Chapter 195: Charming yet not lewd, seductive yet not vulgar (Seeking monthly votes!)

Pi Yalu was outside, caught in a struggle between heaven and man, unable to understand why her Master would use the excuse of secluded meditation to send her away, when in reality, she was alone in her room, in this heavenly posture, painting a Spring Palace Lady Painting.

Inside the room.

Wei Youqing was once again in front of the mirror, striking a pose with one hand supporting her heavy assets, then adjusting her stance.

Until she was certain it was perfect, she hurriedly committed to memory what was in the mirror at that moment.

That curvaceous and voluptuous figure.

Afterwards, she trotted quickly to the desk, bringing the beautiful body she had just memorized to life on the paper, stroke by stroke.

From head to toe.

The curves were already beginning to emerge; one could see it was a beautiful woman with a graceful, exquisite, and full figure.

Next.

It was time to fill in the hair.

She picked up the black brush, held her breath, and focused, meticulously outlining it stroke by stroke according to the image she had memorized while looking in the mirror.

Hair, hair ornaments, earrings, necklace...

By the time these details were drawn one by one, the moonlight was already bathing everything.

Wei Youqing was completely immersed in her painting.

After locking the door, she threw herself heart and soul into the painting, not noticing that her every move had long since fallen into the eyes of her beloved disciple.

Looking at the increasingly perfect painting.

Wei Youqing could not help but blush; those beautiful eyes were constantly flickering with shyness, as well as a faintly emerging glow of anticipation.

What kind of expression would Ning Mu have if he saw this lady painting? The moment she thought about the Spring Palace Lady Painting she had drawn of herself, which in the future would very likely hang in Ning Mu's bedroom.

Whenever Ning Mu was engaged in intimate acts with his future self, or Liu Qingmei, or Liuli Shitai, or Lady Tong Yuyue, or even other women.

He would only need to look up to see her portrait.

And such an explicit lady painting at that.

A wave of shyness burned uncontrollably in the depths of her heart.

It was too shameful!

She did not know how much time had passed.

Wei Youqing let out a soft breath, then picked up her water cup and took a sip.

When a few drops of water accidentally spilled from the corner of her mouth and dripped down, a trace of coolness struck her, and Wei Youqing lowered her head to look at the sliding water droplets, stunned for a moment.

Immediately.

Her eyes lit up.

She had it!

She had a new inspiration.

She immediately put down the water cup, then picked up the brush, and dotted a few water droplets onto the proud, hand-supported object in the painting.

"Hmm... it must also match the lips!"

Wei Youqing thought for a moment, and her gaze immediately fixed on the blank space where the facial features had not yet been placed, though the face shape had already been outlined.

The facial features were the most difficult.

She used to love painting, but rarely painted people; it was almost always landscape paintings.

When painting people, the facial features were the most important.

Among them, the eyes were the most crucial of all.

Whether this painting could have spirit, whether it could display her own charm, all depended on this finishing touch!

She could not help it.

Wei Youqing became nervous.

After pondering for a long time, she finally lowered her brush, feeling exceptionally solemn! Time slipped away quietly amidst the chirping of insects and birds in the wilderness.

"This isn't right... why is Master painting such a portrait of herself? Could it be that Master isn't as proper as she appears on the surface, and actually likes painting such portraits of herself?"

Looking at the portrait on the paper, which was becoming more and more perfect and gradually revealing Wei Youqing's charm.

Pi Yalu could not help but knit her brows, speculating in her heart.

She had never thought that her Master was painting such a portrait to please Ning Mu.

After all.

Such a secret portrait that could not be known by outsiders would be a disaster for Wei Youqing if it were ever leaked! Even if she were foolish, she should understand this principle.

Therefore, only one explanation remained...

Master was proper on the surface, but wanton to the bone.

After all, the brushwork and lines did not look like those of someone painting for the first time; she was definitely an old hand at this! She did not know.

Wei Youqing had loved painting since she was a child, and her landscape paintings had always been among the favorite collections of the high officials and nobles in the Imperial Capital Linzi.

Coupled with the several missions she had completed previously, her literary skills had improved significantly.

By drawing inferences, her brushwork naturally felt as if it were assisted by a god.

"Hoo~"

It was late at night, and the wilderness was silent.

In the room, Wei Youqing let out a deep breath, threw down the brush, and then admired her painting with a satisfied expression.

This feeling was quite novel.

Seeing herself frozen on the paper, although the brushwork was still a bit inferior, it was already clear that the woman in the painting was herself.

However.

The lady in the painting was situated under a pavilion by a lotus pond; although she was sitting by the pavilion's railing, the erotic pose she struck, combined with the fact that she had almost no clothing covering her body from head to toe.

The curves were graceful and exquisite.

Especially those few water droplets; they were simply the finishing touch.

They exuded a thick sense of summer coolness.

Overall, it gave one a visual impression of being charming without being lewd, and alluring without being vulgar.

Wei Youqing could not help but open the system's sample image to compare.

On her pretty face, the blush that had lingered for so long had still not dissipated, but instead grew even more intense, and she could not help but ponder with trepidation in her heart.

This painting of a lady—Ning Lang should like it, right?...

The next day.

Ning Mu woke up.

"Mm~"

Liuli blushed, glared at Ning Mu with annoyance, then got up directly and put on her clothes.

"Eat breakfast!"

Pouting, Liuli Shitai picked up the clothes and helped Ning Mu put them on.

She was also very helpless.

Last night, Ning Mu had asked her to wake him up this morning.

Originally, she had been unwilling.

But at that time, they were at the peak, and if she did not agree, Ning Mu would have made her come down.

Having no choice, she had to agree.

Ning Mu pinched Liuli Shitai's cheek, then smiled and said, "Shitai, this is an excellent tonic."

Liuli Shitai immediately blushed and rolled her eyes at Ning Mu.

She had a bit of a rebellious streak in her.

Even though she enjoyed it very much, she always had to put on a posture of keeping people at a distance.

Perhaps.

In her heart, she still held some attachment to the Buddha and to her master, Puluo Zushi.

She wanted to use this method to remind herself.

Ning Mu laughed heartily and was not annoyed; he had long since grown accustomed to this woman's personality.

While putting on clothes and eating breakfast.

Ning Mu thought for a moment and said seriously to Liuli, "Shitai, Yonghang sent us several batches of people, but we haven't received them yet; go check what's going on today."

"Okay!"

Mentioning official business, Liuli also became serious.

While massaging Ning Mu's shoulders and neck, she nodded in response.

"You can ask Huang Yutang; I entrusted this matter to him before, telling him to pay attention to receiving the personnel. Since no one has come for so long, he should be investigating it too."

Ning Mu pointed out.

Liuli nodded without speaking.

After eating breakfast.

Liu Qingmei, having finished arranging the Mountain Stronghold affairs, met up with Ning Mu, and the two headed toward the hot spring at the back of the mountain again.

However, this time, there were more people. Besides Liuli, almost all the women from the back courtyard had come.

After all, this was for their own benefit, so it wasn't good to let others from the Mountain Stronghold do the busy work.

Upon climbing to the hot spring platform.

Liu Qingmei began assigning tasks.

Felling trees, clearing thorns, leveling the ground, digging the hot spring pool...

When the women heard that they would have a place to bathe and swim in the future, they were suddenly full of energy, rolling up their sleeves one after another and using their Cultivation Points to work harder.

The outermost trees were left as a barrier.

The remaining trees were all felled and piled up to be used for building wooden houses.

And while the women were working.

Ning Mu continued to push deeper with Tong Yuyue.

Liu Qingmei remained at the site to command.

Tong Yuyue had been busy with the Mountain Stronghold's affairs and it had been quite a while since she had spent time alone with her husband; taking advantage of the rare free time today, Liu Qingmei had yielded this opportunity to her.

The two passed through the woods where the hot spring was located, cutting through thorn bushes all the way, heading toward the depths of the cliff wall.

Before long.

They arrived at the foot of the cliff.

"Husband, we have never been to this place before. Look here, there is a gap; this cliff has split open, we should be able to enter!"

After checking the surrounding environment and seeing a gap, Tong Yuyue's eyes lit up. She wiped the sweat from her forehead and then called out to Ning Mu, who was also checking the environment in the distance.

Hearing there was a gap, Ning Mu also turned back.

This was a canyon gap formed by the mountain splitting, but it was very narrow, with the entrance being less than three feet wide.

It was just enough for one person to pass through.

Cool breezes blew from inside, even mixed with a hint of moisture.

This proved that there must be space inside, and there was another exit, otherwise there wouldn't be such a cool breeze.

The two carefully examined the surroundings.

At this moment.

Tong Yuyue was suddenly seen lying prone against the cliff face, brushing away a patch of moss.

"There are words!"

"What is written?" Ning Mu hurried over.

After Tong Yuyue cleared it clean, several mottled characters on the stone wall appeared in the eyes of the two.

"Black gold as a guide, travel ten thousand miles!"

Hmm? The two looked at each other, both unable to understand the meaning.

"Let's go, let's go in and take a look!"

Ning Mu immediately made up his mind.

Tong Yuyue was somewhat worried; after all, this deep mountain area was already beyond the scope of Ningyang Stronghold, and it was a place that even she, a native, had never set foot in.

But thinking that she had lived here for many years, nothing unusual had ever happened in this place.

