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

"Never mind, we'll deal with it later. The way things are going right now makes me happy. I even want to call Yongzhen over and show her what real skills she has. Who can't do it?"

Pei Mi was embroidering in her room when she suddenly felt a strange sensation. Her delicate hand trembled, and the needle almost pricked her finger.

Of course, a cultivator's "thick skin" won't bleed from being pricked by a needle, but it will still hurt if you do.

Pei Mi carefully sensed the strange feeling, which was almost the same as the feeling when Chu Mingkong acted recklessly around her!

No, it's the same!

In the past, it felt so full that it was bulging, but now it's half empty and half squeezed. If you didn't know better, you'd think you had a walnut stuck in your throat.

"What happened... Right, Jinyu, it must have been Jinyu who did this back then!"

Pei Mi put down her embroidery, clutching her skirt. Her legs felt weak and she could barely stand, but the anger in her heart gave her the strength to move forward. Pei Mi endured the subtle discomfort and rushed towards Chu Mingkong's room in one go.

With a "bang!", Pei Mi stumbled open the door, and sure enough, she saw the scene she had expected.

"Jinyu! What are you up to now!"

Pei Mi was so angry that he wanted to pinch Jin Yu's waist, making Jin Yu cry out in pain.

Naturally, this farce ended with the dismantling of the teleportation array.

The masterpiece that Jin Yu had painstakingly created over ten to fifteen days had left Pei Mi's secret realm long ago, before Jin Yu even had a chance to truly experience being "Taoist Master Jin Yu".

......

Chu Mingkong returned to the window, continuing his daily routine of being wary of his surroundings, which still carried a hint of avoiding Pei Mi.

It's likely that Jin Yu has really come up with something new this time. Pei Mi is afraid that the girl will come up with some new tricks in the future, and he might be driven to the brink of despair one day. Therefore, he reprimanded Jin Yu particularly harshly this time.

He twisted her waist, rubbed her cheeks, and pulled her ears, locking Jinyu in the room. He scolded her for most of the day, but she didn't come out. The commotion inside could be heard clearly even from outside the door.

"Is it because she feels guilty or because Mi'er has gained momentum? Jin Yu doesn't dare to argue this time." Chu Mingkong exclaimed inwardly.

Yongzhen happened to be passing by and overheard Chu Mingkong's mutterings, so he asked curiously:

"Mingkong, what happened between Aunt Pei and Jinyu and her daughter? Why have they been arguing for so long?"

Chu Mingkong, fearing that Yongzhen's passing might inadvertently upset Jinyu, quickly said:

"Uh, I don't know either! I'll go check on them and try to persuade them later, so as not to hurt their relationship. Yongzhen, you don't need to worry about it. The mother and daughter bicker every now and then."

Chapter Six: Jin Yu's Importance

Amidst the mutual harm between Pei Mi and Jin Yu, Xianzhen Pavilion arrived at Jiuxiang Town.

Instead of the pervasive smell of alcohol, there is a mixture of various floral fragrances. Every household has different flowering trees planted in front of their doors, which are aptly named "floral fragrance wine".

The flavor is just too mixed; most people couldn't handle it.

Chu Mingkong made an excuse to go out and scout the way, taking Jin Yu, who had just been scolded, to the area around the town to relax and comfort her.

"Jinyu, don't be so down. Just think of it as you upset Mi'er and made her angry, so just bear with it~"

A plump young woman in a red and gold phoenix dress was arm in arm with a man, her head resting on his arm. She strolled around listlessly, occasionally kicking away fallen leaves.

"That makes sense, but it still feels unfair!"

Chu Mingkong also understood this principle. Sometimes it's not appropriate to reason with people. Just go with the flow. The girl came here for comfort, so don't try to analyze things rationally.

However, Chu Mingkong was still somewhat curious. He controlled his curiosity and asked sympathetically:

"Jinyu, tell me, what did Mi'er do to you? Did she pinch your cheek or pull your ear?"

Jin Yu recalled the scene and felt indignant. She lifted the fallen leaves and pebbles with even more force, and said angrily:

"Fighting her is secondary. What really bothered me was her rudeness, her gossip, and how she used that jade toy to illustrate my limited abilities. Then she accused me of randomly setting up formations and even told me to..."

Chu Mingkong pondered that these were all attacks targeting Jin Yu's sore spots, but the novelty was only so-so.

He asked casually:

What else can I do to you?

Jin Yu was so angry she wanted to stomp her feet:

"She also said... if I really want to be a Taoist priest, then I should put one teleportation array in front and the other in the back. If that doesn't work, I can put it in my mouth. That way, when you release, Chu Lang, my mouth will spew out white spring water like a fountain."

"How vicious, that old woman!"

Chu Mingkong pursed his lips in a frantic rush, trying to suppress his laughter, which almost made him laugh out loud. It was indeed quite vicious!

“Mi’er… she really is a bit too wicked, but we’ve already put her through a lot this time, so let’s give her a break this time, okay?”

"I don't want to let it go." Jin Yu changed the subject and snorted, "But, being scolded this time isn't a complete loss. Chu Lang, do you know that wicked woman was so busy scolding me that she forgot to make me cancel the teleportation array? Now the position is just right, let's mess with her again!"

The location is perfect. Since we're not in the Immortal Treasure Pavilion, Pei Mi can't come up to us and cause trouble, right?

But Jinyu, have you thought about what you'll do when you get back? You're just going to hurt them anyway, and worry about the future later, right?

Previously, Chu Mingkong thought that Jin Yu was a bit "arrogant" and "outrageous". She was quite good at stirring up trouble, having offended her own mother and then Yongzhen.

