"Go in." Bei Mingchuan released his hand, gesturing for Mu Tiantian to enter the cave.

Mu Tiantian looked at the cave filled with the Soul-Calling Flowers and nervously swallowed.

She forgot to ask Xiao Cui for the sachet.

"I came yesterday, there's no need to go in, right?" Mu Tiantian chuckled.

Inhaling too much of this fragrance can easily cloud one's judgment. If he manages to trick me into saying something I shouldn't, then this mission will be truly over.

Bei Mingchuan walked in first, then turned back to her and said indifferently, "Come in, or you'll be treated as a spy. I'll kill you right now."

His voice was extremely cold and brooked no refusal; his eyes were calm and deep, making them unfathomable.

However, the only thing that can be confirmed is that he will definitely keep his word.

Mu Tiantian blinked and smiled, "Brother, I just want to find a place to stay. You're just being unreasonable by killing people at the drop of a hat."

Seeing that she wasn't moving forward, Bei Mingchuan reached out and pulled her in, bringing her to the very center of the cave.

The strong, exotic fragrance instantly filled Mu Tiantian's nostrils, making her dizzy and her consciousness increasingly blurred.

Bei Mingchuan walked up to her, lifted her chin, and asked in a low voice, "What's your name?"

"Mu..." Mu Tiantian suddenly felt a sharp pain in her head, her brows furrowing. "It hurts..."

Her voice was very soft, but Bei Mingchuan could still tell that it was a woman's voice.

"Tell me, what's your name?" Bei Mingchuan gripped her shoulders tightly with both hands, his question somewhat urgent.

"Mu...it hurts..."

Whenever Mu Tiantian felt an urge to answer, her head would throb as if pricked by needles.

He fainted the next moment.

Amidst the strong, exotic fragrance, there is a very faint milky scent.

Bei Mingchuan's hand, which was supporting her shoulder, trembled slightly.

Could it be her?

He wasn't sure.

However, he will find out whether she is or not.

...

After an unknown amount of time, Mu Tiantian suddenly felt waves of cold air seeping into her body, as if she were in an ice cellar.

Mu Tiantian opened her eyes groggily, and what came into view was a pale blue.

She sat up, supporting herself with her hands, feeling an icy chill in her palms.

Mu Tiantian quickly put her hand to her mouth and breathed on it.

It's so cold.

Mu Tiantian looked around and saw that both the walls and the ceiling seemed to be covered with a layer of blue-white frost.

She was sitting on a crystal-clear ice bed, with a thin layer of white mist cascading down around her.

The white fog not far away was even thicker.

Mu Tiantian got out of bed and walked into the thick fog.

In the very center of the thick fog stood a crystal-clear ice coffin, entirely white and blue.

There was a person lying inside, with a rosy face, as if asleep, and a layer of white on his long eyelashes, perhaps newly formed frost.

Looking at the corpse in the ice coffin that looked exactly like her, Mu Tiantian felt as if her soul had left her body.

She also guessed that this must be the Xuanbing Pavilion that Bei Mingchuan used to preserve her body.

Mu Tiantian asked Qi Tong: "Is my body completely unusable?"

Qi Tong: [He's completely dead, useless. Besides, in order to improve the Phoenix Blazing Flame to cure Bei Mingchuan's cold poison, you drank poison yourself, and to cure the illusion poison in his body, you practiced the Yin Record, causing your body to go into a state of demonic possession, your meridians to be severed, and your heart to be stabbed.]

Qi Tong: [Your clone is basically ruined by you. The only reason it looks like a living person now is because Bei Mingchuan has been using his internal energy and the Soul-Summoning Flower to maintain the surface skin. In reality, the kidneys inside are completely rotten.]

Mu Tiantian asked curiously: "Can the Soul-Summoning Flower and the Nine-Star Yin-Yang Record really summon souls?"

She only remembered that if the Nine Star Yin Yang Manual was fully mastered, it could completely control a person's mind, equivalent to a soul-capturing technique, and could also cure illusion poisons for which there was no antidote.

However, because the Yin Records cause too much damage to the human body, they can easily backfire, which is why people can go astray and become possessed by demons.

To date, without exception, everyone who has practiced the Yin Records has suffered a backlash, including her.

It was precisely for this reason that Mu Tiantian completely shattered the stone tablet inscribed with Yin Lu.

Seven Unifications: [Ghosts do not exist in this world. At most, a wisp of spirit remains after death, but it dissipates over time. The records are not detailed, only stating that mastering the Yin Records can lead to a backlash and demonic possession. As for summoning spirits, that is merely a legend.]

Mu Tiantian: [Where is Bei Mingchuan?]

Seven Commanders: [He has discovered a spy within the Xuanbing Pavilion and is currently interrogating him. Regarding the assassin, all I can find is that he works in the imperial palace; the information doesn't specify who sent him.]

Mu Tiantian: [The one in the palace... could it be Tuoba Qing? That shouldn't be possible.]

At this moment, Mu Tiantian heard voices coming from outside the stone door, so she quickly lay back down on the ice bed and pretended to be unconscious.

I have to say, this bed is really cold.

Outside the stone gate.

Bu Xiu followed behind Bei Mingchuan anxiously and asked, "Sect Master, I've already investigated Xing Mu, and her identity is fine. Why did you bring her back?"

Ever since he heard that Bei Mingchuan and Mu Tiantian's corpse had gotten married, he felt that Bei Mingchuan was abnormal, even terrifying.

Regardless of whether Xing Mu is Mu Tiantian or not, Bei Mingchuan might do something drastic if he sees a face that looks exactly like hers.

Therefore, he was not very willing to let Bei Mingchuan get close to her.

"You're so worried about her, what's your relationship with her? Have you really investigated her background?" Bei Mingchuan questioned. "Did you find the Yin Record rubbing from the Nine Star Yin Yang Record that I asked you to find?"

Bu Xiu's eyes flickered slightly as he said, "Not yet. I believe that the Palace Master of Wuji Palace would not possibly copy down such a dangerous manual."

"Yu Wuxin, you've seen what happened to that traitor."

Upon hearing this, Bu Xiu lowered his head and replied, "This subordinate dares not lie. This subordinate simply does not want the Pavilion Master to waste time on such an impossible matter. This subordinate is also worried about the Pavilion Master's health and does not wish for the Pavilion Master to be in danger."

"Impossible? What, are you sure Wuji Palace has never copied any secret manuals?"

"I'm not sure."

Bei Mingchuan said seriously, "Since you're not sure, then just do your job well and don't meddle in things that aren't your business."

Bu Xiu also lowered his head and remained silent, his eyes downcast, seemingly lost in thought.

"I heard that the former Palace Master of Wuji Palace has gone missing. I think it may be related to the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect. Go and investigate. If you can find him, bring him back to me."

"Yes." Before leaving, Bu Xiu glanced at the stone door of the ice chamber and couldn't help but ask, "I wonder how the Pavilion Master plans to deal with Xing Mu?"

Bei Mingchuan's face darkened, and he gave him a cold look. "Yu Wuxin, was I not clear enough?"

Bu Xiu said no more and left the top floor.

Bei Mingchuan pushed open the door and entered.

He walked to the ice bed and said calmly, "Get up."

Her body had shifted, indicating that she was awake and had gotten out of bed.

Mu Tiantian opened one eye and saw Bei Mingchuan holding a wooden box and looking down at her.