“Brother Su, who is inside the house?”
Shangguan Yu couldn’t control her emotions, her eyes wide, her chest heaving up and down.
Su Xuan looked at her, initially wanting to explain, but then he seemed to realize something.
‘You’re disguised as a man! Does Su Yunjin know you? Should you even know Su Yunjin?’
‘What am I even afraid of?’
Like a blind man discovering a bright spot, his nervousness vanished, replaced by a surge of interest.
He really wanted to see Feng Aotian’s reaction upon meeting Su Yunjin.
It was definitely going to be hilarious.
“To my shame, it’s a female cultivator. We were just learning Pill Refinement.”
Su Xuan deliberately spoke with an awkward tone, wearing an expression that all men would understand, and added,
“I’ve been going through all this trouble, all for your Evil-Warding Pill.”
“Good… Pill Refinement is good, one must learn Pill Refinement!”
Seeing his ambiguous look, Shangguan Yu nearly lost control of her expression, gritting her silver teeth, squeezing the words out from between them.
‘In the game, you tortured me so much. Now it’s your turn!’
Seeing her constipated expression, Su Xuan felt another wave of secret satisfaction. He walked ahead, leading her to open the bedroom door.
“Come, meet someone. This is Fellow Daoist Su, my… Pill Refinement teacher.”
“Yunjin, this is my friend, Shangguan Yu.”
He led Shangguan Yu into the room and introduced them to each other.
“It really is Sister Su!”
“Could they really be…”
Shangguan Yu was speechless upon seeing Su Yunjin.
‘If Su Xuan’s appearance at her best friend’s house last time could be barely explained, what about now?’
‘Deep in the night, in another man’s house?’
The key point was that she was currently disguised as a man. Su Yunjin had never seen her like this. She didn’t even have the right to be angry!
‘Su Yunjin, he’s over a decade younger than you! How could you do it! You’d rather find a kid than me!’
Betrayal, resentment, and waves of defeat made her feel her heart was bleeding.
“Fellow… Fellow Daoist Su, greetings.”
Her lips trembled slightly as she looked at her best friend, speaking through gritted teeth.
“Young… Young Master, greetings.”
Seeing Shangguan Yu’s appearance, Su Yunjin’s heart trembled.
She saw at a glance that this handsome young master in male disguise was her good friend, Shangguan Yu’er.
More importantly, judging by Shangguan Yu’s expression, she clearly recognized her.
‘What do I do? Why is she here…’
The last incident wasn’t cleared up yet, and now she was caught red-handed. How were they supposed to interact in the future?
She felt the shame of being caught in the act, her whole body heating up, overwhelmed with embarrassment.
“What? Do you two know each other?”
Lu Zhiyi, standing to the side, looked back and forth between the two best friends and asked.
She had seen all the anger, unwillingness, and disappointment in Shangguan Yu’s eyes earlier, just like what she had felt before. She understood completely!
“No!”
Shangguan Yu said petulantly.
“N-no… we don’t!”
Su Yunjin was flustered.
Hearing her best friend say this, Shangguan Yu’s petulant expression added a touch of grief and indignation.
She looked exactly like the cuckold outside the door in certain videos.
‘These two definitely know each other. He probably even has ideas about this old woman.’
Lu Zhiyi assessed their expressions and confirmed it in her heart.
Now, as long as she helped get this old woman away, Master would be hers alone!
She didn’t know Shangguan Yu was a woman, thinking she had found an ally on the same front.
“It’s so late. What brings you here?”
Su Xuan had been observing Shangguan Yu. Seeing she already looked like a cuckold, he didn’t dare push her further and changed the subject.
“There is a matter. I wanted to ask Fellow Daoist Su for help.”
Shangguan Yu calmed her mood a bit and quickly thought of a reason.
“There’s a group of rogue cultivators outside the marketplace. Recently, for some reason, they’ve been kidnapping many cultivators. I wanted to ask Fellow Daoist Su to help me eradicate them.”
