How to Bring Common Sense to Xianxia World

The receptionist nodded. "Yeah, that’s him. I heard he came out from his sect for training and ended up enlightening all of us. He’s definitely different from other young masters!"

"Enlightening you?" Lian Cheng muttered in confusion. Is this still the Three Provinces he knew? Enlighten? A random guy from a Hidden Ancient Sect came out to enlighten people?

Come on... the most selfish people in the world were those from places with "Ancient" and "Hidden" in their names. If they had both, they were doubly selfish. There was no way people like that would enlighten others for free.

Are these people crazy, or am I crazy?

"You don’t seem to believe what I’m saying," the receptionist said with a knowing look. "Looks like you came from somewhere outside his broadcasting range, huh?" He nodded a few times in understanding.

"If that’s the case, then it’s understandable. As a gesture of goodwill, I’ll tell you this." The receptionist cleared his throat and continued.

"Lady Dream Butterfly will be redeemed today, in the afternoon. She’ll be married into the Hidden Ancient Sect, the Underworld Palace, as a second wife."

"If you still have lingering feelings for her, you’d better forget them. But if you want to see her one last time, you can join those who will come to see her off. And if you’re thinking of doing anything stupid..."

"That will be on you. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. The number of people who want to curry favor with Young Master Wei could form a line around this entire city and still not be enough," the receptionist said.

Hearing this, Lian Cheng was stunned.

This time, the fool who could not control himself was someone from a Hidden Ancient Sect? This was bad... very bad...

There was no way he could find a chance to kill Dream Butterfly. Even if he somehow succeeded, he would be hunted relentlessly by the Hidden Ancient Sect.

It seemed he needed to come up with a more sophisticated plan... wait...

Weren’t people from Hidden Ancient Sects supposed to know about special physiques like Dream Butterfly’s? They had vast legacies and knowledge.

Or perhaps they simply had not discovered her condition yet. After all, a young master might not be well-versed in ancient knowledge.

If that was the case... he only needed to inform someone who could prevent this. Someone who could stop it by learning about Dream Butterfly’s condition.

For example... a protector of that young master...

With this plan in mind, Lian Cheng finally relaxed, and curiosity quickly replaced his tension.

"By the way, who is Young Master Wei’s first wife?" he asked, curious about who had secured the position as that idiot young master’s first wife.

"Ah... interested in some juicy gossip, aren’t you? Fine, if you buy some information from us, I’ll tell you," said the receptionist.

"So, no more goodwill?" Lian Cheng asked.

"It’s called goodwill for a reason, and we’re not running a charity. So, are you going to buy something?" the receptionist pressed.

"Of course." Lian Cheng nodded. "These are the pieces of information I need." He handed over a paper listing the information he wanted.

Most of it was related to locations where he could find rare materials and ores needed for crafting his artifacts.

After the receptionist handed over the information package to Lian Cheng and received the payment, he smiled and said,

"Thank you for your patronage. And as for your earlier question, Mr. Customer, the one who will become Young Master Wei’s first wife is Lady Mo from the Thousand Treasure Pavilion," the receptionist said, like a housewife gossiping about others.

"Huh? Lady Mo? Which Lady Mo?" Lian Cheng frowned.

"You don’t know her? The one and only Lady Mo. It’s Lady Mo Xingyao, the daughter of the Sky-Severing Demon, Mo Jue, and the owner of the Thousand Treasure Pavilion," the receptionist replied.

Like a thunderclap striking his mind, the name left Lian Cheng stunned in disbelief.

After thanking the receptionist, he walked out of the information guild.

As he walked through the streets filled with festive cheer and happiness, his mind stood in stark contrast to the lively atmosphere.

It was dark and clouded, as if thunder rumbled within his very being. He did not want to believe it... maybe... maybe there were two people with the same name?

Maybe in this world, there were others with identical names for their sects and organizations?

