20: Chapter 20 Master! I'm a professional at disciplining my apprentices.

Inside the room, the light reflected off Yan Lingji's stunningly beautiful face.

After Yan Lingji acknowledged him as her master, her cries of "Master, Master" were filled with sheer delight.

To her left was the Nine-Leaf Heavenly Heart Lotus, every leaf flowing with a Dao charm sufficient to stir the desires of even a Half-Saint like herself; to her right was the pure immortal body, pure and flawless, like the most perfect masterpiece from the dawn of creation.

These two items were supreme treasures that could trigger great wars even during her Golden Age when Saints were numerous, let alone in the current Age of Dharma Decline.

After all, everyone is afraid of death; if one isn't afraid of death, why bother to Cultivate? Everyone wants an extra chance at resurrection.

And now, they were being held casually in Lu Chen's hands.

“Master, is this for real?”

Yan Lingji reached out with a trembling hand, wanting to touch that pure immortal body, but her fingertips stopped half an inch away, for fear of defiling this perfect shell.

“Master, you carry things like this around with you?”

Is this the foundation of a Great Emperor?

Carrying around a top-tier package for reshaping the Physical Body? Do Great Emperors have a habit of carrying around spare tires... no, spare bodies?

Just then, that familiar electronic voice suddenly popped up cheerfully in Lu Chen's mind.

“Ding!”

“Task settlement complete!”

The System's loli voice carried a heavy sense of seeking praise: “Host, Host! Am I not your most understanding and thoughtful little helper?”

“Look at how suitable this housekeeper is! Mature, hot, professionally relevant, and she can help you raise kids—she could even give birth to them, that's not out of the question either!”

“Praise me! Quickly praise this System for its high efficiency!”

Lu Chen rolled his eyes expressionlessly and gave a cold snort in his mind.

“You understand jack squat.”

“You're just a scammer who wants me to work for you.”

“Don't think I don't know what you're planning. If I hadn't taken her in, wouldn't you have issued some damn task like 'personally supervise the disciple's Alchemy for a hundred days' next?”

Having its thoughts exposed, the System fell silent for a second before humming self-righteously.

“Hmph, then I won't issue it. This System is the most efficient nurturing assistant in the entire Universe!”

“Host, you clearly enjoy this feeling of not having to do anything, so why be so stubborn!”

“This is the charm of big data! This System has perfectly analyzed the Host's 'lazy dog' attribute!”

“Shut up,” Lu Chen cursed inwardly. “Any more noise and I'll mute you.”

The loli-voiced System said, “Don't I understand you? My voice is the best proof.”

Then, to prevent actually being muted by the host, the System wisely chose to go silent, hiding its deeds and fame.

In reality.

Lu Chen looked at Yan Lingji, who looked like she wanted to dive her very soul into that jade-like body, and flipped his wrist.

Shua!

The light suddenly retracted.

The Nine-Leaf Heavenly Heart Lotus and the pure immortal body vanished instantly, returning to the System space.

“Ah!”

Yan Lingji let out a short cry of surprise, like a little girl who had her favorite toy snatched away, and instinctively lunged forward.

As a result, she lunged at nothing, passing directly through Lu Chen's arm.

She suddenly snapped out of it, meeting Lu Chen's eyes which were filled with a faint smile, and hurriedly floated back into a proper position, though her eyes still stared longingly at Lu Chen's palm.

“Do you want it?” Lu Chen asked leisurely.

Yan Lingji nodded like a chick pecking at grain, the waves on her chest surging violently with the motion: “I do! I want it even in my dreams!”

“It's good that you want it. Beg me, and I'll give it to you.”

“Master, I want it!”

Lu Chen lay back on the bed, hands pillowed behind his head, crossing his legs.

“The items will stay with me for now.”

“Whether you can get them depends on your assessment.”

Yan Lingji was stunned: “Assessment?”

Though the term was new, she understood it instantly.

Isn't it just about performance!

“Rest assured, Master!” Yan Lingji instantly entered her role, her originally seductive face now written all over with the word "professional."

“If you tell me to go east, I will never go west. If you tell me to kill, I will never set fires!”

“If you tell me to use my mouth, I definitely won't use my body; if you tell me to lift my leg, I definitely won't wrap my waist!”

“I don't need you to kill or set fires.”

Lu Chen yawned and pointed toward the door.

“From today on, your identity is the Head Housekeeper of Xiaoyao Peak, and you'll moonlight as a Tutor for these girls.”

“In the future, the disciples' Cultivation, Alchemy, and the work of cleaning up after their trouble-making will all be under your management.”

At this point, Lu Chen sat up specifically and emphasized with a serious face: “Remember, I have only one requirement—unless it's something major, don't bother me.”

“Unless the sky is falling or they've been beaten to death, don't knock on my door for trivial matters.”

After hearing this, Yan Lingji's eyes instantly lit up like two thousand-watt light bulbs.

Understood! She understood perfectly!

So this Lord Emperor took in disciples just to keep them for fun, but was too lazy to do the work himself?

Isn't this the perfect opportunity for her to use her remaining energy?

As long as she trained those little girls to be obedient, not only could she gain favor with the Great Emperor, but she could also get that perfect Physical Body...

Even...

Yan Lingji stole a glance at Lu Chen's incomparably handsome profile and the looming collarbones under his casually open collar.

If she performed a bit better, maybe she could use this as a springboard to directly rise to the position of mistress?

Even if she couldn't be the main wife, being a high-ranking personal maid would be excellent!

After all, a Great Emperor's Primal Yang was a tonic even more potent than the Nine-Leaf Heavenly Heart Lotus!

“Understood~”

Yan Lingji laughed so hard her whole body trembled, her voice carrying a seductive sweetness.

“Senior, rest assured. How could I let you handle such rough and tiring work personally?”

“Training... oh no, teaching disciples, I'm a professional at that.”

“I will definitely teach them to be well-behaved and sensible, so you won't have to worry at all.”

As she spoke, she tried to lean toward the bed, attempting to help Lu Chen massage his legs.

“Then Master, do you need Xiao Yan to attend to you tonight? Although I am currently a spirit body, there are some special Soul Cultivator techniques that can let you experience a different kind of pleasure~”

Lu Chen's mouth twitched.

This female ghost, why is her head full of nothing but lewd thoughts?

“No need.”

Lu Chen waved his sleeve, and a gentle but irresistible force directly swept Yan Lingji up.

“You can get lost now.”

“Go stay in the side hall next door, or go back into the ring.”

“Don't disturb my nap.”

Bang!

The door opened automatically and then slammed shut under a great force.

Yan Lingji, along with the red smoke, was tossed outside.

She spun twice in the air before steadying herself, but she wasn't annoyed in the slightest.

Looking at the tightly closed door, she licked her red lips, her eyes flashing with excitement.

“Is this the Great Emperor's style?”

“So aloof, so heartless, I love it!”

...

Inside the room.

Lu Chen finally felt like the whole world was quiet.

He stretched comfortably, rolled up the quilt, and instantly fell into a dream.

Only that black ring, forgotten in the corner of the bed, lay there lonely, as if silently accusing this Great Emperor of favoring the new over the old.

Meanwhile.

On the other side of Xiaoyao Peak.

Leng Qingqiu, who was about to go to sleep, suddenly felt a chill down her spine and shivered for no apparent reason.

“Achoo!”

She rubbed her nose and looked out the window in confusion.

“Why do I feel like something unclean has its eyes on me?”