Chapter 41 Chapter 41 Putting on Makeup
Jiang Zhaoxue slept very soundly, and when he woke up yawning, he felt relaxed all over.
This is what it feels like when spiritual power flows smoothly, just like running a marathon painlessly and feeling refreshed.
Although she almost lost her memory last night when the fire poison started, but looking at the result, Pei Zichen should
She yawned and stood up, then heard Pei Zichen's voice, which seemed to have been waiting for a long time, coming from outside: "Madam, are you awake?"
“Ah…ah?”
Jiang Zhaoxue responded subconsciously, then realized what was happening and couldn't help but ask Anan, "He doesn't sleep?"
"Young man, you shouldn't sleep enough." Anan crawled out of the bed, shook off his feathers, and said comfortably, "I felt so comfortable last night."
It and Jiang Zhaoxue's perception are one, especially the perception of spiritual power and soul is even more sensitive.
Pei Zichen has excellent luck. The more he and Jiang Zhaoxue are bound together, the more luck they will share. Last night, probably because of the blessing of spiritual power transmission, Anan felt that great luck had fallen from the sky and made him dizzy, as if he had drunk ten jars of strong liquor. It was awesome!
The man and the bird felt refreshed and in a good mood. Jiang Zhaoxue fumbled to put on her clothes and called Pei Zichen, "Come in."
Pei Zichen pushed the door open and the maids came in one after another. Jiang Zhaoxue naturally stretched out her hands and let the maid help her put on her clothes.
The maid tinkled as she set the basin aside. Jiang Zhaoxue sensed a familiar fragrance approaching. After sniffing it, she asked curiously, "Huh? Are you using my sachet?"
Pei Zichen listened to Jiang Zhaoxue's question, his eyelashes drooping slightly, and he said gently, "This morning, I dared to ask the lady for this. The lady uses incense, and I really like the main blend. I plan to find some rosin to blend it with today."
Jiang Zhaoxue listened without much recollection, but she probably understood that Pei Zichen had been coveting her list of spices for a long time, but had always been embarrassed to do so. Perhaps after being enlightened by her last night, he boldly asked for some of his favorite things.
The perfume she used was not particularly feminine. If it were blended with rosin, it would be suitable for men.
The first time she met him, she knew that he paid attention to these details, which was why he made such a coquettish appearance. Now that he could pick up his hobby again, she was quite happy and responded, "I'll give you the recipe I use later. Just ask someone to make it."
As she spoke, she asked her maid to help her put on her clothes and went to wash up. After washing up, she sat down in front of the dressing table and began to ask casually: "Weren't you tired last night? Why did you get up so early today?"
Hearing this, everyone paused. Pei Zichen waved his hand towards the surroundings, and the maids retreated.
Jiang Zhaoxue listened to the sounds around him and asked in confusion: "Huh?"
Pei Zichen walked behind Jiang Zhaoxue without saying a word. He picked up a comb and combed her hair. He said gently, "My Lady, the nobles in the Human Realm have strict rules. It's not appropriate for you to ask me this in public."
"It's not appropriate for me to ask questions, but it's appropriate for you to comb my hair?" Jiang Zhaoxue raised an eyebrow.
Pei Zichen smiled and glanced at the people in the mirror, then responded, "So I asked them to leave."
"What do you mean?" Jiang Zhaoxue didn't understand the train of thought.
Pei Zichen tied her hair into a bun and said patiently, "Your Highness is the Goddess of Penglai. There is no reason for you to adapt to their rules. If they want to discuss it, it is better to let them leave. I am here, and there are disciples to serve you."
"You serve me?"
Jiang Zhaoxue listened, feeling Pei Zichen trying again and again with her hair, and suppressed a smile, "The first disciple of the Pavilion Master of the Spiritual Sword Immortal Pavilion, besides wielding a sword, can he also serve others?"
"Won't."
Pei Zichen glanced at the person in the mirror and told the truth, then added: "But you can learn."
