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Chapter 189 - 134 Heartless Lover

Chapter 189: Chapter 134 Heartless Lover

Knock, knock, knock!

As if timed perfectly, a uniform knocking came from the door.

His vacant gaze cleared up, and only then did he realize that it had started raining outside at some point, and there was some noise downstairs. He quickly looked towards the door.

"Please come in."

The door was gently pushed open.

"Senior brother truly has the demeanor of a celestial being. Ordinary people probably need to meditate for years to grasp the path of cultivation, yet senior brother has glimpsed the threshold in just twenty days."

It was his adorable junior sister, cradling her pipa.

At least, her brightly colored clothes seemed quite cute.

She walked elegantly to the desk, poised and graceful. She gently sat down, and with a wave of her hand, the pipa was stored in her Qiankun Bag.

In a flash, the distant teapot somehow ended up in her hand. She gently shook the empty teapot, and as if performing magic, hot tea was poured out.

No matter how many times one sees this unconscious tea-making gesture, it always impresses. Elders are respected, so she first pushed the fine tea towards Jiang Feng... At least, she is an elder in terms of seniority.

Moreover, she has not done this only once or twice, asking for red packets from her little uncle who is 120 years younger than her. Jiang Feng did that too, changing the diapers of an uncle 30 years younger in his past life.

Well, he was used to it.

However, Jiang Feng noticed that the water poured into Yu Ying’s teacup was plain boiled water.

Still hot.

"Cough, did you try the last prescription I gave you, was it effective?"

Suddenly, that sentence popped out of someone’s mouth.

The woman drinking hot water choked, but her psychological quality was good, she did not spit it out on the spot, she just swallowed the hot water down.

"Senior brother really cares about me, just... the concern seems a bit misplaced?"

Smiling, and perhaps it was an illusion, but he felt that her smile seemed a bit eerie. It wasn’t that he was overly sensitive, but mainly due to him being shut off and dealing with Gu insects, exactly one month had passed.

Moreover, the timing was close to that of Yan Yurou; he used to get medicine for that girl at this time every month.

"Don’t worry, it definitely served its purpose, not as painful as before, but as senior brother said, it only treats the symptoms not the cause. It eases but cannot eradicate the issue, still, I must thank senior brother for his concern."

She politely leaned her body slightly, a movement that unfortunately showcased a hint of snowy white from her loosely fitted chest, making the young man awkwardly divert his gaze.

"Damn, thunderstruck, thunderstruck!"

Unexpectedly, in this era of scarce resources, development is still... wait.

Cultivators have no scarcity; daily consumption of Elixirs prevents any malnutrition.

Smiling mischievously at the young man before her, her teasing look seemed to see through a little guy with lustful thoughts but no guts. At this moment, Jiang Feng realized that his attempts to hide were completely ineffectual before her.

Looking inward, indeed a pair of eyes was circling overhead; compared to before, she behaved much more decently, not getting too close, just peeking into others’ real thoughts.

"Senior brother, I came here originally to advise you not to be too extreme."

"I know senior brother has exceptional talents, thus you should be smart. The path of cultivation should be carried out step by step, you should also get out and walk around after spending twenty days in seclusion."

"Moreover, there are myriad ways to establish foundation, being too eager might lead to severe consequences. For this, I have paid a heavy price many years ago with my tendons completely shattered."

"If it were not for the Hall of Pill stepping in, I might have been crippled, however..."

She glanced at the extraordinary young man in front of her; with her realm, how could she not sense the changes happening within Jiang Feng’s body now, her eyes full of admiration. Although her personality is strong, she would not deny others because of it.

"It seems I was too worried."

"Senior brother truly has an air of a dragon and tiger; just twenty days, and you’ve glimpsed the threshold."

"Foundation establishment is a threshold every cultivator must step over to truly start pursuing the Immortal Path. With senior brother’s talent, I fear you might surpass us all in the future, it’s no wonder Master Liu took you as a disciple."

"After mastering the technique, transforming the Spiritual Energy in your body is just a matter of time, maybe in a few more days, senior brother will successfully establish his foundation. Still, I suggest senior brother to go out and walk about, after all, these twenty days have been somewhat monotonous."

Though her face wore her trademark fake smile, her words indeed felt comforting. Now that he had found the knack, what he needed to do next was to keep accumulating proficiency, eventually liquefying all the Spiritual Energy inside his body.

He couldn’t help but think.

"Love it, keep talking!"

"...Hmm?"

The woman just tilted her head, looking at Jiang Feng teasingly; with her capability, she could indeed keep praising this young guy all day.

Only she felt like she was coddling a child.

"Cough, just kidding. You must have come here for more than just this, right?"

Immediately straightening his spine, he dared not harbor any more stray thoughts; facing Yu Ying, even a slight deviation in focus could lead to social death.

Her tender lips slightly curled up, the color slightly pale, applied evenly, including a light layer of rouge on her cheeks that made her complexion look more rosy and healthy. Even her fingers and wrists were adorned with exquisite flower rings.

It looked handmade.

What does this imply?

It implies that Yu Ying has recently been recovering well; she is a woman whose current state and mood can be understood just by looking at her appearance and attire.

After spending some time with her, he realized that this inexpensive junior sister was actually quite easy to understand.

She prioritizes the interests of the sect foremost, and in order to solidify her position and achieve her goals, she would not hesitate to use any means necessary. Generally speaking, as long as you don’t touch these two bottom lines, she is quite reasonable. But once these lines are crossed, she would not hesitate to kill you.

