Yu Xuanbing felt as if he had been mistreated.

Whether before entering the Netherworld or after, this was the first time he had received such a task. If he had known beforehand about this kind of job, he would not have agreed, but since it had already happened, he endured it.

He consoled himself well enough, thinking this was the last task of his life; from now on, there would be no 'Yu Xuanbing' in the Cultivation World.

After the storm in Dazhi City passed, the streets gradually became lively again, and the two people inside the hall, stripped bare, also settled down.

The Red-clothed Woman, with her long hair spread out, exuded a different kind of charm. She lay sideways with one leg half-entwined with the man, tracing lines on Shi Chun's chest with her pointed index finger, connecting beads of sweat into a line, while her gaze occasionally glanced at the bracelet on Shi Chun's wrist.

She asked indifferently, "Where is the ring I gave you?"

Shi Chun patted the thigh across him, "Why ask when you already know? Liking you is one thing, but I don't like being watched. By the way, I was chased by a group of demon cultivators with Li Hongjiu before, and some experts at the Heavenly Immortal Realm were among them. Was it you?"

The Red-clothed Woman replied indifferently, "This matter caused quite a stir, even my cousin knows and questioned me about it. If I wanted to kill you, would I still be like this with you? If I wanted to kill Li Hongjiu, would I have let him become Dongliang Ying's master? Hasn't Li Hongjiu already returned to the Yanbao Sect?"

Shi Chun was merely confirming casually; he also felt that this woman had no reason to do such a thing, so he responded casually, "Naturally, he returned after escaping the pursuit, losing an arm and almost his life."

The Red-clothed Woman's eyes flickered slightly, "I heard that in order to hunt you two down, they even tightened controls at the Xun Gate exit in Juku State. How did Li Hongjiu get out?"

Shi Chun chuckled dismissively, "Do you think the Yanbao Sect is a bunch of pushovers?"

Seeing him not speaking, the Red-clothed Woman was straightforward, without any unnecessary entanglements, and directly changed the topic, "Never mind him, you should be more concerned about what you're going to do. You are Shi Chun; do you know that the East Victory Royal Court is hunting you?"

This was also one of the main reasons Shi Chun came to find her. He quickly turned his head and asked, "I am also puzzled about this matter. Can you help me find out why the East Victory Royal Court is relentlessly pursuing me?"

The Red-clothed Woman stared into his eyes and said, "You don't know? Then why are you running?"

Shi Chun slapped her thigh again, "Precisely because I don't know, I can't just die in confusion, right? I need to figure out what's going on?"

The Red-clothed Woman looked into his eyes and said, "I heard from my cousin that someone broke into the East Victory Queen's room and caused trouble, even stealing something from her. I don't know what valuable item was lost, but the scent of Death Refusing Incense was left at the scene. Somehow, it's suspected to be related to you, which you probably know better than anyone."

"..." Shi Chun's hand froze in mid-stroke, and he was stunned overall. The Queen?

That room was the East Victory Queen's room?

With this explanation, he remembered there were indeed women's clothes on the clothes rack, and a dressing table. Could it be, the clothes Wu Jinliang stole were the East Victory Queen's garments?

A randomly opened portal actually led to the East Victory Queen's room. How was that possible?

Now, he finally understood why the East Victory Royal Court's reaction was so severe.

He previously thought it was unreasonable. Although there were many residences in the Royal Court, court ministers generally didn't live within the Royal Court; mostly guards and handmaidens did. Some incident in a guard's or maid's room shouldn't provoke such a reaction, and now he realizes it actually implicated the Queen herself.

Recalling the naked male corpse left in the Queen's room, he couldn't help but wipe some small sweat.

He laughed bitterly, "How could this be related to me? Isn't it overestimating me a bit? Even if you threw me into the East Victory Royal Court's restricted area, I wouldn't know which room was the Queen's, let alone do something there. I'd be crazy to mess around in the Queen's room." The last sentence was sincere self-mockery.

The Red-clothed Woman believed him, having been observing his reaction to ensure the surprise shown earlier wasn't feigned, indicating that the one who snuck into the East Victory Queen's room was indeed someone else.

Suddenly, Shi Chun leaned his head over and pecked her on the lips.

Shi Chun offered some kindness, asking, "Ruo Jun, I really didn't do this, I'm being wronged to death here. Can you ask your cousin to help smooth things over so the East Victory Royal Court can let me off?"

This was his main motive for quickly deepening their relationship—after all, as her man, she couldn't just watch him die, could she?

The Red-clothed Woman tapped his sternum lightly with her fingertip, "This matter, my cousin can't help you with, not even if the Demon Queen steps in."

Shi Chun was somewhat anxious, "Really? How big a deal could this be, that the East Victory Queen wouldn't give the Demon Queen face?"

The Red-clothed Woman shifted her fingertip, lifting his chin, "You're oversimplifying things. Let me put it this way: in the royal court's secure area, someone can come and go freely from the Queen's room—that's no small matter, it's world-shaking. Even if it were the Demon Queen, without clarifying the situation, how could she sleep soundly? Comparing oneself to others, asking is useless; the Demon Queen cannot even ask such a favor."

