Chapter 459: There’s No Overnight Grudge Between Couples!

Da Mengze.

On the vast, endless waters.

“Qingyi, if this isn’t to your liking, then let’s part ways here.”

Lu Changsheng suddenly looked at Chu Qingyi and sighed. “Let’s consider everything we experienced as just a dream. When we meet again, we’ll address each other as fellow Daoists.”

As he spoke, he let go of Chu Qingyi’s fair, slender hand and slowly put on a ring.

Seeing Chu Qingyi’s confusion, Lu Changsheng softly said, “This is just a little trinket I bought earlier; it’s not worth much. Think of it as a keepsake. If you don’t like it, feel free to throw it away.”

Chu Qingyi was slightly stunned.

She had sensed earlier that Lu Changsheng seemed to have something on his mind.

She thought he was worried about problems at home.

But now, hearing his words, she realized he was conflicted about their relationship.

Looking at the calm and composed Lu Changsheng, who now lacked the warmth and affection he once had, Chu Qingyi felt a bit dazed.

It was as if all the warmth and love they shared before was only a dream.

Did he just let go like that?

Did my earlier rejection hurt him?

Or did he understand what I truly wanted, so he chose to let go?

“If our Master asks about us, there’s no need for you to hide anything. I’ll explain it to Xiyue and Master myself.”

“As for others, I hope you can cover for me a bit. If anything happens, you can find me at Bihu Mountain.”

After speaking, Lu Changsheng’s eyes showed some tenderness and reluctance.

But he still bowed his head firmly and transformed into a Divine Light Beam, flying toward the Nine Heavens Gale Layer.ale.

Chu Qingyi watched Lu Changsheng disappear. All the memories of their time together suddenly flooded back to her.

She bit her lip and looked at the ring on her slender finger, feeling lost and unsure.

“Sigh.”

After some time, Chu Qingyi let out a deep sigh.

Whether it was the time in the Heavenly Yuan Imperial Lotus when he went to great lengths to save her or their recent close interactions in the Immortal City of Da Mengze, she found it all unforgettable.

She thought she might remember him from time to time.

Especially since, before he left, he had given her this ring.

In the future, she might not be able to resist thinking of him whenever she saw this ring.

Although he said she could throw it away if she didn’t like it,

could she really throw away the ring and erase his presence?

Chu Qingyi knew that her Sword Heart had already been tainted.

Taking a deep breath, her beautiful eyes grew clear and resolute, brimming with sword intent. Then, she transformed into a sword light and disappeared into the sky.

Within the Nine Heavens Gale Layer.ale.

Lu Changsheng stood on the Starlight Disk, surrounded by endlessly flowing starlight.

Of course, he didn’t really intend to part ways with her permanently.

He simply understood Chu Qingyi’s personality. Capturing her heart would take time. It’s better to alternate between cold and warmth for a while.

Moreover, with her innate Sword Heart and years of cultivation, her dedication to the sword had long surpassed any emotional attachment.

Even if she had already developed feelings for him, she would need some time to calm down and let those feelings grow. Rushing things wouldn’t help.

As for the ring, beyond hoping she would think of him whenever she saw it, it was also a test.

Even if she threw the ring away, she couldn’t stop cultivating, could she?

Lu Changsheng’s heart tensed slightly, and his Qi Sea Dantian vibrated. A faint golden, translucent treasure wheel appeared, hovering in his hand.

“Hum—”

A stunning woman in a purple dress, with skin as white as jade and a figure that was drop-dead gorgeous, appeared.

“Mili, I’ve put you through a lot these past days.”

Lu Changsheng looked at the annoyed woman in front of him and spoke softly, reaching out to hold her delicate and slender hand.

“Get lost, you scoundrel!”

Nangong Mili, who was already annoyed after witnessing Lu Changsheng’s intimacy with Chu Qingyi, felt even more irritated.

Now being released from the Wuxiang Domain by Lu Changsheng, her bottled-up anger exploded, and she slapped his hand away.

“Haha, still jealous? You know the situation; if the Azure Cloud Sect found out you were in the Jiang Kingdom, it would cause trouble. But I did it for your own good.”

Lu Changsheng wasn’t angry; he just laughed and spoke cheerfully.

