Chapter 1619 - 1608: Original Female Protagonist of Cultivation Novel

Chapter 1619: Chapter 1608: Original Female Protagonist of Cultivation Novel

Recently, Chen Nanjin had been run ragged because of this rumor. He did indeed secretly admire Junior Sister Ruixiao, but he absolutely never had any improper thoughts. Who on earth had spread such a vicious piece of news?

Unbidden, Chen Nanjin thought of what had happened in the South Sea Immortal Mansion. He remembered that back then, that black?robed man who had always opposed his junior sister had slandered her, and had even openly mocked Yan Junyang. But on an occasion like this, that black?robed man could not possibly have entered. Chen Nanjin then thought of Zhao Yunqi from the Joyful Union Sect.

It wasn’t unreasonable for him to suspect her like this; Zhao Yunqi had always been targeting his junior sister. That day Zhao Yunqi had also happened to be present. It was very likely that she had added fuel to the fire in recounting what had been said that day, which was what led everyone to such a huge misunderstanding.

"You say I shouldn’t do things that harm others and myself? That’s really a joke. Senior Brother Chen, trouble yourself to make things more specific and bring out some evidence. What exactly have I done that’s so heaven?defying and immoral?" Zhao Yunqi’s tone was the same mocking one as always, yet it only made Chen Nanjin even more suspicious.

With a cold expression, he warned, "I hope Fairy Zhao will not do anything that would damage her own sect."

Zhao Yunqi was so furious she could hardly breathe. She really was at odds with the Green Sun Sect. Previously it had been because of Jiang Ruixiao. No matter how good a reputation Jiang Ruixiao had outside, she had always been very clear about what kind of woman Jiang Ruixiao truly was. In others’ eyes, Jiang Ruixiao was noble and pure?hearted; in her eyes, she was hypocritical and affected.

Pure?hearted? Using such a word to describe a Cultivator? It was utterly ridiculous.

From the moment a Cultivator stepped onto the path of Cultivation, they were seizing fate from the heavens and competing with others for resources. If Jiang Ruixiao were truly pure?hearted, she absolutely could not have come this far.

But for some reason, everyone believed Jiang Ruixiao’s act, and thought she was the noblest immortal in this World, the kindest person alive, that everything she had today was owed to heaven?defying Luck and exceptional talent.

Zhao Yunqi admitted that Jiang Ruixiao’s Luck was indeed very strong, but she absolutely did not believe that everything Jiang Ruixiao had obtained was clean and aboveboard. The reason she had always found Jiang Ruixiao an eyesore was precisely because, back when she was in the Late-stage Golden Core, when they had entered the same secret realm, she felt that Jiang Ruixiao had used underhanded means to snatch away the opportunity that should have belonged to her—she had simply never had any evidence.

In the several hundred years that followed, she had always kept an eye on Jiang Ruixiao. She discovered a very strange pattern: any previously famed genius who went in and out together with Jiang Ruixiao, or entered the same secret realm to seek opportunities, would afterwards become obscure and unknown, or spend a period in decline.

This pattern was too terrifying, forcing Zhao Yunqi to stay on her guard. The more she watched, the more she felt that Jiang Ruixiao was hypocritical, and the more she felt she was bizarre.

Moreover, with some opportunities, it was as if Jiang Ruixiao knew in advance where they would appear. Each time she could obtain them smoothly and with ease. Zhao Yunqi had read the biographies of seniors who had achieved Ascension in the past; even those with great Luck had never been like Jiang Ruixiao.

Since ancient times, no matter how high one’s talent, in order to Ascend to the Immortal Realm, who wasn’t both painstaking and diligent? The dangers encountered on the path of Cultivation were beyond counting, yet Jiang Ruixiao’s improvement in cultivation was as easy as drinking water—so smooth it was downright abnormal.

The more she knew, the more Zhao Yunqi feared and disliked Jiang Ruixiao. She clearly understood that constantly butting heads with Jiang Ruixiao might make the other woman treat her as an enemy and bring trouble upon her, but she just couldn’t hold back; she simply couldn’t stand Jiang Ruixiao’s hypocrisy.

