NOVPUBSu Chen kept darting forward along the winding corridor, glancing through each window as he passed by each room.
However, he had checked most of the rooms and all were occupied - he hadn't found the Medicine Pavilion.
"Searching like this is reckless; if I accidentally run into a master, I'm done for."
Su Chen thought to himself. Plus, he only had tonight. If he couldn't find it by dawn, it was game over!
No choice, Su Chen decided to find someone to ask. No matter how much commotion he caused, he would flash out once he got the item!
At that moment, he heard light footsteps. Quickly, he stepped onto the railing and leaped up, hooking his feet onto the frame, grasping onto a protrusion, pressing his back against the top of the corridor, holding his breath!
Soon, a woman in a blue dress walked right below him. Suddenly, Su Chen dropped from above, covering her mouth with one hand and pressing a cold, gleaming dagger to her neck with the other.
"Uuuh~~~"
Facing this sudden situation, the woman's bright eyes revealed an expression of terror!
She wanted to scream but found her mouth covered – she couldn't make a sound!
"I'm going to ask you some questions now. Answer well, otherwise I'll drag you to a secluded spot and rape then kill you, kill then rape you, rape then kill again! Understand?"
Su Chen showed a fierce look and spoke in a low voice.
"Uuuuu~~~"
Terrified by Su Chen's brutal words and "fierce" look, the woman's face turned pale.
"I'm asking you now - where is the Medicine Pavilion of your Lingyue Palace? If you know, blink three times!"
Su Chen growled fiercely.
Upon hearing this, the woman immediately blinked three times, signifying she knew as she didn't want to endure such horrifying torture!
"Don't try anything funny. If you scream, I guarantee my dagger will slit your throat before you can make a sound!"
Su Chen warned her just in case.
The woman quickly shook her head, indicating she wouldn't dare try anything.
Seeing this, Su Chen released the hand covering the woman's mouth, though the dagger still pressed against her neck!
The woman took a breath of fresh air and spoke:
"The Medicine Pavilion is in the sixth room on the third floor in the middle." 𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙥𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝙤𝒎
"Bang!"
As soon as she finished, Su Chen struck her on the back of the head, knocking her unconscious.
In the moonlight, Su Chen saw her face was quite pretty, though he noticed all the women in Lingyue Palace were quite striking, including that Meng Jiao.
No wonder that man wanted to insult her yesterday!
Especially that lady - she was truly stunning, incredibly beautiful!
Su Chen glanced at the woman, then dragged her into a corner to hide.
She would be fine, probably waking up in two or three hours.
Su Chen then climbed up the pillars to the third floor, darting towards the row of rooms in the middle!
As he approached, he was dumbfounded!
Didn't that woman say the sixth room on the left or the right?
This row had over twenty rooms – counting from the left and the right made a huge difference!
No matter, if he'd searched so many rooms already, searching one more wouldn't hurt.
Since he came from the right corridor, naturally, he'd start with the right sixth room.
He looked through the window, noticing this room was different from the ones on the right – those were single rooms, while this seemed like a suite.
Could the Medicine Pavilion be within one of its rooms? It was possible; after all, medicine was very precious to cultivators.
Su Chen then took out a piece of iron wire and inserted it into the door lock. The door silently opened, and he gently walked in.
This looks more like a residence, not the Medicine Pavilion.
Su Chen scanned the surroundings and thought to himself.
But since he was here, he couldn't leave without searching.
He quickly approached one of the rooms with a curtain blocking the doorway.
Suddenly, he heard the sound of splashing water inside.
Someone's bathing?
Su Chen immediately realized that this was indeed a residence, not the Medicine Pavilion, and he wanted to leave.
At that moment, a charming voice came from behind the curtain:
"Xiao Jiao, bring me the clothes and towel from outside."
Damn, I've been discovered!
If he ran now, it wouldn't work – she had surely heard his footsteps; running would expose him! If she screamed, it'd be game over – forget about the Mysterious Ice Flower, his life would end here!
He had no confidence in his ability to defeat the masters of Lingyue Palace; it was sheer luck he hadn't encountered any yet, presumably because those on the right were ordinary disciples.
"Xiao Jiao, what are you standing there for? Hurry up!"
The voice sounded again from inside.
"Coming!"
Su Chen pinched his nose and mimicked Meng Jiao's voice.
He intentionally said only two words to avoid revealing himself.
Indeed, there was no reaction from inside.
Su Chen glanced around, spotting a rack with clean clothes, lingerie, a dress, and a towel – probably forgotten in their haste to bathe.
Su Chen grabbed the clothes and slightly lifted the curtain to hand them in.
"Xiao Jiao, what are you doing? Bring them inside!"
Hearing this, Su Chen was speechless.
No choice, he thought to himself, you asked me to come in.
He also realized that inside was the lady Meng Jiao had mentioned.
So, he lifted the curtain and gently stepped in.
He intended to put down the clothes and leave immediately, possibly avoiding disaster!
But as soon as he entered, he was stunned by the sight!
In the misty steam, a long-haired woman sat in a large wooden tub, her smooth back displaying perfect lines!
Even from the back view alone, it was enough to make any man lose control, like Su Chen right now!
Suddenly, the sound of splashing water rang out as the woman wiped her body with a towel, droplets falling into the tub.
Hearing the water sound, Su Chen snapped out of his daze!
What am I thinking? I didn't come here to admire beauty; I have important tasks to do!
"Xiao Jiao, help me wipe my back."
As Su Chen turned to leave, the woman in the tub lazily spoke...
