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Inside the Guannan Hall, a wave of heat woke Gu Lili. She slowly opened her eyes and saw a pair of thin lips with distinct peaks trembling slightly with the other person's breath. Meanwhile, the large hands that she had been cherishing were now controlling the other person's arms to embrace her.
Gu Lili wanted to wake him up, wanted to slap him and call him shameless, but after all, it was his blazing yang energy that was protecting her. In TV dramas, when immortals transfer their cultivation to others, they also suffer some damage. Forget it, she just wanted to escape this embarrassing situation. So Gu Lili twisted and turned slightly, trying to slowly get off the bed, but just as she was about to take the last step, her hand pushed back and touched something hard.
"Aa ...
Despite being single for 26 years, Gu Lili quickly understood what it was thanks to the increasingly comprehensive sex education in her country.
"Do you want the whole underworld to know?" Guan Nan was woken up by her touch, or rather, by the noise. He roughly understood what had happened and quickly covered her mouth from behind. He didn't want to attract Ksitigarbha because of Gu Lili's ghostly howl, otherwise that guy would have another thing to make fun of him for years to come.
"You, you, you... how come you still have that?" Gu Lili exclaimed in shock, jumping up from the bed and pointing at Guan Nan's lower body.
Guan Nan's expression darkened, and he asked coldly, "Which one?"
Gu Lili pouted: "The one that's rock hard..."
Guan Nan frowned, his eyes flashing with a fierce light: "I should have let the Netherfire burn you to death, why didn't the Ghost King bite you to death?"
Gu Lili said with disgust, "No, you, no, you ghost, how can you talk like that? How can you be so vicious?"
"You're not poisonous? You treat me like a eunuch, aren't you poisonous?"
Gu Lili slowly sat down on the edge of the bed, her eyes still glancing at the other person's lower body: "Ah? I thought... you ghosts don't have that..."
Upon hearing this, Guan Nan clenched his fist in anger and swung it at Gu Lili, but she anticipated the danger and dodged it in time. Guan Nan was so angry that she roared, "Shut up! Why don't I have it? Even the Yin Officials can reshape their spirits, becoming immortal and no longer subject to the cycle of reincarnation. I'm not crippled. Touch yourself, are you missing something?"
"Oh... well... no, not really."
Guan Nan raised an eyebrow, as if he had found the best way to get back at her. He suddenly leaned close to Gu Lili's ear and teased, "How about we check again to make sure I'm not missing anything?"
Gu Lili felt as if she were being roasted by a raging fire; her face was swollen and itchy, as if it was about to burst open.
"No, no, sir, I... I... I'll go get some water."
Teasing by Guan Nan, Gu Lili was extremely embarrassed. She glanced at the water pitcher on the opposite table, got up to pour herself a drink, but was too nervous and slipped, falling flat on her backside.
"Ouch..." Gu Lili cried out in pain.
"Pfft~" Her fall amused Guan Nan, but when Gu Lili looked up, he suddenly stopped smiling and returned to his usual cold and aloof demeanor.
"What are you looking at? I'm hungry. When can I go back?" Gu Lili glanced at the other person and said irritably.
"Oh? I see you've recovered quite quickly. You can go back today if you want."
Upon hearing this, Gu Lili got up and ignored Guan Nan, heading towards the door.
"I just thought you weren't leaving until tomorrow, so I had the kitchen prepare Sichuan cuisine, including boneless Qingjiang fish with extra bean sprouts, spicy frog with lettuce and loofah, canned chilled cola, and cheesecake for dessert..."
"Who said I was leaving today? Didn't you see how weak I was that I almost collapsed on the floor? I just went to check if the door was locked. I don't want anyone to see me, the dignified Meng Po... alone with a man... in a room... how could that be proper..."
Gu Lili was surprised that the other person knew her preferences so well, but in order to save face, she could only stammer out what she could think of at the moment, regardless of whether the sentences were grammatically correct or appropriate for the occasion, because she was now driven by cravings and completely out of control of her reason.
Guan Nan's lips curled slightly as he raised his arm to check his watch: "Get dressed, let's go."
"Huh? Where to?"
Boiled fish
"Ah! Okay! Um... could you turn around for a moment?"
Gu Lili picked up the washed and dried clothes from the sofa, then pointed to her pajamas and said.
"Pretentious." Guan Nan rolled her eyes at her and turned towards the door.
"Lord Guan Nan, this is a request from the Special Management Office for the Dead, I am reporting urgently!!"
"What is it?" Guan Nan asked through the door.
"Sir, Chen Liu has escaped..."
"What?" Guan Nan turned to look at Gu Lili to make sure she was dressed before opening the door for Bai Tiao.
"How did she escape? The Special Management Office for the Dead has the strongest seal in the Underworld, how could she escape... Could it be..."
Guan Nan frowned deeply: "Let's go, I'll go take a look." Just as he was about to close the door, he paused again: "You can eat in the small kitchen by yourself in a while. I'll tell the PR team what else you want to eat and have them make it." After saying that, he opened the space-time rift and left with Bai Tiao.
