I'm here in the martial arts world just to find love.

Moon Goddess Palace and Wind and Snow Temple are equally famous, both being renowned sects in the Jiangnan region of the Great Liang martial arts world.

This sect is predominantly female, with strict rules and a low profile. They rarely get involved in worldly conflicts and spend most of their time in seclusion cultivating martial arts techniques.

Jiang Chao's older sister, Jiang Yunyao, is a disciple of the Moon Goddess Palace and one of the best among the younger generation, holding the title of Holy Maiden of the Moon Goddess Palace.

Jiang Yunyao is not Jiang Chao's biological sister. Her biological mother, Yu Wuxia, and Yu Wushuang are sisters. Yu Wuxia married an island lord on the coast of the East China Sea in her early years and gave birth to Jiang Yunyao.

The island lord died suddenly after going astray in his cultivation. Jiang Chao's aunt, Yu Wuxia, took Jiang Yunyao, who was not even a year old, and traveled thousands of miles to seek refuge with her sister. However, they were ambushed and killed on the way. Yu Wuxia was seriously injured and fled. After meeting her sister, who had just married into the Fengxue Temple, she passed away, leaving behind Jiang Yunyao, who was not even a year old.

Yu Wushuang adopted Jiang Yunyao, named her Jiang Yunyao, and treated her as his own daughter. Later, when Jiang Yunyao was twelve years old, the Palace Master of the Moon Goddess Palace noticed her talent and took her under his wing. From then on, she left the Wind and Snow Temple and went to the Moon Goddess Palace to cultivate.

Speaking of which, Jiang Chao hadn't seen his older sister, who was exactly two years older than him, for two whole years. He wondered how she was doing. Legend had it that the Moon Goddess Palace, which worshipped the Moon Goddess, had very strict rules and many precepts, and its disciples lived a rather austere life. He wondered if his sister, Jiang Yunyao, had gained or lost weight in the past two years.

The last time they met was on her mother's birthday. Jiang Yunyao specially rushed back from the Moon Goddess Palace to celebrate her mother's birthday in person. She presented him with a Moon Essence Pearl, a specialty of the Moon Goddess Palace, which could be ground into powder and taken to nourish the skin and preserve youth. She also brought him many small toys to make him happy.

With this in mind, Jiang Chao quickened his pace.

Although he didn't know why the Moon Goddess Palace, which never participated in the conflicts of the martial world, would come this time, what if his sister was among them? Wouldn't that allow him to see her?

However, to Jiang Chao's disappointment, there was no sign of his sister inside the Moon Goddess Palace's tent, only a group of other disciples who were quite wary of him.

After Jiang Chao revealed his name and background, he inquired about the whereabouts of his sister, Jiang Yunyao. Upon hearing that the young man before them was the Holy Maiden's younger brother, the group of female disciples immediately changed their attitude.

Bold and intense gazes swept over him.

If it weren't for the rules of the Moon Goddess Palace, they probably would have swarmed around him long ago, completely surrounding him.

This is the living saint's own brother!

That legendary young man, whose deeds were constantly mentioned by the saintess, was recounted with a proud expression.

For example, a child can recognize characters at three, write poems at five, paint at seven, and recite advanced techniques fluently by eight.

"Her Highness the Holy Maiden and the elders went up the mountain, supposedly to visit a senior who has a long-standing relationship with our Moon Goddess Palace... Young Hero Jiang, are you truly as Her Highness the Holy Maiden said, possessing superhuman strength from a young age, able to fight bulls and tigers at the age of seven?"

A bold female disciple of the Moon Goddess Palace, encouraged by the whispers of the other female disciples, asked curiously.

Jiang Chao's lips twitched upon hearing this. His sister was good in every way, except for her love of bragging. When had he ever fought a bull or a tiger?

The climate at Fengxue Temple is harsh and cold; there are no cows or mountain kings there at all. Even if there were, they wouldn't bother to fight with people for no reason.

Seeing that Jiang Chao remained silent, the bright-eyed female disciple spoke again:

"And also, Her Highness the Holy Maiden said that if Young Hero Jiang comes looking for him, he can go directly up the mountain to Zixu Palace. After she and several elders have met that senior, they will rest at Zixu Palace."

  

"Thank you for letting me know."

Jiang Chao cupped his hands in greeting, and under the watchful eyes of the other party and a group of female disciples from the Moon Goddess Palace, he turned and left without looking back.

The speed is astonishing.

Su E smiled as she watched the boy flee in disarray; she was fortunate enough to witness this adorable side of the extraordinary young man.

Chu, the heroine, couldn't help but laugh. "Jiang Qilin, you've finally met your match. You'll never joke about how shy I am again."

