Minglong

Chapter 406 You've angered the white-haired guy and you still want to run away...

Big Bowl Tavern.

The still-charming proprietress was preparing food and drinks in the kitchen.

Jiang Hehai, the patriarch of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, dressed as a merchant, was over a hundred years old, but he behaved like a simple and honest young swordsman, sitting obediently at the table and drinking quietly.

Meanwhile, the atmosphere in the adjacent alley was tense and ready to fight.

Empress Dowager Guo, dressed in a gauze skirt and with a hint of anger on her face, resembled a queen interrogating someone, and questioned:
"Did you deliberately come up with this bad idea just now, making Xie Jinhuan mistake me for a demon?"

Above the wall, a young Taoist nun with a youthful face and large breasts, clad in shimmering golden armor, stood with her arms crossed and exuded confidence:
"Xiao Mei, Xiao Mei, you're a hundred or two hundred years old, how can you still be so unreasonable? What does it have to do with me if a man grabs your chest? And at your age, you're still shameless, trying to be like a young girl wearing a piece of cloth that barely covers your buttocks..."

Empress Dowager Guo felt that Xie Jinhuan was divinely aided and could not possibly admit his mistake. Apart from the old devil Gao, she could not think of anyone else who could have tricked her like this.

However, lacking evidence, Empress Dowager Guo wouldn't forcefully accuse her. Instead, she lifted her skirt, revealing her long, black-stockinged legs, and seized upon her opponent's weakness to launch a counterattack.
“A hundred years ago, I was recognized as the number one fairy in the cultivation path. Dressing up is to keep up with the times, unlike some people, whose short legs look like little girls wearing open-crotch pants when they wear this, without the slightest bit of femininity…”

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Qixia Zhenren aspired to become a fairy from a young age. The reason why she and the Valkyrie had a love-hate relationship was largely because cuteness was no match for sexiness. At that time, when people in the cultivation world talked about beautiful fairies, the first one they mentioned was the Valkyrie.

She could clearly make a living based on her beauty, but she was actually considered a powerhouse. Some called her Old Demon, Bandit, Hero, or Real Person, but no one called her Fairy!

At this moment, being mocked face-to-face by the Valkyrie, and seeing the long, white legs in black stockings that Qixia envied, Qixia Zhenren instantly blushed.

Who are you calling short-legged?

The Valkyrie shrugged slightly:

"I'll tell whoever is in a hurry."

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Master Qixia, who had lived a life of great success and never suffered a loss, was now in a difficult position to respond to. He needed to think about his reply:

"I'm giving you a chance. Admit your mistake now, or you know the consequences yourself."

Empress Dowager Guo was well aware of Gao Laomo's temperament; if he held a grudge, she would probably never sleep soundly again.

But all her assets had been looted; what else was there to lose? The topic was immediately changed:
"Yang Huaxian's move this time is probably to find out our strengths and weaknesses before the battle for Beiming Lake. What do you plan to do next?"

Master Qixia nodded slightly, and without mentioning the short legs again, replied:
"If the enemy doesn't move, I won't move either. Tomorrow, I'll send Xie Jinhuan to Wolf City to wipe out Old Demon Yang's allies."

"If Yang Huaxian can't help but take action, we'll jump out and trap him. If he doesn't, we can still wipe out all the evil spirits and heretics in the north."

"Then, with Xie Jinhuan's divine assistance, we were able to pinpoint the location of Xuanwu in advance and wait for it to come to us."

The Valkyrie had no objection and extended her hand again:
"You can take my clothes if you want, but at least leave me a weapon. Otherwise, if I run into Master Kongkong, am I supposed to catch a flying sword with my bare fist?"

"You're supposed to be a 'Valkyrie,' can't you even manage to have a sword in your heart without a sword in your hand?"

"I can, but I don't want to force myself to endure hardship."

Master Qixia thought there was some truth to that, but what was in her pocket wasn't so easy to get out, and replied:
"Little Leaf has a fine sword. I'll go tell Xie Jinhuan to lend it to you for a few days. Remember to take good care of it and don't let her break it."

After saying that, he flashed and disappeared behind the wall.