He tried to deny it in his mind, but as time passed, he could not. He was not foolish enough to believe his own lies just to comfort himself.

In his previous life, the woman he loved the most, and the one who helped him and sacrificed many things for him, was none other than Mo Xingyao.

They met after she had been engaged to Shen Tianxuan, the young master from the Heaven’s Spire Sanctuary. At that time, he was just a country bumpkin who had just come out of Jade Bamboo Province, and he met her midway while she was inspecting her new property near the border.

Yes, at first, their relationship was only that of partners because of his skill in creating artifacts.

But as time passed, their relationship deepened, and she decided to cancel the engagement with Shen Tianxuan.

He remembered that Shen Tianxuan and the Heaven’s Spire Sanctuary had sought marriage with Mo Xingyao solely because of her wealth and the resources she controlled, including many resource acquisition brokers that worked under her.

With that engagement, the Heaven’s Spire Sanctuary gained wealth and many advantages from the resources of the Thousand Treasure Pavilion.

He also remembered that one of the reasons the alliance was able to defeat Demon Empress Yu was because of the trap that the Heaven’s Spire Sanctuary had constructed using those resources, along with his cooperation.

The Heaven’s Subversion Array.

That array could reverse the strength of anyone inside it. The strong became weak, and the weak became strong. That was how they won that war.

Afterward, the Heaven’s Spire Sanctuary modified the array so that the power gained from it would become permanent, or at least last as long as the array continued to exist.

This led to the second war, the war that annihilated all demonic path cultivators, and Mo Xingyao also died in that conflict.

At that time, he was injured, and Mo Xingyao traded her life for his safety. She lured the pursuers in another direction, allowing him, Lian Cheng, to survive.

Mo Xingyao was violated and died under the cruelty of the Heaven’s Spire Sanctuary.

The anger brought him a strange clarity, a clarity that drew his mind closer to the fire of the forge.

At that moment, he gained an epiphany and achieved a profound understanding of his Dao, the Dao of artificing.

The Dao that would allow him to forge even heaven itself.

In this life, he had finally been given a second chance. Should he let it slip by once again?

No. Never!

Wei Chen, no matter who this bastard is, he will kill him. No one will bar his way in this second chance.

— Immortal Dream Garden —

At the top floor of the Immortal Dream Tower, where Dream Butterfly resides,

Dream Butterfly was hugging a woman who had the same face, the same features, and the same voice as her. It was Mirror Butterfly.

"Won’t you come with me, Sister Mirror Butterfly? I don’t think our matron would object if you were redeemed as well," Dream Butterfly asked, trying to coax her good sister to come with her.

Mirror Butterfly stopped hugging her and looked into Dream Butterfly’s eyes with suspicion.

"Are you sure you don’t want me to join you and your husband? After becoming a woman, you seem to have become more mischievous. Or is this something you picked up from Lady Mo?" Mirror Butterfly said in a teasing tone.

Dream Butterfly’s face flushed red with embarrassment, like a child caught with her hand in a cookie jar. She playfully stuck out her tongue.

"Don’t be too mischievous. You are about to enter a Hidden Ancient Clan household. That place must have many rules and regulations. You can’t be as carefree as you are with us anymore. Understand?" Mirror Butterfly admonished her gently.

Dream Butterfly nodded obediently, but her eyes still showed a mix of mischief and worry for her sister.

"If I go, what will you do? Are you sure you don’t want to redeem yourself? I could ask Lord Wei to help redeem you as well," Dream Butterfly asked.

Mirror Butterfly shook her head. "You don’t understand. For me, our matron is like my own mother. If she hadn’t taken care of me, I wouldn’t be alive today. I need to stay with her and help her achieve great things," she said.

"Then... then I’ll call you every day. You have a U-Phone 2, right?" she asked.

"Of course I have one. Don’t forget, even without you, there are many guests who prefer me over you," Mirror Butterfly said gently as she lightly tapped her sister’s head.