Shown the door by his master

"Chen Changan."

"Leave!"

Leave?

Chen Changan looked at the beautiful woman before him, dressed in a purple gown, her bearing noble and her looks breathtaking. His eyes were full of confusion.

"Master, why?"

"Your disciple still wishes to remain by your side. I can't bear to leave you," Chen Changan said reluctantly.

Hearing this, his beautiful master's stunning face softened a little.

But she wasn't moved. She was struggling to suppress the irritation in her heart.

"Ten thousand years!"

"A full ten thousand years!"

"Do you know how I've spent these ten thousand years?" his beautiful master asked coldly.

"Of course I do."

"For all these ten thousand years, you've had me by your side, so you never had to suffer the loneliness of being alone. Naturally, you've been happy and carefree, wrapped in bliss every single day!" Chen Changan said with a smile.

Happy?

Carefree?

Wrapped in bliss?

Bah!

Looking at Chen Changan's beaming face, Mu Yunyao wanted nothing more than to slap him across the room!

Ten thousand years ago, Mu Yunyao had happened upon the six-year-old Chen Changan. His constitution was unlike anything she had ever seen, so she decided to take him as her disciple.

She had never imagined that this would be the beginning of her nightmare!

Chen Changan truly had a special constitution, and he was incredibly clever, too!

He needed to hear anything Mu Yunyao taught him just once to commit it to memory. However...

As time went by, Mu Yunyao discovered that no matter how Chen Changan cultivated, he couldn't make a breakthrough. He couldn't even get started!

Since she had already taken him as her disciple, Mu Yunyao couldn't simply stand by and do nothing. So she passed on everything she had learned in her life to Chen Changan.

Chen Changan lived up to her hopes and mastered everything Mu Yunyao had learned in her life. But he had only memorized it all; he still couldn't cultivate.

Mu Yunyao even searched the entire world for every precious natural treasure she could find, but in the end, it was all in vain!

Mu Yunyao had no choice but to give up. She had planned to let Chen Changan stay by her side in peace until the end of his life. Who could have guessed that the boy would never age or die...

If he'd been well-behaved and sensible, that would have been one thing. But he was the sort who could never sit still. Mu Yunyao had spent these ten thousand years in utter misery, and at last she couldn't take it anymore. She wanted to kick Chen Changan out.

"Master... do you truly want me to leave?"

Seeing how serious Mu Yunyao looked, Chen Changan's expression changed.

After all, he had been with Mu Yunyao since he was six years old, for ten thousand years. He had never once imagined that he would be separated from his master!

"Go. You've been here for ten thousand years. It's time to leave."

Seeing Chen Changan's dejected expression, Mu Yunyao felt a little reluctant, too. But reason told her that this little brat had to get lost as soon as possible!

"Master, I've been by your side for ten thousand years. Now I have no family to turn to, no one to rely on. The world may be vast, but there's nowhere for me to call home!" Chen Changan said earnestly.

"You do have somewhere!"

Mu Yunyao didn't waste words. With a sweep of her hand, a map appeared out of thin air.

Pointing to a place on it, Mu Yunyao said calmly, "I looked into it for you. Even after ten thousand years, your Chen Family bloodline still lives on. You can go home and visit your descendants."

This caught Chen Changan completely by surprise. It seemed his master was dead set on making him leave—she had even prepared this!

"I dare not disobey my master's command."

"Since Master has ordered me to leave, no matter how reluctant I am, I can only obey!"

"I hope Master can still be happy on your own in the days to come. Then your disciple can leave in peace!"

Seeing Chen Changan's rare, serious expression, Mu Yunyao sighed helplessly in her heart.

Whatever else, he had been by her side for ten thousand years. How could she have no affection for him at all?

"Go. You've been with me since you were six, and you've hardly ever been out in the world."

"Remember, people's hearts are treacherous. Don't trust others too easily!" Mu Yunyao regretted saying it as soon as she finished.

Had that warning been unnecessary? The little brat had schemes coming out of his ears!

"Yes, Master!"

After speaking, Chen Changan looked at Mu Yunyao with utmost sincerity, making her knit her brows.

Why wasn't he leaving? What was he waiting for?

"I know you can't bear to leave, but parting is inevitable. Go."

"Yes, Master!"

His tone and answer were exactly the same, but Chen Changan remained rooted to the spot.

"Is there something else?" Mu Yunyao asked.

"Master, you and I have shared a bond as master and disciple for ten thousand years!"

"I know."

"But your disciple is about to leave."

"I know that, too!"

"After we part today, it may be ages before we meet again!"

"What exactly are you trying to say?"

Mu Yunyao's patience was almost worn away by Chen Changan.

"I can't leave empty-handed, can I?"

"Master, don't you think you should... give me something?"

No matter what she faced, Mu Yunyao could keep her heart as still as water. The only exception was this wicked disciple of hers, who always made her want to strangle him.

And yet, the rascal would neither age nor die. Even though Mu Yunyao had reached invincible heights, she couldn't hurt her cultivation-less disciple in the slightest!

"For these ten thousand years, you've eaten my food, drunk my drink, and used my things."

"And now you want to plunder me before you leave?"

"You really are your master's finest disciple!"

"Thank you for the praise, Master. But I believe you really do need to give me something."

You really do need to give me something?

"What do you mean by that?"

"Master, just think about it. If your disciple looks too shabby, won't that make you lose face?"

"Besides, I haven't been back to the Chen Family in ten thousand years. It wouldn't be right to show up empty-handed."

"Master, I've been by your side all these years, so I really am short on money."

Short on money?

Mu Yunyao sneered inwardly. Chen Changan had been with her all these years, but he had never been the honest, respectable sort.

Every so often, he'd secretly slip away for three or five months to have fun. He might not have as many good things as she did, but there was no way he was short on money!

"Enough!"

"Take it!"

To get rid of this plague as quickly as possible, Mu Yunyao didn't waste any words. She simply tossed Chen Changan a Storage Ring.

"It contains things I've collected over the past thousand years. Not one of them is ordinary."

"It'll be enough to help you put on a good show once you're out there," Mu Yunyao said helplessly.

"Thank you, Master!"

Chen Changan cheerfully stowed away the Storage Ring. Then, still smiling, he remained rooted to the spot.

"What else do you want?" Mu Yunyao felt she was about to lose control of her temper.

"Master, you know your disciple is foolish and has no cultivation."

"The world outside is full of danger. You should at least consider my safety, shouldn't you?"

Danger?

Was there anything in this world more dangerous than you?

"Have you forgotten what you're like?"

"If even I can't kill you, no one under heaven can harm a hair on your head!" Mu Yunyao's tone was growing impatient.

"My reputation!"

"Master, this is about my reputation."

"Just look at your status, and then at mine!"

"So what if I can't die? I still can't win a fight!"

"Wouldn't it be embarrassing to lose?"

"Wouldn't that make you lose face, too?" Chen Changan looked as though he was only thinking of her reputation.

"Tell me, what else do you want?"

"Heh, I'd like to bring along a bodyguard. What do you think?"

"A bodyguard? You want me to be your bodyguard?"

"How could your disciple dare to trouble Master?"

"I want... the Qilin!"