novelapdf Chapter 166: Matchmaking for Ah Shui?
Chapter 166: Matchmaking for Ah Shui?
Chapter 166 Playing matchmaker for Ah Shui? (First update)
The sword light, like the cold moon reflected in a frozen pool, once again attacked Jiang Mu's heart with murderous intent.
"They came so fast!"
Jiang Mu flipped his left hand over.
A folding fan appeared in his palm, and he waved it towards the sword's edge.
[Draw a circle around yourself and imprison yourself!]
The sharp sword light emitted a piercing buzz in mid-air, its speed being slowed down by half a beat.
Taking advantage of this brief opening, Jiang Mu's eyes narrowed, and he immediately used teleportation!
He instantly teleported to the right side of the room.
However, before he could catch his breath, the blocked sword light seemed to have eyes and become intelligent, and it turned into a sharp angle in mid-air.
With an even sharper speed than before, it caught up with the spot where Jiang Mu had flashed.
Another stab aimed at the chest!
"What the hell is this? It even tracks me automatically?!"
Jiang Mu's pupils contracted sharply, and he immediately held the Blood Mad Blade horizontally in front of his chest, while simultaneously activating the [Mysterious Gang True Understanding] within his body to its maximum.
"boom!!"
A tremendous force, like a torrent, slammed into Jiang Mu's chest along the blade.
Jiang Mu felt as if he had been struck head-on by a sledgehammer in the chest, his internal organs displaced, and he was sent flying backward.
"Bang!"
He smashed the wooden door, his body arcing through the air.
It eventually crashed onto the edge of the ancient well in the courtyard.
"puff"
Jiang Mu felt a sweet taste in his throat and spat out a mouthful of blood.
The folding fan in his hand was also forcibly pulled by an invisible force and flew out of his hand with a "whoosh".
Since he entered the Daoist path, this was the first time he had been beaten so badly in a direct confrontation, with no power to fight back.
The last flash sale obviously doesn't count.
"Cough cough————"
Jiang Mu wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, leaned on the Blood Mad Blade, and slowly stood up, looking up at the door.
Upon seeing this, he was stunned.
Standing at the door was a shadow puppet!
The shadow puppet was made of some kind of animal hide or human skin, as thin as a cicada's wing, with red thread connecting the joints, and it was holding a shadow puppet sword of the same material in its hand.
It was a flat, lifeless face, yet it exuded a chilling, sinister aura.
"What the hell is this thing? A shadow puppet demon?"
Jiang Mu's heart pounded wildly.
He seemed to sense something and turned to look at the other side of the courtyard.
On the high, upturned eaves of the roof, a pretty young girl dressed in green stood gracefully.
The girl's face was covered by a light veil, and she had a cool and aloof demeanor.
A cold wind blew against the hem of her skirt.
She stood motionless on the roof tiles, seemingly weightless.
At this moment, in her slender, pale hand, she was holding the folding fan that she had just snatched from Jiang Mu's hand.
She lowered her head, carefully examining the folding fan in her hand, then raised her eyes, as cold as stars, to look down at Jiang Mu.
"This fan wasn't like this before."
She spoke slowly, as if each word was uttered with great effort, with a mechanical pause in her speech. "Now, I accept."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Mu immediately understood the other person's background, even if she thought about it with her toes.
This fan was originally given to me by Yang Tianci.
The other party recognized the fan and was clearly one of Yang Tianci's men.
"Who are you to Yang Tianci?"
Jiang Mu stared at her coldly.
However, what alarmed him was that although the girl looked young, the aura emanating from her was quite imposing.
This sense of oppression.
He is very likely already a master of the sixth realm.
Of course, things in the cultivation world are hard to say. Some old monsters have the art of preserving their youth; they may look like a loli, but they may actually be a hundred years old.
The girl in green looked down at him, her eyes showing no anger or murderous intent, only an indifference as if she were looking at an ant.
She said, enunciating each word clearly, "I won't kill you. You, cut off your own leg."
Now that Jiang Mu was even more certain of the other party's origins, he couldn't help but chuckle.
He spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, his eyes turning icy: "The Inner Guard?"
Heh, deliberately sending Chief Shui away was just to make it easier to sabotage me?
What a brilliant plan!
"So, even the mighty Imperial Guard enjoys resorting to such underhanded tactics as luring the enemy away from their base and launching a sneak attack."
