I Definitely Won't Let You Get Away

The black-robed elder, who was still begging Jing Pu, stared at Yun Qiyao as she sat up, his face full of shock. For a moment, he could hardly believe his eyes.

Jing Pu hadn't expected Yun Qiyao to recover so quickly, either.

By Jing Pu's earlier estimate, it should have taken at least half an hour. But now, seeing this, he pursed his lips. These people really could make a mountain out of a molehill. So that was all it was? It had taken less than a minute.

However, seeing Yun Qiyao getting ready to climb down from the ping-pong table, Jing Pu immediately frowned and said:

"Don't move. Lie back down!"

The black-robed elder came to his senses. Hearing Jing Pu's words, he hurried to Yun Qiyao's side, looking utterly deferential.

"Miss, quick, do as Senior says. Lie back down. Don't move around."

To the black-robed elder and the others, Jing Pu's words were practically an imperial decree.

Then Jing Pu looked at the black-robed elder and said:

"Keep an eye on her. Come get me in half an hour."

With that, Jing Pu headed for the pavilion, and Ling Ju and the other two immediately followed.

Now Ling Ju and the others were drinking tea in the pavilion, while the black-robed elder and his companions stood beside the ping-pong table. Every so often, they quietly asked Yun Qiyao how she was feeling and what she felt, and they also told her what had just happened.

Sitting in the pavilion, Jing Pu watched Ling Ju pour him tea and smiled.

"Ling Ju, your tea skills have gotten better and better. You're almost catching up to me."

Ling Ju's cheeks flushed. She smiled shyly. "Senior, you're just teasing me. I haven't even learned the tiniest bit of your skill."

For the past month, Ling Ju had focused on learning the art of tea from Jing Pu. She knew better than anyone how much progress she'd made. Even a casually brewed pot of tea from Senior contained the truths of the Great Dao, while no matter how carefully she brewed, her tea could only help people recover their Spiritual Power and True Qi a little faster.

The difference between them was like heaven and earth. Still, she was already very satisfied with her progress after only a month of study.

Taking the tea Ling Ju handed him, Jing Pu glanced at her sitting obediently to one side and asked curiously:

"That Yun Qiyao doesn't seem to like you very much. Did the two of you have some kind of disagreement before?"

Ling Ju paused, then nodded slightly.

"We met at a sect gathering before... She was rather rude and noisy, so I taught her a lesson..."

Hearing that, Jing Pu looked at Ling Ju in surprise and smiled.

"You know how to teach people a lesson? I wouldn't have guessed."

As soon as Jing Pu finished speaking, Ling Jing raised his eyebrows and chimed in.

"My sister's ruthless when she teaches people a lesson. She's been beating me up since I was little. She only acts as meek as a rabbit in front of Senior. With everyone else, she's—"

But before Ling Jing could finish, Ling Ju's face suddenly flushed. She glared at him and scolded:

"Don't talk nonsense in front of Senior!"

Ling Jing shrank his neck in fright, then looked at Jing Pu.

"Senior... you see..."

Jing Pu could only smile helplessly. Come to think of it, older sisters really didn't hold back when it came to disciplining their younger brothers...

As everyone chatted, a loud "Holy crap!" suddenly came from the ping-pong table behind them.

The cry was so abrupt that Jing Pu and the others immediately frowned and turned to look.

The black-robed elder's face was full of shock. A moment later, he turned to look at Jing Pu, who was sitting in the pavilion with a slight frown.

The black-robed elder quickly forced an apologetic smile, then immediately fell silent.

Jing Pu and the others had no idea what was going on. They shook their heads and turned back, ready to continue chatting.

Suddenly, another earth-shaking "Holy crap!" rang out!

Jing Pu turned around again, completely baffled. What in the world was going on?

After bending down to whisper quickly in Yun Qiyao's ear, the black-robed elder hurried over.

Seeing him approach like that, Jing Pu frowned slightly and got up to leave the pavilion. Had her condition suddenly worsened? That shouldn't be possible...