Oh, add one more condition.

She might kill someone to vent when in a bad mood.

"That’s natural, do you still remember what happened at the border of Fengzhou?"

Nod.

Twenty days ago after returning to Shuangfeng City, his initial plan was to find Yu Ying immediately to discuss the matter concerning Xu Huoyao, as he had witnessed someone tampering with the evidence at that time.

At that time he was too far to hear the conversation clearly, but based on Hou Zhongxiao’s memories in his mind, he confirmed the identities of the two men and also confirmed that the disturbance at the border was deliberately condoned by these two.

"Of course I remember, I wanted to find you when I first returned to the city, but you were recovering from injuries at that time, so I could only have Manager Xu pass on the message."

He sipped his tea. During these days, he occasionally heard the noisy disturbances outside, mostly due to the outbreak of Gu Poison incidents, but it has been gradually calming down in recent days.

With the capabilities of Purple Cloud Palace, it should have been completely resolved in a month.

"First, let’s start with the conclusion. This incident was no accident—it was indeed provoked on purpose, and your judgement was quite accurate."

"The instigator is named Hou Zhongxiao, or Cen Zhongxiao, once a member of Cen Family Village but actually a mole from Hou Family Village, having infiltrated Cen Family Village for a long time until one year ago when he was discovered while stealing from their Scripture Pavilion, exposing his identity and fleeing."

"Because the current Family Head of Cen Family acted decisively, immediately pressuring the other party with his men, nearly leading to a war, which was ultimately resolved through the mediation of the Great Clan Chief, reaching a consensus to completely disown and expel this person from the territory."

"After leaving the Southern Border, Hou Zhongxiao settled in Red Flower Temple and devoted himself to studying Gu Technique. Pretending to be a doctor to the outside world, he treated various injured and sick people, using them as test subjects for his Gu Worms, which has been going on for a full year now."

"It was only in the past two months that the cultivation of Xu Huoyao gradually perfected and took shape, and you should be quite familiar with its effects, especially since Shuangfeng City also has medical practitioners from the Southern Border, you must have looked into it."

"It’s called Xu Huoyao."

Her eyes were full of admiration.

A month ago before Jiang Feng left, she had briefly mentioned conducting an investigation into the truth, but she never expected that this little Qi Refinement Realm fellow would manage to bring her such detailed investigation results.

Just from this name of the Gu Poison alone she knew it couldn’t be a fabrication by Jiang Feng, as she had also made inquiries to a few senior doctors from the Southern Border, and the conclusion was that it was indeed called Xu Huoyao.

Moreover, it was a secret technique exclusive to the Cen Family, developed about a hundred years ago, but due to its imperfection, it remained dormant until now, which explained many things.

She gestured for him to continue.

"Then came the outbreak of Gu Poison."

"Xu Huoyao indeed has the ability to heal or turn flesh into bones, yet it becomes agitated with even slight environmental instability, especially since this kind of Gu Worm needs fresh flesh to feed, otherwise, it turns into dust within a couple of days."

"Another method includes grafting the bodies of various animals or even plants onto human bodies, using pregnant women as carriers, employing Xu Huoyao to enter the womb and thus giving birth to a monster named Ke Ru."

"These series of events were no accidents. While pursuing Hou Zhongxiao, I encountered two disciples from Fulong Pavilion, who were two external stewards, and they burnt Hou Zhongxiao’s body completely,—leaving Red Flower Temple in ashes."

She raised an eyebrow.

Despite the fake smiling face, Yu Ying had already figured out who the two Fulong Pavilion disciples mentioned by Jiang Feng were.

A flicker of fierce light in her eyes was gone in an instant, maintaining her dignified and elegant demeanor.

"Let’s directly talk about the conclusion I reached: those two Fulong Pavilion disciples received orders from their superiors, needing to provoke a war in a short period, reigniting the flames of war."

"With this premise, Hou Zhongxiao became the best pawn to utilize, both in terms of identity and the Gu Technique he was proficient in, spreading the impact of the Gu Poison northward, magnifying the situation."

"Whether it’s the common people or cultivators, their first reaction upon seeing these Gu Worms would naturally be that this is the work of the Southern Border, and this is indeed the truth. Relationships at the border had been extremely tense in recent years, adding fuel to the fire."

"Of course, it resulted in an immediate explosion. All that commotion downstairs just now, probably also due to the people being agitated, everyone itching for a chance to seek justice from the Southern Border?"

Nod.

Indeed, ever since the Gu Poison was almost cleared a few days ago, people have been eager to put forth requests for war, even the City Lord was somewhat furious, submitting a request for war to the monarch.

"The goal achieved, the two Fulong Pavilion stewards chose to destroy the evidence, but they came a bit late. I got there first—by the time the two of them arrived, Hou Zhongxiao was already dead, and they were a bit flustered, worried that this matter would be exposed."

"They even deliberately laid an ambush around Red Flower Temple for nearly an hour, unfortunately, I still managed to dodge the bullet."

"That’s everything."

After speaking so much, Jiang Feng’s mouth was dry; he finished his tea in one gulp, and before he could continue, a statement from Yu Ying almost made him choke on the spot.

"Oh? Is that everything?"

"It seems like junior brother has completely forgotten about the secret rendezvous and the exchange of a token of love with that little saintess from the Southern Border."

"What a heartless man."

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