Chapter 632: Conspiracy Web

Zu An jumped in surprise and abruptly stood up, looking cautiously towards the sound. He saw that the beautiful figure was no longer on the silk ribbon.

He instinctively looked down and found Yun Jianyue sprawled on the ground, rubbing her rear end. Her long, waterfall-like hair was disheveled, and she looked utterly embarrassed.

He glanced at the still swaying silk ribbon above, then looked at her on the ground. He seemed to understand something, and a slight smile touched the corner of his lips.

"If you dare to laugh, you're dead!" Yun Jianyue abruptly turned to glare at him, her eyes filled with danger.

However, her face was burning hot at this moment; it was truly too embarrassing. Not long ago, she had confidently sworn she would never fall, only to be proven wrong so soon.

She was the esteemed Saintess of the Holy Sect, and to be so disheveled in front of a junior was mortifying. She was so embarrassed that she almost curled her toes.

"Don't worry, I've had rigorous training. I generally don't laugh, unless... I can't help it," Zu An said, struggling to suppress his laughter.

Yun Jianyue: "..."

Anger value from Yun Jianyue: +233233233…

Unable to maintain her composure, she said with a cold face, "If you've got the guts, you try it! See if you fall!"

Zu An shook his head. "I'm someone who overthinks things all the time. I can't achieve a clear and pure mind, so I won't go looking for trouble."

Yun Jianyue: "..."

She remembered that he had specifically warned her earlier, yet she had thought it would be fine.

"I refuse to believe such nonsense!" she scoffed, tapping her toes as she lay back down on the silk ribbon.

Midway, her body swayed, but she remained steadily there without falling.

Zu An said, "Your divine soul is damaged. Forcing yourself not to sleep like this will make it difficult for your injuries to recover."

Yun Jianyue's heart stirred. She had indeed been forcing herself to stay awake, otherwise, if she fell again later, it would be even more humiliating.

In fact, the second time she lay on the silk ribbon, she understood why he had pointed out that this sleeping method required a pure and clear mind. Although she had reached the Grandmaster realm, her divine soul was damaged this time, and her thoughts were muddled, making it impossible for her to remain calm enough to sleep on it.

When she was awake, it was fine, but once asleep and her body was no longer controlled, she would easily fall.

Seeing her remain silent, Zu An knew she couldn't bring herself to admit it just yet, so he said, "I'm going to sleep first. If you can't hold on later, come up to the bed and sleep. We can each sleep on one side and keep to ourselves. We're both people of the pugilistic world; there's no need to fuss over minor details like this."

After speaking, he didn't wait for her reply; he simply rolled over and continued sleeping.

Yun Jianyue was startled, and she couldn't help but waver. It was a critical time now; if she didn't get enough sleep and rest at night, her damaged divine soul would recover even slower. Why suffer for the sake of a little pride?

Besides, what could this guy possibly do to her? He liked Hong Lei, and she was still his elder.

What's more, she wasn't completely defenseless. If he truly harbored any improper intentions, she could make him regret coming into this world in an instant.

With that thought, she made up her mind.

However, she couldn't bring herself to get into bed immediately, so she lay there and waited for a while longer. Hearing his breathing gradually become even, indicating he must have fallen asleep, she then lightly jumped down from the silk ribbon.

Approaching the bed, she found him sleeping on the inner side, leaving the majority of the bed free.

Yun Jianyue's expression shifted, but she eventually lay down beside him, naturally keeping a considerable distance and with no contact whatsoever.

She took a deep breath, calming her turbulent emotions, and said coldly, "I don't care if you're truly asleep or just pretending. If your hand comes over, I'll chop it off. If your foot comes over, I'll stomp on it. Did you hear me?"

The only reply she received was Zu An's snoring.

Only then did Yun Jianyue uneasily close her eyes. Her divine soul was severely damaged, and she desperately needed rest; she really couldn't hold on any longer and soon drifted off to sleep.

Meanwhile, Cheng Xiong had no mind for sleep; his eyes were bloodshot as he investigated the assassins' attack on Kunning Palace.

Such a major incident had occurred in the palace this time, and he knew that if he couldn't find anything, he would likely be dealt with by the Emperor.

He dispatched people to search for any remaining assassins throughout the palace, while also summoning the guards who had been on patrol to ask if they had noticed anything unusual earlier. He demanded that they not overlook any minor detail; he wanted to investigate every single clue.

