Chapter 165

After returning from the Pei family, Lu Xingzhou also set up spirit tablets for his parents to worship and burn paper.

This process was much simpler and less cumbersome than the Pei family's.

In reality, his family's blood feud wasn't just about his parents; more than a dozen cousins and relatives who lived together at the time were all wiped out. But he was young then, and now, others have even forgotten their names.

All that remained was an indelible hatred that lingered to this day.

He understood exceptionally well the disappointment Pei Chuyun felt when she was stopped at that moment.

"Chuyun herself said she didn't have much intention for revenge, but when it came down to it, she still couldn't bear it. The little demoness is clearly a romantic at heart; why is she pretending to be a demoness?"

"She could have planned a subsequent assassination, yet when she was stopped by Pei Qingyan at that moment, she couldn't hide her disappointment. People say a gentleman's revenge is not too late even after ten years. Now that ten years have passed, would you think I am moving too slowly?"

"Actually, I could have planned an assassination, or even asked Sister... asked her to act, but I didn't do that. I insisted on doing it myself. Would you be disappointed?"

"It is also because of this that I cannot bear that look on Chuyun's face. In fact, her hatred is much lighter than mine..."

No one responded to him; he just kept talking to himself.

Anuo accompanied him, burning paper. She tilted her head to look at Lu Xingzhou's face, which flickered in the firelight, and remained silent throughout.

In fact, Lu Xingzhou never celebrated the Qingming Festival all these years. He felt it was just a formality; after all, there is no underworld in the world, let alone a Yama.

But seeing others do it so earnestly, he couldn't help but be stirred. As a result, once he started this memorial, he couldn't stop, staying before the spirit tablets for an entire afternoon without moving an inch.

Who says the little demoness is sentimental? The Master himself is an extremely sentimental person; it's just that it's usually suppressed within his heart and not expressed. What people see is only his confident demeanor.

But he is much better now. The Master of the past was full of gloom and malice; now he is smiling all day long, and even his methods have become much gentler.

Ever since he had Sister Shen Tang... ever since he could stand up.

Sister Anu also contributed a lot to this, so Anuo doesn't blame her for always wanting to beat her up.

Of course, Anuo contributed the most! Who could look at Anuo's face and not become cheerful?

A "doorbell" sound came from outside the cave dwelling.

Lu Xingzhou looked at the character "Huo" on the spirit tablet, was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Put them away."

Anuo got up to tidy up, and Lu Xingzhou went to open the door. Outside, Pei Chuyun stood gracefully, tilting her head to look at his somewhat heavy expression: "What's wrong, with that look?"

In fact, the moment Lu Xingzhou saw her, he broke into a smile: "Nothing, I was just paying respects to my ancestors, so my mood was inevitably a bit heavy, but seeing you makes it better."

"You have a silver tongue." Pei Chuyun wrapped her arms around his neck and hung on him, refusing to come down: "Carry me inside."

"How did you manage to sneak out? Shouldn't Pei Qingyan be watching you even more closely today?"

"Because of killing Pei Jingshan, he can't just say a few words and act like nothing happened. There are loose ends to deal with in all aspects, and he has to squeeze the weaknesses of others. We had our fun, he's been busy all day, and he's still working right now."

"Uh, what time is it?"

"It's dark." Pei Chuyun said seductively: "Young Master is so good today, how should Anu serve you, Young Ma..."

Before she could finish, she saw Anuo huddled to one side with her hands tucked in her sleeves, looking at her as if she were an idiot.

The voice cut off in her throat, and Pei Chuyun was furious from embarrassment: "This is your Master's cave! Don't you have your own independent cave? Why are you squatting here?"

Anuo said: "I came to pay respects to the Ancestor and do some work, unlike some Joyous demoness who just shows off her charms and can't do anything else."

Pei Chuyun didn't care about being called a flirt, smiling brightly: "What a capable little disciple... It's a pity, do you think your Master wants to see you right now?"

Anuo thought about it and ran away in tears.

Lu Xingzhou indeed didn't stop her. He watched Anuo run off before helplessly tapping Pei Chuyun's nose: "When you and Anuo went to the Qingyao Garden to spy on me and Sheng Yuanyao last time, didn't you get along quite well? Why are you arguing again?"

"Eh?" Pei Chuyun blinked: "You knew the whole time?"

"I knew. So I have always known that a certain little demoness is actually capable of jealousy..."

Pei Chuyun's face burned a little.

She kept telling herself that being willing to do this and that with him was just common behavior for a Joyous demoness and didn't mean anything... But if it really didn't mean anything, why would she be jealous?

She bit her lower lip and whispered: "Xingzhou..."

"Hmm?"

"Where did you pay your respects? Let me pay them too."

"I put them away." Lu Xingzhou asked curiously: "Why do you want to pay respects?"

Pei Chuyun said affectionately: "You've already proposed, don't I count as your fiancée?"

"Your father didn't agree."

"But I agreed." Pei Chuyun hugged his neck, her eyes like water: "I, Pei Chuyun, don't need anyone to make decisions for me. I agreed, so that's that."

"You really agreed?" Lu Xingzhou hadn't yet noticed the difference between today and the past, so he placed her directly on the bed and teased: "Then shall we do something real?"

