I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon

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Chen Mo was momentarily stunned, somewhat puzzled, "Zhixia, what are you…"

"Hmm…"

Shen Zhixia emerged from the bed, her watery eyes gazing at him, pouting, "Brother went out for such a long investigation, and finally came back, yet you didn't come looking for me…"

He Yuzhi, afraid of worrying Shen Zhixia, did not tell her what had actually happened.

She just thought Chen Mo was out investigating as usual.

"I just came by and heard Uncle Fu say you were back. I didn't expect you'd still be asleep in the middle of the day." Shen Zhixia wrinkled her beautiful nose, "Brother is such a lazy bug!"

Chen Mo shook his head and laughed, "If I'm a lazy bug, then aren't you just a little glutton?"

"No, I'm not!"

Shen Zhixia's face was flushed, she glared at him indignantly, "I just wanted to lie down for a bit, but who knew what kind of dream Brother had, even asleep he was restless, insisting on pinning me down… So annoying…"

"..."

Earlier, Chen Mo dreamt he became the Venerable Emperor, with the Empress massaging his back, the Empress pinching his legs, Director Xu kneeling beside him feeding him grapes, and two little palace servants nibbling away…

Luckily, he wasn't in the habit of talking in his sleep, otherwise he might have gotten into trouble.

Chen Mo pinched her fair, delicate cheeks and said with a smile, "Of course, I was dreaming about my little Chong'er sister."

"Really?"

Shen Zhixia blinked at him.

Chen Mo lied without hesitation, with a straight face, "Of course it's true."

"Brother~"

Shen Zhixia's face seemed to thaw from the icy cold, snuggled up in Chen Mo's arms, murmuring, "There are so many girls around Brother, I thought you might have forgotten about me…"

"How could I? I wish I could be with my little Chong'er sister every day." Chen Mo gently stroked her silky long hair.

"Me too, I really miss Brother…" Shen Zhixia clung tighter.

Chen Mo shook his head secretly.

This girl is really easy to please…

No matter when he broke off the engagement before, or when the Empress stopped the marriage alliance between their families, Shen Zhixia never complained nor made a fuss, swallowing all grievances alone, seemingly content just to be by his side…

"By the way." Shen Zhixia raised her head and said, "Almost forgot the important matter. Two days ago I received a sect message, sent personally by the Sect Leader, inviting you to Martial Saint Mountain."

"Martial Saint Mountain?"

Chen Mo was slightly dazed.

Last time at the Imperial College, Zi Lianji also said something similar.

But he had no interactions with the Martial Saint, why would they be looking for him?

Shen Zhixia reassured him, "Brother shouldn't worry, the Sect Leader is very kind, possibly moved by your talent… After all, among the younger generation, the only one who can surpass Senior Brother Zi in martial arts is you."

"You mean, the Martial Saint wants to take me as a disciple?" Chen Mo frowned.

Shen Zhixia nodded, "Although the Sect Leader didn't explicitly say so, I think that's the intention."

Chen Mo was speechless for a moment.

In the eyes of Jianghu people, the Three Saint Sect is a holy place for cultivation, everyone tries to get in, even as a menial worker it's a great blessing.

Now, both Tianshu Pavilion and Martial Saint Mountain have extended invitations, wanting to make him, a court hound, a direct disciple…

"Why do I suddenly feel like I've become popular?"

"If Brother joins the sect, wouldn't that make you my junior disciple?" Shen Zhixia's lips curled into a mischievous smile, teasing, "If little junior brother doesn't behave, Senior Sister will punish you~"

Chen Mo chuckled, leaning in to whisper in her ear, "And how does Senior Sister plan to punish me?"

The warm breath on her tender earlobe made Shen Zhixia's body slightly weak.

Her eyes were somewhat dazed, cheeks blushing, baring her little tiger teeth, she threatened softly, "Naughty junior brother, behave…"

Knock, knock, knock—

At that moment, there was a knock on the door, and the two suddenly snapped back to reality.

Shen Zhixia blinked, "Could it be Daoist Qingxuan returning?"

Soon after, a crisp female voice called from outside, "Mr. Chen, are you in the room?"

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Shen Zhixia was slightly taken aback; she had participated in the Heavenly Human Martial Exam together with Lin Jingzhu, so she could naturally recognize the voice…

"Why has Lin Catcher come?"

"..."

Chen Mo twitched his lips.

The Lin Family had just sent an invitation, and he actually forgot all about it after oversleeping…

"Uh, probably came to deliver a thank-you gift. No need to acknowledge, just pretend no one's home."

Shen Zhixia glanced at him, saying, "Brother's heart seems to be beating fast, looks quite nervous?"

Chen Mo shook his head and said, "Why would I be nervous? Just worried that if someone sees you in my room, it'd be bad for your reputation…"

"Really?" Shen Zhixia retorted, "I think you're worried Lin Catcher might get jealous?"

"..."

Chen Mo said sternly, "That is a misleading statement. I have a pure male-female relationship with Lin Catcher, absolutely not what you're thinking."

"Okay, since Brother says so, let's just invite her in." Shen Zhixia took out a talisman from somewhere and stuck it by the bedhead, "This is a Forbidden Spirit Talisman that can temporarily block True Yuan and senses, so don't think about transmitting messages secretly."

She then got up from the bed, went to the wardrobe, opened the door, and slipped inside.

"Last time Daoist Qingxuan hid here to eavesdrop?"

"Hmm, I want to see how pure Brother and Lin Catcher's relationship really is…"

Chen Mo: ?

Knock, knock, knock—

The door knocked again.

"Strange, is Mr. Chen not here…" Lin Jingzhu's low murmur was heard from outside.

Feeling the gaze coming through the wardrobe door gap, Chen Mo could only brace himself and say, "Come in."

Cre-eak—

The door was pushed open.

A tall and graceful figure walked in.

A faint blue dress emphasized her skin snow-white, the waist slightly cinched, outlining a slender waist, and as the skirt swayed, faint glimpses of calves like polished jade were visible.