55: Chapter 55 Damn, I regret it.

Chen Shanzhi's gaze sharpened, a flash of brilliance crossing his eyes. "Who is it?"

Jiang Yingrao sneered, her eyes overflowing with Killing Intent. "Zhang Qing, the captain of the guards for our Yihong Pavilion's inner courtyard."

Yihong Pavilion was a place where dragons and snakes mingled. To facilitate the White Lotus Sect's operations, it was divided into an outer courtyard and an inner courtyard.

The outer courtyard consisted of the procurers, thugs, and the girls who received guests.

To put it bluntly, they were outer-sect vassals of the White Lotus Sect, responsible for greeting and sending off guests, performing daily chores, and incidentally gathering street intelligence.

The inner courtyard, however, was the true core of Yihong Pavilion!

Everyone capable of entering the inner courtyard was a backbone member of the White Lotus Sect.

What they handled were mostly shady, secret dealings, including many of the White Lotus Sect's confidential arrangements in the capital.

And this Zhang Qing was the captain of the inner courtyard guards.

Not only was his martial cultivation impressive, but more importantly, he was responsible for the security and defense of the entire Yihong Pavilion inner courtyard!

He knew the Formation layouts inside and out, the list of core members, and their daily routines like the back of his hand!

If he were a Mole, the trouble would be immense.

If Chen Shanzhi hadn't planned ahead this time and had her send people to keep a close watch on that shroud shop in the south of the city, they wouldn't have followed the trail to uncover Zhang Qing as the Mole.

If they had waited until later, this hidden danger would have exploded at a critical moment.

The entire Yihong Pavilion stronghold would likely have been wiped out in one fell swoop!

"Zhang Qing?"

Chen Shanzhi repeated the name in a low voice, his fingers lightly tapping on the back of Jiang Yingrao's hand.

He understood everything clearly in his heart.

As a hardcore player who had perfectly cleared this game, how could Chen Shanzhi not know this name?

This guy was actually just cannon fodder, a pawn pushed out to test the waters.

But now, as long as the name Zhang Qing was identified...

...then he would know the direction of this Mole plotline.

Chen Shanzhi could immediately match it with the complete walkthrough in his mind!

Identifying Zhang Qing was equivalent to identifying the corresponding plotline in the game.

Thus, Chen Shanzhi naturally knew who the big fish behind Zhang Qing was—the Mole truly hidden among the high-level leadership of the White Lotus Sect's capital stronghold.

Chen Shanzhi pulled back his thoughts and looked at Jiang Yingrao with burning eyes, asking in a deep voice, "Your people are just watching; you didn't alert the enemy this time, did you?"

Jiang Yingrao shook her head, her tone certain. "Of course not.

Our people were extremely careful; they only secretly monitored Zhang Qing's every move and did not directly move to apprehend him."

"That's good."

Chen Shanzhi smiled with satisfaction. "Although this Zhang Qing could reach the position of Inner Courtyard Guard Captain, for him to appear before our eyes immediately after the previous Mole was discovered...

I think he is mostly just a stepping stone pushed out by others.

There is definitely a big fish hidden behind him."

"Have your people keep a death grip on him.

We'll cast a long line to catch the big fish.

It won't be too late to pull in the net once the big fish behind him surfaces."

In truth, Chen Shanzhi could tell Jiang Yingrao the name of that big fish right now.

But how could he reveal his hand so easily?

First, he wasn't supposed to have the power of foresight, so on what basis would he know the identity of a high-level Mole in the White Lotus Sect?

Saying it directly would not only fail to explain his source of information but would instead arouse the intense suspicion of this Demonic Sect Enchantress.

Second, information was leverage.

Giving away such heavyweight information for free would be a huge loss, wouldn't it?

Naturally, he had to toss it out bit by bit, like squeezing toothpaste, to extract more interest from this Saintess.

Hearing Chen Shanzhi's analysis, Jiang Yingrao also nodded in deep agreement, her beautiful brows furrowing slightly.

"I thought so too. There is definitely someone behind Zhang Qing.

I just don't know when that person behind him will finally show their tail."

Hearing this, Chen Shanzhi suddenly leaned closer, looking at Jiang Yingrao's exquisite Face with a confident smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

"Don't worry, as long as our people keep a close eye on Zhang Qing, I guarantee it won't be long before the fox's tail naturally reveals itself."

Seeing Chen Shanzhi's confident manner, Jiang Yingrao's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, inexplicably settled a little.

Over the past two days, when she had confirmed that the person meeting at the shroud shop was actually Zhang Qing...

...her entire being had been in a state of extreme tension and unease.

