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

If this were a discussion about something left behind by an ancestor, it would be fine to treat it as a discussion about the relics of a predecessor. But the problem is that it looks just like one of the people in the picture, making it hard to take it in stride.

"Master, is it really alright? Why are you letting your wife and two junior sisters go over and talk to that person like this?"

"The Xiaoxiang Qin Academy is a women's sect, so nothing will happen. Besides, do you know that the Wenqing Pavilion's headquarters is right next door?"

In the past, Wenqing Pavilion might have gone elsewhere and gone unnoticed, but now things are different. With Sect Master Shen making such a move at the auction, no one dares to underestimate it anymore.

Normally, these sects' residences are kept at a certain distance from each other, so as to avoid conflict. However, the residences of these two sects are almost next to each other, and even a blind person can tell that the relationship between them is very close.

Given its close relationship with Wenqing Pavilion, Xiaoxiang Qin Academy must have a legitimate background, so there's no fear that the female cultivators who enter might encounter any unpleasantness.

The female disciple guarding the Xiaoxiang Qin Academy led several female cultivators from Shuanglong Island to the tea room, leaving behind the words, "Your Highness is on her way." Just as the female disciple was about to leave, one of the female cultivators, looking at the woman who had recently gotten married, called out to her.

After bowing in greeting, the woman said:

"I am Guan Songyu, that is my master's wife Hongxiang, and that is my junior sister Tinglu. I have some questions to ask."

The Xiaoxiang Qin Academy is a women's sect; why would it allow a man to stay overnight there?

The female disciple considered whether it was appropriate to speak up. It wasn't good to talk about someone behind their back, but since it wasn't anything bad, she mentioned it briefly:

"Your Highness is an benefactor of my Xiaoxiang Qin Academy, who has helped us a great deal. Moreover, he has a close relationship with Wenqing Pavilion. His elder sister is the senior sister of Wenqing Pavilion. They have a very good relationship in all aspects and can be considered as outsiders."

As the saying goes, the more you say, the more mistakes you make. Even if the original intention is good, it may end up as a slip of the tongue. After saying just this one sentence, the female disciple left.

Since they were unwilling to talk about it, the female cultivators on Shuanglong Island couldn't force them.

I had no choice but to think carefully about what kind of person the other person was before they arrived.

Among the three, the junior sister Tinglu seemed much more nervous.

The main character arrived shortly afterward.

Before entering the tea room, Chu Mingkong was still wondering what would happen if the room was full of people. Would he be made to stand on a high place and be shown off for comparison?

However, Chu Mingkong was taken aback when he saw that only three people had come, and all of them were female cultivators.

What kind of setup is this? A married woman in her thirties or forties, a woman in her twenties, and a young girl in her prime? They're all quite good-looking.

After a brief self-introduction, Chu Mingkong got straight to the point, avoiding excessive formalities:

"Enough of idle talk. May I ask what brings you gentlemen from Shuanglong Island here? If it is about the ancient jade artifact at the auction, I am powerless to help. This is truly an undeserved misfortune for me. Surely you are not here for such a 'visiting' purpose?"

Chu Mingkong took the initiative and brought up this point first, but since it was a bit offensive to say it that way, he added a lie:

"Actually, quite a few people have secretly come to visit me these past few days, saying they want to 'see' things, which has made me feel extremely embarrassed and exhausted!"

Guan Songyu seemed to have a more volatile temper. When she heard Chu Mingkong say "they want to visit," she was so angry that she was about to retort on the spot, "We are three women, what do we need to see you for no reason?"

However, Chu Mingkong's additional explanation blocked it out.

"We've come here to discuss marriage."

"Who wants to talk about marriage?" Chu Mingkong's gaze turned to the beautiful married woman.

Will Chapter 106 be released soon?

These three women appear to be of normal build to the average person, with well-proportioned limbs and average height, and no major flaws.

However, under the influence of the women around him, even though Chu Mingkong's normal senses perceived him as having a normal figure, his emotional intuition still felt barren.

She was the kind of woman Qingning wouldn't be too hostile towards; she could be held in one hand, and from the side, she didn't have much of a curve.

Besides, these three women do have quite nice features, each with their own delicate beauty, judging from a simple interaction.

The married woman was gentle but decisive, and she wouldn't say things like "Let's go back and let the husband decide."

The girl in her early twenties was more impulsive. Although she was very well-controlled and spoke politely without being offensive, she looked at Chu Mingkong with a hint of wariness in her eyes.

