The deflated cultivator refused to give up and vowed to turn the tables.

"Are you laughing happily?" Ou Ruo asked Su Zinong as she walked over with a smile.

“At least it’s better than crying,” Su Zinong said coldly.

"Let's go! We've been laughing for so long, we must be thirsty. Let's go out for tea." Ou Ruo led the two to an elegant teahouse.

She personally brewed the tea with her snow-white hands and gently handed it to Su Zinong and Qin Xiangxue.

"Thank you!" Qin Xiangxue said.

"No need to be polite with her!" Su Zinong truly hated Ou Ruo.

"I just hope he doesn't do what he did when we first met and had tea—throwing the teapot at me like that, haha!" Ou Ruo said with a touch of humor.

The girl is so humorous, it doesn't seem right for me to get angry, Su Zinong thought to himself.

After drinking a cup of tea, I felt a little better.

Su Zinong asked, "Last time we had tea, when your teacup flew over, what was that all about, with a faint black aura emanating from your body? Do people from your Heavenly Demon Sect all like to cultivate this kind of black aura? And your clothes are so black too..."

“Of course not, I prefer cyan and white. When I was little, my father punished me for wearing clothes of an unusual color, saying that people from the Heavenly Demon Sect headquarters should wear black,” Ou Ruo said.

"Then why don't you transfer to the Eastern Branch? They wear blue religious robes there." Su Zinong thought of Huang Chenghe's strange appearance in women's clothing and just wanted to laugh.

“I’ve thought about it, but my father said that if I’m capable, I should become the altar master on my own, or at least the deputy altar master before he’ll let me go,” Ou Ruo said.

"Your father is the head of the main altar, so wouldn't it be easy for you to become a deputy head?" Su Zinong asked, puzzled.

“That won’t do. My cultivation level is too low to defeat those twelve elders,” Ou Ruo said. “Given time, I will only be able to defeat those elders and become the deputy altar master when my cultivation level reaches seven stars or above.” Ou Ruo clenched her fists.

"What's with that black mist?" Su Zinong pressed on.

“Originally, I practiced Qi cultivation, specifically the blue one. Later, my father forbade it, so I had to change other meridians, and now the Qi surging out is black.” Ou Ruo didn’t hide anything.

"Even the color of Qi cultivation is strictly controlled. Your Heavenly Demon Sect is really particular!" Su Zinong couldn't help but laugh.

"The Heavenly Demon Sect aims to give people a demonic aura, that's what my father said. When I was young, I didn't understand and just rebelled blindly, but as I grew up, I realized there was some truth to it. The Heavenly Demon Sect's ability to grow to such a large scale is not without reason; it's closely related to my father's management. From only one thousand people twenty years ago, the sect has grown to over two thousand. Even reputable sects don't dare to easily oppose us," Ou Ruo said.

"You're quite frank, answering all the questions," Su Zinong couldn't help but admire.

“There’s no need to lie to you or hide anything from you.” Ou Ruo wasn’t afraid of others finding out, and besides, it wasn’t a secret.

"You're not much older than me, and you've managed to reach the fifth level. That's really impressive!" Su Zinong exclaimed.

"Didn't you also reach the early stage of the fifth star level? Hahaha!" Ou Ruo emphasized the word "once".

“Stop making fun of me,” Su Zinong said. “Anyway, I’m in your hands now, you can do whatever you want with me, so please stop making fun of me.”

“No way, teasing you is one of my pleasures, you can talk back. By the way, I heard you’re really good at solving cases, you’ve solved all those locked-room murders and thefts. Maybe you could help my sect solve a case, our sect has some valuable treasures that have suddenly disappeared.” Ou Ruo asked tentatively.

"Don't even think about it," Su Zinong said. "I'm already being hunted by two prestigious sects. If I help your Heavenly Demon Sect, I'll definitely be hunted down by the entire righteous path of the cultivation world." Su Zinong shook his head and firmly disagreed.

“If you’re being chased, why don’t you just join my Heavenly Demon Sect?” Ou Ruo suggested.

"Stop talking, the tea won't taste good when it gets cold." Su Zinong took a sip of tea, squinted his eyes, and exclaimed, "Good tea!"

After finishing his cup, Su Zinong picked up the teapot and went over to pour a cup for Ou Ruo.

Ou Ruo immediately became alert, picked up the teacup and took a few steps away, afraid that he would throw it at her along with the teapot like last time. She quickly said, "This is top-quality tea. I only have half a jin. Don't waste it."

“Hahaha,” Su Zinong said, “Don’t worry, don’t become a frightened bird.”

Faced with an enemy like Ou Ruo, Su Zinong was truly at a loss. She was beautiful, intelligent, and highly skilled, with many powerful cultivators under her command. Moreover, she was on Ou Ruo's territory. How could he break the deadlock?

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but sigh.

“Brother Zinong, stop sighing. A beautiful woman is brewing tea for you with her own treasured rare tea leaves and pouring it for you personally. What more could you want?” Qin Xiangxue said, having remained silent until now.

“I’m sighing. We’ve lost our freedom and have no way to escape. I’m fine, but how am I going to explain this to your parents?” Su Zinong was troubled.

"I'm so envious of their loving relationship!" Ou Ruo smiled.

Back in the room, Qin Xiangxue asked, "When do we make our move?"

"Let's pretend to cooperate with her for ten or eight days, let Ou Ruo and his guards be complacent, and then we'll make our move," Su Zinong said in a low voice.

Sure enough, for ten days in a row, Su Zinong and Qin Xiangxue neither attacked Ou Ruo nor fled. They just spent their days eating, drinking and chatting with Ou Ruo.

“If you really don’t want to marry me, then put that mask back on. It’s awful to see someone so handsome in front of me every day!” Ou Ruo said.

"No way, seeing you miserable is one of my pleasures." Su Zinong finally turned the tables.

"Judging from your recent behavior, do you two not want to escape anymore, or are you brewing some kind of conspiracy?" Ou Ruo said bluntly.

"We'll escape tomorrow!" Su Zinong confessed directly.

Back in her room, Qin Xiangxue complained about why she had told Ou Ruo that they were going to escape tomorrow, making her prepared so how could she escape?

“That was just a delaying tactic,” Su Zinong said confidently. “Let’s prepare immediately.”

There are also two six-star cultivators, four five-star cultivators, and two peak four-star cultivators in this courtyard. In addition to Ou Ruo, there are a total of seven people whose cultivation levels are higher than Su Zinong and Qin Xiangxue.

Su Zinong had already figured it out. The two of them moved tables and chairs from the house and arranged them in eight different locations in the yard, stacking them high on top of each other.

Since Ou Ruo had said that the two of them were free in this compound, and no one would interfere with what they did, it was convenient. No matter how Su Zinong and Qin Xiangxue moved tables and chairs or arranged them, no one came to ask questions.

However, they also knew that the other party was secretly sending people to move closer to the area where tables and chairs were piled up.

After setting up the tables and chairs, Su Zinong did not act immediately, but slowly approached the east side of the courtyard.

After lunch, when everyone was feeling quite tired, Su Zinong pulled Qin Xiangxue up and leaped over the high wall from the table and chairs on the east side, then jumped down.

The guards in the courtyard shouted in all directions, "The guest has escaped, to the due east!"

A group of guards rushed out of the gate and ran eastward, but none of them noticed that there were two rope hooks on the top of the high wall to the east...