Disciple's Disciple

Having returned from East Floating City with wine, Lingzhou Yue swayed in the wind, drunkenly meandering in the skies above Zongzhi Mountain.

Not that she was truly drunk.

Today, she disguised herself and went to a newly opened gambling den. While drinking and gambling, someone poisoned her wine.

As a result, the place was shut down, and she made a lot of money.

A great victory for entrapment! The disguise wasn't for nothing.

The only side effect was: the poison was quite potent, making her feel light and airy, unable to distinguish north, south, east, or west.

An ordinary person would have died from this poison long ago.

But she was addicted to it, unwilling to use her spiritual energy to expel it, and returned to Zongzhi Mountain in a daze.

The night was alluring.

As soon as she returned to the mountain, she smelled the aroma of meat from afar.

This aroma seemed ordinary, just the scent of roasted tiger meat that hadn't even reached the first rank, but once it entered her body, it seemed to turn every cell into a taste bud.

In comparison.

The high-level hallucinogenic poison in her body seemed a bit bland.

This fragrance should only exist in the heavens, how could she miss such divine tiger meat?

However, as the dignified Sword-Wielding Elder, a Spirit Severing realm expert, it would be fine to drink, but if she were discovered eating common roasted meat, she would become a laughingstock.

So, instinctively, she had a flash of inspiration.

She would use her status as an elder to give the person roasting the tiger a stern warning, and seize the evidence during their confession, claiming it for herself. Wouldn't that be wonderful?

Until she heard her precious disciple's voice.

Oh, this mountain is mine...

Then never mind.

In a daze, she circled Zongzhi Mountain, wanting to see what her precious disciple was up to.

Bamboo forest, hot spring, orchard, vegetable garden, valley, pool, maple forest, cherry blossoms, and a small Sword Terrace...

This small Sword Terrace seemed familiar.

She couldn't remember where she had seen it.

She floated down in a daze, landing just half a zhang away from the roasted tiger.

Opposite the roasted tiger.

Xiao Ran glanced at his master.

A transparent green robe, covering a body with undulating curves carved by gods and demons, her picturesque eyebrows and eyes slightly dazed, yet still carrying a stern sword aura.

Her posture swayed, yet she was as swift as the wind, as if she had drunk a different kind of fake wine than usual, the obviously poisonous kind, but she seemed to be enjoying it.

He didn't know what to say.

Lingzhou Yue's gaze was entirely on the tiger meat, completely unaware of the petite figure beside Xiao Ran, hidden in the firelight.

"Profound Yin Divine Beast... where did you find this tiger meat?"

Before Xiao Ran could reply, Jiang Chuyan hurriedly went around the tiger carcass, supporting Lingzhou Yue's body swaying in the firelight, her eyes filled with affection and endless resentment as she said:

"Sword-Wielding Elder Ling, do you still remember Jiang Chuyan of Little Qiong Peak?"

Although Lingzhou Yue was confused, as soon as she heard the name Jiang Chuyan, she remembered a certain slender waist under the flowers and moon of a certain year...

"Oh, it's that little waist!"

In the flickering firelight, Chuyan raised her exquisite little face.

"Has the elder never thought of taking responsibility for Chuyan?"

As soon as Lingzhou Yue heard this, she flashed away, struggling free from the girl's support, shaking her body, her curves undulating, so frightened that she sobered up a bit from the poisoned wine.

This little girl was not to be trifled with! She had only touched her waist once, and she had become infatuated, pestering her every day to form a Daoist partnership with her! It was fine for women to play around, but forming a Daoist partnership was nonsense, wasn't it?

After being ruthlessly rejected by her, the Dao Alliance's new rules came out, and she wants to be my Direct Disciple again.

Lingzhou Yue is easygoing by nature and fears nothing more than stubborn and persistent people.

What's more, Jiang Chuyan's talent is too high; she learns any Cultivation Method instantly. If word gets out, people will think I'm good at teaching, and the Dao Alliance might stuff a dozen Direct Disciples my way.

"Do I have to take responsibility for a waist touch? I let my disciple touch my leg yesterday; why didn't he have to take responsibility? If you can't stand it, I'll let you touch it once to settle the score."

The Elder's waist...

Chuyan was stunned for a moment, feeling a bit itchy, but her face was full of grievance as she said, "Elder already has a disciple, why can't you have one more? See how, with my help, Senior Brother Xiao transformed Sword-Wielding Mountain like this in just a few hours, and this Profound Yin Red Spotted Tiger is also a gift from me... Please, try it!"

Lingzhou Yue almost forgot the main point.

"Which cultivator still eats meat? Cough... I'll try it first."

Tearing off a piece of semi-burnt tiger meat, she gently placed it in her mouth. The deliciousness rippled through her oral cavity, as if turning every cell in her body into a taste bud.

