"Are there really such things in the world?" Li Qing looked incredulously at the Fifth Miss sitting on his lap. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Her face and bosom were indeed so tender and white that they made one drool, but at this moment, he suddenly had no distracting thoughts whatsoever.

Although a beauty is enticing, one’s life is far more precious.

The Fifth Miss appeared very calm, and with a charming smile, she said to Huan Ling Ji, "What era are you talking about, young lady? The Wu Family indeed specialized in the art of gu in the distant past, but it has long since disappeared."

"Whether it truly disappeared or has been hidden away is probably clear only to yourselves, right?" Huan Ling Ji looked at her teasingly and said, "After all, the Wu Family has produced a figure like the Gu King. To say that such a formidable and domineering art of gu has been lost—I suppose you think everyone in the world is a fool?"

"Whether you believe it or not, what I said is indeed true," the Fifth Miss replied, shaking her head. "I might have a bit of status in the Wu Family, but I have never known anyone in our clan to still practice these secret arts."

"A person’s mouth can be used to eat and to speak. You can eat indiscriminately, and you can speak recklessly—whatever you say depends on your own will, especially when you know we can’t do anything to you, right?" Huan Ling Ji said indifferently.

Li Qing turned his head and looked into Huan Ling Ji’s eyes, which flickered with a faint, strange glow.

Had this domineering woman begun her move?

Mind-reading encountering gu technique—another day broadening his horizons. Li Qing suddenly became somewhat excited.

Huan Ling Ji’s eyes moved slightly as she glanced at Li Qing, a faint smile curling the corners of her mouth as she said to the Fifth Miss, "Your confidence, in my eyes, is rather baseless. You know very well what’s going on, don’t you? However, I’d advise you not to waste so much effort and time—my ’stinky little brother’ here really doesn’t know much."

"Even though he is the closed-door disciple of Xuan Chen Zhenren and has a remarkable relationship with the Master of the Underground Palace, his power, after all, is somewhat lacking, and his status is nothing out of the ordinary."

"I don’t understand what the young lady is talking about," the Fifth Miss said with a very firm shake of her head. "Our Wu Family is to blame for this incident and is eager to mitigate the consequences it has brought. The task given to me by the family is to take care of this honored guest at all costs, even if it means sacrificing myself—nothing more."

"Oh, nothing more, huh." Huan Ling Ji laughed mysteriously and suddenly said to Li Qing, "Stinky little brother, if you have any thoughts about her, you might as well make your move. Do whatever you want; I have some insights into the love gu and can help you resolve it."

Li Qing had no idea what Huan Ling Ji had discovered about the Fifth Miss, but he knew it was absolutely impossible for him to act now.

Having harbored some doubts to begin with and now being aware of the love gu, if he were naive enough to get closer, he would indeed be a complete fool, risking his life for a momentary pleasure.

He couldn’t possibly entrust his life to someone as troublesome as the Fifth Miss, and least of all to Huan Ling Ji—this woman was no good person either!

A woman whom even Dian Chunqiu avoided like the plague—getting close to her would probably be no different than seeking death.

Although this lady was, in a sense, on his side, the world is full of danger!

"I feel that such an important task is still not quite suitable for me, I’ve recently decided to go vegetarian," Li Qing stated with exceptional firmness.

With her small mouth covered, Huan Ling Ji immediately laughed until her body trembled, "Stinky brother, do you still mistrust your sister? Don’t worry, this young woman is a descendant of the Gu King, the most outstanding Gu Master of the current Wu Family. Your sister can help you sort her out, letting you use an emotional Gu to control her in reverse. This is a once-in-a-millennium opportunity, aren’t you tempted?"

Miss Wu’s face suddenly changed, "What are you talking about?"

"It’s nothing, just keep denying it, it won’t affect anything," Huan Ling Ji said very indifferently while waving her delicate wrist.

"Your denial doesn’t affect our judgment of the facts, in the end, it amounts to the same thing. I can even help you with the denial, then we can both use our means to see who ends up more superior at that time, I think that’d be quite interesting."

Miss Wu’s face completely darkened, and she looked at Huan Ling Ji with an ugly expression, asked in a deep voice, "Who exactly are you? And how do you know these secrets of the Wu Family?"

At this moment, the obedient and cute Miss Wu seemed to instantly transform into a fierce beast with a restrained aura.

Although she still sat in Li Qing’s arms, her deep and restrained aura was still surging out like an erupting volcano, making Li Qing feel like he was sitting on pins and needles, as if holding a bomb in his lap.

This woman’s strength seems quite formidable...

"Tone it down a bit, tone it down," Huan Ling Ji pressed down with her hand and said, "If your aura harms my stinky brother, sister here will pound you into scraps. Let’s not make it so exaggerated, we’re just talking here."

"And hey, if you get agitated now, that little scheme of your Wu Family will completely blow up. My stinky brother’s master, and his close female friend, the Master of the Underground Palace, will tear your Wu Family to shreds, just like the Sima Family, which you probably don’t want to follow in their footsteps, right? Although your Wu Family has always hidden deep, I feel that you’re roughly on par with the Sima Family."

Miss Wu’s aura immediately retracted, but her face remained grim, eyes shimmering with murderous intent like sharp blades.

"I want to know, exactly how did you get hold of this information?" she asked in a heavy tone.

"Where do you think I could have gotten it from?" Huan Ling Ji asked mischievously, narrowing her eyes and chuckling, "I think I forgot to introduce myself to you, my name is Huan Ling Ji, the person in charge of the Ninth Bureau of the North."

"You’re that old witch?!" Miss Wu’s face abruptly changed, and she blurted out.

The smile on Huan Ling Ji’s face instantly vanished, and her expression turned dark as she asked, word by word, "Little sister, what did you just call me? Old... witch, is it?"

Although Miss Wu knew she had misspoken, she showed no intention of taking back her words, maintaining an equally tough stance as she said, "Rumors say you’re over four hundred years old and you cultivate a particularly cruel and vicious technique, if not an old witch, then what?"

"Little sister, you’re quite remarkable, so sister here will let you have a look at just how cruel and vicious the skills of this so-called old witch are," Huan Ling Ji said with a smile, but the coldness in her eyes made it clear she was about to devour someone.