Chapter 418

Chapter 418: Scheming

"Senior Sister Ye Qian is martial uncle’s disciple and had a pretty good relationship with me. I didn’t expect you to have dealings with her," Wang Yu Wei said lightly.

Zhou Luo smiled without speaking.

He and she had deep connections.

"However, later we had misunderstandings; she did not trust me, so this time I came here, please help me explain," Zhou Luo said deceitfully to meet her.

After learning this, Wang Yu Wei was entirely unconcerned. She smiled radiantly: "This is easy to resolve. I’ll have senior sister Ye Qian come here right away."

With that, she directly took out a transmission device, raised her right hand, lightly tapped it with her index finger, and waved casually.

After a moment, the device emitted a glow.

"Let’s go, we’ll return and wait for her." Wang Yu Wei led him away from the maple forest.

Originally, she had planned to show him the uniquely beautiful scenery of the mountain, but as there were other matters, this could only come later.

When the pair reached their starting point, outside the palace, a blue streak of light slashed across the sky and landed nearby.

Ye Qian, holding a sword and perplexed, strode into the palace.

Traversing the long corridor, she caught sight of Zhou Luo sitting there and instantly stiffened her gaze.

Zhou Luo, feigning composure, rose and cupped his hands toward her: "Friend Ye."

Ye Qian ignored him, just turning her eyes to Wang Yu Wei: "Junior sister Yu Wei, why did you bring him to the mountain peak? Did you know of sect rules?"

Wang Yu Wei smiled faintly: "Senior Sister Ye Qian, since master gave me this mountain, inviting a guest shouldn’t break sect rules."

"What I did not expect was that senior sister Ye Qian actually knew Zhou Luo."

At those words, Ye Qian’s expression changed minutely; she tilted her head to glare at Zhou Luo, coldness filling her eyes.

She feared the prior event had been discovered.

If true, under sect rules, losing her chastity—even if coerced—forced her departure from Biquan True Sect.

Because Biquan True Sect forbade any female disciple from relations with others, linked to their cultivation practice.

Zhou Luo dismissed her coldness and chuckled: "Friend Ye formerly suspected my maliciousness; now you should realize I was truly unintentional."

"Hmph." Ye Qian spoke no more.

As for the accompanying Wang Yu Wei, studying their demeanor, she suddenly sensed far more complication than imagined.

Unhurried, she mediated: "Senior Sister Ye Qian, I trust Zhou Luo’s character; there must be a misunderstanding here."

Ye Qian involuntarily frowned and offered no explanation, just tightening her grip on the sword.

"I understand. If nothing else, I go first," she said solemnly.

Then she whirled and headed out, but near exiting, she abruptly comprehended something, turned and locked eyes with Zhou Luo: "You follow me."

Zhou Luo shrugged, threw Wang Yu Wei a helpless look, then trailed after the other away from the palace.

Gazing at their vanished figures, Wang Yu Wei’s beautiful eyes darkened slightly.

After leaving, Ye Qian scanned the solitude and faced Zhou Luo, voice-transmitting: "What do you want?"

Her voice carried a hint of anger.

Because she felt that the other party, seeking her out at all costs like this, must have some ulterior motive, so she instinctively felt repulsed.

To put it plainly, that behavior was like threatening her.

"Friend Ye Qian, have you misunderstood something?" Zhou Luo continued to feign innocence.

But Ye Qian scowled coldly, "If you don’t want me to misunderstand, then act as though nothing ever happened."

"If I find out you told Junior Sister Yu Wei about this, I’ll surely kill you."

She had called him out specifically to warn him.

Otherwise, if the sect learned she had lost her purity, she would have no place left there.

This matter was extremely important.

Hearing these words, Zhou Luo was first stunned, with suspicions in his heart, but on the surface, he agreed, "Rest assured, friend Ye Qian, I’ll keep my mouth shut."

"Best be that way. If you face any issues later, contact me with this." Ye Qian tossed a token to him, then vanished as a streak of light.

Taking the token, Zhou Luo smiled faintly as the corner of his mouth lifted.

What he desired wasn’t just this one favor.

Then he turned and returned to the palace, where Wang Yu Wei awaited him.

"You and Senior Sister Ye likely had some major event happen."

She stared directly at him as she asked.

Zhou Luo showed a bitter smile. "Actually, I shouldn’t tell this, but friend Ye Qian misunderstands me too deeply, so I need your help…"

As he spoke, he recounted everything that had occurred earlier, without hiding a single detail.

Because from their earlier dialogue, he realized how crucial this was—otherwise, Ye Qian wouldn’t have specially instructed him like that.

To achieve his aim, he had to find a way to win over Ye Qian.

This initial step naturally involved pushing her into a difficult spot, so he could intervene later, thereby capturing her heart.

Zhou Luo was no good man; with Yao Wu gone, and him possessing two dual cultivation techniques yet lacking a partner for dual cultivation, he saw this rare chance and refused to pass it up.

Moreover, when they had been intimate before, he clearly detected a soft pure power within her body—absorbing it could greatly benefit him.

But at the time, for his scheme, he hadn’t acted against her.

The plan wasn’t reliable, yet it was the most effective for now.

When Ye Qian found herself in trouble and grasped that dual cultivation could aid her, Zhou Luo trusted she’d choose correctly.

After Zhou Luo finished speaking, Wang Yu Wei was utterly stunned.

She gaped at him with a shocked expression, her beautiful eyes brimming with surprise, frozen in place like she’d been struck by lightning, not knowing what to say.

After a long moment, she inhaled deeply, her voice trembling slightly. "You took Senior Sister Ye’s first time?"

"I was forced, alright? And you must cover this up for me—if she learns I leaked it, there’ll be trouble." Zhou Luo pretended to be helpless.

Wang Yu Wei gazed deeply at him, momentarily lost for words.

"But if the sect discovers Senior Sister Ye’s affair, she’ll be expelled." She murmured softly.

Hearing that, his eyes lit up.

That was precisely the outcome he wanted.

However, he feigned seriousness now. "Thus, this must never be revealed, especially to her master—don’t let it reach him."

"I told you because I trusted you; don’t place me in danger."

Wang Yu Wei watched him with a complex expression, her beautiful eyes flashing a constant glimmer of light.

She suddenly asked, "You chose to tell me—was it truly because you trusted me?"