Why do you always want to be my Taoist partner?

"You're finally awake." Zhu Junhuang said softly.

"I can hear what Aunt Zhu said to me these days." Jiang Li replied softly, "I'm sorry to have made Aunt Zhu worried."

"Don't do this again next time." Zhu Junhuang held his hand tightly and said seriously.

"Okay, I know." Jiang Li nodded.

Jiang Li turned his head and looked at Mu Xuezhi again. Mu Xuezhi's eyes were also looking at him indifferently.

Jiang Li shrank his neck back. Why did he always feel that there was murderous intent in Mu Xuezhi's eyes?

Mu Xuezhi looked at his cowardly appearance and sneered, "I'll settle the score with you in a couple of days."

"How about we just do it now?" Jiang Li asked timidly.

Mu Xuezhi smiled indifferently and looked at him coldly, as if saying, do you think I'm mentally retarded?

If she were to beat Jiang Li severely in front of Zhu Junhuang now, Zhu Junhuang would definitely feel distressed. If Zhu Junhuang tried to stop her, with her cultivation level of the tenth level of Mahayana, she would really not be able to defeat Zhu Junhuang.

But Zhu Junhuang was going back tomorrow. The Northern Territory had just sent an urgent message a few days ago, saying that some things required her to be dealt with in person. However, she patiently waited here until Jiang Li woke up.

"Jiang Xiaoli." Zhu Junhuang reached out and gently stroked his cheek.

"Hmm?" Jiang Li raised his eyes to look at her.

Zhu Junhuang's eyes were always filled with pampering and love for him, and this love always made him feel like a baby curled up in Zhu Junhuang's cradle.

"Aunt Zhu has something to tell you."

The tone of her voice probably meant that there were some things that were inconvenient to bring up in person. Jiang Li took her hand and walked into the room where he had slept before. Zhu Junhuang sat on the edge of the bed first, and Jiang Li also sat over. Their bodies were a little close to each other. Dabai was sleeping in the corner at the moment.

"What's the matter?" Jiang Li looked into Zhu Junhuang's eyes.

"Your cat gave me a feather like this the other day."

Zhu Junhuang took out the phoenix feather. The feather was shining with golden light and the breath of the phoenix was flowing inside. Zhu Junhuang's next words answered Jiang Li's confusion.

"Aunt Zhu knows that my love for you and my affection for you all come from the Black Phoenix bloodline we share."

"I also know that you don't like Aunt Zhu that much, and you're even a little afraid of me, but for me, having the blood of the Black Phoenix means seven hundred years of loneliness. Suddenly one day I found that there was another of my kind in the world, so I couldn't stand the loneliness anymore. Whether it's driven by the blood or the loneliness in my heart, Aunt Zhu always wants you to stay by my side forever. Even if I don't do anything, even if I just sit like this, Aunt Zhu will be very happy."

"Your cat gave me this Phoenix Feather. It told me that after refining this Phoenix Feather, I would no longer be troubled by the Black Phoenix bloodline, nor would I be entangled by loneliness. Perhaps, after refining this Phoenix Feather, I would no longer love you as much as before."

"So, I want to ask you, do you want me to refine this phoenix feather?"

Zhu Junhuang stared at Jiang Li's face seriously.

Jiang Li restrained his usual cynical attitude. Zhu Junhuang was asking him seriously at this moment. This matter might have troubled her for a long time. Jiang Li stared at Zhu Junhuang's cheek seriously. She was a particularly beautiful Black Phoenix Goddess with an extremely charming figure, not to mention that she was the Queen of the Northern Territory. This goddess had loved him so stubbornly before, which made him completely unable to refuse.

Jiang Li had always doubted that love before, but now that the choice was in his hands, he found that he couldn't even nod and say calmly, "Please refine it." He knew that refining this phoenix feather would certainly be better for Zhu Junhuang, after all, it would allow her to no longer be troubled by her bloodline. But after refining it, perhaps she would no longer love you as much as before.

How should you choose?

"Why do you have to give me the right to choose?" Jiang Li smiled bitterly, "Even if you didn't tell me and refined it directly, I wouldn't blame you."

“But for such an important matter, I think I should ask for your opinion. If you don’t like it, then I will refine it.” Zhu Junhuang’s tone was very serious.

