156: Even after being sold, she still helped Chu Yao count the money

“This disciple greets Martial Uncle. May I ask why Martial Uncle has graced us with his presence?”

Chu Yao immediately hid her precious younger sister behind her, performed a disciple's bow, appearing respectful on the surface but inwardly extremely vigilant.

She immediately sent a message to Liu Ruyan, informing her of Lin Xuan's visit.

Although she didn't want to believe that Lin Xuan coveted her sister, after all, Lin Xuan was a genuine Divine Fire Realm expert.

But Lin Xuan's gaze towards her sister was too fervent, as if he wanted to devour her whole.

If Lin Xuan were to harbor evil thoughts and forcibly abduct Chu Ling'er, erasing her memories, Liu Ruyan would be the only one who could save her.

In a world where the strong prey on the weak, it's always right to be cautious.

Chu Ling'er also peeked her small head out from behind Chu Yao, her large eyes filled with vigilance as she looked at Lin Xuan.

Big Sister had said that the Star God Temple was very dangerous, a place where the strong prey on the weak and only the fittest survive.

Heaven's favored prodigies and evildoers were everywhere; they would snatch pretty women and lock them up at home, so she shouldn't run around outside.

Now Lin Xuan had come to their door, and his gaze was so terrifying, he couldn't possibly be trying to abduct her, could he?

The more Chu Ling'er thought about it, the more frightened she became, her small face turning pale.

She had always grown up under the protection of her family and had never encountered such a situation before.

Chu Ling'er regretted it greatly; if she had known Lin Xuan was a bad person, she wouldn't have activated the array.

“Cough!”

Lin Xuan was utterly charmed by Chu Ling'er's adorable little actions.

Seeing Chu Ling'er's expression gradually turn to fear, Lin Xuan belatedly realized he had lost his composure, so he lightly coughed, withdrew his gaze, and displayed a “refreshing as a spring breeze” smile.

“It's nothing major, just felt like moving around after being still for too long.”

“So that's it.” Chu Yao nodded understandingly, replied, and said nothing more, clearly indicating that she was seeing him off.

Lin Xuan frowned, looked at her, then at Chu Ling'er, feeling confused inwardly.

This shouldn't be.

Given Chu Yao's admiration for him, shouldn't she enthusiastically invite him in?

Lin Xuan had already planned it: once Chu Yao voluntarily informed him about Gu Qing, he would then offer to take them as disciples, and by then, the Chu sisters would surely be eternally grateful to him.

After all, the kindness of imparting knowledge surpasses everything.

But now, Chu Yao's indifferent attitude completely threw Lin Xuan off; he couldn't possibly shamelessly insist on entering, could he?

What about his dignity as a Divine Fire Realm expert?

“Niece Yao'er, aren't you going to invite me in for a cup of tea?” Lin Xuan said with a faint smile.

What was dignity?

What were system rewards?

As long as he could coax this eternally young, exquisite loli back home, everything would be worth it.

Chu Yao's heart tightened, but her charming face showed an eager smile:

“Of course not, I merely thought Martial Uncle was continuing to comprehend the laws of heaven and earth, and thus dared not disturb him.”

“Please forgive any neglect; Martial Uncle, please come in.”

Lin Xuan was a Divine Fire Realm expert, and Chu Yao dared not offend him before understanding his intentions.

“No harm done.”

Hearing this, Lin Xuan smiled.

So she was afraid of disturbing him, it seemed he had overthought things just now.

Thinking about it, it made sense; Chu Yao admired him so much, how could she not let him in?

Chu Yao led him to the garden pavilion to sit, offered spiritual tea, and began her elaborate flattery.

Chu Ling'er sat beside her, blinking her large eyes, her small appearance pure and innocent.

She was extremely puzzled, not understanding why Big Sister admired Lin Xuan so much; he was Gu Qing's enemy, after all.

However, she didn't ask; Big Sister had said that if she didn't understand the conversation or the situation, she shouldn't casually ask questions.

Even though Chu Ling'er was curious, she dared not ask too much; it wouldn't be too late to ask after Lin Xuan left.

Faced with Chu Yao's unreserved praise, in the past, Lin Xuan would have been very pleased; after all, who could resist the admiration of a captivating beauty?

But now, Lin Xuan only wanted to know about Gu Qing and then take Chu Ling'er home.

Lin Xuan asked directly, “Do you know anything about Gu Qing?”

Chu Yao's tone paused, then she feigned contemplation: “I wasn't present at the time, so I don't know why Master was angry. Is this information very important to Martial Uncle? If it is, I'll go ask Master right away.”

Lin Xuan's face lit up upon hearing this, and he spoke indifferently, “An insignificant ant, not important, just a slight curiosity.”

