Having a head-on confrontation with the Immortal Queen isn't impossible; if I can't kill her, I can at least make her suffer a little.
But doing so, firstly, isn't worthwhile, and secondly, the time isn't right yet.
A certain Old Demon has long eyed the Dao Fruit in the Immortal Queen's hands, unfortunately, she's still far from achieving Third Grade Perfection, not to mention the issue of the Immortality Elixir that needs solving. Moreover, if we were to truly debate it, even Tianxuan doesn't have complete confidence to best the Immortal Queen.
Just like Jiang Li, she doesn't fight battles she's not confident in winning.
All these factors combined made Tianxuan choose to stay behind the scenes for now, leaving the tough tasks to Jiang Li.
"Eating the soft rice of my Gongsun Family means you have to work."
With a playful smile, Tianxuan said, "Don't work, don't eat."
Off to the side, Gongsun Qingyue snorted coldly, "Rice left for too long gets hard and dry, can't call it soft rice."
Joking about this in front of her, as the real owner, it's as if they don't give a thought to Gongsun Qingyue. So, Gongsun Qingyue secretly retorted, saying Tianxuan's bowl of "rice" had already turned hard.
"No problem, as long as my good disciple likes it, unlike certain individuals who can't handle much before fainting."
Tianxuan likewise retorted, directly pointing out Gongsun Qingyue's ineffectiveness.
At times, when the master and disciple trade words, it's like sword light and blade shadow, quite lively.
Jiang Li was used to this, and did not intervene, simply enjoying the show.
In the end, just to prevent Jiang from eating the melon, the two would start to target Jiang Li, teaching a lesson to this guy carrying two bowls of soft rice, lest he doesn't know when to pick up a third bowl.
Regarding outsiders' views on Jiang Li, the master and disciple mostly disagree, except for one point: they really agree with Jiang's skill at eating soft rice.
Compared to Jiang Li, a certain Dragon King's Son-in-law kneeling to the Fire Lotus is like a minor witch facing a major witch, distinctly inferior.
But this time, before the familiar group targeting, Jiang Li suddenly felt something and said, "There seems to be trouble inside the Imperial City, I need to handle it."
After speaking, Jiang Li's figure gradually faded and disappeared, and the dream began to destabilize.
Since it was Jiang Li who created it, once he awakened, the dream naturally would dissipate too.
Only, present here was the adept dream manipulator Tianxuan. Seeing Jiang Li's sudden departure, she furrowed her brows, feeling an unfathomable premonition, she immediately stabilized the dream with her Divine Thought, looking at Gongsun Qingyue.
"The Wordless Heavenly Scripture can be said to be the foundation of the Qimen Dunjia in the world. In certain aspects, it's better than my Divination. And you and I are already unified with Jiang Li, our Qi Shu connected, the obstacles should be less than others."
Tianxuan's gaze fell on Gongsun Qingyue, saying, "Come and calculate if this rebellious disciple has had any romantic encounters recently."
As the saying goes, the spouses are united in body, though the three don't have the name of husband and wife, they already have the reality of being one. Moreover, Jiang Li trusts both his master and senior sister equally, not deliberately guarding against them. The Wordless Heavenly Scripture might indeed calculate some unimportant information.
This time, Gongsun Qingyue didn't contradict Tianxuan, but she didn't agree either, raising her hand directly to manifest the form of the Wordless Heavenly Scripture in the dream.
Though the Third Grade Daoist Artifact can't be brought into the dream, Gongsun Qingyue wasn't looking to perform a divination within the dream, rather she was showcasing the scripture to Tianxuan.
"Peach Blossom, Hong Luan, Tianxi converge into the Spouse Palace, prone to early marriage, favorable for early marriage."
Gongsun Qingyue looked at her master with resentment and said, "Back when you and the junior brother went to Liangzhou Province, after I unknowingly calculated this hexagram, the related content hasn't changed."
If Gongsun Qingyue were to say the thing she regretted most in her life, it would be not directly marrying Jiang Li as the hexagram advised, leading to a certain Old Demon bullying her.
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Seeing this hexagram, Tianxuan felt a bit awkward, because truth be told, it wasn't very honorable.
She couldn't quite be as shameless as Jiang Li, especially when facing her disciple raised single-handedly.
But Tianxuan was Tianxuan, after just a few moments of awkwardness, she spoke earnestly, "This is for your own good. You and Jiang Li are both keen-minded, also unwilling to be subjugated, if I don't mediate, you might develop irreconcilable conflicts."
