Chapter 260: The Fairy's Slap, the Eldest Miss's Shame and Anger

That night, a cold moon hung high.

It was the hour of the third watch.

Luo Zijun performed Soul Out-of-Body and came to the back garden once again.

Since there was a one-month deadline, within that period, that Moon Palace fairy should still take him to the Diyuan to cultivate.

He waited for a long time.

Just as Luo Zijun thought the other party would not come tonight, a white shadow suddenly appeared in the night sky.

The white shadow landed before him, drifting down like an immortal.

Luo Zijun was just about to speak, but who would have thought the other party would start with a slap, striking him directly across the face.

Soul striking soul still carried quite a sense of pain.

Luo Zijun was instantly stunned: "Why did the fairy strike me?"

The Moon Palace fairy only gave him a cold glance, did not answer, walked to the entrance of the Diyuan in the corner, and stood there.

Luo Zijun was taken aback for a moment, then hurriedly walked over, stood with her, and asked: "Won't you give me a reason?"

Could it be that his inner thoughts had been discovered by her?

"Swish!"

Light shone, and the two entered the Diyuan together.

Luo Zijun secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Since this Moon Palace fairy was still willing to take him down, then this slap could be considered worth it.

However, he was still very puzzled as to why she had struck him.

They soon arrived at the Diyuan.

The Moon Palace fairy had ignored him the entire way.

After passing through the tunnel, she left directly.

What exactly was the reason?

Luo Zijun watched her back as she walked away quickly, then touched his own face, feeling somewhat aggrieved in his heart.

But now that he was under someone else's roof, he had to bow his head.

As long as he could continue to come down to cultivate, what was a mere slap?

He did not waste any more time and continued to the cave to cultivate.

Now his soul was much stronger and more solid than before, and the Soul Power within his body was also much purer and more powerful, not to be mentioned in the same breath as his soul strength when he was at the Day Wandering realm.

"Object Manipulation Technique!"

Walking to the cave entrance, he saw a Shitou not far away; with a movement of his Soul Power, that Shitou floated up, then flew out and struck heavily against another Shitou in front.

"Bang!"

Both Shitou showed cracks.

Using the Object Manipulation Technique in the Diyuan, whether in power or speed, was much stronger than above.

After all, this was the world of yin souls, and all matter was a physical object to a yin soul.

Controlling them was naturally much simpler.

He practiced for a while longer before entering the cave to continue his cultivation.

A vortex appeared above his head.

In the fluorescent-flickering world, wisps of gas rich in yin energy gathered like streams, entering his body.

In the Soul Sea of his abdomen, the sphere of Soul Power rotated rapidly.

Waves of the newly absorbed energy were refined into the purest Soul Power and merged into the sphere of Soul Power.

The soul meridians began to appear.

Veins, winding and twisting, connected and penetrated the entire body, just like the meridians of a physical body.

And waves of Soul Power flowed through the meridians like blood, constantly cleansing and tempering the entire meridians, and even this soul.

The soul began to flicker, its color gradually changing from gray to deep black, then gradually fading back to gray.

It repeated like this.

The time of one night passed quietly.

When Luo Zijun opened his eyes, the Moon Palace fairy had already returned for some time and was sitting opposite him, watching him.

Silent and soundless, like a ghost.

"The fairy is truly formidable; if you were an enemy, I would already be dead."

While telling the truth, Luo Zijun also buttered her up.

Tonight's cultivation had been excellent.

Compared to last night's cultivation, it was simply like heaven and earth.

So he naturally had to curry favor with her.

The Moon Palace fairy stared at him for a few more moments before rising to walk out of the cave entrance, saying in a flat tone: "You are cultivating very quickly; you should be able to advance within a month."

Upon hearing this, Luo Zijun was immediately excited: "Advance to the Fen Shen Realm?"

The realm after the Object Control realm was the Fen Shen Realm!

As long as he advanced to the Fen Shen Realm, he would have a great chance to shake off the White Snake's mission and regain his freedom!

"But there is one prerequisite: you must be obedient."

The Moon Palace fairy added another sentence.

Luo Zijun understood her meaning and hurriedly said: "Fairy, rest assured, I will definitely be obedient. As for Bai Daxiaojie's fresh blood, there is no need to wait a month; I will definitely bring it within these two days!"

Since the date for the eldest miss and Bai Bai was the same, then...

Who knew that the Moon Palace Fairy, upon hearing these words, would pay him no further mind and coldly entered the tunnel.

Luo Zijun followed behind, thinking to himself: Her mood is poor tonight; better to speak less, lest I displease her and she refuses to bring me down tomorrow night.

The two of them, one after the other, exited the tunnel and soon arrived at the exit.

Only then did the Moon Palace Fairy look at him and say coldly, "The mission is cancelled. I have already collected the blood of others; I no longer need hers."