Warm currents slowly rose from her Dantian Qi Sea, stirring up a ring of ripples. The ripples gradually expanded, turning into a tsunami in the blink of an eye, rapidly scouring the inner walls of her Dantian...

Nearby.

Xiao Ran was roasting the tiger meat, completely unconcerned with his master and Chuyan's little love drama, willingly playing the role of a light bulb, silently collecting Filial Piety Points.

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining 1 Filial Piety Point!]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining 1 Filial Piety Point!]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining 1 Filial Piety Point!]
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Lingzhou Yue's sword-like eyebrows furrowed slightly.

If this were a Red Spotted Tiger of her level, a piece of meat might allow her to break through and advance... Although she didn't want to advance.

Looking at Xiao Ran illuminated by the flickering firelight, her disciple seemed to have become even more handsome today.

"You also know how to cook?"

Xiao Ran nodded symbolically.

"Just a little bit."

A little bit?

Lingzhou Yue chewed slowly, as if tasting something else in the tiger meat.

"This tiger meat was first resonated with palm strikes, and then resonated with sword strikes... You killed a Red Spotted Tiger close to Qi Refining with just two moves?"

She can even see that?

Xiao Ran was horrified, but he calmly replied:

"Master has good eyes."

Lingzhou Yue frowned slightly... A Art of Resonance actually has this kind of power? Seeing that the Sword-Wielding Elder's eyes were full of Xiao Ran, Chuyan felt a pang of jealousy and quickly said, "But this is my pet; I was originally going to give it to the Sword-Wielding Elder!"

Lingzhou Yue didn't appreciate it.

"Your pet almost ate my precious disciple. Besides, how can you give away a pet so easily?"

Chuyan was about to cry, stomping her feet in grievance, her slender legs catching the eye.

"What exactly do I have to do to gain the Sword-Wielding Elder's approval?"

Lingzhou Yue tore off another piece of tiger meat, devouring it in large chunks.

"You try some too, so I can see your talent."

Chuyan was a little embarrassed, but for the sake of the Sword-Wielding Elder, she gritted her teeth and took a bite.

Her eyes suddenly froze! This deliciousness... these ripples... this warm current...

She even suspected that if this were a high-level spirit tiger, the delicious ripples would gradually expand within her Qi Sea, then turn into a tsunami, impacting the inner walls of her Dantian, reaching a critical point, and she might advance to Nascent Soul! Lingzhou Yue didn't even look at her talent and said, "Alright, you've already gained my approval. Your talent is high enough, and your appearance is cute enough, but your mistake lies in the fact that your talent is too high. Eating a bite of tiger meat almost made you advance; how would that show off my teaching skills?"

"This..."

Chuyan heard this logic for the first time, and she was speechless.

Lingzhou Yue added, "Also, you're too clingy. Your motives for coming up the mountain are impure. You're lusting after my body."

Chuyan's face flushed instantly. She lowered her head, the firelight casting shadows on her face, and said softly, "I only have admiration for you in my heart."

Lingzhou Yue took a swig of poisoned wine, her face not changing color, her heart not skipping a beat.

"Admiration is the furthest distance from understanding."

Chuyan was dumbfounded.

Tears welled up, but she couldn't cry. Her small face was flushed, and she couldn't speak...

Xiao Ran simply watched the show and casually tasted the tiger meat.

The taste was indeed heavenly, but his Balanced Five-Elements Endowment's trash spiritual roots remained unmoved. No matter how the ripples spread and washed over him, there was no reaction.

Chuyan felt aggrieved and followed suit, eating large mouthfuls of tiger meat.

She ate and sobbed, tears flowing uncontrollably.

In her heart, she felt that Xiao Hong had died in vain, but her body was stimulated by the aroma of Xiao Hong's meat, making it difficult to restrain herself...

Suddenly!

She remembered something! She stared straight at Xiao Ran, her eyes soft, helpless, resentful, and seemingly carrying a certain pressure, looking at Xiao Ran's lower body.

Xiao Ran felt a chill down below, remembering his previous promise to Chuyan.

The more innocent a woman is, the more easily she becomes yandere after being hurt. If he didn't help her today, this little girl might really ambush his lower body one day.

She was still the main force in the Disciple Challenge, and her Golden Core Cultivation was unbeatable for him right now. Offending her would be troublesome.

What's more, her hand speed was amazing, she was extremely skilled in micro-operations, and she was an essential tool for farming and earning Filial Piety Points.

Staying on Sword-Wielding Mountain could help him become stronger at the fastest speed.

But if he helped her, his master was very resistant to taking disciples...

What should he do?

Suddenly, Xiao Ran had a flash of inspiration and said:

"Master, I want to take a disciple."