Chapter 233: The Alluring Su Youwan
Chapter 233: Chapter 156: The Alluring Su Youwan
“It seems to be having no effect.”
Lu Changyuan felt a wave of heat rise from his dantian. Su Youwan’s breath was as fragrant as an orchid, and the words, which sounded like scriptures but weren’t, carried a seductive quality in her clear, cold voice.
He subconsciously tried to lean back, but the maiden subtly wrapped her arms around his waist.
“Miss Su.” Lu Changyuan’s voice was a little hoarse. “Does the Compassionate Palace normally recite these kinds of scriptures?”
“I’m just a little interested, so I’ve read a bit more of them.”
Lu Changyuan couldn’t help but recall that time on the whale, when Mei Zhaozhao had given him the scriptures. This Little Ancestor of the Compassionate Palace had said even then that the Compassionate Palace had plenty of Dual Cultivation Dharmas.
‘What’s a nunnery doing with scriptures like these?’
‘And what have you, the Little Ancestor of the Compassionate Palace, been reading all day?’
Su Youwan slightly raised her eyes. Her glazed, ruby-red pupils were still incomparably clear, reflecting Lu Changyuan’s face.
The maiden’s silver hair casually brushed against the back of Lu Changyuan’s hand, bringing a cool sensation, followed by a gentle itch.
“Does Young Master Lu find this improper?” she asked softly, her lips almost touching the shell of his ear. “These are all recorded in the classics of the Taoist Sect. They are said to calm the heart and concentrate the spirit.”
Lu Changyuan secretly activated his Five Desires and Six Dust Heart Transformation Technique, trying to use the lust from the Five Desires to calm his heart and concentrate his spirit… or at least make himself less passive.
Unfortunately, the manifestation of his lust had been Su Youwan, and the person before him now was also Su Youwan. Activating his Heart Method would only have the opposite effect.
Instead, his desire only grew stronger.
‘A part of him wanted to rip off this Little Ancestor’s cold mask and make her kneel and receive his favor… What am I thinking?’
‘This damned Desire Demon.’
‘Why did his lust take the form of Su Youwan back then?’
This was a question Lu Changyuan still couldn’t understand. He knew plenty of beautiful women, so why did it have to be Su Youwan?
‘Was he set up by the Desire Demon?’
Lu Changyuan had no choice but to say, “Miss Su, what you’re reciting doesn’t sound like a proper Cultivation Spell, does it?”
Su Youwan let out a soft “Ah,” but her face showed not the slightest surprise. “So Young Master Lu understands these things as well. However, since it is a method for calming the heart, why be constrained by form?”
‘Calm the heart? What kind of calming is this?’
The maiden’s hand had, at some point, rested on Lu Changyuan’s wrist, her fingertips pressing faintly on the gate of his pulse. The light scent of sandalwood incense from her body mixed with a unique, cool fragrance, wafting in wisps around his nose and making his mind sway.
“Young Master Lu’s natural reaction is getting stronger,” Su Youwan interrupted him, her voice still calm, but the light in her eyes growing ever more radiant.
‘Obviously.’
‘It’d be a miracle if it wasn’t.’
The maiden shifted slightly, the curve of her slender waist faintly outlined beneath her pure white Daoist robe. A few strands of hair seemed to stick to the corners of her moist lips. As the soft light fell upon them, her lips looked like a lotus emerging from the water, carrying a hint of coolness.
Lu Changyuan said irritably, “If you know, then get up. At least open the Lotus Platform and let me get some air. Otherwise, if I do something later, don’t you go regretting it, Miss Su.”
The corners of the silver-haired maiden’s cold lips actually curled into a subtle arc. It was rare to see any expression on the face of this Supreme maiden, which made her fleeting, beautiful smile all the more stunning.
Lu Changyuan found it a little dazzling.
Su Youwan said softly, “What could Young Master Lu possibly do?”
With that, she tilted her head back slightly, her long, dense eyelashes fluttering like a butterfly’s wings. Then, she pulled open her Daoist robe, revealing a swath of fabric underneath.
The maiden was already beautiful to begin with, and now, striking such a pose in the cramped Lotus Platform, she exuded an added layer of indescribable, bone-deep allure.
Seeing Lu Changyuan remain silent, Su Youwan said, “Youwan is seducing you, you know.”
It was hard to imagine such blunt words coming from the mouth of a maiden like her.
An icy sensation spread from Lu Changyuan’s waist.
“Since Young Master Lu is too shy, let’s do it this way. It’s just that the expression on your face seems to show you’re in quite a bit of pain.”
At some point, the white cloth had returned to cover the maiden’s eyes.
“This way, whatever Young Master Lu does to Youwan, Youwan will not see. Likewise, whatever Youwan does to Young Master Lu will be an unintentional act.”
The maiden’s voice seemed to come from far away, then near.
“Ling Zhichou.”
Lu Changyuan froze for a moment.
He hadn’t heard that name in far too long. It felt as if the last time had been two lifetimes ago.
Memories came rushing back like a tidal wave.
In that moment of stunned silence, a jade-like hand slipped into his robes, bringing an incredible sensation as it touched his skin.
The maiden’s hand was as soft and warm as a spring breeze caressing a willow.
Mei Zhaozhao, still hanging outside the Lotus Platform and exposed to the wind, remained fast asleep. Her large tail flicked, covering her foxy head as if to shield her eyes.
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A streak of red light shot across the horizon.
Looking closely, one could see an enchanting woman within the red light.
Zi Yun of the Hehuan Sect, at the Fifth Realm Jade Balance.
After Lu Changyuan and Qiu Yuehan saw through the bizarre circumstances of Hua Litaohua’s death, the Red Robe Master immediately dispatched her to the Fox Race once more.
After several days of tireless travel, Elder Zi finally set foot in the lands where most of the Demon Race resided. It was a primeval forest as vast as an ocean, with ancient trees that towered into the sky, their dense canopies blotting out the sun, as if they had existed since the dawn of time.
Elder Zi gently stroked a giant tree beside her, one that would take ten people to encircle. Star-like patterns flowed across its bark.
This was the legendary Nebula Tree. It was said that on moonlit nights, it would resonate with the stars, breathing in the essence of heaven and earth. Although it was daytime, she could still feel the immense life force contained within its trunk.
This forest was the last place one could find Nebula Trees.
Elder Zi breathed a small sigh of relief. The journey had been surprisingly peaceful; she had neither been ambushed by ferocious beasts nor encountered any Dream Demons.