Chapter 251

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Despite searching left and right in the kitchen, he still couldn't find a single vegetable leaf.

Translation: "Searching left and right in the kitchen, he couldn't find even a single vegetable leaf."

Check: "still" emphasizes despite effort. Could be "Despite searching left and right in the kitchen, he still couldn't find a single vegetable leaf." Keep concise.

We need to keep meaning. Use "He searched left and right in the kitchen, but still couldn't find even a single vegetable leaf."

Ok.

Just then, an incredibly alluring Yùjiě Yīn voice sounded from behind, making Shi Song's face flush involuntarily.

But we need to use the glossary: "Yùjiě Yīn" is Yùjiě Yīn, so we should keep that term as is? The glossary says to use the exact English forms for these terms, so we should not translate "Yùjiě Yīn" but keep "Yùjiě Yīn". However, the instruction says to use glossary names exactly as provided, so we must replace the Chinese term with the English glossary entry. Thus "Yùjiě Yīn" becomes "Yùjiě Yīn". Also "Shi Song" becomes Shi Song.

Thus line: "At that moment, an extremely alluring Yùjiě Yīn voice suddenly came from behind, causing Shi Song's old face to redden involuntarily."

But we need to keep natural English. Could be: "Just then, an extremely alluring Yùjiě Yīn voice came from behind, making Shi Song's old face flush involuntarily."

Ok.

Um........ what are you looking for?

The voice was soul‑hooking; Shi Song's movement paused for a moment—such a beautiful voice must belong to a Jiānrén Xiānzǐ.

Note: Shi Song maybe typo for Shi Song? We'll treat as Shi Song. Use glossary: Shi Song. "Jiānrén Xiānzǐ" is Jiānrén Xiānzǐ.

We need to keep natural English. Could be: "The voice was soul‑stirring; Shi Song's action stalled, for such a beautiful voice could only be that of a Jiānrén Xiānzǐ."

He turned around slowly, yet there was no one behind him.

Translation: "He slowly turned around, but there was no one behind him."

"What are you looking for?"

Translation: ""What are you looking for?""

The voice sounded again; this time, Shi Song lowered his head and saw a Dàhuáng dog standing by the door, staring blankly at him with its mouth opening and closing—obviously, it had been the one speaking just now.

Make natural.

"Yāoniè, behold the sword........"

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Holy shit!

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Dàhuáng dodged in a flash; seeing this, Shi Song frowned slightly. Although he claimed he wasn't being serious, the fact that this Dàhuáng dog managed to evade his attack is truly somewhat absurd.

【50】

Make natural.

However, upon hearing that "Holy shit!" uttered in a Yùjiě Yīn voice, Shi Song didn't think further and continued his attack.

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We need to keep natural English.

Dàdǎn Gǒuyāo, how dare you provoke this venerable one!

"Dàdǎn Gǒuyāo, how dare you provoke this venerable one!"

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Translation: ""I didn't provoke you.""

Besides saying it's useless, how could this venerable one fall for such a despicable beauty trap?

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When the hell did I ever use a beauty trap?

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Dàhuáng was completely dumbfounded—what beauty trap could a dog possibly use? I damn just saw someone bustling about in the kitchen and came over to take a look.

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Make natural.

Facing Shi Song's attack, Dàhuáng's fur stood on end as it darted left and right, yet absurdly, despite Shi Song's Shèngjìng cultivation, Dàhuáng wasn't hit even once.

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Just then, Ye Zhangqing arrived, and Hong Zun and the three others also arrived in time; seeing Shi Song about to strike again, Hong Zun and the three quickly moved to stop him.

"Junior brother, this Dàdǎn Gǒuyāo is actually seducing me, letting me kill it."

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"Shī xiōng, this isn't a demon dog; Dàhuáng is Ye Zhangqing's Shòuchǒng."

Huh???

Translation: ""Huh???"" Keep question marks.

【90】

Under Hong Zun's explanation, Shi Song finally ceased his attack; as for Dàhuáng, it had already hidden behind Ye Zhangqing.

I told you not to speak human language, alright?

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Looking at the frightened Dàhuáng, Ye Zhangqing said helplessly, 'As long as this guy speaks human language, it will surely invite pursuit—especially for male cultivators.'

【99】

Not only Shi Song—earlier, Hong Zun, Qing Shi, and even Zhāng Tiānzhèn had the same reaction when they first saw Dàhuáng.

However, Dàhuáng is truly absurd—it survived despite being pursued by so many Shèngjìng experts, and came away completely unscathed.

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Upon hearing that, Dàhuáng gave Shi Song a fierce glance—these old fogies go after it at the drop of a hat; is there anything wrong with having a pleasant voice?

On the other side, Hong Zun simply said.

【111】

"By now, I won't hide it from you, Shī xiōng..............."

Shi Song's arrival meant Ye Zhangqing's matter could hardly stay hidden; moreover, it was just one more person, which to Hong Zun made no difference.

【117】

Hearing Hong Zun's words, Shi Song wore a doubtful expression.

Is it really that divine, as you say?