Luo Zijun was startled, yet his heart did not relax; he asked with some trepidation, "Then... does the Fairy have any other instructions?"

Every mission was becoming increasingly difficult and perverse; how could he not be anxious?

The Moon Palace Fairy seemed to think for a moment, then looked at him and said, "I need the hair of twelve different women, twenty strands from each. They must be between twelve and nineteen years of age, must be virgins, and cannot be maids or servants."

Luo Zijun: "???"

"Swish!"

The Moon Palace Fairy said nothing more and opened the exit.

The two soon arrived at the surface.

Luo Zijun could not help but say, "Fairy, why do you need the hair of so many women?"

The Moon Palace Fairy looked at him and said, "Naturally, to help you refine a Flying Sword."

Luo Zijun was stunned: "Refining a Flying Sword requires women's hair?"

The Moon Palace Fairy said indifferently, "Dharma Artifacts used by the spirit naturally require a dense amount of yin energy within them. Women's hair is just right for this. As for those requirements, they are all to ensure the yin energy is purer and cleaner, which can increase the success rate of the refining."

Luo Zijun did not understand, but hearing her speak so earnestly, he dared not ask more, only saying with difficulty, "One or two would be fine, but twelve... Fairy, you also know that a woman's hair is very important to her; the body, hair, and skin are gifts from one's parents. Furthermore, a woman's hair represents their..."

"You may give up."

The Moon Palace Fairy coldly interrupted him, her figure flashing as she flew into the night sky, saying, "I give you three days. After three days, come here to find me again."

Having said this, she flew into the clouds and vanished.

"Twelve women's hair, virgins, age... cannot be maids or servants..."

Luo Zijun felt it was so absurd.

Thinking carefully, besides Liu Chujian's hair which she would give him, other women...

Moreover, Liu Chujian's hair was no longer suitable.

As for other women, if they voluntarily gave a man their hair, it would be a confession of true love; if he were to take the initiative to ask, it would also be a confession and a request for love...

Sigh...

He let out a sigh and returned to his room.

In order to cultivate in the Diyuan, for the sake of the Flying Sword, to break through to the Fen Shen Realm as soon as possible, and to completely shake off the White Snake's mission, he had to do this.

At this moment, the figures of the women he knew all surfaced in his mind one by one.

"Senior Sister..."

"The Young Lady... my sister-in-law, and the several young ladies of the Bai Mansion..."

"Jia Yingchun... Jia Tanchun... Lin Meimei and the other young ladies of the Jia Mansion..."

"And..."

"Hmm? Sun Yan'er and Huang Zhaodi should also be fine..."

Twelve was enough to gather, but he found it hard to open his mouth to any of them.

The easiest to ask was his Senior Sister; he had no psychological burden there.

As for the others, that was difficult.

If he were to ask like this, the other party would certainly misunderstand, and he would not know how to explain.

"Spend money to find strangers?"

That clearly wouldn't work; those who would give hair for money were poor people, either maids or servants. Moreover, he did not know their true circumstances; if the hair did not meet the requirements, it would waste the other materials for refining the Flying Sword, and that would be a disaster.

As for those Young Ladies, it was impossible for them to sell their hair for silver.

In this era, a woman's hair was as private as her feet; it could not be touched by others, let alone given away, especially to a strange man.

After letting his thoughts run wild for a long time, he finally closed his eyes and took a short nap.

After dawn.

After he finished breakfast and was about to go out to find his Senior Sister, Fenfen pushed open the wooden door on the wall and informed him, "Son-in-law, my Young Lady wants you to come over."

Having said this, the little maid "hmphed" and turned to leave.

Luo Zijun was puzzled, and went through the small door to the house next door.

On the way, he did not see Bai Bai and Qingqing; he had originally intended to have Xiaohuan come find Bai Bai to secretly tell her that the mission was cancelled.

Arriving at the door of Bai Daxiaojie's study, just as he was about to knock, her voice came from inside: "Come in."

The voice was cold, not her usual tone.

Luo Zijun pushed the door and entered. Just as he stepped into the room, Fenfen also followed in, closed the door, and looked at him with a cold, pretty face.

Bai Daxiaojie was dressed in white, sitting at the desk, no longer wearing her veil.

That flawless, beautiful face, illuminated by the morning sun, was breathtakingly beautiful.

Luo Zijun dared not look too much, went over, and cupped his hands: "Does the Young Lady have something for me?"

Bai Daxiaojie put down the book in her hand, raised her head, stared at him coldly for a while, and suddenly asked, "Are you sick?"

"Ah?"

Luo Zijun was startled upon hearing this and looked at her: "What does the Young Lady mean by this?"

Bai Meixue narrowed her eyes and said coldly, "What did you ask Bai Bai to steal from me?"

Luo Zijun was shocked, and hurriedly played dumb: "No, how could I ask Bai Bai to steal things from the Young Lady? Did the Young Lady misunderstand?"

