Gray Serpent: How Am I Supposed to Explain This?

"Ruoshui in my hand?" Cheng Lixue was slightly surprised, not expecting that her sword was related to a senior figure. "What kind of person was that senior?"

"He was someone who was too righteous and indignant when he was young, but became too moderate and peaceful after he matured."

Fu Hua pondered for a moment before answering.

"When I first met her, she had been fighting a Honkai Beast called 'Qiongqi' for three days and three nights. When I arrived, she had just collapsed from exhaustion, so I saved her. Two years later, she visited me at Tai Xu Mountain for more than ten years. Ruoshui was also given to her by me at that time."

The highest virtue Ruoshui... Lao Tzu.

"You might be more familiar with Lao Tzu if I change the name," Liu Bai said, taking the initiative to speak up after seeing that Fu Hua hadn't introduced the place for a long time.

"... A big shot." The serious people of Shenzhou from the Tai Xu Sword Sect were all stunned when they heard this name.

The name Lao Tzu, or rather the title he holds, is far more renowned than the name Xiao Yun.

"There are even bigger ones, the remaining three are Nüwa, Fuxi, and the Yellow Emperor."

Liu Bai, expressionless, opened the eyes of these girls.

What does it mean that mythology is all around me?

That's it!

"... Thinking about it carefully, isn't Master also an immortal?"

Su Mei was the first among the group to calm down.

Given his master's status as an immortal Guardian Spirit the land for thousands of years, isn't it perfectly normal for him to have such connections?

It's as if there are no myths around us.

Moreover, to be honest, his master's prestige wasn't that high. Back then, apart from his personality being inhuman, he was essentially no different from a human in other aspects.

After Su Mei said this, everyone except Cheng Lixue, who didn't know much about Fu Hua Xianren, showed a knowing look.

"Um... I hope these three don't have the same temper as our master back then?" Qin Suyi asked with a headache.

"No, completely different, you could even say the exact opposite. Those two are top-notch clowns. As for Ji Lin, who is the Yellow Emperor... she's just an ordinary foodie girl. Don't compare her to your master. Your master was really brain-dead during that period."

Fu Hua: "..."

That's really harsh.

However, there's no way to deny that I was completely brain-dead during that period.

If the influence of the divine voice had been any weaker, I would have thought of throwing Wanru and Wanxi into the hibernation pod. But instead... I ended up taking the worst possible step.

With his mind consumed by the idea of killing those who have fallen into demonic possession, he never even considered compromise.

"Let's leave Sakura for now and go unseal the others."

Anyway, Sakura is unlikely to get hurt. To put it bluntly, the current Honkai power level isn't high enough.

Especially since Sakura is a highly mobile Fusion Warrior, once she activates her teleportation ability, even Aili would be left eating dust in her wake. In addition, the lifespan limit of Fusion Warrior is still unknown, so when they talk about Sakura's situation, they feel deeply frustrated, but they are not really worried.

"Then let's set off tomorrow."

Mei indicated that the matter was settled, and then she looked around Bianka's room again.

"By the way, teacher, are you planning to spend the night at that young lady's place tonight?"

"...?"

Liu Bai raised an eyebrow.

As Mei asked this question, a tense atmosphere suddenly filled the room.

"Is there a problem, Dr. Mei?"

Bianka, who had been listening in, stepped forward and asked in return.

Bianka doesn't like to cause trouble, but she's never been indecisive.

Surely no one actually thinks Rita is Bianka's brain?

That might have been the case four or five years ago, but what about now?

Bianka is actually exceptional in both decisiveness and wisdom, but she doesn't usually show it. If they were to each lead a team in a military exercise, even Kevin might not be able to defeat Bianka.

So when someone pointed the finger at her, Bianka didn't hesitate to retaliate.

"Yeah, yeah, no one will be jealous, right?" Rita chimed in from the side.

She made up her mind: if Liu Bai really stayed here tonight, she would stay too.

Anyway, she and Bianka are best friends, and they've slept together before, so it's not like she's shameless.

Mei's eyes narrowed.

Bianka is alright, but Rita's words are really irritating.

"What I mean is, gentlemen, please respect the previous agreement."

"Mei" refers to the suggestion I made before, urging everyone to prioritize the bigger picture and restrain themselves.

"Oh, and then?"

Bianka isn't good at fighting, but Rita is!

Bianka's problem is that she's not very quick-witted in peacetime and can be easily fooled by seemingly serious nonsense.

But Rita would never experience this.

Rita excels at verbally attacking people without using profanity, but Rita's completely inept at the kind of heated, confrontational insults.

"I think everyone should consciously abide by the rules." Mei's eyelids twitched, revealing a troublesome expression.

She was spouting nonsense while trying to reason; Rita was being elegantly unreasonable.

Theoretically speaking, Rita was more restrained towards her.

After all, even if she's talking nonsense, she's still trying to make sense, while Rita ignores your reasoning.

Do you believe it?

As a well-educated British lady fluent in more than a dozen languages, Rita could only sneer.

She might not be the best at making decisions, but she's a master at these fancy, flashy things.

You might be able to fool Bianka with these righteous and stern words, but are you trying to fool everyone with them?

If Liu Bai decides to spend the night at someone else's house, and you go to their room and make this request, see if they beat you up!

Hmm, thinking about it that way, Rita felt she was being far too civilized...

If this happens, I'll really beat you up. I don't know about other Mei, but at least Mei will definitely tie Mei up and hang her by the door... Well, that doesn't stop Mei from wanting to do something fancy and moving Mei inside.

And these people from the Tai Xu Sword Sect here— Su Mei and the like are alright, but aren't Li Sushang and Cheng Lingshuang just pure animals? If you get in their way, they might just sack you!