The air seemed to freeze at this moment. Jiang Li looked into her eyes. He hesitated for one second, two seconds, three seconds. The next second, Zhu Junhuang suddenly came over and hugged him in her arms. Her cheek was almost against his, and her golden pupils were like burning candles.

"You hesitated. Are you in love with Aunt Zhu too?"

"Aunt Zhu is so beautiful and powerful, and she even says seriously that she likes me. Even if it were someone else, they would fall in love with her little by little, right?" Jiang Li smiled bitterly. He looked at Zhu Junhuang's trembling eyelashes, leaned close to her and gently touched her lips.

Zhu Junhuang's cheeks gradually turned red.

"Do I have to make a choice?"

"No matter what you choose, Aunt Zhu will listen to you."

"You have refined it." Jiang Li said softly.

Zhu Junhuang was stunned for a moment, but her eyes were filled with grievance at this moment, "You don't like Aunt Zhu, do you?"

"If I don't like you, I won't want you to refine it." Jiang Li smiled helplessly, "If you don't like me, as long as you are always of the Black Phoenix bloodline, you will love me no matter how I treat you, then it doesn't matter if I don't like you, but that's unfair to you, it means you are just driven and controlled by the bloodline. Maybe after refining this Phoenix feather, you will no longer like me, but that is true freedom for you."

Zhu Junhuang gradually understood, but she suddenly threw Jiang Li down on the bed, her lips fell on his lips, and her pink tongue pried open his teeth. Jiang Li was not willing to be outdone, and he gently hugged Zhu Junhuang's waist, which made Zhu Junhuang's body soften little by little, until both of them were out of breath. Zhu Junhuang lay beside Jiang Li, she turned her head to look at Jiang Li, and said softly, "Then I have refined it."

"Well, I will protect you."

The phoenix feather burned in Zhu Junhuang's hand, and gradually turned into golden light, merging into her body. Zhu Junhuang closed her eyes, and a pale golden light surrounded her. Dabai slowly woke up, jumped in front of Jiang Li, and licked his paws, "You won't blame me, will you?"

Jiang Li nodded, "Of course it's strange."

Dabai's eyes widened, thinking that this didn't suit his style. Could it be that he had fallen? The next second, Jiang Li stretched out his hand towards her, "Give me the Holy Spirit Pearl, and I won't blame you."

"Bah." Dabai's paw slapped his hand away, "I knew it."

This guy is still as mean as ever.

Zhu Junhuang began to seriously refine the Phoenix Feather. Mu Xuezhi walked to the door without knowing when. He looked at Jiang Li's profile and asked calmly, "Is she refining the Phoenix Feather?"

"how do you know?"

"She told me about it these past two days."

"Oh." Jiang Li nodded.

"No regrets?" A rare smile appeared on Mu Xuezhi's face.

"Why should I regret this?" Jiang Li looked quite relieved. "She has already helped me a lot. Without the influence of blood, maybe she will live a better life."

"I didn't expect you to say something like that."

"I've always been a gentleman, okay?" Jiang Li looked at Mu Xuezhi helplessly.

Mu Xuezhi and he just looked at each other like this, and she turned her face away, "Would a gentleman suddenly come over and forcefully kiss someone?"

"I can't help myself, but... why are you blushing?"

"I'm not blushing."

"Yes, I'll show you in the mirror."

"No." Mu Xuezhi said again calmly, then turned and walked out of the room in a hurry.

Chapter 290: Chapter Wandering

Mu Xuezhi walked so fast that Jiang Li didn't have time to call her. She disappeared from his sight in an instant.

He turned his head to look at Zhu Junhuang who was refining the phoenix feather, and simply sat down on the chair and waited quietly. Dabai in the corner was stretching lazily. Jiang Li hooked his finger, and Dabai jumped into his arms unwillingly and was hugged by him.

Jiang Li looked down at her, "Where did you get the Phoenix Feather?"

"It's the leftovers from before, meow."

"You were really so cruel before." Jiang Li poked Dabai's face with his fingertips.

"I am the Element Devourer meow."

"So what else are you hiding from me?" Jiang Li stared straight into Dabai's eyes, but Dabai's eyes dodged, "How could I hide anything from you?"

"Why do I feel like there are so many things hidden from me?" Jiang Li firmly believed this, but Dabai just wagged his tail and ignored him at all. Jiang Li poked his face helplessly, "Then give me some more gold coins?"

"No more meow, no more meow."

