Chapter 719: Afraid Brothers Suffer, More Afraid Brothers Enjoy Prosperity

Liang Feiyan hissed, "Gently, you're going to twist it off."

"My brother suffered in the demon tribe. Is it wrong to be concerned about his health?"

Xie Liushu found this inexplicable. He said, "Senior Xu, look at what you're saying."

"Junior Brother Jiang is a sworn enemy of the demon tribe. How could he have had a good life there?"

Ouyang Jun also looked speechless. "Exactly. The demon tribe must have severely abused him."

"Heaven knows what inhumane torture Junior Brother Jiang endured."

"We're offering him some fine wine and some pretty junior sisters to keep him company, to comfort his troubled heart. This is just a small gesture from us as his brothers."

"Why are you scolding us, Senior?"

Xu Qingyang couldn't listen anymore. He rolled his old eyes.

"You bachelors, without a woman in sight."

"You're actually feeling sorry for Jiang Fan?"

"You've all seen Consort Yunxia, haven't you?"

"Is she beautiful?"

Xie Liushu's eyes widened. "More than beautiful? Her figure, her face, they're simply divine. She's truly worthy of being called a celestial beauty!"

Ouyang Jun and Liang Feiyan also nodded. Consort Yunxia's beauty could truly be described as "celestial." No man in the world could resist such beauty.

"What about the Sea Siren Demon King? Has anyone seen her?" This question touched upon Xie Liushu's area of expertise.

He said with pride, "I've seen her portrait. Her upper body is gracefully human, and her lower half is a fish tail."

"The mermaid race is generally beautiful, but the Sea Siren Demon King is their unparalleled leader, exceptionally stunning. Once you see her, it's hard to forget."

Although Ouyang Jun and Liang Feiyan hadn't seen her, the fact that she left such a deep impression on Xie Liushu, who had seen countless women, meant her beauty was undoubtedly astonishing.

Xu Qingyang nodded slightly. "What about Ling Shu, one of the four prodigies of the demon tribe?"

Xie Liushu puffed out his chest again. "I know about her too."

At this moment, he was undoubtedly the most dazzling person on Mount Jie. No one could shine brighter than him in this particular field.

"Although I haven't seen her, it's said that she possesses astonishing talent, a fresh and tranquil demeanor, and is gentle and charming."

"She's the most beloved female demon of the younger generation among the demon tribe. The fact that the entire demon tribe adores her shows how exceptional she is."

Xie Liushu's eyes were filled with beautiful fantasies about Ling Shu.

Xu Qingyang nodded. "Indeed, impressive. You know so much."

Xie Liushu said proudly, "Of course! These are the most exquisite beauties of the demon tribe. To have even one of them, what more could one ask for? One could die without regrets."

Xu Qingyang scoffed. He said in an odd tone, "What if I told you that when Jiang Fan traveled in the demon tribe, he was accompanied by these three peerless beauties?"

Uh—

The expressions on their faces froze simultaneously. Wait, this wasn't at all like the miserable life they imagined Jiang Fan was having!

Xie Liushu's expression stiffened. "Jiang Fan is a captive. It's nothing unusual for the three of them to be monitoring him, right?"

Xu Qingyang's expression grew even more peculiar. "The problem is, Jiang Fan has complete freedom of movement. They all listen to Jiang Fan."

"And they were very polite to Jiang Fan's elder, Grand Elder Qin Wangchuan. Oh, and Ling Shu even gave Grand Elder Qin a small gift."

"It seems they were intentionally trying to make a good impression on Grand Elder Qin."

"If I'm not mistaken, they all quite like Jiang Fan. Ah, you bachelors who don't even have a single female companion are pitying someone who's living freely with peerless beauties outside. I'm old; I just don't understand young people these days."

Liang Feiyan, Ouyang Jun, and Xie Liushu were petrified on the spot.

After a long time, Xie Liushu's face was stiff as he forced himself to say, "N-nothing..."

"Doesn't the demon tribe also have the Demon Emperor's daughter?"

"I heard she has golden hair, a beauty that could topple cities, and such a noble status."

Xu Qingyang dealt them a merciless blow. He chuckled, "Are you talking about Liuli? Don't you know already? Jiang Fan is the demon tribe's imperial son-in-law, Liuli's fiancé."

The demon tribe's imperial son-in-law? Jiang Fan?

How was this possible? The demon tribe wanted to devour Jiang Fan alive; how could they make him an imperial son-in-law?

