Why do you always want to be my Taoist partner?

"That's right, I had almost forgotten about it." Ren Shutong rested her chin on his shoulder, "You really don't need my help?"

"Need not."

Ren Shutong's hand slowly moved from under his chest. When it was about to touch a place it shouldn't touch, Jiang Li grabbed her wrist. But when he looked at Ren Shutong, her eyes seemed pitiful. "I just... don't want you to feel bad."

"It's really okay. I'm done washing. I'll go back to sleep first." Jiang Li carefully withdrew from Ren Shutong, and suddenly emerged from the cold pool. He put on a bath towel to cover himself. Ren Shutong in the cold pool looked at him and suddenly laughed.

She smiled so happily.

"What are you laughing at?" Jiang Li looked at her.

"No, I just think you are very interesting now, much more interesting than before. Shall I tell you some stories from the past tomorrow?"

"Okay." Jiang Li nodded, then hurriedly fled away from the cold pond.

Ren Shutong's fingertips gently stroked the surface of the cold pond, causing ripples to appear on the water. She stared at the ripples in a trance for a long time. After a while, she slowly smiled.

“Some things haven’t changed.”

"But this time...how are you going to escape?"

Soon, footsteps could be heard around Ren Shutong. The two women who were driven away by Jiang Li before were now standing in front of Ren Shutong. They had both knelt down beside the cold pond, and their voices trembled slightly, "Please... Master, punish me."

"Oh?" Ren Shutong raised her head. "Are you afraid of me too?"

The two women did not speak at this moment, and lowered their heads even deeper. Ren Shutong's cold voice sounded, "Look up."

Both women raised their heads slowly.

Ren Shutong pinched the chin of one of the women, and her voice became a little cold, "Do you want to know your own life experience?"

"No, I don't want to. My wish is to serve my master wholeheartedly for eternity."

Ren Shutong raised her wrist slightly, and one of the women had to lift her cheek. She saw Ren Shutong gently raised the corners of her lips and said, "You should have been the seventh and eighth daughters of the Wen family. Your mother is a great beauty, so... you all have beautiful faces and are excellent cauldrons. I raised you for so many years, all for... today."

"But he disdains you. If that's the case...it seems like you have no value in existing."

Ren Shutong's voice became colder and colder, and the woman whose chin was pinched by her was already crying with fear. She looked at Ren Shutong in front of her with pleading eyes, "Master... spare my life... Master, spare my life..."

Ren Shutong looked at her tears for several seconds, and suddenly started laughing again.

"How could Master be such a cruel person? After all, he has raised them for hundreds of years. Even if they are just kittens and puppies, he should have some feelings for them."

"In three days, if he is still not interested in you, I will tell you where your family is and tell you to go back." Ren Shutong said calmly.

But at this moment, the two women in front of her did not look surprised at all. They looked at Ren Shutong in front of them in fear, "No... Master... Don't abandon us... Don't..."

"But you are no longer useful to me." Ren Shutong retracted her hand and emerged from the cold pond. "Since you are useless, why don't I give you your freedom?"

But the fear in the eyes of the two women did not dissipate at all, and they said almost in unison, "We just want to stay by Master's side forever and ever, and serve Master. Please... Master, don't abandon us."

"I've told you that you are useless now." Ren Shutong's voice was cold. "You just stayed by my side for a little longer, so no matter how I treat you, you will treat me as your master, just like an obedient dog, but... you are useless dogs now, so... in three days, get out of my palace by yourselves. If you don't leave... then I will use you as fertilizer for the peach blossoms I raise."

Chapter 399: Something is wrong

Jiang Li felt something was wrong at this moment.

He is not a fool. Ren Shutong looked at him strangely. He had a vague feeling but did not dare to confirm it. Perhaps it was because the other party was reunited with him after a long time, so he was a little enthusiastic. This seemed understandable.

Dabai would not be back for another month, and at the moment it seemed that he had no choice but to stay with Ren Shutong. He tossed and turned and couldn't sleep tonight. Gradually, he suddenly heard very light footsteps. He opened his eyes almost all at once, and his gaze was fixed on his door.

The person who opened the door was naturally Ren Shutong. She looked into Jiang Li's eyes tenderly and said, "Are you asleep?"

