My Beautiful Master Didn't Want Me Anymore

"Xiao Chen."

"You should leave!"

Within an isolated space that resembled an earthly paradise, a man and a woman faced each other.

The woman wore a long purple dress, her black hair cascading like a waterfall. Her bearing was noble, and her aura was suffocatingly powerful.

"Master, don't you want me anymore?"

"But I truly want to stay by your side and serve you all my life. I really can't bear to leave you!"

Reluctance filled Xiao Chen's face, and tears shone in his eyes.

At his words, the purple-dressed woman's expression shifted despite herself.

But she wasn't touched.

There was absolutely no possibility of that.

Su Qingxue was suppressing her annoyance and murderous intent toward the "youth" before her.

"Thirty thousand years!"

"Xiao Chen, thirty thousand whole years!"

"Do you have any idea how I've endured these thirty thousand years?"

Xiao Chen looked thoughtful, then said solemnly, "Of course I do!"

"For these thirty thousand years, I've kept you company day and night, sparing you the loneliness of the cold heights."

"For these thirty thousand years, I've honored my master and respected her teachings. You must have been filled with joy and felt very happy."

Honored his master and respected her teachings?

Filled with joy?

Very happy?

Looking at Xiao Chen's beaming face and inexplicable confidence, Su Qingxue truly wished she could slap him into a pulp!

Thirty thousand years ago, while traveling through the myriad worlds, Su Qingxue had happened upon Xiao Chen, who was only three years old. Finding his constitution rather unusual-something even she had never encountered with all her experience-she had considered taking him as her disciple.

Little had she known that this would be the worst decision of her life.

Thinking back now, what a calamity she had brought upon herself!

Xiao Chen did indeed have a unique constitution, unprecedented throughout the ages. He was also exceptionally intelligent and astonishingly gifted.

Anything Su Qingxue taught him, she needed only explain or demonstrate once for Xiao Chen to commit it to memory. He could even reproduce it exactly.

However.

Su Qingxue soon discovered a problem.

Although Xiao Chen appeared to have nothing wrong with his body, he couldn't cultivate, no matter what.

In the end, she tried adapting all her Cultivation Techniques and Divine Abilities into versions usable in Xiao Chen's world, but it still did no good.

Still, having formally accepted him as her disciple, Su Qingxue naturally couldn't simply stand by and do nothing, so she continued teaching Xiao Chen everything she had learned in her lifetime.

Xiao Chen didn't disappoint Su Qingxue's expectations. Whether cultivation methods or Dou Techniques, he could recite every detail backward without a hitch-a true master of theory.

Yet he couldn't cultivate at all.

Su Qingxue searched every place she could reach and used all manner of Heavenly and Earthly Treasures on Xiao Chen, but it remained futile.

In the end, Su Qingxue could only give up.

She thought, So be it. I'll let this child live out his life safely by my side.

Little had she known that this brat was actually undying and indestructible!

It would have been fine if he were obedient and sensible and truly respected his master and her teachings, but this brat just loved causing trouble.

Over these thirty thousand years, Su Qingxue had truly had enough of this wretched disciple!

This time, she had genuinely made up her mind. She had to send Xiao Chen away.

"Master... are you really driving me away?"

Xiao Chen finally realized his master wasn't joking, and his expression changed drastically.

After all, he had been with Su Qingxue since he was three. Thirty thousand whole years had passed, and he had never imagined a day when Su Qingxue would no longer want him.

He didn't believe his master would drive him away.

"Go. You've stayed by my side for thirty thousand years, and I've already taught you everything I know. It's time to leave."

Looking forlorn, Xiao Chen murmured, "Patriarch Bodhi... Sun Wukong... so similar..."

Seeing Xiao Chen so dejected that he had begun talking nonsense, Su Qingxue suddenly felt a little reluctant.

After all, Xiao Chen hadn't lied. Those thirty thousand years of companionship were real.

But reason told Su Qingxue that she had to make this disciple, whom she must have been blind to pick up, get lost as soon as possible!

"Master, I've spent thirty thousand years by your side. Now I have no family to turn to, no one to rely on. Where in all the myriad worlds is there a place for me?" Xiao Chen decided to try again.

"Of course there's a place!"

Su Qingxue pointed a finger, and a wealth of route information appeared in Xiao Chen's mind.

"I looked into it for you. Though thirty thousand years have passed, your Xiao Clan's bloodline still survives."

"In the northwest of the continent where you were born, in Wutan City of the Jia Ma Empire."

"You can go back and see how they're doing."

Hearing this, Xiao Chen froze.

Images buried deep within his memories began to awaken.

"Air conditioning, sofas, novels, Battle Through the Heavens, the Dou Qi Continent, thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, Xiao Yan..."

"Could it be!"

An utterly crazy possibility occurred to Xiao Chen.

But he soon calmed down.

After thirty thousand years, his composure was as steady as an old dog's.

Then he sighed.

Looks like Master is dead set on driving me away.

