With Venerable Kuhai fleeing in disgrace, Liu Tiancheng’s plans were completely ruined. Not only that, after Chu Feng infiltrated the Liu family estate and rescued Granny Rong, he also freed the members of the Liu family who had previously opposed Liu Tiancheng.
When the wall falls, everyone gives it a shove. Coupled with Liu Shijing’s dual status as both an elder of Yaochi Holy Land and an eighth-rank cultivator, the Liu family members unanimously pushed for her to become the new head of the Liu family.
In an instant, Liu Tiancheng and Jia Tianfeng became rats crossing the street, hated and condemned by everyone.
Granny Rong also spoke up to persuade Liu Shijing to stay and inherit the position of family head. However, Liu Shijing had already made up her mind and refused to take over as head of the Liu family. Left with no other choice, the Liu family selected Liu Ling, the most prestigious among the family elders, as the new patriarch.
As the newly appointed family head, Liu Ling went to pay respects to the old ancestor. But upon arriving, he discovered that the old ancestor had already passed away in meditation. No wonder such a huge commotion earlier had failed to draw the ancestor out.
With the eighth-rank ancestor dead, panic quickly spread throughout the Liu family. At that moment, someone proposed that Liu Shijing become the Liu family’s new ancestor.
Thus, Liu Ling brought all the family elders together with Granny Rong to earnestly plead with her, and in the end Liu Shijing reluctantly agreed.
Unlike the family head, the role of ancestor did not require handling daily affairs. She only needed to hold the title and serve as a deterrent.
An eighth-rank cultivator did not need to remain within the family at all times, but a family absolutely could not exist without an eighth-rank cultivator among its ranks.
And just like that, Liu Shijing became the Liu family’s new ancestor. An absolutely outrageous leap in seniority!
As for Liu Tiancheng’s family, they were thrown into the very Liu family prison estate he had personally built to lock up his enemies.
Truly, the tides of fate are unpredictable.
***
The moon rose high into the sky.
Chu Feng was lying on the bed, feeling mostly recovered and preparing to get up, only to be stopped by Liu Xueyao, who was seated by the table.
“Husband, you should focus on recovering first.”
“Sister Saintess, I’m really fine. Look.”
Chu Feng pulled open his clothes, revealing that the dark violet mark on his chest, originally the size of a palm, had already faded by a third.
“???”
Liu Xueyao tilted her head slightly.
The icy beauty suddenly revealed an adorably absent-minded expression.
So Sister Saintess had such a cute side too. How cute~
Chu Feng felt that this dark violet mark was somewhat similar to the palm strike from Lin Ruo’s old grandpa back then, except the threat posed by this one was far inferior to the one he himself had endured at the time.
After going through that previous experience, he did not know whether his body had developed some kind of resistance or what, but it was now rapidly clearing away the remaining cold yin energy inside him.
“As long as Husband is alright… that’s good.”
Liu Xueyao quietly let out a sigh of relief. Earlier, when she saw the mark on Chu Feng’s chest, her heart had ached deeply.
At that moment, only Liu Xueyao and Chu Feng remained in the room. Liu Shijing had left not long ago to handle some matters concerning the Liu family.
“By the way, Sister Saintess, are you hungry?”
“Hmm?” Liu Xueyao lightly pursed her red lips. “Is Husband hungry?”
She made as if to get up and prepare some food.
“No, no.” Chu Feng hurriedly waved his hands. “Uh… well, sort of. Mainly, I want to make something for Sister Saintess and Aunt Jing as thanks.”
After all, Aunt Jing and Sister Saintess had helped him so much. Right now, the only thing he could really offer was probably his cooking skills or more accurately, his secret seasoning recipes.
Being able to eat food personally cooked by her husband, Liu Xueyao naturally agreed without a second thought.
***
In the courtyard outside, a bonfire blazed brightly while a huge slab of meat roasted over the flames, sizzling as fat dripped into the fire.
Liu Xueyao sat quietly to the side, the firelight casting a warm golden glow across her skin.
The young man roasted the meat while the woman occasionally took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his forehead. The scene carried an unmistakable feeling of a married couple together.
“Sister Saintess, have you ever had sweet-style barbecue before?”
As Chu Feng turned the roasting meat, he brushed on his secret sauce.
Liu Xueyao gently shook her head. She had long since forgotten what food even tasted like. Back when her cultivation was low, she had merely consumed fasting pills before continuing her cultivation.
