The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#516 - Questioning

Xia Huai and Wen Xiaochuan knew that Lu Jing was saving their face by using such a euphemistic way to persuade them to go upstairs. However, neither of them liked to act tough, and besides, Xuan Ji did need protection, so they didn't linger on the first floor and went upstairs together.

However, Yan Jun on the other side didn't move her feet after hearing this, and remained standing where she was.

Lu Jing didn't try to persuade her further when he saw this. Yan Jun was also a first-rate expert like him, and her own strength was very strong. Moreover, she came from a top sect like Yunshui Jingci Pavilion, so she should have many life-saving methods and didn't need to be worried about.

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After Wen Xiaochuan and Xia Huai left, Lu Jing placed [Gui Zi Sixty-Six] on the brazier again.

This time, a wisp of white mist floated out of the book. As soon as the white mist appeared, it quickly spread out, and in a short while, it enveloped the entire first floor of the library.

As far as Lu Jing could see, the surroundings were all white, and even Yan Jun, who was only three steps away from him, became faintly visible.

In this way, Lu Jing couldn't see how many books on the bookshelf were opened, nor did he know what jumped out of the book.

However, Lu Jing didn't panic too much after seeing this scene. As far as the current situation was concerned, the methods displayed by [Gui Zi Sixty-Six] had not exceeded his expectations.

Although the combination of iron bell, gunpowder, and torch that was summoned at the same time before was quite creative, and the method of summoning white mist to change the environment now was also very clever, Lu Jing was no longer afraid of being attacked after refining the Fire Scale Armor to the fourth level, coupled with the terrifying internal force in his dantian.

But after thinking about it, Lu Jing still said, "Why don't I go to your place? If there are any accidents later, being closer will allow me to provide timely assistance."

As a result, after he said this, there was no response from the other side for a long time.

Just when Lu Jing began to suspect that there was something wrong with the white mist, Yan Jun's voice finally sounded again, "Okay, but aren't you still holding [Gui Zi Sixty-Six]? I'll go find you."

After she finished speaking, she moved her feet and walked a few steps towards Lu Jing. The two stood back to back, thus eliminating the possibility of being attacked from behind.

However, after waiting for a while, there was still no further action from [Gui Zi Sixty-Six]. Nothing appeared in the thick white mist that was almost like milk.

So the atmosphere became a little awkward.

Although it was already autumn, Lu Jing and Yan Jun were both martial arts practitioners with internal force to protect their bodies, so the clothes they wore were slightly thinner than ordinary people.

At this time, standing back to back, the tactile sensation of their skin was very obvious.

In fact, Yan Jun had regretted it a little as soon as she stood over, but if she separated immediately, it would seem a little deliberate, so in the end, she chose to respond to all changes with constancy, forcing herself to ignore this matter.

Besides, when the battle started later, the bodies of the two would inevitably have contact, so avoiding it at this time would not make much sense. As a Jianghu woman, she herself would not care about such details like those young ladies in boudoirs.

Lu Jing was just thinking about finding a topic, and the first thing he thought of was this recent event.

However, he regretted it after asking this question, mainly because this question, coupled with the current atmosphere, was too easy to cause ambiguity.

Sure enough, after he finished asking, Yan Jun's tranquil temperament caused her breathing to become unusually rapid, although it quickly returned to normal afterwards. But with the distance between the two now, and each other's martial arts skills, Yan Jun was very clear that Lu Jing must have also captured her emotional fluctuations just now.

And this made her heart even more chaotic, but after a moment, Yan Jun still replied, "Not anymore."

After saying this, the two fell into silence again, because the first question was a landmine, Lu Jing didn't dare to ask again for a while. As a result, after a while, Yan Jun spoke again, "I heard that you and Xiaochuan went to Wen's Manor four days ago?"

This time, Lu Jing's heart began to beat faster.

Mainly because this question was on par with his previous question, it sounded like a couple was being jealous. Lu Jing didn't know if Yan Jun was deliberately pointing out this matter, or if she made the same mistake as him before, being busy finding a topic and not paying attention to the ambiguity.

So he didn't know how to answer for a while, and in the end, he could only hum vaguely.

Then he heard Yan Jun continue to ask, "What did you do to her? Why does she look at you differently now?"

Lu Jing was shocked by Yan Jun's words. If the previous question only had the suspicion of being jealous, then this question had a very obvious meaning of interrogation.

Yan Jun was actually concerned about the relationship between him and Wen Xiaochuan?!

But why was this? Among all the girls, Lu Jing couldn't figure out Yan Jun the most. Although Yan Jun didn't have the arrogance of ordinary disciples from famous sects, she always gave people a feeling of being aloof.

Apart from Wen Xiaochuan, she didn't seem to have any particularly good friends in the academy.

As for Lu Jing, the relationship between the two became complicated for a time because of what happened in Wujiang City, but afterwards, Yan Jun was intentionally or unintentionally alienating Lu Jing.

If either of them had trouble, the other would not hesitate to help, but the communication between them basically only stayed at the level of discussing matters on their merits.

Yan Jun had never publicly inquired about Lu Jing's emotional issues like this before.

According to the previous agreement with Wen Xiaochuan, Lu Jing should say that he and Wen Xiaochuan were just ordinary friends at this time, but only when facing Yan Jun, Lu Jing couldn't tell such a lie.

And Yan Jun seemed to have noticed something from Lu Jing's silence, paused and asked again, "Are you engaged?"