[What does she mean?]
[That came out of nowhere.]
For a moment, Li Qing couldn’t understand what Feng Yuheng meant.
“All right, I’m going to take a bath.” Feng Yuheng smiled sweetly before turning and leaving.
[I’d certainly like to watch a beauty bathe, but unfortunately, there’s a good show tonight. I need to get there ahead of time.]
[As for whether I can get that thing, Feng Yuheng, that will depend on your fate.]
Feng Yuheng had already left the room when her delicate body suddenly paused. However, the hesitation lasted only for an instant before she continued onward and slowly disappeared around the corner.
Li Qing listened carefully. Once he sensed that Feng Yuheng had truly left, he rose to his feet and vanished from the room.
At midnight, within the forbidden grounds behind the Supreme Origin Immortal Sect…
“Buzz!”
A pillar of light suddenly soared into the sky, piercing the clouds and illuminating the night as though competing with the bright moon itself.
“Who dares trespass into the forbidden grounds at night?”
In an instant, countless disciples of the Supreme Origin Immortal Sect rushed toward the forbidden grounds behind the sect.
Meanwhile, a strange black shadow darted rapidly through the darkness, weaving through the shadows at astonishing speed as it fled farther and farther away from the forbidden grounds.
Suddenly, the black shadow seemed to sense something. With a single flicker, it appeared behind a large boulder.
A tall, straight figure stood before the black shadow. A bright moon hung in the void behind the figure’s head, its faint moonlight spilling down and enveloping the entire body, making it impossible to discern the person’s true appearance.
The figure extended a hand.
Without the slightest hesitation, the black shadow respectfully placed a pure white jade box into the figure’s palm.
The figure waved a hand. The black shadow immediately sank into the surrounding darkness and disappeared.
“You think you can escape?”
“Die!”
Suddenly, a brilliant ray of light descended from the sky. A nearby patch of darkness exploded violently, and the black shadow let out a miserable scream before vanishing without a trace.
At that moment, the void behind the tall figure’s head distorted. The bright moon disappeared, revealing Li Qing’s smiling face.
With a casual movement, he stored the jade box inside his spatial ring.
“It actually worked.”
The smile on Li Qing’s face deepened.
Just now, he had deliberately released the fluctuations of his Dao Physique Phenomenon to attract that black shadow.
Every Dao Physique Phenomenon in the world was unique. There could never be a second identical one. Thus, the black shadow had mistaken him for Gu Beichen and handed the item directly to him.
That black shadow was none other than the shadow clone created by Gu Beichen’s bright moon phenomenon.
However, such a shadow clone could never deceive the experts of the Supreme Origin Immortal Sect. Now that the stolen item had disappeared, they would most likely go looking for Gu Beichen and cause him trouble.
“I might as well go watch the excitement.”
Li Qing smiled faintly. His figure flashed, and in the next instant, he appeared in the sky near a magnificent palace.
At this moment, the palace was completely surrounded by disciples of the Supreme Origin Immortal Sect. At the forefront stood three King Realm elders of the Supreme Origin Immortal Sect, confronting Lei Wanting. Zhao Tian, whom Li Qing had seen earlier that day, was among them.
One was Feng Yuheng.
The other was Mu Qiuxue.
He’s here. I wonder if he succeeded.
Feng Yuheng tightly intertwined her fingers, unable to hide the tension in her heart.
Mu Qiuxue, meanwhile, glanced at Li Qing with a trace of disappointment in her eyes.
Everything had happened exactly as Li Qing’s inner thoughts had foretold. Gu Beichen had indeed committed the theft.
By now, she had already come to believe that Gu Beichen had approached her because of her Profound Gold Soul Physique. She also believed that she would eventually die because of him.
Zhao Tian shouted furiously, “Lei Wanting, hand over Gu Beichen!”
“Haha, how interesting.” Lei Wanting’s gaze turned cold as he said, “If your Supreme Origin Immortal Sect wants to kill us, just say it outright. There’s no need for these ridiculous excuses. I won’t fall for this nonsense.”
Zhao Tian’s eyes surged with killing intent as he said, “Do you really think we wouldn’t dare kill you?”
[Tsk, tsk. Lei Wanting is actually a pretty good elder, but Gu Beichen is no good person. Before stealing the item, he didn’t even bother informing Lei Wanting. Now, however, he’s making Lei Wanting stand in front and take the blame for him.]
