Water Reflects Peach Blossoms

Jiang Family Ancestral Hall.

Jiang Ruan knelt on the cushion, first kowtowed to his ancestors and burned incense, then he fetched some water, wet a cloth, and wiped all the tablets clean.

Then he cleaned the entire ancestral hall.

She didn't come out of the ancestral hall until the sun was about to set.

When Jiang Ruan found Zhe Yan, he had his back to her. He was tall with long black hair hanging down his back. The god was standing with his hands behind his back and looking up at the tall paulownia tree.

Hearing the voice behind him, Zheyan turned around and showed Jiang Ruan a gentle and beautiful smile. At that moment, it seemed as if he saw endless spring scenery, and countless peach blossoms all bloomed.

As the first phoenix in the world, Zheyan can be said to be extremely beautiful.

"Come out?" Zhe Yan said softly, "I bought some fruit and snacks. Even though it's getting late, I know you still want to go see your parents."

Jiang Ruan thanked Zhe Yan: "Thank you very much."

"Since you have helped me like this, I will definitely offer you a tablet as a deity in the future, burning incense morning and evening, day and night."

Zheyan thought her sincere thanks were very cute. He raised his hand and the bamboo basket on the table instantly appeared in his hand.

He handed Jiang Ruan the bamboo basket filled with incense, candles, paper money, and fruit snacks, and said softly, "Go, your parents must miss you too."

It was this gentle exhortation that made Jiang Ruan's eyes red.

It was her fault that she was unfilial and had not been able to pay homage to her parents for nearly sixty years.

Jiang Ruan took the bamboo basket, walked out of the Jiang family gate, and headed towards the ancestral grave outside the town.

It was almost dusk.

In the town, everyone Jiang Ruan knew was old and had dim eyesight. When they saw Jiang Ruan, they all thought that there was a young woman in the town who looked very similar to Jiang Ruan's beautiful face.

Forcing himself not to be sentimental when seeing the scene, and pretending not to know people he knew, Jiang Ruan carried a bamboo basket and walked to the ancestral grave outside the town.

After finding his parents' grave, Jiang Ruan discovered that the soil in the joint burial plot in front of him had been renovated, without a single weed on it, and even the tombstones were clean.

Jiang Ruan's guess appeared again.

She placed the fruits and snacks in front of the tombstone, lit candles and burned incense.

Burning paper money and paying tribute to his parents, Jiang Ruan told them about his experiences of the past year.

She went to Jian'an to look for Cen Sheng, and was rescued from the monster by Donghua. He then forcibly took her to the Heavenly Palace. She finally escaped from the Heavenly Palace, but when she found Cen Sheng, he was nearly 70 years old and even had grandchildren.

"Dad, Mom." Jiang Ruan's voice choked with sobs. "Mr. Cen is a treacherous villain. I have severed all ties with him. Don't worry about me, Dad. I have the business skills you taught me. I will be self-reliant and bring honor to our Jiang family."

"My daughter also met an excellent immortal, his name is Zhe Yan."

"When I fell from the Heavenly Palace, he saved my daughter from fainting on the grass. He also accompanied her to Jian'an and escorted her back to Chenshui Town. He is my daughter's benefactor. I will never forget his kindness. I will set up an incense table at home and burn incense every day."

"Emperor Donghua forcibly took my daughter back to the Heavenly Palace, but his grace in saving my life is greater than heaven. He gave my daughter a second life. I will also set up an incense table for him and burn incense and offer sacrifices every day."

"I will come to visit you often in the future. I hope you won't blame me for not fulfilling my filial duty for sixty years."

After saying that, Jiang Ruan kowtowed three times.

Just as she stood up and turned to leave, a man passing by stopped and stared at her, saying in surprise, "You... aren't you the fairy in the portrait my grandfather painted?!"

Seeing the man in front of him dressed in gorgeous clothes and looking wealthy, Jiang Ruan immediately denied it sternly: "Who is your grandfather? How can I recognize your grandfather at my age?! You frivolous person, get out of the way!"

