How Could I Not Know Whether They Like Me?
Lu Yang withdrew his gaze. The Seven Emotions Valley's business was indeed extensive. In addition to breaking the Curse, it also sold mosquito coils, provided loans, and caught murderers. Its diverse functions broadened his horizons.
Luo Yu explained from the side, "There's nothing we can do about it. Most people can't tell whether they're facing difficulties or being Curse, so they all rush to us, claiming they're Curse and asking for our help."
"We felt it wouldn't be right for them to come all this way without solving the problem, so we had to approach it from another angle."
"For example, the loan service is a recent addition."
"A while ago, someone contacted us saying he was short of money and wanted to get a loan from the Chamber of Commerce, but no matter which Chamber of Commerce he went to, the response was that he had already taken out a loan and couldn't get another one until he had paid it off. He asked us if he was Curse, like he Curse to sleepwalk and try to get a loan from the Chamber of Commerce or something?"
"We checked several times to make sure he wasn't Curse. Finally, we checked the law and found that an annual interest rate exceeding 36% is considered usury. We had no choice but to let him borrow money from us at an annual interest rate of 36%."
"We only started our loan business after that incident."
Lu Yang: "..."
There's really no way to deal with it.
"Let alone ordinary people, even those who have some knowledge of Curse cannot completely distinguish them. Zhao Po is a good example. As a disciple of the Corpse Driving Sect and Golden Core in the early stage, he often cannot distinguish between Curse and normal phenomena."
At this point, Luo Yu rolled her eyes at Zhao Po, who chuckled sheepishly.
Seeing this, Lu Yang found it amusing and sent a telepathic message to Zhao Po: "Does Junior Sister Luo like you?"
"That's impossible. You don't know what she did to me, that's why you think that."
"Once, after I left the Valley of Seven Emotions, I felt restless and kept thinking about Luo Yu. I couldn't eat or drink, and I couldn't sleep at night. So I went to find her, described my situation to her, and asked her if she had Curse me?"
She said yes.
"When I described my situation to her, she blushed. When she admitted that she was the one who cast the curse, she stomped her feet hard. I guess she was angry because I saw through the Curse," Zhao Po said confidently.
"It's infuriating that I treated her like this when I considered her a friend. I asked her to lift the Curse, but she refused!"
Are you sure she doesn't like you?
Zhao Po waved his hand dismissively, his smile revealing a deep-seated confidence, "What are you talking about? I've been in the martial world for two or three years now, I'm an old hand. Do you think I don't know whether people like me or not?"
In the spiritual space, the Immortal Fairy nodded vigorously. "What a wretched girl! This kid is already stupid, and she even Curse. You can know a person's face but not their heart!"
Lu Yang: "..."
Your reactions make me very unsure of my own judgment.
How did you meet Junior Sister Luo?
"That was a year ago. I had just Foundation Establishment when I heard that a giant snake was causing trouble in a cold pool, harming the area. So I went to eliminate it. Coincidentally, Luo Yu also went to find that giant snake, but she was there to kill it and get its gall bladder, which she would use as a medium to create Curse."
"We hit it off immediately and decided to join forces. After a fierce battle, we killed the giant snake."
"The giant snake contained a poisonous mist within its belly, a love poison. After the snake died, its body swelled and exploded, releasing the love poison and enveloping the two of us."
"Luckily, I was prepared and gave Luo Yu and me antidote pills beforehand, which saved us from disaster."
The three people and the corpse walked through the long corridor and arrived at the valley master's secluded cultivation place, where the stone door was tightly closed.
"Based on past experience, Master should have finished his seclusion."
"What experience? Is the Valley Master's seclusion time always fixed?"
"No, that's not it. It's just that every time Master says she's in seclusion, she's actually just slacking off in her cave abode and doesn't want to deal with sect affairs. So if you need anything, just go directly to her; you don't need to worry about whether she's in seclusion or not."
Luo Yu knocked on the stone door.
"Master, we have a guest."
A faint voice came from behind the stone gate. "Your master is currently in seclusion."
"They are from the Ask Dao Sect."
As soon as the words were spoken, the three of them felt a blur before their eyes, and a delicate fragrance wafted towards them. A female cultivator wearing a white veil appeared before them.
Although she wore a veil, it did little to conceal her face; Lu Yang could see through it to reveal the Valley Master's true appearance—a stunningly beautiful female cultivator.
"Master, you're not going into seclusion anymore?" Luo Yu covered her mouth and chuckled.
"The seclusion is over."
The Valley Master, dressed in white, possessed an elegant demeanor and exuded a calm and composed aura. She sized up Zhao Po and Lu Yang, and quickly eliminated Zhao Po from the list.
"I can't tell what kind of Golden Core you've formed. You're a disciple of the Ask Dao Sect?"
Lu Yang clasped his hands in a respectful greeting. "Greetings, Valley Master. I am Lu Yang, a disciple of the Ask Dao Sect Seeking the Way, and my master is the Silent Daoist."
"So you're the disciple of that 'Silent Old Thief'? You're much more pleasing to the eye than that 'Silent Old Thief'. You can call me Valley Master Frost. Did Xie Shanren send you to find me?"
Lu Yang sensed that the Valley Master's tone was calm but concealed murderous intent. Unable to figure out the situation, he could only bite the bullet and say, "I am on my way to the Corpse Driving Sect. I have long admired the Seven Emotions Valley, which is why I have come to pay my respects to the Valley Master."
"The Corpse-Driving Sect, what do you want with them? The old thief Buyu is dead, are you going to turn him into a living corpse?"
"I have a friend who is afflicted with an extremely difficult-to-resolve Curse. The Fourth Elder suggested that we go to the Corpse Driving Sect to resolve this matter."
"Give it to me," the Valley Master of Frost Valley suddenly said, reaching out his hand.
"What?" Lu Yang was completely bewildered.
"Master Xie sent you to visit the Corpse-Driving Sect, so he must have written a letter of recommendation to prove your identities. The letter must have also described your friend's Curse. Let me see the letter."
Lu Yang took out the letter of recommendation that the Fourth Elder had written before his departure from his identity jade token and presented it with both hands.
With a thought, the Valley Master caused the letter of recommendation to float in the air and open automatically.
She read the letter silently, a look of considerable interest on her face, muttering to herself, "Curse born from causal backlash, and the contents of the Curse are unlike anything I've ever seen before. Interesting."
But as she read it, her brows furrowed, her expression changed slightly, as if she were angry. She snorted coldly and threw the letter on the ground.
Lu Yang sensed something was wrong and secretly went to read the contents of the letter.
The Fourth Elder, as expected of a Confucian scholar, has beautiful handwriting that is fair, dignified, and pleasing to the eye.
The letter contained nothing special; it was simply to confirm his and Meng Jingzhou's identities to the Corpse-Driving Sect and to describe the cause and effect of Meng Jingzhou's Curse.
The only major problem was with the last sentence.
The last sentence reads: Remember, never suggest that Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou go to the Valley of Seven Emotions to find a solution. If they absolutely must go, then don't go to that female demon, Shuang Feiyan!
Lu Yang: "..."
Will I be able to leave the Valley of Seven Emotions alive today?