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

After calmly finishing her statement, the blush on her face remained undiminished. She appeared composed and unhurried as she got up and left the house, but as soon as she stepped outside, she immediately covered her face and fled in panic.

That topic just now was awkward and torturous the whole time.

Chu Mingkong remained in the room, scratching his head and muttering to himself:

"It seems like a deal has been reached. Although the conversation didn't go smoothly, Ruyu didn't seem too averse to it?"

It's unrealistic to call Ruyu back now to get to the bottom of things, or rather, it would only backfire.

He glanced at the sachet, then got up to find Yongzhen and the other girls to come in and complete the small ceremony of tying their hair together.

"Mingkong, should Mother and the others also tie their hair together?" Shangguan Rong thought of this matter.

"We just had a simple wedding ceremony for fun, we didn't even consummate the marriage yet, so what's this about 'tying the knot'?"

Chu Mingkong responded with a smile, embracing Shangguan Rong's beautiful body. The woman, who had been facing away from him, slowly turned around in his arms to face him.

"That's fine too, it's up to you, Mingkong."

The other two people in the room were Yongzhen. She was standing on either side of Chu Mingkong, gently pulling at the strands of hair at his temples and carefully cutting off a lock.

Yongzhen glanced at the sachet and asked, "Has Jinyu already stuffed it in?"

Chu Mingkong replied, "No, I was wondering why I didn't come with you."

Holding Chu Mingkong in her arms, Shangguan Rong picked up a strand of his bangs, cut it off, and said:

"Jinyu was called away by Consort Zhi and the others to chat."

"I see. If Jinyu were here, she'd probably be saying that I'm taking advantage of her by having two bodies bound together." Yongzhen could almost hear Jinyu's incessant chatter of dissatisfaction.

"Then it's probably true~" Chu Mingkong also thought it made a lot of sense.

As soon as she spoke, the door opened, and Jin Yu called Feng Ying and Xiao Yunhan over as well. Upon seeing the two Yongzhens tying their hair in the room, she ran up and said:

"It's one thing for Yongzhen to drink the nuptial wine twice, but how can she not have the two of them together when they tie their hair together!"

The people in the room just now all smiled, while Jin Yu was completely confused, wondering why these guys weren't saying anything and were just laughing.

......

After tying his hair up, Chu Mingkong waited for the maid to come over and clean the room once again. He then pretended to take a nap, but in reality, he was flirting with the system girl.

The reason for his sudden interest was nothing more than the arrival of Yongzhen's childcare expenses, allowing Chu Mingkong to finally splurge a little.

He was ready to break through the system's control, his long-lost excitement like that of someone holding a huge sum of money to book a courtesan who hadn't yet been formally married.

"My God, what changes will occur if I break through again?" he asked excitedly.

The number of filial piety points you receive will remain the same, but the prices of items you buy will increase significantly.

He already knew about the rising prices, so there was no need to specifically remind him...

"That's not what I want to hear. What I want to know is, will I finally be able to see you this time?" Chu Mingkong said, feeling embarrassed.

[Does not seeing him mean I won't make a breakthrough?]

"It's not that bad, I just wanted to get a little excited beforehand." Chu Mingkong still spent the huge sum of money, secretly praying that he would have enough points left to cover his expenses.

In my line of sight, the string of numbers began to jump rapidly, but in a decreasing direction.

When the numbers finally stopped, a pair of soft, smooth hands appeared from behind Chu Mingkong and covered his eyes.

Chapter 45: A son can make his mother full, and a mother can make her son empty.

Chu Mingkong froze. He was certain that his eyes were open, and he was also certain that his current field of vision was pitch black.

Does this mean that the system girl now has a physical form? Is she no longer in that invisible state where she could only step on him?

"I've confirmed something, if I stretch my hand behind me now, can I touch your butt... thigh?" Chu Mingkong asked.

"I wouldn't know, but it's possible that you just closed your eyes right now?" The mature and ethereal female voice came from behind.

Good heavens, I just thought about that question. I'm not so far as to be holding my phone and asking where it went.

But Chu Mingkong was also afraid that the system girl was just playing him, because the system girl had a touch of cunning in every aspect.

He vividly remembered that the system girl had done the same thing in that mysterious space last time; she had even let him touch her toes, but her face was blurred out.

"Your eyes should still be normal. What I'm more worried about is that when you turn around like this, your face is still covered by the holy light... I need infantry!"

The woman behind him simply chuckled softly.

Chu Mingkong reached out and grasped the jade-like hand in front of him, slowly pulling it off his face. But once he touched her, he held on tightly, refusing to let go.

"I'm making this official announcement: I've turned around!"

I didn't hear a word of refusal.

Chu Mingkong suddenly turned his head, his neck almost flipping back and forth, and then couldn't help but curse "Damn it!"

He looked at the hands he was holding with a complicated expression; they really were just two sections of jade-like arms.

"If I may ask, System Girl, do you still require me to upgrade each part of you one by one before I can reveal you?"

"A lot of pressure?" The woman's voice rang out again, seemingly amused by his reaction, with a hint of amusement in her tone.

"It's not a question of whether I'm under a lot of pressure or not, but whether the girls are under a lot of pressure or not. Right now, it takes at least two childcare expenses to break through once, and who knows how many more there will be in the future. I'm just afraid that it will be too much for the ladies."

Chu Mingkong sighed deeply. Of course, if it really had to be that way, he could accept it, because there was no point in opposing it.

