99: Chapter 99 Tortoise Shell Binding! Even if your mother is a Nine-Turn Quasi-Emperor, it won't work. She'll be bound too!

If a disciple is naughty and has a bad head, it's mostly because they've been spoiled—a beating will fix it!

They say if you don't beat them for three days, they'll climb onto the bed and tear off the roof tiles!

Upon hearing his disciple's Heaven-Defying remarks, Lu Chen grabbed Ye Qingxian and lifted her off the ground.

Ye Qingxian's legs dangled in the air.

"Exciting?"

Hearing her mutter that, Lu Chen flipped his hand and slapped her bottom again.

Slap. Crisp and clean.

Ye Qingxian let out a howl, tears instantly gushing out, her lips pouting.

"Read fewer storybooks, and Cultivate the Dao more."

Lu Chen held her up before his face, his tone no different from training a puppy.

"What kind of messy nonsense is inside your head all day? Your thoughts aren't pure at all; they're dirty and filthy. Your nerve is far greater than your cultivation."

Ye Qingxian's grievances finally erupted.

Since she was born, among the thousands of people in the Ye family, not a single person dared to touch a hair on her.

But today, her bottom had been hit three times.

Three times! Do you know how I endured these three times?

Ye Qingxian sniffed hard, tilted her head back, and glared at Lu Chen with her big, watery eyes, immediately calling for reinforcements.

"You just wait! My mother is the head of the Ye family! A Nine-Turn Quasi-Emperor! When she comes..."

"Even if she comes, I'll still hit her all the same."

Lu Chen's response was so fast that the second half of Ye Qingxian's sentence was stuck in her throat.

She was stunned for a breath, then shouted even louder.

"If my mother can't beat you, I still have my great-grandfather! You just wait until he wakes up..."

"It will be the same even if he wakes up."

"My Ye family has had a Legacy in the Central Province for a million years! There are several Great Emperors who have achieved Ascension to the Immortal Realm!"

"Those who achieved Ascension can't return, and those who didn't are lying in their coffins. Are you going to lift them out of their coffins to fight me?"

Ye Qingxian's mouth opened, closed, and opened again.

She realized that all the reinforcements she could call upon were useless in front of this person.

"So what if you're a Great Emperor! You're bullying a child! You're shameless!"

"Little Qingxian, just submit to Emperor Yun! He is a Great Emperor, you won't be losing out! As the youngest Great Emperor of that time, he can definitely satisfy all your requirements!"

Ye Qingluan advised.

"Aunt Qing, you've fallen. Since you can't beat him and can't run, have you turned into this little man's little sycophant? I despise you!"

Lu Chen found her noisy.

He reached his right hand into his sleeve and pinched a golden thread—the immortal binding rope.

The same one used to tie up Nangong Waner last time.

He casually tossed it onto Ye Qingxian.

Golden light exploded.

The immortal binding rope transformed the moment it left his hand, the golden thread automatically seeking its target, completing the entire binding within a tenth of a breath.

Ye Qingxian's body was wrapped circle by circle by the golden thread, her arms tied behind her back, legs drawn together, the thread passing from her shoulders through her armpits, crossing at her chest, wrapping around her waist, passing through her legs, and folding back to her back—a standard tortoise shell binding.

It was the exact same pose as the time with Nangong Waner.

Ye Qingxian fell to the ground, her body unable to move, her Middle Stage Xiantai Realm spiritual power completely suppressed by the immortal binding rope, unable to circulate even a trace.

She lowered her head and took a look at the binding method on her body.

Her face instantly turned burning red.

"Ahhhhhhh!!!"

Ye Qingxian writhed frantically on the ground, her twin tails flying everywhere, her whole person flopping about like a fish out of water.

"You perverted old Devil Head! How did you tie me up! What kind of binding method is this!"

She turned her head to look at the position of the knot on her back, blushing to the roots of her neck.

"Lu Guan! No, Lu Chen! I misjudged you! Even though you look good, your heart is actually so vicious! Tying this Young Miss up like this! And you hit my bottom!"

"When I get out, I'll call my mother to teach you a lesson! From now on, you'll only be fit to be my horse! I want to ride you, make you crawl on the ground! Lick my feet!"

Lu Chen pulled a grand armchair out of the Void Realm, placed it on the ground, and sat down.

He took a pot of spirit tea out of his sleeve, and Ye Qingluan took the initiative to pour the tea; Lu Chen wasn't surprised and took a slow sip.

"Curse, keep cursing."

He crossed his legs, holding the teacup in his hand, looking down at the writhing Ye Qingxian on the ground.

"When you're tired of cursing, kowtow, serve me tea, and acknowledge me as your Revered Master."

"Pah! Dream on! This Young Miss would rather die than acknowledge you as Revered Master!"

Ye Qingxian gritted her teeth, tears falling pitter-patter.

"You pervert! Scoundrel! Old lecher!"

"It doesn't matter how awesome your mother is." Lu Chen blew the foam off the tea, his tone as casual as chatting about the weather.

"If she comes, I'll use this same rope I used to tie you to tie her up, I'll tie her up all the same, believe it?"

He took another sip of tea.

"As for hitting your bottom, if your mother dares to be disrespectful to me, I'll hit her all the same."

Although Ye Qingxian didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth, she wasn't stupid.

