My Wife Is A Sword Immortal
Chapter 240 - 195: But the Strength Does Not Allow

Chapter 240: Chapter 195: But the Strength Does Not Allow

Liu Kongyi’s eyes widened as she stared at Zhao Rong.

This inconspicuous man, dressed in the common attire of Academy students, with his hands hidden in his sleeves and standing upright among the crowd, maintained a calm expression as he waited for his wife, Lingfei, to return from her game. He remained untroubled by being the center of attention at the elegant gathering, his expression as still as Ping Lake, and even took the time to sweep his gaze from left to right, meeting various different stares.

It was as if he was saying... Hey, have you had enough look? If you’ve seen enough, then stop looking...

Liu Kongyi’s chest heaved unevenly, her breathing quickened, and she examined Zhao Rong carefully without blinking, not missing a single detail.

Yet...

She still couldn’t discern anything new...

If it had been earlier, one wouldn’t even know he was Lingfei’s husband, just a nobody who had come with his senior brothers from the Academy to gain some experience, completely inconspicuous among the outstanding men, the Residence Students and Academy scholars at the gathering.

As plain and ordinary as he seemed at first glance... Well, that’s not exactly right either. For some reason, Liu Kongyi suddenly found Zhao Rong quite pleasant to look at. At least this demeanor of facing the gaze of dozens of students from the Heavenly Will Realm without any sign of intimidation was somewhat impressive... This kind of man...

As Liu Kongyi watched, her focus drifted, her thoughts wandering off. However, in a fleeting moment, she felt a bit embarrassed and quickly pulled her thoughts back. There were still more important matters she hadn’t figured out yet!

The Dragon Carp’s Mist beside Liu Kongyi had already stopped swirling. Its form seemed unstable, with blood-red and turbid mist roiling within, resembling boiling water in violent upheaval.

This reaction had started when the object in Lingfei’s hand transformed from a "Simple and Clean" to a maiden’s hand.

Liu Kongyi knew very well what this meant, having long since made the Dragon Carp’s Mist into her Lifebound Artifact. She knew, through a vague spiritual connection, that this was a form of innate suppression from a higher tier.

Moreover, this specific change in it was something Liu Kongyi had seen recently at Teacher Tao’s place. One of the purple beads in the prayer beads used by Teacher Tao was transformed from the East Coming Purple Energy. As soon as it appeared, the Dragon Carp’s Mist began to boil like it was now...

The tassel used to decorate the Jade Pendant he had given to Lingfei was indeed the East Coming Purple Energy of a Daoist gentleman. There was no mistake!

Liu Kongyi, with a flush on her face, watched Zhao Rong unabashedly, her gaze also occasionally shifting to glance at the East Coming Purple Energy in Lingfei’s hand. When she looked back at Zhao Rong, she felt her face grow even hotter, as if it were about to burn...

Previously, after finishing the Withered Wood Wine that could make even cultivators temporarily drunk, Ji Qianyi’s gaze was slightly intoxicated. However, at this moment, he suddenly sobered up, his eyes filled with shock and uncertainty as he looked at the "Simple and Clean." Gradually, the doubt in Ji Qianyi’s eyes disappeared, leaving only astonishment.

This was indeed the world’s top-ranked auspicious energy, the East Coming Purple Energy, usually held tightly by the powerful forces of the Daoist sects, very rarely seen outside, almost impossible for outsiders to witness!

But now...

Ji Qianyi’s expression solidified, like a statue. At one moment, his neck slowly turned, and in his field of view, that "common mortal son-in-law" whom he never deemed worthy of a proper glance stood with his sleeves enveloping his arms, looking at everyone with an air of composure.

Ji Qianyi looked at Zhao Rong very intently.

The next second, he sharply turned his head, looking towards Yun Zi.

Ji Qianyi’s eyebrows were tightly furrowed.

What did you find out when I asked you to investigate?

Didn’t you say that Lingfei’s husband from the mountain was just an ordinary mortal Confucian scholar?

However, at that moment, Yun Zi didn’t notice the reproachful look from her young master. Either she hadn’t noticed it, or she dared not turn her head to look.

From the moment Lingfei scolded her, Yun Zi had kept her eyes downcast, not daring to look up. Even as Lingfei turned to leave, Yun Zi’s ordinary face remained expressionless, as calm as ever.

It seemed no one would ever know what she was thinking.

