Shangguan Yunlan's silky green silk hair brushed lightly across Lu Xuan's face, carrying a faint, tranquil fragrance that lingered around him.
Lu Xuan remained composed and expressionless as he spoke. "Lady Yunlan, although I was born into a Medical Family, I devoted myself wholeheartedly to the grueling pursuit of martial cultivation."
"Therefore, I never learned any medical arts from my father."
"I am truly sorry to have disappointed you, Lady Yunlan."
Shangguan Yunlan's precise knowledge of his background only surprised Lu Xuan slightly.
But after giving it some thought, Lu Xuan found it perfectly normal.
After all, that Empress was in the Imperial Capital, thousands of miles away, yet she still valued him so highly.
Not only had she broken precedent by promoting him to the Blackbird Guard's fourth Deputy Division Head, she had personally bestowed upon him a Top Grade Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object.
That alone was enough to prove that the Empress had likely investigated every detail of his background long ago.
Yet after hearing Lu Xuan's refusal, Shangguan Yunlan's exquisite face showed a trace of astonishment, and her delicate body froze in place.
What!
The one and only time she had used her beauty to seduce Lu Xuan, and he had actually ignored her?
Lu Xuan's words made Shangguan Yunlan begin to doubt her own looks.
Though her methods of seducing men were far inferior to those women of the Plum Blossom Guard, her beauty still far surpassed that of ordinary women.
Seeing Lu Xuan remain utterly unfazed, Shangguan Yunlan suddenly felt as though she had been provoked.
This Lu Xuan could actually remain unmoved even in the presence of her beauty.
A defiant glint flashed through Shangguan Yunlan's beautiful eyes.
*Fine, I'll go all out this time. I refuse to believe you can keep enduring