Chapter 158 How come this turtle is immune to water and fire?!

Shen Zhaozhao never expected that the boomerang she threw would hit her so quickly.

Xie Linyuan: "Last time at the Yuntai Immortal Market, there happened to be a bottle of Fragrant Dew. Perhaps applying it to [beep] area could enhance [beep] function. May I try it with you?"

Shen Zhaozhao: "?!?!"

Shen Zhaozhao was terrified and quickly covered his mouth, screaming inwardly—what on earth is wrong with this person?!

Can I say that?!

Will this even pass censorship?!

Next time the internet cleanup campaign is launched, please don't ban this big shot along with his entire account!

She glared at him, terrified. "What nonsense are you spouting?! In public!"

Xie Linyuan's mouth was covered by her, and his beautiful peach blossom eyes instantly filled with clear grievance. He gently pried Shen Zhaozhao's hand away, his tone still steady, even with a hint of puzzled doubt: "Why can't I say it?"

"What you did last time, wasn't it even worse than what I said? You even forced me to [beep—], forbidding me to [beep—], otherwise [beep—]..."

"Smack!"

Shen Zhaozhao's face instantly turned bright red, almost steaming. She covered his mouth tightly again, stammering and growling, "That's all old news! I... I've retired from the life of a criminal! Do you even know what it means to retire from the life of a criminal?!"

Xie Linyuan's eyes darkened slightly. Once again, he patiently but firmly pulled her hand down, held it in his palm, and unconsciously stroked her wrist with his fingertips. His cold voice contained a hint of unmistakable accusation and amusement.

"You've retired from the life of crime?"

"Isn't this the time when you were pressing me down, repeatedly asking if I wanted to [beep beep beep], and even making me [beep] for you to see, and refusing to let me [beep] if I didn't?"

"...You've already done everything you could and couldn't do for me, and now you're telling me you're retiring from this life..."

He leaned in slightly, very close, his warm breath brushing against Shen Zhaozhao's ear. His voice was lower, yet each word was clear, like a gentle tap of cold jade on her tense nerves: "Isn't it a little late?"

Shen Zhaozhao: "???"

no? !

How come this turtle is immune to water and fire?!

"Shut up!"

Shen Zhaozhao was practically burning up, wishing she could dig a hole right there and bury this peacock who was always so outrageous: "That was... a special case! Anyway, let's put this behind us and not mention it again!"

Xie Linyuan looked aggrieved and started sobbing.

But after a while, he changed his mind: "Okay, I won't bring up the past."

Shen Zhaozhao had just breathed a sigh of relief when she saw him raise his clear, serious eyes again and continue with perfect ease: "Then, in the future, when we cultivate together, may I [beep beep beep], [beep beep beep]?"

He tilted his head slightly, as if making a serious deduction: "Or, if you don't like it, you can [beep beep beep]?"

Shen Zhaozhao: "???"

Shen Zhaozhao almost spat a mouthful of blood onto his handsome face!

Xie Linyuan seemed completely unaware of the two bombshells he had dropped, and was even refining the plan further, his eyes focused and clear: "Also, if I lose control of myself during the process and my actions become slightly out of control, you... won't get angry with me again and push me away, right?"

"After all, last time you seemed... not to like my reaction."

"..."

Shen Zhaozhao felt her vision blurring and her ears ringing. The string of "reason" in her mind snapped completely with a "snap"!

A thousand C language terms surged wildly within my chest, ultimately coalescing into a thunderous roar—

"[Beep] You son of a bitch!"

You'll be sleeping on the streets!

The next day.

With two huge dark circles under her eyes and a faint murderous aura emanating from her, Shen Zhaozhao was crouching on the only way down the mountain from the Tianyan Sect.

She felt that she must have owed Xie Linyuan something in her past life, which was why she was suffering this kind of retribution in this life.

Who knows what she went through last night? This morning, she barely managed to leave that outspoken and controversial figure at the inn, and she practically fled. Now, she sees everything with a hint of anger.

Seeing a seemingly reckless outer disciple of the Tianyan Sect, whose cultivation was only at the mid-stage of Qi Refining, descending the mountain alone, Shen Zhaozhao, without a word, silently darted behind him like a ghost, delivering a swift and decisive hand chop—

The world is quiet now.

She quickly stripped off the other party's outer disciple-style blue robe and put it on, then took out the disguise pills she had coaxed and swindled from Xiao Jingrui. A moment later, Shen Zhaozhao had an ordinary, unremarkable young face that could be easily mistaken for an ordinary person.

He ripped off the identity jade pendant from the unfortunate fellow's waist and glanced down at him—Lu Renjia.

Shen Zhaozhao: "..."

Young man, you've chosen a name that's quite easy to come up with.

Disguised as "Lu Renjia," Shen Zhaozhao lowered her head and casually stepped into the Tianyan Sect's mountain gate.

The gatekeeper glanced at the jade pendant at her waist but did not question her further.

As they approached the training ground, they saw a senior brother from the Weapon Forging Pavilion hurrying towards the main hall.

Shen Zhaozhao's eyes flashed, and she immediately took a few steps forward, pretending to be familiar with him, and grabbed his senior brother's sleeve. She lowered her voice and asked with just the right amount of concern, "Senior brother, what's the matter that you're in such a hurry?"

The senior brother from the weapon-refining pavilion was suddenly pulled aside. He frowned, and when he saw that it was "Lu Renjia", his tone softened slightly, but still carried a hint of impatience: "So it's Junior Brother Lu. Didn't you get a token to go down the mountain to make purchases today? Why are you still wandering around the sect at this hour?"

Shen Zhaozhao remained expressionless and casually made up a story: "Uh... I just remembered that I forgot to bring something important, so I turned back to get it. Senior brother, I see you're looking in this direction... could something have happened at the main hall?"

Upon hearing this, the senior brother from the Weapon Refining Pavilion hesitated for a moment, seemingly unwilling to say more, but looking at "Junior Brother Lu's" "sincere" eyes, he finally sighed.

"Well, it's not really a big deal... I just heard that Elder Qingxuan and Junior Sister Wan'er had a little argument in the main hall for some reason... I'm a little worried about the elder, so I'd like to go and check on the situation."

Qingxuan and Yun Wan'er?

Shen Zhaozhao's heart sank, but she remained calm on the surface. Instead, she pushed her senior brother and said, "In that case, senior brother, go quickly."

As soon as the senior brother from the weapon-refining pavilion hurriedly left, Shen Zhaozhao immediately slipped to a secluded corner. With a flash of spiritual light at her fingertips, a communication talisman appeared in her palm, and she quickly sent two words to Yan Qiubai: Come quickly!

...

The main hall of Tianyanzong Temple is magnificent with its flying eaves and bracket sets.

The plaza, paved with white marble, was vast and imposing. Thirty-six giant dragon pillars supported the magnificent palace, and the glazed tiles shimmered with golden light under the sun, showcasing the majesty of a top-tier sect.

However, at this moment, the area outside the solemn main hall was not as quiet as usual. Instead, a large number of inner and outer disciples who had rushed over upon hearing the news crowded around, craning their necks and whispering as they peered into the hall.

Shen Zhaozhao exerted a great deal of effort to squeeze open a crack, barely managing to see the situation inside the hall.

She froze on the spot after just one glance.