Marry the Demon Sect Girl with No Bride Price

Chapter 614: Chapter 274: The Saintess’s Husband?

Yunling Town.

Caifeng Street.

Xue Wen stood in front of a Spirit Vein Immortal Mansion.

Three words were written on the gate — Qinhe Garden.

Xue Wen raised a hand and knocked on the door, waited for a moment, and the door opened, revealing a wrinkled face. Upon seeing Xue Wen, the old man was slightly startled and politely asked:

"Taoist Friend, what brings you here?"

Xue Wen paused and scratched his head, "Qiu Zhihe asked me to find Fang Xue."

The old man was taken aback and quickly said, "So it was Taoist Friend Qin’s wife who sent you, please come in!"

"Taoist Friend Qin’s wife?"

Xue Wen’s expression changed slightly, but he resisted the urge to show anger and followed the old man into the manor. Once inside, he was greeted by a stretch of grassland and, as he moved forward, he saw a small bridge.

To the left of the bridge was a garden, and on the right was a pond.

The pond was full of blooming lotuses, their fragrance wafting through the air.

Xue Wen was stunned, staring blankly at the lotuses in the pond.

"Indeed, it is a place where the Saintess resides."

Five days ago, following Qiu Zhihe’s instructions, he came to Yunling Town and located the Divine Lady’s temple, where he met the three cultivators selling meat and maintaining the temple.

He had them spread the news of Shi Shuhong and Wei Shouyuan’s deaths.

Though the three were not skilled in cultivation, they were adept at such tasks, and within four or five days, the news of Zhenyang Sect’s two Great Elders being dead had spread throughout the Eastern Cultivator community.

Having completed the Saintess’s task, Xue Wen should have been overjoyed.

Yet he unexpectedly heard from Zhao Qian and Sun San an unbelievable thing: The Saintess actually had a husband!

Xue Wen naturally did not believe it and wanted to return to the South Demon to ask the Saintess what was going on.

But yesterday, he received a message from his brother Xue Wu, saying that the Saintess had instructed him to wait in Yunling Town, as she would send someone over to be taken care of.

And she advised him to find a female cultivator named Fang Xue, who was the Saintess’s disciple.

In terms of seniority, Xue Wen was her Junior Martial Uncle.

At that moment, Xue Wen had to suppress his inner gloom and, following the Saintess’s instructions, arrived at this Qinhe Garden.

Just based on the Immortal Mansion’s name, Xue Wen found it somewhat odd.

Qinhe Garden, the "He" character, could it refer to the Saintess?

Then what about the "Qin" character?

Remembering what the old man just said about "Taoist Friend Qin’s wife," his expression immediately turned even darker.

Following the old man past the lotus pond, he arrived in front of a courtyard, where he heard the noisy sounds of children playing from afar.

Suddenly, a little girl ran over and bumped into Xue Wen’s leg, and with an "ouch," she fell to the ground. Looking up, she saw Xue Wen’s rugged face with a gloomy expression. Her mouth twitched, and she began to cry.

"Wow, Demonic Beast, so scary, boo hoo hoo!"

"..." Xue Wen was speechless and angrily said, "How am I a Demonic Beast?"

The little girl cried louder, "Sister Xue, help, the Demonic Beast is going to eat me!"

At this moment, a young girl wearing a snow-colored skirt, with long hair like a waterfall, walked over, comforting the little girl:

"Don’t be scared, this uncle is not a Demonic Beast."

The little girl finally stopped crying and looked at Xue Wen timidly, "But... he looks so ugly."

"..."

Xue Wen’s eyes widened, "How am I ugly? Even the Saintess praised me for being handsome!"

The girl giggled, and then a group of children ran over, saw Xue Wen, and exclaimed, "The Demonic Beast is here!" before scattering away.

The girl placed the little girl down and said to the old man, "Father, please take care of the children."

The old man nodded, bowed to Xue Wen, and left with the little girl.

The girl respectfully bowed to Xue Wen, "Fang Xue greets Junior Martial Uncle Xue."

