170: Are monks these days playing such elaborate games?

"Alright then."

joyful buddha gritted his teeth. He didn't have a phone, so he couldn't use online payment. He fumbled in his embrace for a long time before finding a pile of loose change, which didn't even add up to a hundred yuan.

"Boss, this is all I have. What do you think? Can you make an exception?"

joyful buddha piled the loose change on the front desk, his face wreathed in smiles.

"Alright, alright, just keep the noise down."

The old woman looked at joyful buddha with disdain, thinking, 'This Bald Donkey is truly lust-crazed, trying to get two for this little money.'

The old woman collected the change from the table, too lazy to bother with such idle matters. Anyway, most of the guests who came to her small inn were there to rent rooms, and few were respectable people. She continued to doze off.

joyful buddha led Xu Nanqin and Yang Lu into the room, immediately revealing a lewd expression and muttering to himself, "Hehe, capturing your souls makes it no fun. My Tibet Tantric Dual Cultivation method emphasizes the union of joy and emptiness. If there's only emptiness and no joy, it's useless for cultivation. I must first undo your Soul Capturing Technique, then give you some aphrodisiacs. By then, I guarantee you'll be in ecstasy, hahaha!"

With that, joyful buddha took out a packet of aphrodisiac powder, poured it into a cup of cold water to dissolve, and then poured it into Xu Nanqin's and Yang Lu's mouths respectively.

After the two women drank it, joyful buddha took out a silver needle, pricked Yang Lu's middle finger, and then used the Soul Capturing Technique to control Yang Lu, dripping a drop of her fresh blood onto the consort statue in the room.

Upon seeing this drop of fresh blood, it instantly spread and merged into the consort statue. And this consort statue seemed to instantly come to life, becoming even more vibrant and captivating, as if it had truly awakened.

"Hehe, this woman's fresh blood actually has such an effect, able to make the consort Buddha Mother statue radiate a hint of vitality. She is indeed a Pure Yin Body."

joyful buddha nodded with satisfaction and then took another drop of Xu Nanqin's fresh blood and dripped it onto the consort Buddha Mother statue. Unexpectedly, with a single drop of Xu Nanqin's fresh blood, the consort Buddha Mother statue instantly glowed brightly, emitting ten thousand golden rays.

joyful buddha was overjoyed at the sight, exclaiming in surprise, "Innate consort Jade Body! This woman actually possesses the Innate consort Jade Body! Hahaha, the Han land is indeed This Humble Monk's blessed land. With this woman, let alone Earth Tier, This Humble Monk's breakthrough to Heaven Tier is probably just around the corner."

joyful buddha was now impatient. He pricked his own middle finger with a silver needle and also dripped a drop of fresh blood onto the joyful buddha on the Dual Cultivation statue.

As the joyful buddha absorbed a drop of joyful buddha's fresh blood, its eyes emitted a hint of evil, lustful light, as if it were a living joyful buddha.

"Alright, I can undo the Soul Capturing Technique now."

After completing all the preparatory work, joyful buddha nodded with satisfaction, formed a hand seal, recited a mantra, and then shouted, "Undo!"

"You? Who are you? Why am I here?!"

No sooner had joyful buddha's voice faded than Xu Nanqin's terrified voice came from inside the room.

joyful buddha clasped his hands together and chuckled lewdly, "Hehe, my dear consort, This Humble Monk's dharma name is Joyful, and you are my Dual Cultivation consort. Tonight, This Humble Monk will ascend to ultimate bliss with you and practice my Tibet Tantric Great Dharma, Joyful Zen."

"You dead Bald Donkey, didn't you say that if she and I ate those two pills, our fates would be swapped? Why am I here? And Dual Cultivation, what Dual Cultivation?"

Xu Nanqin had woken up, and Yang Lu naturally had too. She also felt that something was amiss and immediately questioned joyful buddha.

"Pills, what pills? Lulu, what exactly did you do to me?"

Xu Nanqin looked at Yang Lu with disbelief, then remembered Yang Lu's intense stare at her when she was eating pizza earlier. A shiver ran down her spine, never expecting her best friend to be such a venomous woman.

"Did what? Hahaha, Xu Nanqin, and 'Lulu' too, who the hell is 'Lulu' with you! Why can you find a boyfriend like Qin Shou, but I can't? What exactly am I inferior to you in, tell me? Tell me? I'll kill you, I'll kill you!"

Yang Lu had thought she could change her fate, that Qin Shou would then like her, and she would become a wealthy lady, living a life of comfort and luxury, while Xu Nanqin would become a pitiful, unwanted wretch. She never expected to be tricked. Now completely deranged, she suddenly grabbed Xu Nanqin's neck.

"Cough cough, Lulu, don't be like this!"

Xu Nanqin coughed violently as Yang Lu choked her, her eyes rolling back, on the verge of losing consciousness.

Seeing this, joyful buddha immediately intervened, pulling the two women apart and swiftly striking their acupoints. The two women instantly became immobile.

"Hehe, This Humble Monk has already given the two consorts aphrodisiacs specifically for practicing Joyful Zen. When the aphrodisiacs take effect, it will be time for This Humble Monk to ascend to ultimate bliss with the two of you."

With that, joyful buddha immediately picked up the two women and placed them on the bed.

Then, he himself began to sit cross-legged in meditation.

Although he was now itching with impatience, the Joyful Zen required both parties to be fully invested to enhance his cultivation. Therefore, before the medicine took effect, he couldn't make any moves. Helpless, he could only close his eyes and rest, conserving his energy.

Meanwhile, Qin Shou followed the black cat, running wildly, and finally arrived near an inn. But what Qin Shou didn't expect was that as soon as they reached the entrance of the inn, the black cat suddenly stopped.

Then, the black cat looked left and right for a long time, looking puzzled, as if it didn't understand where this was or why it was here.

"Meow—!"

The black cat meowed at Qin Shou in dissatisfaction, seemingly accusing Qin Shou of giving it problematic food. Then, it lifted its small head and turned to leave with an unhappy expression.

"Ling'er, what's going on?" Qin Shou asked, puzzled.

"It's probably that evil cultivator who undid the Soul Capturing Technique, so the kitten regained its consciousness," Ling'er explained.

"Then what should we do? Where do we look for her?" Qin Shou was extremely anxious, worried that if they delayed any longer, something might happen to Xu Nanqin.

"No need to look, Xu Nanqin is inside this inn. I just felt a trace of spiritual energy fluctuation," Ling'er said calmly.

"Really? That's great!" Qin Shou's spirits immediately lifted upon hearing this, and without another word, he rushed in.

The old woman saw that it was so late and figured there wouldn't be any more guests today. She yawned, planning to close up and rest, but suddenly saw a young man rush in.

"Hehe, young man, a single room is sixty a night!" The old woman immediately beamed with joy, never expecting to still have business so late today.

"Boss, have you seen two young female university students come here? One of them was wearing a hospital gown."

Qin Shou immediately asked anxiously.

The old woman was stunned, thinking, 'So you're here looking for someone.' Her face instantly darkened, and she said irritably, "Go, go, go! If you're not staying, get lost!"

"Boss, please help me! My girlfriend suddenly disappeared, and I'm very worried."

Qin Shou looked sincere and took out two hundred yuan from his pocket, handing it to the old woman.

"What?! So you're here to catch them in the act!"

The old woman immediately understood. So this young man's girlfriend had run off to have an affair with a Bald Donkey, and even a threesome, and he had found out and chased after them.