Who is spreading rumors that my filial piety towards them has changed?

The room suddenly became much hotter, and the two stunningly beautiful women had their eyes glazed over with a captivating pink hue.

Feng Ying suddenly woke up and realized that something was wrong with her. She quickly took out the antidote and tried it, but it had no effect at all!

She picked up the wine jug and took a careful sniff. More than her own unwell condition, she was surprised by the existence of this object:

"This is at least grade three, maybe even grade two, of the Acacia Dew... Where did you get it? And you're drinking it like wine?!"

More and more robes and dresses fell to the ground. Feng Ying tried to say something, but her delicate lips were covered by someone's kiss. She stared wide-eyed at Zuo Qiuchi, who was standing right next to her.

A loud shout suddenly came from outside the Prince's Mansion—

"The Deputy Commander of the Nightblade Division requests an audience with the young prince!"

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P.S.: The next update might not be until next year, sigh.

Chapter Twenty-Four: You've Interrupted My Business

The Nightblade Division is the top dog among corrupt officials, wielding immense power. It is subordinate to the dog emperor and operates independently of the Heavenly Pole Empire's bureaucratic system, beyond the reach of any province or ministry.

This organization only employs cultivators, with the lowest level requiring at least the third rank. While ordinary government offices might employ ordinary people, those who are at the first or second rank among the constables are considered outstanding.

The people in this organization are easy to recognize. They are exceptionally arrogant, dressed in black robes with mythical beasts tattooed on them according to their rank. They are imposing and luxurious, and carry two swords at their waists.

One is his usual sword, and the other is "Night Blade," which he doesn't use often and only draws when performing Night Blade's signature combat techniques.

Hearing the cry of "Requesting an audience" from outside, Chu Mingkong thought to himself, "This bastard doesn't mean he's 'requesting' anything at all."

"That tone sounds like they're trying to force me to go out."

It's such a terrible time to come; they just had to come at this particular moment.

The floor was piled with gauze, the curtains on the bed were drawn, and the silhouettes of two beauties inside the bed were alluring. Zuo Qiuchi and Feng Ying kept switching positions, making the bed thump loudly.

This is a fight where neither side is willing to back down...

I never imagined that they would be so confused as to be poisoned by the Acacia Dew, and even drink several cups of it like a small wine.

Where did Sister-in-law Zhong Feihuang find this thing? Why would she give me something like this? Is she trying to harm me?

The main effects of this acacia dew are twofold: first, it arouses desire, making even the most virtuous woman unable to resist; high-grade acacia dew can even corrupt a fairy; second, it paralyzes the meridians, weakening the ability to resist.

The two girls on the bed are fighting so "gently" now, mostly because they are focused on neutralizing the effects of the medicine and have no time to spare.

"call--"

Although Chu Mingkong really wanted to watch the battle from the sidelines, Nightblade Division outside kept urging him on like a vengeful dog.

He bit his tongue, using his own poisonous blood to neutralize some of the medicine's effects, and then went outside after calming himself down.

Deputy Commander Gao Nan, who had been waiting outside for quite some time, was about to have his attendant announce the news again when the heavy gates of the Prince's Mansion opened, and Chu Mingkong appeared from within.

"What brings you here, Deputy Commander Gao?"

Deputy Commander Gao sized up Chu Mingkong. His clothes and appearance were rather indecent, and he had the wild and unrestrained demeanor of a "brothel customer drinking with prostitutes with his chest exposed," except that Chu Mingkong had several layers of cloth wrapped around his chest.

Gao Nan initially thought he was just covering up his own Abyss wound.

"I have heard that Your Highness has recently taken in a beautiful maid and has also been seen walking among the streets with a strikingly beautiful stranger. I am worried that Your Highness, in his eagerness to find a doctor, may be deceived and taken advantage of by someone with ill intentions."

"Oh? All this commotion, this loud shouting in Wanghou Alley, just for this?"

Chu Mingkong was so angry he laughed. It seemed that nothing had happened to him; he had simply brought the group over for a stroll and then started shouting in front of his door.

Judging from the scale of Gao Nanben's shouting just now, anyone who didn't know better would think he was harboring someone.

He even considered paying a visit another day to see if there were any suitable elders among the women in his family. Oh, I forgot, both his parents are deceased, and he has no other relatives. He's a bachelor, the kind of person who isn't afraid of anyone.

There's a bit of an unsolvable problem.

Gao Nan forced a smile:

"Your Highness, you are mistaken. This is a serious matter. If this newly acquired maid is indeed a suspicious person, it would be a disaster for Your Highness. I hope you can bring her out."

He figured that Chu Mingkong couldn't call anyone out because there were people watching him. After Chu Mingkong was taken back to the Zhang family by a maid that day, that maid never appeared again, which was too suspicious.

Chu Mingkong's subsequent answer further confirmed his guess.

"It's inconvenient. I'm planning to use my new maid as a concubine. She was serving me when Deputy Commander Gao came to call me just now. You've already ruined my mood. Could it be that you're looking for some excuse to covet my maid's beauty? Using your official position to set your sights on the women of noble families, according to the rules of Xiling, having such thoughts should at least result in castration. But that's too lenient. Gouging out her eyes wouldn't be out of the question."

Why is it considered too lenient? Because Gao Nan was born in the previous emperor's era, when all Nightblade Division members had to be castrated before they could join the force. Now, he has nothing left to cut off.

His public exposure of the Nightblade Division Chief's unspeakable secret enraged his adopted son, Gao Qiuyuan, who had accompanied him. Gao Qiuyuan, who was usually arrogant and domineering towards other officials, drew his sword and tried to intimidate Chu Mingkong.

"How dare you! Deputy Commander Gao is the Emperor's confidant, how dare you slander him like this!"

Drawing a sword without cause in front of a noble's residence is a grave taboo. Gao Nan hesitated when he saw his adopted son brandish his sword, realizing that Chu Mingkong's current situation made him hesitant to harm his adopted son, and besides, he couldn't do so himself. The injury from the Abyss had greatly diminished his strength—although this claim was questionable, since he had injured Zhang San with a single finger a few days earlier, but Zhang San was, after all, a nobody.

Chu Mingkong's eyes flashed with fierce light. The moment he saw the Nightblade Guard draw his sword, he took out a heavy spear and launched an attack. He wielded the spear with both hands and swung it at Gao Qiuyuan's crown. The extremely yin and evil aura startled Gao Nan, who instinctively retreated several steps, fearing that he would be hit.

Gao Qiuyuan did not expect Chu Mingkong to actually dare to retaliate, but he also had the strength of a fourth-level expert. He reacted extremely quickly, gathered his spiritual energy and used the "Exploring the Sea and Subduing the Elephant" technique. His blade stirred up the sound of raging waves and tidal waves as he slashed at Chu Mingkong's spear.

But the moment the blades clashed, an unstoppable force transmitted from his tiger's mouth caused Gao Qiuyuan to hear the sound of his wrist bones shattering. His water spirit energy was corroded by the aura of the extreme abyss, his meridians ached, and his knees were bent by the weight of the spear.

"Stop!" Gao Nanben realized that something was wrong; this was the "intention" of a Gun Immortal!

Even if one's spiritual veins are damaged and one's cultivation level drops drastically, one's ability to use and comprehend weapons will not be affected.

Unfortunately, he was too late to stop it. Chu Mingkong exerted his strength again, smashing through Gao Qiuyuan's spiritual energy protection with a single shot. Red and white liquid splattered out, and Gao Qiuyuan died on the spot.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye.

"Dare to brandish weapons at the gate of my palace? They deserve to die! It's a pity I didn't hire a few decent guards, otherwise I wouldn't have had to do it myself, cough cough cough!"

He coughed, covering his mouth with his sleeve, and a patch of purplish-black blood stained the white cuff. Chu Mingkong's cheeks flushed red.

To outsiders, it appeared to be a normal phenomenon of surging blood and qi, but Chu Mingkong knew very well that this was because the effects of the Hehuan Dew had not been completely eliminated.

The Nightblade Guards exchanged bewildered glances, their hearts filled with horror as they stared at the young prince who had killed a fourth-tier warrior with a single spear thrust! Was that all he was supposed to do?!

Gao Nanben's face was gloomy. Gao Qiuyuan was his favorite adopted son, whom he treated like his own son. Now, he had been smashed to death in front of him.

"This is the punishment Qiu Yuan deserves. It was my fault for failing to discipline him properly and for displaying troops in front of the Chu Prince's residence. I only hope that Your Highness will cooperate and bring that maid out for a look. Could it be that she is an assassin you were harboring and is not currently at the residence, and Your Highness cannot summon her?!"

"Hold on."

Chu Mingkong put away the silver spear, said nothing, and turned to go back to his room.

Soon, he brought out a beautiful woman wrapped in a blanket. The woman's eyes were full of spring, and her gaze was hazy as she stared at Chu Mingkong. She would occasionally tiptoe and kiss his chin and neck. It was hard to imagine what kind of charm lay beneath that tightly wrapped blanket!

The maid's appearance was recorded by a viewing stone when she was at the Zhang family's residence, so it cannot be faked.

Chu Mingkong, his arms wrapped around her waist through the blanket, said impatiently:

"Have you seen the face? If you need to compare it, go back and check it yourself. Now get out of here. Don't disturb my practice of marksmanship on the beauty. Also, take the corpse in front of my door and clean up the red and white stuff on the ground. I will not hold your disturbance against you."

boom!

The gates of the Prince's mansion closed, leaving a mess for the menacing Nightblade Guards.

Servants from several nearby mansions peeked out to check what was happening. They were all drawn by the commotion at the Prince's mansion, and now they were all quite surprised.

Those arrogant Nightblade Guards actually suffered such a great loss at Chu Mingkong's hands. He killed their men and they still had to clean up the mess themselves. It's like the prince defecating on the deputy commander's head and then having to ask him for toilet paper after he's done!

