Chapter 305 Innocence
"Nezha greets Your Majesty." Lingzhu blinked, feeling guilty and short of breath. Lying was never a good thing.
"Nezha, that sounds nice. Are you a minor star official in the Taiwei Palace?" Xihe looked at Nezha and, thinking of her nine sons in Kunlun, couldn't help but ask.
After settling things off with Dijun, Xihe wanted to bring her sons back to her side for a while.
“Uh…” Lingzhuzi didn’t know what to say.
"Nezha will stay at Taiwei Palace for a while, and soon after he will go to Kunlun to learn martial arts. After he returns, he will be one of my generals." Chang Hao made plans for Lingzhuzi.
Lingzhu nodded repeatedly. Seeing that Xihe did not recognize him, his guilty conscience subsided and he straightened his small chest.
"Good child, then you should cultivate diligently. Your Majesty is waiting for you to become a great general under Xiao Shi in the future." Xi He couldn't help but tug at the pheasant feather on Ling Zhu's head.
Before her accident, her sons hadn't really taken human form yet. Now that they have, they can be dressed up properly, and I imagine they'd look like Nezha.
Lingzhuzi was embarrassed and lowered her head almost to her chest.
Lingzhuzi thus took root in Taiwei Palace. Nuwa searched everywhere for the last two innate spiritual treasures but could not find them. Frustrated, she turned back to Nuwa Palace, but could not find Lingzhuzi and Wudang anywhere.
A quick calculation revealed that Wudang had gone to Kunlun alone with his sword, while Lingzhuzi…
"Strange..." Nuwa couldn't figure it out no matter how hard she tried. "Where is my spirit pearl?"
With the red embroidered ball gone and the spirit pearl gone, Nuwa's days suddenly became dull and tasteless. "Desolate, empty, lonely, and cold..." The days seemed endless.
"No, I must find a way to get the Red Embroidered Ball back and retrieve the Spirit Pearl." Nuwa rallied her spirits. "Kunlun, Yuanshi..."
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Tongtian took a shortcut back to Kunlun Mountain. Fearing that his second brother was still angry, he secretly sneaked into the Eight Views Palace and told Laozi what had happened.
Laozi's expression was serious. "If what you say is true, then it is indeed a matter of great importance, and your problem is quite serious as well. I will give you my elder brother's quiet room. Go ahead, and I will protect you from your second brother."
"Thank you, elder brother..." Tongtian clasped his hands in thanks and dashed into the quiet room to cultivate in seclusion.
"Wait, what did you do to offend your second brother?" Laozi stroked his long beard and asked casually.
When Yuanshi returned that day, he was calm and composed, seemingly unaffected by anything, so it's likely that he was alright.
"I just helped Chang Hao get the Sun Essence Wheel from my second brother," Tongtian said casually.
Laozi's lips tinged with bitterness, "Go in..." He swept Tongtian into the quiet room with a whisk.
"No, how could Yuanshi not be angry?" Laozi wondered, "Logically, he should have torn down Biyou Palace long ago."
"Forget it, I'll just pretend I don't know." Although Laozi didn't know what tricks Yuanshi was playing, he didn't come out for several days. Fortunately, when Yuanshi returned, he seemed to be less angry. He could only hope that Yuanshi had truly calmed down.
Inside the Sutra Repository, Yuanshi finally managed to weave a passable peace knot, with the Chaos Pearl he had obtained by chance in the middle, surrounded by the Five Elements Spirit Pearls, and finally tied with the Sun and Moon Pearls, with long tassels hanging down.
Yuanshi couldn't wait to hang the Peace Knot on Chang Hao's waist, as if secretly declaring his sovereignty. He couldn't even contain himself in his imagination.
Immediately communicating with the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, Yuanshi quietly appeared beside Chang Hao. Seeing Chang Hao sitting on the couch, gazing intently at a piece of plain silk with a probing expression, Yuanshi also lowered his eyes to look. Instantly, his heart pounded like a drum, but his face remained as still as a mountain.
Chang Hao was startled by Yuan Shi's sudden appearance. He quickly put away the plain silk and said guiltily, "Why did you sneak out again? Couldn't you have given me a heads-up?"
