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

Xiao Zhi didn't quite understand why Jin Yu wanted Chu Mingkong to perform the act with Pei Mi without using his internal energy, but from her own perspective, it seemed like Pei Mi wanted to "get pregnant"...

We absolutely have to check and confirm this!

As Qingse listened to Princess Chu's words, she thought to herself, "Doesn't Chu Mingkong already have a daughter?"

She probably wanted to have many children; one can understand the feelings of the Queen Consort of Chu.

This matter of checking for pregnancy is insignificant, and Qingse felt there was no need to inform Chu Mingkong.

"Such things do exist, but when it comes to pregnancy testing, if you take a test right after you've had intercourse, you can't take it as a definitive result. You usually have to wait about ten days for the test results to be accurate."

“I understand that principle. How can you determine whether someone is pregnant right after sex?” Princess Chu nodded.

Qingse instructed her maid to fetch a treasure from the storeroom, and soon brought over an icy jade pendant with what appeared to be wispy, cloud-like inclusions.

"This jade pendant can be used by the Princess Consort of Chu. Simply take this jade pendant and approach the girl. The color change of the fluff inside can indicate the outcome. Generally speaking, the more vibrant the color, the better it can be considered an auspicious sign, indicating that the offspring may have excellent talent... But as I said before, this is only for reference before the child is born."

This thing is mainly for checking pregnancy. If you can determine a person's talent while they are still in the womb, the Cui family wouldn't have fallen so far.

"How many spirit stones?" The Princess of Chu was very satisfied.

“There’s no need for Princess Chu to give me money. His Highness has deposited a considerable amount with me, and it’s more than enough to cover that. Besides, it’s just a small, not particularly expensive decoration. Consider it an early gift for His Highness’s future baby. If I were to accept Princess Chu’s money, it would be too formal and distant!”

"Alright!" Princess Chu did not refuse, but she added, "Qingse, after you finish your trip to the East Sea, inform Mingkong and keep it a secret for me for now."

"I know~"

Chapter Seventy-Two: North of the River, There Are Colorful Flowers

The Immortal Pavilion floats through the clouds. Beside a window, a dignified and elegant plump woman leans against the windowsill, looking at something.

A pair of full, soft breasts rested on the windowsill, and the beautiful woman carefully examined the exquisite jade pendant in her hand.

"I held it in my hand, and the clumps inside the icy jade pendant didn't change at all. I'll wait for Pei Mi and her daughter to come out and take a look."

Pei Mi and Jin Yu had rested enough. They cleaned up the mess in the room, changed their clothes, and went out for a stroll. It would also be nice to take a look at the view from the sky.

Although they had experienced something absurd the night before, they had settled all their scores and neither of them mentioned the events of the previous night.

Jin Yu was afraid that her little scheme would be exposed, so she felt guilty and dared not mention it; Pei Mi, on the other hand, thought that her daughter had seen her lose her composure, so she was unwilling to say more. Even if she could find a way to embarrass Jin Yu, she herself would not fare much better.

With their own ulterior motives, the mother and daughter tacitly avoided mentioning what happened that night.

As soon as Pei Mi stepped out of the room, her eyelids twitched. She saw a familiar figure leaning against the window on the other side of the corridor.

Let alone the princess's dress, just the round, ripe breasts beneath her wasp waist are enough to make her look like the Princess of Chu.

There had been some friction before, and Pei Mi was unwilling to have too much contact with her, but Jin Yu didn't have that worry. Besides, she was her husband's mother, so how could she pretend not to see her and avoid her?

"My dear mother, what are you doing here at the Immortal Treasure Pavilion? I didn't even hear you were coming!"

When Jinyu first arrived, she would politely address the Princess Consort of Chu as "Your Highness," afraid that calling her too intimately might offend her. Later, she realized that the Princess Consort didn't mind if she called her too intimately, so Jinyu simply changed her address.

Back in the capital, due to unforeseen circumstances, she was a latecomer, allowing Yongzhen to snatch the lead. But now that she's in Xiling, everything is a new beginning, and having learned her lesson, Jinyu is naturally eager to prove herself.

"It was a last-minute decision. I'd heard that there were many different races in the East Sea and wanted to see them. I thought I'd take advantage of this two-week opportunity to see them... Last night, after I came up here, I kept an eye out for you. Why didn't I see you all night?" Xiao Zhi smiled gently.

Her smile was not as gentle and tender as that of Madam Zhen or Gu Jungui, which was due to her personality, but it was not so threatening as to be threatening. It was much gentler than during the martial arts training in Tianya City.

When she was quiet, her beautiful face remained cold, but this was a dignified expression that had become a habit over the years.

