"It was you who suddenly pulled me..." Her words were completely blocked by another pair of lips. After a moment, Feng whispered, "I don't like scallions."
"Being picky about food is not a good habit..." You should ask the chef at Paradise about that...
Feng couldn't help but chuckle. Her gaze swept over Yu Lin, who stood frozen on the shore, unsure whether to interrupt, pretend she didn't exist, or quietly leave. Only then did she release Ning Xian. "Go back and change quickly, you'll catch a cold if you stay wet." She picked up her outer garment hanging on a tree branch and patted Yu Lin's shoulder as she passed him. "Help me take her back." Only Yu Lin, who was well-connected with both sides, could do this. As for him, he'd probably have already stirred up another conflict before even entering the Netherworld Gate.
Chapter 41 The Demonic Cult's Conspiracy
"Ning Xian... let me take you home, don't catch a cold..."
"Uh, oh... Uh..." Ning Xian was still stunned, not yet back to his senses. He felt like there were still some things he hadn't asked clearly, and now there were already more questions...
She didn't even remember how Yu Lin brought her back. As soon as she entered the house, she saw the Gandharva with a bewitching smile, seemingly having never been "fierce" towards her before. Left and right, the two figures, Zuo Luo Hou and You Ji Du, surrounded her—
"Where have you been? Why are you all wet? You'll catch a cold. Luo Hou Jidu, quickly help Ning Xian change his clothes. I'll go tell someone to make some ginger soup to warm him up."
Before Ning Xian could figure out what was going on, the Gandharva had already turned and left. Luo Hou Jidu and his companion quickly stripped her naked and dressed her in clean clothes. Ning Xian paused, "Wait, these clothes..."
"Alright, alright, put these on first. It's better than catching a cold in wet clothes."
"But, this is..." There were clearly other clothes in her wardrobe, so why was it this dress that she brought back from the Bai family? Luo Houjidu was still tying her sash and drying her hair, not giving her a chance to speak at all.
Then came the Gandharva returning with the ginger soup. Ning Xian stared wide-eyed at the bowl of ginger soup getting closer and closer—there was a conspiracy!
"I...I don't like ginger soup..."
“Being a picky eater is not a good habit.” The Gandharva still smiled seductively, but the conversation sounded strangely familiar. “Rahu Ketu, hold her down, don’t let her break free.”
The Gandharva forcefully poured most of the scalding hot ginger soup down Ning Xian's throat, sleeves rolled up, using every trick in the book. Only then did she let out a long sigh of relief, put down the bowl, and revert to her usual alluring and elegant demeanor. After the ginger soup, Ning Xian's vision began to blur—they really were plotting something… these demons! Before she could protest, her head lolled to the side, and she was gone.
"Tie them up quickly while the medicine is still working."
After another round of frantic activity, once it was confirmed that the bindings were in place, the gandharva summoned people to come in, wrap Ning Xian in a bed sheet, and carry him away.
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As Du Cisheng was about to step into the courtyard, he noticed something strange. The courtyard was surrounded by people holding fishing nets in three concentric circles. Soon, those people hurriedly dispersed, and he saw Gandharva King, accompanied by Luo Hou Jidu and several servants, carrying a tightly wrapped "object," emerge from the gate with a beaming smile. They nodded to him at the door before gracefully departing.
Meanwhile, on the other side, the charming and charismatic Kinara was "chatting" with Young Master Bai. He poured a cup of tea and asked casually, "I heard that Young Master Bai eloped—no, ran away from home?"
"No, I, Bai, simply..."
"Sigh~ There's no need to say much, we young people all understand. Like me, I ran away from home, and I really have nothing to say to those old-fashioned folks back home, it's pointless to talk to them, right?"
Bai Mo merely smiled faintly, unimpressed.
"I wonder where Young Master Bai is staying now? I heard that Duanxian rescued you from a bandit's den? How did you get robbed?"
"Bai had previously settled in Jiangcheng. His family had some stable business in Jiangcheng, which was always managed by his younger brother. This time, he came from home to Jiangcheng to visit a friend, and he stayed at a villa in Jiangcheng."
Kinnara raised an eyebrow. “I see…” He was worried that if Bai Mo insisted on not returning to the Bai residence in Zhancheng, it would be difficult to get rid of him. “Young Master Bai has been out for so long, it wouldn’t be good if he just didn’t go back…?”
Bai Mo glanced at him and smiled lightly, "King Kinnara, please speak frankly." Bai Mo had met many people, and although he could not be said to be able to speak to people in a way that suited them, he could certainly tell the difference between Kinnara's words and his own, especially since Kinnara was not someone who was good at beating around the bush.
