Chapter 1151: Chapter 695
Bian Shasha once envied Ding Ling, and she even liked Lai Jianlin!
But Lai Jianlin didnât care for her!
Ding Ling, a simple woman, earned the attention of a wealthy nobleman!
Bian Shasha once joined forces with other women to bully Ding Ling. The most vivid memory was after the sparring matchâshe lost to Ding Ling, failed to qualify for the martial competition, and ended up taking a mission to the Endless Forest with a few defeated junior sisters!
If not for her wounded pride, she wouldnât have ended up the way she is now!
Everything traces back to this woman; every wrong step she took stemmed from Ding Ling before her.
When Bian Shasha saw Ding Ling, she almost couldnât contain her urge for revenge!
Lai Jianlin, the handsome man she once fancied, now holds little significance in her heart!
The hatred surged relentlessly, and the desire to kill the woman before her grew overwhelming!
She had thought that in this lifetime, she wouldnât return to the Immortal Sect and that revenge wouldnât come so soon!
Unexpectedly, the fates alignedâher nemesis appeared right before her!
Bian Shasha believed that after learning the Evil Cultivation Spell, her abilities had grown rapidly. Seeing Lai Jianlin again, she was convinced sheâd surpass him, and heâd regret everything!
She thought sheâd be far stronger than Ding Ling, strong enough to kill her effortlessly upon first sight!
But now, Bian Shasha realized that the pair before her had also made significant progress, their cultivation level not far from hers!
How did these two manage to cultivate so quickly?
Faced with her enemies, Bian Shasha yearned to strike them down without a second thought but hesitated, unsure of how many allies they might still have!
As for this couple, their cultivation level was similar to her ownâif a fight broke out, she would likely suffer losses!
Bian Shasha did not believe past allies or prey would take life-and-death risks to aid her.
The people Bian Shasha brought with her seemed to harbor many secrets. She hadnât probed deeply and didnât want to. But even now, she had to weigh her optionsâcharging in headfirst would undoubtedly lead to her downfall!
Lai Jianlin, merely here on patrol, glanced briefly at the goods Ding Ling was inspecting. They were just ordinary items being sold!
Among the goods sold on the street, there might be things cultivators could use.
But given their current cultivation level and the superior resources they carried, they certainly wouldnât buy such items!
Ding Ling and her senior brother were on a missionâbesides hunting down scoundrels and the rapist who preyed on both men and women, they naturally stopped to inspect roadside goods.
At first, Ding Ling didnât find the woman selling items familiar, but her offerings were unremarkable, prompting her to tug at her senior brother as they moved past.
âSenior brother, donât you think the woman selling goods earlier gave off a sense of familiarity?â
Ding Ling couldnât immediately recall who the woman was, but the familiarity tugged at her consciousness like a thread she couldnât sever.
She had journeyed far in the Cultivation World and encountered countless unremarkable individuals along the streetsâforgetting them was natural!
If someone stuck in her memory, it had to be importantâthey might be someone familiar, possibly a woman from the Immortal Sect!
Bian Shashaâs altered appearance and slight changes in physique still stirred some faint recognition in Ding Lingâs heart. Perhaps they had clashed before. Despite the familiarity, a sliver of dislike brewed within her!
She didnât understand why a familiar face evoked such unease within her.
Lai Jianlin paid no attention to Bian Shasha, deeming her irrelevant.
Earlier, when they passed by, the woman had only spared them a fleeting glanceâexhibiting something slightly unusual!
She hadnât looked at them as a merchant assessing customers, but as though sheâd spotted enemies, with eyes burning with spite!
Since entering the Immortal Sect, Lai Jianlin didnât expect every woman to admire him. Even within his familyâs territory, competitors and enemies were aplenty!
For a woman to glare at him with seething hatred and for his junior sister to note a sense of familiarityâwho was she?
Lai Jianlin tried to recall where this familiarity originated.
