Netherworld Tea

After Heng Jin met her eyes, he ran straight towards her.

"Let's go, Ari."

Yuanli stepped back a little in resistance.

"You said that after the last life of suffering is over, I will be free. You can't, you can't lock me back in your bedroom again."

These words pierced his heart like a sharp knife. He was sad, but he couldn't show it.

"Yes, Ari, you are free."

“Oh no!”

She telepathically transmitted to Heng Jin, "I only found two jade hairpins, one more missing. But those two hairpins merged into my body. I have no memory of them at the time and don't know how to remove them, so I've left them there ever since. We have to hurry back to the mortal world! If it's too late, the body will be gone!"

Heng Jin grabbed her in a hurry, and the moment she turned around to look at him, he let go immediately in fear, like a child who had made a mistake.

He spoke to her through telepathic communication, "If we go back now, the body will have long since turned to bones. Ah Li, your spiritual consciousness is late again. The jade hairpin cannot possibly merge with the flesh and blood of a mortal. I think it is very likely that it has transformed into power and enveloped your soul. Try to see if you can feel it. Follow me, and I will teach you how to enter your own spiritual realm and examine your soul."

Riding Xiang Yao's original body with him to the outside of his immortal palace, Yuanli was always reluctant to enter, fearing that he would go crazy again and lock her up.

This time, there is no day of tribulation to save her and she must be released. It may not be a problem for Heng Jin to lock her up for life. After all, she is also an insignificant existence who is regarded as a bad luck god.

"Why don't you come in?"

Heng Jin saw through her hesitation and said, "I've asked Xiang Yao to ask Jiuwei to come pick you up. I promise that today I will only teach you magic."

After hearing that, Yuanli followed him into the house.

Following him all the way to the sacred peach tree outside his bedroom, Heng Jin didn't waste any time and started teaching her directly.

Yuanli then used her divine power to sense her soul, and sure enough, she saw two red forces entangled with her soul in the realm of consciousness.

And her soul is dark blue.

Just when she was still wondering whether the two red powers were transformed from the two jade hairpins, Heng Jin also appeared in his consciousness domain.

"You can also enter my divine realm?"

She was shocked.

He was more shocked than she was.

"When I was protecting you, I was suddenly sucked in. I don't know why. I, I'm going out now."

"Wait a minute! Now that we're here, take a look. Are these two red powers the lily of the valley?"

"Yes. Once you cultivate the mental method and completely integrate it into your soul, it will become your true strength. Come, learn from me."

Heng Jin sat cross-legged and only demonstrated hand gestures and formulas.

Yuanli sat opposite him and learned from him, but didn't react.

"I don't think I've learned it yet. Can't you use your divine power to teach me?"

"Ari, you must use your divine power to envelop yourself. Concentrate and calm your mind. Close your eyes and feel the veins of divine power flowing. Follow it until it touches the center of your soul, then try to control it."

Yuanli tried it once, but she didn't understand what was said, so she naturally didn't get the method right.

"I really can't find the way. Just take me with you once, and I should be able to do it."

"Ari, do you know about divine cultivation?"

"I don't know. I've only heard of dual cultivation."

"Spiritual cultivation is another kind of intimate spiritual contact without physical contact."

"So? I asked you to lead my spiritual consciousness to sort out the spiritual consciousness veins you mentioned, not to let your spiritual consciousness lead me to touch my spiritual consciousness veins. It has nothing to do with divine cultivation. What are you shy about? Emperor, to be a god, you must have a clear mind and keep your thoughts in the right place."

"What do you think you see in me now?"

"Don't tell me this is your... spiritual consciousness?"

"Well, you are also a spiritual consciousness now, so I can't touch you."

"Then why did you come in? Emperor, you shameless hooligan!"

"I've explained it before. I was protecting you, and I don't know why I was suddenly sucked in. How could I have known you knew nothing about the Divine Realm? You were so shocked when you saw me, I thought you were just as shocked as I was... Anyway, I was rude. I'm leaving now."

In a hurry, Yuanli subconsciously grabbed him, but then let go as if she had been electrocuted.

"The innocent are innocent. Now that you're here, you have to at least teach me before you leave. I'll try again. If it doesn't work, you can just teach me by describing it."

"Okay. Try to sense your body, merge your body and soul, and then try the method I just mentioned."

"good."

Yuanli took a deep breath, and the divine power in her dantian awoke like a spring, transforming into a pale golden halo that slowly enveloped her entire body. She closed her eyes, and the surrounding noise faded away, leaving only her breathing and heartbeat rising and falling in the silence.

The divine consciousness sank into the meridians along with the warm current, like a gentle hand brushing across a dormant river. Those veins that were usually hidden gradually became clearer under the nourishment of divine power, like the star trails lit up in the night sky.

From her fingertips to her heart, then climbing up her spine to the Baihui acupoint, divine power flowed endlessly along its predetermined trajectory. She held her breath and concentrated, allowing her consciousness to transform into a small boat, drifting slowly along the torrent of this power.

When the divine power rushed to her brow for the third time, she suddenly felt a slight tingling in her fingertips - that was the congestion at the intersection of her veins.

She tried to use her mind to activate her divine power, combing out the blocked areas repeatedly like a comb.

At first, the stagnation was as stubborn as a rock, but as the divine power washed over it again and again, it was as if the ice was gradually melting, and the slight stinging pain turned into a tingling sensation.

When the last bit of stagnation was dispelled, all the meridians suddenly began to buzz, and divine power surged to the depths of the Tanzhong point in the chest like a hundred rivers returning to the sea.

She carefully extended a wisp of divine consciousness, and the moment it touched the halo, countless broken images came flooding back like a tide - fragments of memories from her past life, incomplete cultivation techniques.

In that memory, she saw the happy times that Li Wan and A Cha spent together.

Yuanli felt the same joy and happiness in that memory.

She gritted her teeth and kept her mind focused, using her divine power to gently lift the tangled fragments, trying to weave them back into some mysterious order.

The halo trembled slightly, as if resisting and responding, and the divine power in her palm had already formed fine droplets of water.

"Ari, stop."

Although she didn't understand, she still stopped.

"I did it! I did it!"

"For the next three days, don't try again. Rest. Remember, if you see tiny droplets of divine power forming, stop immediately and rest for a few days. Don't rush for results."

"Got it, get out."

After the two of them came out of her divine realm, she asked, "What you just said makes me suspect that you and I are shocked by something different. Tell me, what are you shocked about?"

"I'm shocked that you allowed me to enter your divine realm. Ah Li, you said you didn't like me anymore, but you clearly like me very much."

Before she could react, she immediately teleported out of his immortal palace.

"Kyuubi, return home."

They left in a hurry. On the way, Yuanli asked, "Kyuubi, do you know what the Divine Realm is?"

"I'm a demon, and you're the only deity I serve. You don't even know about the divine realm, so how could I possibly know about it? You should ask the Moon Fairy or Taibai Xingjun about this matter. If that doesn't work, why don't you ask Xiaozhu?"

"All right."

"Ari, can you make me some peach blossom cakes today?"

"Can."

"Ari, I miss you so much~"

"I miss you too, my Nine-Tailed Fox~"

Yuanli lay on her back, hugged her, stroked and kneaded her smooth and fluffy fur, and sniffed the scent of the sacred peach tree in her body.

Outside the door of the Broom Star Lord's residence, Yuexiaxianren, Taibai Jinxing, Tianshu Star Lord, Xiaozhu, Xiaobai, and Chuanlian were all standing outside the door. From a distance, she could see them jumping and waving at her.

Even the goddess of flowers came.

But she was much more dignified and serious, carrying a beautiful hand-held flower basket in her hand, which was filled with various fairy flowers and herbs.

"Welcome back, Xingjun. This is for you. It contains Firefly Ganoderma, South Sea Water Lily, Duheng, South Sea Water Lily, Benfu Grass, Glazed Lotus, Gardenia Peony, and Fragrant Gardenia. I've told Xiaozhu about its effects and how to introduce it. I'll have him tell you about it later."

"Thank you, Flower God. I like it very much."

The fragrance she smelled on the flower god was still the fragrance of the sacred peach tree.

"As long as you like it."

The Moon Fairy took out a red dress and said, "This is woven from my Yue Lao's red thread. It has a wonderful use. When you find a divine partner in the future, wear it to him and you will understand."

Taibai Jinxing held up his basket of elixirs and said, "It's my turn, it's my turn. I've brought you a variety of elixirs, so I won't introduce them one by one."

Xiaobai grabbed a dragon scale with his short claws and handed it to her palm, "For you."

Xiaozhu said, "My gifts are all on your bookshelf."

Kyuubi said, "My gifts are my treasures. I give them all to you."

"Since you were gone," said Cang Lian, "I've been collecting beautiful gems, gold, and silver treasures that you've always loved. They've now piled up like a small mountain in my treasure house. From now on, Star Lord, you'll never have to worry about lacking the money you need on earth. When you run out, I'll go back to the bottom of the sea and fish it out for you. I've also given you one of my most beautiful children to admire; it's now resting in the lotus pond."

After each of them introduced their gifts, they surrounded Yuanli and walked towards the welcome banquet prepared in advance.

"Come on, cheers! Celebrate Ah Li's successful return home after overcoming all the difficulties!"

"Cheers~ Thank you everyone~ I'm honored to have all of you friends. You make my life more lively."

…

After the welcome banquet, Yuanli cast a spell to get rid of the smell of alcohol and drunkenness, changed into the red dress given to her by Yue Lao, and went to the underworld to find Cha Suxun.

When she arrived at the entrance to the Netherworld, Cha Suxun was already waiting there. He teleported to her side, joyfully took her hand, and couldn't wait to teleport back to his Netherworld Palace.

Perhaps it was because they had been apart for too long and he missed her so much, Cha Suxun looked at her as if he was fascinated, his eyes fixed on her, a little dazed.

"Ari, you look so beautiful today."

There was something wrong with his condition. The look in her eyes was too intense, as if tainted with lust, and the crimson on her earlobe had climbed up to her earlobe.

"Acha, there seems to be something wrong with you."

Cha Suxun was slightly startled when he heard this, then looked away, lowered his head slightly, clenched his fists, and tried to control himself. "No...it's okay."

His voice was a little hoarse.

His Adam's apple rolled up and down twice, his lowered eyelids hid the emotions in his eyes, and his jaw was tense, as if he was suppressing something.

Yuanli walked into his arms, wrapping her arms around his waist, her fingers restlessly playing with the buckle of his belt. He seemed to be under a spell, letting her hands roam his body. His breathing was clearly getting heavier, and his body was becoming more and more tense and stiff, but he refused to hug her back.

Standing on tiptoe, Yuan Lili slightly raised her head, brushed her lips against his cheek, and landed in his ear, whispering softly: "After many days of separation, we meet again, don't you want to hug me, A-Cha?"

Her warm breath fanned against his neck, sending shivers down his spine.

"Yes, I miss you very much..."

His arms suddenly tightened, locking her waist tightly in his embrace, as if he wanted to rub this body he had longed for day and night into his own flesh and blood. His fingertips greedily caressed the delicate fabric behind her waist, the warmth there ironing his palm through the fabric, making his Adam's apple roll unconsciously again.

His other hand, with an almost devout eagerness, slowly inserted itself into her soft hair, and the gaps between his fingers were immediately filled with the soft touch. He did not pull hard, but only gently combed it inch by inch, as if he were touching a rare treasure.

When his fingertips finally reached their destination, he carefully cupped her ears and the side of her head, his palms against her warm earlobes, while the tip of his thumb gently stroked the delicate skin behind her ears.

At this moment, the longing that had accumulated over countless days and nights surged in like a tidal wave. During the days and nights of separation, every suppressed longing, every worry that her heart would be bewitched by Heng Jin again, all transformed into the real warmth under his palm at this moment.

He closed his eyes and gently pressed his cheek against the top of her head, greedily breathing in the familiar fragrance of her hair, a scent he had savored over and over again on countless nights.

"The Moon Fairy and his companions held a welcome banquet for me and gave me many gifts. Look, this dress was given to me by the Moon Fairy. He said it was made from his red thread, the Yue Lao (matchmaker) thread. I'll know its effectiveness when I wear it to my lover in the future. They've been so kind to me, and I can't let them down. That's why I've been delayed in coming to see you. Ah Cha won't blame me, will she?"

"Yeah, it works. How could I blame you? Lovers and friends are both important. As long as you have me in your heart, as long as you come to see me, sooner or later, I will always be home waiting for you."

"Very effective? What is its effect?"

He lowered his eyes to gaze into hers, no longer holding back his emotions and his desire for her, "Ari, isn't it obvious?"

"Is it what I thought?"

Cha Suxun lowered his head and touched her forehead, using the power of the underworld to explore and sense what she was thinking at the moment, then quickly moved away.

"yes."

If she had known this would be the effect, she would never have chosen to wear it to see him today.

"Then I don't think it's very effective. It makes the current Axun not as passionate and bold as the mortal husband Axun in the illusion you cast on me."

Cha Suxun didn't quite understand.

"ah?"

"Aren't we lovers? Aren't we an engaged couple? Ah Cha, how much initiative do I need to take before you can express your love and intimacy to me as if I were your lover or fiancée? You always restrain yourself and hide your true feelings."

"I want you to love me. Even if you can only give me a tiny bit of space in your heart. Ah Li, I don't want you to just pity me, I don't want you to be my lover just out of gratitude. Ah Li, will you love me one more time? Love me like you did for those tens of thousands of years when it was just you and me, okay?"

His eyes fell cautiously on her face, with a fragility that was almost broken.

"good."

The atmosphere between the two of them suddenly became inexplicably sad and depressed.

His voice trembled slightly as he asked, almost pleadingly, "From now on, you...you won't leave me alone again, right?"

He held his breath, nervously waiting for her answer, his eyes filled with fear and desire staring at her without blinking.

Happiness came so suddenly and so intensely that he was afraid that he would repeat the same mistake and be taken away by God again.

His body was trembling slightly with nervousness, a fear that ran deep into his bones, the fear of being abandoned again. He just wanted a positive answer from her, a firm look, even just a slight nod, to save him from this endless panic.

"Yes. I will never leave you alone again. We will be together forever. I will always be your wife."

Hearing this, Cha Suxun's tense body relaxed instantly, tears flashing in his eyes. He slowly tightened his arms and held her tightly in his arms, as if she would disappear if he let go.

His cheek rubbed against hers, and the warm touch made him particularly obsessed, "I like you, I like you so much..."

"Ari..."

His breath became rapid and hot, spraying on her hair.

He could no longer restrain himself, lowered his head and gently kissed her forehead, then slowly kissed along the bridge of her nose and landed on her lips.

This kiss was filled with endless attachment and affection, as if all love was poured into it. It was gentle and lingering, filled with the attachment and affection of a long-parted reunion.

Their lips intertwined, and he seemed to want to make up for the time they had spent apart.

Cha Suxun's hand gently stroked her back, holding her tightly in his arms, as if he was afraid that she would disappear in the next second.

After a long time, the two slowly separated, their foreheads touching, their breaths mingling.

Having tasted the good things, it is like someone who has eaten meat, greedily wanting more.

The magical effect of her dress was increasingly making him lose control of his mind. He knew that this couldn't go on any longer. Just the touch of her skin made him feel an immense desire and torment.

"Ari, can you please change into this dress?"

"Don't you like it?"

"I like it. It's very beautiful. You're even more beautiful when you wear it. But it's too beautiful. It makes me almost lose control."

"If I lose control, I lose control. This is just perfect... let me try out the apricot-white mandarin duck pillow you prepared for me."

The moment the divine power gathered at his fingertips leaked out, his belt fell to the ground by itself.

"Ari, no..."

"Why? Doesn't A-Cha want me?"

"I want you...but not now."

"When does A-Cha want to go?"

"Of course it's the wedding night."

"What if I just want you now?"

As she spoke, Yuanli stretched out her right hand and hooked her index finger around the overlapping ties around his waist. She just tugged lightly and did not make any other movements.

Cha Suxun held her right hand and said, "Ali, I can't stand you teasing me like this."