"Sell information? That's not out of the realm of possibility," Xun Junyao uttered. She knew her situation. After killing Blood Dragon, she was now in a precarious situation as the moons would no longer tolerate her. The woman already envied her, and now was the perfect opportunity for them to enact their twisted vengeance. As for the man? They are even worse since they now have an excuse to catch and treat her as their plaything.
Wang Wei had the destiny to eliminate these bastards, so whether he asked or not, Xun Junyao planned to work with him. She hadn't decided on the exact nature of the cooperation, but they could start with exchanging intelligence.
"So, what do you want in exchange?" Wang Wei asked, feeling her hesitation. "You might as well be straightforward."
"You know what I want," Xun Junyao replied, looking him in the eyes. However, Wang Wei instinctively replied: "You can't have my body." The severe atmosphere was instantly broken, almost making Xun Junyao laugh out loud. However, she controlled her eyes and replied, "Who wants your body?"
"My mother told me that pretty boys must protect themselves when going out," Wang Wei said seriously. "I didn't understand what she meant then, but now I do. I didn't think there were such aggressive women in the world." He sighed, feeling that he needed to protect himself or some woman would take advantage of him.
Xun Junyao was shocked. The information said he was free and easy-going, capable of changing his personality like an actor in a play. She knew this, but it was different for her to experience it herself.
"You're quite the character, aren't you?" she commented.
"I'll take that as a compliment," Wang Wei smiled.
"But seriously, you know what I want."
Wang Wei was briefly silent. "I can't help you."
"You can't or won't?" "Both."
"Why not be truthful and say you won't," Xun Junyao said, her demeanor devoid of her previous weak and pure aura. "Although you try to hide it, I can sense the Perfect Aura in your body. It's so pure, so you must have used it to make that Perfect Tear. With such deep knowledge of perfection, don't tell me you can't help."
Wang Wei squinted his eyes.
"Then, there is your relationship with Senior Wu," Xun Junyao continued. "With your relationship with her, there is no way you couldn't ask her for help. With the two of you working together, each with their own expertise, the chances of creating a method are very high."
"How do you know my relationship with her?"
"I talked to the people who recently ascended," Xun Junyao replied.
"That shouldn't be enough to come to a conclusion," Wang Wei said. Then, he remembered something: he had revealed he knew about her true face during the conversation.
"It seems you figured it out," Xun Junyao said. "Only a few people know about my true face, and the only way for you to learn about it is from her."
Wang Wei nodded before sipping his tea.
"Well?" Xun Junyao asked. "I think it's a fair deal. You help me, and I help you; I think we can make a great team."
Wang Wei was calm. He sighed before uttering: "Haven't you realized you're on the wrong path?"
"Pardon me?"
"Your lack of face is not just a curse but a test and an opportunity," Wang Wei said. "Have you ever thought that instead of relying on someone else, you could help yourself? Why do you need me to help you see your true face? Cultivation is about the elevation of the self, which can apply to your situation. Your true face is what you deem it to be.
"It can be the most beautiful face in the world, the most ugly, or a common face that most people will not glance at — it doesn't matter. What matters is that it's your face, and you like it."
Xun Junyao's body visibly paused as these words echoed in her mind. Suddenly, she felt in a daze, lost in her memory:
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