vstars Chapter 130 Cui Yao
Chapter 130 Cui Yao
Chapter 130 Cui Yao
Inside the most luxurious Lanyue Pavilion on the top floor of Wangchun Tower.
Pearls adorned the ceiling, filling the room with soft light. Yet, two people sat facing each other.
Zhao Mengxi was still wearing the same plain white fairy dress she had worn during the day.
Opposite her was a young man dressed in a blue robe, dressed as a Confucian scholar.
The man was handsome and had a gentle demeanor; he was Zhao Mengxi's senior brother, Cui Yao.
With a smile on his face, Cui Yao personally picked up the wine pot that was warming in the jade censer and poured a full cup for Zhao Mengxi.
"Junior sister, try this Drunken Immortal Wine. I secretly extracted it from the sect; the flavor is quite good."
Zhao Mengxi frowned slightly, not touching the wine glass. "Senior Brother Cui certainly has a good time, choosing such a place of pleasure to meet a woman."
Cui Yao chuckled softly, put down the wine pot, and said slowly, "Junior Sister, you are mistaken. Although Wangchun Tower is a brothel, Lanyue Pavilion is quiet and elegant, and the food and wine are excellent. Moreover, he paused, turning his gaze to the window, "I would like to see with my own eyes what kind of person the Master of Huanzhu Tower really is."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Mengxi felt a chill run down her spine.
She picked up her drink listlessly, downed it in one gulp, and said, "Just an interesting person, nothing more."
Cui Yao didn't respond to that question, but instead asked, "So, Junior Sister, what about you? Are you truly prepared for the Zhao family's matter?"
Zhao Mengxi turned her head to look out the window, where the bright moon hung high.
Faint sounds of music, laughter, and flirting could be heard from downstairs.
After a long pause, she slowly spoke, "Of course, it's ready."
After he finished speaking, the room fell silent.
The two looked at each other in silence, with only the occasional sound of wine glasses lightly clinking against the table.
The atmosphere suddenly became somewhat somber.
A complex emotion flashed in Cui Yao's eyes as he looked at Zhao Mengxi, a mixture of regret and melancholy, but it quickly returned to its clear state.
After a long while, long enough that the clouds outside the window had moved away slightly, making the moonlight even brighter, he finally spoke again: "Junior Sister, actually—you don't need to get involved in that mess with the Zhao family. It's much safer to leave it to the sect to handle."
Zhao Mengxi didn't look at him, still gazing out the window, and asked instead, "What if I insist on going?"
Cui Yao fell silent.
The Zhao family's affairs involve multiple forces, and he is not clear about what they are fighting over.
But he was aware of the pros and cons involved.
"Junior sister, come back to the sect with me. The Zhao family is too treacherous. With your talent, if you cultivate diligently in the sect, you can expect to achieve great things in the future."
"After I pass away, if I am fortunate enough to glimpse the gates of the Purple Palace, where in this vast world can you not go? What can't you accomplish?"
"As for that Huanzhu Louzhu, he is over twenty years old and still hovering in the middle stage of Qi Refining. The little property he owns is nothing more than scraps from others."
Zhao Mengxi ignored his long-winded explanation and retorted, "Then do you dare to come with me to the Zhao family?"
Cui Yao was speechless. How could a Foundation Establishment cultivator like him dare to step into the Zhao family's vortex?
Zhao Mengxi suddenly turned around, "He dares to come with me."
Cui Yao opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.
What makes a rogue cultivator in the Qi Refining stage dare to do this? What makes him capable of it? What else could he be but ignorant of his own limitations?
Cui Yao's voice turned cold. "Is some ignorant fool worth all this?"
Zhao Mengxi looked directly at Cui Yao, parted her red lips slightly, and uttered two words: "Worth it."
After saying this, Zhao Mengxi was about to leave when Cui Yao grabbed her arm. "Junior sister, can't you see my feelings?"
Zhao Mengxi merely glanced at him and coldly said, "Let go."
These two words completely ignited the impatience in Cui Yao's heart. He subconsciously tightened his grip, making Zhao Mengxi's wrist bones crack.
"Ugh—" Zhao Mengxi groaned in pain, and a bright red mark instantly appeared on her wrist.
She winced in pain, her brows furrowing, but her face remained indifferent.
Just when tensions were about to rise.
The door creaked open from the outside as someone forcefully pushed it open.
Both of them were startled and turned to look at the doorway.
Li Qingyi was standing outside the open door.
"Young Master Cui," Li Qingyi began, his voice neither loud nor soft, "Wangchun Tower is my property. If you wish to come here for pleasure and to savor fine wine and delicacies, I would naturally welcome you with open arms, and we would both enjoy ourselves. However—"
He abruptly changed the subject, his tone turning icy, "If you're here to cause trouble, then you can get lost now."
Cui Yao looked at Li Qingyi, and unconsciously let go of Zhao Mengxi's hand.
He stared intently at Li Qingyi, his heart filled with vigilance.
When did he arrive? Cui Yao's heart was filled with shock.
While talking to Zhao Mengxi, he kept extending his divine sense outward, covering an area of more than ten feet around the room.
However, he appeared at the door without any warning.
His divine sense failed to detect any movement.
What's most dangerous is that he sensed a dangerous aura emanating from Li Qingyi.
There are only two possibilities for this to happen.
Either the opponent is hiding their cultivation level, and their true strength is above his.
Either the other party is carrying a magic weapon of extremely high quality.
Regardless of the reason, it means that the Huanzhu Louzhu in front of us is not as simple as he appears on the surface.
Their eyes met, and the atmosphere in the room plummeted to freezing.
An invisible force collided between the two.
Taking the opportunity, Zhao Mengxi withdrew her wrist, silently moved half a step to the side, and looked at Li Qingyi at the door with complicated emotions, then glanced at Cui Yao with a solemn expression.
Li Qingyi's entire body tensed, her magical power flowing through her meridians, ready to be unleashed.
His right hand seemed to hang casually at his side, but his fingertips had already quietly gripped the Netherworld God-Slaying Talisman within the wide sleeves of his robe.
He dared not be careless in the slightest when facing a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
At that very moment, Cui Yao's magical power, which originally belonged to a Foundation Establishment cultivator, began to surge.
Regardless of the circumstances, Cui Yao is a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
This is also a good opportunity to test the depth of Huanzhu Louzhu's abilities.
Li Qingyi raised his right hand slightly, and when Cui Yao saw what was between his fingers, his face twitched uncontrollably.
It was a talisman emitting a purplish-black aura.
Sensing the Daoist essence within, even Cui Yao had no choice but to retract the magical power that had just dissipated into his body.
He snorted coldly and was about to get up and leave when Li Qingyi raised her right hand slightly and said leisurely, "I am only at the mid-stage of Qi Refining. As a Foundation Establishment cultivator, you make me feel very insecure."
As she spoke, Li Qingyi shook the Netherworld God-Slaying Talisman in her hand.
"Or...why don't you just climb out the window?"
Cui Yao took a deep breath, calming the anger in his chest.
The fact that the other party could produce a Purple Mansion level talisman meant that a Purple Mansion True Person was definitely behind them; he couldn't afford to offend them.
In the end, he had no choice but to humiliatingly climb out of the window next to him.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Mengxi couldn't help but laugh.
The look in her eyes as she gazed at Li Qingyi returned to its previous tender and affectionate state.
"My Lord Fang is so imposing that there's no room for anyone else in my heart."
After saying that, she disregarded her injured wrist and lunged at Li Qingyi.
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