The Jun Ye Arc
I had to admit, seeking her out due to a fleeting curiosity was the best decision I'd ever made...
After Elder Xu completed his mission, he unexpectedly learned that his son had already married.
With the intention of recruiting more talent for the sect, he planned to find Elder Xu's daughter-in-law, expose her true nature, and thus make Elder Xu's son understand that women could not be trusted.
Indeed, no woman in this world could be trusted, and all women deserved to die.
This was what his master had taught him since childhood, and it was what he had always believed.
The first time he saw her, she was below a tea house. At that moment, she noticed Xu Ji'an, and they quickly departed.
Seeing her hurried search, he was dismissive. This woman surely had ulterior motives.
It seemed he needed to reveal this woman's true face to Elder Xu's son.
Hundred Herbs Pavilion.
He used his abilities, enchanting everyone with his zither music, but unexpectedly, she remained clear-headed.
With his first move failing, he devised a new strategy.
Looking at himself in the mirror, he was filled with confidence, for he knew his appearance was enough to captivate any woman in this world.
As expected, when she entered the room, he didn't miss the flash of admiration in her eyes.
He deliberately spoke, "Miss, why do you look at me like that?"
To his surprise, her eyes cleared again, and she looked directly at him, replying, "How would you know I was looking at you if you weren't looking at me?"
After a few exchanges, she turned to leave.
Her parting words, "Look at the heart, not the appearance," made him waver.
No, this must be some trick of this woman.
He hadn't expected this woman to be so cunning. It seemed he needed to plan carefully, and so he let her go that day.
He, the Black Lotus Holy Son, could not fall behind in strategy!
Thus, he began to observe her movements with even greater diligence.
Yet, over so many days, he never saw her mistreat her husbands; instead, she was quite... good to them?
At this point, he discovered she had opened a bookshop and was writing novels under the name "Qinglian Jushi."
Driven by curiosity, he directly snatched books from buyers.
Hmph! As the Black Lotus Holy Son, he wouldn't spend a single coin on a woman~
But it was better not to look, for once he started, he became utterly engrossed in the novel's world.
This woman! Her schemes ran so deep!
His heart filled with vigilance, he approached her husbands in her absence.
He planned to find a way to stay in the Nian household, get close to her, and then proceed slowly.
Unexpectedly, her husbands were highly cautious and did not fall for his ploy.
It seemed his appearance was too striking, making them wary of him.
He touched his smooth cheeks, feeling a touch of frustration.
Why should men trouble other men? His master had said that one reason their Black Lotus Sect had always struggled to achieve success was that men in the world were not united. He now deeply understood his master's words.
This was why, later, he took in the homeless Bai Qingqing.
He was injured by people from the miscellaneous scholarly factions and had to return to the sect to recuperate. However, during this period of recovery, he often thought of Nian Jiaojiao.
No, he would not be swayed by a woman.
It was her books he was interested in!
Outside the Royal City, he met her again.
A new, unfamiliar yet radiant man was by her side.
This ignited his anger.
Calming himself, he told himself:
It's fine. He didn't care about this woman; he cared about her books!
Thus, he held the man hostage, demanding she return with him to the sect to continue writing.
Unexpectedly, she remained uncooperative.
What was even more unforeseen was that in the short time they hadn't met, she had already broken through to the Object Manipulation realm.
And so, she escaped from his grasp, time and again.
Even in a restaurant, he had spent money for her!
He had spent money for a woman?
This realization enraged him. He should have killed the obtuse waiter, but for some reason, his sword strike went wide, hitting the wooden table instead...
Nian Jiaojiao! You just wait!
He returned defeated once more to the Black Lotus Sect.
This time, he didn't linger long before finding Elder Xu, preparing to secretly leave the sect.
Unexpectedly, his Black Lotus Sect was destroyed overnight.
He thought his life had reached its end, but he never imagined that she would be the one to save them!
She was already a master of the Object Control realm!
Interacting with her again, he witnessed her "money-grubbing" nature. She had taken a quarter of the sect's treasury, which gave him a headache.
Even more outrageously, to ascertain his whereabouts, she had summoned him with a contract while he was in the latrine!
This woman!
His patience had its limits!
In the Royal City, he and Elder Xu discovered that Bai Qingqing was also coveting her, so they fabricated an excuse to send him to a remote location.
Hmph! This woman was a menace. Fortunately, they had discovered it in time.
She was accepted as the top scholar and returned to Qingzhou with her husbands. He had intended to follow, but his master found him at that moment.
He was happy that his master had survived, but strangely, he also felt a sense of loss...
Because he knew it was impossible for them.
Thus, the day after her eldest husband gave birth, he secretly went to congratulate them.
As he left, he looked at her and said:
"It's not that you didn't choose me, but that I gave up on you."
The reconstruction of the Black Lotus Sect still depended on him; he could not disappoint his master.
She was first stunned, then smiled:
"You are right."
As he turned away, a tear rolled down the corner of his eye.
When he opened his eyes again, there was no emotion left in them.
The Wu Shuang Arc
He was a man but had always been raised as a woman.
Upon discovering his talent in the zither, he was taken away by his master, who instructed him never to reveal his male identity.
Unlike most men in the Great Yue Dynasty, confined to high chambers, he traveled across the land, sampling various delicacies. He knew he was fortunate.
More fortunate than most men.
During this time, he received much admiration from men, but he could not reciprocate, which caused him the greatest distress.
For this reason, he could only feign indifference, keeping people at bay.
During his trip to Shazhou, he met Jiaojiao. After a brief acquaintance, he already considered her a friend.
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At that time, she had disguised herself as "Qiu Yu." When he heard the news of her becoming a nun, he was shocked.
It was not until he met Jiaojiao in the Royal City that he realized this "Qiu Yu" was not "that Qiu Yu."
The Dynasty established the Demon Slaying Division, and she became the head of the Qingzhou Demon Slaying Division. For the sake of the people, he also joined the Qingzhou Demon Slaying Division.
Sometimes, he went on missions with her.
He had also felt attraction.
But when the Celestial Demons invaded, he vowed that until the Celestial Demons were eradicated, he would not pursue anything else.
She was his comrade, a reliable comrade.
"Wu Shuang, there's a new mission,"
Nian Jiaojiao's voice came from the doorway.
"Coming,"
He replied, looking up, and embraced his seven-stringed zither as he walked towards the beautiful and heroic woman.
The woman was bathed in pale golden sunlight, so warm that it was impossible to look away.
He smiled.
This was quite good, too.