"Last night... Last night my mother was tired and wanted to rest early, but she insisted on taking me to rest with her. I was very embarrassed, as I wanted to go out and chat. I didn't expect to miss my late-night talk with Consort Zhi!"

Jin Yu's ardent closeness to Xiao Zhi was clearly aimed at Chu Mingkong. Xiao Zhi naturally understood this and didn't find Jin Yu's affection ulterior motives offensive. As her mother, she was happy that the girl was so devoted to Chu Mingkong, and besides...

Jin Yu was still being so affectionate with Pei Mi in front of her! This made Xiao Zhi even more secretly pleased, and she looked at Jin Yu with increasing satisfaction.

Although Jinyu is a bit too sensible in handling the relationship between herself, her daughter, and Mingkong.

Thinking about it this way, Xiao Zhi really couldn't understand Pei Mi. How did this vile woman who seduced my son raise her daughter to be so sensible! I was worried from time to time about what would happen if Yun Han caught us, but Pei Mi didn't have such concerns at all. She didn't have to worry about how to solve anything. Jin Yu figured it out herself and even pulled her mother Pei Mi along to make things better!

Pei Mi was furious watching her daughter fawn over her nemesis, so she quickly called Jin Yu away.

"Jinyu, didn't we say we were going to browse around the Immortal Treasures Pavilion? What are you standing here for?"

"Oh, Mother Consort Zhi, would you like to go for a stroll together?" Jin Yu said politely.

"I've already looked around, but I'm getting a little tired of standing here. Let me walk with you for a bit."

Xiao Zhi accompanied the Empress and her daughter through the long corridor, then went to rest alone in the library. Once Pei Mi and the others had gone far away, Xiao Zhi immediately took out the jade pendant.

Sure enough, the cloud-like wisps within the jade pendant emitted a beautiful purple light, the kind only seen at dawn, enveloping the entire pendant in a mysterious beauty.

However, as the Empress and her daughter have moved further away, this glimmer of light is fading.

"Although we can't yet determine whether the seed has been successfully planted, I've tried it on many people and the pendant didn't react at all, but now it's showing signs of change."

This at least suggests that Pei Mi and Jin Yu might have carried Ming Kong's child!

The probability of a cultivator giving birth to a crystal is lower than that of an ordinary person. Therefore, it is common for a crystal to appear to be successful but fail at the last moment. However, cultivators can compensate for this by relying on their physical constitution.

Xiao Zhi consulted Zuo Qiuchi and Yun Nongyu, who also mentioned that Chu Mingkong's body is now close to being semi-abyssal, and he can no longer be regarded as an ordinary human. His chances of conceiving will be even lower.

Therefore, the light from this jade pendant may not reappear after a few days.

"But then again, if one of those mother and daughter really is pregnant, what can I do? I can't play the game of poisoning the unborn child and compete with Pei Mi in terms of pregnancy." As she pondered this, Xiao Zhi smiled dejectedly, unable to understand why she cared about this.

However... seeing Pei Mi so freely interacting with Ming Kong, Xiao Zhi was truly envious.

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Chu Mingkong naturally had no idea what his mother was doing, so he ran over to Yongzhen and Rong'er to see what they were doing.

While Jin Yu was eager to kiss him right away, Yong Zhen and Shangguan Rong were more focused on their trip to the East China Sea for the time being.

Following the principle of "reading ten thousand books and traveling ten thousand miles," they borrowed many geographical records from Qingse along the way, matching them with the scenery outside the window, and occasionally learning about the major events that had occurred in the East China Sea.

Hassle-free!

It seems that seeing new things is very attractive to them, even their two sisters-in-law are here with them. Zhong Feihuang's hometown is on a fairy island in the East China Sea, and she often tells Yongzhen and Shangguan Rong about her experiences as a local.

"It's getting a bit lively. I'm worried that if we only stay in the East China Sea for a few days and then go back, Yongzhen and Rong'er will blame me when we get back~"

"It's not that bad. I'm just taking advantage of the novelty to learn more. Once this interest wears off, I might not bother to learn about the situation in the East China Sea anymore," Yongzhen said frankly.

“Yes, and besides, we won’t be staying in the East China Sea, so it doesn’t matter how much we know. What we’re seeing now is just something we’re interested in along the way, otherwise we have nothing else to do.” Shangguan Rong put down the thick book in her hand and turned her gaze to Chu Mingkong.

Chu Mingkong vividly remembered how, when he first started taking advantage of Shangguan Rong, he always forced her to wear normal women's clothes. Now, on this long trip, she had changed back into men's clothing, which gave Chu Mingkong a fresh and beautiful feeling.

However, Chu Mingkong didn't want to become the center of attention. Yongzhen and Shangguan Rong used to be respectful to each other, but now that they're familiar with each other, neither of them gives way to the other.

He quickly steered the conversation back to what they had just been discussing:

"Let me see what you're all looking at... Flower guide? This flower is quite pretty, but the name is rather ordinary."

Yongzhen leaned closer to take a look at the illustration Chu Mingkong had pointed to:

"Colorful flowers are commonly found on the fertile north banks of local rivers. Their petals are relatively thin, and their colors are random. Their roots and stems can store a lot of water... This is just an ordinary riverside wildflower. Why give it such a complicated name? Wouldn't that make those truly precious flowers seem cheap?"

“That makes sense. Look at these colorful flowers that grow on the north bank of the river.” Chu Mingkong paused. “It would be nice to call them Hebei Colorful Flowers.”

Is this any different from the original? Shangguan Rong, this learned and talented woman, will have to argue with Chu Mingkong about this:

"What's so good about adding the words 'Hebei'? When naming ordinary flowers, simplicity is preferred over elegance for ease of organization and memorization. Besides, the name you came up with, Mingkong, isn't very elegant either."

Where is it indecent? It's all very elegant, okay?

Just then, Chu Mingkong thought of suggesting that when he gave Qingse advice at the auction, he should include some rare and precious medicinal herbs to enhance the event.

The medicinal peach plant is called Sakura/Kuwamo, and the vegetable variety is called Hashimoto Arina!

“Both of them make sense!” Chu Mingkong nodded.

"..." Shangguan Rong always felt that his response seemed to be about something else.

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As we get closer to our destination, estimating that we'll reach the East China Sea in a day or two, the initial excitement of setting off has gradually turned into a feeling of sluggishness.

Everyone stayed in their rooms, either practicing their skills or spacing out, to kill time.

Qingse was initially worried that she had neglected these distinguished guests, but she found that they had all become complacent and were comfortably returning to their own homes.

Chu Mingkong appeared to be lying there in a daze, but in reality he was browsing the Filial Piety Mall. The contents were dazzling, and he always had an urge to clear out the store and upgrade it.

But that won't do; what's truly useful is the "True Scripture of Union"!

He spent most of the day just looking without buying anything, barely satisfying his consumer impulses. Now he's ready to break through and go back to the days when he couldn't even afford to buy blind boxes.

"Mingkong, find a way to bring Yun Nongyu back to me..." The voice of the salty-fish master rang out beside Chu Mingkong, "Without a beautiful body pillow with its own Dao essence, do you know how restless I am now?"

When Yun Nongyu heard that Zuo Qiuchi was going to go out with Chu Mingkong, she ran back to Kunlun overnight, leaving a letter saying that she would take care of the sect's internal affairs and regain her freedom.

"You can hug this handsome male body pillow, I don't mind." Chu Mingkong opened his arms.

"Get the hell out of here! Your muscles are all stiff and lumpy, what's the difference between you and someone hugging a big tree?" Zuo Qiuchi said with disgust, making a feint kicking motion as if to kick him off the bed.

Chu Mingkong knew she was just bored and grumbling about the journey, so he ignored it.

He acted decisively, embracing her delicate body tightly, and continued to manipulate the Filial Piety System in his mind.

Breakthrough! Peach, crush me quickly!

Chapter Seventy-Three: Forging the Demonic Embryo

It must have been some time. Chu Mingkong remembered that he had given his sister-in-law Keqing a "book without words" to practice with. Because he could not see the actual content of the cultivation method, he did not know what kind of treasure manual it was. But he thought that his sister-in-law Keqing should have made some progress in cultivating it.

Because when he was cultivating with his sister-in-law Keqing, Chu Mingkong vaguely felt that he had "stolen" something from her, and he was certain that it was related to dreams or something similar.

However, this is a strange thing in this world, because cultivators cannot fall asleep, so the things "stolen" from Sister-in-law Keqing are useless.

If you can't fall asleep, how can you have dreams?

But he didn't care too much. The purpose of letting his sister-in-law Keqing cultivate was to improve her physical fitness. How much actual combat power she could have was irrelevant. Would he let Keqing go and fight with others?

This time, after exhausting all his savings to break through, Chu Mingkong was surprised to find that the cultivation technique related to the dream had quietly started operating.

In a hazy, indistinct state, consciousness experienced bizarre and fantastical phenomena, disoriented and disoriented, with mysterious and unfamiliar characters flashing before its eyes.

Although I knew nothing about it, the meaning of the word inexplicably flashed through my mind, and it was interpreted as the vast emptiness. Then, other meanings such as dream and dream-inducing a dream emerged in my mind.