Starry sky, I can hear their secrets.

Unfortunately, it was just a fleeting dream.

etc--

Jingliu felt a sudden, inexplicable panic. She was shocked to discover that the amulet her teacher had given her was gone.

That was the only keepsake her teacher left her, and it was also the thing that comforted her soul during her cold and lonely times.

"Your emotions seem to fluctuate a lot."

A young man's voice rang out from outside the coffin.

Jing Liu remained silent, but thorny vines spread across the coffin, suddenly stabbing towards the handsome blond young man.

"There is no need to be in pain, no need to be anxious."

"We all have promises that we must keep."

"Until then, let's use each other."

The young man smiled calmly and easily dodged it.

Jingliu's beautiful eyes were cold, and the aura of loneliness emanating from her grew even stronger.

Su Jinyan...

If she remembers correctly, that should be the name.

She would search to the ends of the earth, even if it meant going to heaven and earth, to the very corners of the world, to find this person.

In her dream, she personally gave her teacher's only remaining possession to him.

When she sees him again, she will get that keepsake back, no matter the cost.

What happened in my dream turned out to be reality.

It may sound absurd, but in this universe, nothing is absolutely impossible.

However, Su Jinyan, why does that name sound so familiar?

I feel like I've seen this name somewhere before.

The young man tapped on the coffin and muttered to himself, "I think I underestimated you by making this deal with you."

Jingliu: "..."

laugh--

This time, the young man was unable to dodge in time and his palm was pierced by the swift thorns.

But he smiled and grabbed the thorn.

"That's how it is. We all want to use each other, but we both underestimate each other."

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Chapter 41 Fu Xuan, You've Fallen in Love (Tenth Update)

Inside the office.

Fu Xuan opened her pink lips and sipped the fully sweetened herbal tea, her face showing complete satisfaction.

If an outsider were to see this, they would surely doubt their own eyes.

This is because it completely contradicts the image of the usually dignified and authoritative Fu Taibu.

Let alone others, even Fu Xuan himself found it hard to believe.

Why would she let her guard down in front of a disciple she had taken in on a whim?

Fu Xuan himself was unaware of this issue.

Could it be that this guy gave me some kind of mind-altering drug?

This question seems ridiculous. Fu Xuan is a dignified Grand Diviner, while Su Jinyan is just a mere Diviner. What is her strength, and what is his?

Fu Xuan remained calm, licking the corner of her lips with her delicate pink tongue before asking:

"Ayan, you didn't secretly drug me, did you?"

"It means that after you finish drinking, I will unconditionally favor you and obey your orders."

"puff--"

Su Jinyan was so shocked that she spat out the medicinal tea in her mouth, her heart pounding.

No, something's definitely fishy.

Why would Fu Xuan ask me this question for no reason at all?

Did she calculate, through divination, that I could control other people's minds?

Su Jinyan's expression darkened slightly: "I thought I had hidden it well, but I didn't expect you to find out."

"Now that things have come to this, I will no longer hide it."

"That's right, Master. You've been poisoned by the magic potion I personally concocted and have fallen in love."

"You've fallen deeply in love with me, and can't extricate yourself from it."

Fu Xuan: "..."

Seeing Su Jinyan's behavior, Fu Xuan felt relieved and stopped trying to subtly reprimand him.

"I misunderstood you. I shouldn't have been so suspicious of you. I apologize."

Su Jinyan immediately lost interest: "I thought the Grand Diviner would be angry as always."

"Ideally, you'd be so angry you'd push me to the ground and stomp on my face repeatedly with your soft, white-socked little feet."

Fu Xuan calmly asked, "Why should I reward you?"

Su Jinyan was taken aback at first, then stroked his chin and began to think.

Whether it's Fu Xuan or Ting Yun, they both seem to have more or less begun to grasp the knack of dealing with him.

Indeed, the adage "if you fall behind, you will be attacked" applies to any situation.

He needs to change himself, otherwise he may become very passive in front of Fu Xuan and Ting Yun in the future.

Su Jinyan cleared his throat and said seriously, "Lord Fu Xuan, you are right. It was I who overstepped my bounds."

"From now on, your disciple will definitely be an upright person and will never disgrace your reputation."

Fu Xuan scoffed: "Hmm, I look forward to your performance."

"By the way, it's getting late, you should go clock in for work now."

"Don't let other diviners see you staying here overnight; it will have a bad influence on you."

Su Jinyan said solemnly, "Lord Fu Xuan, I have a request."

Fu Xuan looked at him with a puzzled expression: "You unfilial disciple, you're not trying to beg me to step on your face again, are you?"

Su Jinyan felt hurt: "Lord Fu Xuan, do you think I'm a pervert?"

Fu Xuan said very firmly, "Wrong, you don't just look like one, you're a pervert."

"I have never seen such a perverted person as you in all my thousands of years."

As soon as he finished speaking, Fu Xuan regretted it.

Should I not have scolded him? What if I had made him feel good after scolding him?

Su Jinyan smiled slightly: "Lord Fu Xuan, let's talk about serious matters. I have a favor to ask of you."

"I want to join the Medicine King's secret lineage as an undercover agent to gather intelligence for you."

Fu Xuan retorted mercilessly, "Are you out of your mind?"

Su Jinyan: "?"

Fu Xuan frowned and said, "I can't possibly agree to this. Do you know why?"

"It's not that no Cloud Knight soldiers have infiltrated the Medicine King's Secret Teachings, but..."

"The Medicine King's secret methods always have a way to find out the identity of the undercover agent, and once it is found out, I don't need to say more about the consequences."

After a moment of silence, Fu Xuan said in a low voice, "Without exception, all the Cloud Cavalry soldiers who infiltrated the Medicine King's Secret Teachings ended up as martyrs."

"Or they will be bewitched and assimilated by the secret teachings of the Medicine King and become one of them."

"I know you have the ability, but your ability should be used where it is more suitable for you, rather than making meaningless sacrifices."

Su Jinyan stepped forward and grasped Fu Xuan's soft little hand: "But Lord Fu Xuan, I have a reason why I have to go."

Yes, he did have reasons why he had to go.

It's not that he enjoys playing double agents, but rather that he needs a plausible identity to exonerate himself.

The identity of an undercover agent was practically tailor-made for him.

Imagine when his identity as a secret disciple of the Medicine King and a remnant of the Abundant Sect is exposed, and he is wanted by the Ten Kings.