Chapter Twenty-Five: Tongue and Teeth

Chu Mingkong returned to her room and put down the scorching Feng Ying. The heat was intense; even her breath seemed to carry a fiery intensity. Yet, this temperature possessed an allure that could draw moths to a flame.

He didn't know how Zhong Feihuang got his hands on the second-tier Hehuan Dew. Regardless of whether this level of medicine was legitimate or not, almost no one could actually refine it. Furthermore, he gained a new understanding of the effects of Hehuan Dew—this stuff could even affect high-level cultivators!

While it might not lead to complete infatuation and loss of awareness, turning one into a creature solely focused on pleasure, it certainly makes one crave that kind of intimacy that transcends boundaries.

Back in her room, Feng Ying put away the alluring and seductive demeanor she had displayed outside. That was a facade for others; her real purpose in coming here tonight was to help Chu Mingkong clear his name of suspicion regarding the "extra strange maidservants who appeared in the mansion but quickly disappeared."

However, her breathing was somewhat rapid, the blush on her delicate face lingered, and her breath was sweet. This breath, as sweet as orchids and musk, carried an alluring fragrance, which came from the medicinal properties of the acacia dew.

Chu Mingkong was quite impressed with the effectiveness of the Hehuan Sect's products. Not only did they pique the user's "interest," they also turned them into promoters of the Hehuan aphrodisiac fragrance. Of course, he had no right to criticize Feng Ying, because Zuo Qiuchi was the same as him.

The three people in the room breathed in each other's intoxicating scent, their madness growing increasingly difficult to suppress.

"You've gotten into trouble..."

Feng Ying suddenly said this, and Chu Mingkong didn't quite understand her intention.

"You mean the Hehuan Dew? You're quite knowledgeable about this kind of medicine, and even you don't have an antidote? Did the doctor Baili Mi you consulted last time have an antidote?"

"I mean you killed Gao Nanben's adopted son!" The alluring woman paused, then took a breath: "This eunuch's personality was twisted to begin with. Without a virginity, you can imagine how important his adopted son was to him..."

I really don't know what this guy is thinking. He killed someone with a single shot and doesn't even realize the trouble that will follow. Besides, what's the point of calling Empress Pei over at this time? With her current strength, she would be completely overwhelmed just by smelling their breath.

"It's alright. If I don't kill one of your henchmen, Nightblade and his gang will only become more arrogant. They might even come in and search your rooms. How can I let outsiders see you in your current state?"

"roll......"

This time it was Feng Ying who cursed, but her tone was soft and charming, like lovers teasing each other. It was much more alluring than when her master yelled "Get out!" at her in bed last night. However, she guessed that this was also thanks to the Hehuan Dew. She wondered what kind of charm Zuo Qiuchi would give him if he yelled "Get out!" now.

“Master, why don’t you scold me to wake me up? The scent of the Acacia Dew is coming out of your breath, and it seems to be more potent.”

Zuo Qiuchi rolled her eyes at him, really bringing up the very thing she didn't want to talk about: "Get lost, I don't have time!"

Yes, all bark and no bite.

Her once bright and beautiful eyes were now alluring, and her tone was similar to last night, but it lacked strength, and she was clearly forcing herself to stay awake. She was also fighting against the effects of the drug; she was still conscious, but her desire was hard to extinguish.

Chu Mingkong really wanted to be scolded like this every day; the more he was scolded, the happier he felt.

The three of them had been avoiding the issue of the Hehuan Dew, but now they had to face it head-on. There was a ticking time bomb in the air, and that bomb was Chu Mingkong.

Zuo Qiuchi and Feng Ying focused their remaining energy on neutralizing the effects of the drug, and the Hehuan Dew itself could suppress strength, having a "softening and softening" effect. If they were to spare any attention for Chu Mingkong, they would completely unleash the drug's effects. Chu Mingkong didn't have the profound power to suppress the drug's effects, but the Extreme Abyss Injury on his body actually neutralized the "softening and softening" part of the drug's power, retaining its aphrodisiac and lustful effects.

After a while, the most aggressive person in the room turned out to be Chu Mingkong, whose cultivation level had plummeted.

Is there a way to reverse the effects of the drug?

"No, a hot steam bath can help neutralize the medicinal effects, but it's very slow. High-grade Acacia Dew is actually a tonic that forcibly nourishes the body, causing an imbalance of yin and yang, making the cultivator eager to restore that balance. To resolve this as quickly as possible, one must either drain the excess or absorb the deficiency to restore the balance."

This Yin and Yang is not the Yin and Yang forces in the cultivation system. Chu Mingkong doesn't quite understand the difference. He only knows that there is Yin and Yang in the human body, but he cannot use it for his own purposes. However, this balance will affect the cultivator.

"You two can continue steaming, I'll go out and leave for a bit." Actually, he wanted to give the two of them some space to help each other and let off steam.