Fairy, don't try to mess with my filial piety

"Mother, what depressing things are you thinking about that make you sigh suddenly? Is it the past events at the White Snake Temple?" Chu Wuzhi was still very concerned about Bai Sujin and noticed her mood changes.

"...I guess so." Bai Sujin regained her smile, but it seemed a little forced.

"I'm going to the mountains in a couple of days. Do you and your aunt want to come and relax with me?"

"it is good."

Chapter 177: My brother sleeps in the same bed with our family

Chu Wuji played for half the morning, and then returned to Prince Jing'an's Mansion to work as a cook. With one hour left before noon, he had finished several crispy geese dishes.

All I can say is that once you've mastered a dish, it's like an assembly line operation. You don't need to use your brain during the process, your muscle memory will start working on its own. Occasionally, your brain will work diligently, thinking about how to optimize the order of each step so that you can be lazy next time.

It seems that only by setting laziness as the goal can we gain the motivation and creativity to become diligent!

"It's time to go to the palace and look at the weapon that Pavilion Master Fan mentioned. If it suits your needs, bring it back."

Chu Wuzhi sent the crispy goose to the old house and mentioned his afternoon plans to his mother and aunt so that they would not run to the palace to find him.

Although the Fox Goddess had already admitted that she blamed Bai Sujin not out of personal grudge, it was simply because Chu Wuji had faced the thunder tribulation at that time and she was afraid that he would be unlucky and be struck to death.

It can be said that anger arises from fear!

I've reprimanded Bai Sujin once at Tinglei Ridge, and that's the end of the matter. I won't dwell on the conflict or grudge anymore, but I'd better try to avoid their encounters as much as possible...

*

Enter the palace,

The stone lions were covered in silver, and snowflakes replaced leaves and hung on the branches. The solemn and austere imperial palace looked even more desolate and solemn against the backdrop of the falling snow in deep winter.

Chu Wuji came empty-handed and was led by the female guard Si Que to the Cardinal Pavilion where Pavilion Master Fan was.

The middle-aged Pavilion Master Fan was standing in the open space in front of the Cardinal Pavilion, practicing martial arts with a spear. This was the military spear technique of the military strategists. She was skilled and mature, and had a very high level of proficiency, and could even pierce out the energy from the spear tip.

Ignoring those at the level of cultivators, it would be easy for her to move around in the martial arts world.

"Hey, what a rare guest! I've recently seen Master Chu mastering the art of wielding his inner energy, so I decided to give it a try. But how's my 'Wild Sand Hundred Battles Spear Technique'... Master Chu, where's the big goose?"

Pavilion Master Fan wanted to brag about his marksmanship and boast about “I am not old”, but when he glanced at Chu Wuji’s hand, he found that he came empty-handed!

Chu Wuji said calmly, "It's already prepared. I even made an extra plate for Pavilion Master Fan. It's in the palace, waiting for your people to pick it up."

"......" The woman looked confused, as if some logic was not clear to her.

It’s indeed not noon yet, but since you, Chu Wuji, have already entered the palace, can’t you bring it in with you?

Si Que helped explain, "Master Chu said he was worried that the guards you sent out, Pavilion Master Fan, would come back empty-handed and make a wasted trip..."

Pavilion Master Fan twitched the corner of his mouth and said helplessly, "That Mr. Chu is really a good man."

It seems that we have to wait until noon to eat, which is acceptable, not too long.

She asked her servants to help put away the spear, and she led the way, taking Chu Wuzhi to see the weapons.

On the way, Chu Wuji looked at the nearby palace with curiosity and asked, "What kind of weapon is this? Is it a knife, a spear, or a sword?"

Pavilion Master Fan didn't want to conceal it intentionally. She pondered it for a moment, and with a troubled look on her face, she exclaimed:

"It's hard to explain clearly. Anyway, it's just a few steps away. Master Chu will know it when he sees it."

