Start cultivating immortality in Xiaoao world, bumped into the master's wife at the start! - Chapter 5

Chapter 5: After a Good Sleep, My Power Increased Dramatically

Just as Ning Zhongze was lost in thought while touching him, Linghu Chong’s brows twitched slightly, startling her into quickly pulling her hand back and softly calling out, “Chong’er, Chong’er!”

“Mm!” Linghu Chong let out a muffled groan, then slowly came to.

When he opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was Ning Zhongze’s breathtakingly beautiful face, tinged with a rosy flush. His eyes lit up immediately.

“Master’s Wife, what happened to me?” Linghu Chong asked in confusion.

“Chong’er, it seems we both fell asleep!” Ning Zhongze said with a slight smile.

That smile was no small matter—it left Linghu Chong dumbstruck. Unconsciously, two words slipped from his mouth: “So beautiful!”

“Chong’er… what are you saying?” Ning Zhongze heard his murmur and gently scolded him in embarrassment.

I am his Master’s Wife, how could he say such things?

A flush of seductive pink spread across Ning Zhongze’s face as she shyly lowered her head, not daring to meet Linghu Chong’s eyes.

Seeing this, Linghu Chong’s mouth fell open in astonishment—he couldn’t believe it. Ning Zhongze was acting like a demure little woman in front of him, completely different from the deathly seriousness she had shown before.

What’s going on?

Had she become a different person after just one nap?

It felt like a dream. Linghu Chong shook his head, trying to wake himself up. But when he opened his eyes, Ning Zhongze was still there with that gentle, dependent expression.

Scratching his head, he gave an awkward chuckle. “Master’s Wife, I meant it. You’re the most beautiful woman in the world.”

He wasn’t just saying that. In the world of Xiaoao, no woman’s beauty surpassed Ning Zhongze, who was known as the ‘Jade Maiden of Huashan’. At most, others were merely her equals—so there was no falsehood in his words.

“You’re still talking nonsense?”

Ning Zhongze flushed even deeper, and her dainty pink fist pounded lightly on Linghu Chong’s chest to show her displeasure.

But in truth, she felt a secret joy. What woman doesn’t like being told she’s beautiful—especially someone like her, who bore the title of ‘Jade Maiden of Huashan’?

“Heh heh!” Linghu Chong gave a sheepish smile.

“You’re still laughing?” Ning Zhongze shot him a glare, wishing she could slap him—but for some reason, her hand just wouldn’t move.

Linghu Chong rubbed his nose and wiped the smile off his face. If he said anything more, things might take a bad turn. Best to know when to stop.

“What’s that smell? So stinky!” Suddenly, Linghu Chong wrinkled his brow.

“Mm, I smell it too!” Ning Zhongze nodded in agreement.

“Master’s Wife, it’s coming from you. Did you eat something strange?” Before he knew it, Linghu Chong had moved closer, sniffing at Ning Zhongze’s body.

“What are you doing? Get away from me!” Ning Zhongze was startled and immediately shoved Linghu Chong away.

“Ah!” Linghu Chong tumbled backward.

“It’s not just me. You smell too.” Ning Zhongze wrinkled her nose and gave a delicate snort as she looked at the fallen Linghu Chong.

“Huh? I smell too?” Linghu Chong was stunned. He quickly raised his arm to sniff himself—and it was true.

Not only that, his body was covered in some dark, gunky grime like filthy sludge.

“What… what’s going on?”

Linghu Chong stared in confusion. He looked up at Ning Zhongze—and suddenly cried out, “Ah! Master’s Wife… your wounds…”

“What are you yelling about? What happened to my wounds?” Ning Zhongze, who had been sniffing herself with a frown, was startled by his scream and shot him a resentful glance.

“Your wounds…” Linghu Chong pointed at Ning Zhongze’s chest, where there had once been sword injuries. Now, they were completely gone.

“My wounds…?” Ning Zhongze was puzzled. She looked down at her chest and was stunned the next moment. “…They’re healed? My wounds…”

“Healed! All healed! I don’t have a single wound left. What in the world is going on?”

Ning Zhongze checked herself all over, and to her amazement, her injuries had all miraculously vanished.

“Master’s Wife, I think my wounds are gone too.” Linghu Chong checked his own body and found that even his old wounds were completely healed—without even a scar left behind.

“What? Chong’er, your wounds too?” Ning Zhongze looked at him in disbelief.

“Mm-hmm!” Linghu Chong nodded excitedly, staring at Ning Zhongze’s face.

“What’s going on here?”

“Why have all our wounds disappeared?”

“Yeah, why? All we did was fall asleep, and now everything’s healed. It’s unbelievable.”

Ning Zhongze gave Linghu Chong a sidelong glance, a blush of bashfulness flashing across her face. The way he said that had some hidden implications.

But Linghu Chong didn’t seem to notice. They really had just slept—and yet their wounds were gone. It was strange.

“What exactly happened?”

The two of them furrowed their brows, unable to make sense of this bizarre turn of events.

“Master’s Wife, do you feel any changes in your body?” Linghu Chong looked at Ning Zhongze with a serious expression.

Such a strange phenomenon—he could only hope nothing bad had happened to them.

Ning Zhongze immediately checked her internal condition, and in the next moment, her eyes widened, her gaze filled with disbelief. “This is impossible…”

“What’s wrong, Master’s Wife?” Linghu Chong was startled by her reaction, thinking something might be wrong with her body.

“My internal strength… it’s actually increased. I broke through two whole levels and reached the peak of the elite tier!”

Ning Zhongze stared at Linghu Chong in amazement.

She had originally been at the late stage of the first-tier level, but now she had surged past the peak of the first-tier and the threshold of the elite tier, stepping fully into elite class.

It was inconceivable!

“What? Is that true?” Linghu Chong was stunned, staring at her in disbelief.

“Yes, it’s true. Chong’er, check your own strength too.”

“Okay!”

Linghu Chong quickly examined himself, and to his astonishment, he found that his strength had also soared. “Master’s Wife, my internal power has increased too—it surged from mid-second-tier to late first-tier!”

“What? Chong’er’s strength increased too? And even more than mine?” Ning Zhongze cried out, unable to believe it.

Both of them had experienced a dramatic breakthrough without knowing how.

“What on earth is going on?”

They looked at each other, completely bewildered, their minds full of question marks.

They wanted to find an answer but had no clue where to start.

“Forget it, let’s not think about it. Master’s Wife, maybe we’re just blessed—Heaven is helping us!” Linghu Chong waved it off.

Ning Zhongze nodded in agreement. Since they couldn’t figure it out, better to stop thinking about it—for now, it wasn’t a bad thing, after all.

At that moment, she realized she was once again being held in Linghu Chong’s arms. Her cheeks flushed red as she whispered, “Chong’er… can you let go of Master’s Wife first?”

“Master’s Wife, let’s go get cleaned up first!” Linghu Chong didn’t let go, glancing at their bodies still covered in filth and reeking of sweat.

“We?” Ning Zhongze’s eyes widened in disbelief as she looked at Linghu Chong.

“Yeah! I can’t reach my back—Master’s Wife, help me out!”

As he spoke, Linghu Chong didn’t wait for her response and simply scooped her up in his arms.

“Ah!”

“No, Chong’er! Wash yourself! How could I help you with that?”

Ning Zhongze screamed, struggling frantically in his arms trying to escape.