Minglong

Chapter 456 Grandmaster, you're burning up!

After Xie Jinhuan turned Tuotuo into a cream puff, Bing Tuozi, wearing a skirt, refused to recognize her husband and wouldn't let him wash with her. So she ran off with A Piao to Jinhuan Pavilion to play with the landlady's newly bought chair.

Halfway through the game, he heard a wailing sound coming from the doorway. His ghost wife had vanished again. Xie Jinhuan was almost used to it, so he quickly stopped his indecent actions and stood up.
"Perilla? What brings you here?"

"Ha ha……"

Lin Zisu pretended not to see anything and went into the sex shop, looking around:

"I just had nothing to do, so I came over to take a look. This bed is really big..."

Xie Jinhuan felt this place was inappropriate for a young girl; if Wanyi came and saw him, she'd break his legs. He immediately gestured for the outside to be open.
"Yes, I haven't slept with the ones Her Highness bought very often. Come on, let's go outside and talk."

Lin Zisu actually understood everything, but she was just pretending to be confused. At this moment, she reached into her sleeve, took out a small blue pill, and held it to Xie Jinhuan's lips:
"Here, open your mouth, ah~"

"?"

Faced with such an intimate gesture, Xie Jinhuan would have accepted even poison from any other girl without showing the slightest distrust.

But perilla is different. Eating perilla in a desperate situation is not a divine gift; it usually leads to either courting death or getting yourself into trouble...

Xie Jinhuan's expression changed noticeably upon seeing this, and he shrank back slightly.

"Uh...this is?"

Lin Zisu explained with her head held high and chest out:
"Digestive pills can promote gastrointestinal absorption and are good for the body..."

"?"

Xie Jinhuan didn't believe it at all and hesitated before saying:
"So, the price is..."

Seeing this, Lin Zisu's delicate face showed a hint of grievance. She turned slightly at a 45-degree angle, placed her hands on her hips, and looked away.

"I knew it. Brother Xie still looks down on me. If it were any other sister, Brother Xie wouldn't have hesitated even a little..."

ha? !

Seeing this, Xie Jinhuan thought that Zisu Daxian would probably be a master of domestic intrigue in the future. Just her delicate and pitiful demeanor was enough for Da Momo to learn for a lifetime.

Unable to discern whether Zisu's emotions were genuine or an act to deceive him, Xie Jinhuan, not wanting to gamble, reluctantly picked up the pill and popped it into his mouth.

"Just kidding. How could I doubt the medicine given by Miss Zisu..."

As they spoke, the system quickly began a self-check:

His facial muscles are normal; he hasn't turned into a silly goose...

The source of pleasure is normal, without excessive sexual desire or inability to achieve or maintain an erection...

My mind is also very clear...

No, how could I possibly have impure thoughts about the exquisitely beautiful Zisu Fairy? It must be the drugs...

Zisu gave me this medicine, could it be...?

……

Lin Zisu stood to the side, lightly biting her lower lip and glancing at Ahuan out of the corner of her eye. The nascent hem of her dress drew a graceful arc in front of her, and her slender waist was also clearly visible. Compared with when she first met Ahuan last year, she was indeed a completely different person, but the youthful liveliness of a pure girl was still there, and her temperament could be said to be unique.

Upon discovering that Xie Jinhuan had taken the antidote, Lin Zisu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said with a playful smile:

"Just kidding, it's just a little sugar pill, it doesn't have any special function."

is it?

Xie Jinhuan was skeptical, but finding no particular change in his physique, he didn't bring it up again and instead asked:
"You got the divine gift from Lingguang, right? Do you know how to use it?"

Of the divine gifts he received from Shang Mingzhen, the Fire of the Five Elements was given to Zisu for refining medicine, the Wood of the Five Elements was given to Wanyi, and the Divine Gift of the Supervisor of Soldiers was given to Sister Ye because Ling'er and he already had it.

Lin Zisu was quite pleased to hear this, and raised her left hand, a small flame appearing in her palm:

"My aunt gave it to me yesterday, it's amazing! Young Master Xie has given me such a great opportunity, I don't know how to repay you except by asking my aunt to repay him with her body..."

?

Xie Jinhuan felt that Zisu was being a bit too generous with other people's money. How could Wanyi be allowed to do something like offering herself in marriage?

However, this was just a joke, and Xie Jinhuan shook his head and smiled:
“I received the Xuanwu God’s gift, which is given to you by Senior Qixia and the Valkyrie, so it cannot be attributed to me.”

"Since Young Master Xie has also contributed, I must thank you. How should I use this?"

