In a house filled with men and women, Bai Fanlu was personally picked out by Wu Yueshuang as her esteemed guest.

Wu Yueshuang, of course, was not assuming the Qingyang Sect Leader position, but the top courtesan of Baihua Pavilion, also known as Lady Qianqian.

The door slammed shut behind him, sealing off the outside world that was flooded with an atmosphere of rage and jealousy, as well as the curses of other men that resounded in the air.

Ever since Lady Qianqian joined the Baihua Pavilion she has always been a performer, selling her arts and not her body. This was the first time someone caught her eye and it was a man fair and weak like a chicken! Yet, no one knew what she favoured about the man and actually took the initiative to bring him back to her bedchambers. To everyone else, Bai Fanlu had the capabilities of a dead body, and definitely did not have the skills to pleasure her…

Even if Bai Fanlu blocked his ears, he could still imagine how this matter would be wildly distorted by public opinion now.

Unfortunately, his hearing was excellent, and consequently, he heard all those words.

But now was not the time to focus on a man’s dignity, the Sect Leader of Qingyang Sect, Wu Yueshuang was in front of him. Although she released the red silk bounding him as soon as they entered, that gaze of hers gripped him even tighter than that silk. It not only surrounded him, it felt even more provocative than those other courtesans who were proactively attempting to strike up a conversation.

Bai Fanlu was staring at her, and was unsure whether the other party was really the Qingyang Scet Leader. The fragrance of scented incense was too strong and it interfered with his judgement. Even though she wasn’t standing far away, Bai Fanlu couldn’t detect any smell and consequently, any trace of spiritual energy on Wu Yueshuang’s body.

But since he had been forced here, he should at least say a few words.

If this woman was indeed the Qingyang Sect Leader, she should be familiar with the original owner, so depending on how she greeted him, Bai Fanlu might be able to obtain some clues.

Bai Fanlu thought about several possible opening remarks in his heart, but he didn't expect he would end up with a completely unexpected one in the end.

Wu Yueshuang gave a smile that was charming beyond words. Defying her reputation as a legendary and ruthless Daoist female immortal grandmaster and her signature cold demeanour, she spoke to Bai Fanlu in the sweet voice of a young lady, "Lingjue Shixiong, long time no see, have you been well?”

It was not the first time that Bai Fanlu was mistaken for someone else, but this time it was indeed a little outrageous. He was actually mistaken for someone whose name did not even appear in the novel. This obviously went beyond the scope of his logical thinking.

After hesitating for a while, Bai Fanlu tentatively asked, “Qingyang Shishu, did you mistake me for someone else? “

Wu Yueshuang, who had approached the table to pour tea, smiled again when she heard this. Her robes accentuated the flawlessness of her Begonia-like fair skin. This woman was truly a peerless, ravishing beauty.

"I see that Shixiong still enjoys teasing me.”

How could there be such a stubborn person? Bai Fanlu was speechless, I told her she got the wrong person.

But he knew he couldn’t just leave like this. Firstly, it was anyone’s guess if he could step out freely, secondly, he was here to investigate if this lady was indeed the Qingyang Sect Leader. Now that she was right in front of him, he might as well seize this opportunity.

"Shixiong, why don’t you take a seat and let’s talk? You and I haven't seen each other for a long time. Don't you want to spend some time with this Shimei?”

Bai Fanlu sat down, but Wu Yueshuang strolled to her daybed on the other side and lay down sideways.

She supported her chin with one hand, and stared at Bai Fanlu affectionately, and her eyes seemed soft and alluring like silk.

She didn't wear any shoes and socks, and her pair of jade-like dainty feet were exposed with red strings and silver bells wrapped around her ankles. One couldn’t tell if she intended to but every subtle movement was followed by sweet and crisp jingles.

Bai Fanlu frowned slightly.

There seems to be a faint extra layer of scent on top of this powdery fragrance in the atmosphere. With the experience of the Flower Picking Thief the last time, Bai Fanlu adjusted his breath and placed an enchantment on his body to avoid being affected by foreign substances.

Then, he secretly surveyed the room to take note of possible traps.

