Xu Yuan felt a wave of dizziness wash over him.
Just like Su the succubus, she possessed a bosom of breathtaking depth.
He simply wasn't sure who was more endowed.
The tip of his nose brushed against soft flesh as he inhaled a delicate floral fragrance.
*Ah, this damned sense of security...*
Yet the moment the thought crossed his mind, Xu Yuan's eyes snapped open.
*Wait, this dizzy feeling...*
He recalled that the scent on Aunt Lou Ji seemed to be toxic.
Reminiscent of poison-rose, the refreshing aroma was intoxicating, but it secretly robbed a person of their ability to resist, directly paralyzing the meridians.
Still, with Lou Ji's meticulous nature, she shouldn't be making such a low-level blunder.
Xu Yuan instinctively tried to circulate his cultivation method, only to freeze.
*Well, it's already inside.*
This wicked aunt had done it on purpose.
A wisp of milky-white Source Qi had appeared within his meridians, which were otherwise suffused with faint blood qi.
Source Qi was inherently colorless, changing only according to one's cultivation art.
When utilized purely to probe meridians, Source Qi bore no color whatsoever.
Seeing this, Xu Yuan decisively abandoned any thought of resisting and carefully took in the overwhelming sense of security pressed against him.
After all, Lou Ji had damaged her own cultivation foundation back then for the sake of his meridians.
Now that he could cultivate, she was naturally going to inspect him.
A moment later, the warm sense of security before Xu Yuan vanished.
He felt an immediate sense of emptiness.
Soon after, he felt his cheeks cradled by a pair of jade-like hands, while a pair of exquisite eyes gazed down at him unblinkingly from inches away.
A towering coiffure piled high with lustrous raven locks, and a pair of eyes dipped in emerald, rippling like autumn waters.
A pair of watery, jade-green eyes.
It was indeed that wicked Aunt Lou Ji.
She sat sideways across his lap.
They locked eyes for two seconds.
Xu Yuan parted his lips to speak, but Lou Ji's phoenix eyes suddenly curved into crescents, a coquettish laugh laced with excitement slipping past her lips.
"Mmh, not bad. Our Changtian has grown even more handsome~"
With that, she vigorously ruffled his head like a puppy.
"..." Xu Yuan.
He wanted to resist, but couldn't.
Lou Ji playfully rubbed his cheeks for quite a while.
Suddenly, Xu Yuan felt the weight lift from his body. Raising his eyes, he watched Lou Ji's cheerful retreating back, his eyelid twitching uncontrollably.
Her attire could only be described as faithful to the source material.
A celestial maiden dress exposed her fair, jade-smooth back; high-heeled lotus boots stepped gracefully on jade feet; and a phoenix crown rested atop a soaring coiffure.
As she slowly turned around, Xu Yuan instinctively looked away, but caught himself.
*This... this is ridiculously accurate to the game.*
Seeing Xu Yuan's reaction, Lou Ji's gorgeous eyes curved. She leaned close, bent over, and patted his head, speaking in a teasing, cheerful tone:
"Aw~ our Changtian is so cute when he's shy~ Look all you want, don't be shy~"
*Smack—*
Xu Yuan raised his hand and swatted Lou Ji's hand away.
Due to several painful lessons, the Xu Yuan of his memories hardly dared to look directly at this wicked woman. But could a real man bear to remain beneath another forever?
Straightening his robes, Xu Yuan looked at her calmly, his tone completely flat.
"Aunt Lou Ji—*cough*, Elder Sister, what brings you here?"
Her cool gaze softened once more. Lou Ji didn't mind Xu Yuan swatting her hand away at all; she straightened up slowly and plopped down right beside him.
Crossing her long, slender, jade-fair legs, she rested her elbow on Xu Yuan's shoulder and propped her temple against her fist, exuding the undeniable aura of an empress.
