These fairies want me to deal with them every day.

Unnoticed underwater, a faint, almost imperceptible dark shadow slowly drifted along with the small boat.

Yuan Jiacao relaxed her brows.

"Cultivation is ultimately a competition with oneself, and using it for self-contest is actually a inferior approach. But for the sake of the sect, it is only right to do whatever it takes."

The boy next to him smiled.

"I think Senior Brother Yuan's plans go beyond this. Ever since we boarded this ship, he has been sitting alone at the bow every night, gazing at the moon. Which girl is he thinking of... Could it be that the beauty is in the Yuanjian Sect?"

Yuan Jiacao was not angry or embarrassed when her secret thoughts were exposed.

In his view, just like the romantic tales of talented men and beautiful women, the person one loves and the romantic things one does are all natural and there is nothing to hide.

Seeing that Yuan Jia Cao remained silent, which was tacit agreement, the boy became interested.

"I remember that Senior Brother Yuan visited the Yuanjian Sect when he was young, right?"

Yuan Jiacao lowered her head and smiled, watching the clear, rippling water, while the mist quietly dissipated.

"Yes, I have been there, but that was a long time ago."

"That beauty... is she in the Yuanjian Sect? Tell me about her, it's so boring to hide away like this."

The boy leaped around with a smile on his face.

Yuan Jiacao thought for a moment and slowly said, "It was about three years ago, when I was sixteen years old. At that time, I was just accompanying my master to exchange tokens. My master was talking to the sect leader of Yuanjian Sect, and I was wandering around."

"And that's how you met that woman?"

Yuan Jiacao smiled and nodded, her anticipation and expectation even more evident on her face.

"She's wonderful... Although she never speaks and doesn't respond when I try to talk to her, I knew from the first glance that she was the woman I would spend my whole life with."

"No wonder so many female disciples in the sect were secretly flirting with Senior Brother Yuan, but he ignored them all... So Senior Brother Yuan is really that devoted, but it's been three years already..."

Yuan Jiacao smiled and shook his head.

"What if it's three years, or even ten? It's because of her that I have the motivation to keep climbing and striving for improvement. As long as I become the best, we'll be a perfect match for many years to come."

"What's that girl's name?"

The boy asked curiously.

Yuan Jiacao thought for a moment.

"You should have heard of her, Jiang Ying."

The young man thought for a moment, then his eyes widened: "Is she Jiang Ying of Xiaoyuan Peak, who is more talented than many of the male disciples among the young disciples of Yuanjian Sect? Lu Qingyan's personal disciple?"

"is her."

He recalled the bits and pieces of information he had intentionally inquired about over the years, which had been successfully relayed to his ears.

This confirmed the woman's extraordinary talent and brilliance.

Yes, this is a match made in heaven.

Like a story of talented scholars and beautiful women, a handsome young man and a beautiful young woman support each other on their journey to the pinnacle of cultivation, and meet at the summit to achieve a happy ending. This is the most romantic thing in the world.

With this in mind, he was eager to appear at the Yuanjian Sect, stand in front of all her sect members, defeat all her opponents, prove it to her, and tell her.

She knows how much stronger she can become because of him, and she will be his best and only home.

As for whether the girl would have any other stories in the Yuanjian Sect, Yuan Jiacao was not worried. He believed that she was a smart woman who could understand what was good and what could accompany her and help her.

Now... three years have passed.

She must have grown into an even more perfect woman by now...

Indeed, with her aloof personality, how could she possibly have any stories with other people?

She wouldn't be interested in anyone but herself.

The anticipation was so wonderful; even before seeing her, the mist above the river seemed to smell sweet.

I never knew that dreams could be so wonderful.

However... a sudden change disrupted Yuan Jiacao's beautiful prospects.

"Splash!!"

The boat suddenly swayed, and the boy beside her almost lost his footing and fell into the water. Yuan Jiacao grabbed his arm and stood up, holding the buzzer in his hand.

Then, a huge, jet-black creature suddenly burst out of the water right in front of the boat.

