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

"Master Zuo, is there a way to deal with Mingkong's Annihilation Domain? It doesn't have to be able to defeat it, but at least we can know afterward that we have been affected by his Annihilation Domain."

Chu Mingkong had no choice but to listen in, as he couldn't join the conversation.

"Let me think..." Zuo Qiuchi scratched his head in distress.

Countering Chu Mingkong's Annihilation Domain is actually quite difficult. With this domain in place, anyone whose cultivation is slightly weaker than his will have absolutely no chance of dealing with him.

However, there might be exceptions in the Crescent Kingdom, because totem protection is prevalent there. Third-rate totems may be insignificant, but if you encounter a high-level totem protection, it's almost like the protection of an emperor's dragon vein.

Fortunately, the biggest problem with this realm of annihilation is that one must not have the intention to kill.

It would be very difficult for someone with Shangguan Rong's cultivation level to realize that she had been controlled by the Annihilation Domain.

"Didn't Fengying tinker with that White Tiger Protection before? Next time, have her make you one too, and you should be able to realize something after that."

However, you don't need to worry too much about Mingkong always using this to tease you. Whether you get angry or not, there's always some reaction to teasing. The most important thing in getting along with people is being able to feel their response. Otherwise, what's the difference between that and talking to a doll? Have you seen Mingkong having so much fun playing with the Yongzhen doll?

"No, right? He only pays attention to the puppets after Yongzhen's soul has taken control of them."

As someone who had played with both Lady Zhen and Yongzhen puppets, Chu Mingkong felt extremely guilty and unworthy of his master's trust...

Chapter 216 The Moon Worship Cult (4242)

I may feel guilty, but I'll still have to play when it's time to play.

However, Shangguan Rong's question to Zuo Qiuchi reminded Chu Mingkong that his girls might not like this kind of static teasing.

To put it kindly, it could be a prank or a joke, but for the person involved, it only feels like a bizarre and absurd situation, as if they were falsely accused of doing something outrageous without their knowledge.

In the future, if you ever joke about this Realm of Annihilation again, it's best to let the other party know as soon as possible.

On his way to the Moon Wheel Palace, Chu Mingkong contacted Madam Zhen via a note to let her know that Yongzhen was safe and sound and that he had just contacted her.

Madam Zhen also said that she had been to Kunlun Mountain and was resting in Master Yun's cave.

Upon entering the territory of the Moonlit Royal Family, one finds magnificent buildings with either pointed or domed roofs, though this is limited to the city itself. Surrounding the city are concentric slums, densely packed with low, dilapidated houses, leaving only a wide avenue for the road in front of the city gate.

The contrast is truly stark.

The poor here are not much different from refugees; their clothes are tattered, and the layers of headscarves they wear are slightly blackened and moldy. Only those who are richly dressed are qualified to dress like the Yueqi tribe.

She wore a gold-embroidered robe, gold jewelry, and a tuft of hair was dyed a golden-white.

Shangguan Rong looked at the suffering people and felt a pang of pity:

"Here... it seems that ordinary people don't even have the right to come into the city to have a look if they're not going there for work. Is it only those with status and influence who are considered members of the Moonlit Clan?"

Slavery exists in the Crescent Kingdom, so these poor people are slaves that can be bought from outside.

Regardless, it's difficult to judge right or wrong; some things are hard to change.

However, the visual contrast in the Moonlit Territory is truly stark. Inside the city gates lies a magnificent and opulent world, while outside the city, desolation reigns, making one feel quite uncomfortable.

"There seem to be a lot of white-browed eagles in this city. It feels like these eagles are watching us?" Chu Mingkong stared at a hawk with two long "white eyebrows".

He was currently in the Realm of Annihilation, but many White-browed Eagles were indeed watching him.

Can these little things see me?

Zuo Qiuchi noticed this and pondered:

"They should still be able to see it. It's just that these birds can sense that something is moving around us. They are protected by the power of this place, so their spirituality is a bit special. Don't worry about it."

"However, if someone notices the abnormality of these white-browed eagles, they will still have doubts, right?" Chu Mingkong did not expect that his Nirvana Domain would encounter such an enemy. "I wonder what Feng Ying is doing. She hasn't contacted me yet. I really want her to lead the way and take me to the brothels in Yueqi City to appreciate her dancing skills."