“Indeed, Martial Uncle's Dao is profound and omnipotent, so he naturally wouldn't pay attention to a small figure.” Chu Yao nodded in agreement, a cold sneer in her heart. Not important? Then why did you specifically come to ask about him?

Lin Xuan wanted to know but also wanted to maintain his lofty demeanor, truly treating her like a fool.

As an excellent superior, with a guest at her door, if she didn't make Lin Xuan bleed profusely today, she would write her name backward.

Lin Xuan felt extremely uncomfortable, blocked by Chu Yao's words.

Gu Qing's information was crucial to him, determining whether he would allow his disciples to compete for the Divine Son position, and how he should plan next.

Zhi Meng had already come out of seclusion, and he didn't have much time left.

He had to gain enough power in the Star God Temple, preferably with the support of the old ancestors in the coffins, before Zhi Meng came looking for him.

These old geezers only valued Gu Qing's Zhou Tian Star Divine Body.

And his second disciple, Su Yang, possessed the Sun Divine Body and the Supreme Bone.

If he could become the Divine Son and cultivate the Taiyin Sun Chaos Record with Su Qingyue, he could definitely transform into the Yin-Yang Chaos Body.

A Yin-Yang Chaos Body with a Supreme Bone would be stronger than the Zhou Tian Star Divine Body, at least Lin Xuan thought so.

As long as Su Yang became the Divine Son, then Zhi Meng would not be a threat.

The reason he told Chu Yao it wasn't important was purely due to his personality.

After all, asking someone to do something means owing them a favor, doesn't it?

Besides, he was a Divine Fire Realm expert.

A Divine Fire Realm expert paying attention to a Venerable Realm expert would be a bit beneath him to say.

But who knew Chu Yao wouldn't follow the script and took his words seriously?

“Alas, sometimes having junior disciples admire me too much isn't a good thing,” Lin Xuan thought, mocking himself.

After much deliberation, Lin Xuan decided to sell out his disciple: “My second disciple, Su Yang, is the most suitable candidate for the Divine Son position. However, Gu Qing is insidious and cunning, resorting to any means necessary. I'm afraid he might ambush my disciple again...”

After listening for a while, Chu Yao finally understood.

All his words, implicitly and explicitly, were about wanting her to gather information, to know Jiang Yu's attitude towards Gu Qing, so that his own disciple could become the Divine Son.

This made Chu Yao despise him immensely.

Lin Xuan couldn't defeat Jiang Yu.

And he was afraid his disciple couldn't defeat Gu Qing and would be killed.

But he still wanted his disciple to become the Divine Son, so he wanted to bully the weak.

Lin Xuan was truly shameless to the extreme.

Thinking this, Chu Yao feigned sending a message with a communication jade slip, and after a while, she showed an apologetic look.

“Sis...” Chu Ling'er tugged at Chu Yao's sleeve, her expression nervous, practically screaming “don't tell Lin Xuan” with her face.

Chu Yao gave her a reassuring look, then turned to Lin Xuan, her expression apologetic.

“Martial Uncle, Master refused to tell me. I am truly sorry, I can't help Martial Uncle.”

Lin Xuan's heart sank, and his expression changed erratically.

“However...”

“However what?”

“Gu Qing is extremely greedy and lustful. I have some acquaintance with him. If the benefits are sufficient, asking him would be the same.” Chu Yao stated her purpose.

Lin Xuan was startled.

Chu Yao had an acquaintance with Gu Qing?

Could Chu Yao still be used by him then?

Moreover, Gu Qing was his enemy. Asking him to use treasures to uncover Gu Qing's secrets, what kind of bizarre operation was this?

Would this even work?

“Martial Uncle, relax, Gu Qing and I only have a transactional relationship.”

“He sells spiritual pills and some unused treasures, while I help him acquire a large amount of demonic beast flesh and spiritual herbs.” Chu Yao explained, many calculations surfacing in her mind.

Although her relationship with Gu Qing was extraordinary, few people knew about it.

As for her having once studied at Goddess Peak for a period... if Lin Xuan knew, he wouldn't have come today.

Moreover, this was common knowledge, and presumably no disciple would actively tell Lin Xuan such a minor detail.

As long as Lin Xuan didn't deliberately inquire, he wouldn't know.

Therefore, there was a lot of room for manipulation; at least, she could deceive Lin Xuan for a while.

Hearing this, Lin Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as Chu Yao didn't like Gu Qing, it was fine.

He was just afraid of another Bai Suying.

“Indeed, a disciple taught by that demoness is ruthless and morally corrupt.” Lin Xuan said with disdain.

“Indeed.” Chu Yao nodded in agreement.

Lin Xuan took out a jade box containing an ordinary Saint Fruit and said indifferently, “Take this to him. Help me find out the reason as soon as possible.”

