Chapter 45

Holding Mu Qingzhou down, Shi Anxu endured another incredibly pleasurable night.

After this ordeal, Shi Anxu no longer dared to believe Mu Qingzhou's lies. No matter what method Mu Qingzhou used, Shi Anxu would not utter a single word.

Mu Qingzhou continued massaging Shi Anxu's lower back and said, "Senior brother, I promise I won't dare to do it again next time." (But he would dare again next time.)

Shi Anxu felt comfortable from Mu Qingzhou's massage, and he finally managed to speak, "Junior brother, you need to do something to make me believe you."

Mu Qingzhou immediately began to fawn over Shi Anxu, massaging his shoulders, "Don't worry, senior brother, I'll just sleep well tonight."

That night, Mu Qingzhou really did just lie down next to him and sleep.

He rolled over contentedly and drifted off to sleep.

Even in the darkness, Mu Qingzhou's eyes shone with an astonishing light as he carefully pulled Shi Anxu into his arms.

For the next few days, the two lived comfortably until they fully recovered.

The plans we made earlier should be put into practice now.

After Shi Anxu and Mu Qingzhou had everything prepared, they flew to Qingyun Sect invisibly on their swords.

Upon arriving at Yunyang Peak, Shi Anxu took out a magical artifact from his spatial ring and, together with Mu Qingzhou, used the invisibility artifact to enter Yunyang Peak.

As soon as Shi Anxu entered, he looked around. He saw that every cultivator in the peak was in a hurry, and just like before, there was no change in the peak.

It's as if his incident never happened.

Mu Qingzhou suddenly grabbed his wrist and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "We will definitely clarify everything."

Shi Anxu nodded heavily, "Yes!"

The two quickened their pace toward Jiang Linyu's residence, which was the same place as when Shi Anxu last came; the barrier from last time was still set up here.

Shi Anxu and Mu Qingzhou exchanged a glance and tacitly stepped into the barrier.

Shi Anxu looked at the scene inside with an expression of understanding. The demonic energy on the roof was even more intense than last time, and he could no longer make out the outline of the house at all.

Mu Qingzhou frowned upon seeing this scene, "Jiang Linyu is actually going to such lengths to surpass me."

Shi Anxu continued, "Jiang Linyu is just like this by nature. It's not surprising to me that he became a demon. It was an inevitable outcome."

Looking at the soaring demonic energy, Mu Qingzhou said, "Judging from the amount of demonic energy, he has been cultivating demonic arts recently, and he has also been absorbing demonic energy from other things."

Shi Anxu asked worriedly, "We don't know how strong Jiang Linyu is right now, and your injuries have only just healed. Would it be dangerous to lure him away rashly?"

Mu Qingzhou gave Shi Anxu a reassuring look and said, "Don't worry, senior brother, I have my own way of escaping. You just need to protect your own safety."

Shi Anxu figured Mu Qingzhou wouldn't want to leave him at this point, so he nodded and said, "Let's get started now."

The two separated on the spot and flashed off in different directions.

Shi Anxu circled around to the side of Jiang Linyu's house, peeked into the doorway, and prepared to sneak in and steal the fake martial arts technique once Mu Qingzhou had lured everyone away.

Mu Qingzhou left Shi Anxu's magical artifact and appeared directly on the spot.

Jiang Linyu, who was still cultivating inside, immediately sensed Mu Qingzhou's aura. He flashed to Mu Qingzhou's side and sneered, "Mu Qingzhou, you've all become rats in the street now, how dare you come here?"

Mu Qingzhou's face was completely devoid of the gentleness she had shown when she treated Shi Anxu, replaced only by icy coldness. "Of course, I came here because I knew you were the culprit."

Jiang Linyu said dismissively, "So what if you know? The matter is already settled. No matter how hard you try, it's useless. You must be feeling pretty bad right now, right?"

Mu Qingzhou maintained his cold expression, showing no change whatsoever due to Jiang Linyu's words. "Whether I feel well or not is none of your business."

Jiang Linyu's face suddenly turned ferocious. "What I hate most is this current state of yours. I'm going to ruin you."

After saying that, he drew his weapon and attacked Mu Qingzhou.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Shi Anxu quickly ran into Jiang Linyu's room to find the cultivation technique.

As he searched, he prayed in his heart that Mu Qingzhou would not be hurt by Jiang Linyu.

He searched through everything on Jiang Linyu's desk, but found nothing.

He knew Jiang Linyu wouldn't put it in such an obvious place, but he still couldn't overlook any spot.

Finding nothing on the table, Shi Anxu checked the wall behind the table for any hidden mechanisms. Since they weren't in obvious places, they must have been hidden in a secret compartment.

He carefully ran his fingers over every part of the wall, looking for a button that could pop up a hidden compartment.

He groped around for a long time, but all his fingers touched was the hard wall; there was nowhere he could press down.

Could it be hidden in a secret compartment in the wall? But there aren't even any bookshelves here, so the only possible place to hide something is this wall.

Shi Anxu slowly backed away, trying to get a full view of the entire wall to observe it.

As a result, when retreating, I didn't find the right direction and my butt hit the corner of the table directly. All the books on the table fell down, revealing the slider on the table.

Shi Anxu turned around, clutching his buttocks, and saw the slider. His eyes lit up, and he immediately lowered his head to examine it closely.

