Chapter 167: Saintesses and Noble Ladies are no match for a maid

Unlike the various tribulations of injury that others face, Pei Chuyun's heavenly tribulation was quite unique.

It was either a heart tribulation or a lust tribulation, invisible to the naked eye, and particularly lewd.

Lu Xingzhou even wanted to say, "Truly worthy of you."

But fortunately, Lu Xingzhou didn't know how Pei Chuyun broke through the heart tribulation, but he believed she would certainly have no problem with it.

And the lust tribulation was very simple, because one could just continue doing what they were doing before... they hadn't fully satisfied themselves yet, after all...

He didn't know if Pei Chuyun was the only cultivator to undergo a tribulation in the middle of such an act, but it was foreseeable that after Pei Chuyun passed the tribulation, she should possess a mental guidance ability similar to that succubus, which was much more high-end than just stimulating physical desire as she did before.

Lu Xingzhou suddenly thought that he might be able to take Pei Chuyun to the second level of the Demon-Subduing Domain once; that succubus who was neither dead nor alive might have something that could serve as a reference for Pei Chuyun. After all, that was a spirit born of heaven and earth, and compared to Pei Chuyun's version achieved through cultivation techniques, they might look similar, but there should be an essential difference.

If Pei Chuyun wanted to gain more bargaining chips within the sect, this should be a path.

It was unknown how much time had passed; the rain ceased and the clouds dispersed.

Lu Xingzhou didn't even ask how Pei Chuyun handled her heart demon tribulation; with Pei Chuyun's ability, there was no need to ask. The two were huddled together, breathing weakly.

After a long while, Pei Chuyun leaned against his shoulder, scratching his chin with a bit of expectation: "Ordinary people, once they have tasted the flavor of the Charming Maiden Profound Art, cannot leave it, because it is more comfortable than doing it with others... So, have you been tied down by Ah Chu?"

So that was where the meaning of those words was hidden.

But Lu Xingzhou himself had also used the Yin-Yang Ultimate Art to counter the Charming Maiden Profound Art; the fact that it was more comfortable than with others was something both sides experienced together, and neither was inseparable from the other. But Lu Xingzhou wasn't stupid, so he still played along and answered: "Of course I can't leave."

Pei Chuyun hummed twice, knowing that Lu Xingzhou wasn't the type to be a sex addict, and sighed faintly: "Xingzhou, I feel a bit empty in my heart."

"What's wrong? Because you lost your primordial yin, which can be considered losing a great trump card?"

"That is part of it... but that's not the most important thing." Pei Chuyun hugged his arm tighter: "I'm afraid that once you get it, you will change your face."

"You know I won't."

"Mm..."

"I was just thinking a moment ago about finding a way to take you to the second level of the Demon-Subduing Domain; there is a succubus there... I'll have to find a way to go through the back door with Sheng Qingfeng, though I don't know if he'll be willing."

"Ha..." Pei Chuyun laughed: "If there really is such a thing, I can let Old Pei go through the back door; he has the face for it."

"If you are like this now, will Old Pei find out?"

"If he finds out, are you afraid?"

"What do I have to be afraid of? I'll just tell him directly: 'Old man, I've parked my wheelchair downstairs at your place.'"

Pei Chuyun didn't understand the meme, but she could hear Lu Xingzhou's indifferent attitude, and laughed: "Do you really not care about the Pei family at all?"

"Because the opposition between the Pei family and the Huo family will not change. No matter how I act, if they want to oppose the Huo family, they will definitely try to win me over. What need is there for me to cling to them myself? Do they really think that because of my status in the Alchemy Academy, I could break into the Pei family and kill people without anything happening... What they are considering are Shen Tang and the Huo family." Lu Xingzhou scraped the nose of the little demoness in his arms: "So, little Ah Chu, your backing is useless to this Young Master."

Pei Chuyun said in a charming voice: "So Ah Chu can only be bullied by Young Master..."

In reality, both sides understood that what Lu Xingzhou wanted to express was that he had no demands of Pei Chuyun, and there was nothing worth him calculating. Pei Chuyun knew clearly that the only thing he wanted to calculate was her body, but she had already given it...

