Heroine, don't turn back, I'm just a farmer.

"Did you see it clearly?"

Ming Suxue sat back down, picked up the teacup with her delicate hand, and her breath trembled slightly.

Lu Guo sat opposite her, and because of the light, he could see a blush on Madam Xue's pale face.

I don't know what happened, but she closed her eyes for a few breaths, raised her head slightly, and when her gaze swept over her, her beautiful lips parted slightly, creating a hint of ambiguity.

"???"

He frowned slightly, sensing that something was amiss.

Is there something wrong with these fish fillets?

not like...

Judging from Madam Xue's attitude last night, she seems to have a cold personality, and the background description of her is even more like a heartless snake. But why does her demeanor change a bit when she sees me?

He was puzzled.

"Aunt Liu, your scent..."

"Don't worry about it, it's just some old wounds."

"An old injury?"

"That happened a long time ago..."

Ming Suxue suppressed her restless energy. "We have found a solution. The aura of the relic can suppress the true energy in my body, which is another reason why I sought it."

After pondering for a moment, Lu Guo suddenly realized that Madam Xue's true energy had encountered a problem.

Ming Suxue didn't say much. Her expression returned to its usual coldness, as if the blush that had appeared on her face earlier was just Lu Guo's imagination. Then, she took out a bronze bracelet from her sleeve.

"Your movements were quite good last night; you'll need a suitable sword to match."

After saying that, she casually tossed the copper ring to the ground.

Lu Guo reached out and caught it, finding it to be a lustrous, light blue copper bracelet.

However, this bracelet was clearly not for a woman; it was rather too wide and thick. If it weren't for its exquisite craftsmanship, it would resemble a metal wrist guard worn by martial artists to prevent their wrists from being cut off.

"This is... a knife?"

"The Azure Dragon in the Sleeve," Ming Suxue explained. "The Heavenly Blade Technique is too conspicuous; it should be avoided unless absolutely necessary."

"Wearing the bracelet on your wrist, once your true energy permeates it, you can use it like an Emei dagger, and it will be easy to master."

"It pops out as a knife?"

Lu Guo naturally realized what was happening as well.

With a flick of the wrist, the bracelet extended like a snake, its head opening, and suddenly a thin, sharp tongue emerged, like a pale blue longsword springing out.

The blade is the snake's tongue, and the end is the wrist and half of the palm wrapped by the snake's body.

The blade extended naturally along the back of the hand, its thinness like a cicada's wing, appearing only as a faint, blurry silhouette in the light and shadow.

This must be his weapon when he was playing the role of a master thief?

It seems that Madam Xue recognized him when he was spying as a master thief.

But how did she recognize her?

"How did Aunt Liu recognize me last night?"

He asked

"Mysterious Yin Finger".

"I see."

Lu Guo realized that when Madam Xue was reading the letter to him, her hand had touched him, leaving a mark at that moment and probing his true nature.

So, just how far has she planned for herself?

"Your movements and appearance are different when you sneak out at night, but I happen to have some way of distinguishing them."

After Ming Suxue finished speaking, she opened the corridor door and said, "Go to the courtyard and demonstrate the sword techniques I just showed you."

Lu Guo nodded, walked towards the courtyard, and began with the "Bright Crane Style," raising his hand to slash at the empty space in front of him.

「… … !」

A blush returned to Ming Suxue's face for the second time.

There was no sound of air being cut.

There was no real flow of light.

A blade of energy appeared, which was the energy blade technique of her "Bright Crane Style".

He learned it after just one glance?

However, her blush deepened even more as her breath rose.

"Exquisite Seven Steps, ethereal swordplay, mournful palm strike..."

Each of these moves was one she had just demonstrated to Lu Guo, and he only glanced at it before he was able to replicate her demonstration almost perfectly.

"this……"

Ming Suxue always considered herself intelligent and that she had never encountered a bottleneck in her cultivation techniques, but she still couldn't learn a technique just by reading it once.

But this is good, doesn't it just show that this person has exceptional comprehension and is worth investing in?

Moreover, the opportunity to solve her internal energy problem also lies with him.

So it is...

With a thought, the true energy within her body subtly began to stir.

Lu Guo turned around, wanting to ask how his practice was going, but found that Madam Xue's face was faintly red again.

"Aunt Liu?"

Ming Suxue calmed her mind and instantly suppressed her restless energy.

"Now that you have grasped the essence, there is nothing more I need to tell you. However, this blade is extremely sharp and can penetrate the gaps in Xuanjia armor. When using it, do not engage it head-on with thick weapons. Therefore, you must hone your skills and stay away from threats. If your opponent uses a thick weapon against this blade, you must control your inner energy, temper its shape, and treat it as a whip."

Lu Guo nodded, looked at Madam Xue, and smiled.

"Thank you, Aunt Liu."

"There's no need for that. Tell me, how did those people figure that out?"

Those people?

It must be those spies inside the manor. He asked himself how he could tell and how to explain it.

"Those who practice cultivation have come into contact with some Buddhist techniques, and just by looking at them, they noticed something unusual."

Ming Suxue naturally didn't believe it; she was more convinced that it was the power brought by the relic.

However, she was just asking; it didn't matter if the person she pointed out wasn't a spy.

She just wanted an excuse, to show her sincerity, and to deepen the relationship between the two of them.

It doesn't matter if a few people die.

However, she felt she needed to devise a plan to establish a reasonable pretext for dual cultivation.

After thinking for a moment, she asked again, "I've told you what I needed to tell you. What are you going to do next?"

"Skip Tianluoxiang, skip the other insignificant forces, and go straight to the Wuji Demon Sect."

"That's how it should be."

Ming Suxue knew about Hongqiao, understood Ai Mian, and knew about Tianluoxiang. She guessed Tianluoxiang's plan and was naturally not surprised by Lu Guo's choice.

Or rather, as a successor of the Heavenly Blade, one should naturally possess such grandeur.

She did some mental calculations and said simply, "In terms of technique, you have nothing to fear, but your internal energy is inferior."

Lu Guo caught a glimpse of Ming Suxue's expression out of the corner of his eye.

Insufficient internal energy is really not a problem.

Now that it's confirmed he's transmigrated into the game world, we need to find a way to intercept those fixed encounters, famous generals and beauties, divine weapons and special techniques from the game.

I've now unlocked the Thief character, and I can fully utilize his class characteristics to explore the map.

Qingzhou and Xuzhou are very close; there was an opportunity in Huaiyin, Xuzhou.

As for Lady Snow.

After a pause, his expression turned serious.

"I need Aunt Liu's help with the matter of true qi."

……

The capital city, Luoyi.

As the Empress Dowager of the country, she used to review some memorials before going to bed, but today Gong Luoshen went to bed early to rest. Lately, she had been feeling unsettled, so it was better for her to rest.

Having just entered the upper three realms, I initially thought that my mental state was causing the circulation of true energy to become unstable, leading to some changes in my physical condition, so I wanted to calm my mind.

A calm mind makes it easier to fall asleep.

But once she fell asleep, she felt something was amiss and began to dream.

After entering a deep dream state and achieving success in my spiritual practice, I haven't had the feeling of dreaming for a long time.

The last time I had a dream was more than ten years ago.

At that time, she had just left Qingyang Temple, eager to roam the martial world. She met the brilliant Tian Dao by the Luo River, and then traveled with Ming Suxue and several friends. If she hadn't later entered the palace due to family matters, she would definitely have...

But that's all in the past now.

In her dream, she sat in an empty painted boat, which drifted leisurely on the Luo River.

She sat gracefully in the cabin, sipping tea and enjoying the breeze, letting the beautiful scenery soothe her mind.

Suddenly she heard a gasp.

A person came riding the waves.

Despite being only twenty years old, his legs moved with lightning speed as he ran across the water, carrying someone in his arms.

As she got closer, she could see it clearly.

Ming Suxue?

Why would someone as aloof as Su Xue...

Before she could even make a move, the man, carrying her close friend, leaped from the waves and landed directly in front of her.

"What are you going to do?"

The sight of her close friend lying limp as a rag doll shocked Gong Luoshen, so she rebuked him and raised her hand to strike him to save him.

The other person didn't say anything, but simply held the other person in one arm and wrapped the other arm around her slender waist.

"???"

He had already reached the Upper Three Realms. Although it was achieved through the accumulation of a large number of rare and precious materials, the Upper Three Realms were still the Upper Three Realms. He would not easily dream, much less be powerless to resist.

Not to mention such an absurd dream.

How could someone as aloof as Su Xue appear so soft and dazed? Back when she faced Tian Dao, she didn't show much emotion either.

What exactly did I dream about?

"Let go!"

Her mind raced, and she immediately channeled her inner energy to shake off the hands that were wrapped around her waist.

"Who are you, and why are you doing this?!"

She was filled with shame and indignation, but her limbs seemed to have no strength, and her body went limp as the man pulled her into his arms.

"what……"

"Not here!"

Suddenly she exclaimed again, and the scene changed instantly, transforming into a magnificent palace pavilion, the very pavilion where she was.

The newcomer smiled and moved, and before she knew it, she was in a pool of warm water filled with flower petals.

"Ah, no!"