Fairy, please don't do this!

An Wanxi seemed intrigued: "Which one does my little husband prefer?"

"Is she my pitiful junior sister, my aloof and cold childhood friend, or my dignified and gentle Aunt Ruo?"

Gu Jinzhao did not respond and began to silently recite the Heart-Cleansing Mantra in his heart, trying to suppress those beautiful images and restless thoughts.

"Oh, right~"

An Wanxi seemed to want to stir up trouble, and with a change of tone, she quietly sketched another picture in Gu Jinzhao's mind.

That was the scene of Yue'e taking a bath earlier!

Their beauty was unparalleled, their skin as white as snow, overlapping and intertwining with the image of the three beauties in the pond before them…

Gu Jinzhao's breath hitched!

Several alluring bodies, each with their own unique charm, simultaneously appeared in my mind: some were plump and mature, some were slender and youthful, and some had perfectly proportioned figures.

The combined impact of visual and hallucinatory images nearly broke through the dam of his reason.

With immense willpower, he forcefully cut off those chaotic images: "Are you helping me or harming me?"

An Wanxi chuckled softly, her tone innocent yet tinged with a hint of slyness: "Of course I'm helping you!"

"My little husband's sword-nurturing skills are still lacking; he needs some more fuel."

Gu Jinzhao said expressionlessly, "The fire you added this morning was already burning brightly enough."

"If we play another round now, aren't you afraid it'll burn me to ashes?"

Indeed, as An Wanxi said, the rage skill [Sword Nurturing Technique] does not automatically increase like in the game; instead, it requires him to repeatedly temper and refine it with his own true yang fire every day.

After days of arduous training, the three key acupoints on his lower abdomen—Zhongji, Qihai, and Guanyuan—were already swollen and hot, with his qi and blood surging.

This is clearly a precursor to the condition of yang energy turning into fire, but it has not yet reached the critical point of getting out of control and can still be barely suppressed.

An Wanxi chuckled: "I believe my little husband can endure it, as long as we get through the Heroes' Gathering..."

At this point, her voice suddenly became ambiguous and tender, like the finest silk brushing against the heart: "At that time, I can change into those light clothes and ice silk stockings to help you blend in your yang energy~"

Under the influence of the "ugly" image, Gu Jinchao saw An Wanxi's alluring figure in those sexy clothes, and his heart skipped a beat, almost losing control again.

Fortunately, the three women's bathing in the pool did not last too long, and no further unexpected complications arose.

Perhaps because Si Ruoyu was present, although the atmosphere between Mu Yiren and Lin Qingci was subtle, they maintained a calm on the surface.

Before long, the three of them got up, dried themselves off, put on their clothes, and did not linger in the hot spring. They each returned to their rooms along the way they came.

"That was close!"

Only after the last figure disappeared outside the bamboo grove did Gu Jinchao emerge from the shadow of the artificial hill, only to find his back soaked with cold sweat.

The ghostly wife's figure emerged from his shadow: "Mu Yiren didn't go back to her own room, but went towards your junior sister Lin's room!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Jinzhao's heart sank, and the relief he had just felt instantly turned into anxiety again!

Mu Yiren went to find Lin Qingci at this moment, naturally wanting to take advantage of the quiet of the night and the absence of anyone to find out Lin Qingci's background!

He dared not delay for a moment and silently sped toward Lin Qingci's room.

……

Candles were lit inside the room.

"Sister Mu, is there something you want to tell me?"

Lin Qingci welcomed Mu Yiren into the room and poured her a cup of fragrant tea.

"I'm just a little curious about the sword bones on your body."

Mu Yiren took it and elegantly sipped it.

After her bath, she had changed from her Taoist robe into a snow-white dress, and her long hair was tied up with a hairpin, adding a touch of languor to her cool and beautiful temperament.

Lin Qingci was both puzzled and wary: "Sword Bone?"