"Not yet, what's the matter?"

"I thought about it carefully and came to apologize to you." Ren Shutong said softly, "I shouldn't have disobeyed you. I won't do this again next time. I'm sorry." Ren Shutong's voice was obedient and gentle. Jiang Li was stunned for a moment and replied hurriedly, "It's okay, it's okay. You should rest early."

"Okay, then you should have a good rest too."

After Ren Shutong finished speaking, she turned around and gently closed the door. Jiang Li also closed his eyes and gradually felt sleepy. This time he fell asleep especially quickly. However, when he fell asleep, his door was opened again. Ren Shutong raised her hand slightly and put the incense that had been placed in the room back into her sleeves.

She came and sat down next to Jiang Li, her fingertips lightly brushing his lips, "It seems like you've discovered something is wrong."

"But what can you do even if you find out? This time... you can't escape from me no matter what."

Ren Shutong said this and chuckled again. She leaned down, came to Jiang Li's side, and kissed his cheek. Her eyes were full of greed. Her lips slowly moved down. After a long time, she raised her head, coughed lightly twice, and put his clothes back on. Tonight, she did not leave immediately, but came to Jiang Li's side, gently hugged his body and lay down.

Ren Shutong listened to her own heartbeat, which became extremely clear in the darkness, and many things came to her mind.

That year, her physique awakened, and she was discovered and sent to several sects. Finally, she fell into the hands of Shangyuan Sect, where she was locked in a cage all day. The only free time she had was to learn the skills of pleasing men from the women in the sect who had become slaves. That year, she was just under sixteen years old. When she was eighteen, her physique would be truly awakened. Not many men could resist the temptation of her natural charm. It was rumored that a woman with a natural charm was a kind of bone-eroding poison.

At that time, she had already foreseen her fate and was very clear about what would happen to her next. In the future, she would become a cauldron, and perhaps be treated as a plaything for her future master to play with at will, or perhaps be used to entertain guests, humiliate, and whip. The Soul-Destroying Seal had already been planted on her body, and she could not even commit suicide by self-destructing.

But on that day, he suddenly appeared in Shangyuan Sect.

That year, he was the most outstanding sword-cultivating genius in Jiangling Territory, and the leader of Shangyuan Sect had to kowtow and fawn on him. It was also that year that the young girl was pushed in front of him.

She was seventeen years old that year, and it was the first time she wore a beautiful formal dress, but she could not hide the timidity and panic in her eyes.

Fortunately, at that time, he didn't even look at her straight in the eye.

He just came to track down some evil cultivators in the sects between Jiangling Territory, and found out about Shangyuan Sect, and finally found out that Shangyuan Sect was colluding with the evil cultivators. No one could lie under the power of his sword. 1,800 people died in Shangyuan Sect, and those women who were reduced to cauldrons were all homeless for a while.

At that time, she might have to thank Ling Wei. She still remembers their conversation to this day.

“These girls are so pitiful.”

"The pitiful ones are still to come. They are all unable to practice. The spiritual energy they absorb every day either dissipates naturally or can only be taken away by men. They can't do anything in the future. But they are all practitioners, so naturally they are unwilling to return to the mortal world. In the future, they can only rely on men to survive."

"I didn't ask you to tell me this."

"We can't help. There are so many people suffering in this world. Be good, it's time for us to go."

"Help one person, that's one person."

Ling Wei grabbed his hand and began to act coquettishly in a soft voice, but he finally looked at her helplessly and began to deal with the women of Shangyuan Sect. He first asked everyone's wishes. Some women voluntarily left and went to other sects to seek survival. This left more than half of the people missing, and the rest were those who had been played to the point of being stupid. He took out elixirs and gave them to these women to recuperate, and modified their appearance, hoping that they could start a new life in the future. After arranging almost all the women, she was the only one left in the entire yard.

Finally, there was only one of her left there, and he finally came in front of her. At that time, she was still very petite and could only look up at him.

"What's your name?"

"Ren Shutong."

"How did you get to Shangyuan Sect?"

"I was sold here by... another sect."

"Do you remember where home is?"

"Can not remember."

"Do you remember which sect sold you here?"

"remember."

"Let's go, I'll take you home."