"I'll teach you..."

……

Young men and women who are so focused on serendipitous encounters may have forgotten where they are in the world.

Just as Xie Jinhuan was demonstrating to Zisu, he suddenly noticed a noise coming from outside the door.

Call ~
Then, Sister Bu, dressed in a purple dress, gracefully appeared from the doorway. Her almond-shaped eyes, behind her black-rimmed glasses, held a hint of spring-like allure. The low-cut dress revealed a large expanse of snow-white skin, further accentuating her mature figure and captivating charm. Her first words upon appearing were:
"Oh my~ Some little gluttons have already sneaked a bite... of... perilla?"

His words came to an abrupt halt, and he quickly stood at attention, adopting the composed demeanor of a dignified grandmaster.

But it was clearly too late. Lin Zisu turned around and saw this scene, her eyes widening in surprise.
Wow~ Master, you're so sexy!

"Uh...I..."

Bu Yuehua came to collect her compensation from last night, never expecting to run into Zisu in a place like Jinhuan Pavilion. Her face flushed red, and she wanted to explain, but it seemed difficult to do so...

Just as she was preparing her words, the sound of running came from the corridor again.

stomping on...

Then, the flamboyant aunt with gold-rimmed glasses appeared from behind and gave the manor lord a nudge on the shoulder:
"If you're here, hurry up and go inside. What are you standing there for? Hey?"

Upon noticing her mischievous daughter, Lin Wanyi's stunningly beautiful face stiffened for a moment, then she quickly reverted to her elder-like demeanor, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear:

"Your grandmaster and I came here for an afternoon nap. Zisu, what are you two doing here?"

Lin Zisu was stunned, thinking to herself: You? Taking a nap with your grandmaster?
It's better to sleep with Xie Lang...

Lin Zisu hadn't expected her aunt and grandmaster to be so bold, but she couldn't very well talk about crickets in front of them, so she just gave an awkward smile:
"I'm just wandering around. I can't possibly come here to take a nap with Xie Lang. Um... Auntie, you guys go ahead and do your work. I'm going out to play."

After saying that, he ran out with his head down. As he passed Lin Wanyi, he even turned the Heavenly Gang upside down and slapped the bright white moon:
"Eh~..."

"..."

Lin Wanyi took a deep breath, feeling that her image as an aunt had completely collapsed!
But in this situation, she couldn't very well chase after her daughter and beat her up, so she could only say:
"Xie Jinhuan, do you need this room? If so, we'll head back..."

"Uh...no need, I'll go out now."

Xie Jinhuan pretended to walk out, but only turned back after Zisu disappeared. As a result, he was immediately grabbed and scratched by the master and disciple of Queyue Manor.

"You heartless bastard, you didn't even say hello when Zisu was here?"

"I wasn't paying attention..."

"You are simply..."

……

Zhao Ling couldn't sleep last night because she missed her lover so much, so she naturally couldn't be absent during the day. After a short while, she brought Duo Duo, who was also a little glutton, to the door.

Upon discovering Xie Jinhuan being pinned to the bed by two older women and forcibly stretched and opened up, Zhao Ling appeared somewhat bewildered.

"What kind of new trick is this?"

Lin Wanyi didn't want to say that Zisu had just seen them, so she just blushed slightly and said:
"It's nothing, just helping this big jerk stretch his muscles so he won't slack off at home."

Xie Jinhuan was naturally not unhappy, and turned his head to say:

"Yeah, if we don't fight for a few days, our skin gets itchy..."

Ah Huan wasn't the only one itching for a beating; Nai Duo, seeing this, thoughtfully ran over to help, while Zhao Ling closed the door and looked around:

"Where's Aunt Nangong? Isn't she coming?"

Bu Yuehua scoffed.
"She's always putting on an act. By the way, Wanyi, didn't you see what the 'Nine-Bead Fairy' looked like last time? Let me tell you, Sect Leader Nangong has a big appetite; he can swallow her whole..."

"Witch! Try spouting nonsense again!"

"Hey? What are you doing alone in the bathroom? Come on up and give us a performance..."

"Tch~..."

"Come on, come on..."

Xie Jinhuan was pressed down on the bright red bed sheet and joined in the commotion with a couple of shouts. However, Tuotuo, who had just been bullied, was probably still angry. Seeing that he dared to interfere, he immediately rushed over, still wearing his bathrobe...

Pop pop pop pop...

……
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The Imperial Observatory is located on the east side of the Imperial City.

