Could it be that I am the cruel villain?
Chapter 375 - 241: Your Cen Yueyue is Also Here_2

Chapter 375: Chapter 241: Your Cen Yueyue is Also Here_2

"According to Su Yi, on normal days whenever you need to rest, you go to her room, right?"

With an embarrassed expression, it’s quite humiliating to have one’s private life known, especially since his own XP seems to have been exposed in front of his senior sister.

Heh, men, they claim to like young ones, but in the end, they still prefer those who are more mature.

He begrudgingly managed an "mm-hmm."

He glanced up, and even though Liu Xianzi’s phoenix eyes were still pure and untainted by any impurities, somehow, Jiang Feng always felt a trace of teasing in her gaze, perhaps out of guilt.

Especially the way Liu Tangxi likes to lift her chin while looking at people, coupled with that cold demeanor, was extremely oppressive. He still remembered the words he had said himself two years ago.

"Even if it kills me, I’m going to marry an eighteen-year-old."

Yes, those were his exact words.

"Your body has fully recovered recently without any lingering effects. Lu Luo’s condition is stable; she only needs time to heal. The Demon Race’s Cultivation Technique and healing methods seem to be more suitable for them."

Ignoring her junior brother’s embarrassed face, she slightly lifted her long legs, which were pale and straight, noticeable even in a dark room lit only by a sliver of moonlight, tempting one to grab hold.

With a flattering smile, he sat cross-legged and took the initiative to hold his senior sister’s jade foot in his palm, neither too large nor too small, just a bit longer than his own palm and could be just managed by one hand.

His thumb pressed on the Yongquan point, and the other thumb on the Duyin point, slowly kneading. This made the woman visibly relax a lot. It was strange, how did his big manly junior brother know these tricks?

Massaging legs, giving massages, serving tea and water – if he were a woman knowing these tasks, she wouldn’t find it strange. But what’s the deal with Jiang Feng?

"Who did you learn this from?"

"Oh, this? At the time, my brother took me to a foot massage parlor, and the people there..."

His voice abruptly stopped.

The room became suddenly quiet.

"What’s a foot massage parlor? I’ve been in society for many years and have never heard of it."

Cutely cocking her head, Liu Tangxi obviously didn’t understand what a "foot massage parlor" was, but Jiang Feng’s eyes were drifting slightly.

"It’s, uh, a place for massage. Senior sister, what did you wait until this late to talk to me about?"

He awkwardly changed the subject. Liu Xianzi’s eyes flashed with realization, and she immediately understood that the so-called foot massage parlor was probably a place of pleasure.

It looked like her junior brother was quite the playboy.

"Hmm, now that you’re free of worries, the time you’ve been delayed in your practice must be compensated by spending time on it. Remember our conversation in the study last time?"

Only when reminded did he remember the task of going to Country Liang.

If he wasn’t mistaken, it was under the pretext of a marriage proposal to lure the girl up the mountain, reportedly, that little princess has an Innate Heavenly Thunder body and knows the Five Thunders True Method.

He nodded, his expression as uncomfortable as if he had eaten something disgusting, but Liu Xianzi simply lifted her toes, indicating he should press harder.

"Senior sister, you’re not saying that after all this, I still have to go on a marriage proposal, are you?"

With a worried frown, just hearing those two words made him scared, causing goosebumps all over. However, surprisingly, the woman just shook her head.

"The journey this time remains unchanged, but perhaps the marriage proposal part needs to be called off."

He widened his eyes, almost thinking his ears had a problem, and a smile started to spread across his face, but before he could fully smile, he heard his senior sister say emotionlessly.

"Fifteen days ago, we received urgent news from Country Liang, saying that the princess with the innate Five Thunders power mysteriously disappeared. The Royal Family has exhausted all means but can’t find any trace. That’s why they contacted us overnight."

"What? She ran away from home?"

"The possibility is minute, do you still remember the address of Country Liang?"

"Of course I do."

Swiftly filtering through his mind, although his experience was not extensive, he could still remember the world map; if memory served him right, Country Liang was situated directly south of the Central Plains, not bordering any frontiers, that is to say, currently east of Purple Cloud Immortal Palace.

