Minglong

Chapter 421 White Hair Gets Anxious
Dusk and sunset.

In the royal palace garden, hundreds of flowers were in full bloom. Zhao Ling, dressed in martial arts attire, was sparring with Bu Yuehua, who was also a martial artist, while Empress Dowager Guo watched from the sidelines.

On the nearby tree-lined path, where flowers bloomed and willows swayed, Xie Jinhuan helped Ye Yun walk slowly, asking with concern:

"How are you feeling? Should we let the patriarch hold on a little longer?"

Ye Yunchi has regained control of his body, but some octopus venom remains in his legs, causing slight numbness in his ankles and making walking somewhat difficult.

However, she would never dare to ask the patriarch to continue doing it for her again. After all, once something happens, it will happen countless times. Ever since that first split, that kind of thing has become commonplace. Every time Xie Jinhuan comes to visit, it ends up being her seducing some young man...

Ye Yunchi came from a Confucian family and had been self-disciplined and respectful of etiquette since childhood. Even if Xie Jinhuan did not mind, she could not accept the act of riding on a man's face and humiliating him. In her opinion, performing proper human relations and etiquette was better than such a rebellious act.

Now that he had finally regained control of his body, Ye Yunchi breathed a sigh of relief and said softly:

"It's nothing serious, you should recover after some activity. I was just feeling unwell these past few days and couldn't move around as I wished. Don't take what I did to heart. Besides, you're a gentleman; even when faced with temptation, you should remain unmoved. You can't go along with things and act recklessly again..."

Xie Jinhuan said helplessly, "Alright, we're already a couple, why are you acting so formal? What's wrong with me kissing my future wife on the lips?"

Was that a kiss?

Ye Yunchi's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, and a hint of seriousness appeared on her scholarly face.
"You're a gentleman, how can you speak so lewdly in broad daylight? Besides... besides, marriage requires a proper ceremony, you already have a fiancée, my relationship is not legitimate, how can we be considered lovers..."

Ye Hongshang, who hadn't shown up for several days, finally appeared after getting out of the car, walking in front of me with her arms crossed:
"Oh dear~ Here we go again. Looks like you haven't learned your lesson from last time when we served tea."

Xie Jinhuan's mood brightened considerably upon seeing A Piao, but it wasn't appropriate to ask how A Piao had been these past few days. Instead, he led Nai Gua to the stone pavilion in the garden and had her sit on his lap.

"Once we embark on the path of cultivation, we become cultivation partners, so there aren't many formalities. Besides, with our relationship, if you say we're not lovers, then what are we?"

mistress……

Ye Yunchi was very wary of this word, but she kept saying she wouldn't marry, yet she gave him everything. What else could she be but a mistress?
As a newcomer, she had no reason to try and take over the position of head wife, but she couldn't leave the responsibility of supporting her husband and raising her children to those crazy winged people, nor could she let Baihualin look down on her. Therefore, the First Madam still had to fight for it.

And it seems that her only way to overtake others is to gain status through her child...

Thinking of this, Ye Yunchi's eyes flickered, and he replied:
"We may have been a fleeting couple, destined to meet but not to stay together. But I will never marry again in this life. I'll be content with having a child to raise, living a quiet and peaceful life in the city."

Xie Jinhuan pondered for a moment and felt that what he meant was—if she couldn't be his first wife, she would have a child with him, then take the child away and sever all ties with him…

How can this be……

As the undisputed leader, Ye Hongshang was actually quite wary of Naigua's unconventional and deadly move, and at this moment he interjected with a joke:
"If you don't want to be a concubine but still want to take care of the child, then why don't you just recognize her as your godmother? That way you won't have to be a concubine, you can take care of the child, and you can live together legitimately. It's a win-win situation."

ha?
Xie Jinhuan thought A Piao's idea was really good, but if he said it out loud, it would probably make Nai Gua, who valued ethics and morals, faint. So he smiled helplessly.
"Alright, let's talk about that later. Focus on recovering first. I'll play a tune for you."

He casually plucked a leaf, brought it to his lips, and began to whistle a little tune:

"Duwuwu~..."

"..."

Ye Yunchi didn't want to keep bringing up the matter of wanting a child but not a husband, so she leaned on his shoulder and listened, her gaze sweeping over his cold, handsome profile. After thinking for a moment, she picked a leaf and played a little tune with him.

"Woo~~"

Seeing this, Xie Jinhuan stopped what she was doing and started listening and appreciating. Then, her little hands, which were automatically finding their way, supported the heavy baby melon.

"Beep~..."

Ye Yunchi trembled slightly, her cheeks flushed as if by the setting sun. She wanted to stop this lecherous behavior, but this was nothing compared to the events of a few days ago. She was already thinking that she would gain status through her son, and pushing and shoving would seem pretentious. So she pretended not to notice.

Unsurprisingly, Ah Huan immediately started pushing his luck, pulling out his phone and bowing his head to act like a little boy.

"Huh? You..."

"Ah, mwah, mwah..."

