The girl in yellow who stepped into Kyoto was naturally Shui Menghan, the southern girl who met Chu Tianxiao at the Emperor's Temple that day.
Ever since that day when she learned that Chu Tianxiao was about to capture the capital of Zhao, she determined that the situation was stable, so she left Zhao and rushed to the capital of the Great Zhou.
If everything went smoothly, she should have arrived in Kyoto before Chu Tianxiao returned to Beijing.
But due to some changes along the way... It wasn't a big deal, it was just trouble... After all the trouble, Shui Menghan finally chose to return. After settling some matters, he asked Xiaoya to stay and take charge of the overall situation on his behalf. Only then did he go back to Kyoto...
This back and forth wasted a lot of time and I missed the opportunity to meet Chu Tianxiao again.
Of course... Shui Menghan didn't come here to look for Chu Tianxiao - in fact, because of her "tsundere" thoughts, she didn't even know Chu Tianxiao's real name...
This time, she came to find the junior master uncle of Xuanmen.
I have to say, this woman's intuition is quite scary.
It was as if something was pulling her and calling her... Not long after entering Kyoto, she gradually approached the Chu family's area in Kyoto, and as if by magic, she broke into the Chu family's ancestral land at night!
Logically speaking, as the first family of the Divine Marquis, it is impossible for the Chu family to be invaded by someone and not notice anything... But the facts are so unbelievable... From Chu Zhongtie who was in seclusion to the guards of the Chu family, no one noticed Shui Menghan's arrival...
During this period, she used a special method—a wave of her sleeves—to break every barrier that blocked her path! What was even more bizarre was that the warnings or sounds that should have been issued when the barrier was broken also disappeared along with the disappearance of the barrier...
There was total silence in the field, with only a graceful figure constantly moving back and forth.
Shui Menghan was seen walking through the Chu family manor and going down along the lakeside. Soon she arrived in front of a canyon.
The restrictions in front of the gorge have been completely broken.
Behind the canyon is the Chu family’s ancestral land!
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The Chu family's ancestral land was created by the ancestors of the Chu family, and there is a different world inside.
Near and far, left and right, there stand more than a dozen tall towers, each of which has about seven or eight floors, magnificent and habitable. For various reasons, many ancestors of the Chu family were tired of worldly disputes and chose to live in seclusion in their ancestral land. They usually cultivate their minds here, or seek enlightenment, or meditate. In short, they are very leisurely.
In addition, some of the younger generations of the Chu family would also come to the ancestral land due to the pressure of the times, in exchange for peace for themselves or their families. These towers have some kind of earth vein connection with some "key buildings" of the royal family outside, and can be "powered" by the practitioners here, thus achieving an effect that is beneficial to the royal family...
This is also the reason why Emperor Zhou issued a 'family restriction order' as soon as Marquis Zi Yi entered the ancestral land - of course, this kind of "energy supply" is regular and divided equally among the ancestral lands of each family. There is no coercion, it can be regarded as a transaction.
But no matter what, the ancestral lands of each family actually serve to preserve the "ultimate hidden power" of each dynasty... In addition to the rapidly rising Great Zhao Empire, which still has a weak foundation, the ancestral lands of the top families of the two great empires, such as the Zhou and Qin Empires, are so "prosperous" that ordinary people cannot imagine...
In fact, Shui Menghan was running along the mountain path, and after only a short distance, she had already sensed the auras of no less than three powerful Lingyue Realm masters!
There are even more people at the peak of Soul Awakening, and none of them is below this level!
Although... most of the owners of these auras were asleep, some of them were looking over to him. Facing these "ancestor-level" old monsters, even if Shui Menghan was very powerful, it was impossible for him to hide his tracks and travel smoothly...
In just a moment, Shui Menghan was blocked by many powerful soul barriers.
She narrowed her eyes slightly. Even in the face of such a situation, she had no intention of explaining or speaking...
She actually wanted to break through in one battle!
Seeing this, more and more Chu family elders and senior strongmen woke up and stared at Shui Menghan...
Given their status, they would naturally not join hands to embarrass a "junior", but if this "junior" had some kind of power that made them all "palpitate"... then that was another matter.
Just when the two sides were on the verge of a showdown, a powerful and distant voice came from afar.
"Let the girl come over here."
The words were spoken lightly, but they seemed to carry some kind of great power, and for a moment, all the aura was restrained.
The barrier ahead is gone.
Seeing this, Shui Menghan stared at him, thought for a moment, nodded, and then she flashed and ran in the direction where the voice came from...
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At the end of the rugged mountain road is an empty mountain belly, surrounded by the fragrance of flowers.
Under the moonlight, the ground is covered with greenery.
As soon as she stepped into this place, Shui Menghan was slightly stunned. She never expected that there would be such a landscape deep in the Chu family's ancestral land. However, she was not here to appreciate the scenery. She immediately looked at the only peculiar thing in the center of the mountain - a "temple" standing there.
