CHAPTER 601: CHAPTER 258 OFFERING HELP WHEN UNNEEDED_2

Lu Jin’an looked at the intelligence on the table and suddenly recalled the memories he had extracted from Chu Jinghai’s mind.

At the grand celebration of the Sect Master’s twenty thousandth birthday, Chu Jinghai was the most successful ’fragment’ so far.

This ’fragment’ doesn’t just refer to the Possessor, but also holds other deeper meanings.

However, Lu Jin’an didn’t find much useful information, only that there would be a transformation state.

At the Sect Master’s birthday banquet, Lu Jin’an was unable to kill Chu Jinghai immediately, and the reason was that Chu Jinghai used this ’Transformation Technique’ to relocate all the crucial nerves around his neck.

At that time, a dense blood-black Demon Energy also erupted from within Chu Jinghai, leading to his Transformation.

Are the demons in the Capturing Stone the same kind of ’fragments’ as Chu Jinghai?

If so, are they more successful ’fragments’ than Chu Jinghai, or are they about the same?

Lu Jin’an’s gaze returned to the images in the Capturing Stone; those armored demon beasts seemed to have less recovery power than Chu Jinghai after being injured.

"Is the direction of the Transformation Technique different?"

Lu Jin’an picked up the intelligence sent back from the front lines again, and there was no identity information of those demon beasts in the intelligence, but there were speculations about their identity after the battles.

However, among these speculations, apart from a few fox demons from Qingqiu, there are no other top-tier demon beasts present.

Lu Jin’an leaned back in his chair, pondering, when Zhu Nanzhi came in with a bowl of meat porridge: "Husband, are you not planning to sleep yet?"

"No rush." Lu Jin’an replied, looking at Zhu Nanzhi who had just finished bathing: "You don’t need to be so busy, you should rest early."

"I don’t feel busy." Zhu Nanzhi placed the freshly cooked porridge on the table in front of him and said softly: "Husband needs to go to the Two Realms Pass tomorrow, so you should rest well."

Saying this, she came behind him and gently massaged his shoulders.

Even without much physical contact, Lu Jin’an could still feel her gentle warmth occasionally touching the back of his head.

Lu Jin’an took a spoonful of the meat porridge, thought for a moment, and asked: "The intelligence says that the batch of Disciples from the Lin Yuan Sword Sect were captured because they pursued the enemy too deeply under the elder’s leadership. What do you think?"

Zhu Nanzhi looked down at him: "Are you suspicious that there’s an insider in the Lin Yuan Sword Sect, husband?"

"Not suspicious," Lu Jin’an said while drinking, "but certain, there is definitely an insider among them."

"Are you now worried about the internal attitudes of the Lin Yuan Sword Sect, husband?"

Lu Jin’an shook his head: "I don’t have the ability to solve the issues of the Lin Yuan Sword Sect. Whether Ji Xiao is an insider is not important. I’m curious about what approach the Demon Clan will take after naming me."

"They’ll just make a move," Zhu Nanzhi glanced out the window, saying disdainfully, "they overestimate themselves."

"If only it were that simple."

Lu Jin’an closed the Capturing Stone: "Forget it, let’s not think about this for now, we’ll know the rest tomorrow."

With that, he drank the remaining porridge in one go.

"Husband, are you preparing to rest?" Zhu Nanzhi leaned against his back: "Do you want me to call Senior Mu in?"

"That’s not like you."

Lu Jin’an smiled at Zhu Nanzhi, knowing that if Senior Sister came in now, Nanzhi would definitely be happy to accompany him along with her, but the chances of her bringing it up herself were quite low.

"I just think husband should spend more time with Qingyue, so she doesn’t hold onto those strange thoughts."

Nanzhi had her own agenda.

Lu Jin’an silently thought to himself, she herself is similar to Senior Sister, would she believe that spending more time together would change someone’s personality?

"Aren’t you going too?" Lu Jin’an asked back.

"Master called me tonight to accompany her."

?

Listening to Zhu Nanzhi’s voice, Lu Jin’an was speechless; Aunt Ruo sought excitement at Master’s place last night, and wants to do it in front of Nanzhi tonight, too?

Aunt Ruo has already ’empathized’ with Senior Sister, where does she find the confidence to not reveal herself during the ’empathy’ process?

Truly daring.

"You don’t need to see Aunt Ruo, won’t sleeping here tonight be fine?"

