Chapter 49 47. There's no reason not to use a ready-made bootlicker.
Liu Ruoxue was startled for a moment, her thoughts unknown, a faint blush almost invisible emerged on her snowy cheeks, "What are you planning to do now?"
Thinking of Silver Demon\'s prior actions, it was hard for Liu Ruoxue to imagine he wouldn\'t do anything excessive.
Perhaps, he might even make her do something embarrassing in front of everyone.
"Rest assured, it\'s just a trifle."
Seeing her expression, Xu Yuan smiled faintly and asked, "Have you met with the other party? What do you think of his attitude toward you?"
"Twice,"
Liu Ruoxue sighed, "He is the eldest disciple of the young generation from the Sword Peak Yang Vein, and his Master is the Peak Master of the Sword Peak Yang Vein. We exchanged moves in the Sword Sect competition, but he is a few years older than me and was one level above me, so I narrowly lost. Afterwards, I heard he begged his Master for a long time before the Master finally condescended to propose the marriage to my Master."
Xu Yuan\'s expression turned a bit strange, as he suddenly thought of another unrelated matter, and he had an epiphany.
"Is this also why you used someone else\'s sword pellet to disguise yourself as being in the Core Formation Stage?"
"That\'s correct."
Liu Ruoxue glanced at him with a slightly surprised look, "The Devil race is stirring, and the Sword Sect competition will soon resume. The Yin and Yang Twin Veins have always been equal and progressed side by side, but my breakthrough is indefinitely far away, so I had no choice but to resort to this strategy."
"Indeed,"
"How about him then?"
Devil race stirring?
Xu Yuan\'s thoughts shifted slightly, and, connecting it with the current situation inside the Sword Sect, he suddenly had a bold guess.
This marriage arrangement between the two of them could very likely be a measure for the Yin and Yang Twin Veins to join forces.
"Not bad."
"Oh?"
"When we met for the second time, he brought an extremely precious natural treasure that is miraculously effective for a breakthrough, but I didn\'t accept it."
"Then that\'s settled."
"Settled?"
Seeing Liu Ruoxue\'s puzzled look, Xu Yuan\'s mouth curved into a mysterious smile, "The fairy need not worry too much, have you ever heard of the term \'licking dog\'?"
"Licking dog?"
Liu Ruoxue was obviously somewhat bewildered.
"I don\'t know, what is it?"
She shook her head slightly.
"The so-called licking dog is actually a nice guy."
Xu Yuan pondered briefly but then broached another topic, "Do you know of any magical treasures within the Sword Sect that could be beneficial during cultivation?"
"Although disciples of the Sword Sect always emphasize tempering themselves with the Power of Heaven and Earth, they are not completely rigid in the old ways, as far as I know…"
Liu Ruoxue\'s brow furrowed slightly as she was about to speak.
Xu Yuan, however, said, "You don\'t need to think, let him do the thinking."
"???"
Liu Ruoxue was slightly stunned, but being extremely intelligent, she quickly understood his implication, "You mean to...."
"Don\'t misunderstand, I just want him to give up knowing it\'s difficult,"
"What do these two matters have to do with each other?"
Liu Ruoxue still didn\'t quite understand.
"You don\'t need to worry, just do as I say."
"But, to brazenly ask someone for treasures like that..."
Liu Ruoxue furrowed her brows slightly, "I can\'t do it."
"No, who asked you to proactively ask him for it?"
Xu Yuan said with a smile that was not quite a smile, "You just need to casually mention that a junior sister who is very close to you has been troubled with her cultivation level for a long time, and it just so happens that you don\'t have the required Spiritual Medicine on hand lately. He will naturally take the initiative to solve your worries for you. After all, he\'s been looking for a good opportunity to get close to you."
"Really?"
Liu Ruoxue looked at him with a touch of skepticism.
She had her suspicions that the junior sister he was referring to was none other than himself.
"Of course, it\'s true. If I haven\'t miscalculated, he will surely bring it up. You can refuse gently, but he will definitely say it is for me... ahem, for your junior sister. In this way, even if you break up with him later, there wouldn\'t be too many problems."
Xu Yuan said with an unchanged expression, judging from Liu Ruoxue\'s earlier description of how someone used her Master to pressure her, it was clear that this person knew how to take advantage of those around him. Once Liu Ruoxue revealed that she had a close junior sister, he would naturally try every possible way to get close to "her" to win Liu Ruoxue\'s favor.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
And this provided him with a perfect opportunity.
It just so happened that he was almost out of Spirit Stones for cultivation, and he wasn\'t about to waste a ready-to-serve "loyal dog," right?
"But..."
Liu Ruoxue sighed softly, "Isn\'t this also deceiving him?"
"You think it is, but he will not think so, because... that\'s just how a \'loyal dog\' behaves."
"I..."
Liu Ruoxue was still hesitating.
"Think about your Master."
"Alright."
Liu Ruoxue nodded, "But does this really work?"
"Just trust me,"
Xu Yuan smiled, then suddenly added, "Where will you meet him? I\'ll follow and take a look. If you really can\'t bring it up, it\'s not impossible for me to help you."
"It\'s not decided yet; he seems to be in seclusion. Once I\'ve communicated with him through the sword manual when the time comes, I will let you know."
Liu Ruoxue sighed, and although she had agreed, her expression still revealed some inner conflict.
This kind of matter was, after all, not in harmony with her Sword Heart.
...
Xu Yuan pushed open the window and looked at the sky outside, feeling unexpectedly sentimental.
The night had fallen; the stars outside the window were splendid and dazzling, forming a river stream, yet they bore no resemblance to the starry sky in his memory.
Even though the moon was now rising over the sea, it was impossible to share this moment at the ends of the earth.
At this moment, in a valley already turned into a river of blood, Lin Qingque, as if sensing something, lifted her head and stared straight at the moon above.
"Senior brother, do you miss me? ...Hehehe, don\'t be anxious, I will come to find you very soon."
Her cold and stunning face had turned rosy, and her eyes were hazy, "Just wait a little longer, once I break through to the Core Formation Stage, I will immediately go to that Sword Sect to rescue you. At that time, that Sword Immortal, no, having done such a shameless act, she should be called a Devil Head... I will not let her off easily."
Clearly, she had automatically filled in a reason for Xu Yuan\'s action in her mind.
...
The next day, dawn broke with a faint light.
During the morning practice, just as Liu Ruoxue, who had set the time and was planning to inform him, arrived at the open space outside the Sword Hall, she saw Xu Yuan practicing the basic Sword Moves alone with meticulous precision. He performed each move with extra seriousness, each pose with great effort, as if he was facing a true life-or-death enemy.
"This Silver Demon, what is he trying to do now?"
Liu Ruoxue wondered in amazement, as she didn\'t believe he was genuinely practicing swordsmanship.
"Could it be... he is trying to attract someone\'s attention through this? But isn\'t he afraid of his identity being exposed?"
Before she had the chance to approach and inquire, she saw a slender girl clad in a white Sword Garment descend from the Sword Hall, step in front of him, and asked, "Are you Fang Yuan?"
Xu Yuan, or rather, Fang Yuan, didn\'t even lift his eyes, continuing to practice his sword moves uninterruptedly.