After familiarizing himself with how to change the flow, Chu Yuan continued to try controlling the spiritual power’s direction, diverting a portion of the spiritual energy toward the sleeping young dragon in his arms.
At this moment, the unconscious Gu Su Die lay on his chest, her dragon face pressed against his collarbone, her breathing light and shallow.
As the spiritual energy was infused into her body, the unconscious young dragon’s tail unconsciously flicked. The next moment, she greedily absorbed this surge of spiritual power, with faint glimmers of spiritual light flowing beneath her scales.
In no time, her breathing gradually stabilized, and her little claws clutching Chu Yuan tightened even more.
Seeing his Sovereign recover slightly, the corners of Chu Yuan’s mouth lifted, and he secretly marveled:
This Sleeping Art really is a good technique.
Spending 160,000 Spirit Stones to bid on it was definitely worth it!
While Chu Yuan was secretly delighted, he didn’t notice that Ji Xuanyuan, sitting astride him, slightly furrowed her brows.
She could feel that the spiritual power being drawn from Chu Yuan’s body was gradually decreasing. It felt as if an invisible dam was slowly being built between her and Chu Yuan.
Although it wasn’t a complete block, it was definitely a restriction of the flow.
Ji Xuanyuan gritted her teeth silently and increased the intensity of her extraction.
The Imperial World-Ordering Script activated at full power. Spiritual energy surged within her body, and the extraction speed suddenly increased.
But it was useless.
The spiritual power that came flooding in, when flowing through his body, was still being siphoned off in part.
Although Ji Xuanyuan could use him to absorb a massive amount of spiritual energy, she could not change the distribution rights within his body—once the spiritual energy entered her junior brother’s body, after twisting and turning, it was ultimately skimmed off in part by him.
This portion of spiritual energy was not much relative to the total amount, but it was enough for Chu Yuan to recover himself, even allowing him to cultivate normally through it.
Ji Xuanyuan gritted her teeth and tried to change the flow of spiritual power within his body.
However, the [Phantom Ethereal Dharma Robe] Chu Yuan was wearing blocked her attempts.
Ji Xuanyuan began to fight back in other ways.
But the faster she extracted, the faster he replenished;
The more she extracted, the more he intercepted.
The two sides fell into a subtle tug-of-war.
At the same time, a Divine Sense was quietly spying on the situation inside the room.
Su Xuanxuan leaned lazily against a pillar in the shadows of the Chu residence, her golden hair cascading down to her waist like a waterfall, her fox eyes slightly closed.
From the moment Chu Yuan entered the room, she had been secretly monitoring through her Divine Sense.
Even though Ji Xuanyuan had activated a defensive formation, with her cultivation at the Hedao Realm, there were very few formations in this world that could stop her.
She had plenty of means to break through, but she didn’t want to alert the enemy.
The Fox Venerable would never allow that red-haired woman to drain her Holy Son dry. Whether Ji Xuanyuan was a Crown Princess or a future Empress, if she dared to touch her Yuan’er, she would have to pay the price!!!
Seeing that Chu Yuan and Gu Su Die had already “reconciled” inside the room, she knew it was time for her to go over and rescue him.
Withdrawing her Divine Sense, Su Xuanxuan turned and walked toward the Eastern Courtyard.
Since she was going to rescue someone, she needed a proper pretext. She planned in her mind:
First, visit the Crown Princess on the pretext of etiquette;
As a greeting from a Hedao Realm giant, the Crown Princess would inevitably come out of the room to reciprocate, showing due respect;
At that time, the Fox Venerable could pretend to take a liking to Chu Yuan and accept him as a disciple.
Chu Yuan was originally a disciple of the Chu Clan, not a subordinate of the Crown Princess. If the Fox Venerable took him away on that pretext, no one could question it.
Thinking this, Su Xuanxuan quickly walked through the corridor. Just as she was about to turn into the Moon Gate leading to the Eastern Courtyard, she collided head-on with a tall, slender figure.
