Chapter 47: Flying Daggers

“Ah, why are there so many people?” Lu Qin stepped into the main hall, then quickly pulled back.

Chen Jiuniang’s place could never have been this lively before. Little Lu Qin thought she’d come to the wrong place.

“These shameless hussies!” Xiaohong snorted through her nose. Lu Qin didn’t understand, but Xiaohong was crystal clear about why those maids had come.

“They’re all…?” Lu Qin had already spotted Chen Jiuniang in the crowd, so she wasn’t worried about being in the wrong place.

“They’re…” Xiaohong wanted to say “in heat,” but thinking about it, wasn’t she the same? Women wanting men was as normal as men wanting women. Xiaohong didn’t say it out loud, instead smiling, “Spring has come.”

Lu Qin was far purer than these manor girls and completely missed Xiaohong’s meaning. She asked in confusion, “What? They… what does that have to do with spring? Right now… it’s summer, isn’t it…”

Lu Qin’s little head got more confused the more she thought about it, but Xiaohong dragged her away from the main hall entrance. “Auntie is busy right now. How about we go see the Eighth Young Master?”

“That wouldn’t be appropriate…” Although Lu Qin was pure, she knew there should be distinctions between men and women.

“What’s there to fear? You’re his sister, can’t you enter your brother’s room?” Xiaohong wanted to investigate what Ye Kong was doing in his room in the morning, but didn’t dare go herself. Using Lu Qin as the vanguard, Ye Kong probably wouldn’t get angry.

Although Lu Qin hesitated, she couldn’t withstand Xiaohong’s persistent coaxing. So she followed Xiaohong toward Ye Kong’s room.

Arriving at Ye Kong’s room, they found the boy had already gotten up. He was currently troubled. Troubled about what? Too many girls, that’s what.

If this were his past life on Earth, seeing so many knockout beauties, he’d definitely be drooling as he pounced on them. But here, he’d transformed from a hooligan into a saint.

You couldn’t really blame him. Sigh, if they came every day, when would brother here have time to cultivate immortality?

“Ah, you two came.” To Xiaohong’s relief, Ye Kong seemed quite happy to see the two of them.

“Brother Ye Kong, does your family have something going on today? It’s so lively.” Lu Qin still didn’t understand.

Ye Kong smiled bitterly. “If it’s like this every day, I’ll be annoyed to death.” He now somewhat regretted the decision to move to the inner courtyard. After a bitter smile, he said, “Go get me two steamed buns. I haven’t had breakfast yet.”

Xiaohong giggled behind her hand. “You’re that timid? Facing thousands of commoners you were calm and composed, but dozens of girls and you don’t dare leave your room?”

Ye Kong didn’t try to be tough. He nodded. “Don’t laugh, but I really am afraid of them. Those commoners’ gazes were like blades and spears. I only needed to use shield-like eyes to block them all out! No matter how fierce blades and spears are, they can’t hurt me.”

“What about their gazes?” Both girls widened their beautiful eyes, waiting for his novel theory.

“Their gazes…” Ye Kong still looked frightened, pursing his lips as he said, “Those flirtatious glances are like flying daggers, whoosh whoosh whoosh flying over. You can’t defend against them all. They’ve shot me full of holes.”

Both girls burst into giggles. Xiaohong asked with a laugh, “What about your shield?”

“Open attacks are easy to dodge, flying daggers are hard to defend against. Block the top and can’t block the bottom, block the bottom and can’t block the top. Really gives me a headache… Hey, which of you will get me the buns?”

“I’ll go.” Xiaohong was used to doing such tasks and volunteered immediately.

As soon as Xiaohong left, Ye Kong’s expression became serious. He instructed Lu Qin, “That girl belongs to Second Wife. Be careful what you say.”

“Oh.” Lu Qin wasn’t stupid, and besides, Ye Kong had often warned her before. So even if her relationship with Xiaohong was good, she wouldn’t reveal the secret that Ye Kong was an immortal cultivator.

“Those maids, what do you plan to do about them?” Lu Qin poured Ye Kong a cup of water and placed it on the small table.

“Sigh, I don’t know either. Looks like I really need to keep a low profile in Cangnan Continent. Just getting famous has attracted this many sparrows. If people found out I’m an immortal cultivator and attracted a whole bunch of barbarian cultivators, that would be disastrous.” Ye Kong shook his head helplessly.

“They’re sparrows, so I’m… what?” Ever since he’d kissed her lips, Lu Qin had gained quite a bit of charming maiden appeal.

The little girl’s powdered face flushed red. She shyly lowered her head, lightly biting the beauty mark right below her lip, not daring to raise her head. Yet she couldn’t help lifting her willow-leaf brows to steal a glance at Ye Kong. When their eyes met, Lu Qin smiled bashfully, avoiding Ye Kong’s gaze and covering her mouth with her small hand as she giggled softly.

That maiden’s shy feelings, combined with Lu Qin’s beautiful face, was soul-stirring. Even a stone man, as long as he was male, would have his heart skip a beat.

Much less a hooligan like Ye Kong whose willpower wasn’t firm. All those impossibilities between cultivators and mortals he’d been thinking about last night had been tossed to the back of his mind. That sweet taste of romance was hard to resist.

“They’re sparrows, you’re an eagle.” [unauthorized copy]Ye Kong smiled as he pulled over Lu Qin’s pale little hand.

Lu Qin shook him off irritably, her lips pouting as she chided, “No way, I’m not that fierce.”

