Oh no! My grandmother made me shoulder the responsibility for eight households!

Chapter 264 Three Slaps Dispel the Enchanting Power of the Ninth Sister

The next day.

Lin Chen slept until the sun was high in the sky, ate his meal, and then strolled leisurely toward the door.

Lin Fu respectfully stepped forward, "Your Highness, the carriage is ready."

"No need," Lin Chen waved his hand. "I'll walk there."

Lin Fu was taken aback: "Walking there? Your Highness, Wutong Lane in the south of the city is quite a distance..."

"Whether it's close or not doesn't matter, just consider it a way to digest." Lin Chen patted his stomach. "I ate too much just now."

Lin Fu: "..."

He watched as Lin Chen strolled out the door with his hands behind his back, like an old man taking a walk.

After walking quite a distance, Lin Chen suddenly turned back: "By the way, you don't need to follow me, I'll go alone."

Lin Fu opened his mouth as if to say something, but Lin Chen had already walked away.

……

Lin Chen did indeed go alone.

They didn't bring Guan Yu, Yuan Tiangang, or even Lin Wen, Lin Wu, or the Hidden Dragon Guards.

Because the Eighteen Arhats are lying in the system space and can be summoned at any time.

The Celestial Fairy Experience Card can be activated at any time.

That's the source of their confidence.

He walked down the street, looking at the bustling shops on both sides and listening to the vendors' shouts, feeling particularly relaxed.

He stopped at a sugar figurine stall and bought one, sucking on it as he walked away.

The sugar figurine was very sweet, almost cloyingly so.

But Lin Chen didn't care.

As he walked, he pondered how to deal with Mei Jiu Niang today.

What should he do if Mei Jiu Niang tries those fancy tricks again today?

Should we immediately turn hostile?

That doesn't seem quite right, since we're business partners.

Half-heartedly resisting?

That won't do either; she's an old monster over three hundred years old.

Lin Chen sucked on the sugar figurine and thought about it seriously for a moment.

Final decision: We'll deal with whatever comes our way.

He absolutely refuses to investigate academic qualifications.

……

South of the city, Wutong Lane.

Lin Chen walked to the door of the third house and stopped.

The courtyard gate was ajar, just like last time.

He reached out and pushed the door open.

The courtyard still has the same few bamboo stalks, the same grape trellis, and the same stone table and benches.

Mei Jiu Niang was still sitting at the stone table, still wearing that purple dress.

Seeing Lin Chen enter, she raised an eyebrow and smiled.

"Oh, so the Prince of Zhenbei has finally decided to come?"

That voice was still so sweet and soft, making one's heart itch just listening to it.

Lin Chen sucked on the sugar figurine as he walked over and sat down opposite Mei Jiu Niang.

"How could I dare not come when summoned by Sect Master Mei?"

Mei Jiu Niang looked at the sugar figurine in Lin Chen's hand, and her lips twitched:

"You... came here to eat this?"

Lin Chen took a bite of the sugar figurine and mumbled, "What's wrong? Can't I eat sugar figurines?"

Mei Jiu Niang fell silent.

She has lived for over three hundred years and has seen countless men keep their appointments with her.

Some brought jewelry, some brought elixirs, some brought cultivation techniques, and some brought poems they had written themselves.

This is the first person to bring a sugar figurine.

And it was for my own consumption.

Seeing Mei Jiu Niang in a daze, Lin Chen chuckled:

"Alright, enough with the formalities, let's get down to business."

Mei Jiu Niang raised an eyebrow: "Is it serious business?"

Lin Chen stuffed the last piece of sugar figurine into his mouth, chewed it, swallowed it, and then said seriously:

"First, what are the terms of our cooperation?"

Second, you said that several groups of people from the Central Plains Righteous Path came to the capital. What is their background?

Third, what exactly do you want by inviting me over repeatedly over the past ten days?

Mei Jiu Niang looked at Lin Chen, her eyes flickering slightly, and then she smiled.

"Alright, let's get down to business first."

She poured Lin Chen a cup of tea, then leaned back in her chair and said slowly:

"Regarding the cooperation, let's proceed as previously agreed. You can use my Hehuan Sect's intelligence network whenever you need it, and I will reveal my trump cards when the time is right."

Lin Chen nodded, picked up his teacup, and took a sip.

"Those groups of people from the righteous path in Zhongzhou," Mei Jiu Niang continued:

"I've already identified two groups."

Which two groups?

