133: I almost forgot about the important matter.

Watching the faintly glowing illusion recording stone swaying back and forth in Chu Qianqian's hand.

Chu Qianqian was so furious she felt like her silver teeth were about to shatter.

She wished she could rush over right now, crush that damn stone into powder!

And then sew shut that despicable mouth of her 'good sister'!

However, she recalled the events she had just experienced.

A deep sense of helplessness washed over Chu Qianqian.

As the saying goes, once you have too many lice, you stop itching; once you have too many debts, you stop worrying.

A 'broken pot' mentality of reckless abandon suddenly welled up inside her.

"Huff..."

She took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing the urge to kill.

She snorted coldly, trying hard to rein in the shame and anger on her face, attempting to regain her usual aloof and haughty Saintess demeanor.

Though, the lingering blush at the corners of her eyes and her face, which looked especially radiant after being thoroughly 'moistened,' greatly undermined that aloofness, instead adding a touch of a poorly concealed, alluring charm.

"Do whatever you want."

Chu Qianqian looked coldly at the smirking Chu Qianqian, her voice indifferent:

"Only you would find such boring games endlessly amusing. If you think it's so wonderful, then keep it and admire it yourself!"

Having said that, she ignored the 'dog man and woman' pair before her who were driving her to distraction.

She tightened the slightly disheveled outer robe around her, wrapping herself up more securely.

Then she turned, making as if to leave.

She didn't want to stay in this place for another moment. She just wanted to quickly find a deserted corner to calm down and, while at it, check what exactly had happened to her earlier.

Just as she took her first step, before she could even put any distance between them,

from behind her came Lu Yi's gentle, mellow voice, which sounded full of concern:

"Ahem... Saintess Chu, you are still 'injured' and have difficulty moving."

"The pressure deep within the Jade Pond is immense. It gets more dangerous the further you go. You should be careful and don't push yourself too hard."

"If you really can't hold on, it's fine to rest here."

Lu Yi swore these words came from the heart.

After all, although he had done most of the 'work' during that intense 'battle' just now, this was Chu Qianqian's first time, and she had been tormented by the Gu poison for so long before that.

Her body must be extremely weak right now.

However, to Chu Qianqian's currently hypersensitive ears, the meaning of these words was completely different.

How was this concern?

This was blatant teasing! It was rubbing salt in her wounds!

It was reminding her of the unbearable-to-recall scenes from that 'intense battle' earlier!

Injured? Difficulty moving?

Bringing this up now was purely looking for trouble, wasn't it?!

"You..."

Chu Qianqian's forward-moving figure suddenly halted.

She turned her head and glared fiercely at Lu Yi, while cursing him vehemently in her heart:

"I'm injured? You have no idea why I'm 'injured'?!"

But a thousand words were ultimately choked back by shame in her throat.

Biting her lip, it all finally condensed into a stiff, icy retort:

"None of your business!!"

With that, she dared not linger any longer. Enduring the discomfort in her body, she braved the terrifying pressure deep within the Jade Pond.

In the blink of an eye, she vanished into the vast expanse of white mist, disappearing from sight.

"Tsk..."

Watching her somewhat disheveled, even slightly fleeing, retreating figure,

Lu Yi shook his head helplessly and sighed:

"This woman, truly doesn't recognize a good heart. I was genuinely concerned for her. These days, being a warm guy is really hard."

However, before his words had fully faded,

"Hiss—!!"

Lu Yi suddenly sucked in a sharp breath. He saw that Chu Qianqian beside him had somehow drawn close.

Her delicate, jade-like hand had accurately and mercilessly pinched the soft flesh at his waist, giving it a vicious twist!

She lifted her head. Her charming, beautiful face was all smiles, looking utterly harmless.

But dangerous light flickered in those peach blossom eyes:

"What? Feeling sorry for her? If you're so reluctant to let her go, so eager to be a warm guy, then why don't you go after her?"

"It's not like there's anyone else here. If you want a 'second blooming' or to 'gather both blossoms,' I might just let you have your way."

The jealousy in these words was thicker than the water in the Jade Pond.

Before Lu Yi could explain, Chu Qianqian suddenly brought her face close to his.

The light of 'gossip' in her eyes instantly overpowered the jealousy.

Lowering her voice, she interrogated him with a face full of curiosity:

"But seriously... how did you do it? That sister of mine usually acts like some chaste martyr, looking down on everyone, treating every man like garbage."

"How did she end up getting involved with you? And..."

Recalling the scenes she had just witnessed, her gaze grew extremely peculiar:

"Judging by the positions earlier... it seemed like she was the active one? She was on top just now, right? Wasn't she?"

Faced with this Soul-searching interrogation,

Lu Yi's expression instantly became one of utmost sincerity and grievance.

He nodded heavily, saying with a pained look:

"You're absolutely right. I'm the victim here! I wanted to resist, but I was afraid of hurting her, and I couldn't resist anyway... In the end, I had no choice but to accept it."

"..."

Hearing this, Chu Qianqian's lips twitched uncontrollably.

She looked at Lu Yi as if he were an idiot.

"Keep making it up."

She said with annoyance:

"Unless she was Possessed, or her brain stopped working!"

Hearing this, Lu Yi's heart stirred.

Secretly thinking: In a sense, you've actually hit the nail on the head.

However, explaining the whole 'body-switching' thing would be far too troublesome and involved too much.

Lu Yi shrugged, not bothering to explain further.

"Anyway, that's the truth. Believe it or not. When you get the chance, ask her yourself later."

"Hmph, fine, don't tell me then."

Chu Qianqian pouted, not pressing the matter further.

As long as Lu Yi was still by her side, nothing else really mattered.

After this distraction, Lu Yi patted his forehead, finally remembering his original purpose.

"Got so caught up in 'sparring' and building rapport with your sister that I almost forgot the main task!"

Lu Yi's expression turned serious:

"That Mu Yun... he got away!"

Earlier, the Soul temporarily residing in Chu Qianqian's body had struck Yun Mu with a palm, sending him fleeing.

Although that palm strike was powerful, making Yun Mu cough up liters of blood, it didn't kill him on the spot.

That guy is probably hiding in some corner deep within the Jade Pond right now, healing his wounds.

If he escapes, or if he finds some Opportunity here to recover his Origin Qi, that would be a huge loss.

Lu Yi checked the direction Yun Mu had fled.

Although the mist here could interfere with Divine Sense, Yun Mu was severely injured. The scent of blood and chaotic Qi fluctuations he left along the way

were as obvious as a lighthouse in the night to a powerhouse of Lu Yi's level.

A glint flashed in his eyes, and a cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth:

"Let's go! I'll take you to catch that guy."

With that, Lu Yi's figure moved. Power of the Stars flowed through his body as he directly parted the water currents before him, swiftly chasing in the direction he sensed Yun Mu had fled.

"Wait for me!"

Seeing this, although Chu Qianqian didn't know why Lu Yi was so interested in that 'Junior Sister,'

since there was fun to be had and she could stick with Lu Yi, she naturally wouldn't be left behind.

Her figure flickered, transforming into a streak of red light as she closely followed.