"It's fine if we're not close. We'll get to know each other as we chat!"
Su Tanmeng narrowed her eyes, the corners of her lips curling into a faint, intrigued smile.
Get to know each other?
Qingshan Gou Di really wasn't human!
She actually wanted to roast me until I was done!
Wait! She was a Nine-tailed Celestial Fox, so she was human after all!
Xiao Yao knew there was no way he could escape the grasp of an Emperor Tier cultivator—especially not the strongest Emperor Tier cultivator in this world.
So he stopped being afraid, his expression settling into calm as he turned to look at Qingshan Gou Di, who wanted to roast him until he was done.
In an instant, Xiao Yao's eyes went still.
The woman before him wore a black string bikini that showed off her sexy, enviable figure and flawless, milky-white skin.
She looked every bit as stunning as his master. In fact, with those nine golden-orange tails swaying gently behind her, she even had his master beat.
The corners of Su Tanmeng's lips lifted higher. As a fox demon, she took Xiao Yao's unwavering stare as the greatest compliment to her beauty.
But the boy felt only twelve years old to her. He shouldn't even have had hair in all the right places yet—so how could he already be such a lecher?
That made her suspect Xiao Yao had cheated his way to the top and into this place.
After absorbing all the memories of her clone, Su Tanmeng's ruby-bright eyes took on a sharp gleam.
Although he had reached this place with the help of her clone, there was no way he had cheated to reach the top. If anything, his performance had shaken her to the core.
She had never believed anyone could reach the summit.
The reason was simple: even she couldn't reach it.
That was why she had assumed he cheated earlier—for instance, by having her clone, who was unaffected by the pressure here, drag him up.
Su Tanmeng's gaze fell on Xiao Yao, who was staring at her in a daze.
This was hardly how a cultivator with a steadfast Dao heart was supposed to act!
She truly was a peerlessly beautiful woman, with looks capable of captivating anyone in the world, but that didn't mean he should keep staring like this!
Actually, Xiao Yao was no longer looking at Su Tanmeng's body. His attention was fixed on her nine fluffy, golden-orange tails, swaying gently behind her.
Those big fluffy tails would make a wonderfully warm pillow to cuddle up with.
Of course, Xiao Yao wouldn't normally act like this.
But he was convinced Su Tanmeng was going to roast him next, so he might as well feast his eyes before he died.
"Ahem!"
Su Tanmeng coughed twice, but Xiao Yao continued staring as if he hadn't heard her.
So she coughed twice more. "Ahem!"
This time, nothing changed. Xiao Yao still acted as if he hadn't heard a thing.
Seeing this, Su Tanmeng walked up to him, anger on her face. "Didn't you hear this Emperor cough?"
"Big fluffy tail!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, Xiao Yao wrapped both arms around one of Su Tanmeng's nine big tails and began rubbing his face against it, thoroughly enjoying himself as if he didn't care about her at all—or about dying.
Big fluffy tail?
Su Tanmeng was stunned, as if caught in a gale!
She had thought Xiao Yao was staring at her, but she never expected he'd been staring at her fluffy tails.
Suddenly, a shiver ran through her, making her red lips part as a seductive "Mmm" escaped her.
"Let go of this Emperor's tail!"
Only then did Xiao Yao hear Su Tanmeng's voice. He tightened his embrace and pouted like a child throwing a tantrum. "I won't let go! I'm going to die anyway, so I might as well enjoy myself until the very last moment!"
"Mmm!" Su Tanmeng's cheeks had begun to flush, and she looked a little breathless.
At the same time, she was baffled. "When did this Emperor ever say I was going to kill you?"
"Didn't you just say that as we chatted, I'd be done?" Xiao Yao said.
Su Tanmeng covered her forehead with her fair, slender hand. She hadn't expected the boy to misunderstand her.
This boy was a once-in-ten-thousand-years...
No, a once-in-a-hundred-thousand-years, once-in-a-million-years, once-in-ten-million-years, even once-in-a-hundred-million-years prodigy.
