Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Mu Lian took Sun Siruo to the place she had prepared for ten years. Everything there was decorated in the style of a wedding, with colorful silks all over the floor and red candles burning brightly. Mu Lian no longer thought about what had happened in the ten years they had missed, as long as Sun Siruo came as promised.

Mu Lian asked Sun Siruo, "Do you really only have a few days left to live?"

Sun Siruo didn't want to talk about this topic, but Mu Lian asked again with tears in her eyes: "You can come to see me regardless of your life and death, I forgive you. Now you just need to tell me what you think of our engagement."

Sun Siruo's eyes also turned red. "Originally, I didn't want to waste your best years, but in the end, I was too selfish..."

Mu Lian took a deep breath and said, "I don't want to hear this from you. You just need to tell me whether you are going to marry me or not."

In such a situation, how could Sun Siruo bear to refuse?

The two held hands and looked at each other with tears in their eyes. After a while, Mu Lian took out the wedding dress that had been prepared long ago, and they put it on together. Sun Siruo also repainted Mu Lian's eyebrows, and the two completed a simple wedding.

Then, Su Yunluo did not go to find Sun Siruo, but waited for Wen Siyuan.

Jiang Xinxin and Zuo Qingci were left behind as hostages by Jinxu Zhenren. Su Yunluo therefore asked Wen Siyuan to take a letter to Shen Manqing, actually wanting to use Shen Manqing as a hostage in exchange for Zuo Qingci and Jiang Xinxin.

Wen Siyuan left a letter for Shen Manqing. Although Shen Manqing had been warned by Jinxu Zhenren not to have close dealings with a shrewd and cunning businessman like Wen Siyuan, she still went to see Wen Siyuan after some hesitation. However, when she rushed over, she was knocked unconscious before she even saw Wen Siyuan.

Zhenren Jinxu focused on investigating Jiang Xinxin. Unfortunately, Shen Manqing and Yin Changge only knew about Jiang Xinxin from Zuo Qingci and Wen Siyuan. One of them was Zhenren Jinxu's hostage, and the other was looked down upon by Zhenren Jinxu, so they never thought of asking them for information.

Therefore, Jiang Xinxin, a master whose origins were unknown, was treated somewhat preferentially by Master Jinxu. Even her accommodation and food were very good, which was incomparable to Zuo Qingci.

Jiang Xinxin was quite satisfied with Jinxu Zhenren's arrangement. She knew that Shen Manqing and Yin Changge should have told Jinxu Zhenren what she had said to them when she went up the mountain. Jinxu Zhenren's move was a gesture of goodwill and also a test of her background.

Jiang Xinxin was in a good mood at the moment, so she said to Jinxu Zhenren: "I'm free now, if you want to know, tell me first."

Jin Xu Zhenren looked at Jiang Xinxin's expression carefully, gave up his previous method of beating around the bush, and said directly: "It's still the same question, what is the girl's origin?"

When you are out, you give yourself an identity. Jiang Xinxin decisively chose Xiaoyao Sect over the palace sect. "My master, Xiaoyaozi, is the founder of Xiaoyao Sect. His name is unknown, but he grew up in a wealthy family. He read a lot since he was young and made great achievements in both literary and martial arts. After he became an adult, he became a Taoist priest."

"After traveling around the world, I found a spring of immortality in a valley near the South Vietnam. With the spring, my master created a technique of immortality and took in three disciples: Wu Xingyun, the first disciple, Wuyazi, the second disciple, and Li Qiushui, the third disciple. I am the last disciple taken in by my master after he turned 100 years old, and my Taoist name is Yuan Shen."

"The first three sisters and brothers went out to explore the world and did gain some fame, but they were trapped in love and passed away before they were fifty years old. This made my master very sad."

"Our sect has strict rules for accepting disciples. Not only must one have outstanding aptitude, but one must also have outstanding appearance. Our martial arts are not something that ordinary people can learn. Therefore, I am the only disciple of the first generation so far, and there are only registered disciples in the second generation. I came out of the mountains, first to travel, and second to accept disciples."

Jinxu Zhenren couldn't hear any logical loopholes in Jiang Xinxin's words, so he asked casually: "Miss, what do you think of our Changge?"

Jiang Xinxin raised her eyebrows: "Your aptitude is OK, but your appearance is much worse. In our Xiaoyao Sect, you can only be a nominal disciple. You have to choose one of the following to specialize in: music, chess, calligraphy, poetry, wine, tea, medicine, divination, astrology, farmland water conservancy, economics, military tactics, and alchemy. You cannot reveal your master's origins when you go out."

Jinxu Zhenren was secretly upset, and after a while he spoke again: "Su Xuan committed the great crime of killing her master. Since you are an outsider, you should not make a causal connection with her casually."

Jiang Xinxin put down her teacup and looked directly at Jinxu Zhenren: "Zhenren, you are joking. I have only heard of the name Su Xuan. I know nothing about his origins and experiences. I just have some feelings for Su Yunluo and have agreed to help her do something."

Jinxu Zhenren certainly wouldn't think that what Jiang Xinxin was going to do to help Su Yunluo was to seize Heweibai, but he had already guessed that Su Xuan's condition was not optimistic, so what Su Yunluo wanted Jiang Xinxin to do must be to detoxify and heal Su Xuan.

As for Jiang Xinxin, Jin Xu Zhenren could see through her. She had only made brief moves, and each move seemed very simple, but perhaps only the person involved could understand the excellence of her martial arts and techniques. Therefore, there was nothing more to ask here. Even the combined efforts of Zhengyang Palace might not be able to withstand such a person, so they had to find another way.

After returning, Master Jinxu talked to Yin Changge again. He explained Jiang Xinxin's background to him, and even did not hide Jiang Xinxin's comment on Yin Changge that "his talent is acceptable, but his appearance is much worse".

"There are always people better than you in this world. Just like Sun Siruo, as one of the nine greatest masters in the world, he was able to comprehend the swordsmanship of the Yanhu Gang in just one night. And Su Yunluo also said during the day that she would use one night to discard the martial arts essence of our Zhengyang Palace and Su Xuan, and use her own understanding of martial arts to come out on top."

"You two are about the same age as Su Yunluo, but your experience is not as good as his. Although you are the geniuses carefully cultivated by Zhengyang Palace and have never taken a detour in martial arts, experience is sometimes very important."

Yin Changge didn't quite understand what his master meant. He only understood that his master was probably saying that he should communicate and exchange ideas more with fellow martial artists in the future.

Zhenren Jinxu sighed inwardly. He was a man who would do anything to achieve his goals but would pretend to be upright. However, he also understood that his true face would be exposed one day. Therefore, he taught Yin Changge to be a completely upright person, so that he could become a master who could truly represent the spirit of Zhengyang Palace, and lead the Martial Alliance in the future to seek welfare for the martial arts world.

However, he forgot that since his expectation for Yin Changge was not only to be the headmaster of Zhengyang Palace, but also the leader of the Martial Alliance, he should teach Yin Changge how to balance the forces of all parties, let him see the darkness of human hearts and the difficulties of the world, and also ensure that Yin Changge lived up to his innocent heart and loyal character, which would be best.