My Wife Might Be a Saintess-Chapter 60 - 59: The Palace in the Grand Trend

Steward Liu’s words left the woman at a loss for words. A moment ago, she really had been thinking of selling her spot to him.

She didn’t believe in Jiang Zuo either.

Jiang Zuo said calmly, "Why don’t you sell the spot to me? Name your price."

The moment he spoke, it wasn’t just Steward Liu and the woman—even the middle-aged man to the side was utterly astonished.

’Is he grandstanding again?’

’Trying to save face?’

’Does he really need to go this far?’

Jiang Zuo looked at the woman and said, "I’m in a hurry. Name your price."

The woman hesitated for a moment, then finally smiled.

’She’d figured it out. It wasn’t going to happen anyway, so why worry about the pros and cons? It was already a lost cause. She might as well play along with this young fellow Daoist.’

"Alright, I’m not selling. Send me in."

Then, with a wave of Jiang Zuo’s hand, the two of them vanished instantly. With no warning, no sign whatsoever, they were simply gone.

Steward Liu and the middle-aged man stared, dumbfounded.

’How could that be?’

’How is that possible?’

Steward Liu, in particular, had watched the two women disappear with his own eyes. Just like that, they vanished without a sound, leaving no trace behind.

"How did he do that? A coincidence?"

The middle-aged man said, "Still calling it a coincidence? It’s time to face reality. This man isn’t as simple as we thought."

Steward Liu still couldn’t believe it. ’No matter how strong a 1.3 is, there has to be a limit to their power.’

****** 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Before the woman could even react, she suddenly found herself standing before an immense palace. She stared blankly at her surroundings, her eyes filled with disbelief.

She then turned to Jiang Zuo and stammered, "You... how did you do that? Where are we?"

Gazing at the palace, Jiang Zuo said calmly, "I don’t know."

Jiang Zuo then started toward the palace. In truth, he hadn’t expected to find a palace here either.

’The grand power of heaven and earth forms naturally. At the very center of this power, a special space will form. Cultivation in such a space yields twice the results with half the effort—it’s an exceptionally rare and beneficial place.’

’The only problem is that one can’t stay for too long, or they risk being assimilated by the world itself.’

’Jiang Zuo had already begun to absorb the Spiritual Qi here. At this rate, he could reach 1.4 in less than a month.’

Just then, the woman exclaimed in astonishment, "The Spiritual Qi here... it’s so pure!"

Jiang Zuo glanced at her. "If you want to achieve a breakthrough, you can just cultivate here. I’ll leave a path out for you."

"But you must leave within three days, or you will be assimilated."

Then Jiang Zuo drew a Rune in the woman’s palm.

However, as soon as the Rune was complete, it immediately dissipated into nothing.

’How can that be?’ Jiang Zuo’s gaze then shifted to the palace.

’In theory, he should be able to use the power of this place to open a way out. But the power signature is wrong; the original flow has been altered.’

’It’s like using the wrong formation base. To put it simply, you can’t open a combination lock with a key.’

The woman asked, "What’s wrong?"

"We can’t get out. I’ll have to survey the area again."

The woman: ".... If it wasn’t going to work, couldn’t you have told me sooner? What a waste of my time."

With that, the woman headed toward the palace first.

’To be able to place a palace within the grand power of heaven and earth, and even alter that power... Jiang Zuo had to admire the person who did this.’

’It meant the grand power of heaven and earth was constantly nourishing this palace.’

The palace was vast and incredibly tall. A faint light illuminated the surroundings. There wasn’t the slightest sound, nor any trace of human presence.

The woman walked within the palace walls. Jiang Zuo didn’t follow right away. Instead, he took out a coin and attempted to locate the two people he was looking for.

’He was here to complete his commission. The promise of cultivation with ’twice the results for half the effort’ meant nothing to him; his own cultivation speed was definitely faster than what this place offered.’

’Once he had the three Fifth-Grade Spirit Stones, he could buy another batch of herbs and absorb them.’

’Reaching 1.4 would take him just a few days at most.’

Jiang Zuo spun the coin and left, beginning his search by circling the palace walls.

"CAW?" Sweet Potato pecked at Jiang Zuo and squawked.

Jiang Zuo casually tossed a slice of apple to Sweet Potato and paid it no further mind.

’A single glance was all it took for Jiang Zuo to know the little guy was begging for food.’

’Fortunately, it was a slow eater. Otherwise, the few pounds of apples he’d bought wouldn’t have been nearly enough.’

There was almost nothing on the palace’s periphery. Jiang Zuo walked for a long time, seeing nothing but wall after wall.

When Jiang Zuo spotted a tree just outside the wall, he stopped. At that moment, Sweet Potato also stopped eating its apple.

"You sensed it too?" Jiang Zuo said with a smile. "Or are you sensing something different from me?"

"CAW?" The question was too complicated for Sweet Potato to understand.

It was just taking a break after eating its fill.

Jiang Zuo paid it no mind and walked over to the tree. Tied to its branches were two people—the very same ones who had been scared witless by a ghost the previous night.

They were tied up there, staring woodenly at Jiang Zuo.

Their pitiful expressions instantly twisted into terror.

’They remembered now. Wasn’t this the evil ghost from last night?’

"AHHHH! Help! A ghost! Don’t come any closer! Stay away!" the woman shrieked.

The younger girl said weakly, "Sis, stop screaming. He has a shadow. He must be human."

The woman froze. "Really? But who says ghosts don’t have shadows? Couldn’t they just fake one?"

The younger girl nodded. "That’s a good point. You go on and scream, then. I’m out of energy."

"..."

Jiang Zuo was exasperated. ’Is there something wrong with these two’s intelligence?’

Walking up to them, Jiang Zuo asked, "Liu Xixi and Liu Qianqian?"

Liu Xixi was the older one, Liu Qianqian the younger.

"See, Qianqian? I told you he’s a ghost! Quick, snap out of it, or he might possess you!"

In the blink of an eye, the younger girl was suddenly full of energy.

Jiang Zuo: "..."

"I’m from Po Xiao," Jiang Zuo said, revealing his work badge. "I’ve been commissioned to find you and get you out of here."

’These two are also from the Marketing Department; they should recognize it.’

Sure enough, the two of them froze. Liu Xixi said, "The Marketing Department?"

Liu Qianqian asked in surprise, "Po Xiao? You’re the one who beat a 1.5 when you were just a 1.1? The one who left his opponent with a crippling mental block?"

"If there isn’t another Po Xiao, then yes, that’s me."

Then, Liu Xixi asked, "What’s the reward for your commission? If I get back on my own and then accept the commission myself, does that mean I get the reward?"

"Sis, the Marketing Department has a rule against that. Once you’re the subject of a commission, you can’t accept it yourself. It’d be invalid. But, we could have an acquaintance accept it and then split the reward."

Jiang Zuo was truly at a loss for words with these two.

As Jiang Zuo was about to rescue the two of them from the tree, he suddenly heard the sound of approaching footsteps—and quite a few people, at that.

Jiang Zuo didn’t bother to hide. He simply waited for them to appear.

’He had sensed them just a moment ago. There were indeed others here, and they were none other than the Blood Demons he had encountered just this morning.’

’This makes things interesting. And now, he seemed to know where the exit was, too.’

’If his guess was correct, then this place was far more interesting than he’d thought. It might even be worth another visit.’