The so-called Flower Moon Building, the meaning of this name was decided by Zhu Pingniang the moment she moved into the brothel.

What she wanted was a love affair under the flowers and moonlight, as well as a winning opening move in the game of Go called the "Flower Moon Hand."

At this moment, Zhu Pingniang laid her emotions bare for Xu Chang'an to see, allowing him to understand her determination.

"For certain reasons, I need to stay in Beisang City and can't go back to the mountain," Zhu Pingniang looked towards the Array Hub of Beisang City, "So, regarding Ah Bai, I'll need someone to keep an eye on him, do you understand?"

"...Mm." Xu Chang'an nodded, fully feeling Zhu Pingniang's trust and affection.

"Help me," Zhu Pingniang said seriously.

"Ms. Zhu, you really do trust me," Xu Chang'an said helplessly.

Make him a spy?

If he really became a spy, would his first task be to "report" Miss Yun and the master's closeness?

"If I don't trust you, who else can I trust? Trust Ah Fu, who hasn't sent back any news in half a year?" Zhu Pingniang scoffed, then looked Xu Chang'an up and down.

Speaking of which, she asked Ah Fu to gather information, but there was little news about Li Zhibai, while there was plenty about Xu Chang'an.

Ah Fu seemed to pay special attention to Xu Chang'an.

And she wasn't exactly a woman who liked men.

Could it be because both are water attribute cultivators?

Shaking her head, Zhu Pingniang pushed these random thoughts out of her mind.

She truly trusted Xu Chang'an; this trust had reached a level where she was willing to treat him as a junior, despite knowing he carried secrets, without any fear.

After all, in any other cultivation sect, a person like Xu Chang'an would not be treated so calmly; they would certainly try to extract something from him.

Yet, Shi Qingjun's thoughts were unfathomable.

And Li Zhibai was as enigmatic as ever.

As for Zhu Pingniang... she had abandoned her practice and fled to the brothel; she couldn't be understood by conventional thinking.

In short...

It seemed that all three women were rather unusual.

Zhu Pingniang gazed at the silent Xu Chang'an and gently tidied up his somewhat messy collar, then smiled and said, "Chang'an, you have no position to speak to your elder sister like this; you trust me just the same."

"You are a senior," Xu Chang'an replied instinctively.

"A senior living in a brothel, performing on stage?" Zhu Pingniang pointed to her charming face, "Little guy, blindly trusting someone in the cultivation realm is very dangerous."

"Blindly?" Xu Chang'an shook his head helplessly at her words, "That's not a good word."

"Right," Zhu Pingniang spread her hands.

Xu Chang'an looked up, not speaking.

No one's emotions and trust should be casually ignored or trampled upon.

He's a person of mixed feelings, and such people are often suspicious.

He didn't even completely trust the system parasitizing him, yet he trusted Zhu Pingniang, who was obviously not serious and full of secrets... for a reason.

"Don't look at your sister like that. You said so much just to refuse being my spy," Zhu Pingniang snorted coldly.

"I... really have no way," Xu Chang'an smiled bitterly.

Agreeing to be a spy would truly be strange.

"Chang'an, I met you first, didn't I?"

"Yes."

"Have I treated you badly?"

"Of course not."

"Then why would you help her, not me?"

"..."

Xu Chang'an's eye twitched slightly as he listened to the dripping rain outside and said slowly, "Ms. Zhu, it's not about helping who... and not helping who, right?"

"Nonsense," Zhu Pingniang spat, "I sat opposite her, forcing her to be tied there and play chess with me, leaving no room for easing. Not helping me means helping her... do you not understand this logic?"

"I really don't," Xu Chang'an replied somewhat speechlessly.

"That's why I say you're silly, a dull man, clueless about romance, a fool who rose to power relying on the Young Miss," Zhu Pingniang vented, scolding Xu Chang'an in a series as if she were an angry little girl.

Xu Chang'an was accustomed to the many faces of Zhu Pingniang before him, simply smiling quietly.

He really did have a liking for this senior like a sister before him.

For example...

Even though the conversation had reached this point, Zhu Pingniang hadn't mentioned anything about him asking her for help...

Zhu Pingniang hadn't used his request for help to blackmail him into being her spy.

This meant, even if he refused, she would still help him choose a cultivation technique.

Whether it was the master or Miss Zhu, they always took care of a youth like him, striving not to make him anxious, as if treating him like a fragile child.

This feeling of being cared for, besides feeling helpless, also carried a bit of warmth for Xu Chang'an.

"Silly boy, what are you smiling about? Not helping me and still have the face to smile here?" Zhu Pingniang elbowed Xu Chang'an in exasperation, then raised her tone and asked, "Chang'an, do you like me, or do you like your master?"

Do you like me, or do you like your master...

Xu Chang'an: "???"

Zhu Pingniang's voice lingered in his ear like a breeze.

He had never imagined that one day he would hear such a question from Zhu Pingniang.

What was this?

But Xu Chang'an was just silent for a moment, and Zhu Pingniang no longer spoke, nor did she press him, as if she had already gotten her answer.

Zhu Pingniang no longer looked at Xu Chang'an, raised her wine cup, but quickly put it down.

Loose hair always tends to be messy, Zhu Pingniang's black hair half fell down, and she tucked it back behind her ear, then picked up the wine cup again, her thin lips touched the cup's edge, lightly sipping away the top layer of warm wine.

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