Chapter 99 Part 1

After parting ways with Yun Zong and the others, Zhou Yin and his companion headed towards Dongyue.

Zhou Chen couldn't wait to transform back into human form.

He said to Zhou Yin, "You are going to take revenge, so you should plan before acting. Flying directly will make you too conspicuous and easily attract people from Shangxuan Sect. It's better to disguise ourselves and ride horses all the way, so we can enjoy the scenery along the way."

Zhou Yin had no objections. He let Zhou Chen use Rejuvenation Pills to transform them into ordinary-looking merchants. Zhou Chen then procured two donkeys from somewhere, one gray and one black, and named them Little Gray and Little Black.

The gray one was cunning and always tried to slack off, walking slowly. The black one was a foodie and demanded a piece of sugar candy every day, otherwise it refused to walk. As a result, intentionally or not, their travel speed slowed down even more.

Although this area was no longer within the territory of Shangxuan Sect, on the way to Dongyue, there were large cities like Xuanzhou which was second only to the capital of Dongyue in scale, as well as famous scenic spots like Fengling Plain and Sanchun Reflecting Spring. For those who wanted to worship Buddha, they could also visit Lingtai Temple, the largest Buddhist sect in Dongyue.

As the saying goes, the best place to hide is in plain sight. Naturally, this route was also full of endless business opportunities. Therefore, Canghe and Dongyue specially allocated funds to repair the official roads. Traveling merchants and visitors from all over the world came and went in an endless stream, making it very lively.

His Majesty the Demon Beast Emperor still couldn't forget the inn at the foot of the mountain and the sweet and sour carp. Of course, he couldn't say it openly, so he kept muttering all day long, "I haven't eaten fish for a long time", "Where does this sweet and sour smell come from", as a reminder to someone.

Zhou Yin's ears developed calluses from his nagging. So after leaving the forest, they stayed at the largest restaurant in the nearby town of Qingshi and specifically ordered sweet and sour carp to let him eat his fill.

Qingshi Town was a large town, not far from the border of the two countries. It was located at the transportation hub between the east and the west, and was not inferior to slightly smaller county towns. The dishes at "Drunken Immortal Residence" in the town were especially superb. Many people doing business would rather take a slightly longer route to come and have a taste.

For such a restaurant, the service quality of the shopkeeper and the waiters was naturally not bad.

However, now the waiter suspected that his ears had a problem and had to ask again.

"Dear guest, did you say you want five plates of sweet and sour carp? Sweet and sour carp, five plates?"

He didn't realize that although he asked two questions, the meaning was the same.

Zhou Yin glanced at him without saying a word.

Zhou Chen sat beside him with a strange expression on his face, not daring to speak.

The waiter swallowed and said, "Would you two like to try some of our other signature dishes, such as this Jade Tofu..."

Zhou Chen interrupted his introduction, "Five plates of sweet and sour carp, one Jade Tofu, and one bowl of white rice."

Although the request was still strange, the waiter didn't dare to question it this time. He responded cleverly and quickly went to take the order, muttering to himself, "Did they not eat fish for eight lifetimes, or were they cats in their previous lives?"

The dishes were quickly served. Zhou Yin had the waiter place the five plates of sweet and sour carp neatly in front of Zhou Chen, then picked up his own chopsticks and ate his white rice and the plate of appetizing green Jade Tofu slowly, ignoring the blinking eyes looking at him from across the table.

"Ah Yin--" Zhou Chen dragged out his tone, his face turning a bit green.

After these five plates, he probably wouldn't want to see the four words "sweet and sour carp" for the rest of his life.

Zhou Yin looked up and said gently, "Didn't you keep saying you wanted to eat it? Hurry up and eat it while it's hot."

Zhou Chen shuddered, not daring to bargain anymore, and started eating the fish with his head down.

Half an hour later, Zhou Chen held a mirror and cupped his face pitifully, finding that his complexion was even greener than before he ate the fish. Now, as soon as he smelled the fishy odor, he wanted to vomit.

