14: Chapter 14: If you lose, you have to take off a piece of clothing!
"Exciting? What kind of exciting?"
Leng Qingyue frowned slightly, subconsciously repeating the words.
Coming from Cao Kun's mouth, for some reason, these words always carried a sinister air that sent shivers down one's spine.
Watching her guarded expression, the smile on Cao Kun's face grew even brighter.
"Why are you so nervous, Junior Sister."
"We of the Hehuan Sect are all proper cultivators; what kind of improper games could we have?"
He walked to the table, sat down by himself, and pointed to the seat opposite him.
"Look, the wine is good, the scenery is good, and the beauty... oh no, Junior Sister is also here. On such a beautiful night, just drinking in silence would be a waste of the moonlight, wouldn't it?"
"How about we play a game to liven things up?"
A game?
Leng Qingyue sneered inwardly, but remained calm on the surface: "What kind of game?"
This guy really is a lecherous piece of trash; it took only a few words to reveal his true nature.
Perfect, it saves me the trouble of racking my brain to find excuses to get him to drink.
"It's simple." Cao Kun snapped his fingers, "We take turns asking questions, anything goes. If the other person can't answer, or answers incorrectly, they lose."
"The loser has two choices."
He held up two fingers.
"First, drink a cup of the fine wine you brought, Junior Sister."
"And second..." Cao Kun's smile became playful, "Take off one unnecessary item you are wearing."
As his words fell.
Leng Qingyue's fingers tightened slightly around the wine pot, a flash of shame and anger crossing her cold eyes.
Take... take one off?
Shameless! Obscene!
This lecher certainly has no good intentions!
However, she thought about it again; this didn't seem like a bad thing for her.
His goal was nothing more than to take some verbal advantage and see her make a fool of herself.
And her goal, from beginning to end, was only one—to make him drink this pot of wine!
As long as he took one sip, even just a small one, she could immediately trigger the essence blood infused into the wine and freeze his Meridians!
At that time, he would be fish on the chopping block, ready for her to slaughter!
Thinking of this, Leng Qingyue suppressed the disgust in her heart and nodded slightly.
"Fine, I'll play with you."
"However, I have a condition."
"Please speak, Junior Sister."
"I'll ask first."
"No problem." Cao Kun gestured for her to begin.
Seeing him agree so readily, Leng Qingyue felt relieved.
She had originally wanted to ask directly about Revered Master, but she figured this Rebellious Disciple would certainly not tell the truth and would only alert him.
The plan still had to proceed as originally intended.
After a moment of contemplation, she asked her first question.
"When guiding Qi into the body, if one encounters a reversal of Spiritual Qi that impacts the Purple Mansion, how should one respond?"
This question was quite tricky, involving secrets of the Foundation of Cultivation that ordinary Outer Sect Disciples simply couldn't access.
In her mind, a guy like Cao Kun who rose to power through crooked paths would certainly not be able to answer.
However, after hearing the question, there was not a trace of difficulty on Cao Kun's face.
He didn't even make a move to think about it.
Under Leng Qingyue's stunned gaze, Cao Kun chose to untie the jade belt at his waist.
"Swish—"
That cyan robe, symbolizing his status as an Outer Sect Disciple of the Hehuan Sect, was tossed onto the ground by him.
"Sigh, Junior Sister, this question is too profound."
Cao Kun spread his hands.
"Junior Sister, this question is too profound. Your Senior Brother is shallow in learning and truly cannot answer it."
Leng Qingyue: "..."
All the mockery she had prepared was stifled.
This guy...
This... he just took it off?
So straightforward, without a shred of shame?
"My turn."
Cao Kun clapped his hands and chuckled, looking at Leng Qingyue's slightly stunned, pretty face.
"Listen carefully, Junior Sister."
"There is a medicinal herb that is shaped like a mushroom."
"As long as you touch it, it will change from soft to hard, and it will also grow larger."
"Guess what it is?"
Shaped like a mushroom...
Touch it and it gets hard and big...
Leng Qingyue's gaze involuntarily glanced toward a certain part of Cao Kun's body.
