novelraw Chapter 161 - 160: Senior Sister Lu's Grand Minotaur Undertaking
Chapter 161 - 160: Senior Sister Lu's Grand Minotaur Undertaking
A dizzy spell, much like a hangover, washed over him. Pei Yuhang slowly opened his eyes, his vision blurred with confusion.
'Wasn't I helping Senior Sister with her cultivation? Why did I pass out...'
"Junior Brother Pei, you're awake?"
Lu Ruoxi's gentle voice drifted over. Soon, a cup of hot, fragrant, steaming tea was placed before Pei Yuhang.
"Have some tea. It will soothe your throat."
"Mm."
Seeing Pei Yuhang take the hot tea from her hands with complete trust, the corners of Lu Ruoxi's lips curled up, but she quickly suppressed the joyful expression.
"Senior Sister, why did I fall asleep here? And... my memories after coming to the Dan Yun Pavilion are so hazy."
Pei Yuhang voiced his doubts as he sipped his tea.
"That's because every detail of how you helped my cultivation, Junior Brother Pei, is an absolute secret of my Dan Yun Pavilion that cannot be revealed. No one who isn't a core Cultivator of the Dan Yun Pavilion is allowed to retain any memory of it.
So, after getting your consent, I had you take a Disappointment Pill."
Lu Ruoxi said this with a serious expression, making a great show of how important the matter was.
"I see."
Pei Yuhang didn't doubt her at all. The Xuanyuan Dao Sect had a rule of giving Disappointment Pills to Cultivators who guarded or worked in many of its secret areas. It was an official, documented security measure.
For example, at the Scripture Pavilion, to prevent the guards from secretly reading the texts, they were given a side-effect-free Disappointment Pill at midnight every day. This ensured they had no memory of the Scripture Pavilion during the daytime.
Understanding the situation, Pei Yuhang no longer dwelled on it. He stood up and said, "Senior Sister, since everything is fine here for now, I should be heading back. Liyuan must be worried since I've been gone for a day and a night."
"Mm... But Junior Brother, you must come and help me with my cultivation often in the future, alright?"
Lu Ruoxi watched Pei Yuhang's eyes with a sweet smile. Within them, a pink, heart-shaped rune was flickering.
Under the silent hypnosis, Pei Yuhang nodded.
"Don't worry, Senior Sister. You've helped me and Liyuan so many times. I'll certainly do everything in my power to repay your kindness."
Watching Pei Yuhang make his promise, Lu Ruoxi thought to herself, 'This demonic curse from the Yin Yang Sacred Land is truly domineering. As long as the cursed person is periodically fed the medium for the Curse Technique, the 'Tea of Love,' the silent hypnotic suggestion can be maintained indefinitely.'
'Of course, this all relies on the premise that Pei Yuhang trusts me completely. If he held even a shred of suspicion toward me, this curse would never be able to trap a Sword Immortal Level Sword Cultivator.'
As Lu Ruoxi watched Pei Yuhang getting dressed, she was suddenly struck by a strange impulse to say, "Junior Brother Pei, when you go back, could you not sleep with Liyuan? The next time you come see me, come with a... pure body..."
But in the end, Lu Ruoxi didn't say the words. The Forgetful Spell wasn't an Illusion Technique that could invert right and wrong. Pei Yuhang would never agree to such a command; he might even become suspicious of her.
'Sigh... for now, Junior Brother Pei is still Ye Liyuan's Dao Companion. I can only possess him for a single night.'
'To snatch him away from Ye Liyuan completely will require a much longer-term plan.'
Fortunately, Lu Ruoxi's spirits lifted when she thought of that foolish junior sister, Ye Liyuan, still trusting her so naively, completely unaware that her dear Ah Han had been played with to Lu Ruoxi's heart's content all night long.
Thinking of this, Lu Ruoxi's confidence in her grand Minotaur enterprise swelled.
