Jiang Huai ultimately only spanked her ten times.
He had prepared many, many speeches for when he next saw Jiang Ning. He had also wondered if Jiang Ning, having lived for thousands and tens of thousands of years, had already changed from the person in his memory. He had agonized over what he would do, how he would interact with her then.
But looking at the mischievous girl before him, Jiang Huai suddenly realized nothing had changed. She was still the same, still loved causing him trouble and playing pranks, just to see him pretend to be angry while being utterly helpless. At most, she’d pretend to be spanked, shed a couple of tears, knowing he’d pity her and be unable to continue.
“It hurts so much…” Jiang Ning leaned closer, cooing in his ear, her voice soft and pleading, “Rub it.”
“No,” Jiang Huai replied.
“You stingy ghost!” Jiang Ning shifted closer, her body pressing against him, looking him in the eyes. “Brother, you’re a Divine King at the second level now.”
“Yes.”
Jiang Huai’s cultivation speed was terrifying to anyone in the three realms and one world. After all, he had a true Divine Emperor and a Divine King at the sixth level supporting his cultivation with thousands of years of accumulation. His cultivation foundation also contained the world’s precious Star God and Moon God Ancestral Origin Blood. The spirit fruits of White Dew Mountain brought him even more formidable cultivation talent and speed, and every strand of spiritual qi from White Dew Mountain was the most precious Heavenly Way spiritual qi in the world.
With the accumulation of these resources, it would be an outright joke if he hadn’t reached the second level of the Divine King realm.
“But they can’t help you raise your cultivation much anymore,” Jiang Ning suddenly blinked at Jiang Huai.
Jiang Huai was stunned for a moment. Instinctively, he thought of pushing Jiang Ning off him. Seeing his gaze, Jiang Ning guessed his intentions. In the next moment, she reached out and tightly embraced his neck. “So, you can only cultivate with me to improve your cultivation.”
“No,” Jiang Huai refused so decisively.
“I’ll cry.”
“Go ahead and cry,” Jiang Huai immediately responded.
Jiang Ning pouted slightly, looking at him accusingly. “Then I’ll give you three more months for psychological preparation. You’ll have to cultivate with the cutest Jiang Ning in the world sooner or later anyway.”
“No.”
“Then, Brother, you’ll have to stay in the Ancestral Dao Origin Realm for a very, very long time. Only by controlling the secret treasure within your body can you open the spatial tunnel back to the lower realm and marry your beloved Fairy Master. Only then can the Void Dark Night be suppressed for a thousand years, and the Will of Destruction in the Corrupted Domain for the same reason.”
“…Are there no other ways?”
“Of course not,” Jiang Ning replied righteously. “And I wouldn’t tell you even if there were.”
“…” Jiang Huai couldn’t resist spanking her butt again. Jiang Ning yelped in pain and resentfully nudged his shoulder with her head. “So it’s still a psychological problem. You always feel awkward seeing my face?”
“It’s more than that.”
“Eh…” Jiang Ning suddenly reached out and cupped his face. In the next instant, her body glowed with a faint light, transforming into that incredibly beautiful face. Even her figure changed subtly, becoming slightly taller. The moment Jiang Huai saw that face, he instinctively held his breath, his heart racing.
Because she was too “perfect” at this moment, as if all the beauty in the world converged upon her. She had become the embodiment of absolute beauty, her voice becoming so alluring and charming, like a celestial melody that made it impossible to refuse any of her requests.
“Then what about this form?”
“This appearance of yours… exactly…”
“This is my original appearance in this world,” Jiang Ning’s voice was gentle. “That secret treasure never had a spirit until I appeared in this world. Because of my special connection to this world, it chose me to be its spirit. I am both its spirit and its master. I became a part of this world’s rules, and my current appearance is the extreme of beauty within the world’s rules.”
Jiang Ning’s fingertips lightly traced his Adam’s apple, her voice suddenly laced with allure. “Do you want to do it with me like this?”
Looking at her every smile and frown, Jiang Huai’s breathing became strained. He was about to nod instinctively when he bit his tongue hard. Then he raised his hand and spanked Jiang Ning’s butt again. “No.”
Jiang Ning let out a soft gasp. Just that slight exhalation, coupled with her faintly flushed cheeks, caused Little Huai intense pain. Fortunately, Jiang Ning quickly reverted to her original appearance. She snorted, “Just teasing you. I never intended to do it with you like this anyway.”
“The first Dual Cultivation must be with Little Ning’s original appearance. Only then… will it be considered a true union.”
“Can we talk about something else first?”
“Hmph, trying to escape again.” Jiang Ning’s body pressed against him, grabbing his hand and gently holding her waist. Her voice also softened considerably. “Little Ning doesn’t want to say anything right now. I just want you to hold me and sleep well.”
Jiang Huai was slightly stunned but obediently said nothing more. He merely stroked her jet-black hair, allowing her to lean into his embrace and close her eyes.
***
Fang Moye knew she couldn’t hide in her room as an ostrich forever.
If she hadn’t slept with Jiang Huai, she could have faced Jiang Ning with a clear conscience. But it so happened that last night, she and Jiang Huai had done it all night without shame. And this time, it wasn’t because of any grand reason or justification. It was purely because she wanted to, and Jiang Huai wanted to, so everything unfolded naturally and logically.