That a Mole had appeared in such a core position as the Inner Courtyard Guard Captain was completely beyond her expectations!

She didn't even dare to think too deeply about how high the status of the big fish behind Zhang Qing might be among the high-level leadership of the White Lotus Sect's capital stronghold!

Perhaps... that Mole hidden behind the scenes was someone she saw every day.

A trusted backbone member with whom she discussed the White Lotus Sect's subsequent uprising plans!

The feeling of being stabbed in the back at any moment was truly terrifying.

So, after she discovered Zhang Qing was the Mole, her first reaction was to wait for Chen Shanzhi to come to Yihong Pavilion to discuss countermeasures.

As it turned out, this dead playboy had actually disappeared for several days straight, without even a ghost of him to be seen!

Finally today, after longing for him as one longs for the stars and the moon, the man had arrived.

Yet this guy actually had the scent of other women's rouge on him! And it wasn't just the scent of one woman!

At the thought of this, Jiang Yingrao's just-calmed mood was instantly filled with a thick wave of jealousy again.

She abruptly pulled her hand out of Chen Shanzhi's grasp.

A layer of frost instantly covered her charming and enchanting Face as she said coldly:

"Since the official business is finished and the Heir Apparent has learned everything he needs to know..."

"...then please leave, Heir Apparent. Courtesan Alias has been feeling a bit unwell lately and won't be accompanying the Heir Apparent in his revelry. I ask for the Heir Apparent's understanding."

Chen Shanzhi was stunned upon hearing this.

What the hell?

What's the situation?

The Mole hasn't even been rooted out yet, the business has only just begun, and you're already starting to burn the bridge after crossing it?

He looked up and carefully examined Jiang Yingrao's expression.

He saw that although the Saintess of the demonic sect wore a stern Face, her seductive peach-blossom eyes clearly hid an unmasked trace of resentment and anger.

With that look of charming irritation, where was there any sign of physical discomfort?

Chen Shanzhi realized it in an instant.

This girl... it seems she really is jealous!

"Hehe..."

A rogue-like, wicked smile curled at the corner of Chen Shanzhi's mouth.

Instead of getting up to leave, he leaned his body forward.

The left hand that was originally on his leg reached out to the side like an iron pincer.

With extreme dominance, he tightly gripped Jiang Yingrao's slender waist and yanked her into his arms.

"What are you doing! Let—"

Jiang Yingrao cried out, her willow-leaf brows arching as she prepared to struggle free in anger.

Suddenly!

She felt an extremely pure and warm, masculine essence of true yuan...

...flowing through Chen Shanzhi's left hand like a bursting flood, directly surging into her body!

It was precisely the aura of the Heart-Devouring Life-Sharing Gu's Yang Parasite!

As soon as the Yang Parasite true yuan entered her body, the Yin Parasite inside Jiang Yingrao instantly became wildly agitated, as if it had taken drugs.

A wave of numbness and extreme electrical tingling instantly spread through her entire body.

"Mmm..."

The words of rebuke Jiang Yingrao had prepared were instantly choked in her throat.

Her arched brows suddenly relaxed, and her peach-blossom eyes were instantly misted over.

An extremely seductive, lingering moan uncontrollably escaped from her rosy lips.

Seeing this, how could Chen Shanzhi let such a great opportunity slip by?

He exerted force with his arm, pulling the now-limp Jiang Yingrao firmly into his embrace, letting her stunning curves press tightly against his chest.

He breathed hot air into Jiang Yingrao's ear and chuckled wickedly, "Saintess Jiang, isn't this being unreasonable? I did help you find a clue to a big fish, after all."

"And you just burn the bridge like this, telling me to leave just like that? Wouldn't that leave me with no Face at all?"

Jiang Yingrao was soft in Chen Shanzhi's arms, her Face flushed red, and even her breathing had become rapid.

She gritted her silver teeth, forcing herself to endure the shameful tremors in her body, and snapped, "Chen Shanzhi! You rogue! We clearly agreed before that without my consent... you are not allowed to casually inject true yuan with the Yang Parasite aura into my body!"

"Oh? Did I?"

Chen Shanzhi played dumb, wearing an extremely innocent expression.

"I was just thinking that we haven't seen each other for several days.

Your cultivation must have lagged behind quite a bit. I'm just being kind, thinking of having another good Dual Cultivation session with you to help everyone improve their cultivation."

"You..." Jiang Yingrao was so angry her chest heaved violently, and she was about to open her mouth to call him shameless.

But Chen Shanzhi didn't give her the chance to speak at all.

His gaze focused on those close, opening and closing red lips, and he directly lowered his head.

*Smack.*

He kissed her!

"Mmph—!"