"Evil, evil dragon!"

The boy glanced at it and was almost completely disoriented.

He has not yet witnessed this legendary monster with his own eyes.

The legend that a serpent can transform into a monstrous dragon after a thousand years is one of the most deeply rooted myths.

Of course, many more legends describe the ferocious nature of the evil dragon.

All living things will become its prey, and it can devour any number of people it encounters. The entire river is its domain.

The ferocious dragon's shoulders, which broke through the water's surface, revealed its ferocious appearance, with its deep black, incompletely formed scales and eyes that seemed to radiate a scarlet light.

And that gaping, stinking mouth was enough to inspire fear.

Several people emerged from the cabin one after another, their faces grave as they stared at the ferocious dragon, unsure of what to do.

An elder stepped out of the cabin, his deep eyes fixed on the evil dragon.

"Fortunately, it's just a little guy who's only two hundred years old at most. You all step back... I'll handle this."

But before the elder could leap up, the Yuanjia grass holding the buzzing bee in front of him spoke loudly.

"There's no need to trouble Uncle Chen with such a mere evil dragon; this disciple can handle it."

“Yuan Jia Cao, you…”

Chen Lang didn't even have time to remind the other party to be careful at this time.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Jiacao raised his sword and rose up, his body shining like a rainbow.

In an instant, the mist on the river surface seemed to come alive and quickly dissipated.

The entire wide river surface is now visible.

"Roar!!"

The evil dragon twisted its disgusting, slippery body, opened its blood-red maw, and looked at the ignorant ant rushing towards it. It opened its mouth to swallow the ant whole.

But unexpectedly, the young man who leaped high into the air suddenly emitted a blinding light while holding the slender buzzer.

The slender blade was covered with concentric rings of light that spread outwards, growing wider and thicker.

It was as if a beam of light had been cleaved down from the sky.

The evil dragon couldn't open its eyes and actually considered retreating, but this sword came faster, more urgently, and more viciously.

"puff!!"

The moment the sword light slashed down towards the evil dragon's flat nose, one could hear the dragon's painful roar.

Blood filled the air.

Its twisting and struggling are vividly depicted.

It wasn't until it struggled on the river and floated helplessly that the other disciples of Lu Chen Sect saw that the evil dragon's head had been almost split in two.

The young man standing on the corpse of the evil dragon was stained with a little black blood.

He pulled out the buzzer.

"Well done, Senior Brother Yuan!!"

Even Chen Lang couldn't help but sigh.

"He is indeed the most outstanding disciple of the Lu Chen Sect in this generation..."

Only Yuan Jiacao, carrying a sword in one hand, gazed in the direction he was heading.

The corners of his mouth turned up in an indescribable, expressive smile.

"Miss Jiang Ying... wait for me."

“Jiang Ying…I am Jiang Ying…”

Deep in the maple forest.

Almost naked, with only her skirt barely covering her private parts, the girl clung to the boy's head against her chest, desperately trying to suppress a low moan escaping her throat.

He uttered words that were both extremely moving and incredibly enigmatic.

Her skin seemed to turn a light pink.

Two hearts burning with passion.

The boy only looked up when he was almost out of breath, avoiding looking at the wet, almost red and swollen marks on her fragrant, snow-white skin.

He looked helplessly at her, whose eyes were extremely dazed.

"Senior sister... if you come a few more times, our children will be old enough to run errands in two years."

...PS: Ugh, my twisted sense of humor...

31. A Heart Stained with Dust (Small PS)

"There has been a legend since ancient times that demons not only seduce the souls of scholars, but also manipulate the minds of heroes... But who wouldn't be confused when they encounter a demon?"

As his senior sister reluctantly gathered her clothes and left, Wei Tu stood by the pool, deeply reflecting on his actions.

They've been too lax, too lax!

You were reborn just to do this kind of thing?

But my senior sister is so soft...

The boy shook his head.

"If you don't cultivate, where will your strength come from? If you don't cultivate, how can you change the things that are going to happen!"