Great Love for All Heavens Begins with Huang Yaoshi

Chapter 245 I have never had the habit of imposing my will on others.
"Fine, judging from your expression, you'll be coming along later." Zhuang Buran looked Zixuan up and down.
“Miss Zixuan is highly skilled and a descendant of Nuwa. She should do her best for the sake of all living beings.”

"So you're agreeing to help me?" Zixuan asked, her face full of surprise.

The young man in white, carrying a sword, corrected him:
"It's not about helping me, it's about fulfilling our responsibility to all people."

Upon hearing this, Zixuan nodded emphatically:
"That's right. As a descendant of Nuwa, it is my duty to do my best for the peace and prosperity of the world."

The red-clad dragon nightshade curled her lip:
"They talk a good game, but their real intentions are not what they seem."

Zixuan didn't take it to heart and smiled sweetly:
"Then do you also know that a gentleman judges by actions, not intentions, because no one in the world is perfect when it comes to intentions?"

Zhuang Buran waved his hand, and the Shu Mountain Immortal Ship materialized:

"I'm too lazy to go through all that trouble. Senior Saintess will most likely let Brother Jingtian and the others leave the inn before dawn, so I might as well just wait here for them to come looking for me."

He leaped to his feet and casually remarked:

"Miss Zixuan, the room on the far right of the ship is unoccupied. Please rest well."

After the young man in white carrying a sword finished speaking, he entered the cabin and went to his room, while Long Kui went into her own room as if she knew the way well.

Dawn.

Not far from the Shushan Immortal Ship, shouts rang out one after another.

"younger sister!"

"Longkui!"

They saw Jing Tian and the others searching for someone in a dense forest by the lake. As they passed through the lush grove, they became excited and were surprised to see the Shushan Immortal Ship on the lake.

"younger sister!"

Jing Tian spotted Long Kui in blue on the bow of the ship and immediately led a few people to fly over on their swords.

Immediately, he asked with great concern:
"Sister, the Holy Maiden Elder has told me everything. I know everything now. Are you alright? Did Bai Doufu give you any trouble?"

Longkui quickly shook her head and began to recount what had happened last night.

After hearing this, Jing Tian and the others finally relaxed completely.

At this moment, a woman in purple emerged from the cabin, and Jing Tian couldn't help but ask in a low voice:

"Little sister, is this the Sister Zixuan you were talking about earlier?"

Longkui nodded:

"Yes, Sister Zixuan is a very kind person. She is also a descendant of Nuwa and is now planning to help us find the Five Elemental Pearls."

At that moment, the Shushan Immortal Ship took off and flew westward.

"We've explored Chang'an, and everyone's here. It's time to set off for Fengdu." The young man in white, carrying a sword, slowly walked out of the cabin.

"Thank you, White Tofu." Jing Tian greeted him with a smile.

"I knew you wouldn't go all out."

Xu Maoshan said excitedly:

“Great! Now we’re not only reunited, but we also have a new member joining us. Luckily, I bought a ton of food when I was shopping in Chang’an yesterday, so we can have a big feast now.”

More than half an hour later.

Inside the dining hall, everyone sat around a table. However, apart from Xu Maoshan eating and drinking heartily, the others had slightly strange expressions. They noticed that Zixuan was very familiar with serving food to the white-robed young man carrying a sword.

“Changqing, you have been cultivating Taoism since childhood, and your taste has always been light. These dishes should suit your taste very well.”

Jing Tian couldn't help but speak up:
"Miss Zixuan, could it be that you and Bai Doufu have known each other for a long time? How do you know more about his favorite foods than I do?"

Zixuan said generously:
"Perhaps it's because I hit it off with Changqing the moment we met, and that's how I knew what he liked to eat."

Upon hearing this, Tang Xuejian immediately said:
“Great Hero Changqing, don’t forget that you are a Taoist priest.”

"Young Miss, didn't you hear what that old man from the ancient vine said? Bai Doufu was a Taoist priest in his two previous lives, but he eventually returned to secular life and got married." Jing Tian chuckled.
"I think being a Taoist priest is really not enjoyable. It would be so much better to return to secular life and do whatever I want in the future."

Tang Xuejian glared at her and said:
"What nonsense are you talking about? Hero Changqing is still the future leader of the Shu Mountain Sect. Don't start this up."

Upon hearing this, Jing Tian simply addressed the woman in purple:
"Miss Zixuan, I have high hopes for you!"

