Chapter 414: Whether She Likes Me or Not, Am I Not Clear Myself? (Requesting Monthly Tickets at the End of the Month)

Lu Yang withdrew his gaze; the Seven Emotions Valley's business was truly extensive, including selling mosquito coils, dispensing loans, and catching murderers apart from lifting curses, a variety of functions that truly opened his eyes.

Luo Yu explained from the side, "There is no other way, really. Ordinary people find it difficult to distinguish whether they have encountered a difficulty or been cursed, so they all run to us in a swarm, clamoring that they are cursed and asking for our help."

"We feel that since they have traveled a long way to get here, it wouldn't be right not to solve their problem, so we can only approach it from other aspects to resolve the issue."

"Take this loan business, for example; it was only recently introduced."

"A while ago, someone came to us saying he was short on money recently and wanted to get a loan from a chamber of commerce, but no matter which chamber he went to, the response was always that he had already taken out a loan, and before it was fully repaid, he could not get another. So he asked us if he had been cursed, perhaps a curse that made him sleepwalk to the chamber of commerce to take out a loan or something?"

"We checked him several times and were certain he was not cursed. In the end, we looked into the legal regulations and found that an annual interest rate exceeding thirty-six percent is considered usury. Having no alternative, we could only let him borrow from us at an annual interest rate of thirty-six percent."

"After this incident, we officially established our loan business."

Lu Yang: "..."

What a fine example of having no alternative.

"Never mind ordinary people, even those who know a bit about curses cannot entirely tell them apart. Zhao Po is a perfect example; as a disciple of the Corpse Driving Sect at the early Golden Core stage, he frequently cannot distinguish which are curses and which are normal phenomena."

"So you are that old thief Buyu's disciple, though you look much more pleasing to the eye than that old thief Buyu. You may address me as Shuang Baizhi. Did Xie Shanren ask you to come find me?"

"Master, aren't you in secluded cultivation?" Luo Yu covered her mouth and stole a laugh.

The very last line read: Remember, by all means, do not suggest Zhao Po and Meng Jingzhou go to the Seven Emotions Valley to find a solution, and if they absolutely must go, they must never look for that female demon Shuang Feiyan!

She silently read the letter, revealing an expression of deep interest, and murmured to herself, "A curse born from karmic backlash, and the content of the curse is something never seen before. Interesting."

Zhao Po cupped his fists and bowed respectfully, "Greetings, Valley Master. This junior is Zhao Po, a disciple of the Dao Asking Sect, studying under Master Buyu."

"What kind of experience? Is the Valley Master's cultivation time always fixed?"

"Master, a guest has come to visit."

The three people and one corpse walked down the long corridor and arrived at the Valley Master's place of secluded cultivation, where the stone door was tightly shut.

Zhao Po pulled out the recommendation letter written by the Fifth Elder before their departure from his identity jade token and presented it with both hands.

"Once, after I left the Seven Emotions Valley, I felt completely uneasy in my mind, constantly thinking about Luo Yu. I couldn't think of tea or rice, couldn't sleep at night, and tossed and turned. So I went to find her, described my situation entirely, and asked her if she had cast a curse on me."

"The two of us hit it off immediately and decided to join forces. After a fierce round of combat, the two of us killed the giant serpent."

The moment the words fell, the three of them only felt their eyes blur as a ghostly fragrance assailed their noses, and a female cultivator wearing a white veil appeared before them.

Zhao Po felt that the Valley Master's tone was calm yet concealed murderous intent, and unable to gauge the situation, he could only brace himself and say, "I am preparing to head to the Corpse Driving Sect. Having long heard of the great reputation of the Seven Emotions Valley, I came to pay my respects to the Valley Master."

The two of them acting like this makes her lose all confidence in her own judgment.

Zhao Po: "..."

The Fifth Elder was indeed a Confucian cultivator; his handwriting was beautiful, righteous, and grand, looking very comfortable.

"The secluded cultivation has ended."

Zhao Po: "..."

The content of the letter was ordinary and common, meant to confirm his and Meng Jingzhou's identities to the Corpse Driving Sect, while describing the cause and effect of Meng Jingzhou's curse.

"It's someone from the Dao Asking Sect."

Speaking up to this point, Luo Yu glared at the young master, who gave an embarrassed, chuckling smile.

But as she kept reading, her eyebrows furrowed tightly, her expression changed slightly as if she were angry, and with a cold snort, she threw the letter onto the ground.

"How did you and Junior Sister Luo get to know each other?"

Luo Yu knocked on the stone door.

Can she still walk out of the Seven Emotions Valley alive today?

"I can't tell what kind of Golden Core you've formed, but you are a disciple of the Dao Asking Sect?"

Only the very last sentence caused a massive problem.

"That's not it, it's just that every time Master says she is in secluded cultivation, she is actually slacking off in her cave dwelling, not wanting to handle sect affairs. So if anything happens, just look for her directly; there's no need to care whether she is in secluded cultivation or not."

"Fortunately, I was prepared long ago and made myself and Luo Yu consume detoxifying pills in advance, only thus escaping the disaster."

"That would be a matter of a year ago. I had just established my foundation and heard that there was a cold pool where a giant serpent was causing trouble and harming the local region, so I went to eradicate it. Coincidentally, Luo Yu also went to find that giant serpent, though she was there to kill the snake and take its gall to use as a medium for making curses."

Although she wore a veil, it offered no obstruction whatsoever; Zhao Po could see the Valley Master's true countenance through it—she was an exquisitely beautiful female cultivator.

"Judging by past experience, Master should be done with her secluded cultivation."

With a thought from the Valley Master, the recommendation letter floated in the air and opened itself automatically.

"Are you sure she doesn't like you?"

The Valley Master's mind stirred, and the recommendation letter floated in the air, opening automatically.

"Bring it here," Shuang Baizhi suddenly reached out her hand and said.

"That's impossible, you don't know what she did to me to make you think that."

"It's detestable that I treated her as a friend, yet she treated me like that. I asked her to lift the curse for me, and she refused to lift it at all!"

"When I described my situation to her, she even blushed, and when she admitted she was casting the curse, she even stamped her foot fiercely. She was probably furious after I saw through her curse," the young master said with absolute certainty.

In the mental space, the Immortal Fairy nodded vigorously, "What a truly sophisticated girl. This boy is already foolish to begin with, yet she still casts a curse on him; one may know a person's face but not their heart!"

"The giant serpent's belly contained a toxic mist, an aphrodisiac poison. After the giant serpent died, its body expanded and exploded, and the aphrodisiac poison dispersed, enveloping the two of us."

"She said no."

The young master waved his large hand, his smile revealing a confidence that came from the depths of his bones, "What a thing to say. I have traveled the rivers and lakes for two or three years and am an old hand at it; whether someone likes me or not, wouldn't I know clearly?"

Seeing this, Zhao Po found the scene very amusing and sent a sound transmission to the young master, "Does Junior Sister Luo like you or something?"

Zhao Po secretly thought things were bad and peeked at the contents of the letter.

"I have a friend who is afflicted by an extremely difficult curse. The Fifth Elder suggested we head to the Corpse Driving Sect to resolve this matter."

"Xie Shanren asked you to visit the Corpse Driving Sect, so he would definitely write a recommendation letter to prove your identities. The letter must also describe your friend's curse; let me see the letter."

The Valley Master wore a white robe and had an elegant temperament, giving off a very composed feeling. She sized up the young master and Zhao Po, and very quickly filtered the young master out.

"The Corpse Driving Sect, what are you looking for them for? Has that old thief Buyu died and you want to refine him into a living corpse?"