Jiang Li spoke softly to her. At that time, he could tell at a glance that she did not have any cultivation and was probably just captured to be cultivated as a cauldron. Later, Ling Wei and Jiang Li took her along on their journey. The two of them took her to several sects to trace her life experience, but when they finally found her hometown, they discovered that all the people in the village had died at the hands of the evil cultivators.

There was no place for him in this vast world, and Jiang Li wanted to arrange for her to practice well in the sect of an old friend, but she held Ling Wei's hand tightly and refused to let go.

She was very smart despite her young age. She looked at Ling Wei with pitiful eyes and spoke in a timid voice.

"I want to practice with you...sister."

"Okay." Ling Wei's eyes were gentle and she agreed with a smile.

At that time, she saw Jiang Li's brows slightly wrinkled. Perhaps he had already noticed her true intention. In fact... she just wanted to stay with Jiang Li longer, but she knew that if she grabbed Jiang Li's sleeve, Jiang Li would definitely not keep her.

Later, she traveled around the world with Jiang Li and Ling Wei. Jiang Li and Ling Wei took special care of her along the way, and her natural charm began to awaken in a real sense. However, no matter how she used her charm, Jiang Li never had the slightest desire for her. They loved each other so much, and that love always made her jealous and crazy in the middle of the night.

Their journey lasted ten years in total. After ten years, she was able to become a master and could no longer continue to practice with Jiang Li and Ling Wei. But they would see each other again every year. That was the day she looked forward to most every year. She always followed their footsteps subconsciously. She also clearly remembered that every year when Jiang Li saw her, he would bring her gifts, sometimes beautiful clothes, sometimes exquisite jewelry, and sometimes magical instruments he had made himself.

Ren Shutong still remembers the way Jiang Li frowned when Ling Wei agreed to take her as her apprentice that year. But in those ten years, Jiang Li had always been very good to her. Even though she had secretly tried to seduce him to do something several times when Ling Wei was not around, he always pretended not to see it. The most excessive time, he just gently advised her not to do that next time.

It seemed that in his eyes, she had always been just an ignorant little girl and never a woman worthy of love.

....................................

Ren Shutong woke up at dawn, Jiang Li was still sleeping soundly in her arms. The incense she used was not a bad thing, it would only make him sleep deeper while retaining his desire. She slowly sat up from Jiang Li's side, looking at his cheek. The desire in her heart was a little unbearable for a while. She bit the tip of her tongue lightly, and barely woke up a little, and quietly left Jiang Li's room.

When Jiang Li woke up, the room was already filled with the aroma of food. In fact, he felt a little embarrassed at the moment, as he felt it was not good to eat and take things for free. However, there was really nothing he could do for Ren Shutong. Ren Shutong especially liked to hold her chin and look at him tenderly while he was eating.

After breakfast, Jiang Li began to refine the dragon crystal. He didn't know why, but it seemed that the feeling of blood surging every morning when he woke up was no longer so strong. But after refining the dragon crystal, looking at Ren Shutong who was wearing a jet-black, gilded, high-slit sleeveless cheongsam, Jiang Li's mind became a little strange again.

"Can I go to the forest outside the palace?" Jiang Li asked curiously.

"It's very dangerous in the Tianqian Forest. If you want to see it, I'll accompany you." Ren Shutong stood up, so Jiang Li accompanied her to the outside of the palace. Jiang Li then discovered that the entire palace was wrapped in a layer of restriction. Without Ren Shutong's permission, he could not go out, and people outside could not come in. The scenery outside the Tianqian Forest was very beautiful, and there was a peach forest. Ren Shutong picked a peach, washed it and handed it to him. Jiang Li took a bite and it was extremely sweet.

After strolling in the forest, Jiang Li returned to the palace. Ren Shutong told him some things in the past and what they had encountered on their journey, but Jiang Li could only listen blankly. After listening to the story, Ren Shutong went to prepare dinner. After dinner, Jiang Li said he wanted to take a walk alone, and Ren Shutong did not stop him. Jiang Li walked and walked until he came to the edge of the palace. With the power he currently possessed, there was no possibility of breaking through the palace at all.

On the way back, Jiang Li met Ren Shutong's two maids again. Both maids were wearing sleeveless cheongsams. When they saw him, they came in front of him. Before Jiang Li could speak, the two maids suddenly knelt down towards him.

