In the main hall, Qu Yun and Qu Yun were leisurely sipping fragrant tea.
Behind them stood two black-robed elders, the auras they inadvertently released immensely vast and powerful.
Tap… tap…
At that moment, the sound of graceful footsteps echoed.
The mature beauty, draped in a velvet cape and wrapped in a water-ink colored palace dress, walked in, with two equally beautiful Maidservants following behind her.
“Greetings, Madam!”
Seeing Qu Qirong appear, Qu Yun couldn’t even be bothered to stand up, merely greeting her with a hint of mockery.
Especially the Qu Yun beside her, who made no effort to hide the sinister desire in his eyes!
“What is the purpose of this visit?” Qu Qirong remained cold and indifferent as always, like an iceberg that hadn’t melted for ten thousand years, completely lacking the gentleness and kindness she had shown Deng Tianyu earlier.
Qu Yun smiled coldly. “Madam, Yun’er and I are here today because we have an important matter to discuss!”
Qu Qirong elegantly took a sip of fragrant tea and said flatly, “Aside from matters related to the Merchant Path struggle, do not bring up anything else.”
She still had to go back and learn [Cloud Carved Stone Carving] with her Tianyu. Naturally, she didn’t want to waste time on Qu Yun.
“Although it’s not related to the Merchant Path struggle, the matter I wish to discuss with Madam today concerns your very safety!”
Staring at the full-figured, alluring mature beauty before him, Qu Yun smiled grimly and darkly. There was not a shred of respect in his voice; it was instead filled with the sinister madness of a venomous snake.
To this, Qu Qirong didn’t even glance at him. “Qu Yun, what exactly is it?”
“You…”
Seeing her utterly ignore him, Qu Yun ground his teeth, his face instantly twisting into a ferocious mask.
He had seen with his own eyes that day how gentle and doting the woman before him was towards that young man.
But when it came to him, she wouldn’t even spare him a single look!
Qu Yun didn’t waste words. She directly took out a Bone Flute carved with obscure patterns and asked with feigned interest, “Madam, do you recognize this item?”
Qu Qirong didn’t speak, still quietly sipping her fragrant tea, though a trace of chill flickered in her beautiful eyes.
“This item is called the Mind-Controlling Bone Flute. It was bestowed upon me by the Clan Leader… that is, your father.”
“The Mind-Controlling Bone Flute was crafted using the Clan Leader’s blood essence and the Gu Clan’s special artifact-refining method.”
“It is said to be able to control a type of Gu called the ‘Heart-Controlling Gu’!”
As she spoke eloquently, Qu Yun’s smile grew more and more unbridled.
The reason she hadn’t acted until now was precisely to tear apart Qu Qirong’s composure step by step, to rip away her noble and elegant mask.
She wanted to see how utterly despairing and sorrowful this lofty Sect Master’s Wife, this beauty on the Beauty Rankings, would be upon learning that she had been abandoned by her own father, becoming a discarded pawn of her family.
At that moment, she, as the victor, would let this woman know that from now on, she, Qu Yun, was the true power behind the Spirit Treasure Pavilion.
As for that so-called title of Sect Master’s Wife—it was nothing more than a joke, a title without substance!
To the side, Qu Yun also revealed a teasing smile. He too was very eager to see the other party’s reaction.
Unfortunately, to their dumbfounded astonishment, Qu Qirong remained as calm as still water, like a lake that couldn’t be rippled. “So what?”
“Madam, are you not curious how the Mind-Controlling Bone Flute controls the Heart-Controlling Gu?”
Qu Yun narrowed her eyes. Although she was somewhat surprised by the other’s calmness, that was all!
In her view, Qu Qirong was merely putting on a brave front.
The Clan Leader had already told her about the Heart-Controlling Gu within Qu Qirong’s body back when they shared a bed.