The man snorted and laughed, pointing at himself complacently and said, "My family is the richest in Shenshui Town. My grandfather is Sun Yinghao, and my name is Sun Lexian!"

"No matter who you are, as long as you arrive in Chenshui Town, you will have to make a living under the control of our Sun family!" Sun Lexian asked Jiang Ruan, "Whose daughter are you? My grandfather's eightieth birthday is coming up, so I will come to your family to propose marriage. I will marry you in a formal matchmaker. My grandfather's regret will be made up by his grandson. I'm sure my grandfather will be happy too!"

Jiang Ruan frowned.

Sun Yinghao did find a matchmaker to propose marriage, but was rejected by his father.

Before she could say anything, a stone hit Sun Lexian's leg, making him wail and kneel on the ground.

Zhe Yan didn't even glance at Sun Lexian. He walked over to Jiang Ruan. His expression was calm, but his eyes were icy cold. "I only knew that a toad wanted to eat swan flesh. Now I realize that even insects dare to approach celestial beings."

Sun Lexian opened his eyes wide at Zheyan's scolding. His legs hurt and he was stunned by the scolding. For a moment, he couldn't think of any words to refute!

He had never been scolded before, so how could this man in front of him be so bold?!

Sun Lexian wanted to stand up, but his legs hurt so much that he couldn't stand up. He could only kneel on the ground and swear fiercely: "My family is the richest in Shenshui Town! Dare to offend me, and you two will never survive in Shenshui Town!"

Zhe Yan's expression was slightly grim: "How shameless of you to say that."

As he said this, he wanted to teach Sun Lexian a lesson.

As soon as he raised his hand, a black smoke quickly rushed towards here!

Zheyan raised his hand, and with just a burst of divine power, the black smoke dissipated.

Two men in white landed on the ground. The leader, a righteous and rather serious man, was stunned for a moment when he saw Jiang Ruan, then surprised: "Goddess Zheyan and... the Empress?"

Jiang Ruan was shocked!

She had never met the man in front of her, so how could he know her?!

Jiang Ruan was recognized, and even Zheyan had not expected such a turn of events.

After recognizing Jiang Ruan, the man bowed to Zhe Yan and said, "Junior Diefeng, the eldest disciple of Supreme God Kunlun Xu Moyuan, greets Supreme God Zhe Yan."

"Just now, my junior brother Ling Yu and I were chasing a spy sent by the Wing Clan to investigate Kunlun Xu. Thanks to the help of Supreme God Zhe Yan, we were able to capture him."

While frantically trying to think of a way to shut Diefeng and Lingyu up, Zheyan casually waved his hand, "It's just a small favor, no need to thank me."

Seeing that the conversation between the eldest senior brother and Zheyan had ended, Ling Yu looked at Zheyan and asked, "I heard that the Supreme God Zheyan has a very good relationship with the Emperor Donghua. After Master learned that the Emperor and Empress had accidentally fallen into the Heavenly Palace, he also released a portrait of the Emperor and Empress to us, and told us to be on the lookout for any traces of the Emperor and Empress when we go out to track down the Winged Clan."

"Now that Supreme God Zheyan has found the Emperor and Empress, my eldest brother and I should report this to Master, so that he won't have to worry about them all the time."

Although it was strange why Zheyan, who had been living in seclusion in the Ten-Mile Peach Forest, suddenly left the Ten-Mile Peach Forest and came to the mortal world, and it was also strange how he found Jiang Ruan, who even Emperor Donghua and his own master could not find, but as the second prince of the West Sea, Diefeng naturally knew the smooth rhetoric of the officialdom, not to mention that his ninth junior brother Lingyu had already found an excuse for Zheyan.

Then, Diefeng said to Zheyan, "With Supreme God Zheyan escorting them all the way, the Emperor and Empress will surely be able to return safely to Taichen Palace."