402: Would my good disciple be willing?

Shen Yunshu usually valued rules highly, but unexpectedly, she also had a wild side, like a steed galloping freely across the grasslands.

"Revered Master, the Resentful Silk Poison has been resolved!"

Shen Yunshu ignored him, remaining immersed in her own world. Of course, she knew the poison had been resolved, but her purpose was no longer about detoxification.

An hour later.

Shen Yunshu's face was flushed, her body weak and powerless, yet she forced herself up and preemptively questioned him:

"Speak, was all of this planned by you long ago? Was that Demon Lord Bai Leng simply sent by you to capture me?"

Liu Xuan was startled! Then, with an innocent look, he said, "I am wronged! If I could command a Nascent Soul Demon Lord at will, would I need to go through so much trouble to beat around the bush?"

He lowered his eyelashes, his gaze instantly turning dim, and he spoke in a tone filled with grievance and cold-heartedness:

"This Disciple risked exposing his identity just to rescue Revered Master from the Peach Blossom Sect. To help you resolve the poison, I was even willing to wager my life, yet all I get in return is suspicion and distrust!"

"In the end, I have entrusted my heart to the wrong person!"

Liu Xuan slowly shook his head, "Very well! Since Revered Master cannot trust me, then I shall leave!"

After speaking, Liu Xuan made a move to stand up, intending to leave.

Shen Yunshu hurriedly grabbed Liu Xuan's hand. To her, Liu Xuan was now a top-tier treasure for Nascent Soul Formation; how could she possibly let him leave?

Even if Demon Lord Bai Leng was truly instigated by Liu Xuan, looking at the results, she hadn't suffered any losses, and in fact, had gained tremendous benefits.

No matter how one put it, everything Liu Xuan did was for her own good. She was too grateful to even think of blaming him, let alone actually doing so.

"Don't go, it was Revered Master who wronged you!"

Shen Yunshu pulled Liu Xuan to lean against her, murmuring, "Revered Master will make amends to you, I will compensate you!"

Liu Xuan felt a surge of joy, a smile curling at the corners of his mouth. He reached out to gently stroke her stunning profile, "Are you really going to compensate me?"

Shen Yunshu's face flushed hot, but she did not dodge. Lowering her head, she whispered, "Whatever you want, you can have!"

After a while, she looked up at Liu Xuan, "Little Xuan, since we have become like this, can you stop calling me Revered Master in the future?"

"If not Revered Master, then what should I call you?"

"Hmm..." Shen Yunshu thought for a moment, "Call me Yunshu; it sounds more intimate."

"No!"

Liu Xuan shook his head repeatedly.

"A Revered Master for a day is a Revered Master for life; I cannot do anything disrespectful to Revered Master!"

Shen Yunshu shot Liu Xuan an annoyed glance; this brat was doing it on purpose.

She had no choice, knowing Liu Xuan definitely wouldn't agree, so she settled for second best, "As you wish, but you must promise me you won't tell Yue Li about our relationship. I'm afraid..."

"When did Revered Master become so timid?" Liu Xuan said in a lecturing tone, "We Cultivators should be open and upright; how can you be worried and afraid over such trivial matters?"

"With this kind of mindset, how can you break through your Heart Demon, and how can you achieve the Nascent Soul Dao?"

From the moment Shen Yunshu opened her mouth to make him stay, Liu Xuan knew he had won. In this game, he held the absolute advantage, so naturally, everything would proceed according to his rules.

"Fine, fine, everything as you wish, alright?"

Shen Yunshu straightened her robes and used a hairpin to coil and secure her hair, revealing her snow-white, slender swan-like neck.

Liu Xuan felt he had won, and Shen Yunshu also felt she had won; just by the way Liu Xuan looked at her, she could confirm this.

Not dwelling on these minor issues, Shen Yunshu asked about some of the doubts in her heart.

"Little Xuan, you were able to save Revered Master from the hands of a Nascent Soul Demon Lord; you shouldn't be just an ordinary pawn, right?"

"Tell me honestly, how much power and capability do you have in the Peach Blossom Sect?"

Previously, Shen Yunshu had been afflicted with the Resentful Silk Poison and her life had been hanging in the balance, so she hadn't asked these things.

Now that she intended to follow Liu Xuan, she naturally needed to understand some basic information about him in order to plan what she needed to do in the future.

