My Silly, Sweet Wife

”That’s right, it’s truly divine.”

”Ghost God Shrine, it must be the Iaido leader, Jitian, I’ve heard he worships the Ghost God Shrine!”

As the murmurs grew louder.

The figure slowly walked to the center of Tai Lake.

Upon closer inspection, he wasn’t walking on water, but standing on a small boat beneath his feet, which was so small it looked like a tree branch, indistinguishable from a distance to most people.

But upon seeing something under his feet, many people were once again surprised.

Because, today there was no wind over Tai Lake, and no one saw him rowing, yet the small boat moved swiftly.

Many martial artists, upon witnessing this scene, instantly understood what was going on.

It is said that once mastery reaches a certain level, mystical energy can be released to such an extent that martial practitioners can use it to fly.

In this situation, Jitian’s mystical energy had likely reached a terrifying level, effortlessly propelling the small boat.

In the crowd, a figure wearing a sunhat squeezed in, frowning slightly at Jitian’s feat.

”To think, there’s such a master in the mundane world, truly unexpected, with such skills, he could become a general even before King Qin.” The speaker was none other than the already-escaped Fang Tiancheng.

This time Fang Tiancheng came by King Qin’s order to bring Ye Guichen back, failing which, he would be punished and face certain death.

So, upon hearing that the Iaido leader Jitian was challenging Ye Guichen to avenge the Eastern Ninja Sect, he naturally came to see.

In his musings, the corner of Fang Tiancheng’s mouth curled into a playful smirk.

”That man Ye isn’t weak, but in these circumstances, his chances of winning are slim. Hehe, when the two of them are both wounded, I can just take him away.”

As if seeing new hope, Fang Tiancheng pressed the brim of his hat lower, quietly mingling into the crowd.

Jitian stood statue-like in the center of Tai Lake, unmoving, with even the boat beneath him showing no signs of motion.

It was already past 10 in the morning.

Yet Ye Guichen still hadn’t appeared.

Jitian was clearly becoming impatient, his eyebrows barely furrowed, as he spoke like a longry from his throat: ”What, is that Ye boy going to break his promise today? Hmph, it seems your Hua Country Martial Arts World is nothing but a bunch of cowards!”

Tai Lake was large, but although Jitian’s voice wasn’t loud, it audibly reached everyone’s ears.

The spectators on the shore turned pale, their faces a mix of greens and purples upon hearing these words.

Initially, they considered Ye Guichen a hero, even if he were to die, he’d be a hero.

But now, Ye Guichen’s tardiness made many harbor doubts.

Could it be, was Ye Guichen actually scared?

Perhaps agreeing to Jitian was just a strategy to delay, while Ye Guichen took the opportunity over these three days to flee?

”No way, right? If Ye Guichen really fled, wouldn’t that thoroughly disgrace Chu’s Military God?”

”But he’s not here yet, the possibility of fleeing seems high.”

”Seriously, I originally wanted to be a fan of Ye Guichen, but now, it’s really disappointing.”

The crowd was abuzz with gossip.

At this moment, a figure appeared at the gate of the scenic area, intending to enter, only to be stopped by the staff at the entrance: ”The scenic area is closed today, no entry for unauthorized people.”

Ye Guichen raised his head, looked at the staff, and pointed in the direction of Tai Lake: ”Sorry, I’m here for the duel.”

”Duel for what!” The staff gave Ye Guichen a dismissive glance, face full of disdain: ”I told you, the scenic area is closed today, you can’t enter means you can’t enter, don’t try anything funny, if you offend the big shots, you won’t be able to bear it.”

Ye Guichen felt helpless, originally wanting to explain to the staff that he was the protagonist, but after thinking it over, he felt explaining was pointless, so he just shook his head: ”Never mind, why am I wasting time talking to you!”

After saying this, he lightly tapped with his toes, bent his knees slightly, and suddenly shot up into the air, jumping over ten meters high, leaping into the scenic area.

Then, after a few strides, he reached the lakeside.

The staff had a shocked look on their face, as if they’d seen a ghost.

”Damn, just, just now, did that guy fly?” Rubbing his eyes hard, where could he still see Ye Guichen’s figure?

It wasn’t that Ye Guichen had deliberately come late.

This morning upon waking, Ye Guichen discovered his Yi Mu Changqing technique showing signs of a breakthrough, so he sat cross-legged in practice for a while, not expecting that in doing so, he lost track of time.

After finally breaking through, Ye Guichen realized he’d missed the appointed time, and could only dash all the way to the edge of Tai Lake.

After several hours of breakthrough, Ye Guichen’s Yi Mu Changqing technique had now entered the third layer, the realm of creating something from nothing.

If he so wished, although he couldn’t yet achieve limb regeneration, as long as someone wasn’t completely dead, he could basically bring them back to life.

Moreover, the realm of creating something from nothing had one major benefit, Ye Guichen could harness the vitality of plants and animals within a hundred meters, even if his mystical energy was depleted completely, as long as there were life forms within a hundred meters, he could instantly draw their vitality to replenish his body, quickly converting it into his strength.

In other words, after breaking through the third level of Yi Mu Changqing, Ye Guichen was akin to a battle machine, able to fight tirelessly.

Of course, there were limitations.

If there were no life forms within a hundred meters, Ye Guichen’s third-level Yi Mu Changqing couldn’t show its full potential.

For today’s battle, Ye Guichen specially changed his clothes, donning a green robe, giving off an ancient warrior vibe.

Moreover, during this time, Ye Guichen also made a trip back to Jinling to retrieve the heavy sword obtained from the Carefree Sword Immortal.

This heavy sword was called Zhanxian, and since the Iaido leader Jitian claimed the title of Half-step Immortal, today, Ye Guichen intended to use this sword to defeat him over Tai Lake.

”No need to worry, I’m here!”

Upon reaching the edge of Tai Lake, Ye Guichen gathered his mystical energy into his throat and called out to Jitian over the lake.

Although his voice wasn’t as loud as Jitian’s, it still traveled a great distance.

Everyone’s gaze was immediately drawn to Ye Guichen.

Wearing a green robe with a heavy sword on his back, he looked like an ancient warrior.

”He’s here, it’s Ye Guichen!”

”I’ve seen him, it’s Mr. Ye, I didn’t expect him to actually dare come!”

”Haha, I knew Chu’s Military God wouldn’t choose the wrong person, even if it’s to die, one should have the dignity they need, if he didn’t show up, wouldn’t people laugh at him?”