Now, if she saw Jiang Ning again, she didn’t know how much she would be ridiculed. She used to argue the most with Jiang Ning because their ideals and many concepts were different. But after all, Jiang Ning was her master. At most, she could talk back, but she could never defy her. The only thing she did against Jiang Ning’s wishes was to leave White Dew Mountain and establish her own sect in the Corrupted Domain, but even that was with Jiang Ning’s tacit approval.
But she knew she couldn’t hide under the covers forever. Therefore, she finally got up, put on a gorgeous and dignified ink-and-purple interwoven dress, sat before the mirror, and meticulously combed her hair, inserting a hairpin. As noon approached, she finally opened her room door and stepped out.
At this moment, Jiang Ning had just woken up from sleeping on Jiang Huai.
She had slept for a short while. Perhaps it was because she was too exhausted in the Void Dark Night this past year, so she slept soundly. As she opened her eyes, she met Fang Moye’s cold and aloof gaze.
The two locked eyes for a moment.
Fang Moye was also quite unaccustomed to Jiang Ning’s current face. In the past, she always appeared as a Divine Emperor. Although Jiang Ning was also beautiful now, with skin as fair as snow and delicate, cute features, she was simply not the same as before, not to the extent that she felt inferior.
This also eased her pressure considerably. But the moment Jiang Ning saw her, she tilted her head and then smiled playfully. “Why is it that as soon as I return to the courtyard, you obediently put on your underpants?”
Almost instantly, Fang Moye pressed her legs together, her body becoming somewhat stiff. Her cheeks were flushed with both shyness and annoyance, and she couldn’t even refute. One sentence almost made her lose her composure. Fortunately, just as Jiang Ning finished speaking, her little butt was spanked again by Jiang Huai. “Why are there never any good words from your mouth?”
“Wuwuwu, Brother, you’re turning your back on me…” Jiang Ning immediately put on a spoiled and wronged expression. It was a pity that Jiang Huai was long immune to such expressions. He reached out and pinched her earlobe. “Don’t always bully people.”
“How am I bullying her? Hmph, I’m just stating the facts. Clearly, when you were by my side, you were so dignified and aloof. Why are you a little slut in front of him now?”
As soon as she finished speaking, she was spanked again. She immediately pouted her delicate lips, her eyes looking resentfully.
“Say that again?”
“I said I won’t,” Jiang Ning said resentfully, then reached out and cupped his face, looking into his eyes. “Then, can I also not wear underwear in the courtyard every day?”
“If I find out, I’ll pin you on the table and spank you hard.”
“Violent man!” Jiang Ning retorted indignantly. “What about her? If you find her not wearing it in the future, you should spank her too! Treat everyone equally!”
“Her physique is special… She never liked wearing it to begin with,” Jiang Huai defended Fang Moye slightly.
Fang Moye’s innate seductive bones were exceptionally sensitive, probably the most sensitive woman Jiang Huai had ever seen. Even Chu Xianning wasn’t as extreme as her. But in the next moment, Jiang Ning spoke without reservation, “Haha, Brother, do you really believe that? She can suppress her innate seductive bones after breaking through to Divine Emperor. She’s deliberately not suppressing them herself. The reason she doesn’t wear them daily has nothing to do with discomfort when rubbing. She just wants you to know so you’re constantly tempted and your heart itches. Seeing her dressed in such a dignified and holy manner, while you know she’s completely bare underneath, deliberately tempting you to the point of being neither here nor there, so you’ll obediently submit.”
Fang Moye’s body stiffened even more. Instinctively, she wanted to drill a hole in the ground and hide. In fact, Jiang Huai might not have been unaware of such things, but when Jiang Ning brought it out into the open, Fang Moye wanted to run.
She wanted to run now, back to Baiye Mountain, hide, and not see anyone for a long time.
“It’s fine with her. As long as she’s willing to put in the effort for me.”
At this moment, Jiang Huai’s thick skin had reached unprecedented levels. In the next moment, Jiang Ning buried her head into his chest, nuzzling him like a piglet digging in mud, muttering, “Partial, partial, partial, partial, partial!”
Jiang Huai echoed her, also muttering, “Yes, partial, partial, partial, partial.”
After a while, Jiang Ning looked up and reached out to pinch his face. Then, her cheeks were also pinched by Jiang Huai. After they faced each other like this for a while, pinching each other’s faces, Jiang Ning turned her head angrily and looked at Fang Moye again, saying, “A thousand years ago, you said you never wanted your destiny to be arranged by me. The more I pressured you, the more disgusted you would become. If you really pushed me too far, you’d explode with him and die together. Why aren’t you keeping your word?”
Fang Moye glanced askance at Jiang Ning. “I heard you in the courtyard saying that during the time I was with him on Baiye Mountain, those missions were also related to you.”
“Why?” Jiang Ning tilted her head. “Did you break through to Divine Emperor? And during Dual Cultivation, weren’t you enjoying it? Were you no longer so resistant and uneasy? Do you still want to blame me?”
Fang Moye shook her head. “No, what I mean is, I slept with him. What are you going to do about it?”
“You disobedient disciple! You have no guilt sleeping with your master’s man? The sect is unfortunate! The sect is unfortunate!”
Fang Moye, however, went to Jiang Huai’s side, reached out, and touched his head. Her expression was no longer as ashamed as before. Instead, she looked at Jiang Ning with a hint of provocation. “Correction, he’s not your man. He’s mine.”
