Master, stop pretending. I know you are not a good person.

Chapter 23 Picked up another villain

Although he already had a guess in his mind, when he heard Lu Li admit it, He Qing was still almost stumped -

If people knew that she had accepted a demon cultivator as her disciple, the little positive image she had worked so hard to build up during this period would be destroyed!
Oh my God, she had carefully made various plans, but not only did she take a wrong step at the first step, but her home was also robbed. Since she transmigrated into the book, this was the first time that He Qing had suffered such a big loss at the hands of someone other than the dead God. How hateful!
He Qing tried to hold back, but finally couldn't bear it any longer. He picked up Lu Li and slammed him heavily against the wall, immediately making a hole in the wall.

Lu Li rolled to the ground and groaned, followed by a series of careless chuckles. He said, "You actually vented in such a rough way. Master's heart is so confused."

Hearing his sarcasm, He Qing's eyes turned red with anger. He walked closer to him and said in a deep voice, "You are a demon cultivator. What do you want to do by sneaking into my Lingshan Mountain? Who is behind this? You'd better tell the truth!"

Lu Li covered his chest and leaned against the wall, gasping for breath. He frowned because of the severe pain, but there was always a happy smile on the corner of his lips.

He looked at He Qing and said slowly, "Master seems to have forgotten that I, your disciple, never wanted to 'sneak in'. It was you, Master, who invited me."

"..."

Seeing He Qing hesitate to speak, Lu Li's smile deepened and he asked, "Master wants to use me to stimulate Gu Changnian, but I have always been considerate of you. Now that the relationship between you and Gu Changnian is getting deeper and deeper, don't you want to praise me?"

He calls him "Master" every time and "Disciple" every time. Talk about "consideration" and "master-disciple relationship", every word is full of irony.

He Qing subconsciously argued: "Who told you that I was using you to stimulate Gu Changnian? And who told you that he and I have a deep relationship as master and disciple? What do you know?"

Lu Li leaned against the wall with his head raised, his dark eyes deep and dark, and he said with a slightly raised eyebrow: "Master, your whole body is filled with his aura."

It seemed like an ordinary sentence, but for some reason, when it came out of Lu Li's mouth, it sounded like some kind of ambiguous retelling, making people blush for no reason.

He Qing pursed his lips, and tried to calm himself down so as not to be led by Lu Li anymore.

She spread out her right hand, palm facing up, and summoned five soul-chasing nails. She said coldly, "From now on, I will only ask each question once. What do you want to do by sneaking into Lingshan?"

Lu Li looked at the soul-chasing nails standing in He Qing's palm and chuckled: "Of course it's to fulfill Master's wish... Hmm——"

Without waiting for Lu Li to finish his words, He Qing drove a soul-chasing nail into his left arm without hesitation, and then asked, "Who is the person behind you?"

Lu Li lowered his head with disheveled hair, panting: "Oh, of course, Master... um——"

"What is your next plan?"

"Master's heart is so cruel, it's totally unlike someone from the Immortal Sect... um!"

"Who was responsible for the black beam that disturbed the heavens last night?"

"Master, guess what... uh--"

Lu Li either gave irrelevant answers to four questions in a row or spoke in a sarcastic tone. His lips turned white from the pain, but his smile became even brighter.

Is this guy a masochist? He Qing was furious.

Looking at the last soul-chasing nail in his palm, He Qing seemed to have no better solution. If this nail was struck down, it would hit the heart. With Lu Li's weak cultivation, he might die on the spot.

But she couldn't let Lu Li die in her hands like this. Even if the other leaders could give a reasonable explanation, now that the plot had changed so much, He Qing herself needed to know the details so that she could formulate a new strategy.

After thinking it over, He Qing could only compromise and said, "Okay, I'll ask you one last question. As long as you answer honestly, I won't ask you anything else, and I will help you remove the other four Soul-Hunting Nails." Lu Li seemed to have lost consciousness due to the pain. He didn't even have the strength to lean against the wall, and his head was getting lower and lower.

He Qing took the opportunity to take a step forward and asked him as slowly as possible: "What is your real name?"

This was the only solution He Qing could think of at the moment. She held on to a very slim hope that if Lu Li's name had appeared in the plots she had watched, then perhaps she could guess what Lu Li and the people behind Lu Li wanted to do.

Lu Li fell to the ground exhausted, his long raven hair scattered on his face, looking both sad and seductive.

He seemed to be mumbling to himself, and whispered: "Tracing the light..."

When He Qing heard these two words clearly, he was stunned on the spot -

Tracing...the light?

Tracing the light?!
That, the Demonic Young Master, Su Guang? !
I actually picked up a villain BOSS? !
What a sin...

He Qing sat on the ground in despair, staring blankly at Lu Li who had fallen to the ground, his mind going blank.

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Gu Changnian received He Qing's instructions to pass on a message to Guanyue, and also went to see Hua Chiyu on the way.

Originally, he wanted to tell Chi Yu everything that happened in Tianmu Cave, but somehow, when the words came to his lips, he didn't say them out loud.

He could only find an excuse for himself: He Qing letting go of his obsession was just his unilateral guess, and whether it was true or not needed to be confirmed.

After returning from Tianxuan Mountain, Gu Changnian wanted to find He Qing to reply, but He Qing was not in the room.

Lu Li's door was still tightly closed. He could not get close to it because of He Qing's barrier inside and outside. Helplessly, he turned to look for Yue Qingru who was tinkering with herbs in the kitchen.

According to Yue Qingru, He Qing went to teach Lu Li a lesson.

Gu Changnian naturally didn't believe this. It was just a lecture, so why did he need to set up such a solid barrier? It was as if he was worried that someone would discover his secret.

With suspicion, Gu Changnian waited from dusk till dark, but He Qing never came out of Lu Li's room.

Gu Changnian felt vaguely uncomfortable for some unknown reason.

It was late at night and Lu Li had not yet established his foundation. It was impossible for the master to be alone with him in a room to practice together, so what else could have taken up so much time?
Thinking of this, Gu Changnian couldn't help but come to the door of Lu Li's room. Just as he was about to knock on the door, He Qing came out and the two of them suddenly looked at each other.

Gu Changnian saw fatigue in He Qing's eyes, and after a quick glance, he lowered his head first: "Master."

"Yeah." He Qing responded, stepped out of the door, casually raised his hand and closed the door again.

There was no intention of removing the barrier during the action.

Seeing He Qing walking back into the house with his shoulders slumped, Gu Changnian hesitated for a moment, followed him and asked, "Master, your breathing seems unstable, do you need your disciple to help you relieve it?"

(End of this chapter)