This scholar is a bit cruel

Chapter 321 Yin Shen
Outside the window, night has fallen.
On the table, an oil lamp was lit, its dim light illuminating the yellowed books in Luo Zijun's hands.

The book was very thin, with only a dozen or so pages, and most of it was already damaged.

To Luo Zijun's delight, there was a map drawn on it, and the map was quite complete.

"This is the Great Yan..."

"This is Cangyun Mountain... This is the Kingdom of Nine Islands, and further west is the Kingdom of Women..."

"Between the Kingdom of Women and the Kingdom of Nine Islands lies a strange mountain range and sea area shrouded in miasma, appearing and disappearing intermittently. This is the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons..."

Luo Zijun first carefully examined the map, memorized the markings, and then looked at the fragmented text on the tattered pages.

"The Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons is said to have been founded by the peerless demon king, the Nine-Tailed Fox. After several generations, the Nine-Tailed Fox clan gradually declined and was replaced by the Underground Fire Wolf clan. The remaining members of the Nine-Tailed Fox clan were forced to flee the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons and scattered to various places..."

"The Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons has an excellent relationship with the Kingdom of Women and the Kingdom of Nine Islands. Members of the demon race can freely travel and reside between these three kingdoms..."

Luo Zijun read and memorized the text word by word.

Unfortunately, much of the content is fragmented and incomplete; some parts can be guessed, while others are completely incomprehensible.

Outside the window, the night is getting darker.

As Luo Zijun finished reading the contents and was pondering them, there was a sudden knock on the door. Then, Bai Qingtong's voice came: "Brother-in-law, are you here? Father and Mother are very worried and asked me to come out and find you. They said they don't blame you."

Luo Zijun put down the book in her hand and went to open the shop door.

Bai Qingtong's eyes were red and brimming with tears. When she saw him, she wanted to throw herself into his arms, but then she saw the people behind the counter and could only hold back her tears and say, "Brother-in-law, my sister is gone, and everyone thought you were going to leave too..."

Luo Zijun felt guilty and said softly, "I just came out to read a book."

He didn't hide anything, raising his hand to wipe away the tears she couldn't hold back, and said softly, "Don't worry, I won't leave. The Bai residence is my home, where else can I go?"

Bai Qingtong could no longer hold back and burst into tears: "We searched the whole city, but we couldn't find my sister..."

Luo Zijun couldn't help but sigh, "It's impossible to find it."

"Let's go home first."

He didn't linger any longer and said to the counter, "Senior sister, I'm going back now."

Su Qingling ignored him.

He then said to Su Dafang, who was tidying up books at the desk, "Master, I'm going back now."

Su Dafang ignored him.

Qingwen, standing to the side, retorted, "Go back, go back! The Bai residence is your home, not this place, hmph!"

Luo Zijun ignored her, glanced at the counter again, said nothing more, and left with her sister-in-law.

Once inside the carriage, Bai Qingtong wiped away her tears and asked, "Brother-in-law, has my sister already written you a letter of divorce?"

Luo Zijun replied, "Yes."

Bai Qingtong looked at him with tears in her eyes, her lips moved as if she wanted to say something, but she didn't.

Luo Zijun said, "However, I will always be a member of the Bai family."

Bai Qingtong lowered her head slightly and said nothing more.

The carriage creaked and groaned as it traveled through the dark streets, the cold wind howling outside the window, making the lanterns under the eaves clang.

Soon, the carriage turned into the alley and stopped in front of the Bai residence.

Bai Qingtong lowered her head and said weakly in a voice only she could hear, "You have nothing to do with the Bai family anymore..."

Luo Zijun had just gotten up to get off the carriage when she heard this, paused, reached out and rubbed her head, and said, "How can it be unrelated? The eldest young lady is gone, but there's still the third young lady, isn't there?"

Bai Qingtong raised her head and looked at him.

"Besides, I will definitely win the young lady back."

After Luo Zijun finished speaking, she lifted the carriage curtain and stepped out of the carriage.

Bai Qingtong stayed in the carriage for a while longer before muttering to herself, "Even my sister couldn't keep you, so what right do I have..."

Aren't you coming down?

Luo Zijun said from outside.

Bai Qingtong quickly got up and left the carriage.

He didn't leave, but stood under the carriage, his hand outstretched, waiting for her.

Bai Qingtong hesitated for a moment before extending her hand.

The two hands were clasped together.

Luo Zijun helped her down from the carriage, and she looked up at the main gate.

Bai Ming and Chu Meixiang, who were originally standing at the gate, turned around and led their servants inside.

My sister and brother-in-law came down the steps.

The older sister looked at their clasped hands, seemingly wanting to say something but not speaking. She just forced a smile and said, "It's good that you're back. Go back and rest early."

My brother-in-law also said, "Let's go back quickly."

it is more than words.

Luo Zijun nodded and led Miss Bai into the mansion.

When the servants in the mansion saw this, they all quickly lowered their heads.

Regardless of the rumors, he will still be in the Bai family, still a member of the Bai family, and will not leave.

"Brother-in-law..."

When Luo Zijun brought Miss Bai to Qingshui Residence, Miss Bai spoke softly.

But she quickly changed her address: "Brother Ziju".

The divorce papers have taken effect; my brother-in-law is no longer my brother-in-law.

“I know you feel sorry for me and for the Bai family, but I hope that you are staying with the Bai family out of genuine remorse and not out of guilt or to repay a debt of gratitude.”

Two blushes still lingered on her face, and her eyes were clear as water.

