Bengtie: My death fueled their madness.

Eventually, Jingliu lost consciousness and fell into a baby-like sleep.

Qi Zhimu carried her back to his room.

The reason I didn't go back to her room was because it was a complete mess and needed to be cleaned up.

The scent of photinia flowers, in particular, is overly strong.

While tidying up, I was stunned to see the intact jade pendant on the bedside table.

What about the crack?

But soon, Qi Zhimu understood the reason.

From a systemic perspective, the jade pendant, which was personally engraved and given to Jingliu, was originally in a state of temporary irreparability.

The crack in the jade pendant symbolizes the inevitable rift between the master and his disciple.

Now that the rift between master and disciple has disappeared, the jade pendant, which had become a rare object, has automatically completed its repair.

Qi Zhimu sighed inwardly and put the jade pendant and the sachet next to it into his folding space.

I'm only wearing a simple bathrobe now, there's no need to tie it up.

It was through this action that Qi Zhimu learned of the communication request records that had been ignored for some time.

Upon seeing the note, his expression became somewhat intriguing, and he called back without hesitation.

Less than three seconds later, the signal was manually cut off on the other end.

Is the Black Tower angry?

As the thought flashed through his mind, Qi Zhimu noticed that the space around him was distorted, and a mirror jumped out from it.

Ripples spread across the mirror's surface, revealing a long, fair leg emerging from within.

Then came a face so familiar it couldn't be more so.

Hei Ta, with her hands behind her back, sniffed Qi Zhimu without saying a word, then curled her lips into a smirk.

"An unfamiliar scent... there's definitely a cat stealing fish here."

As he spoke, Black Tower waved his scepter, wielding the power of time.

Qi Zhimu knew what the Black Tower was going to do, but did not stop it.

Only after reverting Qi Zhimu's state to before he was tainted by the Mirror Flow's aura did Black Tower throw the scepter into the mirror, then stand on tiptoe and stretch out his arms to encircle Qi Zhimu's neck.

The left corner of his mouth slowly transformed into a dangerously curved smile.

"Honey, I'm really angry right now."

Hei Ta looked at her with a smile, but the meaning behind his tone was: This genius is a powder keg right now. If you can't appease him, you'll suffer.

Qi Zhimu could only smile helplessly.

Black Tower isn't good at lying, and she can be 100% sure that Black Tower wasn't angry about it; she just wanted to explain.

After a moment's thought, Qi Zhimu turned his palm over and took out the Silver Moon Jade Pendant again.

"It's her, her name is Kagami Ryu."

Seeing the jade pendant restored to its original state, Black Tower showed no surprise.

While waiting for Qi Zhimu to contact him, Heita had already come up with many ideas about the identity of the "Stealing Cat".

Finally, there is the broken jade pendant whose donor is still unclear.

Despite the vast differences in the world, the cultural styles of human races and nations across the galaxy share a high degree of uniformity.

For example, Tokiwa-no-kuni and Kobenzai-no-kuni, as well as Izumo and Takamagahara, whose existence cannot be confirmed.

The general design of that jade pendant was similar to that of Qi Zhimu's hometown, Xia Kingdom, on Azure Star.

Coincidentally, the Xianzhou culture bears a striking resemblance to the Xia Dynasty.

"You guessed right on the first try, as expected of a genius. So, where is she? Did you knock her out with your love?"

"I guess so."

One dares to ask, the other dares to answer.

There's a less-than-elegant way to put it: how could Qi Zhimu and Heita not be compatible in temperament if they could get along?

"The Immortal Ship Immortal Seed... that doesn't seem right."

Black Tower raised an eyebrow, looking completely bewildered.

"My brother Mu isn't the kind of person who makes endless demands, how could he bear to treat someone like that?"

"Because if we don't teach this rebellious disciple a lesson, he will become lawless," Qi Zhimu said truthfully.

"what?"

Black Tower seemed to have heard something unbelievable, and his eyes widened.

"The literal meaning, not your situation with Ruan Mei, right?"

"Yes, literally."

"That's good." Hei Ta breathed a sigh of relief: "I thought you had learned all of Ruan Mei's tricks for setting up honey traps. That won't do."

Qi Zhimu couldn't help but cover his forehead.

The term "honey trap" doesn't seem quite right.

But he didn't feel the need to explain, at least not now.

"If you want to hear a story, tell me quickly." Black Tower's curiosity was piqued.

It should be noted that none of the people to whom Qi Zhimu gave the keepsake from his past life were easy to deal with.

Not to mention her and Ruan Mei, the prestige of being members of the Genius Club is so high that even the most powerful faction in the entire universe would have to fawn over them.

Black Swan belongs to Liuguang Yiting, which is not particularly special. What makes her special is that she protected Qi Zhimu from the corruption of nothingness.

That fate is no joke.

No destiny or power can affect nothingness; on the contrary, nothingness will affect them.

The same applies to those who follow a destiny path; once they embark on a certain path, there is still the possibility of leaving, but nothingness is not an option.

Once you're hooked, they'll stay with you until death, which shows how "deeply" and excessively so.

and so--

What is so special about the story between Jing Liu and Qi Zhimu?

Just as Qi Zhimu was about to speak, Hei Ta covered his mouth.

"Are you trying to stand here and tell me there's no better place? By the way, where is this place? The decor looks like a guesthouse."

"The shop I ran in my previous life was indeed a type of guesthouse, and its special feature was that you could soak in hot springs."

"Hmm?" Black Tower raised an eyebrow, his face lighting up with interest. "That's great. Come on, let's talk while we soak in the hot springs."

Upon entering Qi Zhimu's private hot spring bath and seeing the scene inside, Hei Ta was initially surprised, but the next second he understood the true nature of the situation.

"This is my first time in Xianzhou. The space technology here is really impressive. Even the guesthouses can incorporate subspace."

Even though we were indoors, what greeted our eyes was a stunningly beautiful night sky.

Creating an indoor space that feels seamlessly like an open-air space helps to relax the mind.

Even she, a genius in spatial studies, found it somewhat unbelievable.

The cave itself is a kind of subspace. Adding multiple independent spaces within the subspace not only raises concerns about stability, but also results in energy consumption that is enormous.

"Have you forgotten? Lan opened up the path of destiny to the Immortal Boat Alliance." Qi Zhimu saw through Black Tower's thoughts and took the initiative to explain.

"Oh right, I've been so busy lately, I really didn't think of it. You know... if we do it here, does that count as outdoor sex?"

Qi Zhimu thought for a moment: "...Half?"

Since it's not truly open-air, no one outside the hot spring bath could possibly know what's inside.

"Then let's give it a try... Hmm, let's forget about it for now."

Hei Ta remembered that Qi Zhimu had recently fought with another woman, and his interest immediately waned.

"Let's listen to the story instead."

She wouldn't even spare a second to listen to other people's stories, but Qi Zhimu's story was different.

"Okay, esteemed Madam Daheita, would you like a massage or body scrub during the storytelling session?"

Qi Zhimu placed his hand on her shoulder, adopting a service posture.

"...Do you offer this kind of service here?"

Unexpectedly, a sweet feeling welled up in my heart.

She hadn't expected Qi Zhimu to offer her this kind of service; in fact, she had made similar preparations before...

They were indeed of one mind.

"Not provided. It's exclusive to the owner of Qingxinju, and only the owner's wife is entitled to enjoy it."

"Excellent, this genius is very satisfied and deserves a reward."

Hei Ta pulled Qi Zhimu close and kissed him hard on the face, then snapped his fingers—

In an instant, all the clothes on her and Qi Zhimu's bodies disappeared.