I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon

Chapter 774 - 289: Ji Lianxing’s Creditor! You Want to Dual Cultivate with Me?!

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Chen Mo frowned and said, "I meant to use a magical treasure or cultivation technique to settle the debt. Who said I wanted to perform dual cultivation with you?"

"Really?"

Ji Lianxing was unsure.

After all, this lecherous demeanor was well-known.

Chen Mo sneered, "I’m not that desperate. Even if you want, I don’t want to."

Not to mention the Overlord Tea Girl, even if it were Mo Ji licking utensils, it’s out of the question!

Not to speak of that he is not interested in Ji Lianxing at all, this woman is solely focused on revenge. Involving with her too deeply would be hard to explain to the Empress in the future.

Ji Lianxing breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, yet felt a hint of displeasure.

What’s meant by desperate?

What is lacking in me?

She put her hands on her hips and thrust her chest out, her curves undeniably pronounced.

She was about to say something, but facing those pitch-black eyes, she inexplicably panicked and withdrew silently.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Chen Mo pinched his chin, scanning her up and down, "Seeing if you’ve got anything valuable on you to offset... Hmm, this mask looks pretty nice."

From the first time seeing Ji Lianxing, she had been wearing this golden half-face mask.

Thin as cicada wings, it seemed to block perception and conceal aura, likely a magical treasure of considerable quality.

"This won’t do!"

Ji Lianxing clutched her mask nervously, "No matter what, I can’t give this to you!"

Chen Mo grew more interested seeing this, curiously asked, "You keep covering your face, what’s there that can’t be seen?"

"None of your business!"

Ji Lianxing’s gaze wavered, seeming somewhat guilty.

"I can let go of the mask, but you’ve owed me so much silver, you have to give up something at least?" Chen Mo said, arms crossed.

Ji Lianxing hesitated for a moment, took a jade pendant out of her sleeve, and handed it to him.

The surface was engraved with intricate patterns, resembling the "Green Spirit Jade" held by Ye Henshui and Gu Manzhi, but with an additional icy core, emitting a glimmering radiance.

"This is a keepsake from the Moon Brilliance Sect, temporarily pawn it with you. I’ll redeem it once I gather enough silver."

"Another sect token? Are you in wholesale business?"

Chen Mo reached out and took it, weighing it slightly, "Is this thing handed out to everyone?"

Ji Lianxing felt a bit awkward, saying, "Those two jade pendants are indeed replicas, just counted as self-defense magical artifacts. This one is genuine, the token passed down by generations of Sect Leaders, it holds extraordinary significance for me."

Real deal?

Chen Mo raised an eyebrow.

If it hadn’t been for the protection of the Green Spirit Jade when Ye Henshui was captured by the Demon Clan, he would’ve been possessed long ago.

Though Jue Ning didn’t want to cause too much of a stir and didn’t go all out, being able to hold off against a Grandmaster Realm Great Demon for three days is already proof of its exceptional nature. So, this genuine jade pendant should be even mightier.

"Alright, then I’ll keep it for now." Chen Mo stored the jade pendant away.

Ji Lianxing watched eagerly, a bit unwilling but helpless, right now obtaining the latter half of the "Gu Scripture" was the priority.

Suddenly, she sensed something, looked towards the doorway, "Someone’s coming... I’ll leave first. If there’s any progress in cultivation techniques, remember to inform me promptly."

With that, an invisible aura fluctuated, her figure gradually becoming indistinct and vanished.

Chen Mo contemplated.

He seemed to overlook something just now...

If this Ji Lianxing is a Paperman transformed, why would she carry a sect token?

As he pondered quietly, the door knocked, and a familiar voice came from outside, "Mr. Chen, are you in there?"

"Come in." Chen Mo responded.

The door opened, a moon-white figure floated in.

"Daoist sure knows the right timing, I just returned home and you’re here." Chen Mo said with a smile.

Ling Ningzhi bit her lip lightly, "Perhaps it’s just coincidence."

In fact, during the days Chen Mo was in the palace, she had been wandering around Chen Mansion, personally witnessing Chen Mo crashing into the courtyard like a meteor...

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...

Between the mattress layers, a palm-sized Paperman was pressed.

Ji Lianxing hadn’t actually left. Upon detecting the arrival of Ling Ningzhi, she sealed her aura with a secret technique, transformed into a Paper Puppet, secretly eavesdropping on their conversation.

"To seek revenge, I must tap into the power of the Tianshu Pavilion."

"It’s just the right opportunity to see what the relationship between this top advisor of Tianshu Pavilion and Chen Mo truly is..."