64: Chapter 64 Xu Ruyu was unaware that Xiao Nianyin was plotting against her again.

Thinking of this, the icy expression on Xiao Nianyin's face seemed to melt slightly. She looked at Xu Ruyu, who was still uneasy, and spoke in a calm voice:

"What you considered... does have some merit. Cultivators indeed need a quiet room to calm their minds."

Xu Ruyu's heart rejoiced upon hearing this; there was hope!

However, Xiao Nianyin's next words made him pause: "How about this, this matter is noted by this Sect Master. You may return to the Side Hall and wait for now; later... this Sect Master will go and take a look herself, and arrange it for you as appropriate."

Not immediately agreeing, nor refusing, but rather "going to take a look"? Xu Ruyu felt a drum beating in his heart, but he dared not ask more, and quickly bowed: "Yes, Disciple thanks Revered Master! Disciple takes his leave!"

After speaking, he felt as if he had been granted a great pardon, and quickly retreated from the Main Hall, jogging back towards his Side Hall, feeling a sense of relief that his plan had succeeded, yet also a faint unease about his Revered Master's unpredictable attitude.

Just as Xu Ruyu's figure disappeared into the corridor outside the hall, the air inside the Main Hall subtly distorted.

"Giggle, giggle, giggle..."

A familiar and charming laugh echoed out of nowhere.

Lady Qingli's misty, rosy figure, as if slowly emerging from an ink wash painting, reappeared beside the Jade Throne. She wore a mischievous smile, gazing in the direction Xu Ruyu had left, then turned to look at Xiao Nianyin, whose expression on the Jade Throne instantly became somewhat unnatural.

"Look at your little Disciple, is he so 'eaten' by you, his Revered Master, that he's starting to think of ways to build a 'fence' for himself?" Lady Qingli laughed breathlessly. "'Snoring'? 'Talking in his sleep'? What an original excuse! Is he also planning to say he grinds his teeth and farts in his sleep? Hahaha..."

Xiao Nianyin, annoyed by her laughter, felt the blush on her face, which had just subsided, threatening to return. She glared at her, and said coldly: "Why are you here again? Didn't you go to rest?" Her tone carried a hint of displeasure at being disturbed, and also a touch of embarrassment at having her thoughts seen through.

"Rest? With such fun things happening, how could I bear to rest?"

Lady Qingli leaned closer to Xiao Nianyin, blinking her peach blossom eyes, and lowered her voice, her tone ambiguous.

"What, our ice-cold beauty Sect Master, were you just studying... hmm? Does that 'Nine Styles of the Mysterious Maidens Yang Absorption' still meet your Dharma Eye? Is there a Move you particularly want to... practice on your little Disciple?"

"Qingli!"

Xiao Nianyin's voice suddenly rose, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, startled and angry, even instinctively wanting to stand up from the Jade Throne to question her due to her agitation.

However, her movement was too violent, and the hidden pain between her legs was fiercely pulled, making her hiss and gasp for air. Her raised body fell back onto the seat, her brows tightly furrowed, and a trace of pain and even deeper shame and indignation flashed across her face.

"You... you spied on me?!"

Xiao Nianyin glared at Lady Qingli, her chest rising and falling slightly.

She remembered her embarrassing appearance just now in the inner room, secretly mimicking poses according to the Jade Slip diagrams, which was very likely seen by this old vixen!

This was simply... even more humiliating than being caught by Xu Ruyu!

"Giggle, giggle, giggle... Spy? Don't make it sound so unpleasant."

Lady Qingli laughed, her body trembling, enjoying Xiao Nianyin's rare loss of composure.

"I just 'happened' to pass by, and my Divine Sense 'accidentally' swept through. I never would have thought that our high and mighty Grand Sect Master Xiao, who disdains Charm Technique, would also be blushing and secretly imitating a spring palace..."

“Oh no, a Cultivation diagram? If this were to get out, and those old fellows who have pursued you for hundreds of years in the Cultivation World knew that their pure and flawless goddess was secretly studying this, wouldn't they be green with envy over that boy Xu Ruyu?”

“Oh no, a Cultivation diagram? If this were to get out, and those old fellows who have pursued you for hundreds of years in the Cultivation World knew that their pure and flawless goddess was secretly studying this, wouldn't they be green with envy over that boy Xu Ruyu?”

“Oh no, a Cultivation diagram? If this were to get out, and those old fellows who have pursued you for hundreds of years in the Cultivation World knew that their pure and flawless goddess was secretly studying this, wouldn't they be green with envy over that boy Xu Ruyu?”

"You... shut up!"

Xiao Nianyin was both angry and anxious, but her body was uncomfortable, and she had no way to deal with the thick-skinned Qingli.

"Alright, alright, I'll shut up, I'll shut up."

Lady Qingli knew when to stop, but the smile on her face did not diminish. She changed the subject: "But seriously, are you really going to set up that Forbidden Array for him? Have you thought it through? Once I..."

