Chapter 291: Xiangzhu, Xiangzhu, Get in My Mouth, Hehehehehe

Chapter 291 -128: Xiangzhu, Xiangzhu, Get in My Mouth, Hehehehehe

Huangfu Song took a deep breath. “I have my own ways of dealing with the experts from the Imperial Clan Court, but as for Gu Xiangzhu… I’ll have to ask Miss Shuimo to delay her!”

Shuimo’s pupils contracted. “You mean…”

“Yes!”

Huangfu Song nodded.

After a long moment of thought, Shuimo finally nodded in agreement.

…

「The next morning.」

「Tenth Prince’s Mansion.」

“Boss!”

“Boss!”

“Wake up!”

Zhao Ci felt a headache coming on. He could only reluctantly bid farewell to the dear little auntie in his dream.

He groggily opened his eyes to see Zhu Li’s worried expression.

His head throbbed. “What is it now?”

Zhu Li’s face was full of concern. “I’m afraid you’ve been burned stupid!”

“Huh?”

Zhao Ci froze for a moment. He looked inward at the Yu Xin Flame in his heart. After a full night of dreaming, it had finally quieted down completely.

‘Why is this girl still worried I’ve been burned stupid?’

Seeing his blank expression, Zhu Li grew even more anxious. “Do you not know what you were just saying?”

“Was I sleep-talking?”

Zhao Ci’s heart tightened. ‘If I let something slip that I shouldn’t have, this is going to be a huge problem.’

He lowered his voice. “What?”

Zhu Li sat up straight. “Want me to do an impression?”

Zhao Ci saw her serious expression and knew she was getting into character. She was clearly about to deliver a shockingly sensational performance.

He felt a little nervous.

He quickly got out of bed, slipped on his boots, and trotted over to shut the door.

Once he was sure the door was shut tight, he trotted back and whispered, “Go ahead!”

The moment those two words left his mouth…

Zhu Li’s demeanor instantly changed. Her expression became utterly dazed, her soft, pink tongue lolling out over her lips.

Her voice was uninhibited and full of passion.

“Fragrant Pig~~~”

“Fragrant Pig~~~”

“Such tender hands!”

“Come on, let me gobble you up!”

“Hahahaha, hiahiahia…”

“Let me nibble your ear!”

“SLURP!”

Her facial expressions were priceless, her voice utterly exaggerated, like a lunatic on a streetcar.

A hint of perversion peeked through her cuteness.

No, wait!

It was a hint of cuteness peeking through her perversion.

‘She’d managed to capture ten or twenty percent of my own depraved state.’

‘But this isn’t about being perverted or cute!’

Zhao Ci: “!?!?!?”

His pupils quaked.

His face instantly went deathly pale.

‘I’m screwed!’

‘It’s out!’

‘It’s all out in the open.’

‘Not only did I leak my little auntie’s name…’

‘…I also revealed my own depraved side.’

‘This, this…’

Zhao Ci’s lips trembled.

Zhu Li looked worried. “Boss…”

Zhao Ci: “Huh?”

Zhu Li took a deep breath. “Are the pig trotters and pig ears in your dream really that tender?”

Zhao Ci: “…Huh?”

“The pig trotters and pig ears!”

Zhu Li asked with a look of longing, “I’ve never heard of a fragrant pig so good it could make someone act like that. Where did you eat it? Can you take me?”

“Ah, well…”

Zhao Ci stammered for a moment, then quickly said, “I do know a few good places, but they’re definitely not as good as the one in my dream. If you want to try them, I can take you.”

“Okay…”

Zhu Li replied meekly, but then felt something was off. “This isn’t about whether you take me to eat or not! Am I that much of a glutton? I’m mainly worried about you. The way you were acting in your sleep was too weird. It didn’t seem normal. Do you feel restless or agitated inside?”

“Not at all!”

“Really?”

“Really!”

“Let me take a look-see!”

Zhu Li suspiciously grabbed Zhao Ci’s wrist and checked his pulse for a while before she could confirm that his Heart Fire had calmed down.

She finally let out a sigh of relief. “You really are fine!”

“See? I told you I was fine!”

Zhao Ci also breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhu Li retorted, “So, when are you taking me to eat pig trotters and pig ears?”

[Zhu Li’s Current Wish]: To eat the trotters and ears of a fragrant pig. Wish Completion Reward: Insight +100, Taotie Talisman x10.

Zhao Ci: “…”

‘You changed the subject way too fast.’

‘I wouldn’t be able to keep up with that hairpin turn even in a race car!’

‘The reward is a bit over the top.’

‘But why would just sharing a meal grant so many rewards?’

‘Could it be that my performance made her think the fragrant pig from my dream was exceptionally delicious?’

‘Ugh…’

‘To be fair, though.’

‘She really was delectable.’

Recalling the series of dreams from last night, Zhao Ci still felt a sense of intoxication.

To be fair,

The dream was hazy.