Pei Chuyun's eyes were filled with ripples: "Come on then, you wouldn't dare anyway. Besides drooling all over someone, what else can you do?"

"Damn." Lu Xingzhou peeled away her clothes and buried his head down.

Pei Chuyun held his head, looking down at his childlike appearance, her eyes soft.

She knew that for a long time now, it wasn't that Lu Xingzhou didn't dare; it was that she herself didn't dare. Lu Xingzhou, on the contrary, was accommodating her, holding himself back.

There were many reasons why she didn't dare. Her mother's past was a pure tragedy that served as a constant warning.

When she first entered the Pei family, she still had expectations and didn't want her family to think she had no self-respect.

From the sect's perspective, a Joyous maiden's primordial yin was very important, enough to control a Third Rank expert as one's dog. Wasting it on a Fifth Rank cripple without even being able to control him would be a failure to report back and a waste of her dozen years of cultivation.

She was even afraid that in the heat of the moment, she wouldn't be able to hold back and would truly activate her technique to harm him; she couldn't even trust herself.

Just for a moment of indulgence and pleasure, so many things... Was it necessary? It was truly meaningless; it's not like everyone can't live without this kind of thing.

But today, Lu Xingzhou didn't know that so many of these reasons had almost completely collapsed.

His reckless actions, just to vent his anger for her, proved that he was not as fickle as her father.

As for how the Pei family viewed it, she no longer had the previous expectations.

The sect simply ordered her to control Lu Xingzhou, so if she failed, it would be normal, right?

So why keep holding back herself and holding him back?

Let it go.

The primordial yin of these years was never meant to be given away just to find the strongest person...

She wasn't a prostitute, waiting to be sold to the highest bidder.

The two of them unknowingly kissed again, exchanging qi and dual cultivating, extremely accustomed to it. Lu Xingzhou was dual cultivating out of habit, not knowing that Pei Chuyun was secretly operating her profound charm technique.

The completely unguarded Lu Xingzhou was still playing it "plain." As he moved, his eyes unknowingly turned a bit red, and his breathing became increasingly heavy. He felt that today he wanted it more than ever before, to a degree that exceeded the succubus technique of the second layer of the Demon-Subduing Domain.

That was merely domain fluctuations dispersed in the air, while this was a direct, head-on contact, and he was being fully invaded by the charm technique without any preparation.

His movements unknowingly became rough. With a "rip," the little demoness's skirt, which had only been lifted, was torn into shreds.

Pei Chuyun: "..."

The "plain" conduct that was usually well-controlled could no longer be suppressed this time.

By the time he reacted, he was awakened by a scream from Pei Chuyun.

Lu Xingzhou stopped abruptly.

Lu Xingzhou stared blankly at Pei Chuyun beneath him, who was frowning in pain, and looked down to see blood flowing from the barren land: "You..."

According to common logic, if a Joyous demoness used a charm technique to trick him into getting serious, it would be to use the Joyous Maiden's profound technique, either to control or to harvest.

But the little demoness did nothing; she just let him breach the city gates, even frowning in pain.

Hearing his dazed question, Pei Chuyun's brow relaxed slightly, and she pouted with a bit of resentment: "So rough, you hurt me."

You damn woman, you used a charm technique, wasn't it to turn someone into a beast... Lu Xingzhou felt complicated and said irritably: "What are you doing?"

"Doing me." Pei Chuyun adapted to the pain and smiled again, wrapping her arms around his neck and saying enchantingly: "Every time it's just scratching the surface, you aren't annoyed, but I am. Can't this Joyous Saintess try the real taste for once?"

Lu Xingzhou: "..."

"I've tasted it, it's just like that." Pei Chuyun said deliberately: "Are you capable or not, Young Master Lu?"

The little demoness paid a painful price for this reckless remark.

The next moment, it was a storm of wind and rain. Pei Chuyun could no longer say a single complete sentence; her brain was bombarded.

The only thing that surfaced in her mind was this: So, when it's really done, it tastes like this...

It can make one go to heaven and earth, not knowing where one is, with one's entire soul drifting and floating, like a boat without a tether.

That's right, she even called herself "An," the rope that tethers the boat.

Does this count as tethering him now?

I'm afraid she can't tether him... and he shouldn't be bound by anyone.

But fortunately, she is the first one to tether him. In this life... he won't forget, will he?

In her daze, the overly intense yin-yang union triggered the Joyous Maiden's profound technique to operate naturally; Pei Chuyun hadn't even realized it herself.

When she realized it and her heart skipped a beat, her half-closed starry eyes suddenly opened, meeting Lu Xingzhou's somewhat complex gaze.

"No, no, I didn't mean to..." Pei Chuyun's face went a bit pale: "I didn't want to..."

"I know." Lu Xingzhou said softly: "How could I doubt Anu?"

He kissed her forehead gently: "Don't be afraid, and don't try to force it to stop. We will handle it together. As long as we respond properly, your Third Rank is right here."

Pei Chuyun's terrified mood slowly calmed down. Feeling his tenderness, her heart became even softer.

He was still comforting her at this time... even still considering her path to the Third Rank.

Pei Chuyun bit her lower lip and wrapped her legs around his waist: "Then you have to be careful..."

Lu Xingzhou teased: "Careful of what? Being squeezed to death?"

Pei Chuyun giggled: "Careful of being tethered by Anu, this little boat."