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

"That's another matter. The key is whether you want it or not..."

If you wish, I and my doll body are both available for you to try, but I still think it's enough to nurture only one side, so that the other side can move freely..."

Chu Mingkong was somewhat surprised. What was going on?

He came here this time just to try to explain Aunt Gu's situation to Yongzhen and see if she could visit Aunt Gu more often in the future.

How could you agree to the baby's request so readily?

Can a puppet body be conceived? Chu Mingkong had never thought about this question before. After all, his previous puppet body was indeed similar to a puppet. Only Yongzhen was special because he could use it as his original body after training.

Chapter 307 "Food Poisoning"

Under normal circumstances, Yongzhen would not take the initiative to tell Chu Mingkong that she was willing to have his child.

On the one hand, it might not be the right time. Right now, Chu Mingkong has to go out every few days to take care of the situation at the Buddhist temple. If she gets pregnant at this time, she will become a person with limited mobility. Who knows when a large-scale migration or retreat will be needed, her pregnancy will bring Chu Mingkong unnecessary worries and distractions.

On the other hand, the thing she brought up was a bit strange; it just came out of nowhere, without any motive or source.

Now that Jin Yu had just given her a reason to stir up trouble, Yong Zhen simply spoke her mind.

If you really want it, try your luck with the lottery every time you have time to cultivate. You can't force it, so try slowly and maybe you'll win someday.

Furthermore, if only one of her bodies is pregnant, she still has another body that allows her to move around freely.

Chu Mingkong stared at Yongzhen in silence for a long time, confirming that she wasn't joking. Then he took back the cat, played with it for a while, and, after sorting out his thoughts, said somewhat puzzledly:

"It feels a bit sudden, Yongzhen, you actually brought this up with me on your own initiative."

"It was Jinyu who brought this up. I was just wondering if you had the same idea, Mingkong. Besides, I have two bodies. If I'm pregnant in only one, I can take care of myself. You don't need to worry about me."

I have two bodies...

Yongzhen's tone suggests that she no longer considers her doll form as secondary, but rather as one of her "main" forms.

However, there's really no problem with her thinking that way. Yongzhen's main body cultivates a soul technique, which to a considerable extent has delayed her cultivation progress. In addition to practicing the "Water Light Thousand Illusion Technique" or something similar that Chu Mingkong once gave her, her puppet body has also practiced many sword scriptures and taken the proper path of cultivation.

If we disregard the difference in spiritual realm, Yongzhen's puppet body has actually surpassed him in cultivation level...

The smaller size has become the larger size.

Chu Mingkong said with a hint of reproach:

"The way you're saying that makes it sound like I think you're a burden because you're pregnant. Take good care of yourself, and I'll take good care of you too!"

His words were sincere, without any pretense. In fact, Chu Mingkong rarely spoke romantic words, so when he said them, he was naturally serious.

Women like Yongzhen and Shangguan Rong, who tend to be cold and straightforward, are not very good at dealing with blunt words.

If Chu Mingkong were the type to be flirtatious and talkative in his daily life, she might have been able to handle it more easily.

At that moment, Yongzhen lowered her eyes, her beautiful eyes flickering briefly. She seemed a little embarrassed by his direct gaze and said with a slight reproach:

"Really... I didn't say you wouldn't take care of me, I just meant you don't need to worry too much about me."

"Of course I understand, but sometimes I still really want Yongzhen to show some dependence. I don't find it troublesome or anything, but it actually makes me more energetic."

The eldest princess had a strong ability to understand words, and she translated them for Chu Mingkong with a blank expression:

"What you really want to say is that you want me to act as affectionately towards you as Jinyu does, right?"

"Uh...that seems to be the case, haha~"

Chu Mingkong placed the cat in his arms onto the doll, letting the doll hold the two babies, while he pulled Yongzhen himself into his arms.

"Yongzhen, you're always so... independent."

Chu Mingkong racked his brains to come up with a word that conveyed a similar meaning, wanting to correct it, but he couldn't think of anything else. Independent, isolated? Neither seemed quite right. He gave up and continued:

"Sometimes I wonder if it's because you feel I'm not good to you, but you're not used to speaking up, so you choose to live 'self-reliant' on your own?"

"......" Yongzhen.

To be honest, Yongzhen felt that Chu Mingkong was very good to her. Apart from his tendency to lick her face and feet, which was a bit excessive, everything else was impeccable.

If Yongzhen were to find something to be dissatisfied with, there wouldn't actually be many. Even if there were, it would just be that she wouldn't actively help her bully Jinyu.

At first, Jin Yu was worried about Chu Mingkong's reputation, but now she's unknowingly cheating on him!

"Mingkong, you're so good to me..."

Yongzhen, with a thousand words swirling in her mind, finally uttered only this one sentence. Even Chu Mingkong thought she had something else to say, but it seemed she had nothing more to say...

Now, Chu Mingkong suddenly regretted bringing Maomao and Jiao'er along—he couldn't do anything out of line to Yongzhen; with the children around, he had to be careful about their influence.

He was filled with remorse and regret for his wrong decision.

If the two little girls knew what their heartless father was thinking, they would probably complain about his betrayal. He brought them over when he was afraid of being scolded, but now that he wants to act recklessly, he complains that they are blocking his space to do things!

Of course, Chu Mingkong was more conflicted. The topic of the baby, which he originally wanted to discuss, had turned into this, and suddenly he wanted Yongzhen to go and cultivate a relationship with Aunt Gu, and take care of Aunt Gu who was pregnant. It didn't seem quite right...

Sigh, how melancholy.

He had no choice but to change his tune:

"There are quite a few people in the manor who know swordsmanship. You can ask them for advice whenever you have time. Just mention my name."

"No." Yongzhen's attitude, which had softened for the first time, hardened again.

