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Chapter 2324: Chapter 2014: Looks Like the Sect Hierarch Really Doesn’t Trust Us Anymore

When Ji Yunmeng joined Zhen Nan Prince Manor, Bai Qingqing contemplated handing over all of the manor’s industries and the inner treasury to Ji Yunmeng, but Ji Yunmeng did not immediately accept.

Upon hearing Bai Qingqing’s words, Ji Yunmeng calmly said, "There’s no need. The manor’s industries are better managed by you. It will put Lu Chen more at ease. Besides, I am not interested in management."

She had already made a partnership with Lu Chen, so whether or not she took over Zhen Nan Prince Manor’s industries was inconsequential.

If it were before, she would have certainly found a way to take over all of Zhen Nan Prince Manor’s industries.

But that was when she hadn’t laid her cards on the table with Lu Chen; now that she had, regardless of whether Lu Chen genuinely collaborated with her, he would be wary of her.

Currently, taking over Zhen Nan Prince Manor’s industries would not give her access to the core secrets of the manor, rendering it meaningless, and managing the manor would consume her martial arts cultivation time.

Seeing Ji Yunmeng reject the proposal, Bai Qingqing didn’t say anything further.

She had mentioned to Ji Yunmeng once before, asking her to take charge of Zhen Nan Prince Manor’s industries.

At that time, Ji Yunmeng also didn’t agree, stating that she had just joined Zhen Nan Prince Manor and needed time to familiarize herself.

It was evident that Ji Yunmeng had no interest in the manor’s industries. Since Ji Yunmeng was unwilling to manage them, the matter was dropped.

At this moment, Ji Yunmeng took another look at Bai Qingqing and asked, "What cultivation technique are you currently mastering?"

Bai Qingqing replied, "I am currently cultivating the Xuanyin Skill."

Upon hearing Bai Qingqing’s response, a thoughtful expression appeared on Ji Yunmeng’s face.

The Xuanyin Skill, a very ordinary Human Realm cultivation technique—this world’s cultivation techniques and realms are matched, and most people cultivate techniques that correspond with their realm grade.

Bai Qingqing is currently at the Human Realm cultivation state, so her cultivating a Human Realm technique is quite normal.

However, even ordinary cultivation techniques have some distinctions.

Among similar Human Realm techniques, some strengthen one’s power significantly upon cultivation, while others do not enhance power much.

The Xuanyin Skill belongs to the category of techniques that offer minimal strength enhancement.

Of course, Spirit Martial Artists don’t usually cultivate only one technique; they often primarily cultivate one technique and then supplement it with various martial arts or swordsmanship skills—these can increase power.

Ji Yunmeng didn’t inquire whether Bai Qingqing had cultivated other martial arts; she was merely curious why Bai Qingqing held a familiar aura.

Ji Yunmeng pondered that perhaps Bai Qingqing’s primary cultivation technique being Xuanyin Skill was why she felt familiar, as she herself had cultivated Xuanyin Skill before, a technique generally exclusive to women.

Ji Yunmeng quickly dismissed this thought.

Most female Spirit Martial Artists choose to cultivate the Xuanyin Skill during the early Human Realm stage. If Bai Qingqing’s cultivation of the Xuanyin Skill made her feel familiar, then other women cultivating the Xuanyin Skill should evoke the same feeling.

Thinking further, Ji Yunmeng asked, "Could you release a trace of spiritual evil for me to see?"

Upon hearing Ji Yunmeng’s question, Bai Qingqing was a bit curious, unsure of Ji Yunmeng’s intentions.

Nevertheless, she decided to comply. She raised her fine hand, releasing a blue-black trace of spiritual evil from her palm.

Ji Yunmeng watched the spiritual evil in Bai Qingqing’s palm and fell into contemplation again.

Bai Qingqing’s spiritual evil was dark-colored, similar to hers.

Her own spiritual evil was also dark-colored.

In general, when spiritual evil colors are dark, it indicates a severe erosion of the human body.

For example, within Prince Zhen Nan, the spiritual evil emitted was entirely black.

However, there is also another scenario: when one’s affinity with spiritual evil is high, then the body’s spiritual evil might be dark as well. For instance, Ji Yunmeng had an innate high affinity with spiritual evil, resulting in a dark spiritual evil within her.

Ji Yunmeng was not surprised that Bai Qingqing’s spiritual evil was dark.

But when Bai Qingqing released the spiritual evil, the feeling of familiarity grew even stronger, as though Bai Qingqing’s spiritual evil and hers had a single origin.

Seeing Ji Yunmeng gazing at the spiritual evil in her palm in a daze, Bai Qingqing asked puzzledly, "Princess, have you discovered something?"

Hearing Bai Qingqing’s voice snapped Ji Yunmeng back, her expression indifferent as she replied, "It’s nothing. I was merely curious that your spiritual evil seems to resonate with mine."

As she spoke, Ji Yunmeng raised her hand, spreading her palm to release a sphere of spiritual evil.

When the spiritual evil was released from her palm, the spiritual evil in Bai Qingqing’s palm seemed to sense it and suddenly expanded.

Witnessing this, both women were taken aback; neither anticipated that their spiritual evil would actually resonate.

Ji Yunmeng considered in her mind; it was true, not an illusion.

Her spiritual evil indeed resonated with Bai Qingqing’s.

She felt distinctly that when their spiritual evil resonated, her power significantly grew, and she vaguely sensed a desire to break through.

Briefly, Ji Yunmeng’s jade cheeks displayed a peculiar expression.

If her spiritual evil resonated with a man’s, it could be explained by yin-yang complementarity.

Both she and Bai Qingqing being women and having their spiritual evil resonate gave her an odd feeling.

After a moment, Ji Yunmeng retracted her spiritual evil and remarked, "Perhaps we both possess a special physique, leading to our spiritual evil’s resonance."

Ji Yunmeng didn’t dwell on it. She had married into Zhen Nan Prince Manor and would have ample time to research this phenomenon of spiritual evil resonance with Bai Qingqing.

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Since Lu Chen allowed Zhou Xiaoxiao and Zhou Youyou to freely enter and exit the Zhen Nan Prince Manor, the sisters often left the manor to visit the Hundred Flowers Tower or the Heavenly Fate Sect’s strongholds in the Capital city.

While these points were operational and continued gathering intelligence as before, the sisters soon noticed a problem: the personnel in such places were fewer than before.

Clearly, the Heavenly Fate Sect headquarters or their Sect Hierarch was contemplating abandoning these strongholds, indirectly proving that their leader no longer trusted the sisters.

The sisters weren’t clueless; they had guessed that there might be other Heavenly Fate Sect strongholds in the Capital city unknown to them.

Yet, this was within their expectations, as they hadn’t had contact since joining Zhen Nan Prince Manor for a long time, compounded by sending back such a far-fetched piece of intelligence, making their leader’s suspicion of rebellion reasonable.

In the Capital city, in a small courtyard.

Moonlight gently poured into the yard, casting tree shadows on the bluestone slabs, and a breeze rustled the leaves, carrying a hint of nighttime coolness.

Under the moonlit night, two figures sat at a stone table, and at this moment, Zhou Xiaoxiao sighed and said, "It seems the Sect Hierarch truly doesn’t trust us anymore."

Hearing this, Zhou Youyou beside her seemed indifferent, continually feeding pastries into her mouth.

This was something they had anticipated long ago.

The current Zhou Youyou had completely given up; to her, since she had already fallen into Lu Chen’s incantation skill, she could only follow him.

Even if she betrayed the Heavenly Fate Sect, it would be because of Lu Chen, and none of her concern.