Chapter 1775: Body

Seeing his tacit agreement, Qiu Honglei and Yan Xuehen's gazes grew even colder.

Rage points from Qiu Honglei: 444444444...Rage points from Yan Xuehen: 444444444...

Zu'an secretly groaned, quickly transmitting a message to the two women: "This is a misunderstanding. I'll explain the details to you later."

A cold sneer appeared on both women's faces; they clearly didn't believe him.

Zu'an sighed and transmitted a message to Jing Teng: "Miss Jing, you've really put me in a difficult spot."

Jing Teng glanced at Qiu Honglei, and seeing her look like she was about to erupt, a faint smile appeared at the corner of her lips. At the same time, she wondered why that woman in white seemed so hostile towards her.

She couldn't help but ask the middle-aged man: "Zang Ao, is this your new lover?"

Hearing this, Yan Xuehen's face stiffened, and she became even angrier.Rage points from Yan Xuehen: 500500500...

The middle-aged man quickly waved his hand: "You've misunderstood. Miss Yan is just a friend I invited to help; there's no such relationship."

Jing Teng didn't believe him at all. Instead, she looked at Yan Xuehen: "This young lady is so ethereal and refined. I truly don't want you to fall into a quagmire. This man is treacherous and certainly not a good match. Don't let him deceive you."

"I have nothing to do with him," Yan Xuehen said coldly.

Jing Teng paused, sensing that the other party wasn't lying. So why was she so hostile towards her?

At this point, the middle-aged man actually smiled: "I've been heartbroken these past years, but I never expected you, Tengteng, to still be jealous of other women around me. I'm suddenly a little happy. You even deliberately brought another man to pretend to be a couple to anger me. You're indeed as mischievous as you were back then."

Qiu Honglei and Yan Xuehen both breathed a sigh of relief. They had been worried for nothing. They realized this was most likely that woman trying to provoke her ex-boyfriend. Even if they didn't believe her, they should have believed Zu'an. He wasn't some philanderer; how could he have gotten involved with such a beautiful woman so quickly?

Just then, Jing Teng looked at the middle-aged man as if he were an idiot: "Are you overly narcissistic? Do I need to specifically deceive you?" As she spoke, she wrapped her arm around Zu'an's: "Brother Zu treats me very well, and I love him very much. We are deeply in love, and I am already his."

Zu'an: "???""Don't talk nonsense, this could be deadly."

Yan Xuehen and Qiu Honglei had just felt they had misjudged Zu'an, but the next second, upon hearing this shocking news, they were completely dumbfounded.

"Already his?"

Yan Xuehen thought to herself, *Zu'an, that scoundrel, he's truly despicable. He already has Qiu Honglei by his side, yet he's still cheating! And what's wrong with Yun Jianyue, this disciple? She was supposed to be a demoness from the Demonic Cult; how could she not even keep an eye on a man, letting someone else claim her territory so easily?*Rage points from Yan Xuehen: 911911911...

Qiu Honglei's eyes were also wide open. *I'm with Ah Zu every day, when did they get together? Could it have been those times I was asleep?* She didn't doubt Jing Teng's words because she knew all along that Jing Teng was very proud and would never joke about her own purity like that. *Ahhh, this woman is so shameless!*Rage points from Qiu Honglei: 748748748...

Watching Zu'an's arm sink into Jing Teng's soft chest, the middle-aged man's breathing suddenly became rapid. Jing Teng had never been this intimate with him back then!

He took a long look at Zu'an: "Good, very good."Rage points from Zang Ao: 444444444...

Then, trying hard to compose himself, he looked at Jing Teng and said, "Have you returned to this place because you intend to find your original body?"

"What, are you going to stop me?" Jing Teng gave him a faint glance.

The middle-aged man sighed deeply: "Even though you resent and hate me, how could I do anything to harm you? I was foolish back then, and I've regretted it ever since... Never mind, I suppose you don't want to hear about it. I'll take you there."

With that, he turned and led the way directly to the back courtyard of the house. He took out a token and pressed it into the void. A translucent light screen seemed to shimmer there, and then the scenery before everyone's eyes changed. The dilapidated sight of overgrown weeds disappeared, replaced by a beautiful flower garden.

Zu'an was startled, thinking this must be a sophisticated illusion. If Zang Ao hadn't personally dispelled it, outsiders would likely find it very difficult to locate this place.

