Chapter 130: A Double Blessing

At the sacred site of the Fan Yuan Sect, on Mount Xu Yu, just outside the gate of the Sect Leader’s Hall, Chief Steward Zhu of the alchemy chamber had just stepped out when he noticed two young disciples from within the sect approaching him. One of them was holding something, covered with a black cloth.

Chief Steward Zhu quickly stopped them and asked, “What is that you’re carrying?”

The disciple clutching the object trembled slightly and said, “Chief Steward Zhu, yesterday when we went to bury the failed elixirs in the valley behind the mountain, we discovered this. After thinking it over through the night, we decided to bring it to the Sect Leader for a decision.”

“What could be so valuable in the back mountain valley that it requires the Sect Leader’s approval? The Sect Leader is currently enjoying the freshly brewed Red Sun Pill; if you storm in now, you’ll surely be reprimanded!” Zhu said sternly.

“But let me see it first. Why hide it under a shabby cloth?” He said as he lifted the black fabric.

Beneath it lay a black Fan Soul Flower in full bloom, its petals radiant with a faint dark glow.

“This… is this the Fan Soul Flower of the previous Sect Leader? Didn’t it wither three years ago? How is it blooming so brilliantly now?” Zhu’s expression turned to one of astonishment.

“Could it be… the previous Sect Leader hasn’t perished?” he murmured.

Suddenly, a loud “crack” echoed from inside the Sect Leader’s Hall—the sound of a window shattering.

Could something have happened to Sect Leader Luo?

Zhu rushed inside and saw that the left window had been broken. Outside, a dark figure was rapidly flying toward the horizon.

Focusing carefully, Zhu recognized that figure—it was Sect Leader Luo himself!

Was he fleeing?

…

In Liyan City, Pear Blossom Alley.

Late at night.

As midnight struck, a voice from the game system echoed in Song Ye’s mind:

“Beep! Congratulations to the player for answering the ‘Life Gamble’ question correctly.”

“Beep! Congratulations! You have received the correct answer reward: Thunder Soul Stone.”

“Beep! Congratulations! You have received 500,000 experience points.”

Sure enough, the young lady had not disappointed him—He Yixin had successfully survived until the next day.

Immediately, Song Ye found a small round stone in his hand, about the size of a walnut, pulsating with blue lightning.

With a thought—Embed!

The Thunder Soul Stone merged directly into Song Ye’s body.

From now on, whenever Song Ye cast thunder-element spells or used thunder-element guardian skills, he would gain a ten percent damage bonus.

Moreover, the Thunder Soul Stone could be continuously fused and upgraded.

Currently, the one inside him was level one. If he embedded two more level one Thunder Soul Stones, the three would combine to form a level two Thunder Soul Stone, increasing the bonus to fifteen percent.

Of course, elemental soul stones were rare treasures; gathering three of the same element was no easy feat.

Afterward, Song Ye went to the adjacent room to help Song Yan, who liked to kick off her quilt at night, to cover herself properly.

…

Half a month later.

News of Qin Xuanxi’s return quickly spread across the entire Xuan Ying Continent, and the continent was beginning to readjust to a world where Qin Xuanxi existed.

The new Sect Leader of Fan Yuan Sect, Luo Ziyin, upon learning that the Fan Soul Flower had bloomed again, seemed to have done something behind the scenes that betrayed Qin Xuanxi, and was frightened away at that moment.

Thus, Qin Xuanxi reclaimed her position as Sect Leader of Fan Yuan Sect without resistance, and her disciples naturally returned with her.

All the sects and immortal clans of the Yun Kingdom who had previously contributed funds to erect the Golden Flute Immortal Statue were restless, fearing retribution from the “Demoness” and the destruction of their clans.

In the past half month, a new trend had emerged across Xuan Ying Continent—the craze for buying white bellybands.

Today, Song Ye noticed that another ready-made clothing shop had opened on Huaiye Street, selling only white bellybands.

At the hour of Shen, Song Ye and Zhao Zhigao were leaving the government office together when Zhao said he wanted to buy some delicious food on Huaiye Street to take home.

First, he bought a high-quality “Daughter’s Dowry” wine from the market, then went to the finest restaurant on Huaiye Street to pack several hearty dishes into an exquisite food box.

Song Ye remarked, “Your wife cooks every night, waiting for you at home. Why buy so much food to bring back?”

Zhao Zhigao smiled silently, as if harboring some joyous secret.

He also planned to buy two roast ducks from Chen’s Roast Duck Shop.

However, in front of the shop, he unexpectedly saw Zhang Zixuan.

Zhang Zixuan had purchased three large roast ducks and was on her way to visit Song Ye and Zhao Zhigao. They coincidentally met and returned home together.

Arriving at the gate of Zhao Zhigao’s courtyard, the keen-eared Song Yan had already opened the door for them.

Zhang Zixuan took out a skewer of candied hawthorn she had bought earlier and handed it to Song Yan.

Seeing the candied hawthorn, Song Ye suddenly remembered that on the day he had wagered his life in the game, he had forgotten to buy a skewer for Song Yan as compensation.

He decided to treat Zhang Zixuan’s gift as if it were his own.

At this time, Zhao Zhigao’s wife was still busy in the kitchen preparing dinner.

After receiving the candied hawthorn, Song Yan ran into the kitchen to help stoke the fire.

Zhang Zixuan placed the roast ducks on the courtyard table and asked, “Were you at the public execution that day to watch the spectacle?”

Zhao Zhigao replied, “The magistrate forbade us from leaving the office to join the crowd, but Brother Song sneaked out just to get a bowl of noodles.”

Zhang Zixuan then turned to Song Ye and asked, “So you actually saw the Demoness unleash her massacre?”

Song Ye nodded, “Something like that.”

Zhang Zixuan was stunned and said, “The three major sects of Yun Kingdom suffered terribly—four Immortal Venerables and fifty Immortal Masters perished here. It was a great blow to their vitality.”

“Let’s not dwell on such ill omens. I have two pieces of good news to share,” Zhao Zhigao said.

“Double happiness? What are the joys?” Song Ye asked.

“First, my wife is pregnant!”

After announcing this, Zhao Zhigao smiled broadly, showing pure joy.

Only then did Song Ye understand why Zhao had bought so much fine food today—it was to celebrate this news.

Indeed, it was a joyous occasion. The Zhao family would have heirs from now on.

Both Song Ye and Zhang Zixuan congratulated Zhao Zhigao.

“Now for the second piece of good news, and this one concerns you, Brother Song,” Zhao Zhigao continued.

“According to the laws of Da Li, if your betrothed has been missing for over three years without any news, you can go to the government office and unilaterally declare the engagement null and void,” Zhao explained.

“I specifically asked Magistrate Wang today. Even if your betrothed is a county princess or a royal princess, this law still holds.”

“Brother Song, with this, you can annul your engagement to the county princess and marry another woman. Then you, too, can live the good life with a wife, just like me.”

Unbeknownst to them, not far from Zhao Zhigao’s courtyard, Qin Xuanxi, cloaked by an invisibility spell, had overheard this entire conversation.