ould be inferior to others, he was merely lacking in the right methods."This isn't my secret, but rather someone else's..." The young lady shook her head and said."What are you saying What"Right then,...Chapter 229: Fate of Marriage Part 2

"So when you were in Baiyue, did you assist Li Cheng from the Wolf Empire or did you want to seize it for yourself" Xianyao asked with some confusion.

"The Wolf Empire had its own agenda and didn't want the evil sect to unify. That's why I intervened!"天河 said.

Indeed, some branches felt that being so prosperous now, there was no need to return to unification, as they might end up under someone else’s rule, which is what they were trying to avoid.

The branches that didn't come this time mostly had this attitude. Even those who did show up weren’t necessarily interested in rejoining but rather wanted to assess the value of the underground demon palace.

Although the evil sect was powerful, it had some internal strife. If they ever unified and a leader appeared, their influence might sweep across the land!

"Luckily you guys aren't unifying; otherwise that would be troublesome!" Xianyao said bluntly.

"Even if we don’t unify completely, our current strength is enough to conquer the world. However, there’s no meaning in doing so. The evil sect isn’t fit to rule; we are a group of cultivators," Black Snow said calmly.

"You're right. Warriors can conquer kingdoms but cannot govern them. Some matters still need literati!" Xianyao nodded and agreed.

"Why are we discussing such profound topics You just mentioned fortune-telling for me, so let's start with that!" Black Snow suddenly realized she had strayed from the main topic and decided to get down to business. She thought the most important thing was getting Xianyao to determine if they were fated.

"Give me your birth date and time," Xianyao sat down, pulling out a set of tools that looked very professional.

The Red Sister and others saw this and found it somewhat intriguing, quietly sighing at how professional the young man appeared; did he really know fortune-telling

If Xianyao heard these thoughts, he would be extremely disdainful. He'd tell them that he had indeed set up a stall before and was respectfully called 'Master', with these tools being his means of making a living.

"This…" Black Snow hesitated. She wasn't worried about Xianyao's professionalism but whether to reveal her birth date, which would essentially disclose her age.

"You don’t have to tell me your birth date if you don’t want to; I can also read your face for luck, though the accuracy will be a bit lower. Don't say later on that my prediction is incorrect!" Xianyao saw Black Snow’s hesitation and understood her feelings even if he didn’t know the reason.

However, Xianyao added: "Anyway, you’re definitely much older than me; there's no need to hide it."

"Get lost! Who is much older than you I'm only twenty-three and not that different from you!"

"You're in your twenties while I’m still below mine," Xianyao said seriously.

"What! You’re under twenty, it’s impossible! You must be lying to me!!" Black Snow seemed upset as this was very hurtful for a woman.

“I'm not lying. In a few days I'll turn twenty, but at present, I'm still below that age!” Xianyao said seriously, with a hint of laughter in his eyes.

"You've made me so angry! Wait, is it your birthday soon" Black Snow asked.

“I don't know if it’s my real birthday; I'm an orphan and have no idea when it is. This date was calculated by the previous master's family for me, around this time of year!” Xianyao said indifferently.

"…” Everyone fell silent.

“Now you can tell me your birth date,” Xianyao, who had long since been immune to such matters, asked.

"Alright, I'll tell you. The most important thing has already been revealed…" Black Snow said and quickly gave her birth date to Xianyao.

“Hold out your right hand!” Xianyao instructed.

“Oh!” For this, Black Snow didn't resist and handed over her hand to Xianyao.

"Sure enough, you are a female demon. Your life has been dark but if it's about destiny in love, you can indeed find your true love. Strange, this destined couple seems to have appeared." Xianyao said directly as per the book.

“Indeed! You must be my fated one!” Black Snow exclaimed.

"Get lost, this fate isn't necessarily about me; based on our birth dates, we don’t match well!" Xianyao replied. This was a fact, but...

“Does your birth date matter when you don't even know when you were born” Black Snow directly pointed out.

"Regardless, I advise you to cherish this destiny because it’s the only one you'll have in life; without it, you’ll spend your life alone," Xianyao continued.

“Rest assured, I will definitely treasure it!” Black Snow looked at Xianyao and said.

"Hm, the formation outside has already been activated. That means they’ve finished cleaning up inside. You should go ahead and activate your Demon Palace!" Xianyao quickly changed the subject.

"Right, let’s go then!" Heixue pulled at Xianyao.

"I don’t need to come, that’s your secret. Besides, I’m not a member of the Evil Sect—I wouldn’t be appropriate!" Xianyao said very seriously.

