Chapter 754: Who Cheats Whom

Liu Qingxian blinked."Are you talking about me?""Where did I go?"Shang Shiqiu was stunned. "If that person wasn't you, then who was it?"

Outside the hall, Jiang Fan followed Liu Qingxian for a long distance until the Heavenly Secret Pavilion was no longer visible.

"Qingxian, where are you taking me?"Liu Qingxian finally stopped. She pointed to the azure sea not far away and asked, "Is it beautiful?"

Jiang Fan looked out and realized that the Heavenly Secret Pavilion was backed by a vast ocean. The Tiger Demon Emperor's cave was in the northernmost part of the Demon Race territory, adjacent to the North Sea, while the Heavenly Secret Pavilion was in the southernmost part, overlooking the South Sea. These two major powers, guarding the north and south of the continent respectively, clearly had a tacit understanding to prevent the erosion of the continent by sea demons.At this moment, as far as the eye could see, the sea sparkled. A flock of white seagulls circled above the water, occasionally swooping down to snatch an unlucky small fish that had surfaced. It was a lively scene.

A sea breeze swept through, gently combing the weeds in the wilderness as if with an invisible brush. Liu Qingxian's dark hair fluttered, and her purple skirt gently swayed, outlining her graceful figure like ink brushstrokes, forming peaks and valleys, rising and falling.

"Isn't it beautiful?" Liu Qingxian glanced sideways, her peerlessly refined face making his heart flutter.

Jiang Fan replied, "The scenery is beautiful, but you are even more so." He naturally reached out and embraced her waist.

Liu Qingxian's body stiffened slightly, and she pulled away. Jiang Fan looked at her with a hint of unfamiliarity in his eyes. "What's wrong? Isn't inviting me here alone for intimacy? Are we just here to admire the scenery?"

Liu Qingxian nervously brushed her hair back. "It's... a little sudden." Jiang Fan pulled her waist closer again. "What are you shy about? You weren't like this before."

Liu Qingxian squirmed slightly but didn't dare to break free again. Biting her red lip, she asked, "Xiao Fan, do you remember the dream-imparting technique you taught me?" Jiang Fan nodded. "Of course, I remember. It's 'Sword Heart Engraving'."

"In your dream, you saw a one-armed old man demonstrating sword techniques, and from that, you comprehended the fourth form." As he spoke, his hand began to rub restlessly on her slender, soft waist. Even through the soft silk fabric, he could feel the elasticity of her skin.

Liu Qingxian's body was stiff, but she didn't dare to struggle. "I've forgotten a bit," she said. "Could you teach me again?" She secretly gritted her teeth.

Enduring her overwhelming shyness, a helpless voice directly entered her soul. "Is it really necessary to go this far? Isn't the sacrifice too great?" The voice, of course, belonged to the remnant soul within the broken hairpin. And the Liu Qingxian before him was none other than Gu Xin'er.

"You used an expensive Myriad Manifestation Pearl and let yourself be taken advantage of," the remnant soul continued. "What if you can't trick the Saint's Dao lineage out of him? Wouldn't that be a huge loss?"Gu Xin'er retorted angrily in her mind, "Then I still won't lose! Killing this scoundrel to vent my anger would be worth it. Besides, how does Master know I can't trick him? Haven't you seen how obsessed he is? I just made a casual invitation, and he immediately followed. He barely spoke two sentences before he started touching me. He's very easy to deceive."

The remnant soul in the hairpin revealed a knowing smile. "Is that so? Then I'll be watching your performance." She didn't believe that someone as cautious as Jiang Fan wouldn't have grown suspicious by now. It was entirely possible that Jiang Fan was playing dumb, knowing full well what was going on. Her foolish disciple might be the one being deceived. She hoped her foolish disciple wouldn't be too badly tricked.

Jiang Fan poked her forehead. "You've forgotten it already?" Gu Xin'er playfully whined, "Just teach me one more time."

Jiang Fan sighed helplessly. "Alright, I'll teach you again then." Gu Xin'er was delighted.

Laughing triumphantly, she thought, "Master, do you see? What did I tell you? Guys whose minds are only filled with women are easy to fool every time." The remnant soul in the hairpin remained silent, simply observing quietly.

What made her smile knowingly was Jiang Fan's sudden change of topic. "However, I don't teach for free. What should you call me now?"

Gu Xin'er froze. Seeing no one around, she immediately understood Jiang Fan's implication. Annoyed, she thought, "What does this scoundrel mean? Does he want me to call him 'husband'?" Jiang Fan said, "You won't even change your address, and you expect me to teach you sword techniques?"

Gu Xin'er gritted her teeth. Suppressing her shame and humiliation, she uttered with difficulty, "Hus... husband." After saying it, she cursed inwardly, "You stinking scoundrel, forcing me to call you husband? When I reveal my true identity later, let's see if you'll still dare to answer when I call you that!"

Jiang Fan acknowledged her, then smilingly pulled Liu Qingxian into his embrace and tilted her chin up. Gazing at her exquisite face, he asked, "Qingxian, it's been a long time. Have you missed your husband?" Gu Xin'er felt as if she was enveloped by flames, feeling Jiang Fan's hot breath close to her face.

Both shy and annoyed, she stammered, "Yes... of course, I have." No sooner had she finished speaking than her vision suddenly darkened, and her lips were covered.

Startled, Gu Xin'er pushed Jiang Fan away, quickly wiping her mouth. "Pah! Pah! Pah! What are you doing?" Jiang Fan stumbled, nearly falling onto the ground. His face showed a look of unfamiliarity. "You're not Liu Qingxian, are you? She wouldn't push me away like that."

Gu Xin'er's heart sank. Her reaction had been too strong. Judging by the scene of Liu Qingxian and Jiang Fan meeting and spinning around in an embrace, their relationship must have been very intimate. Her behavior made it too easy to expose herself.

She quickly stepped forward, apologizing repeatedly. "I-I'm sorry, I was just startled. I didn't mean to."

Jiang Fan said, annoyed and embarrassed, "We've kissed before. Is there any need for this reaction?" Seeing that he no longer seemed suspicious, Gu Xin'er breathed a small sigh of relief and continued to apologize, "I'm really sorry..."

But Jiang Fan pulled her back into his embrace again. "What do I want your apology for? Kiss me yourself. Don't make me tell you again."

"What?" Gu Xin'er was furious. Make her kiss Jiang Fan proactively? Go to hell! She instantly felt a murderous intent.

But then she reconsidered: Master was watching. She had vowed that she could trick out the Saint's Dao lineage; would she give up halfway? Master already underestimated her. If she gave up now, wouldn't Master look down on her even more? After struggling for a moment, she closed her eyes and silently chanted, "Just pretend a pig kissed me! Later, I'll chop him into eight pieces... no, sixteen pieces... no, into dust!!"

She took a deep breath and, with eyes closed, leaned in. "Hey..." The hairpin tried to intervene. Was this sacrifice truly too great? More importantly, it might all be for nothing. However, considering that this was precisely a trial for Gu Xin'er, too much intervention would negate the challenge. So, she had to suppress the urge to dissuade her, watching as her foolish disciple's first kiss was taken.