The Immortal Cultivation World of Male Inferiority and Female Supremacy-Chapter 260. White Lotus Persona

"What are you doing?"

Upon hearing the voice, Fang Zhou and Zhao Luofei froze, turning their heads in unison to look.

Qiao Sen stood not far away, her face full of shock.

Unable to sleep in the middle of the night, she was planning to visit Fang Zhou and discuss matters regarding their return to the Capital.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she arrived, she saw the Great General she trusted embracing her "male concubine," both disheveled and breathless.

In an instant, Qiao Sen felt as if her head turned green like a vast prairie, a surge of anger erupted from the depths of her heart.

But in the next moment, she suppressed her anger, remembering what the situation with Fang Zhou, the "male concubine" was, realizing she hadn’t been betrayed.

Zhao Luofei released Fang Zhou as if electrocuted, dropping to her knees in an impressive slide towards Qiao Sen, frantically saying, "Your Highness, I deserve to die, please listen to my explanation."

Qiao Sen collected her shocked expression, angrily questioning, "General Zhao, why are you here in the middle of the night? Are you bullying Mr. Ling?"

Seeing the "tear marks" and swollen eyes on Fang Zhou’s face made her increasingly infuriated as she spoke.

Though Fang Zhou’s identity was fake, Zhao Luofei didn’t know that, and she came in the middle of the night to bully Qiao Sen’s "male concubine," which, in a way, betrayed Qiao Sen.

Zhao Luofei hurriedly explained how she had believed Xuan Ling’s rumors, came to warn Fang Zhou, and ended up stopping him from taking his own life.

Listening to Zhao Luofei’s story, Qiao Sen felt both happy and annoyed.

Happy with Zhao Luofei’s loyalty, annoyed that she thought Qiao Sen could be seduced by male charm. Did Zhao Luofei really see her as a foolish ruler infatuated with men?

After hearing everything, Qiao Sen looked at Fang Zhou in even greater astonishment.

Mr. Ling, why did you create such drama for yourself? Please give me a heads-up next time, so I can be prepared.

Fang Zhou looked back with innocent eyes.

I didn’t want this either, damn it. How was I supposed to know this woman would show up to threaten me in the middle of the night?

Fang Zhou could have just muddled through, but then Zhao Luofei would be constantly watching him, making everything difficult.

"General Zhao, get up."

Qiao Sen helped Zhao Luofei up, saying, "I understand your good intentions, but they were a bit reckless in believing rumors. You should apologize to Mr. Ling."

Fang Zhou was no longer just a male concubine but a resilient and virtuous man who used Qiao Sen to escape the dark pit of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

So, Qiao Sen couldn’t show anger towards Zhao Luofei because the persona Fang Zhou had added made it seem like she took him away from the Heavenly Sword Sect out of pity, not attraction.

To dispel any suspicion of being infatuated with men, Qiao Sen naturally needed to maintain this added persona.

Zhao Luofei immediately bowed deeply to Fang Zhou, "Mr. Ling, I misunderstood you because I believed rumors. I deserve to be punished, but please don’t consider ending your life again."

Then she became angry again, "That Xuan Ling, supposed to be a celestial, but spreading rumors to harm Mr. Ling, it’s truly detestable."

Great, Fang Zhou finally understood who was causing him trouble. That problematic Xuan Ling again—seems like someone needs a good spanking.

To maintain his innocent persona, Fang Zhou naturally couldn’t let Zhao Luofei go back and confront Xuan Ling. He could only say, "General Zhao, don’t blame yourself. Xuan Ling was also misled by sect rumors; it’s just my unfortunate fate."

Seeing Fang Zhou think of others even when harmed himself deeply moved Zhao Luofei, making her feel even guiltier for misunderstanding and hurting such a respectable person.

"It’s late, both of you should return."

Fang Zhou, with his head down, returned to his room, closed the door, and hastily covered his mouth with his hands, dry-heaving twice, almost sickened by his own innocent persona.

Zhao Luofei watched Fang Zhou’s back, heard the noises he made after returning to his room, and thought he was crying out of grievance.

"Pa!"

Zhao Luofei slapped herself hard, angrily berating her own stupidity for hurting such a respectable and adorable man.

Qiao Sen came over to comfort her, saying, "General Zhao, don’t blame yourself too much. Everyone makes mistakes. Just make amends in the future."

While speaking, she led Zhao Luofei away, reminding her not to speak of tonight’s events.

Fang Zhou had advised her to keep his identity as simple as possible. The fewer people knew, the better, as complexity could lead to slips.

Tonight was to placate Zhao Luofei, forcing him to add yet another innocent persona.

Zhao Luofei quickly agreed, assuring that Mr. Ling’s purity wouldn’t be talked about outside.

After ensuring Qiao Sen and Zhao Luofei were far away, Fang Zhou released the gourd-contained Hong Tang.

Hong Tang had barely learned the spy’s mannerisms, possibly with some errors, but it didn’t matter since no one paid attention to a small figure responsible for passing information.

Fang Zhou took the chance to send Hong Tang back under the night; if left away too long, it would raise suspicion.

Now it would be up to Hong Tang’s performance. As long as she didn’t expose herself, the reverse internal spy plan would succeed.

The next day, the convoy was ready to set off.

Fang Zhou emerged from the courtyard and, as he was about to board the carriage, saw Zhao Luofei.

Clearly, Zhao Luofei hadn’t slept all night, showing fatigue. Seeing Fang Zhou, she instinctively looked guilty and regretful.

Fang Zhou gave her a slight smile and turned to get on the carriage.

Zhao Luofei watched his back, sighed heavily, lost in thought.

Yu Qing and the others also came out. When Xuan Ling saw Zhao Luofei, she smugly greeted her.

But who knew upon seeing Xuan Ling, Zhao Luofei coldly snorted, turned away with a sour face, and left.

Xuan Ling was baffled; they had chatted cheerfully last night. What happened to sink the ship of friendship today?

She had sneakily slandered Fang Zhou without expecting Zhao Luofei to rush to warn him, leading to an unexpected backfire from his adept maneuvering.

Xuan Ling was puzzled, suddenly catching eyes with Fang Zhou on the carriage.

Fang Zhou looked at her with a half-smiling gaze, and Xuan Ling felt a chill down her spine, with the familiar pain starting in her rear.

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The Heavenly Sword Sect wasn’t close to the Capital of Chu Kingdom; however, traveling by boat saved considerable time. Qiao Sen had taken a ship from the Capital to the Heavenly Sword Sect originally.

The convoy took a few days to reach Juanzhou from the Cloud Sea Mountains; then they took a boat from the Jingnan State’s Jincheng River, entering the canal to head north towards the Capital.

Given Yu Qing and others’ skills, they could return to the Capital with Qiao Sen within a day, letting others travel at their own pace.

But Qiao Sen didn’t want Di Ao to discover her seeking aid from the Heavenly Sword Sect, and Fang Zhou didn’t reveal that Di Ao already knew all about her whereabouts anyway; he wasn’t in a hurry either.

During the journey, Cao Zixuan tried to probe Fang Zhou a few times, trying to uncover his background.

Fang Zhou handled it easily, making Cao Zixuan believe he was just an attractive but otherwise useless man, so he stopped probing.

In contrast, Hong Tang effortlessly slipped into the spy role and even discovered a crucial piece of information.