Dual Cultivation System: My Cultivation Was Crippled, So I Rely on Intimacy to Level Up

Chapter 187: Cards on the Table, Master Craves My Body!

As Zhou Kai’s roar echoed, the air inside the pavilion seemed to freeze solid.

The flirtatious smile vanished from Gao Feihuang’s face. His charming, almond-shaped eyes bulged into perfect saucers. He looked ready to explode, but then Li Yunmian’s voice transmission echoed in his mind.

His expression froze. A storm of shock and awe surged within him.

Holy shit, Auntie is way too good at this! Why drag me into it? Am I just the catalyst here? The thought flashed through his mind, and the anger on Gao Feihuang’s face melted away. It instantly transformed into a look of sudden, enlightened admiration.

He slapped his thigh with a loud smack!, his voice dripping with a chiding yet tolerant tone toward Zhou Kai’s “lack of tact.”

“Aiya! Junior Brother Zhou, you’re just too honest!” Gao Feihuang chuckled. “When it comes to these kinds of things, an implicit understanding is all we need! How could you just shout it out loud?”

He threw an arm around Zhou Kai’s shoulder with an irresistible force, leaning in close. His eyes gleamed with the conspiratorial warmth of an “insider.”

“Don’t you worry. Today, you and I are both here to alleviate Elder Yunmian’s troubles. That makes us true brothers who share hardships and advance together! I get it, I totally get it!”

This rapid-fire series of maneuvers completely stupefied Zhou Kai.

A breath of air wedged dead in his throat, suffocating him until his face turned a sickly mix of green and pale.

What did he mean by “these kinds of things”?

What did he mean by “implicit understanding”?

And what the hell was a “true brother”?!

Staring at Gao Feihuang’s infuriating expression—a look that screamed, I understand all your reservations and difficulties—Zhou Kai felt as if ten thousand Spirit Beasts were stampeding across his heart. Yet, he was utterly helpless against the absurdity of the situation.

Just then, a light laugh drifted down from behind the beaded curtain upstairs.

“Feihuang, look at you. You’ve frightened the child.”

Li Yunmian’s voice drifted down leisurely, carrying a hint of doting amusement.

“Our Zhou Kai is usually charging at the front lines, decisive in battle and ruthless in slaughter. He keeps his distance from women. Naturally, he is chaste and steadfast. How could he possibly be a libertine like you, dallying in the powder and rouge every day until you’ve lost all sense of shame?”

As those words fell, Zhou Kai’s heart violently lurched.

This woman is doing it on purpose! Absolutely on purpose! What did she mean by “keeps his distance from women”? What “chaste and steadfast”? He had enough peerless beauties back in his courtyard to fill several banquet tables!

This wasn’t praise. She was blatantly setting him up, using her silver tongue to nail him firmly into the identity of a “pure, righteous little disciple.” She was boxing him into a corner he couldn’t escape. The worst part was, compared to Gao Feihuang’s notorious reputation, Zhou Kai actually did have fewer women!

Hearing this, Gao Feihuang was even more delighted. His arm tightened around Zhou Kai’s shoulder, giving him a vigorous shake as he laughed heartily.

“Haha, the Elder is absolutely right! Junior Brother, your skin is just too thin!”

With a flash of light, an exquisite white jade wine bottle appeared in Gao Feihuang’s free hand.

He popped the stopper. Instantly, a rich, mellow, and sweet aroma filled the air, invigorating the spirit.

“Drink this cup of ‘Hero’s Gall,’ and I guarantee you’ll relax both body and mind. You’ll be as vigorous as a dragon and as mighty as a tiger, without a single worry left!”

Gao Feihuang winked suggestively at Zhou Kai and shoved the bottle into his hands.

To Zhou Kai, that enticing aroma smelled like deadly poison.

Hero’s Gall?

More like a potent aphrodisiac, right up there with Joyous Union Powder!

Zhou Kai sneered inwardly, his knuckles whitening as he fought the urge to smash Gao Feihuang’s smiling face flat with a warhammer. He leaned back slightly, dodging the bottle while forcing his face to maintain composure.

“Thank you for your kindness, Senior Brother Gao. But this disciple is burdened with heavy duties. The frontline battles are intense; it is truly inappropriate to drink and delay matters. I beg Master to be merciful and allow this disciple to return and report.”

