Chapter 56: Good Sister

Lu Xingzhou, who stood up, was truly tall, so this pressure covered his whole body on Shen Tang’s shoulder, his cheeks very close.

He turned his head to look at Shen Tang, and Shen Tang was also turning her head to look at him, so they almost touched lips.

Shen Tang’s heart was pounding, and she hurriedly turned her head back, saying in a low, somewhat forced voice: "Your bones have just been connected, they are not stable, and even your flesh and blood are like a poked corpse puppet, and the meridians are a mess. How could you dare to stand up so casually..."

Lu Xingzhou acted as if he hadn't heard, staring blankly at her profile.

There were sweat stains on her temples, her hair was slightly messy, and her face was red like an apple, whether from the high temperature here or from shyness, it was incomparably alluring.

He could no longer suppress the throbbing in his heart, completely instinctively, he leaned over and kissed her lightly.

Shen Tang’s eyes widened, and the next moment she threw him back onto the wheelchair and pressed him down, glaring: "You're not pretending anymore, are you!"

Lu Xingzhou pursed his lips, his eyes filled with unknown emotions, and after a long while, he said in a low voice: "Sorry, I... was too happy and lost my composure."

Shen Tang’s chest heaved, and she took several deep breaths before saying flatly: "Have you... thought it through yourself?"

Lu Xingzhou didn't answer, his expression flickering.

Shen Tang glared, and was very annoyed to find that what she was angry about was not Lu Xingzhou’s sneak attack, but herself.

Angry that she wasn't more annoyed.

Angry that he had someone in his heart, yet still teased her.

Bai Mao’s once very magical words echoed repeatedly in her heart: Shouldn't one try hard to become that person in his heart?

But was she prepared for this?

Shen Tang didn't even figure out whether she liked this man or not. In fact, they hadn't spent much time together, but this feeling of helping and redeeming each other touched her heart. She would want to see him on weekdays, want to give back to him, was willing to try her best to help him... and was not disgusted by his little teasing actions.

But intimacy like just now, she hadn't thought about it, and felt it shouldn't be like this.

However, seeing him intimate with Qingli, she couldn't help but feel sour in her heart.

What was this?

Before figuring out each other’s thoughts, how could she rashly "try hard to become that person in his heart," and how to implement it? Could they really just kiss? How could it be so casual!

What's more... even if the Emperor didn't want her to succeed to the throne, she was still a princess. The Emperor wouldn't want to see his eldest daughter find an orphan from a demonic path. If she really did something rashly, once the Emperor found out, it might bring disaster to him.

Thinking this way, she said in a dream-like voice: "You are not Huo Shang, right?"

"Right." Lu Xingzhou wanted to use this identity to stir up trouble outside, but he didn't hide it from Shen Tang.

Shen Tang said in a low voice, as if murmuring: "What if I want you to be?"

Lu Xingzhou was stunned, then suddenly smiled: "If you want me to be, then I am."

He paused, then said in a low voice: "But if it's for the Huo family identity, actually... there's no need. Because identity is something... I will have myself."

Shen Tang didn't even know what it was for; she felt her state was strange, and her mind was a mess, not knowing where she was thinking.

Being exposed by Lu Xingzhou like this made her face burn like fire, and she scolded: "What do I want your identity for... I just think it will be more convenient for you to act!"

Lu Xingzhou smiled: "Yes."

"You..." Shen Tang kicked the wheelchair angrily: "Don't get carried away, rest well!"

Lu Xingzhou still responded accordingly: "Yes~ Good sister."

It was clearly a joking tone, but a charming smile appeared on Shen Tang’s face, leaning on his shoulder somewhat teasingly, her breath like orchids: "Sister... Heh, is this how you treat your sister? Kissing your sister’s face?"

Lu Xingzhou: "..."

Shen Tang stretched out a finger to lift his chin: "Hey... the person in your heart, could it be your sister?"

Lu Xingzhou’s heart jumped, and he turned his head: "What person in my heart, don't talk nonsense..."

Don't say, her teasing posture now really looked like Yuan Muyu back then...

However, in the past two or three years, as Lu Xingzhou grew up to be a handsome man, Yuan Muyu never had such a performance again...

Shen Tang examined his flickering expression: "Tsk, is it the female assassin in the Yama Palace?"

She did know that the Yama King was a woman. However, very few people in the world had seen the true face of the Yama King. She thought that the Yama King should be about the same age as her father, so she wouldn't think in that direction, and even less would she think that Lu Xingzhou was bold enough to fancy such a terrifying woman.

Therefore, the Yama King was excluded first.

After analyzing for a long time, she always felt that the person in Lu Xingzhou’s heart was likely a female assassin in the Yama Palace, and sparks flew after acting together too much.

Lu Xingzhou was a bit dumbfounded by her question, reached out and gently pushed her index finger away, smiling: "You think too much. The female assassins in the Yama Palace are subordinates; I wouldn't engage in workplace harassment."

Shen Tang didn't understand the last few words, but she understood the overall meaning. First, he really didn't deny that there was someone in his heart, and second, this meant he didn't like subordinates, but liked peers or those in high positions.

Then now I am the Sect Master, and you are the guest elder...

