Chapter 969: I Can Read Minds~

Long Qingyue placed Ye Wenxin into the wheelchair and carefully examined her face.

“So this is what I look like in someone else’s eyes,” she said, caressing Ye Wenxin’s face. Everything felt fresh and new to her.

But Ye Wenxin felt extremely uncomfortable. This body was far too sensitive, and Long Qingyue, the original owner, knew where the weak spots were.

“I used to worry about what we’d do if we ever reached the final step. But now it’s perfect. I don’t feel pain, and you don’t have to worry about your Iceborn Constitution causing problems.”

Long Qingyue seemed delighted. She had never imagined that trying to bind Ye Wenxin in marriage would bring her such a reward.

“Master, I’ll switch you back right now!” Ghost Mother finally snapped out of shock. She tried to expel Long Qingyue from Ye Wenxin’s body but instead felt a force sucking her away.

Ye Wenxin looked toward Long Qingyue. She was holding the umbrella sword, smiling lightly. “Don’t worry. I don’t truly want Qingcheng’s body. I only want to experience it for a bit.”

Ghost Mother still wouldn’t settle down. Long Qingyue ignored her and turned her gaze toward Liuli, watching from the side with caution. Liuli looked hesitantly at Ye Wenxin, unsure of what to do.

Unable to attack her master’s body, she was visibly flustered yet had no solution.

“Relax, I’ll return the body to Qingcheng in a few days,” Long Qingyue reassured her again. Liuli glanced at Ye Wenxin a few more times before quickly disappearing into the floor.

However, she was probably still observing from somewhere nearby.

Only Ye Wenxin and Long Qingyue remained in the secret chamber.

Long Qingyue crouched down, taking Ye Wenxin’s hand. “Qingcheng, do you agree to lend me your body for a few days?”

“Even if I refused, you’d do it anyway, wouldn’t you?”

Ye Wenxin was upset. If Ghost Mother hadn’t interfered, she would’ve already been bound to Long Qingyue. However, Ghost Mother was also the reason she had to suffer swapping bodies with Long Qingyue.

“Don’t make that face. Since I can use your Flower Burial, you can also use my mind-reading. Doesn’t that make you happy?” Long Qingyue remembered how Ye Wenxin had always envied her ability. Who would have thought she would gain it like this?

After feeling like she’d drawn the short end of the stick, Ye Wenxin’s eyes suddenly lit up. “Tell me how to mind-read!” she said quickly, grabbing Long Qingyue’s hand, eager to use the ability and find out what went on inside Long Qingyue’s little head every day.

“You just need to concentrate. But you must not use it in a crowded place for your first attempt.”

Ye Wenxin nodded, half-understanding. She took a deep breath but immediately felt pain, paying for the small wounds she had inflicted on Long Qingyue’s body earlier.

The heightened sensitivity made even the movement of air sharply perceptible. Hearing and sight had also become much more acute. Ye Wenxin focused on Long Qingyue and activated the mind-reading ability, only to have strange images flash in her mind when she met her own eyes.

“I-Immortal Lord Taohua?” Immediately after, Ye Wenxin felt a force rejecting her attempt to pry. It was like her body had a defense, sealing everything off.

“Hm, you saw Immortal Lord Taohua?” Long Qingyue mused while pushing the wheelchair outside so Ye Wenxin could test the mind-reading. “Whenever I tried reading your mind, I couldn’t see anything. Looks like your body has a mysterious origin.”

“I don’t know.” Ye Wenxin suddenly felt uneasy and quickly shut down the crazy idea that tried to take root in her mind. “But I’m sure it isn’t part of Immortal Lord Taohua.”

After all, Lady Snow told her that Immortal Lord Taohua had only descended to the mortal realm a hundred days ago.

The thought reassured her somewhat. Even if, by some terrible chance, she did have Immortal Lord Taohua’s body, that only gave Ye Wenxin more reason to kill her. As she frowned in silence, someone touched her cheek.

Long Qingyue’s gaze was gentle, but the face she used made things awkward. Ye Wenxin felt like she was suffering at her own hands.

“If you don’t know what to say when we’re in public, don’t talk. I’ll handle it for you.” Seeing Ye Wenxin staring at her, Long Qingyue suddenly grew curious about how she would portray her.

Long Qingyue used the Bone-shrinking Technique to transform into Ye Wenxin’s appearance. She was so practiced at it that Ye Wenxin began to suspect she might be the real Long Qingyue.

But memories don’t lie.

Ye Wenxin comforted herself with that thought as Long Qingyue pushed her outside. They barely took a few steps when a Secret Guard suddenly dropped down and respectfully said, “Your Highness, His Majesty is looking for you.”

Ye Wenxin’s scalp tingled. She was supposed to be role-playing as Long Qingyue for a bit but was already facing a daunting challenge.

The emperor of the Long family might be younger than Long Qingyue, but he was extremely capable. Ye Wenxin glanced at Long Qingyue.

Long Qingyue nodded, then leaned in and whispered by her ear, “Perfect timing. You can get a good look at my brother’s rich mind.”

A stream of warm air accompanied her voice. Ye Wenxin struggled to suppress her abnormal reactions. She couldn’t fathom how Long Qingyue had been living with this body.

Long Qingyue acted like nothing was wrong, casually sharing tips on how to be her convincingly.

“First, smile more.”

“Second, talk less and observe more.”

“Third, believe that everything you say is right.”

Ye Wenxin wanted to laugh at these instructions, but they also seemed refreshing from another angle. She never loved Long Qingyue because the respectful distance they always maintained didn’t give her a reason.

But after entering Long Qingyue’s body, she had come to learn more of her secrets. While she respected her, she also felt a deep, aching pity for her.

“Don’t look at me with that strange expression. Practice mind-reading more. You’ll find that people in this world are quite interesting.” Long Qingyue felt awkward under Ye Wenxin’s gaze, and even more so because not having her ability made her a little uneasy.

Of course, Long Qingyue would never show it. How could she call herself Long Qingyue if she let herself be shaken?

“Got it.” Ye Wenxin nodded. She concentrated and immediately heard the inner voice of the Secret Guard accompanying them.