Boo hoo, Ah Yin was really too cruel. He thought that with his majestic appearance as a vermilion bird transformed into human form, tall and mighty, his treatment was even worse than when he turned into that silly furball before.

Could it be that Ah Yin preferred non-humanoid creatures?

The scene in the Heaven Opening Mirror changed to the next room, behind the screen, where mist was rising.

Zhou Chen's eyes lit up.

Zhou Yin had his hands on the edge of the bathtub, his chin resting on top, eyes closed in rest. His long hair was wet and draped over his back, water droplets sliding down his straight spine and disappearing into the steaming hot water.

This was a rare state of relaxation and being off guard.

Zhou Chen walked around the screen and saw this beautiful sight. Suppressing his bubbling mood, he said, "Walking for so long is tiring. Let me give you a massage."

Zhou Yin still had his eyes closed, neither making a sound nor objecting. Zhou Chen felt greatly relieved and happily brushed all the long hair on his back to one side. He placed his hands on his shoulders and pressed along the acupuncture points intermittently.

Zhou Yin's skin was extremely white, a kind of cold white close to moonlight. His back was even more so, like a whole piece of well-carved, smooth and flawless white jade, making people unable to resist touching it again and again.

His waist was very slender, of course, for a man's size. Although slender, it was not skinny, only making people feel it was graceful yet powerful, like a cheetah ready to pounce at any time, containing strength that could erupt at any moment.

Below the waistline, submerged and faintly discernible, it was even more thought-provoking.

At some point, Zhou Chen had taken off all his clothes and entered the water, half leaning and half sticking to Zhou Yin's back, his massaging hands never stopping.

It's just that the bathtub was only so big. The two bodies were tightly pressed together, one slim and one broad and healthy, vaguely exuding an ambiguous and confusing atmosphere.

"Eating five fish still hasn't made you settle down?" Zhou Yin didn't move, didn't even open his eyes. His voice sounded a bit low, lazy from soaking in the hot water.

Zhou Chen snorted, "What's five fish? As long as you order it, I'll eat ten more."

As he spoke, he didn't forget to take advantage of the opportunity. His hands circled around from behind Zhou Yin, grasping the softness in front. His fingers deftly twirled as he slowly pressed up against him and whispered in his ear.

"Ah Yin, let's cultivate together..."

Zhou Yin didn't speak, as if he had fallen asleep.

Zhou Chen got bolder and started to get handsy, his tongue even entering his ear canal, slowly licking along the ear line.

"I'll make you feel good..."

Sharing wine together, red furnace pressing on knees.

The spring scenery is just right.

Zhou Yin, dressed in a white robe, half-reclined on the soft pillow on the kang bed, flipping through the travel notes in his hands. It was truly a rare moment of leisure. In his previous life, he would never have wasted half a day doing something so "meaningless".

But now, he seemed to have gradually gotten used to it.

His half-damp long hair was lifted by the man behind him, wrapped in a clean cotton cloth, and gently dried.

In fact, Zhou Yin wasn't really reading. The soreness in his waist was one thing, but most of his mind was occupied with thinking about another matter.

"What are you thinking about?" Zhou Chen wrapped his arms around his waist, reaching out to massage it, incidentally copping a feel.

"There are many ways to cause internal strife in Shangxuan Sect, such as divine punishment."

Issuing an edict was one thing, but now they directly intervened to make Qinghe lose his cultivation. It was like taking a big detour, and it would have been better to directly strike Qinghe dead with divine lightning, just like in his previous life.

Although people like Qingyan or Shangxuan Sect's Shangguan Han would choose to collude with the enemy in the face of such actions by the Upper Realm, more people would slowly discover the clues in the future. This was not conducive to the Upper Realm establishing a lofty image.

After dual cultivation, the two gradually became compatible in their state of mind. Zhou Chen could understand the unspoken meaning, and already knew what he wanted to say in the second half of the sentence.