“Fox Venerable?”
Chu Yunlan stopped in surprise, his gaze sweeping over Su Xuanxuan’s face, puzzled:
“Where are you going?”
Su Xuanxuan didn’t stop walking. She only slightly turned her head, her golden hair sliding off her shoulder, shimmering with a soft luster in the sunlight.
Looking at Chu Yunlan’s smiling face, she remembered that the reason she had come to Xuanji City was precisely because she was entrusted by this Young Master Yunlan to investigate whether Chu Yuan was an elder of the Demon Path Alliance.
Now that she had run into him, it was a good opportunity to clarify things.
Otherwise, if she were later suspected by this Fake Young Master, it would only bring trouble for her Holy Son.
With that, Su Xuanxuan transmitted her voice to answer:
[Young Master Yunlan, didn’t I hear that the person you wanted me to investigate was summoned by the Crown Princess?]
[I was just about to go over there to get him back, accept him as a disciple, and properly—]
Chu Yunlan frowned slightly.
He had just remembered this.
Originally, inviting the Fox Venerable to Xuanji City was to use her to get rid of Chu Yuan, so he could build a good relationship with the Crown Princess.
However, after the auction and reaching an agreement with the Second Princess, Chu Yunlan’s plan had completely changed.
Now, he actually wanted to use the incident of “the Crown Princess taking Chu Yuan into her room for a secret talk.” The longer that adulterous couple stayed in the room together, the better.
Realizing this, he bowed with his hands clasped, his transmission filled with respect and earnestness:
[Fox Venerable, there’s no rush for this matter. It’s better to leave it to Yunlan to handle!]
Hearing this, Su Xuanxuan finally stopped.
Turning her head, her fox eyes slightly lowered, she looked down at the bowing Chu Yunlan, and the faint smile on her lips slowly faded.
[Young Master, what do you mean by that?]
Her voice was not loud, but it carried an unquestionable coldness:
[Right now, there is a suspected Evil Cultivator within the clan.]
[If we don’t deal with it promptly and it brings an investigation from the Righteous Path Alliance—]
[Our Taixu Sacred Domain will be in constant trouble.]
She took a step forward, closing the distance between them.
Her golden hair swayed gently in the wind, a subtle fragrance spreading, but the scent now carried a suffocating pressure.
Faced with the scrutiny of her knife-like gaze, Chu Yunlan’s spine stiffened.
Before he could think of how to answer, Su Xuanxuan pressed further:
[Young Master, you haven’t reached some kind of deal with the Demon Path Alliance, have you?]
Chu Yunlan’s face changed dramatically, and he angrily shouted:
“Nonsense! Fox Venerable, how can you…”
But before he could finish, Su Xuanxuan rebutted directly:
[Then why is Young Master Yunlan preventing me from investigating?]
This sharp counterattack was like a slap in the face, hitting Chu Yunlan hard. Chu Yunlan opened his mouth, but for a moment, couldn’t utter a single word.
Of course, he had reasons, but none of them could be brought to light.
Taking a deep breath, Chu Yunlan suppressed the rage boiling in his heart:
“Forget it.” He made up a random excuse and transmitted:
[Originally, Yunlan just felt that Fox Venerable rushing over so hastily was a bit premature.]
[But since Fox Venerable has put it that way, I must trouble you to continue the investigation.]
[If there is any concrete progress, please inform Yunlan in a timely manner.]
The corners of Su Xuanxuan’s lips slowly curled into a smile:
[Then it seems I have misunderstood the Young Master’s good intentions!]
[Rest assured, Young Master, if I do find anything, I will definitely report it in real-time!]
Her smile was bright and warm, but the depths of her eyes were as cold as a deep winter pond.
On the matter of “rescuing the Holy Son,” no one was going to stop her! Not even the Heavenly Emperor himself!!!