Yueru Sets a Trap for Ling'er, Jinyuan of Liu Manor

Lin Yueru's task from Wang Yan was to persuade Zhao Ling'er to willingly join the Seven Profound Sect.

Originally, she thought this should be a very simple and easy task.

For a naive young girl, a slight display of magical abilities is enough to captivate her and make her obediently fall into her lap.

As for Zhao Ling'er's elders, there's no need to consider them at all.

The older a person is, the more likely they are to believe in legends of gods and ghosts.

The pursuit of immortality has never been the privilege of emperors and generals.

This longing is rooted deep in everyone's Mind Stone.

Even if one cannot achieve this oneself, it will not prevent one's children from pursuing the Tao.

Unfortunately, after several days of observation, Lin Yueru realized that her original plan was simply not going to work.

On this Immortal Spirit Island, apart from the ordinary maids, Zhao Ling'er and an old woman known as Grandmother are not ordinary people.

Lin Yueru her spiritual vision of the plants, discovered that they seemed to be born with the ability to control the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Summoning lightning, raising a hand to condense ice...

Such examples are numerous.

She even discovered that when Zhao Ling'er and her Grandmother were emotionally unstable or when their Spiritual Energy Tide reached its peak, they could transform into a half-human, half-snake form.

Originally, Lin Yueru frightened by this discovery that she almost wanted to flee the place.

But after calming down and thinking it over carefully, she gave up the idea of running away.

Snake demon?

That's one way to put it.

However, it seems reasonable to identify them as descendant of Nuwa.

The goddess Nuwa, who is said to have mended the sky with stones, was originally depicted as a human-headed serpent god.

"My master sent me to this Immortal Spirit Island, which is perhaps a test for me."

Lin Yueru thought this way, her belief became even stronger.

In her eyes, Wang Yan had long become the Almighty being.

She insisted that Wang Yan must have known about Zhao Ling'er's background long ago.

Otherwise, why would the mighty Shilipo Sword God deliberately choose Zhao Ling'er to be his junior sister among countless living beings?

With this in mind, Lin Yueru found a suitable opportunity and appeared in front of Zhao Ling'er when she was preparing to bathe in the lotus pond.

"Ah!"

Zhao Ling'er, who had rarely seen outsiders since childhood, let out a soft gasp.

Lin Yueru did not speak immediately, but simply gazed at the other person calmly.

Her hair was jet black, tied into pigtails with a light blue ribbon. She wore a plain white half-sleeved top with an indigo blue bodice and white trousers.

The simple and pure girl is like a lotus emerging from the water, exuding a spirit that is unafraid of the scorching sun and untainted by the mud.

After observing the girl for a period of time, Lin Yueru had gained a considerable understanding of her.

Gentle and considerate, unassuming, outwardly gentle but inwardly strong, pure and refined, tranquil yet lively.

It must be admitted that this is a promising talent for cultivation.

There's absolutely no way to approach someone who's almost devoid of desires.

However, if there is no demand, then create demand.

Although Lin Yueru did not have such a clear understanding, at this moment, she made a similar decision.

"Zhao Ling'er, do you want to see your parents?"

Upon hearing this, the girl standing by the lotus pond paused in surprise.

Although her Grandmother always forbade her to have contact with outsiders, the young lady in front of her didn't seem like a bad person...

"Um..."

Zhao Ling'er nodded slightly, somewhat expectant.

Having never met her biological parents since childhood, she took Lin Yueru's suggestion very seriously.

Seeing the girl's reaction, Lin Yueru's lips curled up slightly, her dark, jade-like eyes shimmering with gentle light. "Your power is too weak. Telling you the truth now will do you no good."

"If you want to know about your parents, come find me when you are strong enough."

This doesn't count as lying or deception.

Judging from Zhao Ling'er's posture, she is somewhat similar to the Witch Queen of Southern Border from more than ten years ago. Moreover, some rumors in the streets say that the Witch Queen of Southern Border is a "snake demon" with a human head and a snake body.