Putting everything else aside, Moonlit City is indeed a level above Full Moon City in terms of luxury and prosperity, and the level of service in its brothels might also be different.

Shangguan Rong turned her gaze and stared at him silently.

"Oh, I was just talking nonsense, just venting, nothing special," Chu Mingkong said helplessly.

"I'm wondering if I'll be frozen in time again by you, and then Mingkong, you'll have already finished your trip, come back quickly, and pretend you never left to talk to me."

What the hell is this "quick and easy" nonsense! We entered the city close to dusk, and dusk isn't even over yet!

What kind of speed does it take to finish so quickly? Do you think I'm the Heavenly Emperor, who just finishes with a few "humphs" and waits for the second round?

Shangguan Rong could judge whether she had been secretly frozen in place to play a trick on her by observing changes in the surrounding environment, so she naturally knew that Chu Mingkong hadn't done anything to her just now; he was just joking around.

But judging from Chu Mingkong's reaction, Shangguan Rong was wondering if her joke was inappropriate.

The security around the Moon Palace wasn't too tight. After Chu Mingkong arrived nearby, he took out Yongzhen's doll and used a note to tell Yongzhen that he could try "changing people".

In the Moon Palace, Yongzhen, dressed in the Moonlit Golden Robe, saw Chu Mingkong's message on the paper. She decisively communicated with her puppet and then attempted to use the life-saving technique from the "Water Light Thousand Illusions Technique".

As the incantation was cast, ripples of water appeared beneath Yongzhen and the puppet's feet, distorting space and opening a spatial passage constructed through the connection of their souls.

The shimmering water was like a hazy yet bright mirror, reflecting another Yongzhen—her doll, still wearing the white undergarment Chu Mingkong had given the doll.

The water ripples are "rising tide," the water surface is rising and moving, rapidly engulfing the real Eternal, while also releasing the doll Eternal.

If someone were to peek into Yongzhen's room, they would be astonished by this scene.

A "water surface" submerged the princess's waist. She was wearing a gorgeous and exquisite dress on her upper body, but her lower body was dressed in Tianji clothing, which was somewhat like a disguise.

But in reality, it was Emma and the doll switching places.

Chu Mingkong watched from the Moon Wheel Palace, finding it amusing but also anxious.

This must be Yongzhen's first time using this technique, so his proficiency is lacking, and the speed of this spatial exchange is too slow.

Chu Mingkong couldn't help but wonder: What if the spell was interrupted?

Half of it is the body of the real Yongzhen, and the other half is a doll?

Or will an even worse "cutting" occur?

The spatial fluctuation was eventually detected; the Moon Palace trembled, and the protective barrier was being deployed.

The sky, which had just been bathed in the glow of sunset, was instantly shrouded in the deep darkness of night. A crescent moon hung in the sky, like an eye that seemed to see through the darkness and gaze down upon the world below.

As soon as the barrier that could attract strange phenomena throughout the city appeared, the exchange speed between Yongzhen and the doll slowed down significantly. The water "risen" to Yongzhen's collarbone and approached her neck, but could no longer submerge her.

Yongzhen closed her eyes, focusing her mind intently to maintain the operation of the incantation, but the pressure between her brows was considerable.

Chu Mingkong was shocked: "I looked at Yongzhen face to face and didn't feel any fluctuations in his aura. Is this barrier that sensitive?"

Shangguan Rong was also anxious, her brows furrowed with worry as she looked at Yongzhen with concern, but she couldn't offer any advice in this situation.

Zuo Qiuchi frowned as he looked at Yongzhen's condition. This spatial exchange technique was essentially a spatial teleportation. If it was interrupted, it would be equivalent to a failed teleportation, which was extremely dangerous.

"We can't worry about that now. Mingkong, quickly use your Yin power to attack this barrier and suppress it." Zuo Qiuchi also took out his heavy sword.

Just as he was about to draw his sword, the night sky cleared, and everything returned to normal.

The water ripples, which had been halted, resumed, completely engulfing the doll Ema and replacing her with the real person from the palace.

