Chapter 46: 46 A New Task, Bathe and Change!

A moment later.

Liuli finished writing the prescription.

"Alright, go fill the prescription according to this. Some of the medicinal ingredients might be quite rare; you will have to go to the pharmacies in Yonghang City to find them. Once brewed, one dose every three days will suffice."

Liuli set down her small brush and turned to speak to the master and servant, Ning Mu and Ning Xiaoxiu.

"Understood." Ning Mu nodded, offering no further thanks.

Lest this beautiful nun find another opening to exploit.

"Xia Chan, go check the estate's medicine storehouse to see if the ingredients are complete. If the storehouse won't give them to you, go find Xiaoya." Ning Mu took the prescription, glanced over it, and handed it to Xia Chan.

"Yes, Young Master!"

Xia Chan took the order and left.

It was raining heavily outside, but fortunately, the Ye Family Mansion was connected by covered corridors.

Liuli then looked at Ning Xiaoxiu and said, "Female benefactor, this nun offers you a piece of advice: wearing little to no clothing as you are now, basking in the sun more often, and having more contact with men of pure Yang will have a certain suppressive effect on the Demon Seed Blood Lotus within your body. However, this effect is minimal and the impact is not significant; whether you choose to do so is up to you."

"……"

Ning Xiaoxiu's face turned red instantly.

If not for her own chronic, agonizing abdominal pain, she would have even suspected that this was a play staged by her master and the Divine Nun Ciyun.

The purpose being exactly for the words the nun had just spoken...

But this thought flashed and vanished.

The dignified Divine Nun Ciyun, a Disciple of Bolu, would not play such a joke on her!

She nodded with a flushed face, stole a glance at Ning Mu, and said in a crisp voice, "Understood, Divine Nun, this junior understands."

As she spoke, she looked at Ning Mu, her face burning, and said, "I beg Master not to despise this servant...!"

After saying this, Ning Xiaoxiu was dying of embarrassment!

She wished she could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.

Especially since the Divine Nun Ciyun was still present.

"Ahem... This nun has other matters to attend to, so I shall take my leave. Young Friend Ning, we shall meet again another day."

Liuli also knew that if she did not leave now, she would become a spectator.

With hands pressed together and a slight nod of greeting, she left the room without looking back.

"Kneel!"

Just as Liuli had stepped out the door and had not yet gone far.

Ning Mu spoke suddenly, startling Ning Xiaoxiu. Her heart tightened instantly, fearing she had done something wrong, and subconsciously, her knees went weak, and she knelt on the ground.

She tilted her head up, her apricot eyes seemingly filled with the spring rain and lightning from outside, gazing at Ning Mu.

They were filled with tenderness and a hint of timidity.

"……"

Ning Xiaoxiu's face flushed, and the tension in her heart vanished.

It turned out she hadn't angered her master.

Rather, he wanted to...

……

For several days in a row.

The thunder did not cease, and the rain did not stop.

During these days, Ning Mu had not left Qiyun Tower. By day, he was in the backyard brewing wine with Old Zhang or making Perfume with Yuhuan and Yuzan.

By night, he would discuss the past and present with his three little maids: Ning Xiaoxiu, Chunzhi, and Xia Chan.

And Ning Xiaoxiu, having completely let go of her hatred, also completely let herself go.

Under Ning Mu's guidance, she knew exactly what to do next with a mere pat on the backside.

However, Ning Mu did not let her begin cultivation.

Ning Xiaoxiu was in no rush, spending her days thinking of how to please her master and eliminate the estrangement and distrust in his heart.

As for the Demon Seed Blood Lotus, she seemed to have forgotten about it entirely.

However, Ning Mu already knew where to find the Fire Origin Crystal Soul.

This item could be found in the Xia Lu Black Market, but the price was extremely exorbitant, requiring a massive amount of cultivation points, far more than he could afford at the moment. March 18th.

