Zu An chatted with her for a while longer. Eventually, the sky already darkened, so he got up to bid her farewell.
Qiu Honglei was also worried that he might do something that crossed the line if he stayed here, so she didn’t pressure him to stay.
After seeing him out and returning to her room, Gu Yueyi was already waiting by the entrance.
His eyes were still completely bewitched when he looked at her, but after last time’s affair, he showed much more restraint. He immediately lowered his head to ask, “Junior sister, why do you treat that guy so well? You’ve even passed on your clan’s special skill to him!”
Qiu Honglei sat down on a chair in a rather relaxed manner. “He is someone I picked, so how can I just let him get killed by Chen Xuan?”
Gu Yuyi raised his head to sneak in a peak. Her dress moved about when she sat down, as if something inside might be revealed. Unfortunately, he couldn’t see anything.
Screw that absolute area!
He was worried that she might notice his actions, so he hurriedly asked, “Do you really want to help him deal with the illicit salt dealers? Those fellas are all ruthless and cold-blooded criminals!”
“Are we any different?” Qiu Honglei sneered. Her legs changed their posture in an extremely natural manner. “I was worried about how I was going to get involved before, and now a good opportunity is presenting itself. Zu An’s status in the Chu clan is still too low right now. This won’t be beneficial for our future plans.”
“We can use this chance to help him get rid of this illicit salt trade that has troubled the Chu clan, and this should allow him to slowly climb up the clan’s ranks. I can even borrow this opportunity to get closer to him. He’ll realize that he definitely needs our help if he wants to have some say in the Chu clan.”
Her action of folding her legs made Gu Yueyi swallow his saliva. “Junior sister has thought far ahead after all!”
Qiu Honglei snickered. She reached out her hand and then suddenly clenched her fist. “Even though that fella is a bit different from other men, he still won’t escape my grasp.”
…
“Achoo!”
Zu An suddenly sneezed on his way back to the Chu clan. “I wonder which beauty is thinking of me.”
Jiao Shao and the other two guards really wondered just how this fella trained to have such thick skin.
But the three of them had a wonderful time in Immortal Abode, so they understood that they were sharing Zu An’s glory this time. As such, their eyes carried a bit more admiration for him than usual.
Zu An didn’t pay them any attention. He was constantly checking around him, yet he never found any traces of Chen Xuan.
Not even the Rage points picked up anything. He’s probably not here.
Zu An thus began to flip through the jade strips he received just now from Qiu Honglei.
As a wave of vital energy entered the jade strips, a streak of light flickered past the surface of the jade strips. He could feel many words entering his brain.
“The body is the tree of wisdom, within the heart rests a mirror. Wipe it frequently, do not let it grow dusty…”
Upon carefully studying it, he discovered that this secret art’s principles were a bit similar to his past world’s buddhist doctrine. They both pursued a state of ‘nothingness’.
If one wanted to completely conceal their cultivation and auras, then they had to completely become ‘nothing’ first.
The further he comprehended ‘nothingness’, the greater the effects of concealment. This would enable him to hide his cultivation from even higher level experts.
He continued to ponder over this secret art on the way back. When they were about to reach Chu estate, the surrounding Jiao Shan, Feng Daniu, and Zhou Fujun turned around, all of them voicing their surprise.
“What’s wrong?” Zu An asked.
“Nothing, it might have just been our misconception. The young master seemed to have suddenly disappeared just now.” Zhou Lujun replied. The other two also nodded in agreement.
But Zu An was clearly still there! Could it be that they ended up going a bit too ham today in Immortal Abode that their minds became weak?
Seems like we really need to show a bit more restraint in the future.
The three of them were filled with shame.
Zu An was instead delighted. He was a transcendent talent genius after all! He already learned this secret art so quickly!
When he returned to the estate, Zu An returned to his room first. Then, he secretly made his way to Chu Chuyan’s courtyard.
It was time for his dear wife’s treatment again.
When he saw that it was pitch-black inside, Zu An suddenly felt a wave of hesitation. Qin Wanru won’t be inside again tonight, right?