The unbound master and disciple were like rats crossing the street, recognized wherever they went.
Their incestuous love was also disdained by the world, becoming a negative example of master-disciple relationships. No one praised them like in their previous life.
During their escape, the two bickered incessantly, blaming each other, yet neither could leave the other.
Shui Bingqing feared she wouldn't survive the next day without Wuliang, while Wuliang was determined to keep Shui Bingqing bound to his side, thus they loved and killed each other.
Seeing them being chased relentlessly for months, Jun Jiuli grew bored and decided it was time to resolve them.
This day, the weather was fine and sunny, a good day for a journey.
The unbound master and disciple fled to the mountain valley where they had lived in seclusion in their past life. This time, no one was pursuing them. Before they could breathe a sigh of relief, they saw Jun Jiuli.
Wuliang maintained his aloof demeanor as usual, while Shui Bingqing was unable to contain herself.
During the past few months of their escape, her cultivation was completely destroyed, her spatial powers vanished, and her second master remained unresponsive. Although she grew up in the slums, her luck had always been exceptional, with people showering her with money and food, and benefactors appearing whenever she went out. Thus, she had never experienced hardship before.
After months of living in the open, she had become dark and thin, like a roadside beggar. Looking at the person before her, who was as fair-skinned, beautiful, and elegant as ever, how could she not feel envious?
"Senior Sister, why have you come now? To mock me and my master?"
"Is it not obvious? You're still as foolish as ever."
"How did you know we were here? Were you following us?"
"Don't speak so harshly. I just happened to pass by and see you."
Shui Bingqing suddenly became agitated. She asked, "Was it you before? Was it you who has been exposing our whereabouts?"
Her words instantly made Wuliang glare at Jun Jiuli with fury.
"It was me. Any problem? I'll call it good deeds without seeking recognition. Reporting according to law is everyone's duty."
"Host, they don't understand what reporting is."
"Who cares about them?"
"Master, did you hear that? She admitted it. She's been causing us to be chased. Master, quickly kill her."
Wuliang finally moved, channeling all his strength to charge at Jun Jiuli. He said, "This is your own doing. Don't blame your Uncle for being ruthless when you reach the underworld."
"Hmph, it's uncertain who will die. Also, you are no longer my Uncle. Don't tarnish the reputation of our Shu Mountain sect."
As he charged forward, Jun Jiuli's entire body was encased in a mecha. With a raise of her hand, several cannonballs were fired from her palm, directly sending Wuliang plummeting into the valley.
With a 'bang', a fierce explosion occurred, with flames soaring into the sky. Rocks and soil rained down, burying the valley and extinguishing the fire. Even with ninety lives, Wuliang should have perished.
"Who are you? What kind of monster are you? Don't come near me, you are not Mu Qingge." She said, backing away, and fell onto the ground.
"Heh heh, never seen advanced technology before? But I don't need it to deal with you."
Putting away the mecha, Jun Jiuli went forward, directly severed her sinews, and cut off her tongue. She sent her to the slums where she had grown up.
Henceforth, all her remaining life would be spent there.
"007, our mission is complete, right?"
"Completed, Host. I have received 1000 points from the Main God."
"Who is the Main God?"
"The Main God is the creator of the system. It is he who sent us to execute missions. However, he said that mechas are not allowed in the cultivation world, and he has sealed the Host's skill."
Jun Jiuli was a bit unconvinced and tried secretly. She really couldn't summon the mecha.
"Then, since we've completed the mission, do we still have to stay here?"
"The original host was a kind person in her ten lives. Her life was supposed to be smooth sailing. Due to the variable known as the female lead, it led to her tragic end, which is why the Heavenly Dao gave her another chance to start over."
"Because she didn't want to face the male and female leads again, she had us complete the mission. After we complete the mission and leave this world, her soul will return to this body and continue living her life."
"So, does that mean that every mission target can eventually return to their own bodies?"
"No, it depends on whether the mission target's soul is still alive. If she sacrificed her soul to have us avenge her, you will have to live out her life. Like the original host this time, she did not sacrifice her soul."
"Oh, I understand. Then let the original host come back."
"Okay."
Extra
Shui Bingqing was overjoyed upon learning that she would be sent back to the place where she grew up, as the people there had always been exceptionally kind to her.
They would send her many things, and in her heart, she thought Mu Qingge was a fool. Once the villagers healed her injuries, she would re-enter the path of cultivation and kill Mu Qingge to avenge her master.
Alas, fate did not comply with her wishes. Upon returning to the small village, everyone was still as kind and benevolent. However, no one could help her much, as every household was not wealthy. Giving her a meal to keep her alive was already a lot.
She lived to the age of twenty, truly unable to bear such a humiliating existence.
She could not speak, nor move her hands. The kind aunt next door gave her a meal and lectured her daily, urging her to go out more and find suitable work.
Hmph, they were all frogs in a well. They didn't help her more, and when she rose again, she would make them pay. She believed she wouldn't be lying in bed for long before someone came to give her money and find the best physicians for her.
She waited and waited, but the benefactor who would cure her never appeared. She couldn't understand; surely, things shouldn't be like this.
Her temper grew more volatile. She began to curse Mu Qingge, curse the Shu Mountain sect, curse the kind aunt who took care of her without complaint, and curse the entire Little Shui Village.
She resented the villagers for their incompetence and accused the aunt next door of feigned kindness, believing the aunt was deliberately pretending to be good to her to seek benefits from her. What hypocritical people.
Her complaints gradually spread, and even the kindest aunt next door stopped visiting her. No matter how much she cried out, no one in the village paid her any attention.
After lying in bed for a long time, she became paralyzed. No one helped her clean herself. Sores developed all over her back, and her limbs began to rot. She soiled herself in bed, filling the room with a stench. Driven by hunger, she could only eat her own excrement. In this manner, she lingered until the age of twenty before leaving this world.
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Mu Qingge returned to her own body, unable to contain her excitement. She possessed the memories of the mission taker. This time, her parents and relatives were all alive, and those who had harmed her had all received their due punishment.
Her first action upon returning was to go back to the Mu family, to see her long-lost parents and brother, and the entire family that had been implicated by her. All the bitterness and emotion surged within her. She locked herself in her room and wept profusely.
After crying, she returned to Shu Mountain and forged the Purple Sun Divine Wood into a high-grade immortal artifact. She cultivated diligently with her master. Naturally gifted and exceptionally lucky, she reached the Nascent Soul stage within a year of her return, becoming the first Dao Monarch of the Nascent Soul stage on the continent at the age of eighteen.
The descendants of the Mu family produced geniuses one after another, maintaining the honor of the foremost family.
Fifty years later, her master achieved Dao and ascended. She then naturally became the new Sect Master of Shu Mountain, the foremost female sect leader in the world.