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

Chu Mingkong was truly surprised that the two of them had taken this turn in their argument, and couldn't help but smile and say, "Then I'll take your word for it. Since you're both being so modest, then I won't keep you company. Let's just call it a night?"

"No!" X2

The two stunningly beautiful mothers refuted this in unison.

“It’s our business who we give it to, how can you, Mingkong, say you won’t accompany us?” Wan Hua said angrily.

Xiao Zhi originally wanted to say something similar, but Wan Hua had already said it for her, so Xiao Zhi was too lazy to repeat herself and just glared at Chu Mingkong to put pressure on him.

Despite their bickering, he, as their physically strong son, still had to spend time with them alone.

Chu Mingkong closed his eyes and pretended to be dead, obeying their every word and never interrupting.

He had previously said that the decision was his, but now he has completely deprived him of his right to choose.

Chu Mingkong was also curious about how the two babies' mothers would ultimately choose. Would they end up making the decision again after all this time?

However, this time he was clearly overthinking things. Xiao Zhi and Wan Hua were deadlocked, and for some reason, they suddenly decided to make a choice by flipping a coin.

As a result, Xiao Zhi won, and Chu Mingkong will have to accompany Xiao Zhi to a secret rendezvous next time.

Chu Mingkong, who was pretending to be dead, was full of doubts. What was going on? So why was there such a contest of endurance and cunning in the beginning?

Although this made Chu Mingkong, who had been worried for most of the night, feel like a clown who had worked for nothing, it wasn't a big loss for him to have worked for nothing all night.

After their discussion ended, they could already see a sliver of dawn light through the tent.

Chu Mingkong tidied up for the two of them, returned to his empty tent, slept for a while, and then got up to tidy up the campsite.

There's no rush to spend time alone with the two mothers; the most difficult part is deciding who goes first and who goes last. Everything else is secondary.

"I wonder how things are going with the Wei family. I should go and ask them."

Chapter Thirteen: Qingning's Group Status + 1

Chu Mingkong helped with whatever he could, including but not limited to chores like asking about their well-being and pouring tea or water.

Such tasks should actually be done by maids and servants, but Chu Mingkong did them with the intention of chatting and getting close to the women; his actions were more of a formality in a mediating sense.

Upon careful reflection, he realized that what he was doing now was almost the same as what the wives of the Cui family had done back then. At that time, Aunt Gu and the other wives, as well as the younger generation in the clan, would go to the tea room every day to serve tea and pay their respects to the old lady. Wasn't that just like what he was doing now?

However, there is still a big difference. At least Chu Mingkong is very willing to do these things, even though the incentive notification sounds of filial piety points being credited have been blocked for a long time. These habits have almost been integrated into his mindset.

Seeing the women happy made him even happier than if his enemies had lost money.

After circling around, Chu Mingkong found Wei Qingning, who was playing with a kitten.

Compared to her initial wariness, Wei Qingning is now quite happy to play with the cat, as if the oppressive feeling she had from her has vanished after the cat turned into a little girl.

Standing in front of the cat, she could calmly hold her head high.

Chu Mingkong came to find Qingning, naturally wanting to ask about the outcome of the discussions with his aunt and the elders of the Wei family.

Seeing his sister and daughter playing happily, he couldn't bear to disturb them and sat down quietly on the threshold to wait.

After cracking sunflower seeds and leaving shells all over the ground, Chu Mingkong estimated that it was about time and took out the Lunar Eclipse Heavy Sword.

Although he did not infuse the sword with spiritual power, its quality was extraordinary. The wisp of the Moon River Goddess's will that remained in the divine kingdom was sealed within the sword. As soon as the sword was taken out, the atmosphere in the room changed quietly and rapidly, filled with the divine power of the Moon River God.

Wei Qingning gradually felt as if even the five elements of spiritual energy were being expelled from the room, and secretly marveled at the power of those ancient beings!

And the little girl in her arms happened to be the biological child of that person!

The cat was extremely familiar with her mother's scent. The moment Chu Mingkong took out the heavy sword, she was like a kitten that had smelled catnip. Her big, dark, bright eyes stared straight at the divine weapon in her unscrupulous father's hand.

"Come here, kitty, I'll let you play with this sword~"

The tiny little girl stepped out of Wei Qingning's arms, stretched out her chubby little paws, and moved closer to Chu Mingkong.

