Chapter 96: Since We've Already Kissed, Why Be So Formal?

The deeper one went into this cave, the deeper it became, and soon the two arrived at a spacious area.

Stone walls enclosed a pool filled with filthy green water; nearby were the remnants of a campfire, and after lighting it to illuminate the cave, one could see animal bones that had already dried out.

It seemed many people had been here before.

"I'm hot, I'm so hot..."

Yin Ningyu hugged Jiang Xun's arm and began to squirm.

"Hot? Then go down and cool off."

Jiang Xun grabbed Yin Ningyu and shoved her directly into the pool.

Splash!

The green pool water splashed about as Yin Ningyu sank down.

This jolt made Yin Ningyu much more sober; at the bottom of the pool, she saw many aged corpses and bones, which gave her goosebumps, and she hurriedly jumped out of the water.

"You... you bastard..."

Yin Ningyu hugged her soaked clothes, retreated into a corner, and looked at Jiang Xun, trembling as she cursed.

At the same time, she began to use her Spirit Power to dry her clothes.

She couldn't very well change in front of Jiang Xun.

"Me, a bastard? I was almost killed by you, okay?"

Jiang Xun curled his lips and said, "Besides, if I hadn't been carrying you, you would have been captured long ago."

"Hmph... if I hadn't taken out the Spirit-Avoiding Pendant, you probably would have chopped off my hand and left me to fend for myself, right? Ugh... ugh..."

Yin Ningyu snorted coldly, then began to retch again due to the smell of the foul water on her body.

"A Qing, how are you?"

Jiang Xun ignored her and took out a Transmission Talisman to contact Tu Qing.

Then he used another one to contact Ming Ning.

Tu Qing replied quite quickly: "Senior Brother... Senior Sister Ming, Senior Sister Ming used Hehuan Powder to lure away the pursuers on my side. I am safe for now, but I don't know how Senior Sister is doing."

There was a frantic, tearful tone in Tu Qing's voice.

Just a moment ago, she had nearly been captured by that Nascent Soul disciple when Ming Ning rushed out from the side, knocked Tu Qing away, and used the Hehuan Powder of the Lingerie-Sect.

Those affected by Hehuan Powder would mistake the first person of the opposite sex they saw for their object of desire and would charge at them with all their might.

This was originally something used to make Lingerie-Sect disciples more vigorous, but now that Ming Ning had used it this way, all twenty-plus Tianwu Sect disciples had gone off to chase Ming Ning.

If Ming Ning were caught by them, it would likely be...

Hearing this situation, Jiang Xun's brow furrowed tightly: "Listen, find a place to hide first, do not move under any circumstances. If you encounter danger, send me a message immediately. I will find a way to look for Senior Sister."

"Okay, I understand," Tu Qing replied.

"Can you turn around? I need to change my clothes."

Yin Ningyu truly could not stand the stench of her clothes anymore.

"We've already kissed, why be so formal?"

Jiang Xun smiled upon hearing this.

"..." Yin Ningyu gritted her teeth and said nothing; it was precisely because she knew Jiang Xun had given her the antidote, that kissing her was to stop her from making noise, and pushing her into the water was to sober her up, that she didn't say much more about those matters.

Although it was Jiang Xun who had drugged her in the first place, the fact that she was still alive was, in any case, thanks to him.

"Hurry up and change." Jiang Xun was preoccupied with Ming Ning and had no mood to joke anymore, so he turned around.

To be safe, Yin Ningyu used her Spirit Power to summon several vines to block her front before she began to change.

"How did the Tianwu Sect find us? They followed you, right?" Jiang Xun asked with his back to Yin Ningyu.

"How would I know?" Yin Ningyu shook her head: "We were only coming to Shuiyun City today to recruit disciples. As soon as we arrived, we heard the commoners say that Immortals were already recruiting, so we came to take a look. Senior Sister Liang recognized you as people from the Lingerie-Sect, and that's when we attacked."

"So, you weren't followed when you came?"

Jiang Xun nodded and asked.

"Yes, definitely not."

Yin Ningyu nodded affirmatively.

"We weren't followed either..." Jiang Xun frowned in thought. Does this mean the Tianwu Sect had been in Shuiyun City all along?

Did someone notify the Tianwu Sect in advance that sect disciples were coming to recruit, so they set an ambush in Shuiyun City ahead of time?

In that case, Jiang Xun and the others had notified the City Lord before they arrived; did the City Lord notify the Tianwu Sect?

Judging by the City Lord's enthusiastic demeanor and the fact that he had taken the initiative to send Gu Qing to his room, the person who betrayed them was certainly not Gu Junshou.

Gu Qing was Lin Yiqing's own daughter, so she certainly wouldn't act that way.

Then, was it Gu Cheng?

He recalled the sentence Gu Cheng said at the banquet: "Yes, we have already posted notices in the city, and when the time comes, the eligible young men and women will all gather in front of the City Lord Mansion."

He had interjected this while Gu Junshou was speaking, which was a bit like overstepping his bounds.

Middle-aged and with Gu Junshou above him, was he trying to become the City Lord and thus using this to trade with the Tianwu Sect?

Posting the notices was to ensure that if the incident occurred and the Tianwu Sect failed, all the commoners in the city would know that "Kuoyu Pavilion" was coming to recruit disciples, thereby muddying the waters so that no one would suspect that the person who betrayed "Kuoyu Pavilion" was him?

Even if they suspected it was him, with such confusion, there would be no evidence.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xun nodded secretly; it was ten to one that it was that bastard Gu Cheng.

Yin Ningyu had also changed her clothes, but she still smelled foul and was too embarrassed to get close to Jiang Xun.

At this moment, the Tianwu Sect's targets were the people from the Baihua Sect and the Lingerie-Sect; when facing a stronger enemy, choosing to join forces was the wisest move.

Therefore, Yin Ningyu could no longer concern herself with their previous skirmish.

"Where is Shen Yue?"

Yin Ningyu asked after withdrawing the vines.

When Jiang Xun sent Shen Yue to block people, Yin Ningyu had not yet taken the antidote, and she was completely unaware of what was happening outside.

"I don't know."

Jiang Xun shook his head and did not say anything more.

"You stay here; I need to go out and find my senior sister."

Jiang Xun had not yet received a response to the message he sent earlier, and he was feeling very anxious inside.

"There are still Tianwu Sect disciples outside, right? It would be better if you didn't go out at this time."

Yin Ningyu said upon hearing this.

Two people here would be safer than one person left here alone.

"Could it be that because I kissed you, you want me to take responsibility?"

Jiang Xun turned his head to look at Yin Ningyu upon hearing this; at this moment, her hair was still half-damp.

"You... don't talk nonsense."

Seeing this, Yin Ningyu hurriedly lowered her head.

It was true that the Rosemary had been neutralized, but she was still being affected by Jiang Xun's Natural Charm Bone.

For no reason at all, she felt a sense of affection toward Jiang Xun in her heart.

"How about this, I will go with you; I also need to go find my senior sister and the others."

Yin Ningyu then said.

"The smell on you is too strong... it will be smelled."

Jiang Xun looked at Yin Ningyu with a look of disgust and said.

"You!... I... you..."

Although Yin Ningyu wanted to retort, she could also smell this foul odor, and even the floral scent on her body could not cover it up; if she walked out, it was indeed possible for her to be discovered.