In the flower garden, vibrant flowers bloomed and butterflies danced. In the very center, a small tomb stood.

Zu'an instinctively glanced at Jing Teng; this was likely her tomb.

The middle-aged man led them to the center. Before the tomb stood a stone tablet, inscribed with "Tomb of My Beloved Jing Teng." The stone tablet was surrounded by incense, candles, and paper money, along with offerings of various fruits and pastries.

The middle-aged man then caressed the tombstone, his voice filled with profound sadness: "Every year on your death anniversary, I come to sweep your tomb and stay here with you for a few days. I know you were most afraid of loneliness and loved lively places."

Zu'an and the others couldn't help but glance at Jing Teng. She had clearly been living deep in the mountains and forests, appearing unapproachable. They hadn't expected her former personality to be fond of liveliness.

At this moment, a smile appeared on the middle-aged man's face: "I never expected to see you here today. I'm truly overjoyed that you're not dead."

Qiu Honglei thought, *This guy is quite affectionate. Why doesn't Jing Teng stay with him instead of trying to snatch my Ah Zu? How annoying.*

Yan Xuehen also nodded discreetly. Along the way, this Zang Ao seemed to be a gentleman. She wondered why the two of them had fallen out so badly. *The main thing is that Zu'an is also involved in this, which is really troublesome.*

Jing Teng ignored Zang Ao's affectionate gaze, instead staring blankly at the tombstone. Suddenly, a whip appeared in her hand, and she directly lashed it onto the tombstone. The tombstone instantly shattered into a pile of rubble.

"What are you doing?" The middle-aged man's face changed drastically.

"The words on it bothered me," Jing Teng replied calmly.

The middle-aged man: "..."

At this point, Jing Teng's long whip swung again, and the tomb also burst open. Zang Ao could no longer restrain himself and quickly stepped forward to block her, exclaiming, "Are you crazy? This is your tomb!"

Jing Teng stared at him with a look that suggested he was an idiot: "Am I not alive now? What use is this tomb?"

Zang Ao: "???"

For a moment, he didn't know how to respond. Jing Teng ignored him, extending her hand. The nearby climbing vines suddenly surged, and various tendrils snaked towards the tomb, digging away the sealed earth. Finally, a stone coffin was lifted out.

With a casual flick of Jing Teng's hand, the coffin lid was pushed aside. Everyone instinctively craned their necks to see what her original body looked like—would it be her current appearance, or merely a pile of bones?

To everyone's surprise, however, the stone coffin was completely empty.

Jing Teng looked at Zang Ao: "I need an explanation!"

Zang Ao looked astonished. He quickly ran to the stone coffin and frantically rummaged inside with his hands, but there was indeed nothing there: "This is impossible! I personally buried you back then!"

"There are also special formations you set up outside; no one else could have entered besides you," Jing Teng said, her face like frost.

Zang Ao quickly explained: "I don't know what happened. You also know I wasn't cultivating back then, so I had someone set up these formations later. I suppose someone must have stolen your original body during that period."

"This place is already hidden, and there are various formations outside. Who else could it be but you, overseeing your own theft?" Jing Teng sneered repeatedly, clearly unconvinced.

"Could it be Sun En? He also knew about this place back then, or perhaps..." Zang Ao's expression shifted, as if he had thought of something. He immediately said, "Tengteng, I will investigate all of this and give you an explanation!"

After speaking, he turned and hurried away, clearly off to investigate something. With his current status and position, investigating anything wouldn't be too difficult.

Yan Xuehen came up to Zu'an, staring at him with a half-smile: "I didn't expect you to be so capable."

Zu'an's head throbbed. He quickly explained, "This is just a misunderstanding, actually..."

But the other party stopped him. Yan Xuehen quickly transmitted a message: "We'll talk about other things later. Zang Ao is the Guild Master of the Adventurers' Guild, and they are well-informed. I'll go there to find out who issued the warrant for you and see if it can be cancelled."

"I don't need..." Zu'an wanted to call out to her, but unfortunately, she was very strong-willed and also angry. How could she listen to him? She quickly drifted away.

Jing Teng, standing nearby, looked at the two with some confusion. So, this fairy-like woman in white knew Zu'an? Just then, she suddenly felt a palpable killing intent. It was Qiu Honglei glaring at her with an unfriendly gaze.

Zu'an sensed a potential storm about to erupt and quickly changed the topic: "By the way, what exactly is your original body? Why do you seem so unconcerned about it?"