As for the girl, she was only about fourteen or fifteen years old, a delicate and pretty girl from a good family. Her baby fat and childishness hadn't disappeared yet, and she didn't look as mature as when she was a kitten. Chu Mingkong wouldn't include this kind of girl in his aesthetic standards for the opposite sex.

However, when it comes to marriage... Chu Mingkong has had little experience with marriage alliances between cultivators. Is this similar to the situation with Sister-in-law Huang?

Her hometown is also in Donghai Xian Island. Is this kind of thing common?

The sect leader's wife, Hongxiang, felt that something was off about Chu Mingkong's question, even though it was a normal inquiry...

She offered a gentle explanation:

"It is my daughter. I have heard of Your Highness's deeds and have long admired you. I happened to hear that Your Highness has been active in the East Sea recently, and I have been wanting to invite Your Highness to visit Twin Dragon Island, but I have been unable to get in touch with you for a long time."

Chu Mingkong could tell that all this talk of admiration was just polite talk. Someone like Sister-in-law Huang had never met the Cui family before; they only had a relationship with the elders, so she was directly married into the family.

The little girl was quite sensible, but she was clearly a bit timid around strangers. Where did this admiration come from?

How can I refuse in a tactful way? I have no experience... Chu Mingkong only has experience in forcing girls, but no experience in politely refusing young girls. How can I say it in a way that won't hurt their feelings?

Feng Ying suddenly appeared in the room and sat down next to him in a concealed state. The three female cultivators could not see her, but Chu Mingkong could.

His silence led Fengying to misunderstand, thinking that he was interested in someone.

"?" Chu Mingkong secretly cast a questioning glance at Feng Ying, but didn't linger for long, afraid that the three cultivators would notice something amiss.

Beneath the octagonal table, out of their sight, Feng Ying's slender fingers lightly traced the crotch of Chu Mingkong's trousers, and the dangling, large penis was held in Feng Ying's palm.

"Why is this all about visiting relatives right away?" Fengying asked him telepathically as they touched.

"This was proposed by the other party. I didn't mean it that way. How could I be interested in that little girl, Tinglu?" Chu Mingkong replied telepathically. This was really going too far. How could Feng Ying not trust him in this matter?

I naturally believe you have no feelings for that young girl, Tinglu; I just think you might have feelings for Madam Hongxiang.

【...】

Chu Mingkong wanted to refute, but he couldn't come up with any rebuttal, so he could only continue the conversation while Feng Ying was holding his vitals captive.

"This makes me a little uneasy. We don't even know or are close to anyone, so how can we talk about marriage so directly?" Chu Mingkong felt that this was a polite way of expressing his refusal.

"We talked, but that doesn't prevent us from getting to know each other better; there will be many more opportunities to get to know each other in the future."

The married woman spoke gently, explaining that there were many factors to consider in this marriage proposal. Chu Mingkong's strength was one aspect, and the fact that she had discovered his close relationship with the Wenqing Pavilion was another. The power that Sect Leader Shen had previously displayed was too astonishing, and if she could gain her protection, it would be a great fortune.

Now that they've actually met, Chu Mingkong's appearance has won him a lot of goodwill.

However, Chu Mingkong eventually put the matter of visiting relatives aside for the time being, and directly brought up the fact that he already had a daughter in Xiling. Madam Hongxiang could not continue to insist, and Miss Guan Songyu's attitude also softened a lot. She did not want her junior sister to suddenly marry to such a far place, and not be able to settle down.

"Very well, Your Highness, you are welcome to visit my Twin Dragon Island more often in the future. By the way, do you have any news or updates on that strange item that was auctioned off earlier?"

After all the twists and turns, this topic is ultimately unavoidable.

Yes!

It wasn't the kind of scene Chu Mingkong had imagined—a scene of people surrounding him to watch birds.

"I really don't know what happened. I wasn't at the auction at the time. When I heard about it later, I thought it was a joke. I never expected that such an absurd thing was actually true..." Chu Mingkong's blatant lies were interrupted by a tremor in his voice, but he managed to cover it up with a light cough.

He glanced down at Feng Ying, who was in concealment. She had been sitting on the side, reaching out to play, but probably because she was a little awkward with her body twisted to one side, she simply crawled under the table and gave Chu Mingkong some more intense and deep poison.

It was as if Chu Mingkong was being sucked in by a huge suction force in a vacuum, as if his soul and essence were about to be sucked away by her mouth. Just now, Chu Mingkong's voice trembled because of her.

