Fairy, please don't do this!

"If Her Majesty finds out about this... she will certainly not forgive you!"

Jing Shu's cheeks flushed slightly, and her delicate hands continued to wipe her well-proportioned chest with a silk handkerchief.

She seemed to have already assumed the identity of a female official who was coerced into obeying, her eyes filled with undisguised shame and anger.

This was not an act; rather, the demonic poison had clouded her mind, rendering her unable to distinguish between reality and illusion.

“Yes!” Gu Jinchao smiled and gradually dipped his left hand into the water: “If Her Majesty knew that her personal maid was bathing here with her favorite minister with whom she had an ambiguous relationship, she would probably be very angry.”

Jing Shu's delicate body trembled, and the silk handkerchief in her hand fell into the water. Her heart was filled with guilt and self-reproach: "Don't mention... Your Majesty!"

'Invoking the Empress's name definitely works better!'

Gu Jinchao sensed that the fierce aura emanating from her body had lessened somewhat, and a glint of light flashed in his eyes: "But in the Western Territory, when Sister Jing and I were entwined in tender affection, why didn't you think that Her Majesty would be displeased?"

Jing Shu's two slender, jade-like legs were pressed together, her soft body almost limp in his arms, her expression becoming increasingly dazed: "That was... an accident!"

"It was indeed an accident!"

"But in the end, we were doing things behind the Empress's back, weren't we?"

Gu Jinchao bent down slightly, his left index and middle fingers joined together to form a sword, and began to use the True Yang Sword Technique. Strands of True Yang fire surged and gathered at the two acupoints [Shangyang] and [Zhongchong] to expel the poison.

He was not blinded by lust and still remembered the important matters.

Using the heat of true yang fire, combined with the detoxifying effect of the spiritual spring, should quickly seal off the seed of demonic poison.

"Please...stop talking!"

Jing Shu's long eyelashes trembled like butterfly wings, and her slender hand instinctively grabbed his wrist as she pleaded.

At this moment, her slender waist arched backward, and her plump, soft buttocks sat on her hind legs, squeezing her pear-shaped buttocks slightly out of shape.

Her flushed cheeks pressed against his chest, her breath filled with the warm scent of the man before her.

Gu Jinzhao, while circulating the True Yang Sword Technique to expel the poison from her, leaned close to her ear and whispered, as if he were a villain trying to force the heroine to fall into evil: "You don't have to tell me, but Sister Jing needs to agree to one condition!"

Jing Shu's full, snowy breasts rose and fell with her rapid breathing, her soft, melodious voice trembling: "What...conditions?"

Gu Jinzhao's lips curled slightly: "I want Sister Jing... to help me with my cultivation like this!"

Jing Shu's eyes widened, her cheeks flushed red as if they were about to bleed: "How can this be?"

Gu Jinzhao's free right hand caressed the silky thigh, savoring its smooth and delicate texture: "If that doesn't work, then let's continue talking about the Empress Dowager..."

"Don't...say it..."

Jing Shu hurriedly interrupted, afraid that hearing the words "Your Majesty" again would make her feel ashamed.

Her relationship with Gu Jinzhao already made her feel guilty towards the Empress.

Today, she was even secretly meeting with the man in front of her behind the Empress's back, which made her feel extremely guilty.

Gu Jinzhao accelerated the circulation of the True Yang Sword Technique and said with a smile, "Then, Sister Jing... would you agree?"

"I……"

Just as Jing Shu was about to say something, her delicate body stiffened slightly, her snow-white neck straightened, and her pair of clear, bright eyes instantly lost focus.

Gu Jinzhao did not speak, but gently patted her soft, jade-like back.

After a long while, seeing the light in the eyes of the beautiful young woman before him gradually return to normal, he asked, "What has Sister Jing thought about it?"

Jing Shu straightened her back slightly, biting her lower lip lightly, as if she had made a difficult decision: "I agree...!"

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Sister Jing!"

Gu Jinzhao shifted his body back and placed his hands on the edge of the pool.

Jing Shu took a deep breath, slowly bent over, and sank into the water.

……

The Imperial Observatory, in the backyard!

