165: Chapter 165 Want to Cultivate with Master?

"Senior, do you mean... that you want to... with Revered Master..."

She bit her lip, momentarily at a loss for how to respond.

Ye Changge looked at her expression, sighed inwardly, and continued:

"Furthermore, Xiao Tang, it's not that I am unwilling to save her. You also know that you two are currently identified as Demonic Cultivators, and Disciples from the Qingshui Sword Sect are searching everywhere for you. Treating you both inherently carries the risk of being implicated."

He paused, his gaze becoming serious:

"More importantly, while I am willing to trust you, I have never interacted with your Revered Master. If I save her and she, instead of being grateful, decides to silence me, how am I supposed to handle that?"

Hearing this, Ling Xiaotang's eyes reddened again.

She knew that Senior was speaking the truth.

With the two of them being hunted down, what normal person would want to get involved in such trouble?

Moreover, she knew her Revered Master's temper better than anyone.

Revered Master was truly extremely good to her, cherishing and doting on her in every way.

But towards others, especially men...

Revered Master was always cold as ice, viewing them as filth.

She had seen with her own eyes a male Cultivator who merely glanced at Revered Master a few extra times, only to be struck away by her palm, nearly crippling his cultivation.

There was another time when a Loose Cultivator, arrogant about his high cultivation, came to propose marriage; Revered Master didn't even let him finish speaking before blasting him out of the mountain gate with a single sword strike.

Since then, male Cultivators within a hundred miles would take a detour upon seeing Revered Master, fearing they might run into bad luck.

If Revered Master woke up and discovered she had been treated by a strange man using a Dual Cultivation Secret Art...

Could she really convince Revered Master not to kill him?

Ling Xiaotang bit her lip and fell silent.

Xiao Caiyue, listening quietly from the side, secretly spat at Ye Changge in her heart.

As expected, this lecher was just lusting after her body!

She glanced at the unconscious Nangong Zili.

That face was indeed born extremely beautiful; even though her complexion was pale as paper at the moment, it could not hide her city-toppling beauty.

Her eyebrows were like distant mountains shrouded in dark hues, her eyes like ripples in autumn waters, her nose bridge was elegant, and her lips were like cherry blossoms.

Although a Demonic Cultivator, her entire being faintly exuded a cold, otherworldly aura, like a Fairy from the Moon Palace, making one dare not profane her.

All that talk of "great exhaustion" and "fearing being repaid with evil for good"...

At the end of the day, wasn't it just because he saw that Nangong Zili was beautiful and a Core Formation True Person, and he had designs on her?

However, cursing aside, she was now Ye Changge's wife and knew her husband truly had this ability and could indeed save people.

Furthermore...

She looked at the unconscious Nangong Zili, feeling some pity in her heart.

As a woman, and also possessing a special Physique, she understood better than anyone the pain of being tormented by one's own Physique.

She sighed softly, stepped forward, and said gently to Ling Xiaotang:

"Young lady, I was previously treated by my husband using this Secret Art as well. The consumption this Secret Art requires from my husband is indeed immense, far beyond what ordinary means can compare to."

She paused, her tone gentle yet serious:

"With just a light sentence, you want my husband to take such a huge risk to save a total stranger; it doesn't make sense in terms of emotion or reason. Moreover, you are currently identified as Demonic Cultivators; if it is discovered that my husband has connections with you, the entire Ye family will be implicated."

Hearing this, tears streamed down Ling Xiaotang's face.

She knew that what the other party said was the truth, and every word was reasonable.

But Revered Master was the only family she had left in this world...

She bit her lip, desperately trying to hold back her sobs, her small body trembling slightly.

Suddenly, it seemed she remembered something.

She hurriedly unfastened her Storage Pouch from her waist and rummaged through it in a panic.

A moment later, she took out an exquisite jade box.

The jade box was warm and moist, pale pink in color, with exquisite patterns carved on its surface, faint spiritual light flowing within.

Ling Xiaotang took a deep breath and opened the jade box.

Inside the box lay a small Gu quietly.

The Gu was crystal clear, pale gold, shaped like a silkworm, but it had a pair of transparent wings as thin as a cicada's.

It seemed to be sleeping, its body rising and falling slightly, emitting a soft golden halo.

The most peculiar thing was that it was wrapped in countless silver threads as fine as hair; those threads extended from its body, weaving into an exquisite little net in the box, gently lifting it up.

Those threads shimmered with a faint silver light, and as they flowed, flashes of radiance appeared, as if containing some mysterious rhythm.

Ye Changge's gaze fell upon the Gu, and his heart stirred slightly.

This Gu... looked extremely extraordinary.

Ling Xiaotang raised her head, looked at Ye Changge, and said earnestly:

"Senior, this is the 'Thousand Silk Love-Binding Gu'."

"As long as Senior refines this Gu and uses it to bite my Revered Master once, Revered Master will... will subtly fall in love with Senior."

She paused, then added:

"Although Revered Master is a Core Formation True Person and the effect might be slightly weaker, she will definitely not harbor any killing intent towards Senior."

She was speaking the truth.

This Gu was one of the heirlooms her grandmother left her.

It was said that her grandmother back then relied on this Gu to make a high-level Cultivator fall deeply in love with her, allowing her to easily obtain all sorts of resources, which was how she step by step became a Core Formation Cultivator.

Xiao Caiyue, listening from the side, was suddenly shocked.

Thousand Silk Love-Binding Gu!

Because of her Dragon Yang Body, she had been searching everywhere for various texts, trying to find a way to save herself. Having a wide range of knowledge, she naturally knew many secrets that ordinary people did not.

She had once seen a record in an ancient book—

Thousand Silk Love-Binding Gu, an Earth Rank Gu.

This Gu was extremely rare; the method of cultivating it had long been lost, and those that existed were mostly remnants from ancient times.

Once bitten by this Gu, the victim would gradually develop an inseparable affection for the owner of the Gu.

This emotion was not a Puppet technique that forcibly controlled the mind, but rather a subtle change in sentiment, making the other party feel close, trusting, and attached from the bottom of their heart.

Even more terrifying was that this Gu could be upgraded.

A step further was the Heaven Rank Gu—the Myriad Thread Love-Binding Gu.

Its effects were even more Heaven-Defying.

It could even be summarized in one sentence—

"Love knows not its origin, yet it runs deep."

Xiao Caiyue looked at the Gu quietly curled up in the jade box, her feelings mixed.

This girl... to save her Revered Master, she actually took out something like this.

And Ye Changge, upon hearing this, let his gaze fall on the small Gu, his heart also skipping a beat.

He looked at Ling Xiaotang's clear eyes, which were filled with pleading, and fell silent for a moment.

Then, he sighed softly.

"Xiao Tang, do you know what this thing implies?"

Ling Xiaotang bit her lip and nodded:

"I know... but I have no other choice."

She lowered her eyes, her voice low:

"Revered Master is very good to me... I cannot watch her die."

Ye Changge looked at her.

Those eyes were still clear, still innocent.

Exactly the same as when he first met her in the Secret Realm.

He remained silent for a long time.

Then, he reached out and took the jade box.

"Alright."

His voice was gentle and firm:

"I promise you, I will save your Revered Master."