Let Me Explain, Fairy-Chapter 65 - Sixty-Two Persuasion

65: Chapter Sixty-Two: Persuasion

65 -Sixty-Two: Persuasion

Due to the curtains being drawn across the windows, the entire room appeared somewhat dim.

Wafts of food aroma gently drifted out from the gap under the door.

Three meat dishes, one vegetable, and a soup—the heavenly delicacies crafted by the head chef of the Jingjiang Xu Residence.

The black silk blindfold that had covered Su Jinxuan’s eyes had already been removed, her charming peach blossom eyes cast low as she sat beside the wooden table in the side room, delicately picking at the food with bamboo chopsticks.

Xu Yuan had sipped from the Spiritual Spring during his cultivation yesterday, and wasn’t hungry yet, so he sat quietly to one side with an amused expression, waiting for her.

Su Jinxuan’s movements were gentle, like a lady of a noble household, chewing slowly and deliberately, yet her expression while eating was resolute.

As if she were having a final meal before execution.

Ever since he had brought her to his side room, this Enchantress Demoness had maintained a look as though she were prepared to meet her death with dignity.

He guessed that this woman probably intended to remain tight-lipped to the end, not revealing a single piece of information.

Looking at her expression now, she had most likely steeled herself for being thrown into that secret chamber.

But this wasn’t unexpected for Xu Yuan.

If one’s most esteemed benefactor could be betrayed so trivially, then Su Jinxuan certainly didn’t deserve to be one of Cang Yuan’s female leads.

The side room was silent except for the occasional soft clink of bamboo chopsticks touching the porcelain bowl.

After slowly and thoroughly finishing her meal, Su Jinxuan set down the chopsticks and glanced around.

Xu Yuan casually retrieved a black brocade handkerchief from the Sumeru Ring and tossed it to her:

“Here you go, no need to return it.”

“…”

Su Jinxuan didn’t catch it.

The black brocade handkerchief floated gently down, landing on her thighs wrapped in semi-transparent white silk stockings.

Xu Yuan said with a neutral smile:

“Don’t worry, I haven’t used it.”

“…”

Only after hearing this did Su Jinxuan silently pick up the modest-sized black brocade handkerchief from her thigh.

She had a proper demeanor, and began using the handkerchief to carefully dab at the corners of her mouth when suddenly:

“Ah, my mistake, I seem to have used this black one.”

“…” Su Jinxuan.

After a two-second stare,

seeing her chest heave with indignation, Xu Yuan chuckled:

“Don’t look at me like that, it was just a joke.

I haven’t had a proper meal these days.”

That was the truth.

With something like the Spiritual Spring, akin to a Fasting Pill, one could stay indoors and cultivate for twenty-four hours without even the need to relieve oneself.

These past days, Su Jinxuan had been ‘fed’ with this Spiritual Spring as well.

Su Jinxuan took the black handkerchief away from her lips and held it tightly on her lap:

“Xu Changtian, do you find it amusing to toy with me?”

“If it weren’t amusing, why would I toy with you?”

“…..”

For a moment, Su Jinxuan felt an urge to rush forward and fight Xu Changtian to the death.

But as this impulse just started to surge,

Xu Yuan gently tapped the wooden table in front of him, smiling with curved eyes:

“Of course, if I didn’t have use for you, I’d actually prefer to just kill you rather than toy with you.”

A look that suggested direction, the domineering Xu Changge.

A tone that suggested guidance, the Grandmaster Zhou who kills without batting an eye.

“…..”

Panic flitted through Su Jinxuan’s eyes, but it was swiftly replaced by a cold sneer:

“Then just kill me….”

“Stop talking nonsense.”

Xu Yuan waved his hand impatiently: “You know I won’t kill you.

Now you have two choices, first, I send you back to the secret room to continue being locked up; second….”

“I choose one,” Su Jinxuan interrupted, jutting her chin defiantly.

“….”

The air was still for a moment.

Xu Yuan raised an eyebrow.

He could clearly see how Su Jinxuan’s body trembled slightly from fear.

Their gazes met,

and then,

Xu Yuan didn’t argue with her, simply nodding his head:

“Alright.”

His goal was clear from the start—to coax information about that Qin Weijiu from Su Jinxuan.

If he could advance further, he would make the most of the Black Scale Guards to uncover something significant in Jin City and then turn this Enchantress spy.

Since there is nothing to discuss now, he might as well detain her for a longer period before negotiating again.

He was in no hurry anyway.

