Fearing being killed for his overwhelming merits, the empress decided to marry him.

069 Zixia Sect

The Zixia Sect is located on Yunchong Mountain, nearly two hundred miles south of Jinling.

The mountain range stretches for hundreds of miles, with towering peaks reaching into the clouds and shrouded in mist. When the sun rises, it feels like being in a fairyland.

The Zixia Sect is located in this mysterious and magnificent mountain range.

Today, the Zixia Sect opens its gates wide, inviting martial artists from all walks of life to gather and participate in the engagement ceremony between Xu Jingyan and Chu Youwei.

Actually, it's just a few small sects nearby. After all, an engagement isn't a marriage, so who the hell would bother coming to watch you flaunt your relationship?

Before dawn, Xu Jingyan was already waiting at the mountain gate, gazing into the distance, as if waiting for someone important to arrive.

"Jingyan, what's wrong with you? You've been absent-minded since yesterday. Is something on your mind?"

Just then, a beautiful voice rang out from behind me.

Xu Jingyan turned around and met a delicate, fair face gazing at him with affection.

This woman is Chu Youwei, Xu Jingyan's fiancée and the most valued disciple of the Xuanyu Sect Master.

The two had known and loved each other for thirteen years. Two months ago, after completing a mission for their sect, they took a break in a mountain cave and changed out of their blood-stained clothes. During their heartfelt conversation, they couldn't help but embrace and conduct their first in-depth study together.

After that night of intense gunfire, Chu Youwei finally became Xu Jingyan's woman.

Therefore, this is why they are in such a hurry to get engaged, in order to prevent Xu Jingyan from changing his mind and being irresponsible.

Chu Youwei took two steps closer, wrapped her arms around his waist from behind, rested her head on his back, and whispered:

"What's wrong with you for the past month or so? You seem so absent-minded every day. Is there another woman in your heart?"

Xu Jingyan's heart tightened, then he smiled slightly and patted her hand: "No, it's just that we're getting engaged soon, and I'm a little nervous."

"uh-huh……"

Chu Youwei let out a soft moan, and her hands rubbing her waist tightened even more.

"Me too. After all these years, we've finally come to this point. It's really not easy. Jingyan, will you treat me well?"

"What nonsense are you thinking? If I'm not good to you, who else would I be good to?"

"I'm not overthinking it; it's just that there are too many couples in the martial arts world who completely change after they get married."

I'm afraid you'll become like them, starting relationships and then abandoning them. If that happens, I will definitely not let you off the hook.

"How could that be? You're overthinking it. I'll be good to you for the rest of my life, don't worry."

Xu Jingyan gave Chu Youwei a few perfunctory words, but his eyes lingered on the winding path outside the mountain gate.

Ever since he saw his junior sister in the palace that day, Xu Jingyan's mind has been filled with the image of Jiang Mengxuan.

In fact, Chu Youwei was also very beautiful, one of the four beauties recognized by the martial arts world.

But compared to Jiang Mengxuan, it always seems that she is ultimately a bit lacking in both appearance and temperament.

Especially in terms of temperament, Jiang Mengxuan exudes a faint regal aura, and her demeanor is full of confidence and composure, which Chu Youwei cannot match in the slightest.

After all, the two have different roles: one focuses on the imperial court, and the other on the martial arts world. They are destined to be on two different tracks.

only……

After seeing what Jiang Mengxuan looked like, Xu Jingyan couldn't help but compare her to Chu Youwei lately.

Although Chu Youwei was equally poised and had the air of a wealthy young lady.

However, his江湖气 (jianghu qi, a kind of chivalrous spirit) was too strong, making him completely different from Jiang Mengxuan, who had been pampered since childhood and received imperial education.

Xu Jingyan hadn't noticed it before, but after experiencing what true nobility was like, he finally understood what the splendor of an empress meant.

He began to regret it, regretting that when Jiang Mengxuan was still a young and innocent child clinging to him, he actually found her annoying.

If I had treated her better and been more patient, would my fiancé today have been Jiang Mengxuan?

Marrying a holy and noble empress must be more ceremonial than marrying a woman from the martial arts world, right?

Xu Jingyan was startled by his own scumbag thoughts, but he couldn't help but think about them. He had been extremely irritable for the past month.

"Junior brother, Miss Chu, what are you doing here?"

Suddenly, Liu Qinghuan's voice broke the silence.

Chu Youwei quickly released her arms from Xu Jingyan and, blushing, straightened her clothes.

Xu Jingyan bowed to Liu Qinghuan: "Greetings, Senior Sister."

