After infiltrating the main characters' group, I became the most beautiful woman in the world.

The rain has just stopped.

Inside the stone chamber, a faint fragrance of flowers could be smelled in the air. The woman's silk skirt and the man's outer robe were casually discarded in a corner, creating an exceptionally enchanting scene.

The fair-skinned youth wore only an outer robe, his black hair was loose, and if you looked closely, you could see scratch marks on his neck and shoulders. The youth's long eyelashes were slightly lowered, and he exuded an icy aura, but he knelt with his posture upright.

The silence was broken by a soft moan from the girl on the bed.

Su Ning felt weak all over. After struggling to get up, she realized that the culprit was kneeling in front of her without saying a word.

The outer robe draped over her body slipped off as she stood up, revealing her bare shoulders and the red marks on her jade-like skin.

Lin Ci turned her head away, picked up Shao Gu, and said in a hoarse voice, "I have committed such a heinous act, please use this sword to kill me on the spot."

The alluring fragrance in the air and the memories flooding his mind were driving him mad.

Snow-white skin, a warm touch, and unrestrained demands over and over again—Lin Ci had never felt that her self-control was so poor.

When she woke up, she was so ashamed and angry that she wanted to die on the spot. But how innocent was the girl whose innocence he had taken from her?

He was tricked by the evil sect; he ruined her.

Meanwhile, Su Ning mentally complained to Xiao Qi, "Look at all men, they're all the same. They call someone 'Qingqing' in bed, but turn their backs on them the moment they're out of bed."

Xiaoqi didn't understand these matters of love and affection, but it felt that what its host was saying was a bit off, though it didn't dare to say what was wrong.

Looking at Lin Ci's despairing face, Su Ning calmly asked, "Lin Ci, I ask you, if I hadn't consummated our relationship, would you have died?"

The girl's voice was slightly hoarse, so her words sounded weak and feeble, as light as a feather, but to Lin Ci, it was like a heavy hammer hitting his heart.

His tone was hesitant, but Su Ning didn't give him the chance, simply staring straight at him, "...Yes."

Lin Ci dared not look into Su Ning's eyes and was forced to close them.

He was taught by his master from a young age and will take over the Taihang Temple in the future. In the past, his life consisted only of practicing martial arts, eating, sleeping, and punishing evil and promoting good.

But today, due to a twist of fate, a woman's innocence has been ruined, even if it allows him to live.

Su Ning naturally saw the inner turmoil in Lin Ci's heart, and suddenly smiled brightly, like the most charming and beautiful flower blooming in spring.

Even this dilapidated stone chamber has become magnificent.

She was beautiful; even Xu Heyu, who is now hailed as the most beautiful woman, paled in comparison.

A woman as beautiful as her, in this day and age, would likely only meet a short and tragic end.

Lin Ci knew it from the first glance, but what he didn't know was that someone like her would cross paths with him, as if she had suddenly barged into his world unexpectedly.

Like two parallel lines that inexplicably changed direction and intertwined.

But then he saw the girl standing barefoot in front of him, her slender, white fingers reaching out to touch his cheek. He instinctively tried to dodge, but she stopped him.

He heard her say, "If it was a life-saving act, how can there be any talk of gratitude or resentment?"

"A life for a life, I still need you to get me out of here."

It's different. Lin Ci wanted to explain that saving her was just a trivial act of his, but today's events started because of him, and the people of the Demonic Sect wanted to deal with him.

Su Ning was merely an innocent victim.

"Hush, if I kill you today, what will happen to your sect's mission? Aren't you going to care about those bandits outside? If you die, how can I live?"

She placed her fingertips on Lin Ci's lips to stop him from saying anything more.

As Lin Ci watched Su Ning list a whole bunch of reasons why he couldn't die, her bright red lips looking luscious and tempting, he recalled the sensation of their passionate encounter.

He kissed her.

He lowered his head, his voice muffled: "It was Lin Ci who didn't consider things thoroughly."

