He pushed open the door to the Quiet Chamber.
There he saw Mao Qingzhu in a simple yet elegant green dress, no makeup, her long black hair barely held up with a jade hairpin, giving her a refined and fresh appearance.
Her figure was graceful, her waist as slim as a willow, moving with a delicate grace akin to the wind blowing through the slender branches, and the hidden fear beneath her dark brows evoked a sense of pity.
Chen Ye was no exception.
Just mere ghosts?
Finally, an opportunity to showcase his masculine charm in front of a female who wasn’t a little girl.
But surprisingly, Mao Qingzhu was actually afraid of ghosts?
"Sister Qingzhu, don’t worry."
Chen Ye stepped forward, his posture straight and his expression steady and sincere. To be honest, his appearance indeed easily gave people a sense of security,
"Mere ghosts, not worth mentioning?"
As expected, Mao Qingzhu showed signs of being moved, her beautiful eyes slightly wavering:
"Brother Ye, aren’t you afraid? But this ghost, it’s somewhat strange."
"What’s strange about it?"
Chen Ye’s brows furrowed slightly, as ghosts can indeed be divided into many types.
The most common are Resentful Spirits, such ghosts have no intelligence, no body, merely a lingering obsession of the mortal world, completely non-aggressive.
This type of obsession can penetrate standard protective arrays, such as the Mountain Protection Array of Lisong Valley.
Of course, there are magical artifacts specifically targeting Resentful Spirits on the market, like protective amulets, but such Resentful Spirits pose no real threat. Even a first-layer Qi Cultivator can easily disperse them, so normal cultivators wouldn’t purchase such protective amulets.
Of course, the existence of protective amulets as magical artifacts must have their value.
Even in the Cultivation Realm, there are still many people who fear such ghosts—because their appearance is very revolting...
It seems like Mao Qingzhu is one of those people afraid of ghosts?
Influenced by Chen Ye’s steady tone, Mao Qingzhu felt a bit calmer.
She nodded, following behind Chen Ye:
"Brother Ye, you might not know, but the crying just now was unusual. I couldn’t sense even a trace of that ghost’s presence."
"Hmm?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Ye sensed something was off.
Mao Qingzhu composed herself and continued to explain, "Logically, even the weakest Resentful Spirit without intelligence would still emit its unique yin energy and grievances. But here... apart from the indistinct crying, I couldn’t feel anything... This is too abnormal! After all, I am a Foundation Establishment True Man, and my power of Divine Sense is far superior to ordinary cultivators, yet... I can’t detect a single hint of an aura?"
This is bad!
Chen Ye was shocked, realizing that Sister Qingzhu wasn’t the timid female cultivator type, but rather, she was anxious because she couldn’t find the ghost.
With her level of cultivation not being able to capture the ghost’s aura,
Means the ghost is at least in the Foundation Establishment Stage, maybe even stronger!
Could it be... a ghost from the Emotion Crossing Sect?
Recently, the Three Thousand Great Mountains have been in constant conflict, and perhaps the Emotion Crossing Sect had a ghost cultivator come to the Three Thousand Great Mountains and released a ghost within his array.
As viewed, this ghost cultivator might have an unfathomable level of cultivation, otherwise how could they silently release a ghost into the Mountain Protection Array?
No, that’s not it.
Chen Ye thought again, if it were really some great master, why would they merely sneak around scaring people?
Just like a little girl...
Wait, a little girl?
Chen Ye realized something was wrong and asked in detail, "Besides that, is there anything unusual?"
"Hmm..."
Mao Qingzhu pondered for a moment, hesitatingly said,
"There seems to be the sound of a fox too..."
Chen Ye roughly understood, his old face turned dark.
This little girl is truly filial!
Even wants to scare her own mother...
Chen Ye didn’t even need to guess her purpose!
It’s just that seeing him getting close to Mao Qingzhu, she felt jealous and wanted to scare her own mother away!
As for why Mao Qingzhu didn’t notice, Chen Ye speculated it might have something to do with Zhiwei’s contribution.
Zhiwei’s Purity Glaze Body is known as the most heaven-defying physique in the world, harmonizing with heaven and earth, able to conceal her aura within them, explaining why Mao Qingzhu couldn’t detect the source of the aura.
Is this quite enough?
Chen Ye initially intended to settle down, then find three or four pretty concubines, but if this little girl continues causing trouble, forget about finding a wife, he might not even have a female by his side.
Hmph, I wonder where this girl’s mischievous nature was inherited from...
After some contemplation, Chen Ye’s gaze suddenly landed on Mao Qingzhu beside him.
Her appearance and figure were no different from a young girl’s, long-term cultivation and seclusion perhaps made her mental age not so different either.
But it might be due to her status, usually maintaining a dignified, gentle demeanor.
Only at this moment can one catch a glimpse of her tender awkwardness and softness.
Even the usually meticulously styled hair now had a few strands falling, clinging to her forehead lightly covered in sweat.
Looking at her, Chen Ye couldn’t help but have a bit of a mischievous thought.
He nodded, "I see, I’ve heard before that within Lisong Valley, there’s a Fox Demon Essence Soul, but its obsession is almost completely dissipated, hence undetectable."
"Fox Demon Essence Soul?" Mao Qingzhu heard this and grew even more anxious, "Then... what should we do?"
If that’s the case, how could she continue living in that courtyard?
Even knowing it’s harmless, there’s still a bit of unease.
Moreover, she wanted to spend more time with her daughter...
"Sister Qingzhu, don’t worry," Chen Ye spoke with a solemn face, "Such an essence soul, though without form, especially loves to absorb female energy. I’m afraid you can’t stay alone tonight."
Saying that, he pretended to ponder for a moment with a troubled expression, before reluctantly saying, "Well then, for the next few days, you could... temporarily, rest in my courtyard."
"Ah?!"
Mao Qingzhu was utterly bewildered, her charming and graceful face suddenly flushed with red, she whispered in embarrassment and anger,