A Sect from a Spirit Vein

Chapter 339 - 299: Third Lady

In just a moment, after a hundred miles of travel, Lu Qian followed the description and location provided by Han Wen to find a desolate mountain covered in stones, with a giant tiger-shaped rock at its peak.

Jiang Qingfeng softly exclaimed, recalling that stone mountain that once concealed the Snake Demon.

It was on that mountain that Lu Qian, Qingfeng Baitao, and Master Xuan Ji met for the first time, intertwining their fates which quietly began to change.

But now, Master Xuan Ji was no longer around.

Jiang Qingfeng’s heart was filled with grief, and Lu Qian pressed his lips tightly, remaining silent.

Thinking of Master Xuan Ji’s death in battle, Han Wen was the culprit, which now made Lu Qian feel the impulse to turn away and leave.

However, this deal was indeed beneficial to the Yunshan Sect.

Therefore, Lu Qian gritted his teeth, landed with Jiang Qingfeng and Guh Niqiang, found a cave at the mountainside, and scanned it with his Divine Sense, revealing all the conditions inside the cave.

As soon as they entered, two Shahe Gang disciples at the Qi Cultivation Stage shouted, "Who are you!"

Lu Qian didn’t bother to talk to them, a flash of Five-Colored Array Light from his arms ended their lives with a few strokes of the Flounder Sword per person.

Proceeding dozens of steps inside, there was a square stone room with a bed, swathed in thick bedding, and within it lay a thin figure.

The Treasure Pearl hung high, casting warm and bright light.In each corner of the stone room, incense burners were lit, and the Great Alchemist Nishang recognized the burning incense as extremely precious Nourishing Life-Extending Elixirs.

Upon hearing the noise, the thin figure on the bed strained to turn her head and spoke in an almost inaudible voice, "You’re here."

Upon seeing the almost skeletal and terrifying form of the woman, Jiang Qingfeng couldn’t help but exclaim.

The woman chuckled softly, "Do I look terrifying now? I know that fatty has been fooling me and took away all the mirrors.But how could I not know what I’ve become?It’s really hard for him, needing to praise my beauty every day..."

Though feeling the person before them had weak vitality, she was a Late-Stage Qi Cultivation cultivator. Afraid of deception, Lu Qian stopped and cautiously asked, "Are you Madam Han?"

Upon hearing Lu Qian’s address, Jiang Qingfeng was surprised, Guh Niqiang was stunned, even the woman herself paused.

After a moment, she labored to say, "Indeed, I haven’t seen outsiders for many years.The title Madam Han—I haven’t heard it in so long.Then you must be Lu Qian, Sect Leader Lu?"

Seeing Lu Qian nod, the woman used all her strength to pick up a Jade Scroll from her side, "This is what the fatty left behind.You can take it."

Her action stunned Lu Qian, who said solemnly, "Although I’m here, I haven’t agreed to Han Wen’s deal.Shouldn’t Madam Han wait for my agreement before giving me this?"

"Indeed," the woman’s voice weakened further,"Fatty told me that if he could return, everything would be fine.If he couldn’t, then I’d wait for Sect Leader Lu to arrive and agree to save me before handing this Jade Scroll to him."

The woman sighed softly, "But that fool,everything he did was to send me back to Lingsha City to extend my life."

"He spared no cost, just wanting me to live,yet couldn’t understand that I was enduring just for him.If he’s dead, why should I still live?"

"Now that Sect Leader Lu is here, it shows that my fatty has already fallen in battle."

"In that case, I should follow him.The deal is unnecessary.Sect Leader Lu can take this."

Lu Qian refused to let down his guard, asking further, "If Madam doesn’t wish to live and understands it was us who killed Han Wen,why still see me and give me the Jade Scroll?Even if Madam can’t seek revenge, she could just discard it so I couldn’t obtain it."

The woman struggled to laugh, "Wanting to meet Sect Leader Lu naturally means I want to see what kind of hero could defeat and kill my husband.Fatty might not look impressive, but he was a renowned figure in Zhongming!"

Speaking of Han Wen, a touch of life appeared on the woman’s sallow face, "My husband was a dominator,lived passionately, boldly traversed the world,today defeated and died in battle, he should do so with dignity and decisiveness."

"Since Sect Leader Lu has won, take the spoils!"

Her words were filled with grandeur, making Lu Qian admire her heartily,thinking this Madam Han was surely a formidable woman back in the day.

At that moment, he gathered his Spiritual Power, absorbed the Jade Scroll into his hand,his Divine Sense meticulously ensuring it was a safe object before putting it away.

The woman quietly watched,only speaking after Lu Qian stowed the Jade Scroll, "May I request Sect Leader Lu tell me,did fatty leave any last words before he died?"

Lu Qian shook his head, "When Han Wen died, I wasn’t there—"

"Third Lady." Guh Niqiang suddenly interjected, "These were the three words he said."

For a fleeting moment, the woman’s composure broke,her lips trembled, allowing two lines of tears to cascade down.

"Third Lady, that’s me..."

"Sect Leader Lu," her tone filled with yearning,"I only ask one thing.After I die, please bury us together.In the Nine Netherworld below, we will certainly be forever grateful for your kindness and virtue."

"Alive, we shared a bed; dead, the same tomb."

"Fatty was especially afraid of the dark when he was young,now with me accompanying him, he won’t be afraid."

Jiang Qingfeng couldn’t help but be touched, turning his gaze to Lu Qian.Despite the hatred towards Han Wen, this deep love could not be denied.

After a long silence, Lu Qian nodded in agreement.

Third Lady’s face displayed a completely relaxed smile as she gratefully said, "Thank you, thank you!"

She then turned her head, ceasing to look at the three,gazing gently upwards.

Lu Qian clearly sensed the last bit of vitality swiftly dissipating from her.

She spoke softly for the last time, "Fatty, come take me away..."

Come take me away, just like before.

Over a hundred years ago, a penniless fisherman’s boy saw the Immortal Family girl frolicking by Lingsha River for the first time.His gaze was fixated, foolishly falling from a fishing boat into the river.

The girl laughed aloud and saved the boy,unexpectedly discovering he possessed a Spiritual Root.

She led him into the sect,so closely intertwined that love eventually deepened.

But as a daughter of a Qi Cultivation Minor Sect leader, circumstances were precarious.The third daughter became a pawn, sent to another sect for an arranged marriage by her father.

On the grand wedding day, drums roared, right at the auspicious hour.

Third Lady had a dagger hidden in her sleeve,ready to pierce her heart when the door burst open with stunning knife strikes!

Blood-covered Han Wen stood outside the door,wounded in shocking ways, amidst the crowd,he firmly grasped Third Lady’s hand.

"Third Lady, I’ve come to take you."

Come take me away...

Third Lady peacefully shut her eyes,and her life ended here.

Lu Qian remained silent for a moment,collected the woman’s body.

"Let’s go, back to Lingsha City,to see what’s below."