296 The Demeanor of a First Wife, City Lord Duan
“You really make me worry.”

Duan Lanruo let out a faint sigh. Back then, when she helped Liu Yuan plot against Shen Sifan and Ye Cike, and even participated in the battle for Liu Yuan, it was as if she was playing around with her own child. But now, she was filled with the fear of missing her son who had left home, and she was afraid that something would happen to him.

In the City of Ten Thousand Swords, although it seemed to be extremely dangerous, her woman’s intuition told her that Shen Sifan and Ye Cike would not harm Liu Yuan. However, from the collapse of the snow mountain and the demonic sect’s attack, the situation took a turn for the worse, until Liu Yuan’s figure disappeared in the river tide.

For a time, Duan Lanruo felt as if her heart had been ripped away.

When Shen Sifan had lost track of his soul by the White Dragon River, she, as the City Lord, had tried her best to calm herself down. However, the pain and worry in her heart was no less than Shen Sifan’s or Ye Cike’s, who was facing her mother’s pressure.

She had not expected that the news she had waited so long for about Liu Yuan would be about him appearing in the Martial Emperor’s Tomb Secret Realm and being taken away by the Eldest Senior Sister of the Jade Mirage Sect because he was suspected to be a demon.

At this point, she could still comfort herself that Ling Hua was a woman, perhaps because of some kind of jealousy. Later, Ling Hua and Liu Yuan were tied up as remnants of the demon race and their accomplices. When the Jade Mirage Sect tried to issue an arrest warrant, the City Lord of the City of Ten Thousand Swords, who had always been known for her calm and ruthless, crushed a teacup on the spot.

She had thought that after so many years, she would not have such unforgettable and heart-wrenching feelings again, but when she realized that she was ready to lead her men to kill and save Liu Yuan, she realized how heavy these feelings were.

After she calmed down, Duan Lanruo began to search for information on Liu Yuan’s current condition while preparing to use her own power to exact revenge on the Jade Mirage Sect.

At that time, the mother and daughter of the Ye family were still in the City of Ten Thousand Swords, and the Xuanyin family and the Sword Sect had quickly formed an alliance within 15 minutes, which later became the basis for the impeachment of the seven sects.

The news of Liu Yuan and Ling Hua’s disappearance made people feel relieved. When Duan Lanruo used her connections to seek help from other sects, she thought that she would encounter a great obstacle, but unexpectedly…

Most of the sects were doing quite well.

Apart from the Sword Sect and the Xuanyin family, the Green Lotus Swordsman was present in the Taiqing Pavilion, and the next Sect Master of the Heart Sword Sect – Cui Ting – was present. All of these were traceable. However, the reason for the other three – the Wugou family, the Xiangsi Sect, and the Solitary Cloud Peak – agreeing to cooperate so quickly was a bit puzzling.

The aristocratic families had never participated in the conflicts between sects easily. A situation like the Xuanyin family’s was something that could only be encountered by luck and not sought after. It could be said to be an unprecedented miracle. The Wugou family also did not have any enmity with the Jade Mirage Sect… Thus, his motive was very difficult to figure out.

As for the Xiangsi Sect and the Solitary Cloud Peak, it was relatively easier to guess. After all, there were the previous three sects as examples.

However, this was also the most puzzling part.

The Xiangsi Sect’s motto was ‘If you join the sect of Xiangsi, you will understand the pain of love’. As the name suggested, this sect was a sect that focused on dual cultivation. Different from the evil sects like, which committed rape and pillage, this sect was an upright cultivation method that allowed one to have a fixed cultivation partner.

What was more unique was the Xiangsi Sect’s ‘Returning Origin and Clearing Heart Technique’. It emphasized the yin and yang of one’s mental state, and could break the separation and balance each other from the body’s yin and yang system. It did not require the Dao partner to be a man and a woman.

Although the process was much more cumbersome, the efficiency did not drop compared to the traditional method.

As a result, the members of this sect were quite strange in all senses.

