With just that one frivolous gesture, Shi Chun was already a dead man in her eyes.

Since he was already a dead man, it's better to make use of waste rather than let it go to waste.

Some matters, you see, if spoken aloud but left undone, can be quite inappropriate. Who to recruit as a disciple could have been anyone, but to choose Situ Gu was really picking the right person. Even the Refining Heaven Sect couldn't force Situ Gu, let alone outsiders.

Of course, if she really wanted to press the issue, it wasn't impossible to accomplish.

But the problem is, making a big fuss over such matters doesn't look good; it's beneath one's dignity.

However, Shi Chun's finger that was withdrawn was still caught by her three fingers, signaling, "This finger is so precious; you'd better take good care of it."

Shi Chun chuckled; just a touch makes it precious?

He teased, "Indeed a noble body, can I get more noble aura?"

His other hand actually just casually reached towards her thigh.

Smack, a crisp and sonorous sound.

The red-clothed woman released his finger and directly slapped away the hand trying to feel her up.

The earlier sudden disrespect caught her off guard, but now she was prepared, how could she let him succeed again.

This slap was not only loud but also stinging painfully, like being whipped, leaving Shi Chun grimacing in pain as he sprang up and stepped back two paces, shaking his hand continuously, exclaiming, "Are you trying to murder your husband!"

Husband? The red-clothed woman directly filtered out the disrespectful words, showing no reaction on her face. She really couldn't understand where he got the courage to dare to touch her. A bit puzzling, even if he knew her identity and feigned ignorance, he wouldn't dare to mess around, isn't that just courting death.

So she countered, "Do you know my cultivation level?"

Shi Chun grinned as he blew on the back of his hand a few times, pointing at his eyes and then at her, "I'm quite skilled in Qi Observation Skill, so I know a thing or two. Speaking of which, I have a question for you. You have already cultivated to Transformation, logically speaking, your cultivation should have reached at least High Martial Realm, why does your cultivation not seem to have matured yet? With your background, you shouldn't be lacking cultivation resources, right?"

"..." The red-clothed woman was somewhat speechless, initially not knowing what nonsense he was spouting, but seeing the serious manner in which he spoke, she realized he was serious.

This made her understand why he dared to be so bold, thinking she was easy to bully.

Unsure of his Qi Observation Skill, she immediately counter-questioned, "Could it be that your Qi Observation Skill has mistaken?"

Shi Chun smiled, he couldn't guarantee the others, but what his Right Eye Superpower saw was never wrong.

Even if it was Xiang Laner and their Demon Path's skill to conceal cultivation, it could fool others but not his eyes. What his Right Eye Superpower saw was more reliable than results from personal probing.

So he smiled and walked over to the side of the bed to sit down, reaching out to grab her wrist, "Can't I check and verify it?"

Suddenly, her skirt flew up, and the red-clothed woman gave him a merciless kick.

Caught off guard, Shi Chun almost fell down, stumbling and barely standing, couldn't help but grimace while rubbing his back, finding her hits surprisingly painful, not much force was used, yet it felt like having a kidney ripped out.

With the skirt hem calming down, the red-clothed woman maintained her posture as if she never moved, and cooperatively gave him an answer, "Enough, no need to check, I've made a mistake in cultivation, my cultivation level reverted back to original. Scram, I'm going to rest."

Before leaving, Shi Chun still asked, "When can Bai Qiru be released?"

Red-clothed woman: "When do you want her released?"

Shi Chun: "The sooner she gets out, the sooner we can contact Li Hongjiu."

The red-clothed woman glanced at him, "I'll contact him shortly. You'll be informed when she's out."

"Good, I'll wait for your message." Seeing he couldn't take advantage, Shi Chun simply bid farewell, opened the door quietly, and snuck away.

The red-clothed woman lying on the bed watched him leave, her gaze falling on Shi Chun's boots, muttering to herself, "Qi Observation Skill…"

The reason she could trust Shi Chun's Qi Observation Skill was also partially evidenced, she thought of when he first met Qing Shan the scholar, he didn't recognize him at all, yet immediately regarded him as someone who could offer protection.

She even considered that his Qi Observation Skill might not be fully matured, just not realizing it wasn't the skill at fault but Shi Chun's own lack of exposure.

Her mind fleetingly shifting, she transmitted a message into the void, "Aren't you usually straightforward and upright, when did you develop a habit of eavesdropping?"

The scholar in the Book Collection Pavilion, holding a book by the lamp, chuckled bitterly, "Were you able to notice this, with no magic power fluctuation."

Red-clothed woman: "In my domain, any tricks are meaningless, and you'll understand this when you reach this realm, what is yours?"

Scholar: "Not long ago, I cultivated an extension of consciousness, I call it 'Sword Awareness'."

"Sword Awareness…" The red-clothed woman muttered, genuinely surprised in her heart, she almost failed to notice his eavesdropping, luckily she hadn't done anything more dismissive to Shi Chun.

The scholar explained further, "I really didn't intend to eavesdrop, neither did I know where your bedroom was, only saw that guy suddenly sneaking downstairs, didn't know what he wants to do in the library, seeing him connected with the Demon Path, thought I might take note, didn't expect him to intrude into your bedroom, oh my! What's his background anyway, that he could have Situ Gu recruit him as a disciple?"

Red-clothed woman: "None of your business, keep tight-lipped about tonight's matter, or I won't let it go."

Scholar: "Sigh, I shouldn't have meddled, I'll shut up, I heard nothing, is that alright?"

