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Chapter 24: Part 2 Threads of Suspicion
Meanwhile, the elders cursed the thief.
Tianming tried smalltalk, "Aren't there just five big elders?"
"Those are the Five Element Elders Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth. They run combat teams and have top power."
"There are others?"
"Anyone in Xuanyou Stage in the House is an elder, over twenty."
"So many?"
"Not really, Yin-Yang House grew fast with empire help. But new recruits aren't great rare to break through. The new Element Hall members haven't reached Xuanyou; current elders are all old disciples."
"New and old?"
"Used to be like Daoists master took apprentice, who took more. Now, the empire made Element Halls, mass teaching. Element Hall recruits are new, old disciples are old. Old teachers picked gifted; now, just quantity."
"Why?"
"Empire's talent shortage."
"For Ying Zheng's war..."
Yanfei cut him off.
"Mother-in-law, the House's boss is Donghuang Taiyi; he's a villain, right?"
"You're a child what do you know about good and bad?"
"He helps Ying Zheng that's bad!"
"Didn't I help him too? So I'm bad?"
Tianming wilted, "Why does everyone help him?"
"It's Donghuang helping, not us. Like Mohists opposing Qin Yandan leads you. Before him, even Liuzhi wouldn't fight Qin."
"Ah! Xiao Gao said otherwise!"
"Xiao Gao's got a grudge of course he'll curse Qin."
"Well..."
"You got a grudge with Qin?"
"Not really. But Qin killed our Juzi boss..." He peeked at Yanfei for her reaction.
"Not Qin Yin-Yang House. Donghuang ordered the kill. Don't dwell on it I won't seek revenge on Donghuang, nor break with the House."
"..."
"Think I like Qin? Descendant of Zhou, wiped out by Qin I couldn't."
"Then you..."
"It's complicated; countries aren't just about good and bad. Zhou was terrible too... By your logic, they deserved to be overthrown."
"Do you like Yin-Yang House? You're always trying to bring us back."
"I grew up there; it's my home. You're Mohist, of course you prefer Mohism. You don't like Yin-Yang, so we won't go. I'm following you, not the other way round."
"Then I'll never upset you again."
"Empty promises hurt more."
"You don't trust me?"
"It's not about trust; you don't even know what I like or hate how can you avoid angering me?"
"Wait here."
Tianming ran out, returned with gifts.
"Mother-in-law, for you."
She tried on the bracelets.
"Stone Orchid picked these, right?"
"Nothing escapes you..."
"And the others for Yue'er?"
"Yep. I'll give them soon."
"What do you want from me?"
"Nothing; you're good enough to me."
"This is my mother's talisman; had it for years."
"But this is important to you!"
Yanfei got a wistful look, "Take it; my keepsakes are few. Also this hairpin for Yue'er."
"Heh, are we exchanging love tokens?"
"Love token, my ass! You wanna marry me?"
"Why not?"
She smiled, "Qin law is monogamous. If you marry me, you can't marry Yue'er."
"But lots of people have many wives!"
"Kings can have three consorts, nine wives; marquises one consort, three wives. Qin law allows up to three with dowry for wives or consorts."
"Qin's hierarchy is just marquises now; so you'll need to earn a title to marry more than one."
"What's a consort better than wife?"
"A consort is an allied princess; only royal alliances qualify. King gets three, marquis gets one. In Zhou, heaven's son got nine. Consort's children are the heirs. Qin banned fiefdom and alliances; so only normal wives now."
"If you want more wives, get a title."
"Alliances are different from marriage?"
"Very. In Shang dynasty, Daji ruined everything. Zhou banned women in politics; only consorts could rule. Otherwise, even a princess who married counted just as wife, no power, no inheritance for children."
"And in Qin, every marriage must be registered. As Mohist Juzi, you're a wanted man so you can't register a single marriage."
"That's why Qin must fall!"
"Your Mohists preach equality, so only allow one wife. Only Confucians and Legalists support polygyny."
"...", Tianming sighed.
"And marrying mother-daughter is taboo punishable by burning..."
Yanfei couldn't help but giggle at his grimace.
(The above all made up don't believe any of it.)
After chatting, they finished sorting the herbs.
"Okay, strip off and sleep with me tonight."
"Yay!"
But nothing great happened. Lying on Yanfei's bed, he passed right out.
"Come in, stop sneaking."
"Mother, aren't you mad at Tianming? Why so cheerful?"
"I'm not petty like you."
"Why drag me into it? You're the jealous one."
"...Tianming is exhausted let him sleep."
"Eh? What's wrong?"
Yanfei brought Yue'er into Tianming's psychic space through secret arts, she could enter his spirit and memories.
They walked into Tianming's mind; at the outer layer was lots of resentment and negative emotions.
"You see, these are the pressures on Tianming. Some are fragments from those evil people I had him deal with."
Using calming and purification spells, Yanfei cleared it away.
"This trip, you've begun understanding soul mysteries. You can learn some simple spells now. Calming and purification are basic; practice while helping Tianming clear stray thoughts."
"Some fragments can be erased with purification, but wandering thoughts need peace. Calming helps here."
They entered deeper, "Here's the active zone; all those shifting, crazy phantoms are Tianming's scattered thoughts each one's packed with ideas. When your skills advance, I'll teach you to read them."
Yanfei grabbed some, "These are the moments Tianming killed evil men shows he's troubled. Could cause nightmares."
Others were of "mother-daughter threesomes," which Yue'er blushed at.
"Mother, do you spy on Tianming's thoughts all the time?"
Yanfei's turn to blush. "His mind isn't worth watching."
Further in, "These are Tianming's real memories his deepest self. These shouldn't be disturbed, or you'll hurt him."
Deeper still: "Here's the emotion zone only strong feelings leave traces. Red is positive, black negative. Tianming is mostly red, an optimist."
Yanfei mashed the pieces; they went colorless.
"Red counteracts black. More black is trouble. Encourage Tianming's positive feelings to keep him well."
At the very core, there was radiant scenery.
"This is the deepest layer his most treasured things. Look, there's you and me. See how vivid? His perception, his heart. Some just formed, some have faces."
"Why are you scantily dressed, and I have no clothes?" Yue'er pointed out.
Yanfei scowled, "That pervert sees us like this."
Returning, Tianming still slept soundly.
"All seen Yue'er, sleep too."
Tianming slept a whole day and night; woke refreshed and clear-minded.
Yue'er was there, and as soon as he woke, she pounced.
Yanfei had stripped him, so being hugged, Tianming immediately responded his raging hard-on pressed into Yue'er.
"Bad boy frisky as soon as you wake!" He grabbed her, kissed hard.
"Mmm... Tianming, I missed you!" They hugged, kissed eagerly.
Soon Tianming was aroused fully, blood rushing downward, Yue'er stroked him.
"Lick me..." Tianming urged.
"Ugh, asking for that first thing..."
But she obediently licked him.
"Tianming, so hard..."
His stiff cock towered over her; she inhaled the masculine musk and became wet herself.
She fingered her own pussy while sucking his balls, tongue lapping.
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