Spreading Rumors?

"Senior Brother, I am truly disappointed in you."

"Disappointed?"

Murong Mo frowned slightly, feeling for the first time like a pet at home had slipped out of his control.

This feeling made him uncomfortable. He stared at Su Wan.

Su Wan avoided his gaze. "Do you know? Junior Brother Li Xuanxiao has been silently protecting me, secretly loving me, but burying those feelings deep in his heart. As for you, Senior Brother... you truly disappoint me."

"Li Xuanxiao? That pervert who placed a twin Image Stone in your cave dwelling?"

"He's not a pervert! He loves me, he'd even give up his life for me."

At this moment, the two had not yet left the vicinity of Silver Sword Peak.

And this was all under Li Xuanxiao's surveillance.

Li Xuanxiao: (O_o)??

I saved your life, and you're repaying me with ingratitude? Spreading rumors about me?

"..."

In the end, Su Wan and Murong Mo parted on bad terms.

As Murong Mo left, he shot a fierce glare in the direction of Silver Sword Peak.

Li Xuanxiao was quite exasperated.

"Senior Sister, oh Senior Sister, I saved you, and you not only didn't repay me, but you also tried to harm me?"

Helpless, Li Xuanxiao took out his little notebook and recorded: Murong Mo, on this date, developed dissatisfaction towards him.

And to eliminate this dissatisfaction.

Li Xuanxiao devised several plans.

One, try to avoid any further entanglement with Murong Mo and Su Wan.

Two, keep monitoring Murong Mo, as there was a high possibility that he might develop resentment towards him because of Su Wan's words and try to kill him!

Three, in the future, when taking on missions, he must stay far away from Murong Mo and Jiang Luoshui. He would have to avoid these two even when taking on missions himself...

Four, understand Murong Mo and Jiang Luoshui's magic treasures, cultivation status, combat trump cards, etc.

If there was a possibility of a confrontation with them in the future, he needed to ensure his own survival.

Writing this, Li Xuanxiao couldn't help but shake his head.

As expected, he hated trouble the most.

To prevent Senior Sister Su Wan from potentially blackening, he had offended both Murong Mo and Jiang Luoshui in one go.

Li Xuanxiao sighed. He would deal with challenges as they came.

For the next period, he wouldn't be able to rest.

The following evening, Li Xuanxiao returned to his thatched hut from outside.

He had staked out a spot, hoping to place a twin Image Stone in Murong Mo's cave dwelling while Senior Brother Murong Mo was out, but he hadn't found an opportunity.

From casual inquiries with others, he learned about two of Murong Mo's commonly used magic treasures.

As for Jiang Luoshui, although her cultivation was far inferior to Murong Mo's.

Still, caution was the mother of safety.

Who knew if she had any hidden trump cards?

Qi refiners had the most diverse methods; one slip-up could lead to them pulling out one or two magic treasures capable of leveling the combat power gap, which was very common.

Li Xuanxiao pushed open the door of his thatched hut.

As he walked inside, he was greeted by a scene that made his blood surge and his heart race.

The interior was decorated extremely luxuriously, with candlelight flickering, casting the entire room in a dreamlike, ethereal glow.

The air was filled with a rich and captivating perfume, a scent that seemed to possess a magical quality, making one intoxicated upon smelling it.

In a corner of the room, an exquisite incense burner was placed.

Faint wisps of smoke were rising from the burner, curling upwards like fine silk gauze, adding a touch of mystery to the already ambiguous atmosphere of the space.

His gaze followed the smoke to a large, soft bed positioned in the center of the room.

On the bed lay a woman, reclining.

Her figure was graceful, her curves exquisite. She was draped in only a thin, transparent silk garment. The garment vaguely concealed her jade-like fair skin, making her appear exceptionally alluring under the dim, shifting light.

Through the sheer fabric, one could faintly make out her slender waist and long, beautiful legs, as well as her gently rising and falling chest. Everything was so tantalizing, inviting endless imagination.

The woman slightly turned her head, "Senior Brother~"

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Ling Xuanxiao's expression remained unchanged. "Who told you to get on my bed!"

"Senior Brother, I think I've been poisoned."

"Poisoned?" Ling Xuanxiao raised an eyebrow.

"Mmm, I'm dizzy, my vision is blurry, and my body feels hot," Zhao Lu said, holding her forehead.

Ling Xuanxiao sat down on a chair. "Any other symptoms?"

"Other than that... I don't know. I'm so dizzy. Senior Brother, come closer and check my pulse for me... Ah~"

As Zhao Lu finished speaking, she collapsed onto the bed as if she had fainted.

Ling Xuanxiao calmly picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea.

Such acting skills, worthy of a young heartthrob.

Ling Xuanxiao snapped his fingers, and a black pill landed precisely between Zhao Lu's lips.

"Mmm~"

"Senior Brother, what is this?"

"Didn't you say you were poisoned? This is an antidote," Ling Xuanxiao explained nonchalantly. "It will help you expel the toxins from your body through excretion."

Zhao Lu's expression changed drastically. "Senior Brother!! How could you give me something like this?"

"I'm trying to save you."

Zhao Lu wanted to say more, but her stomach rumbled.

Zhao Lu clutched her stomach. "Stinky Senior Brother, I'm never talking to you again!!"

With that, she ran out of the thatched hut.

Ling Xuanxiao waved his hand, restoring the room to its original state.

The pill he gave his Junior Sister was naturally not an excretory one, but a beauty-enhancing pill.

Ling Xuanxiao wasn't unaware of his Junior Sister's feelings.

But women were too much of a distraction from cultivation.

Shushan wasn't without those who had tried the path of dual cultivation, like Sixth Uncle and his wife.

The result was arguing every three days and fighting every five days, always causing chaos...

It ended up hindering their cultivation, as they would bicker over trivial matters.

Moreover, his Junior Sister was a Princess of the Great Xia Kingdom, which would only make things more troublesome.

"..."

"Stinky Senior Brother, mean Senior Brother!"

Zhao Lu angrily took her frustration out on a large tree on Silver Sword Peak.

Fourth Senior Sister can do it, so why can't I?!

What's so great about Fourth Senior Sister? What makes her better than me?

Is my face not good enough?

He just had to spy on Fourth Senior Sister.

After returning from the main peak, Zhao Lu searched her own living quarters three times, rummaging through everything.

The result was a great disappointment: her living quarters had not been equipped with an Image Stone by her Senior Brother.

Why? Why won't you look when I offer to show you?

You just had to secretly look at Fourth Senior Sister?

Zhao Lu couldn't understand, and she even felt like crying.

Two years, and I still haven't captured Senior Brother's heart.

Now he has someone else in his heart.

Could it be that Fourth Senior Sister has something special about her?

Zhao Lu thought left and right, then looked down at her own chest.

After all, I'm still young. It's normal that I'm not as developed as Fourth Senior Sister.

So, Zhao Lu immediately turned around and went to Shushan's renowned Alchemy Hall.

She planned to get some pills to enhance herself in that regard.

Ling Xuanxiao had no idea that his Junior Sister had already embarked on a path of no return.