Hearing Hu Xiaobei's somewhat gloomy inquiry, Xie Ling'er angrily pointed at him, "You... you little bastard, you big wolf, do you still have the face to feel aggrieved? Just now, you clearly said you were going to kiss my face, how... how did you end up kissing my mouth, you big wolf!"

I'm so angry!

Xie Ling'er was truly about to explode with anger!

Hearing Xie Ling'er's indignant accusation, Hu Xiaobei pretended to be surprised.

"Oops! Didn't I just kiss your face? I didn't know, I... I have no prior experience, how about you close your eyes, and I'll try again, this time, I'll make sure to aim better!"

"Try again? What are you thinking!"

His suggestion firmly rejected, Hu Xiaobei said in a somewhat aggrieved whisper, "We clearly agreed on a kiss on the cheek! Just now I kissed your mouth, so I'm at a loss! Let's just start over!"

"At a loss?"

Hearing Hu Xiaobei's words, she didn't know what to say!

She felt she had never encountered such a shameless person...

Thinking this, Xie Ling'er did not say anything further.

She knew that continuing the conversation wouldn't gain her any advantage and would only make her more frustrated.

Sensing her change in emotions, Hu Xiaobei chuckled and asked curiously, "By the way, you mentioned earlier that you were looking for a helper, what kind of helper do you need? Am I suitable?"

Hearing Hu Xiaobei shift to serious matters, Xie Ling'er took a deep breath...

She soon spoke very solemnly, "I want to ask, how does your current strength compare to that of an average Array Grandmaster?"

Hearing Xie Ling'er's question, Hu Xiaobei did not answer directly but instead asked, "Ling'er, you must've also touched the last bottleneck, right? I want to ask you, how confident are you about making a breakthrough?"

"Ling'er? Who's Ling'er?"

"Hm? You don't like that name? Then should I call you Lingling?"

"You... just keep calling me Ling'er!"

She touched her forehead and continued, "Originally, I was very confident about making a breakthrough, but now I feel hopeless!"

"Why?"

Hearing Hu Xiaobei's counter-question, she looked at him with a resentful gaze and said, "You little bastard, tell me, how much do you know about Illusion Arrays?"

"Illusion Array? I really don't know much!"

Because of the Nine Wood True Qi, Hu Xiaobei had attained Array Heart Clarity, so he could see through any array, including Illusion Arrays, of course.

But honestly, Hu Xiaobei himself didn't know much about Illusion Arrays.

So now, Hu Xiaobei felt somewhat embarrassed.

"I knew you wouldn't know much! For us Array Masters who specialize in Illusion Arrays, the most important thing is the state of mind! My state of mind has changed now, so it's impossible for me to advance!"

Hearing Xie Ling'er's explanation, Hu Xiaobei was slightly taken aback, "Do you mean, you can't fail, because once you do, a Heart Demon will emerge?"

"Yes! Now that you've broken my Illusion Array, you are my Heart Demon! Unless I can use an array to successfully defeat you, there's absolutely no chance for me to make any progress."

As she said this, Xie Ling'er felt very gloomy...

Previously, she knew she was at the final bottleneck!

So she wanted to make a breakthrough by defeating Hu Xiaobei.

But she had failed!

This failure had caused her to have a Heart Demon, and it seemed that she would never be able to make a breakthrough in this lifetime.

Hearing her somber words, Hu Xiaobei frowned.

"Is there really no way to solve it? How about this, you set up another Illusion Array now, and this time I'll pretend to be lost, so your Heart Demon would be gone, right?"

"Pretend? If pretending worked, then it wouldn't be so troublesome!"

"So what can be done to solve it now?"

After giving Hu Xiaobei a glance, she simply said, "Only by killing you will my Heart Demon disappear!"

Hearing Xie Ling'er's suggestion, Hu Xiaobei rubbed his nose and whispered, "Well... Is there a less bloody way to solve this?"

Hu Xiaobei felt somewhat apologetic toward Xie Ling'er, so he wanted to help her get rid of this Heart Demon!

But he wasn't about to lose his life just to help her get rid of her Heart Demon!

Hearing Hu Xiaobei's somewhat awkward start, Xie Ling'er chuckled and said, "Actually, there's another way!"

"Really? What way? Just tell me."

After looking at Hu Xiaobei, she gently shook her head.

"Forget it, I'll think of some other way myself. If I really can't find any other method, I'll tell you about this one later."

Xie Ling'er hesitated for a moment but still didn't speak up...

Because she was too embarrassed!

The best way to eliminate a Heart Demon was to kill the other person; as long as they died, the Heart Demon would disappear!

However, if this could not be done, there was another remedial method, which was to marry the other person!

Getting married, no longer enemies, the Heart Demon would naturally dissolve.

Xie Ling'er knew that if she proposed this plan, Hu Xiaobei would definitely agree...

But she felt hesitant...

She knew that if she chose this plan, she would have to be with Hu Xiaobei forever!

And about that, she was still hesitant...

So, she decided to observe for a while and see if this little bastard was worth entrusting her life to!

Sensing her hesitance, Hu Xiaobei said, "If you don't want to say it, that's fine! In the future, whenever you want to talk, just find me. As long as it's within my power, I will definitely help you. As for your earlier question, I can tell you clearly that an ordinary Array Grandmaster has no chance of beating me, not even a slight chance."

"Really?"

"Really!"

"Great! I have something I want to discuss with you, but we don't need to rush. For now, let's go together to the Bai Family and clear up the misunderstanding between our two families!"

"Clear up the misunderstanding? Is that possible?"

"Of course! There were indeed some grievances with the Bai Family before, but they were not serious!"

"Not serious?"

Hearing Xie Ling'er's casual remarks, the corner of Hu Xiaobei's mouth twitched severely...

To him, these grievances seemed quite serious!

Because it was nearly a matter of extermination!

Seeing Hu Xiaobei's surprise, Xie Ling'er smiled and explained, "Xiaobei, as you know, in large families like the Xie Family, there are many different factions. Many people in our family are pro-war, but I advocate peace!"

"Oh, I see! I'm very curious though, what happened 5 years ago? As the Family Head, if you didn't agree to battle, those pro-war factions should not have dared to provoke all the families at once, right?"

"That's how it was! Five years ago, I and two of the Xie Family's Array Grandmasters went to a place! So, I didn't know about the big mess those pro-war factions created. By the time I and the two Array Grandmasters returned, the battle had already ended. Although I was angry at the time, there was nothing I could do. Out of necessity, I decided to preserve some strength and hide with them!"

"I see, so what's happening now? The people under you started making trouble again before! You're not going to tell me you didn't know about this, right?"

"I knew. Actually, this time I tacitly allowed them to stir things up again because I wanted to gauge the depth of all the Hidden Families and find a suitable ally. Now, since you've appeared, there's no need for me to test anymore, because there's no one more suitable to be my ally than you!"

Hearing such a detailed explanation, Hu Xiaobei nodded, "I see! Now I'm really curious, what exactly do you want me to do?"

"You'll know about it soon enough! If handled well, it will definitely be a great thing! But if handled poorly, it will certainly be an absolute nightmare!"

"A nightmare?"

"Yes! We'll talk about this in detail later. For now, I'm going to take down the Illusion Array, or else the Bai Family might detect what's going on here!"

"Right! Go ahead and take it down! You..."

Before he could finish, Hu Xiaobei suddenly said, "It seems it's a bit late for that!"

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