The vast majority of women in the manor had some kind of relationship with Mingkong, and even his master seemed to have a relationship that was "deeper" than that of an ordinary master and disciple.

Asking them for advice makes me feel like I'm subservient to them.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Yongzhen has chosen Yuehe and Master Yun as her advisors.

The former is the mother of the cat, or a person active in history. It's actually hard to feel any hostility towards someone like Yuehe, because it feels a bit too distant.

The latter, Daoist Yun, doesn't seem particularly close to Chu Mingkong. He's often held by his master, Zuo Qiuchi, and otherwise spends most of his time alone in the courtyard doing his own thing.

In terms of mindset, Yongzhen didn't have any resistance to Zuo Qiuchi. Even if she asked him for advice, she didn't feel inferior because Zuo Qiuchi was very approachable. The main difference was the swords they used.

......

In the kitchen, the maids saw the pile of precious herbs, picked up a prescription from among them, and whispered among themselves.

These herbs were brought by Jin Yu. She knew she had little experience in cooking and might fail, so she prepared a large batch of herbs as a backup.

However, after successfully brewing the medicine on her first few tries, her habit of rarely going into the kitchen became apparent. She completely forgot to clean up the ingredients and just happily carried the medicine away.

The maids discussed:

"Why are these herbs piled up here? And what is this prescription? Is it a medicine prescription or a recipe?"

"These herbs seem to have been brought by Princess Jinyu. She probably wanted to instruct the kitchen to prepare medicinal cuisine. The amount of herbs is probably enough for one bowl per person, right?"

Chapter 308 The larger the Buddhist prayer beads, the more merit one accumulates.

Chu Mingkong left Yongzhen's place with the babies in his arms. Until he ran away, he didn't tell Yongzhen about his plans to make connections with Aunt Gu. It seems that he can only start with Shangguan Rong from now on.

Yongzhen's sudden mention of the baby topic made it difficult for Chu Mingkong to continue the original conversation.

"Let's find another opportunity later. But if Yongzhen's doll body is acceptable, does that mean Madam Zhen's doll body is also acceptable?"

Chu Mingkong felt it was quite difficult. Yongzhen was a real exception. It was extremely rare for someone to nurture a puppet body with their soul and make it almost indistinguishable from the real body. The aura of that puppet body was quite different from before.

Putting that matter aside for the time being, Chu Mingkong returned to his courtyard to rest and talk to the system.

He picked up the little girls and went back into the room. He lay down on the big bed, and the two pink and tender little girls started playing by themselves as soon as they touched the ground, sometimes climbing over Chu Mingkong's body.

In terms of size, he was certainly not as towering as Aunt Gu, but at least his solid muscles prevented Maomao Jiao'er from feeling like she was swaying on a water balloon, highlighting his "stability".

He watched the little girls play for a while, making sure they were having fun and entertaining themselves, before turning his attention to the system girl.

"Mother~" Chu Mingkong still shouted that incoherently, not only in his heart but also out loud.

The two little girls looked at him with confusion, then at the door, thinking someone had come. They even imitated the word "mother" a few times, but no one came.

The cat and the girl ignored him and lay on him playing by themselves.

"Aren't my two daughters adorable?" Chu Mingkong said with a hint of boasting.

The long-silent ledger notification sound suddenly rang out again. Chu Mingkong was puzzled when he heard the first few familiar lines, wondering if they had been blocked. However, what followed surprised him greatly.

[System reward has arrived; the negative 1000 points remain unchanged as a token of filial piety.]

What's going on here? It was just a picture of her daughter...

How come I'm being penalized 1000 points?!

However, this unchanging filial piety was merely lukewarm, and after witnessing the "pregnancy care fee" that Aunt Gu had given out, which was only in the "thousand" range, they didn't take it seriously at all.

But it's best not to show off this kind of big debtor attitude, otherwise you might lose some points.

"No need for that, you're being too polite... Mom, I wanted to ask if Yongzhen's doll body can have babies?"

While Chu Mingkong was asking questions, he opened the ledger and found that the "pregnancy care fee" for the baby had also been deposited, but Aunt Gu had already given him the message first and hadn't notified him.

Yes, the original purpose of a puppet body is to replace a physical body; it can be seen as a body reforged after the physical body has collapsed. However, the quality of this body is neither high nor low.

Chu Mingkong was tempted to try blind boxes. It had been a long time since he had done so, and seeing his current balance made him itchy to try them. However, he knew that the road ahead to further breakthroughs was still long and arduous.

He held back for the moment, and while petting his daughters, he replied:

Why do I say that?

Those who have the ability to reshape their physical bodies mostly want to reach new heights through this method, such as acquiring powerful racial talents from other races. They rarely use it as a backup physical body.

Having already experienced several battles at the soul level, you should be able to sense that even if the soul is indestructible, without timely backup, it is difficult for the soul to escape at the moment of defeat; there are few opportunities for escape.

This brings us back to the old King Chu, whose remnant soul was hidden inside the wisdom tooth relic and was eventually thrown into the Abyss by Chu Mingkong and Yun Han.

Indeed, even if one's soul is indestructible, the moment of defeat, the control of the overall situation is no longer in the hands of the loser.

So when the system girl said "not as good as the best, but better than the worst," she was probably referring to those puppet bodies that were blank slates, lacking any innate powerful talents, but still representing the pinnacle of blank slate bodies.

That majestic yet ethereal female voice rang out:

However, without a spirit, it is extremely difficult to conceive. The doll body was initially used as a life-saving charm, not for you to think about having children. Only a few people can nurture their doll bodies like Yongzhen did.

Chu Mingkong nodded. If every puppet could give birth to a monkey, things would get a bit chaotic.

His focus shifted, and he asked: