Falling Red Is Not Unfeeling Thing

The next day, Bai Fengting opened her eyes and saw Zhou Er cultivating outside.

She got up, felt the cool air against her body, and hurriedly pulled on some clothes before going over to Zhou Er. Like a little bird seeking shelter, she said:

"Senior, I love you so much!"

"The only thing I can give you is that Foundation Establishment Pill."

Zhou Er had too many romantic entanglements to give Bai Fengting a title.

"It's all right, Senior. I don't want a title. I just want you to keep me company now and then."

Bai Fengting rubbed herself against Zhou Er like a little dog.

The friction stoked Zhou Er's fire. He picked her up, carried her inside, and let her help him cool it down.

"Senior, from now on, I'll belong to you alone."

Bai Fengting lay exhausted in Zhou Er's arms.

Zhou Er had fulfilled all her fantasies: he was young, wealthy, and possessed extraordinary strength. She was willing to keep sinking into this, forever if need be.

As he stroked Bai Fengting's hair, Zhou Er thought about what to do next.

Lin Shiyu had been in seclusion these past few days, and he had indeed been carrying on a little too much.

Still, Bai Fengting's figure was the most suited to him.

Although Lin Shiyu would always come first in his heart, his body was perfectly honest.

So, he wanted to keep Bai Fengting by his side, too.

Last night, Zhou Er and Bai Fengting had talked at length about her background.

Bai Fengting was the illegitimate daughter of an Elder in the Bai Family. Her birth mother had been lowborn, just an ordinary mortal, and had died more than ten years ago.

Her father had always treated her as a tool. He had tried several times to marry her off for an alliance. If she hadn't had decent talent and contributed to the family, she would likely have been bartered away as a bargaining chip long ago.

From childhood to adulthood, she had never had anyone she could trust or rely on to protect her.

So, when she met Zhou Er, someone she could entrust herself to completely, she let down the deepest guard around her heart and gave him all of herself.

"Fengting, I've been thinking. Why don't you stay here in the Sunset Sect? I'll open a Talisman Shop for you nearby, and you can help me sell talismans."

After much hesitation, Zhou Er decided to keep Bai Fengting by his side.

After all, with a peerless beauty like her, he couldn't bear to be far away from her.

"I'll do whatever you say, Senior."

Bai Fengting replied obediently.

In any case, her job in the Bai Family had also been to promote goods like this.

Of course, Zhou Er couldn't be the one to open the Talisman Shop himself, so he called Xu Yuanyuan in from the doorway. He held Bai Fengting in one arm and Xu Yuanyuan in the other.

Then he looked at Xu Yuanyuan and asked:

"Yuanyuan, do you know who she is?"

"She's the Master's Cauldron, just like me!"

Xu Yuanyuan replied without the slightest hesitation.

"You're the only one who's my Cauldron. She's my Dao Companion."

Zhou Er scolded her, then gave Xu Yuanyuan's soft flesh a hard pinch.

"Ah~ Master, I know I was wrong."

Xu Yuanyuan begged for mercy, sounding almost excited.

"Good. You know your mistake."

Zhou Er nodded in satisfaction, then looked at Bai Fengting and said:

"Fengting, do you know who she is?"

Bai Fengting glanced at the young woman who kept pressing herself against Zhou Er. She furrowed her brow, but still answered:

"She's Xu Lifeng's younger sister, Xu Yuanyuan, the sister of Talisman Master Xu."

"That's right!"

Zhou Er nodded and said:

"From now on, you'll open a Talisman Shop near the sect together. Help me sell talismans, and use Xu Lifeng's name for the business."

"Master, I don't want to work with her."

Xu Yuanyuan said sulkily.

"Stuff it!"

Zhou Er barked.

Afterward, Xu Yuanyuan had no choice but to open a Talisman Shop together with Bai Fengting.

It sold only a few kinds of talismans, all made by Zhou Er and Xu Yuanyuan.

Bai Fengting managed the shop, while Xu Yuanyuan stayed hidden behind the scenes, serving as the power behind it.

As for Zhou Er, he only made talismans each day, taking a batch to the Talisman Shop to sell every so often.

After Lin Shiyu emerged from seclusion, her cultivation had reached the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

From then on, Zhou Er behaved himself much more and stayed by Lin Shiyu's side.

He had long since forgotten why he had taken the Teleportation Array to get here in the first place.

"Senior Brother, I heard about the recent Yuanfeng Talisman Shop."

Lin Shiyu brought it up without warning.

"Oh, that! I've heard of it too."

Zhou Er drew Lin Shiyu into his arms without making much effort to hide the truth and said:

"They offer fair prices when buying talismans. I've been selling the ones I've made lately to them."

"Senior Brother, do you know who owns that Talisman Shop?"

Lin Shiyu asked.

"Who?"

Zhou Er played dumb.

Aside from collecting Spirit Stones, he really hadn't interfered much in the Talisman Shop's operation.

"Xu Yuanyuan! She's Xu Lifeng's younger sister. I'm worried she has some other scheme."

Lin Shiyu said anxiously.

