What Good Is Being Easy on the Eyes? She Still Became the Protagonist's Cauldron

The woman on the far left wore a Flying Sky Bun atop her head. Noble and elegant, she exuded an alluring charm from head to toe.

The occasional smile at the corner of her lips, however, gave people an unfathomable feeling.

Meng Yutong, Peak Master of Green Pavilion Sect's Fairy Cloud Peak, was the sect's immovable standard for beauty.

Today, she wore a purple robe and light makeup. Even the five Senior Sisters, all peerless beauties in their own right, fell slightly short of her in both looks and figure.

After all, she was among the top ten of the Beauty Record, probably ranked fifth or sixth.

Of course, the Beauty Record's rankings covered a broad range, taking cultivation realm, influence, and other factors into account.

Meng Yutong had simply lost out because of her conservative, stern personality. It was one thing for her to keep a cold face all day, but she wore the same couple of outfits all year round. No matter how beautiful someone was, people would grow weary after looking at her for too long.

Honestly, if I got to dress her up, she could definitely make the top three. From afar, that purple robe makes her look like a gas cylinder. She only shows her face and hands from head to toe.

If she wore a black miniskirt with black stockings, stepped into high heels, and put on exquisite makeup, forget the top three of the Beauty Record—even first place might be within reach!

Tsk! Not very realistic, though. She was the protagonist's woman. What kind of person the protagonist was, did I not know? He only allowed himself to light a lamp; how could he permit anyone else to borrow its glow?

Forget it, forget it. The land stretched ten thousand miles, and beauties flowed like water. What the hell was Meng Yutong worth? There were so many beauties on the Beauty Record. Once I lay low until I became invincible, I ought to be able to scoop up a few no matter what!!

Meng Yutong wore a stunned expression as a huge question mark surfaced in her heart.

What the hell was that sound?

Her divine sense swiftly swept through the entire hall before her gaze settled firmly on Lin Heng.

Him?

Mu Liuxi and Yun Yao both cast Lin Heng an incredulous glance.

This guy actually dared slander their Master so viciously in his heart. They did not know what a gas cylinder was, but they were absolutely certain it was no kind word.

The two could not help feeling that Lin Heng's identity was rather strange. He seemed to know some extraordinary things.

Besides, the human heart was the hardest thing to fathom. Being able to hear another person's inner thoughts was already absurd enough.

Black stockings, high heels?

Meng Yutong silently examined herself from head to toe with her divine sense, only for Lin Heng's inner voice to start up again.

Heh! Those old bastards. In a moment, this Third Elder will use Fairy Cloud Peak's lack of male disciples as an excuse to toss the ball to Meng Yutong.

I need to make a choice quickly. Even if I die, I can't stay by Meng Yutong's side. Being stingy is one thing, but the key is that Ye Tian will later seize her weakness and have her completely in his grasp...

Fairy Cloud Peak is a harem setting. If I go there, Ye Tian will definitely see me as a thorn in his eye. If I stay there, I won't live for more than two years.

I might as well lie low on Sitting Dao Peak, plowing fields and farming while I develop in obscurity... With Heaven-Defying Comprehension backing me, I shouldn't fare too badly, right?

'Bastard! He said Fairy Cloud Peak was a harem setting?!'

'Ye Tian, my disciple, will have me completely in his grasp?'

Meng Yutong had always selected only the best when taking disciples. At every disciple recruitment assembly, countless people wanted to enter Fairy Cloud Peak. Others would rack their brains and fight tooth and nail for a single spot, yet he claimed he would rather die than go.

She was a dignified Return to Void True Lord. How could anyone possibly threaten her while holding her weakness in hand?

"Elder Meng, how about sending this child to your Fairy Cloud Peak? Not a single male disciple has entered Fairy Cloud Peak for decades. Surely there are always some strenuous chores that need doing?"

The three women, Meng Yutong included, trembled slightly in their hearts. Lin Heng's thoughts had actually become prophecy with a single word.

The Third Elder had indeed tossed the ball to Meng Yutong on the excuse of a shortage of men.

"I..."

Meng Yutong froze for a moment and was about to speak when Lin Heng suddenly cut in. "Honored Elders, I came from a remote and desolate place. Having wandered about in nature, I have always kept company with farming tools. Why not let me farm? Green Pavilion Sect's spirit fields cover a vast area, so you must need workers, right?"

The moment he said this, all the Elders except Meng Yutong were astonished.

Tending spirit fields was the task of Miscellaneous Servant Disciples. Did Lin Heng not want to become a Core Disciple directly and obtain the best resources?

"Honored Seniors, I know my own aptitude and talent. People each have their own aspirations, just as each has their own fate. So long as I have clothes and food for my journey, and peace in my sleeping quarters, I will be satisfied."

His sincere gaze and words immediately eased the minds of the Elders who had been kicking the ball around.

You want me, Lin Heng, to go to Fairy Cloud Peak and serve as labor for those stupid women? Keep dreaming!

