Who Let Him Cultivate Immortality

Chapter 420: Meng Jingzhou’s Romantic Streak

Below the stage, Lu Yang was laughing so hard that he bent over, tears streaming down his face.

Zhao Po wanted to laugh too, but thinking it wasn’t right to mock Meng Jingzhou, he held it in with great effort.

Meng Jingzhou’s face darkened. Qing Luo had even abolished the ancestral rule; what else could he say?

With the ancestral rule abolished and no longer bound by the previous rules, Qing Luo felt a sense of freedom and immediately left the stage, heading back home.

Meng Jingzhou jumped down from the stage, glaring fiercely at Lu Yang, who was still laughing, and at Zhao Po, who was barely holding back his own laughter.

The group of three, along with a corpse and a horse, entered the city. Perhaps Meng Jingzhou’s romantic luck had been suppressed for too long, but now it was erupting all at once, and nothing could stop it.

First, they encountered a woman selling herself to bury her father. The woman, dressed in mourning clothes, still had a noticeable beauty about her. She claimed she was willing to sell herself as a slave or concubine in order to afford her father’s burial. When she saw Meng Jingzhou, she timidly called him “young master,” which made Meng Jingzhou’s heart stir.

Although this woman currently had no cultivation and had missed the prime age for cultivation, Everlasting Fairy instantly recognized something special about her.

“Interesting. This little girl selling herself has an extremely rare Illusion-Piercing Dao Physique. She may look frail now, but in truth, her physique is storing power. In half a year or so, the physique will fully awaken, and she’ll soar to great heights, quickly catching up to her peers in cultivation.”

“If some sharp-eyed old master notices her and takes her as a disciple, her accomplishments could reach even greater heights after a few years.”

In the world, there are the Nine Great Immortal Physiques, including Peach Blossom Leaf’s Feathered Immortal Physique and the Sixth Elder’s Flawless Immortal Physique.

Aside from the Nine Great Immortal Physiques, there are also the widely recognized Thirty-Six Dao Physiques. Though Dao Physiques are slightly inferior to Immortal Physiques, they still qualify their bearers as outstanding talents. In the future struggles of the great eras, they will have a place and be worthy to serve as trusted companions and strong allies to geniuses like Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou.

Meng Jingzhou, unaware of the girl’s physique and backstory, simply thought she was pitiful and pretty, so he paid the money to buy her freedom.

And then he got scammed.

The girl took the Spirit Stone, claiming she was going to bury her father, but then disappeared without a trace.

The trio reported the case to the authorities, but the officials said the girl was a repeat offender. They promised to investigate but warned that they shouldn’t expect too much, as the girl was notoriously hard to catch.

…

“You little beauty, just accept this young master’s proposal! I’ll give you all the riches and luxury you could ever want!” A lewd voice rang out, clearly belonging to someone unsavory.

Meng Jingzhou perked up. This scenario felt familiar. Lu Yang had boasted about experiencing something like this, and Meng Jingzhou had been envious for quite a while.

“Stop right there! How dare you bully a respectable woman in my presence!” Meng Jingzhou stood righteously in front, ready to step in.

After beating up the local thug and his entire family, even the ancestor came out crying and swearing they’d never cause trouble again.

The little beauty was overwhelmed with gratitude toward Meng Jingzhou. “In my next life, I will repay your great kindness by being your loyal servant!”

Then she ran off, not wanting to spend another moment with Meng Jingzhou.

…

As the three were about to check into an inn, they heard the sound of an argument nearby.

“Lü’er, don’t you know how sincere I am? I truly love you. Why won’t you accept my feelings? Is there something wrong with me?” A young man, dressed in fine clothes but with a gloomy face, clung to a woman in a pale green dress, relentlessly pressing her for an answer.

The woman named Lü’er could no longer endure the advances of the gloomy young master. Upon seeing Meng Jingzhou and the others, who exuded a remarkable aura, her eyes lit up.

“I really cannot accept your feelings. I already have someone I love!” she declared.

The gloomy young master clearly didn’t believe her and shook his head. “Lü’er, stop lying. I don’t believe you.”

She pointed to Meng Jingzhou and said, “It’s him. He’s the one I love. We’ve already pledged our lives to each other!”

Meng Jingzhou thought to himself that his romantic streak had finally arrived, and he even sent a message to Lu Yang and Zhao Po to boast.

Lu Yang advised Meng Jingzhou not to act rashly and analyzed the situation for him.

“That gloomy young master is clearly a tough guy, a local bully, and not someone to mess with. He wants to possess Lü’er, but she doesn’t like him, so she’s using you as a shield.”

“Of course, you’re not afraid of this local bully, but Lü’er doesn’t know that.”

“You’re a complete stranger to Lü’er. She doesn’t know who you are, how strong you are, or whether your background is strong enough to contend with the gloomy young master. To fend off his advances, she’s putting you in the spotlight, making you take all the pressure.”

“In this situation, do you think Lü’er will actually like you?”

…

That night, after the three of them had checked into an inn, a woman dressed in night attire suddenly crashed through Meng Jingzhou’s window. She wore a veil over her face, but her cat-like green eyes gleamed like emeralds.

The woman, with eyes brimming with spring, was panting heavily, as if poisoned and in desperate need of yang energy to neutralize the toxin. Without help, she would likely explode and die.

In this room, there were only her and Meng Jingzhou, leaving only one possible solution.

The night-clad woman shot Meng Jingzhou a look of disgust before pulling a detoxifying pill out of her storage ring and swallowing it. The pill’s effects were immediate and powerful, and after that, she left gracefully.

Someone in her line of work naturally had to be fully prepared before heading out on any mission.

Meng Jingzhou didn’t even have a chance to say a word throughout the entire ordeal.

…

After resting for the night, the trio was ready to depart. Just as they checked out of the inn and left, they encountered a well-dressed young lady with decent looks, who seemed to be desperately seeking Meng Jingzhou’s help, as if he were her savior.

“Hello, may I ask if you’re from out of town?”

“Yes,” Meng Jingzhou replied.

The young lady breathed a sigh of relief. “That’s wonderful! My mother wouldn’t know who you are. You see, my mother has been pressuring me to get married, but I don’t want to, so I lied and told her I had a boyfriend. I’ve been able to avoid her demands until now, but today she insists on meeting my boyfriend. Could you pretend to be him? I’ll compensate you!”

Meng Jingzhou happily agreed.

“What’s going on?” Zhao Po asked, surprised.

“Who knows?” Lu Yang shrugged, not paying much attention.

The process of meeting the young lady’s parents went unusually smoothly. Meng Jingzhou presented his family background, character, cultivation, and sect. He was clearly the perfect candidate for a husband, yet the young lady’s mother was resolutely against him, finding everything about him displeasing. In the end, she even kicked Meng Jingzhou out, telling her daughter not to associate with him again.

Later, the young lady secretly met with Meng Jingzhou to explain, “I’m sorry, but when I first saw you, I found you quite annoying. My mother and I are very alike, so she must have felt the same way. I knew she wouldn’t agree to you being my boyfriend, which means she won’t push me to marry anymore.”

“This is the compensation I promised. Let’s not meet again.”

Meng Jingzhou: “…”

Damn it, this stupid curse isn’t any better than before!

Throughout the journey, Meng Jingzhou’s romantic luck seemed endless. Finally, by the end of their travels, it had run out, and the three of them arrived safely at the Corpse-Driving Sect.

(End of the chapter)