A Family of Hopeless Romantics, Except for the Evil Little Junior Brother-Chapter 209: Heishui Cave

"Can’t the savage beasts be wiped out completely?" Su Wan asked.

"Kill them and they come back, and again and again. Besides, the deeper parts of Southern Border are filled with poisonous mists. Even local cultivators don’t dare venture too deep."

The nearby villages, upon learning that Mount Shushan disciples had arrived, warmly welcomed them, offering good food and fine wine.

The reputation of Southern Border girls being beautiful was indeed well-earned.

Invited weren’t just Mount Shushan disciples, but also many other sects and itinerant cultivators.

Half came for the bounty, and the other half probably had less pure motives.

They blatantly flirted with the Southern Border girls.

The girls showed no shyness at all, snuggling right into the men’s arms.

"You all better be careful," a Mount Shushan disciple warned them.

His gaze landed on the only two men in the group: Qin Wenke and Li Xuanxiao.

"Southern Border girls are passionate and open. If you want to sleep with them, that’s fine—but if one of them really takes a liking to you and hits you with a Love Gu, then you’ll be stuck here for life."

"Why would I have to stay here for life?" Qin Wenke asked curiously.

"The Twin Heart Love Gu—if the two are separated too far, the Gu will slowly devour your internal organs until you die in excruciating pain!" Su Wan explained.

That disciple shook his head, "No! That’s the Love Gu version 1.0.

The current Southern Border version has been upgraded. It will crawl directly into a man’s..."

His eyes dropped to Qin Wenke’s crotch, and he coldly spat out four words.

"Devour it completely!!"

Qin Wenke immediately felt a chill below and sucked in a sharp breath.

The disciple chuckled, "Of course, there are still two months until the beast tide.

And soon it will be the birthday of Heishui Cave’s Lord—a major festival for all the villages. You all can explore Southern Border for now."

"Love Gu, huh, Love Gu...."

Su Wan muttered softly.

Li Xuanxiao perked his ears and caught her words.

Tch~ Looks like I better guard against Su Wan too.

Having a Gu enter your body is no joke.

That night.

Li Xuanxiao left the temporary lodging under the excuse of going for a stroll.

In Southern Border, all adult men and women had living insect tattoos on their right shoulder, with different tribes having different patterns.

Some had red-eyed centipedes, others had green-eyed serpents.

Snake bones coiled around their waists, and on their feet weren’t shoes but blood vines wrapped around them.

These blood-colored vines, soaked in Gu secretions, spiraled up their calves.

Not for fashion—but to purify toxins in the miasma.

"Ahem ahem~ Young man, do you know who the most beautiful woman under heaven is?"

At that moment, an old granny leaning on a cane blocked Li Xuanxiao’s path.

Li Xuanxiao silently stared at her, then after a moment:

"Di Nü Feng! The most beautiful woman under heaven is, of course, Di Nü Feng."

The granny’s brows arched slightly, a smile slowly spreading from the corners of her mouth, each wrinkle softening under her grin.

"Who’s Di Nü Feng? I don’t know her, ahem ahem...

But judging by how firmly you said it, she must be a super beauty, combining wisdom and beauty, talent and grace all in one..."

"Then let me ask you, who is the ugliest, most disgusting woman in the world?"

"That’s obviously Liu Qiushui." Li Xuanxiao replied without hesitation. "She’s nowhere near as pretty as Di Nü Feng, yet she has no shame, pretends to be pure—but deep down she’s totally thirsty for men..."

"Jie jie jie!!"

The granny hurriedly suppressed her laughter.

"You, come with me, I’ll show you something good."

Li Xuanxiao followed her into a deserted alley.

Suddenly, the old woman transformed.

Her skin smoothed, her back straightened—and a perfect face appeared before him.

"Jie jie jie!!"

"Didn’t expect it was me, did you?"

Di Nü Feng stood with her hands on her hips.