The young Taoist priest is good in every way, except he's clueless about women and even more rigid than Pei Yunlian. It's all thanks to those old Taoist priests who taught him that.

Su Ning played with his hair and nodded. "Yes, now that your poison is gone, we should think about how to get out of here. After all, there's a lot to do out there."

Su Ning put on the wrinkled clothes by herself, a hint of disgust flashing in her eyes, but given the limited circumstances, she had nothing else to wear.

Lin Ci wanted to say something more, but he knew the other person was right; he still had many things to do.

After the two were fully dressed, Lin Ci untied the tassel of Shao Gu's sword and handed it to Su Ning, his eyes earnest. "Miss Su, Lin Ci has nothing else to give you, but Shao Gu's sword is forged from century-old cold iron, and it is my most precious possession."

"But you don't know martial arts, and without my sword I can't protect you. If you don't mind, please accept this sword tassel."

"The jade above is cold water jade, exceptionally tough, and considered a rare and fine jade."

In fact, Taihang Temple was not poor; it was just that Lin Ci had few desires and therefore did not possess any luxury items.

As a child, he felt that Shao Gu Sword was his most precious possession, so he wanted to give Shao Gu the most beautiful sword tassel.

The sword tassel was the most presentable thing he had at the moment, and Lin Ci, who usually didn't care about anything, suddenly felt embarrassed.

Therefore, he did not tell Su Ning that he would inform his master and elders that he would allow her to return to secular life and get married after he returned. Since the matter had already happened, he could only try his best to make amends.

Su Ning didn't refuse, and took the sword tassel, playing with it. "This is really beautiful."

"It's a pity I don't have a sword."

"That's alright. When I was young, my master gave me a peach wood sword to ward off evil and bring good fortune. If you like it, I can give it to you, and then you can hang it up."

Lin Ci had few cherished possessions, and the peach wood sword had been with him for a long time, so it could be considered one of his most cherished items.

Su Ning naturally didn't mind. The peach wood sword from Taihang Temple was extremely rare, and Lin Ci's talk about bringing good fortune and warding off evil wasn't just empty talk. She was naturally delighted and said sweetly, "Okay, then let's quickly find a way out."

Lin Ci was momentarily stunned by the smile, and then went to the place where the red flowers were planted. Looking at the bright red flowers, a look of disgust flashed in Lin Ci's eyes.

This poisonous flower is no longer effective after being used once.

The person who trapped him here is extremely ruthless.

After Shao Gu drew his sword, he destroyed all the red flowers, and the insects underneath scattered and fled, burying themselves in the soil.

Su Ning was surprised to find that as the red flower withered, the soil beneath it gradually disappeared, revealing the mechanism buttons that had been hidden underneath.

A cold glint flashed in Lin Ci's eyes. "That's not soil at all, but the corpses of these insects. This safflower absorbs nutrients from these corpses, which is why it emits this disgusting fragrance."

All I can say is that the mastermind was truly vicious.

If you don't touch the red flower, you'll be trapped here and die. If you do touch it, you'll explode and die because you can't find relief.

The other person probably didn't expect there to be a woman right next to him, and he couldn't control himself.

If Su Ning knew what the other person was thinking, she would only applaud and praise herself.

It's no wonder that the incense worked; Lin Ci's upbringing and his own patience meant he wouldn't be swayed by beauty.

Even if he was really poisoned by safflower, Su Ning would never force herself on him.

However, the bewitching incense will confuse the other party's senses, making him subconsciously believe that he cannot control himself, and in the end, Su Ning will naturally reap the benefits.

Thinking of this, she suddenly remembered Yu Xinglai. The other party didn't have the same high sense of morality and self-control as Lin Ci. If she had more targets like Yu Xinglai, she would have so much less trouble.

Meanwhile, the legendary thief, far away in another place, suddenly sneezed and was then struck hard on the head by the old man beside him.