Mountain and River Festival

Chapter 181 A Thorn
It wasn't that Lu Xingzhou favored one over the other, having others pass things on while Pei Chuyun gave them herself.

Because Pei Chuyun delivered herself to their doorstep, she was stuck in the cave and couldn't leave.

It would be better to send the child out to deliver soy sauce, and then he and the little demoness could study the new elixir and its effects on the human body.

In reality, whether it's Little White Hair, Melon Girl, or Little Demon Girl, obtaining Breakthrough Pills would be very easy for them. Giving them these pills is like inviting wealthy young ladies out for a meal; whether they receive them or not, it won't hinder their own breakthroughs.

It can only be said that everyone has reached a critical juncture, and a wave of breakthroughs is destined to follow.

But the understanding and care represented by such a tailor-made pill were incredibly touching to a woman's heart. Both of them felt it was a love letter, and the little vixen felt almost the same way. The moment the pill was taken out, the little vixen's initially troublesome eyes melted, and she nestled gently in his lap: "What's the use of just refining pills? I want you to feed me..."

"Uh, no, your fourth-grade upper level isn't fully perfected yet, it's not time to break through immediately. Continue cultivating for a while, and eat it when you really need it, don't rush... Hey, hey, don't rush..."

Lu Xingzhou was pounced on the bed, and the little vixen, with a pill in her mouth, insisted on shoving it into his mouth so he would feed her. Lu Xingzhou turned his head, feeling both amused and exasperated, as if he were a little girl being raped.

"Hmph." The little demon girl still had some sense after all. She knew that it was not appropriate to take the Breakthrough Pill at this time, so she finally put it away and drew circles on his shoulder: "I can feel it. Dugu Qingli's progress is faster than mine. She will be at the third rank first. I was clearly ahead in cultivation when we first met."

When they first met, Pei Chuyun did appear before them in a boss-like form with even greater cultivation. To this day, Lu Xingzhou still can't quite understand it: "Qingli is a genius from the Holy Land, and she has been a hard-working cultivator since childhood. Reaching this level at the age of eighteen is already unprecedented. How did you manage to surpass her?"

Pei Chuyun glanced at him: "As long as you don't suspect me of randomly using sexual enhancement methods, that's fine."

"How could that be?" Do you think I wouldn't know if she's a virgin or not...?

"Actually, there's nothing else. I've received some training. It's just that before the sect elders died, they knew they couldn't break through anymore, so they gave some to the younger generation of the sect. Others received more, but I was a bit resistant to it and didn't receive much."

Why not charge more?

"I find it disgusting that it's someone else's skill, like eating someone else's spit-out food..."

"...Don't you mind that your 'sexual cultivation' is actually someone else's skill?"

"So you see, do you really want to use my essence?!" Pei Chuyun pinched his chest flesh angrily: "If I really wanted to, I would have done it long ago, you dog! And you're still smiling at me like that!"

"He's a prince when he's useful, but a dog when he's no longer useful."

"Isn't that right? I heard all the gossip. They said Sheng Yuanyao sat on your lap and even threw up. They must be having an affair, maybe it's morning sickness. Aren't you a bastard?"

Lu Xingzhou's eyes widened: "People actually dare to spread this gossip? Don't they value their lives?"

"Hehe..." Pei Chuyun whispered in her ear, "Of course I wouldn't dare to spread it openly, but many people have secretly told me. They want Miss Pei to see that Lu Xingzhou is a complete scumbag, so they even secretly told me about it with my brother..."

Lu Xingzhou was truly at a loss for words, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. If Gua Mei knew she was pregnant with Gua Mei, he wondered if she'd pull out a knife and attack him.

Pei Chuyun scratched his chin: "But what can we do? Miss Pei knew from the beginning that Lu Xingzhou was a scumbag, but unfortunately she was defeated and captured, and was played by this scumbag. There was nothing Miss Pei could do..."

"Hey, who's playing whom here? I get the feeling you're having a blast."

Pei Chuyun's eyes were alluring: "So, are you going to play or not?"

"Let's play." Lu Xingzhou finally rolled over and pinned her down, reaching out to test the feel of different cherry shafts.

Pei Chuyun bit her lower lip to endure it: "We need to hurry. I sneaked out again, and they're keeping a close watch on me now. I can't stay out for too long."

"What kind of talk is that? How can you urge someone to hurry up?"

"I don't care. I've been overtaken by Dugu Qingli. I'm not convinced. You have to practice dual cultivation with me more so I can reach the critical point sooner."

Lu Xingzhou lowered his head and kissed him.

The dual cultivation of qi with the little demon girl can do a little more than others, at least it can be something simple, and we're already quite used to doing superficial battles.

Pei Chuyun let him take off her skirt and hug her legs, kissing and breathing on each other as they worked together, and in each other's minds it felt like they were really doing it.

Unfortunately, if it's not true, it's not true; it's ultimately just scratching the surface.

Even after completing one round of dual cultivation, Lu Xingzhou still hadn't explained anything.

Pei Chuyun watched him work with her starry eyes half-closed, and suddenly asked, "Why are you still willing to give me the Breakthrough Pill?"

Lu Xingzhou was taken aback by this question: "Why wouldn't I give you a Breakthrough Pill?"

"Because we're now within the same major realm, you... can actually be serious with me now. Your cultivation is so unique, my Charming Maiden Mystic Art might not be effective against you anymore... Once I break through again and return to the way things were, are you willing to accept that?"

Lu Xingzhou chuckled: "It's possible now, but I didn't do it. Little vixen, that's not what I wanted."

"What is that?" Pei Chuyun asked softly.

