139: Chapter 139: Foot Massage

Chief Steward Gu pondered for a moment.

Kill the White Emperor.

Those four short words contained quite a significant amount of information!

No one understood better than those at their Realm just how terrifying a Void Refinement Stage powerhouse with a nearly exhausted Lifespan could be.

Chief Steward Gu fell silent.

He looked at Liuer.

Liuer immediately frowned slightly.

She had originally thought Xiao Ran only needed to deal with the White Emperor, but she hadn't expected it to actually be a killing.

Those were two completely different concepts!

"Why?" Liuer asked in surprise.

Xiao Ran did not answer. He simply looked at Liuer with a deep gaze.

Liuer suddenly recalled the information she had sent people to investigate after the auction.

After the arena martial competition, the White Emperor had betrothed his daughter to him. And there was the White Emperor's unusual behavior over the past few days.

A thought suddenly occurred to her.

"Is the White Emperor going to make a move on you?"

Xiao Ran neither confirmed nor denied it. He simply said calmly,

"He wants to perform Possession on me."

Upon hearing this, Liuer's pupils constricted slightly. She looked at Chief Steward Gu. Chief Steward Gu was also looking at her. The two exchanged a glance.

Chief Steward Gu spoke slowly, "Young Master Xiao, this matter is of great importance. We need to discuss it."

Xiao Ran nodded. "Please do."

Chief Steward Gu stood up and walked toward the inner chamber. Liuer also stood up and followed him.

A moment later, the two came out. Chief Steward Gu wore a smile on his face.

"Young Master Xiao, we have agreed."

Xiao Ran breathed a secret sigh of relief; this was an important part of his plan. "Thank you."

Chief Steward Gu waved his hand. "No need for thanks, however..." He looked at Liuer.

Liuer stepped forward and looked at Xiao Ran with a smile. "Young Master Xiao, cooperation is possible, but I have one condition."

Xiao Ran was stunned. "What condition?"

Liuer sat on the soft couch and propped up her legs. A pair of fair, delicate small feet swayed in front of Xiao Ran.

"Give me a foot massage."

Xiao Ran revealed a look of surprise. "What?"

Liuer smiled like a little fox. "At the auction, you made me massage your shoulders for an entire afternoon. I remember that grudge. You have to massage my feet to compensate me."

Hearing this, Xiao Ran looked down at her pair of fair, delicate small feet. Her ankles were slender, her toes were rounded, and her skin was so white it was almost transparent. He swallowed his saliva. Was this a punishment or a reward?

However, he wore a troubled expression on his face. "Miss Liuer, this... isn't quite appropriate, is it?"

Liuer raised an eyebrow. "What? You're unwilling? Then the cooperation is off."

Xiao Ran looked at Chief Steward Gu. Chief Steward Gu coughed lightly and looked away. "This old man saw nothing."

Xiao Ran: "..." He took a deep breath, looking conflicted. "This... this..."

Liuer swayed her feet. "Hurry up, why are you dawdling?"

Xiao Ran gritted his teeth, wearing an expression of someone facing death with equanimity. "Fine, I'll do it!"

He walked to the soft couch and crouched down. He reached out and grasped Liuer's feet. They felt smooth, warm, and soft like jade. Xiao Ran felt secretly pleased, but on the surface, he wore an expression of deep misery. He began to massage them gently.

Liuer was initially triumphant, waiting to see Xiao Ran's frustrated expression. But as he massaged, she suddenly felt something was wrong. This man... how was his technique so good? The strength was neither light nor heavy, he found her Acupoints with extreme precision, and the massage made her feel comfortable all over.

"Hmm..." She couldn't help but let out a soft moan. Xiao Ran looked up at her. Liuer's face flushed red, and she turned her head away. "Continue, don't stop! I massaged you for a long time back then."

Xiao Ran found it amusing, but his hands didn't stop. After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Liuer leaned back on the soft couch, her whole body feeling limp, her face full of enjoyment.

Xiao Ran released his hands. "Alright, I'm done."

Liuer opened her eyes and looked at him. Her gaze was somewhat complex. "Xiao Ran, have you... have you studied this before?"

Xiao Ran: "No, just naturally gifted."

Liuer bit her lip. She suddenly felt that her revenge seemed to have... let him off too easily?

Chief Steward Gu coughed lightly. "Since the condition has been met, the cooperation is settled."

Xiao Ran stood up and cupped his hands. "Thank you, Senior Gu, and thank you, Miss Liuer."

Chief Steward Gu waved his hand. "Young Master Xiao is too polite. Since we have promised you, we will definitely do our utmost. But there is one problem: how should we leave the city?"

"Since you said the White Emperor is not injured, he will certainly be observing everything in secret. Although I am also in the Void Refinement Stage like him, I am not confident in evading his Divine Sense perception."

Hearing this, Xiao Ran smiled mysteriously. This problem was not an issue for him. Xiao Ran immediately pulled a brightly colored bead from his embrace. "With this item, I can take you out of the city."

Outside Wanbao Pavilion, the sun was shining brightly. Xiao Ran walked out slowly. With Wanbao Pavilion settled, the next step was leaving the city.

At this moment, outside the main gate of the Dongfang Family, when Xiao Ran arrived, a group of people was already prepared to set off.

The Head of Dongfang Clan was at the lead, followed by three old men behind him. They were the three honored guests from the meeting hall earlier. Four Soul Transformation Stage cultivators.

Xiao Ran nodded inwardly. This lineup was indeed strong enough.

"Young Master Xiao has arrived. Shall we set off now?" The Head of Dongfang Clan smiled, his expression devoid of any urgency. Those who knew would think they were going to save someone, but those who didn't might think they were going on an outing!

Xiao Ran nodded. "Let's go." The group headed toward the city gate.

Along the way, Xiao Ran quietly observed the three old men. One had a gloomy expression and kept staring at him. It was the Elder he had retorted to earlier.

One was reticent and hadn't said a word from beginning to end. Another occasionally glanced at him with a deep gaze, as if calculating something.

Xiao Ran felt vigilant. This trip out of the city was definitely not simple.

White Emperor City, South City Gate. The light barrier of the City Protection Array was like a giant upside-down bowl, covering the entire city. Runes flowed on the light barrier, emitting a terrifying aura.

Xiao Ran stood in front of the array and took a deep breath. He took out the jade talisman given by the White Emperor and activated it according to the secret technique.

A beam of light shot out from the jade talisman and merged into the light barrier. The light barrier trembled slightly and cracked open a gap, just enough for one person to pass through.

"Move quickly." Xiao Ran said in a low voice. The Head of Dongfang Clan stepped into the gap first. The three honored guests followed closely behind. Xiao Ran stepped in last.

The moment he stepped in, the light barrier slowly closed. Everything returned to normal, as if nothing had ever happened.