Chapter 276: The Person Closest to Me

Late at night.

Luo Zijun felt satisfied, his soul left his body, and he came to the rear garden.

A cool breeze blew gently, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse.

Not long after, a white shadow descended from the sky and floated down before him.

"Immortal maiden, I have not failed my orders, the mission is complete!"

Luo Zijun immediately presented the silk socks and bellyband from his own younger sister-in-law.

The Moon Palace maiden lowered her head to look for a while, but did not reach out to take them, merely saying in a light tone: "Very good."

But soon, she could not help but sneer: "You are indeed formidable, even able to steal such things from your own wife's younger sister."

Luo Zijun immediately defended: "Immortal maiden, you have misunderstood; this item was not stolen by me, but was willingly given to me by my wife's younger sister."

Moon Palace maiden: "..."

"Hmph!"

She turned and went to the underground entrance, saying nothing more.

Luo Zijun immediately followed, again offering the item in his hand, saying: "Immortal maiden, do you no longer need this?"

"No longer needed."

The Moon Palace maiden replied coldly.

Luo Zijun silently complained a few times in his heart, put the item away, and dared not say more.

After all, he now had a request of this person.

"Whoosh!"

Light flared up.

The two were quickly sucked into the entrance and entered the underground.

The Moon Palace maiden remained silent all the way until after passing through the tunnel, then coldly said: "Go hunt on your own."

Having spoken, she quickly departed.

Luo Zijun secretly wondered: Is she in a bad mood again today? Or, has that one arrived?

He wasted no time, immediately setting out, arriving at the secluded valley he had visited that night.

Not long after, he encountered the first little ghost.

After easily disposing of that little ghost, he continued forward and soon encountered the second little ghost.

For some reason, tonight's little ghosts seemed to have suddenly increased in number.

After consecutively slaying four little ghosts, he then encountered a particularly strong evil ghost, fought fiercely, and only then destroyed it.

At this time, it should already be nearly dawn outside.

When he returned to the tunnel entrance, the Moon Palace maiden had already returned, gazing at an object in her palm, lost in thought.

That object was rod-shaped, emitting a layer of fiery red light all over, seeming like a living thing, constantly twisting and swaying in her palm.

Luo Zijun curiously asked: "Immortal maiden, what is this?"

The Moon Palace maiden ignored him, again stared at the object in her hand for a while, then softly said: "Prepare a bottle of essence-blood for me tomorrow night."

"Essence-blood?"

Luo Zijun was startled, asking: "Immortal maiden, what do you need it for? One bottle? How large a bottle?"

The Moon Palace maiden did not answer, put away the object in her hand, and walked into the tunnel.

Luo Zijun hurriedly followed, guessing: "Are you refining a flying sword?"

Only after exiting the tunnel did the Moon Palace maiden speak: "What I held in my palm just now is the sword embryo; it still needs some other things before it can be successfully refined."

Upon hearing this, Luo Zijun was both startled and delighted: "Immortal maiden, have you already begun refining? Besides essence-blood, what else do you need?"

The Moon Palace maiden's eyes flickered for a moment, then said: "If you wish your flying sword to have greater power, to be more obedient and agile, you had best procure some fresh blood from women, preferably from three women, and preferably those with whom you are closest, whom you can unconditionally trust."

Luo Zijun froze: "Three women? Can they be maidservants?"

The Moon Palace maiden said: "No, and they must be women who still possess their maidenhood. Only then can they combine with your essence-blood, one yin and one yang, to be integrated into the flying sword."

Luo Zijun's mouth twitched a few times, silently thinking: Indeed, this life-threatening task has come again.

The two crossed the bridge and arrived at the exit.

"Best to give it to me tomorrow night; the sword embryo has already taken shape, I cannot wait too long."

The Moon Palace maiden said this, then opened the exit.

"Whoosh!"

Light flared up, and the two quickly arrived at the surface.

Luo Zijun, seeing she was about to leave, hurriedly asked the question on his mind: "By the way, Immortal maiden, tonight I went hunting and discovered that the area suddenly had many more evil ghosts, and even within Lin'an City, it seems some evil ghosts have suddenly appeared to harm people; do you know what is going on?"

Upon hearing this, the Moon Palace maiden fell silent for a moment, then said: "In times of chaos, rites collapse and music falters, life is as worthless as grass, the dead are many, and naturally evil ghosts also increase."

Having said this, she flashed her figure, leapt into the night sky, and vanished without a trace.

"Has the chaotic age arrived?"

Luo Zijun raised his head, gazing at the night sky where the white shadow disappeared, thinking of the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion, thinking of the turmoil of the entire Great Yan and the displacement and death of many common people, he could not help but murmur: "Indeed, the chaotic age has arrived."

"The chaotic age has arrived, demons and monsters swarm..."

"For me, this is also an opportunity..."

Luo Zijun returned to his room, his soul returned to his body, and began to digest the yin soul power he had gained tonight.

The perception of his entire body soon felt completely renewed.

