A Tale of Encounters with Immortals: A Peach Blossom Temple in the Martial World

Hai Tianfu stared blankly as the paper figure transformed into a ghostly spirit and vanished into the night sky.

The oppressive aura emanating from the spirit that the piece of paper had transformed into made it difficult for him to breathe.

The two men looked at Zhang Zhengdao with eyes full of awe, their bodies turning ice-cold.

Tonight might not be peaceful!

Zhang Zhengdao glanced at them, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally, then continued chanting scriptures and playing music as if nothing had happened, making the evening lively for Scholar Kan.

That one glance froze them both, leaving them momentarily unable to control their bodies. When Zhang Zhengdao looked away, they were drenched in cold sweat.

The warning in that glance was too strong.

"Don't mind your own business!"

Having suffered a great loss, Hai Tianfu immediately spoke to Qin Shouzhong.

Qin Shouzhong nodded firmly.

"Why are you meddling in other people's business? I still need to go to Lingzhou City to find my wife!"

Hai Tianfu was surprised.

"Didn't your wife run off with another man?"

Qin Shouzhong: ...

Did I even ask you to say it aloud? You damned eunuch!

"Wasn't my plan to find her, divorce her, and then announce it to the world of martial arts, ruining her reputation and ensuring she could never recover in this lifetime!"

Hai Tianfu: "So you're not going to be disgraced too?"

If that's really the case, then everyone in the world will know that Qin Shouzhong, the Sword God and the leader of the Four Great Swords, is actually a cuckold!

Just thinking about it makes me feel quite happy!

At least that's what Haitianfu thought; his lips twitched involuntarily.

It's really hard to hold back laughter.

“For a cultivator, all things are external matters; I have suddenly attained enlightenment.”

Qin Shouzhong also gave a very serious explanation.

After saying that, he lightly touched the ground with his toes and soared into the air like a large bird. In just one leap, he disappeared into the night and headed towards Lingzhou.

"The excitement's over, it's time to go." Hai Tianfu glanced at the still-lit house of Scholar Kan, then at the Taoist priest chanting sutras with an air of seriousness, and sighed, "It's truly disheartening!"

He leaped into the air and headed towards Lingzhou, disappearing in no time.

The two traveled one after the other, and at their pace, they would arrive in Lingzhou in just two or three hours. Whether they were faster or slower than the paper figure was unknown.

"They're gone!"

After the two took off, Hu Yunying noticed it, looked at the night sky, and then turned to look at Zhang Zhengdao.

Following Zhang Zhengdao, feeling the Daoist essence, and eating spiritual peaches, her cultivation had already begun to break through.

It has a feeling of a breakthrough, like a torrent bursting through a dam.

It ran very smoothly, without any obstacles.

Now, facing any of the four masters, even if we can't win, running away is no problem.

Hu Yunying was only at the Innate Realm before, but now she has at least reached the mid-to-late stage of the Grandmaster Realm. This speed is extremely rare, and even she herself finds it unbelievable.

Zhang Zhengdao's face grew increasingly flushed.

If I were to cultivate the "Two Elements Jade Maiden Heart Sutra" with Zhang Zhengdao, the speed would surely be off the charts!

Keep it up, keep trying!

Hu Yun clenched her fists secretly, silently cheering herself on!

Guo Lanying, standing beside her, had also reached the Innate Realm, and with her recent rapid progress, she had broken through to the mid-Innate Realm. This was also a very exciting thing for Guo Lanying.

But she didn't think as much as her master, Hu Yunying; she just quietly cultivated, quietly worked, quietly...

A sensible woman should keep everything to herself and not cause her man any worry.

The main room with two coffins looked particularly gloomy and desolate.

Guo Lanying also recalled the tragic massacre of her entire family. Although she killed the massacrers, she didn't kill the mastermind behind it. At that time, she was not capable enough, but now that her abilities are gradually increasing, she might be able to avenge this great grudge when she reaches the Grandmaster level.

Before reaching that level, one must be cautious and timid; weakness is the original sin.

Originally, she had no intention of seeking revenge.

After all, the murderer was dead, and he himself had killed quite a few people.