Fenfen snorted coldly behind him and said, "Son-in-law, stop quibbling. Last night, Bai Bai already confessed everything."

Then she clenched her little fist and said, "Bai Bai also confessed that besides wanting to steal from the Young Lady, you also planned to steal from me and Qingqing, and even the Second Young Lady! Son-in-law, you... you are too perverse, aren't you?"

Luo Zijun: "..."

"What about Bai Bai? I want to confront her!"

He said hurriedly.

Fenfen glared at him indignantly and said, "The son-in-law actually still wants to deny it! Bai Bai and Qingqing were already driven away by me last night! As a real man, son-in-law, don't you dare admit what you've done?"

Luo Zijun was silent for a moment, then said, "I admit it. It was me who tricked Bai Bai into doing that; it has nothing to do with her. Also, I... I only wanted the Eldest Miss; I never thought about anyone else."

As soon as these words were spoken, the fair and beautiful face of Bai Daxiaojie was instantly stained with two blushes, and she glared at him in shame and annoyance.

Fenfen asked in confusion, "Is the son-in-law really sick? Why do you want that thing from the Eldest Miss?"

Luo Zijun's face burned, and he turned his head to look at her and said, "Fenfen, go out. I have something to say to the Eldest Miss."

Bai Daxiaojie said hurriedly, "Fenfen, you are not allowed to go out!"

She blushed, appearing somewhat flustered.

Fenfen said immediately, "Son-in-law, if you have something to say, just say it. I am not going out."

Luo Zijun could not help but sigh, bowed deeply to Bai Daxiaojie, and said, "Eldest Miss, it is all my fault, but I was forced to do it. Do you remember some time ago when I told you that someone forced me to take your hair, and also... this time, she needed your fresh blood. I wanted to use my own, but I was afraid she would find out, so I thought... In short, it is all my fault. As long as the Eldest Miss does not tell anyone about this, I will accept whatever punishment you deem fit."

The relationship between the two had been intertwined for a long time, and he had not hidden these matters before, so naturally, there was no need to hide them now.

However, this matter was indeed too perverted.

Even he himself felt ashamed and mortified just thinking about it.

After listening, Bai Daxiaojie was silent for a while, then looked at him and said, "Even if you had come to me proactively to let me prick my finger and give you some fresh blood, it would have been better than what you made Bai Bai do last night. Such things are not the actions of a gentleman."

Luo Zijun lowered his head and said, "The fresh blood the other party wanted was not a few drops, but a whole bottle. As for the finger... to be honest, I did not want to hurt the Eldest Miss. So... I thought that the fresh blood flowing out that way... that way, would not be painful, and there would be more of it..."

"Shut up!"

Bai Daxiaojie immediately scolded him with a flushed face, glaring at him hatefully.

Fenfen suddenly asked with a face full of suspicion, "Son-in-law, how do you know that it wouldn't be painful for the Eldest Miss that way, and that there would be more?"

"Fenfen!"

Bai Daxiaojie scolded her again in shame and annoyance. Her beautiful face was redder than the morning sun and more beautiful than fresh flowers.

Fenfen stuck out her tongue and dared not speak again.

Luo Zijun also lowered his head, not daring to say anything more.

"Get out!"

Bai Daxiaojie glared at him again and began to drive him away, as if she did not want to look at him for another second.

Luo Zijun immediately bowed and exited the room.

Arriving at the small courtyard, he sighed helplessly, returned to Junzi Residence through the small gate, and immediately instructed Xiaohuan and Zhiyuan, "The two of you go and find out where Bai Bai and Qingqing went later. If you cannot find out, Zhiyuan, go and beg the Third Miss. If the two of them left the estate, someone in the estate should know."

"Also, Zhiyuan, when you see the Third Miss, tell her that I have had a headache from reading lately and need a folk remedy. That remedy requires the hair of several different women, at least twenty strands from each person. It cannot be the hair of servants; it is best if it is the hair of unmarried young ladies in the estate, and ask her to help me keep it a secret."

For this matter, he could only seek help from his sister-in-law.

There were many young ladies in the Bai Family's Anguo Mansion and Su Guo Fu who were on good terms with Bai Qingtong; if Bai Qingtong were willing to speak for him, it would naturally be the most appropriate.

Although Zhiyuan was puzzled, seeing the solemn expression on his face, she did not dare to ask more and immediately agreed.

Luo Zijun sighed again and went straight out the door.

He prepared to go to Bao'an Hall to find his senior sister first, then go to Chujian Bookstore to find Jia Yingchun.

Then, he would go to Daguanyuan to find the other young ladies of the Jia Family.

No matter what, he had to complete the task given to him by that Moon Palace fairy first.

For the sake of cultivation, and to advance as quickly as possible, he decided to go all out.

(End of this chapter)