Brother, how come you're a witch?

The warehouse door was kicked open.

Several team members, armed with longswords, rushed in with wary expressions.

The thief, whose wrist was held by Su Yan and pressed against the wall, suddenly began to struggle violently. After breaking free from Su Yan's grasp, he did not immediately run away. Instead, he let out a small cry of surprise and crashed into Su Yan's arms, curling up into a ball.

A cool, refreshing fragrance rushed into Su Yan's nostrils without warning, and together with the head of the girl in his arms, it struck his heart heavily.

It is Liu Baishuang.

Su Yan could be completely certain.

That night on Little Bamboo Peak, he brushed past Liu Baishuang. She caught a whiff of the lingering fragrance of his new clothes, and he also remembered the faint scent in the little demoness's hair.

How sophisticated must an illusion be to mimic even this fragrance? At least a low-level illusion that he could easily see through could not do it.

This is a real little enchantress.

But what's she doing here? And why is she suddenly so close to me? Last time we parted, we were just keeping to ourselves.

"you......"

Su Yan forced himself to remain calm. He had cultivated for a thousand years, but he had rarely encountered a situation more baffling than this.

"Don't let them see me."

Liu Baishuang gripped the fabric covering Su Yan's chest tightly, her voice soft and anxious, tinged with a hint of pleading:

"I ran away secretly."

She really did sneak out.

Xu Qinglan has been keeping a close eye on her lately, focusing on both her cultivation and preventing her from falling in love too early. He doesn't allow Liu Baishuang to go out casually, which is also a kind of retribution for her being addicted to chatting on Feixin every day for the past two months.

Su Yan understood. He didn't ask any further questions, but instead adjusted his posture so that his body could better block Liu Baishuang.

"Team leader?"

"What...are you doing?"

The team members stood at the door. The warehouse was dimly lit, and without using their divine sense, they could only see Su Yan's blurry back as he stood motionless at the very back of the warehouse.

"fine."

Su Yan had his back to everyone, and spoke in a calm tone:

"My leg is cramping, I'll stand for a while."

"We just heard a really loud noise."

"It was because I was in so much pain that I hit the wall."

"And then there was a gasp of surprise."

"It was me who called it that."

"But it sounds like a woman's voice?" the team member asked suspiciously.

"I don't know, my voice is very beautiful."

Su Yan poked Liu Baishuang in his arms with his finger, and the latter immediately understood, letting out another low "ah":

"what!"

"What is it now?" The team members all raised their swords warily.

"His other leg also cramped."

"..."

The group members' lips trembled.

However, that "ah" just now was more real than the exclamation heard outside; it really sounded like a man's high-pitched voice.

But it's still strange...

The group members exchanged glances, and the bravest of them sheathed his sword and prepared to go inside:

"Team leader, let me help you. Actually, leg cramps are easy to treat. Just use your spiritual energy to rush to a few acupoints."

"slow!"

Su Yan spoke up, stopping the man, and said seriously:

"This is a restricted area; entry and exit are not permitted without permission. If you come in now, and any discrepancies are found during inventory checks within the next week, both you and I will be under serious suspicion and may be held liable for compensation. Are you prepared for this?"

"this......"

The person's foot, which was halfway raised, froze in mid-air, and after a moment, it silently retracted.

Su Yan knew that targeting the sword cultivator's wallet was the right thing to do, so he continued with a smile:

"But today's goods are fine, and the revenue is positive. Everyone did a good job. Let's go find Ye Jingqiu to get some spirit stones to buy some wine."

Upon hearing that they were going to buy wine, the group members became excited. Ping Si and the others treated one spirit stone as three flowers, and they bought wine from mortals. It had been a long time since they had tasted the immortal wine of cultivators.

At this point, they didn't care whether there was anything unusual in the warehouse. Anyway, Su Yan wouldn't do anything to harm Liu Liu, so they all agreed and squeezed into the shop through the back door.

The warehouse fell silent immediately.

Su Yan and Liu Baishuang in his arms both breathed a sigh of relief.

The air they exhaled rippled in the extremely close distance, and they both felt each other's breath blowing over their foreheads or necks. They both froze for a moment and quickly separated.

"Su, Su Yan..."

"Senior Sister Liu."

Neither of them dared to look at the other, yet they spoke at the same time, each interrupting the other.

They paused for a moment, then smiled helplessly before turning to look into each other's eyes.

"Can I ask my senior for an explanation?"

Su Yan cupped his hands in a polite and proper manner, but in reality, he was a little uneasy.

Firstly, he was a bit traumatized by the image of the world-destroying demoness who had slaughtered immortals and caused rivers of blood in his memory, and felt that hugging her like that would shorten his lifespan.

Secondly, he was afraid that the little vixen would be overwhelmed by his hug and her affection level would drop. Even though Liu Baishuang had taken the initiative to rush in, and even though Su Yan had covered for her... little girls don't always listen to reason.

"I......"

Liu Baishuang's eyes darted around slightly, her gaze shifting away before quickly returning:

"I snuck out to have some fun."

"Going out to play?" Su Yan was taken aback.

"Yes, Master said I have a good chance of forming my core this year, and told me to focus on my cultivation and not to run around. After I reported the matter of the demons on Xiaozhu Peak, she was even more worried about my safety and put me under house arrest."

Liu Baishuang licked her lips, and words that were half true and half false came out of her mouth:

"Cultivating every day is so boring. Tonight, she happened to have a last-minute meeting at the main peak, so I sneaked out."

Meritocracy is harmful... Su Yan sighed inwardly.

Many talented cultivators have had similar experiences, often leaving behind certain traumas. Some even become extreme, and when they leave their sects to go out and train, they are more likely to die suddenly in the struggle for opportunities or have their Dao heart shattered.

Liu Baishuang is only eighteen years old. She should focus on cultivation, but she should also go out and have fun more often.

"Don't tell anyone that I saw you."

Liu Baishuang took half a step forward and continued:

"Otherwise, if word gets to my master's ears, I'll definitely get a beating on the palms with a bamboo stick and be forced to face the wall in the secret chamber in the back mountain for seven days."

"Of course not."

Su Bai waved his hand, understanding why Liu Baishuang had been so frightened that she had burrowed into his arms earlier, but...

"Senior Sister Liu, what brings you to this warehouse?"

"Well."

Liu Baishuang looked away, somewhat embarrassed.

Because she wasn't out having fun at all; she was angered by Su Yan's message and came out to cause trouble.

If Su Yan gets the Foundation Establishment Pill through Liu Liu, what will happen to her Foundation Establishment Pill? She's waiting to be a timely help and a good child.

So, relying on her understanding of Su Yan's spiritual strength after the battle at Xiaozhu Peak, she figured he was currently weak and wouldn't be able to fully open his spiritual sense. So, she used stealth to come to the warehouse, intending to tamper with the things Liu Liu was recycling.

Although doing this is very unethical.

But she's a demoness! Isn't it natural for a demoness to do bad things?

Unexpectedly, Su Yan caught him red-handed.

"I... I used to sneak out to play, and this is how I got here. My disguise magic isn't very good, and I'm afraid of running into elders or senior brothers and sisters and being recognized if I take the main road."

After hesitating for a moment, Liu Baishuang, who was very skilled at lying, quickly came up with an excuse:

"This is the most secluded road leading to the market. There's usually no one here. I don't know when they built this house. I was curious, so I... came in to take a look."