Chu Wuji knew that Pavilion Master Fan was a straightforward person. If there was no need to keep it secret, she would be too lazy to be a riddle teller and would rather spend her brainpower thinking about what to eat for lunch.

This aroused Chu Wuji's curiosity even more. It was just the name of a weapon. Was it so difficult to explain it clearly?

He looked at Si Que, who smiled apologetically and shook his head helplessly: "It's really hard to explain clearly. I can only say it's a weapon."

After passing through several courtyards, Chu Wuji saw the weapon in a remote place where the imperial guards conducted daily training.

It stood beside the aisle like a military statue, looking like an ordinary giant blade, shaped like a sword case, with the back of the blade half a finger wide, a sharp edge, covered with weathered hammer marks, and fire marks imprinted on it, which were difficult to erase.

Chu Wuji used 30% of his strength and hit with his elbow. There was a strong and heavy sound like a bell, which echoed far away and attracted the attention of many guards, who came to check the situation.

The giant blade didn't even leave an elbow mark, it was indeed an extremely hard weapon!

"Isn't this just a giant blade? Nothing special about it, right?"

"Look towards the hilt."

In addition to a sturdy main handle, the giant blade also has several small handles. Judging from the shapes, there are sword handles, straight knife handles, and it seems there is also a dagger handle?

Pavilion Master Fan explained, "There are several blades that were so well-forged that they remained undamaged even when thrown into the furnace. They cannot be recast. If Master Chu finds this giant blade too much of a hindrance, he can pull out the smaller weapons and use them."

Got it, this thing is a multi-purpose utility knife.

Chu Wuji tried the feel of it and found it extremely heavy. Even he couldn't swing it casually. He had to mobilize his muscles and bones. A normal person would not be able to use it at all.

No wonder he thought of giving half of it away directly. He wouldn't be afraid of others stealing it even if he threw it on the roadside.

"Although it doesn't have many magical features, and it hasn't been tempered with demon blood, if you encounter an ordinary little demon, Master Chu, you can just throw this thing at it and it will kill those little demons. It's very convenient!"

Chu Wuji tried to hang the giant blade horizontally behind his waist. His waist could support it because his spine was strengthened, but the rope could not support it. The specially treated tough cowhide rope was broken by the giant blade!

Not only Pavilion Master Fan and Si Que, but also the imperial guards from near and far were all shocked and dumbfounded!

When the giant blade fell just now, Chu Wuzhi's waist didn't shake at all, his waist and horse were one, as steady as a pine or cypress.

No one here is a layman in martial arts. They can judge that if it were any other imperial guard, even if he had taken energy-boosting and strength-increasing pills in advance, he would never be able to withstand that fall!

If the force is not relieved appropriately, not only the leather rope will be broken, but also their spines and waist vertebrae!

Chu Wuji seemed not to notice the gazes around him. He used his internal energy to transform into a rope and hung the giant blade back around his waist.

This time it’s safe!

He said contentedly, "Alright, I'll take this. It'll be perfect as a chopping board for cooking outdoors. Next time I come up with a new dish, I'll give it to Pavilion Master Fan to try."

Chu Wuji turned around and prepared to leave, but Pavilion Master Fan stepped forward to grab him, but he was unable to move him.

Because the giant blade was too heavy, he took two steps, and clear cracks appeared on the smooth marble tiles under his feet.

"Master Chu, what secret medicinal bath recipe have you used to strengthen your muscles and bones? Your strength is so astonishing! Ordinary immortal cultivators would be at a disadvantage against you, right?"

Chu Wuji recalled the demonic monks who surrounded and killed the Holy Maiden Hehuan. They suffered a small loss and had already been reincarnated.

"Yes, but if the monks are mentally prepared in advance, it will be difficult for me to deal with it, and I may not be able to catch up with them. As for the medicinal bath recipe, there is nothing special about it. This should be a natural physique."

"I'm so envious..." Pavilion Master Fan was once an expert in martial arts and knew best how amazing this physical talent was.