This person could make Aunt Qing, a Peak Three-Turn Quasi-Emperor, helpless. Although her mother was a Nine-Turn Quasi-Emperor, facing a Great Emperor—

Ye Qingxian didn't dare to think any further, but she couldn't give in verbally; she had to stay tough to the end, so that in the future, she wouldn't have to suffer this kind of tough treatment!

"You just wait! You just wait!"

She rolled over on the ground, changed direction, and continued cursing.

Lu Chen sat on the armchair, drinking tea, listening to the curses, occasionally nodding to show his approval of her cursing skills.

An hour passed.

Ye Qingxian's voice went from crisp to hoarse.

"You..."

Two hours passed.

Ye Qingxian's spiritual power was completely exhausted, and the Law power on the immortal binding rope made her unable to even lift a finger.

Her throat was so hoarse she couldn't speak complete sentences, only able to make hissing sounds.

Lu Chen put down his teacup and looked at the little girl lying on the ground.

[Ding~] A loli voice sounded in his mind.

[Host! Task progress is stuck at 99%! It's missing the final step—officially acknowledging the Revered Master!]

[Hurry up and urge her! Dilly-dallying, even slower than when you used to tease Fairies back in the day!]

Lu Chen got up, walked to Ye Qingxian, and crouched down.

Lu Chen took a large Spirit Pill out of his sleeve and stuffed it into her mouth.

The cool medicinal power slid down her throat, and her hoarse voice instantly recovered a bit.

"Being my disciple, you won't lose out."

Lu Chen crouched in front of her, looking at her, his tone neither light nor heavy.

"The Cultivation Technique, Magic Treasure, Spirit Stone, and cultivation resources you want, I can provide them all. What the Ye family can provide, I can provide; what the Ye family cannot provide, I can also provide."

Ye Qingxian lay on the ground, lifting her big eyes, looking at him with watery eyes.

"Really?"

"Really."

Ye Qingxian bit her lower lip.

She sniffed, struggled to adjust her posture on the ground, but because she was bound and couldn't kneel properly, she could only, in her prone position, kowtow her forehead against the gray ground.

Once, twice, three times.

"Disciple Ye Qingxian pays respects to Revered Master."

Her voice was hoarse, aggrieved, and carried a heavy nasal tone.

[Ding!] [Congratulations to the Host for completing the mission—How Dare a Bold Peasant Forcibly Kiss This Emperor!]

[Reward has arrived: One can of top-grade Dao tea "Evergreen Years", Divine-Grade Disguise Technique proficiency increased to Perfection!]

The corners of Lu Chen's mouth raised slightly; he reached out, the immortal binding rope automatically loosened, and the golden thread retracted into his palm.

Ye Qingxian regained her freedom, collapsing on the ground, her purple-gold brocade dress crumpled into a ball, her twin tails undone, looking like a worn-out ragdoll.

Lu Chen reached out and rubbed her head.

"Be good! In the future, you are not allowed to kiss your Revered Master casually; it's rebellious, understand?"

Ye Qingxian lay on the ground and nodded.

Lu Chen stood up and turned to Ye Qingluan, who was three steps away.

This pure-blooded Green Phoenix at the Peak of the Three-Turn Quasi-Emperor had been standing quietly on the side watching the whole process, her phoenix eyes beneath the mask shining, her gaze at Lu Chen excessively ardent.

Lu Chen patted her shoulder.

Ye Qingluan's body visibly trembled, and the pink Dao markings on her lower abdomen flashed.

"Does Emperor Yun have any instructions?"

"Stop calling me Emperor Yun every other sentence." Lu Chen waved his hand.

"Just call me Fellow Daoist Lu. You return to the Ye family first and inform the Ye family that I have taken Little Qingxian as my disciple. I will bring her back to the Ye family later, and we can discuss it in detail then."

Ye Qingluan nodded, green light flowing in her phoenix eyes.

"Oh right." Lu Chen glanced at her, "I didn't even realize your original form wasn't Human Race, but the ancient exotic beast, the Green Phoenix."

Ye Qingluan smiled beneath her mask.

"I'm not a member of the Ye family. I have a good relationship with this little girl's mother; I'm her sworn younger sister, hired by the Ye family to protect Little Qingxian."

Lu Chen nodded, speaking as if to himself.

"Green Phoenix, not bad, not bad. I should find time to go capture a top-tier exotic beast as a mount; that would be stylish."

Ye Qingluan's phoenix eyes suddenly brightened.

She took a half-step forward, clenching her hands into fists, her voice filled with undisguised eagerness.

"Fellow Daoist Lu! I can be your mount! For you to ride!"

The corners of Lu Chen's mouth twitched.

"You'd better return to the Ye family first."

A trace of regret flashed in Ye Qingluan's phoenix eyes, but she quickly returned to her bright-eyed state.

She bowed to Lu Chen, her figure turning into a green light, tearing through the space barrier that Lu Chen had voluntarily opened, and disappeared into the depths of the gray Void Realm.

The space quieted down.

Ye Qingxian climbed up from the ground, brushed the dust off her dress, and looked up at Lu Chen's back.

Her big eyes rolled twice, and the corners of her mouth quietly tightened.

In her heart, a thought took root.

[I, the dignified Young Miss of the Ye family, how can I live under someone else for long.]

[I've admitted defeat today; a wise person doesn't fight when the odds are against them.]

[When I bring you back to the Ye family, let's see how my mother and great-grandfather deal with you, heh~ heh~ heh~]

Ye Qingxian lowered her head, following behind Lu Chen, looking unbelievably well-behaved.