Chapter 412: Meng Jingzhou's Peach Blossom Luck

Below the arena, Lu Yang was laughing so hard he was bent over, tears streaming down his face. Zhao Po wanted to laugh but felt it would be inappropriate to mock Meng Jingzhou, so he tried his best to hold it in. Meng Jingzhou's face darkened. What could he say when the other party had even abolished their ancestral rules?

After abolishing the ancestral rules, Qing Luo felt unbound by previous restrictions, as if the world had opened up. She immediately withdrew from the arena and returned home. Meng Jingzhou jumped off the arena, glaring fiercely at Lu Yang, who was still laughing, and at Zhao Po, who was struggling to suppress his amusement.

The three, along with a corpse and a horse, entered the city. Perhaps Meng Jingzhou's romantic fortune had been suppressed for too long, as it now burst forth all at once, unstoppable.

First, they encountered a woman selling herself to bury her father. Though dressed in mourning attire, her beauty was still evident. She claimed she was willing to sell herself as a servant or concubine to afford her father's burial. Upon seeing Meng Jingzhou, she shyly called him "Young Master," which made his heart flutter. Although the woman currently had no cultivation and had missed the golden period for training, the Immortal Fairy immediately recognized her unique qualities.

"This is quite interesting," she remarked. "This young girl selling herself has an incredibly rare Delusion-Breaking Dao Body. She appears frail now, but that's merely the Dao Body accumulating power. In another six months to a year, the Dao Body will fully awaken, and she'll soar, quickly catching up to her peers' cultivation speeds. If an astute old master were to take her as a disciple and guide her for a few years, her achievements would be even greater."

There are nine Great Immortal Physiques in the world; Tao Tianye's Empyrean Immortal Physique and the Sixth Elder's Immaculate Immortal Physique are among them. Besides the nine Great Immortal Physiques, there are also the widely known thirty-six Dao Bodies. While Dao Bodies achieve less than Immortal Physiques, they still qualify one as a prodigy, securing a place in future world-shaking competitions and earning the right to serve as trusted lieutenants or capable assistants to geniuses like Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou.

Meng Jingzhou was unaware of the young girl's background or special physique; he simply found her pitiful and beautiful, so he paid to buy her. He was then scammed. The young girl took the spirit stones, claiming she was going to bury her father, and never returned. The three went to report the crime. The authorities stated that the young girl was a habitual offender and they would open an investigation, but advised them not to expect much, as she was difficult to catch.

"My little beauty, just come with me. I'll give you endless wealth and luxury!" A lewd chuckle drifted over, instantly revealing the speaker to be a scoundrel. Meng Jingzhou's spirits lifted. He was familiar with this scenario; Lu Yang had boasted about it, and he had been envious for a long time.

"Stop! How dare you accost an innocent woman in my presence!" Meng Jingzhou stepped forward with righteous indignation and intervened heroically. After he dealt with the villainous young master and his entire family, even their ancestors came out, crying and complaining of injustice, promising never to offend again. The beautiful woman was profoundly grateful to Meng Jingzhou: "In my next life, I will surely repay your great kindness, even if it means becoming an ox or a horse!" She then fled immediately, not wanting to stay with Meng Jingzhou for another moment.

As the three were about to check into an inn, they heard a quarrel. "Lü'er, don't you know my feelings for you? I truly love you. Why do you keep refusing my affections? Is there something I'm doing wrong?" A luxuriously dressed young master with a gloomy expression persistently questioned the woman in a light green dress, refusing to let go. The woman named Lü'er could no longer endure the gloomy young master's pursuit. Her eyes lit up when she saw Meng Jingzhou and his companions, noting their extraordinary demeanor.

"I truly cannot accept your affections; I already have someone I love!" The gloomy young master clearly didn't believe her, shaking his head and saying, "Lü'er, don't lie. I don't believe you." Lü'er, knowing Meng Jingzhou's romantic fortune had arrived, pointed at him and declared, "It's him! He's the one I love! We've already secretly pledged our lives to each other!" Meng Jingzhou thought to himself that his romantic fortune had finally arrived and even transmitted a message to Lu Yang and Zhao Po to boast.

Lu Yang advised Meng Jingzhou not to act impulsively and analyzed the situation for him. "That gloomy young master is clearly a ruthless individual, like a local tyrant, and not someone to provoke. He wants to possess Lü'er, but she dislikes such people, so she found a shield. While you certainly aren't afraid of such local tyrants, Lü'er doesn't know that. You and Lü'er are strangers. She doesn't know your identity, how strong you are, or if your background can rival that gloomy young master's. By pushing you to the front to deter his pursuit, she's placing the burden on you. Under these circumstances, do you really think Lü'er would like you?"

The three checked into an inn. On the very night they stayed, a woman in a black night suit crashed through Meng Jingzhou's window. Her face was veiled, but her cat-like eyes, like green emeralds, were visible. The woman in black had a flirtatious look in her eyes and was breathing heavily, as if poisoned and needing masculine energy to detoxify, otherwise risking an explosion of her body. Since only she and Meng Jingzhou were in the room, there was only one possible solution.

The woman in black gave Meng Jingzhou a disgusted look, then casually pulled out an antidote pill from her storage ring, consumed it, and, with excellent results, gracefully departed. In her line of work, it was natural to be fully prepared before venturing out. Meng Jingzhou didn't even get a chance to speak during the entire process.

After resting for a night, the three prepared to depart. As they checked out and left the inn, they encountered a rather attractive young lady from a wealthy family. She had specifically come to find Meng Jingzhou for help, as if he were her savior.

"Hello, are you from out of town?"

"Yes."

The young lady sighed in relief: "Oh, that's perfect; my mother won't know you. You see, my mother has been forcing me into marriage, and I don't want to get married, so I made up a lie and told her I found a boyfriend. I've been putting her off, but today I can't anymore. My mother insists on meeting my boyfriend. Would you pretend to be him? I'll pay you!" Meng Jingzhou readily agreed.

"What's going on?" Zhao Po asked, surprised.

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

The meeting with the parents went unusually smoothly. Meng Jingzhou presented his family background, character, cultivation, and sect, proving himself to be an ideal candidate for a son-in-law. Yet, the young lady's mother vehemently disagreed, finding Meng Jingzhou displeasing no matter how she looked at him. In the end, she even kicked him out and instructed her daughter to have no further contact with him.

Afterward, the young lady secretly sought out Meng Jingzhou and explained the reason: "I'm sorry, but I found you quite annoying the moment I saw you. My mother is very similar to me and likely felt the same way. She would definitely not agree to you being my boyfriend, and this way, she won't pressure me to marry anymore."

"Here's the agreed-upon payment. Let's not meet again in the future."

Meng Jingzhou: "..."

Damn it, this cursed luck isn't much better than before!

Throughout the journey, Meng Jingzhou's romantic encounters continued, until finally, at the end of their travels, his romantic luck was depleted, and the three successfully arrived at the Corpse Herding Sect.