“Hmph, that woman was still gravely injured. She wouldn’t be a match for me!”

Nangong Mili’s face turned cold as she spoke disdainfully.

Although Lu Changsheng had subdued her, she was still a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator.

“Mili, I’m glad you didn’t make things difficult for me earlier, but I don’t like the way you’re talking now.”

Lu Changsheng glanced at her, his voice calm but carrying an unquestionable authority.

For someone like Chu Qingyi, a gentle and soft approach worked.

But for someone like Nangong Mili, softness was ineffective.

In fact, speaking softly to her would only make her look down on you.

“Who wants your approval? And who said we’re a couple anyway?”

Nangong Mili’s face was full of disdain and disgust.

Was she not worthy of the same patience and gentleness Chu Qingyi received?

“Didn’t you come to the Jiang Kingdom for other reasons besides the Heavenly Yuan Secret Realm?”

Lu Changsheng asked blandly.

Back in the Heavenly Yuan Secret Realm, Nangong Mili suddenly attacked him, using something as extreme as Love Gu. So, Lu Changsheng suspected she had come not only for the secret realm but also to seek revenge against him.

After all, she would never swallow the loss from the Locking Emotion Gu.

And considering that during their previous interaction, he nurtured her True Core with Yin-Yang Dual Qi, allowing it to start forming a trace of the Golden Core Dao Rhythm.

For a Golden Core cultivator, the transformation from True Core to Golden Core was an irresistible temptation, so she wouldn’t likely let it go.

Thus, Lu Changsheng speculated that her use of the Love Gu on him had this intention.

“Of course. You humiliated me before and used the Locking Emotion Gu on me and Xiaochan. How could I simply let that go?”

Nangong Mili, wearing a purple gauzy dress and with an enchanting figure,

even with her face now cold as frost, exuded such allure. She was irresistibly charming.

“They say that sharing a bed and pillow takes a millennium of cultivation, and couples don’t hold overnight grudges. Let’s let the past be the past.”

Lu Changsheng couldn’t be bothered to argue with her and simply said.

“???”

Nangong Mili was shocked by his shameless words.

Who shared a bed with you!?

“Alright, tell me how you’ve been these years, and what about Yaoyao and Xiaochan?”

Lu Changsheng’s voice softened a bit as he spoke.

He felt some guilt not just toward his daughter but also toward Meng Xiaochan.

After all, the Locking Emotion Gu had troubled her for so long.

And Nangong Mili, knowing that the Locking Emotion Gu was related to Meng Xiaochan, would surely blame her for it.

“That has nothing to do with you!”

Nangong Mili’s willowy eyebrows arched, and the long, slanted eyes full of cold light. Like a thorny rose, she was defiant.

Even though she knew that acting submissive might get her a chance to obtain the opportunity to transform her True Core into Golden Core,

she was still the dignified Spider Envoy of the Five Poison Sect. Could she just swallow her pride?

And what if after softening up, this scoundrel tried to take her daughter away?

Right now, what worried her most was Lu Changsheng wanting to take her daughter.

“Mili, I’m speaking nicely to you. Why can’t you just respond nicely?”

Lu Changsheng frowned slightly, thinking that this woman was truly unreasonable.

He had limited patience, after all.

“There’s nothing for us to talk about.”

Nangong Mili snorted coldly, full of disdain.

“Sigh.”

Lu Changsheng looked at her beautiful, enchanting face and sighed helplessly.

If softness wouldn’t work, it seemed he’d have to go back to his harsher methods and teach her properly.

Nangong Mili saw Lu Changsheng approaching.

An invisible field of force suddenly bound her, and her expression changed. “Lu Changsheng! What are you doing!?” she said coldly.

“Couples don’t hold overnight grudges. If they did, the fight at the head of the bed ends with making up at the foot.”

As Lu Changsheng saw Nangong Mili trying to flee, he unleashed a surge of immense Spiritual Energy, distorting the sky around them.

“Hum hum hum—”

Behind him, the Wuxiang Treasure Wheel spun like a blazing golden sun.

Yin-Yang Dual Qi flowed around him, spreading wildly and forming a Yin-Yang Dao Diagram that locked the world around them.