The bedchamber was not big, and at a glance, other than the table Bai Fanlu was sitting, the next most conspicuous area was the daybed Wu Yueshuang was on.

The carved mahogany bed had silvery tassels that appeared as light as smoke, and when the beautiful lady made any movement, they slowly swayed, exuding a romantic and elegant charm.

"Lingjue Shixiong," Wu Yueshuang said when she saw Bai Fanlu still sitting and seemingly in distress, "Do you think I look beautiful today?"

This kind of question was usually rhetoric, and Bai Fanlu nodded slightly, "Of course, but you..."

He wanted to repeat, 'but you really got the wrong person'.

But on second thoughts, judging by her posture, Wu Yueshuang was clearly out to seduce him. Maybe this was a good opportunity and he might as well grab onto it to uncover her identity. Revealing his own identity might create new problems and hinder his objective.

"But I what?” Wu Yueshuang grinned and asked.

Without saying a word, Bai Fanlu stood up directly from the chair and approached her.

Seeing him coming, Wu Yueshuang let out an even more alluring smile, and twisted her body subtly on purpose.

With that her silver bells jingled. Her intentionally flirtatious movement of her curves and the lovely sounds made her entire being appeared even more exquisite under her bright red robes.

Bai Fanlu was a rookie at such advances. Even though he made up his mind to go along with her, when he approached the day bed, Bai Fanlu still got nervous when his gaze met the sultry eyes of Wu Yueshuang.

Wu Yueshuang stared at him intently, with an expression full of expectation.

Unexpectedly, the long-awaited reciprocation of emotions did not arrive. Instead, Bai Fanlu grabbed her wrist, using a force that was clearly not meant for treating a lady.

Wu Yueshuang chuckled lightly, making no attempt to free herself, and even leaned and drew him closer graciously with her other arm.

As she leaned closer, her scent became stronger. As if an invisible hand was now wrapped around his body, Bai Fanlu forcibly suppressed his immediate reaction, and then let go of her hand after a while.

Wu Yueshuang blinked, exhaled with the elegance of an orchid, and asked again, "So, what did you want to say about me?”

Bai Fanlu had stepped back two steps, and was now far away from her, "Qingyang Shishu really doesn't recognise me?”

"Shixiong, are you keeping me at a distance?”

"...Are you Wu Yueshuang?”

Bai Fanlu was now almost driven to madness by her insane delusions.

Wu Yueshuang was taken aback, and a despondency flashed across her beautiful eyes, "Why did you call me that? Didn't you always call me Shuang'er?”

Bai Fanlu was helpless. There was just no way to communicate with her at all.

And his repeated retreat and undisguised irritability seemed to make Wu Yueshuang frustrated. This time, she shook her head slightly, smiled bitterly, and sighed with sadness.

If other men witnessed this situation, they would have given in. How could they possibly bear to upset such a beauty like her?

But Bai Fanlu only got more speechless, and neither of them were certain if the other party was pretending to be ignorant or not. In short, in the limited understanding of Bai Fanlu within this short span of time, this Qingyang Immortal Venerable was completely immersed in her delusions. She was treating him as another person, and completely shutting her eyes and ears. It was like she was possessed.

Bai Fanlu was pondering about what to do next, when Wu Yueshuang suddenly stood up and swiftly tossed her long hair behind her shoulders. Bai Fanlu immediately looked at her with vigilance.

"Shixiong, what are you afraid of?” Wu Yueshuang moved lightly and gently, approaching him.

"Shixiong didn't like my cold temper, so I changed. Now that I’m like this, am I still not as good as her?”

Bai Fanlu was baffled, he really wanted to say, 'Jiejie, I don't understand what you said, please just don't come closer'.

But Wu Yueshuang turned a deaf ear to his defensive stance, still pressing on one step at a time, and raised her hand to touch his right shoulder.

Then, she flicked her wrist and Bai Fanlu couldn’t tell how she did but her originally fairly conservative attire was suddenly torn apart.

Her gauze outer robe fell onto the ground, and only a tube top and a long skirt was left on her exquisite body in the blink of an eye, exposing a large area of skin.