To be honest, Liu Yuan had once felt that this sect was a gimmick created by the game developers.

It was because this sect that reeked of the sour smell of love actually agreed to the matter of an Alliance so quickly… Duan Lanruo could not help but fall into deep thought.

In addition, the Solitary Cloud Peak was a sect of the same origin as the Kongtong Temple. Simply put, it was a nunnery.

However, when he thought about Liu Yuan, who had no such taboo in his mind, he felt that things seemed to be very reasonable.

“City Lord Duan, what’s the situation now?”

Ling Zhen nervously looked at Duan Lanruo’s grave expression and the letter in her hand.

Duan Lanruo came back to her senses, shook her head, and said with a smile, “It’s fine. He wrote a letter to inform us that he’s safe and that we should continue to exert pressure. He’s already prepared a ‘good show’ and is just waiting for those sanctimonious disciples of the Jade Mirage Sect to do something desperate…”

The City Lord of Ten Thousand Swords paused for a moment, then added, “Oh, I’m not referring to those respected seniors or cute children like Little Ling Zhen.”

Ling Zhen hurriedly waved her hand and said with some disappointment, “No, no. Ling Zhen understands the City Lord’s intentions. This time, the Palace Master and the others have indeed gone overboard. They even want to harm the Eldest Senior Sister and the others… Really…”

This child was really cute and seemed to be from the merman race. These fish were very fresh in the central Plains, no wonder Little Junxuan wanted to get her.

Duan Lanruo reached out and pinched Ling Zhen’s fair and tender little face, letting out an extremely friendly smile. She beckoned for the secret guards and ordered them to deliver the letters and secret manuals to Water Moon Dock and Chiyu Villa. She said softly, “Right now, Junxuan is going to the Nirvana Secret Realm to look for Phoenix blood to heal his injuries. What we can do now is to do our best to help him and then wait patiently. This is what a good wife should do.”

Ling Zhen shyly nodded. Because the City Lord of Ten Thousand Swords had already declared that she was Liu Junxuan’s concubine, but had entered the ‘harem’ much earlier, Ling Zhen had treated her as a ‘Senior’.

“As for the matter of jealousy, just treat it as a boudoir pleasure. If it is still like this in front of others, then it would be losing the face of the husband’s family.”

Ling Zhen nodded her head vigorously with a look of confusion on her face. In her heart, she admired this mature woman’s demeanor, and she was just short of taking notes. Even Chuichui, who was at the side, secretly perked up her ears and muttered something.

The City Lord spoke gently and affably for a while, then changed the topic and said with a smile, “Speaking of which, how did that Senior Sister of yours know Junxuan? He’s actually willing to put himself in danger to help her plan for the position of Sect Master. I haven’t been out of the City of Ten Thousand Swords for hundreds of years, so I haven’t seen the ‘Frost Smoke of Jade Mirage’, but I heard a lot of her elegant demeanor. I also heard that she is aloof and proud, and that she is upright. I’m really surprised that Junxuan can become best friends with her. ”

Ling Zhen shook her head violently and then said hesitantly, “…No, Senior Sister and the Grand Elder of Sky Treasure Pavilion are actually, actually the same as the City Lord.”

“Oh?” Duan Lanruo’s expression did not change, and she continued to smile gently. “The same? Can you tell me how they get along?”

Ling Zhen’s thoughts were pure, but Chuichui had experienced many of these ‘episodes’. Lying on the ground, she vigilantly twitched her ears.

Back then, this steady, gentle, and beautiful woman was the one who gave Liu Yuan advice and caused the conflict between Ye Cike and Shen Sifan. She even benefited from it greatly.

Now that she had the exact same tone, it could be said to be very terrifying.

Hmph meow!

I, Chuichui, am not a fool. At this time, I’m not the one being manipulated. Could it be that you are the only one who would sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight? I am here too!

The demonic dragon’s vertical pupils flickered with intelligence. She licked her small claws and lay down steadily to continue playing with the feathers.