Chapter 1353: Bilu's Arrangement

Upon hearing this, Chen Jing’s heart instantly felt as if it was being torn apart.

In a flash, he came to his senses and coldly scrutinized Biluo:“My master is a woman who values her chastity; she would never give herself to anyone before marrying Jiang Fan.”“You can give up that idea.”

Biluo chuckled, “Who said it had to be willingly?”

Chen Jing’s gaze hardened. “What do you intend to do to my master?”“I don’t believe that you, an eight-aperture Nascent Soul, could possibly force my master!”

Biluo replied, “My Dao is the Dao of Heart Fire, which can induce carnal desires between men and women.”

Chen Jing, upon hearing this, laughed instead. “What a colossal joke!”“A mere Nascent Soul realm cultivator dreaming of controlling a Soul Transformation Venerable with madness!”“You certainly have a vivid imagination!”

Biluo gave a faint smile. “There’s no need to control her.”“I only need to stir up a hint of lust within her.”

Chen Jing frowned.

Indeed, madness could slightly influence a Venerable, but only for a fleeting moment, easily suppressed by them. Such a small amount of lust would be completely ineffective.

Unless…

Suddenly, something occurred to him, and he gasped sharply. His face filled with panic. “You… could it be that you…”

Biluo chuckled. “Precisely.”“I just heard your master say that you betrayed my brother Fan in exchange for a wisp of the Heart Sin Venerable’s domain.”“The Heart Sin Venerable’s domain can infinitely amplify the dark side of human nature.”“Tell me, if I activate the Heart Sin Venerable’s domain while your master is stirred, could she, being severely injured, still control herself?”

Chen Jing’s expression changed drastically, and he roared, “How dare you!”

Biluo raised her hand and slapped him, saying coldly, “Why wouldn’t I dare?”“You betrayed my brother Fan, and your master ungratefully hunted him down!”“Now, having her sleep with my brother Fan is both a punishment for you and a way for your master to repay her debt!”“It’s a win-win situation!”

Chen Jing was both shocked and enraged. “You won’t succeed! My master won’t give you the Heart Sin Venerable’s domain!”

Biluo said indifferently, “I’ll find a way.”“You just watch!”

With that, she kicked him, knocking him unconscious.

***

Secret Chamber.

After examining Jiang Fan’s injuries, Fairy Yunshang’s tightly furrowed willow-like brows gently relaxed.“Young Master Jiang has a lot of Rejuvenation Pill efficacy within him; his life is not in danger.”“He will wake up soon, so you needn’t worry. You may all leave.”“I’ll take care of him myself.”

The others departed, leaving only Venerable Zhenyan, who stayed with a look of shame.“I’ll wait for him to wake up, say a few words, and then leave.”

Fairy Yunshang nodded, her gaze full of deeper meaning as she watched her.“Have you and Young Master Jiang reconciled?”

If it were the Venerable Zhenyan of the past, she would have long since clamored to kill Jiang Fan and cut off his lifeline. How could she disregard her own severe injuries and bring him back? And why would she be filled with shame?

Venerable Zhenyan nodded softly.

The meaning in Fairy Yunshang’s eyes deepened. “Just reconciliation?”

Venerable Zhenyan lowered her head slightly, feeling inexplicably guilty. It was only then that she realized the secret chamber looked somewhat familiar. It was the very secret chamber where she and Fairy Yunshang had jointly served Jiang Fan for a night!

Today, the three of them were once again in the same secret chamber. This made her slightly flustered. Isn’t this too much of a coincidence?

Seeing Venerable Zhenyan’s expression, Fairy Yunshang understood and sighed softly:“I knew you two would end up like this.”

Venerable Zhenyan, feeling guilty, explained, “It’s not what you imagine between him and me.”“I have no intention of competing with you for him; you don’t need to worry.”

Fairy Yunshang gently shook her head. “No need to explain, I understand.”“As early as when you were clamoring to kill Young Master Jiang, I suspected that sooner or later, you would fall just like me.”“Because the more hostile you were towards Young Master Jiang, the harder it will be for you to extricate yourself once you discover how good he truly is.”“Just like I was back then.”