A stunningly beautiful woman, seemingly mature for her age, sat in a wicker chair, gazing at the water-like light screen before her. She parted her red lips slightly and asked, "What color do you like?"

The beautiful young woman inside the light screen replied, "Pale blue!"

The handsome man beside her replied, "I like the five colors: blue, purple, white, cyan, red, and black!"

Tantai Xuanji narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly and asked again, "What do you like about the people around you?"

The beautiful young woman said, "Gentle and considerate!"

The handsome man responded somewhat awkwardly, "I like Sister Jing's legs, especially when she wears silk stockings."

Tantai Xuanji's eyebrows curved into a smile, and the corners of her lips curled into a meaningful arc: "No wonder this little guy kept staring at my legs!"

"So I didn't know I had this strange hobby."

Suddenly, as if sensing something, she raised her hand and waved it, and the light screen in front of her disappeared instantly.

Just then, a female disciple led a graceful figure into the room.

Tantai Xuanji quickly stood up and greeted her with a smile: "Senior Sister, what brings you here?"

Si Ruoyu said softly, "There's something I need to trouble you with, Junior Sister!"

Tantai Xuanji waved her hand at the female disciple beside her: "Go down!"

"Yes!"

The latter responded respectfully and then turned and left.

Tantai Xuanji then led Si Ruoyu to sit down, picked up the teapot, poured two cups of tea, and handed one of them to her: "What do you need me to do, Senior Sister?"

Si Ruoyu picked up the teacup, parted her thin lips slightly, took a sip, and then revealed her purpose: "To be honest, because of Master's karmic destiny technique, Jing Shu's karma has been transferred to me!"

Under the moonlight, a person was wrapped in a moon-white long dress, with a face as exquisite as a painting, and a scholarly air of elegance and languor in his words and deeds.

The other woman was dressed in a blue and white ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), her gentle features like the spring scenery of Jiangnan bathed in misty rain, her voice warm even before she spoke.

Sitting together, they were like twin beauties who had quietly descended from the moon palace, making all the vibrant colors in the flower garden pale in comparison.

Tantai Xuanji seemed to understand something, and her pair of plump, beautiful legs crossed under her skirt: "Is it the cause and effect of the demonic poison seed?"

"indeed so!"

Si Ruoyu gave a soft "hmm," her expression somewhat unnatural, and said, "Because of this matter, whenever Chao'er exorcises Jing Shu from the demonic poison, I will be implicated."

Tantai Xuanji asked softly, "Does Senior Sister want me to intervene?"

Si Ruoyu nodded slightly, her brows furrowed with helplessness: "My cultivation needs to suppress my master. If I forcibly intervene, I'm afraid I'll fall into her trap, allowing her to break free and seize my body."

"But if we ignore it, I'm afraid Chao'er and I will fall into a vortex of immorality and gradually find it difficult to extricate ourselves."

With Tantai Xuanji's expertise in the Path of Destiny, nothing that happened in the Western Region could escape her deduction.

Therefore, he didn't hide anything and directly confessed his predicament.

Si Ruoyu also knew Xuan Yi's intentions!

Whether it was the previous "Red Phoenix Passion Spell," the method of empathy, or the current technique of causal grafting, all of these were designed to disrupt her mental state.

Once your mind is in turmoil, you can take advantage of the situation.

Even so, Si Ruoyu had no way to deal with it.

Because her cultivation level required sealing the remnant soul of Xuan Yi, she was unable to use it at all.

How can one resist the ignited passion between men and women with only one's own will?

Therefore, we have no choice but to turn to Tantai Xuanji for help!

Tantai Xuanji said with a deep expression, "Senior sister should understand that Master Uncle's karmic destiny technique is based on the predestined relationship between you and Gu Jinzhao."

"It's easy to sever karmic ties, but difficult to break the bond of marriage!"

Si Ruoyu pursed her lips and revealed her thoughts: "I know, so I want my junior sister to use the Karma and Destiny Technique to suppress my seven emotions and six desires, so that Master's plan will be ineffective."

As long as the seven emotions and six desires are suppressed!

