Snow fell gently like down, slowly drifting down.
The woman stood quietly beneath the moonlight, her presence enveloped in a serene aura.
Even in simple cloth attire, her extraordinary transcendent nature was hard to conceal. Upon seeing her, all the world’s tumultuous desires faded in that mont, leaving only the purity and detachnt of the soul.
In her simplicity, her unique character and charm were even more evident.
Dugu Luoxue.
Vice Master of Wanshou Mountains and Rivers, the foremost female master in the land.
"How did you know I was here?"
Jiang Shouzhong asked.
Dugu Luoxue’s gaze was calm as she looked at the man who had nearly shattered her Dao Heart, smiling slightly, "I asked Ms. Jiang."
Jiang Shouzhong frowned, "You wanted to see for sothing?"
Ran Qingchen and Li Nanshuang had no friendly expressions upon seeing this woman.
It wasn’t because they feared she would seduce Jiang Shouzhong, such an ascetic woman posed no threat even if she stripped naked, the main issue was their distaste due to a past incident involving Shangguan Yunjin.
"The day after tomorrow, I have a philosophical debate, and I would like to invite you."
Dugu Luoxue said.
Jiang Shouzhong said speechlessly, "Do you think I’m still in the mood to debate with you? Indeed, Jiang Yi was right, you really do cling to . Fine, I give up then, whatever you say is correct."
"It’s not a debate with ."
Dugu Luoxue gently shook her head, her tone mild, "It’s you accompanying to debate others, with many people present."
Jiang Shouzhong was stunned, "I accompany you?"
"Yes."
Dugu Luoxue nodded slightly.
Jiang Shouzhong really wanted to check if this woman’s forehead was feverish, utterly insane.
I’m neither your man nor your subordinate, why should I accompany you to a debate?
Because you’re beautiful?
"Not interested!"
Jiang Shouzhong flatly refused.
Dugu Luoxue paused for a mont then spoke slowly, "I respect your choice, and I won’t force you. But the day after tomorrow, I will capture you and bring you over."
After she spoke, her figure gradually faded until it disappeared.
Jiang Shouzhong was sowhat dazed, scratching his head, he said to the two won, "What does she an? Is she forcing or not?"
"That bad woman already said she would capture you,"
Li Nanshuang said through gritted teeth, "Don’t worry, I’ll protect you, that bad woman won’t succeed."
Ran Qingchen smiled bitterly, "With Dugu Luoxue’s cultivation, we’re no match for her."
"Match or not, I can still protect him!"
Mr. Li was full of confidence.
Jiang Shouzhong stroked his chin, lost in thought.
He couldn’t figure out why Dugu Luoxue wanted him to accompany her, but her ntioning that there would be many people present pointed to an opportunity for investigation.
After all, given Dugu Luoxue’s status, those who ca to witness would not be of low status either.
"This aunt of mine, why did she even tell Dugu Luoxue your address? Isn’t our life troubled enough?"
Ran Qingchen expressed his complaints about Jiang Yi.
Jiang Shouzhong laughed, "Ms. Jiang isn’t one to gossip, since she chose to tell Dugu Luoxue, she might think this woman could be of help to . Anyway, we’ll see when the ti cos."
...
Like the previous day, after bathing, the three continued to squeeze into one bed.
Li Nanshuang, ever the carefree girl, soon fell asleep with loud snores, and this ti she specifically clung to Jiang Shouzhong’s arm, seemingly finding more reassurance in sleeping this way.
Ran Qingchen’s eyelids twitched as she witnessed the scene.
It was just too much!
Right in front of , she was hugging my man in her sleep.
Unbearable!
She wanted to peel the man’s arm away but found no appropriate reason to do so, nor could she bring herself to sleep while clutching his arm.
Ultimately, she could only sulk, turn her body to the side, and glare fiercely at Li Nanshuang.
At so point, she realized she was holding the man’s arm... The now alert Ran Qingchen guiltily loosened her grip, her slender fingers gently resting on the skin of his arm.
After struggling internally a few tis, she shifted her position slightly.
Once she was certain the man was asleep, she slowly propped herself up and leaned toward Li Nanshuang, trying to pull the young girl’s arm away.
But after several unsuccessful attempts, she gave up sowhat disheartened.
Shaless jerk!
Ran Qingchen cursed Li Nanshuang hundreds of tis in her heart.
Just then, she felt a warmth spreading under her neck.
Looking down, her cheeks flushed imdiately.
It turned out that while tugging at Li Nanshuang’s arm, she had leaned too far forward and accidentally pressed lightly upon the man’s face.
And with every breath Jiang Shouzhong took while sleeping, the warm breath from his nostrils passed through the thin dress and onto the curvature of her skin...
Ran Qingchen nearly passed out.
She even felt as if her body was no longer her own.
The arm she was supporting herself with was gradually losing strength...
Her body slowly tilted downward, pressing on the man’s nose... almost collapsing.
Fortunately, she managed by the last bit of her strength to return to her own position for sleeping, avoiding embarrassing herself on the spot.
The woman gasped heavily, feeling like a thief, her face burning hot in the night.
After a while, Ran Qingchen recovered her composure and quietly punched herself in the head twice.
"What an idiot!"
It wasn’t clear whether she was scolding herself or soone else.
...
The two days flew by in an instant.
During these two days, Jiang Shouzhong and his companions continued to rush between Jinse Pavilion and other places to investigate and surveille, without much substantive progress.
The person in the monkey mask remained clueless.
Dugu Luoxue truly arrived "as expected."
"You don’t need to take by force, I will go with you," Jiang Shouzhong volunteered.
Dugu Luoxue spoke calmly, "You may still disguise your identity, I won’t expose you, only saying you are a friend of mine."
Jiang Shouzhong nodded slightly and said to the two won, "Let’s split up for now, I will continue to investigate the man with the monkey mask, you two follow Shan Dongchuan, rember, just follow, don’t startle the snake."
The two won nodded and left the courtyard.
...
Jiang Shouzhong followed Dugu Luoxue to the place of philosophical debate.
However, he realized the venue for the debate was still inside the Ancient Brahma Temple, only shifted from the previous side hall to a much broader main hall.
Looking at the familiar place, Jiang Shouzhong unconsciously thought of Xie.
He wondered if she was still there.
...
Inside the temple, Luo Wanqing exhaled a long, turbid breath while ditating.
The nine golden lotus flowers around her body slowly trembled, flickering like candles.
She lowered her gaze to her flat stomach, glanced at the surrounding illusionary lotuses, and murmured, "It seems, it’s ti for my stomach to grow again."
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