If Liu Xuan had great power in the Peach Blossom Sect, and could even speak to the Peach Blossom Demon Lord, why would she still be at the front lines earning merit points?

If Liu Xuan was just an ordinary pawn with little connection to the Peach Blossom Sect, she would need to consider how to drag Liu Xuan out of the quagmire so he could peacefully be her 'treasure for Nascent Soul Formation'.

"The power isn't that great, about the same as that Demon Lord Bai Leng you saw!" Liu Xuan answered casually.

"A Nascent Soul Demon Lord!" Shen Yunshu's gaze sharpened, and she asked, "Why?"

Liu Xuan did not answer her question directly, but instead explained from another angle:

"I will tell you the truth: the Peach Blossom Demon Lord intends to defect to the Beast Taming Sect, and I, along with the entire Liu Family, are a part of that process."

"The supply transport you discovered at Pingding Mountain was headed to my Liu Family; it was an order personally issued by the Peach Blossom Demon Lord."

"I don't know why she is doing this, and you don't need to know either. You just need to know that the development of my Liu Family is very important to the Peach Blossom Demon Lord!"

The Peach Blossom Demon Lord wanting to defect to the Beast Taming Sect, and her valuing the development of the Liu Family—every piece of information had a huge impact on Shen Yunshu.

If everything Liu Xuan said was true, then the outcome of this war would be completely different from what she had anticipated.

For a Golden Core True Person like her who wanted to fight for opportunities amidst the grand trend of war, obtaining high-level information in advance was better than blindly risking her life on the front lines.

"Don't believe me?" Seeing her lost in thought, Liu Xuan continued, "I can put you in charge of the affairs at Pingding Mountain, and you will slowly come to know everything later."

"Of course! If Revered Master is unwilling to participate, that is fine too. I will give you two choices: first, continue to communicate with Pingding Mountain for me while maintaining your current identity at the Black Leopard Fortress; second, return to Great Sun City with me, or return to the Heavenly Sword Sect to hold the fort and handle rear affairs."

Two choices: the former was risky, with the possibility of being sold out by the Peach Blossom Sect and liquidated by the Beast Taming Sect; the latter was conservative, offering the guaranteed benefit of receiving Liu Xuan's assistance in her cultivation.

Shen Yunshu pondered for a moment; she couldn't think of any reason for Liu Xuan to cheat her. Since that was the case, she might as well make a big bet!

"I can help you handle matters, but will the Yao Beasts of the Peach Blossom Sect trust me?"

Liu Xuan smiled, "As long as I trust you, that is enough. You don't need to worry about the rest."

Shen Yunshu's beautiful eyes brightened slightly; the more confident Liu Xuan was, the more she felt an inexplicable sense of security.

Subsequently, Liu Xuan told her about his relationship with the Silver Pangolin Great Demon of Pingding Mountain, as well as the list of supplies that the Peach Blossom Sect had recently been transporting to the Liu Family.

Shen Yunshu, in turn, told Liu Xuan about the background of the Late Golden Core Stage Black Panther at the Black Leopard Fortress, and planned how to keep things hidden from it while they worked.

The background of the Late Golden Core Stage Black Panther was extraordinary; it was a Yao Beast of the lineage of Yunhe, the Second Senior Brother of the South Courtyard. It was originally at the Peak Golden Core Realm, but because its Revered Master failed in Nascent Soul Formation and suffered a backlash, its Realm had fallen to the Late Golden Core Stage.

It currently had no contract with any Beast Taming Sect Cultivator and was directly under Yunhe's jurisdiction.

The Black Panther had high combat power, but it rarely commanded troops and rarely managed the fortress's miscellaneous affairs. Most of the time it was in seclusion, so it wouldn't be difficult to deceive it regarding some minor matters.

Shen Yunshu discovered that what Liu Xuan wanted her to do was extremely simple: just use the power in her hands to facilitate things, with no risk at all.

"Little Xuan, the serious business has been discussed; the compensation that Revered Master promised you..." Her pretty face was flushed with spring, her pearly teeth gently biting her lip, her allure maximized.

"Compensation?" Liu Xuan's mouth twitched, "I don't think Revered Master is compensating this Disciple; it looks more like you want to eat me up!"

Shen Yunshu chuckled, "Then, is my good Disciple willing?"