Lu Qingmei had no time to resist before her neck was seized and she was lifted into the air.
Yi Chen was instantly provoked beyond measure. His eyes reddened as he charged at Ancient Flower Immortal with all his strength.
Yu Xun sneered and kicked Yi Chen flying. "Little beast, you'd better behave yourself!"
Yi Chen crashed to the ground and struggled to his feet, about to fight desperately again.
"Chen Er, don't act rashly!"
Lu Qingmei shouted sternly, "Your grandmaster won't kill me!"
Yi Chen was grief-stricken and furious. He rasped, "Mother, I don't have such a cruel and heartless grandmaster!!"
Ancient Flower Immortal shook her head slightly. "That stubborn streak in this boy really does resemble his father's."
As she spoke, she formed a hand seal with her left hand and pressed it against Lu Qingmei's brow.
Ssshh!
A nearly transparent, dim thread swept out from Lu Qingmei's body, then transformed into a black secret talisman shaped like a broad bean and landed in Ancient Flower Immortal's hand.
The black secret talisman was exceedingly sinister. It wriggled and changed as though alive, revealing strands of secret-incantation light as fine as ox hairs.
Lu Qingmei froze. "This is the... Subordinate-Mother Heart-Tugging Gu within me?"
"Correct."
Ancient Flower Immortal released her, and Lu Qingmei immediately collapsed onto the ground.
"This thing can no longer serve any purpose when used on you."
As Ancient Flower Immortal spoke, her gaze shifted to Yi Chen in the distance. "Only this child can truly bring out its value."
Lu Qingmei's expression changed completely, and she lost control of her emotions. "Absolutely not!! Master, I..."
"You have no sense of propriety. Since when do I need you to teach me how to do things?"
Ancient Flower Immortal raised a hand and pointed. Lu Qingmei's mouth