You bastard, I'm not that kind of succubus.
Yan Huanyue leaned against the couch, remaining silent in the face of his question.
In the darkness, Pei Xuanzhi paused as he applied medicine to her ankle. The gold anklet on her ankle hung coldly on the back of his hand.
His voice was detached and cold, carrying a barely perceptible questioning tone: "I'm asking you a question."
Yan Huanyue sneered, "Pei Xuanzhi, you're very well-behaved and honest, aren't you? Who gave you permission to speak to me in that tone?"
Pei Xuanzhi remained silent for a long time, then gently tended to the wound on her leg, saying calmly, "I was just asking, what else could I do?"
"What can't you, Young Master Pei, do?"
Yan Huanyue tried to pull her foot back, but he held it tightly and she couldn't break free. The lingering cold fragrance spread out, and she felt a little lost, but gradually a surge of anger rose within her.
After treating the injury on her calf, he leaned over and took off her clothes, wiped her whole body with a warm handkerchief, and helped her change into a clean dress. The red rope was then hidden under her new clothes.
After a while, they somehow produced hot water and helped her wash and comb her hair in the dark.
It was cold when she came in, but she didn't feel particularly cold now.
When Yan Huanyue was put back on the small couch with her long hair down, she could clearly feel that the bedding beneath her had been changed.
Either someone is still hiding in the darkness, or he is the one driving those golden mists.
"There is succubus blood on your sleeve."
Yan Huanyue sat on the small couch with her knees drawn up to her chest, listening to him carrying a basin and washing clothes beside her.
“A male demon, and at that crossroads, there were five corpses of demon women he had killed during his passion. All the demons in this place have been wiped out. He seems to have captured me to use for his next passion.”
The rhythmic sound of washing clothes suddenly stopped. "You killed him, didn't you?"
Yan Huanyue did not elaborate on this, saying, "I did kill him, but there were some kind of magical inscriptions carved under the waterway I came from. He pressed me against the rock wall below the waterway, and my spiritual power was gradually dissolved. I don't know what it was."
She continued, "Here's what we'll do: you untie the red rope first, and I'll go see what's going on. You stay here, and I won't go too far."
Pei Xuanzhi slowly rubbed the clothes, saying without looking up, "It is the Immortal Array Diagram. There are several secret passages in it. Stepping through the array will dissipate your spiritual power and turn you into an ordinary person. It was originally a secret passage in an underground palace built by reclusive people, and few people know about it."
Yan Huanyue asked, "How did you know?"
Pei Xuanzhi said, "I came here when I was young."
She paused, then asked, "What do you mean?"
Pei Xuanzhi said in a very ordinary tone, "I came here when I was a child."
Yan Huanyue was surprised, "But you...aren't you frail and ill in Chang'an? Are you a member of the Lu family? Impossible..."
Pei Xuanzhi said, "I wanted to tell you about this a long time ago, but unfortunately, I didn't know how you would see me, but... but..."
His tone was calm, but Yan Huanyue inexplicably felt his burning gaze and the momentum that was about to pounce on her in the darkness.
"But after you learned that the Golden Fox was formed from my soul mist, you didn't blame me. You even doted on it and loved the little mountain lord it transformed into. Do you know how happy and satisfied I was?"
Yan Huanyue's spiritual power was temporarily suppressed, making it difficult for her to see through the darkness before her. However, she was involuntarily made to shrink back a few feet by his calm yet intense emotions.
"At that time, I thought you were just ashamed to let people know about your soul mist beast, and that you were playing a trick like a three-year-old changing masks. Who knew you would play such a game that you have reached an insurmountable barrier."
In the darkness, a splash of water was heard as it dripped.
The talismans, imbued with spiritual power, flew up and down, and the robes Pei Xuanzhi had lifted from the water dried instantly.
A fragrant breeze wafted over first, and as the robe was draped over her body, the yellow talisman suddenly ignited.
In the brief moment of light, Yan Huanyue saw a stone chamber with simple yet magnificent carvings on all four walls.
