Xiuxian, I can travel to another world

Chapter 515 Getting Married
Joyful music played on the erhu and pipa, and a happy crowd poured into the Zhu residence.

Today is Zhu Ying's wedding day.

The backyard of the Zhu family mansion.

Aunt Liu kept wiping away her tears as she gently covered her daughter's head with a veil.

"mother!"

"daughter!"

As they were about to part, the two couldn't help but hug each other and cry. They were only able to separate reluctantly after being persuaded by others.

"If you're so reluctant to let her go, why did you arrange a marriage for Ying-jie so early?" Zhu Nan asked, puzzled.
"My older brother said that she doesn't have to get married so early."

"What do you know!" Aunt Zhou slapped her on the back of the head, her expression complicated as she spoke:
"Women always have to get married. It's better to get married early than late, so you can find a good husband."

"Not everyone wants to learn martial arts to become stronger; living a simple and peaceful life is the true goal."

"Ugh!"

Although she had never gotten along well with Aunt Liu, seeing this scene still made her heart ache.

Children will eventually leave you, and if Nan Nan gets married, there will truly be no one by her side.

"mother."

Zhu Nan's eyes flickered, and she whispered:

“I heard that Sister Ying brought a lot of dowry with her and also bought a small courtyard.”

"Isn't the Nie family supposed to be very wealthy? Why are they spending the Zhu family's money?"

"Hmph!" Aunt Zhou scoffed.

"The Nie family is capable, but that doesn't mean Nie Sheng is rich. Your Aunt Liu wanted her daughter to marry into a higher social class, but she never expected that this marriage would be a complete loss for her."

"The groom only prepared a carriage, servants, and some books; everything else belonged to Zhu Ying."

"Your older brother is so generous to his sister's wedding, giving her whatever she wants. I hope he won't treat her the same way when you get married."

"I don't want to get married," Zhu Nan said.

"I want to stay with my mother for the rest of my life."

"Nonsense." Aunt Zhou smiled, but still said:

“It’s impossible for her not to get married. You’ve seen that even the Zhou family’s daughter has moved into our house.”

"Hmm..." Zhu Nan's beautiful eyes flickered, and she asked in confusion:

Why doesn't my older brother have a wedding?

Half a month ago, Zhou Ruxuan moved into the Zhu residence and became the mistress in the servants' eyes.

but.

No wedding was held.

"do not know."

Aunt Zhou also looked puzzled:
"However, your older brother must have his own reasons for doing things, so we... shouldn't interfere."

"Ah."

Zhu Nan nodded emphatically.

the other side.

Zhu Ju, the master of the Zhu family mansion, stood with his hands behind his back, watching the surging figures in the backyard.

"A woman should follow her husband wherever he goes, whether he's a chicken or a dog."

Zhou Ruxuan's expression was complicated:
"So many people are willing to entrust their fate to people they've barely met."

"Your sister is very lucky."

“Nie Sheng is a kind-hearted and gentle child. The Nie family didn’t give him any inheritance this time. Zhu Ying also has a strong brother like you. At least she won’t suffer after marriage.”

"Yeah." Zhu Ju nodded:
"This child is good."

Nie Sheng was quite handsome and had a scholarly air about him, which was probably why Zhu Ying took a liking to him.

As for Yang Yi...

That's all in the past.

After marriage and having children, the impulsive actions of youth will gradually fade away.

"Toast!"

As the head of the Zhu family, Zhu Ju accepted the offered wine and glanced at Zhou Ruxuan.

Zhou Ruxuan raised an eyebrow and accepted a glass of wine as well.

Although the two did not get married or complete the wedding ceremony, she still regarded herself as the mistress of the Zhu family.

And they demanded that others do the same.

The wine has frozen.

Zhu Ju gave a reminder, picked up his wine glass and drank it down in one gulp, then smiled at the newlyweds kneeling before him:
"Wishing you a healthy baby soon and all the best."

"It's done!"

"Get in the sedan chair..."

Zhou Ruxuan was unable to drink the wine in the end because the glass and the wine were frozen into an ice block.

She had just broken through to the sixth rank and was not yet able to control the qi and blood in her body very well.

If one's mood is slightly off, one's blood and qi will surge and overflow, causing everything around the body to freeze.

"The Xuanbing Force has advanced to the sixth rank, and its power is already this formidable?"

Zhu Ju held the frozen wine glass, feeling the chill inside, and looked surprised:

"This shouldn't be..." It wasn't that he hadn't seen sixth-rank martial artists before, and he had even killed a few of them. Although those people had strong blood and energy, and possessed a mysterious quality that was quite different from that of lower-rank martial artists, none of them were as terrifying as this.

