"Though the threat from without had been quelled, trouble had arisen within."
Zhou Qingmu lightly stroked the saber sheath on her knees. Her expression turned peculiar as she stared straight at Gu Chengming.
"Xiao Gu, I remember... you also practice a Joyful Union Sect cultivation method, don't you?"
Gu Chengming's heart skipped a beat.
That change of subject was rather abrupt.
Did the Director have something against that kind of cultivation method?
Come to think of it, Zhou Li's reaction when he first saw the Yin Yang Creation Strategy had not been particularly favorable either.
But there was no hiding it.
"That's right," Gu Chengming admitted frankly. "Through a chance encounter, I did learn the Yin Yang Creation Strategy."
Zhou Qingmu fell silent for a long time. Her gaze made Gu Chengming uncomfortable, as though he were a patient about to suffer an attack.
After a moment, she finally asked, "On your way back to the Capital City, did you notice anything wrong with your body or state of mind?"
Gu Chengming was unsure what she meant. After a moment's thought, he said, "I don't think... so?"
"That's good."
She adjusted her posture slightly and said gravely, "In that case, be especially careful for a while. Keep the Zhou Li Tian Ren Zheng Xin Fa circulating as much as possible, and use Vast Righteous Qi to protect your mind. If you feel an unbearable heat in your body, or develop an uncontrollable desire for someone, come to me immediately."
The more Gu Chengming heard, the more wrong it sounded. "Director, has some evil spirit appeared in the Capital City that targets Joyful Union Sect cultivation methods?"
Zhou Qingmu hesitated, seemingly searching for words to describe this absurd disaster.
At last, she sighed and said helplessly:
"It isn't an evil spirit.