Even if the methods of cause and effect grafting and empathy dragged her into the sea of ​​passion with Gu Jinzhao, they could not affect her state of mind.

Tantai Xuanji shook her head: "This method is indeed feasible, but with your current cultivation level, you are very likely to encounter the backlash of the spell."

"At best, it will damage the soul; at worst, it will cause the loss of all emotions and desires, turning the person into a heartless, emotionless woman!"

"If Gu Jinzhao knew about this, he might be troubled by demons, which would affect his path of cultivation."

Si Ruoyu lowered her eyelids and sighed softly, "But if we don't do this, how can we save ourselves?"

After a moment of contemplation, Tantai Xuanji slowly said, "It's not that there's no other way!"

Si Ruoyu looked up at her: "What method?"

Tantai Xuanji met her gaze and said, word by word, "Try to accept your feelings for Gu Jinzhao!"

"Only when you stop viewing this relationship as an immoral sin and resist its existence, but instead face it openly and even allow it to take root in your heart, will your destiny with him not be exploited."

"By then, your master's magic will no longer be able to shake your mind."

She paused for a moment, then continued, "The bond between Senior Sister and Gu Jinzhao was already formed when she saved him back then. It is something that cannot be escaped or severed."

"If that's the case, why not go with the flow?"

Chapter 425, Aunt Ruo Enters the Game, Jing Shu Takes the Initiative (3K)

A night breeze suddenly arose, blowing down a few wisteria petals, which landed perfectly in a teacup.

Ripples spread across the water, reflecting Si Ruoyu's stunned face.

do you accept?

As the thought arose, the image of rescuing that child in the snow seventeen years ago involuntarily surfaced in my mind.

She took him back to Baicaotang!

She told him that if he had nowhere else to go, he could stay there!

From that day on, she and he formed a family, and they had relatives to depend on for each other.

Undoubtedly, he was the child she watched grow up.

Although their previous ambiguous and romantic relationship had led to an inappropriate romantic bond, their feelings were still primarily familial.

How can it be easily overturned?

Most importantly, if she really gets together with Gu Jinzhao, how will Mu Yiren view her as "Aunt Ruo"?

A wicked woman who steals a younger woman's fiancé?

Or perhaps they are shameless elders?

Thinking of Mu Yiren's cold and disgusted gaze, Si Ruoyu's face gradually turned pale.

Tantai Xuanji's eyes were deep and she couldn't help but sigh: "Actually, it's not Senior Sister's fault!"

"After all, Gu Jinzhao was born with a rare destiny of attracting romance."

"This fate is more of a calamity than a blessing; one is destined to be entangled in love affairs throughout life, with entanglements that are difficult to sever."

"Whether it's Mu Yiren, Lin Qingci, or even the other women around him, they will all be affected by their fates, like moths to a flame, and will eventually head towards an inescapable death together."

She paused for a moment, then continued, "To break this deadlock, besides relying on Gu Jinzhao himself, someone else needs to get involved."

"This person must have the deepest karmic connection with him and the heaviest emotional entanglement to be able to maintain a sliver of clarity amidst the flames of calamity, so that he can become the stabilizing star and seek a glimmer of hope for him and all those involved."

Si Ruoyu raised her eyes to look at the stunningly beautiful woman before her: "Is the person you're talking about, Junior Sister?"

Tantai Xuanji nodded slightly: "Besides my junior sister, who else can mediate the emotional entanglements between Gu Jinzhao and them?"

Si Ruoyu bit her lower lip lightly, her expression slightly pained, and said, "But if we do this, what about Yiren and Qingci..."

Before he could finish speaking, Tantai Xuanji interrupted him: "As long as you can break through the peach blossom tribulation in the end and protect everyone, how could they blame you?"

"The process is not important; what matters is the result."

"As long as they survive and Gu Jinzhao is safe and sound, even if he knows that you have a romantic relationship with him, he will understand your good intentions."

Si Ruoyu's gaze was slightly unfocused, and she murmured as if in a dream, "Is it really possible?"

If everything unfolds as Tantai Xuanji predicted, it would be a win-win situation.

Most importantly, this way she and Gu Jinzhao wouldn't have to suffer so much.