After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Started Pursuing My Master-Chapter 6 - Ice Soul Profound Body

Chapter 6: Ice Soul Profound Body

“Do you really not want this Fire Luo Sacred Fruit?”

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Luo Yueguan’s gaze returned to Jiang Huai.

She had some old grudges with Chu Xianning. After the event five hundred years ago, she had tried to mend their relationship. The battle of Moluo City that day was never forced upon any cultivator. Chu Xianning said she didn’t blame her, but whenever Luo Yueguan saw Chu Xianning’s eyes, she always felt disdain.

Chu Xianning looked down on her, she knew.

Over the years, Chu Xianning had always been indifferent to her. Luo Yueguan had often been the one making overtures, gradually harboring resentment. But three years ago, when Chu Xianning proposed the marriage, she hesitated for a moment and then agreed.

Only Chu Xianning could make her agree so readily. If it were anyone else, no matter how talented or formidable, it would be impossible for them to become Luo Yueguan’s son-in-law. But now that Jiang Huai had lost his cultivation, if he were to become her daughter’s Dao companion in the future, it would be a burden. Her daughter was still young and naive, and she, as a mother, could not be naive as well.

But Luo Yueguan had no ill feelings toward Jiang Huai.

Initially, she was somewhat reluctant about the marriage, but after seeing Jiang Huai interact with her daughter for a while, her daughter’s usually cold eyes had more life, and her face had more radiant smiles. Luo Yueguan was very relieved, and even the frequency of her heart demon’s attacks had decreased.

She knew that Jiang Huai truly cared for her daughter, so she dared not wait for Luo Qingyu to come out of seclusion before annulling the marriage. By then, Luo Qingyu would definitely not agree. Now, if she annulled the marriage first and then coaxed her precious daughter later, perhaps in a few years, her daughter would gradually forget Jiang Huai.

Although she felt somewhat sorry for Jiang Huai, her offering of the Fire Luo Sacred Fruit was an act of utmost benevolence and righteousness, especially considering that Chu Xianning didn’t even have half of the betrothal gifts initially. That woman has always been detached from worldly concerns, how could she understand any rules or propriety?

Facing Luo Yueguan’s question, Jiang Huai gently shook his head, “No need, thank you for your kind offer, Sect Master Luo, but I have something that I would like you to pass on for me.”

Saying this, Jiang Huai stood up and went to his room, returning with a jade box. He opened the box to reveal a fiery red pill inside.

“What is this?” Luo Yueguan was taken aback.

“Luo Qingyu has inherited your Ice Soul Profound Body constitution, and I know you’ve been looking for medicinal herbs to alleviate her cold veins, but those are only temporary solutions. I’ve refined this pill using the Sunburning Flower, Purple Profound Jade Marrow, Thousand-Year Snow Lotus Stamen, and the Ice Demon Wolf King’s Inner Core. After taking it, it will fundamentally change the drawbacks of the Ice Soul Profound Body, and she will no longer suffer from the affliction of the cold veins.”

“This was meant to be her eighteenth birthday present from me. Please wish her a happy birthday on my behalf.”

Jiang Huai’s voice was calm, without a trace of regret or tenderness, and his eyes remained unnaturally serene throughout. Luo Yueguan instinctively wanted to reach out for the pill, but then she noticed the cold smile at the corner of Chu Xianning’s mouth.

Now it was her turn to feel humiliated.

The pill was something Luo Yueguan couldn’t refuse. She knew all too well the pain of cultivating with the Ice Soul Profound Body during childhood, and even after hundreds of years, she still suffered from its backlash. Watching her own daughter endure the same pain made her heart ache to the point of tears, yet Jiang Huai claimed this pill could cure the troubles brought by the Ice Soul Profound Body.

“Don’t be too trusting of her. She’s a woman who is selfish to the extreme. Who knows, she might just take the medicine herself once she leaves,” Chu Xianning sneered without hesitation at this moment.

Luo Yueguan took a deep breath.

“I knew it… I knew it… Chu Xianning… you look down on me… you look down on me!”

Chu Xianning just sneered and said no more.

At this moment, Jiang Huai added fuel to the fire, “I spent two years searching for these ingredients and half a year refining them. I hope, Sect Master Luo… um, you won’t keep it for yourself.”

Luo Yueguan’s face turned from green to white with anger from the remarks of these two.

“I will personally deliver the pill to Qingyu. When you see her next time, she will tell you herself!”

“Alright, Sect Master Luo, please leave.”

It was then that Luo Yueguan suddenly realized that Jiang Huai’s address for her had unconsciously shifted from Aunt Luo to Sect Master Luo. The respect and compliance that once filled his eyes had now become utterly indifferent.

In Luo Yueguan’s memory, Jiang Huai was an interesting little fellow.

When Chu Xianning first brought him back, Luo Yueguan was particularly surprised, knowing that he was a boy. Chu Xianning had never dealt with men in her life, yet she ended up raising one in her yard.

Over the years, Luo Yueguan often visited Chu Xianning and as Jiang Huai grew older, he became increasingly handsome, especially those overly captivating eyes.

Every time she came to the courtyard, Jiang Huai would prepare a table full of delicious dishes, tastier than anything Luo Yueguan had ever eaten. She often visited Chu Xianning’s courtyard just to enjoy Jiang Huai’s cooking.