Lu Xingzhou pressed his hand against her heart: "What do you think?"

Pei Chuyun was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Tomorrow is Qingming Festival, a day for ancestor worship. My father has to fulfill his duties and cannot leave the capital to return to Hedong, so he will also hold a ceremony at the ancestral hall in the capital, and some members of the Hedong clan will come. I think... whatever Master wants me to do, there should be something tomorrow."

This is actually the main reason why Pei Chuyun took the initiative to come and see her tonight; she needs someone to rely on.

Interestingly, his father and brothers were not the backbone of his group, nor was his sect. Instead, it was this scoundrel who had captured the little demoness and made her his maid that became the backbone of his group.

In the little demoness's heart, anyone could have ulterior motives towards her, but Lu Xingzhou was the only one who wouldn't; at most, he just wanted her body.

But she was willing to give it.

However, since guests are not invited to the Qingming Festival ancestral worship ceremony, Lu Xingzhou had no way of going.

Lu Xingzhou finally stopped what he was doing, pondered for a long time, and then said, "Get me a servant's outfit, help me disguise myself, and secretly bring me in as an attendant." Pei Chuyun smiled and said, "Okay."

Then he asked, "Why aren't you moving?"

Lu Xingzhou smiled awkwardly: "It's like scratching an itch through a boot, just fooling yourself. Forget it."

Pei Chuyun pouted and slid down on her own: "I really owe you one."

Lu Xingzhou fell silent. Putting everything else aside, wasn't this ravaged jungle your doing?
Pei Chuyun saw it and couldn't help but laugh, so she obediently lowered her head and put it away.

His expression immediately turned somewhat strange.

I didn't feel it when it was thick, but why does it prick me now that it's been cut short?

If you make a mistake that you yourself have made, you can only endure it even if it hurts you. This is called "slapping yourself in the face."

…………

Qingming Festival.

Every household was burning paper money and sweeping tombs. Sheng Yuanyao obviously couldn't run out to find her brothers. Dugu Qingli was also paying homage to the ancestors of the Tianyao Holy Land.

The professors at Dan Academy also had to sweep the tombs and pay respects to their ancestors, but the students from all over the country had no tombs to sweep and were given a day off.

In fact, Lu Xingzhou also had ancestral sacrifices to perform, but doing so in the capital felt meaningless.

I woke up feeling refreshed early in the morning, and was immediately greeted by a huge chunk of food.

Someone called out from outside the cave: "Is Mr. Lu here?"

Ah Nuo peeked out from the cave next door, asking, "Who is it?"

"By order of Grand Tutor Huo, we invite Mr. Lu to return home to pay respects to his ancestors."

Ah Nuo slammed the door shut: "Get out, you're bad luck."

Lu Xingzhou slowly washed up, his voice carrying outside the cave: "Go back and tell Grand Tutor Huo that next Qingming Festival, I might be able to reluctantly burn a portion for him."

"You...are unreasonable!"

Lu Xingzhou ignored him completely, told Anuo to stay in her cave and not wander off, and then slipped away to the back gate of the Pei residence.

The little demoness was already waiting there. She pulled him into the woodshed, changed him into a servant's outfit, and then used disguise materials to make a mess of his appearance.

"Even if you're going to disguise me, don't make me look this ugly."

"I don't care, I just want to be ugly, so that those maids won't have their eyes on me and try to steal me away."

"Okay, okay..."

"What's your name? I heard Sheng Yuanyao calls you Xiao Gou?"

"What about Hua'an? Or Lin San?"

“No, it’s Xiao Gou.” Pei Chuyun said with a smile, pulling him out the door. Then she immediately put on a stern face: “Stay with me and wait for my instructions.”

Lu Xingzhou gritted his teeth: "I didn't act like this when you were a maid. Now you're giving me attitude, huh?"

"When I was a maid, I knelt down and helped you with that... you want to try it too?"

"...Actually, it's not impossible."

"Get lost." Pei Chuyun blushed and looked around. "My father is a first-grade cultivator. It's hard for you to hide. Do you have a way? If you really can't, don't follow me in. Hide outside and just adapt to the situation."

Lu Xingzhou smiled slightly, his aura suddenly becoming very weak, at most at the seventh or eighth rank.

“Not bad.” Pei Chuyun looked at him in surprise: “Our Charming Maidens’ Joyful Union Sect usually pretends to be weak women, but none of them seem as natural as you. No wonder no one could find Ye Wufeng when he went into hiding. Your Yama Palace truly lives up to its reputation as an assassin organization.”

"Uh... my technique is different from Ye Wufeng's. Ye Wufeng completely conceals his aura, but I can control how much others can see. My level is higher than his."

Pei Chuyun was even more surprised: "I've never heard of this method before, where did it come from?"

"Lord Yama. Actually, a long time ago, when her cultivation wasn't as high as it is now, she would also pretend to be a weak and innocent little demoness to deceive people, but unfortunately she hasn't done that for a long time..."

"Miss, Miss, you're here..." A young maid came running up, panting. "Master has summoned people to the ancestral hall, and they're waiting for you. Oh, who's this..."

Pei Chuyun said nonchalantly, "This is my servant Xiao Gou, I just got him recently."

The maid glanced at Lu Xingzhou, whose face was pockmarked and covered in freckles, and quickly looked away: "You can't bring attendants into the ancestral hall."

“It’s alright, he’s just waiting outside the ancestral hall.” Pei Chuyun gracefully lifted her skirt and walked forward, turning back coldly: “Follow me, you’re such a blockhead, I don’t know why I was blind to choose you as my follower.”

Lu Xingzhou: “…”

That might be because they were blinded last night.

(End of this chapter)