Luo Zijun said, "Of course I am sincere. I feel guilty and I also want to repay the kindness, but I am definitely not staying because of these reasons. I truly consider myself a member of the Bai family and you and Miss as family."

Bai Qingtong didn't say anything more, but just looked at him intently with her eyes.

"Alright, go inside and rest."

Luo Zijun reached out and gently pinched her delicate cheek, saying, "Don't overthink it. Your sister will be alright, and I will definitely find her." "Oh..."

"Good night."

"Good night……"

Luo Zijun waved and turned to leave.

Bai Qingtong stood at the door for a long time before raising her hand to gently stroke her cheek that he had pinched. She hummed softly, "You just left, and you're already getting handsy? Touching my head and pinching my cheek..."

Luo Zijun returned to Junzi Residence.

Standing in the courtyard, I looked at the neighboring house.

The neighboring courtyard was pitch black, devoid of light and sound, with only a few extinguished lanterns hanging in the corridor, swaying in the wind, empty and desolate.

"Sir, you are back."

Xiao Huan came out of the house.

Luo Zijun asked, "Where are Fenfen and the others?"

Xiao Huan said, "Sister Fenfen is in my room. Bai Bai and Qing Qing are missing. They only left a letter saying that they went to find the young lady."

Upon hearing this, Luo Zijun immediately asked, "Where's the letter?"

"Inside the house."

Xiao Huan quickly went into the room and picked up the letter on the table.

Luo Zijun arrived at the door of the room and saw Fenfen and Zhiyuan sitting on the bed talking. When they saw him come in, they immediately quieted down.

"Humph!"

Fenfen pulled down the curtain.

Luo Zijun took the letter from Xiao Huan, opened it, and read its contents.

The words were written crookedly, with only two lines of small print: We're going to find Miss. Don't look for us. Just tell Brother Ziju that Baibai and Qingqing will always love him.

When did they leave?

Luo Zijun asked.

From inside the curtain, Zhiyuan said, "It must have been in the afternoon, around noon. We saw them again. We asked the guards at the gate, but they didn't see either of them go out."

Xiao Huan said, "It's so strange. They all left at once, just like the young lady. Nobody saw them."

Luo Zijun's expression changed, and she thought to herself: Could it be that Bai Bai and Qing Qing are also demons?
Thinking back, the two of them suddenly appeared at West Lake, were easily tricked into going home by him, almost married him, and then left, coincidentally ending up at the Bai family's house...

Did they both have ulterior motives from the very beginning?

"Young master, don't worry, the master and madam have already sent people to look for them. Bai Bai and Qing Qing are so foolish, they can't have gone far."

Seeing that he wasn't speaking, Xiao Huan assumed he was worried and quickly comforted him.

Luo Zijun couldn't help but smile bitterly to herself; there was no one more foolish than him.

"You're even more foolish."

He said something to Xiao Huan, then turned and went back to his room.

For the moment, he cleared his mind of the chaotic thoughts, sat down at the table, pondered for a moment, ground ink and spread out paper, and meticulously drew out the map of the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons that he had memorized in his mind.

"Mount Cangyun...the Land of Nine Islands..."

"Heading westward, passing through the Cangyun Mountains, a vast sea stretches out before you, dotted with numerous islands. Among them, nine islands form a kingdom, ruling over all the islands in this sea..."

"Passing through the Kingdom of Nine Islands, we arrived at the territory of the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons..."

"The Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons is hidden within a sea and a mountain range, appearing and disappearing intermittently, making it very difficult for outsiders to find the entrance..."

After finishing the drawing, Luo Zijun looked at it carefully several times and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

It seems that the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons is indeed quite far away.

I saw a map of the Women's Kingdom at West Lake Academy and thought it was very close. I didn't expect that there were so many mountains and seas between it and the Great Yan Kingdom, including a sea kingdom and a demon kingdom.

Walking on foot, it's unknown when or how long it will take to reach the destination.

If the physical body and the soul could travel on the wind like the body, that would be wonderful; we could arrive in just a few days.

Unfortunately, to achieve physical flight, one must reach a very high level of attainment.

At least until now, he had never heard of any martial artist who could fly directly on the wind.

and many more!

He suddenly thought of the art of manipulating objects with his soul.

Perhaps he could use a split-headed approach, controlling his physical body with half of his soul and his flying sword with the other half, and thus ride the sword.

This method is indeed feasible.

However, one must at least reach the late stage of the Nascent Soul Realm before attempting this.

Otherwise, the soul power would be consumed too quickly. Flying for several hours and then resting for several hours would be less efficient than riding a horse.

Moreover, it would be dangerous if we encountered an enemy ambush along the way.

"The next realm after the Divine Transformation Realm is the Yin Spirit Realm. If one can break through to the Yin Spirit Realm, then there will be no chance of failure."

"However, I don't know when I'll be able to break through to the Yin God realm."

"The fairy has only been gone a short time. If I chase after her now, I might be able to catch up... But even if I do, how can I bring her back? She's determined to return to the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons, so she must have a reason for doing so. Therefore, I must personally go to the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons to find a way to resolve this completely..."

"But with my current strength, let alone the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons, I can't even get past Cangyun Mountain, which is full of demonic beasts..."

Thinking this, I looked out the window and saw that it was already late at night.

He thought for a moment, then his soul left his body and went underground to continue his cultivation.

He decided to go out and inquire the next day to see if there were any other routes to the Kingdom of Women.

The Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons may be unknown to most people, but the Kingdom of Women should be known to many.

The next day.

While he was sleeping, Xiao Huan came in to report: "Young master, someone from the palace has come and said that the Queen wants you to come to the palace."

(End of this chapter)