Venerable Zhenyan wanted to argue, but found nothing she could deny. For her willingness to reconcile with Jiang Fan was indeed due to the influence of his character. She gazed at Jiang Fan’s face. It was truly as Fairy Yunshang had said: the more hateful she once found his face, the more she admired him after learning his true self.

However, she felt she was different from Fairy Yunshang. She was very calm and had not developed any romantic affection. She wouldn’t fall for Jiang Fan and become his woman, unlike Fairy Yunshang. At least not yet.

“How is brother Fan?” Biluo rushed inside.

Towards this ill-tempered demoness, Venerable Zhenyan stepped aside, fearing she would again be displeased and utter cold remarks.

“Young Master Jiang will be fine after some rest,” Fairy Yunshang said.

Biluo nodded softly, her gaze falling on Venerable Zhenyan, her expression unfriendly:“The Heart Sin Venerable was my brother Fan’s master.”“All of his belongings should be inherited by my brother Fan, shouldn’t they?”

Venerable Zhenyan said nothing more. From a cloud, she summoned the Heart Sin Venerable’s remains and pointed to the Luck-Shifting Lock in his embrace and the spatial storage ring on his finger.“These all belong to Jiang Fan.”

Biluo, however, extended her hand again. “And that domain should also be inherited by my brother Fan.”

Venerable Zhenyan hesitated for a moment. Strictly speaking, that wisp of domain was confiscated by her from Chen Jing, not falling within the scope of relics. But she felt guilty and dared not haggle over these things that weren’t very important to begin with. So she readily handed over the jade slip.

With the item in hand, Biluo felt a sense of relief.“Yunshang, go see if Lüzhu has woken up.”“I’ll take care of Jiang Fan for a bit.”

Fairy Yunshang felt surprised. Why would Biluo contend with her to care for Jiang Fan? She was Jiang Fan’s woman and the one who should most appropriately stay and care for him; there was no reason for Biluo, a married woman, to compete with her, was there?

With a clever turn of her eyes, she immediately guessed that Biluo intended to do something inconvenient. She needed to be sent away. Seeing that Venerable Zhenyan had not been sent away, she further surmised that it must be related to Venerable Zhenyan.

Without hesitation, she said, “All right.” In any case, Biluo wouldn’t harm Jiang Fan, so she let her do as she pleased.

As she exited the chamber, Fairy Yunshang discovered Chen Jing chained to a stone pillar outside the secret chamber. His mouth was sealed, preventing him from speaking. His expression was extremely anxious; he struggled desperately, making muffled sounds from his nostrils. His eyes also held an urgent plea, as if it were a matter of extreme urgency.

Fairy Yunshang pondered for a moment and suddenly understood what Biluo intended to do. She turned, intending to go back and stop her, but in a change of thought, she paused.“Emotionally speaking, Sister Bi is not wrong in what she’s doing.”“Rationally, the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion gaining another powerful female Soul Transformation realm cultivator can only be beneficial, not harmful.”

With this thought, she paced away, leaving Chen Jing frantically trying to warn Venerable Zhenyan inside to escape, through muffled nasal sounds.

However, Venerable Zhenyan knew nothing of this. She was anxiously watching Biluo; her intuition told her that Biluo was coming for her. Strangely, Biluo ignored her. Instead, she quietly sat at Jiang Fan’s bedside, gazing silently at his sunken chest.

Venerable Zhenyan looked puzzled. Little did she know, Biluo was currently imagining the dangers Jiang Fan had faced, based on his injuries. She also constantly imagined how Chen Jing had basely framed Jiang Fan, forcing him into desperate situations twice. Then she imagined how ungrateful Venerable Zhenyan had been: Jiang Fan saved her, yet she showed no gratitude, instead clamoring to kill him.

Under repeated provocations, her inner emotions surged. Finally, after the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, when her anger reached its peak, the madness belonging to an eight-aperture Nascent Soul was unleashed. A wave of fluctuations spread out, sweeping over both Jiang Fan and Venerable Zhenyan simultaneously.