“Mei Qing… Mei Qing…” Bi Zhen watched in horror as Mei Qing was struck by the monstrous claw and sent flying. She was so terrified that her soul seemed to leave her body. At that moment, all she could think about was the name “Soul-Grasping Claw” that Ding Chou had shouted when destroying the monster. Recalling the warnings her seniors had given her about this evil creature since childhood, she felt her limbs turn icy cold, unable to think further.
At that time, she mechanically bid farewell to the deity Ding, stumbled forward to reach Mei Qing’s side, only to discover that Mei Qing had already fainted, his face pale like yellow paper, with no breath or pulse.
Bi Zhen felt completely stunned, only knowing to numbly pick up Mei Qing, carry him into the house, and lay him on the low couch. Looking at Mei Qing’s face, devoid of any color, she was at a complete loss, tears streaming down like a thread, not knowing what to do.
Strange to say, although the battle here was fierce enough to darken the sky and shake the earth, the other people in the Taoist temple seemed to hear and see nothing, and nobody was disturbed.
After sitting there dazed for a while, Bi Zhen gritted her teeth, picked up Mei Qing, and was about to walk outside. Just at that moment, she suddenly heard Mei Qing groan “Ouch!” from her arms and awaken.
Bi Zhen’s heart leaped with joy. Without thinking of anything else, she quickly laid Mei Qing back on the couch and leaned close to his face, asking, “Mei Qing, Mei Qing, how do you feel?”
Mei Qing blinked hard, slowly regaining consciousness. When he saw Bi Zhen’s tearful eyes in front of him, his heart immediately calmed down. He weakly smiled and said, “Are you okay? You scared me to death.” Then, he tried to reach up and touch Bi Zhen’s face. However, as soon as he raised his hand, he felt pain throughout his entire body, every joint and muscle aching, and he couldn’t help crying out in pain.
Seeing this, Bi Zhen hurriedly took out the forbidden bracelet, performed a spell to seal the somewhat disordered room, and then, tears streaming down her face, hugged Mei Qing tightly, asking, “Does it hurt a lot?… You silly fool, why did you have to take that hit for me? Don’t you know that once the Soul-Grasping Claw hits someone, it will pollute their soul, destroy their Dao foundation, and there is absolutely no hope of recovery?”
After hearing Bi Zhen’s words, Mei Qing couldn’t help but feel shocked. It turned out that the Soul-Grasping Claw was an extremely evil technique. Although its attacking power wasn’t great, it used extremely polluted and evil materials, which were especially good at contaminating people. Once a cultivator was accidentally hit by it, even if they had reached the golden elixir stage of cultivation, they would inevitably end up with their cultivation destroyed and their soul scattered.
However, although the Soul-Grasping Claw was so sinister, it had one weakness: its attacking power was quite weak. Since it relied purely on brute force to break through the enemy’s defenses, any cultivator who had learned even a little self-defense Daoist technique could keep it at bay simply by maintaining a solid defense. The old man in the hemp robe knew Bi Zhen’s identity and did not want to fight her to the death. He released the Soul-Grasping Claw mainly to scare her. However, he didn’t expect any mishaps. Mei Qing didn’t understand the severity of the situation, and Bi Zhen had no experience in combat. As a result, Mei Qing ended up getting hurt.
When Mei Qing first heard this, he was naturally shocked. He then felt the pain gradually receding throughout his body, but a sense of weakness indeed spread all over him. He guessed this must be the beginning of the Soul-Grasping Claw’s effect that Bi Zhen had mentioned. Seeing Bi Zhen’s tears streaming down like rain, he could feel her deep sorrow and regret in her spiritual sense. He quickly tried to comfort her by saying, “Why are you crying, you silly woman? As your husband, I should protect my wife, right? It’s better for me to be hit than you.”
“No, it’s not,” Bi Zhen sniffled. “If I were hit, you would be heartbroken, which would save me from seeing you suffer. How do you feel now?”
Mei Qing smiled bitterly. “How do you think? I just feel weak all over, like nothing is working.”
After hearing this, Bi Zhen’s heart sank, but a determined expression appeared on her face. Gently stretching out her hand, she wiped the dust and dirt from Mei Qing’s face and softly said, “Mei Qing, marry me. Haven’t you always wanted me? I’ll become your wife tonight.”
Mei Qing was shocked. “Have you gone mad? You’re a Daoist cultivator. How can you get married? Besides, you haven’t passed your tribulation yet. Rushing into emotions recklessly will only destroy your Dao foundation. Aren’t you asking for death?”
Bi Zhen shook her head. “Now that you’re like this, what’s the use of me passing my tribulation? Don’t worry. After I marry you, I’ll seek the method of physical release with you. In our next life, we can cultivate together again and still be Daoist partners.” She had been crying bitterly just now, but now that she had made her decision, a calm smile appeared on her face.
Mei Qing tried to persuade her. “Don’t think like that. Even if I’m not here, as long as you pass your tribulation, there are many paths you can take, even without dual cultivation. Why would you destroy your Dao foundation yourself?”
Bi Zhen shook her head without saying a word. She turned around, summoned the bracelet, sealed all external sounds and lights, and then turned back, slowly removing the hairpin from her head, letting her long black hair fall down. She smiled at Mei Qing and said, “Husband, look at your bride. Do you think I’m beautiful?”
Mei Qing was stunned. Looking at his beloved slowly taking off her Daoist robe, then unbuttoning her inner clothes piece by piece, revealing her jade-like body before him, he deeply felt the surging love in Bi Zhen’s heart that couldn’t be expressed in words. He felt his purple flame burning like blooming flowers, his heart and mind sweetly immersed in clouds and fog, drifting and unaware of his surroundings, momentarily entranced.
