First update of the day! My heartfelt thanks for everyone’s efforts over the past few days! Thank you to all the brothers and sisters who have been sending support tickets and donations! Truly, seeing the results from these last few days has deeply moved me. Having your support, even if I were to fail, makes me happy. I’ll continue the explosive output tomorrow. Since I promised to fight hard this month, I’ll keep fighting until the very end. Seeking monthly votes!)

“Offending me? With that brat’s meager cultivation, how could he possibly be worthy of offending me! I—” The initial voice sounded quite flustered. But it quickly regained composure: “Don’t you find that foppish look of his just screams pretense? It feels fake, it’s irritating. I just want to beat him up! Only by thoroughly schooling him will I feel better, beating him once a day is the only way to feel truly satisfied.”

The other voice remained silent for a long time. Clearly, it was stunned. Was the speaker still using the tone of our superior?

After a long pause, the second voice finally spoke: “Then, Big Sister, what exactly do you plan to do?”

“Since our objective for this trip was already to wander the Jianghu, we might as well follow them for a while. Didn’t you hear Dongfang Wenqing say they were taking him to the secret grounds of the Dongfang Family? I expect they will separate from the Jun family army shortly. Along the way, we’ll see how I discipline him. As long as I don't play him to death, it won't be too excessive,” the first voice huffed.

“But… today’s incident caused by Dugu Yi was so absurd. Why didn’t you stop it, Big Sister?” the crisp voice sounded genuinely puzzled. “He was drugged! If we had intervened then…” That would have let him suffer until he burst—that would have been far more entertaining, wouldn’t it?”

Suffering until he burst… and that’s more entertaining!? These two women speaking were truly one more ruthless than the other!

These two women, whose strength was incredibly mysterious and immense, were genuinely formidable!

“Stop him? Why stop him?” The voice that spoke earlier carried a hint of embarrassment again amidst its coldness: “Qianxun, although you and I share… since transforming into human form, we are female. Such an indecent affair… how could we possibly stop it? Killing him is merely the effort of lifting a hand, but stopping it… anyway, the point is, we couldn’t interfere and had to leave.”

“Big Sister is right, I understand now. We truly shouldn't have intervened…” The crisp voice belonged to the Snake King, Qianxun! She also realized this point at that moment and couldn't help but feel a touch of shame.

“Furthermore, although this person is detestable and certainly deserves a beating, he actually has some minor redeeming qualities; death isn't necessary,” the first voice snorted. “Putting aside everything else, the transaction involving the elixir for the Punishment Heaven Sacred Fruit might depend on him. Didn't we hear Ying Bokong say that the mysterious person who suddenly appeared before was his master? And based on the testimonies you both provided, that person… wouldn't that be the one who swore to exchange elixirs for the Punishment Heaven Sacred Fruit?”

“Precisely! I almost forgot,” the Snake King Qianxun’s eyes lit up. “This way, we have much greater certainty. However, that mysterious person’s power is indeed unfathomably deep. Even now, I still shudder recalling the astonishing pressure I felt last time. That level of astonishing might, perhaps even you, Big Sister, wouldn't be able to guarantee victory.”

“Indeed. Although our meeting with that mysterious person earlier was brief and we never truly fought, the way he effortlessly erased Li Juetian was truly remarkable, certainly beyond my capabilities. I still can’t figure out what that ultimate technique was. Even the legendary Samadhi True Fire of the Heavenly Fire probably isn't much better than that. For such an expert, it would be best not to make an enemy. If we control this brat, we can use his disciple to coerce his master, and that elixir will certainly be obtainable! At the very least, we’ll have a trump card in hand,” the speaker, who was none other than Plum Venerable of the Heavenly Punishment, said.

“Therefore, we must not be careless on this journey. I hear they are heading to the Dongfang Family for several matters, but one of them concerns the oath of the Dongfang Family. Heh heh, by leaving the Heavenly Punishment, we have already broken half of the Dongfang Family’s previous oath. The remaining part is the… ‘Sword Peak Collapse and Snow Mountain.’ We should probably plan for that as well. But no matter what, this is still quite an interesting affair.”

“I see! So Big Sister had already considered all of this. Big Sister truly lives up to her name,” the Snake King Qianxun chuckled. “So, we just follow him and watch the show?”

“Watch the show? Not necessarily. Perhaps we’ll have a chance to join the excitement as well,” Plum Venerable smiled faintly.

A stretch of silence followed, and the two women stopped speaking, as if they had never existed.

If someone were watching nearby, they would be astonished to discover that although voices were heard, no figures ever appeared. From start to finish, the branches supporting the two remained completely still.

Currently, Jun Moxie was in a sorry state—truly, utterly pathetic.

The moment he entered the tent, he saw a graceful figure standing motionless before the bed, like a beautiful statue.

Guan Qinghan!

Guan Qinghan’s expression was blank, her exquisite face as cold as ever, staring fixedly at the bed. In her hand, she clutched a piece of torn cloth, the fabric that had been beneath her—it bore the symbol of her chastity…

She was wearing a loose white robe that originally belonged to Jun Moxie, which emphasized her slender waist, making her appear captivatingly delicate. Her expression was incredibly complex: tinged with sorrow, shyness, wistfulness, and a sense of loss.

Hearing Jun Moxie enter, Guan Qinghan’s delicate body trembled slightly, and her face flushed deeper, but she did not turn around. Her complexion immediately turned unnervingly pale.

