NOVEL NEXT Chapter 2: Being Beautiful Is No Reason to Deceive Me
Chapter 2: Being Beautiful Is No Reason to Deceive Me
As he closed his eyes, a bright light emanated from the jade pendant in Lin Fengmian’s hand, enveloping him in a layer of black mist.
He found himself in a rushing black river, struggling upstream until he finally appeared on a riverbank.
Standing by the river was a stunning woman dressed in white, like a celestial being isolated from the world, exuding an extraordinary aura.
The beautiful woman coldly watched Lin Fengmian emerge from the water, her delicate eyebrows slightly furrowed.
Luo Xue raised her ancient long sword and coldly said, “Demon, you’re here again!”
This time, however, the demon in her eyes was straightforward, unlike before when he was frivolous and sensitive. He bowed deeply with both hands clasped.
“Immortal Sister, spare my life with your sword!”
Luo Xue was confused, what trick was this demon playing now?
Three months ago, she was dragged to this place where there was only a roaring black river and endless darkness, along with this strange man.
The man would stare at her intently upon arrival, muttering nonsense about how this dream was quite realistic and wondering what it felt like.
Most infuriating was his attempt to touch her; she promptly slashed the rogue with her sword, and indeed, she left the place.
But soon the man returned, cursing the unfairness.
Annoyed to no end, she sent him to his death again and again, until the strange demon finally disappeared.
Who knew that he would return tonight, although he seemed to have learned his lesson and surrendered immediately upon meeting her.
Luo Xue frowned and asked, “What trick are you playing now, demon?”
Lin Fengmian didn’t care if the woman in front of him was a demon or an immortal; she was his last hope.
“Immortal, I am really not a demon, have you ever seen a demon as weak as me?”
Luo Xue hesitated, which made some sense.
But this guy couldn’t be killed, so he was definitely a demon.
“Then what are you, and where is this place?”
“I’m a human being, and I don’t know where this place is; I was also pulled in by the jade pendant.” Lin Fengmian quickly explained.
“Jade pendant?” Luo Xue raised her beautiful eyebrows.
“Yes, a double fish jade pendant with a blue fish and a red fish intertwined.” Lin Fengmian described.
Luo Xue was taken aback; wasn’t that the pendant on her Zhenyuan Sword?
She raised her Zhenyuan Sword, and indeed, the double fish pendant was gone.
Could it be that this jade pendant has more than one piece and can communicate with both parties wearing the jade pendant?
Curious, Luo Xue asked, “And who are you?”
Lin Fengmian quickly replied, “My name is Lin Fengmian, from the Zhao Kingdom in the East Wilderness, and I am now a disciple of the Joyful Union Sect.”
Luo Xue was stunned and said, “The East Wilderness? It’s separated from my Divine Prefecture by the Taichuan Heavenly River.”
This jade pendant could connect two people from opposite ends of the world, it was truly magical.
Seeing that Luo Xue seemed to believe him, Lin Fengmian was overjoyed and said, “I meant no offense, Immortal. Earlier, I thought it was a dream and was overwhelmed by your incomparable beauty, which led to my rudeness. I hope the Immortal will forgive me.”
Luo Xue blushed, did this guy think she was a dream?
She snorted coldly, “Scoundrel!”
Lin Fengmian cautiously asked, “May I know the Immortal’s name and what sect you belong to?”
Luo Xue held her sword and bowed, “My name is Luo Xue, from the Qionghua Sect of the Divine Prefecture.”
Upon hearing that she was from a righteous sect in the Divine Prefecture, Lin Fengmian didn’t care about anything else and desperately asked for help, “Immortal Luo Xue, my life is hanging by a thread, please save me!”
Luo Xue frowned and said, “Save you?”
Lin Fengmian nodded vigorously, then blurted out everything he had seen and heard in the Joyful Union Sect.
He bowed deeply and said, “In three days, my Yang energy will be drained by the Demoness of the Joyful Union Sect; please save my life, Immortal!”