She even tracked down Wutan City.

"A master's command cannot be defied."

"Since you have ordered me to leave, however reluctant I am, I dare not disobey."

"I hope you'll be happy and joyful in the days to come, Master."

"Then I can rest easy!"

Xiao Chen had originally wanted to say, "Your subject takes his leave. With this retreat, I leave for a lifetime."

But he felt it didn't seem quite appropriate, so he let it drop.

Looking at Xiao Chen's sincere, reluctant expression, Su Qingxue sighed helplessly inwardly.

But she said nothing to ask him to stay.

"Chen'er, go. You've lived with me since you were three and rarely ventured outside."

"Remember, don't trust others lightly."

"Always remember that people's hearts are treacherous!"

As she spoke, even Su Qingxue found it a little ridiculous.

She was only saying it.

There probably wasn't anyone who could fool this brat Xiao Chen.

The little fellow was sharp.

He had a bellyful of schemes.

"Yes, Master. I'll remember!"

Xiao Chen looked at Su Qingxue and spoke with utter sincerity.

"Then pack your things and set off."

"Yes, Master!"

"I know you're reluctant, but we must part eventually. Go."

"Yes, Master!"

"Once you leave, don't tell anyone you're my disciple."

"Yes, Master!"

Three identical replies in succession, yet Xiao Chen didn't seem to have any intention of packing.

Su Qingxue frowned and asked, "Is there something else?"

"Master, we have, after all, been master and disciple."

"Hmm?"

"I'm about to leave."

"I know."

"After we part today, perhaps we'll never meet again!"

"What exactly are you trying to say?" Su Qingxue's tone turned cold.

She wasn't a patient person to begin with!

"I... I wanted to say..."

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

Su Qingxue clenched her fists, truly wanting to strangle the seemingly harmless youth before her.

Yet Xiao Chen seemed not to notice at all and continued with the same sincere expression, "Master, won't you... give me a little something?"

Su Qingxue gritted her pearly teeth. "You truly are such a wonderful disciple!"

"Thank you for the compliment, Master."

"Think about it, Master. As your disciple, it wouldn't be very appropriate for me to return empty-handed."

"Master, my pockets truly are embarrassingly empty. Otherwise, I wouldn't be begging like this."

Xiao Chen blinked, his expression innocent.

Embarrassingly empty pockets?

Su Qingxue sneered inwardly.

She had watched Xiao Chen grow up. How could she not know him?

This brat had never been the honest, well-behaved sort!

"Fine, fine. You're right. We have been master and disciple, after all."

"Take it!"

To get Xiao Chen to leave as quickly as possible, Su Qingxue still decided to indulge him.

Xiao Chen caught the Purple-Gold Bracelet Su Qingxue tossed over and grinned.

"Everything inside is extraordinary, and it's all suitable for use in your world. Are you satisfied now?" Su Qingxue said helplessly.

"Thank you, Master!"

Chuckling, Xiao Chen slipped the Purple-Gold Bracelet onto his right wrist, then looked at Su Qingxue with a smile.

"What else do you want?"

Having spent thirty thousand years together, Su Qingxue naturally understood what Xiao Chen meant.

"Master, as you know, I'm dull-witted and have no cultivation whatsoever."

"The outside world is dangerous, and there's no telling what my homeland is like now. Aren't you going to do anything about my safety?"

His safety?

"Have you forgotten what sort of thing you are?"

"Even I can't kill you. Do you think anyone on that tiny continent of yours could?"

Su Qingxue's tone had become thoroughly impatient.

"Wrong!"

"Completely wrong!"

"Even if I can't die, being unable to win a fight is still extremely painful!"

"Losing is really humiliating. You'd lose face too!"

Xiao Chen's face was utterly sincere.

"What are you getting at?"

"I need a bodyguard."

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

"I wouldn't dare trouble you, Master. But it suddenly occurred to me just now that our Dou Qi Continent has lots of magical beasts, and they're not easy to deal with."

"Hmm? Then what do you want?"

"I want to take... the Golden Emperor Dragon along."

"The Golden Emperor Dragon?"

Su Qingxue looked thoughtful. "You mean that fellow in the Starlight Origin Forest?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Xiao Chen nodded like he was pounding garlic.

"You've always gotten along well. Fine, as long as he's willing, you can take him with you."

Su Qingxue didn't stop him.

With the Golden Emperor Dragon for company, Xiao Chen presumably wouldn't be too lonely.

"Thank you, Master. I'll go pack my things, then."

"Go."

"Master, once I'm no longer by your side, you must take good care of yourself."

"I know."

"Master, remember to stay happy. Don't tire yourself out."

"Mm."

"Master, remember to think of me."

"All right."

"Teacher..."

"Get lost!"

"Right away!"

Xiao Chen hurriedly turned around, skipping along, already imagining himself showing off on the Dou Qi Continent.

Seeing that Xiao Chen seemed very happy, Su Qingxue narrowed her eyes slightly.

He seemed very happy?