To avoid alerting Xin Fuyuan to her intentions, Xin Ci forced a smile and said in a soft, charming voice, "Young Master Xin, please don't be impatient. It's just that there are too many people here, and I'm a little shy!"
Xin Fuyuan was so captivated by her tender voice that he wished he could immediately pull this maiden into his embrace and cherish her.
Mu Qingqing, in the consciousness space, was stunned by Xin Ci's words and actions.
How could she have not expected Xin Ci to do something like this?
Was this still the Xin Ci she knew?
Had she led the male lead astray, awakening some incredible new interest in him?
However, neither Mu Qingqing nor Xin Fuyuan knew that Xin Ci was currently feeling nauseated by her own affected demeanor.
If it weren't for the need to hide her identity, Xin Ci wouldn't have done this.
It was too embarrassing! Too shameful!
Xin Ci felt Xin Fuyuan's lecherous gaze, and the stiff smile on her face almost faltered. Her heart was filled with bitterness.
Xin Fuyuan was already completely infatuated with Xin Ci's appearance. A restless urge and desire to possess the woman before him surged within him.
He glanced at the two disciples from the Xiaoyao Sect in the private room and said coldly, "You two, take the other women and get out of here. Don't be an eyesore."
Although the two Xiaoyao Sect disciples were unwilling, they had no choice but to obey his orders due to Xin Fuyuan's status and background.
Thus, the two disciples, along with the other girls, sheepishly left the room.
Only Xin Fuyuan and Xin Ci remained in the private room.
Seeing that all the extraneous people had left, the lustful fire in Xin Fuyuan's eyes grew hotter. He approached Xin Ci step by step, as if he were about to pounce, and impatiently said, "Little beauty, all the obstructions are gone, so you can submit to me now, right? Heh heh."
"Oh, you bad boy, Young Master Xin. But I'm still worried someone might be peeking from outside. Could you please close the door, Young Master Xin?" Xin Ci feigned shyness.
Her cooing voice was so alluring that it almost made Xin Fuyuan's bones go weak.
Even though Elder Han and Mu Qingqing in the consciousness space knew Xin Ci was acting, seeing her act and speak like this still gave them goosebumps.
"Little girl, if I didn't know Xin Ci was acting, I'd seriously suspect there was something abnormal about his behavior," Elder Han muttered.
Mu Qingqing nodded in agreement, "Mm, I feel the same way."
"Hey, you two, stop making sarcastic remarks. I'm also very embarrassed in this state."
Hearing the murmurs in her mind, Xin Ci felt even more dejected.
Seeing Xin Ci's shy demeanor and her fair, snow-like skin, Xin Fuyuan's desire became even harder to suppress. Without thinking, he nodded and bowed, "Alright, little beauty, I'll go close the door right away. Wait for me."
With that, Xin Fuyuan, like an obedient puppy, trotted off to close the door.
Seeing the docile Xin Fuyuan, Elder Han and Mu Qingqing in the consciousness space were stunned, offering him a moment of silent pity.
"Poor child, to be played with so easily in Xin Ci's palm."
After Xin Fuyuan closed the door and confirmed no one was eavesdropping or peeking from outside, he turned back with an excited, wicked smile.
A pair of star-like, luminous, beautiful eyes met his gaze.
"This..."
Before Xin Fuyuan could react.
The star pattern in his eyes slowly rotated, and a faint blue light flashed in the depths of his pupils.
Xin Fuyuan's eyes became vacant and listless. He stood frozen in place like a statue, unmoving.
Mu Qingqing, in her soul form, appeared beside Xin Ci and said, "This guy has been controlled by the Star Wheel pupil technique. Let's quickly proceed with the next step of our plan."
Xin Ci nodded and then used the soul power of the Star Wheel pupil to control Xin Fuyuan.
He manipulated his body to walk out of the room.
The two Xiaoyao Sect disciples who had left the private room earlier saw Xin Fuyuan emerge from the room in less than two minutes.
Their expressions were filled with surprise as they exchanged glances.
"No way, Senior Brother Xin is already done so quickly?"
"It's only been this long? Do you think Senior Brother Xin might have issues down there?"
"It's very possible. Look at Senior Brother Xin, he looks so dispirited after coming out of the room; clearly, he's not up to par. Perhaps he's feeling self-conscious inside."
The two whispered to each other.
Seeing Xin Fuyuan walk past them, they quickly silenced themselves and put on serious expressions. "Senior Brother Xin, where are you going?"
However, Xin Fuyuan, controlled by Xin Ci, did not answer them. He walked out of the Wenxiang Pavilion like a puppet.
The two Xiaoyao Sect disciples looked at each other, full of confusion.
What was wrong with Senior Brother Xin?
One of them wanted to go call Xin Fuyuan back, but was stopped by the other.
"Why are you stopping me? Senior Brother Xin is leaving the Wenxiang Pavilion for no reason, shouldn't we follow him?"
"You're stupid! Can't you see Senior Brother Xin is feeling self-conscious because he's not performing well? He needs some time alone right now."
"Think about it, given Senior Brother Xin's personality, if we let him know we know he's not performing well, our lives would be in danger."
"That's true. Let's pretend we didn't see anything."
After serious deliberation, the two decided to ignore Xin Fuyuan.
After all, this Young Master Xin had the protection of the Xin family's Saint Emperor-level experts secretly watching over him.
Therefore, they had no need to worry about Xin Fuyuan's safety and continued to enjoy themselves in the Wenxiang Pavilion.
Meanwhile, Xin Fuyuan walked out of Tonghuang Town alone and arrived near a derelict temple in a desolate area.
At this moment, a man in black robes appeared silently behind Xin Fuyuan and said in a low, hoarse voice, "Fuyuan, why are you here at this broken temple? Hurry back!"
This man in black robes was the Saint Emperor expert, Xin Haokong, who had been secretly protecting Xin Fuyuan.
Xin Fuyuan was dissolute and not particularly talented in the Xin family.
However, he was still a direct descendant of the Xin family, so Xin Haokong had no choice but to follow the Xin family's arrangements and protect him.
Xin Fuyuan's usual debauchery and bullying of others had also been tacitly allowed by Xin Haokong.
But today, the boy was acting very strangely, coming to this remote, dilapidated temple alone and not responding to him.
"Fuyuan, did you hear what this elder said?"
Xin Haokong was slightly displeased and was about to reach out and pat Xin Fuyuan's shoulder.
Suddenly, he felt something small and swift flying towards him at an incredible speed!
Xin Haokong quickly used his true essence to form a protective shield around himself.
*Clang!*
A small, cylindrical object with a rounded head struck his true essence shield.