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

Yongzhen's beautiful eyes gazed intently at the man at her feet. At times like these, she liked to look into the other person's eyes. Few people could conceal the subtle emotions conveyed by their eyes. Sincerity could also be flattery, and one could sense it with just a glance. As long as she sensed even the slightest hint of distrust, Yongzhen would not gamble.

She slowly moved her jade-like feet away, the skin of her feet brushing against Chu Mingkong's face.

Yongzhen saw Chu Mingkong's eyes—sincere, hopeful, and yearning—his gaze unabashedly fixed on her lower half...

The woman, with her refined and elegant appearance, took a deep breath, composed herself, and silently moved her feet back to block the man's view once more. Her soft, delicate feet pressed against his thick face, gently twisting as if she were venting her anger.

They were discussing something important, yet this guy was still thinking about looking under her skirt!

However, upon calming down, this was indeed a relatively safe approach for Chu Mingkong. The so-called meticulous plan was, in essence, nothing more than using a plan to push a matter into a familiar and confident area for resolution. Chu Mingkong's plan was to wait until Madam Zhen was taken out of the capital, after which it would be a familiar area.

The principle is the same, except this guy's style of doing things is like that of a bandit.

"So when I'm taken out of the capital, you'll do the same?"

Yongzhen's jade feet stopped twisting, and Chu Mingkong blinked, the blinking of his eyelashes tickling the soles of her feet.

"No, I plan to have you safely arrive at the Crescent Kingdom under the escort of the marriage procession," Chu Mingkong said this time with a clear sense of strategy.

"And then you watch me be married off, carried into the bridal chamber by those outsiders from the Yueqi royal family?"

Yongzhen frowned, her toes rubbing against his face again, her aloof and noble air fully revealed. Chu Mingkong saw through the gaps between her toes and clearly felt the difference between Yongzhen and Madam Zhen's soul at this moment. When Madam Zhen was dissatisfied, she would feel sad and gloomy on her own, which was gentle and would not be sharply and obviously expressed.

However, the fact that Yongzhen, who doesn't easily interact with outsiders, would get angry because of Chu Mingkong's inaction indirectly shows that he already holds a place in Yongzhen's heart.

"Yongzhen, don't be angry, let me finish... Waaah!"

Chu Mingkong had just opened his mouth to explain when Yongzhen almost stuck her toes in his mouth.

"I plan to go there ahead of time to eliminate the royal family. I can make you the king there, and I will resolve all the conflicts between tribes for you."

After a brief silence on the bed, Yongzhen suddenly said:

"You want the Crescent Moon Kingdom to become Xiling's backup plan, to provide Xiling with protection?"

Wow, how did he figure out the pros and cons so quickly? This plan was actually told to him by Shangguan Rong.

Shangguan Rong's idea was that instead of recklessly kidnapping the Princess and Madam Zhen, she should take this opportunity to seize the identity of the Yueji royal family, usurp the territory of that foreign land, and secure a way out for Xiling.

If you don't have allies, create one yourself.

Marriage alliances offer a convenient means of securing a royal position, as it is difficult for outsiders to obtain such power, and the local inhabitants might unite against them.

When Chu Mingkong heard Shangguan Rong briefly mention it in the note, he immediately thought of Cao Cao, the leader of the XP movement. He had actually been doing the work of a rebel for so long, but he still used the name of the Han Dynasty as his slogan.

Despite all these considerations, Yongzhen saw through it at a glance, which was truly beyond Chu Mingkong's expectations.

"Correct."

"Shouldn't this kind of thing be done by your own family? You reconcile with Princess Chu and let her take over the past. Wouldn't that make you more trustworthy?"

Chu Mingkong thought she would ask if he felt he was using her, but he didn't expect her to ask about trust.

"There's no such thing as more or less trustworthy. Since you've chosen to trust, just keep trusting. Besides, Yongzhen, you've been cooped up in the capital for so long. After I kidnapped you, you stayed by my side. You must be getting tired of it by now, right? Wouldn't that just make you the same as before?"

Yongzhen remained silent for a moment.