Jun Moxie stopped behind her. For a long time, neither of them spoke first.

They simply listened to each other's breathing, remaining silent.

Though their bodies were separated by mere inches, it felt as vast as the distance between heaven and earth. These two, who had just shared the most intimate union, now seemed like complete strangers. The atmosphere in the tent became heavy, exceptionally oppressive.

After a long, long time, Jun Moxie, for some reason, suddenly let out a short laugh and abruptly sat down on the wooden chair behind Guan Qinghan.

Looking at Guan Qinghan's back, Jun Moxie seemed to be talking to himself: “I know your heart must be complex right now, and you’re completely lost, not knowing what to do next, or even what to do in the next moment…”

Guan Qinghan’s body trembled.

“Actually, I’m just as lost on what to do! I’m genuinely perplexed!” Jun Moxie continued slowly. Guan Qinghan’s body shook again, and she couldn't help but jerk her head, intending to turn around, but she forced herself to remain still. You don't know what to do? Then what do you expect me, a mere woman, to do?

Then, Jun Moxie began to explain the entire incident from start to finish, in a slow tone.

Guan Qinghan finally understood why Dugu Xiaoyi’s behavior had been so strange over the past two days. Hearing the conclusion, she couldn't help but sigh.

This entire event… was truly a misunderstanding born from a series of unfortunate coincidences… It turned out she had merely suffered collateral damage.

But Jun Moxie continued, as if making a decision, pouring out his words in one breath: “But I only know one thing: this incident, although accidental, a confluence of many coincidences, whether you wished for it or not, the fact remains absolute. No matter what your status was before this, and whether you acknowledge it now or not, you are now my woman. This is an unchangeable reality!”

“This fact cannot be altered! It will not change regardless of shifts in time or space!” Jun Moxie spoke slowly, his reasoning clear, yet undeniably domineering! But this typical dominance did not provoke revulsion in Guan Qinghan; instead, it inexplicably settled her heart, as if she had received a promise!

As Jun Moxie spoke, his voice grew steadily firmer: “Being my woman won’t necessarily be easy. But as long as you are my woman, I will protect, cherish, and guard you at all costs, ensuring you never suffer any grievance.”

“Perhaps you aren’t ready yet; I can give you time to consider.”

Jun Moxie’s tone was deep and measured: “You and I both know that the engagement between you and my Elder Brother was ultimately just an empty promise! No, it wasn't even an empty promise. You are no longer my sister-in-law; you are now merely the god-daughter of my Third Uncle. I hope you remember this identity clearly. Being together in the future might bring considerable trouble, and there will certainly be gossip… but you don’t need to worry about any of that!”

Jun Moxie smiled faintly: “Those are matters for men. Even if the entire world were filled with gossip, I guarantee not a single word will reach your ears! Not a single one! Do you understand? So, the things you worry about essentially do not exist!”

Guan Qinghan’s shoulders moved slightly, and her whole body seemed to relax somewhat.

“Over this long period, you should understand my temperament. I won't become some great hero or grand figure. In fact, I am quite a selfish person. In matters like these, there are very few people or things I truly care about! I only care about my relatives, my family, my women, and my brothers! As long as they are safe and happy, nothing else matters! As for the rest—the fate of the common people, the well-being of the world—it has absolutely nothing to do with me, Jun Moxie! I am truly not a noble person!”

Jun Moxie chuckled and continued speaking candidly: “If you expect me to achieve some great accomplishment, I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed! Because I am genuinely too selfish to ever become a hero. I am even selfish enough that no one should ever think of bullying me! Or making my women uneasy… If anything like that happens, then whoever it is, they will face my most brutal retribution, Jun Moxie! Including… your Guan family, because they are not included in the list of people I care about!”

Guan Qinghan finally couldn't restrain herself and abruptly turned around, biting her lip, her eyes sparkling with indescribable complexity. She looked at Jun Moxie’s calm face, her lips parting slightly, but she couldn't utter a word.

She could already imagine how her family would misunderstand this matter if it got out, and what disdainful looks she would endure! Just thinking about it made her heart wildly chaotic—a panic born from having absolutely no idea what to do.

But when Jun Moxie uttered those unusually calm words, Guan Qinghan suddenly felt a chill in her heart. Instead of worrying for herself, her concern shifted to worrying for them.

She could perfectly picture Jun Moxie’s reaction if anyone in the Guan family showed her disrespect. Combined with the previous incident of forced marriage at the Blood Soul Villa, Jun Moxie’s impression of the Guan family was already quite terrible!

Jun Moxie would show no mercy!

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(Recommending a new book: Zhao Feng obtained a Five Elements Spirit Devourer, thus embarking on an extraordinary path of martial arts cultivation! Zhao Feng was mistaken for a disciple of an evil sect. Countless noble families, numerous factions, and major empires dispatched their experts, relentlessly hunting down Zhao Feng. They even launched collective sieges. However, Zhao Feng didn't care at all. This fellow possessed a fierce, domineering, cruel, cunning, and lecherous nature. Leading a band of sworn brothers, he occupied a large group of devastatingly beautiful women. He killed anyone who stood in his way and slew Buddhas who blocked his path. After countless battles and endless slaughter, he finally ascended to the peak of martial arts on the Shanhe Continent, stepping over piles of corpses. New book by Lonely Swordsman, Soaring Through Mountains and Rivers (To be continued))