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

"Aren't you curious how I know?" Mei Ji asked with a smile, seemingly noticing the doubt in Lu Chen's eyes.

"Please answer this, sister-in-law!"

"Actually, I wasn't interested in these things at first, but then this matter became a big deal in your Righteous Path Alliance and became known to everyone, so I had no choice but to investigate."

"I never expected that my little investigation would uncover such a wonderful younger brother like you!"

"How many people know about my story?"

"Well... actually, not many people know, only the core members of our Demonic Sect know! But I'm not good with words, what if I drink too much with the sisters one day..."

"You!!!!" Lu Chen panicked.

"Don't rush me." Meiji withdrew her fingers and looked at him with a smile.

"I didn't say I was going to tell anyone. But... Lu Chen, tell me, how are you going to bribe me?"

Lu Chen was taken aback.

Bribe? What could he offer? Spirit stones? The core disciples of the Demonic Sect don't lack that.

Magic treasures? What good things could a Foundation Establishment cultivator possibly have?

He opened his mouth, but for a moment he couldn't think of anything he could give.

"I……"

Meiji smiled slightly as she looked at his dazed expression. Under the table, a small foot slipped out of an embroidered shoe and quietly reached out.

Lu Chen was racking his brains trying to think of something he could offer when he suddenly felt something touch his calf.

He looked down.

A small jade pendant was stepping on his calf.

He looked up and met Mei Ji's eyes, which seemed to be smiling but not smiling.

"I'm still very concerned about news about Zhuang Jingbai."

Her voice was light and airy, as if it were drifting from a great distance, and her toes slowly rubbed up his calf.

"Brother Lu Chen, you didn't want this either..."

"I agree!"

Lu Chen practically shouted it out.

He made his choice in zero seconds.

It's even faster than zero seconds.

Meiji stopped. She stared blankly at Lu Chen, blinked, then blinked again.

Then she laughed.

"Hahaha... Brother Lu Chen, you're truly a remarkable person..."

"I thought I'd have to waste my breath, but you just..."

Meiji was still somewhat unsatisfied.

Because she found it very interesting.

Lu Chen has actually stirred up quite a storm in both the righteous and demonic paths recently.

Not only righteous people, but even those in the demonic path have used his...

Those unaware of the truth have even demonized him, claiming that any woman will become pregnant if he touches her...

Yet this very person, trampled under her feet, dared not utter a word of anger, which gave her a great sense of satisfaction.

Furthermore, he also has to work hard for himself!

"I wonder what Zhuang Jingbai's expression would be if she knew that you so readily sold her out."

Lu Chen remained expressionless: "She won't know."

Now, Zhuang Jingbai is only thinking about herself and has no intention of competing with this Meiji anymore.

"that."

"What's wrong, little brother Lu Chen?"

"The friend you just mentioned... is it yourself?"

Meiji stared at him for three seconds, then smiled.

"You," she said, tapping his forehead with her finger.

"He looks honest, but he's more cunning than anyone else. I'm not the kind of person who makes friends out of thin air."

"Don't worry about my senior sister, I'll just tell her. But she'll be here in a bit, so don't give anything away!"

Lu Chen was numb.

If he had known that coming here would end like this, he would have preferred to be sucked dry by the demons in his cave rather than come here at all!

When Lin Tian and Wang Feng returned, Lu Chen was sitting upright, looking quite passive.

Meiji, on the other hand, was leisurely, sipping tea with her chin resting on her hand, looking extremely cute.

"Lu Chen, these are all our own people. Although she's from the Demonic Sect, you don't need to be so formal! Mei Ji, you too, my brother here is timid, don't play pranks on him!"

"..."

"Now that I've brought Senior Brother Wang here, where's your Senior Sister?"

"What's the rush?" Meiji rolled her eyes at him.

"I said I'd come, and I will. Sit down and wait."

The four people sat there, each lost in their own thoughts.

About half an hour later, Meiji suddenly put down her teacup.

"They're here."

The three of them looked up at the same time.

A streak of light appeared on the horizon, moving at incredible speed, and arrived in the blink of an eye. The light dissipated, revealing a human figure.

She wore a black dress, her long hair cascading down her back, and her cold, beautiful features made her look like someone who had stepped out of a painting.

Furthermore, her facial features were so exquisite that there was not a single flaw, except that her eyes were too sharp, which affected the overall beauty.

Meiji stood up and greeted him with a smile.

"Senior sister, you've finally arrived."

The woman in the black dress at the head of the group glanced at her, her face expressionless.

"You texted me saying something was up, what is it?"

"Something's up, something's up." Meiji took her arm and led her inside.

"Come, come, sit down and let's talk."

After giving a brief introduction to everyone, Meiji began to get down to business.

"So, you want to know who that sorcerer really is?"

The woman in the black dress asked casually, her gaze sweeping over the three faces.

It paused for a moment as it passed Lu Chen.

It was so short that almost no one noticed it, but Lu did.

"Yes, Miss Lin Xi, you know my situation. As long as you can tell me who that sorcerer is, you can name your reward!"

"Hmph, your Daoist partner is fine, but the reason you've developed into this state is entirely your own doing. You should hate yourself even more!"

"Furthermore, when I went to the Hehuan Sect, that person had already defected, and I didn't know him."

"..."

"Sigh!" Wang Feng slammed his fist on the wooden table and left.

Seeing Wang Feng leave, Lu Chen quickly got up to chase after him, and this time Mei Ji did not choose to stop him.

She has achieved her goal; nothing else matters.

"If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now." Lin Xi looked at Lin Tian and Mei Ji, and also prepared to get up and say goodbye.

"Hey, hey, don't go, senior sister! I still have something to discuss with you!" Meiji quickly got up and stopped her.

He then pulled her into a secret room in the brothel, leaving Lin Tian alone.

Lin Tian: "??!"

……

Chamber of Secrets.

"What's all this secrecy about? Can't Lin Tian hear anything?"

"Senior sister, I have a plan—a plan by Master to prevent us from finding Daoist partners!"

"Um?"

Lin Xi's sharp eyes instantly cleared.

That's right, she also has someone she loves, her childhood sweetheart, a genius boy with a top-grade fire spirit root, who has reached the Foundation Establishment stage in just a few years of cultivation!

One day, however, his cultivation level inexplicably began to decline, and he could no longer cultivate, becoming a notorious good-for-nothing in the Great Li Empire.

She was heartbroken upon hearing the news and wanted to go back to comfort him, but her master stopped her and forbade her to return.

This is because she and Meiji are core disciples of the White Lotus Sect, whose lifelong goal is to rebel against the Great Li Empire. Due to their sensitive identities, they are not allowed to marry outside the sect.

If they were to marry, they could only marry someone from the White Lotus Sect. This made the two women, who both had someone they liked, unhappy, and thus, this scene in the secret room came about.