Chapter 267: Teaching You Dual Cultivation

Shui Miao never dreamed things would escalate to this point!

Why is it always me who ends up hurt?

Shui Miao couldn’t help but feel sorrow and confusion deep inside.

The first time, it was taken by Liu Hongmei; the second time, by a beautiful young nurse; and now, the third time, it was about to be taken by a female ghost officer!

What kind of nonsense is this? I’m not the flesh of the monk Tang, so why am I so irresistibly attractive? Why is this happening?

Shui Miao questioned himself desperately, but aside from the idea of a peach blossom curse, he couldn’t think of any other explanation.

If it were a normal man encountering such good fortune, he would be secretly delighted.

Why hesitate? Are you an idiot?

But Shui Miao was a principled man, though unfortunately, his principles were constantly ignored and trampled by beautiful women.

“Umm… Umm…”

Heavy nasal sounds came from inside the tomb as Wu Ai, possessing Da Shuang’s body, became increasingly enraptured.

Shui Miao, lacking any interest, gradually calmed down mentally, and the thing below softened, but this seemed to have no effect on Wu Ai’s enthusiasm. She continued kissing Shui Miao relentlessly. Besides the unique feeling between men and women that fascinated her, the spiritual power emanating from Shui Miao was also incredibly exciting. She could even absorb the purple fortune spirit from him, so Wu Ai simply couldn’t stop.

Quietly, Shui Miao gathered his spiritual energy in his dantian, preparing to circulate his powers at any moment to eliminate the discomfort.

If not for the concern of harming Da Shuang, he would have already used his Soul Devouring Force.

“Little brother, don’t be in a hurry. First, calm your mind.”

Just as Shui Miao was ready to use his spiritual energy to shake off the discomfort, a familiar voice suddenly echoed in his mind. This voice immediately reminded him of the middle-aged scholar who had once saved his life. Thus, Shui Miao quickly dismissed all distracting thoughts and forced himself to calm down.

Soon, he saw the middle-aged scholar within his mind, though the man stood about ten meters away, quite distant.

“Little brother, relations between men and women are natural. You don’t need to be so troubled—just take it lightly. Moreover, for a cultivator, such intimacy is actually a very sacred act. If you handle it correctly, it can be nothing but beneficial, even helping both you and her enhance your cultivation.”

“But, Master, she’s possessing someone else’s body! And I don’t even like her!” Shui Miao had his principles. With someone he loved, there was nothing to say. But to casually have a relationship with a strange, unfamiliar woman was absolutely unacceptable to him.

“All these thoughts of yours are just mundane attachments. If you want to quickly improve your cultivation and become a true powerhouse, you must abandon these worldly notions. Listen to my guidance—I can teach you a dual cultivation technique. Try applying this method, and you can even use her cultivation to break through your own limits.” The middle-aged scholar smiled, his hands clasped behind his back, his brows slightly twitching. “Oh, I almost forgot to mention—this female ghost officer is actually an exceptional one. The soul possessing her is actually the Queen of Female Enforcers from the Underworld, a pure yin entity. Don’t reveal this secret. Follow my advice and practice dual cultivation with her. If you apply the method I teach you well, you might even channel her true body’s yin power to enhance your own cultivation. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, rare and precious beyond words!”

“The Queen of Underworld Enforcers?”

Shui Miao was greatly shocked. He had already slightly suspected something odd about this female ghost officer, but he never expected it to be true! She was actually some kind of enforcer queen!

“Yes, exactly an enforcer queen!”

The middle-aged scholar still kept a certain distance from Shui Miao, nodding gently. “Though ‘enforcer queen’ is just a title, their power rivals that of ordinary underworld kings. If you compare her to immortals in the Immortal Realm, she would match a fifth-tier Flying Immortal in the Immortal Realm.”

“So powerful!”

Shui Miao was somewhat unprepared for this.

In Shui Miao’s mind, souls from the Underworld could never rival immortals. Now, hearing the middle-aged scholar’s explanation, he suddenly realized that the experts of the Underworld were in no way inferior to the gods of the Immortal Realm!

“Now, do you still want to learn the dual cultivation technique?” The middle-aged scholar interrupted the topic and returned to the point at hand.

Shui Miao paused briefly before nodding. “I want to learn, of course I do!”

Shui Miao decided to learn it, though he hadn’t decided to use it immediately after learning. Whatever the case, he would first acquire the skill.

Thus, the middle-aged scholar imparted a set of energy manipulation techniques to Shui Miao and then departed.

He came as suddenly as he left.

Shui Miao vaguely felt something was off. How could the middle-aged scholar just appear out of nowhere? Moreover, he had kept such a distance, and his tone and manner of speaking were slightly different from the last time. Why did he have the feeling that this wasn’t really him?

Shui Miao’s consciousness slowly withdrew from his mind.

He found Wu Ai lying on top of him, staring at him. Her voice echoed in his mind: “Xiao Shui, was there something impure trying to contact you just now?”

“Impure?”