Bai Tiao is the head of the Special Management Office for the Dead and the older brother of Bai Muyu, the head of the Bai family in the underworld. He is ruthless and known for his impartiality, but he is also a sister-obsessed brother. Knowing that his sister has liked Guan Nan for many years, he has been working hard to make the family bigger and stronger so that his family will be worthy of Guan Nan in the future.
Also under the protection of their family, the brother and sister had a smooth career and held the positions of two chief officials in the underworld for over a thousand years. A few days ago, during the Ghost Festival, Bai Tiao went to pay his respects to his uncle in heaven and mentioned the marriage between Mu Yu and Guan Nan. Times have changed, and those of them who have cultivated themselves into underworld officials later can become Daoist partners.
Just that one sharp glance Bai Tiao caught into Guan Nan's room revealed a woman tidying her clothes. Her disheveled hair, hazy eyes, wrinkled sheets, and the women's pajamas she had changed out of beside the bed all proclaimed that her beloved sister's sweetheart had spent the night with the woman in the room.
For tens of thousands of years, Guan Nan has been alone, never getting close to the opposite sex in the underworld. He often sits alone on the Star Platform in Guan Nan Palace, looking at a certain position in the sky.
There was a rumor that he secretly admired the main god of the Heavenly Palace, but the main god had fallen three thousand years ago. Seeing that the Bai family was growing stronger day by day, he planned to refine a few more special souls with special abilities from the Special Soul Management Office and accumulate enough points to become an immortal.
Every celestial official who is converted can ask the Heavenly Emperor for a wish. Bai Tiao, a fiercely protective brother, wished to ask the Heavenly Emperor to grant his sister and Guan Nan a marriage. But somehow, that fox spirit from who-knows-where beat him to it.
Thinking of this, Bai Biao revealed a fierce glint, but it suddenly vanished when Guan Nan opened the spacetime rift.
Seeing that the two had left, Gu Lili carefully turned the doorknob and said, "No, why should I sneak out so carefully? I haven't done anything wrong."
"Lady Meng Po, Lord Guan Nan has sent me to guide you."
As Gu Lili was muttering to herself, she opened the door to be greeted by two female public relations staff from Guannan Temple who were about to knock.
"Lady Meng Po, these are your new pajamas. You can just hand me the old ones to wash."
Another female PR representative, holding a nightgown, turned her face away shyly and said...
"It's over, I can't explain it anymore," Gu Lili thought to herself.
Oh no, the one who spent the night with us adults is actually that new big devil from the underworld. The two patriarchs thought to themselves.
"What, why are you two so surprised? Guan Nan didn't say I was here?"
As the saying goes, those who have a guilty conscience shout the loudest, and Gu Lili could only put on an act to cover up her panic and unease.
"No... Lady Meng Po, Lord Guan Nan went to deal with an urgent matter. He only instructed us to send a clean set of women's pajamas and take the people in his room to the small kitchen for a meal."
"It's nothing, it's nothing. Last night I was discussing the plan to reorganize the underworld with you adults. It got too late, so I didn't leave. It's nothing, it's nothing."
"Then what are these pajamas...?"
"Huh?" Gu Lili had clearly forgotten about the new pajamas. In her panic, she grabbed the new pajamas and said, "Guan Nan Palace's pajamas are really beautiful. I want to pack a set and take it with me."
As soon as she said it, Gu Lili seemed to realize that the excuse was too ridiculous. She quickly grabbed her old pajamas and threw them into the PR person's hands, then picked up her new pajamas and threw them on the bed. With a bang, she closed the bedroom door.
"I'm starving! Take me to eat!" Gu Lili said, clutching her stomach.
"Lady Meng Po, this way please."
The PR staff didn't dare ask any more questions, and simply led Gu Lili towards the small kitchen, one in front and one behind.
Upon entering the elevator, the PR person expertly pressed the number 3. In the blink of an eye, they arrived at the third floor. As the elevator doors opened, they were greeted by Guan Nan's small kitchen. The room contained only a small round table. The food here was usually prepared solely for Guan Nan, hence the name "small kitchen."
The cooks in the small kitchen didn't know who the visitor was, but anyone brought into Guannan's small kitchen was definitely not an ordinary person. So they didn't dare to be negligent. As soon as Gu Lili sat down, the kitchen staff called out to serve the dishes, and one by one, the dishes that Gu Lili had always dreamed of were neatly placed in front of her.
The Sichuan dishes in front of her looked beautifully red. Gu Lili took a deep sniff, and the aroma of clear oil mixed with pepper filled the air.
"Would you like me to remove the chilies for you?" asked the young cook who had been standing beside me.
"Okay, thank you." Gu Lili responded with a smile, then seemed to remember something and raised her hand: "Another small bowl of vinegar, please."
"Please wait a moment, it'll be right there."
