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

"What should I do?"

"do not know!"

Chu Mingkong got up and walked over, drawing the curtains. Shangguan Rong panicked and quickly turned around, not daring to expose her back to him.

"Is there a way to teach the Cui family a lesson without damaging Aunt Gu's reputation?"

"...There are two methods. The first is assassination, but it's easy to be exposed. Your spiritual energy is unique in the entire capital and can't be hidden. The second is to wait for the person behind Cui Rong to provoke you again, and then you provoke them. If they make the first move, they will have an opening."

"Targeted chicken-snatching by scratching the buttocks? I like it."

Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Yameteor Law

Chu Mingkong brewed a pot of strong tea by himself, and spent the rest of the time passing the time with this tea. Shangguan Rong didn't speak, so he naturally didn't initiate a conversation.

He had a lot on his mind to deal with. Looking further ahead, there was the martial arts tournament for the new city lord of Tianya City. More recently, the Cui family's affairs were still causing trouble.

Although Shangguan Rong suggested the strategy of "remaining inactive," we cannot simply wait for new situations to emerge before devising countermeasures.

He had just had a "dry path" with Shangguan Rong, and although they didn't manage to cultivate together, his mind was unusually calm and clear-headed, like that of a sage.

Before the 0, he was like a silver demon; after the 0, he was like a holy Buddha.

During this time, the young lady from the Imperial Tutor's family, who had come over to give him "private lessons," was lying down beside him recovering from her injuries, much like Jin Yu had been. Chu Mingkong had offered to help her apply some ointment to the affected area, but she refused warily, fearing that he might do something inappropriate while applying the medicine.

The teapot was empty, and the sun was setting.

The afterglow of the setting sun transformed into an orange-red shuttle of light, which pierced through the gap in the curtain and swept across Shangguan Rong's reclining body from the side.

Her silhouette, reflecting the curves of her waist and hips, was pasted onto the white wall.

What beautiful lines!

The time spent brewing a pot of tea was actually quite short; the main focus was on Shangguan Rong.

He stood up: "I'm getting ready to leave."

The punishment for killing the crown prince was confinement for self-reflection, which meant living in the library indefinitely. However, Chu Mingkong's conditions were excessive; he could leave whenever he wanted.

Shangguan Rong, dressed in a white dress, lay prone. Upon hearing Chu Mingkong's words, her long eyelashes lifted slightly, as if she intended to look at Chu Mingkong's face, but in the end, she did not move much and remained lying there.

"Okay, I can leave after I'm done playing."

"..."

Chu Mingkong looked at her in silence, sat down again, and subconsciously poured tea, but there was no tea left in the teapot.

Shangguan Rong's tone just now was calm and indifferent, just like her usual tone when she spoke outside, as if she had heard something she didn't care about and then replied with "Oh, I know" out of politeness.

But... why does it sound a little melancholic?

"Why aren't you leaving?" she asked.

"I'd like to continue drinking tea. Go and brew me a pot of tea."

The woman propped herself up, and the movement of bending her legs seemed to trigger a tearing sensation somewhere, an uncomfortable pain from being forcibly opened up. She paused for a moment before continuing, picking up Chu Mingkong's teapot and going to the side to brew him tea.

The aroma of tea wafted through the study, blending with the increasingly vibrant red of the setting sun.

The dim light at this time of day illuminated Shangguan Rong's face, making the interplay of light and shadow particularly striking in her features.

Night fell quickly, and a pot of freshly brewed tea was placed in front of him.

Chu Mingkong finished drinking it quickly, not because he drank it in a hurry, but because the teapot was really only the size of a palm.

"Rong'er, the royal family didn't give you any orders to come and keep me company. Did you suggest it yourself?"

Chu Mingkong discovered this when he went to Shangguan Mansion to pick her up. Chu Mingkong originally just planned to find someone who knew the way to be a tour guide, and since he wanted to ask Shangguan Rong about something, he dragged her along.

When Chu Mingkong went there, he was still planning how to convince her family that he was seeking normal contact with her, rather than seeking revenge. However, it seemed that her family had already tacitly accepted the situation, and it was mostly Shangguan Rong who took the initiative to say that she would go to the academy to accompany him during his confinement.

"Yes, I was afraid you would take your anger out on my family, and I also expected you to come looking for me, so I told you in advance, to take your anger on behalf of my family. And today is the day I'll take it on." She looked out the window and continued calmly.

Chu Mingkong nodded, indicating that he understood.

"You've been lying there in a daze for a long time, what are you thinking about?"

"I was wondering why you haven't left after you've finished playing with my anus."

I have such a big grudge...

"Have you figured it out yet?"

"No."

"What aspect do you understand even less? Is it why you're not practicing dual cultivation in the correct place, or... I said I was leaving twice, why haven't you left yet?"

Shangguan Rong remained silent.

Seeing her reaction, Chu Mingkong felt he knew the answer. He got up, walked to the window to look at the night, and thought that it was almost time and he couldn't delay any longer.

