"When did you get here?" Ye Xingchen felt a little uneasy. Did Su Ruochu see what he and Si Qianyu were doing on the ground?
"Qianyu and I came together, but she's an assassin, so she's a little faster than me. We were only about two minutes apart." Su Ruochu's words left Ye Xingchen speechless.
Seemingly noticing Ye Xingchen's embarrassment, Su Ruochu seized the opportunity to add, "I saw clearly what you did just now."
"Why didn't you say so just now?" Ye Xingchen looked at Si Qianyu with a mixture of amusement and exasperation.
"I wanted to say it, but your offensive was too intense, and I didn't get a chance to say it." Si Qianyu looked indifferent: "What's there to be afraid of? Ruochu isn't an outsider."
"What are you saying?" Ye Xingchen was speechless. Do women become so unrestrained after being together for a long time?
"Alright, I'm leaving. I'll give you some space." Si Qianyu smiled faintly, took a step forward, and disappeared into the darkness in a flash.
At the same time, a voice drifted from afar: "Do whatever you want, I promise I won't watch."
"What can I do?" Ye Xingchen felt humiliated.
Su Ruochu stepped forward and pressed herself tightly against Ye Xingchen.
"What... are you doing?" Ye Xingchen was startled and quickly took a step back, putting some distance between them.
Su Ruochu's expression remained ambiguous, as she looked up at Ye Xingchen and asked, "Am I not pretty?"
"Of course it's beautiful." Ye Xingchen nodded.
"Not in good shape?" Su Ruochu asked again.
"What's wrong?" Ye Xingchen was puzzled by her question.
"So, you're both women, yet you're so passionate when you see Qianyu, but avoid me like the plague?" Su Ruochu snorted, "I don't accept that."
"Stop joking around." Ye Xingchen gave a wry smile: "You are my apprentice."
“I’ve never called you ‘Master,’ at most I’ve called you ‘Teacher’ a few times,” Su Ruochu said leisurely. “Nowadays, universities don’t object to teacher-student relationships.”
"..." Ye Xingchen was speechless.
Su Ruochu cultivated both Confucianism and Buddhism, but Ye Xingchen never expected that she would take the initiative and even make this seasoned lover feel overwhelmed.
"Looking at you like this, it's as if I'm forcing you," Su Ruochu said, resting her chin on her hand and staring at Ye Xingchen for a long time before bursting out laughing. "Alright, I won't force you anymore."
"Ruochu, can we... not do this?" Ye Xingchen said, both amused and exasperated. "I'm your teacher, so from now on we'll treat each other as teacher and student."
“I have avenged myself. Because of me, your cultivation level dropped drastically.” Su Ruochu stared at Ye Xingchen: “Forgive me, I really can’t treat you as my teacher anymore.”
"My grandmother once told me that when a girl meets a man she likes, she must put aside her reserve and pursue him without hesitation."
"Did your grandmother teach you anything else?" Ye Xingchen said, "For example, respecting teachers and valuing the Way."
"No." Su Ruochu tilted her head back, looking playful and cute.
Seeing Ye Xingchen's face darken again, she laughed and said, "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. I promise I won't force you until you can accept me on your own."
"Thank you." Ye Xingchen breathed a sigh of relief.
"Judging from your expression, you seem to have breathed a huge sigh of relief." Su Ruochu's smile deepened. "Does this put a lot of pressure on you?"
"Yes, it's very big, very big." Ye Xingchen nodded slightly.
“You are a person who is both Confucian and Buddhist and transcends worldly affairs. We can be both teacher and friend, but if it is any other relationship, I will feel pressured.”
“You don’t feel pressured, you just don’t want to take on this responsibility.” Su Ruochu leaned closer to Ye Xingchen and said slowly, “Men are all like this. A one-night stand is fine, but when it comes to responsibility, they want to run away.”
Ye Xingchen wanted to refute her, to tell her that she wasn't that kind of person.
But then he thought about it again and realized that Su Ruochu's words weren't entirely unreasonable.
Su Ruochu's aura was so powerful that even Ye Xingchen had to give way.
"You came here to help me too?" Ye Xingchen said.
“Yes, you were facing three celestial experts from Jinluo City all by yourself, and the backgrounds and forces of the Western world in the city are complicated. If Qianyu and I hadn’t come to help you, would you have wanted to die?” Su Ruochu rolled her eyes at him: “You left the capital quietly, and I only found out you were gone after I came out of seclusion. If Elder Xia hadn’t told me you were here, I really wouldn’t know where to look for you.”
"This time I'm going to bear immense karmic consequences. Are you sure you want to bear them with me?" Ye Xingchen sighed.
Yes, before coming here, the Imperial Advisor Yi Anchen observed the celestial phenomena at night and already knew that the border would be in turmoil because of him.
He had already made up his mind to eradicate Jin Luocheng, this cancerous tumor, and had even prepared for the worst.
He originally intended to bear the causal force alone this time, but the appearance of Su Ruochu and Si Qianyu made him feel quite troubled.
Don't these two women know what kind of consequences that enormous causal force will ultimately cause?
Especially Su Ruochu, who has entered the path of Zen, should be more aware than others of what would happen if she interfered in Jinluo City's affairs. Isn't she afraid at all?
“This is something we should all share,” Su Ruochu said slowly. “Don’t take everything on yourself. There are too many things that you shouldn’t have to bear alone.”
"Okay, okay, thank you for comforting me like that." Ye Xingchen sighed and checked the time: "It's about time, we should get going."
A car slowly drove up behind us; it was an Iveco.
Wang Jin jumped down and handed a key to Ye Xingchen: "Jin Xiang is in the car. You can decide what to do with him. Also, there is an autopilot in the car. After you take down the stronghold in Wuyin Mountain in front of Jinluo City, just control the car to go there automatically."
"What a pity, such a high-tech vehicle has become a hearse." Ye Xingchen said with some regret.
"How many people are you planning to take? Can I come with you?" Wang Jin asked after a moment's hesitation.
"No need, you should go back to Beijing quickly." Ye Xingchen waved his hand. This time, he was only going with Su Ruochu and Si Qianyu.
Among the three Celestial Realm experts in Jinluo City, the strongest, Jin Zhihuan, is already in the late stage of the Heavenly Fate Profound Realm and can step into the Divine Travel Saint Realm at any time.
The other two city lords were originally high-ranking officials, but because of their exceptional talent in cultivation and their unwavering loyalty to the Jin family, Jin Zhihuan bestowed upon them the surname Jin. They were Jin Wenhong and Jin Yong'an.
Moreover, both of them are at the peak of the Netherworld Mind Realm.
In addition, there are various forces and experts from within Jinluo City.
To put it bluntly, these people are entrenched in Jinluo City driven by self-interest.
Jinluo City has become a self-contained system, and any change in one part will have far-reaching consequences. The resistance that Ye Xingchen will face is considerable.
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