The Eight Directions Bright Pagoda stood solemnly under the sunlight. Although it appeared no different from usual, the interior was on high alert, with personnel from all sides on standby at any time. The magic array was also constantly monitoring all directions to prevent the Old Ancestor Sikong from resorting to desperate measures.

But to Lu Wuzhen's surprise, the reaction from the Southern Frontier was far calmer than he had imagined.

Around noon, Lu Wuzhen, dressed in a black and white Taoist robe, sat behind a desk with a Qilin paperweight on it. In front of him were intelligence reports collected by the Great Qian Dynasty through various channels.

According to Lu Wuzhen's calculations, even with the support of the Gu Poison Faction's base, Sikong Tianyuan's open defection would make it impossible for him to cope with the encirclement and suppression by the righteous path.

After all, Shang Lianbi had to declare that he would severely punish the collusion with Yang Huaxian. Apart from the Huaxian Sect, no one else in the world could stand up for Sikong Tianyuan at this time.

Sikong Tianyuan, even with his peak sixth-realm cultivation, could wipe out the enemy with just one Qixia Zhenren, without even needing the entire righteous sect's patriarch to come out.

Under such extreme disadvantage, Sikong Tianyuan would normally either flee in fear of punishment, abandoning his base and hiding in secret.

Or they might be desperate and resort to desperate measures, using their power to cause trouble before they die, taking a vicious bite out of the righteous path for revenge.

However, according to the intelligence gathered, everything in the Southern Frontier is currently normal. Sikong Tianyuan has not instigated the Gu Poison Sect to gather against the righteous path, nor has he suppressed the righteous cultivators in the Southern Frontier who are criticizing him. He has not even explained to the outside world why he formed an alliance with Yang Huaxian.

If things continue to develop this way, Southern Xinjiang will only fall apart, and Sikong Tianyuan will have no power to retaliate.

But Lu Wuzhen and Sikong Tianyuan were classmates and slept in bunk beds back then. Lu Wuzhen didn't think that the old man was a fool who would just sit and wait to die, nor did he believe that he would abandon his family business and run away.

The eerily calm atmosphere in the southern border region can only mean one thing—Sikong Tianyuan is secretly plotting something big!

Although he couldn't figure out what ruthless tricks Sikong Tianyuan could come up with, out of respect for his former classmate, Lu Wuzhen still deployed the highest level of defense.

For example, he had the monk Wuxin guard the Corpse Ancestor's Mausoleum without leaving his side, and he kept a close watch on the movements in Dragon Bone Beach, Northern Zhou, and the Western Regions without rest, so as not to give Sikong Tianyuan any chance to take advantage of the situation.

But his old classmate, whom he hadn't seen for many years, now gave him a strange sense of oppression:
Heaven doesn't care!

The calm in southern Xinjiang seemed to be telling him that all the defenses he had made were futile and a waste of effort.

Lu Wuzhen didn't believe Sikong Tianyuan had the ability, but he couldn't gamble the safety of the righteous path with a single chance.

With no movement observed in the southern border region, Lu Wuzhen decided not to wait any longer. After reviewing the intelligence reports several times, he called out:
"Chimo, have Xie Jinhuan set off immediately to the Southern Frontier to find out what tricks the old man Sikong has up his sleeve, and kill him on the spot if there is any chance."

Li Chimo quietly appeared from outside the door, expressing slight disagreement:
"With the Valkyrie and Ancestor Qixia in the shadows, killing Sikong Tianyuan is definitely not a problem. However, no matter how vast and sparsely populated the Southern Frontier is, there are still countless forces in total. Moreover, because we suppressed the Southern Frontier in previous years, the old man Sikong has a high reputation among the people, and even his supporters for rebellion are more than half."

“If we only kill them and don’t treat them, those poisonous rats will spread everywhere, infiltrate the pass and poison others in retaliation, and the follow-up will be difficult to deal with.”

Lu Wuzhen knew exactly what it would be like to have tens of thousands of poison masters scattered about, each pursuing their own agenda, without a leader, but he still responded:

"Even if things get chaotic down there, we can eventually quell it with a bit more effort; but if Sikong Tianyuan causes trouble during this time, the damage could be far greater than it is now. Only the dead are the safest; as for other matters, we can deal with them after that old man Sikong is dead."

Li Chimo nodded slightly, then turned and left the Imperial Observatory to deliver the order.

Lu Wuzhen stood up and looked out from the observatory towards the vast southern land. After a long while, he muttered to himself:
"Xie Jinhuan is blessed by Heaven and has never failed since he appeared in the world. You old codger, knowing this, still dare to plot in secret. What makes you so confident that you can defy Heaven..."

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(End of this chapter)