After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Started Pursuing My Master-Chapter 158 - Compensation

Chapter 158: Compensation

“If... I mean, if she were still alive, once we leave the Daoji Ancestral Land, everything that happened here would eventually come to light. At the very least, Mo Wanqiu would have her cultivation abolished by Tingyu Sect. Even if her father dotes on her, he would have to give an explanation to the families of the more than a hundred cultivators who died...”

“Even if, even if we take ten thousand steps back, and her father does everything to save her, from then on she won’t be able to gain a foothold in the Eastern Region. No matter where she goes, she won’t be able to hold her head high. Perhaps living would be more painful than dying... Allowing her the chance to commit suicide to atone for her sins is already the best outcome.”

Jiang Huai fell silent for a moment, and in the end, he could only let out a helpless sigh. This problem was unsolvable for him. Once he returned to Guangxue Mountain, he wanted to ask Chu Xianning for her opinion, to know how she would choose if she were in his shoes.

“Forget it, let’s not talk about this anymore.” Jiang Huai shook his head and looked at Xu Qing in front of him.

“The Daoji Ancestral Land will close in two days. Now that there’s no more immortal inheritance inside, I did feel some heavenly spiritual energy hidden within the Daoji Ancestral Land earlier, but I guess it’s all down to luck to find it now. Since Mo Dan is dead, it’s time for us to part ways.”

Xu Qing was startled at first, then she suddenly realized that it was indeed time to part. She stood up and said,

“Alright, then we’ll meet again if fate allows.”

Even though she had many things she wanted to say to Jiang Huai, it seemed there really was no reason to stay any longer.

Xu Qing stood up, but just as she took a step, Wen Wanwan behind her softly called out to her.

Xu Qing turned around, surprised, and saw that Wen Wanwan had four strands of heavenly spiritual energy rotating and floating in her hand. She had already formed a five-patterned spirit pill, and these extra four strands of heavenly spiritual energy were of no use to her.

In Jiang Huai’s sea of qi, there were also five strands of heavenly spiritual energy, gifts left by several true immortals when they parted. He couldn’t use these strands of spiritual energy, but they were compressed in his sea of qi by a secret method. If he ever returned to the Core Formation realm, he could directly form a five-patterned Golden Core again.

Wen Wanwan took out one strand of the heavenly spiritual energy, bit her lip, and offered it to Xu Qing.

Xu Qing was stunned for a while before she reacted, “What do you want in return? You can name your price...”

“I’ll give it to Fairy Xu Qing,” Wen Wanwan said.

This time it was Xu Qing’s turn to be surprised. “Give it to me? Why?”

“Since it’s of no use to me, and Senior Brother Jiang Huai doesn’t need it either, I’ll give it to you. Please, Fairy Xu Qing... forget the words that Senior Brother Jiang Huai wanted you to convey to his master earlier.”

Xu Qing finally came to her senses and realized what this was about. Jiang Huai was also taken aback; right, Wen Wanwan didn’t mention it and he had almost forgotten.

At the time, he was only thinking that if he died, he wouldn’t care about the shame, but now that he thought about it, it was indeed full of embarrassment.

If he had known, he would have written a note for her to deliver to Chu Xianning and Luo Qingyu.

Xu Qing hesitated for a moment, “Even without this strand of heavenly spiritual energy, I would have kept those words to myself. Maybe you should still name a price... otherwise, I won’t feel at ease.”

Wen Wanwan just shook her head and chuckled, “Then consider it a favor?”

Her smile was gentle, with a hint of a young girl’s cunning. Xu Qing was no fool; after a moment of hesitation, she nodded, accepted the heavenly spiritual energy, and then took out a jade token to give to Wen Wanwan.

“If you have time in the future, you’re welcome to visit the Guangxue Sect. I’ll treat you well.”

“Thank you,” Wen Wanwan carefully stored the jade token.

...

Jiang Huai and Wen Wanwan sat by a lake in the Daoji Ancestral Land. Wen Wanwan sat next to Jiang Huai, her fair legs soaking in the water, while Jiang Huai held a fishing rod, leisurely fishing.

Wen Wanwan leaned against Jiang Huai, carrying a pleasant fragrance. She suddenly looked up.

“Does Senior Brother Jiang Huai think Wanwan is too scheming?”

Jiang Huai reached out and gently rubbed her head.

“Not at all. I think doing a favor is quite good. After all, she’s the holy maiden of the Guangxue Sect. Who knows when she might be useful in the future?”

The favor Wen Wanwan gave was not small. In the future, as Xu Qing advanced to the sixth and seventh realms, she would always remember the person who gave her a strand of heavenly spiritual energy during her Core Formation, allowing her to form a four-patterned heavenly spirit pill.

Previously, Xu Qing was willing to use spirit stones to build a protective formation to save other cultivators and even fight with evil cultivators, showing her noble character. Naturally, this strand of heavenly spiritual energy would not be a wasted gift.

Consider it an investment; who knows how useful it might be in the future. Wen Wanwan’s vision was far-reaching. Jiang Huai playfully pinched Wen Wanwan’s soft, fair face.

“What about the remaining three strands of heavenly spiritual energy?”

“Keep one for my sister, and give the other two to Fairy Qingyu...” Wen Wanwan bit her lip, her voice slightly tense.

Jiang Huai turned his head, leaned close to her cheek, and looked into her somewhat panicked eyes, blinking.

“Are you secretly worried about something?”

“Will Fairy Qingyu be angry when she knows that I and Senior Brother Jiang Huai are now married in truth...?”

“I don’t know,” Jiang Huai blinked.

“But Senior Brother Jiang Huai doesn’t seem worried at all?”

A hint of cunning shone in Wen Wanwan’s eyes.

