Martial Cultivator

Before she could finish speaking, the Divine Daughter shook her head and said, ”Silly child. No matter how miraculous a divine medicine is, it is still only medicine. It cannot bring the dead back to life. It is only useful for the living.”

Hearing those words, Autumn fell silent. She said nothing, but the disappointment in her eyes could not be concealed no matter what.

The Divine Daughter did not try to comfort her. Things in this world had never completely gone according to one’s wishes. Imperfection had always been the norm.

Moreover, she was looking into the distance at this moment because she had seen several figures.

The person Autumn had been waiting for had arrived.

Chen Chao, whose complexion was pale, together with Yu Xiyi and Zhu Xia, arrived by the lakeside.

As soon as they appeared here, Zhu Xia was inexplicably drawn in completely by the area in front of the thatched hut. She even began walking over there involuntarily, wanting to get closer to that place.

Chen Chao frowned. ”Yu Xiyi, stop Zhu Xia.”

Although Yu Xiyi did not understand why, he still reached out and grabbed Zhu Xia’s hand, only to discover that he could not hold onto her at this moment, as if she no longer had a physical body.

Yu Xiyi was greatly alarmed, and what shocked him even more was the woman in black standing in the distance.

”Dammit, Little Chen, this woman wants to kill you so badly that she came all the way from the Demon Domain to this place!”

Great Sword Immortal Yu would probably never be able to forget Autumn in this lifetime. After all, during the previous battle, he had narrowly escaped death and had very nearly been killed by Autumn for real.

Chen Chao raised his head and looked at the demon princess wearing the flower crown in the distance, and also fell silent. Dammit, this woman really wasn’t stupid. She knew he would come back here to find this Divine Daughter elder sister.

But with the Divine Daughter here, it seemed that this woman had no way to kill him.

”Forget about her, deal with Zhu Xia first!”

Chen Chao was actually somewhat nervous. This was his fault for not thinking of it. Zhu Xia was an immortal medicine, while there was a divine medicine here.

If those two medicines met, there would be trouble.

Yu Xiyi was also frantic at this moment. He had no idea why Zhu Xia was acting this way, nor did he have any means of stopping her. Fortunately, as Zhu Xia approached the thatched hut, the Divine Daughter stepped in front of her.

She extended a hand and tapped Zhu Xia between the brows. A ripple spread outward, and only then did Zhu Xia come to a halt.

Looking at Zhu Xia, the Divine Daughter smiled and said, ”What a fine immortal medicine. If I really let you eat my divine medicine, you would become a divine medicine yourself. If that divine medicine were to eat you instead, it would probably become a divine medicine immediately as well.”

The reason Zhu Xia had been involuntarily drawn here was precisely because a divine medicine was growing there.

But when the two met, it was actually hard to say which one would devour the other.

However, regardless of which one was eaten, a mature divine medicine would appear in this world. That much was certain.

The Divine Daughter looked toward Chen Chao in the distance and teased, ”You already have an immortal medicine. Why are you still thinking about my divine medicine?”

Only after seeing Zhu Xia stopped did Chen Chao finally let out the breath he had been holding.

”Elder Sister, she is my friend. I won’t eat her.”

The answer Chen Chao gave was simple and direct, without any twists or turns.

The Divine Daughter smiled and said, ”If you want to heal your injuries, there are other ways to eat her too.”

As she spoke, her eyes were full of amusement.

Of the three women, she had met the one surnamed Xie when she rushed to the desolate north. She was quite good. As for these two women she had just met, one had already revealed her feelings, and there was no need to mention the immortal medicine. It was practically written across her face that she was willing to die for him.

The Divine Daughter was not surprised that these women liked this younger brother she had acknowledged. Since he could reach this realm so quickly, then compared to him, all the other men in the world were destined to feel inferior. Let alone three women liking him, even thirty or three hundred would be perfectly normal.

Chen Chao looked at the Divine Daughter somewhat awkwardly, then shook his head.

The Divine Daughter nodded. ”That is how it should be. If you do not like someone, then do not do anything. Things should be made clear. Only then are you doing what a man ought to do.”

”And this fellow, he is quite young too, and already a great sword immortal? Remarkable.”

Only now did the Divine Daughter notice Yu Xiyi. Seeing this young great sword immortal, she was inwardly shaken, but quickly calmed down. As a sword cultivator herself, she could naturally sense that Yu Xiyi’s sword dao cultivation was extremely pure.

Chen Chao walked over. Instead of paying attention to Autumn, he got straight to the point and explained his purpose. ”Elder Sister, I wouldn’t pay a visit without a reason. This time I came to the Divine Mountain for two reasons. First, to request the divine medicine and heal my injuries. Second, there are some things I would like to ask Elder Sister about.”

Having just seen those things in Zhu Xia’s memories, he now had even more questions. As for the answers to those questions, there were probably only two or three people left in the world capable of providing them.

The Divine Daughter happened to be one of those two or three people.

”I know what you’re going to ask. But shouldn’t the two of you fight first?”

The Divine Daughter smiled and pointed at Autumn, then simply looked at the two of them.

Autumn said nothing, while Chen Chao gave a bitter smile. ”In my current state, if I really fought her, it wouldn’t be much different from seeking death. Besides, now that we’ve come all the way here, surely Elder Sister is going to help me?”

The Divine Daughter shook her head. ”Why should I interfere in matters between you young people? Besides, I acknowledged a younger brother, yet when nothing is wrong, he never comes to see me. He only remembers he has an elder sister when he needs a favor. Just saying something like that is enough to make one feel heartbroken.”

Chen Chao felt somewhat helpless. Women seemed to be like this. Regardless of age, regardless of temperament, they would become angry for no apparent reason.

Chen Chao said patiently, ”I’ve truly been far too busy. During these past years, I haven’t had a single moment to spare.”

That was not a lie. From the moment this young martial artist left Tianqing County, the years that followed had been like walking along a muddy path under endless rain. Step by step, deep and shallow, he kept moving forward. The drizzle never stopped, soaking his clothes through. Occasionally, when he found a brief moment to rest, all he could do was take off his clothes and wring out the rainwater, scrape the mud from the soles of his shoes against the roadside, then gather himself and continue on his journey.

The Divine Daughter glanced at Chen Chao. Before she could speak, she suddenly frowned.

Chen Chao also sensed something. Turning around, he looked toward the distant lakeshore.

At some point, a figure had appeared there.

A tall figure clad in emperor robes.

Chen Chao’s heart sank.

Yu Xiyi’s eyes widened slightly.

Autumn’s expression became complicated.

The Divine Daughter glanced at Autumn, then turned her head and looked at the man who had once crossed hands with her.

The two exchanged a glance.

Demonic qi spread through the sky.

No one had expected that the Demon Emperor, who had once again traveled south from the north to this place, would appear here. His gaze passed over the Divine Daughter and landed on the thatched cottage farther away.

He also glanced at Zhu Xia.

Here, there was an immature divine medicine and an immortal medicine that had long since matured.

Very good.

The Demon Emperor withdrew his gaze from the flower garden and looked at Autumn.

He did not speak.

Autumn also remained silent.

Everything was understood without words.