Chapter 250 - 124: Master and Disciple’s Soul Exchange
After a brief moment of surprise, Xu Lei and Jingchun remained outwardly calm.
Because they were both intelligent people and understood what Zhao Xin meant.
After all, if they didn’t hold hands today, Chun Ying definitely wouldn’t be convinced.
Besides, it was just holding hands. It didn’t seem like a big deal.
It wasn’t like they would lose anything by it.
And Zhao Xin was making it clear that she didn’t mind.
Of course, Xu Lei and Jingchun still exchanged an involuntary glance.
Jingchun’s palm felt soft and boneless, incredibly supple to the touch.
Despite her fuller, more voluptuous figure and a frame that appeared larger than Zhao Xin’s, her hand wasn’t tough at all.
On the contrary, it felt very delicate and soft.
Feeling the warmth from Xu Lei’s palm, Jingchun couldn’t help but blush, the color rising to her pretty face and even tingeing her earlobes a faint pink. She unconsciously lowered her head in shyness.
And this subconscious, genuine, shy reaction of hers...
...was, in Chun Ying’s eyes, a sign of wonderful news.
"Wonderful, just wonderful."
She was finally convinced. Tapping her cane, she said, "Good, very good. This is how it should be, this is how it should be."
「Three days later.」
Chun Ying had already left.
She now truly believed that Xu Lei and Jingchun had become Dao Companions.
That evening.
In the inner courtyard of the Daoist Temple.
Jingchun and Zhao Xin finished their Cultivation.
As soon as Zhao Xin came out, she threw herself directly into Xu Lei’s arms.
Now that everything was out in the open, Xu Lei and Zhao Xin no longer had to hide their affair from Jingchun.
At night, Zhao Xin would even stay directly in Xu Lei’s room.
Of course, sometimes Xu Lei would go over and stay in Zhao Xin’s room.
In any case, they wantonly indulged in their Charitable Giving.
However, Xu Lei and Zhao Xin didn’t engage in any particularly intimate acts openly in front of Jingchun.
They were still relatively discreet when it came to their Charitable Giving.
And although they had stopped using the Dual Cultivation Method for contraception over the past three days...
...Zhao Xin still hadn’t gotten pregnant.
It had only been three days, after all.
"Master, we’re planning to go down the mountain to eat some meat."
Then Zhao Xin turned to Jingchun and said, "Would you like to come with us?
We can have Uncle Hui Chi use his Phoenix True Flame to help you eliminate the impurities, so you can eat to your heart’s content."
Although Jingchun’s Cultivation had reached a level where she could eat meat...
...without the Phoenix True Flame to refine it, she usually ate very little.
She couldn’t just eat freely like Zhao Xin and Xu Lei now did.
Jingchun was clearly a little tempted.
Who doesn’t like delicious meat?
Any normal person would.
Jingchun was no different.
She usually only ate it occasionally.
The chance to eat without restraint was a temptation for her as well.
"No, thank you. You two go and have fun." Of course, she still refused.
"It’s fine, come with us," Zhao Xin insisted, pulling at Jingchun’s arm.
She knew that Jingchun was the type of person who didn’t like to trouble or disturb others.
She was only refusing because she was afraid of disturbing the time Xu Lei and Zhao Xin spent together as Dao Companions.
But it wasn’t as if Xu Lei and Zhao Xin didn’t have other opportunities to be alone.
This moment wasn’t their only chance.
Sure enough, with Zhao Xin persistently pulling her along, Jingchun didn’t refuse in the end.
Before they knew it, they were in a private room at a restaurant.
Jingchun placed one of her fair, delicate hands on the table.
Palm up.
Xu Lei then placed one of his hands over hers.
He channeled his Phoenix True Flame Power into her to help refine the impurities from the food in her body.
At first, Jingchun was a bit hesitant.
But then she remembered how they had held hands in front of Chun Ying, so just pressing their palms together now was nothing.
Zhao Xin sat on his other side. After all, there was another person at the table with them now.
So she didn’t sit in Xu Lei’s lap.
She just had Xu Lei hold her other hand.
...channeling the Phoenix True Flame Power into her body as well.
With things like this, however, Xu Lei had no hands free to eat.
He could only let Zhao Xin feed him.
"Master, Master, could you feed Uncle Hui Chi a piece of that first dish to your right?"
Just then, Zhao Xin said, "It’s too far, I can’t reach it. Uncle Hui Chi loves that one."
Jingchun froze.
"It’s just feeding him."
Zhao Xin said, "There’s nothing more to it."
"It’s alright, sister-in-law."
Xu Lei also said, "I don’t really want to eat that anyway."
"Open your mouth."
At that moment, however, Jingchun had already picked up a piece with a new pair of chopsticks and brought it over. She explained stiffly, "Like Jin Xin said, it’s just feeding you.
You’re helping me refine the impurities from the food in my body.
It wouldn’t be right for me to do nothing in return."
Seeing this, Xu Lei smiled and ate the piece.
Of course, at this moment, Xu Lei truly had no improper thoughts about Jingchun.
After all, having heard about the relationship between Jingchun and Hui Lu, Xu Lei respected it from the bottom of his heart.
「Ten days later.」
The days passed peacefully.
To Xu Lei’s surprise, his Power had advanced by another Small Realm.
He had reached the Second Tier of Bodhisattva Core Realm.
Of course, given that he had already reached Tier One Perfection and had the help of the Demon Core, it was understandable that he would break through now.
It was just a little earlier than he had expected.
However, his strength hadn’t changed all that drastically.
It was just that the capacity and quality of his Magical Power had increased a bit.
And after improving his Cultivation, Xu Lei didn’t run off to show off anywhere.
He continued to live and practice his Cultivation just as before.
After all, even if Xu Lei were to encounter those three Enchantresses from before...
...in a one-on-one fight, he should be able to defeat the tall, slender Enchantress, Mei Li.
But defeating her was one thing; killing her was another.
If Xu Lei wanted to kill her, it would likely come at a significant cost to himself.