Stop Playing With Me

In the Woman in Red's eyes, most cultivators her age were all talk and no action.

Who would be willing to learn to cook?

She cast her gaze back to the pot of meat soup before her. The rich aroma wafted into her nostrils, possessing a magical quality that could instantly awaken dormant taste buds.

Upon closer inspection, the soup in the pot had an inviting reddish-brown hue, with a thin layer of oil shimmering on the surface.

The meat chunks in the soup were evenly sized, their textures clearly visible. After a long period of simmering, they had become tender, juicy, and melted in the mouth. The side dishes were also cooked to perfection.

They retained their own texture and nutrients while fully absorbing the savory flavor of the meat broth.

One had to understand that this was a delicacy prepared under extremely rudimentary conditions.

There were no high-end cooking utensils, nor a wide variety of seasonings. Yet, relying solely on the chef's exquisite skill and precise understanding of the ingredients' properties, this ordinary pot of meat soup had been cooked to such deliciousness.

The Woman in Red nodded, "...It's very tasty."

"Then eat more."

"You eat some too." The Woman in Red seemed to feel it wasn't right for only her to eat.

"It's fine, you eat first."

"Eat when I tell you to!"

Li Xuanxiao blinked, looking at the meat soup in the pot.

"What?"

"Nothing."

Good thing I anticipated this and took an antidote beforehand.

Li Xuanxiao picked up some meat and began to eat.

"By the way, your name," the Woman in Red said.

"Murong Mo," Li Xuanxiao replied without hesitation.

The Woman in Red nodded, was silent for a moment, then asked, "Aren't you going to ask my name?"

"Well, my Master's father taught me that when you're out and about, you shouldn't ask what you don't need to know."

"Your Master's father is that old fellow surnamed Huang?"

"He's my Grandmaster," Li Xuanxiao said truthfully.

The Woman in Red glanced at the Sword Box on Li Xuanxiao's back. "He gave you the Sword Box. It seems he values you greatly."

"I'm just keeping it for my Senior Disciple," Li Xuanxiao said humbly.

He was afraid that in the next second, the other party would say: This young man shows great promise and must be eliminated!!

"Why... do I suddenly feel so hot..."

The Woman in Red suddenly said.

Li Xuanxiao: (O_o)?? Did she get her lines wrong? Where did that come from?

In an instant, a blush as vibrant as the evening glow, as if enchanted, spread rapidly across the woman's fair and delicate face, visible to the naked eye.

This blush was like a red plum blooming on a snowy mountain, delicate and alluring, exuding a captivating radiance.

It began to spread from the roots of her ears, gradually covering her entire face, making her already beautiful features even more imbued with shyness and charm.

"What... what's wrong with you?"

"Could the Blood Essence in this meat be too potent?" Li Xuanxiao asked tentatively.

The woman shook her head.

"What... what seasoning did you put in?"

Li Xuanxiao then remembered that when he had administered the poison earlier, he seemed to have also added an aphrodisiac.

Good heavens, you can take so many poisons without any issue. But just one aphrodisiac is enough to affect you.

Li Xuanxiao made a decisive move and popped an antidote into the woman's mouth.

The Woman in Red's eyes were already a bit hazy.

However, the antidote was in her mouth.

A moment later, the heat subsided.

Li Xuanxiao breathed a sigh of relief.

His Pure Yang Body had almost been compromised.

Two full days passed like this.

The past two days felt incredibly long for Li Xuanxiao.

He repeatedly simulated killing the woman in his mind, but every outcome ended in failure.

From the Woman in Red's perspective, Li Xuanxiao had meticulously cared for her for two days.

This was an experience she had never had before.

It seemed that due to her serious injuries, the Woman in Red had let go of her previous pride and coldness.

Li Xuanxiao also paid great attention to her wounds, even changing her bandages once.

"Parasites! Tetanus! I refuse to believe..."

Thanks to Li Xuanxiao's efforts, the Woman in Red's external injuries healed faster.

Li Xuanxiao suppressed the urge to slap himself.

Capable of achieving nothing, but exceptionally good at messing things up!!

In the following days, Li Xuanxiao deliberately left some clues when he went out.

Since the Woman in Red was injured, the person who hurt her must be somewhere near the Southern Border.

Li Xuanxiao hoped to lure them out and eliminate them completely.

Heaven rewards the persistent.

On this day, Li Xuanxiao, under the guise of collecting spirit fruits in the wild, went out looking for an opportunity.

At this moment, his gaze was drawn to a figure in the waterfall.

He saw a woman in black slowly raise her head.

The woman spat out blood, muttering to herself.

"Damn it, I've been trapped by this scoundrel for so long."

The Woman in Black's eyes met Li Xuanxiao's from not far away.

The evil aura emanating from this woman was no weaker than that of the Woman in Red.

Li Xuanxiao: ...

Heavens, can you stop playing with me like this?

Li Xuanxiao turned and ran.

The next second, as expected.

He was pulled back by the Woman in Black.

A rope imbued with magic bound Li Xuanxiao tightly.

Immediately, the Woman in Black took Li Xuanxiao to a hidden cave.

"A Shushan disciple?"

The Woman in Black took off her clothes and turned her back to Li Xuanxiao.

"Can you treat wounds? Help me with my injuries, or I'll kill you!"

Li Xuanxiao thought, This plot feels a bit familiar. Didn't this already happen?

Li Xuanxiao took out his small medicine bottle from his storage ring.

It was still the same combination of Five Poisons Powder and Heart-Piercing Ointment...

And it was still completely useless.

Li Xuanxiao felt extremely helpless at this moment.

Compared to the Woman in Red, the Woman in Black had a much more volatile temper.

Her catchphrases were, "Don't try any funny business, or I'll kill you!"

"Don't look around, or I'll kill you!"

"I'll kill you! I'll kill you!"

"What are you looking at? I'll kill you!"

"..."

Could this Woman in Black be working with that Woman in Red?

Li Xuanxiao pondered in his heart.

So, he once again used the excuse of going out to find dew.

Li Xuanxiao returned to the previous cave.

Seeing him return, the Woman in Red raised an eyebrow slightly.

"I thought you had run away? Where have you been for so long?"

"Heh, it's nothing. The dew around here just ran out, so I went further away to find some."

Li Xuanxiao first spouted some nonsense, then beat around the bush, asking the Woman in Red if she had any companions nearby and who had injured her.

The Woman in Red shook her head and said in a deep voice, "For you, the less you know, the safer you'll be."

Li Xuanxiao had no choice but to give up trying to get information from the Woman in Red.

So, he found another excuse to run out.

He turned back to look for the Woman in Black's cave.

As he walked, Li Xuanxiao suddenly had a feeling.

Why did he feel like that dog of a man, wavering between a mistress and a lover!?