Luo Xue quickly helped him up and said, “Don’t worry, eradicating demons and upholding justice is our righteous duty.”
Lin Fengmian was overjoyed and said, “Immortal Luo, please bring your Qionghua Sect members here quickly; I will be your inside man.”
Luo Xue asked, “Do you know the exact location of the Joyful Union Sect? I have to cross domains to get there.”
Lin Fengmian felt like a bucket of cold water had been poured over him; with an entire domain between them, three days might not be enough.
By the time they arrived, he would be long gone.
Knowing his thoughts, Luo Xue comforted him, “Don’t panic. As long as it’s not far from a cross-domain teleportation array, I can make it in three days at full speed.”
Lin Fengmian was overjoyed and said, “I don’t know the exact location of the Joyful Union Sect, I have to go back and check.”
Luo Xue nodded and said, “Let’s act separately. I’ll also go back and check out the sects in the Eastern Wilderness; maybe I can find the location of the Joyful Union Sect.”
Lin Fengmian was naturally full of gratitude, although he felt that Luo Xue was a bit excited, as if she was eager to act.
There wasn’t any time to think about it, as time was pressing. They agreed to use the Double Fish Jade Pendant to communicate with each other when they had news.
Then, both of them stood by the black river, they were at a loss; how to get out?
Lin Fengmian steeled himself, craned his neck, and said heroically, “Come on, give me a quick death.”
And Luo Xue didn’t hesitate and sent a blinding sword light towards him.
Lin Fengmian woke up from the nightmare, clutching his neck and gasping for breath.
Ignoring the late hour, he rushed out of his room and headed for the library of Green Leek Peak.
This library was set up by the Joyful Union sect to keep these leeks busy.
Most of the contents were about the dual cultivation between men and women, and it stimulated these energetic leeks to work hard on their cultivation.
After browsing through a pile of vivid pictures of the Spring Palace, Lin Fengmian actually found the exact location of the Joyful Union Sect.
To his surprise, the Joyful Union Sect was not located in the Eastern Wilderness, but in the Northern Abyss.
Remembering the time when he was brought back by the flying boat, he deduced that the Joyful Union Sect should be in the Eastern Forest, the only place where the Northern Abyss and the Eastern Wilderness meet.
Lin Fengmian took out an atlas and found that the nearest teleportation array was not far away.
He couldn’t help but breathe a long sigh of relief; there was hope!
For safety, he glanced at the map of sect distribution in the Divine Prefecture, but couldn’t find the so-called Qionghua Sect.
His heart sank; could it be?
Luo Xue had been so confident, but was the Qionghua Sect a small and insignificant sect?
Luo Xue, Luo Xue?!
Lin Fengmian suddenly felt that the name Luo Xue sounded familiar. Relying on his memory, he found the book titled “Hundred Beauties.”
He quickly found Luo Xue’s name and also came across the record of the Qionghua Sect.
Although the illustration had been torn out by someone, he was still so startled that he dropped the entire book.
Luo Xue, a Great Ascension Peak Sword Immortal, the last sect master of the Qionghua Sect, a top-tier sect in the Divine Prefecture that had already perished.
The number one beauty among the four great beauties of the Divine Prefecture, an incomparable fairy whose sword light shone across the nine states and whose beauty was incomparable.
A thousand years ago, she entered Zhenyuan, one of the four forbidden regions, and her fate remains unknown.
Lin Fengmian was stunned.
What? The Qionghua Sect, a top-tier sect that had already perished?
Luo Xue, the sword immortal who ventured into a forbidden area a thousand years ago, and whose fate remains unknown?
This woman was toying with him! Pretending to be an incomparable sword immortal and planning to bring a sect that had perished a thousand years ago to save him!
Damn, what a trick!
Being beautiful is no reason to cheat me, okay?
Fuming, Lin Fengmian stuffed the book back into his pocket and was about to return to settle the score with this woman.