192: The three of us together!

After learning the name "Lu Yi"...

The previously informal Lu Yuan gradually wiped the careless smile from her face.

She fell into a state of contemplation rarely seen in her life.

Her eyes, which seemed to contain brilliant stars, stared fixedly at Lu Yi.

"It's impossible..."

Lu Yuan murmured to herself in her heart:

"The Star Physique is a Bloodline Legacy of the Lu Family's direct line and is extremely rare. From childhood until now, aside from those few Old Ancestors of mine who have long been in seclusion, I have never seen any outsider possess this Physique."

"Now, in this Lower Realm Cangkong Realm where Spiritual Qi is sparse and Laws are incomplete... how could a wild Cultivator suddenly pop up who shares the same Origin as my Physique, and even has such a similar aura of Origin?"

She suddenly remembered something that mystical fellow Gu Changsheng had said to her with deep meaning before she left:

"Eldest Young Miss Lu, on this trip to the Cangkong Realm, besides finding the Vast Moon Divine Body you want to see, you might... also have an unexpected harvest."

At the time, Lu Yuan thought Gu Changsheng was just making empty promises.

Looking at it now, this 'unexpected harvest' clearly refers to this guy named Lu Yi right in front of her!

Since she had confirmed that the other party shared the same Bloodline Origin as her...

Lu Yuan's imagination instantly ran wild like an unbridled horse, galloping towards an absurd direction.

Her eyes swept back and forth across Lu Yi's handsome face, and her expression became increasingly strange, even carrying a hint of unspeakable gossip:

"Surname Lu... same Physique... and stranded in the Lower Realm... could this guy be..."

Lu Yuan covered her mouth, her pupils shaking:

"Could it be that my father, who usually looks so serious and majestic... owed some romantic debt when he was traveling in the Lower Realm in his youth?! No, no, no!"

The more she thought about it, the more absurd it felt. Lu Yuan shook her head vigorously like a rattle, trying to shake this terrifying thought out of her mind.

"Calm down, Lu Yuan, you need to stay calm."

She began a rational analysis:

"First, looking at the bone age, although Lu Yi looks young, he is clearly a few years older than me. Calculating the time..."

"Back then, my parents were already famous in the Upper Realm and were inseparable, sticking together every day. My dad had no chance to sneak down to the Lower Realm and mess around."

"Second, and most importantly—"

Lu Yuan thought of her fierce mother and shivered:

"I know my family situation too well. Although my father is powerful and awe-inspiring outside, at home, he's a typical 'henpecked husband.' Even if he were given a hundred times the courage, he wouldn't dare have an affair behind my mother's back!"

After thinking it through and ruling out all possibilities.

Lu Yuan felt her brain starting to throb; her CPU was about to fry.

This kind of complex reasoning really wasn't suited for a "gut-feeling" single-celled organism like her.

"Aaaah! I'm not thinking about it anymore!"

She rubbed her temples and decisively chose to give up thinking:

"Oh, whatever! Since we have the same Physique, it's fate. Why think so much? This Miss is exhausted! Since I can't figure it out, I'll just treat it as picking up a relative!"

Since she couldn't figure it out, she skipped straight to the "claiming kinship" phase.

Lu Yuan took a deep breath and instantly returned to her boisterous, over-familiar self.

She took a step forward and stood on her tiptoes.

She originally wanted to pat Lu Yi on the shoulder like an elder and speak earnestly.

But she awkwardly discovered that even on tiptoes, Lu Yi was still a head taller than her.

So, she could only somewhat comically pat Lu Yi's upper arm, saying in the bold tone of a Jianghu big sister:

"Oh, since your surname is also Lu, then we're family! Don't worry! Since you're one of us..."

Lu Yuan turned to look at the still-wary Shen Yueyao and patted her chest, promising:

"Although I have my eye on your Dao Companion's 'Vast Moon Divine Body,' I, Lu Yuan, am a person of character and principles! I will definitely not do something as wicked as stealing someone else's Dao Companion!"

Hearing this, Lu Yi and Shen Yueyao couldn't help but feel a bit strange.

Then, Lu Yuan's tone shifted, her eyes flashing with a light of "fanatical" excitement:

"However... since you also possess the stars, and this sister is a 'Vast Moon Divine Body'..."

Lu Yuan waved her small fist excitedly:

"What does this mean? This means the three of us are simply a 'match made in heaven'! Instead of two people practicing with low efficiency, why don't... the three of us Cultivate together! Then wouldn't the Cultivation speed just take off!"

Getting carried away, Lu Yuan was completely immersed in the beautiful vision of increased Cultivation speed, not realizing at all how much ambiguity her words carried.

She couldn't help but open her arms with a look of longing, proposing loudly in a booming voice:

"There's no time like the present! I see this room is quite large; why don't we go inside right now and have a hearty tri-..."

"Mmph!!"

Before that suggestive word "cultivation" could even leave her mouth.

Shen Yueyao, who was standing to the side, had completely broken down.

Her face was now so red it could almost bleed, and steam was about to rise from the top of her head.

What kind of scandalous words were these?!

"Shut up!!"

Shen Yueyao hastily lunged forward, firmly covering Lu Yuan's mouth—the mouth that dared to say anything—from behind.

"Mmph mmph mmph!!"

The rest of Lu Yuan's words were all blocked in her throat, and she could only make protesting "wuwuwu" sounds while waving her arms and legs.

"Pfft..."

Looking at Lu Yuan, who was being forcibly "physically silenced" by Shen Yueyao like a duck being grabbed by the neck.

Then looking at the red-faced and indignant Shen Yueyao, Lu Yi really couldn't hold it in and burst out laughing.

He naturally knew that the "Triple Cultivation" Lu Yuan spoke of simply referred to the three of them circulating their Cultivation Techniques together to build a spiritual energy cycle, without any lewd intentions.

But he still couldn't resist wanting to tease Shen Yueyao.

Then, he looked at Shen Yueyao with a mischievous smile and said solemnly:

"Actually, I think... Miss Lu's suggestion is very constructive. Cultivation speed taking off? This is a great Opportunity."

Lu Yi shrugged, looking like he was acting out of righteousness:

"If you don't mind, Yueyao... for the sake of becoming stronger, as your husband, I don't mind sacrificing myself a bit."

Hearing this, Shen Yueyao glared at Lu Yi in shame and annoyance.

While firmly covering Lu Yuan's mouth, which was still trying to struggle and speak, she spat at Lu Yi several times:

"Bah, bah, bah!"

"In your dreams!! If you want to Cultivate, go do it yourselves!"

Although she was scolding him and her face was flushed crimson.

But after this round of banter and farce.

The original sense of unfamiliarity and estrangement between the three of them, caused by their different identities and Origins, had unexpectedly and instantly dissipated.

A strange, relaxed, and even somewhat warm atmosphere spread through this small courtyard of the Listening Rain Pavilion.

And in the corner of the corridor in the shadows.

Chu Qianqian, who had been secretly watching the activity here for fear that a fight would break out.

Was now leaning against a pillar, helplessly resting her forehead in one hand and letting out a long sigh:

"Sigh... what kind of people have I brought home?"