Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao
Chapter 150 - 047 Strategizing

Chapter 150: Chapter 047 Strategizing

"Ah, it’s Fairy Xia, I didn’t expect that in such a life-draining environment, where Heaven and Earth could decay, Fairy Xia still shines bright like the clear moon. To see such a peerless charm of Fairy Xia before death, it indeed is Zhou Yan’s good fortune."

Zhou Yan smiled faintly, saying it quite casually.

"Giggle giggle—"

Xia Wenjing laughed, though seemingly bright-eyed and white-toothed, her laughter was exaggerated, shaking like flowers in the breeze.

Her somewhat sagging breasts heaved continuously, yet lacked some captivating brilliance.

"You really talk as sweetly as your dead father. However, if your father had spoken to me like that, you would now be my son. Hmm, or perhaps, if you were born twenty years earlier, I might have followed you instead of wasting my time with that useless Yang Wufeng."

Xia Wenjing was very direct in her speech, even moving close to Zhou Yan as she spoke. Yet her words left Zhou Yan speechless.

Only upon getting closer did Zhou Yan realize that many things he had previously seen were not real, such as this mature woman who seemed to still possess charm, was actually just an effect masked by a special cultivation technique.

In reality, her body was as bulky as a water barrel, somewhat hard on the eyes.

Zhou Yan finally understood where Yang Wufeng’s gloomy demeanor came from.

Beauty aging should warrant regret, but knowing one is old yet still masking it with cultivation techniques, and behaving flirtatiously every day, is truly disgusting.

Zhou Yan, initially with a somewhat teasing intent to uncover all the secrets here, now completely lost such interest because of this woman, even regretting having praised such a woman.

But before he could say anything, Xia Wenjing laughed coquettishly again, "Zhou Yan... Indeed, the information shown by the Water Domain Demon Light is all true, you really are a once-in-a-generation extraordinary figure, exceedingly handsome, ruthless, and resourceful. Even Chen Tianjian and Feng Yunyan bow to you, incomparably stronger than that worthless man in my house...

If only he had one ten-thousandth of your quality, I— I wouldn’t have to live unsatisfied every day."

This woman, when saying ’unsatisfied,’ even deliberately emphasized the tone.

Zhou Yan almost felt nauseous upon hearing this.

If he hadn’t seen this woman’s body now overtly flabby and her appearance extremely ugly, he might still have been deceived by her falsely presented beauty!

Even the false appearance was actually quite disgusting already.

"Twenty years ago, at that time, my Da Xia Family was still the leading family, and as the most important person in the family, Miss Xia Wenjing, I might not claim an angelic descent, but at least I was a genius recognized by everyone, it was considered honorable just to see me or speak a word to me... If you don’t believe me, you could ask him."

Xia Wenjing spoke coyly, but her words made Yang Wufeng seem like he had swallowed a fly, his face terribly dark.

He snorted coldly, not only uncooperative but also silent altogether.

Zhou Yan looked at Xia Wenjing, feeling the turbulent energy inside her, and then looked at the nearly dried-up Yang Wufeng, suddenly realizing that in these twenty years, this old man must have been thoroughly drained.

Not only that, Xia Wenjing proved to be an extremely domineering woman.

Men must either be more dominant than women to keep them in check, or if less dominant, they become the ones oppressed and trampled over by women.

Yang Wufeng was clearly the latter.

"But these twenty years, following him into the Ancient Ruins, without any chance and always having my vitality energy drawn out, was just a waste of immense talent, waiting to die.

Every single day of these twenty years has been torturously difficult to endure, and unfortunately, this useless man can’t last, unable to bring me any real joy!

Being with him might just be the most regrettable decision of my life!"

Xia Wenjing, unbothered by Yang Wufeng’s dignity, exposed even the matters of his incompetence.

Regarding this, Zhou Yan could only be astonished.

Such matters weren’t related to cultivation; if naturally ’incompetent,’ no amount of skill could compensate.

Hearing Xia Wenjing blatantly divulge such scandalous matters, Yang Wufeng’s face turned livid, and though he was snorting with anger, he didn’t rebut even a word.

"Regrets, oh regrets, regretting following such a disgrace. If only I had seen Zhou Yan’s heroism through the Water Domain Demon Light earlier, perhaps I would have done everything to follow you."

Xia Wenjing continued coquettishly.

Zhou Yan couldn’t help but shudder; only at this moment did he confirm that somewhere here could project everything happening within the Nine Lives Gate, thus explaining the truths and falsehoods in their words.

"Hmph, you think you’re the only one with regrets, I’ve long regretted it too!"

Yang Wufeng spoke coldly, but still muttered under his breath.

"What did you say? Say it one more time? I, the eldest miss of the grand Da Xia Family, what heavenly resources didn’t I have, you seduced me with merely a few words, and I faced enormous pressure rejecting several other proposals from True Man Level geniuses just to follow you, enduring such hardships?

A fairy-like figure, following you till old and dying here, youth no longer, and you still have regrets? What right do you have to regret? What are you? Scum! Worthless!"

Xia Wenjing burst into fury, her condemning voice crashing like thunder.