Having been repeatedly struck by Su Xuan these past few days, she finally realized her greatest advantage was her cultivation level.
As a Foundation Establishment cultivator, she was far stronger than Su Xuan.
As long as she had a situation where she could act, after a few rounds of the hero saving the beauty—no, the beauty saving the hero—she didn’t believe Su Xuan would still have this attitude.
‘Then, I’ll have you refining pills for me every day, and have Lu Zhiyi accompany me…’
She rallied herself, thinking more and more that this opportunity was feasible.
“I’m not going!”
Su Xuan flatly refused. Actively risking his life for no reason didn’t suit his personality.
“Ah, that gang of rogue cultivators has been entrenched for many years and has accumulated a lot of good stuff. There’s plenty of Spiritual Stones, Magical Artifacts, Talismans… I’ve heard they even have Foundation Building Stage cultivation methods…”
Shangguan Yu quickly added.
‘Who would actively do something without benefits?’
“I’m not going! It’s too dangerous.”
Su Xuan considered for a moment, took a sip of water, and still refused.
He was already at the sixth level of Qi Refinement and had no subsequent cultivation method. What Shangguan Yu mentioned was very tempting, but he instinctively felt going out with her would bring no good.
“These rogue cultivators are at most at the ninth level of Qi Refinement. With our combined strength, we can definitely take them down. All the loot will be yours!”
Seeing him refuse again, Shangguan Yu grew a bit anxious.
“I think it’s better to stay in the marketplace and refine pills. You should find someone else.”
Seeing her so eager, Su Xuan became even more convinced it was a trap and refused more firmly.
“Master, should we help Brother Shangguan? More people mean more strength.”
To everyone’s surprise, Lu Zhiyi actually spoke up to persuade him.
“Huh?”
“Why? Why would you suddenly…?”
Su Xuan looked up at his little disciple, full of confusion, not understanding why she would do this.
“I also want to go out and gain some experience. Master, take me with you.”
Lu Zhiyi lifted her head to meet his gaze, her expression completely matter-of-fact.
Originally, hearing about going to eradicate evil cultivators, she was worried about the danger. But hearing her master mention Pill Refinement again, her anger flared up.
As long as she could separate Master from that old woman, she would do anything.
Besides.
Once they were out, just her and Master together, wouldn’t that cultivation method come in handy just then?
Thinking of this, she became even more determined in her idea, looking at Su Yunjin with a challenging gaze.
“That’s great! With both of you joining, my chances of success are even greater.”
Shangguan Yu clapped her hands, delighted. She hadn’t expected such a windfall!
She originally thought she’d have to deal with Su Xuan first, but now she wanted to come along too. Perfect, she could take care of both at once!
“Nonsense! Stay home with me and behave. It’s so dangerous outside. Why would you want to go?”
Su Xuan frowned, feeling he had been too nice to her these past few days, and now she was getting out of hand.
Hearing him scold her, Lu Zhiyi’s heart felt sweet. Master still cared about her. Heehee.
“Then if Master doesn’t go, I’ll go by myself! You can’t keep me locked up forever!”
She curled the corner of her mouth, continuing, hoping to feel more of Su Xuan’s concern.
“Brother, maybe you should go help her?”
Su Yunjin quietly spoke up from the side.
She already felt quite guilty toward her best friend. Seeing Su Xuan had a chance to help, she took the opportunity to persuade him.
With Su Xuan’s cultivation level, he could definitely protect her best friend. Letting her follow along to get some things would be good too.
The three women before him each had their own thoughts, each thinking they had hit the jackpot.
Only Su Xuan felt a headache coming on.
What was this all about? He’d only taken a bite out of Su Yunjin. Why did he inexplicably feel like he was in an Asura Field?
“Fine, fine, I’ll go. But let’s be clear upfront, everything we get from this trip belongs to me!”
Su Xuan looked at the three women, his face full of resignation.
Going to eradicate some rogue cultivators shouldn’t cause any trouble… right?
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