Chapter 112 The Book of Nine Lotus (2/2)

Even if the facial features were not nice, with a change in disposition, one could become extremely attractive.

For cultivators, one’s disposition was more important than facial features.

Shen Lian was not feeling awkward with her attempt in sizing him up. He hid his thoughts and exhibited a degree of unknown. As he stepped forward, he could get a whiff of her smell, which composed of the smell of Otherworldly and her body odor which was unique to young women.

Her fingers went through the strings and the melody produced was akin to a stream of water flowing underneath a row of pine trees. It was light and clear, but at the same time extremely touching.

There was crystal-like nail polish on her nails. They were flashing as her fingers moved along. Occasionally one could spot the veins at the back of her hand, like jade patterns. It was mesmerizing.

Shen Lian did not answer yes or no, and he said the following softly, ”I suppose you are Zhao Xiaoyu, and you have a rather unusual background.”

Zhao Xiaoyu lifted her eyebrows, and her nimble fingers were still on the strings. She laughed, ”Well I guess it is pretty easy to guess that. It will be rather disappointing if that is all you can manage.”

Shen Lian recited the following phrase, ”To be at the ninth level of the lotus bier, I wish I could be a cloud that goes through the rain and the mountain.” This poem was born out of a description of a cult of Luo, which was known as Nine Lotus school.

An expression flashed through Zhao Xiaoyu’s face and she stopped scouring at Shen Lian. She replied softly, ”It is no wonder that you are a student of Qing Xuan. You are a learned man.”

Shen Lian said, ”It has been a long time since I’ve heard that the Book of Nine Lotus from Nine Lotus school is the best art of spiritual enhancement. I can finally confirm this rumor meeting you today.” As Shen Lian was studying the Mastery of Senses, hence he did his research in the field of spiritual enhancement. While this woman seemed like an experienced cultivator, she still exhibited certain characteristics of the Nine Lotus.

For instance, her pure disposition, like a white lotus, unsullied by the mud it grew out of, fitted well to the description about the Book of Nine Lotus.

”Qing Xuan is really one of the best family. I cannot tell which spiritual enhancement you went through – you are able to establish spiritual consciousness before reaching the stage of Huandan.” Zhao Xiaoyu was a few inches shorter than Shen Lian, and hence she had to look up to him. The playing of the Guqin stopped.

Shen Lian smiled, ”It happened due to pure chance. It is not worth mentioning.”

Zhao Xiaoyu understood that what Shen Lian said was not the truth, but that was not why she asked him here for.

Zhao Xiaoyu blended in well with the dreamy environment. Even though she was just in front of Shen Lian, it felt like she was not actually there. She asked, ”Are you not curious to know whether this invitation is a trap?”

Shen Lian laughed and did not answer. He stepped forward and sat down in front of her.

The woman was not surprised. She stared into his eyes, carrying a look of indifference.

She sighed and said, ”Still Qing Xuan is one of the oldest and more legitimate family. Every generation there will be someone like yourself and Jian Wang who is extremely brilliant.”

Shen Lian said, ”I am not anywhere near the level of senior Chen. Please don’t overestimate my ability.”

Zhao Xiaoyu’s beautiful eyes looked just like the starry night. She said to Shen Lian, ”You don’t have to be humble. Please don’t keep it to heart as my servant might have offended you today. They are not complete anymore, hence they can only practice something out of the normal family. As a result of that, they are temperamental.” She subsequently said, ”In the face of Qing Xuan, we Nine Lotus also are something out of the normal family. If you see me as an evil practitioner, there is no need for us to continue with this conversation.”

She looked extremely pitiful. For any man who had observed that, he would have promised everything to her.

Shen Lian’s peaceful heart was stirred. The low-leveled seduction techniques made use of actions to evoke lustful reactions, but high-leveled techniques could evoke a reaction through innocence. The person would be manipulated without even being aware of it.