novelapdf Chapter 269 Stop! Stop fighting!
Chapter 269 Stop! Stop fighting!
Inside the inn, the night was as still as cool water.
The bright moonlight streamed in through the half-open windowpane, as if spreading a layer of fine frost on the floor.
Jiang Mu sat cross-legged on the bed, her eyes slightly closed.
He was calmly regulating the surging star power within his body.
Although Jiang Mu successfully intercepted Shen Hufei's [Yangmen] star position, a problem now lies before him.
That is, he currently has a bit too many star positions.
In summary, he currently holds the following star positions:
The stars are: Earthly Star, Heavenly Killing Star, Heavenly Courageous Star, Heavenly Swift Star, the pestle gifted by Yang Feifei, and the newly acquired Yang Gate star position.
A full six stars!
However, he can only support four shadow demons at present, including shadow demons he collected from the Black Prison Forest.
Even if you include your own body, there are only five star slots available.
There aren't enough slots, and the equipment is overloaded.
This forced Jiang Mu to detach the Heavenly Courage Star from his body and temporarily release it back into the Star Sea when he seized the Yang Gate Star Position. Fortunately, he had the Star Locking Egg, which could temporarily lock the drifting star position in the Star Sea.
Moreover, Jiang Mu has mastered the art of exploiting bugs to an unparalleled degree.
Whenever the locking time of the [Star Lock Egg] is about to expire, he immediately re-locks it.
The main point is that they occupy the position without doing anything.
All the cultivators in the world could only watch helplessly as that star hung in the sea of stars, and no one could touch it.
"To obtain new Shadow Slots, you must upgrade your Magic Gauge. However, the experience bar for upgrading Magic Gauges is getting longer and longer, requiring you to absorb a massive amount of Magic Energy."
Jiang Mu muttered to himself in the darkness.
"Looks like I'll have to keep slaying demons like crazy for the rest of the days."
"It's perfect timing, Aunt Shui and Sister Ling are both here. Let them help kill some of them, and I'll just follow behind and absorb the demonic energy. That should multiply the efficiency several times over. I'm not a tool, I'm a helper, so I have to use me when needed."
Just as Jiang Mu was happily planning her future, a series of light footsteps suddenly came from outside the door.
coming.
Jiang Mu's ears twitched, and a surge of heat rose in her heart.
On the way to the inn, both of the stunningly beautiful women had subtly given him meaningful glances.
Jiang Mu was too lazy to answer the life-or-death question of "go left or go right," so he simply sent a telepathic message to the two women, telling them to come to his room that night.
Although neither of the two women said anything at the time, based on Jiang Mu's understanding of them, these two women were both extremely competitive.
Neither side will back down, and someone will definitely come to assert their dominance tonight.
Jiang Mu quickly stripped naked, rolled onto the bed, and waited for his beloved to arrive.
"I wonder if it's Sister Ling or Aunt Shui standing outside the door right now?"
Jiang Mu wondered to herself.
She even had a plan on what actions to use to greet him later.
However, the script did not develop in the direction he had envisioned.
The footsteps outside the door paused for a moment, but instead of pushing the door open, they gradually faded away.
"Huh? You're back?" Jiang Mu was taken aback.
But before he could get up, the footsteps quietly approached again.
He circled the door twice, then went back inside... going back and forth like that, getting closer and then further away.
Jiang Mu lay on the bed, her face dark.
No, my dear ladies, things have come to this point, what are you still agonizing over?
I've already taken my pants off, and this is what I get to listen to?
He wished he could just bar his shirt off, rush out, carry the woman outside into the house, and take her right there and then.
But reason told him that he absolutely could not do that.
I absolutely must not take the initiative now.
If I rush out and hug the wrong person, or hug one of them first and anger the other, the scene will explode in no time. "I have to hold back and wait for them to come to me."
Jiang Mu gritted her teeth and continued to lie motionless on the bed.
Meanwhile, in the corridor on the second floor of the inn.
The two door gods are facing each other coldly.
"Water Master".