“I will explain everything to Qingyu. But if Qingyu gets angry over this, then I... will also be very angry,” Jiang Huai sighed helplessly.

“I think Qingyu has never been an unreasonable girl. She’s always been smart and has many schemes, but she never shows them to me.”

“So even if she feels wronged, Qingyu won’t show it to me. She’ll just tell me it’s okay as long as Jiang Huai brother is fine. But she’ll definitely be a little unhappy and need to be coaxed properly.”

“Senior Brother Jiang Huai... really understands Fairy Qingyu.”

“After all, we’ve been together for a very long time. I think Qingyu is very cute, but sometimes I can’t figure her out. I hope Wanwan won’t bully Qingyu, but if Qingyu bullies Wanwan, you don’t have to hide your grievances quietly. You can tell me everything.”

“Mm-hmm.”

Wen Wanwan didn’t argue, just gently hugged Jiang Huai’s arm, her eyes obedient and compliant.

...

This trip to the Daoji Ancestral Land was quite fruitful.

Wen Wanwan’s cultivation had now stepped into the first level of Divine Transformation, and she had a five-patterned heavenly Core Formation. Once this news spread, it would probably shake the entire young cultivator circle of the Eastern Region.

Back when Jiang Huai Jr. became famous in the Eastern Region, it was first because of his handsome face, second because he was a direct disciple of Chu Xianning, and third because of his enviable marriage contract with Luo Qingyu.

Not to mention his three-patterned heavenly Core Formation, which made everyone believe he would achieve great things. Now Wen Wanwan had achieved a perfect five-patterned heavenly Core Formation.

The first level of Divine Transformation was enough to look down upon all the prodigies of the Eastern Region. If Jiang Huai remembered correctly, the current records in the Ziyun Pavilion’s publications stated that the most formidable young genius of the Eastern Region was only at the late great perfection stage of Nascent Soul, not yet at Divine Transformation.

Moreover, Wen Wanwan now had a heavenly-grade high-grade Qingxuan sword in her hands.

Jiang Huai’s gains were not small either. He obtained the complete cultivation method of the Overlord Art all the way to the ninth level, and he himself had already reached the fifth level to perfection.

This meant that his physical body now possessed the strength of the tenth level of Divine Transformation. Ordinary Divine Transformation cultivators couldn’t hurt him unless they had a heavenly-grade spiritual sword.

And he still had five strands of heavenly spiritual energy sealed within his body, which would directly grant him a five-patterned heavenly spirit pill once his cultivation was restored.

It could be said that a blessing in disguise.

Jiang Huai initially thought that fighting Mo Dan would be extremely dangerous, but it turned out that even if Wen Wanwan hadn’t intervened, he would have had a 70% chance of winning if his cultivation was at the same first level of Void Refining as Mo Dan’s...

It seems his talent was indeed terrifying.

But what exactly was the nature of his talent?

He didn’t know.

(TLN: I don’t know if I should say this, but this series is actually one of the few novels where they explain where the MC’s talent and system came from later.)

The True Immortal Linglu said he seemed to be favored by the heavens, making his cultivation in sword momentum, pill formation, and talismans incredibly easy.

Could this be the privilege of a transmigrator?

The protagonist of a chosen novel?

When would he receive a harem-dumbing aura?

Thinking of this, Jiang Huai couldn’t help but knock on his own head, feeling that if such a thing really existed... then love would become absurd, and it would be better not to have it.

Overall, the gains were especially satisfying. He just didn’t know how Luo Qingyu and Bai Li’s gains in the Immortal Spirit Secret Realm were. Once they came out of the Daoji Ancestral Land, it wouldn’t be long before Luo Qingyu and Bai Li would be out, and then Jiang Huai planned to go meet them.

Jiang Huai and Wen Wanwan sat by the lake and fished all afternoon, catching several fish, which Jiang Huai cooked into grilled fish. After eating their fill with Wen Wanwan, the two strolled around the secret realm until late at night, and then he and Wen Wanwan went to the secret realm of the Qingxuan True Person.

Now that Qingxuan True Person was no longer there, no one but Jiang Huai could enter. He laid out a soft blanket in the cave, lit up the cave with glowing stones, and the light fell on Wen Wanwan beside him.

Wen Wanwan wanted to bathe, and before leaving, she gently pinched Jiang Huai’s face, asking him to wait for her obediently. After a while, Wen Wanwan emerged from the spirit spring of the secret realm, her long black hair draped behind her, and she had changed into a white slip dress. This dress, which she had bought with Jiang Huai at Ziyun Pavilion, was only suitable for wearing in the courtyard because of its very short hem that barely covered her thighs, and the side of the waist was hollowed out, revealing the smooth and soft skin.

Jiang Huai’s head was spinning as he watched. Wen Wanwan had already sat down by the blanket, hugging her legs and burying her face in her knees, blinking at Jiang Huai.

“Senior Brother Jiang Huai, why don’t you go bathe too?”

Jiang Huai quickly finished bathing and returned in no more than three minutes. When he came back, Wen Wanwan was already lying on the blanket. The slender waist of the young girl was arched up like a jade bridge, her fingers gently holding the hem of her dress, biting her lip.

“Senior Brother Jiang Huai promised... to make it up to Wanwan... Now it’s Senior Brother Jiang Huai’s turn... to put in the effort...”

As she spoke, she quietly parted her legs.

When Jiang Huai’s body was already pressing down on Wen Wanwan, she quietly lifted her legs, gently hooking Jiang Huai’s waist, her arms reaching out to gently embrace his neck, whispering softly in his ear.

“Both sides... need Senior Brother Jiang Huai to make up for it properly...”

The young girl’s delicate toes tensed quietly.