Shen Tang’s heart jumped inexplicably again, and she could no longer maintain her teasing posture, standing up straight angrily, intentionally ending this ambiguous atmosphere: "Your leg treatment has reached this point, the rest should be rest and waiting for recovery. Now do you want to go back to the mountain to rest, or is the spiritual energy more abundant down here, which is conducive to cultivation?"

Lu Xingzhou knew that she was thin-skinned and couldn't continue acting, so he followed suit and changed the subject: "The Profound Heaven Sect is currently in the accumulation period, and all industries are being rolled out. The selection of disciples' cultivation cannot be achieved overnight, so my staying on it is of little use. Recently, I will stay in the cave dwelling below to repair my soul banner and stock up on some pills and talismans. However, you must keep an eye on the news of the Burning Incense Tower. Once they have any movement, notify me at any time."

Seeing him being sensible, Shen Tang sighed: "Good."

Lu Xingzhou summoned Jin Mingxiu from the half-damaged soul banner: "There were too many things before, and I didn't have time to interrogate him. Now it's just right to ask."

Jin Mingxiu’s soul was sluggish, obviously having been wiped of his autonomous consciousness, but the current Ten Thousand Soul Banner could still retain many of his memories. Lu Xingzhou pointed his finger at his brow and asked: "Who is behind you?"

Jin Mingxiu was sluggish there, seemingly unable to understand this sentence.

Lu Xingzhou simply asked: "Which Imperial Prince are you on good terms with?"

Jin Mingxiu answered slowly: "Prince Qi."

Shen Tang’s expression changed.

Lu Xingzhou was also shocked by this answer. Prince Qi, Gu Yiheng, was the person responsible for the Profound Heaven Sect tragedy announced by the Emperor, and had been reduced to a commoner and confined to his mansion. Originally, everyone didn't take it seriously, thinking that the Profound Heaven Sect matter was done by the Emperor himself, and Gu Yiheng was guilty of other things, and was used by the Emperor to take the blame.

But if the Imperial Prince behind Jin Mingxiu was him, then this matter had some other meaning.

At least it proved that Gu Yiheng really had ideas about the Profound Heaven Sect, and the infiltration had reached the level of the Chief of the Sword Peak Hall... It was also possible that he was willing to take the blame for the Emperor from the beginning.

The so-called reduction to a commoner and confinement to the mansion didn't mean the complete disappearance of political prospects, because it could still be overturned. If he had always been cooperating with the Emperor, then this so-called confinement was actually a form of biding his time and protection.

But no matter how much Lu Xingzhou asked Jin Mingxiu, he knew nothing. With Jin Mingxiu’s level, it was indeed difficult to know how many things were behind it.

Seeing Lu Xingzhou’s ugly face, Shen Tang shook her head, stopping his idea of continuing to force an interrogation: "Forget it, we just need to have a bottom line in our hearts about this kind of thing. Jin Mingxiu couldn't possibly know too much detail."

"Hmm." Lu Xingzhou thought for a while and continued to ask: "How much do you know about the Xiazhou demon case?"

As a result, this casual question, which he didn't have high expectations for, actually asked an unexpected answer: "The Xiazhou demon case is not an exception at all; it's everywhere in the Great Qian. The so-called injured demons, the injuries were intentional, just to make the City Lord feel that there was an opportunity to take advantage of, and he could seek skin from a tiger. In fact, they are gradually becoming familiar with the erosion. Either they are held by the handle and become demon spokespersons, or they are eaten by demons themselves, and are replaced by transformation."

Transformation and replacement... Shen Tang was shocked: "How do you know so clearly?"

Jin Mingxiu’s soul face showed a sinister smile: "Because I once assisted Prince Qi in breaking a case of this kind. The County Magistrate of our Lianshan County back then was a demon... But after the incident, everything was calm, and nothing happened in the court, only the County Magistrate was 'assassinated'."

Shen Tang took a deep breath, her palms full of cold sweat.

No wonder Jin Mingxiu would say it was everywhere.

When you see a cockroach, it means there are many more in the house.

And Jin Mingxiu’s soul could hardly retain other memories, but he remembered this matter extremely deeply, and when he opened his mouth, it was large segments, which showed how heavy the impact of this matter was on his state of mind at that time. A sword-wielder who was originally sharp and firm became what he was now, which might also have a lot to do with the subversion of his worldview.

Shen Tang was silent for a long time and sighed: "Give him a quick end... or wipe out his consciousness so he won't be tortured, can you?"

"Yes." Lu Xingzhou said: "I didn't want to retain the original soul memory when I collected the soul in the first place. If I encounter any special situation, it will lead to rebellion. Retaining his memory is just for interrogation."

"Hmm." Shen Tang showed a smile: "Thank you."

"You and I don't need to say this. You have a lot of things to do in the sect, go back."

Why don't you and I need to say more? Who am I to you? Sister?

Shen Tang didn't ask this sentence in the end, and ran into the cave dwelling and into the pool to go home like fleeing for her life, not even pushing the wheelchair.

Her cheeks still seemed to retain the touch of his sneak attack, and it couldn't be washed away until she dove into the pool.