The female lead thought she had a "proud and arrogant" character script.

After the laughter subsided, Luo Qingcheng got down to business.

"Senior sister, have you asked what the formation at the bottom of the Yu Nu Blood Pool is?"

This matter concerns the creation of demons by humans, and Hu Muyu, who harbors an intense hatred for demons, naturally inquired about it.

She recounted the entire incident to Luo Qingcheng in detail: "After the flesh and blood in the blood pool were returned to the sea race, the array at the bottom was revealed. Venerable Yu Nu was also present at the time, but judging from her expression, she seemed unaware of this matter."

"Afterwards, I confirmed with the Venerable One, who said he would go to a person named Zhou Yu to find out the truth, and then there was no further news."

During this time, Hu Muyu began to doubt whether Yu Nu truly didn't know or was pretending not to know.

Luo Qingcheng comforted her, saying, "That Zhou Yu has a restriction on him, so even if I ask him, I won't get any information."

Hu Muyu nodded, but did not completely dispel his suspicions about Yu Nu.

Luo Qingcheng stopped paying attention.

They called Hongdou and Li Zhiming, who was standing in the background, and prepared to go to the Zhou residence.

Suddenly remembering something, she asked with concern, "Senior Sister, your mission is to obtain the 'Blue Pearl bestowed by the Sea Queen,' but the Sea Queen has never appeared, even after the Sea Clan has died and come back to life. I asked the Sea God for a Blue Pearl; shall I give it to you?"

As Luo Qingcheng was speaking, he took out a blue pearl from his storage bag and was about to hand it to Hu Muyu, but Hu Muyu refused.

"Girl, I know you mean well, and I appreciate your kindness, but this task is my assessment, and I want to complete it myself."

Hu Muyu's expression was firm. If she hadn't completed the inner sect assessment herself, what difference would it have made from cheating?

Even if the Queen of the Sea never appears and her chances of completing the mission are slim, there's always next time. If she accepts Luo Qingcheng's help now, she might develop inner demons in the future.

Luo Qingcheng didn't force her, and took back the pearl. He admired this senior sister even more, and if it were in her place, she would definitely have accepted it.

She doesn't care about being thick-skinned or having any principles; all she cares about is getting something in return for accomplishing something.

But everyone is different, and Luo Qingcheng respects other people's choices.

He casually handed the blue pearl to Hongdou, whose face was full of longing as she stared at him, saying, "Here, it's for you."

Hongdou crisply said thank you and took a bite of the pearl.

The knowledgeable Li Zhiming said helplessly, "Miss Hongdou, this blue pearl contains the sea creatures' understanding of water control. Water and ice are interconnected. Careful study of it may allow you to reach a higher level. It is not something to be eaten."

Red Bean retorted rudely, "Hmph! It's none of your business!"

Li Zhiming didn't know why Hongdou disliked him again. He had followed his brothers' advice: when pursuing someone, you should always pay attention to the person you like and answer their questions!

Li Zhiming: (?o﹏o?)

"Miss, this pearl is so precious, let me return it to you."

With a hint of reluctance, Hongdou handed the pearl in her hand to Luo Qingcheng.

After all, the young lady was so poor.

Fortunately, Hongdou didn't say the last sentence. Luo Qingcheng still had a master-servant relationship with her at this moment, "Just take it. Isn't it good if it's useful to you?"

Seeing Luo Qingcheng's resolute attitude, Hongdou was moved to tears, "Miss~ Once I cultivate diligently and surpass you in cultivation, I can take care of you in your old age and see you off in your final days!"

"Give it back." He shrugged.

"No." Her tears dried quickly.

None of them were any more than Foundation Establishment novices; they didn't have the ability to shrink distances. So they obediently climbed the stairs and returned along the same route Luo Qingcheng had taken to enter the underground space.

It is precisely because the underground and the Zhou residence appear to be connected, but are actually two different spaces, that the "chain" connecting the two spaces, namely the staircase, is so long.

Stepping out of the dilapidated thatched hut, the sun, devoid of warmth, hangs in the sky overhead.

"Isn't this underwater? How come there's a sun?"

Hu Muyu was puzzled when she first came out of the underground space.

Luo Qingcheng also took the opportunity to complain, "Aren't you surprised that we haven't had any seawater since we entered the illusion?"

There's no water underwater, so the presence of a sun doesn't seem like anything to be surprised about.

"Because this is a dreamlike realm in the sea."

The illusionary realm in the sea is built upon Yu Nu's flesh and bones. If one wishes, Yu Nu, as the master of the illusionary realm, can hear their conversations at any time.

But she had never used this skill.

The fact that I spoke up at this moment was just a coincidence.

Luo Qingcheng noticed a few red spots on Yu Nu's snow-white skin. "Is this Zhou Yu's blood on you?"

"No, it belongs to Cha Xue'er."

Everyone was stunned.

Who is Cha Xue'er? X4

Yu Nu was speechless to find that none of the people who had all been through the Zhou Mansion storyline, except for Hu Muyu, recognized Cha Xue'er.

Fortunately, there were few characters involved, so Luo Qingcheng quickly recalled what happened.

"So, Little White Flower's surname isn't actually Bai? Why did you target Cha Xue'er?"

Nobody ever said that Xiaobaihua's surname is Bai, okay?

Little white flowers: (▼plate▼)

"I discovered that she was connected to the person behind the scenes and was there to monitor Zhou Yu, so I interrogated her casually."

"Did the interrogation reveal anything?"

As long as the restrictions on Zhou Yu are not lifted, they will never know the truth. If only Cha Xue'er, who is monitoring Zhou Yu, were not under any restrictions.

"No, she won't say."

Luo Qingcheng was somewhat disappointed.

Unexpectedly, Yu Nu continued, "So I performed a soul search on her."

Soul searching is a vicious technique that allows one to directly obtain all of another's memories by invading their soul. However, those whose souls are searched either become mentally impaired or die, as the aftereffects are too severe. Generally, only those with deep-seated hatred would do such a thing.

However, apart from Hu Muyu, the others present were not quite normal, and Hu Muyu, because of her hatred for demons, did not feel that anything was wrong, so no one thought that anything was wrong.

“Cha Xue’er knows too little, but I saw the figure of someone who seems to be behind the scenes in her memories.”

Yu Nu shared the recorded footage, and Luo Qingcheng immediately recognized the familiar mask on the face of the person behind the scenes.

The black mask outlined with gold thread was almost identical to the one worn by her brat ex-fiancé in the secret realm.

However, this size is larger.

It might be because children's and adults' face sizes are different.

Lost in thought, Luo Qingcheng subconsciously concealed his true emotions, his expression remaining unchanged as he asked, "Anything else?"

"No, Cha Xue'er has only met that person once."

Luo Qingcheng couldn't help but think that having the same mask didn't necessarily mean anything; it was possible that the person behind the scenes and her ex-boyfriend bought theirs from the same stall.

She cannot speak recklessly without solid evidence.

"Venerable One, do you know what the formation beneath the blood pool is all about?"

Seeing that the two women had temporarily ended their conversation, Hu Muyu quickly interjected and asked.

Yu Nu squinted and stared at Hu Muyu for a while, making Hu Muyu's skin crawl. At that moment, Yu Nu was very much like her third sister.

But Yu Nu was a good-natured Venerable One, and he still answered Hu Muyu's question.

“The Father said that it is the devil that stirs up evil desires in people’s hearts.”