They had killed Xu Yuanyuan's older brother, Xu Lifeng, so Lin Shiyu couldn't help being wary of those close to him.

"Ah, that."

Zhou Er wasn't worried. He said:

"I thought the owner was that Bai Fengting. We only fought back in self-defense that day. Even if the truth came out, Xu Yuanyuan would have no reason to take revenge on us."

He had already used the Nightmare Heart-Control Talisman on Xu Yuanyuan. She obeyed him wholeheartedly and couldn't possibly harbor any other intentions.

Zhou Er had nothing to fear.

"Senior Brother, be careful next time you go to the Yuanfeng Talisman Shop. Don't let Xu Yuanyuan lead you astray."

Lin Shiyu cautioned him.

She had even considered accompanying Zhou Er every time he went.

But she had things to take care of, too; she couldn't stay glued to Zhou Er's side.

"I know, Shiyu."

Zhou Er slipped his hand into Lin Shiyu's sleeve and began exploring up and down.

"Xu Lifeng and the others were definitely killed. They were probably slaughtered by Lin Shiyu and her companions, and utterly crushed at that. I'm afraid the Sunset Sect has already noticed us."

Several figures had gathered inside a ruined temple.

"We've lost contact with Xu Lifeng's younger sister, Xu Yuanyuan, too. She even opened a Talisman Shop with that Bai Family harlot."

Someone spoke with disgust.

The shop wasn't large, but it still affected the Taiyi Talisman Alliance's business to some extent.

During the Righteous-Demonic War, the Zheng Family Ancestor, who had controlled the Sunset Mountain Range, had fallen, and the Talisman Alliance had taken control of the talisman trade.

The Alliance's members included both righteous and demonic cultivators. They had no allegiance and cared only about raking in as much as they could. They wished the Righteous-Demonic War engulfing the entire continent would go on forever.

That way, they could earn even more Spirit Stones.

"We can't make a move against Lin Shiyu's side for now, but that Yuanfeng Talisman Shop is too conspicuous. We still need to find someone to take it out. Just having it there is an eyesore!"

Someone spoke.

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"Perfect. We can have the Bai Family Members make a move and take Bai Fengting away."

One of them said.

Inside the Yuanfeng Talisman Shop, Bai Fengting was keeping an eye on the place.

She was the Shopkeeper. She had hired Sunset Sect disciples to handle the day-to-day work, so she didn't need to get involved.

After all, a few Spirit Stones were enough to buy a month of work from ordinary Outer Sect Disciples and Servant Disciples.

Still, although she didn't have to sell the talismans herself, she did need to manage the people under her.

Otherwise, if they slacked off or stole from the shop, it would have a serious impact.

Just as Bai Fengting finished checking the talisman stock and the Spirit Stones recorded in the account book, confirming that everything was in order, a group of people blocked the entrance to the Yuanfeng Talisman Shop. At their head stood a middle-aged male cultivator.

"Bai Fengting, well, well! The family has been looking for you for months, and you actually ran off to the Sunset Sect, to Yunxia Mountain, and opened a Talisman Shop. You've grown some wings, haven't you?"

The middle-aged male cultivator shouted arrogantly.

When Bai Fengting saw the man, disgust appeared on her face.

He was her biological father, Bai Yuyu.

"I'm already twenty-eight. So what if I've left the Bai Family?"

With someone backing her, Bai Fengting wasn't worried in the slightest.

As she spoke, she sent a message to Xu Yuanyuan, asking her to come and handle this.

"So what if you're thirty? You're still my daughter, and that means I have the right to deal with you! I've already arranged a marriage for you. You're coming back with me today, or I'll make you regret it!"

Bai Yuyu said viciously.

"This place is within the Sunset Sect's territory. I don't believe you can do anything to me."

Bai Fengting refused to back down.

Seeing this, Bai Yuyu led his men into the Talisman Shop and snatched up the First-grade Talismans on display. He said:

"These are all talismans my daughter made. I can take them without paying a single Spirit Stone. If you refuse to come with me, you can forget about keeping this business going."

After speaking, Bai Yuyu ordered his men to seize Bai Fengting.

Fortunately, Bai Fengting was quick on her feet.

She controlled her magical artifact and headed for Xu Yuanyuan's Cave Mansion, repeatedly trying to contact her along the way.

At last, Xu Yuanyuan caught up with her on the road.

"Who dares to run wild here?"

Xu Yuanyuan shouted. Her gaze swept over them, and she immediately spotted Bai Yuyu and the others in pursuit.

Then she released a hint of her Foundation Establishment aura, and the group instantly panicked.

However, someone was backing Bai Yuyu, so he wasn't afraid of an ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivator. He said:

"May I ask who you are, Senior? I'm disciplining my own daughter. What does that have to do with you?"

"How dare you! I'm the one who opened the Yuanfeng Talisman Shop. You stole my talismans, and you still claim it has nothing to do with me?"

Xu Yuanyuan shouted. Sword Light flashed, and three heads hit the ground.

Under normal circumstances, Xu Yuanyuan would certainly have been held accountable by the sect for this.