But amidst the fantasy, there was a trace of reality.

It felt as if he had truly become one with his little auntie.

Especially before falling asleep last night, when he had thoroughly played the part of her puppy—that sensation had replayed over and over in his dreams.

‘It was too intoxicating.’

‘Otherwise, the Yu Xin Flame wouldn’t have been so well-behaved when I woke up.’

‘No wonder that wicked woman, Gu Xiangzhu, was so confident she could control me and walk away completely unscathed.’

‘So this is the trick she had up her sleeve!’

‘Unfortunately, the dream brought on by this Dream-Inducing Skill was a bit too hazy.’

‘If it were a Joyful Dream, it would definitely be…’

‘Pah, pah, pah!’

‘So pathetic!’

‘If all I do is dream, wouldn’t that just make me a clown?’

‘It’s so infuriating.’

‘I have to find a chance to break through her defenses!’

“Boss!”

Zhu Li was getting impatient. “We’re going now, right?”

Zhao Ci nodded. “Alright! You go out first, I need to change.”

Zhu Li couldn’t wait. “We’re just going out to eat, why do you need to change!”

Zhao Ci’s expression shifted slightly, but he didn’t back down an inch. “I need to change!”

In the end,

Zhu Li relented. After telling Zhao Ci to be quick, she reluctantly left his room.

Only then did Zhao Ci furtively change his clothes and wash up before leaving the room.

Zhu Li seemed to be in a great mood. She grabbed Zhao Ci’s sleeve and started skipping toward the door.

She had been bored to tears these past few days.

It was rare for her to have someone to go out with.

And to eat good food, no less.

Her happiness was doubled.

Nothing could stop her now.

However, she never expected…

…that someone would stop them the moment they stepped out of the Tenth Prince’s Mansion.

“Lao Mo?”

Zhao Ci’s eyes lit up. He felt that after just one night at home, Yang Mo’s entire demeanor had changed.

Before, he always seemed stooped and timid no matter what he did.

But today,

he had transformed into a handsome young man with a tall, straight posture.

The light in his eyes was also full of confidence and a sharp edge.

‘Has he undergone a metamorphosis?’

‘No, that’s not right!’

‘His wish to ‘break out of his cocoon’ hasn’t been fulfilled yet.’

Yang Mo smiled. “Brother Ci, I’ve come to bid you farewell!”

“Farewell?”

Zhao Ci’s brows knitted together.

Yang Mo smiled and shook his head. “Not exactly farewell. I just feel that by following you on missions, I’m likely to just hold you back. That would slow your progress and hinder my own improvement.

“So, yesterday I accepted a mission to eliminate the bandits on Tianmeng Mountain. I can earn some merit for the Tenth Prince’s Mansion and temper myself at the same time.”

Tianmeng Mountain?

The pass on Tianmeng Mountain was a necessary route for anyone heading east from Ba Shu. Because of the complex terrain, and the fact that the cargo on this official road was extremely lucrative, the bandit problem had never ceased.

The Imperial Clan Court also had a standing mission to eliminate these bandits.

It seemed that assisting the local Government Office in dealing with twenty bandits would earn one tael of merit, and the mission was repeatable.

‘How should I put it?’

‘You could say it’s a rich mine for merit points.’

‘But it’s just too difficult to excavate.’

Moreover, it was extremely dangerous, so almost no one was willing to go.

‘Lao Mo…’

However, Zhao Ci didn’t try to stop him. Yang Mo’s mental state was excellent right now; this didn’t seem like a rash decision made on a whim.

The risk was high, that was true.

‘But for an SSR-tier talent like him, the higher the risk, the greater the reward.’

‘Perhaps he really does need to go temper himself alone for a while.’

[Yang Mo’s Current Wish]: To become a strong warrior as soon as possible and repay Zhao Ci’s kindness in the princely competition. Wish Completion Reward: Insight +100, Stronger Talisman x1.

Zhao Ci smiled and patted his shoulder. “Alright! Go on, but be careful with everything!”

“Okay!”

Yang Mo nodded firmly. “Once I leave, I probably won’t be back until March of next year. By then, I will definitely have become a warrior as strong as you.”

“Whoa!”

Zhao Ci was a little surprised, but still thumped him on the chest. “Can’t you aim a little higher, damn it? Why not become even more badass than me?”

Yang Mo froze for a second, then took a deep breath. “Alright! Then I’ll become even more badass than you!”

They exchanged a few more pleasantries.

Yang Mo mounted his horse and galloped directly toward the city gates.

He gripped the hilt of the sword at his waist.

Then, he patted the poison he carried in his robes.

‘The mission to eliminate bandits was to *assist* the local Government Office in eliminating bandits.’

‘Revealing their whereabouts counted as assisting.’

‘Directly cutting off the bandits’ heads and delivering them to the Government Office also counted as assisting.’

Yang Mo was more inclined toward the latter option: slaughter.

Because… the Celestial Demon Pattern liked it.