Mei fell silent.

Okay, she doesn't believe it either.

Mei then glanced at Su Mei.

They're about to claim your ancestor's title, and you still haven't reacted?

Chapter 472 Gray Serpent: How should I explain these things?

Noticing Mei's gaze, Su Mei raised an eyebrow.

To use her as a weapon?

Su Mei didn't really want to get involved in this kind of thing. She had already overcome the biggest hurdle in her life and was in a state of profound enlightenment.

This explains why, despite Su Mei's unparalleled prowess in matters of love within the entire Tai Xu Sword Sect, she mostly remained an observer, only occasionally offering assistance or disciplining her fellow disciples.

All she really wanted was to stay by Liu Bai's side; his specific identity was completely unimportant to her.

However, speaking of this, the internal atmosphere of the Tai Xu Sword Sect is actually relatively tolerant.

Why do I say that?

Because this group of people, as "feudal remnants," supported Liu Bai having three wives and four concubines, unlike others who knew from Liu Bai's personality that there could be no one left out and therefore supported him, these girls from the Tai Xu Sword Sect genuinely didn't think there was anything wrong with this matter.

The only problem is actually with the principal wife, the first wife, which is why Cheng Lingshuang is more prone to getting angry over these kinds of things.

If someone is chosen for the position of principal wife, the girls from the Tai Xu Sword Sect won't compete for the subsequent positions.

After all, nowadays, having three wives and four concubines is just a figure of speech; it's impossible to actually create a hierarchy of wives and concubines...

However, with the position of principal wife vacant, the girls of the Tai Xu Sword Sect naturally began to have their own schemes, just like everyone else—except for Su Mei.

Su Mei truly stopped vying for anything and followed Liu Bai's orders in everything, at most occasionally helping and disciplining her junior sister and daughter.

Especially her junior sister Qin Suyi, that girl is weak-willed, but has a strong inner strength that is difficult to show. If she doesn't help, she might be left behind.

However, Su Mei probably never imagined that Qin Suyi, who was Li Sushang's biological mother in the original timeline, would become a truly strict mother...

Therefore, Su Mei is unwilling to be Su Mei into this Tai Xu Sword Sect by Mei.

Besides, no matter what, Liu Bai is the ancestor of their Taixu lineage. How can his disciples and grand-disciples have any say in whose room their ancestor spends the night?

However, not everyone in the Tai Xu Sword Sect is as selfless as Su Mei.

"Grandmaster! Chang'er wants to sleep with you!" Li Sushang clung to Liu Bai like a koala, pleading. "My aunts and second aunts don't keep me company, I'm so lonely! Especially since the dormitory is so dark at night, I'm scared~"

It's hardened; its fists have hardened.

Cheng Lingshuang silently clenched her fists and turned to look at Qin Suyi.

"Xiao Qi, where do you think Susang learned such shamelessness?"

Qin Suyi looked at her fifth senior sister with an innocent expression.

Why ask this question based on her? Do you think you learned it from her?

Although she was a crybaby when she was little, she was never good at being affectionate!

"The dormitory lights don't go out at night, Miss Susang can sleep with the lights on." Rita stepped forward, preparing to pull Li Sushang, who was clinging to Liu Bai, down.

She's sixteen or seventeen years old, yet she's still using the childish, spoiled behavior of a six or seven-year-old! How childish!

Su Mei turned to Cheng Lingshuang at this moment. "Who else could she have learned it from... Our ancestor spoiled her, of course. Susang isn't stupid either; she knows which powerful figure to cling to after causing trouble."

"Didn't we both expose her back then?" Cheng Lingshuang didn't understand at all. "Our grandmaster didn't really protect her either."

If Li Sushang really makes a mistake, Liu Bai won't tolerate it.

"You actually dare to hit this girl so hard in front of your grandmaster?"

Su Mei looked somewhat helpless, while Cheng Lingshuang immediately fell silent.

Okay, even if she lacks emotional intelligence, she knows she should restrain herself from hitting a child in front of her own grandmaster.

After a few exchanges, once the difference in hand strength was clear, Li Sushang naturally learned how to act coquettishly with her great-grandmaster without any formal instruction.

"However, Susang did go a bit too far."

Su Mei glanced at Li Sushang was still sweetly calling out "Grandmaster" while ignoring Rita's tugging.

"I didn't hit you hard enough last time."

The "last time" naturally refers to Li Sushang's previous secret plan to drug Liu Bai.

I have no idea where she learned that from, and what she did last time was incredibly stupid, regardless of age or social status, even making Su Mei, the "female strategist," unable to bear it.

You dare to go looking for a guy like Jackal who's completely unreliable?

... Wait a minute, could it be that my previous actions of turning the tables on Mei made this kid have some wicked ideas?

Su Mei's expression turned somewhat strange, but she quickly composed herself without letting anyone notice.

"If your aunts won't take your hand, I'll go with you." Cheng Lingshuang stepped forward, gesturing for Rita to let go so she could take her place.

"Alright, Susang, get down now. If you don't get down, I think Ling Shuang is going to beat you up." Liu Bai said at this moment, "You can hang on to me when you can beat your little mother."

When Liu Bai spoke, and seeing that her mistress might attack at any moment, Li Sushang could only pitifully let go of his hand.

As for what you mean by beating your own mother?

In other words, these words were spoken by her most respected grandmaster; if it were anyone else, Li Sushang would have rolled her eyes.

He broke through to the Sword God realm at the age of fifteen or sixteen. Needless to say, he was a once-in-a-millennium genius.

But that depends on who you're comparing yourself to!