It's called a "temple", but to Shui Menghan, it feels like an invincible and fearless "sky-high sword"...
She quickly narrowed her eyes, feeling that her premonition had finally been confirmed!
"Such awe-inspiring sword energy... In this world, apart from the Xuanmen Master known as the Sword Emperor, there is only one person who can do this..."
After traveling all the way and working hard for a long time, he finally saw the hope of "returning to freedom". Even with Shui Menghan's strong will, his body trembled slightly at this moment, and then, his eyes revealed an incomparable determination!
She took a step forward and suddenly felt an ancient and vicissitudes of life atmosphere, as if this temple had experienced countless years of baptism... However, what she cared about most was the "newness" contained in this ancient atmosphere...
"Very strong... Really strong! This temple must have existed for more than a thousand years. It is probably a relic from ancient times. But this person was able to add 'new ideas' to it in such a short time..."
Shui Menghan could feel that this aura was hindering her progress, but since she had already come here, how could she be afraid and not move forward
"Xuanmen Junior Uncle... Let me see who you are!"
Although Shui Menghan already knew that this was the Chu family's ancestral land before entering the ancestral land, she did not think that the "Chu family" and the "Xuanmen Junior Master" had any direct relationship. Even if this junior master really lived in the Chu family, it must be just his "surface identity"...
For an existence like the Junior Master of Xuanmen, even the Nine Heavens Mysterious Signs cannot reveal the truth about him, so how could he not leave some falsehoods
But at this moment, Shui Menghan didn't want to see falsehood, she wanted to see the truth!
One step, two steps... With perseverance that ordinary people could hardly imagine, Shui Menghan gritted her teeth and approached the ancient temple step by step, then used all her strength to push open the door.
With a squeak.
The temple was empty.
Shui Menghan couldn't help but be stunned... She thought that such a sharp sword energy existed here, and the Junior Master from Xuanmen must be there, but why... wasn't he here
Could it be... that was just his sword practice, or the aura left behind by nature
After taking a deep breath to calm herself down, Shui Menghan walked forward, her golden pupils opening and instantly illuminating the place...
In the center of the temple, there was a cushion, and in front of it was a painting. In the painting was a blunt sword, but Shui Menghan could tell that it was extraordinary...
She also roughly guessed what the junior master wanted her to do.
So she walked up to the mat, but did not kneel. Instead, she stood up and bowed to the painting with her fists clasped.
Soon, a whirlpool of light appeared in the painting. Shui Menghan did not hesitate and immediately revealed the purpose of her trip...
For example, fighting against the master of Xuanmen, breaking off the engagement with Xuanmen, being dissatisfied with the young master of Xuanmen...
However, there was no movement there.
There was only the howling of the cold wind, which made the place seem even more desolate.
After half a quarter of an hour, a voice that came from nowhere... just sounded.
The voice seemed to carry all kinds of complexities, like casualness, joking, praise, and sighing...
"From what you said... that useless 'boy' is neither of immortal appearance nor of unparalleled talent. With your identity and status, even if you don't want to marry that 'young master of Xuanmen', it shouldn't be difficult for you to find a man who is a hundred times stronger than that man. So... why do you want to wrong yourself and 'marry' him?"
After saying this, Shui Menghan slightly raised her eyebrows, as if she was very unhappy that someone else described her 'Xiao Lang' in this way - she didn't know that the person in front of her was the most qualified person in the world to say this - but at this juncture, she still suppressed her dissatisfaction and snorted softly, "I would like to ask you a question... Is the so-called equal status and the act of choosing a person based on family background a heavenly rule? Or is it a commandment?"
"… Hmm?" The voice paused for a moment, and then Shui Menghan responded, "These mundane matters are neither heavenly rules nor iron laws, so why should I abide by them? In this world of greed, anger and ignorance, how could I be like that?"
"... Oh, interesting. Who would have thought that a father like that would have such a daughter... Was she taught by that woman back then?" Halfway through the sentence, a hint of regret suddenly appeared, "What a pity... If you didn't have such a father, perhaps, I could really consider you as my daughter-in-law—"
Before she finished speaking, Shui Menghan said in a cold voice: "I don't even like that young master of Xuanmen. I have already decided on Xiao Lang for this life. Your son should find another good partner!"
"… "
After the voice fell, there was a moment of silence.
It seems like I don’t know what to feel…
Anyway, after a pause, the voice was heard again, but it changed the subject: "… Are you really determined and have no regrets?"
Shui Menghan's eyes showed determination and she nodded heavily.
"Then let's gamble."
"If you win, you can go to Xuanmen to cancel the engagement, and no one can stop you."
"And if you lose... you can still go to Xuanmen to cancel the engagement, but you must leave something behind as a price..."
Hearing this, Shui Menghan's eyes suddenly lit up, but she did not lose her mind, and quickly asked: "What do you want, senior?"
There is no guessing here, but it comes straight to the point.
"If you lose... Stay, 'Nine Styles of the Divine Sword'!"