Chapter 644: Chapter 644: The Priestess’s Charms (20)

The subtext of that sentence was that whether to entertain guests or not was entirely at the discretion of Priest Lord.

Just because past Priest Lords had not kept guests in Qingfeng Hall didn’t mean it wasn’t possible.

Liang Shuxue’s face had completely changed at this point.

“Is there anything else you need?”

Liang Shuxue wanted to say something, but considering Jiu Qu was from Lingji’s side, she didn’t dare to make more trouble.

“If there’s nothing else, then please return and rest,” Jiu Qu indicated for the people of The Temple to lead them away.

Fu Yu looked at Chuzheng, “Then…I’ll be going first.”

“Mm.”

Liang Shuxue gave Chuzheng an angry glare and stormed off.

She would not let new grudges and old accounts rest just like that.

With the people gone, Jiu Qu came forward and respectfully made a gesture of invitation, “Miss Chuzheng, the master invites you.”

The Good Person Card had been avoiding her these past few days.

And now he suddenly wanted to see her?

Qingfeng Hall was too large, its corridors winding and twisting, and Chuzheng didn’t know where she had ended up.

“The master is inside the hall, Miss Chuzheng, just go in,” Jiu Qu eventually led Chuzheng to a side hall.

Chuzheng pushed open the large doors of the side hall.

Light gauze curtains hung inside, each layer extending further inwards.

Chuzheng entered, and the doors behind her closed automatically.

She turned to glance behind her, brushed aside the first layer of gauze, and walked further in.

The vast hall held only hanging gauze curtains, and there was no one else present.

What’s going on?

Chuzheng turned back to open the door, but found that it wouldn’t budge.

Chuzheng: “???”

I’ve always been the one locking others in, when did it become someone else’s turn to lock me up?!

As Chuzheng prepared to kick the door open, the sound of something heavy moving suddenly came from another direction in the great hall.

The layers of gauze obscured the view.

Chuzheng couldn’t see what was happening on the other side.

But she saw the Dark Element…

The Dark Element surged toward her like a tide, quickly enveloping her.

These Dark Elements were domineering and sharp, with a ferocious air, totally different from those within her own body.

Chuzheng’s vision darkened as the lightweight gauze lifted, and a figure rushed towards her.

Chuzheng instinctively lifted her foot to kick, but the figure dodged, swiftly moving to her side and striking for her shoulder.

Chuzheng bent down, slid to the back, and smacked the other’s back with her palm.

But unexpectedly, her opponent caught her wrist and twisted with a bizarre curve.

Thump–

The two crashed to the ground, and the Dark Element had become so dense at this moment that it swirled around them like mist.

Chuzheng bucked her legs into the other’s abdomen, rose to her feet, and seized their throat.

Because of the major movements, the Dark Element dispersed slightly, and the gauze gently parted, revealing an enchanting face.

Chuzheng lessened her grip a bit, “Lingji?”

Lingji suddenly exerted force, and once again their positions shifted, the gauze brushing across Chuzheng’s face as a hot, moist kiss landed.

The Dark Element surged forward, and all Chuzheng could see was darkness.

–

Visible Dark Element, like mist, floated in the great hall.

The layered gauze moved without wind, slowly dividing to create a path, with the silhouette of two people embracing barely visible within.

That face of peerless beauty now had its sanctity replaced by a dangerous air, resembling a devil of evil charm locked deep in the abyss, yet he still could bewitch hearts, drawing people to him relentlessly.

The silver-white lotus on the forehead now seemed soaked in blood.

Like a red lotus blooming in the darkness, it was bewitchingly stunning, making him appear even more wickedly enchanting.

Chuzheng’s feelings were complicated.

Is this what they call a darkened state?

He had used Light Series Magic in front of her before.

How could he have Dark Element inside him?

These two elements were mortal enemies. If they met, it was a fight to the death.

Caught off guard, Lingji suddenly took control.

The hand Chuzheng had raised fell once more.

Forget it.

Seeing him like this, just let him have this one.

If we start fighting later, it’ll be pointless.

Girls should be generous.

Give in when you ought to.

Chuzheng convinced herself in the depths of her heart, treating it as doing a good deed, doing a good deed, doing a good deed…

But to hell with doing a good deed every day.

Chuzheng grabbed Lingji and pushed him to the ground, yet naturally, Lingji was not willing to yield.

The sheer drapes of the great hall, tangled between them, were pulled and fell continuously toward the ground, wrapping around their bodies, and eventually, it was unclear who made the first move.

–

Lingji sat on the floor, clothes in disarray, cheeks slightly swollen, the mark between his eyebrows had returned to silvery white.

Chuzheng poked his cheek with her finger.

Lingji dodged to the side, blocking with his hand, turning his face away, and then a suspicious blush spread across his face.

“It was wrong of me to hit you,” Chuzheng calmly began to analyze, “but you were the first to make a move, I just wanted you to behave.”

Trying hard not to take the blame.

She had tried hard to hold herself back!!

She had done her best!

Lingji: “…”

Lingji’s face grew even redder, his pretty lips pressed tightly into a line.

When he saw her today, he already felt a bit off.

Then he used Light Series Magic, and when Light Series Magic consumed his energy, the Dark Series Magic inside him began to stir restlessly.

He didn’t even know why he had asked Jiu Qu to call her over…

“I’m fine, you should go,” Lingji managed to say.

“Just now you…”

“I’m fine,” Lingji emphasized.

Chuzheng: “…”

That doesn’t look fine to me.

I think it’s a pretty big deal!

Chuzheng turned him around, forcibly pulled down his hand, and her soft, warm lips landed on his swollen cheek.

Lingji’s body seemed to freeze in place.

His spotless eyes blinked gently.

His breath seemed to halt.

Seeing that he didn’t react, Chuzheng intensified her action, kissing the corner of his lips.

“Why do you have Dark Series Magic in your body?”

While kissing him, Chuzheng asked.

Lingji at that moment resembled a puppet on a string. The warmth clinging to his lips rendered him incapable of thought, and he obediently answered.

That was from before he became a Priest.

His talent for Light Series Magic was exceptional, and the former Priest at The Temple also favored him. But once, he was assigned a task to go to an Underground Palace to find missing members of The Temple.

The master of that Underground Palace was a Dark Series Magician.

After he went in, he got trapped inside.

While searching for a way out, he encountered traps set by Dark Series Magic and was injured inadvertently, allowing the Dark Series Magic to invade his body.

“They… just stayed inside me,” Lingji said, “and when Light Series Magic can’t suppress them, they act up.”

Lingji’s account was vague, obviously there was more to it.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have turned to the Dark…

Lingji shrank back a little, widening the distance between them.

His eyes met hers, and even though he couldn’t see, he accurately captured her silhouette.

Lingji asked, “Miss Chuzheng… do you like me?”

Chuzheng met his gaze, and in his pupils, she saw her own reflection.

But those beautiful eyes had no focus.

He was blind…

With a steady tone, Chuzheng replied, “Yes.”

What she liked was hers.

That was her understanding.

And her approach.