“Fan’er, won’t killing those people bring you trouble?”
After Mu Fan finished tidying the room, Wen Yue finally spoke, her voice laced with concern.
“Aunt, please don’t worry.
I know what I’m doing.
You must have noticed that my cultivation has been restored.
The sect assessment is just around the corner.
Once I reveal my true strength, all these problems will resolve themselves!”
Mu Fan offered a faint smile, his eyes brimming with confidence and determination.
Meanwhile, as Mu Fan was reassuring his aunt, a different scene was unfolding on the Taiqing Sect’s Earth Gate Peak, outside a residence near the summit.
“Senior Sister Lu, are you here to see Senior Sister Shen?”
A serving girl in green robes asked Lu Xueqing quietly, as if afraid to disturb the person inside the residence.
“Yes.
I’ll go in myself.
You don’t need to attend to me.”
Lu Xueqing nodded and walked into the residence, her calm and composed expression showing she was clearly familiar with the place.
Inside the residence, Lu Xueqing navigated the familiar path to a specific room.
Without a word, she pushed the door open and went straight inside.
A wave of heat washed over her the moment she opened the door.
Lu Xueqing frowned instinctively and strode quickly to the side of the bed.
On the bed, a mysterious figure was partially visible through a gauze canopy.
She writhed as waves of heat radiated from her body, her every movement accentuating her seductive figure.
“Mu Yao!”
Lu Xueqing frowned.
Her naturally cool disposition made her despise the waves of heat.
“Mmm…”
Hearing Lu Xueqing’s voice, the beautiful woman sleeping on the bed let out a soft moan and opened her drowsy eyes.
“Qingqing, you’re here!”
The woman, Shen Muyao, brightened at the sight of Lu Xueqing.
She rose from the bed, letting the gauze dress slip away, shamelessly revealing her stunning nude figure.
This was none other than Shen Muyao, a prodigy of the sect whose talent rivaled Lu Xueqing’s.
One of ice, the other of fire, they were known together as the Ice and Fire Beauties of the Taiqing Sect.
Unlike Lu Xueqing, however, Shen Muyao possessed a special constitution despite her equally extraordinary talent—the exceedingly rare Phoenix Yang Body.
The Phoenix Yang Body contains a trace of the Phoenix True Flame.
While the flame is incredibly powerful, it comes with significant drawbacks.
Shen Muyao’s current improper behavior, for instance, was a direct result of its influence.
The Phoenix True Flame causes one to become extremely ‘lustful’!
Furthermore, the more one cultivates with the Phoenix True Flame, the greater its influence becomes.
If the ‘lustful’ energy within the flame is not purged, its wielder will eventually be consumed by it and burn to death.
Even without active cultivation, the True Flame could erupt unpredictably, plunging Shen Muyao into a state of helpless delirium.
In that state, she would have no ability to resist.
Should someone with malicious intent find her then, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Therefore, for Shen Muyao, it was impossible to say whether possessing the Phoenix Yang Body was a blessing or a curse.
“Qingqing, are you here to warm my bed?”
Shen Muyao was clearly in the throes of the Phoenix True Flame.
A coquettish glimmer appeared in her eyes as she pulled Lu Xueqing down onto the bed without warning.
Then, her pliant, boneless body coiled around Lu Xueqing like a water snake.
“Mu Yao!
Stop it!
I have something important to talk to you about.”
But Lu Xueqing simply batted away Shen Muyao’s questing hands, her voice tinged with resignation.
Clearly, even Lu Xueqing, known throughout the sect as the “Ice Beauty,” couldn’t bring herself to get angry with Shen Muyao.
“Hmph!
Qingqing, you’ve changed.
How could you be so mean to me?”
Shen Muyao pouted, a look of playful resentment flashing in her seductive, silk-lashed eyes.
Anyone else, faced with such a display from Shen Muyao, would have probably offered up their very heart and soul with glee.
However, she was facing Lu Xueqing.
“Right.
And you haven’t changed at all.”
Lu Xueqing’s voice was as cool and detached as ever.
“Do you remember that five years ago, you and I were both betrothed to the same person?”
Lu Xueqing asked, putting a little distance between herself and Shen Muyao.
“Hmm?
An engagement?
When was I ever engaged to anyone?”
Shen Muyao blinked in surprise.
She wrinkled her delicate, jade-like nose, a charmingly clueless expression on her face.
“Yes, you were.
Both of us were betrothed to him.
It was likely arranged by your Master, so it’s normal for you to have forgotten.”
Lu Xueqing affirmed with a decisive nod.
“So, you’re saying…?”
Thinking back, Shen Muyao vaguely recalled her Master mentioning something of the sort.
“The man we are both betrothed to is named Mu Fan.
He was once considered something of a prodigy in the sect, but three years ago, he foolishly dispersed his cultivation, destroyed his Dantian, and completely severed his own path.
Now, he’s become the laughingstock of the entire sect, even more useless than the trash in the Outer Sect.
So, if you don’t want that good-for-nothing latching onto you, you’d best go and annul the engagement as soon as possible.
Don’t delay!”
Lu Xueqing said all this in a rush, making no effort to hide her disgust and contempt for Mu Fan.
“Tsk, tsk.
I never imagined our Ice Beauty, who usually treasures her words like gold, would say so much at once!
Hearing you talk like that actually makes me more interested in this Mu Fan, you know?”
Shen Muyao said with a flirtatious smile.
With that, she rose and draped the fallen gauze over her shoulders.
The sheer fabric only served to accentuate her stunning curves, making her even more alluring.
“So where is this fiancé of mine?
Want to come with me and check him out?”
Shen Muyao made no attempt to hide the interest in her eyes as she looked at Lu Xueqing expectantly.
“Fine…
I’ll go with you.”
Lu Xueqing hadn’t wanted to go, but when she remembered Shen Muyao’s condition and how the Phoenix True Flame could erupt at any moment, she had no choice but to agree with a reluctant nod.
“Yay!
I knew my Qingqing was the best!”
Hearing this, Shen Muyao’s face lit up with joy, and she planted a huge kiss on Lu Xueqing’s cheek.
Lu Xueqing sighed in resignation, then theatrically wiped the spot on her cheek before rising to follow Shen Muyao out the door.
Meanwhile, halfway up Earth Gate Peak, a look of astonishment flashed across Feng Yuan’s face.
“Is that Mu Fan really still alive?”
“It’s absolutely true!
The men we sent to that damned old crone’s place hadn’t returned for hours, so I sent another.
The report came back that Mu Fan is there with her right now!
And apparently, he’s completely unscathed!”
Ying Weiwei said, a flicker of worry in her eyes.
Upon hearing this, a vicious glint flashed in Feng Yuan’s eyes.
He pondered for a moment before saying, “It seems Mu Fan had another stroke of luck!
Damn it, we should have finished the job when we had the chance!
But no matter.
Once I absorb this Heaven-Mending Fruit, even if Mu Fan truly recovers his former cultivation, he won’t be able to do a thing to me!”