Regarding Li Shishi’s blatant act of playing coy, Deng Tianyu rolled his eyes. “You really have no strength at all?”
“Mhm-mm!” The mature-looking Li Shishi nodded coquettishly.
After all, whether she had strength or not was for her to decide.
“Fine,” Deng Tianyu sighed and reached out to tickle her waist.
“Heehee… Senior Brother… how can you… do that?”
Li Shishi’s body immediately trembled, and she burst into laughter, her body trembling like a flowering branch, reaching out to stop her Senior Brother’s movements.
But just as she grabbed his hands to prevent further tickling, she found herself staring into a pair of teasing eyes. Her expression instantly froze.
Deng Tianyu asked with keen interest, “Didn’t you say you had no strength?”
He had always remembered Li Shishi’s weakness for being ticklish.
Li Shishi’s gaze drifted, and she mumbled quietly, “Well, I suddenly got my strength back!”
If she’d known, she would have let Wanzhi control the body earlier.
Truly, a oversight!
Deng Tianyu huffed, “Now that you have strength, you’re still not going to bathe?”
This girl Li Shishi—just when you thought she was adorably simple-minded, she’d pull some clever trick.
If you weren’t careful, you really would fall for it!
“Alright,” Li Shishi responded softly. With a pitiful look, she took one step and looked back three times, hoping Senior Brother would stop her.
Unfortunately, Deng Tianyu ignored her, instead taking out his glowing Transmission Jade Slip. He saw the message was from Aunt Rong!
[Tianyu, did you come out of the Secret Realm yet?]
Deng Tianyu used his finger like a pen, tracing on the Transmission Jade Slip: [I returned early this morning!]
From this one message alone, he could feel Aunt Rong’s meticulous and caring nature.
Thinking about it brought back the events of that night, and he suddenly felt a pang of guilt.
He had indeed explored a secret realm, but that realm was not this realm, and it carried no real danger.
Meanwhile, in the boudoir at Xiaoxiang Elegant Garden.
Seeing her Tianyu’s reply, a breathtakingly gorgeous smile curved on Qu Qirong’s lips. She continued tracing on her own Transmission Jade Slip:
[Tianyu, Aunt Rong will be visiting the Purple Cloud Sect tomorrow. I’d like to meet your Shizun!]
Aunt Rong was coming to the Purple Cloud Sect?
And wanted to meet Shizun?
Deng Tianyu was a bit puzzled: [Is there something Aunt Rong needs to discuss with Shizun?]
[Mhm, about the cooperation between our two sects. Besides that, I’d also like to see your living environment at the Purple Cloud Sect.]
Deng Tianyu paused.
For some reason, he got the feeling of a parent coming to school to check on their child’s study environment.
Shaking his head to dispel the strange thought: [I’m free tomorrow as well. I can show Aunt Rong around the Purple Cloud Sect.]
Qu Qirong smiled beautifully: [That would be wonderful!]
Recalling the earlier matter with the Heart-Controlling Gu, Deng Tianyu asked again: [By the way, Aunt Rong, is the matter with the Tongbao Merchant Guild going smoothly?]
He knew that for Aunt Rong to control the Tongbao Merchant Guild, she had to do it through the Love Gu and Heart-Controlling Gu inside Qu Yun’s body.
But Qu Tianheng was an Imperial Sovereign Realm Mighty One, with a powerful and unshakeable heart realm. It would probably take some effort.
[Qu Tianheng has been seeded with the Love Gu and Heart-Controlling Gu. Even with his Imperial Sovereign Realm cultivation, he won’t be able to detect them.]
[Now, we just wait for the two Gu to fully merge with him, and then we can completely control him.]
At the mention of “Qu Tianheng,” a trace of coldness flickered in Qu Qirong’s beautiful eyes.
[That’s good to hear. If there’s anything I can help with, Aunt Rong, don’t hesitate to ask.]
Deng Tianyu knew that controlling the entire Tongbao Merchant Guild was no easy task.
