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Xiang Xueer looked at Li Yunyang's smiling face, reached out and pinched it. His lips were still slightly curled up, and that standard smile was almost identical to the doorman at the Cowherd Club.
This really is a troublesome matter. If I don't find that clan leader to lift the curse, will he be stuck with this expression for life? If I ask him to detoxify, once he sees Li Yunyang, he might either tear him apart or expose himself; it's truly a dilemma.
Forget it, let's focus on the task at hand. The group split into two teams: Ling Zhu and Duck took the dazed Li Yunyang back to the inn to rest, while Xiang Xueer, Lian Cheng Xue, and the Refiner of Demons headed to the clan leader's home in Nüwa Village with the Azure Wind Sword.
When Xiang Xueer reached the door, she nervously knocked. A few housekeepers opened the door, glanced at the three of them, and asked, "Who are you? You look like people from the Central Plains. What brings you to our Nüwa Village?"
"We're here to see the clan leader; we have important matters to discuss!" Xiang Xueer changed back into her female attire. The housekeeper shook his head and said, "You’re too late; the wedding banquet has already ended!"
After saying that, they prepared to close the door. Lian Cheng Xue quickly blocked it: "No, don’t misunderstand! We’re not here for the wedding banquet! We need to discuss matters regarding the Fuxi Qin with the clan leader."
"Fuxi Qin?" The two exchanged glances and looked at their attire. "Then please wait a moment; I'll go inform someone."
After they spoke, they turned and walked back inside. In less than a while, a housekeeper opened the door wide and welcomed them in. In the center of the hall sat the clan leader, drinking tea.
He looked up at the three who entered, cautiously scrutinizing them for a long time before asking, "You are not from our Nüwa clan; what exactly are your intentions here?"
Xiang Xueer stepped forward and quickly explained, "Clan leader, please don’t misunderstand. We are Exorcists from Izumo Kingdom. We have come to borrow your clan's supreme treasure: Fuxi Qin."
Fuxi Qin? Upon hearing these three words, the clan leader's nerves instantly tensed up. He put down his teacup and frowned deeply as he looked at them: "Fuxi Qin is a treasure passed down through generations in our Nüwa clan. Do you think you can just borrow it?"
Seeing that the clan leader was angry, Lian Cheng Xue quickly explained from the side: "We know this request is indeed excessive, but the current situation is extremely critical. The Demon Lord has been reborn from Demon Prison Tower, and the world is about to fall into another Demon-Human War. Without this ancient artifact, it’s likely that the demon realm will truly dominate humanity. By then, it will be too late!"
After hearing their words, the clan leader became furious and slammed his palm down on the tea table, sending the teacup crashing to the ground with a loud smash, spilling tea everywhere.
"You're talking nonsense!" He stood up, looking at the three people in front of him. "Look at you, your eyes are like those of a monster, and you dare to come here to fool me? Do you really think I'm a three-year-old? I haven't heard anything about the Demon Lord breaking out of the Demon Prison Tower. You are clearly trying to deceive me into giving up the treasures of my Nuwa clan. Someone, throw these three frauds out!"
A group of Housekeepers rushed forward, pulling and dragging the three people outside. In a panic, Xiang Xueer shouted, "Hey, we're not frauds! Open your eyes and look clearly!"
"Dad? What's going on? Why is it so noisy?" Gunaara, hearing the commotion from inside the room, came down and saw the three being thrown out. She stared at Xiang Xueer's chin for a long time, murmuring, "Strange, why does this woman's cheeks look so much like Young Master Chu?"
"Young Master Chu? What Young Master Chu?" The clan leader turned to look at Gunaara, who quickly shook her head. "It's nothing, nothing at all. But what is going on? Who are they?"
"Hmph!" The clan leader glared furiously at the tightly shut door. "A bunch of frauds trying to deceive my Nuwa clan's Fuxi Qin. Daughter, you must take good care of the Fuxi Qin during this time. Do you understand?"
"I understand, Dad!" Gunaara looked again at the closed door, feeling an inexplicable sense of familiarity but unable to articulate why. She didn't think much of it and returned to her room.
"Open the door! How dare you call me a fraud!" Xiang Xueer kicked the door fiercely. Lian Cheng Xue quickly grabbed her. "Stop kicking! If this goes on, we might get kicked out for real!"
"Exactly!" Fat Ancestor stroked his chubby chin with a smile. Xiang Xueer turned to glare at him. "You didn't say a word when we were mistaken for frauds just now!"
The fat man shrugged helplessly. "You can't blame me for that! You made an agreement with Fuxi and that Old Woman. It's up to you to get the leader's consent; I can't get involved!"
"Hmph!" Xiang Xueer huffed in frustration. It seemed today was not going to work out; they might as well return to the inn and rethink their strategy.
After returning to the inn, the three sat in their room brainstorming ideas. Xiang Xueer vowed that she wouldn't become human until she obtained the Fuxi Qin. This was a matter of whether or not she could be human, so it had to be considered carefully.
"The clan leader thinks you're frauds now; next time you go back, they probably won't even let you through the door!" Ling Zhu said nonchalantly. "Why not try approaching it from another angle?"
"What direction?" Xiang Xueer widened her eyes and suddenly brightened up, "Ah, I got it! Among the Thirty-Six Stratagems, the one that never fails is the Beauty Stratagem."
"Beauty Stratagem?" Lian Cheng Xue was taken aback for a moment. "Isn't that a bit difficult? The clan leader is a man, so using the Beauty Stratagem might..."
"Ah, no, it's not aimed at the clan leader!" Xiang Xueer chuckled while stroking her chin. "Fuxi Qin is not in the clan leader's hands but in Gunaara's hands. We can work on her first, and then she can persuade her father. Hehe, killing two birds with one stone!"
"Mm! That's a good idea." Ling Zhu immediately raised both hands in agreement. "But who do you plan to use as this beauty? It has to be a careful choice; if Gunaara doesn't like him, it would be a wasted effort."
"I'll go, I'll go!" Duck exclaimed excitedly, jumping up from his seat with one hand on his waist and his burnt backside sticking out. "Such a challenging task seems like something only I can accomplish!"
Xiang Xueer looked at him with narrowed eyes and then sighed helplessly, turning her gaze toward Lian Cheng Xue. Her eyes swept over his right arm, which was missing. "This won't work either; if he disguises himself as Chu Liuxiang, it won't look right!"
Then she stared at Fat Ancestor and sighed even more heavily. "Sigh, this won't do either; I can't find anyone to disguise as Chu Liuxiang!"
"Chu Liuxiang? Who is Chu Liuxiang?" Ling Zhu asked. Xiang Xueer picked up the fan from the table and snapped it open with a 'pop.' The charming and dashing young man she played during the Arena event was Chu Liuxiang. Gunaara liked me for that; can you believe my misfortune?
Ah? So that's how it is. Gunaara has taken a liking to Xiang Xueer disguised as Chu Liuxiang. Ling Zhu smiled and pointed at her, "A good deed should be carried through to the end; since you've gotten this far, you might as well keep acting!"
Though she said that, one lie would require a hundred more lies to cover it up. Although it wasn't very honorable, it was urgent. She picked up the fan from the table and dramatically sighed, "If I don't go to hell, who will?"
In the dead of night, when all lights were extinguished and everyone was quietly resting, a black figure swiftly darted across the high rooftops. With swift steps like flying swallows, they effortlessly leaped over the city walls and landed by a window.
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