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

Queen Ba watched as the patriarch hugged each of the three little girls, and then she asked a very important question:

"Ancestor, may you continue to appear in the Sword Dynasty in this manner in the future?"

For the Sword Dynasty, nothing is more exciting than bringing its founding empress back to this world.

Chu Mingkong's heart tightened; this was not a good idea.

Although he quite liked this Sword Emperor Grandma, he was currently using Yun Nongyu's body. If he didn't return it, it would truly become a case of possession.

But Ba Sheng shook his head voluntarily:

"If we're talking about pure martial prowess, the body of this girl I'm borrowing can't unleash much strength. But if we're talking about spiritual inspiration, then the people of the Sword Emperor Dynasty only need to know that there was an empress in the past who was worthy of being a role model. A powerful figure who is out of reach is more worthy of admiration than a ruler who is right in front of us."

"Distance creates beauty?" Chu Mingkong smiled slightly, relieved to hear his grandmother's taste.

"That's roughly the idea. Besides, I'm just a remnant of the will within the Sword Emperor Scripture. Even if the true body were to come, my focus wouldn't be on governing the Sword Emperor Dynasty anymore; I'd probably be busy with something else."

However, one point that hasn't been mentioned is that directly awakening the will within the scripture in this way consumes the scripture's spirituality. However, since the entire Sword Emperor Dynasty continuously makes offerings to the "Sword Emperor Scripture," this consumption won't be too noticeable in the short term, but it will still cause problems in the long run.

This is unlike the "Su Nu Jing" and "Xuan Nu Jing," two original scriptures that have been worshipped by the Taoist community for an unknown period of time.

After chatting for a while, Ba Sheng hugged all three little girls once, then stood up and said:

"It's a pity that Su Nu's will can only manifest by relying on Miss Yun's body, otherwise I would really like to see her scripture will... I'm going to take a trip to the Sword Emperor Dynasty to see the changes. I'll return the body to Miss Yun later. You can go about your own business."

Balan and Queen Balan suggested going along, and Balan did not refuse.

Chu Mingkong figured that if he went, the topic of breeding would inevitably come up again, but even if he didn't go, the conversation would probably still escalate...

He made an excuse to decline, saying he had to take the babies back with him, and did not go with the young woman.

When Chu Mingkong was taking the babies home, he happened to pass by the bathhouse. Thinking about the topic he had just mentioned, he decided to take a bath before taking the babies home.

Before long, his body was immersed in warm water and surrounded by rising steam.

The three little babies were like three little koi fish, swimming around in the pond. Only Little Gugu was not very good at swimming. She thrashed around with her little hands and feet for a long time, but still just kept spinning in place. Even though she was less than half a meter away from Chu Mingkong, she couldn't swim over no matter how hard she tried. In the end, Chu Mingkong scooped her up in his arms.

Jiao'er seemed to be in her element in the water, circling around him once and then quickly spinning around in the bath.

Suddenly, Chu Mingkong heard a splash. Looking over, he saw Jiao'er being picked up by a graceful woman with light golden curly hair.

Chu Mingkong's heart tightened.

"I've become this little girl's great-grandmother without even realizing it?" the woman said, before putting Jiao'er back into the water and letting her swim back to Chu Mingkong's side.

Upon hearing the magnetic female voice, Chu Mingkong immediately recognized its owner.

"Grandma... uh, the late emperor? You're really still alive?!"

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(P.S.: I woke up to find that the blizzard had indeed returned. Yesterday it was still humid and warm, but suddenly it got cold. Everyone, please keep warm.)

Chapter 75 What is the cat doing?

When the other party picked up Jiao'er, Chu Mingkong was still very nervous. He wasn't afraid of anything else, but he was afraid of being taken hostage.

Fortunately, the other party put the baby back in his hands so easily, which can be considered a sign of goodwill.

But then, a deeper question arose in his mind: how had his late grandmother's true form survived all these long years? Even the scripture will that she had generated felt that her true form had already passed away.

Out of caution, Chu Mingkong didn't rush to get closer to her, but waited until he understood her reasons for approaching him twice.

"Your Majesty...do you have something to discuss with me?"

The woman stirred the water, gently washing her body. Through the misty spray, her snow-white imperial bodice floated on the surface. The sounds she made were audible, but Chu Mingkong still couldn't detect her presence.

"They were just calling her Grandma, and now they've changed their tune?"

Before Chu Mingkong could speak, the woman stood up from the water again, covering her body with a white towel in front of her. The towel, soaked in warm water, was like a transparent veil, clinging tightly to her undulating curves, covering a small part of her proud chest, but revealing the V-line on her flat stomach, and the sexy and alluring pink navel could be faintly seen.

After pondering for many nights, Chu Mingkong finally saw the true face of the woman in the bathhouse.

Her face was the same as the "grandmother" I had just met, but the light gold highlights that were originally only on the ends of her hair had now spread to all the strands, making her dazzling and charming, and her crimson lips had turned into a bewitching and mysterious black.

Her majestic and imposing aura remained, but with slight changes, as if she had transformed from the humane empress of the Sword Emperor Dynasty into a more mysterious... ghostly lord of the dark night.

Chu Mingkong looked at the woman who sat down beside him, somewhat confused:

"Because that is an agreement with the will of the Sword Emperor Scripture, if I were to get too close to him rashly, I fear the late emperor would be disgusted. So, does the late emperor have something to discuss with me? Is it related to the Yin-Yang Chaos Soul Array?"

Because of the only major event that occurred before and after this woman's appearance, Chu Mingkong could only think of this one thing.

"It is, but that's a done deal and not worth paying too much attention to."

As she spoke, she reached out and took the cat from his arms. The bath towel, no longer held by her arms, clung to her high breasts for a moment before finally falling loose and drifting away in the ripples of the pool, causing Chu Mingkong's brow to twitch.

Chu Mingkong increasingly sensed the goodwill the late emperor was showing, and that it certainly wasn't malicious.

Her senses and the will of the Sword Emperor Scripture should be independent. Her current curiosity about the daughter of Empress Yueqi is the same as her curiosity about the will of the scripture.

He decided to swallow his pride and try to get closer to her:

"Grandma, what's the significance of the Two Elements Chaotic Soul Formation? Do you know that someone in the Heavenly Realm has tampered with it?"

The cat was being held by the woman. Although she didn't recognize the woman, the soft, round thing looked similar to her, and she instinctively opened her little mouth to nibble at her.

"I know. After the Tianyu people secretly altered the great formation, I also did some tampering in return, trying to lure Li Tairan into the great formation so that he could be forged into a sword, and then ambush him when the Tianyu people came down."

Chu Mingkong didn't bother to dig into the details of the original plan, because things ultimately changed because of his arrival, and Li Tairan died prematurely.

"So, Grandma, what do you mean now?"

“The people from the Heavenly Realm will still come down, Mingkong. I need you to work for me.”

Is this considered an attempt to win him over? Chu Mingkong recalled the small meeting that the Asura King and his master's wife had given him earlier. They had mentioned that someone from the Sword Emperor Dynasty would try to win him over, and that he should make his own judgment. Could they be referring to the late emperor?

"Is this for you, Grandma, or for that Rakshasa Society?"

"You want to join the Rakshasa Society?" Ba Sheng's tone was questioning and surprised.

Chu Mingkong didn't want to rush into it. What if he ended up siding with Grandma Basheng and then found the Asura King and his master's wife watching him from the opposite side during a meeting? That would be incredibly embarrassing and could land him in jail.

"I've only heard of it and tried to learn about it, but I have no intention of joining. Its connection with Buddhism is too deep, and I have absolutely no trust in Buddhism."

The cat hugged the big, soft ball of fur, adjusted its position, and continued to gnaw on it with its still-developing baby teeth.

"It's right not to join. A long time ago, the Rakshasa Society could take advantage of people's yearning for and lack of understanding of the Heavenly Realm to deceive heroes into joining. But now there are fewer and fewer people who can be deceived. Nowadays, apart from a few, most people in the Rakshasa Society have their own agendas. Joining is useless. Even the Buddhists can't persuade those who joined the Rakshasa Society to join."

Especially for you, Mingkong, you don't need the numerous resources the Rakshasa Society can provide, so there's even less need for you to make contact.

The late emperor spoke so negatively of the Rakshasa Society, yet they still gathered there, so there must be some redeeming qualities. However, one thing is true: Chu Mingkong does not need the resources or intelligence brought by the Rakshasa Society.

If there is any urgent information that needs to be known, it should be possible to ask the Asura King.

"So, Grandma, what do you want to do?"

“Once, I should have left this world contentedly, reaching the end of my life, because there was not much to miss. I thought I left contentedly, because immortality was not what I sought, and it had no meaning for me.”

But by some strange twist of fate, I survived in a bizarre state, though for a long time I remained mostly in a deep slumber... Now, if there's anything I truly want to do, it's probably to go to the Heavenly Realm and eliminate the person who tampered with the grand formation. He messed with my personal belongings; it's that simple.

Ba Sheng made it sound so easy, but Chu Mingkong knew that there were many more factors involved, and besides, he didn't fully understand her either.

The will of the Sword Emperor Scripture asks nothing of him, at most wanting him to leave a child in the Ba family, which would be fine if they became close. But the original Sword Emperor wants him to do things for him.

Although she made her intentions clear, Chu Mingkong couldn't just believe her because she seemed so magnanimous.

"Grandma, you were able to go to the Heavenly Realm alone to seize the sword map in the past, so why do you need my help now? I feel that I am weaker now than before you ascended to the Heavenly Realm. Can I really be of any help?"

It is a big no-no to expose your weaknesses during a conversation, as it is tantamount to letting others know your vulnerabilities.

But Ba Sheng didn't hide her troubles. She smiled and said:

"This is related to my long slumber. All I know is the sword and the zither. Before I died, I left everything to the Sword Dynasty and nothing to myself, otherwise it would be useless to take it to the underworld. But I never expected it to last. If I use the time I spend in my slumber to control this power, I should not need to rely on any other power."

"But after the great formation is destroyed, the people of the Heavenly Realm will definitely try to come down and assess the situation. I've already spurred my horse to master this power, but I'm still lacking in skill. My current strength is insufficient, which would be a waste of their opportunity to come down."

Chapter Seventy-Six: The Price of Casually Empathizing with a Plain Girl

"Grandma means that the people from the Heavenly Realm will be coming down soon? Is there a way to get to the Heavenly Realm?" Chu Mingkong's tone was calm, but his heart was anything but ordinary.

This was a rare clue he had heard.

"Soon? That depends on how long you consider 'soon'. The will to act is with others, which I cannot say for sure. I can only say that someone from the Heavenly Realm will definitely come down to confirm, and this amount of time is not enough for me to restore my strength to a level that I am satisfied with."

Ba Sheng said she felt weak, but her reference point was her past self. In reality, she was still at the top of the world. The fact that she could conceal her aura in front of Chu Mingkong was not something that could be done simply by relying on treasures.

Even if a weak person possesses a powerful treasure, it is difficult for them to be called a strong person.

Chu Mingkong still had many questions to ask, but Grandma Basheng seemed to be considering leaving.

She gently pried open the cat's mouth with her slender fingers, and then put her back into the water.

"If you're still hesitating, then go back and think about it slowly. There's no need to be anxious because of my words. Just enjoy the leisurely life after returning to the Sword Emperor Dynasty. The people of the Heavenly Domain won't come over in ten days or half a month. If they want to come down, they'll have to make the necessary preparations. Otherwise, they'll just be playthings that the Asura King and the others can manipulate."

"It's not too late for you to leave another descendant in the Sword Emperor Dynasty."

After saying that, the late Empress Dowager vanished like smoke, turning into a wisp of black ash. Chu Mingkong tried to sense the ash, but to no avail.

He also wanted to complain about why this grandmother herself had mentioned leaving offspring, but as she disappeared, Chu Mingkong tried to ask her:

"Grandma, how can I contact you afterwards?"

"I will come to find you myself."

After the voice faded away, only he and his three beloved daughters remained in the bath once again. Occasionally, there was the sound of Xiao Gu Gu splashing in the water, but Chu Mingkong's silence made the bath exceptionally quiet.

Chu Mingkong sorted out his thoughts for a while and finally decided to stop thinking about it for the time being.

Since Grandma Basheng knows about the existence of the Asura King and his group, he can simply ask the Asura King directly later. There's no need to rush about the difference in strength; while he won't slack off on improving himself, daily training with the girls is still essential!

However, if she encounters a situation she can't handle, she can always bring in the Asura King. She loves fighting, and the people of the Heavenly Realm are probably exactly what she wants.

He pursed the cat's round face and said in an annoyed tone:

"You little kitten, you just grab anyone and start eating their dumplings, huh? I don't even have your good fortune~"

Cat Cat, having somehow picked up the reciprocal manners between him and Zuo Qiuchi, was now biting back after Chu Mingkong had just pursed her cheek, bringing her little mouth close to his cheek and sucking.

Jiao'er and Gugu also came over, learning whatever they could.

While playing with his daughter, Chu Mingkong couldn't help but murmur: