Chapter 3

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Wen Ran watched as Shen Wu walked toward her step by step. Although he had already kept his sword, she still felt an inexplicable sense of danger from him.

The red dot on her forehead had disappeared, which meant that the curse on her body had been removed. However, she still could not move because the spell that had imprisoned her had not been removed.

Shen Wu did not even seem to have the slightest interest in looking at her. He raised his hand and his fingertip lightly touched the space between her brows. In this instant, Wen Ran felt a piece of memory being poured into her mind.

Qin Susu had not been kicked into the abyss by him. Instead, she had bravely and fearlessly proposed to sacrifice herself. Hence, he had no choice but to give up on saving Qin Susu.

This time, his image did not collapse as much.

But after a moment, Shen Wu retracted his hand and took out a white handkerchief to slowly wipe his hands. His pair of smiling eyes were slightly curved as he looked at the girl who still had a dazed expression. “What just happened?”

Wen Ran’s eyes were dull. “Qin Susu and I were captured by the demon. Qin Susu decided to sacrifice herself. Shen Wu had no choice but to give up on her and save me.”

“Well said.” Shen Wu threw his handkerchief and said with a smile.

In an instant, Wen Ran’s mind recovered its clarity. Her body went soft and powerlessly fell forward. Shen Wu, who was in front of her, reached out and held her shoulder, not letting her lean on him.

He glanced at her and, perhaps thinking that she would dirty his clothes, he clicked his tongue in disgust.

When Wen Ran woke up again, she was already lying on the bed in her room. The first thing she saw when she opened her eyes was her old father’s worried face.

“Ranran, you’re finally awake!” Wen Xun’s expression was very excited. Although he was already more than two hundred years old and had such an old daughter, Immortal cultivators all had techniques to maintain their appearance. Wen Xun looked like a handsome young man in his twenties or thirties.

Wen Ran took a moment to recover. He pressed on his head, which was hurting a little, and frowned.

“Ranran, are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?”

“How did I come back?” Wen Ran sat up and leaned against the headboard.

“It was Shen Wu who brought you back.” At the mention of this proud disciple, Wen Xun’s tone was filled with relief, “I knew he was a good person. Whether it was his cultivation or character, he was the best among the young people. He was able to personally enter a dangerous situation to save you. He really has deep feelings for you. Just based on his feelings for you, he will also be your ideal husband.”

Hearing the words ‘ideal husband’, Wen Ran’s mouth twitched.

Wen Xun sighed again, “Right now, Shen Wu has requested to be punished in the cave of fortune. Ranran, when your body is better, you can go and see him.”

“He’s asking to be punished?”

“Yes, he thinks that Susu’s death was his fault. He can’t get over it, so he can only choose to be punished. At least he can feel better. Your Aunt Qin is devastated. Don’t have any conflicts with her for the time being.”

The so-called Aunt Qin was Wen Ran’s stepmother, Qin Wanwan. Qin Susu was the niece that Qin Wanwan had brought over. In reality, Qin Susu called Wen Ran her cousin, but the two of them were not blood-related at all.

After all, Qin Susu was not his own daughter. Wen Xun only sighed at her death.

Although Wen Ran had promised to visit Shen Wu, she had not visited him even once in these past few days. She was quite popular, and many people had come to visit her when they heard that she had almost died and was now bedridden.

After lying in bed for some time, Wen Ran had almost fully recovered. Although she was the daughter of an elder of the Immortal Ascension Mansion, she was also a disciple of the Myriad Immortal Mansion. It was impossible for her to lie in bed and not cultivate forever.

Just as she was thinking about which day to go out, someone came up to her in a hurry.

“Junior Sister Wen!” A young man with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes saw Wen Ran sitting on the swing in the courtyard, bored to pass the time. He looked anxious.”Hurry up and go help Eldest Senior Brother!”

This young man was the second disciple of the Immortal Ascension Mansion, Yan Qing. Like many other disciples, he respected and admired the powerful and upright Eldest Senior Brother, Shen Wu. For them, the Eldest Senior Brother was the role model they were working toward.

Yan Qing usually treated Wen Ran quite well. Even if he did not want to care about Shen Wu’s matters, Wen Ran had no choice but to take into account their relationship in the past and asked, “Second Senior Brother, what happened?”

“Madam Qin went to find Eldest Senior Brother, and Eldest Senior Brother was punished and returned. His body is currently weak, so Madam Qin is probably looking for trouble!”