Listening to him speak seriously, Jiang Zhaoxue felt a little guilty for a moment. He felt that it was not appropriate to kidnap someone else's senior disciple to do chores for him, so he advised: "It's not necessary..."
"My Lady is wandering around with me. I can't make her live as comfortably as before, but I will learn what I can do for her. I used to always think about the rules," Pei Zichen finally fixed Jiang Zhaoxue's hair, took a hairpin from the side, and inserted it into Jiang Zhaoxue's hair. He said seriously, "It's my pedantic nature to let my Lady suffer."
"It's okay. I didn't suffer much."
Jiang Zhaoxue understood his thoughts and was quite relieved. However, when she thought about how he used to be so awkward when he pulled her, and how he had to use a handkerchief to transmit his spiritual power, she was afraid that comforting him would bring back his troublesome nature. She quickly added, "But you're right. As long as you have a clear conscience, you don't need to care about so many rules. Just do what you want."
"My lady is right."
Pei Zichen combed her hair, turned his eyes to the brush on the table, and asked tentatively: "Can your disciple put on makeup for the lady?"
"Go ahead." Jiang Zhaoxue said immediately, "I don't know how to do it."
"Before..." Pei Zichen picked up the eyebrow pencil, thought about the people in Yunfu Mountain, lowered his eyes and drew Jiang Zhaoxue's eyebrows, "Was it the Fairy Qingye who helped the Queen with her makeup?"
"You still know her?" Jiang Zhaoxue laughed.
"I often saw her following you before." Pei Zichen drew his eyebrows patiently.
Jiang Zhaoxue said casually, "She's a honey badger, she only knows how to fight, where did she get this skill? The one who put makeup on me before was her sworn brother Qing Mo, he was a male fox."
Pei Zichen's hands trembled as he listened, and Jiang Zhaoxue immediately asked, "Did you draw it crookedly?"
"A little bit." Pei Zichen wiped it gently and said patiently, "I heard that most demon cultivators are men who are good at makeup."
"That's right," Jiang Zhaoxue said with a smile, "When a man wants to marry, he will compete with everyone for beauty. Only human cultivators can do that, but women love makeup."
"But you like it too."
He had been in Lingjian Xian Pavilion for seven years and had never seen her without makeup.
Jiang Zhaoxue said this with considerable pride: "Because I was born with an immortal body, I have some animalistic traits, but they're not many. Besides, I'm so beautiful, wouldn't it be a shame if I didn't dress up more?"
"That's right, Lady." Pei Zichen's voice was filled with laughter, and then he asked tentatively, "Then... Master, do you agree?"
"He definitely won't agree."
When Jiang Zhaoxue heard this, she recalled the past and couldn't help rolling her eyes. "I got married and moved to the Spirit Sword Immortal Pavilion, and he left that very night. A few days later, he was persuaded by the old ancestor to come back. Early in the morning, he saw Qingmo putting makeup on me, and he tried to hurt Qingmo. Fortunately, I protected him, so he scolded me and said I had no sense of shame. I was just putting makeup on, not having sex, so why was he so excited? According to him, this is a marital affair. Then Qingye put makeup on me the first time, so doesn't that mean Qingmo and I have been married for seven or eight years? And it wasn't just Qingye who put makeup on me. When Qingmo was on vacation, he also painted little butterflies and kingfishers... The ones who are good at painting Penglai are all male demons. According to him, I'm really lucky."
"And then?"
Pei Zichen was curious, and Jiang Zhaoxue was a little breathless when she heard it: "Then...then in the end, we just obeyed him. It's his territory, and he has the most strict rules. Qing Mo, Xun Mo, Little Butterfly, Cui Shan...all the male demons who followed him were not allowed in the inner room. They had to report before entering."
