Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 276 - 235: Wrinkled (5000 words, asking for monthly tickets) _3

Chapter 276: Chapter 235: Wrinkled (5000 words, asking for monthly tickets) _3

"Really?"

Princess Changle thought, are you fooling me? Could a cotton craftsman’s skills be that bad?

If it wasn’t Mr. Angle, then who was it?

She didn’t plan to expose the truth. That would be too embarrassing: "Pack up quickly, it’s getting late. We should go around the Great Baoan Temple and Confucius Temple before the first Gengtian starts."

Xue Yunrou thought, what so special about that old tower at the Great Baoan Temple? She hesitated, "How about we go another day when the weather is better?"

"Come with me, please!"

Princess Changle’s eyes revealed a touch of helplessness and melancholy, "The Ministry of Rites has set the date to honour the Xiao Mausoleum on the second day of the tenth month. This day is not only auspicious but also Cixiao Empress Gao’s birthday. This might be my last chance to get out, as I will have to return to the Capital City after the ceremony. I may never have the opportunity to visit Nanjing again.

I’m not like you, who will most probably live a long and enjoyable life, dominating the world. Although the royals enjoy immense privilege, the chances of reaching the heavenly level are slim. At most, we only live a few decades longer."

Xue Yunrou was unmoved, "Your Highness desires longevity, you can cut off your Dragon Vein and become a Daoist nun. There have been more than a few who took that path in the previous dynasty."

Princess Changle grinded her teeth, this woman cared more about appearance than friendship, to an outrageous extent!

"Fine, you don’t have to go." Princess Changle sat next to the round table and suggested, "Let’s chat and reminisce about our childhood."

Xue Yunrou felt startled. Her childhood contained some dark history that she didn’t want Xuan to know about.

"Speaking of which, I think your mother hasn’t gone far."

Princess Changle grinned towards the door and said, "Yunyan, ask Madam Xue to come over. We could chat and that would be nice."

Xue Yunrou’s face darkened. She knew her soft spot was being exploited, "Okay, I’ll go. Isn’t that enough?"

Full of concern, she glanced at the bed, wondering what Xuan will do.

She knew the potency of the elixir made from heavenly pulp well. She had once consumed a bottle and found the ordinary dispersal of its power very discomforting.

The question was, could leaving Xuan alone potentially allow another woman to take advantage?

Xue Yunrou then released a small, fiery red bird that emerged from her sleeve. It landed on the bed. She quickly freshened up, changed her clothes, and accompanied Princess Changle out of the room.

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After the two women left, Li Xuan climbed out from under the blankets. He saw Xue Yunrou’s Huoyun Phoenix carrying a porcelain bottle in its beak, fluttering in front of him.

And in its right claw, it held three pieces of paper.

Li took the papers over. The first one read: "The bottle contains the Hanxuan Elixir, which assists in the cultivation of ice-style martial arts. The elixir from the Heavenly Pulp is top-quality and extraordinary. The dissipation of its power is a waste. Xuan, you can combine the training of cold techniques with Hanxuan Elixir, which might be effective for suppressing the inner heat."

The second note read: "Little Huoyun misses its master. Could you please bring it to meet your Divine Blood Azure Phoenix?"

The third one gave him the chills: "Do not entertain other women, or else-"

There were no words after that, only a pair of scissors dripping blood.

"Tch! Women."

Li Xuan humphed in disdain. He realised that the Huoyun Phoenix was Xue Yunrou’s spy on him. ’Missing its master’ was just a high-sounding excuse!

He then observed the outside carefully. Upon ensuring safety, he jumped out, crouched, and darted back to wall of Xue Fu’s compound.

Fearing mockery from his ruthless older brother, he dashed back to his courtyard like a scared rabbit.

After getting back to his room, he first stuffed the Huoyun Phoenix into the birdcage where the Divine Blood Azure Phoenix was sleeping soundly, then quickly swallowed the Hanxuan Elixir, letting it spread within his chest and abdomen.

When Li Xuan sat on the bed and started practicing the ’Hunyuan Celestial Scripture’, his brows furrowed slightly.

The Hanxuan Elixir, which was of the same grade as the Liudao Renyuan Elixir, was quite effective. However, Li Xuan felt that the boiling heat in his chest was like lava, no matter how much cold power he poured into it, it would be melted and evaporated, the effect more or less negligible.

Li Xuan continued his practice for less than a hundred breaths before he decisively changed his approach.

He continued practicing, ’Hunyuan Celestial Scripture’, but switched his elemental object of visualization from the liquid nitrogen at -147°C to the liquid hydrogen that reached -226°C in temperature.

Li Xuan had always wanted to modify his approach, but he feared that the powerful coldness of ’liquid hydrogen’ might trigger unpredictable changes with the passively mastered cold evil ’Nine Quiets Frozen Cold’.

Today, Li Xuan decided to take the risk. Aside from this, he had no other method to stunt the fire in his heart.

And the result of this new visualization was immediately apparent.

The boiling energy within his body was quickly suppressed. The random thoughts in his mind, along with the voluptuous ideas, were quelled by frost.

With tranquillity restored within his mind, a frigid layer began spreading from Li Xuan’s body, quickly freezing the entire room.

What Li Xuan didn’t know was that at this moment, the red threads stretching out from his body were rapidly contracting. The blood-eyed girl inside the cauldron closed her eyes satisfactorily and resumed sleeping with her knees tucked against her chest.

The Divine Blood Azure Phoenix in the birdcage opened its eyes and looked at Li Xuan with surprise. The Huoyun Phoenix by its side let out a light chirp and enveloped itself and its mate in a cloak of fiery energy, resisting the chilling coldness pervading the room.