I'm so incredibly embarrassed! I was trying to sneak a moment of relaxation to read the secret manual that Huanglong sent me, and Yuanshi caught me red-handed. What bad luck! And to make matters worse, I'd only read half of it.
"It was my fault. I will inform you next time," Yuanshi said softly, without mentioning that Chang Hao had set up an array on the surface of the jade ruyi. He couldn't hear or see anything, so naturally, his voice couldn't come out either.
"If you're curious about this, just come to me next time." He was wrong. He hadn't expected Chang Hao to be so curious about this. He should have satisfied all of Chang Hao's ideas long ago, and Chang Hao wouldn't have needed to go to Huang Long.
Chang Hao tucked the plain silk into his sleeve, feigning composure, but in reality, he was already ashamed beyond measure. No, how could he appear less composed than Yuan Shi?
"Since you're here, have a drink with me." Chang Hao pulled Yuan Shi directly to a table to the side. As the saying goes, wine can embolden people. If wine in the mortal world is like that, then how much more so the nectar brewed by immortals.
Since Yuanshi had seen it all, Chang Hao decided to turn the awkward situation into an opportunity and start using poison to fight poison from today onwards, making a little progress every day. Chang Hao felt no pressure at all when he tried to compete with Yuanshi.
Since Yuanshi is so obedient, he will definitely stop when he tells him to.
It's unclear what Yuanshi was thinking, but Chang Hao, with a considerate heart, decided to feed Yuanshi some fine wine first to create a suitable atmosphere.
Yuanshi readily accepted good advice, looking at Chang Hao with eyes full of expectation. Was it what he had thought?
As for the return gift, we can postpone it until Chang Hao has had his fill of fuss. We can then take it out and stay a little longer. Perhaps Chang Hao will even let him stay overnight.
"I'll offer you the first toast."
Just as Yuanshi was about to take it, he saw Chang Hao holding a glass cup, sitting down next to him, and bringing the glass cup directly to his lips.
Yuanshi was flattered and drank the cup of fine wine in one go. Chang Hao originally wanted to pull Yuanshi onto his lap, but after comparing the two, he silently gave up.
That must be it, Chang Hao thought to himself.
Yuanshi followed suit. Unable to find a second glass cup, he filled the same glass cup with fine wine, then wrapped his long arm around Chang Hao and pulled him into his arms. "Come on, open your mouth."
Chang Hao felt something was off, but he couldn't refuse the hospitality and drank the fine wine.
In return, Chang Hao picked up the wine pot and poured Yuan Shi another cup, then leaned directly into Yuan Shi's arms.
Yuanshi smiled, pulled Chang Hao onto his lap, placed his hand on the back of Chang Hao's hand holding the cup, and took a small sip. "The nectar is potent, so don't drink too much, lest you lose your composure and frighten you."
“You are already a saint, how could you be drunk?” Chang Haocai didn’t believe it.
"Seeing you has already made me half drunk. Tell me, am I drunk or not?" Her voice gradually lowered, and with the last sound, she leaned close to Chang Hao's ear, her cool lips lightly touching his soft earlobe.
Chang Hao shuddered, turned his head and gently pushed, "You..."
But it was like throwing oneself into someone's arms; Yuanshi was quite pleased and readily complied with his wishes...
After the kiss, both of them were a little out of breath.
"You're being too presumptuous..." Chang Hao gasped for breath, almost unable to hold it in even with his long, drawn-out breaths. He patted Chang Hao's back to stop him.
"It was my fault." Yuanshi was somewhat reluctant to stop and wanted to do it again, but looking at the little ancestor's bright red lips, he decided to give up. There would be plenty of time in the future, and he didn't want to scare him.
"Good to know. Next time I tell you to stop, you have to listen, understand?" Chang Hao was still quite naive at this moment.
"Understood, I will restrain myself." Yuanshi nodded, naively agreeing, prioritizing the feelings of his little ancestor.
"Carry me to the couch, I want to rest for a while," Chang Hao said imperiously. After the kiss, his legs went weak, and he was at a loss for what to do.
It must have been a mix of emotions, reason, and psychological trauma that exhausted Chang Hao, who then tried to save face.
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