14: Chapter 14 The Woman's Mission

"Kid, back in the day, I don't know how many men broke their heads trying to get to me, begging to spend time alone with me. And you? You actually dare to look down on me?"

The woman in black tossed Xiang Tian aside and floated over to sit on a tall jade chair.

Xiang Tian didn't dare to retort and could only force a smile: "Senior, your status is noble, and your power is profound. A lowly little Cultivator like me, how could I dare to covet such good fortune? I'm afraid it would shorten my life."

"Hmph, you know your place." The woman rested her chin on her hand, her gaze drifting into the distance, "This Old Ancestor has been trapped in this space for I don't know how many years."

Xiang Tian's eyes lit up. Isn't this an opportunity?

He immediately leaned forward, looking eager: "Senior, if you have any unfulfilled wishes or things you want to get done outside, just order me. I guarantee I will handle them for you!"

As long as he could leave this damn place, never mind doing errands, he would be willing to even do menial labor.

The woman turned her head and glanced at him: "I have nothing worth worrying about, but I do have urgent matters now, otherwise I wouldn't have dragged you in."

"Ah? Senior, you dragged me in for another purpose?" Xiang Tian was stunned.

"That is natural." The woman nodded, "My archenemy has already started supporting factions and expanding her influence outside. I cannot just sit here and wait for death. Therefore, I will train you for this year, and after you go out, you will help me deal with her factions."

Xiang Tian's mouth twitched, and he wailed in his heart: Just what kind of person must your archenemy be? A little Cultivator in the Qi Condensation Realm like me, she could probably blow me to death with a single breath, and you want me to deal with her factions?

"Senior, you had better find someone else. With my meager strength, I'm afraid I'm not even qualified to carry the shoes for your archenemy's faction." Xiang Tian quickly waved his hands, wanting to refuse.

"Oh? You want to refuse?" The woman's eyes turned cold, and her fingers tapped lightly on the armrest of the jade chair, "I will give you two choices. First, be killed by me right now, so I don't have to be annoyed looking at you; second..."

"I choose the second one! I choose the second one!" Xiang Tian didn't wait for her to finish and shouted loudly, "It is my honor to share your burdens, Senior. I will definitely give it my all!"

Just kidding, between death and obedience, only a fool would choose the first one.

"Mm, not bad, you have a bright future." The woman's expression softened, "Rest assured, as long as you complete the task I give you, I will not treat you unfairly. The reward will definitely satisfy you."

Xiang Tian's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "Senior, what is your reward? Is it a high-level Cultivation Technique, or a top-grade Spiritual Artifact?"

Such a powerful Old Ancestor, the reward must be extraordinary. Perhaps it could even allow him to walk sideways in the Haotian Sect.

The woman smiled without answering and just waved her hand: "Alright, the training starts from today. Come over and knead my shoulders and hammer my legs first."

"Ah?" Xiang Tian was stunned, almost losing his footing, "Senior, kneading shoulders and hammering legs? This is the training?"

He thought it would at least involve passing down a Cultivation Technique, giving guidance on how to Cultivate, or at the very least, tempering his body. In the end, it was actually just serving someone?

"I tell you to do something, you do it. Where do you get so much nonsense?" The woman's tone sank, sounding unquestionable.

Xiang Tian dared not retort and could only resign himself to walking over.

The woman's figure flickered, and she appeared on a lounge chair not far away, lying sideways in a lazy posture.

The black gauze dress outlined her exquisite figure. The neckline slid down slightly, revealing her delicate collarbones, and the hem of her skirt also pulled up, exposing a section of her fair, smooth thigh.

Xiang Tian's throat bobbed as he watched, and he muttered to himself: This woman is definitely doing this on purpose. She knows I'm a normal man, yet she puts on this pose.

"Still not coming over?" the woman urged.

"Coming, coming." Xiang Tian quickly walked behind the lounge chair and started kneading her shoulders.

"What is your name?" the woman asked casually, eyes closed.

"Xiang Tian."

"How old are you this year?"

"Eighteen."

"You're actually so young." The woman's tone carried a hint of surprise, "A little harder, a little to the right. Yes, right there."

"Mm... ah... comfortable." The woman let out a satisfied moan, her voice seductive, making Xiang Tian feel a wave of heat in his heart.

Xiang Tian rolled his eyes and complained in his heart: Is it really necessary? It's just kneading shoulders, it's like she's enjoying some top-tier service.

"Alright, change places, hammer my legs for me," the woman ordered again.

Xiang Tian crouched down and began to hammer her legs.

His hands met something smooth and soft, the texture was excellent. Xiang Tian couldn't help but knead a couple more times, thinking to himself: Her skin is just too good.

"Mm... ah... the strength is just right." The woman's moans sounded again, eyes closed, expression enjoying, making Xiang Tian's mind wander.

Just like that, the shoulder kneading and leg hammering continued for an hour.

"Do you want to know why I am making you deal with my archenemy's faction?" the woman suddenly spoke.

"I do!" Xiang Tian nodded quickly.