“Hehe, then later Sister Saintess can try the honey barbecue I made. The flavor is absolutely top-tier!”
Chu Feng patted his chest confidently as he brushed the surface of the meat with his specially made honey sauce. Under the flames, the golden honey caramelized into a rich amber glaze, releasing an irresistibly sweet aroma.
“Saintess Sister, give it a try!”
He sliced off a piece of the roasted meat, placed it into a bowl, and handed it to Liu Xueyao.
Liu Xueyao accepted the bowl and looked at the meat inside. Taking a gentle bite, the corners of her lips curved upward ever so slightly.
“How is it?”
Chu Feng looked expectantly at the white-robed beauty.
“It’s delicious.”
Liu Xueyao answered sincerely. To her, anything roasted by her husband tasted wonderful.
“As long as you like it. There’s still plenty more barbecue.”
Chu Feng had actually worried that Saintess Sister might not like sweet flavors, so he had prepared several other seasonings as well. Fortunately, she did not dislike it.
Not long afterward, the beauty in green robes returned. From far away, Liu Shijing had already caught the aroma of the barbecue and assumed Xueyao had made it for that brat. Only after flying closer did she realize it was actually the brat himself doing the grilling.
“You little brat, are your injuries really alright?”
The first thing Liu Shijing did upon arriving was ask about Chu Feng’s injuries. It wasn’t just her either…even Venerable Huahai had been helpless regarding them. The two of them had already discussed returning to Yaochi Holy Land and asking the Holy Master personally to treat him.
“Aunt Jing, I’m fine. If anything, I’m slowly recovering.”
Chu Feng untied his robe, revealing his chest. Just as he had said, the true qi within his body was slowly refining the invading energy. Once all of the cold yin force was completely refined, his cultivation might even advance another step. After all, this attack had contained the condensed true qi of an entire fifth-rank cultivator.
Liu Shijing’s slender fingers brushed across Chu Feng’s chest. Sure enough, the cold yin energy was gradually being refined by the brat.
The heavy burden in her heart finally eased.
“It’s good that you’re alright. You even managed to turn disaster into fortune. Your luck is pretty good, brat.”
Seeing her niece eating the barbecue with great enjoyment, Liu Shijing also picked up a piece and slowly chewed it. Her beautiful eyes immediately brightened.
Noticing her expression, Chu Feng sliced off another bowlful of roasted meat.
“Aunt Jing, if it tastes good, eat more.”
“W-Who said it tastes good?”
Even though she said that, Liu Shijing very honestly accepted the bowl. It seemed that even after confessing her feelings, her tsundere nature had not changed at all.
“Brat, where did you learn this cooking skill from? Sweet-style barbecue… this is the first time I’ve ever eaten something like it.”
Liu Shijing parted her crimson lips slightly as she asked. After eating the barbecue, her lips carried an especially alluring sheen.
“Self-taught.”
Chu Feng answered. There was no way he could say he learned it online.
“Husband, more.”
Liu Xueyao had already finished all the barbecue in her bowl.
“Xueyao, watch your figure. If you eat too much of this, you’ll gain weight.”
Liu Shijing reminded her. After eating a few pieces herself, she realized this was precious spirit beast meat. Even cultivators would gain weight if they ate too much of it.
Weight…
Chu Feng’s gaze drifted toward the proud curves on Saintess Sister’s chest. The silk ribbon tied around her waist only served to accentuate them further.
In a certain sense… that area really was quite “well-fed”…
But didn’t that count as all the meat growing in exactly the right places?
“It’s alright, Aunt.”
Liu Xueyao paid no attention at all as she held out her bowl toward Chu Feng.
“Husband~”
There was even a faint trace of coquettishness in her tone.
Who could possibly withstand a cold beauty acting spoiled like this?
Once again, how cute~
Chu Feng hurriedly sliced another bowlful for her.
“Saintess Sister, here.”
Liu Xueyao accepted it with her fair hands and continued eating gracefully in small bites.
Watching both Saintess Sister and Aunt Jing savoring the meat he roasted with expressions full of enjoyment, a thought suddenly surfaced in Chu Feng’s mind.
He had mainly made the barbecue to repay Aunt Jing and Saintess Sister for taking care of him.
Did this count as… a rather unconventional form of repaying with his body?
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