"Heixue, what he says is right—this isn’t convenient for him," Red Sister said as she opened her mouth; she was quite satisfied with how reasonable Xianyao had been.

“He…” Heixue still felt uneasy about it.

"Don’t worry. He won’t be able to run away—now that the Mountain Guarding Formation has been activated, without an array diagram, who could possibly get out" Red Sister said.

"That’s right, I can’t escape anyway!" Xianyao laughed as he spoke, but in his heart, he was saying that it was just a Mountain Guarding Formation; no matter how difficult it might be, escaping wasn’t hard at all, unless one wanted to enter the formation.

I feel uneasy about this. All of you stay behind and watch him—don’t let him run away! Heixue’s unease shattered Xianyao’s escape plans because there were hundreds of people left behind to guard him.

Crap, hundreds of people watching us three—none of them weaklings. It’ll be hard for me to escape!

"Brat, I have a question for you: How did you recognize me" Red Sister suddenly asked as they were leaving.

“What! How could I not recognize someone so beautiful” Xianyao replied.

"Don’t try to fool me—back in the Heavenly Prison, I knew that you recognized me. Otherwise, why would you have run away" Red Sister said with a bad mood.

That was correct; Red Sister had been the one in Heavenly Prison. At the time, she had disguised herself as a man—a completely different person—so even those who were familiar with her wouldn’t have recognized her, but Xianyao had spotted her immediately.

"It’s nothing—your aura didn’t change at all. I could recognize you," Xianyao casually replied.

“Is that really it” Red Sister felt sure there was something else to it, but knew she wouldn’t get an answer, so she dropped the subject.

Soon after, Heixue and company left to dig up the entrance of the Demon Palace. With their maps detailing locations precisely, digging up the Demon Palace wasn’t too hard.

Xianyao felt sure that Heixue would easily enter the Demon Palace, leaving him plenty of time to rest and wait, but he didn’t expect them to be blocked soon after at the entrance to the Demon Palace.

But that was going to take some time. During this period, Xianyao would have to be watched by Wutian and Wuying; while Wutian was fine, Wuying’s gaze made his hair stand on end.

"Don’t look at me like that—this really isn’t my business. I didn’t expect it either!" Xianyao said.

“You don’t need to explain; about this matter, there’s nothing more I want to say. The thing is over and done with—I just want to ask if you have a way of letting me defeat that River Heaven," Wuying said coldly.

"Why do you think I can" Xianyao frowned.

“When Heixue was talking about this, she looked at you and said unless—she must know there’s something between you two,” Wuying said.

“So what if I can defeat River Heaven The Evil Sect has more than one River Heaven. Perhaps I could help you beat him, but no one else! You should go practice—maybe someday you’ll break through the pinnacle of martial arts; then even the Evil Sect will be under your feet!" Xianyao shook his head.

Xianyao knew that he could use special training methods to allow Wuying to cultivate techniques specifically against River Heaven, but such a method would only work on River Heaven himself. Other masters couldn’t be dealt with in the same way.

Only genuine martial arts could sweep away the Evil Sect, but given Wuying’s talent, he might become an unparalleled powerhouse who could trample some of the Evil Sect’s top-notch fighters underfoot, but defeating its most powerful figures would still be extremely difficult—almost impossible.

"Breaking through to the pinnacle of martial arts… how easy is that Even if I can do it, it will probably be a long way off. And who knows whether they’ve already broken through" Wuying said with great helplessness.

“That’s all in the future; if you don’t try, there won’t be any chance for you; but if you do, there might still be,” Xianyao smiled.

"As long as I try, then there will be a chance…" Wuying muttered dazedly. It was a simple truth, but often people would become puzzled and lost without direction.

Actually, things are like this sometimes—you hesitate on one path because of its hardship, and get stuck in place instead of moving forward. That wastes your time; it doesn’t help you leap over the difficult part of that road.

The truth is what you need to do is simple: just walk. Take each step as a step, and take more steps for more chances. If you don’t walk at all, you’ll never have any opportunities!

"Xianyao, do you have a way of taking me to see my father I want to know whether he’s alive or dead!" Wutian said.

“This…” Xianyao frowned. He didn’t want trouble, and he knew that with the Evil Sect’s methods, Dong Buhai was inevitably going to die; when Wutian saw this later on, she would be heartbroken.

"I just want to see him—please!" Wutian pleaded again. She knew that although Xianyao wasn’t a member of the Evil Sect, he might still be able to help her in some way.em still having cool heads; otherwise, he would have been entangled yet again.In fact, this was beneficial for both sides. If Xiaoyao got involved in the matter, it could escalate and bring unforeseen...