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Feng Shui Chapter 136: The Execution

“…What does Teacher think?” Shen Yanxing’s voice drifted into Chen Xiao’s ears. He caught only the last five words, snapping out of his daze just in time to realize he had completely spaced out. He gave an apologetic smile and said, “What were you saying just now, Yanxing? I wasn’t paying attention.”

Despite Chen Xiao clearly being distracted, Shen Yanxing showed no trace of annoyance. Instead, he looked concerned. “Is there something troubling Teacher? If you’re wi...

Feng Shui Chapter 135: Emotions with Nowhere to Go

By the time morning broke, the streets of Jin City were already bustling with pedestrians. It was hard to imagine that just two or three years ago, both inside and outside the city had been caught in the crossfire of a fierce magical battle. The city’s main roads followed a five-by-five grid, with small lanes and alleys criss crossing between. They had come out early, just as many shopkeepers were removing their wooden doors, and restaurants had yet to open for breakfast.

Chen Xiao wa...

Feng Shui Chapter 134: No Refusal

After escaping, Tang Ru finally relaxed a little, but her brows remained tightly furrowed. She whispered, “Enough with the act, right? Can you let go now?”

Despite being saved by this man who was clearly no good, she couldn’t bring herself to like him. Her guard stayed up. What bothered her most was having to accept him, at least in name, as her “father.” They had to convincingly pretend a close father-daughter bond to leave safely, otherwise, if the cat beast sensed she didn�...

Female Consort Chapter 56: The Past

Qiu Che felt disoriented throughout the entire night, her mind hazy, unsure of what time it was when she finally regained consciousness.

When she opened her eyes again, the sky had already brightened.

Two pieces of clothing, dried from the night, lay on top of her, though they had become somewhat torn from her fall off the cliff and into the water.

Li Qingwu sat beside her, her knees bent, head lowered. She appeared to have kept vigil in this posture all night long.

Qi...

Female Consort Chapter 55: Vulnerable Spot

Qiu Che had reached her limit. Since falling into the water, she had lost consciousness.

No matter how strong her martial arts were, she was still only human. Falling from such a height, it was remarkable that she had held on until now.

She didn’t know how much time had passed.

Qiu Che awoke to the soft sound of flowing water and the faint vibrations she felt through her body.

Her mind was still hazy, and as her eyes fluttered open, she saw a familiar pale face from ...

Female Consort Chapter 54: Lovers’ Tragedy

A strange calm settled in Qiu Che’s heart, her expression unchanged, almost as if she had known this moment would come.

Fu Feng was one of the elites of the Imperial Guard. For someone to injure him so severely was rare. But if it was Yuan Fu… then it wasn’t entirely surprising.

They had prepared against countless dangers, never expecting the true threat wouldn’t be a hidden scheme, but an overt act. Not a natural disaster, but a manmade one.

Qiu Che had assumed that...

INE Chapter 115: The Way of Heaven

Mei Lixue fell silent.

The title of Sword Saint was known to all in the cultivation world.

However, the Sword Saint had perished a century ago, so how could Ji Rong possibly be the reincarnation of the Sword Saint?

Seeing that Mei Lixue remained silent, Kongji spoke softly, "The sword technique used by Daoist Ji earlier was similar to the one the Sword Saint used a hundred years ago during the Hero Conference. Though time has passed, I cannot be mistaken."

Mei Lixue ex...

INE Chapter 114: Sword Saint

The tea on the stone table had long cooled.

Gong Yu picked up the porcelain cup, took a sip, and then set it back on the table, not taking a second drink.

At this time of year, she would usually be lounging in bed, reading sword manuals or grading her disciples' papers.

But today was a special day, and she didn't want to waste it. So, she sat in the Yanhui Pavilion and brewed a pot of tea.

A few days ago, someone had ignored the seal on the Chixiao Sword and taken it a...

INE Chapter 113: Peach Blossoms

Mei Lixue hadn't seen how Ji Rong performed the sword move. In the brief moment of a flicker, she had already struck several times.

The first move was the "Thunderous Lightning" from Silent Mountains Sword Art.

This sword, she dedicated to Old Master Yan, thanking him for giving her such a fine divine sword.

The moonlight reflected off the Samsara beads, casting shimmering ripples like silver tassels hanging from the sky.

Spiritual energy gently swept across t...

INE Chapter 112: Life and Death

A red kasaya swept over a field of blooming green lotuses, vivid as cinnabar.

The newcomer had a gentle expression, a string of bodhi beads wrapped around his wrist, it was Kongji.

Several young novice monks followed behind him, each holding a wooden mallet, rhythmically striking circular wooden fish.

The resulting sound was clear and lingering.

The lotus petals that formed a canopy over their heads began to slowly close in, drawn by the resonance.

Gu Baiyi frown...