Ye Kong grabbed her hand again and pulled her in front of him, saying, “How are you not that fierce? Just like an eagle catching a chick, you grabbed my heart in one swoop, not giving me any chance to struggle…”

Dialogue that would make people cringe had miraculous effects in Cangnan Continent. Those girls had never watched Korean dramas, when had they ever heard such romantic words? Lu Qin felt as happy as if she were flying in the sky.

Even Xiaohong, who entered with steamed buns, felt her heart tremble. Wow, how romantic! Who says he doesn’t know how to please women? If only he’d say that to me, how wonderful that would be. I want to be an eagle too…

Xiaohong’s sudden entrance scared Lu Qin into quickly shrinking to the side. Although they hadn’t done anything, being too close was still quite embarrassing.

“Time to eat buns!” Xiaohong pretended not to notice and placed the steamed buns and small dishes on the table in front of Ye Kong.

“Oh, you two want some?”

Both girls had already eaten breakfast, so they naturally waved their hands. Ye Kong wasn’t polite and dug in.

“Brother Ye Kong, how’s your practice of the Eighteen-Style Dog-Beating Staff Technique going?” Lu Qin asked again. As long as it didn’t involve immortal cultivation, they didn’t need to hide their conversation from others.

“Dog-beating staff… uh, still practicing.” Ye Kong paused but quickly understood. The nonsense he’d spouted to the little girl yesterday morning, she’d taken seriously.

“When you’ve practiced it well, you must show me and teach me too.” If the little girl knew what the so-called “dog-beating staff” really was, she probably wouldn’t say such words even if you beat her to death.

“Mm, don’t worry, I’ll definitely teach you.” Ye Kong responded vaguely, though a certain part was already showing signs of rising.

Xiaohong, who was looking around on the side, also felt a stirring in her heart. A discovery! Could this Dog-Beating Staff Technique be his most profound martial art? She immediately paid attention. Hehe, if this maid could learn even half a move, I’d be a heroine among women. Dog-Beating Staff Technique – it sounds incredibly powerful.

Lu Qin wasn’t like Xiaohong. In Ye Kong’s room, she didn’t need to sneak glances. She acted like she was in her own home, wandering around. Entering the inner room, she immediately spotted the Imprisonment Cage Grass juice in the small bowl.

“Brother Ye Kong, what’s this? It smells quite fragrant.”

“Oh, that’s juice from a medicinal herb.” Ye Kong continued while gnawing on his bun, “Could you help me take that bowl out to dry in the sun? I need it to get as concentrated as possible.”

“Okay.” Lu Qin took the small bowl and went out.

This time Xiaohong wasn’t as diligent. She was muttering to herself again. Haha, another discovery! Turns out this boy can also treat illnesses.

“Eighth Young Master, you’re so capable, you even understand medicinal herbs. Have you studied medicine?” Xiaohong asked.

“Mm, yes.” Ye Kong thought about it and nodded. After all, I can also treat illnesses with talismans, this isn’t bragging.

“Then if I get sick in the future, can I have you examine me?” Xiaohong struck while the iron was hot.

“Sure, what’s the difficulty in that? Though I can’t guarantee I can cure every illness.” Ye Kong looked up at Xiaohong. The girl was quite attractive, perfectly developed in all areas, didn’t look sick.

The Eighth Young Master is very easy to talk to today. Xiaohong’s heart leaped with joy. She pushed her luck. “Then can the Eighth Young Master teach me the Dog-Beating Staff Technique?”

Ye Kong nearly fainted. The girls of Cangnan Continent were really direct. Every single one was thinking about this young master’s dog-beating staff. Too bad this thing of mine only works on women, not dogs.

“Uh… this… we’re out of pickled vegetables, go get some more, Sister Xiaohong, please help.” Ye Kong changed the subject because under the repeated seduction of these beautiful girls, big and small, his brother had already lodged a strong protest.

Most of the day passed quickly. Ye Kong didn’t stay in his room the entire time. Under the strong demands of his maid fans, he still showed his face for a while and greeted those chirping beauties.

Although those maids weren’t as pretty as Lu Qin or as voluptuous as Xiaohong, they each had their own characteristics. For instance, there was the pitifully delicate Xiao Juan, the turbulently endowed Xiao Die, Xiao Ying who liked throwing herself into people’s arms…

However, Earth hooligan Ye Kong still firmly restrained himself. He maintained a wooden board face the entire time, as if Teacher Zhang Wude had possessed him. You smile, I don’t smile. You move, I don’t move. Every so often he’d cough and intone solemnly, “Men and women should not have close contact.”

This made those little maids quite displeased. They all went back cursing that this boy was a stupid blockhead who didn’t understand romance.

Actually, where did Ye Kong not want to embrace them all, preferably like in Japanese films – one man playing with multiple beauties, having them collectively research a certain physiological structure of his?

But to be able to cultivate in peace in the future and avoid trouble, he still held back. If these maids came every day with this act, he’d truly sink into the tender trap and wouldn’t need to cultivate diligently anymore.

In the evening, when the household finally quieted down, Chen Jiuniang asked with a smile, “So? Were any of them suitable? If not, that’s fine. Today Old Lady Yan, Sister Sun, and Auntie Xu all came by. They also have quite a few suitable ones…”

Ye Kong was about to go crazy. Mother! Please give me some peace! Is it easy for brother here to cultivate immortality?

“Mother, I’m only fourteen. Father is still in An Capital and who knows when he’ll return. What’s the rush with these matters?”

Chen Jiuniang thought about it and agreed. Without Ye Haoran returning, these matters couldn’t be rushed anyway. So she dropped the subject.

Ye Kong took the opportunity to slip out to check on his sun-dried Imprisonment Cage Grass juice. Walking to the window and looking, he saw that the milky white juice in the bowl had transformed.

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