But since these words came from Xu Qingyang's mouth, it was undoubtedly true.

So, Jiang Fan had claimed all four of the demon tribe's greatest beauties for himself?

Xu Qingyang chuckled, a strange look on his face. "Tsk, tsk. Jiang Fan lives in the Demon Emperor's court, eats lavishly, travels accompanied by peerless beauties of the demon tribe, and enjoys the demon tribe's top-tier cultivation caverns."

"Yet, some poor wretches squatting on Mount Jie, enduring snow and cold, are feeling sorry for him instead."

Upon hearing this, who could maintain their composure?

Liang Feiyan's face turned green. Gritting his teeth, he said, "Turns out I was the clown all along!"

Ouyang Jun wiped his face. "Forget it, I'll drink this wine myself. I'm the one who needs comforting."

Xie Liushu was even more heartbroken. "Junior Brother Jiang," he said, "How could you do this? Please, break off your relations with the four great beauties of the demon tribe. This is more painful than killing me!"

It truly validated the saying: one fears their brother's suffering, but even more, one fears their brother's immense good fortune.

Jiang Fan rolled his eyes. "You only see the wolf eating meat, not the wolf getting beaten! Get lost!"

He then looked at Xu Qingyang, somewhat speechless, and said, "Senior Xu seems to have an issue with me."

Xu Qingyang waved his hand, speaking in a sarcastic tone, "How could I dare? You are a sword cultivation prodigy, a favored son of heaven who learned the first part of my *Sword Control Art*. How could this old man possibly have an opinion about you?"

Jiang Fan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. So, Xu Qingyang was upset about this.

Back then, Jiang Fan wore the mask of Shadow Guard No. 1 and didn't reveal his identity as a disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect. Only then did Xu Qingyang teach him the sword art.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Fan mastered it, and he did so as an Azure Cloud Sect disciple. This undoubtedly caused the Myriad Sword Sect to lose face.

Their own sword art needed to be propagated by an external sect. How could anyone feel good about that?

He gave a wry smile. "Junior didn't intentionally conceal his identity that day. Please forgive me, Senior."

Xu Qingyang snorted through his nostrils. He said ill-temperedly, "If I minded, would I have let Liang Feiyan give you the second part?"

So, he had known about Liang Feiyan collecting the second part to give to Jiang Fan. He had simply turned a blind eye.

Jiang Fan immediately straightened his expression and cupped his hands. "Thank you for your generous favor, Senior! This junior is extremely grateful."

Xu Qingyang snorted and asked, "How's your cultivation of the second part coming along? Have you made any progress with the 'Sword Body'?"

What could Jiang Fan say to that?

Cultivating the 'Sword Body' required sword energy of a spirit-grade artifact to temper the body. If he admitted it, wouldn't it expose his secret of possessing the Violet Sword?

Seeing him hesitate, Xu Qingyang sighed. "Now you know why no one cultivates the second part, don't you? This second part is a complete scam!"

"Anyone who possesses a spirit-grade divine sword is already at the Nascent Soul level, aren't they? And why would a Nascent Soul expert need to cultivate a 'Sword Body' or learn sword-flight? Isn't hovering through the void much more appealing?"

"This second part is utterly pointless, a complete waste of effort!" Xu Qingyang muttered curses. He clearly harbored years of resentment towards the irrationality of the second part.

Jiang Fan rubbed his nose. Since Xu Qingyang believed he hadn't mastered it, it was better to let him think so.

"Please calm your anger, Senior. Perhaps the second part is only for those with predestined connections."

Xu Qingyang took a deep breath. "You just got the second part, so you don't understand yet. Once you've had it for a few more years, you'll curse it even more fiercely than I do."

"The creator of this sword art is a scoundrel!" With that, he angrily flicked his sleeve and walked away.

Jiang Fan secretly felt fortunate. Luckily, he hadn't admitted to mastering the second part. Otherwise, Xu Qingyang would have been so furious he might have coughed up blood on the spot.

"Husband, what does it mean that you became the demon tribe's imperial son-in-law?"

Just as Jiang Fan let out a breath, a soft, lingering voice reached his ears.

Jiang Fan's head throbbed. "There are too many people here," he said. "Let's go back to the Azure Cloud Sect's residence, and I'll explain it to you."

Meanwhile, in the Giant Sect's cultivation cave, Kong Yuanba shattered an ice sculpture with a single palm strike. "Say that again!" he demanded, shocked. "What happened to Grand Elder He?"