Chapter 63: Moles on Both Sides

After saying that, Su Muchan stood up and walked toward the counter, while Su Cheng hurriedly rushed over to the inn's waiter!

Su Cheng grabbed the waiter tightly by the shoulders, his eyes wide and staring!

"Listen to me, I want to rent every single empty room left in this inn! See that woman over there? If she asks you if there are any vacant rooms, tell her there are none!"

The waiter was clearly taken aback, but who would turn away business unless they were a fool?

"We actually still have quite a few empty rooms, Sect Leader Su..."

"When my eldest disciple returns, just go to her for the money." Su Cheng rolled his eyes. What time was it? Was his life more important or money?

From afar, Su Muchan watched Su Cheng conspiring in whispers with the waiter, and a scheme formed in her mind.

Waiting until the waiter and the innkeeper finished talking, she walked leisurely up to the counter.

"Innkeeper, are there any vacant rooms?"

"Ah, miss, as you surely know, with the martial arts tournament at Spirit Mountain recently, people are coming and going in an endless stream, and our humble inn has long been fully booked."

Su Muchan smiled—just as she expected!

"Sect Leader Su said he arranged a room for me. It seems I've still caused too much trouble after all?" Su Muchan deliberately put on a troubled expression, looking disheartened as she turned to leave.

Hearing this, the innkeeper suddenly put the pieces together.

This young woman was as beautiful as a celestial maiden, an absolute stunner. So Sect Leader Su had done this just to win her favor!

It made sense; how could Sect Leader Su possibly make things difficult for such a gorgeous woman? Just a moment ago, he had seen the two of them sitting opposite each other, chatting away happily!

Clearly, Sect Leader Su had booked the entire inn precisely to please this young lady!

Could he possibly ruin Sect Leader Su's good deed? He hurriedly called out to Su Muchan, who was about to leave.

"Miss, please wait! Since you had a reservation all along, why didn't you say so earlier? Sect Leader Su has booked the entire inn for you, so please feel free to choose whichever room you fancy."

Su Muchan gave a radiant smile. "Sect Leader Su is certainly quite generous with his money."

Following behind the waiter, Su Muchan chose a room not far from Su Cheng's.

[First it was Ye Qinghan, then Dongfang Jue, Li Shiyao, and now Su Muchan has arrived too!]

[No, when Qinghan comes back, I must warn her to never get involved with this Su Muchan.]

Downing the wine in his cup in one gulp, Su Cheng saw Su Muchan standing not far away...

[Huh? Why hasn't she left yet?]

"Sect Leader Su, thank you so much for taking the trouble to prepare a lodging for me. I am truly grateful."

Su Muchan walked up to Su Cheng with a smile. At that moment, she had been on her way to assassinate Cheng Liang when she happened to see Su Cheng still drinking, so she decided to step over and strike up a conversation.

"What do you mean?" Su Cheng was a bit baffled at the moment...

Unflustered, Su Muchan explained word by word, "Sect Leader Su, I heard it all from the innkeeper. To accommodate me, you booked every single empty room in the entire inn. Muchan is extremely grateful for your consideration."

[Damn it! You—!]

[It's over! Staying in the same place as a deadly succubus is guaranteed to bring trouble!]

[If you're not leaving, I will! I'm leaving tomorrow! Tomorrow I'll go sleep on the streets!]

[Heh, as long as you're... satisfied...]

Su Muchan laughed inwardly. *Hmph, playing games with me? I'll go deal with your junior brother first, and then I'll come back and take care of you!*

"Muchan still has some matters to attend to, so I won't disturb Sect Leader Su any longer."

[Heh, I'd desperately want you to go find Cheng Liang! I'll even escort you there myself! As long as you stop pestering me!]

[With that brain of yours? And your Golden Core cultivation? Assassinating Cheng Liang? If he were that easy to kill, would he still be alive today?]

[You're being sold out and you don't even know it! Right now, Cheng Liang is waiting for you to walk right into his trap!]

Su Muchan felt a shock run through her heart. *I've been betrayed?*

[However, if that's the case, this Su Muchan won't be coming back anytime soon! That's a good thing for me!]

