Just as Luo Xiu speculated whether Hua Muyan was truly planning to rebel, he saw her drifting backward with a coquettish laugh. Her delicate body seemed weightless, floating lightly in mid-air. Luo Xiu slowly turned, gazing at the exquisite beauty before him with appreciative eyes. The sheer white silk clung tightly to her long, slender legs, which crossed and swayed before his eyes, igniting a fire in both his mind and body.

Actually, whether the Flower Demon wanted to rebel was no longer important. To him, she was never a threat.

"How do you plan to deal with me?"

Hua Muyan smiled without a word, simply lifting her jade-like hand. Suddenly, a brilliant light flashed, and a gigantic flower bud emerged from The Void. As the bud blossomed, a sweet fragrance filled the air. A graceful, unclothed silhouette flew out, floating before Luo Xiu. This was Hua Muyan's Flower Demon Clone.

Luo Xiu looked at the two Hua Muyans before him and suddenly understood. He smiled and said, "So this is your method of dealing with me?"

Hua Muyan hummed softly, her delicate voice teasing, "Isn't double the pleasure nice?"

Luo Xiu decisively turned and walked toward the large bed. "Seems not bad. Why didn't I think of this before?"

Hua Muyan and her clone followed him. "That's because Yan'er's clone wasn't perfect before," she said. "After breaking through to the Earth Immortal Realm at Thundering Mountain, it became not only identical to my true self but also acquired independent thought.

"Furthermore, unless Yan'er actively dispels the clone or someone else destroys it, the clone will never vanish.

"Also, everything the clone sees and hears, its insights into cultivation, and any progress it makes will all merge into my main body after the clone is dispelled."

Luo Xiu was surprised. "So, you're saying that in the future, you can just stay here doing nothing while your clone goes out to experience the world for you? Then, after some time, you dispel it and reap all the benefits?"

Hua Muyan gave a mischievous smile. "That's not really the focus of our discussion now, is it? Master, are you ready for Yan'er's revenge?"

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「A long, long time later.」

Luo Xiu got out of bed feeling refreshed and began to dress. Looking at the two bodies on the bed, limp as mud, he scoffed, "This new trick of yours isn't so special after all."

Only then did he realize that his Thunder Path Physique also provided a significant enhancement in this aspect. If he hadn't developed the Thunder Path Physique, he truly might not have been able to withstand Hua Muyan's "double pleasure" tactic.

"Master... you're too amazing... Yan'er truly yields..." Hua Muyan turned over lazily, her voice weak.

With a light lift of her hand, her delicate fingers formed a spell, dissolving her Flower Demon Clone.

After getting dressed, Luo Xiu sat on the edge of the bed. He caressed her face and gazed into her eyes, which were still hazy with passion. "The Divine Consciousness Forbidden is gone, and I'm too lazy to apply it again. If you ever want to leave, you can tell me anytime."

Hearing this, Hua Muyan fell silent, a strange pang of pain rising in her heart. After a moment, she asked, "Does Master no longer want Yan'er?"

Luo Xiu shook his head gently, reflecting, "I remember when we first met, we were enemies. We fought each other to the death, using any means necessary, which is understandable. But in the end, there was no deep-seated hatred between us.

"Later, I brought you here and treated you harshly, but that was only because I wanted revenge.

"Thinking about it now, perhaps I went too far."

Hua Muyan pouted with a wronged expression. "Master certainly did go too far."

Luo Xiu smiled. "I won't go so far as to apologize, but I have decided to grant you your freedom."

Hua Muyan stared at Luo Xiu, her beautiful eyes trembling lightly. "But Yan'er is already your woman. Where else could I go? I can't return to the Holy Boi Religion, and I don't want to go back."

Luo Xiu suddenly became curious. "Speaking of which, why did you want to betray Chu Yiguan?"

Hua Muyan's gaze turned cold. "Because I was never loyal to him to begin with. He abducted me."

"Abducted you? What do you mean?"

Recalling the painful past, Hua Muyan spoke slowly, "When I was still a flower vine, before I had a human form, Chu Yiguan uprooted me and transplanted me to Danlong Ancient Mountain. I remember at the time... the little boy who had always taken care of me tried to protect me, but Chu Yiguan ruthlessly killed him.

"I watched that little boy die, but I couldn't do anything.

"To this day, I still remember him covered in blood, clinging to Chu Yiguan's leg, begging him not to take me away... Every time I think of it, it feels like a nightmare. I've wanted revenge every moment since. But because Chu Yiguan held my life in his hands, I could only pretend to obey him."

Luo Xiu looked at Hua Muyan's eyes, which were gradually welling up with tears, and reached out to gently ruffle her hair. She's so pitiful.

Hua Muyan continued softly, "I don't know why, but after I learned of Chu Yiguan's death, I felt completely lost, with no idea where to go or what to do next.

"Actually, I have thought about leaving you. I want to return to my homeland—the place that birthed and nurtured me, the place where that little boy lived.

"But my memories of my homeland are vague, and I don't know how to get back.

"I want to travel freely on my own, to live a life without slaughter and conflict, without deception and duplicity.

"But I am filled with fear of the unknown world. I'm afraid of being alone, of facing the storms outside. And I can't stray too far from my roots.

"Yet for some reason, the time I've spent by your side, Master, has been so fulfilling and satisfying. It's as if I have a home, a place where I can stay forever."

She wiped away her tears and managed a smile. "Perhaps it's because I'm a flower. I'm fundamentally a plant, destined to grow in a stable environment. I can't soar freely in the sky like a bird."

Luo Xiu asked, "Then how much do you remember about your homeland?"

"Is Master interested in Yan'er's homeland too?"

Luo Xiu said, "I find you quite extraordinary. It stands to reason that the homeland that birthed and nurtured you must be extraordinary as well. I've thought about many places, but there doesn't seem to be anywhere on Earth capable of producing plant-based Demon Beasts as powerful as you. Even the Shanhai Territory doesn't have them."

Hua Muyan pondered for a moment. "Yan'er vaguely remembers that after Chu Yiguan uprooted me, he traveled through a very long spatial passage to get back to Danlong Ancient Mountain. After arriving there, I almost withered and died because the environment was far inferior to the one I grew up in. If I had to describe it... it was like they were two different worlds."

At that moment, Master Ping flew out of the Holy Lotus Jade Pendant. "So you might be from the Upper Realm."

Luo Xiu glared at Master Ping. "So you've been eavesdropping all along!"

Master Ping replied disdainfully, "I'm just a bottle, indifferent to the petty affairs of you flesh-and-blood beings." Then he added, "I've been thinking carefully... This Flower Demon's origin must be quite terrifying."

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PS: This chapter is rather plain, serving as foreshadowing, because the Flower Demon's role will be significant later on.

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