Jiang Zhaoxue spoke with an inexplicable sense of discomfort, her tone becoming lighter. "Female demons like Qingye have to wear long skirts, layered with layers. They can't show their arms or anything below the neck, and they have to use respectful language, behave properly, and be careful. But we're demons, and we'll never learn the ways of Central Continent. In the Spirit Sword Immortal Pavilion, we're still demons by nature and hard to tame. He often says I'm frivolous, and that makes me laugh. We demon cultivators are frivolous, but when we're together, we're one. Human cultivators have strict rules, but marrying one and then taking in another—I don't know what these rules are for."
Pei Zichen listened quietly and finally finished drawing Jiang Zhaoxue's eyebrows.
Her skin was fair and she didn't need any powder, so Pei Zichen lightly applied some rouge on her.
Jiang Zhaoxue was a little nervous: "You...you didn't do anything wrong, did you?"
It would be embarrassing to use too much blush.
She warned: "Although I'm blind, I still have some dignity. If you want to practice, just practice, but don't go too far!"
"Don't worry, my lady," Pei Zichen said with a suppressed smile, seeing her nervousness, "There's a big class in the Spirit Sword Immortal Pavilion called Danqing. When I finished the class, I was at the top of the class."
Oh, you have painting skills.
Jiang Zhaoxue felt relieved and waited for Pei Zichen to finish putting makeup on her. He looked at Jiang Zhaoxue's face and said softly, "My lady, you don't have to suffer the grievances of the Spirit Sword Immortal Pavilion anymore."
"Yeah." Jiang Zhaoxue smiled, "I'm out now, and no one can control me."
"Wait until later..." Pei Zichen hesitated, "Can I go back to Penglai with the Lady?"
As he spoke, he was afraid that she would become suspicious, so he added: "Disciple really longs for the Penglai style."
"Great." Jiang Zhaoxue was delighted when she heard this. "You are the first disciple of the Spirit Sword Immortal Pavilion to recognize Penglai!"
"Penglai is great." Pei Zichen said seriously, "I like it very much."
As they were talking, Jiang Zhaoxue got up and took Pei Zichen to have dinner.
In the morning, Qian Sisi and Ye Tianjiao were both in the dining room. Qian Sisi was drinking tea, and Ye Tianjiao was drinking porridge. Seeing the two of them come in, Ye Tianjiao glanced over and saw Pei Zichen following behind Jiang Zhaoxue, hesitating to speak.
Jiang Zhaoxue walked to the table with a smile. Pei Zichen helped her sit down, handed her the chopsticks, told her the names of the dishes on the table today, and began to serve the dishes.
Ye Tianjiao has been staring at Pei Zichen's every move. He didn't think there was anything wrong before, but since he knew what Pei Zichen was thinking last night, he now feels that Pei Zichen has ulterior motives in everything he sees.
He looked at Pei Zichen, then at Jiang Zhaoxue, with a look of grievance that he couldn't express.
Qian Sisi looked at him from the opposite side and asked curiously, "Second Young Master Ye, what are you looking at back and forth between Master Jiang and Taoist Master Pei?"
Pei Zichen heard this and looked up. Ye Tianjiao instantly felt the threat of death pressing on his neck. He took a deep breath and quickly buried his head in his porridge. "It's nothing, it's just too beautiful, it blinded my eyes."
"Tianjiao's words are becoming more and more interesting."
Jiang Zhaoxue smiled as she sipped her porridge. Qian Sisi drank her tea and asked casually, "What are your plans for today?"
"Wait." Jiang Zhaoxue was not in a hurry.
Qian Sisi was a little surprised: "Wait? Wait for what?"
"Hmm..." Jiang Zhaoxue thought for a moment, then looked up at Qian Sisi. "Yesterday, Young Master Ye was here, so I didn't bother asking you. Now I have to confirm it with you again."
"What?"
"I won't kill Song Wuya," Jiang Zhaoxue said sincerely, "Do you still want to cooperate with me?"
