The attitude of Song Yi made the man’s face instantly unsatisfied, he furrowed his brows, staring intently at Song Yi, "Boss Song, we’re giving you some respect by coming in advance to greet you, but this respect, when someone offers, you have to accept..."
"What if I don’t accept it?" Song Yi sat up straight, his gaze sharp as he looked at the man, speaking slowly.
The atmosphere instantly became tense, and the man’s expression turned uglier.
Song Yi’s attitude clearly indicated his desire to protect those people, and if they forced their way into Jufang Pavilion, they would likely not fare well.
Immediately, the man stood up briskly, leaving Jufang Pavilion with a sullen face.
As Song Yi watched the man leave, his gaze deepened.
He wanted to be on good terms with Xia Mian and the others, so he had to show sincerity.
Earlier, not knowing Xia Mian and the others’ background, he let Chi Ba and the others slide, and now he wasn’t sure how to cover it up. And these people were now openly coming to Jufang Pavilion looking for him!
Wasn’t this clearly telling Xia Mian that he was in cahoots with these people?
Song Yi made up his mind to take Xia Mian’s side this time and naturally couldn’t be entangled with these people any longer.
When Xia Mian and Lu Zechuan entered Jufang Pavilion, she vaguely felt someone in the dark watching her, instinctively looking back, but saw nothing.
Concerned about Gu Zhi and Xia Weizhang’s situation, Xia Mian didn’t dwell on it and headed straight to the second floor of Jufang Pavilion.
At the second floor stairway, Xia Mian raised her hand and knocked on the door, "Xia Weizhang, are you there?"
Hearing Xia Mian’s voice, "Gu Zhi" immediately rushed to the door, pulling it open, looking at Xia Mian with eyes more affectionate than seeing his own father.
"Cousin! You’ve finally returned!" "Gu Zhi" teary-eyed, if Xia Mian hadn’t come back, he would’ve broken down, "Xia Weizhang" worried he might do something to her body, wouldn’t let him out of her sight for a moment in three days.
A person has the three urgencies!
He held it in.
Looking at the teary "Gu Zhi," Xia Mian felt a bit guilty.
"Don’t rush to cry, I’ll swap you back now!" Xia Mian comforted "Gu Zhi."
"Xia Weizhang" kept a cold face, looking at "Gu Zhi" disdainfully, "Stop crying! People would think I’ve done something to you!"
Now she was in Xia Weizhang’s body, and the scene made her look like a heartless person.
"Gu Zhi" stood aggrieved, with hands folded over his belly like a wronged little wife, "Cousin, my stomach is about to burst..."
"Gu Zhi’s" body cultivation far inferior to "Xia Weizhang," so it had normal physiological reactions.
Holding urine for three days, he worried about bursting Gu Zhi’s body.
In Xia Weizhang’s muttering, Xia Mian took out the Soul Attraction Pill, "You and Gu Zhi, each take one, then go lie on that bed!"
"Me and him, lie together?" Xia Weizhang frowned, somewhat displeased.
"Weren’t you locked in the same cage before? Now lying together, what’s the big deal?" "Gu Zhi" was also displeased, this woman too fussy!
At this point, what’s the use of being fussy!
Not that I wanted to get involved with her!
With "Gu Zhi’s" retort, "Xia Weizhang" didn’t say more.
Now her soul was in Xia Weizhang’s body, with many inconveniences.
These three days and nights, Xia Weizhang had a rough time, and so did she!
Who could understand the dilemma of someone who sleeps in every morning, suddenly being woken abruptly one day...
The two no longer bickered, lying back on the bed as per Xia Mian’s instruction.
Upon Xia Mian’s nod, they both swallowed the Soul Attraction Pill.
Lu Zechuan knew what Xia Mian was about to do, helping Gu Zhi and Xia Weizhang realign their souls, it was of utmost importance, he quietly retreated to the door, guarding those in the room.
After the two swallowed the Soul Attraction Pill, Xia Mian sat cross-legged by the bed, hands forming seals, chanting under her breath.
And the two who swallowed the pill found their eyelids getting heavier, soon falling into a deep sleep.
Strands of white light souls, pulled by the Soul Attraction Pill, detached from their bodies, intertwining intricately.
Xia Mian squinted, obviously, their life souls still affected by the magic previously used by those Corpse Refiners, somewhat confused, even when detached from Xia Weizhang and Gu Zhi’s bodies, there was a momentary hesitation, not knowing which body to return to.
Luckily, before this, Xia Mian had them consume the Soul Attraction Pill, which greatly awakened the body’s instinct to pull the soul back.
Under the influence of the Soul Attraction Pill, their divine souls hovered above their bodies momentarily, then rushed toward their respective bodies.
This time, Xia Mian saw it with her own eyes, without any mistake.
Xia Weizhang and Gu Zhi’s life souls returned, but they did not wake up immediately.
In just three days, their souls left their bodies twice, which was extremely damaging to themselves.
Xia Mian wasn’t anxious, after all, the Soul Attraction Pill was personally refined by her, without any impurity, so them waking was just a matter of time.
Xia Mian stood up, looking around.
Previously busy helping the two align their souls, she hadn’t noticed that night had fallen completely.
Xia Mian opened the door, but Lu Zechuan was nowhere to be seen outside.
Xia Mian frowned slightly.
She casually set an array at Xia Weizhang’s room door before returning to her room to find Lu Zechuan.
But, when she pushed the door open, she found that their room was still devoid of Lu Zechuan.
Xia Mian squinted, her eyes showing a hint of danger.
"Meow!" The little black cat stepped out from behind the drapery, its gem-like eyes showing a trace of grievance.
But Xia Mian had no interest in attending to the little black cat’s grievance, turning to leave.
The black cat meowed and followed out the door.
He had stuck with Xia Mian hoping for some benefits, but this woman left him here, unattended for three days and nights!
If he couldn’t still sense her presence in this town, he would’ve thought this woman had abandoned him and fled!
Now, this woman returned only to leave again, clearly not taking him into account at all!
This time, he must stick closely to this woman, not letting her leave him again, or she might really just walk off, leaving him forgotten!
When Xia Mian turned to leave, she noticed with the corner of her eye the little black cat leaving with her, but she paid it no mind.
As she reached downstairs, intending to ask Jufang Pavilion’s attendant about Lu Zechuan’s whereabouts, she discovered the attendant was missing too!