313: Chapter 313 I swear I'm absolutely not lying to you!

Murong Xue's face turned pale, and she hurriedly tried to make amends for Guan Linger:

"Young Master, please calm your anger."

"Linger is just thin-skinned. She spoke disrespectfully just now, and now she is truly too ashamed to face you, Young Master."

"To express our sincerity, as long as Young Master Cao is willing to help, please feel free to name whatever reward you want!"

"Oh? Any reward will do?" Cao Kun's double pupils flickered slightly.

He swept his gaze across Murong Xue.

It had to be said, the figure of this Mahayana Stage Sword Cultivator was truly superb.

An icy blue dress clung tightly to her delicate body.

Her Physical Body, tempered by Sword Qi all year round, was firm and full, without an ounce of excess fat.

Below her slender waist were curvaceous, peach-shaped buttocks and straight, long legs.

Just looking at her was enough to whet one's appetite.

Being scanned by Cao Kun's gaze, which seemed capable of seeing through clothes, Murong Xue felt a bit nervous.

After all, she was a pure Fairy who had never experienced affairs between men and women.

A flush of crimson involuntarily spread across her cold, pretty face.

Even her heartbeat uncontrollably quickened its pace.

"Don't be nervous, Fairy."

Cao Kun withdrew his gaze at the right moment and chuckled.

"I can help you find the person, but during this time, you and Guan Linger must stay by my side and obediently follow my orders."

"Consider it an apology for the earlier disrespect. How about it?"

Murong Xue was secretly delighted.

She had originally felt that Cao Kun possessed the bearing of a Great Emperor and wanted to find an opportunity to befriend him.

Now that Cao Kun had proposed that they stay by his side to await his orders, how could this be an apology?

This was clearly giving her a chance to get up close and personal with this peerless Prodigy!

Not only could she take the opportunity to discuss the Dao and Laws, but she could also improve her own insights into the Sword Dao.

She could also incidentally resolve Guan Linger's Heart Demon problem.

This was simply killing two birds with one stone, a guaranteed profitable deal!

"Okay! I agree, Young Master!" Murong Xue nodded without hesitation.

Watching Murong Xue's look of having successfully "self-conquered," Cao Kun almost couldn't help but laugh out loud.

This Sword Cultivator girl was quite simple-minded.

"You agreed quite readily."

"But why don't you go out and ask that arrogant Spirit Realm Divine Maiden if she is willing to be a maid for a local from the Lower Realm like me?"

"Don't let her throw a tantrum at me later; I don't have the spare time to coax a child."

Murong Xue immediately guaranteed with absolute certainty:

"Rest assured, Young Master. This matter started because of her, and I can make the decision for Linger!"

After saying this, Murong Xue turned and quickly walked out of the VIP room.

Before long, the sounds of tugging footsteps and Guan Linger's resistant protests could be heard from outside the door.

"Sister Xue! Let go of me! I'm not going in!"

"Linger, be obedient! Young Master Cao has already agreed to help; come in with me and apologize!"

"I won't! I am a dignified Divine Maiden of the Guan family; how can I go and be a maid for him!"

Accompanied by a struggle, Murong Xue almost half-dragged and half-pulled the still-hesitant Guan Linger into the VIP room by force.

As soon as Guan Linger entered the room and saw Cao Kun's leisurely appearance, she immediately felt humiliated and furious.

Especially when she heard Murong Xue say that she had to pour tea and water for Cao Kun as a servant girl, she flatly refused.

"Sister Xue! I am a Divine Maiden of the Guan family!"

"I've never even washed my own clothes since I was little; how can I do this kind of menial work serving him..."

Guan Linger shouted angrily, her face full of unwillingness.

Cao Kun spread his hands and gave Murong Xue a look:

"See, I told you. She is a high and mighty Divine Maiden; how could she endure this grievance?"

Murong Xue looked at Guan Linger with exasperation and lowered her voice to persuade:

"Linger! Wake up!"

"Do you really want to return to the Spirit Realm with a Heart Demon?"

"Compared to your future on the Dao, can't you tell which is more important: this momentary grievance or your future?"