However, no matter how much she needled her, she still had a sense of proportion. At the very least, on occasions such as the Green Sun Sect and the Sword Sect forming a marriage alliance and Jiang Ruixiao and Yan Junyang becoming a Daoist couple, she knew she couldn’t act recklessly. This time she had indeed behaved herself. Who would have thought that the Green Sun Sect’s senior brother would instead come to slander and threaten her? The Joyful Union Sect might not be as strong as the Green Sun Sect, but it definitely wasn’t a sect that could be bullied at will.

"Senior Brother Chen, although my Joyful Union Sect’s strength is mediocre, we have always conducted ourselves uprightly. I don’t know why Senior Brother Chen has come to tell me such things today. I, Zhao Yunqi, admit what I’ve done, and what I haven’t done, I haven’t done. Before intimidating my Joyful Union Sect, trouble Senior Brother Chen to present evidence first," Zhao Yunqi said, forcing down her anger.

Chen Nanjin frowned. Had he truly wronged the wrong person this time? But aside from Zhao Yunqi, he really couldn’t think of anyone else who would target Junior Sister Ruixiao like this. Or was it that some sect with a grudge against their Green Sun Sect had deliberately created this rumor to sow discord between them and the Sword Sect?

Thinking of this possibility, the coldness between Chen Nanjin’s brows deepened. Zhao Yunqi sneered continuously. This Green Sun Sect, the number one sect in the Cultivation World—yet the Sect Leader’s first Disciple was actually this kind of person. She felt the Green Sun Sect was destined to decline sooner or later.

Having obtained no answers from Zhao Yunqi, Chen Nanjin hurried off to investigate other possibilities, without even offering an apology. Although in this Cultivation World, the strong were always respected, he still seemed far too lacking in magnanimity.

While Chen Nanjin was busy clearing Jiang Ruixiao’s name, in the Green Sun Sect’s back mountain—this place was where offending Disciples were sent to reflect on their mistakes.

"Who are you? How did you come here?" Li Qing’an stared sharply at the person who had suddenly intruded.

"I’m someone who’s come to inform you of a piece of news," Ye Qiu curved his lips slightly. "You don’t need to be so wary of me. I have no ill intentions toward you."

"Someone who doesn’t even dare show their face dares to claim they have no ill intentions?"

"You can’t put it that way. The reason I’m not showing my face is naturally because I have difficulties I can’t speak of. That has nothing to do with whether I have ill intentions." Ye Qiu looked at him calmly. "Out here in the back mountain, you probably don’t know how lively the Green Sun Sect has been lately."

"What are you trying to say?"

"What I want to say is that Jiang Ruixiao and Yan Junyang are about to hold their Taoist Union Ceremony. The date is the day after tomorrow."

After saying this, Ye Qiu clearly felt Li Qing’an’s aura fluctuate, and his gaze became particularly dangerous.

In the end, he gradually calmed down, as if Ye Qiu’s words just now had not affected him in the slightest. 𝚏𝗋ℯⅇ

"Why are you telling me this? They already had a marriage agreement to begin with; becoming a Daoist couple is perfectly reasonable."

"Are you really willing?" Ye Qiu had cultivated the Soul Power Technique; when he spoke, he could greatly influence a person’s emotions. "Are you really willing to hand Jiang Ruixiao over to someone else? Mingming the two of you were once mutually in love."

Li Qing’an’s aura grew chaotic again. He turned away in a fluster. "I don’t know what you’re talking about. Please leave at once, or I won’t be polite. Whatever your purpose is, this is your last chance to go."

"I like Yan Junyang, and you like Jiang Ruixiao. Neither of us wants them to become a Daoist couple. I know you love Jiang Ruixiao more than Yan Junyang does. Since that’s the case, can you really bear to see Jiang Ruixiao marry someone who doesn’t love her as much?" Ye Qiu paused for a moment as she spoke. "Besides, it seems Yan Junyang already knows about what happened between you and Jiang Ruixiao. Are you sure he won’t hold it against her in the future? What will become of Jiang Ruixiao then? Whether Cultivator or mortal, in the end, women are always the ones who suffer more."