Though he had not slept the previous night or tonight, at this moment he was full of energy, spirits high, and felt no trace of drowsiness.

This is the effect of a strengthened soul.

The books say that when the soul reaches a certain height, even if the physical body goes without sleep for several months, there will be no problem at all.

If one cultivates the spirit to the Yang Spirit realm, one can even dispense with the physical body and achieve eternal existence.

Of course, he does not yet harbor such lofty aspirations.

He now only wishes to break through to the Fen Shen Realm as soon as possible, then completely free himself from the White Snake task and regain his freedom.

Soon, the night outside the window faded away.

Under the covers, two little maids were embraced, sleeping sweetly, their faces full of happiness and contentment.

On the bedhead, on the floor, socks, bellybands, undergarments — everything was present.

Luo Zijun quietly rose from bed, left the room, washed up simply, then went to the backyard and began practicing his fist techniques.

Though he had labored all night without sleep, he now felt his entire body brimming with vitality, refreshed and clear-minded, filled with inexhaustible energy.

「Whoosh! 」

He began practicing his fist techniques.

The morning sun quickly rose from the eastern horizon, illuminating the entire Lin'an City.

The north wind was bitterly cold, yet upon his body it felt exceptionally refreshing.

Soon he was drenched in sweat, finished his practice, and went to the front courtyard to take a cold shower.

As he entered the room to change clothes, the paper kite stirred awake, glanced at the still-sleeping Xiaohuan beside her, then through the curtain looked at him, somewhat shy and somewhat resentful, saying: "Young Master, you were so rough last night..."

Luo Zijun had finished changing clothes, approached, and gently touched her delicate face, saying: "You don't like it?"

The paper kite blushed and replied: "I don't like it."

Luo Zijun said: "Liar, you were clearly overjoyed to tears — you even wetted the bedsheets with your crying."

「Sniffle... 」

The paper kite immediately blushed crimson, hid under the covers, and shyly said: "Young Master, you must not... you must not say that..."

Luo Zijun smiled, rose, and said: "I'm going out. You don't need to get up early — just keep sleeping. If anyone comes looking for me, say I've gone out to meet friends."

Having said that, he walked out of the room.

Basking in the morning sunlight, his whole body seemed to regain new vitality, and his perception appeared to have risen to another level.

"The essence and blood of three women..."

"The closest woman, the most trusted woman..."

"And furthermore, she must be a virgin."

Thinking of this new task, Luo Zijun felt a headache coming on.

Leaving the Bai Mansion, he bought some breakfast on the street and headed straight for Bao'an Hall.

Senior Sister will surely be suitable.

As for the remaining two...

If he had not personally witnessed last night that sword embryo, which seemed like a living thing, he might even suspect that the Moon Palace immortal was deliberately teasing him.

Of course, he had already suspected as much.

But regardless of whether the other party is teasing him, he has only one choice: "complete the task."

He must cultivate in the Diyuan to break through the Fen Shen Realm quickly.

He must rely on the other party to obtain the Flying Sword.

Therefore, he has no other choice.

"But as for the remaining two women — who should I seek? The Jia Mansion has many women, and he has done them favors, but to say who is closest and most trusted... truly there is none..."

Luo Zijun pondered deeply and realized that aside from his Senior Sister, he actually had no one else he was truly close to and trusted.

Chujian poses no problem, but her body has already been given to him, so she does not meet the condition.

Bai Bai and Qingqing also do not qualify, as they have already signed slave contracts with Bai Daxiaojie.

Xiaohuan and the paper kite naturally also do not qualify.

"Closest, most trusted..."

Luo Zijun grew more troubled the more he thought, silently wondering: Must I again seek my sister-in-law?

If no other suitable candidate exists, my sister-in-law will have to do, barely.

He naturally trusts his sister-in-law; as for "closeness"... it should also be fine, right?

Is it not reasonable for a brother-in-law to be close to his sister-in-law?

He desperately tried to convince himself.

Closeness among in-laws — what else is there to hesitate about?

Yes, the second candidate is my sister-in-law!

What about the third?

"The third one is indeed somewhat difficult..."

"Bai Daxiaojie?"

Of course not.

He does trust Bai Daxiaojie, but truly speaking, they are not close, so it is not suitable.

After much thought, he still could only look among the young ladies of the Jia Mansion.

After finishing at Bao'an Hall, he will go to Daguanyuan.

Since the Moon Palace immortal said "preferably" two words, if he cannot find a third suitable candidate, he will simply pick any one at random, as long as trust is present.

Speaking of trust, there are indeed a few in Daguanyuan.

After all, he still has some understanding of the fates of those women.

As for Bai Daxiaojie, he still decides not to seek her.

Last time he had Bai Bai steal that item from her, he already lost face once; now, where would he find the courage to go to her and ask for blood?

If he dared to ask for it, he'd probably get slapped on the spot.

"Senior sister, how come you seem even prettier today?"

As soon as he entered Bao'an Hall, he immediately started flattering.

There's no choice; I have to ask this girl for help.

(End of chapter)