Douluo Continent: The Eternal Order of the Azure Sky.

To recruit people for the Holy Spirit Church, you need someone who can speak on your behalf.

Huo Yuhao and Kong Tianxu are sworn enemies; Huo Yuhao's presence would only escalate the conflict. Sending Wang Dong'er? That's even more impossible; everyone present is aware of the subtle rivalry between the two.

Not to mention the others—in Kong Tianxu's eyes, they probably didn't even have the right to speak.

All eyes turned to Zhang Lexuan.

Zhang Lexuan was sitting in the corner, her fingers unconsciously stroking the card in her sleeve. Sensing everyone's gaze, she looked up and paused slightly.

"I?"

Huo Yuhao nodded: "Senior Sister, it seems that... you are the most suitable candidate."

He didn't spell it out, but everyone present understood.

Yes, it seems that the senior sister with an ambiguous relationship with Kong Tianxu is the best candidate at present.

Zhang Lexuan felt her heart pounding wildly.

I really want to go...

"Senior Sister, please go there and ask about Xiaoya's situation while you're at it, okay?"

A slender figure stood at the doorway, his face pale, but his eyes were unusually bright.

"Senior Brother! What brings you here?"

Huo Yuhao said somewhat flusteredly that in order to allow Bei Bei to recover properly, they had not dared to tell Bei Bei about the loss to the Body Sect or some of the actual situations of the Holy Spirit Sect.

His presence here at this moment is very likely...

Seeing that Zhang Lexuan did not react, Beibei said again:

"I want to know about Xiaoya. What happened to her? Why was she with the Holy Spirit Cult? Was she coerced? Or..."

His voice trembled slightly, but he forced himself not to lose his composure.

Beibei's eyes held a pleading look, but also an unspeakable pain. He knew he shouldn't beg Zhang Lexuan, given their past complicated relationship. But he had no other choice.

Zhang Lexuan looked at him and suddenly felt a little unfamiliar.

Is this the same spirited Beibei from before? Is this the same boy who once vowed to protect her?

She glanced at him with a hint of pity and sighed softly.

"I go."

Zhang Lexuan's fingers unconsciously rubbed the card in her sleeve. She glanced at it secretly, then put it back.

“Tomorrow,” she said, “I will take Nan Nan with me to apologize in person.”

Beibei bowed deeply to her.

Zhang Lexuan neither dodged nor spoke.

She simply gazed at the deepening night outside the window, lost in thought.

……

The night is dark.

The top floor of Villa No. 1 in the Sky.

Zhang Lexuan stood before the silver-white door, took a deep breath, and raised her hand—

Then it paused again.

She has been standing here for a long time.

The soul-guiding patterns on the door shimmered with a soft light, as if mocking her indecisiveness.

"It's just knocking on the door," she muttered to herself, trying to cheer herself up. "What's the big deal?"

Before he could finish speaking, the door opened.

Kong Tianxu leaned against the door frame, looking at her with a half-smile.

"I stood there for three minutes. I thought you were going to wait until dawn."

Zhang Lexuan's face flushed red.

She had specially changed into a moon-white robe tonight, her long hair flowing freely, and she wore light makeup, making her breathtakingly beautiful. Now, being stared at so intently by Kong Tianxu, she felt somewhat flustered.

"I...I came here to..."

"Come in." Kong Tianxu stepped aside.

Zhang Lexuan bit her lip and stepped into the room.

The door closed silently behind him.

The room was spacious, simply yet tastefully decorated. Floor-to-ceiling windows offered a panoramic view of the city's dazzling nightscape, with countless lights twinkling in the sky.

But Zhang Lexuan had no time to appreciate it. She went into the room, sat down opposite Kong Tianxu, stood up straight, and placed her hands on her knees like a student waiting to be reprimanded.

Kong Tianxu helped her fix her hair.

“Tianxu,” Zhang Lexuan said softly, “I really can’t understand you anymore.”

Kong Tianxu looked at her and smiled, "Can't you see through anything?"

"Who exactly are you? What kind of organization is the Holy Spirit Cult? Huo Yuhao said he clearly saw the Evil Soul Master, so why is Qiu'er with you? And what's the deal with Tang Ya?"

Zhang Lexuan asked all her questions in one breath.

Kong Tianxu walked to the window, turned his back to her, and looked at the night outside.

“I found Wang Qiu’er on the road,” he said. “She was injured, and I saved her. It’s that simple.”

Zhang Lexuan walked up behind him, pressed against his back, and asked in a muffled voice, "What about Tang Ya?"

"Tang Ya joined our Holy Spirit Cult voluntarily."

"Where is Cain?"

"She's my woman."

Zhang Lexuan's body stiffened slightly.

“Naiveté too.”

Zhang Lexuan's fingers gripped the hem of his clothes tightly.

“One of the purposes of our Holy Spirit Cult is to purify all evil spirit masters.” Kong Tianxu turned around and looked at her. “Whether you believe it or not, it’s a fact.”

Zhang Lexuan raised her head and met his gaze. His purple-gold eyes were as deep as the sea, their depths unfathomable.

Zhang Lexuan took a deep breath, raised her head, and looked at him earnestly: "Tianxu, I only ask one thing of you: don't attack Shrek Academy directly, okay?"

Kong Tianxu remained silent for a moment, then nodded slightly.

"it is good."

Zhang Lexuan was stunned. She hadn't expected him to agree so readily.

"Did you come for Beibei?" Kong Tianxu suddenly asked.

Zhang Lexuan panicked immediately.

"No!" she blurted out, clutching her collar tightly with both hands. "I didn't come for him! I...I..."

Zhang Lexuan couldn't continue speaking.

Because she didn't seem to know why she was doing it.

Kong Tianxu reached out and gently lifted her chin, making her look directly into his eyes.

"Then why did you come?"

Zhang Lexuan's eyelashes trembled slightly, and her beautiful eyes reflected only Kong Tianxu's image.

“I,” her voice was as soft as a sigh, “don’t know.”

But the next second, she was embraced in a warm hug.

Kong Tianxu wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her into his embrace. He rested his chin on the top of her head, gently stroking it.

Zhang Lexuan's heart raced instantly. She buried her face in his chest, able to clearly feel his strong heartbeat and smell his faint, refreshing scent.

Kong Tianxu's hand gently caressed her waist; through the thin fabric, the heat was almost scalding her skin.

Then, his hand stopped.

Zhang Lexuan noticed Kong Tianxu's pause and her face instantly turned red.

Kong Tianxu looked at Zhang Lexuan with slight surprise.

Today, the bright moon is located at the center of the universe, in the vast vacuum.

Kong Tianxu lowered his head, looking at her bright red ear tips, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.

"Sister Lexuan," he whispered in her ear, his voice hoarse, "what's wrong?"

Zhang Lexuan was so ashamed she wanted to disappear into the ground. She tried to push him away, but found her hands were too weak to move.

"I...I didn't..." she stammered, trying to explain, but didn't know where to begin.

What should I say now? That she thought he just wanted her to talk? That she thought the card was just a regular invitation?

Kong Tianxu didn't speak, but simply tightened his arms around her.

The room was softly lit, and outside the floor-to-ceiling windows were the lights of countless homes.

Zhang Lexuan buried her face in his chest, listening to his strong heartbeat. Suddenly, she felt that all the entanglements, hesitations, and inexplicable complex emotions had become unimportant at this moment.

She gently closed her eyes.

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Then he suddenly opened his eyes.

"Wait, we can forget about Tang Ya, but what about Qiu'er?"

The coolness of her skin coming into direct contact with the air seemed to awaken Zhang Lexuan's last shred of consciousness. Before the heat completely overwhelmed her brain, she finally remembered the purpose of her trip.

"She will go back."