Chu Mingkong couldn't see her expression, but he guessed that her remarks were worthy of a large sum of filial piety, so he quickly confirmed that he had received the payment.

[System Treasure has arrived, 1500 points of unspoiled filial piety (from Yongzhen).]

Wow! Why is it still intact?! The interface of the opening module needs to be corrupted!

No, this intimacy level is real, but the direction of that intimacy is wrong! It's too normal, which is inappropriate!

He decided to take the initiative. Chu Mingkong got up, looked at Yongzhen, and said:

"Now that things have come to this, Yongzhen, can we kiss?"

"You...you've thought this through, haven't you?"

Yongzhen was cornered by him, and her face flushed red from his previous domineering manner.

A blush on her cheeks speaks volumes.

"What relationship?"

“Although you are a member of a different royal family, you are still within the royal family. In terms of seniority, Madam Zhen is your grandmother, and I am your aunt... Moreover, men all admire women who are younger and more beautiful than themselves, and I am a little older than you…”

Grandma... When Chu Mingkong heard this title, he thought more of Tsunade, the grandmother from Naruto.

"No problem, either way is fine, I want them all."

"You want both?"

"I mean, I want to kiss both of your lips."

"?!"

Chapter 41 The Voodoo Doll

The room was completely quiet.

Yongzhen lay sprawled on the bed, initially able to back away, but after a few steps, there was no room left for her to retreat. The man's face was inches away, getting closer and closer, she could feel his breath on her nose, and she stared intently at him.

Chu Mingkong approached with the warmth of his palm. As he crawled over, his hand caressed the woman's ankle, then moved upwards, stroking her calf, and then down her skirt. Yongzhen felt the moving heat settle on her waist. This feeling of being held and played with in someone's palm should be unpleasant; she would feel disgusted even if a stranger stared at her for a while. But at this moment, a warm current of pleasure welled up in her heart, and the skin on her thighs seemed to relax comfortably, raising goosebumps.

Did I really kiss you?

He asked, somewhat reluctantly, even though their lips had already brushed against each other several times.

"...Finish this quickly."

Yongzhen answered hastily and awkwardly, slowly closing her eyes. But she didn't receive the intimacy she had imagined on her lips. She opened her eyes in confusion to see what was going on. A kiss on her neck sent a tingling electric current through her.

A soft moan escaped her throat, her slender waist arched, her neck tilted back slightly, and her flower core contracted. Yongzhen, not wanting him to see her strange state, said breathlessly:

"You're only allowed to kiss me."

As Chu Mingkong explored, he gradually became more able to distinguish between Yongzhen and Madam Zhen, and even the differences between them when they swapped bodies gradually became clear.

Looking back now, I still remember that "Madam Zhen" in Yongzhen's body also vaguely expressed her desire to get close to him at that time. However, "Madam Zhen" (Yongzhen) thought that he was worth winning over and that she could not let him get too close to her mentally unstable mother. That's why she had that kind of subtle attitude of crossing the line, but there was still some hesitation about the separation between men and women. As a result, her body was switched back not long after.

The "Yongzhen" under Madam Zhen's soul responded to Chu Mingkong's affection in a straightforward manner. Of course, this was partly because she had forgotten who she was. It wasn't until she regained her body and remembered her identity that her "straightforwardness" subsided, and she became more worried, but she still tried to get closer to him.

Overall, it seems that the mother and daughter were more relaxed when they swapped bodies, but became more cautious when they took back their own bodies, creating a rather comical and absurd feeling of mother and daughter tricking each other.

Because Yongzhen was at a loss, she was numb and did not retaliate when he got close to her, but regained the initiative. Her mind was filled with worries... What if Chu Mingkong wanted to take her now?

Chu Mingkong did not give her such a difficult choice. While Yongzhen was distracted, he began to fall at her feet, savoring the fragrance of her body.

......

"Why are you kissing me everywhere!" Yongzhen said angrily and shyly, covering her skirt with her hands to prevent Chu Mingkong from doing anything else.

What she found even more unacceptable was that she had completely revealed that hysterical and ugly state under his kiss. The last time she had done so was when she inexplicably shared her mother's erotic dream in the middle of the night.