In short, this man can't be handled by you, Master will help you.
Gongsun Qingyue had to admit, the Old are truly more cunning; without Jiang Li's help, she can't outmatch Tianxuan.
"Just wait."
Throwing out this sentence, Gongsun Qingyue exited the dream in anger, leaving the dreamscape.
Leaving Tianxuan standing with her hands behind, feeling a sense of loneliness at the top.
"Rebellious disciple, wanting to handle Master with your little Daoist skills is like dreaming."
Gongsun Qingyue indeed felt resentment, but to say she still harbors grudges to this day would be deceitful. If she truly did feel resentment, she wouldn't be sharing a bed with her master.
It boils down to attempting to utilize feelings of indebtedness to constrict Tianxuan, but ultimately, it was seen through.
Tianxuan laughed at the rebellious disciple's overconfidence a few times, preparing to leave the dreamscape. But just at that moment, she furrowed her brows.
"Peach Blossom, Hong Luan, Tianxi, the numbers aren't right."
Theoretically speaking, interpreting hexagrams doesn't rely on numbers, Peach Blossom, Hong Luan, Tianxi converging in the Spouse Palace merely indicates susceptibility to romantic entanglements, the numbers symbolizing severity.
However, hexagram interpretations are never static; sometimes, the number may hold significance.
Being a Great Grandmaster in the Yi Dao, Tianxuan combined the hexagram with the current situation, deducing another possibility.
—A certain Affiliated Son-in-law in reserve might have engaged in romantic liaisons again.
"Prone to early marriage, indeed should promptly marry," Tianxuan couldn't help but coldly smile.
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Jiang Li opened his eyes, feeling a warm sensation from the side of his face. The small dragon head that was once resting on his shoulder, somehow attached to his face.
Being of the Dragon and Snake family, dragons are not cold-blooded animals, their vital essence extremely vigorous, even obtaining the saying of dragon's blood being extremely yang.
At this moment, the slender dragon body coiled around Jiang Li, scales gliding across the skin on his neck, amidst the warmth that brought slivers of coolness, the small dragon head pressed against his cheek, exchanging Qi Mechanism with Jiang Li's body, strengthening her breathing.
Turning his head, Jiang Li met a pair of golden eyes, from which a hint of shyness seemed to flash, then the dragon's head nonchalantly rested back on the shoulder, lightly purring as if asleep.
But with their Qi connected, how would Jiang Li not know if she was truly asleep?
"You manage to fall asleep, you might as well slow your breathing."
"We agreed that last time was the last," Jiang Li whispered.
The Yinglong Dragon pretended not to hear, continuing to sleep.
"Primordial Lord, you're making it difficult for me."
Jiang Li sighed lightly, his right hand fell on the Yinglong Dragon, slowly caressing the fine scales, "You wouldn't think I'm Liu Xiahui who remains unmoved, would you?"
While Jiang Li indeed wouldn't be swayed by appearances, that doesn't mean he's abstinent.
On the contrary, Jiang Li is a perfectly normal carnivore, despite his high Mental State, he still possesses the tendencies of a man.
His Mental State is lofty, not without emotions or desires, merely not allowing them to sway the heart or cloud his mind. If he desired, Jiang Li could be more masculine than any man.
The Carefree Realm, Heart of the Supreme, is not such an inconvenient thing.
His fingers slide over the scales, strands of Qi Mechanism seeping into the crevices, the Yinglong Dragon's body suddenly began to quiver, and her previously steady breathing became erratic.
Now, the Primordial Lord Rain Master finally remembered the man before her was indeed free-spirited, the Gongsun Family already eaten two bowls of soft rice by him, not caring for another.
For a moment, the Primordial Lord Rain Master was hesitating.
But Jiang Li's actions didn't slow, once decided to act, he wouldn't restrain himself.
Just as the Primordial Lord Rain Master hesitated, when Jiang Li finally showed his carnivorous side, a dog's bark suddenly sounded.
"Woof woof woof—"
Xiao Tian barked repeatedly, reminding his master—someone's coming.
'That damn dog...'
Jiang Li's face darkened.
Barking at such a time, Xiao Tian clearly knew what his master was up to.
This three-surnamed house dog couldn't possibly have been bribed, otherwise, why didn't he instinctively block his hearing?
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