The mysterious "Grandmother" has been hiding on this Immortal Spirit Island with Zhao Ling'er. For more than ten years, she has never left the island, living a self-sufficient life and never interacting with outsiders. It seems that she is hiding from disaster.

Recalling the Southern Border civil unrest the White Miao and Black Miao in southern Xinjiang back then, Lin Yueru had already deduced some of the truth of the matter.

She wasn't sure, but she could use this to pique Zhao Ling'er's curiosity.

Surely someone as powerful as Master knows everything about Zhao Ling'er's parents?

If they can't explain themselves when the time comes, they can just push this junior sister to their master's side.

As for whether finding the truth about one's origins requires "becoming stronger"?

That's not important.

The important thing is to make Zhao Ling'er believe that this is a necessary condition.

"I... am not weak at all..."

The girl, as pure as a lotus flower, blinked and crossed her hands in front of her chest.

In an instant, a thundercloud gathered above Lin Yueru's head.

Golden, dazzling electric light swirled around, seemingly brewing a formidable aura of power.

Lin Yueru no doubt about the power of this technique.

With this Senjutsu, Zhao Ling'er can defeat 99% of martial arts practitioners in one-on-one situations.

Unfortunately...

Lin Yueru is a cultivator who combines the elements of wood and water, possessing skills that perfectly counter Zhao Ling'er.

"Then I'll show you a couple of skills."

With a single jerk of her hand, the soil beneath her feet instantly cracked open.

A blood-red vine gradually spread to Lin Yueru's wrist, transforming into a tough, thorny whip.

Two flowers bloom, each representing a different branch.

A distinguished guest arrived at the Liu Manor.

The distinguished guest's surname is Li, given name is Xiaoyao, and he comes from the Ten Mile Ice Domain. He is the eldest disciple of Wang Yan God of the Seven Profound Sect.

This string of titles certainly looks impressive.

After all, thanks to the tireless promotion by Lin Tiannan, the Martial Arts Alliance Leader of Jiangnan, the name of the Ten Mile Ice Domain had already spread far and wide.

However, precisely because of this, many people have recently appeared who are using the name of Sword Wang Yan to swindle and deceive others.

When the host showed a slight hint of doubt, Li Xiaoyao generously revealed his skills.

Just one move!

With a single move, all of the Liu Manor's guards suffered a crushing defeat.

Although Li Xiaoyao was young and impetuous, he was quite measured in his actions and did not seriously injure anyone.

People with real skills will be welcomed anywhere.

After Li Xiaoyao bluntly stated his purpose, Liu Jinyuan quickly appeared in front of him.

"Jin Yuan greets the young hero."

Liu Jinyuan's face was pale, as if he were seriously ill.

Yet, his words and actions were always polite, displaying the demeanor of a refined gentleman, gentle and refined.

"You probably already know why I've come."

Li Xiaoyao had been treated with great courtesy throughout his journey, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but want to curl up, but he barely managed to hold it back, adopting the composed demeanor of a founding disciple of a prestigious sect. "I wonder if Jin Yuan would be willing to join my Seven Profound Sect?"

He had noticed Liu Jinyuan earlier in the lobby.

This handsome and perfect top scholar is kind and gentle, but also quite rigid, and everything he does secretly conforms to the number "seven".

He originally wanted to give the other person the nickname "Ah Qi".

But after thinking it over carefully, he realized that such behavior would be disgraceful to the sect, so he put it out of his mind.

Liu Jinyuan's parents seemed somewhat tempted by Li Xiaoyao's suggestion.

Even though Liu Jinyuan was the top scholar in the imperial examination, he was only a scholar of the Hanlin scholar for the first few years after entering the court. Given his son's temperament, he really had no future in the officialdom.

"No!"

The one who spoke was not Liu Jinyuan, but a stunningly beautiful girl...