Li Xuanxiao: ...........

Sometimes, he really didn’t know whether Di Nü Feng was faking stupidity or genuinely dumb.

If she’s pretending, she does it too well.

Completely natural—not a single flaw.

"Wha—you!? How could it be you?"

Li Xuanxiao hesitated half a beat before revealing a shocked expression.

"Didn’t you call me to Southern Border? Said something big was happening here."

Di Nü Feng was very satisfied with his reaction and patted his shoulder forcefully.

"So in your heart, you do think I’m more beautiful and graceful than that Liu Qiushui."

"Of course I do."

Di Nü Feng suddenly remembered, "So, what exactly is the matter in Southern Border?"

"Didn’t I say in the letter? Liu Qiushui has a kind of spatial secret technique.

If we want to kill her, we need to use a special spatial Gu from Southern Border as the core of a formation to suppress her."

Di Nü Feng said, "Oh, right, I almost forgot.

But I’ve fought her for years and never once saw her use anything like that."

Li Xuanxiao said, "With someone as scheming and devious as her, of course she wouldn’t show it lightly. I only found out by accident."

"Oh~"

Di Nü Feng nodded in understanding.

Li Xuanxiao thought: Thank the heavens Di Nü Feng is so gullible.

If this were Liu Qiushui, she’d never be fooled so easily.

That’s also why, compared to dealing with Liu Qiushui, Li Xuanxiao preferred spending time with Di Nü Feng.

Liu Qiushui probably already guessed something—but just didn’t say it out loud.

She had no choice now.

Mount Shushan, Daxia, and Di Nü Feng’s Tian Sha Hall were all out for her blood.

With no other options, she could only go with the flow.

But Di Nü Feng was different.

Li Xuanxiao nodded and continued explaining to her:

"I’ve already looked into it. The spatial Gu is held by the Gu King’s lineage.

But since the Gu King died, his bloodline’s been at war, each fighting for the title.

The war’s been going on for a thousand years, and Southern Border has splintered into different factions.

Right now, we’re in Heishui Cave, founded by the Gu King’s second child.

The current Heishui Cave Lord—our plan is like this...."

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Li Xuanxiao asked, "Did you understand?"

Di Nü Feng: (¯﹃¯)

"Y-Yeah... I got it."

Li Xuanxiao: .............

Sometimes, dealing with Liu Qiushui isn’t so bad. Spend too much time with Di Nü Feng, and you might become dumb yourself.

So, he had no choice but to repeat everything for Di Nü Feng again.

"Now do you understand?"

Di Nü Feng nodded seriously.

"..........."

One month later.

Heishui Cave was actually located inside a thousand-year-old banyan tree.

The tree was a hundred zhang tall, its surface covered in vein-like bulges—360 pulsating worm sacs.

Today was the birthday of the Heishui Cave Lord.

He had invited friends from all walks of life, and many major factions.

Great Sui and Southern Border are separated, yet the Cave Lord had still invited the royal family.

This time, it was the Fifth Prince, Ye Yunzhou, who came. Rumor had it he was already the heir apparent.

What surprised the Cave Lord, though, was the man who came with Ye Yunzhou.

An old Daoist with an imposing presence.

Ye Yunzhou treated him with great respect.

And his cultivation couldn’t be discerned—this made the Cave Lord pay extra attention.

But that was all. Whoever he was had nothing to do with him.

As long as he guarded Heishui Cave well, that was enough.

So, seeing that man didn’t greet him first,

The Cave Lord didn’t act overly friendly either. No need to show a warm face to a cold shoulder.

"Come, drink up! Drink up!"

At that moment, a servant rushed over and whispered in the Cave Lord’s ear.

"What!?"

The Cave Lord leapt up immediately.

Everyone below looked at him curiously, wondering what had happened.

Only that old Daoist, Jia Sidao by name, remained sitting with eyes closed, calmly meditating—posing like a true master.

".........."

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