However, Li Yunmian’s playful voice drifted down once more, effortlessly sealing off all his escape routes.

“Delay matters? Didn’t you just complain to your Master that your cultivation is too shallow? You said you couldn’t be of much help on the front lines, and that the war was actually hindering your progress.”

“Now that you’re here, and there’s nothing pressing to attend to, why not stay… and help your Master properly overcome this hurdle?”

She purred the words “overcome this hurdle” with a light, seductive tone, accompanied by a faint, almost imperceptible pant. It made Zhou Kai’s scalp tingle as every hair on his body stood on end.

Today, even with wings, he couldn’t fly out of here.

These two, singing in perfect harmony, had built an inescapable stage for him.

Since I can’t escape… Since resistance is useless… Countless thoughts flashed madly through Zhou Kai’s mind. Finally, a trace of ruthless, perverse fury rose from the depths of his soul.

Fine! You want to play? I’ll play with you to the bitter end! You think my cultivation is low and I’m easy to manipulate? Gao Feihuang, you think we’re “true brothers”? Then today, I’ll take your woman right in front of you! I’ll just consider it a generous gift from my “good brother”! Thinking this, the suffocation and anger in Zhou Kai’s heart bizarrely transformed into a twisted, euphoric thrill—a classic case of the Cao Cao complex.

His expression shifted. The initial resistance and panic melted away, settling into a tragic, solemn mask of a man “enduring humiliation and sacrificing himself for his Master.”

He slowly reached out and snatched the jade bottle from Gao Feihuang’s hand.

“Since Master commands it, this disciple… would dare to die 10,000 deaths!”

With that, he threw his head back and drained the spirit wine in one gulp!

The liquid washed down his throat, clear and sweet, like a gentle, warm current sliding into his stomach. Immediately after, a surge of pure, immense spiritual power detonated within him like a bursting dam, instantly flooding his limbs and bones!

Qi surged. Vitality churned. The fiery heat within his body wasn’t from lust—it was the undeniable sign of his cultivation base advancing!

Zhou Kai froze.

His eyes snapped open as he looked inward.

This wine… it didn’t have the slightest trace of an aphrodisiac! It was a priceless spirit brew specifically brewed to aid cultivation growth!

How could this be? In that split second, the clues clicked into place.

Li Yunmian had specifically asked him for the Desire Wonder Palace’s pill formula. Before asking, she had hinted that her aptitude was low, making her cultivation almost impossible to improve…

She had noticed his misunderstanding from the start! She just went along with it, playing him for a fool!

Just like when she controlled him in the Wangchuan Secret Realm, or when she falsely told Li Qiwen that Zhou Kai had feelings for Xia Min. She was simply looking for amusement!

While Zhou Kai’s mind reeled from the shock, Gao Feihuang gave him a suggestive eyebrow wiggle and a big thumbs-up. Gao Feihuang turned, cupped his hands respectfully toward the figure slowly descending the stairs, and walked out of the small pavilion without looking back. He even thoughtfully reactivated the Restriction behind him.

Zhou Kai looked up.

Li Yunmian stood at the top of the stairs, looking down at him with perfect calm.

The faint, ambiguous aura that had saturated the pavilion had completely dissipated. It was replaced by the elegant, purifying scent of sandalwood.

Where was even a fraction of her previous seductive demeanor?

Her luxurious palace attire was immaculate. Her hair was pinned into a flawless bun. The unnatural flush on her face had faded, leaving behind a delicate, jade-like luster.

Her eyes were clear and bright. While they still held a hint of her innate charm, the heart-stirring, bewitching allure of the aphrodisiac was gone.

She must have circulated her own cultivation base to suppress the effects of the Spring Tide Jade Playing Pill.

She walked over slowly and sat opposite Zhou Kai. Her posture was dignified, utterly clashing with the pavilion’s suggestive decor.

The two stared at each other.

In her clear eyes, Zhou Kai could see the ridiculous reflection of his own “marching to my death with heroic resolve” expression.

Li Yunmian’s red lips parted. Her voice was cool, laced with a mix of helplessness and teasing.

“This seat indeed needs the Creation Qi inside your body,” she said bluntly. “But it seems hints and seduction are wasted on you. I have no choice but to be straightforward.”

“Speak. Do you fancy this seat?”