181: Chapter 181 sounds so exciting!

"Pah!"

Xiao Shiyu's face instantly flushed deep red, and she spat at Chen Yan in annoyance.

Who wants to have both Revered Master and Disciple? You stinky man, this lady certainly doesn't!

But Chen Yan didn't care about her protests.

Hearing Xiao Shiyu's plan for him to pretend to be her lover, deceive her father, and force away the marriage proposal from Medicine King Valley...

...he was momentarily speechless.

Make me pretend to be this damn lesbian's husband?

What a joke!

Never mind that her father is rich enough to rival nations and might hire someone to kill him once he finds out the truth.

Just look at Medicine King Valley—who knows how many connections they've built up relying on their Medicinal Pills!

Who knows if some Mahayana Stage or even Tribulation Transcendence Stage old monster owes Medicine King Valley a favor?

If I agree to this, isn't that just jumping straight into a fire pit?

Chen Yan sprang up from the stone bench, pointed at Xiao Shiyu's nose, and cursed:

"Get lost! You're dreaming!"

"I, Chen Yan, am my Revered Master's person in life and my Revered Master's ghost in death!"

"There's no way I'm pretending to be your lover. If word gets out, won't my reputation be completely trashed?"

Inside his head, alarm bells were ringing loudly; his persecution mania had been fully triggered.

This damn lesbian really hasn't given up!

She even wants to use this chance to taint his purity!

Then, once Revered Master despises him, she can take the opportunity to fly off into the sunset with Revered Master?

Bah! This tactic is truly filthy!

To get Revered Master, she's actually willing to gamble with her own purity!

You hateful lesbian!

But Xiao Shiyu just looked at Chen Yan with a grin, unhurriedly picking up her teacup and taking a gentle sip.

A cunning curve formed at the corner of her mouth as she said softly:

"Young Master Chen, don't be so quick to refuse."

She set down the teacup, took an ancient-looking Jade Slip from her robes, and twirled it lightly between her fingertips.

The surface of the Jade Slip glowed with a faint light; it was clearly an intelligence Jade Slip.

Xiao Shiyu looked at the Revered Master and Disciple and smiled. "I know your purpose for coming to Youzhou."

"And it just so happens that this Jade Slip of mine contains the secrets of Sister Leng's background~"

"It even contains the causes and consequences of the Feng Clan's extermination! Its value is no less than tens of millions of Spirit Stones!"

As soon as these words were spoken, it was like a thunderbolt from a clear sky.

Chen Yan clearly felt his Revered Master's body beside him suddenly tremble.

He turned to look and saw Leng Qingshuang's hands tighten abruptly, her knuckles turning white.

Deep within those cold eyes, something seemed to be surging violently.

Xiao Shiyu seemed to have anticipated this reaction and continued unhurriedly, "What exactly happened to the Feng Clan back then? Why was the entire clan wiped out overnight? Who was the mastermind behind it?"

"Doesn't Sister Leng want to know the answers to these questions?"

Leng Qingshuang's breathing instantly became rapid.

These were the deepest obsessions in her heart.

Before, she didn't understand, but now, the more she learned, the heavier the doubts in her heart became!

Logically speaking, the Feng Clan was considered a major clan; how could they have been exterminated overnight?

And now, the answer might lie within this Jade Slip!

It made her inevitably nervous and excited!

Seeing the struggle in his Revered Master's eyes, Chen Yan's heart tightened.

He had never seen his Revered Master like this.

That cold and arrogant Sword Venerable now looked like a child who had lost her way.

He took a deep breath, suppressed the bitterness in his heart, and turned to Xiao Shiyu, his tone grim. "Are you threatening us?"

Xiao Shiyu pouted and shook her head in annoyance. "How am I threatening you? I just want to make a deal with you."

She placed the Jade Slip on the table and gently pushed it toward Leng Qingshuang. "If Sister Leng is willing to help me with this favor, I will naturally give this Jade Slip to Sister Leng for free."

"The contents recorded inside are enough to save you many detours in your investigation!"

Leng Qingshuang looked down at the Jade Slip, remaining silent for a long time. A thousand words flashed through her eyes, yet she didn't know how to speak.

Chen Yan looked at his Revered Master with pity, then helplessly looked up and glared at Xiao Shiyu.

"You win!"

Leng Qingshuang suddenly raised her head and looked at him blankly.

That look was very light and faint.

Yet it held a trace of... touched? Reluctance? Or perhaps... jealousy?

Complex and conflicted.

"Revered Master, it's fine. Your Disciple will definitely not let this woman take advantage of me!"

Chen Yan sighed softly, offering her words of comfort instead.

Xiao Shiyu watched this scene quietly, the smile at the corner of her mouth deepening.

She knew that as long as she brought out this intelligence, she was guaranteed to win.

Neither Chen Yan nor Leng Qingshuang would refuse this win-win cooperation.

She looked at the aggrieved-looking Chen Yan and laughed scoldingly with a beaming face, "Getting a bargain and still acting like a victim!"

"This lady asking for your help is thinking highly of you!"

"Who wants to take advantage of you!"

She turned to Leng Qingshuang, her eyes sparkling with a meaning that couldn't be more obvious.

If I'm going to take advantage of someone, it'll be Sister Leng's advantage I'm taking~~~

"Tch!"

Chen Yan retorted angrily, immediately holding up three fingers. "I have three conditions!"

Xiao Shiyu's mouth twitched as she said helplessly, "Let's hear them."

Chen Yan chuckled and raised one finger. "First, it's strictly pretending! You aren't allowed to have any delusions about me! Not even thinking about it!"

Xiao Shiyu covered her mouth and chuckled. "Don't worry, I have no interest in a little brat like you."

Chen Yan's face darkened, but he still raised a second finger. "Second, it's limited only to acting in front of your father! Outside of that setting, we have no relationship whatsoever! As soon as your marriage is canceled, I'm out! I won't stay a second longer!"

Xiao Shiyu nodded. "Reasonable. Continue."

Chen Yan raised a third finger. "Third, you will bear all the consequences arising from this! You deal with Medicine King Valley yourself! Don't even think about dragging me down with you!"

Xiao Shiyu curled her lip. "How heartless~"

Chen Yan snorted. "And a fourth!"

Xiao Shiyu was stunned. "Didn't you say three conditions?"

Chen Yan chuckled, pulled out three thick albums from his robes, and slapped them on the table with a thud.

"The fourth~ is that we should deepen our cooperation while we're at it~~~"

Those three albums were the style guides for Stockings, High Heels, and Evening Gowns that he had previously won from the System's lucky draw.

Xiao Shiyu curiously opened the albums, and her eyes instantly lit up, her breathing quickening.

"This... these are... different styles of Stockings and High Heels? And these Evening Gowns, they're simply too beautiful!"

She suddenly looked up at Leng Qingshuang's long, slender legs, her gaze burning.

"If Sister Leng were to wear this set, men across the entire continent would probably go crazy for her!"

Chen Yan's mouth twitched.

This damn lesbian is staring at Revered Master's legs again!

She really never changes!

The tips of Leng Qingshuang's ears quietly turned red.

She heard her Rebellious Disciple's inner thoughts again.

[Holy crap! What is this damn lesbian looking at my Revered Master's legs for! That's my Revered Master! Mine!]

[But then again... I also really want to see Revered Master's charm in this outfit~~~]

[Black Stockings, white Stockings, nude Stockings, red Stockings, fishnets, letter patterns~~~]

[Red-bottom heels, strappy, Valentino, glossy~~~]

[Bodycon, mini, hollowed-out, deep V, slit up to the waist~~~]

[Just thinking about it is so exciting~~~]