Rising slowly, Xu Yuan walked up to her and placed a black silk ribbon on the wooden table:

“Since you don’t even want to hear the second option, then take this with you.

But I’m really curious, what makes you trust Mr.

Qin so much?”

“…”

Despite having mentally prepared herself repeatedly just moments before, Su Jinxuan’s steady breathing slowly became erratic.

Yet she still picked up the black silk ribbon, trembling as she put it on herself, and said coldly:

“Mr.

Qin has shown great kindness to me…a kindness as heavy as mountains.”

“Pfft…”

Xu Yuan couldn’t hold back and laughed out loud, “Kindness as heavy as mountains?”

“What…what are you laughing at?”

Fear of returning to despair, along with her respect for her benefactor, made Su Jinxuan lose control of her emotions.

Xu Yuan replied in a calm and measured manner:

“Don’t get excited.

Mr.

Qin’s kindness is indeed as heavy as mountains since, after all, he killed your whole family and then raised you from a young age.”

“….”

After a moment of silence, Su Jinxuan spoke up:

“Low-level instigation.”

“If it’s really low level, why did you react so strongly when I first mentioned it in the carriage?”

“False accusations will anger anyone.”

“….”

After pondering for a short while, Xu Yuan pulled down the black silk ribbon and looked into her eyes:

“If it’s slander, then why did you not retort earlier and chose to remain silent or lie to avoid this topic?”

Su Jinxuan also looked at Xu Yuan, unyielding:

“Your words were unfounded and baseless claims that anyone can make.

What’s the point of refuting conjectures built on thin air?”

“You’re right, it was all built on thin air at first.”

Xu Yuan took out a secret report from the Sumeru Ring and nonchalantly tossed it onto the table in front of Su Jinxuan:

“But it’s not the case anymore.”

“….”

Her pupils contracted slightly as Su Jinxuan looked at the seal of the report, her gaze hesitant, but in the end, she remained still.

She couldn’t trust it, or rather, she didn’t want to believe it.

The chamber was dimly lit, the sunlight outside blocked by the curtains.

After a few moments of silence,

Xu Yuan softly asked:

“Aren’t you going to take a look?”

Su Jinxuan’s response came quickly and coldly:

“Xu Changtian, you’ve gone to great lengths to stage this whole scene.

Do you think I would believe these fabricated pieces of evidence?”

Xu Yuan shook his head:

“First, you complained about a lack of evidence.

Now that I’ve found evidence, are you too afraid to even take a glance?”

At this point, Xu Yuan let out a soft sigh:

“And Su Jinxuan, you think too highly of yourself.

Judging by the fact that Qin Weijiu was unwilling to pass on his cultivation technique to you, you’re just a pitiable tool to him.

The information you know doesn’t actually touch on the core.

Even if my Prime Minister’s Mansion were to act against Qin Weijiu, having your intelligence is just the icing on the cake.”

“Oh, right.”

Xu Yuan’s footsteps were slow as he paced around the room:

“Do you want to know why Qin Weijiu wouldn’t impart the cultivation technique to you?”

“…..”

As Su Jinxuan’s beautiful eyes flickered, she continued to stare at Xu Yuan, remaining silent.

After a few moments without any response, Xu Yuan didn’t mind playing the solo act:

“Because he dares not.

The unpredictability of the Enchantress Divine Physique is too great.”

“Even if you purposely restrain yourself and don’t use your Enchantress Body’s talent on your own people, as your cultivation level increases, the Enchantress Divine Physique’s natural charm will still affect those around you.

Qin Weijiu’s high cultivation level makes him immune to your influence, but his subordinates aren’t.”

As he said this, Xu Yuan smiled slightly:

“If just one informed person among his subordinates were to fall for you because of your physique, then you could potentially learn the true events of the past.”

While talking, Xu Yuan took out a precious tome from the Sumeru Ring:

“This is a book about the Enchantress Divine Physique.

Take a look and see if what I’m saying is true.

After that, you can decide whether or not to look at the intelligence the Black Scale Guards found in Jin City.”

Hearing the words “Jin City,” Su Jinxuan’s expression visibly wavered.

Xu Yuan gently patted her shoulder:

“I’ll give you half an hour.

I’ll be back in half an hour, and if your decision remains the same, then I won’t say any more.”

Having said that, Xu Yuan turned and walked out of the room, gently closing the door behind him, leaving Su Jinxuan alone to stare blankly at the ancient books and secret report on the table…..