Kinnara also breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's what I've been waiting for. What kind of nonsense did that Gandharva teach? Just say what you mean. Let's make a deal. You can leave the Netherworld Sect and go to Zhancheng or Jiangcheng, as long as you don't stay here, we'll let you take Duanxian'er with you."
"But Ning Xian might not come with me."
"That's something we'll handle, don't you think?"
"good."
"Huh?" Bai Mo's straightforwardness left Kinnara somewhat bewildered. Little did he know that after witnessing Ning Xian's lover Mu Yuan, who would raid others at night, Ci Sheng, "her people," and Feng, who did it "in broad daylight and in public," Bai Mo was already quite certain that leaving Ning Xian in this place was definitely not a good choice.
Since he was given the opportunity to take her away, he naturally agreed.
"Alright! Since it's settled, let's go now!"
"Now? Where to?"
"Zhancheng, Jiangcheng, go wherever you want!" Kinnara dragged Bai Mo up and used his lightness skill to rush straight towards the gate—Bai Mo felt dizzy and nauseous, and was really not used to flying around like this.
A carriage arrived at the gate. Kinnara landed, and Bai Mo, still trying to adjust and suppressing the dizziness and nausea, heard Kinnara say, "The carriage is ready for you. We will speak to the sect leader on your behalf. Travel expenses and supplies are all prepared, and a driver will be provided free of charge to take you home. As for any extras—" He lifted the carriage curtain, and Bai Mo, still dizzy, glanced at the carriage and was immediately stunned to see Ning Xuan, who was bound hand and foot and unconscious—the behavior of these people... was truly incomprehensible.
"Don't worry, I guarantee she won't wake up before she gets to your house. Oh, don't worry about food, a couple of sips of water a day will be enough. The carriage journey is slow, but it'll only take two or three days. She won't starve. When I was practicing martial arts, it was common for me to go a day or two without eating." Bai Mo was about to speak when he was interrupted: "Oh, no need to say anything. I know what you're worried about, afraid she'll run back. Don't worry, Gandharva has drugged her, so she doesn't have the strength to run around for now. As long as you don't drive her away, she's not that unforgiving. In short, whether you can keep her or not ultimately depends on you, hmm? Brother, give it your all. Women are never too many, so coax her a little, and everyone'll be happy." Kinnara patted Bai Mo's shoulder like a good buddy, warmly seeing him off to the carriage, and even specially instructed: "Although you're doting on your little lover, don't be too biased!"
Bai Mo was truly speechless at Kinnara's idea.
Kinnara watched the carriage disappear into the distance until it was out of sight before leisurely returning to the Netherworld. There, he found that Gandharva and Rahu Jidu had already prepared fine wine and snacks, ready for everyone to celebrate. Those who wanted to drink and have fun could go, and those who wanted to cause trouble could go. He sat down in the seat reserved for him, took the wine cup filled by Gandharva, and sighed deeply, "It should have been done this way a long time ago. Look how simple it is. Just a broken string solves everything."
"Solve what?" A leisurely voice rang out, and the four turned their heads. They saw a beautiful woman in white gracefully approaching. Mu Yuan simply stood there casually, with the same posture and the same smiling face, but something different about her made people feel a chill.
With their eyes wide open, the Gandharvas and Kinnaras remained calm and composed, as if a cold current was flowing between them. Rahu Ketu knew he was no match for them and resolutely ignored them.
"It seems that Mu Zuo Shi is also quite free today?" Gandharva smiled gently. The two women, one alluring and the other bewitching, exchanged glances and immediately knew their opposing stances for the day.
“I just went to meet up with my sweetheart, but she was nowhere to be found. I also heard some strange things…” Her amber eyes swept over the four people at the table. “It seems some of you don’t understand the current situation? Duanxian is under my protection now. If you want to get rid of her from the sect, shouldn’t you inform me first?”
...He...is he serious?
Everyone in the sect should know that Mu Yuan became Ning Xian's lover, but everyone in the sect also knows that it wasn't a serious matter at all, right?
Mu Yuan let out a disgruntled snort—her amber eyes swept coldly over the crowd, leaving the four of them stunned—could it be that Mu Yuan was really serious?
"Well... of course, um, that's unlikely." Mu Yuan glared at them angrily—these guys, they casually got involved with Duan Xian'er to send Bai Mo away, unaware that they'd ruined his grand plan! Duan Xian'er had promised to act as a matchmaker for him and Long Jue, and before that match was even made, they'd taken him away!?
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