The girl in blue seemed to be poor with words, or perhaps she felt that there was no point in talking to a dying person.
She ignored Jiang Mu's sarcasm and formed a hand seal in front of her chest.
"Click click"
The shadow puppet standing at the doorway moved again.
As if infused with a soul, its form transformed into a blurry white line, trailing a chilling sword light, and thrusting towards Jiang Mu's lower body at an extremely tricky angle.
"Does he really think I'm a pushover?!"
Jiang Mu roared, and golden light shone brightly on the back of his left hand!
[The Cage of Confinement!]
A translucent golden light prison descended from the sky.
With a loud crash, the speeding shadow puppet was firmly trapped inside.
The shadow puppet's sword struck the bars of the light prison, producing a loud clang, temporarily trapping him.
To catch the thief, first catch the king!
The moment the shadow puppet was trapped, Jiang Mu did not pause for a moment and exerted force with both legs.
Like a cannonball fired from a gun, he gripped the Blood Frenzy Blade tightly and rose from the ground, carrying a torrent of blood and true power, directly slashing towards the girl in blue on the roof.
However, not a ripple appeared in the girl's eyes.
She gently flicked her jade-like fingers.
"Swish! Swish!"
Two enormous shadow puppet warriors wielding long-handled halberds suddenly appeared from her side.
Two shadow puppet warriors, one on the left and one on the right, crossed their spears and charged towards Jiang Mu in mid-air.
"town!"
Jiang Muren flipped his left hand while in mid-air.
A jet-black phantom of the [Ghost King Seal] condensed in the sky, carrying immense force, and crashed down on the girl and the two shadow puppet warriors.
However, when the Ghost King Seal fell less than three inches from the top of the woman's head.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, a vast burst of starlight erupted from the girl's body.
This stellar power seemed to carry the absolute majesty of the laws of heaven and earth, transforming into an invisible barrier.
"Crack—Bang!"
The Ghost King Seal remained frozen on the barrier for only half a breath before shattering like an egg hitting a hammer.
"So hard?"
Jiang Mu's heart trembled violently; the two battle halberds were already within reach.
He decisively unleashed Shadow Number One.
With a thought, he prepared to teleport away to create distance.
However, the moment he activated his teleportation, it was as if he had crashed into a layer of water.
A layer of blue ripples spread across the surrounding space.
The girl had unknowingly set up a powerful spatial barrier, which not only blocked Jiang Mu's teleportation but also completely isolated the courtyard from the outside world.
At this moment, the fighting inside the courtyard was in complete chaos, but those outside could not hear a sound.
They couldn't even detect the slightest fluctuation of spiritual energy.
"Bang!"
Jiang Mu was struck on the blade by the shadow puppet warrior's halberd and thrown back into the courtyard.
He leaned on the Bloodthirsty Blade, knelt on one knee, and gasped for breath.
Sweat dripped down his chin.
Only now did he truly experience the terror of facing enemies across two borders.
He had previously single-handedly defeated hundreds or even thousands of demons, killing enemies of higher levels, which made him a bit arrogant, and he even had the illusion that he could take on a tenth-level demon by himself.
But now, facing a sixth-realm expert from the inner guard, with profound knowledge and unpredictable supernatural abilities, the gap in strength between the two sides was immediately revealed.
No wonder Aunt Shui had previously refused to let him raid the demon army's main camp.
Faced with absolute power, any fancy techniques seem pale and powerless.
Just as Jiang Mu was racking her brains for a way to escape, a charming, languid voice, tinged with a playful tone, swept across the desolate courtyard like a spring breeze, softly echoing behind Jiang Mu: "Oh~ it's only been a short time since we parted ways."
How did my once-mighty little guy get beaten up so badly?
Upon hearing that familiar voice, Jiang Mu's tense nerves immediately relaxed by half.
He let out a long breath and said irritably, "If you female zombie had come any later, you might have only been able to see my corpse while it was still hot."
A subtle fragrance wafted over.
Red fog churned in the air.
Wearing a gold and red high-slit dress and stiletto heels, revealing her two exquisite black stockings, Ji Hongyuan appeared before Jiang Mu like a bewitching red lotus blooming in the dark world.
I wonder if it's because the clone was intentionally modified.
He's grown a bit taller.
Jiang Mu, standing behind, seemed to have turned into a little horse.
There are large trucks ahead.
Ji Hongyuan placed one hand on her slender waist, her alluring dark gold eyes slightly narrowed, and stared at the girl in blue on the roof with a smile: "This shadow puppet show is quite good, little girl."
"However, I can't just watch your performance for free. Tell me, how much reward do you want?"
The girl in green tilted her veiled head, a hint of doubt appearing in her cool eyes. She spoke with great difficulty: "A demon—it shouldn't be—"
"Shouldn't what?"
Ji Hongyuan raised her meticulously crafted eyebrows, not understanding the stammering words.
Jiang Mu took a breath and said calmly, "What she meant was that you, a demon, shouldn't be here, much less collude with me, the Demon Slayer."
"Giggle giggle————"
Upon hearing this, Ji Hongyuan burst into a charming laugh, her body trembling with delight.
The scenery in front of the clothes is overwhelming.
She stretched out her slender fingers, feigning shyness, and covered her red lips, her eyes sparkling: "Oh dear, so that's how it is. That really shouldn't have happened."
But there's nothing I can do, since I'm already pregnant with this little devil's child.
The saying goes, "A woman follows her husband wherever he goes, whether he's a chicken or a dog." My sister is his woman now. Am I supposed to just stand by and watch my child's father be bullied?
Jiang Mu's forehead veins throbbed as he listened.
That crazy woman.
They dare to spout any wild and outrageous words.
He coldly interrupted the other person's rambling: "Stop talking nonsense, just do it and kill her!"
"Okay, whatever my little husband says goes~"
Ji Hongyuan chuckled, but her eyes turned icy cold in an instant.
"Whoosh!"
She didn't move, but her jade hand made a grabbing motion in the air.
In an instant, dozens of thin, crimson lines of blood, like a torrential rain, enveloped the girl in green on the rooftop.
The girl in green remained expressionless, her hands rapidly changing into hand seals.
The two tall, shadow-masted armored warriors blocked her way, their halberds swirling like impenetrable windmills.
However, Ji Hongyuan's bloodline was formed from extremely domineering Yin energy. Those seemingly tough shadow puppets were easily cut apart like tofu in front of the bloodline.
"Sizzle!"
With a tearing sound, the shadow puppet warrior's limbs were crushed to pieces.
Upon seeing this, the girl in green lightly touched the tiles with her toes and gracefully retreated like a swallow.
At the same time, swing both hands repeatedly.
Dozens more shadow puppets flew out from the sleeves, transforming into various birds and beasts, attempting to block the ever-present red killing intent.
The two masters engaged in a dazzling battle above the narrow courtyard.
One is the unpredictable shadow puppetry, the other is the sharp and ruthless severing of the red thread.
However, even if Ji Hongyuan was just an avatar, her true form was a genuine tenth-tier zombie queen, whose combat experience and mastery of power were far beyond what this young girl could compare to.
In just a few rounds of combat, Ji Hongyuan tore through all of the girl's defenses with overwhelming force.
"puff!"
A hidden red line grazed past the girl's chest. Although the protective star power blocked the fatal damage, the strong recoil still made the girl in green feel as if she had been hit hard.
She groaned, and a mouthful of blood sprayed onto her white veil, resembling specks of red plum blossoms.
The girl landed on a high wall with the force of the impact, clutching her chest, and for the first time, a clear sense of fear appeared in her usually cold eyes.
She looked at Ji Hongyuan, who was closing in on her, and said in a wooden tone, but with a calm acceptance of reality: "I—can't beat you. You are powerful."
Having said that, she didn't hesitate at all, turned around and transformed into a wisp of green smoke, about to escape towards the outside of the barrier.
"Trying to run away? Did you ask your sister's opinion?"
Ji Hongyuan sneered, her fingers clenching tightly: "Stay here!"
The countless red lines, like a giant blood net, instantly closed in, trapping the wisp of green smoke within them, and then twisted it fiercely.
"Sizzle!"
The smoke was pulverized.
However, not a single drop of blood or flesh fell from mid-air.
Only a few tattered shadow puppets, cut into pieces, spun and drifted to the ground.
"A substitution technique?"
Ji Hongyuan raised her eyebrows.
She spread her divine sense and carefully searched the surroundings, only to find that the girl's aura had completely disappeared without a trace.
"Tsk, they run pretty fast."