“Martial Uncle, rest assured.”

Chu Yao's heart swelled with joy. She opened it and immediately showed a look of disdain.

Lin Xuan had spoken so casually, she thought it would be an extraordinary treasure, but it was just this?

Was he trying to brush off a beggar?

Chu Yao's face was displeased. She pushed the item back directly, not even bothering to pretend: “Apologies, Martial Uncle, this niece is powerless.”

“Why?” Lin Xuan's face darkened.

“Does Martial Uncle think Gu Qing would lack a mere Saint Fruit? Moreover, given how secretive this is, without sufficient benefits, why would he tell me?”

Chu Yao retorted, then added, “Martial Uncle should seek a more capable person. I cannot accomplish this with one Saint Fruit.”

Lin Xuan fell silent.

Of course, he knew Gu Qing didn't lack Saint Fruits.

He was even certain that Gu Qing had consumed divine medicine.

But this was merely asking Chu Yao to gather information, and since they had some acquaintance, he naturally assumed a casual gesture would suffice.

Giving Gu Qing divine medicine would be completely aiding the enemy.

But looking at Chu Yao, it seemed they truly didn't have much of an acquaintance, and Gu Qing was also exceptionally greedy.

He wouldn't get away without bleeding a little.

Thinking this, Lin Xuan, with a pained expression, took out a Divine Fruit.

This time Chu Yao took it, but still said, “Not enough.”

Lin Xuan was stunned. Was Gu Qing's appetite that big?

“Martial Uncle, Gu Qing doesn't lack divine medicines or saint medicines, nor does he lack magic treasures or divine iron. Does Martial Uncle have any particularly rare treasures? If not, then there's basically no hope.” Chu Yao said gravely.

Lin Xuan was dumbfounded.

He doesn't lack divine medicines or saint medicines, so why did you take my divine medicine then?

And what's the meaning of taking the saint medicine along with it?

If he didn't know that Chu Yao greatly admired him, Lin Xuan would have suspected Chu Yao of trying to embezzle.

“This is just in case. Martial Uncle wouldn't want the plan to fail, would he?” Chu Yao explained, very understandingly.

“You have a point.” Lin Xuan strongly agreed with Chu Yao's words.

After all, Gu Qing wasn't a fool; how could he casually reveal secrets concerning life and death?

Moreover, as the Zhou Tian Star Divine Body, Gu Qing would surely be given any good things in the Star God Temple.

Chu Yao was doing this entirely for his sake, to ensure everything was foolproof.

“This is a treasure girl...” Lin Xuan sighed, what a pity she became Jiang Yu's disciple. If Chu Yao was willing to be his disciple, that would be great.

Perhaps when the time was right, poaching Jiang Yu's disciples wasn't out of the question.

Lin Xuan thought of Liu Ruyan and Liu Ruyi.

Liu Ruyan had nine-star talent.

Liu Ruyi had eight-star.

Both were peerless heavenly daughters, with the potential of Immortal Kings and Immortal Emperors.

Leaving them to Jiang Yu would be a complete waste.

Thinking this, Lin Xuan returned to reality.

What treasure should he use to gather information?

Lin Xuan racked his brains, and he only had one item in his possession that Gu Qing would definitely be tempted by.

That was the Star Heart, containing the origin of stars, capable of evolving a star river.

Such a supreme treasure could even be refined into a Heavenly Divine Artifact, surpassing Divine Artifacts.

It could also be used to improve cultivation and physique.

It could even be used to reshape the physical body.

And the reshaped physical body would be a Star God Body.

If Gu Qing obtained the Star Heart, his physique and strength would definitely advance further.

The more Lin Xuan thought about it, the less he wanted to give it.

But for the greater good, he could only reluctantly part with it, benefiting Gu Qing.

Lin Xuan's heart was bleeding as he slowly pushed the jade box in front of Chu Yao.

“Star Heart...”

Chu Yao opened it and immediately exclaimed, her heart filled with ecstasy.

“Yes, it's yours.” Lin Xuan emphasized “it's yours” particularly heavily.

The meaning was clear: he only wanted the information, as for whose hands the Star Heart ended up in, it didn't matter.

Chu Yao indicated she understood and guaranteed she could get the information clearly. Looking at Lin Xuan's smiling face, she also smiled genuinely.

Lin Xuan nodded in satisfaction, then looked at Chu Ling'er, who had been silent all this time.

Chu Ling'er sat obediently, her small appearance soft, adorable, and cute. Lin Xuan felt an unbearable itch in his heart, wanting to pat her.

Fortunately, he held back, afraid of scaring Chu Ling'er again. Lin Xuan showed what he thought was a refined and gentle smile: “Little girl, what's your name? Have you taken a master yet?”

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