109: Chapter 109 This little thief is somewhat charming

Chen Shanzhi unceremoniously sent a stream of pure True Yuan, carrying the scorching aura of the Yang Parasite...

...into Jiang Yingrao's mouth through their pressed lips and teeth.

As the True Yuan entered her body, it instantly created an extremely strong resonance with the Yin Parasite inside her.

Immediately, the two distinct symptoms began to merge as Yin and Yang, blending perfectly like water and milk.

This shuddering sensation that struck deep into her Soul caused Jiang Yingrao's originally tense body to instantly go soft.

Her mind went blank, and those jade-like hands that had been trying to push him away...

...now seemed out of control, instinctively climbing up Chen Shanzhi's back and tightly hugging his waist.

As the True Yuan continued its interactive cycle, the major apertures within their bodies also began to operate.

A look of incredible surprise suddenly flashed through Jiang Yingrao's hazy fox-like eyes.

She clearly sensed that her own True Yuan, which had already reached the limit of the Twelve Mysterious Apertures and could no longer progress...

...was actually being stripped of Impurities bit by bit under the washing of the True Yuan Chen Shanzhi passed over, becoming extremely pure!

How was this possible?

When two people Cultivate through the Yin and Yang Gu of the Heart-Devouring Life-Sharing Gu, logically, the one in the higher Realm should provide feedback to the one in the lower Realm.

By all accounts, Chen Shanzhi had only just had a Breakthrough to the Xuanguan Nine Apertures!

With this level of cultivation, how could he, during Dual Cultivation...

...directly cross the chasm of three Realms and reversely purify her True Yuan?

But this thought only swirled in her mind for an instant.

In the next second, Chen Shanzhi increased the output of True Yuan, and the wave-like surges of strength improvement...

...directly drowned Jiang Yingrao's rationality completely.

She couldn't care about thinking so much anymore, closing her beautiful eyes and becoming thoroughly immersed in this extremely intoxicating Cultivation.

...

Time passed quietly, and half an hour later.

"Buzz!"

Accompanied by the final perfect cycle of True Yuan, the Qi within both their bodies shook simultaneously before slowly settling down.

Jiang Yingrao suddenly opened her eyes and pushed Chen Shanzhi off her.

She panted heavily, her enchanting and peerless face now appearing as if stained by an extremely alluring sunset, so red it seemed ready to drip.

"You... you libertine! You clearly promised me before that you wouldn't pass True Yuan with the Yang Parasite's aura into my body without my consent!"

Jiang Yingrao's beautiful eyes were full of shame and anger.

Chen Shanzhi chuckled. "It's just that I haven't seen my Courtesan Alias for so long, and I missed you dearly.

That's why I couldn't hold back for a moment."

As Chen Shanzhi spoke, he prepared to lean in for another kiss.

"Bah, haven't you had enough of taking advantage of me?

We've been Cultivating for so long, that's enough!"

Jiang Yingrao gave Chen Shanzhi a sharp look, her beautiful eyes rippling with water; her tone held more of a coquettish charm than actual anger.

She quickly broke free from Chen Shanzhi's embrace and retreated to the other end of the soft couch.

With her back against the hollowed-out wooden window, Jiang Yingrao hugged her knees, tightly hiding her two delicate jade feet under her fiery red skirt.

She slightly raised her exquisite chin, looking at Chen Shanzhi with a somewhat awkward expression.

Then her red lips parted slightly as she got down to business:

"Stop reminiscing, let's talk about serious matters."

"That kid Zhang Qing went to that Shroud Shop in the west of the city again yesterday, acting all sneaky."

Hearing this, Chen Shanzhi put away the playboy-like smile on his face.

He naturally moved closer to Jiang Yingrao and sat down right next to her.

Then, Chen Shanzhi unceremoniously reached out his right hand, sliding it along the edge of the soft couch and directly under that wide red skirt.

With extreme precision, he grabbed Jiang Yingrao's slightly cool little foot.

Jiang Yingrao's delicate body trembled, and she instinctively wanted to lift her leg and kick him.

But when she turned her head, she saw that Chen Shanzhi's brow was furrowed and his eyes were deep, clearly lost in profound thought.

Jiang Yingrao bit her red lips and forced herself to suppress the urge to kick this libertine off the building, letting him play with her little foot without making a sound to disturb him.

While Chen Shanzhi squeezed that soft-as-jade sole, his brain was working frantically.

Something's not right. In the memories in Chen Shanzhi's mind...

...the timeline of this event doesn't match the guide in the game at all!

According to the original plot progression, the point where the internal traitors of the White Lotus Sect start acting shouldn't be triggered for at least another month!

Moreover, the spy said that when Zhang Qing walked out of the Shroud Shop, his expression was extremely heavy.