"Did you hear from Elder Gu Teng that Changqing left the monastic life for love in his two previous lives?" Zi Xuan couldn't help but look at the white-robed, sword-wielding youth, asking repeatedly:
"What were your thoughts after hearing that? Do you have any memories of it?"

Zhuang Buran took a slow, deliberate bite of food and said:
"Just laugh it off, because the seven emotions and six desires are like a person's hair, and love is just one of them. Losing a hair is certainly very important to most people in the world, but it is not a big deal." "After all, if a person has no life, how can this hair of love grow? It is just an illusion."

"White Tofu, you're really something!" Jing Tian exclaimed in admiration.
"He really is so heartless."

Zixuan discerned the key point and said:

"So, you believe that cultivating immortality is far more important than worldly love?"

"Everyone is free, and I have never had the inclination to impose my will on others."

The white-clad youth carrying a sword said calmly:
"Therefore, regardless of my personal opinion, Miss Zixuan, you don't need to get involved. You can pursue what you want, but the premise is that you must live up to the responsibilities you bear."

After hearing this, Zixuan lowered her head somewhat guiltily:

"I just want to be with the person I love, how am I betraying my responsibilities?"

"Hehe, I hope you'll always think that way." Zhuang Buran began to eat quietly, no longer in the mood for conversation.

Seeing this scene, everyone felt that there was something between the two that they didn't know.

Jing Tian thought for a moment and said:
"White Tofu, we've obtained the Earth Spirit Orb and are preparing to go to Fengdu Paradise to find the Fire Spirit Orb. Shouldn't we tell Old Man Qingwei about our progress now?"

"After you finish your meal, report to your masters."

Tang Xuejian's eyes darted around, glancing at Hua Ying beside her, as if she had come up with some idea.

After meal.

Zhuang Buran walked out of a bedroom and heard Jing Tian inside asking the Five Elders of Shu Mountain about himself using a communication artifact. Then, a wisp of green light vanished in an instant and disappeared into the bedroom.

The young man in white, carrying a sword, paid no attention to this and returned to his bedroom.

Two days later.

The group entered a gloomy and eerie city.

"Fengdu City is located in the Yin-Yang region. Every time day and night alternate, that is, at midnight, the gate to the underworld opens. Anyone can step in, but if an ordinary person goes in, they will only be devoured by evil spirits and demons."

Zixuan systematically introduced the situation of Fengdu City to everyone:
"Because after midnight, many evil spirits and ghosts will come to the mortal world through the gates of hell, there are many magical artifacts for sale in the city to ward off these ghosts and monsters. You can buy some first."

"And the safest place in the city is an inn called Rebirth, which adheres to the rule that guests are welcome and no one should question the identity of humans or ghosts."

Jing Tian suggested:
"Then let's go buy some magical artifacts first, and then go to the Rebirth Inn."

"You guys go buy the ritual implements, I'll just wander around for a bit, and then we'll meet up at the Rebirth Inn."

Zhuang Buran said something casually and then strode away.

Seeing the woman in purple hesitate to speak, Tang Xue immediately advised:

"Sister Zixuan, please stop looking. I really misjudged Hero Changqing. I never thought he would be such a heartless man!"

Zixuan frowned and said:
"Your attitude towards Changqing has changed drastically these past few days. Could it be that you've found out something?"

"Most men in the world are heartless and treacherous. I thought that Master Changqing was an exception, but I didn't expect him to be the same."

Tang Xuejian seemed to want to vent all the pent-up anger she had accumulated over the past two days, and said angrily:
"It's a waste that you've been heartbroken for such a scoundrel for a hundred or two hundred years."

"You, the dignified eldest daughter of the Tang family, how could you act like a thief eavesdropping!" Jing Tian hurriedly stepped forward:

"You even said you wanted to be some kind of female knight-errant, did you hear everything?"

Tang Xuejian put her hands on her hips and said:

"Anyway, I didn't swear a solemn oath, so I can say whatever I want."

"We traded our life's most important events for this secret," Jing said, still indignant.

"No, you have to swear a solemn oath that if you say it out loud, you'll get boils on your face, be disfigured, and never be able to get married."

"Sister Zixuan, you saw that, didn't you?" Tang Xuejian took two steps back, hiding behind the woman in purple, and said disdainfully:
"These men are so petty and selfish."

Jing Tian spoke:

"Miss Tang, let me tell you, this is no joke. Bai Doufu has already repaid two worldly debts for Miss Zixuan. Isn't that enough?"

(End of this chapter)