Beauty helps me achieve immortality

In March, the height of spring, peach and apricot trees bloom.

To the north of Kuangkang County and to the west of Ziyang County, scattered immortal guests drifted over.

Whether riding a boat or riding a horse, or strolling hand in hand with a Taoist partner...

Zhao Qing and his family were among those who were strolling around.

After a few days of sightseeing, the dozen or so of them had long since separated, but they still traveled together from the southwest of Chu State to the East China Sea...

Yesterday at Kuangkang Cliff, they unexpectedly ran into Xianning and Nangong Yao, and also ran into Chen Changsheng who was there...

Now Nangong and Baldy have followed Xianning to visit Changsheng Sword, and they may arrive in Ziyang two days later.

Dan Gui and Wang Teng stayed in Danxia Sect and went to find Senior Brother Cheng Buyi to have a drink and chat.

Yihan continued to travel along the Chu River with Qixiu, strolling and playing in the secular world.

In addition, my sister and Liu Pan also stopped.

The two agreed to stay in Lanxian Town for a few days, and then go to the White Horse Temple in Heyang Mountain for a stroll, and finally go to Jiaoping County to find Siyou's disciples to observe the incense affairs there.

The spring breeze is gentle and the warm sun is shining.

The spotted white tiger walked slowly on the green rock tiles, its claws occasionally touching the tiles, making a slightly soft collision sound...leaving behind mottled gray-white claw marks.

Shuyue and Sihe leaned comfortably on the tiger's body.

I saw the beautiful and charming white-haired woman, her arms gently around Shuyue's slender waist, her deep and beautiful eyes staring at the black hair in front of her... as if she wanted to count how many hairs Shuyue had.

"My surname is Lin, my name is Lin Xiao, and I am my father's confidante."

"In recent years, I have been staying in Ziyangpo for meditation."

"You and I can't call each other mother and daughter, but more like close friends who get together to wear flowers and drink wine."

Ningmei and her aunt walked hand in hand, walking in front of the white tiger.

After listening to Ning'er's story, the beautiful eyes of the woman in red trembled slightly, and her face showed a thoughtful and doubtful look.

Hong Ning looked back at her aunt's slightly puzzled gaze, then smiled sweetly and jokingly said, "She usually calls me Hong Ning, so I call her Xiao Xiao, and in private I also call her Xiao Niang."

Lin...Xiaoxiao?

My aunt raised her hand and gently gathered her hair, whispering and smiling, "I see, so that's how it is."

Hong Ning's eyes froze for a moment, and she was unable to react.

What did Xiaoyi understand?

She smiled faintly as she looked back at Zhao Qing, who was walking hand in hand with Qing Huan in the distance, and then explained softly, "I really didn't lie on purpose..."

"Xiaoxiao and I are as close as sisters and close friends."

Zhao Qing looked up in surprise and asked with a smile, "Who said you lied?"

Her red lemon eyes were startled for a moment, and then she breathed lightly and puffed out her cheeks towards Zhao Qing, looking so playful and lively.

She also thought that Zhao Qing and her aunt thought... that since she saw Qinghuan and her sister were close sisters, she also deliberately lied and fabricated a relationship with the young lady, so that they could call her sister when the time came.

But actually...it's not like that.

There was a strange smile in the aunt's beautiful eyes. She raised her slender hand slightly and grasped Ning'er's wrist. She and Zhao Qing talked and laughed privately... but she did not explain anything to Ning'er.

Zhao Qing looked into the distance with a smile on his face, his iron-like hands tightly holding Qinghuan's small hands, as if he was afraid that she would suddenly get lost.

The slender, jade-white fingers were pinched together fiercely, leaving the fingertips and wrists purple and blue.

Qinghuan neither struggled nor twisted, but instead looked ahead with affectionate eyes and a gentle smile, enjoying this extraordinary contact with her master.

She knew in her heart that the "understanding" her aunt meant was not referring to the words of Ning'er and Xiao Niang as sisters.

But...

Ning'er's parents had left Chu State to travel a long time ago, but Lin Xiaoxiao did not go with them. She just waited obediently in meditation at Ziyangpo.

Obviously, this young girl can be considered infatuated. She obeys Ning'er's father in everything and is even a little humble to him.

And there is Bai Wanqiu... Senior Sister Bai from Tianxiang, who is also a very proactive woman. She has lived with Liu Zijing in the Xueyi Tower for so long, but she still has no official status.

It seemed like the women around Ning'er were all this bold and generous. Once they set their sights on a man they admired... they would become humble yet proactive.

And she herself was obviously no exception, and was even more foolish and stupid than Bai Wanqiu and Lin Xiao.

Qinghuan's phoenix eyes were smiling, and she lowered her head and followed her master closely.

Listening to Shuyue and her aunt's conversation and laughter, she also responded... Perhaps Ning'er's temperament was influenced by her senior sister and her mother.

Zhao Qingzheng was in spiritual communication with his aunt, so how could he not sense their secret discussion?

However, compared to Shuyue and her aunt's whispers, Qinghuan seemed to be much happier.

"why are you laughing?"

While he was smiling and conveying his message to Qinghuan, he also guided his aunt's consciousness and together they played with the colorful little butterfly dormant in the mud pill.

Gu Qinghuan's heart instantly began to beat faster, and she pursed her lips slightly, her body seeming to go limp.

A rather provocative laugh spread throughout the master's mind...

"It just reminded me of the past."

"Ning'er is just actively seeking sweet love from her master."

"And Qing Huan is the plaything chosen by the master himself for his sexual gratification."

Zhao Qing: ...

Do we need to compare this too?

He chuckled and asked inquiringly, "Which do you prefer?"

Feeling that her life butterfly was being wantonly ravaged by her master, Qing Huanfeng's eyes couldn't help but show even more lust.

She whispered softly to her master, "Ordinary women might prefer stories about lovers riding childhood sweethearts."

"Gu Qinghuan only wants to be a medicine slave who is arbitrarily ordered around by Zhao Qing."

She paused.

Then a clever smile flashed across her phoenix eyes, and she added, "A slave crawling beside his master is completely different from Si He."

Si He:? ? ?

She and Zhao Qing knew each other's thoughts, so she could naturally feel Qinghuan's voice.

At this moment, he looked back indifferently and said coldly, "Why do you mention me?"

Seeing this, the family's expressions of secret joy became even greater.

Zhao Qing coughed lightly, held Qinghuan's slender hand tighter, and took her to Ziyangpo quickly.

Shuyue leaned in Si He's arms with a smile, quietly feeling the comfort and pleasure of the warm spring sun on her cheeks.

She knew that Qinghuan must be feeling aggrieved again.

Originally, Xiaoyi and I were a little wild occasionally, and it was okay to call my husband and the others for some fun.

Now Si He and Hong Ning are also competing with her...

It was obvious that she was the only slave who was truly lowly to the core.

……

Although Ziyangpo is called a slope, it looks like a rural area on the outskirts of the city.

The towering ancient trees with lush branches and leaves cast mottled shadows, and the beautiful courtyards are dotted in the mountains in an orderly manner.

The Lingxi River, which is diverted from the Lancang River, flows around the mountain... There are ancient and majestic temples standing on the top of the cliff.

This is actually a very special place for spiritual practice.

Its special feature is that... when the Chu Kingdom was established in this desolate land seven hundred years ago, this was the Ziyang Imperial City of Chu.

Unlike the Zhou and Wu families today, the Chu family back then was a dominant force, a court that was truly above the cultivators.

In just seven hundred years, the world has changed dramatically.

The imperial power of Chu State had long since returned to the ordinary and fallen into the hands of the Yujing Sect.

The Emperor Chu had no hope of breaking through to the realm of becoming a god, so he left to seek opportunities and was never seen again.

Afterwards, the Chu family's disciples experienced a serious generational gap, and the favors and influence left by those who had traveled the world in the past had long been exhausted.

Today, the Chu family of the Chu State is just a Jindan clan that abides by the law.

Outside Ziyangpo.

A middle-aged man came out on the wind, bowed with a smile and said, "Ziyang Chu Yin, nice to meet the Blood-Robed Walker."

As he descended from the sky with a smile on his face, he said respectfully, "Greetings to all the fairies, and to the Queen."

The portrait of Empress Si You is no longer a secret among the Chu clans.

What's more... Hong Ning had told Lin Xiaoyan in advance that the Empress would also be coming.

"Eh!? Fellow Daoist Chu Yin, there's no need to be so polite."

Zhao Qing laughed heartily and approached the male cultivator, shaking his arm and saying, "I'm here to propose marriage to Ning'er. Why is Clan Leader Chu being so reserved?"

"Haha! Come in!"

"Fairies, please!"

Chu Yin didn't even glance at Si He, nor did he mention the name of Empress Si You again.

As the descendant of the Chu family, he knew very well what traveling the world meant.

The Queen might be considered a powerful person in Yongning Prefecture, but among the ancient clans in those big prefectures, her status is lower than that of the Yujing Walker.

"You're welcome, uncle."

My aunt responded softly, took slow steps and fell at the end.

The head of the Chu family is actually more than two hundred years old. Among the cultivation clans, he cannot be said to have any close relationship with Ning'er.

"Hahaha--"

The man laughed out loud, turned around and saluted respectfully again: "Where did you get the words of my great-uncle? Your Majesty, aren't you embarrassing me, Chu Yin?"

Zhao Qing chuckled and shook his head, then he put his arm around Ning Mei's slender waist and replied with a smile, "The Zhou and Chu families are already close. If Fellow Daoist Chu continues to be so distant, perhaps we will have to call him Emperor Chu."

Chu Yin laughed happily, and asked as if he didn't understand, "Why did Zhao Xingxing say that?"

"Seven hundred years ago - the Chu family entered Ziyang and became the ruler of the world."

"The head of the Chu family can naturally be called the Emperor of Chu."

Zhao Qing chuckled and spoke casually. After becoming the Blood Clothes Walker, he was actually used to the business flattery.

However, when getting along with Chu Yin, he is really warm and easy-going, and he is indeed a smart person.

After listening to Zhao Qing's flattery.

Chu Yin did not refuse, but nodded with a smile and prepared the spiritual tea himself, and sighed with a smile: "Speaking of which, I, Chu Yin, am also an unworthy junior."

"Eh! Let's not talk about it——"

"Seven hundred years ago, the Chu family was fortunate to have a connection with Tianxiang Xingzou, which allowed them to possess the empty name of Ziyang Bancun."

"Now, Hong Ning, the daughter of the direct descendant of the Chu clan, has won the favor of the Blood Robe Walker. This is truly a great honor for our Chu clan."

"For our Chu State, Blood Robe Heavenly Fragrance is a match made in heaven. When you think about it carefully, it's truly wonderful!"

"Haha, wonderful!"

Zhao Qing and his aunt Ningmei smiled at each other, nodded, and chatted casually about family matters.

"This is really the case in our Chu State. Bai Wanqiu also formed a bond with Xueyi's senior brother."

"If you really want to talk about it, Ning'er is still half my teacher."

"She was there during the Blood Robe test. Afterwards, Ning'er also slowly introduced me to many of Yujing's trivia and secrets."

The girl with red lemon water eyes smiled silently, accompanying Shuyue and the empress to drink tea, and from time to time she looked up and exchanged glances with Lin Xiao who was standing beside the hall.

However, when he heard Zhao Qing say that he was his husband, his joy was beyond words.

"Oh?"

"Is there still this?"

Chu Yin seemed very surprised, stroking his wrist and said with a smile: "It should have been more than ten years ago, right?"

"Chu Hongning has a bad temper, and it's really troublesome for Fellow Daoist Zhao."

After laughing, he sighed softly: "Speaking of which..."

"When the banquet was held in Siyou City, I thought about visiting one or two of them."

"Afterwards, Jingzhe held another banquet, but he did not set out to meet her."

"That's it."

"I, Chu Yin, am indeed not familiar with Zhao Xingxing."

"Secondly."

"The girl from my Chu family is still sleeping with me. If I, the clan leader, went there, others would think I was urging him to hold a wedding banquet...haha!"

Zhao Qing nodded with a smile and said jokingly, "How can we do it without urging you?"

"If Ning'er's parents come back and they don't want their daughter to marry me...wouldn't that be a big problem?"

"Hasn't it just passed the Jingzhe period? Are we already eager to come here to discuss marriage?"

Chu Yin's laughter sounded a bit explicit and inappropriate.

In fact, it is quite friendly and easy to catch. There is no possibility of it falling to the ground. The strangeness at first sight disappears without a trace in an instant.

Zhao Qing likes to chat and laugh with the leaders of these clans.

As fellow Jindan cultivators, these old goblins in the mortal world are obviously much more tactful and sophisticated than the disciples of Yujing. When they get along with each other, it always feels like they are old friends of half a lifetime.

……

Not long after, the Chu family prepared the banquet.

On the top of the Ziyang Cliff, the mountains are lush and green, and you can see the surging Lancang River in the distance, like a long dragon.

The clouds float slowly, as if they are right in front of you and within reach.

There were not many people at the banquet.

Apart from Zhao Qing's family, there were only Lin Xiao, Chu Yin and Chu Yin's Taoist partner.

"Fairy Lin has been in my Chu family for many years, but she is very close to Ning'er."

Chu Yin sighed casually.

Lin Xiaoxiao looked calm and gentle, and greeted the guests one after another in a charming manner.

Although she looks weak, she is actually a genuine Jindan cultivator...

He is also the only Jindan cultivator in the Chu family besides the clan leader.

Zhao Qing was a little surprised. The girl Ning Mei had described was extremely lively, but now he met her, she turned out to be a gentle and graceful female cultivator.

Hong Ning said with a smile beside her: "Xiaoxiao."

"This is the betrothal gift Zhao Qing gave to our family. I'll give you half."

She took off the storage bracelet on her hand lightly and showed it to the young lady and the clan leader while jokingly showing them.

Shuyue was exchanging glances with her aunt, seemingly secretly complaining about her husband.

It sounds a bit vulgar...

Ning'er had previously joked with Zhao Qing that a betrothal gift of 30 million was a must.

This time, Zhao Qing actually prepared 30 million spirit stones for her, and jokingly asked her to take it home and share it with her mother.

"How can this be possible!?"

Chu Yin swept his spiritual sense over the storage bracelet and whispered in surprise at the pile of rare and pure objects that were comparable to those in the Spirit Mine.

"Why not?"

Zhao Qing chuckled and passed the blame to Ning Mei: "This is what Ning Er always requested. Otherwise, she won't sleep with me."

"Hmm~"

Ning Mei responded with a light smile, and her pair of bright and smiling eyes curved into crescents.

Although these spirit stones are nothing to the Blood-Clothed Walker.

But since the man she loved played with her, doted on her so much and took her back to her parents' home to chat and laugh, she couldn't help but want to show off to Lin Xiaoxiao.

Lin Xiaoxiao's beautiful eyes trembled slightly, and she smiled brightly: "Don't listen to Hong Ning's nonsense... If you really spoil her like this, I'm afraid I'll have to pick all the stars in the sky for her in the future."

She casually put the jade bracelet back on her fair wrist.

Chu Yin showed no greed at all when he saw this generous offer. He shook his head, raised his glass, and said with a smile, "Seeing Zhao Xingxing dote on Ning'er so much, I'm going to go to Blood God Peak and eat for free in the future..."

Zhao Qing raised his glass and clinked it with his. His aunt also raised her glass and responded with a smile: "If you mention him with your senior brothers and sisters, you should be able to get a lot of things."

Zhao Qing and Ning Mei looked at each other and smiled: "Why go to Blood God Peak?"

"Fellow Daoist, just go to Siyou Sect and take what you want. Wouldn't that make us closer?"

"it is good!"

"Then let Ning'er keep this betrothal gift. If my Chu family needs anything, I will shamelessly come to you. Hahaha."

Zhao Qing also laughed heartily: "The scenery at the foot of Shouyun Mountain is beautiful. It would be no problem to move the Chu family directly to Siyoudu."

"Eh!? How can that be possible?"

"The Chu family is the Chu family, and Hong Ning is Hong Ning. How can such a large clan eat the dirt of its own daughter?"

"But if there are disciples of the Chu family who want to become Si You's disciples in the future, Si You must open the door to us."

Shuyue's eyes flickered, and she let out a crisp laugh: "Then Siyou City will build a gate specifically for the Ziyang Chu family."

Zhao Qing raised his glass again and exchanged cups with the head of the Chu family, with whom he got along quite well.

"Come to think of it, the Chu family's seal is still in Xiaoyi's hands..."

"Oh? Doesn't that make it orthodox?"

"..."