Ling Ye crossed his arms and coldly retorted.
"In the middle of the night, instead of resting in your room, you're sneaking around in this corridor. Are you perhaps having an affair? If word gets out, it might tarnish your reputation."
Shui Miaozheng's smile was gentle:
"Your Excellency Ling has misunderstood. The night is long, and I simply came out to admire the moon because I saw that the moonlight was beautiful tonight."
"But you, Inspector Ling, were pacing back and forth outside Xiao Jiang's room just now, like someone with a guilty conscience."
Ling Ye raised his chin slightly: "What a coincidence, I'm also out admiring the moon."
"Oh?"
Shui Miaozheng smiled enigmatically, "Since you're going to admire the moon, I won't disturb you. Envoy Ling, go and admire it quickly; you can't see the moon from this corridor."
"Why don't you go and enjoy it?" Ling Ye sneered.
"I've finished admiring the scenery and am about to go back to my room to rest," Shui Miaozheng said.
"Then go to sleep."
"Isn't Inspector Ling also awake? Please go first," Shui Miaozheng said with a smile.
The two were like two daggers locked together, neither willing to back down first.
After exchanging a few blows, the two finally snorted coldly and went back to their own rooms.
boom!
The door closed.
But the next moment, both doors opened a crack almost simultaneously.
Behind the crack in the door, a pair of alluring phoenix eyes and a pair of cool almond eyes were staring coldly at the other person's door across the corridor, as if afraid that the other person would try to trick them and sneak into Xiao Jiang's room.
The two kept an eye on each other from a distance.
After staring at them for more than half an hour, both women were starting to feel the strain.
Going down this door isn't a solution either.
Shui Miaozheng simply pushed open the door and came out, smiling at Ling Ye:
"Envoy Ling, if you're afraid of the dark and want someone to keep you company, why don't you... come sleep in my room tonight?"
The implication is obvious.
Since neither of us trusts the other, let's just sleep under the same roof and keep an eye on each other.
Did you plan to sneak into Xiao Jiang's room without my knowledge?
None of the doors!
If we can't get any food, then nobody should eat tonight.
Ling Ye hesitated for a moment, then pushed open the door and walked straight into Shui Miaozheng's guest room.
Inside the room, the dim candlelight flickered, casting the graceful silhouettes of the two people onto the wall.
Even the air seemed to have become a little more fragrant.
"We have to get up early to travel tomorrow, Inspector Ling, you should get some rest."
Shui Miaozheng turned around, speaking with her back to Ling Ye as she untied the ties of her outer robe.
The light blue outer garment slid down her rounded shoulders and gently gathered at the woman's waist.
Ling Ye glanced over unconsciously and was momentarily lost in thought.
The flickering candlelight illuminated the voluptuous figure below.
The round, smooth moon halo, like still water rippling gently, with its slow, gentle curves, resembled a warm, smooth jade millstone, quietly suppressing the subtle fragrance filling the room.
Shui Miaozheng seemed to notice her gaze, turned half her face away, and a faint smile appeared on her lips:
"That young Jiang is full of vigor and seems to have a particular fondness for my physique. He always says that my figure is good for childbearing and that I will definitely be able to give the Jiang family a healthy and chubby baby boy in the future."
Ling Ye narrowed her cool almond-shaped eyes.
Ha, no wonder you suddenly invited me in, you're here to show off your wealth?
Without saying a word, she walked to the other side of the bed with a cold face, raised her delicate hand, and unbuttoned the outer garment of her tight-fitting outfit.
She also took off her inner garment, leaving only a close-fitting bodice.
Now it was Shui Miaozheng's turn to be stunned.
Even in his everyday attire, one could tell that this Inspector Ling possessed a magnanimous spirit, setting him apart from ordinary people.
But at this moment, up close, without the obscuring effect of heavy clothing, it's an intuitive feeling.
The visual impact was truly astounding.
Ling Ye met Shui Miaozheng's shocked gaze, gently brushed a stray hair from his cheek, and said calmly:
"That kid Xiao Jiang probably lacked love growing up, so he especially likes this place and often secretly glances at it."
He also said that if we have children in the future, we will raise them very well, ensuring they will not go hungry and that the Jiang family line will continue to flourish.
Upon hearing this, Shui Miaozheng clenched her fists.
This game ended in a draw.
There's no way around it; both of them possess a fatal charm that makes them stand out from the crowd.
When it comes down to it, neither can suppress the other.
Each of them went to bed with their own thoughts on their minds.
Shui Miaozheng blew out the candle, and darkness surged in, enveloping the two in the same quiet space, leaving only the sound of their deliberately suppressed breathing.
After a long while, Shui Miaozheng's soft voice rang out first:
"Envoy Ling, to be frank, I've decided to relinquish the Venerable Star position of [Bi Yuewu] and will no longer compete with you for it. You were once one of the world's top talents, and even though you've been injured, your future is undoubtedly limitless. It's only a matter of time before you ascend to the Ninth Realm again."
You have such a brilliant path ahead of you, there's really no need to waste your precious youth on mundane matters of love and affection like we do. I'm different; my life's limit is already set, and this is how it will be.
"Little Jiang, let me take care of her."
Ling Ye let out a cold laugh in the darkness, sighed, and retorted sarcastically:
"Master Shui is really underestimating himself. In fact, your talent and comprehension far surpass mine."
After I was severely injured when I forcibly broke through to a higher realm back then, I knew that the peak of the Great Dao was no longer within my reach.
But I sincerely hope to see you, Master of Water, overcome all obstacles and reach the pinnacle of the world's great path.
Since these romantic entanglements are hindering your cultivation so much, I'll take on this arduous task for you. It's better to just let me bear the burden." Seeing that her gentle approach wasn't working, Shui Miaozheng dropped the pretense and her tone suddenly turned cold:
"Ling Ye, since we've come this far, I'm not afraid of what you might say outside. Xiao Jiang and I are truly in love, and he even promised to marry me."
It was you who insisted on interfering because of the favors you had done for me in the past.
"If I were you, with any self-awareness, I would have stepped aside, instead of shamelessly and deliberately ruining other people's relationships!" "Ruining relationships?"
Ling Ye sat up and said coldly,
"Shui Miaozheng, have you forgotten something? I've known Xiao Jiang the longest!"
We were bound together by life and death in Huzhou City.
Besides... he's already seen my body, and he's kissed me.
If he and I weren't considered husband and wife in a familial sense, then who was? The one who shamelessly came out of nowhere and became a third party to destroy our relationship—that was clearly you!
"Hmph! So what if we knew each other early? Does spending a lot of time together necessarily mean we're in love?"
Shui Miaozheng also sat up, glaring angrily in the darkness.
"If you two were really together all along, why did Xiao Jiang deny having any inappropriate relationship with you in front of me before?" "Doesn't that apply to you too?"
Ling Ye retorted, "Xiao Jiang has never admitted to having an affair with you in front of me."
The two engaged in a heated exchange in the darkness.
A new and even more intense round of confrontation has begun.
Both women are proud and arrogant, and each wants to possess the person she likes all to herself.
After a long exchange, the two women were somewhat exhausted.
In fact, as the argument escalated, they all vaguely realized that it was completely impossible to get the other party to back down voluntarily.
Moreover, given Xiao Jiang's philanthropic and shameless nature, he definitely wouldn't want to give up either of them.
Ling Ye gritted his teeth and said coldly:
"Fine, for Xiao Jiang's sake, I can take a loss and tacitly approve of your relationship with Xiao Jiang, allowing you to stay by his side in the future. But!"
"I must be the future legal wife of the Jiang family!"
"absurd!"
Shui Miaozheng laughed in exasperation and retorted.
"I should be the one saying that. In terms of seniority and household management, in what way am I not better than you? If you're willing to stay, you can only be a concubine. Don't even think about becoming the principal wife!"
"Then there's nothing more to say, let's have a fight!"
Ling Ye abruptly stood up, grabbed the longsword lying on the bedside table, his eyes burning with fighting spirit.
"Whoever loses has to be the vassal!"
"That's exactly what I was thinking!"
Shui Miaozheng also stood up without showing any weakness.
Without a word, the two women quickly dressed and leaped out of the window one after the other, speeding towards the wilderness outside the town.
If you want to fight, find a place with fewer people.
Jiang Mu waited until the flowers withered.
From initial high expectations, to doubts along the way, and now to utter disappointment.
This shows that Xiao Jiang made a mistake.
"Looks like they're not coming tonight. What a blunder. I shouldn't have pretended to be reserved and waited for them to make the first move."
Jiang Mu was secretly annoyed.
But the fire of evil within me was stirred up and I couldn't suppress it.
He simply got out of bed, put on his clothes, and sneaked out of the house.
Standing in the corridor, Jiang Mu glanced at Shui Miaozheng's room, then at Ling Ye's room, momentarily caught in a dilemma. He took out a copper coin and tossed it in his hand:
"The letter indicates it's going to Sister Ling's house, but the reverse indicates it's going to Aunt Shui's house. It's all up to fate."
"bite."
The coin lands in the palm of your hand; that's the literal meaning.
Jiang Mu smirked and used [Teleport] to sneak into Ling Ye's room.
However, the room was empty.
"Nobody here?"
Jiang Mu was taken aback.
He then used teleportation to enter Shui Miaozheng's room.
The result was the same: no one was there.
Jiang Mu was stunned.
Where have these two people gone?
Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind, and his expression changed drastically.
He dared not delay and rushed out of the inn, opening his divine sense to the fullest extent to search outside Xiyun Town.
Finally, in a desolate area more than ten miles outside the town, Jiang Mu sensed the violent collision of two stellar energy fluctuations.
He rushed over to take a look.
Sure enough, the two beautiful figures were locked in a fierce and evenly matched battle.
Shui Miaozheng held a shimmering, colorful fan, her delicate body turning gracefully.
With each wave of the fan, several azure waves transformed into raging torrents, sweeping out and smashing the surrounding boulders to pieces.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Ling Ye's sword flashed brightly.
The sword energy poured down like a silver river, forcefully cleaving the towering waves in two.
"Stop! Stop fighting!"
Jiang Mu rushed forward, focused his energy, and shouted loudly.
However, the two, who were fighting fiercely in mid-air, only had eyes for each other, seeing the vixen, and wouldn't listen to any of Jiang Mu's advice.
The sword light and the water waves collided once again with a thunderous roar.
Upon seeing this, Jiang Mu suddenly felt a surge of anger.
He pulled out the Bloodthirsty Blade.
His internal stellar power erupted, and a dark red blade aura shot into the sky, cleaving a trench more than ten feet long in the ground between the two women.
The earth and rocks exploded, and grass and leaves flew everywhere.
"Stop it, you bastards!!"
The roar was like a thunderclap from a clear sky, silencing all insect chirps in the surrounding area.
The two women were jolted by the force of the attack, and each of them drifted back several steps before finally coming to a stop.
Jiang Mu's face was ashen, his gaze sweeping across the two faces like knives:
"Want to fight? Come on, fight me! Come on! How old are you? You're all so childish."
What good would it do to win?
Can it allow one to ascend to immortality or make the other person disappear from this world?
Feeling wronged?
Come on, chop me! Chop me here!
Jiang Mu pointed to her chest, her eyes bloodshot.
Unexpectedly, these two usually aloof and powerful figures could do something so outrageous.
If this isn't suppressed, won't there be daily brawls in the harem?
Looking at Jiang Mu's rare outburst of rage, Shui Miaozheng and Ling Ye exchanged bewildered glances.
For a moment, they were all at a loss.
Shui Miaozheng was the first to regain her senses, quickly putting away her fan and forcing a smile: "Little Jiang, um... we were just joking around, just exchanging tips and techniques..."
"yes."