When he reached the black-robed elder, the man gritted his teeth and was about to kneel.

This time, Jing Pu reacted quickly and caught him before he could. He said, looking exasperated:

"If you have something to say, just say it. Don't keep kneeling every chance you get... How is she? Did she have any other reactions?"

The black-robed elder, who had failed to kneel, had tears streaming down his face.

"Senior, our Cloud Monster Royal Family will never forget your great kindness! The curse on Miss has already dropped to the fourth level!"

What did it mean for the curse to drop to the fourth level?

Jing Pu didn't react much to the black-robed elder's words, mainly because he didn't really understand what they meant. But judging from the elder's expression... it had worked?

Jing Pu immediately hurried over to Yun Qiyao.

Ling Ju and the other two remained where they were, looking utterly incredulous. The curse had weakened by one level?!

Didn't that mean...

Didn't that mean Senior could break the curse?!

Ling Ju and the other two swallowed nervously. At first, they'd thought Senior had merely suppressed the Demon Heart Tribulation's attacks. But now...

Th-this could be cured?!

The Demon Heart Tribulation could be cured?!

What?!

Ling Ju stood frozen, unable to come to her senses for a moment. After the Cloud Monster Royal Family had been afflicted with this curse, they'd sought out countless mighty experts. They had searched the entire lower realm, and the former immortals and ancestors of the Cloud Monster Royal Family who had ascended to the Upper Realm had even asked others for help.

In the end, though, nothing had come of it. Countless great immortals had been helpless against the Demon Heart Tribulation. They could only protect the afflicted, not break the curse.

And yet... after Senior had pricked her with a few needles, the curse had already weakened by one level?!

If they kept going, could the Demon Heart Tribulation really be cured?!

Thinking of this, Ling Ju gazed at Jing Pu's back with her beautiful eyes and suddenly smiled softly. Her smile was as radiant as peach blossoms and plum blossoms—truly breathtaking.

Senior... really could do anything.

However, no one saw Ling Ju's stunning smile. The black-robed elder in front of her was so excited he was nearly jumping on the spot, trembling all over as he murmured:

"There's hope! There's hope! The entire Cloud Monster Royal Family can be saved!"

Hearing the black-robed elder's words, Ling Ju, who had been smiling sweetly, suddenly froze. When she came to her senses, her smile turned from gentle to icy.

In that instant, Ling Ju suddenly struck!

The black-robed elder was a peak Nascent Soul expert, but Ling Ju's sudden attack caught him completely off guard. By the time he reacted, her jade-like hand had already gripped his throat.

The black-robed elder didn't resist. He only stared at the icy-eyed Ling Ju in astonishment, stammering:

"Holy Maiden of the Jade Pond... Wh-why?"

Ling Ju lifted her delicate chin slightly, her eyes cold as ice.

"Senior is kindhearted and benevolent. He's the most refined and gentle person I've ever met. Sometimes I even wonder if someone like him, who doesn't know how to refuse people, has to live a little too hard."

The black-robed elder blinked, utterly bewildered. What did any of that have to do with anything? He couldn't understand a word.

Ling Ju continued, expressionless:

"Senior is extremely important to me. I can't bear to see him worn out. If you go back and tell the entire Cloud Monster Royal Family about this, it won't just throw the Cloud Monster Royal Family into turmoil. The entire lower realm will be shaken. Then everyone will come swarming here, bringing Senior who knows how much trouble."

Hearing Ling Ju's words, the black-robed elder understood at once. He nodded in terror.

"I understand, I understand. I absolutely won't go back and spread this around. I guarantee that those five people won't say a word, either. We'll bury what happened today deep in our guts!"

Ling Ju's expression didn't soften at the black-robed elder's promise. Instead, she gave a cold snort.

"Listen carefully. Senior is living in seclusion here under the identity of an ordinary person, and he doesn't want to be disturbed. Saving Yun Qiyao was already an act of great kindness. But if you disturb Senior's peace and cultivation, whether or not he lets you off..."

"I definitely won't let you get away with it. I'll kill you!"