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

He started getting close to all sorts of beautiful female teachers...

And now, the things he learned to get closer to his elders continue to help him get closer to them in this world, which fully illustrates that he should get closer to those who genuinely care about him (especially good-natured female elders)!

"Who exactly is this elder? I should be able to meet her again next time I go to see Ruyu. I'll write down the Tao Te Ching from memory and give it to her next time. Maybe that will help me regain some goodwill!"

While in her room, Xiao Yunhan suddenly received a message from her sect; it was a message from her master.

[Yunhan, I will come to visit you today. Are you in Qingxin Prefecture or somewhere else?]

She replied:

"I am currently hiding in Qingxin Mansion without letting my family know. Where is Master? I will come and fetch you."

Upon receiving a reply from his master, Shen Xuejun, Xiao Yunhan got up to go and meet him, just as she ran into her younger brother hurrying into the room.

"Yunhan, do you have paper and pen here? I need to write something down."

Xiao Yunhan took out the writing implements from the cabinet, staring at a certain spot on his desk with a puzzled look, unable to contain her curiosity:

"Are you really addicted to not wearing pants? Think of a way to make them smaller, that way it won't be so abrupt..."

Chu Mingkong's mind was filled with the image of that woman's red lips parting slightly as she swallowed the gun, and only then did he realize that she had cut his pants.

"I'll take care of some important business first, and then I'll figure something out..."

Chu Mingkong responded awkwardly, quickly grabbed a pair of pants to wear, then picked up a pen and paper and began to recite the Tao Te Ching from memory, pretending nothing had happened.

Xiao Yunhan didn't even want to talk about him anymore. It was the same thing, and it was getting boring to keep repeating it. She was starting to accept the fact that her younger brother had a fetish for not wearing pants.

"Then you go ahead with your work, I'll go pick them up. Just don't let their pants disappear again later."

"Of course, of course!" Chu Mingkong was embarrassed and didn't have the face to look up at his sister.

While continuing his dictation, Chu Mingkong communicated with the system in his mind and asked:

"Hey bro, are you there?"

no respond.

"Good mom, zai mua?"

"Yes." Chu Mingkong immediately received a response in his mind.

What's wrong with this system? It's so crappy! It only acknowledges people when you've recognized their parents.

"Excuse me, do you know any pants that have a built-in 'indestructible' law?"

Isn't it cute not wearing pants?

"Why are you making fun of me about this too? Whether these pants exist or not is just a matter of a single question, isn't it?"

No, but I do have a fragment of the "Plain Maiden Reincarnation Technique." The technique's original power is gone; only the effect of shrinking your body remains.

The "Plain Maiden Reincarnation Technique" sounds familiar.

Is it expensive?

[Here you go, transform quickly.]

"...?"

Chapter 194 The Master's Wife is Truly Lustrous

Because it's only a fragment of the cultivation manual, the content is relatively limited, and the shrinking effect is considered a side effect within this technique, making cultivation easier.

Chu Mingkong, who originally had extremely high cultivation talent, quickly finished cultivating the "rejuvenation" side effect as part of the main text.

"What kind of cultivation technique is this? Practicing it would cause such side effects..."

But considering that some cultivation methods require virginity, or even the loss of a virgin's genitals, becoming a child doesn't seem like a big problem.

After finishing reciting the Tao Te Ching, Chu Mingkong took advantage of the fact that no one was around to test the side effects of the Su Nu Reincarnation Technique. As the technique was activated, his bones cracked and popped, and his body gradually could no longer support the wide clothes. In the blink of an eye, he turned back into the "Boy Worshipping Buddha" form he had been in not long ago.

"Not bad, I can give Feng Ying a surprise soon, so she won't be so resentful. Besides, this technique won't affect my cultivation level after the transformation." Chu Mingkong looked himself up and down, his gaze focusing on a part of his body that had failed to transform. He asked speechlessly, "Mom, can you tell me why some parts didn't turn back?"

Last time, it was because of the power of extreme yang that a small part of Chu Mingkong's body was not turned into a child. This time, he will not waste his power of extreme yang on such a thing.

[The incomplete version means the side effects will also be incomplete, and after each instance of virginity restoration, it will take half a day for the side effects of the "Plain Maiden Reincarnation Technique" to disappear before you can return to your normal state.]

That explanation is rather perfunctory... but the fact that it can't be changed back at will doesn't have much of an impact.

In this world, the only thing that could frighten him after he shrunk would be a drop in strength. Since his cultivation level is unaffected, what impact would his body size have?

"Clothes... I still haven't found my children's pants. Oh well, I'll just grab a big piece of clothing to wear as a robe. They're going to disappear sooner or later anyway, so I might as well not wear them!"

Xiao Yunhan's presence reappeared in the courtyard. Chu Mingkong, standing on a chair, looked out the window, his expression as if struck by lightning, as if he had witnessed something terrifying.

—The busty beauty who had just picked up her medicine from him was accompanying Xiao Yunhan.

Xiao Yunhan took two quick steps to the door, gestured for her to come in, and said apologetically:

"Master, I'm so sorry that you have to hide from the Xiao family when you come to visit me. My family situation is really complicated."

...Master?!

This person is Yunhan's master?!

The beautiful woman gently shook her head and said softly:

"These are all minor details, insignificant. Doing what you think you should do is the most important thing. Are you the only one living here?"

