Immortal Fairies Always Have Designs on Me

Outside the pitch-black and damp cave, the ominous wind howled, accompanied by black raindrops falling like a curtain, with gray mist crashing down like mountains amidst the sounds of ghostly wails and wolf howls, interspersed with unpredictably flickering thunder and lightning.

But no matter how loud the commotion outside was, it could not affect the flickering bonfire within the cave.

Drip, drip...

A few black droplets echoed from the rear. Lu Jin'an stood inside the cave, near the left stone wall, his gaze warily fixed on the breathtaking figure sitting cross-legged by the bonfire.

In the flickering firelight, fingers halted in their sealing gesture, Xiao Yinruo turned her head slightly to glance at Lu Jin'an: "You're awake?"

Her voice was very calm, but she felt relieved in her heart; it was good that the child was all right.

Lu Jin'an did not respond, and Xiao Yinruo continued: "This place is dangerous. Change into the clothes Wanyu gave me before entering the Secret Realm."

Upon hearing this, Lu Jin'an relaxed significantly, turned around, went back to fetch a set of clothes from where he stood, changed into them, and returned to sit by the bonfire with the other two sets of clothes he collected.

Xiao Yinruo had already closed her eyes again, the Forget Love Taoist Skill circulating around her as if she was trying to break through some restriction.

Lu Jin'an silently glanced at the torrential rain outside and the Rashamon Ghost Face that appeared at the cave entrance but couldn't come inside. He spoke softly: "Palace Master Xiao..."

"Aunt Ruo." Xiao Yinruo said lightly: "You're not in an Illusion Realm, and I'm not fake. Otherwise, how could you wake up?

Besides, can't you tell if the clothes you're wearing are sewn by Wanyu?"

Lu Jin'an shook his head: "Of course, I trust you."

Xiao Yinruo acknowledged calmly with a "hmm." Though the Forget Love Taoist Skill surrounding her was gentle as water, it contained an oppressive force akin to a torrential flood.

Watching her, Lu Jin'an activated the Buddha Beads in his hand, unleashing spiritual power within him.

Xiao Yinruo's hand paused, and she looked at Lu Jin'an again, a slight color flashing in her enchanting eyes: "You can use spiritual power? No wonder you penetrated so deep into this Buddha Burial Valley."

"I came to find you." Lu Jin'an extended his hand, on his palm lay a Buddha Bead: "After all, both Bao Huo Buddha and Bao Yue Buddha are here. If I couldn't find you, my fate would be sealed.

Luckily, I did find you."

He observed Xiao Yinruo's expression, and Xiao Yinruo slightly arched her eyebrows: "Who gave it to you?"

"Fan Zhouxing."

Xiao Yinruo shook her head and laughed: "This child is still testing me... If Wanyu were here, would you still be testing?"

"No." Lu Jin'an chuckled: "I wouldn't fail to recognize my Master."

Xiao Yinruo pursed her lips and said helplessly: "If it wasn't for Wanyu confronting that old bald monk, I wouldn't have bothered coming here, interrupting your master-disciple time together."

Lu Jin'an directly replied: "Outside Qingmiao Domain, you are not an opponent to Divine Concealment."

Xiao Yinruo rolled her eyes at him and said elegantly after getting up: "Stand by my side."

Lu Jin'an moved over, and Xiao Yinruo flicked her fingers, spiritual power infused into the Buddha Beads. After contemplating for a moment, a thin smile curled at the corners of her mouth: "I see."

Lu Jin'an was startled. He saw Xiao Yinruo quickly form seals with her hands; azure spiritual power surged like the sea, instantly dispersing the damp, eerie atmosphere inside the cave mansion and the Rashamon Ghost Face lurking at the cave entrance.

Standing within Xiao Yinruo's Forget Love Dao Domain, Lu Jin'an felt his body enveloped by a gentle energy, and his heart became increasingly peaceful.

Nanzhi's Forget Love Domain is akin to this.

It indeed is Palace Master Xiao.

Otherwise, he wouldn't think of Nanzhi, the 'Little Greedy Cat.'

As he was about to speak, he heard Xiao Yinruo let out a light "eh," then saw the fierce azure spiritual power seemingly restricted, rapidly retracting.

Eventually, it returned to the level Xiao Yinruo had when she was meditating by the bonfire earlier.

Xiao Yinruo mused: "Buddha's teachings are the 'key'..."

Lu Jin'an understood Xiao Yinruo's implied meaning: The Buddha Beads not only matched the Qinglian Secret Realm's Law but the hidden Buddhist teachings within them were key to unlocking spiritual power.

"Aunt Ruo." He spoke softly: "At first, you couldn't use spiritual power either, right?"

"Mm." Knowing the secret of the Qinglian Secret Realm, Xiao Yinruo no longer continued her attempts: "Otherwise, I would have found you long ago."

"Then you..." Lu Jin'an curiously glanced at the spiritual power surrounding Xiao Yinruo, wondering if Aunt Ruo wasn't entirely restricted and if it had to do with cultivation?

"Are you underestimating this Palace?" Xiao Yinruo snorted lightly: "Although the Qinglian Secret Realm's Law is altered uniquely by the Buddhist Sect, it's ultimately just a small Secret Realm within the world. If this Palace had no way, wouldn't being an Immortal be pointless?"

"I admire you." Lu Jin'an sincerely bowed: "I truly have no means."

"If a Secret Realm modified by a Divine Hidden Great Power could be dealt with by you, a Tribulation Crossing Realm, then what would be the point of this Palace being an Immortal?"

Hearing the teasing tone in Xiao Yinruo's voice, Lu Jin'an didn't mind, and he handed the Buddha Beads over again: "Aunt Ruo, you should use them. They're useless for me."

Xiao Yinruo shook her head: "You keep holding it, and as long as you stay close to me, I can also utilize the Buddhist teachings in the Beads to lift the restriction on spiritual power."

After a pause, her gaze drifted slightly: "I don't like using things from outsiders."

Lu Jin'an froze for a moment before realizing Xiao Yinruo referred to the Beads as something from the Buddhist Sect, thus 'outsiders.'

It's just... she said it, but why did her earlobes turn red?

Lu Jin'an did not dwell on it, looking outside the cave, he asked: "Can we leave now..."

"No rush." Xiao Yinruo sat cross-legged back on the ground: "There's a Dead Tide outside now, not suitable for leaving yet."

"Dead Tide?"