ATPnovel Chapter 43 Straight
Chapter 43 Straight
Seeing Lu Changgeng staring straight at her, Teng Sanniang's cheeks flushed slightly, a rare occurrence for her.
"Reporting to the Immortal Master, this garment was recently made by a tailor in Cuiyun Town." Teng San Niang gracefully bowed, pear-shaped fruits swaying on her slender branches, their cherries a deep, luscious red. "Does the Immortal Master still remember what kind of mesh, transparent garment you requested last time?"
Lu Changgeng couldn't take his eyes off them; these clothes were really affecting his Dao heart.
He did mention it briefly before, but the tailor said he couldn't make it without the materials, so he didn't take it to heart.
Who knew it would exist now!
Have you worn these clothes before?
"I have never worn this before. I only remembered to change into this clothing halfway here, thinking of showing the Immortal Master how it looks. Tie Gu has never seen it either; he is a boorish man who doesn't know how to appreciate things."
Lu Changgeng was momentarily speechless at these words. She hadn't even seen her husband, yet she had dressed up specifically for him... He felt like a man who had committed an immoral act...
He coughed lightly and said, "I see. I thought it was some kind of celestial treasure that could affect my cultivation..."
"Pfft!"
Teng San Niang couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle. She hadn't expected the Immortal Master to be such a wonderful person!
"Since it's interfering with your cultivation, then I'll take my clothes off!"
With that, she gently tugged at the bra strap, which slid smoothly down her delicate shoulder...
Lu Changgeng's eyes widened instantly, and his body straightened up as well; in short, everything that needed to be straightened was straight.
He had seen them before, but had never felt anything for them. Now, for some reason, the other person was extremely tempting.
Something's not right!
Lu Changgeng carefully sensed his dantian and then actually made a discovery.
The demonic infant was sitting cross-legged in its dantian, yet wisps of almost imperceptible energy were flowing into it from the Cleansing Spring behind it.
It resembled the true fire of the sun, but it wasn't entirely like that. Lu Changgeng knew that now was not the time to study it, so he decided to deal with Teng Sanniang first.
"Third Sister, you should still put it on. I was just joking. Don't wear it casually in front of others in the future."
"I obey your command. I will only wear it when it is appropriate, and I will not wear it for others to see."
Teng San Niang understood immediately, and fastened the shoulder straps again. She didn't wear it casually in front of others, which meant that she would only wear it in front of the immortal.
Lu Changgeng was speechless for a moment. Had she misunderstood me?
Alright, alright, this will do. Alas, these clothes are too powerful; they might corrupt one's Daoist heart. I'll bear all of this myself.
"Third Sister, come to my side. I will orally recite the 'Yi Wood Creation Scripture,' and you must remember it carefully."
"Your concubine obeys."
Teng San Niang walked over to Lu Chang Geng and sat down cross-legged, facing him directly.
Lu Changgeng focused his gaze on his nose, then his heart... and then he couldn't continue...
The eyes are in a dark, sunless abyss, tightly entangled by two enormous jade rabbit spirits...
"Immortal Master... Immortal Master..."
Teng San Niang gently called out to Lu Chang Geng.
"Ah...oh oh..." Lu Changgeng seemed to wake from a dream, feigning fright. "Third Sister, please forgive my rudeness. I almost fell into a demonic possession just now, and saw two jade rabbit spirits trying to harm me..."
Teng San Niang said "Oh?" and looked down at her chest thoughtfully.
Lu Changgeng blushed slightly, a rare occurrence for him. Luckily, it was dark and he couldn't see. It would be very embarrassing if his nonsense were discovered. It was all the fault of this demon infant; whatever it was absorbing was always affecting him.
He took a deep breath and sat up straight: "Third Sister, come closer, I'm about to begin."
"Yes." Teng San Niang immediately moved a little closer.
With immense willpower, Lu Changgeng restrained his impulse and began to dictate the "Yi Wood Creation Classic" from his memory.
"In the beginning of chaos, when the primordial chaos was first divided, the clear and floating became the sky, and the turbid and sinking became the earth."
The East nurtures trees, their vitality enduring...
The wood element (乙木) is yin wood, which is soft yet resilient, and its nature is to grow naturally.
……
The Wood element, in its creation, steals the pure Qi of the East and the vitality of plants and trees.