But speaking of this alone, who was calculating whom... It was she who used charm techniques to make him break the city, and it was she who broke through to the third rank.

Pei Chuyun sighed softly and returned to the original question he asked her: "The Pei family won't necessarily find out... When I first arrived at the Pei family, my father secretly asked a nanny who understood the art of observing women to check if I was still a virgin, but they won't have someone check every day. By the time he finds out next time, it might be when he really wants to use me for a marriage arrangement."

Lu Xingzhou gave an "Mm."

Pei Chuyun added: "Actually, even if they find out, it's no big deal. I used to have expectations of them, wanting to be a daughter and sister they liked... but now it doesn't matter. Let them think what they want of me."

"Then what about your sect? Your Master would be able to tell at a glance, right?"

"It was my Master who told me to control you." Pei Chuyun said with a giggle: "I was ordered to get into bed, and then I failed. What can she do?"

Lu Xingzhou: "..."

Pei Chuyun sighed: "Master said that only the sect wants to help me take revenge, because they also want to take revenge for the previous Saintess... I don't believe that. She mostly wants to use my desire for revenge, using me as a blade to stab the Pei family hard... preferably to be able to control the Pei family."

Lu Xingzhou said: "Obviously. Using your father's guilt to elevate you to the status of a legitimate daughter is the first step in itself. From then on, you also possess the right of inheritance. As long as you secretly get rid of Pei Yu, the Pei family has a chance of falling into your hands."

Pei Chuyun revealed a mocking smile: "It's not that easy. The Pei family doesn't really recognize this so-called 'legitimate daughter' internally. Even if Pei Yu died, it would be easier for my father to adopt other more 'orthodox' cousins than to pass it to me."

Lu Xingzhou said: "It is like that now, but what about after you use revenge to kill dissidents and grasp power?"

Pei Chuyun narrowed her eyes.

"And this is something you will definitely do. You are also a little demoness, not some honest person." Lu Xingzhou smiled: "It doesn't matter, do what you have to do, I will help you."

Pei Chuyun said: "Aren't you afraid of making wedding clothes for my sect instead?"

Lu Xingzhou sighed: "Your father is not a clay statue, and Pei Yu is not a fool. How could the situation really proceed exactly as your Master wants? Anyway, she will definitely help you take revenge now, so you should use her as a blade first. By the time there is a real conflict, who knows what year that will be?"

Pei Chuyun laughed: "So my Young Master means that when that year comes, you will be my reliance, right?"

Both of them remembered the topic they had discussed before—waiting for the day when you can be someone's reliance.

Round and round, it was still here.

It was just that Pei Chuyun originally thought she would only give it to him when that time came, but now she had already given it. In the final analysis, in this world, strength is number one. Lu Xingzhou knew that his current cultivation was not enough to get involved in the game of first-rank forces.

Lu Xingzhou introspected; this dual cultivation involved primordial yin and primordial yang, which was different from the small skirmishes of the past. His primordial yang could allow Pei Chuyun to break through the third-rank barrier, so what about the benefits of Pei Chuyun's incomparably vast primordial yin to himself?

Fourth-rank intermediate stage.

It seemed like only a one-stage improvement, not worth mentioning compared to Pei Chuyun breaking through the barrier, but he had only broken through to the fourth rank yesterday morning when Lady Ye pointed out his bone forging, and now it was only the second evening...

Not even two days, and he had broken through one stage... and this wasn't just the progress bar for entering the intermediate stage; the intermediate stage progress bar was at least more than half full.

Lu Xingzhou really wanted to know if Lady Ye would still be able to maintain her cold and calm demeanor when she saw his cultivation tomorrow.

He didn't brag to Pei Chuyun or pat his chest saying what he would definitely do, but just turned his head and kissed Pei Chuyun's forehead: "The little demoness really has no sense of security... Come, lean on Young Master's chest and have a good sleep, experience a sense of security?"

Pei Chuyun burst into laughter: "With this skinny chest of yours, you call that a sense of security."

Lu Xingzhou felt aggrieved: "I would have admitted it if you said that when we first met, but is it really skinny now?"

