Slaying demons and eliminating evil, a martial saint among mortals.

Upon hearing Qin Lie's words, Xu Qinghe's smile widened even more.

"Speak properly?"

"You ran into my room early in the morning and lay down on my bed."

"And now they're asking me, 'Can't we talk to each other properly?'"

"Qin Lie, how could you even ask that?"

Qin Lie was speechless for a moment.

"Don't you know why I'm lying here?"

"Who dragged me here with chains just now?"

As he spoke, he looked down at the dark red chain wrapped around his waist.

"Could you please let me go first?"

"How can we talk if the two of us are squeezed into the bed?"

Xu Qinghe did not immediately let go of him.

The dark red chains tightened again, dragging Qin Lie further into the bed.

There wasn't much space between them to begin with, and now the distance has been shortened even more.

When Xu Qinghe spoke, Qin Lie could even feel her breath on his face.

Qin Lie froze on the spot, not daring to move his body at all.

Xu Qinghe raised one hand and used her long, slender, fair fingers to curl a strand of hair, slowly wrapping it around twice.

"I think this is quite suitable."

"Let's move a little closer together."

"I can hear you much more clearly when you speak."

Qin Lie swallowed hard.

"If you don't let go, I'm going to draw my sword."

Xu Qinghe chuckled softly after hearing this.

"Then pull it out."

"I'd like to see."

"At this distance, where are you planning to cut?"

As she spoke, she deliberately straightened her posture.

The thin veil on her body changed, making her already very defined body lines even more eye-catching.

Qin Lie fell silent on the spot.

He was now half-sunken into the bed, and Xu Qinghe was lying next to him.

With the two of them so close together, it's really hard to control who the blade will hit first if he actually pulls out the Snow Shard.

What's more, this is Xu Qinghe's room.

He can't just chop the bed up to get away, can he?

Xu Qinghe waited for a while.

Seeing that Qin Lie spoke resolutely but did not touch the knife, the smile in his eyes deepened.

"Why didn't you pull it out?"

Qin Lie kept his eyes closed and simply didn't answer.

Xu Qinghe didn't tease him any further. She raised her hand and gently hooked her fingertips.

The dark red chain wrapped around Qin Lie's waist quickly loosened.

However, the chains did not disappear directly.

Following the trail of Qin Lie's clothes upwards, she quickly snuggled into his arms.

Qin Lie felt the thing in his arms suddenly tremble.

He suddenly opened his eyes and saw that the dark red chain had reappeared from his arms.

A black booklet was wrapped around the end of the chain.

It is the Book of Sealing Souls.

Taking advantage of the fact that the restraints around his waist had been removed, Qin Lie immediately sat up from the bed.

He then reached out and pulled the blanket next to him over Xu Qinghe.

It covered her from her shoulders to her feet, making sure she was completely covered.

"Hurry up and put your clothes on."

"I came to see you because I have something very important to discuss."

Xu Qinghe looked down at the blanket covering her.

He then raised his eyes and looked at Qin Lie with great interest.

"Now you know to let me get dressed?"

"Why didn't you think of that when you were staring at me just now?"

Qin Lie's expression was serious, and his answer was very straightforward.

"When did I start staring at you?"

Xu Qinghe raised her hand and pointed twice next to her eyes.

"Your eyeballs almost popped out just now."

"Still not admitting it now?"

She gave a soft hum.

"man."

Qin Lie was too lazy to argue with Xu Qinghe about this anymore.

If we continue to compete, we'll most likely lose to her.

Besides, he had traveled for a day and a night to get back to Dongxuan City, and he wasn't really there to discuss how many times he had actually glanced at the place.

Qin Lie raised his hand and pointed to the Soul Sealing Scroll that had been dragged out by dark red chains.

"Is this your stuff?"

Xu Qinghe leaned against the bedside, her eyes filled with obvious speechlessness.

"Don't you know in your heart whether it's mine or not?"

"You've seen it so many times with your own eyes, why did you still come all the way here to ask me?"

Qin Lie looked at her.

"What I mean is, this is clearly yours, so why is it in the hands of the Misty Rain Pavilion?"

Xu Qinghe frowned slightly after hearing this.

She thought carefully for a moment before speaking, "This thing must have been given to you by Fushu, right?"

When she spoke of the rat, her tone became more disdainful.

"Did that damn rat say anything it shouldn't have?"

Qin Lie shook his head.

He didn't say anything.

That's why I came to ask you.

"Why did your Soul Sealing Manual fall into the hands of the Misty Rain Pavilion?"

Xu Qinghe did not answer immediately.

She raised her hand, ready to take back the Soul Sealing Book.

Qin Lie was prepared.

He pressed his palm directly onto the Soul Sealing Book, thwarting her attempt.

"Explain things clearly first."

"Only after you explain yourself can the Soul Sealing Scroll be returned to you."

Xu Qinghe stopped moving.

She first glanced down at Qin Lie's hand resting on the Soul Sealing Book.

Then he reached out his palm and gently placed it on the back of his hand.

Her fingertips were slightly warm.

As he spoke, a smile returned to his lips.

"You've got some nerve now."

"You take my things and dare to negotiate with me?"

Qin Lie's hand felt slightly numb, and he immediately pulled his hand back.

The Soul Sealing Scroll also fell into Xu Qinghe's hands.

Qin Lie moved to the side, keeping a distance from the bed.