"Alright, do as you please, miss."

Su Muchan found it hard to believe. The only ones who knew she had come out this time were a few trusted confidants!

Whether it was true or false, she would just have to go see for herself!

Spirit Mountain had arranged accommodations for the leaders and direct disciples of all the major sects, but sects with only three members like the Ethereal Immortal Palace were naturally excluded.

Su Muchan arrived at Spirit Mountain shortly after. Though still half-doubting, she kept her guard up just in case.

According to her original plan, Su Muchan wanted to launch a surprise attack on Spirit Mountain and catch Cheng Liang off guard!

With her special methods, as long as she inflicted a heavy blow on Cheng Liang in a single strike, killing him would be a breeze!

However, this time Su Muchan did not act rashly; instead, she concealed her aura and hid herself.

Barely half an incense stick of time later, Cheng Liang's voice rang out.

"Are you really sure you don't need help? That demoness is coming to kill you."

Su Muchan was terrified! She really had been betrayed!

She was on an assassination mission, so why did the whole world know she was coming to kill Cheng Liang?

"It's no matter. You have to risk a sprat to catch a mackerel; letting her hit me once won't kill me. Killing her is not the goal. To deal with this demoness, winning her heart comes first."

Lu Cheng smiled. As astute as he was, he naturally understood what Cheng Liang meant!

Lu Cheng sidled up to Cheng Liang with a flattering, sycophantic expression. "Does the Sect Leader intend to tame the demoness? What a brilliant move!"

Cheng Liang was tickled pink, feeling that the Second Elder was truly the one who understood him best!

"Heh, after all, she is of the demon race. A few small favors won't make her utterly devoted. Follow the plan, and in due time she will witness my broad-mindedness."

"Naturally. Aside from the Sect Leader, who else could treat an enemy with such kindness?" Seeing that Cheng Liang loved to hear it, Lu Cheng poured on the flattery.

"When she thinks victory is within her grasp, you and the elders will strike together. The outcome will be secured."

Su Muchan was on the verge of a breakdown. If Su Cheng hadn't given her a warning beforehand, she probably would have been thanking them for sparing her life right now!

Even so, after hearing this conversation, Su Muchan felt a shred of admiration for Cheng Liang; he really had gone to great lengths just to deal with her!

He was actually prepared to take a blow from her head-on!

*Heh, tame the demoness? Go eat dirt!*

Knowing all this, Su Muchan naturally had no intention of walking into the trap. Even with her supreme mystical powers, how could she possibly handle dozens of elders?

Yet now that she knew their plan, she was no longer in a rush to leave.

Meanwhile, Su Cheng's table was covered in empty wine flasks. Though his Qi-Condensation Sixth Layer cultivation hadn't done much for his strength, his alcohol tolerance had certainly improved quite a bit!

At this moment, Su Cheng's mind was in utter turmoil. The current peace was only on the surface; underneath, undercurrents were raging.

The Liu family, the Mo family, the Sacred Mountain, and the Human Emperor—none of these had been dealt with yet, and now Su Muchan had gotten mixed up with Cheng Liang.

Su Cheng did not consider this period of calm a good thing; he constantly felt as though Cheng Liang was secretly charging up some ultimate move...

His own strength had likely not come under suspicion. If that weren't the case, Cheng Liang's temper would have driven him to invoke the Heavenly Dao to kill him by now.

Judging by Ye Qinghan's experience a few days ago, Cheng Liang was likely shifting his target onto Ye Qinghan.

Another flask of wine was drained, and the drunkenness now crept up on him like a maid leaning in close, clouding his senses.

Su Cheng needed a way to break the deadlock, but the situation remained unclear—he was surrounded by enemies on all sides. The optimal solution would be to find a way to exert pressure on Cheng Liang or keep him in check.

Killing Cheng Liang was never part of Su Cheng's plan. Cheng Liang's disciples were all Children of Destiny, and Cheng Liang himself was backed by the Heavenly Dao and blessed with fortune; actually killing him was most likely impossible.

Yet in Su Cheng's eyes, his women were already baring their fangs, slowly closing in on the Ethereal Immortal Palace.