The simple yet elegant room made her momentarily lost in thought, calling out, "Ah Xuan..."
The yellow talisman quickly turned to ashes, and darkness returned to the surroundings.
She felt a slight pressure from the bed beside her, and realized that Pei Xuanzhi had floated down to sit next to her.
"It's not good to start a fire here. Although it's a secluded and enclosed place, the light might still leak out and be noticed by the Yun family. Aren't you chasing after the Yun family?"
Yan Huanyue said, "You know? Then why did you trap me?"
Pei Xuanzhi said slowly, "The moment you saw me here, you kicked and hit me. If I don't restrain you for now, how can you listen to me slowly explain things to you?"
Upon hearing this, Yan Huanyue said, "If the Yun family is really nearby, they should send a message immediately. How can I chat with you here?"
Pei Xuanzhi said, "I have already sent out this message. They will feel safe for the time being and will lower their guard. Now is not a good time to make a move."
Yan Huanyue fell silent instantly.
In the darkness, Pei Xuanzhi chuckled softly, "Does Madam not believe me?"
Yan Huanyue directly pulled on her own clothes, and a pair of slightly cool hands grabbed her wrists and pulled her into her arms, groping to close up her torn clothes and put them back on.
His voice was slightly hoarse, "I'll untie the rope for you in a bit. It took a lot of effort to get it on, so don't do this."
Yan Huanyue bit his collar, but she didn't use much force; it was more like a gentle rubbing.
Pei Xuanzhi pulled her head into his arms, sniffing the top of her hair, and said in a hoarse voice, "The suppression talisman was about to expire, don't do this..."
Sitting in his lap, Yan Huanyue could clearly sense that he wasn't lying, so she stopped biting him, subtly shifted her position slightly, and coldly asked, "Who are you communicating with?"
Pei Xuanzhi carried her to sit against the stone wall inside the small couch, letting her sit on his lap. He helped her sit up straight, looking down at him from above.
His gaze, piercing the darkness, smiled as he watched her furrow her brow. He coughed a few times and asked, "Why do you ask this? Don't you think it's Father, sister?"
Yan Huanyue pursed her lips and said, "He wouldn't let a sickly person like you sneak into a place like this."
Pei Xuanzhi stared intently at every subtle change in her expression, but his voice was somewhat indifferent, "It is indeed not him, it is Mr. Wei Yan."
Yan Huanyue's face darkened. At this point, nothing he said could surprise her too much anymore. She went straight to the point: "Evidence."
Pei Xuanzhi sighed, willingly becoming a prisoner under her interrogation, "Not at the moment."
Yan Huanyue pursed her lips.
Pei Xuanzhi then said, "However, when we were watching the Qixi Festival fireworks among the reeds in the outskirts of Tingnan, were the things you said sincere?"
Yan Huanyue had almost forgotten about it, but suddenly she remembered the scene from that time; there seemed to be a terrifying paper figure standing beside her...
Lu Shenchu's paper figures.
She didn't know how to react; she subconsciously had some doubts, but she also knew that it was just the two of them that night.
In the end, all the doubts boiled down to one word, "You?"
You? Just you? With your abilities? Xuanjiang?
Pei Xuanzhi twirled a strand of her long hair with his slender fingers and said calmly, "Although I am physically weak, my demonic soul is strong. I had half of my demonic soul removed and suppressed here in my early years in order to grow up. It is not difficult for me to become a Xuanjiang Demon Immortal."
Something cold wrapped around her ankle, making a hissing sound.
In the silent darkness, Pei Xuanzhi asked softly, "Madam, do you still recognize her?"
The cool, refreshing thing slowly swam into her skirt, then emerged from her bodice, winding its way up to her neck and onto her left shoulder.
Something slipped lightly between her lips and then quickly withdrew.
It's a snake's tongue.
Realizing this, Yan Huanyue felt a chill run down her spine.
Pei Xuanzhi's gaze was fixed on her face.
In the darkness, his thin lips were pressed together, and his breathing became heavier. He was clearly comforted, but he raised his hand and pulled the snake off and put it into his sleeve. He said in a low voice, "These things are greedy, have no manners, and are not very disciplined."