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Empress Dowager Guo is thinking of borrowing Ye Ci's daughter's sword; do you still need to ask?
But since Old Demon Gao hadn't covered the small purse so tightly, she couldn't do anything about it and didn't bother with it anymore.

Master Qixia never held grudges overnight. After leaving the Big Bowl Tavern, he returned to the inn where he was staying in the blink of an eye, preparing to arrange a side quest for Ah Huan to "push Xiao Mei," so that this long-legged monster would become the young hero's mistress and the laughing stock of the immortals!
The inn was frequented by wealthy merchants from the Northern Zhou Dynasty, who were mostly out doing business during the day, making the place quite quiet both upstairs and downstairs.

Master Qixia appeared silently in the second-floor corridor and first glanced at his eldest disciple's room.

There were three people and one bird in the room.

With the help of the ghostly possession of Sister Piao, Lin Zisu and Princess Zhao Ling huddled together, pressed against the wall and listened intently, their expressions filled with gossip.

Meanwhile, the aloof and ethereal eldest disciple, along with Coal Ball, sat cross-legged on the bed, his hands forming the Meridian Seal. His back was straight, his expression serene, and his brows exuded a touch of proud and heroic spirit. Apart from being a tiny fraction less skilled than the Long-Legged Monster, he was in no way inferior to him...

Seeing his prized student so earnest, Master Qixia nodded with satisfaction and continued along the corridor to the room where Ye Yunchi was recuperating.

Although she and Xiao Yezi were comrades-in-arms and both were old demons of the Southern Dynasty, Qixia Zhenren went into seclusion not long after the battle, and she only just learned that Yeci had a wife and children, so she was a little worried about it.

After all, humans are not plants or trees, how can they be without feelings? Ye Ci himself was a wandering knight-errant, full of chivalry and passion since childhood, rather than a born saint.

Back then, all the older generation had been martyred, and all the religions and schools of thought needed someone to take charge. She, Yu Nian Bodhisattva, Huang Lin Zhenren, the Goddess of War, and the Living Buddha of the North had all gone into seclusion due to injuries. Sikong Shitang, Shang Lianbi, and Kongkong Daoren did not have enough prestige. Only Ye Ci, who came from a Confucian background, was able to take that position.

To be in charge of the righteous path of humanity sounds like the demeanor of a great emperor, but this position offers no luxurious life with palaces and courtyards. Instead, it brings responsibility and immense pressure. Diligent work throughout one's life may not necessarily improve the world, but a single misstep could lead to the destruction of the world.

To accomplish this task, Ye Ci almost abandoned all his hobbies, becoming a sword hanging over the heads of the world, without weaknesses, desires, or even pity, solely to ensure that the world dared not harbor any illusions. However, Ye Ci's true nature was not like this. The sudden appearance of a daughter indicated that Ye Ci had relaxed for a period after the war, leaving a weakness, but ultimately returned to his original position for some reason.

Qixia Zhenren has been asleep for too long and doesn't know exactly what happened, but Ye Ci didn't even reveal it to her, which is enough to show the seriousness of the matter. Therefore, Ah Huan still needs to protect Ye Yunchi well to avoid any uncontrollable changes.

Master Qixia, lost in thought, reached the outside of the room in just a few steps, only to hear from inside:

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle..."

"Huh~..."

It sounded like licking tofu...

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Master Qixia withdrew his distracting thoughts, and with a hint of doubt, went to the door and peered inside through the crack.

But what they found was a conservative and chaste Confucian female teacher lying on the edge of the bed in a split, her legs so long and almost flat that they touched the bed frames on either side...

Ok?
Qixia Zhenren's pupils contracted as he looked closely. He could see Xie Jinhuan squatting nearby, his lips meeting Xie Jinhuan's...

The Confucian scholar covered her lips with her hand, her cheeks flushed crimson with shame and indignation, her eyes brimming with tears, but she dared not utter a sound...

ha? !

Master Qixia took a deep breath, straightened up, put her hands on her hips, and thought that the children nowadays were even more anti-heavenly than she was!

