Chapter 40 Forty Cuts: "Are you trying to fob me off like a beggar?"
"Finished writing?" Luo Mingshu took the first draft of the tabloid from Xu Qian and began to browse it.
Wow, the first card is a royal flush.
[The Little Cold Fairy has returned from the Demon Realm, her power greatly increased, and she even knocked down Master Ye Nan with a single punch! All past ties are gone. Is the Little Cold Fairy simply too strong, or is Master Ye Nan all bark and no bite, unable to even defeat his own grand-disciple? What is the true strength of the Eastern Branch Immortal Realm? It's worrying!]
[The fairy accuses her master, Ye Nan, of being unfaithful. In despair, she plans to leave the sect and go to the Wuji Hall. The Wuji Hall declares: We will not accept you!]
[Breaking news! Fairy Xiao Leng returns with her lover, a handsome demon! Although Fairy Xiao Leng is by his side, Master Ye Nan, consumed by jealousy, draws his sword to kill him—how despicable to separate such a loving couple! Master Ye Nan, is Fairy Xiao Leng only meant for you? Do you intend to enjoy the bliss of having two wives in the Heavenly Realm? How long will Dongzhi Fairy Realm keep this scumbag? Is Dongzhi Fairy Realm truly such a den of iniquity?!]
The Celestial Realm has been peaceful for a long time. Fairy Xiao-Oh has conspired with Fairy Xiao-Leng to provoke war, dragging the celestial monks into dire straits. Their heart is utterly despicable. For the sake of peace in the Celestial Realm, let us join hands to resist the alliance between Fairy Xiao-Oh and Fairy Xiao-Leng, and beware of the grand conspiracy of the Dongzhi Fairyland!
In fact, it was Luo Mingshu who wanted to cause trouble first, but when the opportunity came, she couldn't stop it. Since Fairy Oh and Fairy Leng also had plans to unify the fairy world, she simply took the initiative and pushed the blame to the other side, making them the passive party.
Since there were more readers at Wuji Palace and a huge number of tabloids needed to be printed, the "Heavenly Gossip Gazette" published in Dongzhi Wonderland was delivered to them first. So Luo Mingshu also took a look at the tabloid from Dongzhi Wonderland.
As expected, Shui Qingnian pointed the finger directly at Luo Mingshu.
[The stunningly beautiful goddess, driven mad by love, secretly entered the Eastern Branch Wonderland yesterday, behaving furtively and lewdly, deserving of contempt! With such dissolute behavior, does this stunningly beautiful goddess still possess the ability to lead the Wuji Palace?]
[The family affairs of the people in Dongzhi Wonderland are their own business once the doors are closed; no one else is allowed to interfere. To spy on other people's affairs and report them is the act of a petty person.]
Even Shui Qingnian and the others knew that the farce they staged in Dongzhi Wonderland was not respectable, and they began to use this to attack the people from Wuji Palace.
Of course, Luo Mingshu saw their doubts first, and she naturally had to respond to this matter. So she instructed Xu Qian to write down the following content. She had never lost a verbal battle—except for the one with the anonymous cultivator, of course.
[Dongzhi Wonderland and Wuji Palace are both two of the most authoritative places in the Heavenly Realm. How can the affairs of Dongzhi Wonderland be considered a family matter? As well-known figures in the Heavenly Realm, they should set an example and accept the supervision of the Heavenly Realm cultivators to avoid corrupting the lesser immortals! Dongzhi Wonderland's stubbornness and self-centeredness are not a long-term solution!]
After adding the line, Luo Mingshu had Han Yu take the draft down for printing. Han Yu, who had firsthand access to the gossip, glanced at the contents of the tabloid and was shocked: "The Cold Fairy is also in love with a demon?"
The others didn't quite grasp the point of the words, but Xie Changming did. Han Yu said "also," meaning there was a second demon in the Heavenly Realm, and that was him. Sure enough, in Han Yu's eyes, he and Luo Mingshu had this kind of relationship.