Looking at the two elders outside the window, Lou Ji remarked casually:
"The beast tide in the Wanxiang Mountain Range has arrived. Although your brother used you as a pretext to head to Guyuan and slay a python, Guyuan certainly won't behave themselves either. That's why I've been managing affairs over here. Haven't I already captured two shapeshifted demonic beasts?"
"Two?"
Xu Yuan raised an eyebrow.
A demonic beast's rising cultivation could awaken spiritual wisdom, but shapeshifting wasn't something achieved merely through high cultivation; it required specific bloodlines and specialized cultivation methods.
The rule of bloodlines over in Guyuan was practically an absolute monopoly.
Only the royal clans of the demon race possessed the means to shapeshift.
Of course, not all demonic beasts chose to take human form.
Once a demonic beast underwent full transformation, it could emulate human cultivation speed, but its lifespan would plummet to match that of an ordinary human.
However, Xu Yuan remembered that around this time in *Cangyuan*, a little female dragon had shapeshifted and slipped into the territory of Great Yan.
Back when he played the game, that little female dragon had been his favorite.
After all, who didn't want to be a dragon rider?
Even in other worldlines where she appeared as a boss and he had no choice but to slay her, Xu Yuan had felt a thrill.
With that in mind, Xu Yuan asked in a low voice, "Which tribes?"
"A little tiger and an old thieving eagle."
Lou Ji made no attempt to hide it. Her voice was gentle and soft as she rested her chin on her fair, lotus-root arm. Leaning her crimson lips close to Xu Yuan's ear, she blew softly against his earlobe.
"What, little Changtian? If you're interested, Sister can let you interrogate them~"
"..." Xu Yuan.
*Now this is what you call a real succubus!*
Having weathered plenty of storms himself, Xu Yuan didn't flinch away, though he kept his hands completely to himself. He merely replied:
"Not interested, just curious. After all, I nearly died at Guyuan's hands back then."
At the mention of this topic, Lou Ji raised an eyebrow and asked nonchalantly:
"I heard from your father that the Ran girl has been staying by your side all this time?"
"What are you planning?" Xu Yuan asked warily, catching her tone.
If that giant ice block ran into this old aunt, she would probably be bullied to tears.
Lou Ji burst into laughter, unable to contain herself. Straightening up, she smacked Xu Yuan hard on the back.
"Why so tense? Sister just wants to screen her for you~"
Xu Yuan smiled politely and said, "Elder Sister, you are busy with official business. There's no need to trouble yourself over this..."
"No way."
Lou Ji cut him off without a second thought. Smiling, she said, "Sister insists on meeting this little confidante of yours, Changtian~"
Pausing, Lou Ji leaned back against him, her breath like orchids.
"Of course, if you can beat me, Changtian, Sister will be entirely at your mercy~"
"..." Xu Yuan.
*Su Jinxuan, you failure of a succubus!*
Lou Ji drew even closer.
"How about it? Care to try? Sister will obey your every command~"
"..."
Xu Yuan's earlobes flushed slightly. Unable to hold his ground, he shifted a fraction away.
*Who could possibly beat you?*
A First-grade Transcendent Realm cultivator, unparalleled in poison arts, an extraordinary physician, not to mention wielding an organization like the Black Scale Guards.
She was a woman who dared to beat up Xu Changge right inside the Chancellor's Manor.
Seeing Changtian's ears finally redden, Lou Ji nodded in satisfaction. She leaned back into the soft cushions, gazed at his side profile, and brought the topic back to business.
"Changtian, do you really not plan on paying any mind to them?"
Hearing this, Xu Yuan glanced out the window at the two elders who had been standing suspended in midair for quite some time. A cold glint flashed in his narrow eyes as he said quietly:
"Giving them a show of strength is essential."
"Does it work?"
"Of course it does. At the very least, it helps them understand their place."
"And if they never speak up?" Lou Ji asked, tilting her head.
Xu Yuan grinned and glanced at the wicked woman.
"Then we breach their city first, and talk terms later."
Chapter 178