The Arch-Enemy Must Not Become a Wife-Chapter 36: Evidence

After recovering, Chu Xuan looked at Jiang Yiyi, who was looking smug, and asked his master, "Is there any other evidence?"

"I feel like those just now weren’t any decisive evidence."

"By the way, is there no way for our sect to contact the ancestors in the Immortal Realm?"

Master Fu Yunzi shook his head slightly, "It’s not that simple, the separation between the divine and mortal is not just talk."

"Although theoretically, we can perform some special skyward rituals and burn yellow papers to send messages to the heavens."

"But those yellow papers must first be verified by the Celestial Court, and even if they reach the ancestors, they cannot directly respond. It’s essentially one-way communication, with no return."

"In fact, we’ve burned a few yellow papers over the past six months, but there has been no response."

"As for the most significant evidence," Master Fu Yunzi spread his hands, "it’s actually the Cyan Lotus Daoist Palace itself, this Mountain Protection Array, and even this Ancestor Hall."

Chu Xuan couldn’t quite understand for a moment, what does it mean that the Daoist Palace itself is evidence?

Suddenly he remembered the lightning that accompanied Jiang Yiyi’s appearance.

If thunder is indeed a natural phenomenon like sunlight, rain, and snow, then surely someone as lively as Jiang Yiyi couldn’t be considered a natural phenomenon, right?

How did she appear silently within the Mountain Protection Array?

Even when Chu Xuan followed the mysterious man into a profound state, he couldn’t ignore this great array, which had protected the Daoist Palace for countless years.

Seeing his disciple deep in thought, Master Fu Yunzi further explained:

"Actually, it’s not just the Mountain Protection Array; all the arrays within the Cyan Lotus Daoist Palace, from top to bottom, are ineffective against Grandmaster Jiang."

"All important places and secret realms, including the Moonlit Celestial Flight Realm and the Cloud-Born Sea Tower, Grandmaster Jiang can enter and exit freely."

"Even this Ancestor Hall, do you see the painting at the top?"

"The person in the painting is our sect’s founding ancestor, the Cyan Lotus Daoist. It is a self-portrait before his ascension, with mystical qualities."

"Even this painting offers no defense against Grandmaster Jiang, allowing her to come and go as she pleases. I think there’s no more decisive evidence than that."

Chu Xuan, who had been skeptical, had to remain silent in the face of such evidence.

The young girl before him, even if she is not the third-generation ancestor of the Cyan Lotus Daoist Palace, must be someone of immense connection to her.

Seeing Chu Xuan’s expression, Jiang Yiyi placed her hands on her hips proudly and said, "Apologize, apologize to me."

Chu Xuan resisted the urge to give her a beating, pretending not to hear, "Master, what do you plan to do with her now?"

Master Fu Yunzi looked troubled, but before he could speak, Jiang Yiyi said angrily, "What else can you do? They’ve imprisoned me here, not letting me leave!"

"I am an Immortal, your ancestor, and you treat me like a prisoner." 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Her grievance grew, and tears began to fall.

Master Fu Yunzi quickly said, "It’s not imprisonment, how could it be imprisonment? You’re free to move around the Daoist Palace, but someone must accompany you, and you cannot appear before ordinary disciples, that’s all."

"That’s house arrest." Jiang Yiyi protested, teary-eyed, persisting in her argument.

Master Fu Yunzi’s expression was helpless, "Grandmaster, you know that your unauthorized descent is quite serious."

"If someone were to report this to the Celestial Court, accusing the Cyan Lotus Daoist Palace, our sect could face a catastrophe at any moment."

The possibility of a successful report might be low, but it’s something they couldn’t ignore.

After all, Jiang Yiyi seemed to have come down clandestinely, and if the Celestial Court sent an army of soldiers to encircle them, they would be in deep trouble indeed.

Jiang Yiyi also felt troubled, "How many times have I said it? I have an important mission; how could it be unauthorized descent?"

"I must have taken on some secret mission, here to save the Three Realms and all beings."

Saying this, she stopped crying, clasping her hands at her chest, closing her eyes, looking prepared to sacrifice herself like a ’Saint.’

Master Fu Yunzi ignored her and spoke earnestly to Chu Xuan, "Now that you see the situation, Grandmaster Jiang is quite bored here."

"You have time to chat with Grandmaster and occasionally take her out for a walk, just be sure to avoid being seen."

Jiang Yiyi was about to protest when Chu Xuan said thoughtfully, "I feel this is not sustainable."

"Oh, what suggestions do you have?"

Chu Xuan looked at Jiang Yiyi, "I think it would be better if we were more open about it, since no one would believe what Grandmaster says anyway."

He felt that Master Fu Yunzi and others were too involved and mistakenly believed that others might listen to Jiang Yiyi, but Chu Xuan’s initial skepticism was more common.

"Besides the senior members of the Cyan Lotus Daoist Palace, who else now could recognize a four-thousand-year-old cultivator’s face?"

"Not to mention that the secret has practically been exposed, and surely we can’t silence our own disciples?"

"The sect’s over-caution is arousing suspicion among the disciples."

Master Fu Yunzi hesitated, "But..."

Chu Xuan continued, "The disciples must have some inkling about Grandmaster’s presence, correct? How is it being spread?"

Master Fu Yunzi briefly explained the situation.

"In that case, treat Grandmaster Jiang as a newly recruited disciple. As long as she can keep quiet and not spread rumors, we can handle things discreetly."

"In three to five years, no one will remember those ’nonsense’ words."

Master Fu Yunzi looked at Jiang Yiyi.

Her expression was conflicted, but eventually, she said, "For the sake of my beloved sect, I’m willing to suppress my urge to boast, oh no, I mean, to confide."

Master Fu Yunzi pondered for a moment and finally said, "This is a serious matter, I need to discuss it with others."

"For now, please wait here." With that, he hurriedly left.

"Wait, roasted crane wings and..." Jiang Yiyi’s words weren’t finished when Master Fu Yunzi suddenly disappeared.

This made her exclaim angrily, "Stingy brat, it’s just a crane! Why so stingy?"

Wait, a crane?

Chu Xuan vaguely remembered someone saying the headmaster had a crane as a mount, could it be that one?

This made him want to tease her: What kind of crude Immortal are you to suggest "roasting the crane"?

With Master Fu Yunzi gone, Jiang Yiyi became curious about Chu Xuan again, "Honestly, I feel something strange about you."

Suddenly, she grabbed Chu Xuan’s hand. Upon contact, she exclaimed, "This isn’t right, there are traces of some grand law of nature on you, it feels familiar, which one is it..."

She pondered deeply, but it seemed she couldn’t recall it for the moment.