Chu Feng never expected that such an utterly ridiculous thing would actually happen. No… wait, strictly speaking, it wasn’t that ridiculous. After all, the two of them didn’t even have anything to swap down there in the first place.
The two had swapped souls. Thinking back, that out-of-body sensation he felt earlier must have been part of the soul-swapping process. Thankfully, the multicolored stone had protected his soul.
Lying shattered on the ground in front of him was the Soul-Shifting Pearl, now broken into three pieces and completely devoid of its former glow. That thing was clearly the culprit.
Soul-Shifting Pearl. Just hearing the name makes its purpose obvious: to swap souls.
“What do we do now? Am I going to be stuck in Xueyao’s body forever?!”
[Liu Xueyao] said worriedly.
[Liu Shijing], on the other hand, remained calm. As long as her husband didn’t mind her current appearance, she didn’t care about anything else.
Chu Feng looked at [Liu Xueyao], who sat with her knees drawn up and arms hugging herself, teary-eyed and looking pitiful. She had completely lost her usual commanding presence. He comforted her.
“Don’t worry, Senior. If a soul can be swapped once, then it can definitely be swapped back. And besides, you’re now in Sister Saintess’s body which technically means you’ve gotten younger. Isn’t that a good thing?”
Just as he finished speaking, Chu Feng saw [Liu Xueyao] lift her head and glare coldly at him, making his whole body shudder.
What’s going on? Did he say something wrong? Don’t women usually love being told they look younger?
“You brat, say one more word and I won’t mind tearing your mouth off!”
[Liu Xueyao] was already in a foul mood, and after hearing Chu Feng’s comment, a thought suddenly popped into her mind…was this little punk implying that her original body was old and unattractive!?
How infuriating! If he thought she was so old, then why was he so excited back in that white space, even ignoring her final “stop” and just burying his head and going at it like he was pounding medicine?
Chu Feng quickly zipped his lips shut with his hand, signaling that he wouldn’t say another word.
Meanwhile, [Liu Shijing] picked up a fragment of the shattered Soul-Shifting Pearl and studied it carefully.
Even though she had lived a whole extra life, this kind of miraculous artifact was still something she’d never heard of before.
In her past life, she had indeed heard rumors about some trouble stirred up by outer sect male disciples during her seclusion, but since the Holy Master had stepped in, the matter had been swiftly and easily suppressed.
Whoosh!
A streak of light flashed by as a female steward approached, giving a report to Liu Shijing:
“Elder Liu, we caught one of them, but the other managed to escape. Should we continue the pursuit?”
[Liu Xueyao] opened her mouth, about to respond, but quickly remembered that she was currently in Xueyao’s body, so she closed her mouth again.
[Liu Shijing] spoke calmly:
“Understood. Send someone to continue the pursuit.”
“As you command. Also, Elder Liu, several other elders have requested a meeting to discuss the recent uprising among the male outer sect elders. The meeting will be held at Azure Luan Peak. They’ve asked that you head there immediately.”
The female steward reported.
[Liu Shijing] nodded. “Got it. I’ll be there.”
Then, she looked toward [Liu Xueyao] and sent a voice transmission:
—Auntie, I’ll trouble you to take care of my husband for now. Prepare his medicine and help him recover.
Although [Liu Xueyao] was reluctant, she had no choice. After all, she was now in the Saintess’s body.
So she replied via voice transmission:
—Alright, Xueyao. Don’t worry.
[Liu Shijing] turned her gaze to Chu Feng. Then her red lips parted as she spoke words that shocked everyone present.
“Husband, while I’m gone, please take care of yourself.”
Chu Feng: !!!
Female steward: !!!
Of course, the most shocked of all was the female steward.
What the heck?!
When did Elder Liu get herself a husband this young?!
Next, [Liu Shijing] turned to [Liu Xueyao] and said:
“I’ll be counting on you to look after Husband.”
Female steward: !!!
Th-This… what is going on?! From Elder Liu’s words, it sounds like she’s entrusting her husband to the Saintess for the time being! But Elder Liu is the Saintess’s aunt!
Could it be… the two of them… are sharing a husband?!
One is the aunt, an elder of the Yaochi Holy Land. The other is her niece, the Saintess of the Yaochi Holy Land.
My god! This news is explosive!
It’s way more shocking than the male elders plotting a rebellion!
After saying those words, [Liu Shijing] paid no attention to the three people left speechless in shock and flew off.
The female steward carefully turned to [Liu Xueyao] and said, “Saintess, I’ll take my leave now.”
It was only after the female steward had left that [Liu Xueyao] slowly came back to her senses.
She stomped her foot and said in shame and frustration, “Th-This girl! What nonsense is she saying?!”
There was no need to think too hard about it. Before long, rumors would be flying about her, Xueyao, and Chu Feng being entangled in a love triangle.
Just imagining how people in the Yaochi Holy Land might talk about her in the future….would they think she was some shameless woman who shared a husband with her niece?!
Looking at the current [Liu Xueyao], Chu Feng had to admit. The Saintess, flustered and blushing, was incredibly beautiful. Though her usual cold demeanor had its charm, too…
But right now, the one inside that body was Liu Shijing.
“D-Damn it… it’s all your fault, you little brat!”
[Liu Xueyao] glared at Chu Feng, her face burning with shame and anger.
Chu Feng: ???
Why was this suddenly his fault? He hadn’t even said a single word since just now!
Haah… As expected, women are really hard to understand!
Seriously, why was she being so aggressive toward him? Could it be… she’s reached that so-called menopause?
***
Yaochi Holy Land, outer sect, a certain hidden cave residence.
Zhou Ji sat there with a gloomy expression, silently drinking. Outwardly, he appeared calm and unbothered, but inside, he was in a complete panic.
According to Third Brother, there was a high chance that Yaochi Holy Land had discovered their plan.
Damn it! How did such a meticulous plan get exposed?
Still, he had one last card to play. The Holy Master’s adopted daughter was still in his hands. He could definitely use this piece to negotiate with Yaochi Holy Land.
Sitting next to Zhou Ji was a middle-aged man. It was his partner in the rebellion, ranked second.
Inside the cave were dozens of male elders, all of whom were Zhou Ji’s conspirators.
Just then, a young male elder rushed in, panicked.
“Bad news! Bad news! Someone broke through the illusion array and forced their way in!”
“How many people?”
“One!”
The middle-aged man beside Zhou Ji suddenly slammed the table, shot to his feet, and shouted angrily, “Just one woman, and you’re this flustered? What a disgrace!”
The middle-aged man cupped his fists toward Zhou Ji and said, “Big Brother, since the plan has been exposed, we might as well go all the way. I’ll kill the intruder and boost our morale!”
With that, he puffed out his chest and strode out boldly.
Zhou Ji who was a little uneasy asked, “Who is it?”
The young male elder replied, “She said her name is Venerable Hua Hai.”
The moment the senior male elders present, those of considerable age and experience, heard that name, all of them were deeply shocked.
A terrifying figure residing in the core of the Holy Land. A middle-stage Eight Rank expert…Venerable Hua Hai!
“Oww!” The middle-aged man suddenly clutched his lower back and grimaced. “I must’ve pulled something just now… took too big a step and tweaked my old back. I’ll hold off for now and face her once I’ve recovered!”
Everyone present: “………”
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