"I'll tell you after you agree!"
As soon as Su Tanmeng said that, Xiao Yao immediately grew wary.
Before, he had only suspected this might be a trap. Now he could be almost certain it definitely was.
So he shook his head and said, "Tell me what it is first. That way, I can decide whether to agree or not."
"Disciple, I'm your Second Master. How could I possibly harm you? Just agree first!" Su Tanmeng played the master-disciple card.
But Xiao Yao didn't fall for it at all. "Second Master, it's not that I don't want to agree. It's just that the way you're acting makes it hard for me to believe you won't harm me."
"..."
At that moment, Su Tanmeng realized she had been too impatient!
If she wanted to lure Xiao Yao into her trap, she needed to use a gentler approach—one as subtle as spring rain nourishing the earth without a sound.
But it was too late now. Her disciple was already on guard against her, and trying to soften her approach would only backfire.
So Su Tanmeng's expression darkened. "Disciple, you know I cultivate The Way of Prudence. Naturally, I'm more cautious and careful than other people."
"That's true!" Xiao Yao had read plenty of protagonists who followed The Way of Prudence in his previous life, so he knew exactly what cultivators who practiced it were like.
Even when there was no one stronger than them, they would imagine that someone stronger was lurking out there.
They also had an overwhelming sense of danger, always thinking that some tiny detail might get them killed!
So he had already guessed that this was still the fault of the Longevity Art and Sacred Lotus Sword Canon.
Looks like he couldn't bluff his way out of this