In the secret chamber of the Moonlit Palace, Feng Ying pulled out the dagger-shaped moonstone core enshrined at the center of the great formation. The light of the great formation dimmed, and the barrier in the city also became ineffective due to her actions.

Fengying examined the core, which radiated a soft moonlight, and muttered:

"This core has been replaced. Does the current Moonlit Clan have the ability to reproduce this lost art? Does this rumored newly emerged Moon Worship Cult really have such capabilities?"

Chapter 217 Some equipment hasn't been switched over yet...

Chu Mingkong stared blankly at the suddenly vanished barrier, not understanding what had happened, but as long as the situation was in his favor, that was all that mattered.

With the barrier removed, Yongzhen successfully completed the "personnel change." To be on the safe side, Chu Mingkong used his master's wife's original spiritual energy to strengthen the Annihilation Domain.

He picked up Yongzhen in one hand and Shangguan Rong in the other, hoisted them onto his shoulders, and ran out of Yueqi City with Zuo Qiuchi. Only then did he remove the enhancement of the icy spiritual energy, saving as much as possible.

Unfortunately, once outside Moonlit City, all that could be seen was a dilapidated slum, with not even a decent inn to be found.

Chu Mingkong didn't mind the slight shortcomings in the environment, but given the current chaos, it was hard to predict what other situations might be involved.

Chu Mingkong led the girls a little further away and took a temporary rest at an abandoned and desolate totem temple by the roadside.

He took off his long coat and spread it on the ground for the girls to sit on.

The three women sat quite close together, mainly because their buttocks were quite voluptuous. Zuo Qiuchi was self-evident, while Shangguan Rong and Yongzhen were both girls with slender waists and wide hips. Although they were not quite as beautiful as Zuo Qiuchi, they were still top-quality women who were good at bearing children.

If they don't sit with their buttocks touching, there will definitely not be enough room for some people to sit on the dust on the stones.

Now that things have settled down, Chu Mingkong quickly asked about the things he hadn't had a chance to ask before:

"Yongzhen, you should be the real person now, right? Don't just change your clothes and not actually come over."

Zuo Qiuchi had never heard of the concept of "changing clothes and transforming," but upon hearing Chu Mingkong's words and recalling Yongzhen's situation just now, he felt a subtle sense of amusement.

"If after all that tension, all we end up with is the clothes that Emma wore in the Moon Palace, that would be truly laughable."

Yongzhen looked at him irritably and said:

"It's the real me, I've changed clothes and all! But this feeling is quite strange, because I'm also manipulating the puppet at the same time. Although the positions of the two bodies have been swapped, it feels like nothing has changed in my mind."

She felt nothing had changed, but Chu Mingkong felt the changes were significant. He looked at Yongzhen's lips and said:

“We haven’t heard you speak in a long time. Now that your true self has appeared, you have much more confidence in everything you do. As for the puppet, we can just destroy it ourselves.”

When Yongzhen heard him say that, she realized that she hadn't had a normal conversation with him for quite some time. If she hadn't been amused by his strange idea that "the only thing that happened after the person was changed was his clothes", Yongzhen would have instinctively taken out a note and given him a lecture.

Now things are finally alright. Besides letting him bite her, she can also talk to Chu Mingkong normally!

"It's easy to say 'self-destruction,' but the 'Water Light Thousand Illusion Technique' was something that was hard to cultivate. If it's self-destructed, it's all gone."

"It's just that there's a slight conflict between the spiritual veins and your soul cultivation technique, which affects its power a bit, but it's nothing serious... No, without the puppet body, that cultivation technique is indeed much less effective."

But it doesn't matter, he's always by my side. If something really happens, do I really need Yongzhen to step in?

At worst, we can just let Yongzhen temporarily control Madam Zhen's puppet...

Zuo Qiuchi was more concerned about the situation where the teleportation technique had been "stuck," and asked:

"Was your spell just stopped by the barrier?"

Yongzhen nodded with lingering fear:

"Yes, when the technique was difficult to progress, there was a feeling of suffocation, like being strangled. The barrier almost severed the connection between my soul and the puppet body."

“If the spell just now failed, the shattered spatial passage will ‘sever’ you and the puppet body at the same time, separating your head and body!” Zuo Qiuchi said solemnly.