But the Righteous-Demonic War was raging, and outsiders who stole property and resources or offended a Foundation Establishment Cultivator could be killed without consequence.

Of course, there were better ways to handle this matter.

But Xu Yuanyuan simply couldn't stand Bai Fengting. Once she learned that the man before her was Bai Fengting's father, she blew a small matter up into a big one, and a big one into a colossal one.

Since he had stolen talismans from the shop, he could pay with his life!

After killing the three men, Xu Yuanyuan turned to Bai Fengting with a smug look and said:

"I took care of those troublemakers for you. Shouldn't you show me some gratitude?"

Bai Fengting had been completely dumbfounded by what had happened. She didn't know what to do.

Bai Yuyu had certainly been overly arrogant this time, but did he really have to die?

When Bai Fengting didn't answer, Xu Yuanyuan grew furious. She grabbed Bai Fengting's face with one hand and said:

"Why haven't you thanked me yet?"

"Thank you, Senior Xu, for saving my life."

Bai Fengting replied helplessly.

But even after hearing her thanks, Xu Yuanyuan didn't let go. Instead, she dragged Bai Fengting into a cave she had dug outside.

The cave lay deep inside the mountain, with a restriction blocking it off. No one outside could tell what was happening within.

After dragging Bai Fengting into the depths of the secret chamber, Xu Yuanyuan began cackling.

She pulled out a thin rope and said with a smile:

"Sister Bai, the Master's in seclusion now. It'll probably be years before he comes out."

Xu Yuanyuan slowly approached Bai Fengting, smiling from ear to ear.

Zhou Er had gone into seclusion to break through to the mid-stage of Golden Core, so she could finally teach Bai Fengting a proper lesson.

She would show Bai Fengting what happened when she tried to steal the Master's affection from her.

As she spoke, Xu Yuanyuan bound Bai Fengting to fit her figure and hoisted her up.

Watching Bai Fengting sway, Xu Yuanyuan was overjoyed. She took out a whip and flicked it through the air twice, making it crack, crack.

Before Zhou Er emerged from seclusion, she could give Bai Fengting a proper whipping and teach her to remember her place.

Xu Yuanyuan struck Bai Fengting with the whip. A red mark appeared on Bai Fengting's snow-white body, and her whole body trembled.

Bai Fengting pressed her lips together without a word, staring stubbornly at Xu Yuanyuan.

Xu Yuanyuan tried every kind of method. Three months later, she began to panic.

Bai Fengting actually refused to submit.

If she let her go, Bai Fengting would surely tell Zhou Er how she had humiliated her.

If Zhou Er found out she had treated Bai Fengting this way, he definitely wouldn't let her off easily.

Thinking of what might happen to her, Xu Yuanyuan grew flustered.

At the same time, she felt a little excited.

If Zhou Er treated her that way, it would be such a wonderful thing.

At the thought, she trembled with excitement.

But that wasn't the worst possible outcome.

Maybe Zhou Er would kill her outright.

So she couldn't let this get out.

After locking Xu Yuanyuan up here, she went to deal with Bai Fengting, too, and set up a false trail.

She pretended Bai Fengting had been taken away by the Bai Family Members, and that she knew nothing about it.

Half a year later, Zhou Er came out of seclusion. While Lin Shiyu was busy studying alchemy, he pretended to go sell talismans, but actually went to look for Bai Fengting.

When he arrived at the Talisman Shop, though, he learned from an employee that Bai Fengting hadn't been there in almost a year.

"Ever since Shopkeeper Bai's father came here to make a scene, Shopkeeper Bai disappeared."

The employee told Zhou Er.

Zhou Er said nothing more. He put down the talismans and went to find Xu Yuanyuan.

As soon as he entered Xu Yuanyuan's Cave Mansion,

Xu Yuanyuan was dressed in a close-fitting Light Luo Dance Attire. Its collar gaped slightly, and its narrow sash accentuated her lithe, graceful figure. Daylight fell over her, leaving her skin smooth and lustrous as jade, with a soft glow.

There was no lively music in the room, only the occasional faint chime of the Eave Wind Chime. She followed its delicate notes and began to dance.

Her steps weren't as precise and formal as those of a palace dancer. Her gestures and turns were languid and free, and when her step faltered, her waist bent with boneless softness, brimming with captivating allure.

Her wide sleeves fluttered, revealing a slender, pale wrist. Her skirt swirled with her movements, making her look all the more graceful and alluring.

Her eyes lowered, and the Pearl Flower by her temple trembled gently. Her movements weren't quite correct, but each one was imbued with soft, seductive charm, mixing deliberate coyness with temptation.

Daylight streamed through the room. Every glance and gesture of hers stirred the heart.

Only when Zhou Er approached did Xu Yuanyuan stop dancing.

Her already thin Dance Attire slipped away piece by piece, revealing tantalizing runes that shimmered faintly against her skin in the sunlight.

Xu Yuanyuan immediately knelt before Zhou Er and cried,

"Master!"

While Zhou Er was away, this woman had learned no shortage of ways to tempt people. Even he felt his mouth growing dry.

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