Early in the morning, Xie Qing was forced to visit the Empress. He looked sowhat sleepy and tired.
"I seem to have overexerted myself... I've been training so much with the sword, but I still can't develop a new technique..." the young man thought disappointedly, cracking his neck and casting a lackluster gaze at the tall and luxurious pavilion: "I wonder what she wants?"
Lu Yin was absent for the ti being. She was visiting the branch of the Sect of Nine Pills, apparently wanting to contact the sect master through a convenient thod.
anwhile, Xie Qing headed inside under the escort of two eunuchs.
***
"Your Majesty..."
Upon entering the luxurious garden, Xie Qing was enchanted by the beauty of the flowers and trees for a few seconds. A luxuriant willow swayed gently, like a maiden's hair in the wind.
Surrounded by white birds, she sat there - Yu Longfeng. She was not wearing her usual veil or luxurious hanfu.
Instead, it was a light, thin, long white dress. Her hair was neatly tied into a braid, and her eyes blinked relaxedly.
"Welco to my garden. How are you? Beautiful, isn't it?" Yu Longfeng spoke, not turning away from the swans swimming in the water.
"Indeed. I suppose this is one of the most beautiful gardens I've seen," Xie Qing answered sincerely, unable to restrain his curious gaze, which studied all the beauty around him.
"Oh? Was there sothing more beautiful than my garden?" Yu Longfeng suddenly asked, her gaze literally absorbing Xie Qing. The young man was surprised by such persistence.
"The Golden Lotus Garden," Xie Qing replied with a weak smile, which seed empty for so reason.
"Hm? Never heard of it..."
Xie Qing furrowed his brow. He suddenly ca to his senses, feeling a slight shiver in his spine. Just now... his consciousness had beco clouded. This was truly strange.
However, it seed that Yu Longfeng did not react in any way and rely snorted, apparently reconciling herself with the fact that her garden was inferior to soone else's.
"Co, sit on the bench, let's talk about sothing..."
The young man ca to his senses upon hearing her voice and headed towards the bench, which was located right under the willow tree. This created a pleasant shade.
Yu Longfeng stroked the head of a swan and released it into the river. She, folding her hands on her knees, looked at Xie Qing and uttered a few words that possessed enough power to shock him:
"The disciple of the Resting Eagle Sect's leader is a spy for the devilish cultivators."
"What?"
Xie Qing was surprised. This news would definitely alarm the entire cultivation world. However, he had heard nothing about it, not even from Lu Yin.
He narrowed his eyes. This could only an that this matter was under a strict confidentiality seal.
The Empress was satisfied with his reaction and, nodding, continued.
"It seems we have truly underestimated the devilish cultivators. Even a representative of the cultivation world's geniuses turned out to be their spy. Do you understand the situation? This is becoming too serious," Yu Longfeng said, surprisingly talkative today.
The woman furrowed her brow: "The worst part is that this bastard is so mad that he erased his mories, and when Xu i tried to retrieve his soul, he self-destructed. This is madness."
"Madness, indeed..."
Xie Qing furrowed his brow. He could not rember the appearance of this guy, which indicated certain thods of the devilish cultivators. No wonder he always seed inconspicuous to him.
"Feng Gu... the master of the Resting Eagle Sect. What reaction did he show?" Xie Qing asked with a gloomy face: "Public outrage will surely fall upon him. After all, as a Master, he failed to keep an eye on his disciple. This is the greatest sin."
"Feng Gu... oh. This guy ended up in a difficult situation. Although the news has not spread, he feels ashad. If it weren't for the fact that we now need as much military power as possible, this guy was ready to commit suicide," the Empress replied, shrugging her shoulders. She looked sowhat disappointed.
The young man fell silent. He was indeed sowhat... disappointed in the Righteous Path. It seed that their loud speeches never ceased. They persistently ignored the devil's whisper.
This was a disgrace. They were being played with, as if they were children. Xie Qing bit his lower lip, feeling ashad. As a cultivator, he was proud and, of course, although he did not admire the philosophy of the Righteous Path, he also did not like the devilish path.
"Killing for the sake of killing, living for the sake of cultivation. The philosophy of the devilish path has never changed since ancient tis," the Empress said and looked directly into Xie Qing's eyes: "But you, boy, need to understand for yourself which path is the best. After all, after reaching the Dao... evil and good will no longer matter."
Above the heavens, there are other heavens. Above the clouds, there are other clouds.
***
"Xie Qing?"