The three female cultivators did not notice anything unusual. The young girl, Tinglu, sat there quietly, not understanding much of what was happening. The other two, upon hearing that Chu Mingkong was not in the auction house at the time, found the matter even more mysterious.

Although the real person was not present, he did come to the East Sea, and then, coincidentally, a part of his body (a replica) appeared in the auction house.

It was like some kind of inexplicable coincidence; most people would probably assume that Chu Mingkong carved it himself and sold it!

"I think this is a frame-up against my reputation. I've offended quite a few people, and I have no shortage of enemies." Chu Mingkong tried to cover up his words, suppressing his voice to avoid revealing anything unusual.

Fengying kept talking, shaking his head and muttering to himself: He certainly has no shortage of enemies, but most of them are dead.

Lady Hongxiang denied it outright:

"It can't be fake. This is most likely not a setup. That strange object contains a lost ancient formation, and besides, the material of that thing is also rare. It's definitely not something an ordinary person could 'forge'!"

It's no lie, I accidentally dropped that thing there! Can't you just ignore it and let it go? Stop dwelling on it!

The girl Guan Songyu, who had been giving him a sharp look, now had lost her faint hostility and was replaced by intense curiosity!

"If I may be so bold, are those items in the auction house really exactly the same as His Highness's?"

Fengying had initially come to keep an eye on him, to prevent him from getting involved with some married woman. But now, hearing the topic change, she stopped and listened to the conversation with a smile, enjoying her man's embarrassment.

Making this shameless guy feel embarrassed for a while is no easy task.

The tongue-rolling gun activity had stopped, but Feng Ying would still occasionally kiss that tiger-headed thing, a light kiss like a dragonfly skimming the water, yet always with an indescribable sucking force.

Chu Mingkong felt a tingling sensation all over his body from the kisses and sucks. After taking a deep breath, he said with a headache:

"I...can't be sure, because I haven't seen the actual item. Although it's been widely circulated, I still think it might be a slander against me!"

Guan Songyu wouldn't let it go: "It's okay, I've seen it. I was there at that auction!"

As she spoke, she used her spiritual power to construct the shape of the "Red Bull," and the thing that Chu Mingkong had been unwilling to face for days appeared on the table.

Although it's not the actual item, seeing it would be quite a challenge.

Lady Hongxiang had already seen him once before; she was just one of the tens of thousands of cultivators present at the time. Now, seeing him again, she felt a strange itch in her heart.

Even half of it was as large and pleasing as a pestle or pillar. If this marriage were to happen, she would probably be quite envious of her daughter...

"I guess...right?" Chu Mingkong inexplicably felt like he was being questioned with evidence.

Fortunately, this topic was ultimately difficult to develop further. After the spiritual energy projection was released, the female cultivators felt embarrassed and hastily ended the conversation.

Otherwise, if there's half a thing on the table, they won't be able to find it when they're talking.

Chu Mingkong breathed a sigh of relief, but it would be a waste not to take the opportunity to ask for information since it was a rare chance to run into a local.

"By the way, have you encountered anything strange in the East China Sea recently? I've heard some rumors that among the cultivators attending the auction, there might be some resurrected ancient people mixed in, which seems to be related to that so-called Day of Great Yin?"

"There are indeed similar rumors, but no one has any concrete evidence," Madam Hongxiang shook her head, she didn't believe it.

"If we're talking about strange things, those Buddhist monks who asked for directions are the strangest!" Guan Songyu was particularly interested in such strange rumors, and even though she herself was a cultivator, she couldn't help but feel curious.

"Buddhist monks? Wherever Buddhist sects appear, trouble is bound to happen. What's so strange about them?" Chu Mingkong had no good feelings towards Buddhism. Apart from the guidance he received from the Asura King, Chu Mingkong had only ever had friendly contact with Buddhist sects.

"Where cultivators gather, even if the Buddhist sect wants to cause trouble, they will stay quiet unless they want to die. What's strange is that when they ask for directions, they always ask for places they've never heard of."

They asked about places they'd never heard of before, like how to get to some Buddhist temple or where certain holy sites were located, and even their speech was difficult to understand.

"This can't be without empirical evidence either, can it?" Chu Mingkong asked back.

"That's not the case. It happens intermittently. In the first five or six days after the Centennial Auction, we would see these monks asking for directions from time to time. They were relatively quiet and didn't cause any trouble. But we haven't seen them lately. Some of the sisters on Twin Dragon Island encountered them asking for directions when they were shopping."

The remaining half of the sentence is that I haven't seen it recently.