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

While tacit trust is wonderful, sometimes it also requires honest and open communication for confirmation.

His thoughts could not be hidden from Qu Wuyue, the gentle and quiet sect leader, who looked at Chu Mingkong with her intelligent and beautiful eyes, and then nodded seriously and filled Chu Mingkong's teacup.

"Alright, Mingkong, please feel free to ask if you need any help in the future. As for the women you brought, if they wish to stay and cultivate, they don't need to stand on ceremony. By the way, what is the relationship between Mingkong and Senior Shen?"

Why do you ask that?

"During the days you were trapped in the palace, Senior Shen sent a letter inquiring about your situation. Although Senior Sister Xiao is your sister, I don't think Senior Shen would care about her family because of her. I suppose it's because you, Mingkong, have a good relationship with Senior Shen?"

It seems that this is indeed the case. After Master's wife took Yunhan as her personal disciple, Mother Consort wanted to send Xiao Fengnan over as well. However, after seeing the man, Master's wife refused without giving him any face and showed no intention of showing any special consideration to Yunhan's family.

She gets close to people not because of any particular relationship, but because Shen Xuejun herself is willing to contact them.

"We have a good relationship. I received guidance from Senior Shen... If it weren't for her help this time, I wouldn't have been able to get out of the palace's barrier."

“That’s excellent. Our sect and Wenqing Pavilion have always been on good terms. In addition, with Senior Shen’s relationship with Senior Sister Xiao, we are now even closer. From now on, just treat this place as your own home.”

"Well, I'll ask Senior Shen about the concept of extreme yin and yang when I have some free time. If I gain any insights or understanding, I'll share them with you in detail."

After toasting with tea instead of wine, Chu Mingkong had thus secured an ally for himself, taking precautions in advance.

Having finished their conversation, Chu Mingkong was warmly seen off by the two.

After leaving the sect's main peak, Chu Mingkong wanted to visit the girls, as it had been quite some time since they last met. However, upon seeing them, he found that they were already introducing themselves and chatting with each other. Chu Mingkong decided that it was best not to go for the time being.

If he goes there now, their attention will shift to him, affecting the process of them getting to know each other.

By the way, where did Master Yun go? Could she have left? I haven't asked her for the talisman yet; the Dust-Free Talisman has been out of stock for so long!

With a slight sense of awareness, Chu Mingkong discovered that his master had already become attached to Yun Nongyu, and was holding her on the bed, just like before, using her as a pillow.

Chu Mingkong was furious at the sight of it. He couldn't stand that someone was acting recklessly in front of him, even though it was something he should be doing.

He rushed to Zuo Qiuchi's room, pounced on the bed, and grabbed her. He then casually pulled the blindfolded female Taoist priestess into his arms as well, his thigh pressed against his master's plump buttocks, and righteously questioned her:

"Master, such a big thing happened in the palace, and you overslept and didn't come to save me. Feng Ying has already confessed about you!"

Chapter 147 This master and disciple are indeed not quite normal (11.1/18)

After cuddling and caressing his master, Chu Mingkong discovered something truly terrifying.

"Master, I didn't expect you to be so worried about me these days. How come you've lost so much weight?" Chu Mingkong said with heartache.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Zuo Qiuchi didn't understand at all. Regardless of whether she was worried or not, she had been eating well and sleeping well these days, so how could she have lost weight?

"You don't need to explain, I understand. You've clearly lost so much weight, why won't you admit it!" Chu Mingkong pinched the soft, wonderfully smooth flesh.

The strength in her palm softened a bit, and the little dumpling had even lost weight!

Previously, the size was completely unpredictable, plump and resilient. Now, the suppleness hasn't changed much, and the size is still decent, but the amount of meat is significantly less.

Yun Nongyu couldn't help but speak up, reminding her, "Your Highness, you've shaken the wrong person."

Chu Mingkong looked up and saw that it was indeed the case. At first glance, the scale was actually larger than he had imagined. Yun Nongyu's Taoist robe was rather tight, slightly compressing her breasts, but even if the seal was broken, they certainly wouldn't be as large as Zuo Qiuchi's.

"Sorry, I got a little excited just now. I thought Master had lost weight." Chu Mingkong restrained the urge to pinch him and silently moved his hand to Master's.

The moment she grasped his hand, Zuo Qiuchi shoved the rebellious disciple to the ground. She then said to Yun Nongyu:

"Master, don't be angry. I'll help you get justice. I'll clean up your sect and kill this traitor! He touched you just now, didn't he? I'll get revenge for you!"

Zuo Qiuchi straddled Chu Mingkong, her bare, delicate feet, unclad in stockings, pressing directly against the sides of Chu Mingkong's cheeks and flicking his head repeatedly until several bumps appeared. Only then did she let him go, lay back down, and embrace Yun Nongyu, who was preparing to run away, continuing to hold her close.

Chu Mingkong rubbed his head and hugged her back, but this time he hugged the right person. His pig's trotters sank into those huge breasts that were hard to grasp with one hand.

