Minglong

Chapter 352 Is Young Master Shang inside?
In the dead of night, a few soft noises suddenly came from the next room:
boo~
After serving her patron, Xie Jinhuan walked out of the room and looked at the door, which was lit by a dim yellow light.

Nangong Ye had already bought back medical supplies. Because she felt that the way Master Ye was looking at her was a bit strange, she didn't stay in the room to help. Instead, she stood at the door with her sword in her arms, keeping watch to prevent any lecherous man from peeking. Her proud figure, coupled with her aloof and detached temperament, gave her a bit of the cold and beautiful mother-in-law vibe.

Upon noticing Xie Jinhuan emerge, Nangong Ye glanced at her casually, then turned and walked back, leaving Xie Jinhuan with only the back of his head.

She had only taken two steps when she found herself being hugged from behind, and she could hear a man's breath in her ear.

"Jealous?"

Nangong Ye's fragrant shoulders twitched slightly as she grabbed the thief's hand that was automatically navigating towards Zihui Mountain, her eyes turning slightly cold:

"Behave yourself, Lady Ye and Zisu are still inside."

"Just don't make a sound."

Xie Jinhuan coaxed and pleaded, then slipped his hands inside his clothes to warm them and peered through the door:

"What's going on inside?"

“After taking the medicine prescribed by Zisu, I feel unbearably hot all over. Zisu is using cupping to remove the yin toxins. Don’t go in there, she’s not wearing any clothes.”

"is it?"

Xie Jinhuan instinctively looked towards the door, only to have his arm twisted hard.

Nangong Ye pulled Xie Jinhuan away and looked towards the room behind him:
"Who is that senior woman from the Western Regions? What were you doing just now?"

Xie Jinhuan swayed as he held the person in his arms:

"He's a highly skilled individual, and he's even somewhat related to Master Qixia. They were just discussing countermeasures..."

Nangong Ye didn't believe for a second that a man and a woman alone in a closed room for half an hour could only be discussing business.

But since this woman was the elder of the demoness, and she had truly boarded the pirate ship, she could only laugh at her own shortcomings and didn't ask any further questions.

Xie Jinhuan carried him a few steps, then, realizing that he wasn't needed inside, spoke up again:

"I'm going out to run some errands. Get two more rooms later, make sure they're far from here, then shower and wait in bed..."

?

Nangong Ye's phoenix eyes flashed with a cold light. He nudged the lecher behind him with his shoulder, saying nothing, but his eyes clearly said—you can forget about it!

When Xie Jinhuan saw that Tuotuo wouldn't agree, he picked her up and headed to the next room.

"Eh?"

Nangong Ye panicked immediately, afraid of being given special treatment, and quickly turned away, pushing Xie Jinhuan outwards:

"If you have important business to attend to, go ahead. I'll take care of the rest, so you don't need to worry about it."

Xie Jinhuan was finally satisfied and tilted his head to show his cheek.

"you……"

Nangong Ye's eyebrows furrowed and his clothes billowed, but in the end he held back for a moment and stepped forward to kiss him goodbye.

As a result, the brat squatted down, buried his face in his clothes, and did an epic lung attack, then turned around and ran away feeling refreshed.

Call ~
Nangong Ye gripped the sword hilt, gritting his teeth, but there was nothing he could do. After the figure disappeared, he let out a faint hum, feeling that it was too early to clean up, and continued to wander around the doorway.

After a moment, the room quieted down, and the sound of tidying up utensils could be heard.

Ding dong…

Upon seeing this, Nangong Ye pushed open the door and saw that there was no sound coming from behind the curtains. Ye Yunchi was lying on the pillow, covered with a thin blanket, and had already fallen asleep. There were still a few silver needles stuck in his shoulder.

Meanwhile, Zisu, who was driving the "Grandmaster's Brand Cart," was tidying up various medicine bottles at the round table, her eyes filled with curiosity.

Nangong Ye had been meditating all day and hadn't paid attention to what kind of quack medicine the demoness had been concocting. He approached her with a calm expression and asked in a low voice:
"How's it going?"

Lin Zisu said confidently:

"With my master's help, we can definitely cure the disease. However, the dragon poison is too potent. It will take four or five acupuncture treatments to eradicate it completely. I definitely won't be able to get out of bed tonight."

"Oh……"

Nangong Ye didn't have a deep understanding of poisons and medicine, and fearing that Zisu would feel awkward and bored with her, he thought for a moment and said:

"How about I have Qingmo come over and keep you company? You're about the same age, you'll have things to talk about."

Facing the aloof and serious Sect Leader Nangong, Lin Zisu did feel a bit of pressure, and couldn't reveal even the slightest hint of gossip. Upon hearing this, she immediately nodded.
"Okay, okay."

Nangong Ye didn't say much upon seeing this. He closed his eyes, concentrated, and summoned his disciple, who quickly appeared at the crazy young lady's party.

"Who's lewd? You're the lewd one..."

"Fatty Bao should set up a new hall called 'White Tiger Hall,' with no grass growing at the entrance and a narrow passageway..."

Are you making veiled criticisms of Her Highness the Princess?

"Sigh~"

???

……

Linghu Qingmo, who had been playing dice and drinking with Ling'er, suddenly found himself sitting at the table, a daze settling in. Not far away, a female senior he didn't recognize was recuperating, which puzzled him.

"Eh?"

Seeing that Senior Nangong had left, Lin Zisu relaxed considerably, pulled up a round stool, sat down in front of him, and picked up the small bottle in her hand:
"Ta-da! Sister Momo, look what this is!"

Linghu Qingmo was still a little unaccustomed to it. Seeing that it was Zisu in front of him, he glanced at her in the direction of her words:

"So bloated... Huh? What the hell is this?"

Lin Zisu had noticed several unusual small bottles while tidying her medicine box. The names were in her style, but not at all her handwriting. She was currently examining them.
"As the name suggests, it must be a miraculous medicine used by our master to enhance breasts. I've never seen it before. Sister Momo, would you like to try it?"

?

Linghu Qingmo is actually not small, but her master Wanyi is too supermodel, and Ling'er has the advantage of being petite and delicate, which makes her tall and slender figure appear as a big apple.

Because the Lin family's flamboyant older sister flaunted her wealth all day long, Linghu Qingmo had a tiny, fleeting thought in his heart, but he was definitely too embarrassed to say it. When he discovered that Zisu had taken out this kind of Gu poison, he asked with some skepticism:

"you sure?"

Lin Zisu opened the bottle and smelled it. She could see it contained herbs that promoted blood circulation and menstruation, but she couldn't yet determine their specific effects. After thinking for a moment, she said:

"I'm not sure, but it should have this effect. My grandmaster and aunt are so old! I guess they secretly took the medicine to nourish themselves without telling me. I'll try it first."

Linghu Qingmo advised against it:
"You can't just take any medicine; what if it's poisonous..."

"What am I, a witch from the Gu Poison Sect, afraid of?" Relying on her grandmaster's incredible resistance to poison, and with the spirit of Shennong tasting hundreds of herbs, Lin Zisu took out a pill and put it in her mouth, secretly sensing the feedback from her body. And the result was quite surprising.

Shortly after taking the elixir, Lin Zisu noticed that her master's naturally fertile constitution was showing signs of improvement. The general situation was that hormone levels were rising, vital organs were being activated, and under normal circumstances, they would indeed begin to gradually develop and grow, exhibiting the unique fullness and feminine fragrance of a young woman...

However, a possible side effect is that it might make the baby very greedy, but for some people, this isn't really a side effect...

Lin Zisu blinked, thinking that this medicine was a top-notch prescription. If it were supplied to the ladies in the capital who were not in good health, it would definitely be in short supply. But her grandmaster was not married yet, so what was the point of preparing this medicine?
Could it be that Grandmaster is pregnant?

Senior Nangong is pregnant...

Linghu Qingmo, observing from the side, also didn't notice that his clothes had become larger, and asked:
"Will it work?"

"a little bit."

Lin Zisu didn't quite understand the purpose of the medicine. She first took the Ice Mountain Daoist nun's wrist to feel her pulse before replying:

"And there's no harm in it. As long as you don't take it, you'll recover in a few days and it won't have any impact on your health. However, the medicine takes effect rather slowly, so Sister Momo, you shouldn't try it. I'll go back and revise the prescription for you."