Pei Chuyun stroked his firm pectoral muscles, her face slightly red.

Alchemists are really cheating; in a few months, they can turn a person's skinny muscles into something as firm and beautiful as this. What to do if it makes one's lustful heart stir...

This was just finished... It's definitely not that I, Pei Chuyun, am lustful, it's a problem with the Charming Maiden Profound Art!

Lu Xingzhou didn't know that the little demoness was already lustful again during this sage period, so he held her tightly in his arms and said softly: "Alright, don't think too much, sleep first."

"Mm." Pei Chuyun adjusted her posture, nestled comfortably in his arms, wrapped her hands and feet around him, and fell asleep comfortably.

Actually, after the third rank, one could almost do without sleep; cultivation had long since replaced the function of sleep. Of course, if one wanted to sleep, one could still do so voluntarily, not to mention that for her cultivation technique, sleep was also a form of cultivation.

Ever since she returned to the Pei family to acknowledge her ancestors, she hadn't slept with him for a long time; it was always hurried affairs and secret meetings, and she would rush away not long after.

This sense of security and relaxation, casting aside all thoughts, nestled in his warm arms, thinking of nothing, sleeping until dawn... she hadn't experienced it for a long time.

That was actually just a matter from when she was his captive and maid, yet it felt more secure than when she was the Joyous Union Saintess and a noble lady of the Pei family.

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The next morning, Pei Chuyun woke up in a daze, her hands grabbing around, and the familiar fleshy feeling was still there.

Raising her eyes, she saw Lu Xingzhou looking at her with wide eyes and a bit of helplessness.

Pei Chuyun didn't blush or skip a beat, sat up leisurely, and stretched: "Morning, Young Master."

Lu Xingzhou laughed: "Since you call me Young Master, don't you know what a maid should do in the morning?"

Pei Chuyun blinked: "Fetch water?"

"Good morning 'bite', have you heard of it?"

"What is that?"

"You are not a qualified Joyous Union Saintess. Come, Young Master will teach you..."

Seeing him guide her there, Pei Chuyun realized, and kicked him unhappily: "It pricks people to death, I'm not doing it, wait until you grow out."

Lu Xingzhou: "..."

Pei Chuyun hummed as she got out of bed to get dressed, then suddenly looked back with a sweet smile: "You say, if I go to school with you from here, will Old Pei explode?"

"I'm afraid he already cracked when he found out you weren't home last night." Lu Xingzhou laughed: "Actually, to our classmates, the more above-board we are, the less they dare to imagine that you slept here; they probably think we met on the way."

Pei Chuyun's eyes lit up, and she excitedly took his arm: "Then I want to go to school with you."

Lu Xingzhou scraped her nose dotingly: "Not pretending to be cold at the Imperial Academy anymore?"

"What pretending to be cold, I am cold to others by nature." Pei Chuyun giggled and pulled him out: "I haven't been caught by you outside; you have to keep chasing me, and then I will ignore you."

"Fine, fine, fine." Lu Xingzhou was between laughter and tears: "Then you have to let go of me first."

Pei Chuyun composed herself, coughed, restored her cold and elegant noble lady demeanor, opened the cave dwelling, and went out.

A-Nuo had been standing by for a while, her gaze passing directly over her as if she hadn't seen her. Lu Xingzhou followed behind, A-Nuo's eyes lit up, and she immediately handed over two steamed buns: "Master, breakfast."

"?" Pei Chuyun stopped: "Where is mine?"

"Didn't think there would be a guest staying over, didn't prepare any." A-Nuo gnawed on a bun as she walked: "Besides, you have a pair on you, eat those yourself."

"You stinky brat!" Pei Chuyun chased after her to grab the bun: "You clearly have so many! Give me one!"

A-Nuo took off running, and Pei Chuyun chased with all her might. Chasing all the way into the academy, A-Nuo was still caught, Pei Chuyun grabbed the bun from her arms, and A-Nuo swore not to let go.

Lu Xingzhou followed behind, smiling... Sure enough, the scene of Ah Chu and A-Nuo fighting was still worth savoring...

But aren't you supposed to be pretending to be a noble lady? What about your temperament?