Bai Fanlu was stunned, and immediately turned back instinctively, and strode towards the door.

See no evil and don't think any further was his first thought. This was not something he could solve alone at this point and Bai Fanlu was too embarrassed and could not handle being thrown into the arms of a beautiful woman.

Wu Yueshuang's giggles came from behind him, and when Bai Fanlu's hand pressed on the door, the bedchamber’s fragrance condensed and like a dark tide, it rushed towards his face and almost knocked him out cold.

Although Bai Fanlu was prepared, the fragrance still invaded his body.

Bai Fanlu hurriedly resisted with various enchantments and got back his senses on the brink of consciousness. However, at this time, Wu Yueshuang’s long and slender fingers clasped onto his palms.

Behind him was a soft voice, "I have learned all her lovemaking techniques. Why don't Shixiong give it a try, and determine which of us you like better?”

“…”

This was too much for any man to bear!

Bai Fanlu condensed his spiritual energy. He had originally thought that given Wu Yueshuang's strength, this would be a tough fight.

Yet, just when he cast a technique to fend off her, not only did the invisible pressure behind him suddenly added, but the door in front of him shook open without effort.

Bai Fanlu saw the person outside and cried in surprise, "Chongyu!”

"Shixiong!”

Bai Fanlu staggered upon taking in a sudden breath of fresh air outside.

At this, Wang Chongyu hurriedly held him while Bai Fanlu drew another deep breath. His brain was in a state of hypoxia after remaining in that bedchamber for too long. Although the powdery scent that lingered within Baihua Pavilion was also strong, it was insignificant compared to Wu Yueshuang’s chambers.

"What happened to you?”

Seeing Bai Fanlu's face turning pale and slightly red, Wang Chongyu asked worriedly.

"I'm fine.”

Bai Fanlu thought of Wu Yueshuang, and when he looked back, no one was there.

"Where is Qingyang Shishu?”

"She was still here just now, why did she suddenly disappear?”

Bai Fanlu was puzzled, then he remembered the scene when he was taken away. Wang Chongyu wanted to chase after him, but was stopped by Yun Zhan.

But now, only Wang Chongyu was at the door. Yun Zhan was nowhere to be seen.

Being almost sexually assaulted by a woman, Bai Fanlu still had lingering fears, "Shidi, why didn't you come for me earlier?"

Wang Chongyu didn't seem to have just arrived at the door. He and Yun Zhan obviously witnessed Wu Yueshuang dragged him into this room with their own eyes.

"What did Qingyang Shishu do to you?”

Wang Chongyu was very nervous when he heard Bai Fanlu speak in an accusatory tone he rarely used.

“…Hai!”

Bai Fanlu was at a loss, and after hesitating for a long while, he could only sigh and wave his hands awkwardly, attempting to dispel Wang Chongyu's curiosity, "It's nothing, I'm a man, but I can be at a disadvantage in this situation… She… Hai, how do I put it…”

It was not that easy to explain what happened with only a few words. Was he to say that he was mistaken as a two-timing scumbag?

A terrible man who made women vie over him and attempt to force themselves on him?

"Where is Yun Zhan?”

In this case, changing the topic would do the trick.

Wang Chongyu understood that Bai Fanlu was reluctant to explain further, so he did not press on and simply replied, "Yun Zhan told me not to alarm Shishu. He wanted to make use of the opportunity to find out if she is indeed the Qingyang Sect Leader. I thought that this wasn’t a bad idea, so I decided to wait a while. I didn't expect Shixiong to be shaken. My bad…”

"I’m not blaming you, I was just anxious earlier," Bai Fanlu quickly remedied, "Don't take it to heart.”

But Yun Zhan did share the same thoughts as him, "What about Yun Zhan?”

At this, Wang Chongyu's face didn’t look too good, as if he wasn’t even bothered to respond to this.

When Bai Fanlu and Wang Chongyu returned to their private room earlier, they saw that Yun Zhan was still there, enjoying a few drinks with the two beauties. He appeared at ease, as if he was never bothered with the safety of his Shixiong in the first place.

