Let me explain, it's not what you think.

"That's right, senior brother. We've been searching through the righteous alliance these past few days, why didn't we think to ask the demonic sect? Maybe this isn't a secret to them!"

Lin Tian also clapped his hands.

"No, I can't wait any longer. I'm issuing the bounty now. My Wang family can afford the price!"

As Wang Feng spoke, he walked out without looking back.

"That damned fiend, don't let me find out who he is, or I'll tear him to pieces!!"

……

Lin Tian and Lu Chen were speechless.

Then, Lin Tian saw Mei Ji.

"Hey senior brother, isn't Meiji a ready-made core member of the Demonic Sect? Why don't we just let her ask her about this?"

"yes……"

Meiji drawled out the last syllable, her gaze sweeping over Lu Chen almost imperceptibly, causing the latter's heart to skip a beat.

"My sect doesn't know either, otherwise I wouldn't have asked you, Lin Lang."

"Too."

Hearing Mei Ji's reply, Lin Tian sat down again.

"I'll go help Senior Brother Wang. Senior Brother Lin, you can talk to your wife."

Feeling uneasy under Mei Ji's meaningful gaze, Lu Chen decided to find an excuse to leave.

"No, little brother Lu Chen, this is our first meeting. Your sister-in-law should at least give you a small gift, shouldn't she?"

Mei Ji stopped Lu Chen with a smile.

"Ahem, no need, no need. Senior Brother Lin and Sister-in-law Zhuang Jingbai have already given me treasures to add to my entries, so you don't need to give me any more."

Upon hearing this, Lin Tian's back was instantly soaked with cold sweat.

Zhuang Jingbai and Meiji are both extremely jealous people. Lu Chen mentioning Zhuang Jingbai is like he wants him dead!

He asked himself if he had treated Lu Chen well, but how could his 37-degree mouth utter such cold words?

Little did they know, this was something Lu Chen had done on purpose.

Having read the original text, he naturally knew the female lead's personality. In fact, in the early stages, the female lead in the book was crazy, engaging in open and covert struggles and even fighting, which gave Lin Tian a headache, yet he was helpless to do anything about it.

Their bickering could even continue into the later stages of the book, until the protagonist Lin Tian reached the pinnacle of cultivation and inexplicably exuded an aura of dominance, which finally stopped the female protagonists from arguing.

In short, the book fell apart in the later stages, and the logic was poorly executed at the end.

But that's enough. Lu Chen is drawn to the female lead's personality; she'll let him go and then punish Lin Tian.

As expected, upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Mei Ji's smile vanished instantly, and she glared coldly at Lin Tian.

But she still didn't let Lu Chen leave.

She naturally saw through Lu Chen's little trick; his skills were pathetic. He shouldn't even try to outsmart her, this witch.

"Since Sister Jingbai has given you such good things, I, as her sister-in-law, can't be left out!"

As Mei Ji spoke, she reached out her jewel-like hand and grasped Lu Chen's hand.

Lu Chen's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously tried to pull his hand away, but Mei Ji's fingertips were already pressed against him.

Her fingers were icy cold, yet soft and boneless, like a snake coiling around your wrist, slow and gentle, yet impossible to break free from.

The next moment, he felt a dense surge of demonic energy emanating from her fingertips and spreading along the back of his hand.

The demonic energy was neither fierce nor malevolent; instead, it carried a hint of coolness, like mint seeping into the skin, traveling along the meridians, and finally gathering beneath the skin on the back of the hand.

The stinging sensation was fleeting.

Lu Chen looked down and saw a dark purple line appear on the back of his right hand.

The patterns were winding and twisting, like a flower bud about to bloom, gleaming faintly in the moonlight.

Eerie, beautiful, with an indescribable allure.

"This is..." Lu Chen was stunned.

"A magic rune space, huh?" Meiji released her grip, looking at him with a smile, a hint of arrogance in her eyes.

"My ability allows me to create a space within a person's body. By nurturing it with your own spiritual energy, it will grow larger and larger, making it far more useful than any storage ring or storage bag."

She stretched out her hand, and there was a similar line on the back of her hand, much larger than Lu Chen's, with a more intricate pattern, like a blooming flower.

"Look, this is mine. I've raised it for five years, and it can hold a small mountain."

Lin Tian also came over and patted Lu Chen on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, this magic rune your sister-in-law gave you is really useful. I've hidden a lot of money away, and your sister-in-law Zhuang Jingbai has no idea!"

Lu Chen: "..."

"Why 'younger sister-in-law'?"

"Hahaha, because Meiji isn't even as old as you! Hahaha!" Lin Tian couldn't stop laughing.

"And she still calls me her brother!" Lu Chen blushed.

"Hehehe, little brother Lu Chen, no matter what, I'm still your sister-in-law, why can't I call you little brother?"

Mei Ji smiled and tapped the magic rune on the back of Lu Chen's hand before returning to her seat.

Lu Chen looked down at the demonic rune on the back of his hand and tried to probe it with a wisp of spiritual energy.

The patterns glowed slightly, and he sensed that it was an empty space inside, not large, about the size of a room, but definitely much larger than his storage bag.

More importantly, it will grow.

"Thank you very much, Sister-in-law Meiji." Lu Chen sincerely thanked her and then stood up.

"I should go help Senior Brother Wang now. You two continue chatting."

He lifted his foot to leave, when he heard Meiji's leisurely voice behind him.

"By the way, Lin Lang, I think I have a senior sister who used to work at the Hehuan Sect."

Lu Chen stopped in his tracks.

"She has been in the Hehuan Sect for many years and knows the people and things there very well."

Meiji picked up her teacup, took a slow sip, and said in a light voice, "Perhaps... we'll find out the identity of that so-called demon."

Lu Chen stood there, cold sweat pouring down his back.

He slowly turned around and met Meiji's eyes, which seemed to be smiling but weren't.

In those eyes, there was mockery, scrutiny, and a hint of...understanding.

"So, little brother Lu Chen..."

She put down her teacup, rested her chin on her hand, and looked at him, the corners of her mouth curving into a hook. "Why don't you sit down and have a good chat with your sister-in-law?"

Lu Chen obediently sat back down.

Lin Tian, ​​watching from the side, was completely bewildered: "Junior brother, weren't you going to help Senior Brother Wang?"

"Senior brother, didn't you hear what my sister-in-law said? The clue is with her senior sister!"

"That's true, but Meiji, why didn't you call Senior Brother Wang over? He's so anxious!"

"I only just remembered!"

Mei Ji and Lu Chen looked at each other, one smiling and the other trying to appear calm.

"Lin Lang, go and call your Senior Brother Wang over. Don't let him do anything foolish."

"Hmm, I'm also quite curious about what that demon looks like, that made so many senior and junior sisters from the righteous path take such a risk! Junior brother, why don't you stay with your sister-in-law for a while!"

After Lin Tian finished speaking, he walked out of the restaurant.

"……good."

Lin Tian is gone.

Only two people remain here.

"What would you like to talk about, sister-in-law?"

"No rush."

Meiji rested her chin on her hand, tilted her head, and looked at Lu Chen with her gaze moving from top to bottom and then from bottom to top, as if she were examining something interesting.

"The defector from the Hehuan Sect... possesses the Five Elements Spiritual Roots, can strike with deadly accuracy, and is also incredibly handsome."

She reached out and gently touched the back of Lu Chen's hand with her fingertips; the demonic rune there glowed slightly.

"Isn't that a coincidence?"

Lu Chen looked into her eyes, and his heart sank to the bottom.

This woman seems to know everything.