"You... you are shameless!"
"Lecher!"
"Hmm?" Cao Kun looked blank, "Why are you scolding me, Junior Sister? I am just asking about a medicinal herb. If you don't know, just admit defeat."
"I..." Leng Qingyue's chest heaved violently.
How could she possibly say that extremely shameful term!
This bastard was clearly using this obscene riddle to humiliate her!
"Answer quickly, Junior Sister." Cao Kun urged, "If you can't answer, you'll have to be punished."
"I... I admit defeat!"
Leng Qingyue grabbed the wine cup on the table, filled it with the fine wine from the pot, and downed it in one gulp!
The spicy wine slid down her throat into her stomach, making her frown involuntarily.
"Hmph!"
Leng Qingyue slammed the wine cup onto the table to hide her current shame and indignation.
Watching her look of utter shame and indignation, the smile on Cao Kun's face grew even thicker.
He pointed outside the pavilion.
A fungal plant growing on rotten wood in the corner of the medicinal garden.
"Junior Sister, why is your thinking so complicated?"
"A Lingzhi is soft before it is picked. When touched by a finger, the cap is stimulated and will rapidly absorb moisture, becoming hard and large. This is common knowledge recorded in the introductory chapter of the Pharmacopoeia."
"Sigh, it seems that Junior Sister usually only focuses on Cultivation and is still lacking in basic pharmacology."
Lingzhi...
A Lingzhi... that gets hard and big when touched?
"You...!"
Leng Qingyue was so angry she couldn't speak.
This bastard! He was actually playing with her!
Little one, playing with me? Gotcha! Cao Kun felt secretly pleased.
Leng Qingyue suppressed the urge to flip the table and threw out another difficult problem.
"How does one refine a Five Elements Rotation Pill with five attributes using only three main medicinal ingredients?"
This question was even trickier than the last one, already touching upon the core Domain of Alchemy.
"Sigh, too difficult, your Senior Brother doesn't know."
As he said this, Cao Kun bent down by himself.
He took off the black cloth boots on his feet and tossed them aside.
"Oh, these boots are too stuffy, it's just right to take them off and let them breathe."
"Oh, Junior Sister is learned and talented, I don't know this question again, take off."
After several rounds of confrontation.
No matter how tricky or strange the questions Leng Qingyue asked, involving Cultivation Technique, Alchemy, Formation, Talisman...
Cao Kun's answer was always only one—
"I don't know, I accept the punishment."
Then, one piece of clothing after another was casually tossed onto the ground by him.
Undergarment...
Belt...
Socks...
Soon, Cao Kun was stripped down to nothing but a pair of underpants.
In contrast, Leng Qingyue, having drunk several cups in a row, already had a flushed face and blurred, beautiful eyes.
Even though she kept using her cultivation to suppress the effects of the wine.
The drunkenness still inevitably welled up in her heart, making her feel as if the whole world was spinning.
This bastard never intended to answer any questions at all!
From the very beginning, he was aiming to take off his clothes!
Looking at Cao Kun's rascal appearance, Leng Qingyue fell into deep thought.
There was only one piece left.
Surely... he couldn't take it off again, right?
As long as she asked one more question that he absolutely couldn't answer, he would only have the option of drinking left!
This round, he would definitely lose!
Thinking this through, Leng Qingyue perked up, her gaze, which had been a bit unfocused, becoming sharp again.
Leng Qingyue picked up the wine pot and filled the long-empty wine cup in front of Cao Kun with the crystal-clear wine.
"Manager Cao."
"Listen carefully."
"The Grade 5 Medicinal Pill, Yin and Yang Profound Dragon Pill, has a total of 108 main ingredients, supplementary ingredients, and medicinal catalysts. Please list them one by one, Manager Cao! If you get even one wrong, you lose!"
After speaking, Leng Qingyue already felt that victory was in her grasp.
A Grade 5 Pill Formula!
Let alone an Outer Sect Disciple like him.
Even an Elder in the Sect specializing in Alchemy might not be able to remember them all!
What could he use to answer?