[If I hadn’t successfully intercepted it, Gu Beichen would already have gotten what he wanted. Still, I doubt this fight will actually happen.]
[Others might not know, but how could I not? That bastard Gu Beichen has a Void Teleportation Array Disk.]
[Damn it. A Child of Destiny might not be good at anything else, but when it comes to running away, one of them is worth three ordinary people.]
He succeeded!
Feng Yuheng’s beautiful eyes instantly lit up with brilliance.
“Buzz!”
At that moment, a cloud of gray mist suddenly surged out of the palace and shot into the sky. It was as though a massive hole had been torn open in the heavens. Lei Wanting’s figure plunged into the gray mist and vanished before everyone’s eyes.
“Not good! It’s a Void Teleportation Array!”
By the time the three elders realized what was happening, it was already too late.
[He sure runs fast.]
Li Qing smiled.
At that moment, a fragrant breeze drifted beside him. Feng Yuheng appeared gracefully before him and gave him a gentle smile as she said, “Junior Brother, let’s go back.”
Before Li Qing could even react, Feng Yuheng wrapped her arm around his. The two transformed into a streak of light and vanished from the spot.
Mu Qiuxue’s eyes rippled with curiosity as she watched them disappear. Wasn’t that Feng Yuheng just now? I had someone investigate them. Li Qing is supposed to be her disciple, so why did she call him Junior Brother? And why are they acting so intimate? Interesting.
Meanwhile, at Azure Cloud Residence on Flowing Cloud Peak…
Inside a side room, Feng Yuheng sat extremely close to Li Qing. Her beautiful eyes, as tranquil and deep as a secluded lake, blinked softly as she asked, “Junior Brother, are you hungry? Would you like me to make you a late night snack?”
[What the hell? Something is definitely off about Feng Yuheng.]
[According to the rumors, she’s supposed to be as cold as ice. Why is she suddenly acting so gentle and taking the initiative? Could it be because I’m handsome?]
How narcissistic.
Feng Yuheng secretly gritted her pearly teeth.
If it weren’t for that item you mentioned, why would I, Feng Yuheng, ever behave like this?
She certainly wanted to seize it by force.
However, Li Qing gave her an unfathomably mysterious feeling. There was no telling what terrifying trump cards he might possess.
[Let me test her first.]
Li Qing’s eyes shifted mischievously as an idea came to him.
“I’m actually a little hungry. I’ll have to trouble Senior Sister, then.” Li Qing smiled faintly.
Feng Yuheng smiled warmly and said, “Wait here, Junior Brother.”
Not long afterward, several small dishes were arranged across the table inside the room.
[She actually made them.]
[I never expected Feng Yuheng, who is rumored to be as cold as ice, to actually cook for me.]
Li Qing smiled and said, “Hehe, I couldn’t tell before. Senior Sister, you actually know how to cook.”
“Of course.” Feng Yuheng smiled gently, looking dazzlingly beautiful as she said, “There are many things your Senior Sister knows how to do. In fact, ever since I learned how to cook, this is the first time I’ve ever personally cooked for a man.”
Li Qing’s expression remained calm as he said, “Tell me. What do you want?”
There was no such thing as kindness without a reason. Someone who suddenly became overly attentive either had ulterior motives or wanted something from you.
[According to the original plot, the first man Feng Yuheng ever cooked for was Gu Beichen. I never expected that person to become me instead.]
[How did the plot deviate like this?]
Gu Beichen.
Hearing that name once again, a chilling gleam surged through Feng Yuheng’s eyes.
That man would take her life in the future.
He had to die.
Feng Yuheng finally decided to lay her cards on the table. There was no point pretending anymore.
“Junior Brother, Senior Sister won’t hide it from you any longer. You know that I’ve been possessed by a Great Emperor’s Remnant Soul, don’t you?”
Li Qing looked utterly astonished as he said, “I don’t know.”
Feng Yuheng was speechless.
A man’s mouth truly was full of lies.
“What?”
“Senior Sister, you’ve been possessed by a Great Emperor’s Remnant Soul?”
Li Qing’s face immediately filled with anxiety as he exclaimed, “What should we do? What should we do now?”
Feng Yuheng was once again rendered speechless.
“You…”
Feng Yuheng was so furious that she nearly ground her teeth.
You were the one who said I was possessed by a Great Emperor’s Remnant Soul, and now you’re pretending you know nothing?
Absolutely hateful.
Men…
It seemed she would have to turn up the pressure.
For example, with a sword wound 4.57 centimeters deep.