In other words... could you please not change the hands, but instead show the part below the waist first? He prefers to admire the moon.

"I'm not kidding anymore~"

The two jade-like arms that were holding hands with Chu Mingkong shimmered with a burst of starlight at their shoulders. The two clusters of light extended, as if illuminating a woman who had been concealing herself—her fragrant shoulders, collarbone, and fair, snow-white breasts...

Just as Chu Mingkong's eyes were about to light up, a silk skirt appeared, covering her incomparably beautiful body.

Chu Mingkong's eyes immediately calmed down again.

Pure, upright, and incorruptible!

As the ball of light extended, time seemed to slow down, but the process was only a blink of an eye.

The beautiful woman he had seen at the pool at the top of the mountain appeared before him again, and this time he was finally able to see her face clearly.

Compared to the mysterious and powerful women Chu Mingkong had seen before, the system girl's stunning appearance was much gentler. Her eyebrows resembled distant mountains, and her eyes were like misty autumn lakes, sometimes bright and sometimes mysterious. She was surrounded by mist, both enchanting and captivating. Her red lips were delicate and luscious, and a faint smile played at the corners of her slightly upturned mouth. Her long black hair was styled into cloud-like buns, and her demeanor was elegant and beautiful beyond compare, with a gentle and graceful temperament.

Chu Mingkong was quite surprised. Apart from her otherworldly aura, the system girl actually resembled a gentle and bright young mother next door!

It's hard to imagine that the previously scheming woman actually possessed such an elegant demeanor...

"Stop talking? Weren't you the one who kept pestering me to see what I look like?" The woman with a full, round chest looked at him.

"I need to calm my thoughts." Chu Mingkong didn't know where to begin. "Mother, do you have a name or anything like that? You should call me by my name, right?"

This is actually asking about her real identity.

"Just use whatever you usually call me." The woman was still so indifferent to how she addressed herself.

"Then...can I see the cultivation technique?" Chu Mingkong couldn't think of anything else to do except hold the woman's hand tightly.

He genuinely thought he was about to enter a phase of prolific baby-making, and would create the system girl part by part.

I didn't realize that I had only shown my two arms just to tease him.

In Chu Mingkong's field of vision, the familiar system interface started moving on its own, opened the shop, and a new copy of the Hehuan True Scripture popped up, but it was still missing a little bit of filial piety.

"Hey, could you give me a discount? Just a small change, or I can pay you back later?" He didn't really want to wait a few more days.

The price of that cultivation manual was indeed a fraction of the original price, so Chu Mingkong didn't hesitate any longer and bought it directly, briefly studying a few sentences within it.

If the body is deficient, drain the child; if it is deficient, nourish the mother. The child can make the mother substantial, and the mother can make the child deficient...

What is this now?!

Chu Mingkong felt something was off and subtly glanced at the system: "Could you explain it, give me a summary or something?"

The woman was probably aware of the strange thoughts in Chu Mingkong's mind, but she didn't react in any way, seemingly ignoring them.

"This sentence comes from an ancient medical text, which talks about tracing the source and the relationship between the spleen, stomach and five internal organs, and explains that the two practitioners need to work together."

Chu Mingkong listened attentively for once and gradually came to understand the various principles. It was roughly about the requirement that both parties in cultivation should benefit from each other and not favor one side, otherwise it would become a method of exploiting one's own strength.

Therefore, this volume of cultivation techniques is similar to a binding contract, sharing each other's power. It seems to connect previous abilities such as "stealing acupoints" and serves as the general outline of the cultivation techniques. The degree of sharing depends on the cultivation progress of both parties.

Furthermore, cultivation progress cannot be shared; Chu Mingkong and Jin Yu's cultivation progress will not help him and Yongzhen in sharing their cultivation levels.

The central idea remains harmony and cultivation.

However, he didn't quite understand why the previous description of the dual cultivation relationship, "the son can make the mother full, and the mother can make the son empty," seemed a bit strange!

But these are all trivial matters, insignificant; cultivation is definitely the right thing to do.

Regardless of the final outcome of the sharing, Chu Mingkong was quite satisfied as long as he could share the lifespan brought by his cultivation level.

Among the women around him, there were some who were exceptionally skilled in combat, but there were also some with ordinary talent for cultivation. Ultimately, the effects of using pills to change their fate were limited.

If Chu Mingkong's own efforts could benefit the women, even if it only extended their lifespan, he would feel he had gained something.

However, now that the system girl has a physical form, could we do something and expand the training targets?

Chu Mingkong dared not think too deeply. This system was like a tapeworm living in his stomach, knowing what he was thinking. Thinking recklessly could easily lead to trouble.

"My God, in your current state, are you a physical entity, or is it still something that only I can see and feel?"

"There's still a difference between me and a physical body. If I want, others can see me too."

"I thought you were hiding something after all that time you were hiding it. Turns out you're as beautiful as an angel and you're still keeping it a secret from me?"

Chu Mingkong habitually said something sweet; praising elders had long become an instinctive behavior, and he no longer cared about filial piety.

From a certain perspective, shouldn't this be considered as him being manipulated by the system girl?

The woman nodded approvingly, removed a slender hand from his tightly clenched fist, and stroked his head:

"Not bad, you're quite obedient with your mouth, it would be even better if your thoughts were more obedient too. You think a lot, but do little."

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(PS: That quote is indeed taken from the medical classic "Nan Jing," written by Bian Que...)