Xie Changming turned to look at Luo Mingshu, but Luo Mingshu was clearly still confused. She waved her hand and said, "Of course, the evidence is conclusive, she admitted it herself!"
"How could you all be like this?" Han Yu muttered softly. "I really hope that the Supreme Immortal Lord can return soon. Look at the chaos in the Heavenly Realm."
Luo Mingshu retorted to her, "Are you his nominal Daoist partner or am I his nominal Daoist partner? Hanyu, it seems to me that you care about the Supreme Immortal Lord more than I do?"
Fearing further reprimand from Luo Mingshu, Han Yu lowered her head, dared not utter another opinion, and withdrew.
This matter has come to a temporary end. The specific results will depend on the reactions of the cultivators after the tabloids are printed and distributed.
The Wuji Hall was finally quiet for the time being.
Luo Mingshu glanced at Xie Changming sitting beside her. She quietly observed him, pondering when this man's true colors would be revealed.
Of course, Xie Changming was also thinking about his own affairs, pondering Luo Mingshu's intention in building an artificial lake in Wuji Hall.
He asked, "Are you building a lake for your own use?"
“Of course.” Luo Mingshu leaned back on the soft couch and said lazily, “I like water. It seems I will have to stay in the Misty Star Sea for a while. I can’t do without water these days.”
"It's just that the location of Wuji Palace is too bad. There is no fresh water coming up. This artificial lake is still a little lacking in quality." Luo Mingshu said, stretching.
She actually has high requirements for her living environment. It must have running water, preferably a place like a stream, moist and misty, where she can lie by the pool in the afternoon and sunbathe.
Luo Mingshu's favorite place to stay is still the stream. She sighed softly; after being away for so long, she actually felt a little homesick.
Xie Changming secretly noted this key point. There was naturally a river in the Demon Realm, but because of the light, the river was a little darker. He didn't know whether Luo Mingshu liked it or not.
"I didn't build this artificial lake just to show you how it would turn back to its original form." Luo Mingshu still remembered the agreement they had made before heading to the Misty Star Sea. "I just like water."
Moreover, she knew that Xie Changming disliked water; some dogs are just naturally afraid of water, so being in the water gave her a special sense of superiority over Xie Changming.
Xie Changming looked down at her feet. Luo Mingshu's legs were long and slender. At this moment, she was lying on the soft couch, her body slightly curled up, and her legs were also slightly bent, revealing a beautiful ankle under her skirt.
“You won’t turn back into a fish tail no matter how much you look at me,” Luo Mingshu told him. “You can search the entire demon realm and you won’t find a little fish as pretty as me.”
Xie Changming asked in confusion, "You said you're a fish demon?"
He had heard Luo Mingshu say this many times before, and he thought it was just an excuse for her to conceal her identity, but now it seems that this little fool really doesn't know what her own race is.
“I have a fish tail with scales, what else could I be but a fish demon?” Luo Mingshu asked in confusion. “Even the dragons in the demon realm, I have investigated them. Their scales are arranged differently from my tail, they are finer and in a different direction.”
"You..." Xie Changming leaned closer, placing his fingers on her forehead, "Are you mentally ill?"
"You're the one!" Luo Mingshu got angry. She tilted her head back and bumped her forehead against Xie Changming's. Their foreheads touched, and they felt a slight pain.
This attack resulted in a thousand casualties for the enemy, but also eight hundred casualties for ourselves.
Xie Changming turned his hand down and pressed it against Luo Mingshu's forehead. He called her earnestly, "Shushu."
Luo Mingshu found the nickname cheesy, but when he said it, it was so gentle and soft that it seemed to send an electric current through her body.
"You don't know--" Xie Changming was about to speak when a green light flew out from Luo Mingshu's space bag, breaking the quiet atmosphere.
"Luo Mingshu, congratulations on binding to this system. The system has been activated and can successfully help you reach the pinnacle of life!" The system's voice rang in Luo Mingshu's mind.
“I’ve already reached the pinnacle of my life,” Luo Mingshu answered subconsciously. But this was her first time communicating with the system, so she spoke directly from her mind.
