Chapter 394: Lu Xueqi Has Been Love‑Poisoned

On the other side.

After leaving the Lu Clan Mansion, Lu Xueqi made her way all the way to Xuanji City.

Not long after, she found Ning Qianqian, who was shopping in Xuanji City.

"Xueqi, how is it?"

Upon seeing Lu Xueqi, Ning Qianqian hurried over and asked.

This time, Lu Xueqi's visit to the Lu Clan Mansion lasted a full month.

Ning Qianqian was eager to know the result.

After a moment's thought, Lu Xueqi said, "Qianqian, I've waited for him a month; he grew annoyed with my pestering, let me check his arm, I examined it carefully, and indeed there is no birthmark."

"Ah?"

Ning Qianqian froze.

Although the matter wasn't yet 100% confirmed, deep down she had already come to regard Lu Xun as her little brother.

During that month and more, she had been preparing a greeting gift for Lu Xun.

As it turned out, Lu Xueqi told her this was a mix‑up?

"Sorry, Qianqian, I was mistaken."

Feeling guilty for deceiving her close friend, Lu Xueqi felt embarrassed but still forced herself to explain.

She had promised Lu Xun, so she couldn't go back on her word.

"No."

Ning Qianqian's brows furrowed slightly, her red lips pressed together, and a flash of stubborn light appeared in her eyes.

She shook her head sharply, her black hair swaying with the motion, the hairpin between her strands tinkling.

Lu Xueqi couldn't help but look at her and said, "Qianqian, what's wrong?"

"Xueqi, when I saw Lu Xun, I felt a sense of closeness, as if he were my own kin; I have the feeling that he is my little brother!"

Ning Qianqian's voice was filled with a certain resoluteness.

"With his cultivation, hiding or even erasing a birthmark would be too easy; the birthmark must have been erased by him—yes, that's definitely it!"

The more she spoke, the more firmly Ning Qianqian believed in her view.

This left Lu Xueqi unsure how to persuade her.

She was lying all along.

Although Lu Xun wouldn't let her see his wrist, back when he fought Lu Chen, she had seen it clearly.

She is a Seventh Realm cultivator.

Even a Seventh Realm cultivator, let alone an Immortal Cultivation practitioner, couldn't possibly be seeing things.

"Qianqian, even if your guess is right, have you considered Lu Xun's feelings? Perhaps you should ease up on this, not press so hard, and wait until your household is calmer before bringing it up."

Lu Xueqi continued to advise.

"You're right, Xueqi."

Ning Qianqian nodded, agreeing with her view: "Given the current situation at home, it's better for the little brother not to return; so let's wait a while. By the way, this is what I bought for him—please deliver it to him."

As they spoke, Ning Qianqian handed a small pouch to Lu Xueqi.

Lu Xueqi didn't take it, saying, "From now on, give it to him yourself."

She didn't want to get involved in this matter.

If Lu Xun is willing to return to the Ning family, that would be fine.

If he isn't willing to return, Lu Xueqi, stuck in the middle, would feel terrible.

"Alright."

Ning Qianqian put it away.

Having decided not to pester Lu Xun any further, Ning Qianqian was equally resolute; that very day she left Xuanji City and returned to Upon the Moon.

Lu Xueqi likewise returned to the Moon.

Upon the Moon, prosperity abounds.

After decades, even centuries of development, the population on the Moon has long exceeded a hundred million.

Here there are not only Easterners but also Westerners.

The Lu family's ancestral lands lie on the peak at the center of the Ring Mountain.

The Ring Mountain on the Moon, though called a mountain, is actually a series of huge impact craters.

Their diameters range from ten kilometers to several hundred kilometers.

In the midst of large Ring Mountains, there is often an extremely high "Central Peak," formed by the rebound after a meteorite impact creates a giant crater.

On this Central Peak where the Lu family resides, lush vegetation flourishes.

After returning all the way, Lu Xueqi went straight to her palace, preparing to train further and refine her techniques.

"What's going on?"

A day later, Lu Xueqi suddenly felt something was off.

Since leaving the Lu Clan Mansion, Lu Xun's image has continually surfaced in her mind.

She had only met Lu Xun a few times; her first impression of him was good, but not enough to fall in love at first sight.

It was even less likely that she would think of him all day.

But today, for some reason, Lu Xun's appearance kept replaying in her mind—the slight raise of his eyebrows when he spoke, the habitual chin‑rubbing when he pondered, even the faint scent of pine that clung to him.

Worst of all, whenever she thought of him, her heart would inexplicably flutter, and her body and face would grow hot.

It felt as if countless tiny sparks were wandering through her veins, leaving her unable to sit or stand still.

This feeling came out of nowhere, making her both annoyed and embarrassed; she wished she could splash a bucket of cold water on herself to snap out of it.

Not only that, whenever she thought of Lu Xun, her heart inexplicably grew hot.

It was as if her hormones were being released in a frenzy.

At first, these changes were like spring rain, moistening things silently and subtly.

Until just now,

In Lu Xueqi's mind, a scene of her rolling in bed with Lu Xun unexpectedly surfaced.

What's more embarrassing, she clearly felt a strange heat surge in her lower abdomen, and her legs went weak involuntarily.

"Something's not right..."

Lu Xueqi was a mid-Seventh Realm Immortal Cultivator who had also practiced body refining.

She immediately steadied her mind, and her divine sense conducted a full-body scan.

Unfortunately, she found nothing at all.

"Ice-heart Jade Soul, the cold pond reflects the moon; the spirit platform is clear and bright, the sword illuminates the original heart..."

Lu Xueqi sat down again, circulating the calming mind and quiet breath technique, hoping to focus her thoughts and stop thinking of Lu Xun.

At first, it indeed worked.

But as time passed, her thoughts unconsciously drifted back to Lu Xun again.

No, it wasn't just her thoughts.

Her body too.

Compared to her chaotic thoughts, what startled her more was the irrepressible desire deep within her body.

Each time she thought of Lu Xun, that heat seeped from her marrow like wildfire, making it impossible for her to sit or stand still.

Her fingertips trembled involuntarily, her throat grew parched, even her breath became scorching—this completely uncontrollable bodily reaction was what frightened her most.

Lu Xueqi could no longer sit still; she went straight out the door, intending to find a Seventh Realm physician to see what was happening.

"Old Fei, something's wrong—I suddenly remembered something important."

Meanwhile.

In the 18th Spirit Medicine Garden of the Taihang Secret Realm, Ah Hui suddenly recalled something and said to Fei Tai'a.

"What's wrong, Ah Hui?"

"Love poison, a most potent love poison—if there is direct bodily contact with the opposite sex, it could be transmitted to the other party, becoming ever more severe; Old Fei, quickly notify Lu Xun!"

Ah Hui said urgently.