Stay away from Meng Yutong, stay away from the harem setting. I will make myself strong on my own and create glory anew!

"Fine. Let him come to my Fairy Cloud Peak. Since he likes farming, Fairy Cloud Peak has plenty of land for him to cultivate."

With a faint smile hanging on her lips, Meng Yutong glanced in Lin Heng's direction.

"Haha! Many tha—"

Lin Heng raised his head with a baffled expression and met Meng Yutong's slightly teasing gaze directly.

"No, you... I..."

?????

Holy shit? This, this isn't right, is it? Why did you agree?

Shouldn't you have tossed the ball straight to Sitting Dao Peak?

And besides! There was a huge patch of wasteland behind Fairy Cloud Peak. What spirit fields did it have, my ass?!

"Look at him, he is so delighted that he cannot even speak properly. Let him follow Elder Meng."

The Grand Elder spoke.

You're the one who's so delighted you can't speak properly! I don't want to follow Meng Yutong to my death!

"So that means you'll be our Seventh Junior Brother from now on?"

"Hello, my name is Yun Yao. Please take care of me in the future!"

Yun Yao walked up to him in two steps and extended her fair, jade-like hand.

A handshake?

"Y-you, hello. Lin Heng."

Lin Heng clasped her soft, tender hand. He had only just felt its cool touch and had no time to react before a tremendous force seemed ready to crush his fingers.

"Hiss~~ Senior Sister Xiao Yao, you're t-too enthusiastic!"

Holy shit, holy shit! Why was this stupid woman using so much force? It's going to break, it's going to break!!

Yun Yao tilted her head and smiled faintly. Only after seeing him unable to stop baring his teeth in pain did she withdraw her hand.

Mu Liuxi also walked to Lin Heng's side, still wearing that icy expression. "Second Senior, Mu Liuxi."

"Greetings, Second Senior Sister. Please take care of me in the future."

Lin Heng rubbed his right hand and hurriedly responded, afraid that Mu Liuxi would also extend her hand and offer some inexplicable enthusiasm.

Though neither of them knew the other could hear Lin Heng's thoughts, they were certainly going to "take good care" of him. Yun Yao and Mu Liuxi had long reached that understanding in their hearts.

Originally, they had been wondering how to find a chance to approach Lin Heng and thoroughly investigate what secrets he carried.

They had not expected their Master to take him in.

"What? Judging by your expression, are you unwilling?"

"I suppose I am willing. Lin Heng pays respects to Master!"

Lin Heng forced out a stiff, standard smile. They had kicked the ball until it was nearly through the goal. At present, he had no choice but to accept.

The plot had not developed in the direction he expected. Perhaps the great tide truly could not be resisted.

Whether it could be resisted or not, he had to change the script of his life!!

Lin Heng had always firmly believed: if God closed a window for you, then He would surely close another window as well!

Next came the Body Purification and Bone Testing. With a wave of the Grand Elder's hand, a great bell descended directly over Lin Heng.

The Chaos Bell contained the power of muddied dyeing. It could absorb the murky, filthy aura surrounding a cultivator's body. Since Lin Heng had become a member of Green Pavilion Sect, he naturally had to undergo this step.

Well, would you look at that. This mysterious power on my body is pretty warm. Getting the impurities out of my body really does feel much fresher.

But... time and fate, joy and sorrow. Meng Yutong really was quite pleasing to the eye.

But what good was being pleasing to the eye? Wasn't she still schemed to death by Ye Tian and turned into his cultivation Cauldron... Her storyline ended there. Though I don't know what kind of Cauldron it was, the common types I know of involve feeding someone heavenly treasures to raise them, directly plundering their lifespan, or outright absorbing their cultivation. Logically, this term shouldn't be used on a female lead.

As a Peak Master, Meng Yutong stood at the rank of Return to Void True Lord. She could be considered quite a formidable figure.

Possessing both power and beauty, if things continued along this route, she would soon be framed, suffer grievous injuries, and have her cultivation ruined.

Honestly, Lin Heng always felt this part of the plot resembled the trope of 'bullying the Female Emperor Master.'

Likewise, the Master lost her cultivation for some reason, then her disciple grasped her secret, and then... well, then came what came next...

But this setup itself had a huge loophole. Although the target of the scheme was attacked from many sides, it merely let the protagonist reap the benefits.

But she was a Return to Void True Lord! No matter how thoroughly she was plotted against, how could she possibly fall so low as to be threatened by a protagonist who had yet to mature?

Did she not have any trump cards to counter him?

Lin Heng shook his head, closed his eyes, and comfortably enjoyed the mysterious power flowing over his body.

No matter what, the plot was definitely developing in favor of the original protagonist.

But if I had to guess, at this point in time, those old bastards from Purple Void Sect and Clear Moon Long Song have already set their trap, just waiting for Meng Yutong to enter the secret realm with them...

Meng Yutong: !!?