Embers of Sword

Chapter 580 Idiot and Fool (Part 1)

Mossy hills are shrouded in rain and mist.

The imposing aura of the scholar in the blue robe enveloped the entire mountain range.

After the slap.

The cultivator's eyes immediately became much clearer.

He sat slumped in the mud, pale-faced, feeling a lingering fear in his heart.

Is Chen Jingxuan a Yang Shen (a type of deity)?

I'd never heard of this before—

A sickly man who had lived in the capital for a long time and was recently bedridden with a serious illness was able to cultivate himself into a Yang God!

"Mr. Chen..."

The Taoist practitioner gritted his teeth and struggled to say something more.

This time he was much more polite.

But that statement was rejected.

"roll."

Chen Jingxuan uttered only one word.

Upon hearing this, the cultivator didn't even turn his head. He directly used his qi to soar into the sky in the opposite direction. The entire movement was smooth and seamless. Before the scholar in the green robe could flick his sleeve again, he transformed into a long rainbow and instantly fled several miles away.

He was clearly terrified by that slap.

Chen Jingxuan stared expressionlessly at the fleeing streak of light.

Only when the rainbow of energy completely disappeared into the sky did the anger in his eyes gradually subside.

Chen Jingxuan put away his blue robe Dharma image, leaving behind a wisp of divine thought, and steered the carriage to continue north. He then got up and returned to the carriage. First, he carefully set up an array to shield the aura and ensure that the carriage was stable enough. Then, he carefully took out the pill and put it into Tang Fengshu's mouth. He also opened the water pouch and gave her a small sip of water.

Finish these.

Chen Jingxuan took a deep breath, held it, and waited anxiously.

"Well……"

The medicine takes effect very quickly.

After taking the medicine, the female vegetarian, who was in a drowsy state, immediately let out a soft groan.

Within moments, he showed signs of waking up.

Tang Fengshu's eyelids trembled slightly.

After a few breaths, she slowly opened her eyes. A dizzying sensation spread through her, and the scenes around her gradually became clearer and more unified.

"Where is this...?"

Tang Fengshu felt someone holding his hand.

The man's palm was warm and strong.

A gentle and reassuring voice rang in my ears.

"This is Mossy Ridge."

"...Mossy Ridge?"

Tang Fengshu was somewhat bewildered, but as the scene before her gradually came together, she finally saw the figure in front of her clearly.

"Chen Jingxuan?"

How did this guy end up in front of me?

Am I dreaming?
Tang Fengshu rubbed his temples in pain.

Some say that life and death are like a grand dream.

During this period, it was as if she had been in a long dream, in a daze, and when she woke up, her mind was blank.

At this moment, memories slowly surge in like a tidal wave.

Tang Fengshu gradually recalled the scene before "entering the dream".

Her expression turned pale and ashen.

She recalled the last thing she saw: a sky full of thunder, like a torrential downpour, pressing down on her.

The blazing thunder pool behind the Taoist temple felt as heavy as a thousand pounds.

Unable to break free or escape, they were ultimately subdued by the Thunder Pool.

He himself was fighting against Chongkan...

Lost...

What happened next?
"Don't panic. It's all over."

Chen Jingxuan spoke softly, gently patting the female abbot's shoulder and transferring his calming spiritual energy into her body. The techniques of the [Sky Watcher] lineage of the Book Pavilion are related to the divine soul. To glimpse the secrets of heaven, one must possess an extraordinary and powerful divine sea. This wisp of divine energy swept across Tang Fengshu's heart lake like a gentle breeze, suppressing many twists and turns and many dangers.

Tang Fengshu's expression softened somewhat.

"I was tricked by Chongkan."

She rubbed her temples hard, her voice hoarse: "What did that old man do to me... What has happened during this time?"

"Take your time to look at it."

Chen Jingxuan took out a jade slip from his bosom.

Before leaving the library, he inscribed everything Tang Fengshu needed to know onto a jade slip. Once Tang Fengshu unlocked the [Heart Cage], he could simply immerse himself in it with his divine sense to resolve all his doubts.

"call……"

Tang Fengshu exhaled a breath of stale air.

A sense of foreboding suddenly crept into her heart.

Although they had known Chen Jingxuan for many years and had spent many times alone together, there had never been a time when the atmosphere was so strange.

She took the jade slip, but didn't rush to read it.

"Why are you dressed like that?"

Tang Fengshu frowned, scrutinizing the man in front of her. Chen Jingxuan was usually dressed in a clean and tidy blue robe, but today he was wearing a raincoat and was soaked in the rain, looking quite disheveled.

She chuckled and teased, "Where's Jiang Qihu? Where's Sang Zheng? Your clothes are really strange... Could it be that you've been banished from the capital?"

The next moment, Tang Fengshu, whose divine sense was immersed in the jade slip, immediately suppressed his smile.

She couldn't laugh anymore.

"Aha."

Chen Jingxuan smiled in agreement.

He smiled calmly and composedly: "You guessed right. Miss Tang, I have indeed been banished from the capital."

"..."

Tang Fengshu silently processed the information in the jade slip.

So many things happened after I was defeated by the Taoist sect.

Go south and wander the devil.

Chaos broke out in Qingzhou.

Halfway through the reading, Tang Fengshu understood... During this period, he had been controlled by the "Heart Cage" and had become an important pawn in coercing Chen Jingxuan to withdraw from the struggle.

The female hermit silently clenched the jade slip in her palm.

She couldn't bear to watch any longer.

With Tang Fengshu's intelligence, he didn't need to read the entire jade slip; after reading most of it, he guessed the ending.

This is Tailing, not the imperial city.

There was only Chen Jingxuan here; Jiang Qihu and Sang Zheng were not there...

Indeed, the world is full of absurdities.

A casual remark he made turned out to be a prophecy.

"you……"

Tang Fengshu took a deep breath, raised his head with great difficulty, and re-examined the thin, sickly man in front of him.

Her eyes were slightly red.

Her eyes held both guilt and heartache.

Chen Jingxuan took off his raincoat and silently brushed the rainwater off his clothes.

He felt a little guilty and didn't dare to look Tang Fengshu in the eyes; he knew this woman too well.

Even without looking, one can imagine the look in Tang Fengshu's eyes at this moment.

"You...you're such an idiot..."

Tang Fengshu held the jade slip and slowly spoke, his voice hoarse.

"idiot?"

Chen Jingxuan paused for a moment, then smiled wryly and helplessly, "Please... I did save your life after all..."

"Who needs your help..."

Tang Fengshu glared angrily at the idiot in front of her. A pang of bitterness welled up in her heart, and she clenched her fists tightly, her fingertips digging deep into her palms.

Who says Chen Jingxuan is the smartest person in the world?

The library, the Fangyuan Archway, and even the position of Imperial Preceptor! So many important things, and they're just going to throw them away like that!

Only the dumbest idiot in the world would do something like that!

"you……"

Chen Jingxuan was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say.

"What right do these people have to seize the library? What right do they have to seize Fangyuanfang?!"

"These things all belong to you!"

Tang Fengshu suddenly reached out and pressed down on Chen Jingxuan's hands. The space in the carriage was small, and the woman stared into Chen Jingxuan's eyes, speaking very seriously, word by word.

"Fight back!"

"I'll fight back with you!"

……

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(PS: There will be another update tonight.)
(End of this chapter)