293. What Can He Do? (I)
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They headed up the tower and entered the level that contained the dream array. There were two ways in, one from the outside doorway he was familiar with and another that came through the inside of the tower. Both paths were strictly guarded by all sorts of traps and protective arrays. A Spirit King would find it difficult to break in, even if Gong Liyun was not present. With her there, even two or three Spirit Kings would not be enough to threaten the dream room.

“Are you sure?” Chen Wentian asked. “This place seems a bit flimsy.”

He stopped and traced his fingers along the wall where an intricate rune array was carved.

Gong Liyun’s hand appeared out of nowhere and grasped his.

“No touching! Bad boy! If you want to touch something, you can touch me!”

She almost pulled his hand to her chest but he managed to slip out of her grasp. She hid her uncontrollable giggles behind the sleeve of her dress, acting like a bashful maiden.

He shook his head and trotted over to a nearby doorway that was lined with blocks of carved marble.

“Did you do all of these inscriptions? I see a heavy influence from the Hengzhi School but it’s infused with a style I am not familiar with.” He asked.

He was buying time, using the inscriptions as an excuse for Chen Mo to spy around.

“Oh, you know about the Hengzhi School? I don’t recall your name among the list of official members. Who was your master?” She asked, curious.

The Hengzhi School was a highly selective and prestigious organization that taught inscriptions to human cultivators. Chen Wentian would have never had the opportunity to take any lessons being a loose cultivator. One usually had to have a tremendous background, just being an immortal wasn’t enough.

For him, how he came about the knowledge was simple. He killed a student of the Hengzhi School and took their soul and knowledge!

“Cough… I managed to find a lucky encounter. Let’s just leave it at that.” He answered vaguely.

Gong Liyun clapped her hands happily. “My Wentian is more talented than even I had imagined! A person who could bestow Hengzhi School teachings without taking you in as a formal member is definitely not simple. You must have tremendous talent in inscriptions. Fine, I won’t ask anymore. You can keep your little secret, hehe.”

She traced a few of the lines along the wall, “Hengzhi deals with lines, rigid shapes, and defined angles. These here are from the Austral Wilderness Style. It takes inspiration from beasts and nature. See the smoother, curved formations.”

She turned around and tried to touch him again but he dodged away, “There are other styles used for the dream array. I can tell you about them… but you’ll have to be obedient and listen to me.”

Chen Wentian backed away even farther, “Ahem… let’s move on?”

Gong Liyun giggled some more and continued the tour. They eventually arrived at the side room that overlooked the main dream room. There were two seats and a table in between that was adorned with sweet drinks and fancy snacks. This was something she didn’t show to the public but she was willing to show it if asked. There was nothing out of ordinary with it.

She sat down and Chen Wentian took the other seat. In front of them was the wide window that gave them a complete view of the ten disciples, all deep asleep.

“This is where I usually stay these days. You can check your disciples’ state from here. They are perfectly fine; nothing has happened to them. Many of them have already made substantial improvements to their cultivation.”

Chen Wentian verified it for himself and it was true. Wu Qianyu and Long Yifei seemed fine. They looked the same as when he left them. Wu Qianyu’s cultivation had indeed improved by a lot. She was close approaching the lesser realm of Spiritual Growth. He could only wonder what kind of dreams she was going through. He hoped that she would surprise him with wonderful breakthroughs in her mysterious Dao of pain. 

Long Yifei didn’t have the same level of improvement. She was mostly unchanged and he had no idea what kind of dreams she could be having. He had faith in her strength, that she would be able to figure it out. Whatever strange ability her body held that protected her virginity, she would be able to solve it. When that time came, he would thoroughly teach her…

Gong Liyun helped herself to food and drink while prattling on about inane things. Chen Wentian ignored her and continue to stare at his disciples. She tried to get his attention many times but he was solely focused and impossible to budge.

She finally got annoyed. She was still a Spirit King, not a naive girl pining after her lover. Her time was valuable.

“Enough!” She cried and got up.

She wrapped her spiritual energy around his body and dragged him towards the exit.

“Hey! What’s wrong with you?” Chen Wentian yelled.

“What’s wrong with me? I must be losing my mind. Why am I keeping you company while you stare lovingly at other women? Your dirty little mind was probably thinking of a thousand different ways to fuck them after this is over. Well, you can go dream by yourself!”

Gong Liyun threw him out of the tower, leaving him floating awkwardly in midair. He remained there a while, long enough to lay down some more anchors around the outside. He pretended to be angry and flew away in a huff.

Inside the tower, in the side room that overlooked the array, a hidden panel opened and Abbotess Liang appeared. She swept the room with her spiritual energy before sitting down.

Gong Liyun reappeared a little while later. “Abbotess, I’ve checked everything. He didn’t leave any spying inscriptions behind.”

“Mmm… an interesting little bug. He seems to hold strong feelings for his disciples.” Abbotess Liang replied. “Makes me wonder even more why Long Yifei is still a virgin. He has the stench of a wild man, unable to control his desires.”

Gong Liyun shrugged, “Perhaps he has strange tastes. Abbotess, I don’t think he sensed your presence although I can’t be sure…”

“Hehehe, him? Impossible. He won’t be able to sense me unless I willingly let him, not in a thousand years.”

“Yes, but the other kings of the city know you are here. Although they agreed to not interfere, perhaps one of them might leak something…”

Abbotess Liang waved her hands, “Your affection for that brat is clouding your judgment. He is simply insignificant. Even he managed to discover something, what can he do? When Long Yifei awakes, I will take her. What can he do to stop me? Who will help him? If he acts too unruly, I will simply kill him.”

“Abbotess, please be at east. I will hold Chen Wentian back. He won’t have a chance to offend you.”

“Mmm. Good…”

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