Because Zuo Qiuchi was holding Yun Nongyu tightly, Chu Mingkong's intervention inevitably resulted in the back of his hand touching Yun Nongyu's back.

Yun Nongyu could clearly feel how Chu Mingkong's hands were ravaging and manipulating his master's precious flesh. Although he had long known that there was something wrong between the master and disciple, he was still ashamed and could only pretend to be dead and tell himself that he knew nothing.

"Seriously, Master, you really didn't worry about me being inside the palace's protective barrier? I was so worried!"

"But you turned out to be fine, didn't you? Shouldn't you be grateful for my trust in you? You've graduated and can now go and cause trouble on your own."

Zuo Qiuchi's trust in Chu Mingkong was not unfounded. On one hand, Chu Mingkong had shown her the Annihilation Domain in advance, and on the other hand, when defeating Eunuch Cao, Zuo Qiuchi casually asked him about the situation in the palace.

That chief eunuch had actually become somewhat indifferent to worldly desires, much like a local deity trapped in the capital for so many years, guarding the lives of several emperors, and his feelings about the distinction between friend and foe were not particularly strong.

He was clear about the source of his power and realized that his defeat in the capital city made him feel the rapid decline of the dragon vein's power, which meant that the Tianji Empire was gradually entering a precarious situation.

Leaving the Primordial Empire in one step can be considered a liberation.

So he described the situation in the palace, saying that the emperor had gone to great lengths, digging three feet into the ground, but still couldn't find Empress Pei.

Upon hearing this news, Zuo Qiuchi naturally stopped worrying about her apprentice's situation. Who knows where he was hiding, playing Queen? Since that was the case, why should she worry about him? She could just go back and relax.

If Feng Ying weren't away, Zuo Qiuchi would definitely have used her as a pillow to sleep.

However, oversleeping today was indeed an accident. Zuo Qiuchi really planned to go and see her today. On the Qianqiu Festival, the Princess will officially be married, and there might be a chance to bring him out.

But I slept too comfortably the past few days and didn't get my sense of time right away, so I just fell asleep.

"Master, I heard you defeated that Earthbound Spirit Eunuch in the capital? Although I was busy protecting my sister-in-law at the time, that Eunuch Cao was indeed not easy to deal with."

Zuo Qiuchi stroked Yun Nongyu's thighs, his jade-like soft hands caressing her round, smooth, and snow-white thighs. His hands slid down from her waist, quickly brushing against her clothes, only briefly feeling the curve of her slender waist before moving away. When he reached the smooth skin of her legs, he slowed down, as if to savor the exquisite and delicate beauty of every inch of her skin.

"It's nothing, it's normal that you can't beat him. After all, he withstood three of my sword strikes, which is not easy. You still have to work hard." After subconsciously comforting him, Zuo Qiuchi felt that he hadn't said it enough. He changed his tone and said sarcastically, "But you can't beat anyone even with your extreme Yin power. You're really useless and you're embarrassing me. Wait for me to slap you."

"There's nothing we can do. How can we go all out if we don't know the full story? What if my sister-in-law gets caught in the aftermath of the battle?"

After exchanging a few playful insults, the topic of Eunuch Cao came to an end. Chu Mingkong then bypassed Zuo Qiuchi and asked Yun Nongyu:

"Master Yun, there's something I've wanted to say for a long time. Your Dustless Talisman is indeed very useful. Its concealment effect is stable, and even when the spiritual energy in the talisman is used up, it can still be used as a protective talisman. Whenever I use it to save my life, I almost always encounter situations where I'm caught cheating. This talisman is truly terrifying."

“Your Highness, my talisman should not normally have that effect... Perhaps it is a coincidence, or perhaps Your Highness’s extreme yin energy has disrupted the talisman’s intended effect, causing it to have some other effect in the dark.”

Yun Nongyu even suspected that Chu Mingkong might be trying to take the opportunity to spread rumors and smear her talismans, claiming that they were only used for trivial matters like catching adulterers, in order to threaten her and demand more talismans.

Although Yun Nongyu does not make a living by selling talismans, if Chu Mingkong really acts recklessly like this, it will directly damage her reputation.

After sighing, she took out five or six dust-free talismans, considering it as protection money.

"Dust-free talismans are rarely used, so I haven't prepared many. I'll use these for now."

Chu Mingkong had just reached out to take it when Zuo Qiuchi intercepted it, taking the talisman and burying it in her deep cleavage.

However, in such a place, Chu Mingkong dared not take it out. He had just reached out to feel around when his hand was caught in the powerful pressure of the breasts and he couldn't get it out. He couldn't find any trace of the Dust-Free Talisman. It was most likely that Zuo Qiuchi had just made a feint and actually hid it in his own storage artifact.

"You unfilial son, call me 'Father' and I won't give you the talisman."

"..." Yun Nongyu thought to herself, "Can't you be normal for once, Sword Immortal Zuo?"

"Father." Chu Mingkong still felt no psychological burden whatsoever.

"???" Yun Nongyu had a thousand words in her heart, but in the end, only a sigh remained. She silently told herself that she would get used to it.