Thus, let alone a mere Qi Drawing Stage cultivator like Qu Qirong, even a higher-stage cultivator couldn’t escape the Heart-Controlling Gu.
“Then feel free to demonstrate the wondrous use of this Mind-Controlling Bone Flute right here before me!”
Qu Qirong swept a bland glance at her and parted her red lips.
Behind her, Qing’er and Ling’er were both watching Qu Yun with interest, eager to see her performance.
“Very well!”
“Just don’t beg me to stop later.”
Qu Yun exchanged a glance with Qu Yun, her face turning cold. She raised the Mind-Controlling Bone Flute to her lips and blew in a specific, esoteric way.
Woo… woo…
A piercing, bizarre sound rang out. It was very similar to the hissing sound made by the Heart-Controlling Gu Mother.
Ling’er sensed the Heart-Controlling Gu Mother transmitting an emotion of confusion and displeasure, as if questioning why someone was imitating its voice—and poorly at that!
Ling’er smiled and secretly soothed the little creature, telling it to pay no mind.
Woo… woo…
The sound of the Mind-Controlling Bone Flute continued, but Qu Qirong unhurriedly took another sip of her fragrant tea.
“Your… the Heart-Controlling Gu inside you?”
In that instant, Qu Yun’s pupils abruptly constricted.
Normally, as soon as the flute is sounded using that special Secret Art, a connection with the Heart-Controlling Gu should be established instantly.
Yet the moment the flute sound began, she hadn’t sensed any response from the Heart-Controlling Gu.
Qu Yun’s face paled slightly; he had already sensed something was wrong. “Mother, what did you say?”
Qu Yun’s expression was grave. “I can’t detect the existence of the Heart-Controlling Gu inside her!”
“How is that possible?” Qu Yun was in utter disbelief.
Just as the two were exchanging secret transmissions, Qu Qirong narrowed her beautiful eyes and asked, “Is the demonstration over?”
Not to mention that the Heart-Controlling Gu inside her body had already been removed—even if it hadn’t been, Qu Yun wouldn’t have been able to control her through this Mind-Controlling Bone Flute.
Because the Heart-Controlling Gu Mother was already in Ling’er’s hands.
The opponent’s control method was entirely an imitation of the Heart-Controlling Gu Mother’s sound.
How could an imitation compare to the real thing?
“Were you looking for this little thing?”
Ling’er’s hand revealed a small, delicate, eight-legged snow-white insect.
It was unmistakably the Heart-Controlling Gu!
This Gu, which was supposed to be fiercely violent and brutal, was incredibly docile in her hand.
At this moment, a few words surfaced in the minds of Qu Yun and her son: The Heart-Controlling Gu has been removed!
“Although I don’t know what method you used to remove the Heart-Controlling Gu…”
“Do you think you can escape the family’s control just like that?”
Qu Yun took a deep breath and produced an ancient-looking small pagoda in her hand, injecting True Essence into it.
“Buzz!”
Instantly, the world around them twisted and blurred. The entire Xiaoxiang Elegant Garden was enveloped by an invisible force, cut off from the outside world.
For this plan, Qu Yun had prepared for a long time.
This Small Isolation Pagoda, capable of isolating a space from the world, was one of those preparations.
With it, no one would detect a great battle occurring within Xiaoxiang Elegant Garden, allowing her to deal with Qu Qirong without worry.
Having done all this, she looked at the two elders behind her. “Make your move.”
Hearing this, the two elders, who had been resting with closed eyes, suddenly snapped their eyes open. An aura belonging to the King-Sealing Realm crashed down.
“Bang… Bang…”
Under this terrifying pressure, the tables and chairs in the main hall burst apart.
But Qu Qirong, from beginning to end, had never shown any panic. She simply said softly, “Trouble Elder Huang and Elder Xu to take action.”
As her words fell, two auras, equally of the King-Sealing Realm, appeared. At some unknown point, a white-robed elder and a red-robed old woman had appeared in the main hall.
