"Alright, just teasing you." Lu Jin'an raised his hand, pinching her chin: "I, the Saint Heir, never truly get angry with women... especially not fox spirits like you?"

Yun Duo quietly breathed a sigh of relief, her smile blossoming once more as she quickly said, "Shall we play another game then?"

"No repeats, right?"

"Of course not~"

"Oh?" Lu Jin'an sat up slightly, urging, "Then quickly bring it forth."

"At your command~"

Yun Duo tugged Miao Tong along as they stepped aside, while at this moment, Qiu Qingtang, clad in a light gauzy dress, gracefully fell into his arms, leaning against him. She looked at his rosy cheeks, whispering into his ear: "I can't tell if Young Master Lu is truly acting or genuinely enamored~"

Lu Jin'an wrapped his arm around her slender waist, his smile fading slightly: "I have but one goal, but you, are you not at all afraid of my Master's rebuke?"

Qiu Qingtang chuckled softly, drawing circles on his chest with her delicate fingers: "I already told you, Saint Lu, don't even think about escaping from the gentle trap I've woven for you~"

"Hehe..."

"By the way, isn't Master Pei worried at all?" Qiu Qingtang stared into his eyes: "Why hasn't she come even once?"

Lu Jin'an glanced at her, speaking lightly: "I am the master of the house here."

Hearing this, Qiu Qingtang laughed lightly, "Indeed..."

"Young Master Lu, this time it's a picture guessing game, guess right and there's a reward~"

At this moment, Yun Duo and the others came over, smiling as they unfurled a painting.

Lu Jin'an raised his eyes to look: "Two doves fly in the sky, on the ground who killed the sheep? Is this a picture?"

"What else?" Yun Duo lightly bit her pink lips, her bright eyes sparkling: "Can Young Master Lu guess?"

"It's indeed a bit hard to guess." Lu Jin'an pretended to think with curiosity: "Let me think for a while, think a..."

Bam!

Before he finished speaking, a strong wind blasted the main door of the hall into powder, and with a loud bang, the atmosphere inside the hall suddenly went silent.

Under many eyes, instinctively looking toward the entrance, Yun Duo and the others shrinkingly looked toward Qiu Qingtang, who was nestled in Lu Jin'an's arms.

At the entrance, Pei Wanyu expressionlessly looked at the disheveled fox spirit and Lu Jin'an, his body emanating the scent of rouge, her phoenix eyes growing colder.

"Thinking? Want your Master to do the thinking for you, hmm?"

As the words fell, an overwhelming demon energy burst forth from her body, making all the other fox demons except Qiu Qingtang involuntarily kneel on the ground, not daring to even breathe heavily.

Qiu Qingtang narrowed her crystalline eyes slightly, tilting her head a bit towards Lu Jin'an, her expression meaningful, as if saying "show the attitude of the household master."

Lu Jin'an chuckled lightly, getting up while also placing the nestled Qiu Qingtang to the side, leisurely bowing toward Pei Wanyu: "Greetings, Master."

"Do you even acknowledge me as your Master?" Pei Wanyu sneered: "This morning, when the Sect Master sent someone to call you, you directly barred the door and said, 'I've done such a great job at the front lines, why can't I enjoy myself now', do you recognize the responsibilities of your Saint Heir title?!"

"Disciple... did I say something wrong?"

"You!" Pei Wanyu was instantly furious: "Now, come out with me immediately!"

"Tomorrow..."

"Right now!"

Pei Wanyu's voice lowered, but the entire Yun Meng Cliff began to tremble in that instant.

Lu Jin'an took a deep breath, then, fixing his attire, he stepped forward, not forgetting to wave back at Qiu Qingtang and the others: "I'll come back to pamper you all soon."

Qiu Qingtang chuckled as she curtsied: "Young Master Lu, take your time~"

Pei Wanyu gave the fox spirit a cold glance before turning to leave.

Lu Jin'an quickly followed in her footsteps, letting go of the scent of rouge on his body, and the carefree expression he had nurtured over time faded: "Master, is there some movement from the Dragon Clan?"

Pei Wanyu did not immediately answer but instead looked at him with slight surprise: "You've already reached Mid Divine Presence?"

Lu Jin'an smiled, nodding: "Knowing my path naturally allowed for a quick breakthrough, I've been quite busy." 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Saying this, he stretched lazily: "And I've learned quite a few new tricks along the way, Master, want to try them out?"

Pei Wanyu rolled her eyes at him: "So is your path the same as the statement you made at Two Realms Pass back then?"

"No." Lu Jin'an shook his head: "It hasn't been completely fulfilled yet."

"Oh? What do you mean?"

"That's a secret"

"Psh~" Pei Wanyu gave him a sidelong glance before returning to the main topic: "According to Mo Yun Pavilion, the Azure Dragon Clan might visit during your succession hall event. It seems after Zhu Tianqi's visit, the Azure Dragon Clan has made some compromise."

"What about the Fox Clan?" Lu Jin'an inquired.

"The Qiu Family is still in the process of annexing the other factions of the Fox Clan." Pei Wanyu replied, "Yu Yunzhou remains indifferent..."

After a pause, she curiously asked: "Does your partnership with Qiu Qingtang really matter even if it didn't exist? After all, your strength is growing fast, why bother with this trouble?"

"Disciple wants to catch everything in one go." Lu Jin'an turned to look into Pei Wanyu's eyes: "Targeting one at a time is too troublesome."

"Is there a difference?"

"Yes." Lu Jin'an looked at the vast sky dome: "I have a hunch... we need to accelerate our plans either way."

"Alright, just don't actually fall into their trap."

"Heh... if everyone were as breathtakingly beautiful as you, Master, I might actually be tempted."

"You sweet talker~" Pei Wanyu pinched his arm, "In any case, don't forget what you need to do."

"Disciple understands."

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