"Stingy girl." Jiang Li pinched her ears, but stopped pestering Dabai. Instead, he turned his gaze to Zhu Junhuang who had her eyes closed.

He just stared at the other person quietly for a long time, and Dabai suddenly asked him softly, "Can't bear to let go?"

"Not really." Jiang Li shrugged helplessly. He lowered his head and gently rubbed Dabai's face. "I am no longer the unlucky guy who lacks love. Even if she doesn't love me, so what? It's free for her, and it's free for me too."

"You've made progress, meow." Dabai put her foot on his chest and reached out to pat his head, feeling quite pleased. Then she was picked up by Jiang Li and slapped on the butt. It wasn't a heavy slap, but Dabai's butt stuck up subconsciously.

Hehe, I’ve raised you for so many years and you still don’t know how to treat you?

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Jiang Li could clearly feel that Zhu Junhuang's aura was gradually changing. Her spiritual energy seemed to have transformed into a slightly dim golden color. It was not magnificent, but it gave people a particularly warm feeling. He did not have any regrets about this, so he just waited quietly. It took a little time to refine this phoenix feather. Jiang Li waited until the evening. During this time, several girls came to him to chat for a while, and they were all held in his arms and sat in his arms. But any of them who wanted to get angry would be held in his arms and kissed hard. Even if they wanted to get angry with him, they did not have the strength to do so.

The aura of the Bamboo Junhuang in front of him has been transformed. Jiang Li can feel the changes in her blood. At this moment, he is still the Black Phoenix, but while Bamboo Junhuang was refining the phoenix feather, he also refined the two drops of Black Phoenix blood that he was rewarded with from the last time he conquered Bamboo Junhuang. He had been keeping them before because he always felt that if he refined them, his bloodline would be more deeply entangled with Bamboo Junhuang, which would make it more difficult to end the situation.

Zhu Junhuang finally opened her eyes.

Her pupils were now dyed with a particularly beautiful golden color, and the coldness in her eyes seemed to fade a little, becoming more gentle. Jiang Li looked at her, and the expression on his face was still so gentle, but naturally gave off a sense of distance.

"How do you feel?" Jiang Li asked her softly.

There was still a bit of confusion in Zhu Junhuang's eyes. She raised her hand slightly, and a pale flame burned in her hand. It was the pale flame of the Phoenix clan. The aura of Zhu Junhuang's cultivation had also changed. From the middle stage of the third level of the Supreme Saint, she had now reached the perfection of the fourth level of the Supreme Saint. It seemed that she was only one step away from breaking through to the fifth level of the Supreme Saint.

Her eyes fell on Jiang Li's face, and her red and tender lips moved slightly, "Can you feel the change in my cultivation aura?"

"Of course, congratulations, Your Majesty." Jiang Li's voice was respectful and humble.

"So, how do you want me to reward you?"

"Your Majesty, just don't stop me from being with Taozhi and Qiutang."

"Of course I won't." Zhu Junhuang raised her head slightly, "When the right day comes, you can come to the Northern Territory to get engaged to them."

"Thank you very much, Your Majesty." Jiang Li breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "I just asked Mu Bingning to prepare the ingredients. I'm going to make dinner now."

After saying that, he walked out of the room. Dabai was still lying on the chair, looking lazy as always, as if he didn't care about anything in front of him.

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The ingredients for dinner were all prepared by Jiang Li who had asked Mu Bingning to prepare. They were almost done, so he just had to cook it himself. He called over the girls who were not there before. Including him, there were eleven people in total. Jiang Li prepared eighteen dishes and started working in the kitchen by himself. There were girls who wanted to come and help, but he coaxed them out.

At present, the girls all seem to have a good relationship. Jiang Li doesn't believe that they don't have any resentment in their hearts. Of course they have resentment, but no one is willing to express it in person. Everyone understands the principle of "good is like water", and no one wants to be the first to make trouble, so a short and delicate balance is maintained. Jiang Li is not worried that the girls will quarrel one day. He probably will put some fruits on the side and watch the girls quarrel happily. It must be quite interesting to think about it.

None of these girls are easy to mess with. No one wants to bully those who are easy to bully. If they really have to fight head-on, it is estimated that no one will lose to the other. Jiang Li happily cooked a large table of dishes, and called the girls to serve the dishes when they were almost done. He has always been confident in his cooking skills.

