Chongming propped his head up and watched her by the bedside. He didn't know how long he had been looking at her. Seeing her moody appearance, he couldn't help but ponder secretly in his heart.
The system gave Yaohua an idea. "There are still some spiritual pills in my space. How about you take them to replenish Chongming? I guarantee he'll fall for it!"
Yaohua sighed. "Alright then. I hope it'll really work."
The system added. "As a woman, you must be charming and gentle to win a man's heart. I've got a few books for you too."
Yaohua was surprised. "You can even store books?"
The system was silent for a moment, also a bit confused. "Why do I have such messy books? Never mind. I'll give them to you first."
The books and spiritual pills appeared in her hands. She excitedly went to boil the medicine for Chongming.
Recently, Chongming noticed that his little apprentice had been acting very strangely.
He originally just wanted to live an ordinary life as a commoner in the mortal world, but Yaohua cooked tonic soup for him every day. The soup made him prone to nosebleeds and caused him to get inflamed easily.
If Yaohua had a penchant for cooking, it would be understandable. But she had never been involved in cooking with the stove before. Where did she learn her cooking skills?
Moreover, Yaohua had recently taken to stretching her voice and calling his name in a high - pitched tone.
These strange behaviors made him feel quite puzzled, but he didn't think too much about it since she didn't show any other abnormal actions.
Several days passed, and their relationship remained unchanged. The system was getting a bit anxious. "Host, Chongming's self - control is just too strong. How about we change the medicine?"
"Change to what medicine?" Yaohua squatted on the stone steps dejectedly, drawing circles on the sandy ground with a twig.
The system said with certainty. "He's just a mortal now. A sleeping drug will surely work. As long as you do this and that while he's unconscious..."
Yaohua blushed. "You want me to force myself on him? That doesn't seem right, does it?"
The system didn't think it was a big deal. "What's wrong with that? I haven't even mentioned the more extreme methods. If you weren't afraid of harming his body, I've got some extremely strong aphrodisiacs that would surely make him docile."
Yaohua asked hesitantly. "Will the sleeping drug harm his body? And these days, he hasn't even taken a sip of the medicine I served. He's obviously on guard against me. Using drugs might not work either, right?"
"If you can't put it in the medicine, put it in the food!" The system was almost driven mad by her stupidity.
At dinner time, Yaohua watched Chongming eat the food with her own eyes.
Chongming seemed to sense something was wrong. "No medicine for me today?"
Yaohua nervously clutched her chopsticks. "N - no."
The system cheered her on. "Host, don't be a coward. Once he passes out, just go for it."
Chongming took only two steps after getting up and then fainted on the ground.
Yaohua let out a sigh of relief and carried him back to the room. But just then, Chongming opened his eyes, looking extremely disappointed.
Yaohua was shocked. "System, didn't you say he'd definitely be knocked out after taking this drug?"
The system was also surprised. "Strange... It's clearly written in the book like this. Could it be that since he has a body combining the qi of immortals and demons, his constitution has changed and his drug resistance has increased?"
"Stop talking nonsense. What should we do now?" Yaohua was panicking.
The system laughed awkwardly. "Uh, let me think some more..."
Chongming pulled his opened collar together and said slowly. "Yaohua, we need to have a talk. Your recent behavior has been really abnormal."
Yaohua averted her gaze. "Really?"
Chongming nodded seriously.
Yaohua naturally couldn't reveal the existence of the system, so she half - truthfully hinted. "Master, are you worried that I've been controlled by some unknown thing?"
Chongming slowly frowned. "You've been doing some strange things lately and often laughing to yourself."
Yaohua held his hand tightly and said seriously. "Chongming, you have to believe that no matter what, I did all these things to make you focus all your attention on me and not look at others."
Chongming keenly sensed something strange. Who was this "other person"? Why couldn't Yaohua even mention this person's name when they were alone?
The system didn't detect the hidden meaning in her words. Hearing this, it laughed. "Host, you're such a hopeless romantic. You don't care about anything for Chongming's affection."
Yaohua retorted boldly. "There are millions of women pursuing Chongming in the world, including gods, demons, and monsters. I'm just a fledgling little phoenix. How can I not care about my husband's feelings?"
The system clicked its tongue. "I said you're a romantic, and you don't believe it! Fine. I'll give you a hand and teach you another technique of taming your husband."
While Chongming was out early in the morning to practice his sword, she secretly opened the book on taming her husband.
The first technique - If you want to capture a man's heart, you must first capture his stomach.
She confidently entered the kitchen, washing and chopping the vegetables in one go.
The system couldn't help but look at her with new respect. "You're amazing, host. Chongming has been cooking these days. I thought you'd blow up the kitchen!"
"After all, I've been boiling medicine for so many days. I can naturally control the heat. I won't blow up the kitchen. Instead, I can cook the most delicious dishes!" Yaohua said proudly as she stirred the vegetables. Accidentally, the vegetables turned into charcoal.
She dumped the unruly charcoal and fried another bowl. By lunchtime, she finally managed to cook a table full of delicious dishes.
Chongming picked up a chopstick full of vegetables and ate it without changing his expression.
"What do you think?" Yaohua asked eagerly.
Chongming nodded. "It's quite good."
"Since it's good, are you in the mood to practice dual cultivation with me?" Yaohua asked without hesitation.
Chongming refused and got up to leave.
After he left, Yaohua dejectedly put away the food. She accidentally took a bite and her face immediately contorted.
It seemed that this first technique didn't work for her at all.
The second technique of taming her husband - Seduction.
At night when it was time to go to bed, Yaohua was soaking in the bathtub and exclaimed. "Oh, I forgot to get my clothes. Chongming, could you bring my clothes in for me? Don't forget my bellyband."
Chongming's ears were so red that it seemed blood would drip from them, but he still resignedly brought her the clothes.
Yaohua stretched out her dripping hand and asked coquettishly. "Do you want to take a bath with me?"
Such a bold and enthusiastic invitation would be hard for any man to resist.
But Chongming turned around and left, clearly not wanting to have anything to do with her.
Two failures left Yaohua extremely dejected.
She sighed. "Is my charm really that poor that I can't even win him over? Or does he actually not like me, which is why he has no feelings for me?"
The system encouraged her. "There are ten techniques in total in the art of taming your husband. We're only at the second one. Host, you can try harder!"
However, no matter what methods Yaohua used, Chongming remained unmoved and repeatedly refused.