"Oh no, once you personally set up the Forbidden Array, if you want to 'verify' those Moves again tonight, you'll have to break your own Formation first, won't you? Or... do you plan to let him control the Formation himself? Then, if you knock on his door in the middle of the night, it's not certain if he'll open it for you."

"Oh no, once you personally set up the Forbidden Array, if you want to 'verify' those Moves again tonight, you'll have to break your own Formation first, won't you? Or... do you plan to let him control the Formation himself? Then, if you knock on his door in the middle of the night, it's not certain if he'll open it for you."

Xiao Nianyin calmed down upon hearing this.

She pondered for a moment, a calculating glint flashing in her eyes, and then suddenly spoke to Lady Qingli: "You came at just the right time. The matter of setting up the Formation will be left to you."

"Me?" Lady Qingli raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised. "You really want me to go? Aren't you afraid I'll tamper with it?"

"I want you to set up a 'Soundproof Array'."

Xiao Nianyin emphasized, her face regaining some of its usual coolness, but her earlobes were still slightly red: "It needs to be the best kind, absolutely ensuring that all sounds and auras are completely isolated, so that even ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivators cannot easily peek in."

"Soundproof Array?" Lady Qingli was first startled, then suddenly understood, a knowing, ambiguous smile appearing on her face as she drawled: "Oh~~~~ I understand. Set up a completely soundproof Formation, so that... certain people can 'confidently and boldly' 'verify Moves' inside, without worrying about making too much noise and being heard by neighbors or passersby, right?"

"Set up a completely soundproof Formation, so that... certain people can 'confidently and boldly' 'verify Moves' inside, without worrying about making too much noise and being heard by neighbors or passersby, right?"

She leaned into Xiao Nianyin's ear, teasing in a whisper: "It seems our Sect Master plans to play something 'exciting'? Do you need me to add some 'little trinkets' to the Formation to help with the mood? Like... a bit of incense to make one more relaxed and immersed?"

"Qing! Li!" Xiao Nianyin's face, which had just calmed down, flushed red again. She glared at her indignantly, "If you talk nonsense again, get out! You don't need to set up the Formation either!"

"Alright, alright, I won't say any more, I won't say any more."

Lady Qingli raised her hands in a gesture of surrender, but the smile in her eyes grew even wider. "Really, it was just a joke. Alright, I get it. It's just setting up a top-tier, absolutely soundproof Formation, right? Leave it to me. I guarantee your little Side Hall will become the perfect secret chamber for you two Revered Master and Disciple... hmm, to 'discuss the Dao' deeply."

"Alright, I get it. It's just setting up a top-tier, absolutely soundproof Formation, right? Leave it to me. I guarantee your little Side Hall will become the perfect secret chamber for you two Revered Master and Disciple... hmm, to 'discuss the Dao' deeply."

"Alright, I get it. It's just setting up a top-tier, absolutely soundproof Formation, right? Leave it to me. I guarantee your little Side Hall will become the perfect secret chamber for you two Revered Master and Disciple... hmm, to 'discuss the Dao' deeply."

She deliberately emphasized the words "discuss the Dao," then, without waiting for Xiao Nianyin to get angry again, she transformed into a streak of light and flew towards Xu Ruyu's Side Hall, leaving behind only a string of meaningful, charming laughter.

Xiao Nianyin sat alone on the Jade Throne, looking in the direction Lady Qingli had disappeared, then remembered Xu Ruyu's cautious request for a Formation just now, and then thought of the "Moves" she had been studying...

She lightly bit her lower lip, her expression changing, finally settling into a complex and unreadable determination.

"Xu Ruyu, oh Xu Ruyu... do you think you're safe with a Forbidden Array?"

She murmured to herself, a determined glint flashing in her clear eyes, along with a faint anticipation that even she herself didn't fully understand.

"Perhaps... with this Soundproof Array, it will be 'more convenient' for both you and me."

She redirected her gaze to the Profound Ice Jade Treasure Box beside her; the 'Nine Styles of the Mysterious Maidens Yang Absorption' Jade Slip within it seemed to be emitting a scorching and alluring aura.

Poor Xu Ruyu, at this moment, was still convinced that he had finally come up with a clever plan of "conspiring with a tiger" that could at least block another "fox." He sat in the Side Hall, both anxious and hopeful, awaiting the arrival of his "safety barrier."

He never expected that his request for "self-preservation" would, by a strange twist of fate, become a catalyst pushing him towards an even more "dangerous" situation, creating an even more "perfect" "experimental environment" for his beautiful Revered Master.

Tonight, perhaps within the Soundproof Array, it would no longer be a one-sided "guidance" or "night raid," but a new round of "confrontation" with clear "theoretical guidance" and "technical optimization."

It seems Xu Ruyu's waist is really going to start aching sooner than expected.