This also doesn't make sense.

The sole purpose of the Grand Elder's lineage in the White Lotus Sect planting spies in the Capital...

...is to spare no effort in sabotaging the plans of the White Lotus Sect Leader, Sect Leader Gu Manzi.

This move in the Capital was set up by Sect Leader Gu Manzi after she overruled all objections and poured in countless resources.

So as long as Jiang Yingrao's mission here fails, the Grand Elder can use it as a pretext to frantically suppress Sect Leader Gu Manzi's prestige within the sect and force her to step down.

Therefore, the Grand Elder's group are nothing but pure troublemakers!

What they love doing most is secretly colluding with Prince Qi, using Prince Qi's influence to sabotage the plans of Jiang Yingrao and her people.

But now the situation is a bit off.

If the plot has started, then since it's according to their plan of sabotage...

...why would Zhang Qing's face be so grim, as if he were doing something he didn't want to do?

If not, then could they have tasks outside of the game guide?

Chen Shanzhi had a bit of a headache.

In the game, if the original protagonist Tang Liu didn't choose Prince Qi's route...

...then following the normal development of the situation, these spies should actively find an opportunity to contact him, telling him they have a way to remove the Gu planted by Jiang Yingrao.

Then they would use him as a pawn, using the hand of the Zhenguo Marquis Mansion to overturn all of Jiang Yingrao's strongholds in the Capital!

That hotheaded Tang Liu, although he took Prince Qi's route, failed to kill him at the opening Martial Arts Demonstration.

Logically, the plot should be developing towards the direction of not having taken Prince Qi's route.

Even if, by some miracle, he did take Prince Qi's route, this plot shouldn't be triggered a whole month early!

Is this the damn butterfly effect?

Or is it that after this world became real, countless variables that even he doesn't know about have emerged in the shadows?

The force with which Chen Shanzhi squeezed Jiang Yingrao's toes unintentionally increased a bit.

From the time he Transmigrated until now, he had experienced many changes.

He also knew in his heart that he absolutely could not treat the so-called "guide" as gospel; otherwise, he wouldn't even know how he died.

Chen Shanzhi looked up, staring directly at Jiang Yingrao, and asked at a very fast pace:

"During this period, what abnormalities have there been in Zhang Qing's daily conduct?"

Jiang Yingrao knitted her beautiful brows, and a look of confusion also appeared on her face:

"That's also the part I find most baffling."

"During this time, Zhang Qing hasn't had any abnormal behavior."

"As the captain of my inner court guards, besides his daily routine patrols in the inner court, he leads people to protect the brothers of the sect when they go to the Refugee Area outside the city to distribute porridge."

"When distributing porridge, besides occasionally going to the latrine, he stays in the porridge shed honestly the rest of the time, never leaving."

Going to the latrine?

Chen Shanzhi keenly caught this detail and immediately followed up: "When he went to the latrine, did your hidden spies follow him?"

"Naturally they did."

Jiang Yingrao gave a cold snort, still very confident in her subordinates:

"Every time he goes to the latrine, it's for a very short time. At most, it's just long enough to take a piss; there's simply no time to contact anyone."

"Was the latrine searched? Were there any abnormalities like hidden compartments or secret signals?" Chen Shanzhi continued to ask.

"It was searched top to bottom; not even a single brick was missed. There was nothing unusual."

Hearing this answer.

Chen Shanzhi rubbed his throbbing temples.

No abnormal contact? Then how does he pass information?

Could it be that the trigger point for the traitor plot was simply moved forward?

Do we have to wait for the key nodes later before these bastards start making trouble?

Chen Shanzhi stroked his chin, and a flash of inspiration suddenly crossed his mind.

He turned his head, looked at Jiang Yingrao, and with a very sharp gaze, threw out a fatal question:

"Have you reported to your White Lotus Sect high-level officials in the Capital that you have completely controlled me using the Child Gu of the Heart-Devouring Life-Sharing Gu?"

As soon as these words were spoken...

Jiang Yingrao's entire body suddenly stiffened.

"How did you know..."

She only got halfway through before her voice came to an abrupt halt.

Jiang Yingrao's alluring fox-like eyes widened instantly, and she cursed her own stupidity in her heart.

Dammit, I let it slip!

Her instinctive reaction just now was practically a confession.

Wasn't this clearly telling Chen Shanzhi that from the very beginning when she approached him...

...she had the malicious intent of using the Child Gu to turn him into a marionette?"

Although she didn't succeed in the end and even let him trick her out of the Yang Parasite.

But if she didn't say it, no one would know. By saying it like this, the meaning changed.

In an instant, the atmosphere in the room became somewhat subtle.