However, it seems that he is all bark and no bite now. He made a lot of noise but did little, and he even had to appease the bullied person.

Before things come to light, Chu Mingkong felt it was best to stop it in advance.

But Jin Yu was still angry, so it wouldn't be appropriate to forcefully appease her; it would be better to distract her first.

"Alright, since we've come all this way to hang out with you, let's not think about those troubling things. Shall we take a look at this Wine Town first?"

"Um......"

The population of Jiuxiang Town is not large; perhaps it has a secluded, otherworldly feel to it, as the population is indeed sparse.

A town of this size would have at least 100,000 people in Xiling, but here it probably only has a few thousand to tens of thousands.

I don't know if there's anything fun to do here, but the houses are definitely quite big.

Looking towards the Sword Emperor Dynasty from here, you can't see any country there, but the magnificent scene of sword energy swallowing the clouds and soaring into the sky is very clear!

It was as if the Sword Dynasty had truly been isolated from both above and below ground, and the bird was saddened.

The biggest thing Chu Mingkong wanted to find out was the closed-off state of the Sword Dynasty.

The people in Wine Town are also quite easy to talk to. Anyway, Chu Mingkong paid the right amount of money, so they were all very hospitable. The social customs of the Crescent Moon Kingdom are indeed reasonable.

"Sword Dynasty? I have no idea. I'm just an old man selling wine; I can't fly that far. You're not thinking of taking back the money you just spent on the wine, are you?"

"You mentioned a lockdown. I don't know if it's the work of some evil sorcerer, but I heard that some evil sorcerer appeared and gradually sealed it off, probably because he was afraid the evil sorcerer had outside help?"

A heretical Taoist? Could it be that Peng Bao Taoist? Is he really that troublesome?

"I know a little bit about it, but the Sword Dynasty has blocked it, so my wine is hard to sell."

Is he implying that he should give more money for the wine? Chu Mingkong wasn't short of money, so he generously gave him some more, signaling him to continue sharing information.

"There was a sorcerer who harmed many cultivators, but it seems that the sorcerer was severely injured."

Your addition is even worse than what the other person just said!

Chu Mingkong wandered around for a while and, feeling that he couldn't gather any useful information, stopped trying to delve deeper.

Instead, he accompanied Jinyu back towards Xianzhen Pavilion, trying to resolve the conflict between the mother and daughter.

"Jinyu, I've been thinking about it. If we do as you say and bully Mi'er again, what if we accidentally make her pregnant and she gets another baby in ten months?"

Jin Yu didn't quite understand Chu Mingkong's dilemma:

"Wouldn't it be better if she were pregnant? Chu Lang, don't you want more babies? Or do you dislike Mi'er's belly and think she's not worthy of carrying your baby?"

"..." Chu Mingkong cleared his throat, maintaining a neutral tone, and said, "No, it's just that there's something I find strange and can't figure out."

"what?"

Jin Yu stopped and looked up at Chu Mingkong with her beautiful eyes. Her eyes were clear and naturally charming, pure but not seductive.

Chu Mingkong also stopped, cupped her smooth face in his hands, and asked:

"Why do you always want Mi'er to carry my baby instead of you doing it yourself?"

Jin Yu blinked, feeling flustered and at a loss. She was afraid Chu Mingkong would misunderstand, so she explained:

"I...didn't I mention this to Chu Lang before? I was worried that if I got pregnant, I wouldn't be able to be intimate with you for ten months. So I thought Mi'er could take my place. Anyway, what's hers is mine, and what's mine is hers."

"But what if I said I wanted you to do it yourself?"

Jin Yu was stunned for a moment. In a sense, these words were also a sign that she was valued by her lover. Jin Yu was easily satisfied by Chu Mingkong's side; all she needed was his attention and affection at all times!

"If you really want to, Chu Lang, then it's not impossible, it's just a bit sudden, so I need to prepare..."

"Chu Lang, do you really want the baby in my belly?"

Chapter Seven Auspicious Days

Chu Mingkong thought Jin Yu would struggle a bit more. Given that they were both sincere, he didn't think that a girl's unwillingness to get pregnant meant she didn't love him enough.

It's possible that she has a fear of this, or has seen images of miscarriage, or has had similar psychological trauma.

Of course, Jin Yu's personality is probably neither of those two, but Chu Mingkong didn't expect that after the mother and daughter had been fighting for so long, Jin Yu was persuaded by him in just a few words.

Is this the end of the scheming and being schemed against between mother and daughter?

Chu Mingkong thought about it and still felt it was somewhat unreal!

But now that they've returned to Xianzhen Pavilion, Chu Mingkong can't just send her back to Pei Mi's place. Since Jin Yu is in a good mood, he'd take her to sit with Zhi'er Baobao. It's good for the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to sit together and get along well.

As Jin Yu was about to leave, she suddenly remembered that this trip wasn't just about keeping her company. She murmured absently:

"Chu Lang, didn't you want to gather some information about Wine Fragrance Town?"

"We've finished gathering information, so we're heading back now."

"Huh? You went back after asking about just a few households?" Jin Yu felt that this was a bit of a perfunctory response.

"That's pretty much it. The townspeople here all have some level of cultivation, so their information is roughly the same. Asking two or three households or a dozen makes no difference. Just treat it as a preliminary inquiry. Don't pry too much, or we'll seem suspicious."

Jin Yu nodded as if she understood, but she didn't really know much about these things. As long as Chu Mingkong said it was fine, that was fine.

She slowly walked around behind Chu Mingkong, her soft, slender hands gently resting on his shoulders: