Minglong

Chapter 390 Your Highness, what kind of fetish is this?
The hour of midnight had passed, and the Marquis's residence gradually quieted down.

Inside the brightly lit banquet hall, scraps of cloth and empty wine bottles were scattered everywhere. The Crescent Moon Manor and the Purple Emblem Mountain Manor were locked in a fierce battle, first tearing each other's clothes, then pouring wine into each other's mouths. When it was over, they were all drunk and called a retreat to their rooms.

Before Empress Dowager Guo could finish setting up the 'Heart-Slaying Formation' for the old demon Gao without scallions, she finished drinking and ran off to Zihui Mountain.

While Zhao Ling and Ye Yunchi were playing games, they were both so engrossed in multitasking that they didn't pay attention to the amount they drank and ended up drinking the most, eventually lying down right there at the table.

Duoduo helped the princess back to her room, while Xie Jinhuan picked up Senior Sister Naigua and carried her to their guest room.

Ye Yunchi's alcohol tolerance was actually quite good, but under the dual stimulation of alcohol and fingers, she couldn't resist. At this moment, she leaned against my shoulder in a daze, her scholarly face flushed with a deep tenderness, and she murmured softly:

"Thank you, Jinhuan..."

"Ok?"

"Am I...am I being unreasonable?"

Xie Jinhuan entered the room and placed Senior Sister Naigua on the bed:

"What nonsense are you talking about? Where have you been being unreasonable?"

Ye Yunchi leaned against the pillow with her eyes closed, clutching Xie Jinhuan's sleeve:

“I was born too early, and I met you too late, but in every way you are exactly what I want. I still want to get married and be a good wife and mother… However, you already have a fiancée. Logically, I shouldn’t steal her away, but I’m like I’m bewitched and can’t let go. If I go with the flow, I also want to become the legal wife. I know I’m not in the right, but I just can’t bear to leave the responsibility of being a good wife and mother to another woman. And Mrs. Han will look down on me…”

Xie Jinhuan sat by the bed and helped take off the embroidered shoes:
"Once you embark on the path of cultivation, you're all fellow cultivators. Meeting is fate, there's no need to cling to worldly rules. As for what outsiders think, that's because I'm not powerful enough yet. Once I establish my own sect, become the patriarch, and join the ranks of immortals, who will have a bad word to say..."

"Hmph... Anyway, if you won't let me be your wife, I won't marry you. And if I have any children in the future, they won't take your surname. I'll take them back to Ningzhou to raise them and won't tell the children who their father is..."

Ye Yunchi was clearly drunk, and his drunken ramblings were quite amusing.

Xie Jinhuan shook his head and chuckled, took off his outer robe, and leaned down to kiss it twice:
"If that's how Senior Ye is going to put it, then I'll have to make it a fait accompli. After the baby is born, I'll take the child away, and you won't be allowed to see him unless you call me husband, Senior Ye..."

"Whoo~"

Ye Yunchi felt a slight chill on his chest and pulled the thin blanket over himself.

"No, you are a gentleman, how can you do this..."

Xie Jinhuan sensed that Senior Sister Naigua was indeed drunk, so she stopped talking nonsense and disturbing her rest. After tucking her in, she retrieved the bone flute she had bought in Yanbo City and sat up against the headboard.

"Waaah~ Doo..."

The melodious and light tune echoed in the room, its sound soft yet gentle, bringing a sense of tranquility.

Ye Yunchi's eyelashes fluttered. After listening intently for a moment, she moved slightly to the side, resting her head on the man's lap, her breathing gradually becoming steady...

……

Shortly after.

squeak~
Xie Jinhuan quietly closed the door, turned around to look at the moon in the sky, and the huge mansion became completely quiet.

Ye Hongshang had been playing around for half the night, but because he couldn't drink, he didn't seem to be having much fun. At this moment, he reached out and hooked his arm around Xie Jinhuan's neck, asking:
"Who should we launch a night raid on now?"

Normally, Xie Jinhuan would raid everyone's house at night, but since he had just said he was waiting for Mo Mo, and given Mo Mo's innocent and naive nature, she would probably foolishly run over, he changed course and headed towards the main house.

"Let's go inside and rest for a while. I haven't properly treated Sister Ye after running around for so long. How about I give you a bath and scrub your back, and show you what a massage guy is like?"

"You can even scrub a bath?"

"Sigh, having more skills is never a bad thing, let's go, let's go..."

Ye Hongshang did not refuse and followed him to the bathroom behind the main house.

The bath was built of white stone, surrounded by screens and soft couches, with wisps of steam rising from the water.

After Xie Jinhuan unbuttoned his white robe, he picked up a towel and jumped into the room, gesturing with his hand:

"Come."

Ye Hongshang cooperated perfectly, her red dress transforming into a red gauze bathrobe. The semi-transparent gauze was hazy and alluring, and with each step she took, her magnificent figure was revealed in and out of view, revealing endless spring scenery beneath the skirt. Her stunning face possessed an air of dignified elegance that looked down upon all living beings, making her appear like a powerful noblewoman who had come to pamper her favorite male masseur.

Seeing this appearance, Xie Jinhuan perked up, draped a white towel over his shoulder, and reached out to help him up.
"Please come in, Madam. Watch your step."

slap~
Ye Hongshang noticed that Xie Jinhuan's hands were not behaving properly, and directly placed on her ample lower back, so she raised her hand and patted it lightly;

"Is this how you serve your guests?"

Xie Jinhuan couldn't help himself. When A Piao said he wasn't professional, he became more serious and pulled A Piao to sit on the edge of the bathtub, massaging his shoulders and neck to help him relax.

"Is this okay?"

"Humph~"

After Ye Hongshang entered the water, her gauze dress dissipated like smoke, and her body was submerged in the water. Her jade-like figure floated halfway on the surface, and her magnificent waistline was outlined underwater.

"With your skills, you can only be a male concubine for rich ladies. You'd probably have to pay someone to scrub your back at a bathhouse."

Xie Jinhuan rarely saw A Piao so open and honest; he didn't know where to look. Hearing this, he smiled and said:
"I haven't even started rubbing yet, you'll see in a bit. Speaking of which, this can't go on forever. Is your real body in the South China Sea? How about I go check on you after I'm done with things up north?"

Ye Hongshang cast a soul-locking spell on herself, remembering that it wouldn't affect her being a ghost. Upon hearing this, she responded:

"The body is just a shell, as long as the soul is here. Besides, as you are, I can still control you. If I really had a body, with your soft and persistent methods, wouldn't I become just like that fairy, completely at your mercy?"

"This is mutual affection, how can you say it's forced? By the way, didn't you say you wanted to have a baby for me? Ye Jiancheng, I've already thought of a name, it'll take your surname, how can I have a baby without a body..." "That's true... then I'll think of a way to see if we can get it done as soon as possible, so that Nai Gua won't keep thinking about how she can gain status through a child..."

"it is good!"

Xie Jinhuan massaged him for a while, and seeing that his patron had soaked long enough, he helped him up and lay him on the edge of the bath. He then began to rub him from the front, explaining as if reciting a familiar story:

"Scrubbing a body is a skill. Men scrub both sides, while women scrub all four sides. There are also differences in techniques between the North and South. The Northern style emphasizes a vigorous and direct approach, while the Southern style is gentle and meticulous..."

"Heh~ You're actually quite articulate..."

Although Ye Hongshang is an illusion, the physical effects are top-notch. Not only is her skin crystal clear, but she also has the beauty of a concubine emerging from a bath. Her chubby head is slightly spread out, and the plump bulge between her waist and legs is enough to kill Ah Huan.

Seeing this, Xie Jinhuan couldn't hold back any longer and wanted to lick the ghost clean, but the ghost definitely wouldn't allow it. So, he took a towel and became a professional technician, asking questions along the way:

"By the way, when I scrubbed myself in the bath, did you feel anything?"

Ye Hongshang lay comfortably and replied:

"If you see all forms as non-forms, then you will see the Tathagata. Everything you see is actually an illusion constructed in your soul by the six senses. Since I can see, hear, and touch, I can naturally feel it as well."