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Pei Yuhang zipped through the clouds on his Flying Sword. Although Cultivators who reached the Divinity Transformation Realm could walk on the void, a method even faster than an ordinary Flying Sword, Pei Yuhang, as a Sword Cultivator, still preferred the exhilarating freedom of soaring on his sword.
Soon, a white, snow-capped mountain appeared ahead. That was the direction of the Cold Palace Sword Mansion.
Originally, Pei Yuhang had planned to change the climate of the Cold Palace Sword Mansion and make it sunny and bright.
But after his Dao Companion and disciples all said they had grown accustomed to the perpetually swirling snow, Pei Yuhang gave up on the idea.
For some reason, Pei Yuhang turned to look at the mountain peak next to the Cold Palace Sword Mansion.
There stood a palace several times more grand and magnificent than his own residence. It was Shang Miaoyan's home in the Xuanyuan Dao Sect. Before she had gone into seclusion to break through to Divinity Transformation, she would summon him over daily to... be taken by her.
Fortunately, judging by the palace's current deserted state, Shang Miaoyan still hadn't returned. This meant she was still in seclusion, attempting her breakthrough to Divinity Transformation.
'That vile woman always used to say she wanted to merge the Yin Yang Dao and the Jade Maiden Dao, two completely contradictory paths, to walk a new Great Dao. That's an absolute fantasy.'
'I've already reached Divinity Transformation first, while she still hasn't broken through. That says it all... It would be for the best if that woman never breaks through. If she stays in death-seclusion forever.'
At this thought, Pei Yuhang's mood lightened even more. As long as Shang Miaoyan didn't return, he could be with Liyuan forever, without having to worry about falling into the Witch's immoral Abyss.
The White-clothed Sword Immortal retracted his gaze. Just as he was about to descend before the gates of the Cold Palace Sword Mansion, he suddenly saw a young woman in a black dress sitting on the cliff's edge.
The young woman had a cold, ethereal aura, like a black snow lotus blooming on the cliff.
This aloof and beautiful air was unique to Ji Xichan.
'Why is this girl's state of mind so turbulent and unstable?'
Pei Yuhang frowned slightly, sensing the chaotic and restless fluctuations of Ji Xichan's Divine Thought.
He had promised Chen Tiansheng he would take good care of Ji Xichan. Since he had made a promise, Pei Yuhang felt he had to show some concern.
The White-clothed Sword Immortal slowly landed beside the young woman. A cool breeze blew by at that exact moment, causing Ji Xichan's long black hair to flutter like willow branches. She turned her head and looked at him.
"Well, well, if it isn't Pei Sword Immortal, finally gracing us with your return. Were you out on a tryst with some Fairy? Gone for a whole day and night."
"Oh~ then again, maybe it wasn't just one Fairy you were trysting with. After all, with a handsome face like yours, Pei Sword Immortal, seducing several Fairies at once would be no challenge for you, would it?"
Ji Xichan made no effort to hide the mockery in her tone, which annoyed Pei Yuhang, who had been about to ask if she was alright.
"What's with the foul mood? Did you eat gunpowder or something?"
'Pei Yuhang felt that something was off about this girl.'
'Her hostility toward me is too intense. I don't think I've done anything to offend her recently, have I?'
'No, wait. For a female prodigy, being disciplined several times on the bottom with a Ruler is indeed a very humiliating experience.'
Thinking of this, Pei Yuhang more or less understood the reason for Ji Xichan's intense hostility.
'When it came down to it, Ji Xichan wasn't a disciple of his Cold Palace Sword Mansion like Yueqiu and Xiaoxiao. Administering a punishment like spanking her was, indeed, not quite appropriate.'
'Perhaps the turbulence I just sensed in her Dao Heart also stems from this.'
At this thought, Pei Yuhang was about to apologize, but Ji Xichan spoke first.
"Pei Sword Immortal, I've been waiting here for you all night... There's something I want to say to you."
"You wouldn't want your Dao Companion to find out about the scandal between you and your disciple, would you?"