This time, Chu Mingkong wouldn't use the sword to tease the cat. Although that wisp of consciousness was asleep, it wasn't dead yet. It wouldn't be good if it came back to settle scores with him about his daughter one day.

After the cat touched the Lunar Eclipse Greatsword, it shrank considerably on its own, adapting to the little girl's size. The unparalleled sharpness on the sword faded, for fear of harming the cat.

After receiving the Lunar Eclipse Greatsword, the kitten didn't carry it around to play. Instead, it held it with a pout, clinging to the sword and embracing the maternal aura emanating from it.

"I was hoping that Cat would take the sword and play by herself, but now that I see you like this, I'm afraid Cat will secretly drop the little pearl by herself, and then your Wind Shadow Mother will come after me."

Chu Mingkong picked up his daughter with a mixture of helplessness and heartache before discussing serious matters with Wei Qingning.

"Qingning, what happened to what I told you before? What's the outcome with the Wei family?"

“After discussing it with the elders, my mother agreed to my brother’s proposal. They are now packing their things and settling the property before coming over. My mother informed me of this last night, but since the cat was shrinking last night, I didn’t say anything, for fear of disturbing my brother and the cat.”

"Don't be so formal, there's no need to bother you. If it's something important, we should focus on that. Thinking back to how wary you were when you first saw the cat, it makes me laugh."

"Uh, haha..."

Wei Qingning gave an awkward smile, feeling a little embarrassed and embarrassed. She fidgeted with her soft hair, explaining with difficulty:

"Who would have thought that my brother's daughter is only a year or two younger than him? But that's just in terms of appearance; in her heart, she seems to be about the same age. The feeling I get from the older cat is similar to that of the younger cat now."

Chu Mingkong wanted the cat to cuddle with Wei Qingning to ease her embarrassment, but he found that the little girl had fallen asleep in his arms.

He had no choice but to give up, but he was reluctant to put the little one down. He adjusted his holding position slightly and continued to hold her. Chu Mingkong put the Moon Eclipse Heavy Sword into the kitten's storage bracelet, as a talisman for her.

"The cat is asleep. Should we switch back to chatting later, or we'll wake her up..." Wei Qingning lowered her voice, stood on tiptoe, and brought her pretty face close to Chu Mingkong's chest to see the little girl's sleeping face up close.

"No need, just treat her like a junior cultivator. She can hear what we're talking about, so don't worry about waking her up. Just talk normally~" Chu Mingkong said this, but he also lowered his voice.

"Okay, then when the Wei family members move back, I don't know if we can buy back the original ancestral home and mansion."

"These are minor issues. I can take you to buy them in the next couple of days. With my current reputation, I'll let you use my influence to your advantage and see who dares to raise the price and refuse to sell." Chu Mingkong added, "By the way, when will the Wei family arrive in Xiling?"

Wei Qingning took out the note and flipped through it, confirming that her mother had not mentioned a specific date:

“My mother didn’t say it, but she said that there are occasional ghost stories in the area where our clansmen are now. In the spirit of helping if they can, they want to help the local area deal with it before heading back to Xiling. Anyway, it will take some time to deal with the property and wait.”

It's haunted...

Chu Mingkong then realized that witchcraft could also do such things. Considering the previous invocation ceremony and Wei Zhong's appearance when they met a few days ago, Chu Mingkong had almost forgotten that witchcraft could also exorcise ghosts.

"Brother, are you aware of the current situation of the Tianji Empire?" Wei Qingning suddenly asked.

"No, I feel like it just happened recently, and I want to wait until the situation stabilizes before I inquire about it." Chu Mingkong shrugged, frankly admitting his laziness when it came to information.

This psychological inertia is related to his experience in the Crescent Kingdom. After taking a tour of the Moonlit Royal Family, he was no longer interested in inquiring about the situation and other intelligence. By the time he learned of the information, it might have already been outdated, and the new situation had completely changed the content of the old information.

The Tianji royal family is probably in a similar situation now. The powerful emperor has been beheaded, and the royal family's foundation has been almost completely depleted. It's unknown whether the remaining uncles and princes will have any thoughts of ascending the throne.

Whether the emperor's forceful suppression of those sects that had humiliated him during his lifetime would be an additional factor in causing trouble and disrupting the situation is also a factor to consider.

Thinking about it this way, the situation is indeed somewhat similar to that of the Crescent Kingdom before. Gathering intelligence now is not very useful; it's enough to just keep an eye on the area around Xiling.

Chu Mingkong slapped his forehead: "Oh right, there's one more thing. The Wei family is sorting things out right now, right? I wonder if we could also confirm if any powerful wizards in the witchcraft system have left behind any inheritances, tombs, or ruins somewhere."

Wei Qingning acted immediately, taking out a piece of paper and writing to convey Chu Mingkong's meaning to the woman whose breasts were so large they didn't seem like her "biological" mother.

After finishing writing, Wei Qingning looked at the cat again and asked with mixed feelings, "Brother, will the cat turn back into its original form next month?"

Now that the kitten is here, Wei Qingning can feel proud and gratified; she's not the most narrow-minded person in the household...

Chapter Fourteen: The Gu Family

After her daughter shrunk, aside from the times when Feng Ying and the others took the cat to care for her, Chu Mingkong basically took her out to play everywhere.

He himself couldn't quite understand how the laziness he had developed with his master, Zuo Qiuchi, could actually be alleviated.

Now, I can spend most of the day wandering around with my cat without feeling bored. Occasionally, I'll let her nap with Zuo Qiuchi. This adorable cat might only last for another month. If she grows bigger next month, she won't have any more little girls to play with.

After two days of peace and quiet, Aunt Gu suddenly came to Chu Mingkong's courtyard to look for him.

"Cat, say hello!" Chu Mingkong held the little girl in his arms and waved her chubby paws.

"Aunt Gu."

The little girl's voice was sweet and clear. When Gu Jungui heard it, his eyes narrowed into crescents, and the tranquil radiance in his temperament gradually flowed with maternal tenderness.

Chu Mingkong still hadn't taught his daughter how to properly address these elders, but Gu Jungui and the others were happy for the little girl to follow Chu Mingkong's example and address them that way. Otherwise, having an extra title like "Auntie" would make her sound too old...

Mingkong was already surrounded by a group of beautiful young women, and now with the addition of two younger relatives reminding her of her age, she couldn't handle it.

It's fine if the cat calls her the same way her dad does!

"The kitten is so well-behaved~ Let Aunt Gu hold it~"

Gu Jungui took the little girl and held her for a while, then Chu Mingkong told her to go play with other elders by herself.

Qingxin Mansion is not small, but the occupancy rate is extremely high. Cat can run into her father's women to play with her as soon as she steps out of the courtyard, so there is no need to worry about being alone or getting lost.

"What brings you here, Aunt Gu? I was planning to play with the cat for a bit today before coming to chat with you."

Chu Mingkong pulled the gentle and voluptuous beauty to sit down and made her tea and poured her water.

Gu Jun Gui scolded him irritably:

"These days, every time you're exhausted from playing with the cats, you just go straight to your room and rest. I've only ever heard of Fengying keeping a hawk up until both the bird and the person are injured, but I've never heard of keeping a daughter up like that!"

The practice of "taming a hawk" refers to training hawks. Hawks that have been captured won't obey human commands if they aren't trained and tempered. This process can be understood as challenging the hawk's temper by staring at it and making eye contact until it gives up first.

Chu Mingkong laughed and said, "Cherish the time, the cat might not be affectionate to me anymore in a month."

Gu Jun Gui sighed helplessly, but she didn't want to waste time chatting; she had come with serious business: "Ming Kong, there's something I might need your help with..."

Chu Mingkong glanced back at the courtyard outside the door to make sure the cat had gone far away to play with someone before closing the door.

The little girl ran far away, so he stopped pretending!

Chu Mingkong pulled the beautiful woman who had been with him for most of his childhood into his arms: "Aunt Gu, aren't you being too formal? Do you really need to be so serious about what's going on?"

"This isn't my own business; it's about my maternal family." Gu Jungui paused, then said, "My family said a member of their clan is being haunted by ghosts and evil spirits. They've tried everything to cure it, but nothing works. So they sent someone to me to see if they could get you to help them..."

Gu Jun Gui knew that Chu Ming Kong was now very famous. He wouldn't even pay attention to people of high status, let alone some elders in sects. He only wanted to amuse his daughter.

Now that her family is asking for her help through her connections, Gu Jun Gui is in a rather difficult position.

She was also afraid that if this precedent was set, some people in the clan would be ungrateful and try to use her connections to bother Chu Mingkong whenever they encountered difficulties.

"Since Aunt Gu has spoken, how can I not go and see?"

"Don't say that. I didn't become close to you just to get your help."