Open and Frank (Monthly Ticket 3000 Bonus Chapter)

Qiu Niu let her pinch him and watched her calmly for a while before finally sighing. "Elder Sister, your junior brother has a Gate, doesn't he? Otherwise, how would you know that Taotie's behavior was nothing unusual?"

Ju Yunxiu's heart jolted. So... Qiu Niu had not turned hostile and dealt with Taotie on the spot. Instead, he had sent others to do it while staying here to test her. That was the true meaning behind his string of actions.

Qin Yi's vigilance had indeed been right. How could these old monsters who had lived for tens of thousands of years be easy to deal with?

She did not show it, merely saying calmly, "You are overthinking it. I do not know what a Gate is at all. I simply trust my junior brother."

Qiu Niu sighed. "Why hide it from me, Elder Sister? I sensed the aura of a Gate from you long ago, and your junior brother has it too... Though both traces are very faint, my senses cannot be wrong. This is not your fault. Even if Qin Yi alone stood before me, the outcome would be the same—or even worse. Without you, I would not have tested him. The simplest thing would have been to seize him directly and search him."

Ju Yunxiu's expression turned grave.

Qiu Niu shook his head. "Rest assured, I am not greedy... My cultivation has reached its end. Whether as a Demon Cultivator or in music, I can no longer make any further progress. That is the limit imposed by my innate nature; even a complete Gate would mean nothing to me. The only reason I want the Gate is for Jian Mu."

"And?"

"And so, this was meant to let your junior brother know that I already understand what he wishes