Jizhi Zhii threw her veil away.
Hui instantly looked away, squeezing his eyes shut. Nooo! I wont look! Cultivators go mad from a re look! Even gazing upon her ans losing my mind and becoming her servant. I wont, I wont do it!
A cold hand gripped his chin with an iron grasp and wrenched his face forward. Qi claws pulled at his eyelids, yanking them open.
Now, now. Youre being terribly rude to a beautiful lady, Jizhi Zhii simpered. She fluttered her lashes at him, smiling slowly.
Hui stared, his eyes wide. Her smile glowed like the setting sun. Her eyes glittered like gems. Not a flaw marred her silky, jade-white skin. A perfect nose tapered over soft, plump lips in a perfect, kissable pink. She smiled, and Huis world went blank.
But only for a mont. In the next, Hui frowned faintly, quickly hiding the expression inside himself. Huh? Shes only this beautiful? She barely looks better than those K-pop models with their plastic surgery. Honestly, I prefer Bai Xues female appearance. She certainly isnt perfect, no, but shes close enough, and not so incredibly beautiful that it I dont know. Its almost off-putting, to so degree? Like seeing a video ga character with perfect, polished proportions. There is no flaw, and so, that becos a flaw. The eye searches for so elent of humanity and finds none, and failing that, the beauty becos alien, impossible, incomprehensible.
Hui shook his head internally. These cultivators, so ntally fragile! Ah, I suppose they didnt grow up being fed plastic-surgery-enhanced celebrities, photoshopped models, and impossibly beautiful video ga characters. If I hadnt seen those, perhaps I would have fallen to her charms. Instead well, shes beautiful, dont get wrong, but its not at the level of falling-down-at-her-feet-drooling, no longer able to handle the world, permanently lost to cultivation.
Pushing his ntal energy outward, Hui disguised his thoughts, masking them behind his seventh-tier ntal energy. On the surface, he put out a veneer of empty, lightweight thoughts, quickly calling one of the clones ntal states forth to think happy, nonsense thoughts on the surface. Jizhi Zhii could read my thoughts even with this, since shes ninth stage and Im only seventh. Im relying on her not trying. As long as I do this, I should be able to disguise my thoughts behind exactly what she expects to see from a second-stage cultivator chard by her beauty, and thus, she wont truly attempt to read my thoughts.
Thanks to that, shell miss my true ntal state, and Ill make off like a bandit, concealing my thoughts without having the ntal energy or strength to actually stave off a ninth-stage cultivator.
In the background, Voice cowered, turning her back to the scene. Hui internally sighed at her. Elder Sister its not that bad. Really, it isnt.
In any case, I shouldnt let Jizhi Zhii know what I imdiately overca her ultimate move. Right, so lets play along! Since Im in control, but she thinks Im brainwashed, this should be easy. All I have to do is appear to perfectly cooperate, while not fully telling the truth.
Easy enough. Lets see what she wants to know!
Tell . Am I beautiful? Jizhi Zhii asked.
Yes Hui said, letting his words drag out. He unfocused his eyes and gazed into the middle distance, then reconsidered and quickly latched his eyes onto Jizhi Zhiis face instead. Im supposed to be entranced by her appearance, so I should act like it! Shes the most beautiful thing Ive ever seen, yes gaze into those eyes of hers, yes
I an, she could be far less attractive. At least I have to stare at sothing easy on the eyes.
Jizhi Zhii smiled. Good. Now then you were dead seconds ago, no?
Okay. Quickly now, Hui! How am I going to handle this one?
I cant deny it. For one, Tseng Caihong confird it. For another, shes ninth stage. She knows I was dead. Lying about that is stupid.
But obviously Im not going to tell her the truth either. For one, no one, Tseng Caihong included, has seen through my phoenix-flas-slash-Underworld-ownership combination. Id be a fool to hand it out to Jizhi Zhii now. Thats assuming, of course, that she even believes it!
Then, the question becos what on earth do I tell her?
Think, Hui, think! What can I use as an excuse? My favorite novels back ho surely theres sothing! A classic trope! What do the protagonists say in these situations?
Revival artifact, Hui muttered at last.
Imdiately, he scread in his mind. Ahhh! A revival artifact? Revival artifacts are one-ti-use, almost always one-ti-use! What revival artifact do I have, that Ive used twice already? Or does this tiny second-stage cultivator have two revival artifacts, hmm? Ahh, what a stupid thing to do!