How come there is still a day when I am envied? Before, I envied the monks who could fly... Chu Wuji smiled and said sincerely:

"Don't be envious, because the limitations are too great. In today's era, it would be easy to reach the top. Pavilion Master Fan can just practice Taoism normally and use spiritual energy to strengthen his body, and the effect will be the same."

Pavilion Master Fan knew that what he said was right, so he calmed down and made a joke with dirty talk without any hesitation:

"Master Chu, do you have a girl you like in private? You can't find an ordinary girl with your body. You'll tear her intestines apart. If you don't look for a demon, you can only look for a cultivator~"

"I thought Pavilion Master Fan was going to introduce you to a blind date, but it turns out it's just gossip. I won't bother with you anymore~"

Chu Wuji left the Cardinal's Pavilion and tried to find the Queen, but she was not in the palace.

The palace maid said that Empress Wen went to chat with the Holy Empress to discuss the arrangements for the festivals after the twelfth lunar month.

Although Empress Wen was quite leisurely, she was not just a decoration. As the queen of a country, she had to act as the face of the royal family on special holidays and preside over some festival celebrations. Her main job was to show her face and say a few words.

"Empress Wen is busy sometimes too!"

Chu Wuzhi was carrying the giant blade on the street when he suddenly realized that it took up too much of the road. He had no choice but to carry it upright and quicken his pace back to Prince Jing'an's Mansion.

*

A few days later, when the time agreed by Chu Wuji to enter the mountains arrived, the group had not yet set off.

Bai Sujin took Princess Yao'er out shopping in the morning. She also knew that she should try to avoid Prince Jing'an's Mansion, as she didn't want to meet the ancient sky fox and cause any unpleasantness.

Therefore, Bai Sujin has been trying to build a good relationship with the little princess these days, hoping to learn about Chu Wuji's daily life in Prince Jing'an's Mansion from her.

"My brother sometimes practices all night long, and sometimes he sleeps with me, my mother, and the Queen."

"Huh?" Bai Sujin was stunned. Sleeping together?

Chapter 178: Aunt helps the younger generation to cool down, what’s wrong?

Bai Sujin really suspected that she had heard it wrong. It was normal for Chu Wuji to cook meals and solve some minor troubles in the palace. How come even sleeping in the same quilt became a daily routine?

Even if he slept on plain cloth, it was still inappropriate. Chu Wuji was no longer a child, so how could he sleep in the same quilt with the most distinguished ladies in the Prince Jing'an's Mansion?

Considering Empress Wen's identity, these taboos are not simply the differences between men and women.

"How did you sleep together? Was it during nap time, chatting around the fireplace, and then lying together when you felt sleepy?" Bai Sujin stuttered a little. This was the only reasonable explanation she could think of.

Wen Yaoer held Aunt Bai's slender hand, licked the sour and sweet candied haws, and said as a matter of course:

"We'll be together at night, too, because the Sky Fox Goddess wants to help us...cultivate? She'll even borrow our bodies to rest. At this time, I need my brother by my side to help dispel the cold.

If it weren't for Aunt Bai, Yao'er wouldn't have told anyone."

It turned out to be because of the ancient celestial fox. She must have been using the bodies of the queen, princess and others to avoid the invisible erosion of her in the mortal world.

Bai Sujin was not relieved by this and asked curiously:

"Your brother is already a grown man, and even Yao'er is almost married, right? Didn't the princess and the queen say anything wrong?"

"No, brother is our family! There shouldn't be any restrictions... Yao'er doesn't want to get married, so she'll stay with brother!"

After Wen Yaoer finished eating the candied haws, she started jumping and skipping as she walked. Bai Sujin took good care of the little girl. Sometimes when Yaoer slipped on the ice and snow, Bai Sujin would hold her steady.

The clever and well-behaved little princess took the opportunity to talk about how Chu Wuji had helped the palace, especially regarding the demon disaster on the official road and how he stood up at the memorial service.