Chu Mingkong knew that she was pretending to be angry because she was too ashamed to save face. He cooperated by showing a repentant expression, hugged Yongzhen and lay down. The woman did not get angry and shake off his pig's trotter.

"I was just thinking that it was all about kissing."

Yongzhen didn't even want to talk to him anymore. Can two mouths be the same?

Seeing her silence, Chu Mingkong realized he had spoken out of turn. She wasn't used to making crude jokes with him yet, and he guessed that only Jin Yu could keep up with the conversation.

"Are you really angry?" Chu Mingkong asked tentatively.

Yongzhen still ignored him, but after a moment of silence, she finally responded: "...Mingkong, do you want me?"

"You don't need to worry about that. As long as you're willing to be close to me, that's fine. We can give it to you whenever you want. There's no need to feel pressured about it."

Chu Mingkong slipped his arm under her neck. Yongzhen sensed his intention but didn't say anything. She simply raised her head slightly and rested her head on the man's strong arm.

Yongzhen's feelings were very complicated. One of her biggest worries was the unstable empathy. This spiritual connection with her mother came and went so mysteriously that if she were to develop a deeper relationship with Chu Mingkong and the empathy shifted to her mother's side, wouldn't that be incredibly awkward...?

This Great Soul Transfer Technique is not yet fully mastered, but it is only one step away from completion. Once she finds that inspiration and state of mind, she may be able to master it in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea. However, even at this stage, Yongzhen still cannot grasp that mysterious empathy, which makes her feel extremely anxious.

"I can't understand what you're trying to achieve by doing all this recklessly..." Yongzhen sighed.

"For beauty? I'm a shallow person, and what I'm after is even more superficial."

"Knowing it's superficial, yet still pursuing it."

"As long as what I'm after is top-tier beauty, like Yongzhen, then it's not so superficial."

“…Nonsense.” Yongzhen retorted angrily.

Chu Mingkong checked his income statement, while Yongzhen stubbornly insisted on her position while sending him a distorted expression of filial piety.

After all that chaos, that mysterious category is now open for purchase.

Without saying a word, Chu Mingkong spent 10,000 points of corrupted filial piety to buy a Yongzhen Dao Model. When he picked it up and put it into the backpack that came with the Filial Piety System, he was dumbfounded.

This is a bundled item, which includes a palm-sized voodoo doll, the kind of voodoo doll commonly used for "pinching voodoo dolls," and a Yongzhen "body," which, in Chu Mingkong's understanding, is a life-size lifelike doll.

When he was helping the two young sisters, Han Jing and Han Bi, to cover up their identities and fake their deaths, he spent a long time playing with that character customization tool, which seemed to be the same thing.

"How do I use it?" Chu Mingkong asked in his mind.

[The witchcraft doll can serve as a medium for empathy. You need to take a strand of the other person's hair and wrap it around the doll, after which the large doll can form a empathic connection with the other person.]

"A witchcraft doll...? So why does opening this interface require Yongzhen's corrupted filial piety? What does this have to do with her Great Soul Transfer Technique?"

The Great Soul Transfer Technique originated from ancient witchcraft, and this witchcraft doll can be understood as a medium for casting this technique outside the body.

Chu Mingkong didn't have much to think about. Anyway, it wasn't difficult to buy things right away. He was just going to be Yongzhen's lapdog for once, and it wouldn't hurt to lapdog a few more times.

"So, this big doll... is she realistic? I mean, does she have inner beauty? I don't like things that are only beautiful on the outside..."

Chu Mingkong asked subtly, but unfortunately the system, his good mother, ignored him this time. However, this was not a problem; he could just find someone else to compare later.

He looked at Yongzhen in his arms and asked:

"Yongzhen, I once came across something that's similar to the connection between the soul and spirit. It might be helpful for your cultivation. Would you like to give it a try?"

"Where did you 'accidentally' obtain this? Show it to me."

Chapter 42 A Strange Play

Chu Mingkong was a little uneasy about taking it out. It would be fine if it were Jin Yu or Feng Ying, but Yong Zhen might not agree to let him play with it right now.