Not to mention that Chu Xianning, who originally never dressed up and always wore a white Taoist robe with her hair tied up like a Taoist nun, had started wearing exquisite clothes made by Jiang Huai in recent years. Luo Yueguan herself coveted the design and craftsmanship of those dresses. She once coaxed Jiang Huai to make one for her. Initially, he agreed, but after Chu Xianning gave him a sidelong glance, he had to tactfully refuse, much to Luo Yueguan’s annoyance.

These years, even Chu Xianning’s hair was tied more beautifully, not to mention the countless pieces of jewelry Jiang Huai made for her. Luo Yueguan had seen them in Chu Xianning’s jewelry box, all sorts of necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and anklets, dazzling to the eye. When Chu Xianning talked about these, her face was calm, simply stating that it was her disciple’s duty to honor her.

That woman was definitely showing off!

Ah, the little fellow also brewed excellent wine and was said to be skilled in poetry and swordsmanship. Luo Yueguan had personally tested his swordsmanship and could only say that his talent was terrifying.

Why did all the good things happen to Chu Xianning?

If it weren’t for Chu Xianning being such a stubborn mule, teaching her disciple to be just as stubborn, Jiang Huai’s talent would have been limitless, surely surpassing both of them. In the end, it was all Chu Xianning’s fault, this foolish woman!

What did the lives of ordinary people have to do with them? If they died, they died, just like wild grass in winter, bound to grow back eventually.

“I’ll go.”

Luo Yueguan stood up, took the pill from the table, but left the Fire Luo Sacred Fruit behind. As she took a step to leave, Jiang Huai reminded her from behind,

“Sect Master Luo, please take the Fire Luo Sacred Fruit with you.”

Luo Yueguan didn’t turn back, feigning indifference.

“You think I would take advantage of you for nothing? Consider it a thank you for caring about my daughter.”

“I don’t need it.” Jiang Huai said.

“Please take it.”

Luo Yueguan turned around and stared at him.

“Are you stupid?”

“Thank you for your kindness, Sect Master Luo. Jiang Huai is grateful.”

Jiang Huai didn’t flinch at the annoyance in Luo Yueguan’s eyes; he just calmly looked at her, his eyes as tranquil as a windless lake.

“You have the same bad temper as your master!”

Luo Yueguan took the Fire Luo Sacred Fruit, gave Jiang Huai a glare, mounted her sword, and flew away on her spiritual boat. She still had to go to the Sect Master to announce that the marriage between Tianxuan Sect’s Jiang Huai and Qingxuan Sect’s Luo Qingyu had been dissolved.

As her figure finally disappeared from sight, Jiang Huai returned to sit opposite Chu Xianning.

Chu Xianning looked at him calmly, a calmness that made Jiang Huai uneasy, fearing that his master was angry.

“Why did you give her daughter the pill to regulate the Ice Soul Profound Body but refuse to take the Fire Luo Sacred Fruit?”

“Because I wanted to make her unhappy,” Jiang Huai hesitated for a moment before replying softly.

Luo Yueguan had no choice but to accept the pill Jiang Huai offered, so now she left with her tail between her legs, unwilling to stay a second longer, as each second made her face burn hotter.

“Why humiliate her?”

“Because she spoke ill of Master,” Jiang Huai said earnestly.

Chu Xianning was taken aback.

She turned her face away.

“There was no need to be so angry with her.”

“It’s just a Fire Luo Sacred Fruit. Besides, if we really find the right medicinal ingredients in the future and refine another pill to regulate the Ice Soul Profound Body, she will come begging me to exchange it, and maybe she’ll have to add something extra.”

“You gave her the recipe. Will she still come to you?”

Jiang Huai winked at Chu Xianning.

“Master, you don’t understand alchemy. In this world, only I can refine this pill.”

The tension in Chu Xianning’s heart finally began to melt away quietly, but then she suddenly thought of something—Luo Yueguan herself had the Ice Soul Profound Body.

She hesitated for a moment before speaking slowly.

“Do you know that Luo Yueguan has the Ice Soul Profound Body?”

“Why bring this up all of a sudden?” Jiang Huai was puzzled.

Chu Xianning was silent for a moment, then said, “Just mentioning it.”

After thinking for a few seconds, Jiang Huai oh-ed, then blinked innocently.

“But doesn’t she already have a daughter?”

“She is a virgin.”

“Ah?”

“I said she is, so she is,” Chu Xianning stated flatly.

Jiang Huai laughed helplessly, “So what if she is?”

Chu Xianning gave him a meaningful look and said,

“That woman is very foolish.”

Jiang Huai always felt her subtext was, “That woman is so foolish, you could easily hook up with her,” but no, his master couldn’t be such a scheming person; she must be testing him.

“Master dislikes her, so I should start disliking her too.”

Jiang Huai said with a helpless smile, looking up at Chu Xianning, “Alright, alright, there’s no rush to heal. What would Master like to eat for lunch?”

Chu Xianning’s brows furrowed slightly, her voice still tinged with worry.

“The inner sect competition is at the end of the month.”

The inner sect competition was a contest that every Tianxuan Sect inner disciple had to participate in. The five with the lowest rankings would lose their inner disciple status and go to the outer sect for cultivation, while the top five from the outer sect competition could enter the inner sect.

This sect reform was initially suggested by Jiang Huai himself to the sect master. Since the implementation of the reform, every disciple has been on edge, cultivating with increased diligence, significantly reducing the number of slackers.

Now, it seems he has lifted a rock only to drop it on his own feet.