Wen Yaoer was not very worldly-wise and did not fully understand the interests involved in the incident involving the demon on the official road. However, seeing the fear in the eyes of the Wen family members when they wrote the letter, she could sense that it was a big trouble.

Bai Sujin roughly understood the situation from the girl's mouth, and guessed that after these two incidents, the princess and others completely treated Chu Wuji as their own child.

Little Princess Yao'er's chattering habit broke out again. She didn't pay attention to Aunt Bai's reaction, but just kept talking, saying whatever came to her mind, like a lark.

"As early as the first time my brother left the capital, he acknowledged my mother as his adoptive mother with Aunt Bai's nod. Yao'er is my brother's legitimate sister~"

That's called a legitimate sister, not a legitimate marriage...

"Brother used to be so high-spirited, but after Aunt Bai got into trouble, he was devastated. When we saw him, his hair was all dry and white. Yao'er and mother were so distressed that they coaxed him to live in the palace. It took many days of coaxing before he finally agreed to come!"

Bai Sujin sighed quietly. She had not expected that, apart from the ancient sky fox and the female elder of the Shenxiao Sect, several nobles in the Jing'an Palace actually treated him as their own child. It was really true that if you don't love him, there will be others who will compete to love him.

Princess Jing'an and the others were so unguardedly close to Chu Wuji, even sleeping together. They probably wanted Chu Wuji to get used to his new home as soon as possible and not be so reserved.

It just so happened that they slept together as an excuse to ward off the cold.

"It's almost time, Yao'er, your aunt will take you back to the palace." Bai Sujin touched the girl's head.

Wen Yaoer knew that Chu Wuji was going to go into the mountains for a few days. She wanted to go with him, but she didn't force him. She just said:

"Aunt Bai, remember to tell my brother that if the little white tiger is old enough to play outside, bring him home to celebrate the New Year."

"Row."

Bai Sujin picked up the girl, and their figures suddenly disappeared from the spot. Wen Yaoer's vision shook, and then she found herself standing at the gate of the palace.

She clapped her hands in surprise and praised Aunt Bai for her greatness.

*

In the old house,

Aunt Green Snake seized the opportunity to be alone with Chu Wuzhi, so she simply clung to him without any subtlety or grace.

But considering the time issue, sister White Snake will be back in a short while after going out. The time is too tight and there will not be enough time to get the business done, so it will be difficult to have fun. So Aunt Green Snake can only kiss and hug the younger generation briefly.

On the bed, Chu Wuji was leaning against the headboard, a graceful woman in a green dress sitting in his arms, her usual heroic demeanor gone, she was gazing at the young man seductively, her arms around his neck seductively and forcefully.

After careful guidance from the Fox Goddess, Chu Wuji knew that in this situation, if the woman opposite was someone he valued and trusted, he should respond with massage and caress. On the contrary, if she was an inexplicable woman, he should just follow his past habits and throw her away.

The aunt, whose attitude has changed greatly, belongs to the former. She has clear likes and dislikes, and does not hide her feelings. After Chu Wuji saw the princess's family with his own eyes, his aunt's liking for him became even stronger.

Chu Wuji stretched out his hands to hold Aunt Qingshe's slender waist, which was so slender that one could hold it in one hand. The thinnest part was so thin that his hands could almost touch both sides of her waist at the same time. It looked weak and boneless, but Chu Wuji had personally experienced the power of her slender waist. It could twist people to death!

"You little bastard, you've learned bad things from that fox and now you hold women's waists!" Aunt Green Snake pretended to be cold and glanced at his hand.

Chu Wuji moved his hand away, but Qingshe ordered him to put it back and said seriously, "I didn't say you can't do bad things in front of your aunt. How can we not spoil you as family members~?"

"......" Chu Wuji was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

If she felt that she had offended her too much, the aunt would immediately show a fierce face and yell, "I am your elder. I have been pampering you because I am afraid that I will spoil you. You deserve a beating!"

He asked, "Aunt, have you and mother talked about any special topics in the old house these days, such as the Sky Fox Goddess and the Jing'an Palace?"