Although the domain had limited impact on Golden Core cultivators,

Lu Changsheng’s Golden Core was forged on the Yin-Yang Dao. With the Wuxiang Treasure Wheel as an enhancer, this granted him a certain level of power over other Golden Core cultivators, even binding their Spiritual Energys and sealing the battlefield.

“Boom!”

At the same time, the Nine Treasures Dao Bone on Lu Changsheng’s chest radiated brilliant nine-colored light.

Symbols like tadpoles wove together, flowing into Nangong Mili’s body, through her meridians and Dantian.

Nangong Mili, who had been using divine light to break free, suddenly felt her Spiritual Energys stall.

Lu Changsheng’s expression turned domineering as he pulled her into his arms.

It had to be said that Nangong Mili was a natural beauty.

Though she appeared delicate, her figure was incredibly voluptuous, with curves that were both alluring and dangerous.

It was as if every inch of her skin, every feature, exuded a lethal allure.

“Lu Changsheng, you scoundrel, what are you doing!?”

Nangong Mili’s beautiful face drained of color as she yelled.

“I tried to talk nicely, but since you refused to listen, let me show you who’s in charge!”

As Lu Changsheng said this, he tore Nangong Mili’s delicate and luxurious dress into tatters, exposing her snow-white, tender skin, making her even more alluring.

“Bastard! Lu Changsheng, you bastard!”

Nangong Mili was both furious and shamed, though deep in her heart, a complicated feeling arose.

Even though decades had passed, she still remembered the pain and humiliation Lu Changsheng had caused her back then!

“Mili, are you deliberately provoking me just to get to this point?”

With his robust physique, Lu Changsheng made it impossible for Nangong Mili to struggle. He leaned close to her delicate, jade-like ear and whispered.

His deep, magnetic voice made Nangong Mili tremble, her long, exquisite legs going weak.

“Nonsense! You scoundrel! Stay away from me!”

Nangong Mili’s face was filled with humiliation and anger as she gritted her teeth.

Seeing that Lu Changsheng had formed a High-Tier Golden Core for Chu Qingyi, she had guessed that nurturing the Golden Core Dao Rhythm might require this interaction.

But she never hoped for it!

“Really? I think your body is being quite honest.”

Lu Changsheng licked Nangong Mili’s transparent jade-like earlobe, his hands moving over her enticing curves.

“Lu Changsheng! You—you’re a scoundrel! Shameless!”

Nangong Mili bit her lip, though her beautiful, alluring face became flushed with a hint of redness, making her even more mesmerizing.

Even though Lu Changsheng was well-experienced, seeing her mix of seduction and defiance stirred something in him. He had an urge to conquer her.

However, he kept his rationality, knowing they were still within the Nine Heavens Gale Layer, where Golden Core ore cultivators might be passing by.

He immediately directed the Starlight Disk, making them glide like a comet toward the waters below of Da Mengze.

“Whoosh—”

At the moment they touched the water, they entered the Heavenly Yuan Imperial Lotus.

Having the Heavenly Yuan Imperial Lotus as a mobile domain indeed made things much more convenient.

“Lu Changsheng, you… mmm~”

“Stop it… Stop now!”

“Lu Changsheng, I… I swear I’ll kill you… mmm~”

Time passed bit by bit.

It was unclear how much time had elapsed.

Nangong Mili’s delicate face, now flushed as red as the sky at dawn, clung to damp strands of hair, her tender lips slightly parted as she panted. She lay soft and motionless like a cocoon.

Her smooth forehead, flawless cheeks, long neck, elegant collarbones, and flawless jade-like body were all covered in fine beads of sweat, glowing with a soft pink hue. She was both pure and seductive, making one’s blood boil.

Her usual sharp eyes were now misty, half-closed, and tinged with a strange charm.

“Mili, like I said, there’s no overnight grudge between couples.”

Lu Changsheng looked at the marks on her snow-white skin, deciding he shouldn’t push her any further.

After all, men tend to soften their hearts.

Even though he had been firm with her earlier,

seeing her now so soft and weak stirred some pity in him.

After all, one should still care for their own wife.

And doing too much could have the opposite effect.

