Chapter 1354: Illusion

Ning Chen finally understood; this Xue Jiao simply wanted to drag him into her sect to become a member of her harem.

When Xue Jiao lunged, Ning Chen stood up immediately and left the pavilion. He turned to face her, his eyes revealing utter coldness.

Xue Yao did not expect Ning Chen to still be threatening her; she froze in place, then quickly reacted and stepped forward.

"Alliance Leader brother, you are now the Alliance Leader, and I am the sect master of a sect. The two of us are a match made in heaven."

Ning Chen frowned slightly; he could feel something was wrong within his body.

Suddenly, Ning Chen realized it must be that scent and that tea; both were problematic.

Xue Yao did not miss Ning Chen's reaction. She breathed a sigh of relief; why was the reaction time for this substance so long this time?

Xue Yao approached Ning Chen again, spreading a glamorous smile: "Alliance Leader brother, I am the one most worthy of you."

Just as Xue Yao was about to touch Ning Chen, she suddenly felt a force that sent her flying out.

With no defense at all, Xue Yao was knocked to the ground, her body covered in dust.

Ning Chen expelled the abnormal drug ability from his system. He looked coldly at the Xue Jiao before him, raised his hand, and a white-gold light shot toward Xue Jiao.

Xue Jiao was, after all, a snow demon; she reacted instantly and raised her hand to counter.

Unfortunately, she had ignored the angry Ning Chen; the ability he used was something she could not possibly withstand.

Xue Jiao essentially endured the attack with brute force and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Do not provoke me again, or next time, your life will not be spared."

Suddenly, Xue Jiao seemed to sense a thick chill. She looked fearfully at the man opposite her; she knew he would truly take her life as he said.

Xue Jiao dared not say a word; she could only stare at Ning Chen.

Ning Chen turned around and left the spot immediately.

Passing the courtyard, those disciples were still guarding inside. Seeing Ning Chen come out, they were all filled with surprise.

The person who had brought Ning Chen in asked him, "Why have you come out? Where is our sect master?"

Ning Chen glanced at him, said nothing, and walked straight out.

Ning Chen left the residence and headed to Tianxia Yibeicha. As soon as he entered the teahouse, a waiter came to lead him upstairs.

Opening the door, everyone was inside, eating fruit and desserts.

Seeing that Ning Chen had returned so quickly, everyone was somewhat surprised.

"Brother Ning, why did you return so fast?" Lin Yi swallowed the food in his mouth, his eyes showing some surprise.

Ning Chen had left first, and since that residence was not far from the teahouse, it seemed that almost as soon as they sat down to eat, Ning Chen was back.

"Mm." Ning Chen sat beside Gu Yanqi, his complexion looking quite poor.

Hongxiu, with sharp eyes, spotted a bit of yellow powder on Ning Chen's clothes. She reached out, took the yellow powder off, smelled it, and instantly her expression turned very bad.

"This is illusion powder; it easily confuses people's minds. Those who fall victim sometimes become compliant to the user's every demand."

Ning Chen fell silent for a moment, then looked at Hongxiu and said, "That snow demon used it on me, but it had no effect on me. After I felt unwell, I expelled that non-native energy from my body."

Although Ning Chen's words were brief, everyone understood his meaning; he had clearly been drugged.

Gu Yanqi nervously gripped Ning Chen's hand.

Hongxiu thought for a moment, then held Ning Chen's right wrist as if taking his pulse. After about three minutes, she asked, "Ning Chen, have you eaten or drunk anything else?"

"Mm, a cup of tea with flowers in it."

"Then it must be the petals from that powder. Combined, the energy would be even stronger. It seems that snow demon was determined to come."

Hongxiu sat down, looking thoughtful: "This snow demon is quite bold, daring to do this so openly. It seems she is very confident in her abilities, thinking no man can escape her. Unfortunately, her calculations were wrong."

Indeed, the other party never expected Ning Chen's abilities to be so strong; even her proud ability could be resolved. If it had been anyone else, today would have been their end.

"The other party has great ambitions. You have just taken office as the Wu Lin Alliance Leader, and she comes to find you. It seems the cultivation world is not peaceful at all right now."

Hearing Hongxiu's words, Ning Chen thought of those few people in the courtyard who looked at him as if he were an enemy. Indeed, it was not peaceful.

Suddenly, Ning Chen thought of Yunyao. Wasn't she that snow demon's sister? Why didn't that snow demon recognize her?

Looking in Yunyao's direction, he saw Yunyao with her head down, her eyes full of desolation.

Lin Yi also noticed this situation. He hurried to Yunyao's side: "Oh, look at little Yunyao, why the frown? Tell brother what's wrong; brother promises to solve your troubles."

Lin Yi's actions were very exaggerated; to make Yunyao believe him, he even widened his eyes, looking quite ridiculous.

Seeing such a Lin Yi, Yunyao suddenly laughed out: "Pfft."

Seeing Yunyao laugh, everyone understood she was probably not in too much trouble.

"Exactly, smile more. You look so good when you smile. You're so young; don't be frowning all day." Lin Yi pinched Yunyao's cheek, found the texture nice, and pretended to keep pinching.

Yunyao quickly broke free from Lin Yi's claws, rushed to Gu Yanqi's side, reached out to rub her own cheek, and looked at Lin Yi with a reproachful gaze.

Lin Yi rubbed his nose, smiling so widely all his teeth showed, looking exceptionally silly.

Gu Yanqi looked at Lin Yi with mixed feelings, opened her mouth to remind him that his current appearance was very foolish, thought for a while, and then gave up.

Huo Jinglin and Xu Chenchen on the side could not bear it anymore; each took a shoulder and dragged Lin Yi to the corner of the room.

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing? I, wuwuwu."

Lin Yi struggled and tried to say something, but Xu Chenchen immediately covered his mouth with a palm, silencing him.

Yunyao laughed happily beside Gu Yanqi, her eyes squinting shut, looking incredibly cute.

Thinking of the topic just now, Gu Yanqi held Yunyao's hand and gently patted it: "No matter what, we will not leave you behind, so do not worry, understand?"

Looking at the gentle Gu Yanqi, a warm current passed through her heart. Yunyao nodded firmly: "Understood, Sister Yanqi."