We keep as is: ""You're saying it's that divine?""

【123】

"Whether it's divine or not, Shī xiōng, you'll know after you eat tonight."

Shi Song was somewhat doubtful—what kind of food could make even Shèngjìng experts lose control?

【129】

However, when dinner came, all that could be seen was Shi Song holding a big bowl, eating with unrestrained gusto.

This rice, these dishes—Shi Song couldn't find words to describe them; his usual dignified bearing was now completely gone.

【135】

After a few bites, he still felt unsatisfied; looking at Hong Zun, who was still eating, the expression in his eyes said it all—but Hong Zun had already anticipated this, shielding his bowl with one hand as he spoke.

"Shī xiōng, what are you trying to do?"

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Translation: ""Hehe, nothing.""

At this moment, Shi Song finally understood why the Shénjiàn Fēng Dìzǐ were so crazy.

【147】

Faced with such a human-world delicacy—no, the human realm shouldn't have such a flavor—who could resist?

After finishing the meal, for Shi Song, who could barely remember when he last ate, this feeling was simply unprecedented.

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Leaning comfortably on the Tǎng yǐ in the Yuàn zhōng, his gaze toward Ye Zhangqing also became extremely gentle.

"Ye Zhangqing, you say, why didn't this old man meet you sooner?"

【159】

Hearing this, Ye Zhangqing always felt something was off—how could it be so ambiguous?

An old man lamenting that he hadn't met himself earlier—what kind of talk is that?

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"Um, Èr Zhǎnglǎo is busy with affairs, naturally..............."

Ah, no matter how busy someone is, they still have to eat—after all, as the saying goes, 'Man is iron, rice is steel.'

No glossary terms. So: ""Sigh, people gotta eat no matter how busy, as the saying goes: man is iron, rice is steel.""

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Having tasted such deliciousness, Shi Song was in high spirits; as for the previous matters of the Divine Sword Peak, no explanation from Hong Zun was needed—Shi Song said he could fully understand.

In good spirits, Shi Song suddenly proposed.

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"It's rare to taste Ye Zhangqing's cooking today, junior brother—how about we have a drink?"

"Shī xiōng, you still want to drink?"

【183】

Upon hearing that, Hong Zun recalled the earlier Tāngquán incident, feeling somewhat unsure, but Shi Song didn't care at all—with a wave of his hand, several jars of fine wine appeared before everyone.

Seeing those wine jars, Hong Zun's eyes lit up instantly.

【189】

".......... this is Shī xiōng's treasured Zǐyù Jiǔ?"

"That's right—this time I'll have to rely more on the junior brother, and Shī xiōng naturally won't be stingy."

【195】

"Haha, good, Shī xiōng, rest assured—the Juéqíng Shītài is in the junior brother's hands; I'll definitely get it for you."

"Then I'll trouble the junior brother."

I think that's all.

"Haha, Shī xiōng, cheers."

Facing Shi Song's aged Zǐyù Jiǔ, several old men drank again; Ye Zhangqing also tried a few cups, the taste was indeed not bad.

Moreover it contains pure Línglì, which is also extremely helpful for Xiūliàn.

Ye Zhangqing also only drank a few cups, then went back to his room to sleep; after all, drinking with a few old men was really meaningless.

No one knew what became of those old men later; but the next day before dawn, the palace again welcomed a group of people, a group of nuns.

The leader was an elderly nun, who was indeed Shi Song's longed-for Juéqíng Shītài, and Emperor Qian Kun personally welcomed her.

Having heard that Hong Zun and others were also in the palace, Juéqíng Shītài naturally wanted to pay a visit.

Since Hong Zun and others were not in the palace, Senior Brother Zhao Zhengping had Zhao Rou handle the reception, while Xu Jie hurried to the Bìyuè Lóu inside the city to look for Hong Zun and others.

It turned out that last night, a few drunk old fellows felt that drinking alone wasn't enough fun, so they agreed to go to the city's largest brothel, the Bìyuè Lóu, to drink.

Fine wine naturally needs beautiful companions.

Given their personalities, they obviously drank too much, especially since what they drank yesterday was that kind of spiritual liquor, Zǐyù Jiǔ.

Hurrying to the Bìyuè Lóu, they knocked on the door; a madam, seeing they hadn't even woken up, spoke to Xu Jie in an annoyed tone.

"The door isn't even open yet; how can you lot come to the brothel before dawn?"

"I'm looking for someone."

"I'm going to the brothel—have you ever seen anyone come to the brothel before dawn? I'm not wasting words; Xu Jie rushed straight to the private room where Hong Zun was."

Pushing the door open, good heavens, what a sight—your Shīzūn forever remains your Shīzūn, playing even more flamboyantly than these young people.

After great difficulty finding Hong Zun buried among a crowd of women, Xu Jie kept shouting.

"Shīzūn, Shīzūn, Shīzūn..............."

"What's wrong?"

"He replied in a daze."

"The Juéqíng Shītài have arrived!"

"If they're coming, just bring her to see your Elder Uncle Shi Song.........."

"Are you sure?"

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