A look of determination flashed in Xie Changyuan's eyes, and he spoke out the secret in his heart.
"I... I am actually the biological son of Master Hunyuan. As long as you take me away from this small world and send me to the City Lord's Mansion, my father will definitely accept your favor."
Xu Chunniang blinked, seemingly unresponsive.
Xie Changyuan thought she didn't believe him, and a hint of anxiety appeared in his eyes.
"What I said is true. My father did not announce this relationship to the public in order to protect me. As long as you help me, you will definitely get some benefits. I am willing to swear on my heart!"
It sounds great to get a favor from a Yuanying Zhenren.
What a pity! Since Xu Chunniang has captured Xie Changyuan, how could she let him go easily
"So Third Master Xie is actually the son of Master Hunyuan. Then your two senior brothers and sisters, could they be your brothers and sisters?"
Xie Changyuan's face flashed with an unnatural look, "Of course not, I don't have any other brothers or sisters."
"Then how much do you know about the affairs of the City Lord's Mansion?"
Xie Changyuan's expression softened. "Although I don't interfere in the affairs of the palace, I still know about all the big and small things..."
Before he could finish his words, he felt a sharp pain in his head, his face suddenly turned pale, and he could no longer maintain the kind look on his face.
Instead, there were red eyes, cold hatred, and a body that was trembling and sweating profusely.
He stared at the female cultivator in front of him, but the severe pain from the damage to his consciousness made him unable to utter a word.
Xu Chunniang smiled slowly. From the moment she entered the small world, she had never relaxed her vigilance against Xie Changyuan, and she expected that the other party was the same.
From the moment she showed up, I started thinking about how to deal with her.
He seemed to be asking for help, but in fact he was just trying to let her guard down so that he could take advantage of the opportunity to attack her.
His dantian was destroyed and he was seriously injured, but his consciousness was intact. He might be able to succeed in a sneak attack.
However, Xu Chunniang was well prepared, and her spiritual awareness was much stronger than Xie Changyuan's. Not only did his carefully planned attack fail to work, it also damaged her spiritual awareness.
It took Xie Changyuan a long time to recover from the pain of the backlash of his spiritual consciousness and regain his voice.
"You are the formation master from before."
He had guessed this a long time ago, and his action just now confirmed his guess.
Did she capture herself to avenge Zhuge Yun... or for some other reason
Xu Chunniang did not deny it, and asked calmly, "Why do you want to destroy my senior brother?"
Xie Changyuan's heart skipped a beat, but he sneered without changing his expression.
"Since you have agreed to the duel, your life and death are your own responsibility. How come your Xiaoyao Sect, as one of the five major sects, can't afford to lose?"
The female cultivator was not angered as he wished, and her expression remained calm.
After discovering that someone in the City Lord's Mansion was secretly attacking her using such a sinister method as the Demon Soul, Xu Chunniang thought a lot of things.
When she met Shangguan Xue just now, the evil spirit that had been suppressed in her body started to move.
It sensed its own kind.
Xu Chunniang didn’t know what Shangguan Xue’s current situation was, but she knew that the person who did it must be related to the City Lord’s Mansion.
Being stared at with such calm eyes, Xie Changyuan felt inexplicably uneasy, as if he had been seen through.
He calmed himself and said in a cold voice.
“I advise you not to be an enemy of my City Lord’s Mansion. Xiaoyao Sect is already on the decline and will sooner or later become one of the new five major sects!
Even if you kill me, nothing can change anything. If you are smart, you should turn from evil to good now..."
"A mere Hunyuan City is so arrogant. Master Hunyuan is only in the middle stage of Yuanying, yet he dares to attack Xiaoyao Sect?"
Xu Chunniang interrupted him rudely, with a hint of coldness in her eyes that pierced him like a needle.
"Let me guess, you are so fearless, but have you found helpers? Let me guess, are they those evil cultivators from Wuwang Mountain?"
Xie Changyuan's body trembled slightly, and he remained silent.
"It doesn't matter if you don't want to talk. I can always find a way to pry your mouth open. If that doesn't work, I can just search your soul."
Xu Chunniang had never learned the art of soul-searching, and her words were just a trick to deceive him.
Xie Changyuan's expression changed slightly, and his fingers clenched involuntarily.
Once someone uses the soul-searching technique on him, he will become a fool even if he doesn't die.
"Soul-searching is an evil method. How can you, a righteous cultivator, use this evil method to do whatever it takes?"
"So what if it's an evil method? As long as it works, that's fine. You guys attacked me with your demon souls, do you still expect me to treat you with courtesy?"
Xu Chunniang looked calm and composed, without any psychological burden. She just silently observed Xie Changyuan's reaction while speaking.
"Demon soul?"
Xie Changyuan was stunned, "What do you mean?"
The expression on his face didn't seem fake, as if he really didn't know about the demon soul. Or maybe, he was just pretending too well.
Xu Chunniang calmly changed the subject, "What is your intention in pestering Shangguan Xue?"
Xie Changyuan's eyes turned slightly, and he was about to say that he truly loved Shangguan Xue, but he heard a cold voice.
"Don't talk about sincerity. No one will believe it. If you dare to lie, I will crush your bones inch by inch. Anyway, even if your bones are broken, it won't affect my soul-searching technique, right?"
After a long time without any response, Xu Chunniang showed no impatience at all and just casually crushed his hand bones.
"Katcha."
The sound of hand bones breaking was crisp and clear, and Xie Changyuan, who was already extremely weak, fainted from the pain.
She was quite speechless and could only take out a few healing pills and force them on him.
The pills quickly took effect and Xie Changyuan's injuries began to improve.
His broken hand bones healed rapidly under the effect of the bone-repairing pill.
When he woke up again, he was almost healed and only felt a little pain.
Being treated like this, Xie Changyuan was extremely angry, "What on earth do you want to do?"
"I don't want to do this either, so you'd better cooperate. Let me ask you again, what is your plan for attacking Shangguan Xue?"
Feeling that indifferent gaze, Xie Changyuan shrank back for a moment, and fear arose in his heart.
He had no doubt that if he did not cooperate, the hand bone that had just healed would be crushed again.
Xie Changyuan lowered his head, "This is Master's arrangement, I'm just following it."
"Katcha."
This time Xie Changyuan did not faint. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead due to the severe pain, and his right hand was bent in an abnormal posture.
“That’s not the answer.”
Xu Chunniang raised her foot and was about to step on his left hand. Xie Changyuan suddenly shrank back, "I don't know!"
"I don't know what he wants me to do, but Shangguan Xue has a Yuanying Zhenren behind her, and she has a very high status in the sect. I guess he might want to use her to deal with Xiaoyao Sect's Yuanying cultivator."
Xu Chunniang withdrew her foot, as if considering the truthfulness of Xie Changyuan's words.
Since he didn't know about the demon soul, maybe he really didn't know. And his guess was somewhat reasonable.