Yan Huanyue licked her lips in a daze, when suddenly a fragrant scent pressed over her, eagerly teasing and lingering between her lips and tongue.
Yan Huanyue was pressed against his chest, their breaths mingling. As his breathing became heavy and he grew increasingly unable to control himself, she suddenly bit down hard. "You are the most greedy and insatiable one."
Pei Xuanzhi leaned back against the stone wall, panting, and licked the fresh wound on his lips with the tip of his tongue.
The blood tasted somewhat bitter.
This was the first time she had bitten his lip during a kiss.
Unlike in the past when he would entice her to kiss him during intimate moments, this obvious resistance and aggression caused a hidden, dull pain in his heart.
"Are you trying to say that you are a Xuanjiang Demon Immortal, and that you are following Senior Wei's instructions this time?"
Pei Xuanzhi raised her hand and gently wiped the wound on her lips, saying casually, "It's not entirely true, but that's roughly it. Even if you don't believe me, you should believe the demon immortal who prompted Xuanjiang to cooperate with the sect."
Yan Huanyue pondered for a moment, then reached out and touched his face in the shadows, gently stroking it as she said with a smile, "Our Ah Xuan is so amazing."
"What?"
Pei Xuanzhi felt a chill run through his body, and a cold sweat broke out on his back.
A pair of warm hands cupped his cheeks as he looked at her smiling at him, her eyes crinkling. "Everyone says you're sickly, but I never expected you to be a Xuanjiang Demon Immortal, and even connected to Mr. Wei. It's truly surprising. Moreover, you only visited this place when you were young, and now you know where the Yun family is hiding. You're really amazing."
Pei Xuanzhi suddenly felt his mouth go dry and his bones grow cold. He gradually sat up straight, watching the smile on her face deepen, and said fearfully:
"It's not that I'm bad. I have my reasons. Sister Huanyue, you've said everything. Shall I untie the red string for you?"
Yan Huanyue gently stroked his delicate, cool face, as white as porcelain, and said with a smile, "Untie what? Isn't being tied up just what you want? I'll be entwined with you here day and night, without needing any restraint talismans, so you can be a seductive demon for life, isn't that good?"
She was truly enraged, and Pei Xuanzhi's attitude instantly became extremely upright: "I am not that kind of enchantress."
Yan Huanyue's smile deepened, "It is said that you came to this place when you were young. What kind of coincidence was that?"
Pei Xuanzhi said, "When I was young, the Lu family did not treat me well. I escaped from Chang'an and was kidnapped by villains who wanted to use me as a medicinal ingredient. The man took me to the mountains and forests in the north, where I took the opportunity to escape. I don't know how long I walked, but the weather got colder and colder and the snow got thicker."
"I didn't know where I was, and I didn't dare to show myself easily, so I continued to escape at night, but the nights were getting longer and longer."
He coughed for a while, and Yan Huanyue habitually patted his chest, which softened Pei Xuanzhi's voice.
"There are some houses in the mountains, but they are very sparse. Later, I met a lost girl in the mountains. I saw that she was dressed in fine clothes and wanted to take her home to earn some money. However, I was too weak and almost did not survive that winter."
“The tigers and wolves in the mountains are also hungry. Once, when we encountered a pack of wolves, she injured me and wanted me to stay and become food for the wolves. I am vengeful, so I took the opportunity to injure her as well.”
"But it was clear that both of us were injured and bleeding. The wolf was a bully who preyed on the weak and chased after me. Later, when I was exhausted, my soul mist surged and killed the pack of wolves, which alerted the people guarding the natural barrier."
“I was young then and was often bullied and intimidated. I killed so many wolves and was afraid of being caught as a troublemaking evil demon, so I tried my best to escape.”
"But at that time I couldn't see the darkness clearly, so I fell into the chasm. The soul mist was attracted by something and swept me into a mountain wall. That's where I met Yun Xuanchen. Later, it was also from there that I met the Master. The Master concealed my existence, so no one knew that I had been to the chasm."