Guan Linger bit her lip, her heart falling into a fierce struggle.

Reason told her that Murong Xue was right.

If she didn't resolve the matter with Xiao Chen, she would have to return to the Spirit Realm with the Heart Demon, and her cultivation would stagnate from then on.

It was very likely she would die in the next Heart Demon tribulation.

Forget it, in order to make a complete break, I'll go all out!

Just as Guan Linger was about to open her mouth to agree, she saw Cao Kun suddenly sit up straight and shake one of his fingers.

"Alright, don't force her."

"That was the condition from just now. Now, I have changed my mind."

"You! You break your word!" Guan Linger stomped her feet in anger.

Murong Xue was also stunned: "Young Master Cao, what do you mean by this?"

Cao Kun ignored their questioning and flipped his wrist.

He took out the Magical Artifact he had obtained from the lottery earlier, "Fairy's Repentance," from the System space.

He threw it at Guan Linger's feet.

"Wear it on your wrist and be my personal maid by my side for a month."

"This is my condition now. Consider it double the apology for your earlier offense. Otherwise, forget it!"

Guan Linger looked down at the dark gold bracelet on the ground, feeling a bit uneasy in her heart.

This thing didn't look like any proper Magic Treasure; who knew what would happen if she put it on?

"This... what is this thing?" Guan Linger shrank back warily.

"Also, why so long? Your request is clearly taking advantage of someone in a desperate situation!"

Seeing Guan Linger resisting, Cao Kun shrugged indifferently.

He slumped back again, comfortably resting his head on Liu Rumeng's lap.

"If you don't want to wear it, then forget it."

"I'm not forcing you. Anyway, it's not me who has the Heart Demon. The door is over there; I won't see you two out."

This indifferent, "scum-boy" attitude of being able to walk away at any time actually had Guan Linger completely under his thumb.

She knew that this was truly her only chance.

If Cao Kun really washed his hands of it, she would be completely finished!

"Wait... wait!" Guan Linger hurriedly called out.

"How do I know if this bracelet of yours has any shady tricks?"

"What if this is some evil object that controls the mind or destroys the Divine Soul!"

"Unless... unless you swear on your Dao Heart that this thing is absolutely fine!"

Murong Xue also looked at Cao Kun with some worry.

Linger's worry was not without reason.

If this bracelet was a Magical Artifact like those from the Hehuan Sect that controlled the minds of female Cultivators, wouldn't Linger be a lamb entering a tiger's den? She wouldn't be able to answer for it when she returned.

"No problem." Cao Kun readily raised three fingers and said solemnly in a loud voice.

"I, Cao Kun, swear on my Dao Heart that this bracelet is absolutely not an evil object that controls Heart-Nature, destroys the mind, or performs Possession on the Physical Body!"

"If there is half a word of falsehood, may I be struck by heavenly lightning, my cultivation destroyed, and may I never be reincarnated for eternity!"

This oath was made with resounding force, and everything said was the truth.

If it couldn't lie, how could it be called controlling Heart-Nature? At most, it was just a truth-telling device.

Seeing Cao Kun swear so readily, the last bit of doubt in Guan Linger's heart was also dispelled.

Cultivators place great importance on oaths sworn on the Dao Heart; once violated, the Laws of the Heavenly Dao will never be lenient.

Since he dared to swear such a vicious oath, it meant that this bracelet was indeed not an evil object that controlled the mind.

At most, it was just a Magic Treasure that restricted spiritual power or was used for positioning.

"Fine! I'll wear it!" Guan Linger bent down and picked up the bracelet from the ground.

She fastened it onto her snow-white, slender wrist.

"Click." With a soft sound, the runes on the bracelet instantly lit up with a faint golden light.

Then it disappeared under Guan Linger's skin, as if it had merged with her.

Guan Linger tried to circulate the Qi within her body and found there was no obstruction.

Her mind was also completely clear, and she didn't have any feeling of discomfort.

Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief, and she looked at Cao Kun somewhat stubbornly.

"I've put it on; now, can you help me find Xiao Chen?"