Ji Hongyuan withdrew her divine sense, a sincere sigh flashing in her eyes, "This little girl is not simple. At such a young age, she actually possesses the orthodox star position of the Heavenly Gang level, and her foundation is extremely solid. Given time, she will surely become a great person."
"The orthodox star position of the Heavenly Gang?!"
Jiang Mu's suspicions were confirmed.
He couldn't help but complain in his mind.
Damn it, there are only thirty-six true Heavenly Stars in the entire world.
Why do I keep running into these kinds of people after I just went out?
One is General Chang Dawei, and now a mysterious veiled woman whose name we don't even know has appeared.
"Little guy, you're such a troublemaker."
Ji Hongyuan swayed her slender waist as she walked to Jiang Mu's side, extending her fragrant, jade-like fingers to gently pinch Jiang Mu's slightly pale cheek, teasingly asking, "How come you've already made such a formidable enemy so soon after we parted ways?"
Jiang Mu straightened up, using the hilt of the knife as leverage.
His face was ashen, his eyes burning with rage, and he said coldly, "These guys from the Imperial Guard really think they're masters who can decide life and death."
The demon army is pressing in from the front lines, but instead of killing the demons, they're using this opportunity to lure me away and cripple my legs!
"Save your breath, little guy."
Ji Hongyuan clapped her hands, saying dismissively, "Don't be angry, it's useless. With your current fourth-realm cultivation, even if you train for another ten or eight years, you might not be able to kill her. That girl has a very deep foundation."
"snort."
'
Jiang Mu snorted coldly and sheathed the Blood Mad Blade. "I'm going to complain to Aunt Shui right now."
Anyway, I have Aunt Shui as a big tree to lean on.
This is a free lunch; why not take advantage of it?
Damn it, I won't be able to get over this until I vent my anger today.
If your mind is not clear, you won't even be able to use your strength to help Aunt Deng in the future.
Shui Miaozheng stepped into the meeting hall of the Yancheng Demon Slayer Division.
Besides Yan Wu, the head of Yancheng, there were two men and one woman sitting in the hall.
All three were dressed in black, close-fitting outfits, with long, narrow, standard-issue swords at their waists, and their figures were quite capable.
As expected, he's an internal guard.
Shui Miaozheng felt a chill run down her spine and secretly became more vigilant.
Hearing footsteps, the woman in black at the head of the group turned around.
Shui Miaozheng had prepared herself for a difficult situation, but when she saw the other person's face clearly, she was first taken aback, and then a deep surprise welled up in her clear eyes: "Xiaotong?"
The woman had delicate features and a rather slender figure.
Upon seeing Shui Miaozheng, a gentle smile bloomed on her face, and she stood up: "Miaozheng, it's been a long time."
As she stood up, the two imposing bodyguards beside her also stood up in unison and bowed to Shui Miaozheng.
The woman's name was Xun Xiao, and she and Shui Miaozheng were childhood friends.
The two grew up in the capital and were close friends.
Later, Xun Xiao got married, while Shui Miaozheng, heartbroken after her father, the old chief of the Shui family, was killed in the line of duty, left the capital and went to Fazhou City to serve as the chief.
As time went by, their interactions gradually faded.
But after all, they were childhood friends, and Shui Miaozheng was quite happy to see an old friend in the turbulent city of Yan.
However, amidst her joy, she was mostly surprised: "How did you get into the Imperial Guard?"
Xun Xiaozhuang held Shui Miaozheng's hand and explained with a smile, "I've been working in the Inner Guard for almost half a year now. I used to be in charge of the department that secretly collected intelligence, but because the rules were strict, I didn't tell anyone."
I was recently transferred to Commander Yang's command, and have been running around doing errands for him.
Shui Miaozheng frowned slightly, even more puzzled: "And what about your husband? Would he agree to let a woman like you enter the Inner Guard, a place where lives are lived on the edge?"
She remembered that her friend's husband was also a high-ranking official in the Internal Security Department.
He was highly appreciated by the emperor.
But that man was extremely controlling and was very strict with his wife.
Shui Miaozheng had even heard that her husband had a bad temper and often beat and abused Xiaozhuang.
How could a man like that allow his wife to appear in public like that?
Xun Xiaotong's smile remained unchanged as she said calmly, "He has already passed away."
"what?"
Shui Miaozheng stood there dumbfounded, her red lips slightly parted, and she didn't come back to her senses for a long time.