If Xiao Yezi found out, wouldn't she beat Xie Xiaohuan's legs into seven pieces?

I wanted you to protect that girl, and this is how you protect her?
However, since the younger generation was secretly being intimate inside, she certainly couldn't bang on the door, so she pointed her finger at her forehead:

"Forget it, forget it..."

Then her eyes glazed over for a moment, and the scene that had disturbed her mind was erased from her memory. She then turned around and returned to the room where Nangong Ye was, and called out to him in a secret voice transmission:
"Ah Ye, come out here for a moment."

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Nangong Ye was meditating on the bed, and he was actually curious about what Master Ye and her man were doing, but he was too embarrassed to gossip with the younger generation.

Suddenly hearing her master's ethereal voice, she was startled and quickly opened her phoenix eyes to look around. Finding that Ling'er and the others did not react, she got up and went outside to look around again.

As a result, the white-haired master, dressed in a golden armor skirt, stood at the window at the end of the corridor with one hand behind his back. His full head of white hair was styled into the dignified style befitting a mature fairy, with a jade hairpin inserted diagonally.

Although she was not very tall, she exuded an extraordinary aura that seemed to reach the heavens and stand tall, like a celestial maiden descending to earth to observe the suffering of humankind.

Nangong Ye was filled with respect and quickly came behind him to offer a bow, but remembering Xie Jinhuan's instructions, he worried that this was a demon in disguise, so he asked:
"Forgive my impertinence, but recently a demon capable of taking human form has appeared, and it is difficult to distinguish its true form from its true form. Master, do you remember what the ninth article of the Supreme Laws says?"

The "Shangji Jinglu" is the early precepts and regulations of the Dan Ding School. Normally, they are stored in the scripture pavilions of various schools, and only the senior members of the sects with the task of passing on the teachings will study them. The precepts that people know about today are all newly compiled in later generations, and they have no access to such ancient books.

According to Nangong Ye's understanding, as the former sect leader and now the behind-the-scenes ancestor of the Dan Ding Sect, his master should be very familiar with such books.

Unfortunately, Master Qixia was not a Taoist immortal, but a member of the underworld!

Back then, Master Qixia was captivated by the world of fantasy and sought to become a free and unfettered fairy, not to attain immortality through strict rules and regulations. He would never have memorized such a meaningless and tattered book.

Faced with his eldest disciple's test, Master Qixia's expression stiffened. To prevent his image as a learned man from crumbling, he turned around, raised his hand, and with a slight flick, golden-red light appeared in his palm, transforming into a closed red umbrella. His tone was kind and gentle:

"Being cautious is a good thing, but asking questions from such close up means you won't be able to react in time if you really encounter evil spirits. Next time, if you're unsure, remember to call your friends to warn you first."

This was the first time Nangong Ye had ever seen such a magical technique of taking things out of a 'storage bag'. His eyes widened in astonishment, and he quickly cupped his hands in respect.
"Disciple knows his mistake. Master's Taoist arts are indeed profound."

Master Qixia secretly breathed a sigh of relief, put away his red umbrella, turned and walked towards the room on the side, asking:
"Xie Jinhuan gave you a divine gift from the Azure Dragon. How do you plan to repay him?"

A thank you?

Nangong Ye blinked, thinking that he had already tried his best to express his gratitude. He could use whatever position he wanted, and he would be satisfied even if he died...

However, she also enjoyed these things, and even became somewhat addicted when she got carried away. She treated them as a way of thanking the Azure Dragon God, and it was indeed a bit of a perfunctory task.

Nangong Ye hesitated for a moment before responding:

"The opportunity bestowed by the gods is too precious, and I have not yet had the chance to express my gratitude."

Master Qixia sat down in the chair and gestured to the side:
"Really? I happen to have an idea, and I'll let you do it. It'll be a good way to repay this favor for you."

Seeing this, Nangong Ye naturally became serious and sat down obediently to the side:
"What are your plans, Master?"

"Hmm... I see that Miss Mingji has remarkable talent and a special physique. She and Xie Jinhuan are a match made in heaven. If they can become Daoist partners, they will surely complement each other in their future cultivation..."

(End of this chapter)