It was unknown when it started snowing again. At this moment, it was almost New Year's Eve at the foot of the mountain. The yard gradually became lively. However, when Jiang Li served the dishes and the rice, he realized that a pot of wine had been placed in front of each person's seat. Jiang Li was familiar with that pot of wine. The last time he came back from the Northern Territory, Zhu Taozhi filled a lot for him. He remembered that he drank a few pots of it. That day, he even slipped and rolled down the road to heaven. Jiang Li still likes to recall it until now. Taishe is dead.

For some reason, Jiang Li always felt that there would be a fierce battle tonight.

Of course, I'm referring to wine.

As expected, when he sat down at the table, the girls at the table all looked at him. They drank a glass of wine together before the meal started. As soon as Jiang Li picked up the first piece of food with chopsticks, Junior Sister Bai Sheng had already raised her wine glass in front of him.

"Senior Brother Jiang Li, have a drink." Bai Sheng had a bright smile on her face and dimples on her cheeks.

Of course Jiang Li did not refuse. After drinking a glass, his stomach suddenly felt warm. But after Bai Sheng started well, he raised his glass in front of Jiang Li again and again.

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Jiang Li didn't remember how many drinks he had been drinking, he only remembered that the world in front of him seemed to start to shake again. The girls in the courtyard were also drunk. Maybe because of the heat, they took off their smocks, revealing their fair shoulders. His sight was almost full of the girls' fair skin. He was the only man sitting here, but Jiang Li felt his head was a little heavy at the moment, and he wanted to lie down and have a good sleep.

"Jiang Li."

Suddenly someone called his name. Jiang Li felt that the voice sounded familiar. He looked up and saw Zhu Junhuang holding a wine glass. Her bright golden eyes were gazing at him tenderly. She whispered, "Drink."

Jiang Li waved his hands, "No more drinking, no more drinking. I can't drink any more."

Zhu Junhuang did not force him, but just picked up the wine glass in her hand and drank it all. Jiang Li continued to lower his head. The girls at the table seemed to have finally found a channel to vent their emotions. Their voices became louder after each glass of wine. Jiang Li just wanted to be a small transparent person at the table, but his head couldn't help but become more and more dizzy. Even his spiritual energy couldn't dissolve the alcohol. He only remembered that his vision became more and more blurred, and then... he fell headfirst on the table.

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Jiang Li always felt a little itchy.

He slowly opened his eyes, wait, why was he in the bathtub now?

The surface of the bathtub was covered with flower petals and the water was warm. He looked around and just turned his head to find that Zhu Junhuang was only wearing a thin black dress, which tightly bound her chest. The dress barely covered her waist and hips, but it stuck to her skin under the infiltration of water, which made her look even more hazy and astringent.

A woman who wears clothes must be more astringent than a woman who doesn't.

"His Majesty……"

Jiang Li had just called out these two words when Zhu Junhuang swam in front of him like a mermaid. Before Jiang Li could speak, his body was almost pressed to the edge of the bathtub by Zhu Junhuang. Zhu Junhuang's body was especially close to him, her chest almost touching his chest. She stared at Jiang Li in front of her and asked, "Why do you call me Your Majesty?"

"Isn't it more appropriate to call you by a respectful title? Then... Aunt Zhu?" Jiang Li tried to change the address, but the majesty in Zhu Junhuang's eyes did not disappear at all. "Are you going to deliberately make me angry again?"

"How did I make you angry?" Jiang Li widened his eyes.

"Why did you deliberately call me Your Majesty as soon as I refined the feather? I asked you what reward you wanted and you mentioned Taozhi and Qiutang's marriage to me. You drank with every woman at the table except me." Zhu Junhuang's voice was already full of gnashing of teeth.

Jiang Li widened his eyes, thinking about it and only the last one could be washed, "I... really can't drink it anymore."

Only then did he realize that his clothes had disappeared without him noticing. Zhu Junhuang's breath fell on his cheek, and her fingertips gently slid across his chest, "You just want to make me unhappy on purpose."

"No." Jiang Li answered hurriedly.

The black dress in front of him covered Zhu Junhuang's body, but it revealed a large area of ​​skin on her shoulders and collarbones. Her shoulders were white and tender, almost transparent, and her legs were completely buried in the bathtub. Zhu Junhuang moved closer, and for some reason, Jiang Li always felt that her face was full of childishness like a little girl, "I said yes, and I'm going to punish you."