a boring and rigid person.

Su Junwen said, "Actually, that old man Su Shanke didn’t tell me any incantation. He just told me the location of a treasure and told me to find it in the future."

Treasure?

This result was unexpected for Jiang Shouzhong.

If it was a treasure, why didn’t Su Shanke find it himself but tell his illegitimate son?

Su Junwen recalled the crazy words his father had once told him, saying faintly:

"He said he once saw a mountain with a cave dwelling inside, housing many magic artifacts, secret manuals, and top-grade pills, along with many long-lost treasures.

Any single item brought out could cause chaos in the Jianghu, granting someone immense power.

The mountain was red, and above the mountain was another mountain, inverted, with the peaks opposite each other, surrounded by floating lakes in the sky, which were also red..."

Jiang Shouzhong felt as if listening to a fairy tale.

A mountain on a mountain?

An inverted mountain body?

Floating lakes in the sky?

Big brother, can you hear yourself?

Jiang Shouzhong pondered for a moment and said:

"Su Junwen, I suspect your father was hallucinating, which is why he saw so many peculiar things. Do you think such a place exists in reality?"

Su Junwen nodded slightly, "That’s what I think too, but I’m also sure that the old man was clear-headed when he said those things, not believing he was seeing an illusion. Additionally, regarding his madness, I always felt there was a mysterious force at play."

Saying this, Su Junwen pointed at his corpse, "In my mouth is a fake tooth, given to me by that old man, said to be the key to entering the cave dwelling. You can take it out and see."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shouzhong squatted beside the corpse, pried open its mouth and began to search.

Sure enough, he found a fake tooth.

It was more like a small Bone Nail than a fake tooth.

Jiang Shouzhong was bewildered.

If it’s truly not an illusion, does such a place exist in reality? If it did, it would’ve been known long ago.

Could it be...

Jiang Shouzhong’s eyelids twitched suddenly, and he instinctively looked up at the sky.

Lowering his voice, he voiced his speculation, "Su Junwen, could it be that your father inadvertently saw scenes from heaven."

As a new century youth atheist traverser, Jiang Shouzhong never believed in what he called gods and buddhas.

But this world, which values cultivation, does have Ascension.

Ascend into the heavens to become an Immortal.

Therefore, there must be mountains, waters, and houses up there; they couldn’t all just be sitting on clouds, feeling the breeze.

Su Junwen’s expression was confused, "I don’t know, and I don’t want to find that place; let’s just treat it as the old man’s dream. I only wanted to live a simple life with Shuangshuang, but...

Jiang Shouzhong said, "Since you don’t care, why not tell your brother and others to avoid being chased."

Su Junwen gave a bitter smile, "Do you think they’d believe me?"

Jiang Shouzhong was stunned, then pulled out a self-deprecating smile, "I got caught up, indeed. Whatever you say, they’ll think you’re hiding something. Seems your father really screwed you over."

Humans are suspicious by nature.

If they think you hold a secret, they won’t easily let go.

Except for a dead person speaking.

But the problem is, apart from Jiang Shouzhong, no one can make a dead person speak.

Jiang Shouzhong couldn’t help but feel sympathetic towards this poor child and asked, "The Black Water who captured you, was it a man or a woman?"

Su Junwen shook his head, "He wore a mask and changed his voice, hard to determine, likely a man. But I guess he ended up in the belly of that Snake Demon after being attacked."

Jiang Shouzhong nodded and suddenly thought of Fang Ziheng, then asked, "Did you see a man in green clothes with a sword on his back, accompanied by a handsome young Attendant?"

"You mean the third young master of the Fang Family."

Su Junwen replied, "I recognize him, as we are both from Qingzhou. They were indeed attacked by that Snake Demon before, but then they escaped into the forest, and I don’t know what happened after that."

Jiang Shouzhong looked into the dense, dark forest and murmured helplessly, "Young Master Fang, I’ve done my best; you can only rely on yourself now."

"Jiang..."

Su Junwen’s expression was mournful, softly saying, "I have a favor to ask of you; since Dazhou seems destined for chaos, I hope you can send Shuangshuang to Yanrong.

Actually, Shuangshuang and I were planning to go to Yanrong, as I have a reclusive aunt there, told to me by my mother, whom no one else knows about. I’ve already sent a message there.

Shuangshuang knows where it is, and I hope she can settle down and live out her life peacefully."

Jiang Shouzhong found himself in a dilemma.

He was a wanted criminal, traveling with the Sect Master of the Demon Clan and a princess from an enemy nation, so how could he escort someone out of Dazhou?

But looking at the corpse on the ground, he couldn’t help but sigh.

Never mind, let’s be a good person to the end.

Fortunately, as the Princess of Yanrong, Yelü Miaomiao probably had many spies hidden within Dazhou and could help.

"Alright, I’ll help you send her."

"Thank you, Jiang Shouzhong."

Su Junwen respectfully saluted Jiang Shouzhong deeply.

Jiang Shouzhong hesitated for a moment and asked, "Should I bring her here to see you one last time?"

Su Junwen shook his head, regret mingled with acceptance, "No need, if there’s a next life... see you then."

As his words fell, his body gradually became transparent and disappeared.

Jiang Shouzhong rubbed his face, pocketed the Fake Teeth Bone Nails, got up, and hoisted Su Junwen’s corpse, looking skyward, muttered:

"I wonder if there really are Immortals in the heavens?"