Xie Changming immediately noticed her unusual behavior. He lifted Luo Mingshu's chin, leaned closer to her, and whispered, "Don't move."
Luo Mingshu realized that the strange voice that had suddenly appeared in her mind was not a good thing. She had not yet figured out a way to force the voice out, but Xie Changming made the first move.
This spell, which ignores the cultivator's wishes and directly transmits sound into the cultivator's sea of consciousness, can only be mastered by at least immortals who have ascended to heaven. It is an extremely high-level spell, but Xie Changming can easily decipher it.
His fingers pressed on Luo Mingshu's temples, and then a dark light enveloped her face, as if a wisp of divine thought had been drawn from Luo Mingshu's sea of consciousness.
He had also used this spell on Han Yu in order to save Suo Ai - in fact, there was no need to hold her face at all.
Regardless of whether it was necessary to cup her face or not, Xie Changming did it for a long time until the green bracelet couldn't stand it anymore: "You, you've already pulled me out of her sea of consciousness, why are you still touching her face?"
Xie Changming finally stopped. Luo Mingshu, who had been pretending not to know anything, took the green bracelet and said to the system, "You little thing, you talk a lot."
"Host, I am bound to you and am here to help you." The system said to Luo Mingshu excitedly,
Since it has been pulled out of Luo Mingshu's sea of consciousness by Xie Changming, everything it says now is public and Xie Changming can hear it.
Xie Changming commented on this, saying, "It is an evil thing."
It's a bit funny to see a genuine demon saying that other things are evil.
Luo Mingshu found it amusing and asked, "What's your relationship with Lu Yaoyao? Is she asking me to take care of you?"
"She still remembers me? She already has another substitute." The system still remembered what happened in Yingtian Palace.
"Oh." Luo Mingshu lit a flame in her hand and burned it directly at the jade bracelet. This thing sounded like it had ill intentions, so she should take good care of it.
Xie Changming felt that Luo Mingshu was too inefficient: "Do you need help?"
Luo Mingshu handed the jade bracelet to Xie Changming. Just as a dark light flashed at Xie Changming's fingertip, and he was about to crush it, the system, with a strong survival instinct, said, "Okay, handsome young man, I'm in your hands now. I'm bound to you now. You... I... I'll help you gain the favor of this beautiful woman in front of you. I can provide you with a cheat code!"
The system kept chattering. Luo Mingshu looked at the old liar in shock, unable to believe it. Could it be that Xie Changming also believed such a lame lie?
Xie Changming thought for a moment and then said, "Okay, how should we do it?"
This isn't some dating guide, Xie Changming. Luo Mingshu snatched the green bracelet back again, this time serious: "What are you?"
"My name is 'System'. I issue tasks for you. You can complete my tasks to earn points. Points can be exchanged for many supplies to help you reach the pinnacle of your life!" The system excitedly introduced its functions.
"What can I buy?" Luo Mingshu asked.
A light screen appeared in front of the green bracelet, displaying many items with prices ranging from one point to one hundred thousand points.
Luo Mingshu pointed to the Purple Gold Cloud Boat worth 50,000 points and said, "The one you're selling on your panel is the first generation. Now the Golden Turtle Sect has produced the third generation, which I bought. You call this a rare resource."
"Tch—" Luo Mingshu scoffed lightly, showing her disdain.
The green bracelet was about to break, and it knew that it could not fall into Luo Mingshu's hands. Unexpectedly, Lu Yaoyao didn't care about it at all and just lost it.
"Host... just tell me what your wish is, and I'll see if I can help you fulfill it," the system said meekly.
"You think you can do something I can't even do myself?" Luo Mingshu laughed. "A legendary purple-gold cloud-flowing boat, are you trying to fob off a beggar?"
Xie Changming sat to one side, carefully observing the system's words and actions. After a long while, he said slowly, "This is not a machine created by an array, but a lost primordial spirit. It was sealed in the green bracelet, so it can speak human language."
"It..." Luo Mingshu looked down at the green bracelet and frowned.
After all, everyone knows how painful it is to have the soul sealed in an object.
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