"I just wanted to sit a little longer since I saw you weren't planning to leave. As for the first question, I think it might be that we have some differences in our understanding."

In Shangguan Rong's mind, perhaps "opening the back door" was simply a form of torture. After all, she was a literary girl, and the outrageous practices of this era were certainly not as numerous as those that Chu Mingkong had read about.

What are the differences?

When Chu Mingkong said that she didn't understand something, Shangguan Rong looked at him with dissatisfaction, feeling that this was contempt and perfunctory.

If it's about swordsmanship, spear intent, or the cultivation of extreme Yin and Yang, then if Chu Mingkong says that Shangguan Rong is inferior to him, then Shangguan Rong accepts it and has nothing to be ashamed of; she is indeed inferior to Chu Mingkong.

However, from the moment she entered the library, she was "warmly in love" with this lecherous man until almost evening, and after it was all over, he still thought she didn't understand.

Isn't it just venting frustration?

"I'm not the kind of person who accepts anyone and desires every woman. I'm actually someone who craves beauty, and I need 'beauty'! Moreover, it has to be 'beauty' that suits my taste. If you let Zhang Yiyi act like this in front of me, I would definitely feel that she is not worthy of touching my 'niu niu' (a euphemism for penis).

So, when I hug you from the front, it might just be for healing through dual cultivation, but when I hug you from behind... all I can think about is how much I crave your unique beauty.

"No, you lecherous scoundrel, you just want to see me make a fool of myself, unable to sit up and forced to lie down, as revenge for my ignoring you back then!"

"..."

This statement seemed to carry a lot of resentment, but to Chu Mingkong, it seemed that her resentment had dissipated considerably.

It seems Rong'er has realized that he is not the kind of crude person who simply wants to cultivate with her head facing the camera. Chu Mingkong actually wants to hug her from behind, support her, and be her solid backing!

"I'm really leaving this time. Why don't you stay here tonight and don't go back to the Shangguan residence? I'll come over early tomorrow morning."

"Where are you going?" This time, Shangguan Rong was genuinely not angry; she was simply concerned about what he was rushing to do at night.

"The Cui family, the clan head and his son, I get angrier the more I think about it. They dare to covet my Aunt Gu, I have to give them a beating first." Chu Mingkong's face was gloomy.

"Didn't I tell you not to attack them right now?" Shangguan Rong was more concerned about his injuries and the inexplicable increase in yin energy.

"No, Rong'er, I have to teach you a principle that you probably haven't heard before."

What's the reasoning behind that?

“The more a girl says no, the more a man wants her. So you’ve made me confused. I have to go to the Cui residence.”

"..."

What kind of logic is this?

Shangguan Rong revealed a disdainful and mocking expression, an expression that would actually excite people with special fetishes.

"So I kept telling you not to come in this afternoon, but you..."

Chapter Thirty: You two brothers are really clever little devils.

When it comes to sneaking into the Cui residence at night, Zuo Qiuchi naturally has to be involved.

Whether he needed help was secondary; his main concern was that she might actually stay overnight at Yun Nongyu's place and not come back. So he traveled a long way to Yunhai Taoist Temple to tell her that there would be melons to eat at the Cui residence that night.

At this moment, Zuo Qiuchi was pulling Yun Nongyu to take a bath. Poor Daoist Nongyu was forcibly dragged into the bath by Zuo Qiuchi.

"Is there really some juicy gossip?"

"Really, there might still be a chance to make a move."

Zuo Qiuchi calmed down and weighed the pros and cons. Beautiful Taoist nuns were common, but melons were not.

Let's go eat some melon seeds!

She casually tossed Yun Nongyu aside, got up to change her clothes, and prepared to go out and have some fun with her disciple. Chu Mingkong reacted quickly and rushed over to catch Yun Nongyu, whose clothes were half-tied.

A beautiful woman is in my arms, her body soft and fragrant.

Yun Nongyu moved swiftly, covering her upper body with her clothes, revealing only a glimpse of her thighs. She glanced at Chu Mingkong's hand that was resting on her jade-like thigh.

“Your Highness, I was able to sit up by myself just now, so there’s no need for you to worry.”

"I was just worried that if you sat still, I wouldn't have an excuse to hug you."

"..."

Yun Nongyu was speechless for a long time after hearing his words; he was truly "frank."

These two, master and apprentice, are not the same kind of people and can never get along!

"Master, are you going to come and have some melon seeds?"

"No, I should meditate."

"alright."

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Night was falling.

The master and apprentice easily sneaked into the Cui residence, completely ignoring the anti-theft barrier and the guards' senses.

Given Chu Mingkong's strength and Zuo Qiuchi's abilities, it would be very difficult for them to detect each other unless Chu Mingkong took the initiative to attack, especially since Chu Mingkong's injuries naturally isolated his senses.

“Speaking of which…” Zuo Qiuchi said abruptly.

"say what?"

"With your ability to ignore other people's perceptions, wouldn't it be very convenient for you to be a womanizer? You could go to a brothel and get a freebie without anyone noticing."