A hint of guilt flashed in Ling Ye's eyes as he whispered, "Master Shui and I were just exchanging Dao techniques."
"Sparring my ass!"
Jiang Mu was furious, spitting as he spoke.
"Can a fight prove who loves me more, or who is more qualified to be the boss?"
I, Jiang Mu, am making this clear today: I want both of you!
There's no distinction between high and low status here, no rule about wives becoming concubines. If she's my woman, she's my woman, and I treat everyone equally. If you think I, Jiang Mu, am greedy, or that you've suffered because of me, you can leave now.
I will never stop you, and I will never force you.
From now on, we'll never see each other again, and I mean it!
Swish!
Jiang Mu hurled the Blood Mad Blade in his hand.
The blade spun as it plunged into the ground between the two men, emitting a sharp hum, while the hilt continued to tremble.
It was as if the rage in the man's chest had been nailed into the ground as well.
These two women are really spoiled.
If you can do it, do it; if you can't, then forget it.
Faced with Jiang Mu's barrage of criticism, the two women fell silent.
They were all proud and arrogant people, but faced with Xiao Jiang's outburst of temper for the first time, they were momentarily at a loss for words. A sense of fear and unease even arose in their hearts.
After a long silence, Jiang Mu pulled out her sword and coldly uttered two words:
"go back!"
After saying that, he turned and left.
The two women exchanged a glance and silently followed.
Back at the inn.
Jiang Mu led the two women directly into his room.
He sat down at the table, poured himself a cup of tea and drank it all in one gulp, his face still as cold as ice.
The two women stood inside the room, neither daring to speak first.
If they were alone, they might be able to lower themselves, go up and hug him, and offer a coquettish explanation.
But now there is a rival in the room, and both of them are important people who care about their reputation.
No one can bring themselves to do that.
"Get down!"
Jiang Mu put down her teacup and suddenly pointed to the bed.
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The two women were both stunned, looking completely bewildered.
"Get on the bed, lie down!"
Jiang Mu repeated it again, emphasizing it.
Neither Shui Miaozheng nor Ling Ye moved.
As powerful beings at the eighth level and leaders of their respective forces, when had they ever been ordered around like this?
An instinctive resistance welled up inside me.
But when they met Jiang Mu's dark, deep eyes, their temper immediately deflated.
"A country has its laws, and a family has its rules."
Jiang Mu leaned back in her chair and said coldly,
"Since you all think I'm unfit to be the head of the family and that my words are worthless, then I'm too lazy to be the head of the family anymore. The door is in the back; from now on, we'll go our separate ways."
The room fell silent.
In the end, it was Shui Miaozheng, who was well-versed in the ways of men and women, who was the first to compromise.
She slowly made her way to the bedside, bent down, and obediently lay down on it.
The woman bent at the waist, her curves resembling a full moon sinking into the river.
In the lamplight, her hips swayed slightly, like a jade cup half-hidden by silk, rising and falling gently with her breath.
It exudes the unique radiance and serene strength of a mature woman.
Ling Ye watched Shui Miaozheng's actions, his usually cool face flushing red.
She turned her head, biting her lower lip as she looked at Jiang Mu, her almond-shaped eyes brimming with a tearful, aggrieved expression.
But Jiang Mu remained unmoved, her eyes cold.
Ling Ye was ultimately defeated.
She walked to Shui Miaozheng's side and knelt down on the bed as well.
Compared to Shui Miaozheng's plumpness, Ling Ye's waist was more slender and firm, like a crescent moon rainbow bridge.
Jiang Mu stood up and slowly walked to the bedside.
"Snapped!"
"Snapped!"
As the palm struck, ripples spread through the folds of clothing.
The two lines of her buttocks trembled slightly.
Like a gentle breeze rippling across the water, startling two lotus flowers blooming side by side.
The tremor stopped as soon as it became slight.
Only the gentle ripples and undercurrents beneath the surface remain.
[Author's Note: One chapter today, the rest tomorrow. Mainly trying to get back into the swing of things, it's making me dizzy and lightheaded.]