The End of the Immortal Path

After chatting a while longer, Jiang Man went back to cultivate.

This time, he did not go out, focusing instead on improving his Hundred Rivers Body Refining Technique.

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「The Law Enforcement Hall Prison.」

Qing Dai made her way to Yu Wanyi’s cell without any trouble.

Seeing that Yu Wanyi wanted for neither food nor drink, Qing Dai asked with curiosity, "Are you that comfortable in here?"

"But I have no freedom," Yu Wanyi said, then asked with a puzzled look, "What is it? Is something going on between your lady and Jiang Man?"

Qing Dai took out some pastries she had made. "There is," she said. "My lady and the young master see each other too little, and they barely talk. Now he’s about to go away on a trip."

She gave her a quick rundown of the situation.

"Now, we have to rely on your Profound Wisdom," Qing Dai said earnestly.

Yu Wanyi pondered for a moment before saying, "You come from a prominent family, right? So, is there some kind of Magical Treasure that allows communication over long distances? Or maybe a Spirit Pet that can lock onto two people’s locations and travel between them quickly?"

Qing Dai thought for a moment. "A Magical Treasure? Most of them have restrictions. But I do have a Spirit Pet that can deliver messages over long distances."

Yu Wanyi took a bite of a pastry and said in surprise, "This is delicious!"

"Try it with some tea," Qing Dai said, pouring her a cup.

The moment she took a sip, Yu Wanyi froze. She felt the blockages in her body vanish instantly.

Her Spiritual Qi surged with delight.

Her cultivation bottleneck was on the verge of breaking.

"This tea..." She was utterly shocked.

"It’s my lady’s tea. I snuck it out for you. The packet I gave you is even better," Qing Dai said earnestly. "We’re good friends, you and I. We’re on the same side."

Yu Wanyi declared with feeling, "Then it is my undeniable duty to get them together."

After a pause, she asked, "You won’t rat me out if you get caught, will you?"

"Of course not. I’ll just say I drank it all myself," Qing Dai replied.

Yu Wanyi was touched. "Next time I take you out to commit arson, if we get caught, I’ll take the fall."

Qing Dai blinked, not quite understanding what she meant.

Then, Yu Wanyi continued, "With the Spirit Pet, the rest is simple. Get Jiang Man and your lady to exchange letters. When you’re writing, you don’t have to face the person, so it’s much easier to say sweet things. You can polish your words before sending the letter, and you won’t feel embarrassed since you can’t see the other person’s expression."

"Over time, their relationship can progress even while they’re apart."

Upon hearing this, Qing Dai couldn’t help but clap her hands. "You really are a genius."

「The last day of November.」

After finishing his Cultivation, Jiang Man let out a heavy sigh.

’Just a few more days, and my Hundred Rivers Body Refining would have reached the Twelfth Layer.’

’It doesn’t matter much, though. I’ll have plenty of time to train on the way to the mission.’

’All that’s left now is to buy some supplies, and then I’ll meet up with Zhuo Qingcheng and the others tomorrow.’

’Then we’ll head to the mission location.’

"Your wife is here," Old Huang suddenly said.

Jiang Man froze.

Sure enough, he saw two figures arriving via Sword Control.

It was Ji Meng and Qing Dai.

Jiang Man felt a pang of regret. ’There go three thousand Spiritual Source.’

’He was supposed to go learn from Ji Hao and would have received three thousand for it. Now that she’s come here, that’s off the table.’

"Miss Ji Meng," Jiang Man said in greeting as she landed.

"Were you cultivating, Young Master Jiang?" Ji Meng asked, sensing the aura of Spiritual Qi around him.

Jiang Man nodded. "I just finished. I was actually thinking of going to find you, Miss Ji."

With that, he invited them inside.

Qing Dai spotted the Old Yellow Ox and asked curiously, "Young Master, I heard your ox can talk. Is that true?"

Jiang Man nodded. "It is."

He then turned to the Old Yellow Ox. "Old Huang, we have guests."

The Old Yellow Ox raised an eyebrow, glanced at Ji Meng and Qing Dai, and then went back to eating grass.

Qing Dai remarked curiously, "What a human-like expression. But... why does it seem like he doesn’t like us very much?"

Jiang Man sighed to himself. ’Old Huang got beaten by your lady twice and couldn’t even fight back either time. Of course he’s not going to welcome you.’

’Then again, Old Huang brought it on himself. What did he expect, provoking Meng Qiewei for no reason?’

’None of them came out of it well in the end.’