181: The master was arrogant and forced him.

Time passed second by second.

Cao Bu felt the sword leave his neck and opened his eyes in confusion.

"Madam, why aren't you attacking?"

Lu Qingwu looked stern and said righteously, "I have said before, without concrete evidence, I will never wrongly accuse anyone."

"Isn't the evidence right..."

Cao Bu's words stopped abruptly. The shadow-recording stone that should have been in Lu Qingwu's hand had vanished without a trace.

"Where is the evidence?" Lu Qingwu feigned confusion, though a trace of imperceptible ripples hid in her eyes.

Cao Bu clicked his tongue. This woman was truly a rare specimen; she actually destroyed the evidence herself.

Behind the screen.

Qin Bingyao and Mu Zining were holding their foreheads, full of helplessness.

Mu Zining communicated silently with lip-reading: "Bing Yao, do you think this Lu Qingwu saw the contents of that shadow-recording stone and actually developed feelings for Cao Bu?"

Qin Bingyao recalled the scene in her own shadow-recording stone, and her heart couldn't help but stir.

That scene was indeed extremely impactful. If she hadn't been concerned about her own image, she might have studied it frame by frame.

Instead of scanning through an hour's worth of content in just one breath.

She nodded gently and responded with lip-reading: "If Sect Master Yun isn't living up to expectations, then this possibility isn't entirely out of the question."

"There's movement." Fang Ruodan, who was to the side, suddenly spoke up.

Qin Bingyao and Mu Zining turned to look at her simultaneously, their eyes full of surprise: "Emperor Dan, you know how to lip-read too?"

Fang Ruodan nodded faintly: "I just learned it."

As she spoke, she raised her hand and pointed outside the screen, signaling the two to pay attention to the situation outside.

Qin Bingyao and Mu Zining hurriedly retracted their gaze and, through the gaps in the screen, stared intently at the movement outside.

"Madam, do you only agree to kill me if there is both physical and testimonial evidence?" Cao Bu's voice carried a hint of playfulness.

Lu Qingwu nodded heavily, her tone firm: "That's right! There must be complete physical and testimonial evidence to prove the evil deeds of you, beast!"

Cao Bu took a deep breath, as if he had made a certain decision.

"Since that's the case, I will find the evidence for you myself."

As the words fell, he suddenly lunged forward and tackled Lu Qingwu to the ground.

Behind the screen.

Qin Bingyao and Mu Zining were instantly stunned.

How did it go straight to the real thing?

The two subconsciously leaned closer to the gap, and even Fang Ruodan couldn't help but take a few extra looks.

The three of them stuck their bottoms out, staring unblinkingly at the scene outside the screen.

"Hiss... This beast is too bold." Mu Zining said in shock.

"Bing Yao, what did you feel back then?" She turned to look at Qin Bingyao, her eyes filled with curiosity.

Qin Bingyao was speechless: "I was drunk at the time, what could I possibly feel? Though it was excruciatingly painful afterward."

Mu Zining nodded in understanding: "That's true, it was the first time after all. By the way, Lu Chen didn't discover anything unusual, right?"

Qin Bingyao lowered her eyes: "I have slept in separate rooms since I married him. Even if I had lost my virginity, he wouldn't know."

Mu Zining suddenly leaned in, suggesting via lip-reading: "Bing Yao, I heard that Heavenly Emperor Lu is about to achieve Immortal Ascension soon."

"In my opinion, you might as well just submit to this beast; it will help relieve your daily loneliness."

"Besides, him taking care of you for his brother can be considered a good deed."

Qin Bingyao turned her head sharply to glare at her, chiding: "Does what you're saying sound right?"

Mu Zining smiled sheepishly and said no more, only widening her eyes and continuing to stare at the scene outside the screen.

Qin Bingyao stopped paying attention to her as well. She wanted to see for herself if this beast's ability was truly as impressive as it was in the shadow-recording stone.

Time flowed slowly in the silence, and half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

Bai Meier rushed into the living room in a hurry and shouted loudly: "Master, the Empress of Great Chu is..."

Before she could finish her sentence, her voice stopped instantly. Her eyes widened, and she stared dumbfounded at the scene before her.

Where were the others?

And what were the Master and Madam Lu doing?

She didn't understand it, really didn't understand it (blushing).

Seeing this, Lu Qingwu hurriedly covered her face with her hands, wishing she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

Cao Bu didn't even lift his head: "Let her wait outside."

"Oh."

Bai Meier retreated reluctantly, her eyes filled with shock.

As expected of the Master, he is truly impressive.

Another half hour passed.

Cao Bu let out a long, turbid breath and looked up at Lu Qingwu opposite him, his face full of smugness: "Madam, now that there is both physical and testimonial evidence, what else do you have to say?"

Lu Qingwu's cheeks were flushed red, and the way she looked at Cao Bu changed.

She spoke shyly: "I... I have nothing to say."

Cao Bu closed his eyes: "Then now, can you kill me?"

Lu Qingwu hurriedly explained: "You didn't do it on purpose, so let's forget it this time. Don't do it again. I forgive you."

Cao Bu opened his eyes, feeling speechless.

Still want it to be a one-time thing?

You aren't begging me, and you want there to be a next time?

Didn't I expend effort doing this?

Shouldn't I get paid for my effort?

Seriously, what kind of person do you take me, Cao Bu, for!

At this moment, Yan Ruyu ran in quickly: "Master, the Empress of Great Chu is about to break in!"

As soon as she entered the room, she smelled the unusual scent in the air and instantly believed what Bai Meier had transmitted to her.

Cao Bu looked at her and ordered faintly: "Let her in."

Subsequently, he turned his head and said to Lu Qingwu: "You find a place to hide first."

Lu Qingwu scanned the surroundings, her gaze finally falling behind the screen, and she hurriedly got up and walked over quickly.

As soon as she stepped behind the screen, she was so scared she almost screamed.

There were actually three people hiding behind the screen!

Fortunately, Fang Ruodan was quick-witted and instantly cast a Barrier around the group, preventing her gasp from being heard outside.

Lu Qingwu looked at Fang Ruodan, Qin Bingyao, and Mu Zining, then looked at the gap in the screen, her eyes full of panic, and subconsciously asked: "You all saw it?"

Fang Ruodan, Qin Bingyao, and Mu Zining nodded heavily at the same time.

Lu Qingwu's face turned bright red instantly, her voice trembling slightly: "You... you couldn't have watched the whole thing frame by frame, could you?"

The three nodded in unison again.

Lu Qingwu couldn't hold it back anymore. She covered her face with her hands, feeling completely disgraced.

It's over, it's completely over.

Her dignified, elegant, and inviolable image had been completely ruined in front of and behind this screen today!

Mu Zining looked at her embarrassed appearance and couldn't help but sigh: "Madam Lu, I really didn't expect that you, who are usually so dignified and elegant, would be so uninhibited just now."

Lu Qingwu wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into. Her earlobes were completely red, and she said aggrievedly: "You... how could you peek like that?"

Qin Bingyao also jokingly remarked: "That's right, this is simply like a different person from the dignified and virtuous Madam Lu we usually know."

Fang Ruodan coughed lightly. Although she didn't speak, the slight upward curve of her lips already exposed her thoughts.

Lu Qingwu was too ashamed to face anyone and was about to say something.

Footsteps suddenly came from outside the screen, accompanied by the dignified voice of the Empress of Great Chu, Tang Shuying: "Cao Bu, you have some nerve, actually daring to make this Empress wait outside for so long!"