"I’ll go see Master first, and come back later, okay?"

Zhu Nanzhi said coyly, thinking to herself that she couldn’t agree to her husband tonight, she must find evidence that Master might empathize.

To this end, she deliberately said that Master asked for her.

If she took the initiative to find Master and something really happened between her husband and Master in the Qinglian Secret Realm, wouldn’t she possibly expose herself first?

"Alright." Lu Jin’an responded, as Zhu Nanzhi immediately patted his shoulder gently: "Then I will go call Qingyue first."

Saying so, she casually picked up the bowl and spoon and walked out.

Lu Jin’an watched her departing figure and, after a moment of thought, also left Fuyao Inn.

Walking out of the courtyard gate, he saw a fox with fluffy pink fur.

"Again waiting to see if there’s an opportunity to peep, huh?"

Lu Jin’an leaned against the gate, just about to continue speaking when the little fox walked over and transformed into Qiu Qingtang.

"If I were really peeping, would you have discovered me?" Qiu Qingtang extended a hand, offering a Jade Scroll.

Lu Jin’an didn’t take it immediately: "What is this?"

"Chebei Demon Saint’s camp at the front line is now under his command." Qiu Qingtang looked at Lu Jin’an: "Xiong Gao, the Golden Lion."

"You found this out in an afternoon?" Lu Jin’an was slightly surprised: "You can contact Qingqiu that quickly?"

"That’s not important." Qiu Qingtang smiled slightly: "You need this kind of intelligence now, don’t you?"

Lu Jin’an stared into Qiu Qingtang’s pink eyes: "What do you want?"

"What I want...," Qiu Qingtang clasped her hands behind her back and took two steps closer to Lu Jin’an: "I heard Wandao Sect’s Artifact Hall has a Lin Chuan Tingxue Fan from Qingqiu, right?"

Lu Jin’an knew about that fan because it’s an Immortal Artifact that lost its spirit.

"You want this?"

"Yes." Qiu Qingtang nodded: "It originally belonged to my clan. Of course, it was your skill to take it, but since it’s a matter of objects, it can be exchanged, right?"

Lu Jin’an looked at the Jade Scroll she was holding, not speaking immediately.

"You urgently need this information, while I don’t urgently need the Lin Chuan Tingxue Fan. Does Young Master Lu find this Jade Scroll insufficient?" Qiu Qingtang chuckled: "It’s so dangerous at the Two Realms Pass; just going there carries the risk of falling. Are you sure you still want to hesitate, Young Master Lu?

Or, does Young Master Lu lack the authority to decide?"

"I’m just wondering what you’re planning," Lu Jin’an took the Jade Scroll from behind him: "After all, coming with good intent without cause is either treacherous or thieving."

"Let’s assume it’s like that."

Qiu Qingtang waved her hand and turned to leave.

Lu Jin’an watched her tail swaying gently as she walked. Did this fox take the wrong medicine?

Is there a time when she’s this serious?

He glanced at the Jade Scroll in his hand and said: "Tomorrow, I’ll have that fan sent to you."

"Thank you, Saint Lu."

Qiu Qingtang’s steps seemed a bit more cheerful as she arrived at Mu Qingyue’s residence.

"Huh, you haven’t gone to find Young Master Lu?" Qiu Qingtang looked at Mu Qingyue coming out of the courtyard gate: "Not so eager?"

"Are you pushing me?"

"I’m creating opportunities for you." Qiu Qingtang smiled as she looked at Mu Qingyue: "Isn’t teasing him while he’s busy more likely to provoke his ’discipline’?"

"Busy with what?"

"The matter of going to the Two Realms Pass tomorrow."

"Then I won’t go." Mu Qingyue walked back inside: "I’m not a fool."

’Neither am I.’

Qiu Qingtang looked at Mu Qingyue’s smooth silver-white hair; my goal isn’t to make you go there...

After all, everyone likes an endearing pup, not a noisy one.

"Did you give him the intelligence?" Mu Qingyue asked faintly as she was about to enter the door.

Qiu Qingtang smiled: "A trade."

"What trade?"

"An Immortal Artifact."

Mu Qingyue paused for a second and asked: "Not a strange artifact, right?"

"Lin Chuan Tingxue Fan."

Mu Qingyue looked at Qiu Qingtang, wondering if the Master wouldn’t trade something lewd?

Either treacherous or thieving?

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Author: Catching up on side stories these two days.