INE Chapter 111: Green Lotus

With nothing else to do, Gu Baiyi sat in the carriage waiting for Ji Rong and ended up finishing The Hidden Records of Cultivation without realizing it.

She vaguely recalled flipping through the book once when her soul had still been attached to Chu Changli. But since her body had been under the control of a heart demon at the time, her memories of it were hazy.

The book recorded rumors and legends from across the centuries, covering magical artifacts of various sects as ...

Feng Shui Chapter 133: The Exchange

The feigned retreat by the black-tailed bat monkeys was a very bad sign for Chen Xiao and the others, but it greatly boosted the bat monkeys’ confidence. After that, whenever they tried to probe for an opportunity, they were always met with the bat monkeys’ vigilance, making it impossible to get close to the nest.

The group was frustrated and had no choice but to retreat far enough to avoid further contact with the bat monkeys. Only then did the creatures quiet down. As for the bat ...

Feng Shui Chapter 132: The Rescue of Tang Ru

As a spirit botanist, Tang Ru knew several spells that could bind others. While they couldn’t hold Zhao Jiao and that barbarian for long, they were enough to slow them down and buy her some time to escape.

So it went, chasing and fleeing all along the way, Tang Ru’s true energy quickly drained. She no longer cared about damaging her foundation; she squeezed every last drop of energy from her dantian. During this desperate flight, her braid had come undone, her clothes were torn, and...

Feng Shui Chapter 131: Ruthless and Resolute

Chen Xiao checked himself carefully and found that the poison from the venomous snake was completely cleared, and almost all the malevolent energy had dissipated. He said sincerely, “With you here, Brother, I really have nothing to fear.”

Hearing this, Xi Yunqing felt a bit happy, but inside he was still weighed down by guilt over taking advantage of Chen Xiao’s vulnerable state. Not even a smile could be forced out. He lowered his gaze and said, “The venomous snake is a fierce ...

Feng Shui Chapter 130: A Dream Without a Trace... Or Not!

Xi Yunqing didn’t realize that it was his own aura helping Chen Xiao improve. But he was cautious. Since continuously providing warmth seemed to aid his younger brother, he held Chen Xiao tightly in his arms without hesitation.

Gradually, the bluish-purple bruises on Chen Xiao’s face faded, returning to his usual appearance. However, the poison from the venomous viper had inflicted serious damage, leaving him pale and weak.

Xi Yunqing’s clothes were soaked with sweat from th...

Feng Shui Chapter 129: Keeping Warm

His appearance immediately startled Tang Ru. Ignoring her own injuries, she hurried to reassure Chen Xiao: “Don’t worry! Daoist Xi is in the late Golden Core stage. Escaping a cave-in like this is easy for him. Besides, he told me he has other ways to deal with the mountain’s malevolent energy. We just need to wait calmly for his safe return!”

Only then did Chen Xiao let out a breath of relief. His eldest brother never spoke falsely, if he said he could handle it, then he defini...

Feng Shui Chapter 128: The Earth Trembles, the Mountains Shake

The moment Chen Xiao released the Spirit Qi Bomb, he turned and bolted without hesitation. Even a moment’s delay and he risked being caught in the backlash from the underground chamber, a potentially fatal mistake. A Feng Shui blessed site was brimming with vitality, but a place of great misfortune was steeped in deadly, yin-filled energy. A trace of it might be offset by one’s own qi, but too much would mean being devoured.

The greater the deviation from the correct method of placi...

Feng Shui Chapter 127: Risking It All

Chen Xiao couldn’t help but sharply suck in a breath. But the moment he opened his mouth and inhaled halfway, Xi Yunqing’s palm gently covered it. Even the slightest sound might alarm the venomous serpent. Cold sweat immediately broke out all over Chen Xiao’s body.

Xi Yunqing pulled Chen Xiao back behind a jagged rock. Once they were slightly more at ease, Chen Xiao turned in his arms and looked at him apologetically, he had nearly made a critical mistake.

Tilting his head u...

Female Consort Chapter 53: Rebirth

The wooden carving was taken away by Qiu Che, and Li Qingwu didn’t ask for it back.

The next morning, just as expected, Qiu Che found another exquisitely wrapped gift box on her bedside. Inside was a carving knife, identical in every detail to the one from her past life.

This particular type of knife was sharp yet compact and could extend or retract. The design was novel, making it ideal for wood carving.

Its clever construction also made it quite suitable for self-defense...

Female Consort Chapter 52: Birthday

The atmosphere had been silent for a long, long time.

So long that Li Qingwu’s hand was trembling as she held on, before Qiu Che finally came back to herself.

She looked at Li Qingwu for a moment with an indescribable expression, moved her lips, and spoke in a hoarse voice for some reason, “Are you out of your mind?”

Li Qingwu replied calmly, “You can think of it that way if you want.”

