Gu Chengyin could now basically be certain that something he said must have provoked Lin Qingyan.
That was why she talked about "giving it a try" and released her inner demon; in reality, she just wanted to electrocute him to vent her anger.
Inner demons acted entirely on instinct and desire. What if she went too far? What if Lin Qingyan got nervous and lost control again?
Wouldn't Little Gu Chengyin end up being scorched crisp on the outside and tender on the inside from the electricity?
Therefore, Gu Chengyin immediately spoke up to refuse:
"No."
"We are in a carriage right now, it's too unsafe."
"There are guards outside, and other carriages in front and behind us. What if someone notices?"
Gu Chengyin paused, looked into Lin Qingyan's blood-red eyes, and said word by word:
"Go back."
He said this very directly and resolutely.
It was not a discussion, but a command.
Lin Qingyan stiffened for a moment.
She hadn't expected Gu Chengyin to refuse so bluntly.
In her expectations, Gu Chengyin should have gone along with her and let her try, just like before.
Why not now?
Was it because he had a guilty conscience?
Lin Qingyan's heart sank a bit further.
She didn't want to retract the inner demon.
Because once she retracted it, this test would be considered a failure.
More importantly, Gu Chengyin's resolute refusal seemed more like he was trying to hide something in her eyes.
If he was truly normal, why would he be afraid to try?
If he was truly capable, why would he stop it?
It defied logic.
Unless...
Gu Chengyin really had a problem.
Lin Qingyan stared at Gu Chengyin, barely able to suppress the suspicion in her heart.
But she also knew that she couldn't force it.
Because the rule that the inner demon obeyed commands was indisputable.
At least in Gu Chengyin's understanding, the inner demon was hypnotized and controlled by him, and it must obey his orders.
If she forcibly continued the test now and resisted Gu Chengyin's command, it would instead make him realize that the inner demon was actually just her in disguise.
That would do more harm than good.
Lin Qingyan found herself in a dilemma.
On one side was the truth she had to confirm; on the other was the secret she couldn't expose.
Ultimately, she chose to obey.
Since taking the hard approach wouldn't work.
She would just have to think of another way.
Lin Qingyan closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, the blood-red color in her pupils had faded, returning to their original clarity.
The flush on her face began to subside, and her breathing went from hurried to calm.
The sweet, cloying fragrance around her gradually dissipated, replaced by a cool, refreshing scent.
The inner demon had been extinguished.
Lin Qingyan was back.
She lowered her head, not daring to look at Gu Chengyin, the roots of her ears so red they looked like they could drip blood.
Biting her lower lip lightly, she stared blankly at the floor of the carriage, caught in a tangle of conflicting thoughts.
She really wanted to be certain right now.
But she only wanted to confirm it while in her inner demon state.
Yet Gu Chengyin could simply prevent the inner demon from confirming it.
A one-way street had become blocked at both ends.
However, Lin Qingyan was, after all, a Golden Core cultivator. She was highly intelligent and had weathered many storms.
After a brief moment of hesitation, she quickly came up with an excellent plan.
Wouldn't it be fine as long as she just didn't let Gu Chengyin know?
After all, what she wanted to confirm was whether Gu Chengyin was impotent.
He didn't need to be awake for this sort of thing.
And the Nine Heavens Lightning Summoning Art was best at causing unconsciousness.
The more Lin Qingyan thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.
Having cultivated to the Golden Core realm, her abilities were no longer as simple as just shocking people.
She could precisely control the intensity, frequency, and targeted area of her lightning power.
She could even cause someone to instantly lose consciousness and fall into a deep coma without inflicting any substantial damage.
This kind of coma was different from being ordinarily stunned by electricity.
It wouldn't leave any lingering effects, wouldn't damage the meridians, and wouldn't affect one's cultivation base.
It was simply a pure, temporary, and safe state where she could do whatever she pleased.
At this thought, Lin Qingyan's heartbeat uncontrollably quickened.
Just like now, to verify a man's capabilities.
To render him unconscious for that purpose, and then... and then...
Lin Qingyan's cheeks began to burn again.
But she forced herself to calm down.
This was necessary.
Lin Qingyan told herself.
If Gu Chengyin was truly normal, then after this verification, she could be completely at ease and never have to be suspicious again.
But if Gu Chengyin really had a problem, she could make plans early on, so she wouldn't sink too deep and be unable to extricate herself.
Therefore, this was for her own good.
And it was also for Gu Chengyin's good.
Lin Qingyan took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.
When she raised her head again, her face had regained its cool detachment, and her eyes were as calm as a deep pool, betraying no sign of abnormality.
Pretending as if nothing had happened, she opened her arms toward Gu Chengyin, her voice carrying a hint of coquettish softness:
"Chengcheng~"
Gu Chengyin was stunned for a moment.
He hadn't expected Lin Qingyan to return to normal so quickly, let alone actively ask for a hug.
This wasn't her style.
And what the hell was this "Chengcheng"?
But a woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the ocean.
Gu Chengyin didn't overthink it, assuming that Lin Qingyan was feeling a bit wronged after being rejected and was now seeking comfort.
So he naturally opened his arms, pulled her back into his embrace, and said softly:
"Little Aunt, it's not that I won't let you try, it's just that right now really isn't the right time."
"Once we reach Luodu, you can try however you want, okay?"
Gu Chengyin spoke very sincerely.
But Lin Qingyan didn't hear a single word.
Her attention was entirely focused on the palm of her right hand.
There, golden arcs of lightning were quietly surfacing.
As a Golden Core cultivator, Lin Qingyan's mastery over the power of lightning had long reached the peak of perfection.
At this moment, she compressed her lightning arts to the absolute limit, gathering it in a tiny area of her palm, controlling its intensity with extreme precision.
It was enough to instantly knock out a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator without causing any substantial harm.
When released, this kind of lightning art produced almost no spiritual energy fluctuations, no sound, and even the light was so faint it could be ignored.
As long as Gu Chengyin was off guard, she had full confidence that she could quiet him down without alerting anyone.
Gu Chengyin was clearly not on his guard. Mainly because even if he were, he couldn't defend against Lin Qingyan anyway.
Lin Qingyan had proven time and time again that she could still zap him until he was scorched on the outside and tender on the inside, even when he defended with all his might.
Since he couldn't resist, he might as well lie flat and enjoy it.
Therefore, Gu Chengyin wrapped his arms around Lin Qingyan's waist, resting his chin lightly on the top of her head, his breathing steady and relaxed.
He didn't even notice that Lin Qingyan's right hand had quietly moved to the center of his back.
That was the hub of the Governing Vessel, one of the key nodes for the circulation of a cultivator's true qi.
With just a light prick of lightning power, she could instantly disrupt the flow of his true qi and plunge him into a coma.
The time had come.
Lin Qingyan's heartbeat suddenly accelerated.
She knew that once she made this move, there would be no turning back.
But...
She had to do it.
Thus, in the moment when Gu Chengyin was completely unguarded, Lin Qingyan's right hand gently pressed against the center of his back.
The cluster of golden lightning in her palm, compressed to the absolute limit,
sank silently into Gu Chengyin's body, like a quietly blooming lotus flower.
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