This scoundrel is a bit of a swordsman.

Chapter 291 Turns out to be a son-in-law

As if in a dreamlike illusion, the black and white gates outside the abyss closed as if a giant beast had opened its bloody maw and spat Xiao Xingchen out.

Seeing this, Mu Wushuang finally felt relieved. The strange phenomena just now were overwhelming. Nine goddesses who looked exactly like herself walked out of the nine crystal coffins. They were like nine blooming flowers, merging together.

The sword energy emanating from the black and white gate was like ferocious dragons, ravaging the abyss beyond recognition. If it weren't for waiting for Xiao Xingchen, she probably would have already fled this place impatiently.

Fortunately, at the critical moment when the abyss was about to heal, Xiao Xingchen, like an abandoned star, was spat out from that endless darkness.

"Let's get out of here first." Xiao Xingchen, who was stunned, didn't even have time to put his feet on the ground before Mu Wushuang carried him away from the abyss like a bird.

As they leaped back into the abyss, thunder rumbled across the yellow sand, as if the heavens were enraged and unleashing a torrent of thick lightning, like sharp swords cleaving straight into the abyss.

Then, the cracks in the abyss began to slowly heal until they disappeared without a trace, leaving only an endless expanse of yellow sand as far as the eye could see.

Xiao Xingchen shook his head vigorously, as if trying to shake off the chaotic thoughts in his mind. He was still immersed in the shock of A Qing.

Everything was wrong. The suppression in the abyss was actually to protect A Qing's remnant soul. A Qing, who exactly is she?

"Hey, wake up! Have you been through some kind of huge shock?"

Mu Wushuang waved her hands in front of him.

"Mu Wushuang, are you alright?"

Xiao Xingchen snapped out of his daze, a look of surprise on his face, and quickly asked...

"Did you see anything outside? Why are we already out?"

"I can only say that I owe you a lot this time. After you went through that gate, the nine crystal coffins seemed to have awakened and completely ignored my existence. What exactly happened inside? I felt a powerful sword aura coming from afar."

"Besides the nine coffins, is there anything else, like a woman in blue?"

"Qingyi, no, besides the woman in the nine crystal coffins, where could there be any other women?"

"You didn't see anything? Not even in the Moon Goddess's memories?"

Xiao Xingchen confirmed again, only to be met with Mu Wushuang shaking her head in confusion.

"Do you know the history of the Luna Clan?"

"How could I possibly know? Those memory fragments are all broken and discontinuous. We're lucky to be alive. Why are you so concerned about that? Shouldn't you be thinking about how we're going to get out of here?"

They are still living in a dark world, and they don't know how far away that white world is.

This moved Xiao Xingchen deeply. Since meeting A Qing and the white-clad swordsman, his memories had become much richer, and it was the first time the Moon Wheel Priest had mentioned that he deserved to be the one to do the work.

Moreover, for the first time, he gained some understanding of his origins. He was now the ninth incarnation. After connecting this with the fact that A Qing's spirit seed had split in two and that Jade Capital Heaven had become the chess piece, he even wanted to continue investigating everything. He had to go to Jade Capital Heaven in person. In the Nine Heavens, perhaps only there would be records of history from 30,000 years ago.

Thinking of this, he didn't delay any longer and directly pulled Mu Wushuang up.

"Come on, we need to get out of here quickly, there are still many things waiting for us."

The source runes beneath his feet expanded, and stars reappeared in his eyes. At this moment, the black and white world under the Eye of Stars seemed to become a world of source runes, where everything was replaced by source runes.

At the boundary between black and white are two different source patterns, representing the boundaries between them, like a fishing net suppressing their respective territories.

With the source runes flashing, he didn't continue exploring this battlefield of yellow sand. Although he knew there were other secrets hidden here, his journey to the Abyss made him realize that he was still too weak and needed to improve himself as soon as possible to be qualified to pursue the truth.

He still vividly remembered the excruciating pain of seeing Aqing. He couldn't say who Aqing was, but he knew that this woman was of utmost importance to him, so important that even if they met again after nine reincarnations, he would still feel immense heartache.

"What's wrong with you? You seem like a completely different person. Have you been possessed?"

Mu Wushuang looked at him with a questioning expression and a serious expression.

"Shut up, let's talk outside. Although we didn't get the results we wanted this time in our search for Xiao Jianxian, it wasn't a complete loss. The divine tree within me has awakened, which is enough to restrain the black-robed man."

"Really, the divine tree refers to the bronze divine tree inside you? What is it? It looks so familiar,"

"The Spirit Seed of Jianmu".

Xiao Xingchen's words echoed in the void. With the blessing of the Source Rune, when he reappeared, he was already on the small hill that Daji had once brought him to, which was also the place where the Source Rune was located.

After determining their direction, without giving Mu Wushuang any surprise, the two disappeared into the Cangshan Mountains.

Two days have passed since Xiao Xingchen and Mu Wushuang disappeared without a trace, and these two days have infuriated Ruoxue. One of them not only neglects his duties, but he also abducted the other. Now, her anger is enough to destroy Xiao Xingchen.

“Miss Ruoxue, it’s not good if the Prince of Kao Shan keeps hiding like this. Things will eventually have to be resolved.”

The past two days have been quite eventful. The Poetry Festival is about to begin, but a scandalous news story has broken out.

A woman claiming to be Xiao Xingchen's first wife arrived from Nanling and presented her marriage certificate with Xiao Xingchen. This was even acknowledged by the Xiao family of Nanling.

It turns out that Xiao Xingchen was betrothed to Miss Shen's family after birth, which can be considered a kind of childhood betrothal, except that this child's betrothal was an arranged marriage.

In other words, Xiao Xingchen is still a live-in son-in-law. What is a live-in son-in-law? It means he has no autonomy as a man; everything revolves around this woman. Everything he owns belongs to her, or rather, to the Shen family.

It was only after hearing that Xiao Xingchen had been bestowed the title of "King of Backing Mountain" that the Shen family came knocking on their door.

This incident happened precisely after Xiao Xingchen and Mu Wushuang left, which caused Ruoxue a huge headache. Because of this, she was completely enraged.

What kind of bullshit Shen family is this? Miss Shen, anyone who dares to approach the Prince's Mansion will be thrown out! This action was like dropping a bombshell in Yong'an.

The courtesan kicked the Princess Consort out of the palace. Once the news spread, all the poetry gatherings and cultivator trials were sidelined. A massive crowd gathered outside the Prince Consort's palace, all choosing to watch the spectacle.

The previously hostile forces have stopped fighting, all looking on with expressions of waiting for the Prince's Mansion to suffer a setback. Furthermore, an imperial edict has even been issued from the palace.

The matchmaker arranged the marriage, and the parents' wishes were fulfilled. They personally acknowledged the identity of this Shen family girl, Shen Li, as the Princess Consort of the Mountain.

With the support of the Martial Emperor, the Shen family felt even more justified, demanding that the Prince Kaoshan's Mansion welcome them into its residence and expel all the women from Huayu Tower, including Ruoxue, as they wanted to personally take over the Prince Kaoshan's Mansion.

Despite her formidable martial prowess, Ruoxue was outmatched under the watchful eyes of so many in Yong'an. Morally, not only he, but even Xiao Xingchen, had no grounds for argument.

After all, he was just a son-in-law who lived with his wife's family, and a son-in-law has no right to offer advice.