Is he planning to kill Yunhan and have her take his dog's life?

And it can't go back to its original state now!

“There is also my foolish younger brother Chu Mingkong, and his companions, but his companions have all gone out, so he is the only one in the courtyard for the time being. I will have him come out to greet Master.” With that, Xiao Yunhan walked into the room and said, “Mingkong, come out.”

But no one responded.

Xiao Yunhan looked toward the desk, but it was empty except for the still-wet ink on the paper.

Where did they go?

But wasn't there a figure at the window just now?

Seeing that there was no response from Xiao Yunhan, Shen Xuejun guessed that Chu Mingkong had run away because he was too scared to face anyone.

He has the desire but not the courage. He spoke up for Ruyu so loudly before, but now he doesn't even dare to meet her.

She came here this time to ask Yunhan in person what kind of child he had become, so as not to let Yunhan be implicated and affected by him in the future.

The beautiful woman's ears twitched as she heard the sound of tiles shifting. Her figure vanished from its spot and reappeared where the sound had come from.

In the corner of the courtyard wall, a boy wearing ill-fitting clothes fell to the ground, seemingly tripped by the clothes being too long. Sensing her arrival, the boy's body stiffened, and he dared not move, burying his head under his clothes.

"Show your head."

Shen Xuejun's voice rang out, but Chu Mingkong wanted to reply: "Can't you show another head?"

He had just been thinking that even if he shrank, he would be fearless, but in the blink of an eye, this lady came over, and he never expected that she would be Yunhan's master.

It seems she must have met him before; she recognized him just now at the Ruyu Mansion by the extremely yin aura of the Abyss Wound.

Well, there's nothing to hide. There's nothing I can't admit to what I've done, it's just hard to explain to Yunhan.

Xiao Yunhan followed Shen Xuejun and arrived, where she saw Xiao Mingkong with his head buried under his clothes, looking like an ostrich.

"How come you've changed back again?" Xiao Yunhan asked with a hint of surprise.

They even used the phrase "come back to normal," as if this is how he should be.

"I found a fragment of a cultivation technique and practiced it for a while, but something went wrong, and I accidentally shrunk."

Chu Mingkong got up and straightened his clothes and appearance. Although they were still loose, he stood straight, his face tense and filled with despair.

"...Yunhan, how should I address this senior?"

Xiao Yunhan hesitated for a moment, realizing that it wouldn't be appropriate to follow her in calling him "Master." Chu Mingkong also had a Master, a very formal title. If she casually addressed an outsider as "Master," it would be disrespectful to her original Master. Continuing to call him "Senior" would create an awkward distance.

Shen Xuejun's expression was unreadable; she said:

"Your master, Zuo Qiuchi, used to offend me with his flirtatious words, calling me 'Madam.' So you may call me 'Master's Wife.'"

Oh my god... After the master offended her, the disciple followed suit. What kind of karma is this?!

Judging from these words, does he intend to settle scores with Zuo Qiuchi as well?

Chu Mingkong immediately knelt down and banged his head several times.

Xiao Yunhan looked bewildered: "Mingkong, what's wrong with you...?"

"I didn't know this was Yunhan's master, who was elsewhere..."

Before Chu Mingkong could finish confessing his mistakes, Shen Xuejun interrupted him, saying:

"He was unaware of my identity and unintentionally offended me while investigating intelligence. It's a minor matter, so I won't dwell on it for now."

Uh, are they planning to let him off the hook? But the word "temporarily" in "temporarily not taking it to heart" is a bit of a stretch.

Seeing that Shen Xuejun wasn't going to pursue the matter, Xiao Yunhan figured it wasn't a big deal and was probably just a verbal offense, so she apologized on Chu Mingkong's behalf.

"So Master and that scoundrel Zuo Qiuchi also have a grudge. Then when she returns, we'll deal with this master and disciple together. Master, please come inside and sit down."

As they entered the house together, Chu Mingkong was filled with trepidation. He didn't know what his "master's wife" was up to, but it was always a good idea to seize the opportunity to curry favor.

He took out the *Tao Te Ching* that he had just finished reciting from memory, presented it with both hands, and said:

"This is a small gift for my teacher's wife. I will make up for the apology later. Please accept it!"

Chapter 195 The Conditions of Becoming His Master

Shen Xuejun guessed that this book was probably prepared by Chu Mingkong to apologize for his earlier offense. The so-called "meeting gift" was just to appease Xiao Yunhan and prevent her from questioning him about how he had offended her.

I took the book; the ink was still wet, clearly indicating it was a new work.

"What a boastful tone, daring to call itself the 'Tao Te Ching'? Is it the Tao Te Ching or the Dao Ching and De Ching?" Shen Xuejun commented after only glancing at the book cover.

Whether it's the former or the latter, both are quite presumptuous. What kind of moral level do people have to dare to write books to teach people about morality? What kind of enlightenment do they have to have to teach people about "Tao" and "De"?

Chu Mingkong dared not answer rashly. His wisdom was insufficient to evaluate the *Tao Te Ching*. His past life's interactions with outstanding young women had taught him a crucial lesson: boasting, acting arrogantly, and showing disdain in front of unfamiliar but excellent older women easily offends them, even if it's a joke.