The more Ayao looked at him, the more strange something seemed off. How to put it... he looked incredibly alluring today...
Wait a minute? Could he be...?
A thought flashed through A Yao's mind, and a chill ran through her body.
She suppressed her shock and smiled slightly: "Okay!"
Just as Ayao was about to take Lou Munan to Ziji Peak, she heard Lu Yunshen call her:
"Xiao Qi!"
Lu Yunshen stepped forward and said, "I have something to tell you."
Ayao wanted to confirm her guess, so she said, "Let's talk about it later!"
As he spoke, he transformed into a long rainbow and flew towards the direction of Purple Extreme Peak. Lou Munan smiled at Lu Yunshen, a smile that carried a hint of provocation, which greatly displeased Lu Yunshen. Lou Munan turned around and transformed into a streak of azure light to chase after A Yao, and the two disappeared into the sea of clouds.
Lu Yunshen felt extremely disappointed.
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Inside a grand hall atop Purple Peak, A Yao and Lou Munan sat facing each other. Graceful puppet maids attended to them, and a gentle breeze stirred the gauze curtains, bringing with it the scent of the surrounding vegetation.
"The spiritual energy here is much more abundant than that of Yingxiu Peak you visited before," Lou Munan said with a smile, picking up a cup of tea.
Ayao had scrutinized him countless times, and the more she looked, the more something seemed off. She absolutely refused to believe that the phenomenon Xu Fengzhi caused on the second level of the secret realm was a coincidence, and she wondered what he was hiding. There was something inexplicably off about him today.
Is this related to the demon on the second floor?
We need to test the waters.
Ayao looked at him, took out the jade pendant he had given her before, and said, "You asked me to keep this safe, and now I have already kept it safe. I'm returning it to you."
As she spoke, she stepped closer, deliberately took Lou Munan's hand, and placed the jade pendant in his hand.
She took the opportunity to feel the bones.
By feeling the bones, A Yao can discern many things that divine sense cannot perceive.
The man's hands were large, with long, slender fingers and distinct knuckles.
I touched it for a long time but couldn't find anything.
A mocking laugh rang out.
Ayao looked up and saw the man in front of her smiling in a very alluring way.
He said:
"Ah Yao, are you taking advantage of me?"
Ayao's cheeks flushed slightly, and she immediately let go.
Lou Munan looked at her face and thought to himself: This little girl is quite perceptive. She sensed it in just one glance. That shouldn't be the case.
A woman's intuition?
Ayao stood up, hiding her embarrassment with a smile, and said, "I just remembered there's a jar of good wine buried under a tree. Wait a moment, and I'll dig it up for you."
After saying that, she left without waiting for Lou Munan's reaction. After leaving, she went to the secret room, closed the door, set up a barrier and restrictions, and sat down in front of the table.
"Possession?" The thought made Ayao's heart clench. "No, don't scare yourself. Maybe it's not that bad."
Ayao didn't know why, but the thought of Xu Fengzhi being possessed made her heart race. She forced herself to calm down.
"Calm down. Maybe, maybe... it's possession? Or is it that a problem he's always had has come to a head? Or am I just overthinking it?"
With a wave of her hand, several copper coins engraved with mysterious characters appeared on the table.
Let's do the math!
She didn't dare to directly calculate whether Xu Fengzhi had any problems, fearing that it involved too high a level and that with her current cultivation level, she would overwhelm herself with calculations.
She was calculating whether there would be any danger if she went to test Xu Fengzhi later.
Ding ding ding—
The copper coins clinked together, producing a crisp sound. Ayao cast a series of incantations, the afterimages of the protective barrier flickering continuously. Her calculations indicated no danger. Fearing her calculations might be inaccurate, Ayao put away the coins and used a tortoise shell to divine the same matter. After trying this method more than ten times, and even using different approaches to calculate, she finally felt relieved.
After leaving the secret room, Ayao dug out eight wine jars under a tree.
The wine in these eight jars all contains Demon-Repelling Grass, a ten-thousand-year-old Demon-Repelling Grass. This Demon-Repelling Grass has a purifying effect, can cure all poisons, and is especially effective against demonic and ghostly cultivators.
Back in the main hall, A Yao saw a man in a blue robe standing to the side, looking at the flowering trees outside. He looked handsome, reserved, elegant, and noble.
Ayao was stunned for a moment.
He turned around and smiled at A Yao, a smile as warm as the moon in his arms.
"Sorry to keep you waiting!" Ayao said with a smile.
"I'll wait for you, as long as it takes," Lou Munan said with a smile.
As he gazed at her, Ayao's cheeks flushed slightly, and a hint of shyness welled up within her. But she quickly realized this was unusual.
Xu Fengzhi had said similar things to her many times before, and she had never been shy. Something must be wrong with him.
With a wave of her hand, eight wine jars and two wine bowls appeared on the white jade table. She said, "This is the wine I brewed. Please have a taste."
After saying that, he used magic to fill both his and Lou Munan's glasses. Lou Munan could tell what had been added to the wine as soon as he smelled it, and he chuckled, "I must taste the wine you brewed."
He picked up the wine bowl, took a sip, and said, "Good wine!"
Seeing that he had drunk the whole bowl after taking a sip, Ayao smiled and said, "Then have another bowl!"
Lou Munan smiled and downed his drink in one gulp.
Ayao poured him bowl after bowl, and he drank both wine jars dry, but he didn't seem to do anything unusual.
"Ah Yao only lets me drink, is she trying to get me drunk?" Lou Munan stared at Ah Yao, his amber eyes slightly upturned.
It was clearly the same voice as Xu Fengzhi's, but to A Yao's ears, it felt like an irresistible temptation.
Ayao laughed and said, "You're overthinking it."
As she spoke, she picked up a bowl of wine and drank it all. After finishing her own bowl of wine, she noticed that Lou Munan's wine glass was empty, so A Yao immediately refilled it for him.
Lou Munan picked up the wine bowl, gazed at A Yao's exquisite face, then looked down at her fair, jade-like hands, and chuckled: "Jade hands pouring fine wine, even if it's poison, you'd still have to drink a few bowls."
After saying that, he drank it all down.
Ayao asked sharply, "If I really poisoned it, would you really drink it?"
"Of course I'll drink! Dying under a peony is a romantic death." Lou Munan said with a smile.
"To die under a peony is to die a romantic death," Xu Fengzhi had said before. However, his gaze towards A Yao was not as aggressive as Lou Munan's, which made A Yao a little afraid to meet his eyes.
This feeling stirred A Yao's heart and made her even more eager to know what was wrong with Xu Fengzhi. There were no signs of possession, no signs of demonic possession, no evil aura, and although he gave her a feeling of being seduced, she knew very well that he had not used any bewitching techniques.
Ayao herself had practiced charm arts. Among the more than nine thousand realms of intent she had comprehended was the realm of charm. Even if the other party's cultivation was higher than hers, as long as they used this technique, she would definitely be able to tell.
"Don't make it sound so easy. If I told you to die, you definitely wouldn't," Ayao said.
"Do you want me to cut out my heart before you'll believe me?" Lou Munan asked with a smile.
A flash of cold light appeared, and a dagger appeared in A Yao's hand. She looked at Lou Munan and said, "This is fine."
Ayao's unconventional actions surprised Lou Munan slightly. Before he could finish being surprised, Ayao pushed him down.
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