However, with Aunt Rong’s methods, as long as she controlled Qu Tianheng, she could handle the others slowly, at her own pace.
[The Tongbao Merchant Guild matter shouldn’t be a problem. Tianyu, rest assured.]
Tenderness and affection shimmered in Qu Qirong’s beautiful eyes as her fair, jade-like fingers traced back her reply.
She could feel her Tianyu’s concern for her.
Qu Tianheng’s situation should be fine. Now, they just had to wait for the list of clan members implanted with the Heart-Controlling Gu, then they could more or less finalize the plan of action.
[When I arrive at the Purple Cloud Sect tomorrow, Tianyu, remember to show me that Library Pavilion you mentioned~]
[Ah… erm…]
[What? Is the Library Pavilion not open to outsiders?]
[It’s not that, it’s just…]
While Deng Tianyu chatted leisurely with Aunt Rong…
Inside the Dharma Boat’s bathing chamber, Li Shishi was soaking in warm water sprinkled with flower petals. She leaned back against the edge of the tub, reminiscing about the intimate, romantic scene with her Senior Brother. A smile kept curving on her lips.
Mu Wanzhi’s figure appeared and glanced at her. “Happy now?”
She had seen everything just now.
And thanks to their Shared Sensation, she had felt the entire process.
“Too bad it’s only for today.”
“After tomorrow, Senior Brother won’t be my Dao Companion anymore.”
Li Shishi’s fingers stirred up a spray of glistening water, slowly moving over her fragrant shoulders. She spoke with some sorrow.
“This one day of experiencing being Dao Companions is meant to open a crack in our Senior Brother’s heart.”
“With this experience, he’ll find it easier to accept us in the future.”
“Just like last time, when I…”
Mu Wanzhi caught herself mid-sentence, abruptly stopping.
She was about to say: Last time, when I used the excuse of dreaming to kiss Senior Brother, it had quietly opened a chink in his defenses.
Thus, this time, he agreed so readily to the one-day Dao Companion experience.
Noticing her odd pause, Li Shishi lifted her head, a little puzzled. “What about last time?”
“Last time, in the Purple Bamboo Forest, through our unspoken cooperation, we already opened a chink in Senior Brother’s heart. Otherwise, how would things have gone so smoothly this time?”
Mu Wanzhi’s expression didn’t change as she parted her red lips.
Stealing a taste in secret… you do it on the sly, but saying it out loud ruins the flavor!
“That makes sense!”
“I felt that after that time, Senior Brother has been more tolerant of me.”
“Just like earlier… I even stuck out my tongue…”
Li Shishi nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, feeling Mu Wanzhi’s words were very logical.
Just recalling that kissing scene made her breathing quicken again, a seductive charm rippling in her eyes.
“Exactly. Like this, we must continue our plan step-by-step, chipping away at Senior Brother’s defenses.”
“Then soon enough, won’t Senior Brother be molded to perfectly suit us?”
A deeply sickly smile spread across Mu Wanzhi’s flushed, stunning face.
Then, she glanced at Li Shishi and said, very seriously, “Therefore… thoughts like stealing a taste are best avoided.”
“Do you understand, Shishi?”
Her words seemed to carry an extra meaning, clearly asking if Li Shishi had any such thoughts during her period of dormancy.
“How could I possibly have such thoughts?”
Hearing this, Li Shishi shook her head, expressing that she had never entertained the idea of stealing a taste.
Of course, if there ever was an opportunity to sneak a taste behind Mu Wanzhi’s back, she would definitely seize it without hesitation.
Speaking of which, Li Shishi suddenly felt regret.
Because while Mu Wanzhi was dormant, Senior Brother hadn’t been at the Purple Cloud Sect, causing her to miss that golden opportunity.
“Your two requests are used up. Now, it’s my turn!”
Just then, Mu Wanzhi smiled slightly and merged into the center of Li Shishi’s brow.
In the next instant, that head of jet-black hair turned a vermillion red, and her deep brown eyes shimmered with the luster of a red lotus…