“…”

Nangong Mili didn’t speak, her eyes filled with shame and hatred.

Back then, she had been severely injured and concerned about her Dao Heart Oath and her disciple Meng Xiaochan. That was why Lu Changsheng had been able to humiliate her so thoroughly.

But now, she was completely powerless in front of him.

Whether in cultivation or physical strength, he utterly overwhelmed her.

And with the speed at which he was progressing, she might never get a chance to seek revenge.

“Alright, tell me about these past few years of yours now.”

Lu Changsheng gently wiped the sweat from Nangong Mili’s skin, speaking softly.

Then, he added, “If you keep being stubborn, don’t blame me for being less considerate.”

Nangong Mili wanted to retort, but the burning pain at her waist made her heart tremble. A complicated feeling surged within her, and she glared hatefully at Lu Changsheng, her voice cold: “It’s none of your concern.”

“What do you mean, ‘none of my concern’? Why are you always running around Jiang Kingdom? Don’t you know the Heavenly Yuan Secret Realm is dangerous?”

“This time, a Nascent Soul True Lord almost died. With your power, weren’t you courting death?”

Hearing this, Lu Changsheng grumbled.

“A Nascent Soul True Lord almost died?”

Nangong Mili was taken aback.

She knew the havoc in the Heavenly Yuan Secret Realm was significant,

but she had been sealed in the Wuxiang Domain by Lu Changsheng, so she didn’t know the outcome.

“Yun Jianfeng achieved Nascent Soul and ambushed True Lord Tiansha from the Heavenfiend Sect outside the secret realm with True Lord Xuanjian. The latter’s body was destroyed, and only his Nascent Soul barely escaped.”

“Most of the Golden Core cultivators who caused trouble with you died.”

Lu Changsheng explained the situation in the secret realm, then added coldly: “If something happened to you, what would become of Yaoyao?”

“…”

Hearing this, Nangong Mili felt a surge of relief.

Although she had the Mysterious Pearl as protection, given the circumstances, it wasn’t certain she could have escaped unscathed.

Even though she felt a bit of guilt and fear, seeing Lu Changsheng scold her so coldly made her feel defiant, and she replied, “What does that have to do with you!?”

“Slap!”

A crisp sound echoed.

The snow-white and reddened skin quivered with ripples.

“Lu Changsheng! I’ll fight you to the death!”

With her hair disheveled and her face as red as the sunset, Nangong Mili gritted her teeth and growled in anger.

But before she could finish speaking, Lu Changsheng subdued her.

“How did you manage to survive in the demon sects with such a foolish mindset? Don’t you know how to evaluate the situation? Or do you think I won’t kill you, so you dare to act this way?”

Lu Changsheng frowned as he spoke.

Nangong Mili’s heart skipped a beat.

Subconsciously, she realized she wasn’t actually afraid Lu Changsheng would kill her.

Just like when he had originally subdued her, she could have fought back by using her life-saving Gu insect, but she chose not to.

“Or maybe… you actually like being treated like this?”

Lu Changsheng leaned in close to her delicate jade-like ear, whispering softly.

Her earlobe, small and delicate, was translucent but supple, like the flesh of a peach. It was soft, sticky, and sweet—the most delightful taste.

Lu Changsheng gently licked it, savoring it like fine wine.

“???”

Nangong Mili’s breath quickened, her brows furrowed as she swatted his hand away. Her flushed face was irresistibly alluring. “Get lost! Not everyone is as shameless as you!”

“Haha.”

Lu Changsheng chuckled softly, reaching out to stroke her crimson cheek.

Nangong Mili instinctively tried to pull back, her voice cold. “What are you trying to do!?”

Though she knew he wouldn’t kill her, he had countless ways to torment her.

“Your hair is all messy. Let me fix it for you.”

Lu Changsheng responded gently, tucking a few sweat-soaked strands of hair behind her ear.

Seeing this, a peculiar feeling welled up in Nangong Mili’s heart.

“So, did you come this time to ask me to nurture your True Core?”

Lu Changsheng didn’t dwell on it and continued speaking.

This woman admired strength but also had a strong will. If pushed too hard, it could backfire.

You have to give a stick and then a sweet to slowly tame them.