Chapter 128: array eye pestle (2nd Update)

"Sect Master, stop lying to me. I even heard those blissful slapping sounds, so don't bother trying to make excuses. Besides, you like Master, so giving your body to him first is completely normal; it's not like it's something you need to hide," Muto Yukiko said with a grin.

"I think you're just jealous and envious, aren't you? Master and I were practicing Dual Cultivation; this is training, do you understand?" Yamamoto Yuki rolled her eyes at Muto Yukiko, though her face was flushed red. She thought to herself that Muto Yukiko was just too much, actually hearing those slapping sounds—it was absolutely mortifying.

"Yes, Sect Master, you've learned the Dual Cultivation technique and are flying together with Master, achieving Karma Perfection. But what about me? I'm still stuck outside the room, listening to your slapping sounds. Of course I'm envious. Sigh, it seems I'm just destined to be a maid," Muto Yukiko laughed, though her own face was slightly flushed.

When Zhou Lang had first arrived, Yamamoto Yuki had sent her away. She knew that something was bound to happen between Yamamoto Yuki and Zhou Lang. Being tactful, she hadn't approached Yamamoto Yuki's bedroom for an hour, giving Yamamoto Yuki enough time, because she had heard that if a man could last for half an hour, he was considered very valiant.

She never expected that an hour later, when she came to Yamamoto Yuki's bedroom, she would hear those incredibly exciting slapping sounds. She hadn't eaten pork, but she had at least seen pigs run; she had received training on how to seduce men, so she naturally knew what was happening inside the room.

Those rhythmic and melodic slapping sounds made her heart race…

"My Dual Cultivation technique was given to me by Master. Whether or not you can practice it depends on whether Master agrees," Yamamoto Yuki said. "This time, I benefited immensely. My Cultivation is now at the Master Peak, and if I dual Cultivate with Master a few more times, I will definitely step into the Grandmaster level."

"Sect Master, please put in a good word for me with Master." Muto Yukiko was becoming increasingly tempted. She also liked a man like Zhou Lang, and being able to quickly improve her Cultivation by dual cultivating with him—why wouldn't she want such a good thing?

"This time, Master has decided to take action against the Shangguan Family, and we must assist him with all our might. Your matter can only be discussed afterwards. If we manage to take down the Shangguan Family this time and Master is in a great mood, the chances of your request succeeding will be much higher," Yamamoto Yuki said.

"Sect Master, I understand," Muto Yukiko nodded.

In the eyes of ordinary men, she was a goddess-level figure, but unexpectedly, she was proactively begging to offer herself to Zhou Lang. If certain men knew this, they would likely die of shame.

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The night was hazy, and the moon quietly appeared over the East Mountain.

"Shangguan Peak," where the Shangguan Family resided, became even quieter. The birds in the mountains had already returned to their nests, and only some nocturnal insects in the forest were singing intermittently.

However, an uninvited guest had arrived at "Shangguan Peak."

When this uninvited guest moved, she was like a wisp of light smoke, flashing under the moonlight. Strangely, the Shangguan Family's Mountain-Protecting Array did not activate and did not launch an attack against her.

This was because the uninvited guest was Xiao Xi. On one side of her clothing, she wore a jade pendant taken from Golden Blade Wang. With this jade pendant protecting her, the Mountain-Protecting Array would not attack her as long as it did not change its formation.

In fact, during the day, guided by one of Yamamoto Yuki's female ninjas, Xiao Xi had scouted the perimeter of "Shangguan Peak," where the Shangguan Family was located, and had found the best entrance to the mountain.

After nightfall, she had the female ninja who guided her wait at the foot of the mountain, while she, after contacting Zhou Lang, snuck into "Shangguan Peak."

Haneda Michiko, who was using the alias Cai Ji, had figured out the internal structure of "Shangguan Peak" during this time and had drawn a map, which she sent to Yamamoto Yuki via mobile phone. After seeing this map, Xiao Xi felt quite familiar with her surroundings as she snuck into "Shangguan Peak."

She was at the Foundation Establishment Stage, and her Divine Thought was much stronger than Zhou Lang's. There were many high mountains in "Shangguan Peak," and among them were no lack of Grandmaster-level experts. However, these experts still fell within the category of Martial Artists and had not yet stepped into the Cultivation Realm, so for her, they could be completely ignored.

Therefore, she moved at super speed, quickly heading towards the top of "Shangguan Peak."

At this time, Shangguan Long, the current head of the Shangguan Family, was Cultivating on the top floor of the tower at the Peak, while "Haneda Michiko," who lived on the sixth floor, was sneaking out of the tower.

In a dense forest outside the tower, Xiao Xi and Haneda Michiko met.

"Are you Miss Zhou Xi?" Haneda Michiko asked in a low voice, looking somewhat surprised. She had expected that whoever snuck in would be a great expert; she hadn't expected it to be a young girl. She didn't sense Xiao Xi's strength and worried that if the Shangguan Family discovered her, Xiao Xi wouldn't survive.

"That's right. Do you think I'm no match for Shangguan Long?" Xiao Xi knew what Haneda Michiko was thinking. Although she was just a Spirit Vessel, her intelligence was very high.

Haneda Michiko didn't speak, but the next moment, she felt an invisible pressure suddenly surge from Xiao Xi's body, and she almost collapsed to her knees.

"Miss Zhou Xi, I didn't realize you were so strong. I am truly sorry." Haneda Michiko realized she had misjudged her and quickly apologized. She was not a Cultivator, just an Advanced Martial Artist. She didn't know how powerful Xiao Xi was, but she knew that if she were to fight Xiao Xi, Xiao Xi could kill her in one move.

"Those who don't know are not guilty. You need to have confidence in me and in yourself. By the way, besides Cultivating every day, is there any place that Shangguan Long must visit?" Xiao Xi asked after her expression softened. She wanted to figure out where the Shangguan Family's Mountain-Protecting Array's array eye pestle was. Her task for this first step was to find the array eye pestle. If she could seize the Shangguan Family's array eye pestle first and then settle the score with Shangguan Long, her chances of winning would be much greater.

"During the time I've been in the Shangguan Family, Shangguan Long has basically just been Cultivating. However, every night, he goes to the big tree in front of the tower to enter meditation for a while. Other than that, there doesn't seem to be anything unusual," Haneda Michiko said after thinking about it. Her observation skills were amazing, and she clearly remembered everything that had happened over the past few days.

"Very good. You go back into the tower first, so Shangguan Long doesn't suspect anything. I will go search for the array eye pestle. If I find it, I will contact you," Xiao Xi said. In order to adapt to worldly life, she had been learning from Zhou Lang for a long time. Now she also had a mobile phone and knew how to send text messages.

Haneda Michiko quickly got up and returned to the tower.

Under the cover of the dark night, Xiao Xi flashed and arrived at the big tree that Shangguan Long often visited, hiding beneath the branches and leaves.

This was an unknown type of big tree, but it was towering and blocked out the sun.

As soon as she arrived on this tree, Xiao Xi felt that there was an energy fluctuation within it.

"The array eye pestle must be here." Xiao Xi was overjoyed. She slightly released her Divine Thought to investigate the location of the array eye pestle. However, she kept the range of her Divine Thought scan basically controlled to within a few dozen meters of the big tree, because she was afraid of alerting Shangguan Long, who was Cultivating inside the tower.