But after seeing what happened to the Kan family today, my calmed emotions were reignited and I was filled with anger again.

So hateful!

Why do high-ranking officials and nobles take whatever they want from ordinary people, and have the power to kill or take their lives?

She wouldn't have dared to think about these things before. Why should she? This word was used by those rulers. How could a weak innate cultivator like her possibly say something that only a grandmaster would dare to say?

But now she dares to think that way.

After all, at this rate of cultivation, becoming a grandmaster is only a matter of time.

They both saw Zhang Zhengdao cutting out paper figures the whole time.

Zhang Zhengdao is an enlightened master, that's an indisputable fact. Plus, they see him often, and there's that abnormal creature Shu Baimei constantly floating around in the Taoist temple, so they don't think it's anything special.

They only hoped to seek justice for the Kan family.

This is Guo Lanying's strongest expectation.

Lingzhou City, midnight.

The residence of the Vice Prefect You Danzhi.

A night breeze drifted into the room.

You Shizha, who had just lain down, was suddenly jolted awake by a gust of wind. Opening his eyes, he could hear sounds drifting in with the wind.

"Shizha... I've come to see you..."

You Shizha suddenly sat up and looked around.

The surroundings were completely silent, with only the faint chirping of insects.

It's autumn now, and there are far fewer insects.

There seemed to be no sound at all; utter silence, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. A slight breeze blew by.

Lie down and relax.

Just as I closed my eyes, that faint, ethereal sound came again.

"Shizha...look at our daughter...she's so beautiful..."

You Shizha suddenly sat up again.

A room that flickers between light and darkness.

A figure appearing and disappearing intermittently.

A sound that appears and disappears intermittently.

"My love, I died a terrible death..."

You Shizha turned back.

"what--"

A mournful scream pierced the night sky from his room, waking everyone in the You family mansion.

A ghostly face, a dark and ambiguous face, was pressed right against his face.

Kan Shu-shen's face was deathly pale, and in the flickering candlelight, her face moved in and out of his sight.

"My love, I died a terrible death—"

"do not come!"

You Shizha reached out and pushed away the pale face that was leaning towards him.

My finger suddenly sank in...

It was slippery, and there was something on my hand, like oily beads...

He raised his hand and looked...

Two bloodshot, white, milky eyeballs, mixed with mucus, that slippery feeling...

"what--"

Another pitiful scream rang out—

The wind in the night sky grew cold, and moonlight fell on the ground. A woman in white, her hair disheveled, and blood dripping from her eyes…

"Someone is coming——"

There seemed to be no one there. You Shizha stumbled out of the room and ran wildly down the corridor, which seemed to have no end. No matter how he ran, the white shadow that was drifting towards him was always following behind him.

"No...don't kill me...I was wrong...Waaah..."

You Shizha fell down, rolled over and landed on his buttocks on the bluestone slab, kicking his legs hard.

"I was wrong, please forgive me..."

"I forgive you..."

The ethereal sound seemed to come from underground; I wanted to cover my ears, but it seeped into my heart.

Forgive me?

"You've forgiven me? That's wonderful... Cui Cui, you really do love me..."

The drifting shadow froze.

???

"I am not Cuicui—"

"I understand, I understand, Fangfang, I knew you would forgive me—"

The shadow in white: ...

"My lord... I am Kan Shushen, I am pregnant with your child... How could you forget..."

"No, yes, you are Kan Shushen. I like you the most. I love you. Tomorrow I will go to the West City Mansion to propose marriage. Will you marry me..."

White-clad shadow: ...

"My lord, have you really forgotten? I am the daughter of the Kan family in Linbin Town. Look... we've already had children..."

The figure in white grinned at You Shizha.

Blood kept flowing from the two dark, hollow eyes onto the stomach.

To You Shizha's horror, the woman in white used her sharp fingernails to cut open the round belly, pulling out the intestines one by one, and finally scooping out a fleshy, bloody baby from the belly.

He presented it to You Shizha, who was slumped on the ground.

A woman carrying a bloody, gutted baby floated over and handed the baby to him.

You Shizha rolled his eyes and fell straight down.