Chapter 251 - 119: Zhu Li: You’ve Gone into Qi Deviation, I’ll Help You Channel It (Part 2)

Chapter 251: Chapter 119: Zhu Li: You’ve Gone into Qi Deviation, I’ll Help You Channel It (Part 2)

Helpless, he could only continuously draw out the Heart Fire, guiding it toward his Spirit Platform Divine Furnace in a desperate attempt to vent it.

But he never expected that the agitated blood and qi surging through his body would act as an endless supply of fuel for the Heart Fire.

While it wasn’t necessarily burning hotter...

...it showed no signs of dying down.

Just then.

BANG!

The door was kicked open.

Zhu Li’s voice was trembling with excitement. "Boss! Boss! I did it! I succeeded! HAHAHAHA... Boss! What’s wrong with you?"

She was eager to share the joy of her success with Zhao Ci, but the sight of his condition brought her excitement to a screeching halt.

She hurried to his bedside and felt his True Qi rampaging wildly through his body. His skin was an alarming shade of red.

She touched his forehead.

It was burning hot.

She was stunned for a moment. "Are you having a cultivation deviation?"

Zhao Ci shook his head repeatedly. "No! It’s nothing serious. You should go back to sleep. I’ll be fine after meditating for a bit."

"Really?"

Zhu Li was a bit suspicious.

Zhao Ci nodded. "Really. Now, hurry up and go!"

Zhu Li sized him up and asked tentatively, "So... I’m leaving now?"

"Hurry and go!"

"I’m really going!"

"Go!"

"Alright then!"

Zhu Li nodded, but as she turned to leave, she felt a familiar fluctuation coming from Zhao Ci.

’Wait!’

’The Yu Xin Flame?’

She whipped her head around and quickly pried open Zhao Ci’s eyelids. The chaos in his eyes was identical to her own tormented state when the Yu Xin Flame kept her from sleeping.

’This is bad!’

’He must have suffered a backlash from my Yu Xin Flame when he was helping me cultivate earlier.’

’But can the Yu Xin Flame even invade someone else’s body? I’ve never heard of such a thing.’

’Never mind that.’

’I have to draw the Yu Xin Flame out immediately!’

Zhu Li had been tormented by the Yu Xin Flame for years and knew how much it could affect one’s Spirit Platform. Even though Zhao Ci had the Divinity Refining Furnace, he had surely never tried to roast the Divine Furnace with the Yu Xin Flame.

’He clearly underestimated how terrifying the Yu Xin Flame is.’

"Boss! I’ll help you!"

"Huh?"

Zhao Ci staggered and fell back onto the bed, only to see Zhu Li straddling his chest.

Her fair, delicate hands overlapped and pressed against his chest, continuously drawing out the Yu Xin Flame from his Spirit Platform.

"Don’t worry! Once I draw out all the Yu Xin Flame, you’ll be safe."

"I’m an expert at this, so don’t you worry."

"It’s just that your build is all wrong for this. With a waist as narrow as a wasp’s, I can’t sit still and keep sliding backward."

"Good thing there’s a headboard I can lean on."

Zhao Ci: "???"

’Although he was more into mature women and a petite girl’s figure didn’t really do it for him, he couldn’t stand her grinding against him like this!’

Zhu Li, however, was also starting to lose her composure.

"Boss, why is your Heart Fire endless?"

"I can’t draw it all out. There’s no end to it."

"What’s going on?"

"But don’t you worry! There’s nothing I, Zhu Li, can’t solve."

"Huh?"

"The Heart Fire was so fierce just a moment ago. Why did it all suddenly retreat?"

"It’s a bit strange, but there’s no doubt I’ve miraculously cured you."

"Hurry up and thank me!"

Zhao Ci was stunned for a long while before he came to his senses, his lips quivering as he said, "Thank you... ever so much."

Zhu Li puffed out her chest. "It’s all part of my duty! I’m your Chief Mansion Official, after all. If I don’t help you, who will?"

"Then can you get off me first?"

"Oh, oh... huh? How did I slide over here?"

Zhu Li also felt they were a bit too close. A blush crept up her cheeks, and she nimbly jumped off the bed. She looked at Zhao Ci curiously. "Boss, you were burning up just now, so why are you covering yourself with a blanket?"

Zhao Ci: "Just shut up!"

Zhu Li: "..."

...

「Wangshu Palace.」

"Hm?"

Gu Xiangzhu felt the fluctuations from the Soul Mist within the Soul Jade and was slightly surprised.

She could sense that after she left, Zhao Ci’s emotions had grown extremely agitated. He had tried to suppress them several times, but to no avail.

In fact, he had only grown more agitated.

Then, in a single instant, they had all suddenly receded.

’This is...’

She seemed to realize something and couldn’t help but chuckle, pressing a hand to her forehead.

’He’s still just a young man, after all!’

’Looks like I’ll have to be more careful about boundaries in the future. Though I’m confident I can eliminate any effects on myself, the same can’t be said for Zhao Ci.’

’Even though this sort of activity doesn’t consume Primordial Yang and isn’t particularly harmful to the body, obsessing over it all day will ultimately affect his life and cultivation.’

’In the future...’

’I’ll have to exercise more restraint.’

’His heart and mind are far too easily influenced by me.’

"Hooo..."

Gu Xiangzhu collected her emotions. Now that she felt she had the upper hand, her entire demeanor became much more poised.

’It seems my strategy was correct.’

She shook her head and felt a pang of hunger in her stomach.

So she summoned Yunzhu to fetch her something to eat.

A moment later, Yunzhu brought in a plate with a dessert: a fruit-flavored jelly from Diansu Manor.

It was soft and bouncy, much like a grass jelly.

She was very fond of it.

This time, however, as her lips touched the jelly, the soft sensation suddenly awakened a certain memory. Her lips tingled, as if she had received a small electric shock.

She let out a soft, subconscious "ah."

She quickly put the jelly down.

"Yunzhu! Take it away. Don’t purchase these anymore in the future."

"Ah? Saintess, but isn’t this your favorite thing to eat?"

"I’m not eating it! This dessert... it affects my state of mind."

"..."

Yunzhu didn’t understand, but she was utterly dumbfounded. She couldn’t comprehend how a dessert could affect one’s state of mind.

But since Gu Xiangzhu had said so, she had no choice but to comply.

Gu Xiangzhu glanced up at the mirror on the wall and noticed a sliver of moonlight peeking out coyly from it. She feigned anger and called out, "Lady Yue, come on out!"

Lady Yue materialized from the mirror, casting a curious glance at Gu Xiangzhu.

Although the Saintess wore the same stern expression as always, Lady Yue sensed that something about her was different.