"That's good……"

Seeing that the ghost wasn't just playing along, Xie Jinhuan got serious and started applying essential oils to relax his muscles and patting him around. In the meantime, he carefully admired the ghost's top-notch modeling and thoroughly enjoyed himself.

Unfortunately, his joy didn't last long...

……

Guest rooms in the back courtyard.

Duoduo helped the drunken princess to lie down on the bed, helped her undress and helped her rest. Meanwhile, her mind was wandering, wondering whether she should raid Xie Lang at night and steal the prince consort.

But to her surprise, she wasn't the only one in the house with this idea.

Just as Duoduo had covered herself with the blanket and was about to quietly leave, the already drunk Princess suddenly sat up again, her drunken eyes clearing somewhat as she looked around:
"Huh? It's over?"

Duoduo quickly returned to her side and draped a blanket over her to keep her from catching a cold.
"Yes, it just ended. Does Your Highness wish to go back to your residence to sleep?"

Zhao Ling has been tossing and turning these past few days, recalling her experiences on the ferry. Now that the party is over and the night is quiet, if she goes home to continue to be alone in her empty room, wouldn't she become the incompetent Mo Mo?

Seeing that there was no more movement outside, Zhao Ling rubbed her temples to clear her mind and asked:

"Where's Xie Jinhuan?"

"I don't know, they're probably asleep. Should I go look for them?"

"You're going to go find it? I asked you to go back to the manor to get a dice cup, and you've been gone for half an hour. When you come back, you've forgotten to take the thing."

Zhao Ling's eyes showed displeasure as she pulled out the jade pendant from among the snowflakes:

"What exactly did you go about?"

Duo Duo's face flushed red: "I didn't do anything, I just ran into Young Master Xie, and after saying a few words..."

"They gave you such an expensive gift, and you just dismissed them with a couple of words?"

"Uh...hehe..."

Zhao Ling knew that Duo Duo had definitely done something wrong, but having a trusted maid to embolden her was a good thing, so she didn't pursue the matter. She lifted the thin blanket and got up.

"I didn't drink enough at the banquet. Come with me to see if Xie Jinhuan is asleep. If he's not, bring some more wine."

"Okay~"

Duoduo quickly helped the princess put on her dress, and then they left the room together.

Zhao Ling wasn't at home and was worried about being discovered, so she pretended to be strolling around to cool off from the alcohol. She went to the west wing to check on Qingmo and Aunt Nangong's room, only to find that the two of them seemed to be too drunk and were already asleep...

Seeing this, Zhao Ling went to the courtyard where Wan Yi was resting. There she saw Senior Bu, Wan Yi, and Zi Su huddled together, whispering to each other, probably discussing how to get back at them...

Zhao Ling glanced around briefly and, seeing that Xie Jinhuan wasn't there, decided to check on Lady Ye's room. However, halfway there, she noticed the bathroom light was on in the main room, and she could hear water splashing inside.

Wow~
Duoduo paused upon seeing this, and said in surprise:
"Young Master Xie and Heroine Ye are taking a bath together?"

Zhao Ling thought that Lady Ye was a Confucian woman and shouldn't be so bold. After thinking for a moment, she turned around and walked to the door. First, she listened carefully, then she pushed the door open a crack and looked into the bath.

The first thing that caught the eye was the renowned Marquis of Danyang, standing alone in the bath, a towel rolled up in his hands, vigorously wiping the white stone platform beside the bath. His movements were bold and sweeping, like a scholar splashing ink, and after wiping a few times, he would pat his hands together.
Bang bang bang~
Then she continued to wipe it back and forth, even applying oil, until the white stone table was polished to a shine like a mirror. Her efficiency was so great that even the most diligent maid in the mansion would be envious.

My mom...

Zhao Ling peeked out slightly, her eyes widening in surprise.

Nai Duo straightened up a bit. She wanted to say that Young Master Xie was really diligent, but seeing his absorbed expression, it didn't seem like he was actually working. So she awkwardly said:

"Your Highness, what...what kind of fetish is this?"

Zhao Ling thought this had nothing to do with any fetish; it was more like he was drunk and acting crazy. Therefore, he pushed open the door:

"Xie Jinhuan?"

(End of this chapter)