The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 574 - 329: Witnessing
As she turned her head, she unexpectedly met a pair of bright eyes.
Changtian slightly raised his head, and saw her with eyes widened in horror, murmuring: "Ah... Ali?"
Following her gaze, he indeed saw a seven-year-old girl hiding behind another pillar, looking at them with bewildered eyes.
When did this little ghost get here?!
Veins popped on Changtian’s forehead. In an instant, he pulled Ning Xiaoxian into his embrace and covered her with his black robe’s large sleeves. This was his prerogative, no one else, even a little girl, was allowed to see her. It was his distracted mind to blame, otherwise how could he have not noticed? He had long taken for granted that the Transmission Array allowed free passage, only Tu Jin and Qi Zai were outside. And Qiongqi had tactfully stayed on the fifth floor, it was only this naive little girl who had come down and messed up his plans!
Realizing she was discovered anyway, Ali hesitated and said, "Lord Changtian, you are too mean. Sister Ning is such a good person, yet you still, still...!" She was always frightened of Changtian; though standing up for Ning Xiaoxian, her legs involuntarily moved backwards, evidently fearing his impending thunderous fury.
Although Changtian was not human, he also did not have the habit of being affectionate with his beloved woman in front of children. With his face turning steel-gray, he didn’t wait for Ali to finish and with a wave of his hand, sent her off to the fifth floor. The maidservant beside him then reacted and screamed, suddenly mustering strength from nowhere and fiercely pushed him.
She curled up, trying to fix her clothes, but her hands were shaking so much that she couldn’t even fasten the buttons.
The injustice in her heart suddenly surged, and she burst into tears, struggling to break free from his embrace.
Changtian knew that this was definitely not the time to let her go, so he held her tightly, murmuring, "Be good, don’t cry. I won’t tease you anymore." His voice was thick with unwillingness.
"If you cry more, your eyes will swell, and you’ll look ugly."
Her crying paused, and she sobbed, "Jerk, did you use Chen Ding’s techniques on me?" Casually, she cast a Cleaning Technique on her face, wiping away all the tears and snot.
"Did I?... Okay, I just flipped through his memories, couldn’t help my curiosity." he said, justifying himself confidently!
Ning Xiaoxian, furious, bit down on his finger, her sharp teeth gnawing hard, and soon a taste of blood, slightly sweet, filled her mouth.
She blankly lifted her hand to her lips, seeing gold-colored blood on her finger.
She had actually managed to wound him? He was supposed to have the Vajra Body.
"Today it seems I bled first." Knowing he had been too harsh on her, he intentionally let her bite him to vent. Otherwise, she would play ostrich for the next few days, dodging him everywhere, "If this bite wasn’t satisfying, bite a few more times to cool off?"
Bleeding? That soulless remark had implications! Her face flushed and despite being reluctant at heart, she extended her smooth fingers and pinched his a few times.
He used every technique of appeasement, both coaxing and deceiving, until after a long while her anger finally subsided.
"Want to sleep for a while?" He used his Divine Skills, infusing his voice with a hypnotic suggestion. Ning Xiaoxian yawned and gently nodded her head. The physical strain from their earlier struggle, followed by the crying—crying was also very draining—had exhausted her completely.
"Don’t worry, just sleep peacefully, I won’t disturb you." He adjusted his position to make her more comfortable leaning in his arms. Ning Xiaoxian looked at him skeptically, but could not resist the assault of sleepiness and slowly closed her eyes.
Watching her expression calm down and her breathing become soft and steady, just when he thought she had fallen asleep, Ning Xiaoxian suddenly spoke up, "Changtian, you didn’t use the Dao Heart Demon Planting Technique on me, right?"
He softly replied, "No, did you see me draw any talisman?" No talisman indeed. He wasn’t lying, just hadn’t finished his sentence.
At that time, he truly hadn’t drawn any talisman, merely whispered a few words beside her ear. Gathering the last bit of her energy, she recalled those moments and then slept peacefully, and Changtian true to his word, didn’t lay a hand on her again.
In fact, he did use the Dao Heart Demon Planting Technique on her, employing the same methods as Chen Ding but as a caster of far higher realm, he didn’t need to spit essence blood or draw talismans; this technique was executed with utmost stealth.
Now as she became increasingly charming, Miluo had great interest in her, and even the reticent Quan Shifang harbored a gentleman’s affection. He wanted to seize the advantage of being close, making her think only of him, just him. The Dao Heart Demon Planting Technique would not alter anyone’s thoughts or stance but would subconsciously guide them towards the caster’s intent. All he wanted was to gain the upper hand.
He was no gentleman; this was not a fair competition. As long as he could win her over, why not use any means necessary?
In the small garden on the fifth floor, Ali heard his faint threat ringing in her ears: "If you intrude on the lower levels again, I will kill you!"
She trembled fearfully, tears welling up in her eyes but she dared not let them fall. Qiongqi, who was beside the Pill Furnace, sympathetically looked at her. Focused on Alchemy just moments ago, it inadvertently allowed this little ghost to rush down and ruin Lord Changtian’s affair; it feared it might suffer the consequence together, perhaps even get a beating. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎
That day, their departure was delayed, as Changtian ordered Tu Jin and Qi Zai to wander around outside a bit longer before returning. The reason, haha...(To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to visit qidian.com to cast your recommendation tickets and Monthly Tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read on m.qidian.com).
