He pursed his lips, and waves of blush spread across his usually cool face.
"M-Master, you cannot examine the curse here."
He blurted those words as though possessed, making Lian Yue abruptly raise her head, the astonishment in her peach-blossom eyes deepening.
Having cultivated the Red Dust Gu, she could naturally see through the mortal world with ease, and see through her own eldest senior brother as well.
At this moment, she sensed that Ye Qinghong had fallen completely into the demon's trap, like sinking into a swamp, with no chance of ever climbing out again.
It was also at this moment that she completely abandoned the idea of persuading her eldest senior brother with words, because she knew perfectly well that there was no possibility of success.
Only by feeding herself to the demon, luring out his true purpose, and reducing her eldest senior brother's heart to dead ashes...
Could he finally come to his senses.
At that thought, Lian Yue covered her lips with a handkerchief and smiled faintly, her pale face looking all the more poignantly beautiful.
Then she looked at Ye Qinghong.
"In what capacity are you stopping me, Eldest Senior Brother? We are both Master's disciples. Surely there is no distinction between high and low?"
"As Master's spouse, of course..."
Ye Qinghong spoke instinctively, then quickly felt that he had been a little too bold.
But his nature had always been to charge forward without looking back. Even if he said something wrong, he would never retract it. He merely pressed his lips together and looked at Lian Yue, his black hair flying.
"..."
Lian Yue was once again stunned by her eldest senior brother, and for a moment she had no answer.
But she soon coughed twice and said with a smile.
"You must