When he originally traveled from Qingshui County to Purple Cloud Palace, although he did not pass directly through, he crossed near the borderlines of Country Liang. The country wasn’t particularly large, approximately eight hundred miles around, a bit larger in strength compared to Long Country where he had been before.

Within the entire Central Plains, it was quite decent. If they were unable to find the missing scions, it meant that the other side’s strength must be quite fearsome, especially with Sister’s rhetorical question.

Given what he knew about his Sister’s character, if it wasn’t related to the address, she wouldn’t have asked such a question.

"Is it due to other forces? If I remember correctly, Joyful Sect isn’t far from Country Liang, and the states of the Southern Border are also just six hundred miles away from both countries. Is it because of them?"

"Mhm."

It’s comfortable chatting with someone clever. Liu Tangxi stretched out and rubbed her shoulders; Jiang Feng keenly captured that his Sister was different from before, evidently having been worn out recently, not just him.

Every day, she took the trouble to care for several disciples, assisted with surgeries, and scoured various resources, exploiting connections, striving to restore the two patients to optimal condition.

At first, he was curious why his Sister chose to go to sleep directly tonight without practicing sword cultivation. It seemed she truly had a hard time these days.

"Recently, many outsiders have flooded into the territory of Country Liang; among them are disciples from the Southern Border and the Joyful Sect. The fact that the little princess possesses the Five Thunder True Method is known to very few, combined with her being the youngest child at home, so no one focused their attention on her."

"Otherwise, given her talent, she would probably have been targeted and met with foul play long ago. This time, it seems someone leaked information, leading to the mishap. It is said that many sect forces have recently had their eyes on disciples who possess unusual phenomena or special constitutions."

"You should already be aware of the Jiuzhou Martial Arts Tournament. Among the previous generation, that is, our Master’s cohort, quite a few obtained incredible opportunities within the belly of the Candle Dragon, including the Sword Intent you and I practice, which came from there."

"Of course, there were also inheritors of the Daoist Skill of the Five Elements among them. It’s quite normal for them to act eagerly upon catching wind of it now. However, I am indeed to blame for this matter."

"Had I known, even if it meant breaking the sect rules, I would have brought that child back to the Mountain Gate. The Art of Snatching Bodies has always existed; you should be more than familiar with it. Now we can only breach protocol and contend for her."

Rubbing her sore brow.

She looked visibly tired. Cultivators also require rest, not as dependent on it as ordinary people, able to substitute it with meditation. However, regardless of meditative recovery, a good sleep is always more refreshing and satisfying.

Moreover, her cultivation had long been at a bottleneck, making meditation practice an ineffective endeavor for her.

Still, Jiang Feng expressed hesitation, but he said, "Sister, if I remember correctly, Country Liang seemingly does not fall under the jurisdiction of our Purple Cloud Palace. Interfering rashly, won’t it provoke dissatisfaction from other sects..."

Every country is backed by different sects.

Actually, it’s not proper to say they are backed by the Emperor; rather, it’s an equal, mutually supportive and beneficial, protective relationship.

For instance, the countries surrounding the location of Purple Cloud Palace would continuously send a variety of young disciples to be apprenticed and seek arts from them, delivering large quantities of materials each year: all kinds of Immortal Herbs, Spiritual Medicine, rare minerals, and so on.

And Purple Cloud Palace would provide protection in turn: if someone invaded the borders or if demons caused trouble, they would naturally step forward unequivocally, also imparting Daoist Skill to those young disciples, teaching them various things.

From a more modern perspective, Purple Cloud Palace is more like a top-tier university, entirely independent from any country, enjoying subsidies and resources from others, yet also continuously supplying talent to the nations to secure its position in the world.

Continuously enhancing their social stature, accumulating wealth, and increasing strength this way, because a sect is always just a sect, lacking a complete societal operating system. They cannot replace a country, nor can they.

This is precisely why Jiang Feng thought about setting boundaries. If it’s none of his business, better not to bloody interfere. Minding one’s own business has always been his style.

"Indeed, by rights, we shouldn’t interfere, yet..."

Liu Tang took a glance.

"Your Cen Yueyue is also there."

"What time shall we depart tomorrow?"