Now, he's reaping what he sowed!

Watch how this female knight makes fun of you!

Lu Jing was so focused on looking down at his toes that he didn't realize he had finished speaking until the female knight tugged at his sleeve.

"Let's go, let's go! Jiang Qilin has already run far away, let's hurry and catch up."

"Ah? Oh, okay." Lu Jing responded, secretly glancing up at the group of beautifully dressed female disciples of the Moon Goddess Palace, and quickly followed.

When the group found Jiang Chao, he was chatting idly with a martial arts expert.

The man was around twenty years old, dressed in a tattered Taoist robe, with a large black peach wood sword on his back and a huge wine gourd hanging from his waist. He looked rather comical and had none of the otherworldly and refined air that Taoists are known for.

"...Besides the impending bloodshed, what else did the Taoist priest discern?"

As the group approached, they overheard Jiang Chao asking the question, a smile of interest playing on the young man's face.

"You wait and see what I mean."

Upon hearing this, the young Taoist priest with a short beard and narrow eyes immediately began to calculate with his fingers, looking quite serious.

A moment later, the Taoist looked at the woman in red not far behind the boy, his face showing disbelief, and muttered to himself:

"Hiss... This shouldn't be happening, it doesn't make any sense at all. Your first romantic entanglement was with her?"

Jiang Chao: "..."

What does "my first romantic entanglement" mean?

If it's a love triangle, then it's a love triangle. Why is there a "first time" part to it?

Why is this Taoist priest acting so mysteriously?

Jiang Chao winked at Su E and the others who were approaching, signaling them not to disturb the Taoist priest, and then asked:

"Master, could it be that you've discerned the origins of the young lady behind me?"

The young Taoist priest nodded subconsciously, then suddenly shook his head.

"I am but a charlatan, how could I possibly know the origins of any saintess? I know nothing, please do not ask me any more questions. My cultivation is too shallow to bear your question. Farewell."

After saying that, he turned and tried to run away.

Having already said all that, how could Jiang Chao let the other party leave?

When he bumped into this Taoist priest earlier, he felt that the other party was quite profound and unassuming, just like when he was facing his brother-in-law on the Liu family's wall, giving him a sense of unfathomable depth.

Moreover, the other party blurted out the words "Holy Maiden," so he must recognize the woman in red behind him.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't pull this on me! I've had enough bad luck already. I've been swindled out of all my money on this journey, and now that I've finally made it here, how did I end up running into someone like you... you..."

Jiang Chao raised an eyebrow, released his grip, and said calmly, "What?"

"A... truly handsome young swordsman, hahaha, well, this humble Taoist has other matters to attend to, so I won't linger any longer. Farewell!"

After saying that, he turned and ran.

The Taoist priest moved with lightning speed, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

It was as if some ferocious beast was behind them, and they wanted to avoid it at all costs.

Jiang Chao frowned and stood there for a long time before slowly speaking under the gaze of Su E and the others:

"This Taoist priest might know the origin of the woman in red, but I don't know what went wrong with him. He was telling my fortune perfectly fine, and then suddenly he ran away."

"What a pity about my two silver notes."

The boy shrugged, looking regretful.

The heroine Chu grasped the key point and widened her eyes.

"Silver notes? What silver notes? You gave him money?"

She knew all too well what denominations the silver notes Jiang Chao carried were; each one was worth at least a thousand taels.

Even with Chu's family background, she had never seen so much money.

Jiang Chao nodded, looking helpless.

"Yes, I gave it to him. The first thing this Taoist priest said when he saw me was that my forehead was dark and that I was likely to suffer a bloody disaster soon. He insisted on dragging me along to have my fortune told. When I heard that, I thought, 'This is terrible! A bloody disaster! This is so unlucky!' So I quickly took out my money, thinking that it was a way to ward off bad luck, and let him tell my fortune. Who would have thought..."

Lady Chu looked at him as if he were a fool and interrupted:

"You've been fooled! Didn't you hear what he just said? He himself admitted he's a charlatan. What Taoist priest? That tattered Taoist robe of his is probably something he snatched from somewhere. And that peach wood sword—whose peach wood sword looks like that? He probably just took a branch, burned it to charcoal, and haphazardly shaped it into a sword to pass off as a Taoist magic weapon, a lightning-struck peach wood sword!"

Jiang Chao shook his head, looking relieved.

"So be it, it's only two thousand taels of silver. Consider it a small lesson learned."

Chu the heroine curled her lip, deciding not to make a fool of herself.

Who told this guy to have money in his pocket? He deserves to be taken advantage of!