Chapter 323: Today's Little Demoness

Lu Xingzhou returned to his cave dwelling refreshed and alert, only to be stunned to find Pei Chuyun sitting by the bed like a timid young bride, looking exactly like a bride on her wedding night anxiously awaiting the groom's arrival.

Lu Xingzhou couldn't even imagine how this fellow could act this way; this little cat was no obedient child. If she came looking for him and found him absent, wouldn't the little demoness's nature dictate that she should have gone out killing to find him?

Besides, A'Nuo knew where he had gone; there was no need to look at all.

Seeing Pei Chuyun blinking her eyes and looking at him with a hint of expectation, Lu Xingzhou's thoughts raced, and he directly chose the correct answer.

He reached into his robe, pulled out a pearl necklace, stepped forward, and fastened it around Pei Chuyun's neck.

This was something retrieved from a ring after killing "Duan Ning"; the Heavenly Yao Holy Land would naturally not ask for it back, for whatever one kills belongs to the killer. Coincidentally, Lu Xingzhou's opponent was female... the ring contained only treasures suitable for women. Though not many, they were treasures of the Ancient Realm, possessing their own divine mysteries.

On the surface, this necklace merely aided the rapid recovery of magic power and soul power, counting as a conventional treasure. In reality, long-term wear helped stabilize and harmonize the body and soul, a thing specifically used by soul usurpers after they had usurped a body.

This layer of effect, while not strong, was extremely rare in the current age, highly special, and had a narrow scope of application.

Pei Chuyun's body and soul were already stable and did not originally need this. But since she likely faced the risk of soul usurpation, the significance of this item immediately grew.

It might not be able to help her prevent usurpation, but strengthening stability by even half a point was good.

Perhaps it would come down to that half a point?

Particularly fitting was that this effect operated through gradual accumulation and subtle influence, not immediate change; if a Mystic Maiden brand was deeply hidden within Pei Chuyun's body and soul, such a faint brand would likely fail to detect this nurturing transformation, thereby avoiding a backlash—the longer the time passed, the more effective it became.

Pei Chuyun touched the necklace. At first, she thought it was merely something to restore mana, but the more she sensed it, the more wrong it felt. Her pretty face gradually radiated light: "You... specifically found this for me?"

Lu Xingzhou did not boast; he spoke the truth: "One cannot specifically seek out such a thing; I obtained it by accident. But after I got it, the first person I thought of was you."

"Isn't this heavenly fate?" Pei Chuyun's gaze turned to water, and she said softly, "I am very happy that you keep my affairs in mind."

Lu Xingzhou simply took out the Heavenly Net Umbrella: "This is also an ancient treasure, sharp on both offense and defense, with an extremely special effect for capturing and storing. Its method of operation differs greatly from most treasures in the current world. Unfortunately, the material does not seem very good; once damaged, no one understands the weaving and maintenance of such ancient treasures, so it cannot be repaired. You take it; perhaps the Nü Hehuan Sect's lineage and origins will have a way to repair it."

This was also true; even with Ye Tinglan's all-around abilities, she could not repair this umbrella that she had destroyed with her own hands, and the records of the Heavenly Yao Holy Land did not cover everything. On the contrary, for such a feminine thing, perhaps the Nü Hehuan Sect truly had some research, making it perfectly suitable for Pei Chuyun.

There were one or two other items that felt unsuitable for Pei Chuyun, so he would keep them to see later... for instance, a sparkling large gemstone; Pei Chuyun would likely disdain it as such a vulgar trinket, but if Long Qinghuang saw it...

Additionally, there was a very strange problem: none of these treasures knew how to be graded; the rules everyone applied seemed not to work here in the Ancient Realm. "Characteristics" were sometimes hard to discuss by level.

Pei Chuyun took the umbrella, examined it back and forth for a while: "Perhaps there is a way; I must study it..."

Without dwelling on it further, she put it away first, hugged his neck joyfully, and asked: "We met during the day, why didn't you give it to me then?"

"I cannot trust the places of the Misty Rain Pavilion; perhaps your father or your brother is spying right now."

"So that is also the reason you didn't get too intimate with me at the Misty Rain Pavilion?"

That was not it; it was just that he wasn't that hungry.

After all, they had only just finished walking the crooked path a few days ago; how could he be so eager the moment they returned to the capital? What would that make him?

But Lu Xingzhou still spoke the textbook-perfect standard answer: "Between us, is there nothing left but that kind of thing?"

Pei Chuyun blinked her eyes.

Hadn't she asked him a similar question before? Was she a little aggrieved back then?

She never thought that when he said this, the sweetness in her heart was almost overflowing.

She knew her own situation; their relationship had never been normal. From the beginning, they had worked hard between seduction and technique control, and later it was "captivity," directly held and played with chaotically.

It looked sweet during that time of interaction, but the essence was actually entangled in matters of losing virginity, absolutely not a normal romance. Afterwards, it seemed they fell in love; roughly speaking, it was a representative case of love arising from desire?

But precisely because of this, both held a small amount of distrust toward each other. Pei Chuyun always felt he would "look down on her," fearing that once his passion cooled, their feelings would fade; Lu Xingzhou had also felt that if he were not valuable enough, the little demoness might abandon him.

As it turned out, with the passage of time, after each had cooled down for a while, the previous distrust faded significantly, replaced by longing and affection from a long separation.

So sometimes, separation is actually a catalyst and a cure for love; sticking together all the time might lead to arguments.

Lu Xingzhou's mind suddenly flashed with the image of Yuan Muyu. Judging by the result of their meeting in the sea, did this cure seem effective for the fish too?

Hard to say.

Regardless, Lu Xingzhou's words completely ignited the little demoness's passion.

The little demoness quickly wrapped around his neck and murmured: "Of course there is more than just that between us... but in the dead of night, a lone man and a lone woman, if neither of us wants that kind of thing, do you not like me anymore?"

Lu Xingzhou: "?"

The little demoness's clothes were torn open almost brutally, and the battle began with almost no suspense.

"Hiss..." The little demoness was initially smug, thinking her charm had not diminished from when she turned men into beasts, but less than a stick of incense later, she began to beg for mercy: "You, you... who did you learn this from? Why do you bite people!"

Lu Xingzhou: "..."

It was over; he had gotten used to it.

He thought he had trained the old woman, but actually, he had been subtly trained awry by the old woman too, wuwuwu...

Let's not talk about that. Just the feeling of not needing to use water-element techniques was so moist; it almost made him forget what the experience of the Righteous Path was like.