Looking at Jiang Yingrao's guilty and annoyed expression, how could Chen Shanzhi not know what this enchantress was thinking?

The corners of his mouth curled up, and the hand under the red skirt suddenly pinched the soft flesh of Jiang Yingrao's sole, giving it a forceful twist with extreme mischief.

"Ah!"

Jiang Yingrao cried out as if she had been electrocuted, and a layer of mist instantly appeared in her beautiful eyes.

She glared at Chen Shanzhi with both shame and anger, like a female leopard about to bite.

Chen Shanzhi gave an indifferent snort, his tone full of mockery:

"Why that expression?

Do you think This Heir is the kind of petty person who likes to bring up old scores?"

"Besides, if This Heir couldn't see through your little schemes...

...I would have been eaten by you demonic sect enchantresses until not even my bones were left."

Jiang Yingrao curled her lips, turned her head away, and muttered softly, "Who knows if you're petty..."

"Hmm? What did you say?" Chen Shanzhi raised an eyebrow, his hand making a motion as if he were about to increase the pressure again.

Jiang Yingrao quickly pulled her foot back a bit and replied coldly, "Nothing.

I've never mentioned this to anyone in the sect either!"

"Not just the high-level officials, even the few maids closest to me don't know about our current... transactional relationship."

Chen Shanzhi snapped his fingers, coming to a sudden realization.

Then it all matches up!

The spies of the Grand Elder's lineage have no idea that Jiang Yingrao has already "succeeded"!

Since they think Jiang Yingrao's plan hasn't made any substantial progress...

...then naturally they have no need to rush out and find him to cause sabotage.

So this brings us back to the starting point: why have they started acting?

It seems there's content that wasn't shown in the game?

In that case... a dangerous cold smile spread across Chen Shanzhi's lips.

Then I'll let them know I've been controlled by Jiang Yingrao, and forcibly pull them back into the plot.

Thinking of this, Chen Shanzhi turned to look at Jiang Yingrao and said decisively:

"Then tonight, find an opportunity to take the news that you've already controlled me with the Gu...

...and spread it within the sect as if it were completely unintentional!"

Jiang Yingrao was full of confusion. "Why?"

Isn't this just looking for trouble when there is none?

Chen Shanzhi didn't answer directly but asked instead:

"Let me ask you, what do you think is the core purpose of the Grand Elder's lineage planting these spies like Zhang Qing in the Capital?"

Jiang Yingrao snorted without hesitation:

"Naturally, it's to sabotage our entire plan so that my Master loses face in the sect, and even bears the blame for incompetence!

Thereby finding an opportunity to take the position for themselves."

At this point, a flash of anger crossed Jiang Yingrao's eyes.

These parasites who only know how to cause internal strife...

I really don't know why Master still keeps them around.

"Exactly!"

Chen Shanzhi clapped his hands, a confident smile on his face:

"Since the meaning of their existence is to cause sabotage..."

"Then tell me, if they suddenly learn that your plan has achieved an extremely significant Breakthrough...

...and even I, the grand Heir of the Zhenguo Marquis, have become a marionette in your hands."

"What will they do?"

Jiang Yingrao was the Saintess of the White Lotus Sect after all; her mind worked very quickly.

With this hint from Chen Shanzhi, she raised her beautiful eyebrows and pondered for a moment before speaking somewhat uncertainly:

"You mean... they won't be able to sit still and will actively come looking for you?

Wanting to gain your trust by helping you remove the Gu, and then using you to deal with me?"

"Smart!"

Chen Shanzhi snapped his fingers and sneered:

"They have no idea that we've actually reached a deal."

"As long as you put this news out, the people behind Zhang Qing will definitely be as anxious as ants on a hot griddle!"

"To sabotage your achievement, they will absolutely find ways to contact me...

...and throw out the bait of being able to help me remove the Gu, egging me on to take people and wipe out your strongholds!"

An extremely cold killing intent flashed in Chen Shanzhi's eyes:

"This is the most typical case of Reverse Fishing!"

"As long as they dare to bite the hook, we can follow the vine to the melon...

...and directly wipe out this entire line of rats in one go!"

After listening to Chen Shanzhi's interlocking and brilliant scheme...

Jiang Yingrao's beautiful eyes grew brighter and brighter, like the most dazzling stars in the night sky.

Brilliant!

Previously, she had been suffering because she couldn't find the contact above Zhang Qing and had no way to start.

But Chen Shanzhi's move of Reverse Groundbaiting was simply a dimensional reduction strike, directly grasping the initiative firmly in their own hands!

Looking at the man before her who was devising strategies...

An extremely strong and unusual emotion suddenly surged uncontrollably in Jiang Yingrao's heart.

This little thief is truly a bastard who is charming enough to kill!