Inside the sealed realm, the sounds of soft breathing rose and fell several times before finally subsiding.
Mei Qing tightly embraced Bi Zhen, who was lying on his chest, feeling her still warm body. He had already forgotten all about the Soul-Grasping Claw, only feeling his heart filled with immense happiness.
What more could one ask for in life?
However, the Bi Zhen lying on top of him had a face that seemed both happy and angry, both shy and annoyed. First, she giggled a few times, then her face turned serious, looking quite strange.
“Mei Qing, do you think I’m beautiful?” Bi Zhen gently traced circles on Mei Qing’s chest with her finger, lowering her head to ask.
Mei Qing raised his eyes to look at Bi Zhen’s delicate face. Her two curved eyebrows looked as if they had been carefully trimmed. Her two watery eyes, already filled with a more breathtaking charm after their recent intimacy, combined with her straight nose and lips that seemed both joyful and angry… Even though he had seen her countless times and was already too familiar with her, Mei Qing still felt that her beauty at that moment could not be described in words.
“Beautiful.” Although Mei Qing thought for a long time trying to find a more expressive adjective to convey his feelings, in the end, he could only use this most basic word to express himself.
“Mei Qing, do you already know who my biological father is? Maybe you’ve heard of him. He is Lu Bing, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Besides that, I’m also the current emperor’s adopted daughter. In other words, I also hold the title of princess.”
Mei Qing was truly surprised. He hadn’t expected that the woman in his arms was actually the daughter of his big boss and even had the identity of a princess. In that case, Bi Zhen’s status could no longer be simply described as noble.
“The emperor has bestowed upon me the title of Jing Miao Wei Ji Shou Jing Yuan Bi Zhen, and I also hold the position of Tong Zhi in the Embroidered Uniform Guard, which is a fourth-grade official rank, making me your superior.”
That’s right; Mei Qing had almost forgotten that the woman lying naked beside him was actually his direct superior. However, a wave of doubt arose in his heart. Why was Bi Zhen bringing this up?
Bi Zhen’s smile became even sweeter as she leaned close to Mei Qing, gazing at him tenderly and gently. “Mei Qing, tell me. I’m a precious flower, an imperial-bestowed immortal, and a beautiful boss. Not to mention, I was still a virgin. Countless people had their eyes on me, but they all ended up benefiting you. Just now… while you were doing it… weren’t you feeling really good?”
Mei Qing was momentarily speechless, almost choking on Bi Zhen’s bold question. He stammered, “Uh… that… Bi Zhen, you caught me completely off guard with this question. Look at me, I was just about to get up, I haven’t even brushed my teeth yet… What I mean is, I value spiritual connection more, I don’t really care about the physical aspect… Ah… why did you bite me…?”
Bi Zhen pounced on Mei Qing’s shoulder and bit down hard. Two rows of small tooth marks immediately appeared on Mei Qing’s shoulder.
“You bad guy! Pretend all you want! You said you didn’t care much, but you were faking being injured and about to die just to trick me! You tricked me into giving you everything, and you still pretend! You bad guy, I’ll bite you to death!” Bi Zhen fiercely opened her cherry-like mouth, her pearly teeth gleaming, and pounced again.
“Stop! Stop! No getting angry! We’re supposed to be civilized and talk things out!” Mei Qing, still confused, quickly shouted.
“I was talking with my mouth!” Bi Zhen said, then bit Mei Qing’s neck again, her voice suddenly becoming muffled.
“Ouch!” Mei Qing winced in pain, finally understanding the meaning behind Bi Zhen’s words. He felt both surprised and delighted, ignoring the pain, and quickly asked Bi Zhen, “You mean I’m fine? That claw didn’t hurt me, and I’m not going to die?”
“Of course you know!” Bi Zhen angrily said. “You were fine all along, yet you pretended to be dead on the ground to trick me. I’ll never forgive you!”
“Honey, be reasonable,” Mei Qing felt extremely wronged. “When did I pretend? I didn’t even know what that claw was. You were the one who said if I was caught by it, my Dao foundation would be destroyed and my soul would be completely annihilated. It was also you who insisted on doing that with me…”
“You dare to say that again!” Bi Zhen’s face turned red with embarrassment as she covered Mei Qing’s mouth. “I say you’re wrong, and you’re wrong! I’ll never forgive you!”
Trying to reason with a woman using words is fundamentally impossible, so Mei Qing quickly switched to another approach.
“What if I did make a mistake? Can’t handle me anymore, huh?” Mei Qing shouted triumphantly while enjoying himself on top. “Do you surrender?”
“Never, never, never! I’ll never surrender!” Bi Zhen shouted passionately and heroically from below.
“If you won’t surrender, then let’s go again… Do you surrender now?”
“Never, never, never! Still won’t surrender!”
…
Inside the sealed realm, wave after wave of passionate sounds rose again and again. Finally, after countless times, they gradually subsided.
Bi Zhen lay in Mei Qing’s arms, her face as rosy as peach blossoms, her eyes slightly dazed with intoxication.
“My dear husband, Bizhen still feels a bit unconvinced… Perhaps you should discipline me a little more?” Bizhen cooed in a sweet, pleading voice.
“…My princess, Bi Zhen, the immortal fairy and vice-director, please have mercy and spare me!… I surrender!…”
Mei Qing’s eyes were dull, his voice hoarse, his breath faint as a thread.
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