"I just want to know."

"What exactly is your relationship with the Misty Rain Pavilion?"

Xu Qinghe did not rush to put away the Soul Sealing Book.

She stared at Qin Lie for a while, then leaned against the headboard.

She pulled the blanket up higher, covering her body completely.

"OK."

"Since you're so eager to know, then I'll tell you."

Qin Lie did not interrupt.

Waiting for her to continue.

Xu Qinghe placed the Soul Sealing Book on her lap and casually tapped the cover twice with her fingers.

"Actually, I don't have a very deep relationship with Yanyu Tower."

We don't see each other very often.

"They would occasionally lend me the Soul Sealing Book so I could help collect the souls that refused to leave after death."

Qin Lie frowned.

"Does the Misty Rain Pavilion need your help to collect souls?"

"They killed quite a few people."

Xu Qinghe explained calmly, "Some of them died unwillingly, and the resentment they left behind was very strong."

"After the physical body dies, the soul refuses to disperse."

"Ordinary assassins can deal with living people, but they may not have the means to deal with souls."

"In such cases, they will borrow the Soul Sealing Book."

"Return the items after everything is settled."

Qin Lie looked at her.

"Are we just lending them the Soul Sealing Scroll?"

Xu Qinghe raised her eyes.

His gaze remained fixed on Qin Lie's face.

"Otherwise, do you think I'm the owner of the Misty Rain Pavilion?"

Qin Lie did not answer immediately.

He actually gave this possibility a serious consideration.

Xu Qinghe usually has an aura that keeps strangers at bay, and her cultivation level is even more frighteningly high when she is in her red-eyed state. She also has a Soul Sealing Book that is specifically designed to suppress souls.

When doing things, they don't care about ordinary rules at all.

If you really want to say that she is the owner of Yanyu Tower, it seems plausible.

Xu Qinghe stared at Qin Lie for a while.

She quickly discerned something from Qin Lie's expression.

The smile at the corner of his mouth widened.

"You really think I'm the owner of the Misty Rain Pavilion?"

Qin Lie did not answer.

However, the expression on his face had already made his meaning quite clear.

Xu Qinghe raised her hand and patted the Soul Sealing Book on her lap.

"If I were truly the master of the Misty Rain Pavilion, I should have already added you to the Soul Sealing Book."

"So that after you leave this room, my identity won't be spread everywhere."

Qin Lie glanced at the Soul Sealing Book.

"If you really wanted to take me in, you would have already done so."

"Besides, if you don't have a deeper relationship with Yanyu Tower, some things really don't make sense."

Xu Qinghe raised her eyebrows.

"What doesn't make sense?"

"Fu Shu told me personally that the leader of Yan Yu Lou has spoken out to protect me."

"I only know a few people."

"Besides you, I don't know any important figures who can make Yanyu Tower obey."

Xu Qinghe was still waiting for Qin Lie to continue his analysis.

Upon hearing the words "big shot," my attention immediately wandered.

She leaned closer to the headboard, her smile widening.

"Oh?"

"Do you think I'm some kind of important person?"

Qin Lie's expression immediately turned somewhat helpless.

"Weren't we just talking about the Misty Rain Pavilion?"

"Why are we bringing up whether you're a big shot or not?"

Xu Qinghe answered very naturally.

"We've finished discussing the matter of Yanyu Tower."

"I've already given you the answer you wanted."

"My relationship with Yanyu Tower is that simple."

"I occasionally help collect the souls they can't handle."

Qin Lie didn't say anything, but he didn't believe it at all.

However, Qin Lie did not dare to say these words directly.

When Xu Qinghe is in a state of red-eyed confusion, her thoughts cannot be judged according to common sense.

If I really upset her, I don't know if I'll even be able to leave this room today.

Qin Lie thought for a moment and then changed his question.

"So, what else do you know about the Misty Rain Pavilion?"

Xu Qinghe's eyes darted around a couple of times, and her expression became somewhat ambiguous.

"News from Yanyu Tower..."

"I do know one."

"Do you want to hear it?"

When Qin Lie saw her like this, he knew that things were definitely not going smoothly.

"If you know, just say it already. Why are you keeping me in suspense?"

Xu Qinghe raised her finger and tapped the cover of the Soul Sealing Book twice.

"I can't just tell you this news without your knowledge."

"If you want to know, you'll have to pay a price."

Upon hearing the word "price," Qin Lie immediately felt uneasy.

In this state, what normal conditions could Xu Qinghe propose?

They'll probably make fun of him again.

"No."

"I suddenly realized that I didn't really want to know that much."

"Go back to sleep."

"I'm leaving now."

After saying that, Qin Lie turned around and prepared to leave.

But as soon as he lifted his foot, his ankle was entangled by a dark red chain.

The chains tightened suddenly.

Qin Lie's leg, which he had just stepped out, was pulled back.

I swayed and almost fell onto the bed again.

He quickly reached out and grabbed the table next to him to steady himself.

Xu Qinghe leaned against the headboard, looking at him with some dissatisfaction.

"What's wrong with you?"

"I haven't even stated my conditions yet."

"You didn't even listen to me, and you turned around and left."

"That's very rude, you know?"

Qin Lie glanced down at the chains wrapped around his ankles, then looked at Xu Qinghe.

"Then tell me, what kind of conditions are you proposing?"