The protagonist stole my spiritual root? Hey, heroine, give birth to me!

Watching Chen Xuan's departing figure and the black fragments scattered all over the room, Gao Yueting sighed.

When Chen Xuan said he wanted to take her away and that he liked her, she naturally felt a stirring in her heart.

He is Zhao Lingwu's man, which is a fatal advantage for her!

However, her status already determined her fate. She was the legitimate daughter of the Gao family, and her purpose in marrying into the royal palace was to benefit the Gao family. How could she possibly leave the royal palace for her own selfish desires?

She was already very satisfied that Chen Xuan had such great charm that he couldn't help but want to make a move on her, and that he even wanted her to marry him.

Unfortunately, fate played a cruel trick on him. Chen Xuan appeared too late. Why did he only appear so long after she had married into the royal family?

If only I had met him sooner...

As Chen Xuan disappeared from her sight, Gao Yueting squeezed the recording stone in her hand. She felt a little lost and her heart was filled with emotions.

Although Chen Xuan had deceived her, she had to admit that when he told her not to underestimate a young man's potential at the Zhao family home, her heart was indeed moved. Perhaps this was the only time in her life that her heart was touched by him...

After gathering her thoughts, Gao Yueting entered the room and blushed with embarrassment upon seeing the black fragments scattered on the floor and the missing bed sheet.

"Pah! Chen Xuan is such a bad guy, he actually tricked me into making clothes for myself and wearing them!" Her face flushed red.

"But these weird clothes are actually quite nice. He even said before that they were missing a pointy shoe, so maybe I..."

……

On Chen Xuan's side.

After leaving the Prince's Palace, he wandered aimlessly.

He only knew one thing about the Zhou family's secret realm: Zhou Jingqi liked to bathe in a spiritual spring, but he didn't know its exact location.

"Forget it, let's just take it one step at a time. Even if we do see her, there's nothing we can do. We might as well go find Zhou Jingyi and have some fun first!"

After saying that, he turned on the locator, located Zhou Jingyi's position, and walked towards her location.

As Chen Xuan walked, he was stopped by two men who looked like guards.

"Hey kid up ahead! What are you doing wandering around here?! Which prince's mansion are you from?"

Chen Xuan didn't speak, but instead handed the token in his hand to the two of them.

"So you're a eunuch from the Prince Qi's mansion! Tell me, what brings you here, Immortal Master?" The guard immediately showed disdain upon seeing that it was a eunuch.

"Um, King Qi has something that I need to deliver to the Immortal Master in person," Chen Xuan said with a forced smile, his eyes darting around.

"Oh? What is it that requires the King of Qi to send someone here?" the guard asked in confusion.

"Well, I don't know either. King Qi only instructed me to deliver it here for the immortal master to take a look," Chen Xuan replied vaguely.

"This……"

The two guards exchanged a glance, and one of them said, "Since your identity is not in question, then go in!" He then stepped aside to make way for them.

"Alright, thank you, brother. I'll put in a good word for you two when I meet the immortal master later."

"good!"

Chen Xuan then followed the two to the outside of the courtyard.

"We brothers can only take you this far. No men are allowed to enter here. But you, as long as you don't go to some of the core areas, it's fine."

After saying that, the two left.

"Immortal Master? Men are not allowed to enter? I don't remember the Zhou Dynasty having any female guest ministers?" Chen Xuan asked, puzzled.

"Forget it, let's see first!" After saying that, he walked straight towards the core area the guard had mentioned, making sure to hide himself along the way.

However, he soon stopped hiding, because he hadn't seen a single person along the way! Not only was there no one there, but he also inexplicably walked out of the immortal master's courtyard and arrived at a desolate place.

"..."

"Have I entered some kind of formation?"

Chen Xuan took out the locator and discovered that his location was actually getting closer and closer to Zhou Jingyi.

"Never mind, let's go check it out first. At least if I catch that little brat Zhou Jingyi, I won't get lost!"

Not long after they walked, Chen Xuan saw the group of houses again. However, in the very center of the group was a spiritual spring, and Zhou Jingyi was located right next to this spring!

"Alright, after going around in circles, I actually found it! It's been a bit hectic lately, so it's good to relax a bit!" Chen Xuan chuckled, ran straight to the spirit spring, gathered his clothes down to just his shorts, and jumped in.

"Sister, did you hear anything?"

"I think I heard something. Who came to the spiritual spring to relax? It should be Master and the others! I don't need to worry about it!" Zhou Jingqi lay down at one end of the spiritual spring, closed her eyes, and continued to absorb the spiritual energy of the spring water.

"I'd better go and see. If it really is Master, I'll have to pretend to be cultivating so that she'll be alerted!"

"You! Can't you just focus on your cultivation?" Zhou Jingqi pointed a finger at Zhou Jingyi.

"Hehe, sister, you're so amazing, why don't you get me some good pills in the future!" Zhou Jingyi replied with a grin, then swam towards the "plop" direction.

Chen Xuan was unaware of Zhou Jingyi's situation. He had just finished cultivating with Gao Yueting and felt slightly tired, so he came down to soak in the water.

Of course, as Foundation Establishment cultivators, he and Gao Yueting were naturally spotless, with nothing dirty on their bodies. Even if there was, he simply handed it over to Gao Yueting...

I'm going into this spiritual spring now simply to relax.

However, he hadn't relaxed for long when he heard a "plop" sound from the spring. He looked over and saw someone swimming towards him.

The visitor was Zhou Jingyi.

The girl was dressed in a pink and white outfit that perfectly accentuated her slender figure. Her fair skin shimmered with an alluring glow under the sunlight.

Her long hair was piled on top of her head and gently tied with a pink ribbon. Her swan-like neck was elegant and long, and her delicate collarbone was faintly visible.

"Is that Master? What brings you to the Spirit Spring today?"

I could hear her voice even before she arrived.

Chen Xuan instantly realized that the immortal master the guard was referring to was Lin Yunhan!

"Damn it, Lin Yunhan is here too? Shouldn't this woman be in her sect? Why hasn't she left yet! If I run into her, I'm doomed!" Chen Xuan immediately turned around, wanting to leave.

"Why isn't Master saying anything? Where are you going?" Zhou Jingyi didn't care. Seeing the blurry figure about to leave, she got up and chased after it, her feet splashing on the water.

For a cultivator, skimming the surface of the water is too easy; she's just playful and wants to swim.

She quickly caught up with Chen Xuan.

When she reached Chen Xuan's vicinity, she jumped into the water again, her long, beautiful legs swaying gently, as gracefully as a mermaid.

However, after seeing Chen Xuan's back, she sensed that something was wrong.

"How could Master be shirtless? That's impossible! And... why does that figure in front look so familiar?!"