Moreover, she was also somewhat curious in her heart, so she immediately agreed to Ning Mu's proposal and followed behind him as they walked inside.

This canyon crevice was extremely deep and gloomy, and it was a full twenty or thirty zhang in height from the top of the mountain, so sunlight could not shine in at all.

And there was no need to mention the width; in some places, one even had to turn sideways to pass through.

There were also many places blocked by rubble that had fallen from the mountain.

The two spent quite a bit of effort before they cleared the path.

Walking into the depths, they even needed to use a tinder stick for illumination.

Fortunately, neither of their cultivation skills were weak.

The journey along the way was without incident.

"Husband, it's too deep; we estimate we have already walked more than ten miles inside!"

Walking to a corner, Tong Yuyue wiped the sweat from her face, grabbed the corner of Ning Mu's clothes, and said.

This bottomless place was so narrow that if they encountered any sudden situation, there would be no time to call for help, so Tong Yuyue was having second thoughts.

Ning Mu turned his head, looked at the somewhat exhausted Tong Yuyue, smiled, pinched her cheek, and said, "Tired, aren't you? Let's rest for a while first."

"Mm."

Tong Yuyue nodded and sat down on the spot.

Then.

Her gaze flickered as she looked at the surrounding environment, then immediately looked at the back of Ning Mu's head, a ripple arising in her eyes.

This place where one could not see one's fingers in front of one's face was so narrow.

It would not be a bad place for some pleasure with her husband.

Thinking of this, she walked behind Ning Mu, stretched out her hands to embrace him, and then those slender, soft hands slowly groped downward.

"Husband~"

Tong Yuyue let out a passionate, soft moan, her entire body pressed against Ning Mu's back.

But just at this moment.

Ning Mu, who was positioned at the corner and looking ahead, suddenly had his eyes light up.

"Ayue, look quickly, there is light ahead!"

"It should be the end!"

Ning Mu called out happily and immediately turned sideways to let Tong Yuyue see the view in front.

Sure enough.

A ray of light appeared, flickering, at the end of the crevice.

A look of regret could not help but flash through Tong Yuyue's eyes.

Ning Mu naturally noticed her anomaly, immediately smiled, grasped her full pair, and teased, "Ayue wants it?"

Tong Yuyue raised her head, staring at Ning Mu with burning eyes, and nodded without hesitation.

"Haha, it won't take long; let's go over and check the situation first. If there is no danger, Husband will naturally satisfy little Ayue!"

Ning Mu said with a smile.

After squeezing them in his hand, he took the hand of the nodding Tong Yuyue, and the two went one after another toward the location where the light was.

Not long after.

The two appeared at the light.

It turned out that this light was not an exit, but an extremely open, oval-shaped area, the size of a full half of a drill ground.

And at the edge of this open area were the mountain cliffs, but light shone through from the top.

This was the interior of a hollow mountain.

But that was not all.

What made both Ning Mu and Tong Yuyue feel amazed was that in the middle of this open area, there was a building with an extremely strange and eerie shape.

It occupied an area of three zhang square, and the foundation was circular.

In the middle was a door, the interior was hollow, and the structure could not be identified as to what material it was; it was shiny, not like ordinary stone, but it was not any kind of jade either.

And at the top of this building was a triangular, diamond-shaped structure standing upward, like a lightning rod.

"What is this?"

Both were full of curiosity.

Tong Yuyue shook her head, her eyes full of suspicion.

She had lived here for so long and had never known that in this cave in the middle of the mountain, there was actually such a strange building.

"Let's call Sister over; she is knowledgeable and has rich experience in the Jianghu, perhaps she will know!" Tong Yuyue suggested.

At this moment, she had long since lost her interest.

He only wanted to figure out what exactly this strange building before him, covered in spiderwebs and entwined with green vines, was.

Not long after.

Ning Mu went and returned, bringing Liu Qingmei with him.

Liu Qingmei circled the building to inspect it for a long time, her Dai Eyebrow slightly furrowed, and then she slowly shook her head.

"I also do not know what this thing is; it has no fluctuations at all, so it should not pose any threat!"

Liu Qingmei said.

What she cared about most, naturally, was whether this suddenly discovered strange building would pose a threat to the Mountain Stronghold.

But after a careful inspection and sensing, she did not detect any anomalies or fluctuations; it should just be a simple, inanimate building.

"Forget it, since there is no threat, then we shall leave it be."

Ning Mu smiled and waved his hand, then looked at Liu Qingmei and Tong Yuyue with a mischievous grin, saying: "However, this Cave Heaven is indeed a paradise. My two wives, with such a beautiful night and scenery, and finding this place so quiet, why don't we go and enjoy ultimate bliss together, and spend a night of passion, how about it?"

(End of chapter)