In that moment, her shrewish image was starkly revealed.

"Zhou Lingzhe, tell me, is this what you men are like? After you’ve had your fun with a woman, you start finding faults and complain about this and that? It’s a pity those women are willing to follow you so devotedly..."

While she spoke as if about to cry, Zhou Yan felt she had no sadness at all. Instead, there was an inexplicable air of wantonness about her.

For such a person, Zhou Yan had nothing to say but felt speechless.

However, this woman lacked self-awareness, and Zhou Yan didn’t want her to push her luck too far. Even now, if he said one more nice thing, she would surely take liberties with him.

Zhou Yan enjoyed it when a woman took the initiative, but a woman like her taking the initiative was something he felt he might as well die than endure.

"Good women can’t be played out. Fairy Xia is overthinking."

Zhou Yan’s tone gradually became more indifferent as he gathered the information he needed.

With the time taken during this conversation, the Purple Flame Lotus Seed had fully neutralized the domineering destructive power of the Heavenly Destiny Tea, so Zhou Yan finally felt relieved and spoke without restraint.

The Heavenly Destiny Tea, when not drunk, not only gave a pure sense of Enlightenment but also the aura of a spiritual fruit without any sense of crisis.

Zhou Yan trusted his feelings immensely, as well as the effects of the Purple Flame and his own strength, so he carelessly drank the Heavenly Destiny Tea.

However, after drinking it, his body’s reaction to the red water outside made Zhou Yan instantly realize it was an interactive effect, so he was fully caught.

But the impact of the Purple Flame was so powerful that it instantly began to envelope the Heavenly Destiny Tea and then directly swept away the energy.

Thus, the moment he drank, Zhou Yan was already fine, but with the help of the Purple Flame gone, he did not have as much confidence about leaving this place, and he was very unsure about Jiang Yuning’s intentions, so he silently waited for the Purple Flame to exert its maximum effect and then return.

This kind of inferior and juvenile tactic of poisoning in tea would not exist in the world of cultivation, as cultivators were too cunning and could detect any anomaly, so Zhou Yan would not believe anyone would use such a foolish method.

But this time, Xia Wenjing really did resort to such a shallow and juvenile tactic, and he was trapped by it.

It’s true that even the wise can make a mistake.

With such an outcome, the Purple Flame removed various effects, and he naturally felt much more at ease.

Thus, he didn’t want to continue pandering to this loathsome woman any longer and spoke insultingly.

Indeed, that one sentence immediately changed Xia Wenjing’s expression.

She realized Zhou Yan was calling her cheap and not a good woman, leading to her downfall... Her face turned pale with anger, her whole body trembling.

At this moment, Yang Wufeng suddenly couldn’t help but laugh, as if Zhou Yan’s words had vented some anger for him.

"Actually, with your current talents and root bone, Fairy Xia, even if you obtained ten thousand copies of the Taiyin Talisman Scripture, you would still be useless. For you, all precious resources are useless, your body is already decayed!"

Zhou Yan was very straightforward.

Such direct words are already unpleasant, let alone saying them to a woman who regarded her appearance, physique, and talents as sacred.

Xia Wenjing clenched her teeth, her face contorting with rage, and she hated him deeply, word by word saying, "Zhou Yan! You’ve already been locked by the Heavenly Destiny Tea, and all your essence qi has been lost; you can’t resist at all! But if I let you die comfortably, I’ll not die a good death!"

As she spoke, she even reached into her own bosom, fishing for something.

So it turned out that her high yet somewhat loose bosom did indeed have extra space!

Zhou Yan watched curiously, thinking to himself that even this was fake.

His expression fell into Xia Wenjing’s eyes, creating a storm of fury as if she had hit rock bottom.

"I’ll make your life worse than death; I’ll cut off your manhood and have you bite it off piece by piece!"

She said maliciously.

Beside them, Yang Wufeng frowned and said, "The Taiyin Talisman Scripture is in our hands, and the Blood Lake here is to honor the Heavenly Destiny Tea Tree. Soon, a storm will blaze, and the life energy of heaven and earth will be depleted.

We better leave early!"

"You wretched thing, go die away from here – if you meddle in my affairs again, I’ll slaughter you!"

Xia Wenjing shouted angrily.

As she spoke, she already pulled out a pitch-black statue the size of a thumb. When this statue appeared, the heaven and earth dimmed instantly.

It was a terrifying statue. It was also a statue of a woman without eyes.

But this statue seemed extremely sinister and eerie.

Xia Wenjing released a black light that easily landed on Zhou Yan, burning a thumb-sized black hole into him.

Zhou Yan’s eyebrows slightly furrowed, seemingly in pain from being hit by the black light, but it appeared he really couldn’t move and could only stand and wait for death.

"Humph, you’re frowning already; well, you’ll see what’s coming next!"

Xia Wenjing said as she churned up a terrifying energy while simultaneously bringing out the pitch-black statue.

The statue flew out, turning into a black light that danced in the Void, as if attracting all the Tao Principle Radiance from heaven and earth, filled with an inexplicably eerie atmosphere.