This girl was Fang Xue. She had received the message from Qiu Zhihe yesterday, knowing that Xue Wen would come to find her today.

In fact, Qiu Zhihe had never revealed her true identity, but Fang Xue had already guessed who she was, though the teacher-disciple relationship resembling sisters was not openly acknowledged by either.

Thus, Fang Xue knew from Qiu Zhihe’s message that Xue Wen was a fellow cultivator she grew up with, which is why she addressed him as Junior Martial Uncle.

Xue Wen laughed heartily, "The Saintess truly accepted a disciple, what a joy and congratulations!"

He boldly pulled out a bunch of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures from his arms and handed them to Fang Xue, "Niece, this is your meeting gift, hahaha!"

Fang Xue was not shy about accepting it, bowed to express thanks, and received it cheerfully.

Xue Wen admired her straightforward nature and asked Fang Xue about her acquaintance with Qiu Zhihe with a laugh.

Fang Xue immediately recounted what happened after Qiu Zhihe came to Yunling Town.

Xue Wen listened intently, feeling heartbroken, and said with regret, "It turns out that the Saintess’s cultivation level had actually fallen to the Qi Cultivation Stage; being here on her own must have been immensely challenging!"

Fang Xue replied, "Junior Martial Uncle, you don’t need to worry. Uncle Qin takes good care of Sister Qiu; she hasn’t suffered much."

"Uncle Qin?" Xue Wen frowned and said in a low voice:

"Who is this Uncle Qin?"

Fang Xue blinked in confusion, "Uncle Qin is Sister Qiu’s husband. They have a great relationship. Sister Qiu said that if it weren’t for Uncle Qin, her cultivation wouldn’t have recovered so quickly."

"Saintess’s husband?!"

Xue Wen’s eyes widened as he stared at Fang Xue:

"Impossible! How could the Saintess have a husband?! Yes, it must be the Saintess hiding her identity and casually picking someone to have a fake marriage to cover it up, surely that’s it!"

At that moment, a loud cry sounded from the sky, and Fang Xue looked up, her face showing joy:

"Little Sister is here!"

Qiu Zhihe’s message not only mentioned that Xue Wen would come, but also that the Phoenix Bird would bring Fang Xue’s junior sister over to find her.

Xue Wen also looked up and saw the Phoenix Bird with golden wings in the sky. He had seen this creature on Cyan Lotus Mountain, where the Saintess had been riding on its back together with a male cultivator named He Zhiqiu.

The two seemed rather close.

No, since the Saintess could have a puppet in Yunling Town to fake a marriage and conceal her identity.

In Zhenyang Sect, it was natural to find a male disciple as a cover, too.

It makes sense.

Thinking this made Xue Wen relieved.

"Wow, what’s that?!"

"What a large bird! And it’s golden!"

"This seems like... the legendary Phoenix Bird Beast?!"

"Could it be the Sect Leader of Feiyun Sect visiting? My heavens!"

Amid the exclamations of Yunling Town’s residents, the Phoenix Bird descended in Qinhe Garden, landing right in front of Fang Xue and Xue Wen.

On its back sat a bright, expressive-eyed young girl.

The girl climbed down from the Phoenix Bird’s back and immediately knelt before Fang Xue and Xue Wen:

"Liu Xiaotang greets Senior Sister and Junior Martial Uncle!"

Once inside Zhenyang Sect’s territory, Qiu Zhihe had the Phoenix Bird directly carry Liu Xiaotang to Yunling Town.

Liu Xiaotang had been told the general situation by Qiu Zhihe and, seeing Fang Xue and Xue Wen now, she responded with keen awareness, respectfully kneeling in greeting.

"Little Sister, please rise!" Fang Xue quickly helped her up and took a good look, her face softening into a smile:

"Sister Qiu said she’d find me a pretty little junior sister, and it turns out to be true."

Liu Xiaotang appeared fearful, "Senior Sister is truly the beautiful one."

Beside them, Xue Wen ignored her and addressed the Phoenix Bird:

"Beast, I ask you, where’s the Saintess?"