CHAPTER 822: CHAPTER 826: MASTER’S AUTHORITY (PART 4)

Fortunately, Su Xuan and the Wuwei Sect truly had a connection, according to the information provided by that disciple, Su Xuan truly found that elusive Immortal Trace.

Watching her husband take her on a flying sword, soaring swiftly, this novel experience made her original self extremely excited.

However, what saddened her was that Su Xuan’s demeanor had grown even colder than before.

Towards her, she could no longer feel the special treatment as before, which left her original self, leaving behind her parents and relatives to follow her husband, feeling anxious and confused.

This emotional turmoil, instead of decreasing, increased by the time the two arrived at the Wuwei Sect.

Upon arriving at the sect, her original self realized that her husband’s status in the Wuwei Sect was not insignificant; on the contrary, he was highly regarded.

On the surface, the Sect Leader, gentle as a spring breeze, agreed with a smile to arrange her accommodations in Su Xuan’s presence, but when he left, she felt the Sect Leader’s indifference towards her.

Having been sensitive to people’s emotions since childhood, her original self deeply perceived the Sect Leader’s and many in the sect’s dislike for her.

This made her feel very aggrieved, but the husband she could rely on hurriedly began seclusion.

While outside, Su Xuan’s cultivation advanced rapidly, and after settling a major issue in his heart, he eagerly began seclusion upon returning to the sect.

In his mind, everyone in the sect was good, and they would surely settle his wife properly.

But this was his assumption; just because they were good to him didn’t mean they would look favorably upon a mortal burden.

Her original self was casually taken by the Sect Leader to the Dao Peak belonging to Changli, Lijian Peak.

Because Su Xuan paid no mind, Lijian Peak had nothing, not even a decent cave residence.

The Sect Leader, entangled in heavy matters, quickly left without giving much instruction, leaving her original self alone to face the steep, solitary peak.

Having always been treated with care, this period of her original self’s memory was dark.

With nowhere to live, she had to painstakingly build a thatched hut and crawl inside.

With nothing to eat, she survived several days on the only fruit tree at the peak.

Until the Sect Leader remembered her presence.

She had never quite understood the saying that good people get bullied, until those outer disciples delivering supplies appeared before her.

The petite and soft-hearted young woman was forced to use her husband like a shield, and her commanding demeanor scared them.

They all thought that the promising Daoist Lord brought his mortal wife due to some unavoidable reason.

If he truly valued her, why would he have left her to the Sect Leader upon returning to the sect?

With so many saying so, even her original self began to believe Su Xuan was just like they said.

Here, she was a helpless mortal woman, while he was a lofty Daoist Lord.

Their identities had reversed; the difference in status stripped her of previous confidence.

She began to be afraid.

She thought about going back; although the Mortal World had countless troubles, with her parents and family there, it was better than countless troubles here.

But the Immortal Path was long, not just separated by endless mountains and rivers, but by the divide between mortal and immortal.

That day’s distant parting might very well have been the last meeting.

The fact was, she was at a dead end, with no one to rely on but Su Xuan.

When Su Xuan finished his seclusion, what he saw was a wife whose temperament had changed.

She had become arrogant and willful, exploiting her status as his wife, creating uproars.

In doing so, those petty people who judged based on status did not dare to obviously make things difficult for her.

But Su Xuan misunderstood; he believed his wife’s change in temperament was due to the abrupt change in status.

What he saw and heard was the complaints from his fellow sect members.

In response, he publicly punished her in front of the entire Wuwei Sect.

This chilled her original self to the core, but what could she do? The only thing she could hold onto was the little bit of affection from Su Xuan.

But sometimes, emotions are like quicksand; the tighter you grasp, the faster they slip away.

Yet, to say Su Xuan didn’t care at all doesn’t seem entirely true.

Though Su Xuan was cold, any reasonable request she made, he fulfilled one by one.

The residence at Zhang Feng that replicated the Su Residence, the cultivation technique and elixir pills crafted for her.

Her original self’s heart gradually warmed... Su Xuan must care about her, otherwise how to explain these actions?

In fact, as long as she desired, his private treasury was unconditionally open to her.

However, just as she sprouted a sliver of hope, reality delivered a crushing blow.

The appearance of his little disciple revealed Su Xuan’s patient and charismatic side.

Leng Piaopiao, a stubborn yet lively little girl.

Brought back from outside by Su Xuan, who announced her as his only closing disciple upon entering the sect.

At that time, Leng Piaopiao was just a tender age of ten.

To this sole disciple, Su Xuan showed incomparable affection.

Everyone in Wuwei Sect said, "Better to provoke Lord Changli than little ancestor Piaopiao."

This showed how much importance Su Xuan placed on this little disciple.

Her original self witnessed many things she never received, bestowed upon Leng Piaopiao.

Su Xuan would teach Leng Piaopiao to read and write by hand, and on nights when she said she was scared, he would stay with her all night until she slept.

When Leng Piaopiao displayed hostility towards her as Master, Su Xuan would protect her without question, only asking her original self to yield.

Her original self was shocked and wanted to confront him; jealousy drove her mad.

Whether from selfish motives or other considerations, she absolutely could not lose Su Xuan’s concern.

Yet watching her husband give all his limited warmth to that little girl, her original self lost her mind and began to target Leng Piaopiao.

Unfortunately, every attempt failed, accomplishing nothing but worsening Su Xuan’s opinion of her.

In the end, she finally understood.

Her original self simply had a naive living environment, but she was not stupid; she soon realized the supposedly simple and cute Leng Piaopiao was actually more cunning than anyone.

Indeed, in the cruelly competitive Cultivation World, anyone truly naive would have been devoured long ago; how else could Leng Piaopiao maintain her image of kindness and gentleness?

Her every attempt at targeting was miraculously witnessed by someone, or caught by Su Xuan himself.

Seeing her husband increasingly disappointed in her, her original self grew cold and finally figured it out: instead of making things hard for herself, why not free herself?

She resolved that since their marriage was a mere slip of paper in the Mortal World, not truly a Daoist couple, they might as well separate.