The style is similar to a modern jigsaw puzzle, and the words on it clearly show how much Jiang Linyu hates Mu Qingzhou.

Shi Anxu arranged the words "May Mu Qingzhou suffer a terrible death" in order, and with a "click," a hidden compartment popped up on the wall.

He approached and took out the item from the hidden compartment; it was indeed the cultivation technique that Jiang Linyu had used to replace it.

Shi Anxu put all these techniques into his spatial ring and then restored everything to its original state.

Outside, Mu Qingzhou and Jiang Linyu were still fighting, their sword energy destroying most of the plants.

Shi Anxu dodged the sword energy and returned to the corner in front. He sent a message to Mu Qingzhou saying that he had obtained the item and would wait for him at the place where they parted ways.

After receiving the message, Mu Qingzhou intensified his attack on Jiang Linyu, sending her flying to the ground with a single blow.

He flashed to Shi Anxu's side, and the two used their magical artifacts to return to Mu Xize's courtyard in the mortal realm.

Mu Xize was still brewing medicine in front of the house when he saw the two return. He asked, "How did it go? Did you get the things?"

Shi Anxu took out a fake cultivation technique from his spatial ring and handed it to Mu Xize, saying, "I've got it. Now I'll have to trouble my master's wife to find a way to reduce the problems of those victims."

Mu Xize took the book, flipped through two pages, and suddenly frowned.

Shi Anxu hurriedly asked, "What's wrong, Master's wife? Is there a problem?"

Mu Xize replied, "I am not a cultivator and do not understand the mysteries of cultivation techniques. To find a method, I need to compare it with real cultivation techniques."

Shi Anxu frowned and looked at Mu Qingzhou. "So, we still need to go back to Qingyun Sect to retrieve the true cultivation technique. However, now that we've escaped, Qin Nian Peak must be a heavily fortified ambush site for them."

Mu Qingzhou raised his hand to smooth Ping Anxu's brow and said, "Senior Brother doesn't look good when he frowns. Don't worry, there's a secret passage from Huiqin Nian Peak that leads directly to the library."

Mu Xize looked at Mu Qingzhou with surprise and asked, "Why didn't I know there was a secret passage here?"

Mu Qingzhou explained, "Master was thinking that Master's wife's birthday was in a few days. Master wanted to give her a surprise, but he was afraid that Senior Brother wouldn't be able to keep it a secret, so he only told me."

Shi Anxu touched his nose, thinking: So my master has figured out my personality.

Mu Xize couldn't stop his tears from flowing again. He took out a small box from his sleeve, covered it with both hands, and placed it on his chest.

Shi Anxu and Mu Qingzhou left silently, giving Mu Xize some time alone.

Mu Qingzhou led Shi Anxu to the entrance of the secret passage and instructed him, "Although there is a secret passage that you can sneak in, it is still very dangerous. Senior brother, you must stay close to me and don't wander off."

Shi Anxu didn't want Mu Qingzhou to get seriously injured like last time because of his own affairs, so he said with a smile, "Of course I will always stay close to my junior brother."

Hearing Shi Anxu's words, Mu Qingzhou felt relieved and reached out his hand to Shi Anxu.

Shi Anxu reached out and intertwined his fingers with Mu Qingzhou's, and together they entered the secret passage leading to Qin Nian Peak.

Soon, the two emerged from the passage.

Mu Qingzhou asked, "Did you put all those cultivation techniques back into the library, Senior Brother?"

Shi Anxu pondered for a moment and replied, "No, my mind was in a state of confusion at that time, and I was in a tense state. I would not have thought of putting the cultivation technique back into the library."

Mu Qingzhou said, "Then we still need to go to the reading area to retrieve those cultivation manuals."

Shi Anxu and Mu Qingzhou exchanged a knowing glance, then walked together toward a small door inside the library.

Mu Qingzhou used his spiritual power to unlock the small door, and the two of them entered the reading area one after the other.

Shi Anxu had put those cultivation manuals back. He led Mu Qingzhou to the bookshelf where they were stored and put all the manuals into his spatial ring.

Then they quietly returned the way they came.

When they returned to the courtyard, Mu Xize had already composed himself, took the original cultivation method handed to him by Shi Anxu, and went back into the house to study solutions.

Shi Anxu was in a good mood because he had perfectly completed the first step of the plan, and he was ready to show off his skills to celebrate.

Mu Qingzhou stopped him at this moment, "Senior brother, this was completed by you and me together, shouldn't we celebrate together?"

Shi Anxu thought about it and realized that it was indeed the case. Everything they had done today was done together, so he agreed.

"Alright, junior brother, how would you like to celebrate?"

Mu Qingzhou feigned serious consideration and replied, "How about we celebrate by soaking in a hot spring together, Senior Brother?"

Shi Anxu seemed to have never soaked in a human hot spring before. After Mu Qingzhou mentioned it, he really wanted to try it, so he agreed: "Okay, today, senior brother will wait for junior brother to take me to soak in the hot spring."

Mu Qingzhou's face was full of a triumphant smile. "I promise I will make sure you are very comfortable. Just bring your change of clothes and wait for me to arrange it."

Hearing Mu Qingzhou's words of comfort, Shi Anxu became even more eager to soak in the hot spring.