Chapter 620: Human World's Wealthy Flower

Yun Jianyue's entire body tensed up. Having just fought a fierce battle with Zu'an, her previously suppressed injuries flared up again. At this moment, she was barely as powerful as a low-level cultivator. If she truly clashed with these wolf-like guards, even with her vision and techniques, which were countless realms higher, it would be difficult to escape.

What's more, she would easily attract other guards, and if the palace masters were to hunt her down, she would be doomed.

Although she was unwilling to admit it, she could now only rely on this man.

Feeling the squad of guards warily approaching and hearing their nearing footsteps, Yun Jianyue's heart was in her throat.

How long had it been since she last felt such fear, ever since her cultivation reached mastery?

Just then, two cats suddenly jumped out and meowed at the guards several times.

The female cat's meow was particularly shrill, making one's hair stand on end.

The guards laughed heartily. "Oh, it's just a female cat in heat, getting busy with a male cat."

"Your shout probably ruined their good time. Watch out, it might come looking for you tonight."

"Pfft, if it were a cat demoness, I'd welcome her."

The group departed, chatting and laughing. They clearly thought the sound from this area was just made by the two cats, so they went to patrol elsewhere.

Yun Jianyue's face, however, turned ashen. Because she was currently in a man's embrace, their words sounded as if they were talking about her.

"Were those cats your doing?" she asked grumpily after the people had left.

"Yes." Zu'an glanced at the jade cong mark on his hand. This item had no combat ability, but its auxiliary functions were truly useful. Using it to control two cats to attract the attention of the patrolling guards wasn't difficult at all.

"Then why specifically a male and a female?" Yun Jianyue frowned.

"Uh, there just happened to be two nearby," Zu'an replied, "and I thought one might not make enough noise." Zu'an was a bit surprised; this woman's focus was a bit strange. Shouldn't she be focusing on why he could command these cats? He had been preparing an excuse, but now it was unnecessary.

After speaking, he suddenly froze. The tension in his mind had prevented him from realizing it until now, but with the crisis passed, he was astonished to find her chest so soft against him.

As expected of his master, the body of a top-tier mature woman was soft and ripe, just like a perfectly ripe peach.

His nose could still catch a faint, delicate fragrance in the air. She was out on an assassination mission, so she definitely wouldn't be wearing perfume; this must be her natural body scent.

Unlike the artificial fragrances from cosmetics in his previous life, this was a genuine scent emanating from her body.

This was a world of cultivation. When one cultivated to a certain level, impurities in the body would have long been refined away, and one could achieve a state of being spotlessly clean, remaining so even without bathing for a month.

Of course, most cultivators were not high-level practitioners from birth. For many years, they remained ordinary people who would bathe and change clothes. Once these habits were formed, they would instinctively retain them even after their cultivation became high.

"Have you held me long enough?" Yun Jianyue's cold voice suddenly cut in.

Zu'an gave an awkward smile and quickly released her. "I didn't recognize you earlier, so please forgive my offense, Big Sister."

"Big Sister?" Yun Jianyue's expression was a bit strange. "Honglei calls me master, and you are Honglei's friend. By that logic, I am your elder. Calling me 'Senior' wouldn't be a loss."

Zu'an chuckled. "Honglei calls you master, and there's no conflict if I call you Big Sister. From now on, let's just stick to our own terms."

Yun Jianyue was speechless.

She couldn't be bothered to argue this point with him and slowly walked outside. The close proximity of the man's scent in the cramped space made her uncomfortable.

Unfortunately, she had underestimated her injuries. When he was holding her, she had support, but now, walking alone, as soon as she took a step, she felt a wave of dizziness and her legs went weak, causing her to stumble sideways.

"Careful!" Zu'an quickly rushed to support her.

"Thank you!" Yun Jianyue was quite composed and didn't feel shy or angry just because he touched her body while supporting her.

"Are your injuries that serious?" Zu'an asked with some concern.

"They were fine originally, but fighting you just now agitated them, and I can no longer suppress them." Yun Jianyue leaned against a nearby rockery, her face a little pale.

She felt uncomfortable because there were some bloodstains on her veil, so she casually took it off.

Zu'an's eyes instantly widened. Although he had previously witnessed her unparalleled grace and guessed she would also be beautiful beneath the veil, he never expected her to be this beautiful.

Her face lacked the innocence of a young girl; instead, it exuded the unique charm of a mature woman, embodying a woman at her most captivating stage.

He had originally thought that as the Demonic Cult Master, she would undoubtedly be overbearing, with a slightly masculine or dominant appearance.

But in reality, she was nothing like that. On the contrary, her appearance was exquisitely delicate and beautiful: moist red lips, a long, pale, jade-like neck, and a high, full chest that rose and fell with her rapid breaths, creating the most perfectly subtle trembling—enough to stir the most primal desires in a man's heart.

Her slender, supple waist was clearly discernible even through her night clothes, and her full, sensual hips. Her entire being seemed so ripe it could drip with allure; every part of her was captivating.

A peony of the mortal world!

These five words suddenly flashed through Zu'an's mind. She was truly too beautiful and dazzling, as noble and luxurious as a peony.

Yet, she also possessed a pair of otherworldly eyes. Her gaze was extremely clear and profound, like the bright moon in the sky. Although boundlessly beautiful, it looked down on the mortal world from the clouds, with an ethereal sense of detachment.

Logically, these two temperaments were entirely different, but in her, they perfectly intertwined. Without her serene and detached eyes, people would perceive her as a mere worldly temptress, a perfect bedmate, which would immediately lower her appeal;

But if she lacked that dazzling maturity, she would seem too ethereal and unapproachable.

"If you weren't Honglei's friend, any man who dared to look at me like that on a normal day would have had their eyes gouged out long ago." Yun Jianyue said this as if it were a trivial matter, but her stunningly beautiful face carried an imposing sternness, powerful without needing anger.

Zu'an couldn't help but mumble, "You can't beat me now anyway."

"What did you say?" Yun Jianyue raised an eyebrow, her gaze turning somewhat dangerous.

Zu'an immediately corrected himself. "I was just speaking up for those people whose eyes you gouged out years ago. They might not have looked at you with ill intentions, but simply because you, Big Sister, are too beautiful. Even an extraordinary man like me, who is accustomed to beauty, finds it hard to look away, let alone those inexperienced fellows. They were clearly admiring a work of art that gathered the spiritual essence of heaven and earth, yet had their eyes gouged out. It's truly pitiful."

"Are you telling me how to do things?" Yun Jianyue asked, her face expressionless.

"Uh," Zu'an was momentarily speechless, unable to quite follow her line of thinking. "Can't you tell I'm indirectly praising your beauty?"

"Since you said they admired a work of art that gathered the spiritual essence of heaven and earth, then their lives were already worth it," Yun Jianyue said faintly. "Why would they need to keep their eyes to see other ugly things?"

Zu'an was instantly dumbfounded. "What you said makes so much sense, I can't even refute it."

"This is the first time I've seen such a glib Embroidered Envoy." Yun Jianyue paused, then suddenly asked, "Is it with these honeyed words that you tricked Honglei?"

Zu'an sighed. "Big Sister, you have too little faith in your own disciple. Is Honglei the kind of person who would be tricked by sweet talk?"

Yun Jianyue glanced at him. "Precisely because I know she isn't, I've had the patience to talk so much with you."

Zu'an was speechless.

"Big Sister, you'll easily lose friends if you talk like that."

So he simply stopped speaking.

The two stared at each other until Yun Jianyue finally couldn't help but frown. "Are you just going to stand here with me?" she asked. "If I'm not mistaken, more guards will be patrolling this way soon."

Zu'an chuckled. "What does that have to do with me? They're not trying to catch me anyway."