In the garden of the estate assigned to the young man and Lu Yin during their stay in the capital, the young man was swinging his sword.
Leaves fell from the tree. However, before they could even touch the ground, they were suddenly cut into a hundred pieces and disintegrated into tiny particles.
The girl applauded admiringly. This was the level of sword mastery to which Lu Yin aspired.
Only after Xie Qing returned his sword to its scabbard did he turn to Lu Yin. His gaze, which had been cold and detached a second ago, softened.
"Are you done?" he asked, taking a towel out of his spatial ring and wiping his forehead with it.
"Yes. I contacted the Master, and she gave a short answer that she is ready to et with you and discuss not only the fla cultivation technique but also what you asked her about," Lu Yin said, and, finishing, she curiously tilted her head to the side: "By the way, what did you ask her about? Maybe I can help you?"
"A... no, everything's fine."
The young man smiled and shook his head. He looked at the sky and clicked his tongue:
"It's already sunset. I got carried away."
"You've been training a lot lately. Although this is good, don't overdo it. Health is always more important."
"That's true," Xie Qing laughed.
Lu Yin pursed her lips. She felt that this guy was hiding sothing from her, but seeing that he did not want to talk about it, the girl did not insist.
"It's getting cold. Let's go inside," he said, throwing the towel over his shoulder.
"Am I not good at changing the subject?"
"Hehe."
***
The next day, Xie Qing and Lu Yin left the capital. The young man did not visit the Empress before leaving, considering it pointless. In any case, this woman could see everything happening in the capital.
For the past two days, Xie Qing's mood had been neutral, and his facial expression showed nothing in particular.
Even his usual chatter was now a rarity. It would be a blessing if he exchanged a few words with Lu Yin during their flight.
The girl found this too suspicious. It seed that after visiting the Empress, Xie Qing was always deep in thought and silent.
Although she was worried, she was helpless. Considering this guy's character, he would never talk about what he didn't want to, and there was no point in forcing him.
But even so, after so much ti in silence... Lu Yin was getting bored.
She swayed on the spot, humming sothing to herself. Xie Qing blinked and looked at her.
"You look bored," he said, his eyelashes fluttering.
"That's because you're not talking to . So I have to entertain myself sohow," Lu Yin replied, distorting the corners of her mouth.
"I've run out of ideas for conversation," Xie Qing replied nonchalantly and stretched. He suddenly fell silent and looked at Lu Yin, or rather, at her thighs.
"Ch-what?"
The girl felt uncomfortable under such a scrutinizing gaze, and Xie Qing's subsequent request made her completely lose her speech.
"Can I sleep on your thighs? I'll pay."
"..."
In her more than twenty years of life, Lu Yin had never encountered such a request. Therefore, she was stunned.
But seeing Xie Qing's serious face... she felt a slight shiver for so reason and, thinking for a mont nodded.
"Y-you can..."
"Thank you. How much should I pay?"
"No need! I'm doing this for free!"
Lu Yin waved her hands and then suddenly grabbed Xie Qing and pressed his head against her thighs. She blushed.
The feeling of his soft hair on her thighs, which had beco exposed due to the awkward position, was sothing else.
Moreover, it so happened that Xie Qing fell face down right on her reproductive area, giving him a view of the endless lands.
The girl blushed deeply, but it was too late to back down. She could only sit there ekly, accepting her fate.
And Lu Yin, lost in thought, was brought back to reality by soft snoring. She looked at her knees in surprise and barely held back a scream.
"Milo!"
On her knees, with a relaxed expression on his face, Xie Qing was sleeping! His usually serious and gloomy face looked gentle and cute.
"Awawawa..."
Lu Yin regretted not taking a special device for photography. All she could do was rember this mont and firmly etch it into her mory!
Unconsciously, her hands began to stroke his smooth black hair, and Xie Qing mumbled sothing under his nose and turned over.
"Eek!"
Lu Yin let out a quiet scream when Xie Qing's nose, well... ca into contact with what it shouldn't have.
"This position... it's too embarrassing!" Lu Yin's cheeks burned with sha.
She wanted to sink into the ground to sohow get rid of her embarrassnt. But...
"Such a valuable opportunity... he never allowed anyone to touch his head and hair... ugh..." The girl sighed and then thought seriously: "Calm down, I need to set my priorities right. So, as a proud heiress of the sect..."
Hey...
As a proud heiress of the sect, are you still stroking him? And why are your hands trying to slip inside his clothes? Hey!
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