Who exactly was this woman?
The two strolled on, inspecting goods from other vendors and whispering quietlyânot in encrypted language but audibly enough.
Bian Shasha, whose keen hearing caught their murmurs, felt as though her glare could pierce through their bodies like a sword.
But the enemy was strong and might have accomplices. Bian Shasha dared not act rashly. She needed to observeâhow many people were with them? What role did they play here?
Why would Lai Jianlin, a noble descendant, appear in this place? Surely he was participating in a mission!
What identity did he adopt for this mission?
Bian Shasha hadnât contacted Immortal Sect members in ages, and naturally, she wasnât aware that Lai Jianlin had entered the Saint Sect with several Immortal Sect members.
Still suspicious, she brooded over how this vile pair managed to elevate their cultivation so rapidly.
If Lai Jianlin advanced swiftly due to his noble heritage, why had he remained an Inner Sect Disciple of the West Gateâs Immortal Sect?
Just months ago, he was still at the Foundation Establishment Stageâsurely they were harboring secrets worthy of pursuit and seizure: resources, Destiny itself!
Bian Shasha dared not draw further attention to herself and surveyed them discreetly. Even using Divine Sense, she remained cautious.
After all, there were many strong characters in this area. Investigating with Divine Sense could be risky!
Until now, Bian Shasha hadnât encountered Lai Jianlin directly,
while Ding Ling had come here mostly to join a lively mission, primarily to search for prey!
She preferred not to attract the notice of her husbandâafter all, they were already wed back in their hometown!
Bian Shasha wouldnât want this path to be blocked either!
Lai Jianlin struggled to recall who this unfamiliar woman was and let the thought go!
Ding Ling couldnât pinpoint it either, leaving her only alertâperhaps she was an enemy?
Lai Jianlin received information from Luo Yaxuan about suspicious individuals!
But the woman earlier didnât seem linked to any distinct floral fragrance.
However, the woman he saw had a flower fragranceâcommonplace, but Luo Yaxuan mentioned an older woman in disguise might actually be a young woman!
The one they saw wasnât elderly but rather a young matronâsuspicious but possibly unrelated.
This notion remained merely conjecture. Any woman could be suspect in their pursuit of rapists and spies. Suspicion alone warranted investigation!
In this bustling district, with its crowded streets, numerous vendors, inns, and eateriesâeverything demanded scrutiny!
Tang Feiyang suggested that some opponents were too powerful to trace, forcing them to only target individuals with Golden Core-level cultivation or above and interrogate all additional suspects!
The patrol team managed to apprehend a few suspicious individuals, but none broke under interrogation!
Nonetheless, time was on their sideâthey would eventually catch their allies!
Bian Shasha noticed their investigation had concluded and suspected they might return, or others might probe further. Feeling uneasy, she opted to pack up and leave!
She suspected both the rapist and spies, but she didnât see herself as the rapistâher seductions were consensual!
The so-called rapist might indeed be that black-clad individual who rejected offers of collaboration, fostering suspicion instead.
People dreaded others within the same sect uncovering their descent into depravity.
Only a few knew of her capture months ago.
Perhaps they believed her dead, incapable of imagining sheâd survive and thrive!
But she refused to merely existâshe would exact her revenge on those who sought vengeance on her!
Lai Jianlin and Ding Ling circled back, discovering that the vendor on the street had movedâher target relocated elsewhere!
Still selling items, she remained his target for now!
Du Jiaolan noticed many men passing by, among them scholars wearing white robes!
They were Tang Feiyangâs junior brothers, no doubt!
Disguised as an elderly woman, Du Jiaolan watched these young men glance at her stall without noticing her appearance, only inspecting the goods.
They didnât care for her offerings, which lacked rarity or value. Their families were affluent, and their tastes elevatedâthey preferred Magical Treasures for defense or flight, their discerning eyes altered by cultivation spells and techniques!