Chapter 390 - 195: Qing’er
Behind the Qingping Hall, all those eerie torture chambers, all those bloodstained instruments have long disappeared. Except for a missing hot spring, this place resembles the "little nest" Chen Yunqi had initially prepared for Chu Xuan.
The hall is paved with green stones, ascending steps made of white jade, and at the top stands a purple sandalwood canopy bed draped with white silk curtains.
This bed is large and exquisite, with a carved floral corridor outside the bed frame, eaves are floating, and the panels are engraved with pear blossoms, making it look like a small house within the hall.
After the clouds receded and the rain stopped, Chu Xuan leaned on the bed, looking calm, as if he was pondering over some memories.
Wu Gou revealed her snow-white, tender skin, her chest full and proud, her waist slim enough to embrace with one hand, lazily nestled in his arms, a satisfied glow on her face.
She was quite relaxed, even playful enough to fiddle with her hair, casually nibbling on Chu Xuan’s fingers.
"Stop it," Chu Xuan withdrew his fingers.
"I want to~" Su Mengqing turned towards him, affectionately wrapped her arms around his neck, and kissed him...
Chu Xuan’s eyes showed a hint of helplessness, he patted her butt, indicating that she should know when to stop.
This woman seemed to have boundless energy; after so many times, she still wouldn’t tire out. Indeed, there’s only a dead plow, not...
"Hmph, you lousy man, you’ve kept me waiting for this futile widowhood for so many years, what’s wrong with wanting more times?"
Saying this, Wu Gou sat in his arms, letting out a satisfied hum.
"Su Mengqing, oh Su Mengqing, you cunning little minx~" For a moment, Chu Xuan didn’t know whether to cry or laugh.
What happened before was merely a playful game between old lovers.
Frankly, this little minx needed some taming, deliberately staging an act to scare Chu Xuan while giving him a chance to "turn the tables."
Chu Xuan then thought, this was all too coincidental, too deliberate, too careless; with the reaction capabilities of someone at the eighth realm, would they really fall into such a trap so easily?
But he was drugged at that time, his mind unclear, unable to think through so many details.
Looking back now, the so-called "Absolute Spirit Dew" was merely a drop of Hundred Flower Jade Dew.
The only part of the plan that exceeded Wu Gou’s expectations was the sentient fire dragon; she originally planned to "accidentally" restore Chu Xuan’s mobility.
By the way, the little dragon had been thrown into the Six Souls Banner by Chu Xuan, still probably in a bewildered state.
What followed was quite simple; Qing’er got the owner’s affection as she wished. Initially, she pretended to cry, said "no," but later only moans remained as she seemed to enjoy getting rough treatment.
The two rolled from the ground to the bed, battling for a day and night.
For Chu Xuan, this was immensely stimulating; he remembered a little, then remembered more, kept remembering until everything was recalled.
Yes, Su Mengqing was "Qing’er," the two had known each other for long, initially entirely as enemies, quite similar to Pei Shurou.
But Chu Xuan met the latter earlier, at the fourth realm, nearly getting killed by her during a siege operation.
Early on, Fairy Pei didn’t care about her appearance, even though she reached the sixth realm, she wouldn’t maintain her youthful looks, appearing as a white-haired old lady.
Chu Xuan didn’t have so peculiar a taste; at that time, all he thought about was revenge, without any such entanglement.
It was mainly later on when Pei Shurou got caught by him for a "Time Reversal" experiment... how they ended up in that kind of relationship was entirely accidental.
Su Mengqing, however, was different; Chu Xuan met her at the sixth realm, the Tianxu Cultivation Technique didn’t exactly restrain him, she simply wasn’t afraid of him, and due to this, they had several encounters during that period.
At first, Chu Xuan’s impression of this woman was rather favorable, even though they were adversaries.
Because Qing’er appeared on surface very polite and a cultivated high-achiever, she was delicate, pure, gentle, kind, righteous. Even when speaking to enemies, she was courteous.
She was nothing like Pei Shurou, who was vengeful and would immediately want him dead upon seeing him.
But as the encounters increased, Chu Xuan gradually discovered, she was actually a bad woman!
Su Mengqing’s temperament was unpredictable, willful; sometimes she seemed like an elegant madwoman, other times she was cunning, full of schemes.
Moreover, she would pretend to be pitiable in front of others, making them feel sorry for her and giving her opportunities; her ambition was bigger than anyone’s, quite the green tea persona.
The crucial part was, Qing’er didn’t care about right or wrong; she only cared about her own interests. As long as her life was fun, she didn’t care whether others lived or died.
If not for her origin in righteousness, she would’ve likely become a great scourge in the world.
Due to Su Mengqing’s character, though they had fights, they also cooperated in private several times.
This "foes yet friends" relationship extended from their sixth realm to the seventh realm, spanning quite a long time.
Once, in a memory, Chu Xuan ran to the Northern Territory to find Ji Mingyu to heal a sword wound.
That time, the wound was caused by Qing’er; the injury wasn’t too severe. He had said, "I will capture her one day, make her call me ’Master’ kneeling."
This wasn’t just to irritate Ming Yu; he genuinely thought so, yet never acted on it.