novelraw Chapter 373 360: Lin Qianyan, Who Sees Lu Fairy's True Lovesick Face
Chapter 373 360: Lin Qianyan, Who Sees Lu Fairy's True Lovesick Face
Lu Ruoxi's eyelashes trembled as she pulled out a handkerchief to wipe the warm trickle flowing from her shapely nose.
Gazing at the red plum-like stain spreading across the white silk handkerchief, Lu Fairy pressed her lips together, the captivating flush on her beautiful face deepening.
'It's been too long without release… To think I'd get this worked up…'
Lu Ruoxi felt her teeth begin to ache. She swallowed a blue elixir that emanated a cold mist, forcibly suppressing the heat coursing through her body. At last, the calm returned to her beautiful eyes.
CREAK—
Just then, the door was pushed open.
Pei Yuhang emerged from the room with only a white blanket wrapped around his waist, his tall and sculpted upper body completely bare before Lu Ruoxi.
Lu Ruoxi swallowed hard, suddenly feeling her nose grow warm again.
"Senior Sister, are you all right?"
"I'm fine. I just ran into some minor issues with my cultivation recently. My qi and blood flow are a little sluggish, that's all."
Lu Ruoxi spun around, the moon-white tassels on her dress tracing a flustered arc through the air. Clearly, the Lu Fairy didn't want her Junior Brother to witness her unseemly state.
'In her Junior Brother's mind, a Senior Sister should forever remain saintly and benevolent.'
'Looking dazed, getting a nosebleed…'
'Things like that are absolutely not allowed.'
"Let's go, Junior Brother. This is the time of day when Yang Qi is at its peak. We mustn't delay."
Lu Ruoxi's full thighs, clad in pale pink silk socks, unconsciously rubbed against each other.
Inside her white boots, the tips of her toes curled in excitement before relaxing.
She could hardly wait—to put her Junior Brother into the cauldron.
Within the Grotto Heaven Secret Realm, wispy Spiritual Qi swirled about like a thin veil.
Lu Ruoxi formed a technique seal with her delicate fingers. The cyan Pill Furnace instantly began to hum and tremble, its body erupting in a brilliant, five-colored divine light.
She focused her mind, activating the Pill Furnace. The "Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix" engraved on its walls seemed to spring to life. A phoenix spread its wings as if about to take flight, circled by a hundred dancing birds, all shimmering with brilliant light that cast a faint, rosy glow upon her fair cheeks.
"Junior Brother, take the Yanghuang Pill and get into the cauldron. I will use the Pill Furnace's fire to help you refine the elixir."
With a flick of her finger, a fiery-red elixir floated before Pei Yuhang.
Pei Yuhang took the elixir and swallowed it in one gulp.
Then, his long fingers slowly relaxed their grip, and the white blanket—the last thing covering him—slid to the floor, revealing a perfect male physique capable of captivating any woman in the world.
As he stepped into the cauldron, a wave of searing heat washed over him, causing fine beads of sweat to form on his temples. He couldn't help but marvel silently, 'Senior Sister's Pill Furnace is truly extraordinary. Even my Giant Sun Saint Body can feel this intense heat.'
"Thank you for your help, Senior Sister."
Before closing his eyes to begin refining the elixir, Pei Yuhang shot Lu Ruoxi a grateful look.
Watching her Junior Brother willingly step into the cauldron, an unnatural flush crept back onto Lu Ruoxi's pretty face.
"Don't mention it. Helping you is what your Senior Sister enjoys most."
...
Inside the Jade Pool Palace, beaded curtains swayed gently as a faint, sweet fragrance drifted through the air.
Lin Qianyan leaned against a carved jade railing, her fingertips unconsciously stroking a ring as Lu Ruoxi's gentle, flowing voice reached her ears.
She lowered her gaze, a dark light swirling in her eyes as if a thousand thoughts were churning within her mind.
'Old fox, you must be close to making your move.'
'If you're going to do something to Brother Pei, now would be the time.'
'I hope you don't betray Brother Pei's trust. I also don't want all the women around him... to be terrible people.'
The corners of her lips curled up slightly, but the smile didn't reach her eyes, which instead held a hint of coldness.
Lin Qianyan stroked the ring on her finger, her expression growing increasingly profound.
She slowly raised her eyelids. Her gaze was as serene as a Cold Pool, yet it seemed to conceal a sharp, hidden edge.
...
Back in the Grotto Heaven Secret Realm, searing waves of fire churned endlessly within the Pill Furnace, bathing the entire space in a crimson glow.
Pei Yuhang sat cross-legged at the furnace's core, his eyes squeezed shut. The firelight cast shadows beneath his long lashes.
His thin lips were pressed into a firm line, and fine beads of sweat dotted his forehead, evaporating before they had a chance to fall.
Inside his body, the Yanghuang Pill was enveloped by a surge of Fire Attribute Spiritual Energy. The elixir's power, as scorching as molten lava, rushed through his meridians, searing every inch of his flesh.
Outside the Pill Furnace, Lu Ruoxi formed technique seals with her fingers, controlling the furnace's flames to resonate with the medicinal fire inside Pei Yuhang. One force within, one without, they acted like a pair of great hammers, repeatedly tempering his sinews and bones.
Each impact of the flames made Pei Yuhang's body tremble slightly. The Pure Yang True Qi within him surged ever more powerfully, causing his skin to gradually take on a reddish-gold luster.
This was the moment when Pei Yuhang's mind was at its most focused, and also at its most vulnerable.
After slowly stabilizing the fire in the Pill Furnace, Lu Ruoxi looked back at Pei Yuhang, who was deep in cultivation, and a hint of greed flickered in her eyes.
"Junior Brother Pei? Junior Brother Pei?"
Lu Ruoxi called out twice, her voice filled with feigned concern, but Pei Yuhang remained perfectly still.
"Junior Brother Pei~ Junior Brother Pei~~"
Lu Ruoxi's voice became increasingly flirtatious and seductive, completely devoid of the usual dignity of Elder Lu or the gentle grace of Senior Sister Lu.
With a casual flick of her leg, she kicked off her boots.
Her toes, clad in pale pink silk socks, wiggled in the air before lightly touching the Jade Brick floor.
As Lu Ruoxi walked toward Pei Yuhang, her fingers found the pale cyan silk sash at her waist. With a slight tug, she pulled it free.
She eagerly came to the side of the Junior Brother she had coveted for so long. Her trembling fingertips reached for his face, but then she hesitated.
'Junior Brother is still at a critical point in his cultivation. If I want to cast the Forgetful Spell to strengthen my control over him, I'll need to be patient and wait a while longer.'
'Can't eat a hot Junior Brother in a hurry. I'll just have to wait a bit longer~'
Lu Ruoxi leaned down and gently bit Pei Yuhang's earlobe, then rose with a suggestive smile.
...
「Inside the Jade Pool Palace.」
Lin Qianyan's slender fingers gripped the carved White Jade railing beside her. Beneath her knuckles, which had turned pale from the force, the White Jade railing began to crack, inch by inch.
Lu Ruoxi's cloyingly sweet calls of "Junior Brother Pei," sung in that seductive, melodious voice, echoed wantonly in her ears.
Lin Qianyan's almond-shaped eyes, usually full of smiles, were now as black as ink. A dark undercurrent seemed to surge in their depths, causing even her thick eyelashes to tremble.
'I knew it… I never should have held out any hope for that conniving woman.'
Her vermilion lips parted, her voice so cold it could have formed ice shards in the air.
The thought of Brother Pei, lost in his cultivation, while that utterly depraved, sinfully-curved woman was right beside him, eyeing him like a predator…
...made her chest heave violently with anger. The gold-threaded collar of her dress rose and fell with her sharp breaths, revealing the top half of her luminous white neck—
but now, a faint, angry flush had spread across that snow-white skin.
'You bitch! I can't believe you hid your true nature so well! To think you'd play with Brother Pei's feelings and betray his trust like this!'
'I'm going to kill you!'
Lin Qianyan felt an uncontrollable rage surge through her.
She shot to her feet, her wide sleeves whipping up a sharp gust of wind. Her right hand had already unconsciously gone to the duster at her waist, as if she were about to charge into Dan Yun Pavilion that very second.