Those who cultivate themselves should follow the natural order, take advantage of the local conditions, and harmonize with human relationships, maintaining gentleness and non-contention, and keeping stillness to bring forth spring.
"Connecting with the spirit of Yi Wood, gathering the vital energy of Qinghua, invigorating bones and muscles, dispelling evil and upholding righteousness, prolonging life and living in harmony with the spring of wood..."
Teng San Niang's eyes grew brighter and brighter as she listened, becoming increasingly engrossed...
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At the foot of Pansiling, deep within a cramped stone cave.
The mandrill was curled up on a bluestone covered with half a tattered tiger skin. Its scales were scorched by the sun's true fire, and dark red blood clots were visible on the edges of the charred scales. With the slightest movement, bits of charred flesh fell out of the gaps in its scales.
The scales on his chest, where the fire had burned the most intensely, had been burned through, revealing a layer of dark red tender flesh underneath. A thin scab had formed around the edge of the tender flesh, and the scab broke open again as he continued to pant, oozing pale yellow pus.
With most of his magical power restricted, he was unable to repair his physical injuries and could only endure the pain and gasp for breath.
"Useless! Can't even apply medicine properly!"
With a backhand swipe, he sent the little demon who was applying medicine to him flying. The bat demon crashed into the stone wall with a shrill scream, its wings bending into an eerie arc. It twitched twice as it slid down the stone wall to the ground and then lay still.
After the mandrill roared, another tearing pain shot through his chest wound, causing him to arch his back and gasp for breath.
He dared not hate Lu Changgeng. To be precise, he did hate him, but as soon as that hatred rose from the bottom of his heart, the Soul-Locking Seal between his brows would become slightly hot, reminding him that the person could make his soul disappear at any time.
Hatred, with nowhere to go, turns into fear; fear, with nowhere to be vented, turns into rage.
Anger always needs an outlet...
As a result, his underlings suffered terrible misfortune. If they were too slow in serving tea, they would have their heads slapped off; if their footsteps were too loud, they would have their QQ accounts uninstalled...
Even a heavy breathing sound could result in a claw piercing through the heart and lungs...
Now, only a few focused demon generals remain around him; the rest of the lesser demons dare not even come in, no matter what.
These demon generals exchanged glances, not daring to even breathe loudly.
"Iron Bones... Teng San Niang..."
The mandrill chewed the two names repeatedly between its teeth, each time scraping a deep groove into the stone wall with its claws. "Two useless Nascent Soul stage cultivators, you dare to whip me? You dare to laugh at me? When I transformed, you two were probably still rolling around in some muddy puddles!"
However, with Lu Changgeng protecting the two of them, and the Soul-Locking Seal hovering between his brows, he didn't even dare to bare his teeth at them.
Thinking of this, he became even more agitated, and slammed his fist into the stone wall, letting out a painful "howl".
Damn it, I forgot that the back of my hand was also badly injured!
"Hunt some game for me." He squeezed out these words through gritted teeth, glancing sideways at the two Concentrated Demon Generals in the corner. They were the wolf demon and the deer demon, both of whom had followed him from the Xie Zhi Cave.
The two demons raised their heads tremblingly.
The mandrill remained silent for a long while, as if making an extremely difficult decision, before finally adding reluctantly, "Wild boars and deer, catch the fat ones, and by the way, don't catch people!"
He said the words "Don't arrest anyone" through gritted teeth.
If they were to capture someone to eat again this time, he believed that the crimson-haired youth would definitely burn him to death immediately.
He was still dissatisfied, saying that it was just about eating people, since demons were born to eat people.
The wolf demon and deer demon went to carry out their orders. Wild boars and deer were easy to find; there were plenty in the surrounding mountains and forests.
They returned with four or five wild boars and deer after only a few hours.
The mandrill immediately used its claws to gut a wild boar, scooping out its heart and liver and chewing them in its mouth.
Suddenly, he frowned and spat it out with a "pui" sound.
"It smells filthy and foul! It's not as fragrant or tender as human flesh!" The mandrill spat in disgust, then glared at the wolf and deer demons. "You two go and get some more salt and seasoning!"
The wolf demon and the deer demon looked at each other in bewilderment. Their king used to eat like this, without needing any salt or seasonings.
They figured the two demons had become too picky about food lately, and since they couldn't talk back and anger the mountain demon, they had no choice but to go out again.
Because they needed salt as seasoning, the two demons had to travel dozens of miles to Cuiyun Town to steal some.