And she had already cleared up her earlier misunderstanding. There was no way she would kill Xiao Yao. In fact, she intended to take him as her Direct Disciple.
"This Emperor didn't mean it that way!"
Xiao Yao raised his head and asked curiously, "Then what did you mean?"
"I meant that we'd get to know each other through conversation. Besides, you reached the summit without receiving any benefits, didn't you? I'm the one who gives out your reward."
Su Tanmeng's tone had lost its earlier severity. Instead, it was much gentler. Clearly, she already regarded Xiao Yao as her Direct Disciple.
Xiao Yao realized he wouldn't have to die. He gave the tail one last squeeze, feeling its softness and fluffiness, then let go and quickly stepped in front of Su Tanmeng.
Su Tanmeng shot Xiao Yao a resentful glance. The blush on her cheeks had deepened, and she looked quite alluring.
Xiao Yao suddenly realized that tails were extremely sensitive.
I'm done for! I'm done for!
Qingshan Gou Di must be furious now! I'm finished!
With that, Xiao Yao lunged forward, about to hug Su Tanmeng's tail again. But Su Tanmeng grabbed him by the collar with one hand and demanded, "What are you trying to do now?"
"I hugged your big tail. It must mean a lot to you, so there's no way you'll forgive me." Xiao Yao knew he was doomed, so he didn't bother hiding it.
Su Tanmeng rolled her eyes. I'm about to become your master. Do you really think I'd hold a grudge over you hugging my tail?
But when she saw how Xiao Yao looked completely unafraid of death, she hurriedly explained, "This Emperor won't hold it against you. Tell me, what reward do you want?"
As the strongest Emperor Tier cultivator in the entire world, Su Tanmeng naturally had to maintain the composure befitting an Emperor Tier cultivator.
Besides, the boy already knew she was Qingshan Gou Di. Becoming her disciple was surely the first thing he'd think of.
And becoming her disciple was the best way for him to maximize his gains.
But Xiao Yao asked cautiously, "Anything at all?"
"That's right. As long as it's within this Emperor's power, anything goes!" Su Tanmeng assured him.
Xiao Yao immediately took the immature Phoenix Undying Medicine that Shocking Heaven Tower's master, Sun Weihao, had given him out of his system inventory.
"I want you to help me grow this Emperor Tier undying medicine until it's mature."
If he hadn't already become the Lotus Sword Emperor's disciple, he probably would have chosen to become Qingshan Gou Di's disciple.
Besides, ever since Qingshan Gou Di had made a name for herself, she had always kept a low profile. Perhaps she looked down on the cultivators of this world altogether, and trying to become her disciple might only lead to humiliation.
Lastly, the books said that Qingshan Gou Di was skilled at growing medicinal herbs, so helping an Emperor Tier undying medicine mature should be no problem. That would also save his master the time and effort.
Then, for the next month or so, his master could devote all her time and energy to helping him cultivate.
But the air around them seemed to freeze. Qingshan Gou Di said nothing, staring at him as if he were an idiot.
After a long while, her red lips finally parted. "Why don't you become my disciple?"
[Ping! Sensing that Qingshan Gou Di very much wants to take you as her disciple, a quest has been issued: Become the disciple of the Prudence Dao Empress. Upon completion, you will receive the Great Emperor technique, Longevity Art.]
"No way! You want me to take another master? System, you're pushing me straight into a pit of fire!" Xiao Yao roared inwardly.
[Ping! As long as the Lotus Sword Emperor and Qingshan Gou Di don't mind, what's the problem?] [Ping! Besides, doesn't the host want to cuddle up with that fluffy, soft big tail every night?]
"I do, but how could she possibly agree to something like that? Unless the two of them already know each other and are close enough to share a bed and wear the same pants."
[Ping! Host, that's what you need to figure out. Of course, you can also choose not to take the quest, but then you'll miss out on the Great Emperor technique, Longevity Art, which can keep increasing your lifespan!]
Xiao Yao understood that the system was deliberately flaunting the Longevity Art to make him greedy.
There was no way he'd fall for such an obvious trap!
But... the Longevity Art! He really wanted it!
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