After a brief conversation with Konoe Mieko, Cheng Xiaofan discovered something he hadn't anticipated: he had easily uncovered her identity as the grand ancestor of the female cultivators.
Interesting!
So the grand ancestor of the female cultivators was a fox spirit.
It made sense. In the minds of ordinary people, once a fox cultivated to a certain level, it would often transform into a stunningly beautiful woman to tempt men.
Fox spirits were seductive and charming, knowing men's hearts best, their every move exuding allure.
Fox spirits excelled at mesmerizing people with their charm, overcoming hardness with softness, their smiles hiding sharp edges that could cut to the bone.
And those who cultivated the seductive body of a female cultivator invariably carried an aura of the fox demon.
Cheng Xiaofan chuckled and said, "Konoe Mieko, I can tell from the aura you exude that among female cultivators, you have reached the pinnacle."
"And Sakai Koko should be one of your most proud disciples. When she first arrived in Jinbao Town, she sent me a few photos of female cultivators, and I almost fell into her trap."
"If Matsuki Chiyoko hadn't intervened, I really wouldn't have known how to deal with Sakai Koko!"
"However—"
He paused here and smiled faintly at Konoe Mieko. "As Koko's grandmother, you should thank me. If I hadn't stepped in, she would have been killed by Matsuki Chiyoko long ago!"
"Silence!"
Konoe Mieko said angrily, "If it weren't for you, would she have come to you?"
"And if it weren't for you, how would her female cultivation, which had reached the ultimate stage, have been crippled?"
"In short, all the mistakes are yours!"
Uh!
This argument seemed sound!
Cheng Xiaofan scratched his head, thinking that if it weren't for him, Sakai Koko indeed wouldn't have traveled from Sakura Country to Zhuxi Village.
If Sakai Koko hadn't come, his good friend Luo Yang wouldn't have had the chance to interact with her.
Then, he reconsidered. This matter shouldn't be about him.
The root cause was her father!
Right!
It was him!
At this thought, Cheng Xiaofan couldn't help but smile and say, "Konoe Mieko, haven't you misunderstood me? If Sakai Kazuo hadn't caused trouble, would Koko have come here?"
"Moreover, the medicine Matsuki Chiyoko administered to Koko reacted with her female cultivation. If I hadn't crippled her cultivation in time, she would have been dead!"
In front of Konoe Mieko, he felt too embarrassed to admit that his own careless actions had inadvertently absorbed the female cultivation of her two disciples.
He still didn't understand why his Dragon Devouring Claw was interested in female cultivation.
"Hmph, if you hadn't been so ostentatious, would Sakai Kazuo have focused his attention on a mere rural farmer like you?"
Konoe Mieko continued to roar in anger.
"..." Cheng Xiaofan was completely bewildered.
This was the first time he had experienced how impossible it was to reason with an unreasonable woman.
If she weren't Koko's grandmother, he would have liked to unexpectedly slap this unreasonable woman to death on the spot!
"Then what do you want?" Cheng Xiaofan shrugged helplessly.
Konoe Mieko sneered and said, "You crippled Koko's female cultivation. I want you to pay a heavy price for it, and you'll never be a man again in your life!"
"Konoe Mieko, you're too cruel. You want to make me unable to be a man forever?"
Cheng Xiaofan couldn't fathom how this unreasonable woman could have such a thought. "I've already explained to you, if I hadn't crippled Koko's female cultivation, she would have died. Why can't you understand human language?"
"I truly don't understand how such a cute and gentle Koko could have a shameless grandmother like you!"
"Cheng Xiaofan, you're courting death!"
Cheng Xiaofan's words "shameless" had thoroughly enraged Konoe Mieko.
Swish!
Konoe Mieko leaped, somersaulted in mid-air, and reached out to grab Cheng Xiaofan.
This bamboo pavilion wasn't large. Cheng Xiaofan worried that a fight inside would damage the furnishings. He immediately dodged to the side and shot out of the window like a marlin.
As soon as Cheng Xiaofan's feet touched the ground, Konoe Mieko chased out of the window.
"Woof woof!"
"Chirp—"
"Quack—"
At this moment, Tuoqibao, Potianying, and the ten white swans saw them and all gathered around, intending to attack Konoe Mieko.
"All of you, get aside! No one moves without my command!" Cheng Xiaofan yelled at the beasts.
He knew that if these guys attacked, they wouldn't hold back. If they seriously injured Konoe Mieko, it would be difficult to explain to Koko.
Furthermore, Cheng Xiaofan could tell from the aura emanating from Konoe Mieko that although she was a peak-level expert among Sakura Country's female cultivators, she had never done anything wicked.
"Roar!"
Suddenly, a terrifying roar erupted from Konoe Mieko's mouth.
In front of her, terrifying sonic booms appeared, like solid objects, propagating through the air.
In an instant, they transformed into bizarre light waves that enveloped the surroundings.
Within the light waves, the tall trees drooped to the ground like noodles.
Caught off guard, Cheng Xiaofan hadn't even realized what was happening when he felt his entire body go limp, as if he had taken a drug that softened his bones, and he was about to collapse to the ground.
"Hahaha..."
Konoe Mieko burst into laughter.
Amidst her seductive laughter, Cheng Xiaofan was unable to muster any strength to attack her.
It was then that Cheng Xiaofan experienced the terror of a female cultivator for the first time.
"Cheng Xiaofan, in just half an hour, your virility will be crippled, and from then on, you'll never be a man again!"
Konoe Mieko said with a cold laugh. "No man can resist the attack of my female cultivator sonic boom!"
"This sonic boom will continuously destroy a man's willpower. At that time, you'll find yourself completely reduced to an idiot in front of women!"
"You crippled my Koko's female cultivation technique. I'll cripple your ability to be a man in return. Then we'll be even, and we can sit down and chat about life, becoming good friends!"
"Don't you agree?"
"Konoe Mieko, you are utterly shameless!"
Cheng Xiaofan said angrily, "Do you know that crippling my ability to be a man violates moral ethics for female cultivators?"
"Why don't you withdraw your female cultivation technique? I'll call you Grandma, and we can sit down and have a good talk. Just as you said, we can become friends who transcend age."
"Silence!" Konoe Mieko was utterly enraged by the word "Grandma."
Female cultivators were most sensitive to the word "old."
Yet Cheng Xiaofan had said it so earnestly.
This made Konoe Mieko so angry that she wished she could kill him immediately.
"Cheng Xiaofan, if you dare to call me old one more time, do you believe I'll make you disappear from this world forever and completely?"
Just as Konoe Mieko was about to go mad with anger, Cheng Xiaofan released a wisp of dragon energy from within him, forming a dense shield, like an eggshell, that isolated the external light waves, protecting his body.
At that moment, Cheng Xiaofan's slightly bent body immediately straightened up.