While saying this, he still got up and slowly wandered about the Book Collection Pavilion. Coincidentally, he bumped into Shi Chun who had returned, and even used Sandal Gold Flame Energy to thoroughly inspect Shi Chun, muttering, "So this is your true appearance, you really are something, running around at night, are you a thief?"

Shi Chun was speechless, his Right Eye Superpower was used too frequently, depleting him, just saving use for once and ended up hitting it off, awkwardly said, "Senior is joking, there's nothing worth stealing in this poor library."

Green-clothed Scholar: "Don't you still have a few women? Wouldn't have gone off to fool around, would you?"

Shi Chun straightened up seriously and said, "Junior is a lover of books, a cultured person, how could I do such vulgar things!"

The Green-clothed Scholar raised his eyebrows, scanned him up and down, then nodded, "I must have misjudged you..."

After speaking, he turned around and went off to continue reading his book.

Shi Chun simply grabbed the illumination and went to the third floor. He had just pulled out a scroll about the Netherworld when he recalled something, put down the book, and once again took out the Mother-child Talisman, sending out a message: Ruo Jun, you are the most beautiful among the women I've met!

After finishing, he put away the Mother-child Talisman and relaxed to read. He figured they wouldn't respond to his message anyway.

Despite this, he still had to say nice things afterward, as it was part of the appropriate routine.

Anyway, he had no feelings himself, nor did he feel like pondering if the other person had feelings. There's no way he'd waste his energy on such insignificant matters; it was enough to know women like hearing nice words, regardless of their truthfulness.

In the bedroom, the red-clothed woman lying half-awake lazily pulled out the Mother-child Talisman, glanced at it, and rolled her eyes immediately.

Were it not for knowing the other party's true identity, knowing it was insincere, she would have doubted herself believing such nonsense from someone with this thick skin.

The Mother-child Talisman was thrown aside casually, continuing the pretense of sleep, treating it like nonsense, yet a slight teasing smile couldn't help but appear at the corner of her mouth.

The peak in the city center.

Zhu Xin from the Extreme Fire Sect stormed into the City Lord Mansion with fury.

Li Xianghong, who had long awaited him in the pavilion, knew he would come and waved to signal her subordinates to retreat, not to obstruct him.

Zhu Xin stormed into the pavilion and asked in a stern voice, "What's going on, why was Bai Qiru released?"

Li Xianghong responded, "Do you think I can make such decisions? I'm just following orders. Don't ask me whose orders; I won't say. Just have your sect communicate with Divine Mountain over there."

Seeing her like this, Zhu Xin snorted and left with a flick of his sleeves.

Soon after this incident, Shi Chun in the Book Collection Pavilion again took out the Mother-child Talisman.

A message had come from the red-clothed woman, just one sentence: The person has been released.

Shi Chun was very surprised; he didn't expect such efficiency. From the moment he spoke until now, not even half a two-hour period had passed, and the person was released?

It seems the familial connections the woman has with her cousin are indeed genuine, not a bit false.

He immediately replied enthusiastically to the red-clothed woman: Okay, got it, I will also strive to make you my woman soon!

In the bedroom, the red-clothed woman casually picked up the Mother-child Talisman, glanced at its content, rolled her eyes again, couldn't bear to look, found it irritating, and quickly discarded it.

Shi Chun himself finished saying good words and immediately pushed them to the back of his mind. He took out another Mother-child Talisman and contacted Wu Jinliang, saying Bai Qiru might have been released and to try to contact Bai Qiru, see if it's possible to meet at the library immediately.

No need to say more, as long as the person comes to the library, they can naturally confirm whether the release is genuine.

When Wu Jinliang replied saying he had already made contact and would be coming soon, Shi Chun immediately snuffed out the light and went directly to the lobby downstairs to wait.

After waiting quietly for a while, before the person outside could knock, Shi Chun quietly opened the door just a crack.

Despite the person outside wearing a veil, not revealing their true face, he seemed to have already recognized them, and directly hushed them, tilting his head to signal them to come in.

The person entered and the door closed.

The individual revealed beneath the veil was Bai Qiru, under the misty light shining through the window from the street outside, her pallor and frail state were still visible, obviously having suffered greatly.

Seeing Wang Ping, Bai Qiru was surprised and asked, "Wang Ping? How dare you come here?"

Gao He communicated with her, worried that she might have revealed contact details upon capture, so the connection through the Mother-child Talisman didn't reassure them, not having informed her in advance who she'd be meeting.

Shi Chun placed a finger to his lips, signaling to keep quiet, pointed upstairs, and whispered, "There's an expert above."

Had he dared not to go out, he wouldn't arrange for a meeting here.

He gestured for the person to enter a small space beside the counter to talk, "You've suffered a lot, haven't you?"

Bai Qiru whispered, "Does Gao He mean your people rescued me?"

Shi Chun, "Kind of."

To speak quietly, the two were practically neck to neck, whispering into each other's ears.

Bai Qiru, "Who are you people, why is Divine Mountain joining with the Extreme Fire Sect to catch you?"

With this remark, the red-clothed woman pretending to sleep in the bedroom slightly moved her brows.

Shi Chun didn't respond to this and quietly asked, "There's more you don't need to worry about. Right now, your grandmother is still trapped in Divine Mountain. Do you have a way to contact her?"

Bai Qiru thought for a moment and nodded slightly.

Confirming she could make contact was enough. Shi Chun didn't say any more, waiting until he'd gone to Divine Mountain to gather refining materials, then continued informing her of another matter, "There's something you should know first, have you heard of Li Hongjiu? He's taken a liking to you."

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