Jizhi Zhii frowned beautifully. A revival artifact?
Uhm, m, multiple multiple artifacts, he stuttered. Fuuuuck! I dont know! Dont look at like that! Im just bullshitting! I really dont know, Elder Sister!
Multiple how rich is the Southern Sect Conference? Jizhi Zhii murmured thoughtfully. A second later, she frowned deeper. That cant be right. Not even the Southern Sect Conference is that rich. Revival artifacts are almost impossible to co across.
No, no, no, think, Hui, think! A consistent story. A good, consistent story.
Revival artifacts are impossible to co by? Okay. Good information. I guess I havent seen any until now, and even Gui Delun didnt revive, so I suppose revival is extrely expensive or difficult in this world.
It doesnt seem that way to , but Im a strange little bug.
Right, so theyre expensive but Im a kid! Kids can lie. Tell stupid stories. Lets lets go with that!
Hui blinked slowly. He nodded. Lots and lots of revival artifacts All of them. I have so many
Voice chuckled from the corner. Is he trying to impress you? Thats adorable.
Jizhi Zhii waved her hand. Tell the truth, child. That will make happier than any pretty story.
The truth. Huis eyes shone as if he understood sothing, while he understood nothing at all. Co on. Co on! Think!
Yes. The truth. How can you return from death? Jizhi Zhii asked, tilting her head.
I I what? I dont understand. Hui furrowed his brows, feigning ignorance. Im just a kid. I dont understand whats going on. Yes? Co on, let have this!
Jizhi Zhii sighed. She beckoned to the Voice. If he doesnt know, then well have to ask his body.
Eh? Im a child! You monster! Dont touch my precious body! Hui backed away, eyes big.
Bring the pliers, the three-size knives, and the splitter, Jizhi Zhii ordered, businesslike.
Holy fuck! Ask my body as in torture ! I know what that ans. And Im not about to let that happen! Hui coughed. Ah, my immortality? Thats right, thats right. I rember.
Jizhi Zhii paused. She turned back to Hui, smile returning. What is it? You can tell . Im your friend.
Like hell you are. Externally, Hui bead, nodding eagerly. I cant think of anything, so lets go with the Bai Xue explanation! Its my bloodline!
Your bloodline gives you immortality? Jizhi Zhii asked, confused. What kind of godlike bloodline
Godlike? Not at all, Elder Sister. I co from a Hui paused for a mont. In cultivation terms, what would this be? Uhm wood qi! Thats it. a wood-qi-elental bloodline. One of my ancestors was a plant spirit beast. You can consider as a human-plant-beast hybrid. Even when my human vital signals end, as long as my plant root isnt also extinguished, I can survive.
Jizhi Zhii squinted at him. You dont appear to be part plant.
Hui held his hand out, circulating his plant body cultivation technique as he did. His skin took on a greenish sheen, and a few leaves sprouted from his arm. I usually hide it. After all, it would be disadvantageous if an enemy discovered the nature of my ability to return from the seeming dead. But but I can trust Elder Sister, right? Hui turned big, innocent eyes on Jizhi Zhii.
She smiled, gently patting his head. You can trust .
Internally, Hui bristled. Only Bai Xue and Li Xiang can touch my head! Externally, he smiled and closed his eyes, pretending to enjoy it.
Is that really all? Tseng Caihong couldnt see through that? Voice asked.
Jizhi Zhii harrumphed. Youve listened to her drivel too long. She has eyes that can see anything, not everything. If she isnt looking for it or doesnt know what to look for, she can be fooled as easily as everyone else.
Aha, just as I thought. Good, good. Its good that Jizhi Zhii and I have co to the sa conclusion independently. It doesnt an were both right, but it certainly makes it more likely! Hui nodded to himself.
Standing, Jizhi Zhii walked to the corner, picked up her veil, and put it back on. She lifted her hand toward Hui. Voice, leave. Ill wipe his mind, so that he wont be reduced to a sniveling ss. Not everyone is as strong against my charms as you yourself are. Turning, she glanced under her eyelashes at Hui. Hes fortunate his cultivation is so low. Any higher, and it would beco too difficult for to wipe his mind without destroying it.
Yes, mada. Saluting, Voice turned and left the room.
Huis eyes widened. Shes going to wipe my mind? Oh no! Quickly how to I avoid that?
Wait, hold on, and if Im higher-realm my mind gets destroyed? Fuck! Ive made grave mistakes!
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