Hearing this, Qian Sisi was stunned, and then said in shock: "No, I thought what you said yesterday meant that he would ask the ancestors at the altar, and then we would trick him out, I would be responsible for killing people and you would be responsible for getting the treasure. So you really planned to save him?"
"You take things from others," Jiang Zhaoxue laughed, "how can you be so embarrassed if you don't do something about it?"
"Then..." Qian Sisi was speechless for a moment and hesitated, "But I still want to cooperate with you."
"But I don't want to kill the future emperor." Jiang Zhaoxue said sincerely.
Qian Sisi thought about it and immediately said, "It's okay not to kill him. I don't really have to kill him."
"Then what do you want to do?" Ye Tianjiao asked curiously.
Qian Sisi said seriously, "I just want to make a big fortune, become famous all over the world, and make it my golden signboard in the future! If you don't kill people, then-"
Qian Sisi held out her hand: "Name your price, Gold Medal Killer, I will go through fire and water for you."
Looking at Qian Sisi's white hands, Ye Tianjiao raised his eyes in shock: "Didn't you say that he destroyed your sect and you and he are sworn enemies?"
"My boss and I don't have a good relationship," Qian Sisi said frankly. "If I want to kill someone and become famous, I have to find a reason for being righteous, right? Now, if the price is right, I can sell my reputation."
“You really are…”
"good."
Pei Zichen agreed immediately.
Everyone looked over in surprise, and saw Pei Zichen pull out a silver note from his sleeve, put it in Qian Sisi's hand, and said seriously: "Then I'll trouble you, Miss Qian, to help me protect the lady. If I'm careless, I hope Miss Qian will take care of me."
Seeing the banknote, Qian Sisi immediately became serious and raised her hand to salute: "Jiang Zhaoxue is my lifelong friend, I will protect you with my life!"
Jiang Zhaoxue listened and sneered.
Then he knocked on the table. "Alright, it's settled then. Let me explain briefly. The Third Prince promised me that as long as he succeeds in the altar and receives the approval of the ancestors, he will give me the Lingxu Fan. So we must ensure that he succeeds. Last night, I gave his sachet to Young Master Ye and asked him to do two things. The first is to secretly bring the Third Prince's sachet to the altar. I will use runes to ask the ancestors for him. The sachet has his scent on it. If the Song ancestors recognize him, then the sachet is fine, and his questioning of the ancestors will be fine. If the sachet is burned..."
"It proves that the ancestors of the Song family also don't approve of him." Qian Sisi understood immediately.
Jiang Zhaoxue nodded: "But he is destined to be a true dragon. If he is not recognized by the ancestors, it can only be that his fate has been tampered with. The most likely person to have tampered with him is in the palace, and he has such power. Now I can think of the most likely thing is..."
"Grudge."
Pei Zichen spoke and Jiang Zhaoxue nodded.
Qian Sisi and Ye Tianjiao didn't know, but Pei Zichen and Jiang Zhaoxue knew that according to records, thirteen years from now, a scourge and evil spirit named Xinluoyi would appear in the human world.
Such a resentful evil spirit recorded in the history of the True Fairyland could not have been formed in one day, there must have been signs of it long ago.
Zhuang Yan was seduced by a woman in red. Although Zhuang Yan died, the woman never showed her face.
Things like resentful spirits can easily be reborn from the earth as long as there is human desire.
Four years ago, Yuan Luo Gong was born and she fell into the time gap. After that, Song Wuya was determined to have the fate of a dragon. The timing was too coincidental.
Judging from all the signs, the one thing that can affect the true dragon's luck... is most likely Xinluo Yi.
But Jiang Zhaoxue was unsure and only said, "So I gave Young Master Ye a rune. This is a demon-testing rune written by my brother, a great cultivator of the Great Perfection stage. When Young Master Ye brings it into the palace, if there really is any resentful evil in the palace, the rune will sense it."
"Then..." Ye Tianjiao listened with some trepidation, "Will my brother be okay?"
"Your brother is now an official, with a corresponding patron saint. He also worships on my mountain, so I will naturally protect him." Jiang Zhaoxue said with a smile, "Don't worry, with his good fortune, ordinary evil spirits dare not approach him, and no one with any sense would want to provoke him."
Ye Tianjiao listened and felt relieved.
Then he became curious: "What if there really is a grudge in the palace?"
Jiang Zhaoxue listened and considered, "That depends... on what level the evil spirit is. The talisman paper will turn from white to red. The darker the red, the stronger the evil spirit. If it's red... it'll be a bit difficult to deal with."
As they were talking, hurried footsteps were heard outside. Then Jiang Zhaoxue heard the sound of attendants bowing. Ye Wenzhi hurried into the room, his voice trembling: "Master Jiang..."
"Um?"
Jiang Zhaoxue held Pei Zichen's hand. Pei Zichen sensibly shared his eyes with her. Then, seeing Ye Wenzhi approach her, he said anxiously, "Today, as you said, I took His Highness's sachet to the altar. Once it arrived at the altar, it was burned."
"Ah..." Ye Tianjiao listened and felt a little disappointed.
Jiang Zhaoxue nodded, which was within her expectations.
"As for the talisman paper..."
Ye Wenzhi's face was solemn. He took out the talisman paper Jiang Zhaoxue had given her. Jiang Zhaoxue lowered her eyes and took a look.
The talisman paper was bright red, almost dripping with blood.
She looked at the talisman paper and sighed.
"Money is hard to earn, but shit is hard to eat."
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The author has something to say: This chapter still sends red envelopes, happy Christmas Eve~~~
The atmosphere has been quite intense in the past two days. We are currently sorting out the next stage of the dungeon. These two days are all foreshadowing, so there will be fewer updates. If you think the development is slow, you can stock up. There should be a climax before the weekend:
Little Pei attacks Shen Yuqing in his demonic form, Jiang Zhaoxue stuns the third male lead and ruins his life, Jiang Zhaoxue shoots Shen Yuqing with an arrow, and Big Pei makes a stunning appearance and turns the tide.
Just treat my estimate of 600,000 as bullshit.
I was wrong [burst into tears] I don't understand myself at all
【Small Theater·1】
Pei Zichen: "Penglai is great, the Queen is great, I like her very much."
【Small Theater 2】
Ye Tianjiao: "Ever since I found out my brother was going to be the third queen, the world has changed color to yellow."
****Question answering essay, don't read if you don't care*****
Well, I'm scratching my head. I didn't expect everyone to care so much about intimate scenes, but this kind of thing can't be written in detail. Moreover, when I write intimate scenes, I have a lot of progress in my mind. I will distinguish between touching, kissing, various types of hugs, female initiative, male initiative, both parties initiative, until the end, and the end also includes various levels... Each progress represents a different emotional depth in my mind.
My vague settings and descriptions have led to different understandings of the emotional progress (although it's not a big deal), which has caused a lot of misunderstandings, so I will explain:
1. Xiaoxue's sudden feeling, superficially, stems from the fact that she's a demon, a demon who's lived a life of luxury, with everyone vying for her services and a lot of love. My demon characterization might not be particularly obvious, but from my perspective, she's definitely a demon, so her thinking often shouldn't be viewed with a very human lens. For example, last time she pinched Xiaopei's neck and traced her finger from his lower abdomen upwards to his chest, while from a human perspective it's clearly a tease, from Xiaoxue's perspective it's a threat to rip her belly open. Drawing her eyebrows and dressing her hair doesn't mean much, as she's surrounded by male demons eager to please her. Furthermore, her deep-seated perception of Xiaopei remains stuck at 17. Once her eyesight returns and she clearly sees Xiaopei as a man, her feelings will shift. Furthermore, according to the book, Pei Zichen should be attracted to Mu Jinyue.
Furthermore, Xiao Pei's emotions don't develop as quickly as people imagine. Before he rode the crane, his expressions weren't really romantic. Only after the crane, his love became more intense. His reluctance to part with the heroine itself implies something other than love. It's difficult for the heroine to accurately distinguish between dependence before the crane ride and the budding love after the crane ride.
The underlying reason was, first, that Pei Zichen was destined to love Mu Jinyue, and Xiaoxue didn't want to build up expectations, fearing she'd be disappointed if the real heroine showed up. Secondly, Xiaoxue now realized that Xiao Pei's feelings were a real problem for her. She would definitely have to pay for the Heavenly Secret Jade, and she couldn't let this relationship run wild. But deep down, her feelings for Xiao Pei were slowly building, and deep down, she simply wanted to spend more time with him. If she realized this now, she would either distance herself or accept it. She needed to make a decision, but she couldn't do it right now.
But I cannot directly summarize these contents in the plot like I did in "The Author Has Something to Say". I can only hint at the fact that the heroine will have a physiological reaction, she will be nervous, and she will feel guilty at certain moments in the text. She is not ignorant, but she cannot know.
There is a plot later, Xiao Pei directly asks "How dare you say you don't know, how dare you say you don't like me?" to round things up and get back to the current situation, but for now I can only mention this.
Of course, I could have made the heroine more carefree, a heartless woman who thinks, "If you like me, I like you, and I don't refuse, I don't care." But that assumes she doesn't care about the hero's feelings. So, if it were in the first instance, it would have been fine. But early on, she's already concerned about whether the hero's possessed state is treating him badly. Having laid the groundwork, then not addressing her feelings completely after she learns of this, feels a bit contradictory. Objectively speaking, I may have pushed the heroine's emotions a bit too fast, leading to a bit of disenchantment. But having reached this point, I can't just start over, so I just have to write it as it is.
2. Transmitting spiritual energy was a bit intimate, but it was generally used when saving people. So, in Shen Yuqing's absence, he could accept Pei Zichen's spiritual energy transfer, albeit uncomfortable. The more intimate aspect was the soul-to-soul communication of transmitting emotions, but there were actually numerous techniques that bordered on dual cultivation. The sensitivity of transmitting emotions fell squarely within Jiang Zhaoxue's knowledge, a subject she'd learned from Zhongzhou. So, she had no idea how this would affect Pei Zichen. Pei Zichen had offered to transmit his energy once, but because he'd been drinking, Jiang Zhaoxue assumed Pei Zichen had triggered a malicious intent in her, so she returned to reflect on her actions. She still didn't know the consequences of transmitting emotions.
3. She had some experiences with Shen Yuqing (most likely on the edge, I am still trying to figure this character out), but Shen Yuqing was a very old-fashioned person, and was very restrained in touching her. She had never even been hugged tightly from behind by Shen Yuqing, so it was written that she felt overly intimate at certain moments.
5. Although last night’s story was written in a panic, nothing really happened and the heroine didn’t remember anything.
Xiao Pei is a "gentleman yandere", which means he will not take advantage of the heroine on purpose. Everything he does to the heroine is out of "lust", for example, he can't help but kiss her forehead and wants to serve her and make her live a good life, but he will restrain his lust.
So all his contact last night was necessary. He hugged the heroine to cover her aura, and gave her spiritual power to make her feel more comfortable. But he himself really didn't touch or move anything, and waited until dawn to go back.
I'm scratching my head. Actually, I don't think I need to explain it in such detail, so that everyone can have their own imagination. So I'll just explain it this time. In fact, I feel that when it comes to emotional writing, I feel that I am reading an atmosphere. If I analyze the story with logic and reason, the story will gradually lose its warmth.
It's when I play dumb and you play dumb, keeping silent, but for a legitimate reason, someone else would never do that.
Anyway, if you have any doubts in the future, you will roughly know that it is either a foreshadowing (such as Shen Yuqing) or there will be a corresponding plot later.
This is the only way the author with poor writing skills can do.
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