A moment later, the cook brought over a small white porcelain bowl. The liquid inside swayed slightly before settling back down, releasing a fragrant aroma of vinegar.
At first, Gu Lili was a little embarrassed. She only picked up her chopsticks and gently put a piece of fish into her mouth. However, the smooth texture and the aroma of pepper spread between her lips and teeth. The taste experience that hit her head made her let go of all her restraint. Then, she scooped up a piece of fish along with bean sprouts with her chopsticks.
Delicious, so delicious. The food I had last time must have been served from this small kitchen. It truly lives up to its reputation as a high-ranking official's private kitchen; the color, aroma, and taste are all top-notch.
Not only the fish, but also the glistening and crisp bean sprouts looked incredibly tempting. Gu Lili picked up another mouthful of bean sprouts and put it in her mouth. Crisp! Tender! Refreshing!
"Sister Tao, who is that gentleman? Why is he always smiling?" The young cook who had just served the dishes asked the PR person who had brought Gu Lili over.
“Oh, that’s our new Lady Meng Po from the Underworld. Why is she smiling…” A Tao stared at Gu Lili for a while, then thought for a moment and said, “Maybe it’s because she was having too much fun spending the night with our Lord Guan Nan. I’ve heard that mortals in love are like that, always smiling like an idiot.”
“I think so too. If Lady Guannan could spend the night with me, no, just go into Lady Guannan’s bedroom for a while, I’d be laughing even harder than her,” another person said with a lovesick expression.
"You mean...this one...that one?" The young cook asked in shock, stretching out his hands and bringing his two index fingers together.
Since Qinglian awakened and returned her magic power, Gu Lili has awakened some low-level magic, and her five senses have become very sharp. Although the chef and the public relations staff were talking in the kitchen, Gu Lili could hear everything clearly.
"Cough cough cough, cough cough cough..." Gu Lili was just picking up a large piece of spicy bullfrog and putting it in her mouth when she heard this sudden rumor. She choked and her eyes and nose were running. She started coughing.
"Lady Meng Po choked! Quick, A Tao, get some water..." The PR person rushed out when she heard Gu Lili coughing.
"It's spicy...it's choking...it's killing me."
"Lady Meng Po, here's some water. It's open..."
The young cook hurriedly handed Atao a bottle of mineral water before she could, and thoughtfully opened it in advance, as if he knew she would be a regular customer and wanted to take the opportunity to curry favor with her.
"Glug glug... glug glug..." Gu Lili took the water bottle and gulped down several mouthfuls. Looking at the gossipy expressions of the 123 people, she was speechless with helplessness.
Let them be. I'm not in the mood to explain these things to them. Let Guan Nan explain them slowly. But when I think of Guan Nan's helpless look when he explains these things, Gu Lili can't help but laugh.
Even when Gu Lili choked on water, the young chef still laughed. His eyes widened, and he stretched out his index fingers again, touching them with the PR staff. The PR staff nodded in unison.
Gu Lili couldn't control her mind-reading ability yet. She didn't want to probe into the inner thoughts of the others, but the gossipy voices were like loud speakers turned up to the maximum volume, impossible to ignore.
"I'm full, I'm going back to the Yellow Springs now," Gu Lili said, interrupting their internal conversation and putting down her chopsticks.
"Lady Meng Po, Lord Guan Nan instructed that your injuries have not yet healed and that you should rest in Guan Nan Palace for a few more days. You... you can stay in Lord Guan Nan's bedroom."
"No, there's too much to do in the underworld. I'll only have a chance to rest once our Lord Guannan trains a few more Meng Pos to do the work for me." Gu Lili wiped her mouth, took out her phone as she spoke, tapped on Fangfangfang's profile picture, and sent only two words: Pick me up.
Before Lili could finish half a can of cola, a cloud of black mist appeared beside her. Fangfangfang looked somewhat hurried, as if she had just run several kilometers and was panting heavily.
As soon as Fangfangfang arrived, Gu Lili reacted as if she had seen a savior, frantically winking at her. Fangfangfang seemed to understand, exchanged a few words with the others, then took Gu Lili's arm and sped away from the small kitchen.
"My lord, are you alright?" Fangfangfang asked with concern as they entered the main hall of Guannan Hall.
"It's fine, nothing's wrong. That place is too stuffy and crowded. My Meng Po Residence is much more comfortable."
"Shall we go back to Meng Po's Abode?"
As Gu Lili made an OK sign, Fangfangfang initiated the teleportation.
"Ah, it's so comfortable to be in my own little nest..." Gu Lili collapsed onto the bed after returning to Meng Po's residence.
Although the house was originally renovated according to Gu Lili's ideas, the quality of the interior decoration was handled by Fangfangfang. From the wallpaper to the chairs, benches, and bed, everything was top-notch. The mattress, in particular, was neither too soft nor too hard and had a good resilience. Every time I lay on it, I could fall asleep peacefully in no time.
Just now, she was lying on the bed, still feeling emotional, but she quietly fell asleep a little while later.
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