She had read an ancient book that recorded the story of someone with double pupils having their bones stolen in ancient times.

But then I realized I was overthinking it.

Mu Yiren would never do such a thing, after all, she is now an inner disciple of the Qingyun Sect and Gu Jinchao's junior sister.

If she does this, it will not only cause two conflicts, but also make her senior brother disgusted.

Chapter 72, Mu Yiren: "Do you like Gu Jinzhao?" (3K)

Mu Yiren narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly. Deep within her double pupils, a faint blue light flowed, as if containing a dazzling galaxy, carrying a captivating power.

“In ancient times, there was a person with double pupils who, due to greed and delusion, forcibly seized his cousin’s innate sword bone when he was young and used it to forge an unparalleled foundation for his Dao.”

"But later, the younger brother whose sword bone had been taken away rebuilt his sword bone with great perseverance, even surpassing it in the past, and finally personally killed the once arrogant double-pupiled person."

"Therefore, I have always been curious about the Sword Bone and wanted to see if it was really as miraculous as the rumors say."

Lin Qingci suddenly met her gaze and felt that those double pupils were incredibly deep, as if they could suck one's soul into them.

She was about to respond when she suddenly felt everything around her begin to blur and distort, as if through a layer of rippling water.

An irresistible sense of drowsiness surged into my mind like a tide, the whole world spun around me, and my consciousness seemed to fall into a bottomless vortex, sinking deeper and deeper.

"Next, I'll ask questions, and you answer!"

Upon seeing this, Mu Yiren slightly raised her beautiful red lips.

Double pupils are an invincible path, why borrow another human bone?

His apparent interest in Jian Gu was merely an excuse to be alone with Lin Qingci.

Lin Qingci's eyes lost focus, turning into a blank, grayish-white: "Sister Mu, just ask!"

Mu Yiren cut to the chase: "Do you like Gu Jinzhao?"

Lin Qingci nodded almost without hesitation, "I like it."

Why do you like it?

“When I was at my most desperate and darkest moment, he saved me and took me away from the Lin family.”

"He gave me new hope and is the only person I can rely on and trust."

Mu Yiren's face showed an expression of "I knew it."

The reason was similar to her speculation: it was based on feelings arising from present-day experiences, rather than entanglements from a past life.

She pressed on, "So, to what extent has your relationship with him progressed?"

Lin Qingci answered blankly, "We have feelings for each other."

Mu Yiren was not surprised by this answer.

At this point in her previous life, Lin Qingci only had a crush on Gu Jinzhao.

In this life, perhaps because she hadn't lost her sword essence, she had some confidence and became slightly more proactive in matters of the heart, but that was all.

Mu Yiren then asked, "What's the most intimate thing you've ever done?"

Two shy blushes uncontrollably appeared on Lin Qingci's beautiful face: "I secretly kissed my senior brother."

kiss?

Mu Yiren's heart stirred: "Why is it a stolen kiss? Tell me in detail."

"That day, my senior brother and I were traveling to Tianfeng City, in the carriage..."

Under the influence of the illusion, Lin Qingci's consciousness clearly recalled the scene at that time.

She recounted in great detail how she secretly kissed Gu Jinzhao while he was asleep, how she was caught by the calico cat afterward, and how she bribed the calico cat with the Gu Yuan Dan, without any concealment.

Upon hearing this, Mu Yiren's forehead veins throbbed: "This two-faced cat who eats its own flesh and drinks from its own side!"

She sent the calico cat to monitor Gu Jinzhao and Lin Qingci's movements, but the greedy cat ended up accepting hush money instead.

No wonder the news coming back lately has been all trivial and worthless!

Mu Yiren suppressed her anger: "Besides that stolen kiss, have you done anything else?"

Lin Qingci shook her head: "I only stole a kiss, nothing else."

Upon hearing this, Mu Yiren calmed down somewhat.

From this perspective, the current relationship between Lin Qingci and Gu Jinzhao is indeed in the budding stage of mutual affection.