However, all that changed the moment the "Simple and Clean" appeared.

Yun Zi suddenly looked up, her eyes wide, her mouth slightly agape, staring fixedly at that purple hand stroking Lingfei’s back of the hand.

The East Coming Purple Energy that could enhance a Golden Core by half a grade!

Yun Zi’s lips tightened. Suddenly, she felt many skeptical gazes directed at her... Yun Zi continued to stare intently at the "Simple and Clean," but her face slowly turned from shades of green to white.

The others at the elegant gathering were just as shocked as they were.

The object that was only a moment ago merely mentioned by Liu Kongyi as a rumored extraordinary item exclusive to Daoist gentlemen, had suddenly appeared at the gathering, catching everyone off guard!

It had been right under their noses all this time?

At first, everyone was just gaping in astonishment, but soon, slowly, the people present, regardless of gender, began to look more and more eagerly at the object held in Zhao Lingfei’s hand.

However, some Academy scholars, like Li Jinsu, looked at Zhao Rong, the newly arrived junior brother, with complex eyes...

The gathering was utterly silent.

The bewildered tone of Zhao Lingfei and the astonished exclamations of Liu Kongyi still echoed in everyone’s ears.

A gift from your husband?

This rare divine object used by you as a mere ribbon to tie the jade pendant?

Eyes from various corners began to converge unanimously at a certain part of the gathering.

More and more, ever more.

Until, all eyes at the gathering found themselves fixed on the young Confucian Scholar...

At this moment, Zhao Rong truly felt somewhat helpless.

He thought he had been discrete enough, never flaunting himself in public except when necessary, like when he declined Ye Ruoxi’s offer to find a female companion and directly went to sit with Qing Jun, because he and Qing Jun did not care about such trivialities.

Zhao Rong had intended to blend in with the crowd, quietly enjoying some of his wife’s tender loving care, warming his stomach.

However... it appeared that Qing Jun’s astute brothers and sisters had seen through him.

Zhao Rong glanced at the crowd now all staring at him.

He sighed softly in his heart.

Indeed, those whispered words under the covers back then were true; a man as outstanding, handsome, and talented as me is hard to overlook, even if I wished to be.

Back then, I still thought that foolish girl was just bluffing me... I would have been gentler had I known, probably hurt her...

It seems, the eyes of the masses are indeed sharp.

He nodded.

Zhao Rong, facing the spectacle of being the center of attention, suddenly wanted to twist his mouth in front of everyone, but then he thought better of it and gave up, already too twisted, no fun.

Zhao Rong raised an eyebrow, stood still, and with his sleeves embraced, swept his gaze around the entire assembly.

Liu Kongyi, her face flushing red as she looked at Zhao Rong and saw him looking her way, quickly revealed a beautiful and elegant smile. However, the next second, Zhao Rong naturally looked away without lingering, and Liu Kongyi did not feel embarrassed, her eyes still bright.

Ji Qianyi only met Zhao Rong’s gaze for a moment before he uneasily shifted his eyes away first.

As for Yun Zi, he never dared to look at Zhao Rong, his eyes fixated on the ribbon Zhao Rong had given Qing Jun. At this moment, feeling Zhao Rong’s gaze, his face turned even whiter.

There were also others like the eldest senior brother, Ye Ruoxi, and Ye Lanzi, all showing different expressions, mostly ones of astonishment.

Zhao Rong’s gaze continued to sweep over.

Finally, it rested on... Qing Jun’s lovely face.

Zhao Rong looked at his wife’s expression and found it amusing, inwardly laughing and cursing at her, "Silly wife."

Upon realizing the true nature of the purple ribbon, Qing Jun at one moment bit her lip and inspected the "Calm," and at another, she looked up at him with wide, almond-shaped eyes.

Then, it seemed that she had accepted the fact that her husband had given her a "Golden Core direct upgrade Half Grade" package.

She furrowed her brows, her long autumn-water eyes gazing at Zhao Rong with a hint of reproach.

Zhao Rong, ignoring everyone around him, winked at Zhao Lingfei, receiving in return a charming eye roll from her.

He smiled, then looked around and, in a soft voice that carried magnetic charm, it resounded throughout the gathering.

"Don’t be mistaken, I’m no Daoist gentleman, this is actually from Tao Yuanran. In the debate on Confucianism in Zhongnan Country, I accidentally defeated this Master Tao from your Taiching Prefecture."