"My archenemy is a woman with great ambition. She is supporting factions in order to control the Cultivation world in the future. When that happens, all the common people in the world will suffer."

The woman's tone became serious, "I am trapped here and cannot take action myself, so I can only rely on you."

"Then what exactly do I need to do?" Xiang Tian asked.

"Very simple. You just need to find the factions she supports and destroy them." The woman said, taking a jade talisman out of her storage ring and throwing it to Xiang Tian, "This jade talisman can sense the treasures used by members of her faction. As long as they use their treasures, the jade talisman will light up, helping you locate them."

Xiang Tian took the jade talisman, looked at it carefully, and asked again: "Then, will they be able to find me through the jade talisman in return?"

"Rest assured, I will split off a wisp of my Divine Sense to help you block their detection. They won't be able to find you." The woman said, shooting a wisp of golden light from her fingertip, which merged into Xiang Tian's Sea of Consciousness.

"Ah!" The intense pain of forcibly opening his Sea of Consciousness made Xiang Tian cry out involuntarily.

The woman's Divine Sense took root in his Sea of Consciousness and stayed there quietly.

"Senior, through this wisp of Divine Sense, can you see the situation on my end?" Xiang Tian was a bit worried. If his every move were being monitored, that would be too uncomfortable.

"No. This wisp of Divine Sense is only used to block detection; it has no other functions," the woman replied.

Xiang Tian breathed a sigh of relief and chuckled to himself: Great! Then she won't know what I do in the future. Even if I do something to this wisp of Divine Sense, she won't be able to detect it.

"Alright, stop daydreaming and continue hammering my legs," the woman urged.

For the next year, Xiang Tian spent his days kneading the woman's shoulders, hammering her legs, and serving tea and water.

Although this woman had a somewhat irritable temper, she wasn't a heinous Devil Head. Most of the time she was sleeping, occasionally asking a question or two about the situation outside, and she didn't lay a hand on Xiang Tian again.

After spending a long time together, Xiang Tian even felt that she was more like an ordinary woman who had been lonely for too long and wanted someone to keep her company.

"Today is the day to send you off," the woman looked at Xiang Tian, her eyes complex, "To be honest, after spending this year together, I am actually a bit reluctant to let you go."

If she didn't let him out, her archenemy's faction would grow stronger and stronger, making it harder to deal with in the future.

If she let him out, she felt that she would be missing someone by her side who could talk to her and serve her.

"Senior, I am also reluctant to leave you," Xiang Tian said, his words insincere.

The woman smiled and teased, "After looking at me for a year, what do you think of my figure?"

"That is, of course, flawless and rare in this world!" Xiang Tian blurted out. This was actually the truth; the woman's figure was indeed impeccable.

"Having to look every day but not being able to touch, is it very difficult?" The woman raised an eyebrow at Xiang Tian.

Her cultivation was profound; how could Xiang Tian's little thoughts possibly be hidden from her?

Xiang Tian answered without blushing or gasping for breath: "Senior, you have misunderstood. I am only viewing your beauty with an appreciative eye; I absolutely have no profane thoughts. In my heart, you are as noble as a god."

The woman rolled her eyes at him: "Smooth-tongued. Hurry up and leave."

She raised her hand and waved it, and a spatial rift appeared in front of them, then she kicked Xiang Tian into it: "Remember your task, don't let me down."

"This kid is quite interesting. If he had been born in my era, perhaps it could have become a beautiful story," the woman murmured softly as she watched the spatial rift close, then turned and returned to the jade chair.

...

Xiang Tian fell onto a patch of grass, slowly climbed up, looked around, and discovered that he was actually outside Tuyu Town.

"I didn't expect to return here." Xiang Tian felt a joy in his heart. The Xiang Family was in Tuyu Town, so he could go back and take a look.

He straightened his clothes and walked toward the town.

Just as he arrived at the town entrance, he heard someone gossiping about him.

"Isn't that Xiang Tian? Back then, he only got into the Haotian Sect because of his fiancée. Why is he back now? He wasn't kicked out, was he?"

"Definitely. He is just a piece of trash. He couldn't stay in the Haotian Sect, so he could only slink back."

"That's right, a piece of trash who climbed up by relying on a woman, what is there to be proud of."

"..."

Xiang Tian frowned.

He rushed over directly and kicked one of them in the stomach.

"Bang!"

He shouted coldly: "Who is trash? Say that again?"

That person quickly begged for mercy: "I am trash! I was wrong! You are a big person with a big heart, please spare me!"

"Get lost!" Xiang Tian spat out the word coldly.

The person clutched his stomach and fled quickly.

The people around were shocked at the sight.

"Holy crap, Xiang Tian is actually this strong now!"

"Hurry, let's go, don't provoke him, or we'll suffer too."

The group of people dispersed one after another.

Just as Xiang Tian wanted to continue forward, he heard a familiar voice: "Xiang Tian?"

He turned his head and saw a woman dressed in green clothes standing not far away.

"Sister Yuanyuan!"