I don't want to be trained by my senior sister!

As Fang Xuan stepped out of Qingyun Palace, the nonchalant smile on his face, meant to appease Lu Qingsong, vanished without a trace.

Lu Qingsong's purpose was too easy to see through.

They discovered that Sword Peak had produced an uncontrollable genius who was clearly at odds with Shen Chen, so they wanted to take the opportunity to win him over.

So they first used the giant dragon to test him and exert pressure. When they saw that he was unmoved, they immediately switched to appeasement and won him over, promising him a "great tree of sects".

To sum him up, he's just a pure lad.

However, the methods used were not entirely unsophisticated.

For ordinary genius disciples, this combination of kindness and severity, extending an olive branch, would usually leave them deeply grateful and bowing in submission.

Unfortunately, Fang Xuan didn't come here to be a pillar of the sect; he just came to... dig up the roots.

As long as he uses Lu Qingsong's high regard to suppress Shen Chen, making him hesitant to act rashly, at least on the surface, he won't dare to make any rash moves.

Then find an opportunity to get rid of Shen Chen, and then betray Lu Qingsong to devour the entire Qingyun Sect.

He still wanted to resolve the issue completely, because if he didn't use up these resources, his trip would have been in vain.

As for how to eat it, that's another story.

The most urgent matter right now is the upcoming opening of the Qingyun Secret Realm.

The secret realm will open in a few days.

According to Shen Chen, the spots have been decided, and he will take one.

But Fang Xuan didn't intend to rely on himself alone.

In the original story, the secret realms are basically resource packs prepared for the protagonist.

Although my senior sister's cultivation level has declined, her extraordinary luck remains.

You need to be prepared for both possibilities.

It's basic that he gets in on his own, but it would be best if his senior sister could also get in and help him advance.

Being a kept man isn't shameful.

The key is to know how to eat, and to eat with gusto, because a man can't be poor no matter how much he sells himself.

As for how to get Ning Qian in.

It's simple, just grab one spot.

Anyway, the secret realm token is just an identity certificate, and it's not bound to the soul.

Find an unlucky guy with a token, knock him out, and take the token.

If handled properly, the risks are manageable.

As he was thinking, he had already left the restricted area of ​​the main peak and arrived at the place where he had separated from Ning Qian and was waiting.

......

out of the hall.

Fang Xuan spotted the slender white figure at a glance.

Ning Qian was standing under an ancient pine tree, looking towards the main peak. Her profile looked particularly thin in the rising mountain wind.

Hearing footsteps, she turned her head to look.

She frowned and quickly walked forward, asking nothing, and first grabbed his sleeve somewhat anxiously.

Then she began to look him up and down, even gently pulling open his collar to examine his neck, and then rolling up his sleeves to check his arms.

As she carefully examined the hand, Fang Xuan reached out and grasped her slightly cool, slender hand, taking it into his own.

Ning Qian's body visibly stiffened.

However, it immediately became well-behaved and quiet.

She snapped out of her daze and tried to steer the conversation back to hide her panic, but her voice was softer than usual.

"As for Lu Qingsong..."

"Let's talk about it when we get back." Fang Xuan took her hand and naturally turned to walk towards Sword Peak.

"Mmm." Ning Qian pursed her lips, letting him lead her by the side.

.......

Back in the small courtyard in Jianfeng Valley, I closed the bamboo door.

Fang Xuan briefly recounted the process of Lu Qingsong's summons and the latter's attempt to win him over.

He also subtly mentioned his plan to use someone else's strength against them and then turn the tables.

Upon hearing this, Ning Qian immediately frowned, her usually cold face now filled with seriousness: "No, this is too risky. Lu Qingsong is far superior to Shen Chen."

Fang Xuan simply smiled, intending to ease the atmosphere.

"There's not much time left, senior sister. I promised to take you with me."

Ning Qian was still stunned when she heard this.

She suddenly felt her face getting hot again, and hurriedly looked away, gently covering her lips with her fist, and pretending to clear her throat.

She turned slightly to the side, her voice trembling slightly: "I...I'll go cook."

After saying that, he walked towards the kitchen.

.......

She understood her junior brother less and less.

He seemed to know everything—Shen Chen's schemes, Lu Qingsong's intentions.

But he was only seventeen years old, and had only been a disciple for a little over two months...

Walking to the stove, Ning Qian absentmindedly started a fire.

My junior seems to really like steamed buns. She tried making them before, but she could never get the dough to rise properly. They always came out hard and not fluffy at all.

hateful......

.......

Meanwhile, on the other side of Sword Peak, in Shen Chen's private meditation room.

The atmosphere was frozen solid.

A trusted subordinate was bowing and reporting the news from the main peak.

"...The sect leader summoned Fang Xuan and spoke privately with him for nearly a quarter of an hour in the lakeside pavilion in the back hall of Qingyun. During this time, there seemed to be fluctuations in spiritual energy, but they quickly subsided."

Shen Chen sat upright on the futon, his face hidden in the shadows, making it impossible to see his expression.

He hadn't expected that Fang Xuan's talent and temperament would be so exceptional.

Even that old fox Lu Qingsong personally stepped in, eagerly extending an olive branch.

In this way, wouldn't all of his previous methods of framing and ostracizing ordinary geniuses become a joke and childish games in Lu Qingsong's eyes?

More importantly, he hasn't yet obtained Ning Qian's blood for Shen Qingqing.

Shen Qingqing's body was increasingly rejecting the spiritual bone and urgently needed Ning Qian's essence blood to soothe it.

As Shen Qingqing is an indispensable vessel for his cultivation of secret techniques, she is of utmost importance to him and must not be lost.

The situation seems to be turning against him.

Once Lu Qingsong truly values ​​and begins to protect Fang Xuan, he will find it difficult to do anything to Fang Xuan, or even to use Fang Xuan to control Ning Qian.

Can't wait any longer.

This must be done before Fang Xuan and Lu Qingsong come into contact with Ri Shen...

Shen Chen raised his head and looked at his trusted confidant.

"Kill him."

"anyway."

.......