Liu Qinghuan: "Junior brother, today is your wedding day with Miss Chu."

"You two don't need to worry about receiving guests. Hurry up and go to the main hall; Master has some things to tell you."

"Yes, I'll be right there."

Xu Jingyan didn't say much, but took Chu Youwei's hand and walked towards Zhengyang Palace.

Once everyone had left, Liu Qinghuan couldn't help but sigh and turned her gaze to the path leading to the mountain gate...

At this moment, at the foot of Yunchong Mountain, inside a precious carriage, Jiang Mengxuan closed her eyes and regulated her breathing, quietly cultivating her internal energy.

After a long while, she opened her eyes, looked at the empty carriage in front of her, and couldn't help but frown.

"Strange, it's been half an hour, why haven't they returned yet?"

Jiang Mengxuan, Shen Lang, and Jiang Shangxian arrived at Yunchong Mountain without saying a word. Just as they were about to go up the mountain, Jiang Shangxian suddenly said that he needed to relieve himself, so the carriage stopped.

However, two cups of tea's time passed, and Jiang Shangxian still hadn't returned.

Concerned for the safety of her uncle, Jiang Mengxuan immediately told Shen Lang to get out of the carriage and go look for him.

As a result, Shen Lang, like Jiang Shangxian, has not returned since leaving the carriage.

"Could it be..."

Suddenly, a sense of unease flashed through Jiang Mengxuan's mind.

She immediately jumped off the carriage and began searching for Shen Lang and Jiang Shangxian.

The assassination attempt on Jiang Shangxian seems to be ongoing, and she doesn't know what to do if something bad happens to him.

Both Shen Lang and Jiang Shangxian are very important to me.

However, when she finally found the two of them with a feeling of unease, the scene before her eyes instantly made her blood pressure soar.

In the distance, by a lake, Shen Lang and Jiang Shangxian were chatting happily with a group of scantily clad women.

"Hehe, I'm really in luck today, beautiful lady. Don't let my plump appearance fool you."

But I'm very gentle, haven't you heard the saying? "The fatter a man is, the more caring he is."

"Really? How gentle is your brother? Can I see for myself?"

“Brother, being gentle isn’t just something you say; it has to be proven in practice.”

Two alluring young women with long, fair legs, wearing only silk dresses and bodices, were hanging on Jiang Shangxian, constantly breathing hot air into his ears.

Amidst the repeated, coquettish calls of "brother," he gradually lost himself.

This was the scene Jiang Shangxian had always dreamed of, and he had even begun to yearn for life in the martial arts world.

"These people of the martial world are indeed uninhibited. I've certainly broadened my horizons today. I'm going to have a blast, hehe..."

Jiang Shangxian smiled broadly, letting the two women work their hands all over his large body.

Shen Lang, on the other side, was in no better shape.

Faced with pairs of long, white legs, the lustful genes within a man seem to be instantly activated.

For Shen Lang, who has a particular fetish for legs, this is extremely rare.

In an instant, he became very close to one of the women, who was dressed in red and holding a crystal pipe.

"Hehe, young man, don't just look. If you want to touch, just tell your sister, and she'll let you touch as much as you want, okay?"

Her alluring and seductive voice instantly ignited a burning passion in Shen Lang's eyes.

He walked up to the woman in red and, looking at her delicate and flawless legs, couldn't help but swallow hard.

"Can I really touch it freely?"

Upon hearing this, the woman in red smiled charmingly and slowly raised her left leg to Shen Lang's waist.

"Of course, a handsome young man like you deserves a beautiful woman."

Shen Lang crouched down and took a deep sniff; a strange fragrance immediately wafted into his nostrils.

"Ah~"

He took a deep, blissful breath, looked up and met the woman in red's alluring face, and couldn't help but smile slightly.

"You feel so hot."

"Giggle..."

The woman in red took a drag of her cigarette and then slowly exhaled a wisp of smoke.

It smells of jasmine, without a trace of the pungent smell of tobacco.

"You're the first person who's ever dared to say something like this to me so bluntly, but I like men who are this straightforward."

As a reward, you can do whatever you want with these legs today. Come on, touch them.

Shen Lang asked suspiciously, "Is it really okay to play around like this?"

"Hmmmm~"

The woman in red let out a soft moan, displaying her alluring charm.

Encouraged, Shen Lang stopped thinking about it and slowly reached out his lewd hand to touch the beautiful legs that he couldn't resist.

"Stop it! What are you doing?!"

Jiang Mengxuan could no longer bear it and interrupted the beautiful scene before her with an angry shout.