Jiang Yingrao's eyes widened, and a muffled moan escaped her throat.

The true yuan in her body, which was already agitated by the Yang Parasite, was now running wild like an unbridled horse.

She pressed her hands against Chen Shanzhi's chest, just thinking of using her strength to push this lecher away.

However, in the next second...

...she discovered in horror that Chen Shanzhi had not only kissed her, but...

...a surge of Yang Parasite true yuan, many times more intense than before, was actually being passed directly through their tightly pressed lips and teeth!

This method of Dual Cultivation, by passing Yang Parasite true yuan directly through the fusion of lips and teeth...

...compared to their previous method of properly facing palms and passing true yuan through their hands for cultivation...

...was simply countless times more intense!

*Boom!*

Jiang Yingrao only felt a loud bang in her head.

All logic, all reserve, and all anger were completely blown to pieces in this instant!

Her mind instantly went blank.

All outside sounds disappeared, leaving only her own increasingly heavy and suppressed moans, and the roar of her Cultivation Technique operating instinctively within her body.

Her body completely lost control.

The hands that were originally pressed against Chen Shanzhi's chest to push him away had, at some point, limply climbed up Chen Shanzhi's neck and were holding him tightly.

Chen Shanzhi held this soft, boneless body in his arms, looking at Jiang Yingrao's blurred expression with her eyes slightly closed and her Face flushed with spring.

How could he be polite? Naturally, he took advantage of the situation and began to push his luck.

While greedily drawing sweetness from those two red lips and sucking on that fragrant tenderness...

...his hands also began to wander and stroke Jiang Yingrao's fiery body very dishonestly.

Feeling that amazing elasticity and smoothness.

Chen Shanzhi's breathing was heavy.

His palm moved up along that slender waist.

Finally.

After finding an extremely precise and excellent spot.

His fingers skillfully flicked.

He slid directly through the gap in the clothes at the collar without any hindrance.

"Hiss..."

When his palm truly touched the skin of the beauty in his arms, which was as delicate and hot as the finest mutton-fat jade...

...Chen Shanzhi couldn't help but shudder, his heart skipping a beat, and he became somewhat excited.

This feel... was incredible!

His palm seemed to have a consciousness of its own, beginning to explore that breathtaking territory quite wantonly.

"Ah..."

Feeling a certain place being ruthlessly brushed by that large hand.

Jiang Yingrao's body suddenly trembled violently.

That slender waist twisted uncontrollably and violently in Chen Shanzhi's arms like a water snake.

Her red lips were slightly parted, her beautiful eyes half-open and half-closed, breathing like orchids.

The dual stimulation of extreme shame and extreme pleasure made her gasp for air, her voice so soft and sweet it almost pulled into threads: "No... don't..."

Hearing this classic line of 'refusal while welcoming'.

A wicked smile curled at the corner of Chen Shanzhi's mouth.

As an extremely principled top-tier lady-killer who understood women's hearts perfectly...

...Chen Shanzhi naturally knew that although he could take some advantage by using the suppression of the Yang Parasite and the excuse of Dual Cultivation...

...the progress bar wasn't full yet, and the emotional foundation between the two hadn't reached the point where things could happen naturally.

If he were to force himself on her now and push this Demonic Sect Enchantress too hard, she really would pull a sword to kill him.

There was plenty of time in the future.

Chen Shanzhi very sensibly withdrew his mischievous hand and re-embraced her waist.

Then, discarding distracting thoughts.

He began to very intently and devotedly taste the intoxicating kiss of the beauty in his arms.

Time passed minute by minute.

Only the heavy breathing of the two and the rustling of fabric remained in the room.

Not knowing how much time had passed.

When their techniques operated and the last bit of true yuan passed through their mouths completed the final great cycle.

Only then did Chen Shanzhi reluctantly move his mouth away from Jiang Yingrao's lips, ending this deep Dual Cultivation session that had lasted for half an hour.

Jiang Yingrao's eyes were still closed, her long eyelashes trembling violently.

She bit her red lips hard, her hands tightly clutching Chen Shanzhi's lapels, as if she were trying her best to endure the lingering rhythm and agitation in her body that had not yet completely faded.

Suddenly, Jiang Yingrao let out a very long, muffled sound from the bridge of her nose, and her body began to tremble violently.

Chen Shanzhi held Jiang Yingrao, looking at the beauty's flushed cheeks and slightly swollen lips.

And her constantly trembling body.

He was somewhat stunned.

He cursed himself in his heart:

"Crap! If I'd known this enchantress's resistance was so weak, if I had just persisted a bit more and been a bit firmer just now..."

"...could I have directly executed this Saintess of the White Lotus Sect on the spot today?"