"One group is from the Qingyun Sect. There are five of them. The leader is an elder named Yun Zhongge, who has the cultivation level of an early-stage Land Immortal."

Lin Chen raised an eyebrow: "Qingyun Sect? What are they doing here?"

Mei Jiu Niang laughed: "What else can we do? Scout the way, of course."

With a major upheaval imminent, the major sects in Zhongzhou are all expanding their reach outwards.

Although the Eastern Regions are remote, they are safe and secure, making them a good escape route.

Lin Chen didn't speak.

Mei Jiu Niang continued, "The other group is from the Heavenly Sword Pavilion. There are three of them, and their cultivation levels are not low. The leader is a man named Jian Wusheng, who is also at the early stage of a terrestrial immortal."

"Heavenly Sword Pavilion..." Lin Chen read it aloud, "And there's another group?"

Mei Jiu Niang shook her head: "That group is hiding too well, my people dare not follow them too closely."

All I know is that there are three people, two men and one woman. Their cultivation levels are unfathomable, but they should all be... mid-to-late stage terrestrial immortals.

Lin Chen's eyes narrowed slightly.

In the mid-to-late stage of the Land Immortal realm, this person is already a mainstay and core pillar of the top sects in Zhongzhou.

Mei Jiu Niang looked at Lin Chen and suddenly laughed: "What? Scared?"

Lin Chen smiled calmly, "Afraid? What do I have to be afraid of? This is the Eastern Region, not the Central Region."

Mei Jiu Niang nodded: "That's true. Who would dare to act wildly on your territory, Prince Zhenbei?"

She paused, then said:

"However, you still need to be careful. Now that those people have come, they must have some tricks up their sleeves to deal with the person in your household. They might even be plotting against you right now."

Lin Chen smiled but didn't say anything.

The courtyard suddenly fell silent.

The only sound was the rustling of the wind through the bamboo leaves.

Mei Jiu Niang looked at Lin Chen and suddenly changed her sitting posture.

She leaned forward slightly, resting her arms on the stone table, her collar slightly open.

"Lin Chen," she said softly, "now that we've finished discussing business, shouldn't we talk about something else?"

The voice softened a bit more.

Those eyes became even more alluring.

Lin Chen's heart skipped a beat.

coming.

Mei Jiu Niang continued to lean forward, getting closer and closer to Lin Chen.

A fragrance wafted into my nose, not a strong scent, but a very faint one, like a ray of moonlight in the night.

Lin Chen's mind went blank for a moment.

Just for a moment.

The fire in his dantian suddenly ignited, and his whole body stood up.

His eyes began to glaze over.

Mei Jiu Niang looked at Lin Chen, a smug smile playing on her lips.

She reached out and gently placed her hand on the back of Lin Chen's hand.

It's cool and soft.

Lin Chen's eyes became even more unfocused, and his breathing became somewhat rapid.

Mei Jiu Niang leaned close to Lin Chen's ear and gently blew a breath.

"Lin Chen," her voice seemed to come from a great distance.

"Do you want to...?"

He hadn't finished speaking.

"Snapped!"

A crisp sound.

Mei Jiu Niang was completely stunned.

She looked down at her own buttocks.

Lin Chen's hand was patting there.

Before she could react...

"Snapped!"

one more time.

"Snapped!"

The third time.

Mei Jiu Niang was completely dumbfounded.

Even before she became the sect leader of the Hehuan Sect, no one had ever dared to spank her so openly.

She looked up at Lin Chen.

Lin Chen's eyes had regained their clarity, and he was looking at her with a smile.

"Sect Leader Mei, your seductive skills almost succeeded."

Mei Jiu Niang: "..."

She opened her mouth, as if to say something, but found herself unable to speak.

It's not from anger.

I was confused.

Lin Chen slapped it again, "Smack!"

This one was louder than the previous ones.

"Alright," Lin Chen withdrew his hand and leaned back in his chair.

"Sect Leader Mei, your seductive skills are useless against me, so don't bother."

Mei Jiu Niang stared blankly at Lin Chen.

It took her a while to come to her senses.

She looked down at her own backside, then looked up at Lin Chen.

Then she laughed, a laugh that made her tremble with joy.

"Lin Chen, oh Lin Chen," she said with a laugh, "you really are..."

She shook her head, stood up, and straightened her clothes.

Then he sat down again, this time sitting up straight.

All the allure on her face vanished, replaced by an indescribable sadness and resentment.

Do you think I'm a promiscuous woman?