"Sigh, I don't need this..."

After muttering something to himself, Linghu Qingmo didn't dwell on the matter any longer and instead inquired about who the female senior in bed was...
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On the other side, there is the Mountain and Sea Pavilion.

Lightning crackled in the streets, and countless cultivators gathered in the hall, chattering excitedly about what they had just witnessed:

"Was there any movement from Bai Zhang Ze just now?"

"It seems like there's been a big commotion over there..."

"Why would anyone be fighting in the Hundred Miasma Swamp at a time like this? Are there rare and precious treasures there?"

"There's nothing there, probably some kind of enemy we ran into..."

"I just saw Sect Leader Lü Yan come to find an expert to cure the poison. Could it be that Xie Jinhuan went to Dragon Bone Beach and ran into Elder Lü?"

"Xie Jinhuan doesn't know how to use poison..."

"His mistress knows..."

……

The purpose of the Mountain and Sea Pavilion is to serve as a social platform, forcing outside cultivators to come here to investigate. Meanwhile, Yanbo City uses various methods to recoup the cost of giving away this opportunity for free.

Although Yanbo City has not announced the conflict that occurred in Baizhangze, there are a lot of extraordinary people who came to Yanbo City on this trip. Among them are many experts who are proficient in divination, aura observation, and demon catching. The commotion in Baizhangze was so big that it was impossible to keep it a secret, and it has already spread throughout the city.

Unable to ascertain the situation, almost all the cultivators seeking opportunities gathered inside and outside the Mountain and Sea Pavilion in the middle of the night to inquire about the matter.

The various sect leaders remained on the second floor. Although two had died, there were even more people this time. Not only were familiar faces like Chen Yishan and Lü Yan present, but Zhang Jiwu of the Six Harmonies Hall and Madam Han of the Hundred Flowers Forest, who hadn't participated in the previous two days, had also come over. There were also many mid-level sect leaders and elders, to the point that cultivators below the first rank were too embarrassed to go upstairs to join the fun.

At this moment, in the hall on the second floor, the monk Kuya sat on a chair, his arms completely bruised.

Chen Yishan, the patriarch of the Three Corpses Cave and the second-in-command of the Gu Poison Sect, was helping to detoxify the poison, and said in a sarcastic tone:
"If you want to find fault, you can always find a pretext. If I were to take action, neither of you would be back today. What right do you have to shout here..."

Lu Yan went out and ended up owing a huge sum of money for five breakthrough medicinal herbs. Moreover, the creditor was extremely shrewd and couldn't renege on the debt. He must be furious. He came here firstly to find an expert to help him detoxify, and secondly to see if Chen Yishan was behind it.

But Chen Yishan is the second-in-command of the Gu Poison Sect. Regardless of whether he has any connection with the Underworld God Sect in private, he cannot appear on the public stage at the same time as the Demonic Path. Otherwise, if he fails, the Gu Poison Sect will have no way to defend itself. Even if the Old Demon of Qixia can't deal with Yanbo City by himself, he can't deal with your Gu Poison Sect.
Therefore, Chen Yishan had been sitting here drinking tea and watching the auction since the afternoon, and even opened a few blind boxes to try his luck. Everyone present could testify that he would definitely ignore Lü Yan's questioning.

Lu Yan realized that Chen Laozei had not been apprehended, so he could not make unfounded accusations no matter how many suspicions he had. Being in Yanbo City, he dared not accuse Yanbo City of plotting against him without real evidence. Therefore, he could only rage in vain and say things to warn other fellow Daoists to be wary of certain people's schemes.

But when others asked Lü Yan what exactly happened, he remained tight-lipped and refused to say.

Meanwhile, behind the Mountain and Sea Pavilion.

Shang Mingzhen, dressed in a brocade robe, paced back and forth in the tea room, twirling two round balls in his hands. His face was contorted with rage as he angrily shouted:
"Even if you threw three pigs into the Hundred Miasma Swamp, Xie Jinhuan would still have to search for them for ages. But you guys, two peak fourth-realm cultivators and a true demon, set up a trap for someone, and ended up being killed off with only one survivor left..."

Mo Yuan, draped in a black cloak, sat in the tea room, next to a man in a scholar's robe, twirling a two-inch flying sword between his fingers. Compared to Shang Mingzhen's uncontrollable rage, the two were noticeably quieter.