Xun Xiao had nothing to hide about the accident. He pulled Shui Miaozheng down to sit and said casually, "A while ago, he was ordered to carry out a secret mission in the old territory of the Mirror Kingdom."
As a result, the mission failed, and not only did the man die, but he also did something foolish before he died: he accidentally released an immortal divine soldier from the Mirror Kingdom, causing a great disaster.
Fortunately, His Majesty remembered their past friendship and his past contributions, and did not punish his family.
On the contrary, because he died in the line of duty, he gave me, a widow, quite generous compensation, one of which was that he agreed to allow me to take up a post in the Internal Security Department as an exception.
At this point, Xun Xiaozhuang looked at Shui Miaozheng, his eyes sparkling: "Miaozheng, as you know, I've always wanted to be like you, a female official who can make her own decisions. I've always envied your official robes from the Demon Slayer Division. Now, I've finally achieved my wish."
Upon hearing these words, Shui Miaozheng felt a pang of guilt and remorse.
After all, they used to be very close friends who could talk about anything. How could she, living in France, not know anything about such a big thing as her husband's death?
Xun Xiao, with his keen observation skills, immediately saw through Shui Miaozheng's thoughts.
She leaned closer and said with a half-serious smile, "Alright, stop looking so gloomy. You should actually be happy for me. Of course, I have to put on a sorrowful face in front of my colleagues."
However, there are no outsiders here. These two are my loyal confidants, and you and Brother Wu are friends I've known since childhood.
I won't put on that pretentious act in front of you.
Faced with her friend's carefree words, Shui Miaozheng was speechless for a moment, unsure how to respond.
You can't really celebrate the other person's husband dying, can you?
Seeing that Shui Miaozheng's expression was somewhat unnatural, Xun Xiaozhuang's eyes sparkled, and she couldn't help but start a joke between best friends: "Back in the capital, everyone saw that you always put on airs, aloof and solemn, and they always teased you in private that you looked like a widow."
But now, it's all different. I, the married woman, have become a real widow, while you, with your widow-like appearance, have endured until now and are still a pure and innocent virgin.
The phrase "a virgin" was uttered.
Shui Miaozheng's dignified and elegant face flushed bright red in an instant, as if she had applied the finest rouge.
Even her delicate earlobes were burning hot.
If it were any other ordinary woman, once she lost her virginity, if an experienced woman were to carefully observe her features and figure, she would still be able to discern some of the charm of a young married woman emanating from within.
But Shui Miaozheng is different.
Her appearance and temperament are very special.
That innate, widow-like aura was so strong that it led to—
Even though she had completely transformed into a woman, she looked exactly the same as before, with no discernible difference in appearance.
Sitting to the side, Yan Wu gazed at Shui Miaozheng's incomparably charming and shy appearance, his eyes flashing with an uncontrollable infatuation and passion.
But in just a moment, the light gradually dimmed.
Every generation of men has their own unattainable goddess in their hearts.
No matter how green the mountains are, or Yan Wu's generation, the most perfect and sacred white moonlight in their hearts is Shui Miaozheng.
Unfortunately, the goddess vowed in her youth to never marry and chose to live out her days alone.
Of course, from the perspective of the dark psychology of these secret admirers.
Even though it was a pity that the goddess could not become his wife, watching her remain unmarried for life was far better than watching the white moonlight in his heart fall into the arms of other men and writhe and submit to their pleasure.
At least, nobody got anything, so everyone felt at peace.
Noticing Yan Wu's complicated expression, Xun Xiaotong's lips curled into a playful smile.
She gently squeezed Shui Miaozheng's hand and teased softly, "Miaozheng, you're getting more and more beautiful. You're so captivating that any man who gets your hands on you would want to hold you in his hands and keep you in his mouth. He'd be afraid of crushing you if he wasn't careful—"
Shui Miaozheng's expression was somewhat unnatural.
not necessarily.
At least one guy didn't see anything about needing to be protected.
They really went all out.
Xun Xiao's eyes darted around, and he said, "Miaozheng, look, you're still unmarried, and there's someone else in this hall who's also still unmarried."
As the saying goes, a lone cloud is paired with a wild crane, and the bright moon accompanies a gentle breeze. In this turbulent world, rather than bearing the burden alone for a lifetime, it's better to find someone you know and can rely on.
Don't you think that makes sense?
Upon hearing this, Shui Miaozheng's face, which had been somewhat shy, immediately darkened and turned icy.
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