Chapter 46: Regret

Even though he knew that the person sitting on the throne was not a good person, Mu Yunqing had to endure it now that he was holding Su Jiu in his arms. He bowed with one hand and said in a low voice, “I am Mu Yunqing, the chief disciple of Undao Mountain in Qian Yuan Sect. I came here because I heard that there is a spring in the Luminous Pavilion that can cure all poisons in the world. I came here specially to ask the Lord to lend me this spring.”

Qi Chaoye propped his chin with one hand, the lips under his mask curled up slightly, his voice filled with a smile, “Oh? You want to ask this lord for help? Sure.”

His agreement was so straightforward that it made Mu Yunqing suspicious.

“Are you serious, Lord?”

Mu Yunqing’s heart was uneasy. He felt that the person sitting on the throne was up to no good, but after he said “sure,” he had already walked towards the back of the hall, and turned back, looking at him as if he was smiling, “What? Do you, Daoist Mu, think that this lord agreed too readily, and there’s some ulterior motive behind it?”

Mu Yunqing naturally said, “No.”

He could only hold Su Jiu tighter in his arms, calmed his nerves, and followed Qi Chaoye’s footsteps.

After leaving the back hall and walking through several corridors, Qi Chaoye stopped in front of a rockery.

“Inside here is the Luminous Pavilion’s spring that can cure all poisons. It’s not usually open to outsiders, but since you two are the destined people here today, this lord will make an exception.”

Qi Chaoye smiled slightly, his long sleeve brushed lightly, and the rockery opened with a sound. A cloud of steaming spiritual mist instantly rose from inside.

“Please.” Qi Chaoye twitched the corner of his lips.

The rockery closed slowly behind them. Mu Yunqing held Su Jiu tighter, subconsciously pursed his lips, hiding his unease.

It was too smooth.

Everything was so smooth that it made him nervous.

Master Uncle had been investigating for days, but he hadn’t found any clues about the Luminous Pavilion.

Yet, they had entered the Luminous Pavilion in an instant, and even the legendary elusive Lord of the Luminous Pavilion was surprisingly easy to talk to.

All of this made Mu Yunqing uneasy.

But he had no other choice. He could only look down at the girl in his arms, whose breathing was becoming rapid and uneasy again. He took a deep breath and finally took a step forward.

Reaching the end of the cave, Mu Yunqing saw a vibrant peach forest, with petals falling in abundance and lush grass.

A spring, steaming with milky white mist, was in the middle of the peach forest, with petals floating gently on the water.

The spiritual energy here was exceptionally dense, even Mu Yunqing subconsciously activated his spiritual power.

Su Jiu struggled in his arms.

Such dense spiritual energy was nothing but a stimulant for the poison in her body.

Mu Yunqing steadied his mind, carried Su Jiu to the edge of the hot spring, but hesitated for a moment.

When he entered the rockery, the lord told him that if he wanted the spring to exert its full effect, he had to remove Su Jiu’s clothes completely.

Now, only he and Su Jiu were here, but Su Jiu couldn’t understand anything, so Mu Yunqing had to do it himself.

His fingertips trembled, he had already touched Su Jiu’s clothes, but he suddenly retracted them.

The girl in front of him was no longer the little girl who didn’t know anything when she was three or four years old.

Even though he knew that everything was unavoidable now, Mu Yunqing couldn’t help but feel that it was inappropriate.

He pursed his lips, hesitated for a long time, then closed his eyes gently, as if he had made up his mind.

As the Lord of the Luminous Pavilion, Qi Chaoye could naturally see everything that was happening inside.

Looking at the young man, who was covering his eyes with a piece of green cloth, his expression serious, his movements cautious, he curled his lips in a mocking smile.

Hypocrite.

That was his assessment of Mu Yunqing.

His hands had already touched the girl’s body, yet he was still pretending to be calm. Wasn’t he a hypocrite?

If it were him…

Qi Chaoye

The young man’s fingertips brushed against her skin, quickly retracting as if burned by hot fire.

Qi Chaoye watched quietly, his gaze sliding from her delicate and beautiful collarbone down to her chest, which rose and fell with her breath, then to her slender waist.

He suddenly felt a pang of regret.

He should have waited to kill her.

Finally placing Su Jiu in the hot spring, Mu Yunqing broke out in a sweat, clearly feeling his clothes sticking to his skin.

It was different this time.

After losing his sight, his other senses became even more acute.

He could hear Su Jiu’s hot breath and her soft moans and gasps of pain.

He could smell her unique scent, like flowers and fruits, mixed with a hint of intoxicating sweetness.

His fingertips touched her skin, warm and soft.

Mu Yunqing could clearly feel his heart beating wildly, and not just his heart.

He turned around, his expression inevitably flustered.

Consciousness gradually returned, and Su Jiu slowly regained her senses.

She was about to open her eyes when she suddenly heard a muffled groan.

Su Jiu was stunned, she didn’t understand for a moment.

Until that somewhat familiar voice, hoarsely whispered, “Junior Sister… Xiao Jiu…”

Su Jiu’s scalp tingled.

[Wait, wait, wait… No, who am I, where am I? What happened around me? Who is calling my name? And!! That voice, help, what is he doing? Don’t tell me – ]

Su Jiu couldn’t believe it.

She didn’t dare to open her eyes, afraid of seeing something she shouldn’t.

The muffled groan stopped, and the surroundings fell into a deathly silence.

So silent that Su Jiu almost thought the two sounds she had heard were her imagination.

A sigh came from her ear.

Mu Yunqing’s gentle and helpless voice slowly sounded, “Junior Sister, since you’re awake, then open your eyes.”

Su Jiu curled her lips, feeling a little awkward, “Ha! Actually, I might not be awake yet…”

[If I open my eyes and see some strange scenes, can I still faint?]

Hearing Su Jiu’s thoughts, Mu Yunqing was speechless for a moment.

“Junior Sister…”

He didn’t know how to explain, he could only sigh helplessly.

What had he done to make his junior sister misunderstand?

Mu Yunqing didn’t understand.

After repeatedly confirming that Mu Yunqing wasn’t doing anything strange, Su Jiu finally opened her eyes.

To be honest, she couldn’t blame herself for overthinking.

Mu Yunqing’s voice just now, low and hoarse, with an indescribable meaning, inevitably reminded Su Jiu of some scenes from the colored books she had read in her previous life.

For example, something like taking advantage of her unconsciousness, watching her body and comforting himself beside her,

Something like…

Receiving Su Jiu’s chaotic thoughts, Mu Yunqing’s handsome face turned red.

“Junior Sister!”

He couldn’t take it anymore, and he raised his voice.

Su Jiu quickly wiped the sweat from her face and looked over, “It’s Senior Brother, I’m here!”

As she looked, she realized that Mu Yunqing was injured!