Although Bai Fanlu didn’t fancy Yun Zhan, seeing him behave like this still displeased him. He was mainly feeling unjust for the original owner who treated this white-eyed wolf with devotion and infatuation.

But too bad, Yun Zhan was the protagonist, one who cannot be beaten up or criticised.

Seeing that Bai Fanlu returned, Yun Zhan gestured for the courtesans to retreat.

There were no outsiders in the room so Bai Fanlu whispered his findings using spiritual consciousness, "I probed her. Even if that person is not Qingyang Shishu, she is also an immortal with a significant level of cultivation.”

Wang Chongyu was surprised, "Why do you say that, Shixiong? She is an immortal cultivator, but doesn't admit that she is Qingyang Shishu?”

Bai Fanlu pondered for a while, because he didn't want to bring up all the details. Then, he added, "When I spoke to her, I addressed her as Qingyang Shishu, but she never resolutely responded to it, instead she went in circles with me. But she had never denied that she was not Wu Yueshuang.”

"What does this mean?”

"I don't know either," Bai Fanlu shook his head. "She has been talking nonsense, as if she was delirious.”

Yun Zhan kept looking down, then suddenly raised his head and asked, "Why did she take you away? Does Shixiong have any connection with her?”

Wang Chongyu also glanced over.

This Yun Zhan was terribly good at probing where he shouldn’t. Bai Fanlu intended to shift their focus to the possibility that Wu Yueshuang might be manipulated, but the man was quite astute in getting to the main point.

"She didn't recognise me, and mistook me for someone else.”

"Who?”

This was what Bai Fanlu also wanted to know, so he went along in an attempt to pick their brains and to find out who exactly this ‘Lingjue’ is.

"She took me for ‘Lingjue Shixiong'.”

"Ling...Jue?” Wang Chongyu was stunned.

However, Yun Zhan narrowed his eyes slightly and gave a playful smile.

Seeing the different reactions of both Wang Chongyu and Yun Zhan, Bai Fanlu had a bad feeling.

Obviously, both of them knew who this ‘Lingjue Shixiong’ was, and he was the exception.

If the both of them knew this person and he was a disciple of Qingyang Sect, who was supposed to be Ling Qingzi's Shixiong or Shidi, then he was definitely not an unknown figure in the immortal realm. But why did Bai Fanlu have no impression of this name?

Could it be that this character was actually mentioned in the novel, and that he forgot about it?

The expressions of Wang Chongyu and Yun Zhan went to show that this was truly a tricky matter and this piqued Bai Fanlu’s curiosity. Yet, he couldn’t scratch that itch since it was impossible to ask them. If he did, it was tantamount to revealing that he was not the original owner.

"...What shall we do now?”

After a brief moment of dead silence, Bai Fanlu mustered up the courage to speak. His apprehension of not being able to smoothly continue the conversation to maintain his identity took the upper hand when compared to his curiosity as to who Lingjue was.

Wang Chongyu obviously didn't have a solution, "This concerns the safety of Qingyang Shishu. We should report to Shizun..."

"We haven’t found out a single thing, what's the use of reporting to Shizun? Should he come here to check on it himself?” Yun Zhan interrupted him.

This man seemed to have struck both parties with these words, as if alluding that Bai Fanlu's performance earlier was unsatisfactory—as though he couldn’t even bring out a tiger cub after entering the tiger's den.

Bai Fanlu glanced at Yun Zhan. Before he could even speak, Wang Chongyu had said, "It's better than you, Shidi. You haven't found out anything after having stayed a month in Yufang City.”

On the way here, Bai Fanlu briefly mentioned to Wang Chongyu that after Yun Zhan separated from himself, he came straight to Yufang City.

And this also reminded Bai Fanlu, What exactly was Yun Zhan doing the past month?

Why did it seem as though he spent the past month in vain?

Yun Zhan declined to comment on Wang Chongyu's jab. He was holding a wine cup in his hand, and at this moment, he raised his head and drank everything in the glass, his eyes flashed sharply.

"Since that’s the case, I'll stay here tonight.”