Zuo Qiuchi was bored. She wanted to see Chu Mingkong looking conflicted, as if he was embarrassed in front of outsiders but had to reluctantly speak up because of the temptation of the Dustless Talisman. Instead, he was so decisive that Zuo Qiuchi felt nothing at all.

"Take it, take it. You're so boring. I've wasted my time raising you. You bring me no joy at all!"

Chu Mingkong accepted the talisman and said:

"Master, so that's what you wanted? You should have said so earlier. I thought you were just upset because I'd called you 'Master's Wife' for so long, and you just wanted to hear me call you 'Father.' How about we start over?"

"I'm not interested in starting over. What do you say about owing me this experience?" Zuo Qiuchi said, a little annoyed.

"That's easy to do!"

Chu Mingkong got up and immediately transformed into a little boy, lying on Zuo Qiuchi's body. Zuo Qiuchi had been holding the tiny Chu Mingkong more than once or twice recently, and was getting a little tired of it, but then thought better of it.

I might as well hug her; I figure he can't come up with anything else to amuse her, so I'll just have to make do.

She pulled Xiao Mingkong into her arms and hugged him comfortably, sandwiching him between her and Yun Nongyu.

Yun Nongyu had originally been facing away from Zuo Qiuchi, mainly because she was afraid of losing her composure due to the master and disciple. However, upon sensing the energy fluctuation just now, she turned around in surprise, her eyes seemingly looking at the shrunken Chu Mingkong through the blindfold.

"What kind of technique is this?" She sensed a familiar aura.

Chu Mingkong subconsciously said, "I used the 'Boy Worshiping Buddha' technique to shrink myself... No, I remembered wrong. This seems to be an incomplete copy of the 'Plain Maiden Reincarnation Technique,' which only retains the side effect of shrinking the body."

Yun Nongyu sensed a similar aura to the "Su Nu Jing" from the energy fluctuations just now, suggesting that the cultivation method might have evolved from the "Su Nu Jing".

Moreover, I have never heard of a cultivation technique that can be practiced solely based on its side effects. It is more likely that there is another cultivation technique of the same origin as the foundation, which supports the side effects of the "Plain Maiden Reincarnation Technique".

"Your Highness, you have mastered the 'Su Nu Jing'?"

"More or less. It's not quite a complete mastery, just some understanding. The 'Su Nu Jing' uses sexual intercourse to heal injuries, right? It's quite economical in terms of pills."

Yun Nongyu fell silent for a moment. The master and apprentice ignored her reaction and continued to make a fuss. Zuo Qiuchi spanked his little apprentice's bottom so hard that it made a loud slapping sound. He even threatened to record it with the viewing stone and send it to Shen Xuejun to make her extremely envious.

After the two finished their commotion, Chu Mingkong noticed that Yun Nongyu hadn't spoken for a while. He casually started a conversation to avoid ignoring her, saying:

"Master Yun, what have you been busy with during the time you disappeared? My master has been watching over you like a statue waiting for his wife, and his temple has collapsed from waiting."

“Your master just told me that you knocked down my Yunhai Taoist Temple with your face,” Yun Nongyu said softly. “But it doesn’t matter, it’s just a Taoist temple.”

This time, Chu Mingkong fell silent. It turned out that his master had already complained beforehand, smashing his face against the wall...

That makes sense, really. Every time, he gets slapped in the face, his face hits the wall, and he flies off.

Chapter 148 Aunt Gu: Do you want me to step on you again? (11.4/18)

Yun Nongyu discovered that the master and disciple were exceptionally imaginative. Whenever they were together, their topics were entirely spontaneous, and they would talk about whatever came to mind, sometimes in bizarre ways.

Others might not be able to keep up with the pace, sigh in frustration, or even feel helpless, but it seems that this master and apprentice pair are quite suited to this aimless way of getting along.

Yun Nongyu watched them for a while and felt that if she didn't try to get involved and simply observed them quietly as an outsider, the two of them would be quite amusing when they were fooling around.

Just as Chu Mingkong and Zuo Qiuchi went around in circles, trying to figure out whether it was the wall that hit him or him that hit the wall, Chu Mingkong, still confused, asked the question that had been interrupted for so long.

"So what exactly did Master Yun go off to do?"

After pausing for a moment from their conversation, Yun Nongyu said:

"Dealing with the rebellious traitors within the sect was a long and arduous process due to various factors, which was truly unfortunate."

Judging from her tone, Chu Mingkong felt that she had no intention of going into details, so he didn't press her for an explanation and didn't want to be the kind of person who would be tactless.

"Time has been spent, but as long as the goal has been achieved, that's fine. The sect's affairs are of utmost importance and should be dealt with seriously. By the way, did Daoist Yun return to the capital for some reason? To the Daoist temple? There are only ruins left there. Master was afraid that you would be saddened by seeing the ruins, so he cleared them away for you. Now it's completely bare."

Thank you, no need to remind you and your master that you demolished my Taoist temple...