……

Ye Hongshang then held up the crystal ball to record the evidence of the daring Naigua's infidelity near the sisters through the grove...
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On the other side, in the courtyard, Jiang Xian, dressed in a beautiful and elegant new dress, sat back in a large recliner, swaying gently as she flipped through the restored Xianxia tales in her hands.

Tea and snacks were laid out on a small table next to them, and Coal Ball was still standing on it, raising its wings to act as a fan-wielding maid. Except for the fact that the fan's wind was so cold that it made people shrink back, it was a perfect half-day of leisure.

Ever since she impulsively kissed Xie Lang, the invisible hand, perhaps out of sheer anger, has been much more behaving itself these past few days. Not only did it restore the deleted passages, but it also bought several books that particularly appealed to her and placed them by her bedside, along with some very pretty clothes. The message it left behind has also changed to:

You are destined to become an immortal; how can you descend to the mortal world before even reaching the mountain peak...

Jiang Xian has always been more responsive to gentle persuasion than force, and she was very pleased with this. In addition, her impulsive act of kissing the Empress Dowager's rumored boyfriend was indeed a bit rebellious, and she has been hiding in her room reading books for the past few days.

However, a young girl like her can't completely forget about physical intimacy. Occasionally, when she sees scenes of lovers in books, she still remembers that blushing and heart-pounding moment...

Such a situation has caused me great distress as I grow up!
As Jiang Xian was looking at the illustrated book and lost in thought, she suddenly felt sleepy, her eyelids drooped, and she drifted into a spring nap.

Then her clothes and hairstyle began to change. The white-haired little Taoist nun, who had experienced the world and whose heart was as firm as iron, suddenly flipped her hair up, put her hand on her forehead, and her face, which had never frowned even after the chaos of the witch religion, was now full of worry.

She looks like a powerful and capable career woman who has encountered a rebellious daughter who keeps flirting with men despite her repeated attempts to correct her ways.

Besides, if a daughter is disobedient, you can just beat her up. She's rebellious by nature, so you can't just cut her off, can you?

Without his rebellious spirit, would he still be called the Old Demon of Qixia?
Qixia Zhenren was quite conflicted, after all, Xiao Biao was the version of herself that had all her memories erased after the age of sixteen.

She doesn't remember the dangers of her solo travels, the hardships of her battles and arduous training, nor has she witnessed the full spectrum of human life. Naturally, her emotional defenses are weak, making her easily attracted to romantic love.

After unlocking her memories, she obviously couldn't erase the seeds planted in her 'childhood'. Her situation was like having a hangover and remembering the stupid things she did. No matter how much she didn't want to admit it, it was too late to undo the damage.

A leopard can't change its spots; given her personality, forcibly suppressing her would only backfire.

Therefore, she had no choice but to compromise and try to comfort herself instead...

But compromising with one's former self is, in a way, a compromise. Could this be considered as having one's edges been smoothed out by worldly affairs after experiencing life and growing up?

I, the Old Demon of Qixia, have cultivated for a hundred years. How could I not even be able to control myself who has not yet grown up!

If you truly suppress it, wouldn't that stifle your childlike innocence...?

Ugh, so annoying...

The more Master Qixia thought about it, the more confused he became. He decided to go all out and, since he couldn't solve the problem, he would first deal with the person who caused it!

Therefore, Master Qixia leaped into the air, looked around, and first arrived at the courtyard not far away.

Inside the courtyard, Nangong Ye sat cross-legged on a futon under the eaves, avoiding Xie Jinhuan these past few days because she was worried that Xie Jinhuan would ask her to test the 'Nine Stars Alignment' magic weapon.

Hearing the sound of landing, Nangong Ye thought that brat had arrived, and a slight tension gripped him. When he looked up and saw that it was his white-haired master, he was slightly startled again and quickly got up:

"Master, you're here?"

Master Qixia adopted the demeanor of a composed and elder teacher, and inquired:
"Did you not take to heart what I told you?"

"Huh? No, I'm trying to figure something out..."

"I know this is not an easy task, but if you can't think of a solution, you could try to keep an eye on Xie Jinhuan. He has time to interact with Miss Jiang and the others, but he doesn't have time to get close to the Valkyrie?"
"As his close associate, you should keep a close eye on him and urge him to focus all his attention on the Valkyrie. They are both martial artists, a match made in heaven. If they were to become Daoist partners, they would complement each other greatly..."

"Uh……"

When Nangong Ye saw that her master was telling her to whisper sweet nothings in his ear, she quickly nodded.
"I understand, disciple. I will go and urge him later."

Master Qixia was still worried, and therefore gave him another serious instruction:
"Remember, if you can't handle this matter, get Bu'er to help you persuade him. This is very important. If you can't even handle this properly, and I see him flirting with Miss Jiang and the others, wasting his prime years, then don't mention your affairs to me anymore."

what?
Nangong Ye panicked when he heard his master say it was so heavy:
"Disciple obeys, I... I will certainly treat this as the most important matter..."

"Alright, let's continue practicing."

After instructing his disciple, Master Qixia vanished in a flash, arriving at the royal palace garden and landing in a stone pavilion...

(End of this chapter)