After questioning squad after squad of soldiers, someone timidly said, "While on patrol earlier, I think I saw two Embroidered Uniform Guards coming out of Gold Medal Agent Eleven's residence."

"Gold Medal Agent Eleven?" Cheng Xiong frowned. Why him again? Suddenly, his eyes lit up as if he realized something, and he immediately pressed, "Are you sure there were two Embroidered Uniform Guards?"

It was well known that the Embroidered Uniform Guards held highly sensitive positions; even among themselves, they rarely showed their true faces. If they needed to discuss matters, they would do so at the yamen, as the palace had specific offices set up for them. They would certainly not invite another Embroidered Uniform Guard to their private residence.

"Yes, I'm sure," the guard replied. "The other Embroidered Uniform Guard was smaller in stature. Everyone figured Gold Medal Agent Eleven probably had a 'broken sleeve' habit and brought a thin subordinate to 'play' with, hehe." That guard was secretly glad his own superior didn't have such a habit; people always enjoyed seeing others suffer.

"That's not right," another guard said, somewhat confused. "The other person's clothes seemed to be those of a Gold Medal Agent too, not his subordinate, right?"

"Is that so? I didn't pay much attention," someone said. "Their Embroidered Uniform Guard clothes all look pretty similar." Several guards started discussing animatedly, debating whether the person they saw was a subordinate or another Gold Medal Agent.

Cheng Xiong, however, grew more excited the more he listened. This Agent Eleven really was problematic!

However, having suffered a setback earlier, he didn't act rashly this time. Instead, he urgently gathered the guards from each palace gate and questioned them one by one.

He eventually learned that shortly after the assassin incident at Kunning Palace, two Embroidered Uniform Guards had indeed exited the palace gate. One of them held a gold medallion, while the other was hidden behind him and hadn't been noticed clearly.

Because Embroidered Uniform Guards were always mysterious and everyone was quite wary of them, they didn't pay too much attention.

After receiving all this intelligence, Cheng Xiong finally smiled. "This time, let's see where you can run!"

Zu An was unaware that a vast web of conspiracy was being woven around him. He was currently sleeping soundly.

Meanwhile, Yun Jianyue was sleeping even more soundly, but in the middle of the night, she suddenly awoke with a start. She felt Zu An turn over with a sly grin on his face and then subtly reach out to touch her.

She sneered inwardly, preparing to directly chop off his hands and feet the moment they reached her, to let him know the consequences of offending the Saintess of the Holy Sect.

However, for some reason, she suddenly found herself completely weak; her eyelids were incredibly heavy, and she couldn't even summon her cultivation to fight back.

In that moment of daze, his hand was already on her.

She was almost bursting with rage and struggled desperately, but for some reason, she found it hard to gather strength for her movements.

"Don't resist, the more you resist, the more excited I get," she seemed to faintly hear him say.

Immediately after, she felt his hand slide into her clothing. Her entire body stiffened, and then she abruptly opened her eyes.

The morning light from outside the window met her eyes. She immediately realized it was already morning and that everything that had just happened was a dream. How could she have had such a shameful dream?

Since achieving mastery in her cultivation, her divine soul had been stable, and she had never dreamed again.

It must have been due to her divine soul being damaged from the battle with the Emperor yesterday, which caused her to dream. But instead of dreaming about the battle with the Emperor, she dreamed about that guy instead, which was quite unexpected for her.

He must have done something improper to me in the middle of the night!

Her heart filled with immense anger. She instinctively turned to look beside her, and just as she was about to demand an explanation, her entire being froze.

She was astonished to find them tightly embracing each other. The key was not that Zu An was hugging her, but that she was actively hugging Zu An.

Her entire body was wrapped around him like an octopus, with one long leg even draped over his waist.

Yun Jianyue: "..."

She actually knew that she wasn't usually very well-behaved in her sleep; otherwise, she wouldn't have fallen off the silk ribbon in the middle of the night. But she never expected to be so restless to this extent.

What was even more infuriating was that, being early morning, a man's vitality was typically at its peak, and he was currently pressed right against her lower abdomen. She could feel his "ferocity" even through their clothes.

"No wonder I had such a dream!" Yun Jianyue was furious and immediately kicked the guy off the bed.