Dao Companion Crippled, Coveters Move

Chapter 192 - 191: The Wicked Women's Asura Field

"Lu Fairy is a worldly person, too?"

Shang Miaoyan put on a surprised expression. She set down her teacup and covered her mouth with her hand.

It was as if she couldn't believe that this outstanding Female Cultivator before her, one who perfectly embodied the noble characteristics of a Fairy—reserved, poised, elegant, and pure—could possibly be a vulgar woman.

"Don't be surprised, Holy Daughter. The Female Cultivators of your Yin Yang Sacred Land have always delved deep into the ways of the mortal world. You must hold the pretentious and reserved female cultivators of the Righteous Dao in the greatest contempt.

"After all, you know very well that as long as a person has not achieved sainthood, they are bound to have desires. Greed, lust, folly—they'll be tainted by one of them."

"I think so, too. Why should a woman confine herself with so many rules and restrictions?

"From that perspective, the standards people use to judge a Fairy are rather foolish. It's no wonder the more free-spirited people laugh at them for being pedantic."

Lu Ruoxi picked up the blue-and-white porcelain pot and poured herself another cup of tea.

Shang Miaoyan watched the tea fall like a silver thread through the air. She thought that this Lu Ruoxi was a truly fascinating person, far exceeding her expectations.

To have grown up in a Righteous Sect like the Xuanyuan Dao Sect, with its countless rules, yet still be able to think outside the box and examine herself... She truly couldn't be underestimated.

'A person who defies convention like this... no wonder she'd disregard the bonds between sect-mates and make a brazen move on her Junior Brother, a man who already has a Dao Companion!'

CLINK—

The teacup in Shang Miaoyan's hand landed on the stone table with a crisp sound.

She clapped her hands lightly and said with a praise-filled smile:

"Lu Fairy's words have truly given me, Miaoyan, a sudden epiphany."

"Since Lu Fairy doesn't care for all those rules and restrictions, why don't we chat about something women love to talk about? For example, men."

Hearing this, Lu Ruoxi frowned slightly.

But Shang Miaoyan gave her no chance to refuse. Ignoring her somewhat annoyed gaze, she pressed on with a grin:

"Of all the men Lu Fairy has been with so far, which one has captured your heart the most? Or we could get more specific—for instance, whose personality was more to your taste, or who was more... comfortable in *that* department..."

"After all, the body and the heart can love two different people at the same time~"

Lu Ruoxi was silent for a moment before saying, "Holy Daughter, the path I personally pursue is one of love, not promiscuity.

"I am not as experienced as you, so I'm afraid I, Ruo Xi, cannot discuss this topic with you."

Shang Miaoyan once again put on a surprised little expression.

"Does Lu Fairy mean to say she has already found her one true love?"

Lu Ruoxi nodded, not denying it.

She stared at Shang Miaoyan's cunning, foxy eyes, wondering what this sly fox spirit, after such a long act, ultimately wanted to say to her...

"Lu Fairy's one true love... could you tell Miaoyan which Great Power in the Sect he is? With Lu Fairy's qualifications, I imagine only an expert at the Void Refining Realm or above would be able to catch your eye."

"I don't care about Cultivation."

"Then could Lu Fairy's one true love be the son of some Great Power?"

"I don't care about power or status."

Lu Ruoxi poured another cup of tea. She liked it sweet, so she used a small spoon to scoop a few lumps of rock sugar from a nearby dish, stirring them into her cup.

Her voice was confident and composed, as if the Female Cultivator sitting across from her wasn't the Saintess of a Sacred Land, but an ordinary disciple.

"Holy Daughter, as the youngest Elder of Dan Yun Pavilion, I may only have a Divinity Transformation Cultivation, but if you account for my talent and potential in the Alchemy Dao, even experts of the Void Refining Realm are nothing special in my eyes.

"Wealth and power are nothing but passing clouds to me."

"Then what does Lu Fairy care about?"

"As I said, I'm a worldly person. So I only care if a man's vessel is handsome. Of course~ if his personality is interesting as well, that's even better."

Shang Miaoyan licked the corner of her lips.

"So Lu Fairy likes handsome male cultivators~ What a coincidence. Miaoyan is a worldly person, too. I also like handsome men."

"I've heard that Lu Fairy's Junior Brother, the Cold Sun Sword Immortal Pei Yuhang, is called the most handsome man in the world. I saw him yesterday, and I truly feel his reputation is well-deserved.

"He's truly a masterpiece of the Celestial Dao's divine creation. Just looking at him makes my heart melt~"

Shang Miaoyan placed a fingertip on her lips and closed her eyes in recollection. Her blushing, pretty face was a breathtaking sight—a beauty lost in the throes of first love, a scene rarely witnessed in the mortal realm.

Lu Ruoxi glanced at Shang Miaoyan's wanton display and almost failed to control her strength, nearly shattering the teacup in her hand.

'It seems I was right to ask the Pavilion Master to intervene yesterday... This sly fox spirit really does have her eyes on my Junior Brother Pei. That hussy!'

At this point, how could she not understand the purpose of Shang Miaoyan's visit?

Requesting Alchemy was a pretense; sounding her out was the real reason.

She had ruined the woman's fun yesterday, allowing Junior Brother Pei to return safely to the Cold Palace Sword Mansion. It seemed this had alerted the sly fox spirit.

While silently cursing Shang Miaoyan for being shameless, Lu Ruoxi raised her threat level to the absolute maximum.

After all, this keen perceptiveness had truly exceeded Lu Ruoxi's expectations... To guess that she was the one who had asked the Pavilion Master to intervene, based solely on her relationship as a fellow sect member with Junior Brother Pei.

Thinking of this, Lu Ruoxi's patience wore thin.

'Sly fox, it was I who spoiled your fun yesterday. Are you here to hold me accountable for it?'

'In the Xuanyuan Dao Sect, who gave you the nerve?!'

Lu Ruoxi snorted coldly, her words now completely devoid of courtesy.

"Business Saintess, my Junior Brother is a man with a Dao Companion. And his Dao Companion is my own Junior Sister."

"For you to so wantonly express your lust for my Junior Brother right in front of my face... aren't you underestimating me, Ruo Xi, a little too much!"

The moment Lu Ruoxi's voice fell, the floor, ceiling, and walls began to tremble slightly.

This was Lu Ruoxi's territory. Bolstered by numerous Arrays, even a Divinity Transformation Peak cultivator was nothing more than a clay chicken and a pottery dog to her!

Faced with that shocking Suppression, Shang Miaoyan simply drank her tea calmly, showing no trace of panic.

"Why has Lu Fairy suddenly gotten so worked up?"

"I've only made the same mistake every woman makes: falling for Peng Sword Immortal."

"You say Peng Sword Immortal has a Dao Companion, telling me to give up on these thoughts."

"But Lu Fairy hasn't given up on them herself, yet she orders others to do so. That's even more tyrannical than the Demon Dao~"

"Lu Fairy, before you lecture me, perhaps you should first give up on your own disgusting thoughts about your dear Junior Brother!"

Lu Ruoxi just snorted coldly at Shang Miaoyan's words, treating them as utter nonsense.

'I don't care what you say. So what if you guessed correctly?'

'Even if you told Junior Sister Ye and Junior Brother Pei yourself, they would never believe the words of a Demoness from the Demon Dao like you. Coming from your mouth, even the truth would be dismissed as the bewitching lies of a Witch.'

A mocking smile touched the corner of Lu Ruoxi's lips as she said:

"Business Saintess, I have no interest in responding to the filth you're slinging. I will not be refining the Elixir you wanted. Please leave."

"Sixuan, come see our guest out!"

Shang Miaoyan rose and slowly walked out.

"What a shame. I suppose I'll have to make another appointment with Lu Fairy for the Alchemy when I'm free another day."

After Shang Miaoyan had completely disappeared from sight, Lu Ruoxi sneered. 'So that's all the sly fox spirit amounts to.' With a wave of her hand, she put away the tea set on the table.

As for the teacup Shang Miaoyan had just used, she planned to throw it away immediately.

'A teacup used by that vixen... it stinks of her foulness. I certainly don't want to keep it.'

However, as Lu Ruoxi picked up the teacup, her face suddenly froze. Unable to control her strength, she completely shattered the cup in her hand.

There, carved on the stone table beneath the cup, was a line of elegant, small words.

Your Junior Brother... is quite supple.

Next to it, there was a strand of hair...

"Shang Miaoyan, you're courting death!"

Lu Ruoxi slammed her palm down, blasting the stone table and the ground beneath it into dust.