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Chapter 194: What Are You Looking For?
Lin Fengmian quickly waved his hands and said, “I’m afraid I’ll die before I can even start. No need, I have Yunxi, and that’s enough.”
Actually, he wanted Liu Mei to come, but after thinking about his own face, he gave up. He didn’t know his status in Liu Mei’s heart, and he was afraid of seeing her scornful look. Besides, if she came, how would she get along with Xia Yunxi? Could they really sleep in the same bed?
Given this, it was better not to meet at all.
Zhao Ningzhi looked a bit disappointed, but she still smiled and said, “All right, Yunxi is also a member of Crimson Phoenix Peak, so you pass.”
Xia Yunxi had already reached the Foundation Establishment Realm and cultivated the Entwined Technique, so she could be moved to Crimson Phoenix Peak as well.
“Then can I come and live with Senior Brother?” Xia Yunxi asked excitedly.
Zhao Ningzhi nodded and said, “Sure, I approve it.”
“Thank you, Senior Aunt!” Xia Yunxi said excitedly.
Zhao Ningzhi couldn’t bear to see the two of them being so affectionate. She smiled and teased them a bit, then left a communication jade token and a token to enter the Star Canopy Pavilion before turning to leave.
She had to remind her disciple not to judge people based on their appearance.
However, this was really a matter of personal feelings. No matter how much one tried to act, when faced with that face, it was hard not to feel some disgust.
“Yunxi, give me a mirror,” Lin Fengmian said calmly.
“But, Senior Brother…”
Xia Yunxi hesitated, but she couldn’t resist him. In the end, she gave him a mirror.
Lin Fengmian looked at his reflection in the mirror, his eyes cold as ice.
Shangguan Yuqiong, that crazy woman, had really done something to his face. It was simply unbearable to look at.
“Senior Brother, it’s okay,” Xia Yunxi said, touching his face with concern.
“I’m just afraid of scaring you. It’s just a face, nothing to worry about,” Lin Fengmian said with a smile.
“It won’t, it won’t! For me, you are the best, Senior Brother,” Xia Yunxi said seriously.
Thinking back to the situation in the grand hall and seeing her unwavering presence now, Lin Fengmian was deeply moved. The two of them shared a tender moment and embraced each other warmly.
However, in broad daylight, Xia Yunxi was too embarrassed to indulge in carnal desire with Lin Fengmian. Blushing, she said that she would come back tonight.
Lin Fengmian smiled and agreed. After a while of loving moments, Xia Yunxi got up and returned to Green Phoenix Peak to pack her things.
After Xia Yunxi left, Lin Fengmian was alone in the spacious courtyard, tidying up while deep in thought.
At present, he had no other choice but to follow the arrangements made by Shangguan Yuqiong of the Joyful Union Sect and impersonate the prince of the so-called Heavenly Grace Dynasty.
He was well aware that if this were to be exposed, he would likely have no place to bury his corpse.
But with his current low level of strength, how could he possibly oppose Shangguan Yuqiong? He could only take it one step at a time.
However, this also meant that he could finally put one of his worries to rest.
After all, the reason why the Joyful Union Sect was interested in him had been a constant threat hanging over his head. Now, he finally understood it.
As Shangguan Yuqiong had said, becoming the prince of the Heavenly Grace Dynasty, Jun Wuxie, wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.
At the very least, his status and position would be completely different from what it was now, giving him the capital to negotiate with the Joyful Union Sect.
At least it would be a shared rise and fall, and he wouldn’t be at their mercy like he is now.
The most pressing matter was still to resolve the issue with Luo Xue, and only then could he focus all his efforts on enhancing his strength.
Although he was relatively safer now, if he failed to meet their goals in time, he would likely be eliminated and his parents would be implicated.
Strength, strength was the root of everything!
Soon, Xia Yunxi returned and took out various items from her storage bag and began to set up her room.
Lin Fengmian helped her and listened to her soft voice as she talked about how this would be their home, feeling a warm glow in his heart.
Outside the house, Liu Mei, who had arrived at some point, watched the two of them chatting and laughing from a distance, but did not approach.
After a while, Lin Fengmian suddenly said something to Xia Yunxi and walked out.
Liu Mei was startled and quickly hid to the side, only to see Lin Fengmian walking towards the Star Canopy Pavilion.
Long after Lin Fengmian had passed, Liu Mei emerged from her hiding place and looked at his retreating figure with a complex expression.
Her red lips pursed slightly as her eyes, clear as autumn water, fogged over like ripples on a lake, reflecting the turmoil in her heart.
Although she had already learned from Zhao Ningzhi that Lin Fengmian’s appearance had completely changed, seeing the once beautiful and extraordinary face now so grotesque still made her heart ache.
She dared not look at Lin Fengmian for fear that if she saw his face, she would lose control of her emotions.
What if she started to cry? It would be so embarrassing.
She was even more afraid that he would blame her, that he would scold her.
After all, she had told him clearly that everything would be fine, and yet she had made him suffer like this.
She sighed quietly and turned to leave.
As long as he was still alive, that was enough.
Lin Fengmian went to the Star Canopy Pavilion. The array formations were active, but there was no one guarding the entrance.
He took out the token, and the surface of the array formation rippled. Without any obstruction, he walked through it.
Lin Fengmian walked through the array formation and pushed open the door of the Star Canopy Pavilion, stunned by the magnificent scene inside.
The Star Canopy Pavilion was divided into eighteen levels, forming a circular structure. Each level was filled with countless books, an incredibly rich collection.
Each level was protected by an array formation, and the countless bright lights inside the pavilion dotted the space like a starry sky, illuminating the entire building.
Lin Fengmian stood on the first level and looked up through the circular corridor, feeling as if he were standing under the starry sky.
Aside from the neatly arranged shelves of seemingly endless jade slips and books, there were also mountains of books piled up on the ground of the first floor, as if they were about to fall at any moment.
These books were made of paper, stone, and jade slips, but they were piled up in a chaotic and disorderly manner.
Lin Fengmian casually flipped open a paper book and found that it contained ancient texts on array formation techniques, so complex that it made his head spin.
“Is anyone here?”
His voice echoed through the Star Canopy Pavilion, but no one replied, as if no one was there.
Lin Fengmian frowned and decided to explore the levels one by one.
He discovered that the books in the Star Canopy Pavilion covered a wide range of topics, including alchemy, array formations, magical artifacts, history, and lineage.
His goal was clear: to find information on the current distribution of great powers and significant events over the past thousand years.
But even after reading until his head spun, he found no information related to the Qionghua Sect.
The Qionghua Sect seemed to have never existed, causing him to frown. What was going on here?
“Are you looking for something?”
A hoarse voice came from behind him, startling him. He turned around to see a woman in a black robe standing there.
The woman was dressed in a black robe with her face mostly hidden, only half of it visible, but it was clear that she was a woman.
Lin Fengmian bowed and said, “This junior, Lin Fengmian, has been ordered to come and check the records. May I ask who the senior is?”
“Tell me what you’re looking for,” the woman said impatiently. She was none other than Shangguan Yu, who had just returned from a tryst with Shangguan Qiong.
Due to her practice of the Heart Ache Technique, she had to find ways to distract herself.
Her interest was in organizing books, so she spent a lot of time in the Star Canopy Pavilion, checking and sorting the books.
“I am not looking for anything in particular, I am just interested in the history of the cultivation world and wanted to review some things,” Lin Fengmian said, playing down his true intentions.
Shangguan Yu coldly said, “If you’re looking for something, just tell me. I can tell you where it is, or you can slowly search on your own.”