The cat demon defies the heavens and is the emperor’s only beloved disciple!

His eyes always held a hint of mockery.

At this moment, however, it was unusually deep, churning with complex emotions that she could not understand.

There was anxiety, determination, and even a hint of... a desperate madness.

Shuangyue instinctively wanted to back away, but there was only a cold wall behind her, leaving her nowhere to retreat.

She could only raise her head, her cold eyes burning with anger and vigilance.

He stared intently at Jin Xi, who was getting closer and closer.

"you……"

Her voice was hoarse, and her delicate body began to tremble.

Jin Xi stopped in front of her.

That handsome yet somewhat wicked face drew closer again, so close that she could see her own disheveled reflection in his eyes.

He extended a finger and gently lifted her chin, forcing her to look him in the eye.

"Sect Leader Frostmoon, don't look at me like that!"

Jin Xi's tone carried a lazy smile, but her eyes were sharp as knives.

"I know what you're thinking."

"You think I'm a shameless scoundrel, a despicable opportunist, right?"

Shuangyue gritted her teeth, remaining silent, only expressing her disdain and hatred with her cold gaze.

"Ah!"

Jin Xi chuckled softly.

My fingers slid slowly down her jawline and stopped at the pulse on the side of her neck, feeling the faint but tenacious beat.

"Shuangyue, do you want my uncle to like you?"

He suddenly changed the subject, his voice lowered to a whisper, like a sympathetic murmur, yet carrying a bewitching magic.

Upon hearing this, Shuangyue's pupils suddenly contracted.

At this moment!

Jin Xi's fiery red eyes seemed to be able to suck her soul in!

He seemed to be able to see through all her forbearance and vulnerability.

She could even see her own pale face and crumbling dignity reflected in those eyes.

"Jin Xi! You... shameless!"

She finally found her voice, hoarse and broken, with an undisguised tremor.

She no longer wanted to look him in the eye, no longer wanted to hear him utter a single word that could crush her last remaining pride into dust.

It was almost an instinctive act of resistance!

With the last of her strength, Shuangyue suddenly raised her hand and shoved it hard into Jinxi's chest.

Jin Xi seemed not to have expected her to suddenly exert her strength.

Or rather, he wasn't on guard at all.

"Ok!"

He groaned, staggered back two steps from the resolute force.

"cough……"

Shuangyue coughed violently, her chest heaving with agitation.

She leaned against the cold wall.

He greedily breathed in the air that was far removed from his presence for this moment.

He then quickly focused his mind, his fingertips twitched slightly, and a rapid "sound transmission" was sent out.

After a while.

A silver streak of light moved with astonishing speed.

Whoosh!

The streak of light slipped through the door of the alchemy pavilion.

She steadied herself indoors and transformed into a graceful woman.

She wore an exquisite, snow-white long dress, spotless, with orchids embroidered in silver thread on the hem.

Her face was gentle and charming, her eyebrows were like distant mountains, her eyes were like autumn water, and her lips were red without any lipstick. She was truly as beautiful as a flower, and I felt pity for her.

However, beneath this gentle and harmless exterior lies an unfathomable power.

After Luo Ge stood still, her gentle, watery eyes instantly swept across the entire pavilion.

The place was a complete mess!

Precious medicinal herbs were scattered all over the ground!

The alchemy furnace overturned, the fire was almost extinguished, and a strange smell filled the air, a mixture of burnt and medicinal aromas.

Meanwhile, their own sect leader was leaning against the wall in the corner!

Her usually impeccable black hair was now somewhat disheveled, with a few strands clinging to her sweaty cheeks.

Her usually aloof and stunningly beautiful face was now filled with anger, and even her ears and neck were flushed with an unnatural blush.

Looking at Jin Xi a few steps away, the carefree smile on her face had faded considerably.

Upon seeing this scene, Luo Ge's gentle eyes instantly turned frosty.

It's Jin Xi again!

Only he could make his sect leader, who was usually so composed, so angry.

With a furrowed brow, she almost instantly teleported to Shuangyue's side.

She reached out her slender hand and gently tidied Shuangyue's disheveled temples.

He then took out a silk handkerchief from his sleeve and tenderly wiped the sweat from her forehead.

He then shielded her behind him, using his own body to block Jin Xi's view.

She turned her head and asked softly:

"Sect Master, have you been wronged? Did Jin Xi upset you again?"

Frostmoon did not answer immediately.

She leaned against Luo Ge, feeling the delicate and warm protection that felt like that of a sister.

The heart that had been hanging in mid-air finally found some peace.

She closed her eyes briefly, and when she opened them again, the panic in her eyes had been forcibly suppressed, leaving only a bone-chilling coldness.

Without even glancing at Jin Xi, her gaze coldly fixed on a spot on the ground, she commanded, word by word, in a tone devoid of any emotion:

"Luoge, Jinxi's words and actions are frivolous."

"From this day forward, he is forbidden from setting foot in my Alchemy Pavilion! If he dares to force his way in again, show no mercy."

"Yes."

Luo Ge responded softly.

Upon hearing this, Jin Xi finally lost all semblance of composure.

He strode forward, wanting to argue, but was forced to stop by the coldness emanating from Luo Ge.

"Luoge, listen to me first..."

He quickly changed his words, his gaze anxiously bypassing Luo Ge and looking at Shuang Yue's shadow behind her.

"Sister Luoge! Don't listen to her! I'm here to help her!"

He pointed to the demon core on the ground, which he had already crushed into powder, and shouted urgently:

"Look at that pill! It was ruined by the sect leader!"

"If I hadn't arrived in time, she would still be unconscious! I saved her life!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Ge glanced at the purple powder and was startled.

Did the sect leader fail at alchemy?

This is strange.

but……

But if it was Jin Xi's interference that caused him to go mad...

Her brows furrowed even more, and she could only shake her head and sigh at Jinxi's mischief.

"Stop with your clever words and attempts to confuse the public!"

Luo Ge interrupted him without any politeness, her tone still gentle, but her words were like knives:

"How dare you make a scene and disturb the sect leader's concentration while he is refining pills?"

"It must be your foolishness here that caused her to be so disturbed, resulting in the destruction of the elixir and injury to her!"

With that, Luo Ge gave him no further chance to explain.

She remained standing there with an elegant posture.

Her slender, jade-like hand seemed to float lightly forward.

A gentle yet powerful energy suddenly appeared out of thin air, forcefully pushing Jin Xi towards the door.

"Jinxi, your magical beast Lingyao hasn't been fed today, and it's crying out in hunger!"

"You'd better hurry back and feed it, and give it a bath!"

"Don't just stand there, you're only making our sect leader angry!"

"No! Sister Luoge, let me explain!"

"Shuangyue, no... Sect Master, say something! Don't be angry and send me away!"

Jin Xi was pushed back repeatedly by the power used by Luo Ge, and she looked somewhat disheveled.

As he struggled, he anxiously reached out towards Shuangyue, his eyes filled with resentment and anxiety.

Shuangyue stood behind Luoge, watching Jinxi being forcibly pushed out the door.

That wisp of golden hair gradually blurred in my vision.

The anxiety on his face and the depth of his eyes seemed to be branded onto her retina.

The hand that had been hanging by her side, tightly gripping her dress, unconsciously loosened and lifted slightly, her fingertips seemingly trying to grasp something.

Her lips trembled slightly.

The word "wait" that was on the tip of his tongue seemed to be stuck in his throat, and he couldn't utter a single syllable.

In the end, she could only watch helplessly as Jinxi disappeared completely.

boom!

With a loud bang, Luo Ge slammed the heavy door of the Alchemy Pavilion shut from the inside.