Xuanwu could still trust Jian Shisan. This person was very good to Old Qi and definitely wouldn’t let him get hurt.
Then Xuanwu said, "I’m going back then. If anything happens to Old Qi, I won’t let you protect him anymore."
Jian Shisan nodded.
After that, Xuanwu climbed up into the sky.
Watching Xuanwu crawl away, Jian Shisan said nothing, simply standing quietly outside.
Inside, Yue Xi wore a helpless expression. ’I’ll be sold off sooner or later, and I’ll probably be helping count the money when it happens.’
However, looking at Jian Shisan standing guard outside, Yue Xi smiled.
’I’ve decided. I’ll send him away tomorrow.’
*******
"Holy Sister, I just checked, and it’s true! The Holy Land has records of the Sword Cultivation Lineage’s location," Xueyu said, holding up a book.
Qing Lian, holding a map, frowned and said, "But the location is still different. We can only say it’s nearby."
Su Qi asked curiously, "So where is it, roughly?"
Jingyue said, "The Dark Lands, a place of shadows, the beginning of curses."
Su Qi didn’t understand.
Jingyue spread her hands. "I don’t understand either, but you can tell at a glance it’s not a good place.
We can check it out when we’re in the area. If it hasn’t opened, we probably won’t get anything."
At this point, Jingyue suddenly fell silent for a moment before saying, "I have an idea. Let’s all go this time. It’ll be a good chance to test our progress."
Yiruo suddenly asked, "What if we get wiped out?"
Everyone: "..."
Before, if one or two died, it was just that—they died. But if the whole team got wiped out, there wouldn’t be any Candidacy Saintesses left.
Jingyue said, "Isn’t there still the seventh? As long as there’s a Candidacy Saintess, it’s not a big problem."
Then Jingyue glanced at Su Qi and said, "Besides, a team wipe is impossible."
The things Su Qi had on her were no ordinary items. Wiping them all out would be extremely difficult.
********
Jiang Zuo spent the entire afternoon concocting several things, almost all of which were for increasing his Cultivation.
After finishing, he spent most of the night refining a Recovery Potion. This Spiritual Liquid, once concocted, yielded only a single drop.
And that one drop was enough to allow Jiang Zuo to recover quickly at any time.
He just hoped he wouldn’t have to use it so soon.
After that, Jiang Zuo planned to rest. As soon as it was light out tomorrow, he would find a suitable place to enter seclusion.
Doing it at home was impossible. The Fire Elemental Army would burn his house down.
If his house was gone, Jiang Zuo would be pretty much done for.
However, Jiang Zuo was wondering if he should call Su Qi tomorrow. What he feared most was Su Qi suddenly calling him.
After some thought, Jiang Zuo decided against it.
「The next day.」
Jiang Zuo woke from his sleep, got ready, and left immediately.
On the balcony, Duan Qiao watched Jiang Zuo leave and sighed internally.
’It’s over. It’s really over. My little brothers are going to die.’
’Two nights have passed. Now it might be even longer. Even if they’re special, they’re definitely done for in there.’
As for the Sweet Potatoes, Jiang Zuo had long forgotten about them. He only wanted to level up now.
He left Jiang City and unexpectedly arrived at a valley that had a natural Array.
Afterwards, Jiang Zuo added some more Arrays to the valley so he could enter seclusion in peace.
Once everything was ready, Jiang Zuo drew a Support Array and prepared to begin his Cultivation.
This time, he wasn’t just aiming to break through to 2.4. If he had enough time, he would push all the way to 3.1.
But just as Jiang Zuo was about to close his eyes, his phone suddenly rang.
Jiang Zuo: "..."
He was about to enter seclusion. Right now, no one could contact him except for Su Qi.
’So, Su Qi is calling me this early in the morning?’
Resigned, Jiang Zuo could only answer the phone.
Su Qi’s first words were: "Miss me? Dream of me?"
Jiang Zuo said, "I did."
"I missed you too, but it’ll be a long time before I can come back." Her mood soured as she spoke of returning late.
"What happened?" Jiang Zuo asked.
"My senior sister is taking us to the Sword Cultivation Lineage—uh, the Sword Cultivation Lineage is a Sect. She said there’s some kind of sect activity, and it just so happens there’s a place related to the Holy Land nearby.
All of us are going.
So we’ll have to stay a few more days," Su Qi explained deliberately.
Jiang Zuo nodded, then said, "Okay, then remember to be careful."
"That’s it?"
"What else?"
"I’m starting to think you actually want me to come back later," Su Qi said.
Jiang Zuo didn’t want to say anything.
’He was a bit busy right now, so naturally, he hoped Su Qi would come back later.’
Soon, Su Qi said again, "No, you have to come with me."
Jiang Zuo frowned. "Why? I’m just an ordinary person."
"I heard Martial Uncle is back. I’ll ask him to accompany you," Su Qi said.
Jiang Zuo: "... Isn’t he a super powerful master? Can you get him to agree?"
"Theoretically, I can’t get him to agree. But I can ask Master to ask him. Besides, my senior sister is taking everyone, so this is very dangerous.
Uh, no.
Never mind."
"What is it now?" Jiang Zuo asked, curious.
"You wouldn’t be happy," Su Qi said.
Jiang Zuo felt helpless. If they were alone, Su Qi wouldn’t care so much about his feelings on the matter.
When a husband and wife are alone, such things don’t matter.
But Jian Shisan was, after all, a true master, while Jiang Zuo was just an ordinary person.
Forcing Jiang Zuo to stay by Jian Shisan’s side—no matter how you thought about it, Jiang Zuo wouldn’t be happy.
So, Su Qi immediately abandoned the idea of having Jiang Zuo go with them.
In the end, Su Qi said, "I miss you. I want to hug you."
Jiang Zuo sighed. "Go ahead and try. If you can get him to agree, I’ll go."
"No, I don’t want you to feel wronged."
Jiang Zuo smiled helplessly.
Afterwards, Su Qi reminded Jiang Zuo to miss her again, then said she had to get busy.
Feeling rather helpless, Jiang Zuo ended up dialing Jian Shisan’s number.
So, it turned out that getting Jian Shisan’s number was quite simple.
The call connected quickly, but there was no sound from the other end.
Jiang Zuo: "It’s me, Jiang Zuo."
Only then did a voice come from the other side: "Ah, it’s you, young friend. What is it?"
"In a bit, Su Qi might ask her aunt to get you to help escort them to the Sword Cultivation Lineage. When that happens, come pick me up and take me with you," Jiang Zuo said.
Jian Shisan was curious. "Young friend, why is that?"
"To see Su Qi and make her happy."
"I understand. By the way, young friend, my junior sister is in seclusion. I’m outside her residence now. Standing guard like this shouldn’t make her angry, right?" Jian Shisan suddenly asked.
Jiang Zuo froze for a moment, then asked, "I remember her aunt’s residence is pretty similar to Su Qi’s, right? Do you think a place like that is suitable for a Tier Six expert to enter seclusion?"
Jian Shisan froze, then said, "Not very suitable."
"So, her aunt isn’t in seclusion at all," Jiang Zuo said.
Jian Shisan’s heart went cold. "... In that case, standing here so blatantly... I haven’t made her hate me, have I?"
Jian Shisan had been cautious his whole life. Back when he used to secretly watch Yue Xi by the lake, he was terrified of being discovered. Thankfully, she only turned her head once.
Otherwise, if she had found out and forbid him from watching, it would have been all over.
After learning that Yue Xi often appeared at the Holy Beast Lake, he would always put aside his Cultivation during that time to go and watch her.
He had been doing this for several hundred years.