Shui Miao’s mind was sharp. Upon hearing the word ‘impure,’ his heart stirred, further confirming his suspicion that the middle-aged scholar might have been fake. Shui Miao knew the scholar’s power was incredibly formidable. If he had come, the female enforcer queen would not have detected him, let alone refer to him as impure.

The only explanation was that the middle-aged scholar was actually an impure entity in disguise.

“Alright, no more hiding. I actually noticed her a while ago. Remember when that car suddenly turned? It was actually her secretly saving you. I figured she saved you, so she must be good, which is why I didn’t tell you or rush to inform your friend, Bai Feng. I intentionally said I wouldn’t help you, with the purpose of luring her out. Now, she’s sneaking to find you again at this moment. You must tell me what she wants from you so I can help determine whether she’s good or bad. Only by knowing ourselves and our enemy can we win a hundred battles.”

Wu Ai spoke in detail, revealing that she had deliberately done all this.

Shui Miao could sense Wu Ai’s sincerity, so after a moment’s thought, he responded within his mind: “She taught me a dual cultivation technique, saying that if we cultivate together, I can quickly enhance my strength and cultivation.”

“Dual cultivation? What technique? Tell me about it.” Wu Ai pressed.

“…”

Shui Miao hesitated briefly but still recited the technique.

Wu Ai silently memorized the method before speaking to Shui Miao: “Xiao Shui, I won’t hide from you. I am actually Wu Ai, the Queen of Female Enforcers from Fengdu in the Underworld. I wanted to understand what love truly is, so I risked my life to project my soul into the female ghost officer’s body. I have no ill intentions toward you and will wholeheartedly help you. Don’t worry, I will help you investigate this impure entity and then consult senior experts in the Underworld to determine whether this dual cultivation method is harmful.”

“Wu Ai…”

Shui Miao hadn’t expected the female enforcer queen named Wu Ai to be so honest and straightforward, and his trust in her increased slightly.

She left Da Shuang’s body, exited, and immediately slapped the leader of the assassins across the face. The slap sent him spinning 360 degrees before crashing to the ground, half his face numbed by the cold yin energy. His subordinates helped him up in confusion, only to discover his mouth was twisted, with a black handprint on one side of his face, looking particularly eerie!

“Slap!”

“Slap!”

Two more slaps landed on two subordinates’ faces, leaving black handprints on both.

The assassin leader had never believed in ghosts before, but after just one slap, he finally believed in everything.

The entire group of assassins, terrified, fled in disarray.

Da Shuang also regained consciousness. She found herself lying on top of Shui Miao and immediately felt a surge of shame and embarrassment. Hurriedly, she pounded his chest with her fists, whispering tearfully, “I hate you! I hate you…”

Shui Miao sensed the assassins fleeing in disarray and finally kicked open the stone door of the tomb with his foot. He said to Da Shuang, “Stop fooling around. You were just possessed by an impure spirit. If I hadn’t controlled myself, you would have already lost your virtue. Now the assassins have gone. Let’s leave quickly.”

“What! Are you saying I haven’t lost my virtue yet?”

Da Shuang was still dazed, thinking she had already been compromised. Hearing this, she felt a wave of surprise.

“You idiot! Can’t you tell whether you’ve lost it or not?”

Shui Miao was frustrated and pushed her away in annoyance. As Da Shuang moved back to the waistband of her pants, she blushed and pinched Shui Miao’s thigh hard. Shui Miao looked up and only then noticed that his belt had somehow been unbuckled at some point, leaving only his underwear as the last line of defense. It was an extremely awkward situation.

Seeing that Lin Qing’er had fainted, Shui Miao circulated his spiritual energy to help relieve her discomfort.

Then, the three returned to the hospital.

On the way, Shui Miao spread his mind-reading ability to sense his surroundings, only to discover that the female ghost officer Wu Ai had vanished!

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Ten miles away

Under the shade of a large willow tree by the riverside, Wu Ai and a group of ghost officers and ghost horses surrounded a white-robed female ghost…

“Friend, you really underestimate us, don’t you? Did you think you could escape? Communicating with Shui Miao through mind transmission right under my nose—do you think I’m just a decoration?” Wu Ai circled around the white-robed female ghost, inspecting her. She noticed the ghost had a decent figure and deep cultivation, though her face was covered with a cloth.

Enforcer Queen Wuqing maintained high alert, holding a black sword coldly, ready to strike at any moment.

“Do you really believe you’ve trapped me here, that I can’t escape? Haven’t you noticed that I intentionally let you find me and chase me here?” The white-robed female ghost didn’t even glance at Wu Ai. Suddenly, a cold smile appeared on her lips: “If you insist on fighting, I’m more than willing to oblige. But do you really think a few of you can defeat me? That would be sheer delusion. Don’t end up having your souls shattered and disgracing your master, Zhan Wuji.”

“What! You actually know our master’s nickname!” Enforcer Queen Wuqing’s brows twitched as he hastily spoke.

Wu Ai also grew tense, knowing that secretly projecting her soul into a ghost officer’s body was a serious offense punishable by severe penalties. “Who exactly are you? How do you know our master? What do you really want?”