45: This is a huge problem.

"Resistance is futile... I told you long ago you're no match for me."

Chen Qingxuan advised earnestly.

"?!"

In contrast, Huang Qingxue's delicate, pretty face suddenly filled with uncontrollable terror.

Hearing Chen Qingxuan's demonic laughter again, the fear that had always been hidden deep within her heart instantly reawakened and surged;

Until it completely filled her mind.

"No—"

Huang Qingxue closed her eyes, letting out a scream from the depths of her Soul.

"Holy crap?!"

Chen Qingxuan was startled.

Seeing her inexplicable reaction, he couldn't help but say guiltily, "Don't scream, I haven't done anything yet..."

Boom—

Before he could finish speaking, a wave of Qi exploded, leaving only white smoke filling the surroundings, blurring his vision.

Chen Qingxuan also felt the space beneath him empty. The soft, delicate body he had been pressing down on had now turned into a half-meter-long, rough-textured human-shaped straw Puppet.

"Puppet Technique?"

Chen Qingxuan realized;

This was a Secret Escape Art that Huang Qingxue had mastered ten years ago.

The prerequisite for activating the Puppet Technique was to first set up a medium in a safe location, which was the human-shaped straw Puppet beneath him at this moment. Once activated, the medium and the main body would swap places;

Thus achieving the effect of escape.

Therefore, at this moment, Huang Qingxue had already escaped outside the Secret Realm.

"...Quite cautious, indeed."

Chen Qingxuan raised an eyebrow;

Recalling her earlier enumeration of his various crimes, he couldn't help but twitch his lips, "Damn! I thought I had formed a good connection... What kind of situation is this?"

Since things had come to this, he could only return to Hundred Flowers Tower first.

On the other side.

Huang Qingxue, having escaped, was panting heavily.

"That damned evil Cultivator... actually has such powerful strength... and constantly restrains me... Fortunately, I left a contingency before looking for him." Huang Qingxue touched the 'Slave Mark' on her shoulder, gritting her silver teeth;

Although she hadn't been controlled by the 'Slave Mark' yet, it was a persistent worry in her heart that she couldn't let go of. So, over the years, she had continuously collected various Secret Arts and methods;

For no other reason than to have the power to resist when the Slave Mark was activated...

"Hmph... Sooner or later, I'll shove my foot in your mouth and make you laugh your fill!"

Huang Qingxue slowly clenched her delicate fist and said with a solemn expression.

But this encounter with Chen Qingxuan also made her clearly realize that with her current strength, she was no match for him;

She had to become stronger!

...Hundred Flowers Tower.

Looking at Chen Qingxuan, who returned looking dispirited, Zhao Xiaoyin handed him a glass of freshly squeezed grape juice and asked, "Who was that girl just now?"

"Do you still remember... when we first met, I had a Little Girl with me?" Chen Qingxuan took a sip of the fragrant, milky grape juice and asked back.

Zhao Xiaoyin blinked her long eyelashes, "It was her? Oh my... I knew she felt a little familiar... She's grown so much already?"

"Grown... not by much, actually!"

Chen Qingxuan scratched his face;

Recalling the scene of her relieving herself wherever she pleased, to be honest, even he was quite surprised.

No wonder she Cultivated an Appearance Secret Art; it seems she just couldn't grow up... "Wait... xiang ji sui fruit?"

Chen Qingxuan put down the grape juice and suddenly jumped up.

Originally, he hadn't thought of the xiang ji sui fruit, but considering his unchanging appearance, plus the Little Pitiful One's resentful words earlier about it all being his fault;

Suddenly, a conjecture surged into his mind.

Could it be that the age-preserving effect of the xiang ji sui fruit... isn't just to delay aging... but to keep a person's body stuck in the state it was in when consumed?

"Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap..."

Chen Qingxuan couldn't hold back.

He never would have thought that the effect of the xiang ji sui fruit was so powerful!

"What's wrong with you?"

Zhao Xiaoyin picked up the grape juice, utterly bewildered;

Watching Chen Qingxuan jump around anxiously in the room, she handed him the grape juice and comforted him, "Don't get agitated... finish the grape juice first, I squeezed it drop by drop for you... What exactly happened?"

"Drink what?!"

Chen Qingxuan waved his hand in refusal, truly having no appetite.

"What?" Zhao Xiaoyin blinked her long eyelashes and looked down at the grape juice, "Is there hair in it? No... Are you going to drink it or not?"

"...Xiao Yin."

Chen Qingxuan suddenly grabbed her fragrant shoulders, "Quick... announce to the public... that Hundred Flowers Tower is preparing to transfer ownership."

"What?"

"It's not a real transfer."

Meeting her bewildered gaze, Chen Qingxuan explained, "First, put on a show... make people think I sold Hundred Flowers Tower and went into seclusion... to clear my name and Hundred Flowers Tower's."

"Why?"

"Don't ask why... just go quickly."

Chen Qingxuan urged.

At this moment, he already had a bad premonition;

Although he couldn't be sure if Huang Qingxue's loli form was directly related to the xiang ji sui fruit, if it was... he had given the xiang ji sui fruit to more than one person.

"Ji Li is fine, but what about Susu and Qian You...?"

Chen Qingxuan couldn't help but swallow.

Although he wanted to stay calm, several years ago... Jiang Susu also happened to Cultivate an Appearance Secret Art;

Is it just a coincidence?

Chen Qingxuan hoped it was a coincidence, but Jiang Susu had cultivated the <Appearance Secret Art> and then never cultivated any other Secret Arts... and today's reunion with the Little Pitiful One... made Chen Qingxuan unable to calm down.

Before this, he had never thought that the Little Pitiful One would hate him, and even hated him for more than ten years... willing to go to any lengths to fight him.

If even the Little Pitiful One was so misunderstood... one could imagine how much resentment Jiang Susu, whom Chen Qingxuan had pretended to forcibly sell to Yihua Palace to escape, must harbor?

Chen Qingxuan was numb.

He couldn't be blamed for this. Not only did he have to infiltrate the dangerous Demon Emperor Palace, making it impossible to bring Jiang Susu along, but more importantly, the young girl kept calling him her husband-to-be... and would occasionally pounce into his arms.

In that situation... what man wouldn't be afraid?

If someone saw them, he wouldn't be able to clear his name even if he jumped into the Yellow River!

Although looking back now, Chen Qingxuan felt that he had been somewhat rash... but if he had to do it again, he still couldn't think of a better solution;

After all, he was counting on her entering Yihua Palace to Cultivate, so she could provide him with free experience.

Now that Huang Qingxue had found him, he knew the matter wasn't over. He could only perform a 'golden cicada shedding its shell' trick first, lest she use the power of the Divine Phoenix Sect or unite with other self-proclaimed righteous sects to attack Hundred Flowers Tower;

In recent years, Hundred Flowers Tower's reputation had become too prominent, and some people were already displeased.

It wasn't that Chen Qingxuan lacked confidence to deal with it, but he chose to live in seclusion precisely because he disliked being ostentatious.

He truly disliked these troublesome matters.

He only hoped that the Little Pitiful One and Susu... wouldn't team up.

That would truly be big trouble... Juxian Tower.

In a luxurious and elegant private room, four figures stood facing each other.

On one side were the master and disciple pair, Ren Zixia and Huang Qingxue, from the Divine Phoenix Sect in Southern Xinjiang. On the other side were the master and disciple pair, Pei Qingli and Jiang Susu, from Yihua Palace in the Eastern Lands.

Meeting for the first time, Huang Qingxue and Jiang Susu both looked at each other... [image]

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