Yan Huanyue listened to his unhurried words without saying a word for a long time.
Finally, she leaned in and hugged him, murmuring, "I thought you at least had enough to eat and wear when you were young in Chang'an..."
Pei Xuanzhi gave a self-deprecating laugh, “I am truly ashamed. I am not some young master who has been educated by the officials of Chang’an. I am just a lowly monster despised by everyone, an abandoned child who was once exhausted from running around. If it weren’t for your order, sir, I would not have gone to recognize my relatives, much less go to the Tianyan Sect.”
Yan Huanyue gently stroked his back and said softly, "The sect leader is very good to you."
Pei Xuanzhi said, "But I'm all grown up now. I've started a family with you. I can be a good father on my own. Even if I leave Tianyan Sect after this battle, as long as you're willing to stay with me, I'll be content."
Yan Huanyue smiled and said, "I know what you mean. I will never let you leave me in the future."
As he spoke, he sat up straight and spread his arms.
Pei Xuanzhi reached into her clothes with one hand and gently tugged, pulling out the red string. "Madam..."
Yan Huanyue suddenly unleashed a spell, and Pei Xuanzhi collapsed completely onto the bed.
As her spiritual power gradually recovered, her vision cleared somewhat in the darkness.
She stepped off the bed, looked up at the runes carved in the sky above the stone chamber, and followed the arrangement of the runes until she reached a stone wall.
She reached out and touched the cold stone wall, then turned back and looked up at the runes several times. As she walked back to the stone wall, she realized that the magic array formed by the runes seemed to be missing a small array.
She went to the stone wall and used her spiritual power to draw several key runes. After trying many times, the stone wall silently opened, revealing an even more magnificent and vast stone palace inside, a huge and silent pool, and a black rock altar in the center of the pool.
She had seen that altar in her dream; it was the one she dreamed of when she found the copper coin.
He doesn't seem to be lying about this.
Yan Huanyue approached the pool, circled it, and found that the square pool had no source of water.
She thought for a moment, then made a hand seal and leaped into the pool, the water-repelling bead under the jade pendant at her waist shimmering with light.
She circled the pool and saw that the pool, carved out of the rock, was also covered with runes, and there were twenty-one hidden outlets beneath the pool, silently supplying water to it.
She felt completely exhausted after just one round, so she didn't dare to delay and climbed directly onto the small island where the altar was located.
Xiaofangzhou is an uncarved rock formation covered with runes, and on the altar sits an ancient white jade box.
Yan Huanyue used her spiritual power to open the jade box and found it to be empty.
She only stood there for a short while, and all the fatigue she had felt in the water vanished.
This might be a grand array connecting those waterways inscribed with magical symbols, drawing spiritual energy to nourish the altar's offerings.
Feeling that this place was eerie and gloomy, she quickly left and returned to the small stone chamber she had just left.
Pei Xuanzhi lay on the small couch, one leg dangling on the ground.
Yan Huanyue went over and lifted his legs back onto the couch, smoothed out the creases in his clothes, and asked softly, "Xuanlang, did you know which path the Yun family took by means of the spiritual energy fluctuations carried by the twenty-one still streams under the pond?"
Pei Xuanzhi looked at her calmly and said indifferently, "You still don't believe me."
Yan Huanyue leaned down and kissed his wounded lips, smiling slightly, "Who told you to be such a scoundrel? The place where the waterways converge is just a wall away, and you didn't even mention it."
Pei Xuanzhi licked his lips secretly and said quietly, "That's not a good place."
Yan Huanyue kissed him again. "It is very strange, but there must be more than twenty-one waterways, right? There must be some smaller waterways, or some runes connecting to small formations beneath the waterways. However, it is still possible to determine direction through these twenty-one waterways, isn't it?"
Pei Xuanzhi was immersed in her tenderness at this moment. He told her many truths and felt a sense of relief and relaxation. At this moment, he was willing to let her do whatever she wanted with him.
Upon hearing this, he closed his eyes slightly and sighed, "Yes, you know everything. What do you plan to do with me?"
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