Chapter 178: The Win-Win Method

Song of the Graceful Phoenix at Night, willow branches swaying in delight.

Although this was not the first time, each time Xu Ping’an felt… well, wonderful.

But after all that, it was already deep into the night.

Perhaps there was some Prohibition Formation inside this Pavilion of Immortal World, at least the endless melodious cries from earlier hadn’t leaked out.

Otherwise, the entire Floating Cloud Sect would probably know by now that Pei Qingxuan was keeping a Little White Face.

Little White Face?

He touched his own chin.

With this appearance, could he really be considered a Little White Face?

Xu Ping’an was amused by the sudden thought that popped into his head.

“Dear, what are you laughing at?”

Xu Ping’an lowered his eyes to look at his Lady, who was nestled against him, his heart filled with endless satisfaction.

“Just now, I suddenly thought, if our relationship were to be discovered by people in Floating Cloud Sect, would they think that you, Pei Qingxuan the Sect Master, are keeping a Little White Face?”

“Husband~”

“All right, all right, I’ll say no more… Mm, it’s about time I went back too. Otherwise, if people find out I spent the whole night at your place, the name of Little White Face would probably be set in stone.”

Pei Qingxuan knew Xu Ping’an was teasing her with those words at the end.

But what he said before was not wrong.

At the very least, Xu Ping’an couldn’t be seen staying here all night.

Otherwise, let alone the people within the Floating Cloud Sect, once the news got out, it would not be good for Xu Ping’an either.

“Mm, husband…” “Hm?”

Xu Ping’an had already gotten up and started dressing, while Pei Qingxuan slowly sat up and looked at him.

“I can’t bear for you to go…”

Well then, he hadn’t even left yet and she was already reluctant?

But on second thought, it made sense.

His Lady was born with an alluring charm, which hadn’t been awakened before, but now that it had, she was naturally obedient and wished she could cling to him every moment.

“I know, but for now, we can’t expose our relationship, can we?” “Mm…”

“Husband, I want to pass on the Sect Master’s position.”

Xu Ping’an looked at Pei Qingxuan with slight surprise.

“You can bear to?”

“For you, husband, I’m willing to do anything.”

Xu Ping’an understood well that Pei Qingxuan’s plan to pass on the Sect Master’s position was, for the most part, because of him.

Xu Ping’an nodded.

“That’s fine.”

“Husband, do you have anyone to recommend?”

“Silly Lady, your husband just arrived today and doesn’t know anyone. Who could I recommend?”

His Lady was momentarily stunned before nodding her head.

“That’s true~”

As expected, whenever she was around him, his Lady’s intelligence seemed to plummet.

Could this be yet another effect of her natural charm?

Looking at her cute, dazed expression, Xu Ping’an couldn’t help but lower his head in adoration and kiss her lightly on the forehead.

“All right, I should go. You should sleep early.”

“Mm~”

After soothing his obedient Lady, Xu Ping’an took out his sachet and hung it on his waist, so as to cover Pei Qingxuan’s scent and avoid unnecessary suspicion.

Exiting the main doors, Xu Ping’an made a show of turning around and giving a respectful salute toward the inner chamber.

“Thank you, Master, for your guidance. This disciple will cultivate diligently.”

[Inside, Pei Qingxuan seemed to understand Xu Ping’an’s gesture and sent a calm voice transmission out.]

“Mm, go on.”

Xu Ping’an took two steps back, then turned and left through the main doors.

By this time, the guards outside had been replaced by two new girls, not the ones from before.

It seemed the previous two had gone to Disciplinary Peak for punishment.

The new pair were not as sharp-tongued as the previous ones, but instead watched Xu Ping’an with some curiosity.

“So you’re Junior Brother Xu? Senior Sister Qián and Senior Sister Zhao got punished because of you. Now your name is probably known all over Swordsmith Peak.”

The lively girl on the left, with two buns on her head, came forward to study Xu Ping’an closely.

“How strange, I can’t sense your cultivation at all!”

“Senior Sister, ah, um, I’ve just joined and have no real cultivation. It’s just that my constitution is special, so outsiders can hardly perceive my cultivation.”

“So that’s how it is… Then, Junior Brother Xu, how did you meet Sect Master?”

This Senior Sister seemed quite sociable and wanted to ask more, but just then, a cold voice came from inside the Pavilion of Immortal World.

“Aren’t you going back to cultivate?”

Hearing Pei Qingxuan’s voice, the lively Senior Sister winked mischievously and quickly returned to her post with a show of diligence.

Xu Ping’an couldn’t help but shake his head with a wry smile.

He cupped his hands to the two gatekeeping Senior Sisters and then turned toward Autumn Water Hall.

But just as he turned, the corner of his eye caught a fleeting figure.

That aura…

Thanks to the Chaos Golden Eyes, he could discern the differences in everyone’s aura, and this one… was clearly Xiao Yunyuan from earlier that day.

Looks like this fellow’s obsession with Pei Qingxuan runs deep.

Hm, though this person wasn’t bad, if he didn’t change his mindset, Xu Ping’an would have to do something about it.

Killing someone was easy, driving them mad was easy, even making someone neither man nor woman nor ghost—none of these were hard for Xu Ping’an.

But he truly didn’t want to do that.

This Senior Brother seemed to be a good person.

Aside from some thoughts that shouldn’t be there, he didn’t deserve such punishment.

In that case, he would have to find another way.

Love…

Xu Ping’an suddenly recalled a certain medicinal herb related to that word:

Three-Lives Heart-Severing Grass.

It was a very rare herb that only grew beside the Three-Lives Stone.

Ordinary people, let alone touch it, would likely already be standing on Naihe Bridge just by seeing it.

So, ordinary people had no chance of even encountering it, and the great beings had long since cast off the shackles of emotion and wouldn’t care for such a thing.

Thus, whether in the Three Realms or within the Five Elements,

This thing had little fame.

And it had but one use: to make people forget the one they love.

Yes, Three-Lives Heart-Severing Grass did not affect memory or willpower—it simply removed the obsession with love from one’s heart.

“Why didn’t I think of this earlier?”

Xu Ping’an couldn’t help but rub his temples.

Sigh!

He had learned too much; now his mind held memories of tens of millions of herbs, and finding the best one in a short time really wasn’t so easy.

But now that he had found a solution, next he had to think of how to get Xiao Yunyuan to take it.

Xu Ping’an pondered for a moment and made up his mind. Might as well, give it as a welcome gift.

With Three-Lives Heart-Severing Grass as the main ingredient, he’d refine a pill that could increase cultivation and give it to Xiao Yunyuan.

That way, he could get closer to this Senior Brother Xiao and help him forget about love completely.

Wouldn’t that be the best of both worlds?