192: No sense of security

Ultimately, Chen Xuan still let the kitten go and left the Empress's bedchamber.

After his previous conversation with She Jingxi, he could already confirm that the coordinates given to him by the System were the place where the so-called immortal spirit grass grew, which meant the treasure was just the immortal spirit grass.

And Dai Dabai and the others came to the Lower Realm for the purpose of harvesting this immortal spirit grass, the only thing that puzzled him was that they didn't want She Jingxi to supervise their collection, so there must be something fishy going on.

Collecting immortal spirit grass might just be a pretense; they definitely had other motives.

Chen Xuan had just asked Zhu Zhu about it, but the answer he received was that he would know once he reached the Upper Realm, and she couldn't tell him now.

Chen Xuan didn't press the issue much; he would just follow along and see when the time came.

…

Several more days passed, and without the participation of a protagonist dark horse like Zhao Tianming, Chen Xuan unsurprisingly won the championship.

As for people like Wang Teng and Lin Tiancheng, who served as stepping stones for Zhao Tianming, they couldn't even make a single move against Chen Xuan and were instantly defeated by him, making the entire competition extremely boring.

The prize for the champion was the opportunity to accompany Dai Dabai to the Upper Realm. Since Chen Xuan had already confirmed his ability to go to the Upper Realm, Zhu Zhu suggested exchanging it for other rewards. She then severely extorted Dai Dabai, and Chen Xuan obtained many Cultivation Techniques and treasures.

Of course, these things were merely better than nothing for him, small trinkets that his sons could play with when they grew up, nothing more.

And on this day, the time for the immortal spirit grass to mature finally arrived. Dai Dabai also informed Chen Xuan of his and Zhu Zhu's plan, asking him to distract She Jingxi for a period of time.

Chen Xuan had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. immortal spirit grass was not particularly rare to him; he just wanted to know what the trick was inside.

As for whether She Jingxi still cared about her job? After following Chen Xuan, she didn't want to bother with so much. As a snake demon, once some things were 'developed' in her, it would be difficult to turn back.

Especially… she was madly in love with Chen Xuan.

Soon, Chen Xuan released his exchanged fake body in advance to accompany She Jingxi on a tour outside, and the two continuously appeared in plain sight.

Meanwhile, Chen Xuan's true body was disguised, following behind Zhu Zhu and Dai Dabai.

Since what Dai Dabai and Zhu Zhu needed to do had to be kept secret, they had already sent away many Elders of the Zhou Family in advance, with only the two of them going together.

Along the way, Dai Dabai uncharacteristically said no lewd words, but instead focused on the ultimate treasure inside, even directly abandoning Zhu Zhu and rushing ahead himself.

Seeing this, Zhu Zhu was too lazy to bother with him and walked at her own pace.

But this put Chen Xuan in a difficult position. If Zhu Zhu walked too slowly, perhaps by the time he got there, Dai Dabai would have already collected the ultimate treasure! However, the current passage was not very wide, and if he followed, he would definitely be discovered by Zhu Zhu.

In the current situation, he didn't want to expose himself. Zhu Zhu knew nothing, which would be better for her when it came time to report.

"Chen Xuan, I know you're nearby! Come out!" Zhu Zhu said lightly.

"How did you know?" Chen Xuan materialized directly.

"Secret, hmph hmph! I knew it was you, that's why I deliberately didn't keep up with him!"

"Splat!"

"Ouch! You!"

"If it weren't for your fiancé ahead, see if I wouldn't beat you till you bloomed!"

"I, I smelled it! I'm a cat, after all, with Nascent Soul cultivation, everything is enhanced, how could I not smell your Qi!"

"So, that means he might have smelled it too?"

"He didn't," Zhu Zhu said.

"Your Cultivation Technique for concealing yourself is indeed very powerful; ordinary people really can't detect it. Even I wasn't sure if it was you at first, but… I'm too familiar with you. I've even 'eaten' your ultimate treasure, so I smelled that scent, and that's how I determined it was you!"

"You little cat!"

Chen Xuan helplessly rubbed Zhu Zhu's head.

"What exactly do you want to do? Didn't I tell you this is very dangerous, and you might even get such benefits if you join our team in the future, so please don't get involved, okay!"

"What do you think? You stingy cat, you don't even say what's inside, can you blame me?"

"Inside, inside is…" Zhu Zhu knew Chen Xuan's personality, so she simply told him what was inside.

"Hmm? An unknown Spiritual Root? That's indeed a good thing. If transplanted to my home, the effect would certainly be quite good!"

"I, I knew it! And, weren't you going to go with us? Why is it 'your home' again? Are you lying to me!" The girl immediately became unhappy and directly hung onto Chen Xuan, refusing to let go.

"Uh, this is complicated to explain. Let's talk about it after we've finished the matter!"

"No, once you get the Spiritual Root inside, you'll definitely want to run away and abandon me!" Zhu Zhu clung to Chen Xuan stubbornly, refusing to let go.

Chen Xuan, helpless, gently patted her head and said softly, "I won't leave you. It's just that I have some matters to deal with. Once they're handled, I'll naturally come back for you."

Zhu Zhu heard this and finally let go of his hands, her face full of grievance, looking at Chen Xuan pitifully.

She obviously didn't believe him.

Chen Xuan looked at her pitiful little appearance, as if he had already let her down, and a hint of guilt arose in his heart.

He soothingly stroked her head and said, "Don't worry, once things are handled, I'll come back to you immediately."

Zhu Zhu still shook her head; she felt very insecure.

"No, why am I feeling guilty? I'm not the kind of person who starts something and then abandons it; why should I feel guilty!"

With that, he waved his hand and directly threw Zhu Zhu into his Secret Realm, explaining the situation to her.

This time, he didn't put Zhu Zhu with the other women; he still prioritized dealing with the current matter before anything else.

"You stay here and don't move. I'll be back in a moment! If you sneak away, I really won't want you anymore!" Chen Xuan said sternly and then left.

"I won't go, I won't go, why are you so fierce…" Watching Chen Xuan leave, the girl sat on the lawn, pouting.