If one of them possessed such powerful qi and blood energy, he would probably have chosen to flee long ago.

"Humph!"

Zhou Ruxuan hummed softly:
"You are too ignorant. A sixth-rank martial artist can condense Gang Jin, and there are even higher-level methods for Xuanbing Jin."

"You can call it..."

"Glacier True Qi!"

Ice River True Qi?

Zhu Ju turned his head, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

Under the illumination of the formless divine light, Zhou Ruxuan was enveloped in a layer of icy coldness.

Dantian area.

There is something else that rises and falls.

Even the invisible divine light could not see through her; this had never happened before.

"You've changed your cultivation method?"

"Ok?"

Zhou Ruxuan raised an eyebrow and gave an ambiguous answer:

"almost."

"The qi and blood cultivated by the Xuanbing Force vary in quality and strength. If one reaches a certain level, one can switch to another cultivation method that is related to it."

"correct."

She remembered something and asked:

"Your pure Yang Qi..."

"what happened?"

"nothing."

Zhou Ruxuan gently shook her head, suppressing her doubts.

For a mid-level martial artist, the key to advancing further lies in the quality of their Qi and blood, or in other words, the strength of their ability to refine the Qi of malevolence.

The higher the quality of one's Qi, the stronger one's power and the greater the chance of advancing to the next realm.

To break through from the sixth rank, one must not only accumulate qi and blood, but also improve the quality of one's qi.

And she.

He directly crossed a threshold and cultivated the Ice River True Qi, which is the third-grade Qi.

Looking back on the breakthrough process, Zhou Ruxuan felt that it might be related to the pure Yang Qi given by Zhu Ju.

It was through the pure Yang energy that her Qi and blood underwent a qualitative change.

but,
She wasn't sure.

After all, the harmony of Yin and Yang is helpful for cultivation, and perhaps others can achieve the same by using pure Yang energy; I am not an exception.

In fact, even Zhu Ju was unaware of this. Although he was at the third rank, he did not know much about martial arts and genuinely believed that Zhou Ruxuan was exceptionally talented and had mastered extraordinary techniques.

"Let's get down to business."

Clearing his mind of distractions, Zhu Ju straightened his back:
"What's the situation at Zehu?"

Zhou Ruxuan's beautiful eyes sparkled.

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A month later.

An inconspicuous carriage appeared on the official road leading to Zehu Lake.

Wearing a straw hat and carrying a long sword, Mo Ying skillfully controlled the direction of their journey by pulling on the reins.

He was a puppet created by Li Chengxia, who was recreated by Ming Nianwei after Li Chengxia's soul was destroyed.

His cultivation level was weaker than before, but he was still at the sixth rank, making him a top expert in a small place.

What's more.

There were three other people in the carriage.

Although the number of people was small, they did not need to worry about safety when traveling on the official road.

"Because of its past crimes of spreading its doctrines and causing trouble in the region, the Pai Sect has become much more docile after being suppressed by the Divine Dynasty, and has not dared to expand its sphere of influence in recent years."

"But its presence can be seen everywhere, from hundreds of thousands of miles of rivers and lakes to nearby cities."

Zhou Ruxuan unfolded a map and said:
"For example, the leader of the Sanhe Gang in our prefecture city has the background of a certain Paijiao elder."

"My older brother..."

"He also became a disciple of a sect leader of the Pai Sect."

"The Zehu Lake we are heading to is close to the territory controlled by the Pai Sect, so there are many experts there. Rank 6 martial artists are not uncommon, and we may even encounter Rank 5 experts who can fly and escape underground. We must be careful."

"Yeah." Zhu Ju nodded:
“Tell us things we don’t know.”

"Don't rush." ​​Zhou Ruxuan rolled her eyes.
"The place we're going to is near the south bank of Zehu Lake. There's a gang there called the Black Dragon Gang. I have an aunt who married the vice leader of the Black Dragon Gang. We can quickly learn about the situation there through her."

"Is the place you're talking about foggy all year round?"

"Yes."

Ming Nianwei nodded:
"It is caused by a formation. The fog does not dissipate for years. Ordinary people who enter it will lose their way and eventually turn into bones inside."

Li Chengxia possesses a flying artifact, allowing her to travel high and low wherever she goes. Although she has a memory of the treasure's location, she is unclear about its exact location.

“This kind of place shouldn’t be hard to find,” Zhou Ruxuan said thoughtfully.

(End of this chapter)