Qiu Che tugged at her own hand, unsurprised when it didn’t come free. 2025-06-17 02:12:36 +0000 UTC View Post

Female Consort Chapter 51: Heart's Intent

Chen Xiao couldn’t help but sharply suck in a breath. But the moment he opened his mouth and inhaled halfway, Xi Yunqing’s palm gently covered it. Even the slightest sound might alarm the venomous serpent. Cold sweat immediately broke out all over Chen Xiao’s body.

Xi Yunqing pulled Chen Xiao back behind a jagged rock. Once they were slightly more at ease, Chen Xiao turned in his arms and looked at him apologetically, he had nearly made a critical mistake.

Tilting his head u...

INE Chapter 110: The Road Ahead

After entering the city gates, Ji Rong planned to hand Drunken Samsara over to her father, then quietly take Gu Baiyi and slip back to Wanjian Sect.

Gu Baiyi didn’t follow her in. She remained seated in the carriage, eyes lowered as she flipped through the The Hidden Records of Cultivation.

She was tactful enough to leave space for the father and daughter to be alone, choosing instead to wait for Ji Rong outside the city.

The farther Ji Rong went, the more a faint...

INE Chapter 109: Time to Return

Elder Gong?

Jiang Fei was momentarily stunned. She had just been about to ask Ji Rong how she knew about this matter when the latter quickly added, “But I only heard it through the grapevine.”

“……”

An impeccable answer. And yet Jiang Fei couldn’t help but wonder, just where exactly had she ‘heard’ this from?

Before she could ask further, the one who actually heard things through the grapevine, who had been sitting on...

INE Chapter 108: Drunken Samsara

While Ji Rong and Madam Ji were talking, Gu Baiyi had already followed Madam Mo to the east side of the Tiangong Workshop.

In the eastern corner, piles of discarded puppets lay stacked haphazardly.

Some were incomplete, others were defective, each covered in a thick layer of dust.

Madam Mo’s fingertips shimmered with strands of silver thread. No one knew what kind of technique she used, but with a gentle tug, the cobwebs and dust in the corner instantly vanished.

At ...

INE Chapter 107: Changqin

The news Madam Ji delivered was so shocking that Ji Rong was left speechless and choked with emotion.

After hearing the electronic voice, she calmed down significantly.

She thought to herself, it seems pretty easy to raise the heroine's favorability now.

Without hesitation, she spoke to the system, "Change."

【Beep, Initiating exchange for "Mind Reading" ×1】

【Congratulations, player. The exchange was successful.】

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INE Chapter 106: Madam Ji

The northern market of Xuanji City was bustling, with shops lining the streets.

But as one moved southward, the crowd thinned, and the area gradually became more desolate.

Due to Madam Mo's long-time companionship with puppets and her love for quiet, she had chosen to build the Tiangong Workshop in the southern part of Xuanji City.

Taiping Palace was in the north, while the Tiangong Workshop was far to the south, separated by a long distance.

Though cultivators could f...

Feng Shui Chapter 126: Venomous Viper

In his previous life, Chen Xiao had traveled far and wide, so of course he had eaten all sorts of things. Although he couldn’t say he fell in love with it after just one bite, the crispy texture had left a lasting impression. Now, seeing these winter cicadas that looked just like the ones he had tried before brought back memories of that unique taste, and he couldn’t help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.

Tang Ru, having found a kindred spirit, immediately started sharing her impres...

Feng Shui Chapter 125: A Pinch of Salt Brings Out the Flavor

Chen Xiao’s expression turned grave. He immediately ordered the servants to summon Xi Yunqing, then allowed Tang Ru to explain in detail.

Tang Ru said, “We bribed our way into the broker's banquet. I had arranged for several people to take turns offering him drinks, and once he was thoroughly drunk, we knocked him out and smuggled him away after the feast. Under interrogation, he confessed that over the years, someone had been acquiring young children through him. He described a num...

Feng Shui Chapter 124: The First Disciple

Although Shen Yanxing hadn't fought on the front lines during the founding of the new dynasty, he had exhausted himself offering strategies and counsel from the rear. But as more and more cultivators pledged allegiance, even a role as a strategist like his was gradually replaced by immortal masters with cultivation.

When the new king rewarded merit after stabilizing the kingdom, Shen Yanxing’s brothers all received noble titles and fiefdoms. Only he, lacking spiritual cultivation, was...

Feng Shui Chapter 123: Apprenticeship and Learning

A few days after passing the news to Hu Qingyun, he invited Chen Xiao once again to the City Lord’s Mansion. Upon arriving, Chen Xiao encountered an unexpected person, Shen Yanxing and his bodyguard were there too!

Shen Yanxing had changed into a different set of clothes, even more luxurious than before. He was completely unlike the pure jade and antique enthusiast he had seemed that day. Today, his demeanor was calm and composed, more like a scheming scion of a complicated noble fami...