These words rendered Shi Chun silent, the logic was not hard to grasp, and he understood it immediately. Only now he realized the immense trouble his usual sly tricks had brought about.

In short, he overestimated himself and misapplied his tactics.

He sighed slowly and said, "Is there really no way to resolve this?"

Red-clothed Woman: "If you want to resolve it, hiding is useless. If you delay, it won't just be the East Victory Royal Court that's after you; the four great Royal Courts and the Heavenly Court might all make a move on you, and even various forces that gradually learn of the situation will act against you. Can you find a place in the world where you can take refuge?"

Shi Chun straightened up and asked, "What do you mean by that?"

The Red-clothed Woman pressed his chest and laid him back down, speaking slowly, "The method to enter the East Victory Queen's quarters—could it also be used for the rooms of key figures? Some may want to eliminate future troubles, or someone may want to grasp the method in their hands."

Her words woke him like a dreamer awakening; similar to the secret technique for seeking the Divine Fire, Shi Chun was speechless, realizing that this time he had truly pierced the heavens.

"There is only one solution. If it really wasn't you, then honestly go to East Victory to surrender, face it, cooperate to clarify everything, cooperate to find the real culprit, and clear your own suspicions. This is the only way out. Of course, if you have a way to hide in a place where no force can ever find you, that would work too."

As she said the last sentence, the Red-clothed Woman paid special attention to Shi Chun's subtle reactions.

However, Shi Chun was already stupefied, lying there like a corpse.

After a long time, he turned to hold her waist, facing her, "Ruo Jun, do me a favor."

The Red-clothed Woman lifted his chin, "Don't be a stranger with me."

Shi Chun chuckled awkwardly, feeling embarrassed. Tonight, he always felt an illusion of gender reversal. He then solemnly said, "In the Phoenix Clan's Divine Mountain, the Golden-haired Rat Clan is imprisoned. Can you ask your uncle to help, get the Phoenix Clan to release the Golden-haired Rat Clan?"

The Red-clothed Woman was slightly puzzled, "Do you have some special relationship with those rats?"

Shi Chun sighed, "Isn't it for Li Hongjiu? I invited him down the mountain, but he refused. Doesn't he like Bai Qiru? I brought up Bai Qiru, and only then did he come down. After meeting Bai Qiru, he saw she was troubled by her husband, Huang Yingying, being captured into the Divine Mountain.

Considering Bai Qiru's fidelity, Li Hongjiu thought of a good way to win Bai Qiru, which is to make Huang Yingying leave voluntarily. I went to the Divine Mountain, communicated with Huang Yingying, and he put forward a condition that if Li Hongjiu could free his entire clan, he would divorce his wife and sever ties with Bai Qiru.

Then I was the unfortunate one, vowing to Li Hongjiu to accomplish the task you assigned to me. Look, Li Hongjiu came here and lost an arm; Ruo Jun, you wouldn't want me to go back on my word, would you?"

The Red-clothed Woman, amused, teased his lips, "So, it was all because of my matter, and if I don't help, I'd be remiss to you as a lover? Alright, I'll do my best."

Shi Chun patted her bare back, "Uh, I heard Bai Qiru was captured again. You know Li Hongjiu likes her."

The Red-clothed Woman poked his chest, "I know. And the Bai Family, you want me to get them out too, right?"

Shi Chun was stunned, "The Bai Family? Why bother with them?"

This time, it was the Red-clothed Woman's turn to be surprised, "Isn't Bai Qiru part of the Bai Family? Li Hongjiu wants to impress her, saving the Bai Family would earn him huge favor, wouldn't it?"

Shi Chun replied, "Wasn't Bai Qiru already expelled from the Bai Family? No need to bother with them." While saying this, he caressed her cheek, "I can't let you be endlessly troubled, rescuing one group after another is too much work."

As for Granny Qi's group, he had long seen through their ulterior motives, knowing that sooner or later, the true intentions would be revealed. Not taking the opportunity to hit them when they're down was just because he hadn't found the right method. He would rather see Granny Qi's group dead, as it's foolish to rescue them.

"..." The Red-clothed Woman was utterly confused by him. Wasn't he part of Granny Qi's group? Did she misjudge?

After a while of staring in silence, she finally agreed, "Alright, whatever you say."

Shi Chun then snuggled up to her, kissed her several times, and then wanted to leave, standing up, "Ah, the storm has stopped, we should..."

The purpose was achieved. Yu Xuanbing was still waiting outside. He wanted to get up and leave.

As a result, the Red-clothed Woman hooked her arm around his neck, pulled him down again, her fingers playing on his face, whispering, "It's rare to see such a vigorous young man in this world..."

After speaking, she pressed down to kiss him again...

The next morning, the Red-clothed Woman, looking even more radiant, left the small courtyard dressed elegantly, as if nothing had happened; she still had to return to the library to work.

Shi Chun came out a bit later, wearing a mask, yet looking a bit listless, his hair loose. No matter how vigorous he was, enduring a night of torment left him worn out. He tried to leave several times but couldn't break free, something he hadn't anticipated at the beginning.

In short, the price of asking for help was quite high.

After leaving the city, Yu Xuanbing, who had kept vigil all night, finally caught up. This time, Yu Xuanbing was unusually quiet, not even giving Shi Chun a glance...

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