This startled Jiang Li, and he hurried over to them, trying to help them up, "What are you doing?"

But the two women's cheeks were instantly covered with tears, and they sobbed, "Master wants to kick us out, please plead for us..."

Jiang Li was stunned, "You guys get up first."

But the two women refused to get up no matter what, so Jiang Li had no choice but to ask, "Why did your master want to drive you out?"

"Master said... that we two sisters are no longer useful. We beg you to accept us two sisters. We... can do everything and will definitely serve you to your satisfaction."

Jiang Li frowned slightly.

Not right.

Chapter 400: Chapter It's You Who Made Me What I Am Now

"Aren't you practicing well here? How come it's useless?"

"We two sisters are the maids that Master found for the princess. If you are not satisfied with us, then we sisters will naturally have no reason to stay. I beg you to accept us sisters. I am a Tiankui spirit body, and my sister is a flower spirit body. We both have excellent cauldron physiques. We have never touched a man before, and we are spotless. Please..."

"You all have healthy hands and feet, and you are all pretty and cute. Wouldn't it be good for you to leave? Why do you have to stay here and be slaves?" Jiang Li asked in confusion.

"We have lived with our Master for hundreds of years. If we were to leave him, we two sisters would definitely go crazy."

"..." Jiang Li felt a slight headache, and he was about to say something when footsteps sounded. Ren Shutong suddenly appeared in front of the three of them. The moment Ren Shutong appeared, the bodies of the two women trembled violently.

Jiang Li immediately looked at Ren Shutong's face, but Ren Shutong's eyes were unexpectedly gentle. She asked innocently, "What's going on?"

Jiang Li explained, "Are you going to drive them away?"

"They were sent to me by their families to practice cultivation before. I thought it would be lonely in the mountains, so I accepted them as companions. Now their cultivation levels are not low, so it is time for them to go home. Their families must miss them very much, so I thought about sending them back. But they seemed to have stayed with me for too long and were reluctant to leave. Why did they come to you for help?" Ren Shutong seemed a little helpless.

"We two sisters... only wish to stay with Master, and beg Master to keep us..."

Ren Shutong looked at Jiang Li helplessly, "What do you think I should do?"

Jiang Li was of course undecided about this matter. He scratched his head and said, "Isn't it up to you?"

"Do you think I should keep them?" Ren Shutong asked softly.

At this moment, the two women turned their expectant eyes to Jiang Li's face. Jiang Li didn't know what to say. After thinking for a while, he said, "If they really don't want to go back, then just stay. I will leave here soon. Then they can still accompany you."

"Is that so..." Ren Shutong seemed to think for a while, then said softly, "Okay, then you can stay."

"Hurry up, what are you doing kneeling here?" Ren Shutong came to them and helped them up one by one. The two maids were trembling. Ren Shutong took out a handkerchief to wipe their tears and told them to go back and have a good rest. Then he turned around and looked at Jiang Li, "Are you leaving soon?"

"I want to go to a crowded place."

Ren Shutong's eyes instantly revealed a sad emotion, and she lowered her head slightly, "Yes, I am too lonely in this mountain."

Her aggrieved attitude made Jiang Li feel inexplicably distressed, and he almost said, "I won't leave and will stay here with you." But Jiang Li felt that something was wrong at the moment, so it would be better to leave here.

"After all, I can't stay here forever to bother you. I have to hone my skills more on my own."

"The world outside is very dangerous. What's more, your current cultivation is so low. You still have some enemies. If they find you, you will be crushed to ashes."

Jiang Li's forehead was covered with cold sweat, "Have I ever made an enemy like this before?"

"Yes, so I said... the world outside is very dangerous. Now your cultivation has not reached the level of a spirit, and you cannot hide the secrets of the world. If you leave my palace and are found by others, your life will be in danger."

Jiang Li didn't know what to say for a moment. Before Dabai came, it seemed that he really couldn't do anything. Jiang Li looked at her pitiful eyes and said, "If you are really tired of staying in the mountains, I can go out for a walk with you."

"No, it's good to stay here now." Jiang Li hesitated, but still answered like this. Ren Shutong's lips curled up slowly, "That's good, go to bed early, I'll go and comfort them."