Their actions were limited to stealing kisses cautiously.

Compared to her, this is nothing.

You should know that on the day she left Qingyun City, she actually kissed Gu Jinzhao forcefully and forced him to sign the marriage certificate!

Both the level of intimacy and the depth of their relationship far surpassed that of Lin Qingci.

Thinking this way, a sense of superiority quietly grew within me.

As her thoughts raced, Mu Yiren asked the most crucial question: "Lin Qingci, do you possess memories of your past life?"

Lin Qingci was utterly unable to resist the captivating illusion of the double pupils. Her cherry lips parted slightly, about to reveal her true feelings: "I..."

However, at the critical moment!

Thump—thump—

Suddenly, a crisp knock came from outside the door.

Immediately afterwards, Gu Jinzhao's voice rang out: "Junior sister, are you resting?"

The deep blue light that flowed in Mu Yiren's double pupils was extinguished instantly, like a firefly startled.

The mind-controlling illusion was forcibly interrupted!

Lin Qingci's delicate body trembled slightly, as if she had just woken up from a dream. The emptiness and grayness in her eyes quickly faded, and she regained her original clarity, but a few traces of confusion and bewilderment remained.

She subconsciously looked at Mu Yiren opposite her, seemingly not understanding what had just happened, only remembering that she seemed to have been in a daze for a moment.

Gu Jinzhao knocked on the door again, raising his voice slightly: "Junior Sister?"

"coming!"

Lin Qingci got up and quickly walked to the door, opening it.

Gu Jinzhao entered the room and saw Mu Yiren sitting to the side. A hint of doubt appeared on his face at just the right moment: "Why is Sister Yiren here too?"

He had already quietly crept to the door and, with the help of An Wanxi's perception, had taken in everything that was happening inside.

The reason they didn't break down the door immediately to interrupt the illusion was naturally to avoid arousing Mu Yiren's suspicion.

After all, it was too much of a coincidence that he appeared right after he finished casting the mind-controlling illusion.

In addition, this also allows Mu Yiren to learn more about the current progress of his relationship with Lin Qingci, such as the stolen kiss in the carriage!

This, on the contrary, can temporarily appease her and make her feel that the situation is still under control.

Sometimes, proactively revealing some insignificant secrets is not a bad thing; on the contrary, it can gain more room for maneuver.

Mu Yiren had already returned to her usual aloof and indifferent demeanor, as if nothing had happened: "I was just chatting with Sister Qingci about some private matters of a young lady."

As she spoke, she turned her gaze to Gu Jinzhao, her tone carrying a hint of scrutiny, "As for you, instead of resting in the middle of the night, you've come to a young lady's boudoir. Are you perhaps plotting something improper?"

"So, the thief cries 'stop thief!'" Gu Jinzhao thought to himself, but his face remained calm. He took out a notebook from his robes and handed it to Lin Qingci.

“A few days ago in the Scripture Pavilion, I used my contribution points to exchange for cultivation tips and annotations from predecessors on several sect sword techniques.”

"I found some of the insights quite unique and potentially helpful for swordsmanship training, so I made a copy for my junior sister."

"Thank you, Senior Brother!"

Lin Qingci felt a warmth in her heart, reached out and took the note, flipped through it and glanced at it: "There are some parts of this annotation that I don't quite understand."

"Now that you're here, senior brother, could you please explain a thing or two to me?"

The inexplicable daze she had just experienced made Lin Qingci feel uneasy and resistant towards Mu Yiren, and she was unwilling to be alone with her any longer.

"Since you wish to discuss matters of cultivation, I will not disturb you any longer."

Mu Yiren's gaze lingered on Gu Jinzhao's face for a moment before she turned and left, even closing the door behind her.

Gu Jinzhao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

My junior sister is not a fool. After what happened just now, she will subconsciously be wary of Mu Yiren and will try to avoid being alone with him in the future.