Suitable for: Traveling, trading, setting up a bed, settling accounts...

Avoid: Opening a business, litigation, consecration.

The rain had been falling for nearly ten days straight.

It was not until this morning that the sound of rain paused, though the sky remained shrouded in a layer of overcast clouds.

Noon.

Ning Mu had just finished his morning meal when a maid suddenly came to report that Liu Qingmei had returned and wanted him to come over.

His body gave a start.

Ning Mu pushed his chair back and left the dining table; Chunzhi hurried forward to tidy his attire.

"I will go over first; Xia Chan, go to the backyard, get a jug of wine and two bottles of Perfume, and bring them to me."

"Chunzhi, take inventory of how much Perfume and wine we have!"

"Xiaoxiu, come out from under the table; don't just focus on eating, it's time for your medicine!"

"……"

While adjusting his clothes, Ning Mu gave orders to the three maids.

Ning Xiaoxiu crawled out from under the table, her eyes alluring, her expression carrying a hint of fragrance left behind by the spring rain.

"Master, this servant has eaten too much and doesn't want to take the medicine~"

Ning Xiaoxiu hummed and whined, acting spoiled and a little rebellious.

"Smack!"

After getting dressed, Ning Mu gave her a single slap, and Ning Xiaoxiu immediately caved in.

"I'll eat it, I'll eat it... Master, go attend to your business, Sister Chunzhi will supervise this servant." Ning Xiaoxiu covered her flushed bottom, her face glowing with a soft, charming flush.

The gate of the Ye Family Mansion.

When Ning Mu arrived, Feng Zhien was directing a group of junior fellow disciples to unload cargo.

On the long street outside the mansion gate, there were supplies from over a dozen cargo wagons.

The peerlessly beautiful Liu Qingmei stood on the steps with her arms crossed, her expression serious, her eyes seemingly harboring a trace of anger.

Seeing Liu Qingmei's appearance, Ning Mu's heart skipped a beat.

He roughly knew why Liu Qingmei's eyes were filled with fury!

The new tasks issued a few days ago.

At this moment, Liu Qingmei was staring intently at the task list.

【Task One: (Time limit: two months and seventeen days) Keep your Binding Companion and Personal Disciple, Ning Mu, by your side and frequently instruct him...】

【Task Two: The Host has not returned for a long time, and your Binding Companion Ning Mu misses you immensely. Return to the mansion early, express your longing, and kiss Ning Mu. Task completion rewards the Host with 100 Cultivation Points and 20 Heroic Couple Points! Task failure deducts 200 Cultivation Points!】

This task was fine; the penalty for failure was not excessive.

Moreover, Ning Mu's longing gave her a sense of secret joy.

It seemed that she, as his Master, held a high position in his heart, as he began to miss her after only a few days of separation.

Actually...

Was she not the same? In the past, her world was very small, so small that it only contained her husband and daughter.

But now, there was one more person in her heart to think about.

Whenever that brat was not before her eyes, for some reason, she missed him dearly.

Therefore, the very night she received the task, she decided that as soon as the rain eased enough for horses to travel, she would immediately set off to return to the mansion.

And what angered her were the two tasks below.

【Task Three: Conceal the existence of Hua Man Ge from the Ye Family and hand over the management of Hua Man Ge to your Binding Companion Ning Mu. Task completion rewards the Host with 200 Cultivation Points and 30 Heroic Couple Points! Task failure results in Hua Man Ge being sold off and its ownership changing hands.】

【Task Four: After days of exhaustion, your body is weary and urgently needs a pool of hot water to relieve fatigue and ward off the cold. Task details: During the process of relieving fatigue and warding off the cold, remain in the same room as your Binding Companion Ning Mu and change your clothing (entirely) within his line of sight. Task completion can reward the Host with up to 1000 Cultivation Points and 100 Heroic Couple Points. Task failure results in Cultivation Points regressing by one-tenth!】

(End of chapter)