After all, Mo Yuan was a high-ranking member of the Underworld God Sect, and the scholar's name was Fang Qingxuan, who was a disciple of the Taoist Kongkong.

Long Boyuan and Gu Xuanzun were henchmen secretly supported by Yanbo City at great expense. They had no subordinate relationship with these two, so the death of two families was not a serious blow.

However, in this unexpected turn of events, Mo Yuan ultimately believed his subordinates' lies and set a trap for Xie Jinhuan. Feeling that one person was not safe enough, he temporarily borrowed two people from Yanbo City.

Now that he had given away two of his ally's key players, Mo Yuan couldn't very well say that it was none of his business, and he said with considerable sadness:

"I was just trying, I never expected Xie Jinhuan to be so cunning. There was no way to save him in that situation. I originally wanted to take Master Gu with me, but I ran into Sha Tu the Elder on the way..."

Shang Mingzhen retorted, "What level of skill does that old man Sha Tu possess? Lü Yan returned halfway through. Even if you and Gu Xuanzun joined forces, you wouldn't be able to escape, even if you could."

Mo Yuan sighed and explained, "Xie Jinhuan should have a guardian spirit beast by his side, which is extremely effective against dragons. I dare not advance rashly and have no choice but to retreat first..."

Shang Mingzhen raised her hand to interrupt:
"According to the precedent of Master Qixia, Xie Jinhuan must have obtained dragon energy from some ancient cave, possessing the strengths of both dragons and humans, but also the weaknesses of both. As a result, you will be restrained, and Xie Jinhuan will also be restrained. Have you ever seen a sheep and a mouse keeping a wolf and a cat by your side?"

Fang Qingxuan considered for a moment, then interjected:
"It might be a backup plan left by an old man. That thing wasn't meant to be used against us, but rather to suppress Xie Jinhuan."

"..."

Upon hearing this, the tea room fell silent.

Shang Mingzhen remained silent for a moment, then sat back down in his chair, looking slightly puzzled:

"Xie Jinhuan is public-spirited and upright. What righteous master would be wary of him? Or did your two families' elders plant a trap in advance?"

Mo Yuan shook his head:

"Our Underworld God Sect laid out a backup plan before the Corpse Ancestor entered the pass. After the Corpse Ancestor entered the pass, we, his unworthy descendants, did not have such great abilities."

Fang Qingxuan responded:
"My master is always scheming and plotting, and no matter what I ask, he always says it's a secret. Whether he's made any moves in secret, I don't know either. But since my master hasn't given any orders, Xie Jinhuan still needs to be dealt with..."

Shang Mingzhen frowned and said, "The thugs are all dead, so how are we supposed to deal with this? My Yanbo City is a prestigious righteous sect. Do you want me to personally carry out the assassination, or have my master kill these rising stars of the righteous sect who have come to visit us?"

Mo Yuan sighed:

"Young Master Shang has already done everything he could. We should figure out how to handle this ourselves. I don't mind taking action, and Brother Fang's involvement won't affect the overall situation. In addition, we can release Xie Jinhuan's information and then secretly sow discord."

"In this way, all the cultivators who come to Dragon Bone Beach to seize opportunities will regard this boy as a formidable rival and covet the divine opportunities he possesses. At that time, we only need to fish in troubled waters..."

stomping on...

Just then, the manager's hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside the door.

The three immediately stopped talking. Shang Mingzhen wanted to ask why they had disturbed them, but he suddenly felt a powerful pressure coming from the wind and rain outside the Mountain and Sea Tower!
The oppressive aura was like a powerful dragon descending upon the world, hovering above the Mountain and Sea Pavilion, before a clear voice resounded from the night sky:
"Is Young Master Shang inside?"

His voice carried an air of cold indifference, as if he were the old demon on the mountaintop who had stormed to the gates, ready to demolish the ancestral hall of Yanbo City!

Shang Mingzhen had lived most of his life and had never seen a cultivator so arrogant in Yanbo City. His first reaction was that the Twin Saints Ye Temple had arrived.

Mo Yuan, looking bewildered, quickly and quietly slipped out from behind...

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(End of this chapter)