135: Chapter 135 That's a lie.

A heavy blow struck his mind.

"Hmm?"

The Restriction within Chu Linger's body activated at that moment, causing her to sober up instantly.

Seeing the ordinary face so close to hers and smelling the strong masculine scent, she panicked immediately.

"Ah!"

She took a step back and was about to tumble down the stairs.

"Careful."

A pair of strong, powerful hands pulled her into an embrace.

The two were pressed tightly together once more.

Only then

did Chu Linger become aware of something, gasping heavily for air: "M-Master, what's going on?"

Xu Changsheng wore an apologetic expression: "This is the phenomenon when the sword was completed. The Scorching Yang energy stirs the deepest desires within a person, so we both nearly lost control just now."

"And now?"

"Do you remember the Restriction I placed on you earlier?"

She nodded slightly, squirming uncomfortably. The sensitivity of her body made her feel as if struck by lightning, her hanging hands moving unconsciously.

The next instant,

Xu Changsheng's pupils constricted sharply, and then his expression turned extremely unpleasant: "Let go."

Her face flushed crimson: "What is it? Me?"

"That's..."

Before he could finish, Chu Linger followed his gaze downward.

"Ah!"

She let out a shy, startled cry and hurriedly let go.

Her hands didn't know where to go, sometimes covering her face, sometimes shielding her body.

After confirming Chu Linger was fully conscious, Xu Changsheng helplessly glanced at the torn pieces of fabric beside them.

Silver-white and cyan fragments were tangled together, like lotus roots severed yet threads still connecting.

A strand of silver silk entwined with a strip of cyan cloth, while a piece of cyan was wrapped with a silver edge, making it impossible to tell which piece belonged to whom.

Rubbing his forehead, he picked up the Storage Pouch: "Were we playing so wildly just now?"

Fortunately, they had regained their senses before committing a mistake. He lowered his head slightly, confirming once more that there was no trace of blood on the ground.

He didn't believe Chu Linger wasn't a virgin, so as long as there was no bloodstain on the ground, it meant that sort of thing hadn't happened.

Ever since that unexpected encounter with Xie Wantang in the Withered Wood Secret Realm, he had become much more cautious whenever alone with a woman in a sealed chamber.

This time, although the Restriction didn't completely prevent the mistake, it at least ultimately stopped it.

Seeing Xu Changsheng's gaze sweep over her, Chu Linger nervously used her hands to cover her three strategic points.

But the former merely glanced once, then closed his eyes like a true gentleman, gently picked her up, and slowly descended the steps.

"M-Master?"

No reply came. After finding a spot to set her down, he tossed her Storage Pouch to her.

Then turning his back, amidst a flow of red light, he changed into a brand-new cyan robe.

His tone was icy: "Get dressed quickly."

A while later,

a soft,glutinous rice voice came from behind: "Master, I..."

Xu Changsheng was about to turn around. "Are you done?"

"Not yet?"

His turning motion abruptly halted: "?"

Instead, he heard the voice behind him choked with tears: "This Servant Girl has no clothes."

"..."

He threw a Daoist robe behind him: "Wear mine."

"This Servant Girl doesn't want to..."

"?"

Chu Linger took a deep breath, moving her hands away from her body to reveal skin as fair and smooth as mutton-fat jade:

She stammered, "Since this Servant Girl has already been seen completely by Master, she should properly serve Master."

After resting for a moment, she had confirmed that she hadn't actually had relations with Xu Changsheng. There was no sensation at all; at most, they had only kissed a few times.

This made her both relieved and disappointed.

Relieved that her chastity was still intact.

Disappointed because ever since seeing Xie Wantang and Crimson Rainbow last time, she understood her position wasn't secure.

Other women could barge in at any time and take her master away.

Since following Xu Changsheng, her life had become much more comfortable than before. Not only did she not worry about Spirit Stones, but she also had the chance to learn Second-tier Talisman-making Skills.

Moreover, she couldn't see through this master of hers, always feeling that what she saw was just the tip of the iceberg.

She was convinced that Xu Changsheng's strength surely exceeded her imagination.

Hearing Chu Linger's words of voluntarily offering herself, Xu Changsheng was first stunned, then directly refused: "I don't need your service."

Chu Linger moved forward with light, lotus-like steps, embracing him from behind, her face pressed against his back: "Master, this Servant Girl just wants to serve you."

Feeling the soft, warm, sweet fragrance like marshmallow once more, Xu Changsheng's Adam's apple bobbed, his voice heavy: "Let go!"

Due to his own negligence, he felt somewhat indebted to this girl, so he didn't use the True Yang Heart Fire.

This didn't mean he was truly willing to get entangled with her. He already had quite a few romantic debts and didn't wish to be involved with more female Cultivators.

But the young girl clinging to him today was like a stubborn mule, refusing to let go even now.

He said helplessly, "Ling'er, have you perhaps forgotten one thing?"

"What thing?"

"Didn't you say before that if your Primordial Yin was taken before the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment, your cultivation would fall back to the Qi Refinement Stage?"

She hugged him even tighter: "Hmm, that? Actually, that was a lie to Master."

"You... But right now, you put on that robe."

"Not going to wear it, huh."

Xu Changsheng no longer considered feelings and activated the True Yang Heart Fire within his Divine Sense.

Golden Rings within his Divine Sense emitted strands of golden light, scorching Chu Linger's Divine Soul.

"Don't be angry, Master. This Servant Girl understands."

She hurriedly let go.

As rustling sounds arose,

Chu Linger changed into the cyan robe on the ground. The size wasn't right, making her look like a child playing dress-up.

She gazedquietly at Xu Changsheng: "Is it because this Servant Girl's appearance is too ugly, not worthy of Master's Dharma Eye?"

The latter couldn't be bothered to continue their intimate moment in the Earthfire Chamber. He stored the divine wood two principles sword into his Storage Pouch, then summoned a Spell to begin tidying up.

"Hmph."

Seeing he was ignoring her, Chu Linger lifted the robe's collar, brought her delicate nose close, took a deep breath, and then picked up a Broom herself to help clean.

Witnessing this scene,

Xu Changsheng's eyelid twitched, somewhat regretting giving her the Daoist robe he had worn.

...

Three quarters of an hour later,

the two walked out of the Earthfire Chamber.

"Clatter."

A string of keys was tossed over.

Zhang Hu was still leaning back in his Armchair reading a Picture Book, having initially thought it was those Cultivators who had rented the Tier 2 Earthfire Chamber coming out.

Squinting at the keys, he did a carp flip and stood up.

"The keys to the Tier 3 Earthfire Chamber? Has Fairy Chu come out?"

Looking into the distance, at the turn at the end of the path, two figures wearing identical cyan robes disappeared.

Thinking he had seen wrong, he rubbed his eyes.

But the people were already gone.

"Strange, why did I see two people wearing the same clothes?"

After pondering back and forth, he decided to go outside the Earth Fire Caves to take a look.

Applying a Wind-Riding Swift Movement Talisman to himself, he reached the entrance in a few breaths.

But the area in front of the Earth Fire Caves was bustling with people coming and going; where could he still see those two figures?

"Could I have been mistaken?"

Zhang Hu stroked his beard and decided to report this matter to Huang Shaotian.

The latter had come seven days ago, inquiring whether Chu Linger had succeeded in her Artifact Refining. That's when he learned it was this son of the City Lord who had helped secure the Decree.

"If I can establish a connection with Young Lord Huang because of this, won't I, Old Hu, live a life of luxury from now on?"

With this thought in mind, he headed towards the City Lord's Manor.