105: Ready to set off

Chu Qianqian quickly helped her younger sister suppress the restlessness of the Gu insects.

Chu Qianqian, however, didn't even knit her brows.

Those deep eyes were as calm as water, as if her slightly disheveled body, reacting to the Gu poison, didn't belong to her at all.

This extreme cooperation and indifference made Lu Yi, who originally had some thoughts of "disciplining" her, feel a hint of boredom.

"Alright."

Chu Qianqian withdrew her spiritual energy, tossed the jade pendant in her hand, and spoke indifferently.

As the Gu poison was suppressed, the restlessness within Chu Qianqian's body quickly subsided.

She calmly straightened her somewhat messy clothes with flowing movements.

Then, she raised her head, looked at Lu Yi, and began her report in a cold voice:

"I have already investigated that Disciple named Mu Yun."

"Speak."

Lu Yi watched her with great interest.

Chu Qianqian's tone was steady as she narrated mechanically:

"A few nights ago, I encountered him by chance on the eighth floor of the Scripture Pavilion."

"He was acting suspiciously, searching through ancient books regarding the Divine Soul. After I discovered him, he claimed his Divine Soul was unstable and he needed to find a way to treat it."

"Subsequently, he saw at a glance that there was an abnormality with my Divine Soul. He accurately described my symptoms of being plagued by nightmares and my Divine Soul being pulled, diagnosing it as 'Divine Soul Weakness'."

"Afterward, he seemed extremely familiar with the Scripture Pavilion. With my 'help', he found a long-lost ancient Pill Formula called 'Soul Condensing Liquid'."

"Just yesterday, he refined the Soul Condensing Liquid and sent it to Saintess Peak, claiming this medicine could relieve my suffering from nightmare disturbances."

Chu Qianqian's report was concise and clear, devoid of any personal emotional color, just like reading a cold official document.

However, after hearing these words, the smile in Lu Yi's eyes grew deeper.

He could see the abnormality in Chu Qianqian's body that even she herself couldn't figure out at a glance?

And he could accurately find that lost Pill Formula in the vast sea of the Scripture Pavilion?

Add to that his inexplicably fast rise in strength and his thorough knowledge of various hidden Opportunities in the Yaochi Holy Land... it was confirmed!

If this wasn't a Reincarnator who returned with memories of a past life, Lu Yi was willing to eat the table in front of him on the spot!

"Interesting, truly interesting."

Lu Yi lightly tapped the edge of the bed with his finger, calculating in his mind:

"It seems this fellow did quite well in his past life?"

"Except... his diagnosis of 'Divine Soul Weakness' and offering 'Soul Condensing Liquid' to strengthen the soul..."

The look Lu Yi gave Chu Qianqian couldn't help but carry a hint of strangeness.

This woman was being sold and was still helping the seller count the money.

"So..."

Lu Yi suddenly asked:

"Did you take that Soul Condensing Liquid?"

Chu Qianqian nodded and replied as if it were a matter of course:

"I had a Grand Elder identify it. The medicine is non-toxic, and its properties are gentle and pure; it is indeed of great benefit to the Divine Soul. To get rid of the nightmares, I took it."

"..."

Lu Yi raised an eyebrow.

He didn't expose Mu Yun's scheme, nor did he tell Chu Qianqian the truth.

To him, whether it was the originally arrogant Chu Qianqian or the memory about to awaken, there was essentially no difference.

They were both just pieces on his chessboard, prey in his eyes.

In fact, if the memory awakened, perhaps... it would be even more interesting?

He stood up and slowly walked over to Chu Qianqian.

He reached out a hand, gently tilted Chu Qianqian's chin up, and forced her to meet his gaze.

"Then do you feel... any changes in yourself lately?"

He asked pointedly, trying to see a hint of something.

Chu Qianqian was forced to tilt her head back.

Her eyes wavered slightly, as if there was a moment of confusion and reflection.

But soon, that sliver of confusion was covered by a coldness like ten-thousand-year-old ice.

"There is nothing amiss."

She answered indifferently, her voice steady without a single ripple:

"I only feel that my mind is much calmer, no longer as easily disturbed by external things as before. I can focus more on Cultivation, and many bottlenecks in Cultivation Techniques that I couldn't understand before are now easily resolved."

"Is that so?"

Lu Yi chuckled softly, his fingers lightly stroking her delicate skin.

He didn't probe any further.

Because he already had the answer.

This wasn't a calm mind; this was clearly being assimilated, gradually losing the personality and emotions belonging to 'Chu Qianqian'!

The current Chu Qianqian exuded an awe-inspiring, grand aura that forbade violation.

If the previous Chu Qianqian was a red rose with thorns—

Though it pricked the hand, it was full of vivid vitality, making one unable to resist wanting to pluck it and claim it as one's own.

Then the current her... was a flower of the high ridges blooming atop a snowy mountain: sacred, aloof, and indifferent to all living beings.

She stood there, yet seemed isolated from the entire world, making people only able to look up in awe, not daring to desecrate her.

But!

For a villain like Lu Yi.

This high and mighty divine posture that viewed all things as straw dogs did not make him feel reverence.

Instead, it was like the most potent drug, instantly igniting the deeply hidden tyranny and desire for conquest in his heart!

"Tsk tsk tsk..."

Lu Yi marveled to himself:

"This level of coldness is even stronger than Leng Ningshuang's."

"If I could drag her down from that high altar in this state..."

"To see that cold and heartless face reveal a Mortal's expression of shame, collapse, and begging for mercy..."

"That taste... would probably be a hundred times more wonderful than before, wouldn't it?"

An unprecedented, exciting desire for conquest rose wildly in his chest.

His gaze became increasingly burning, wandering wantonly over Chu Qianqian's face and body.

However, facing such a brazen scrutiny—

Chu Qianqian remained expressionless, her eyes as calm as an ancient well, as if Lu Yi wasn't looking at her, but at a piece of wood.

"Boring."

Seeing her reaction, Lu Yi forcibly suppressed the restlessness in his heart.

The heat wasn't enough yet.

When they reached the Yaochi Immortal Realm, when that good show truly began... "Fine, you may leave."

Lu Yi let go of her and waved his hand listlessly.

Chu Qianqian didn't stay for another second. That white figure from behind was resolute and aloof, exuding an indescribable coldness and detachment... Not long after Chu Qianqian left.

Chu Qianqian looked in the direction her sister had departed and clicked her tongue:

"Tsk tsk tsk, this girl... how did she turn into this kind of virtuous state? She was arrogant before, but at least she still looked human."

"Now with this dead face, I even feel like hitting her! She's too good at acting!"

Chu Qianqian curled her lips, her face full of disdain and disapproval.

Lu Yi smiled and turned to look at her:

"Don't be in a hurry, the good show is still to come. We should also prepare to depart."

The two looked at each other.

Their eyes both flickered with a glint of wanting to see the world in chaos.

In a few more days, it would be the day the Yaochi Immortal Realm opened.