41: Chapter 41 Rebellious Disciple! Your Master will marry Qingyue off right now!

Yu Linglong's scalp tingled.

Just now, she had been too focused on reprimanding her Disciple, and in her emotional agitation, she hadn't managed to control herself.

"Tea! It's a tea stain!"

Yu Linglong raised her voice, speaking extremely fast; the attempt to cover it up was glaringly obvious.

"Just now when Revered Master was pouring tea, my hand shook, and I accidentally splashed it on. Why are you making such a fuss!"

Leng Qingyue blinked.

A tea stain?

But wasn't that position a bit too centered?

Furthermore, the size of the water stain didn't look like something one or two drops of tea could cause.

However, out of trust for her Revered Master, Leng Qingyue did not overthink it.

Instead, she felt sorry for her Revered Master.

Revered Master is so distracted because of my affairs that even pouring tea makes her hand shake.

I am truly too unfilial!

"Revered Master, don't move, Disciple will help you wipe it."

Leng Qingyue took a pure white silk handkerchief from her sleeve, quickly walked around the jade desk, and was about to lean in toward Yu Linglong's legs.

Damn it! Don't come over here!

Yu Linglong was so scared that her face paled, and she desperately shrank back into her throne.

If she let her Disciple take a handkerchief and wipe that area twice... she would really have no face to face anyone for the rest of her life!

"No need! Revered Master will do it myself!"

"Revered Master, please don't be so polite with Disciple; this is what Disciple should do."

Leng Qingyue looked stubborn, holding the handkerchief and trying to stuff it into Yu Linglong's hand.

She had the air of someone who wouldn't leave until she had fulfilled her filial duty today.

Separated by the fox fur, the two engaged in a fierce tug-of-war behind the jade desk.

Yu Linglong was sweating profusely from anxiety, yet she dared not use force, fearing that a sudden movement would lead to irreparable consequences.

"Leng Qingyue!"

Yu Linglong finally couldn't hold on any longer; she summoned the authority of a Golden Core Elder and shouted sternly.

"When Revered Master says no need, it means no need! Right now, immediately, go back to your Immortal Cave and enter seclusion to stabilize your Realm!"

"Without Revered Master's order, you are not allowed to step a single inch out of the Immortal Cave!"

Leng Qingyue was stunned by the shout.

The handkerchief froze in mid-air.

She aggrievedly bit her lip, not understanding why Revered Master had suddenly gotten so angry.

"Yes... Disciple will take her leave."

Leng Qingyue put away the handkerchief and walked out of the great hall, looking back every few steps.

It wasn't until the hall doors closed again that Yu Linglong completely collapsed onto her throne.

Too close.

Just a little bit more, and an Inner Sect Elder of the Hehuan Sect would have died of social embarrassment on the spot.

After catching her breath for a long time, Yu Linglong slowly sat up straight.

In her mind, she recalled Leng Qingyue saying she wanted to become Dao Companions with Cao Kun.

A thick sense of sourness uncontrollably surged up from the bottom of her heart.

Become Dao Companions?

In your dreams!

Absolutely must not let Qingyue have any more contact with that Rebellious Disciple.

Must quickly find a Dao Companion for this girl.

Yes, find a young talent with a good family background, high talent, and upright character.

Marry her off!

As long as Qingyue has a Dao Companion, she naturally won't be thinking about that little beast Cao Kun anymore.

...

Hehuan Sect Outer Sect, Scripture Pavilion.

Cao Kun walked over with his hands behind his back, strolling along leisurely.

The passing Outer Sect Disciples saw Cao Kun and stopped one after another.

"Senior... Senior Brother Cao!"

"Damn, it really is him! Isn't he that Outer Sect trash who was about to die of old age? How did he become so young!"

"Your news is too outdated! He not only regained his youth, he even broke through to the Late Stage Foundation Establishment!"

"Yesterday at the martial arts arena, he crippled the drug-boosted Ye Fan with a single punch!"

"Even when Elder Ye Ting from the Pill Pavilion made a move, he couldn't injure him in the slightest, and in the end, it was Elder Yu Linglong who personally stepped in to protect him!"

"I heard he even became Dao Companions with Senior Sister Leng Qingyue from Lianxiang Peak!"

"This guy is actually eating soft rice so well he's attained the bearing of a Great Emperor!"

Cao Kun ignored the shock of these Outer Sect Disciples and walked straight into the Scripture Pavilion.

The Scripture Pavilion had three floors in total.

Outer Sect Disciples could only move about on the first floor.

In the past, when Cao Kun's Foundation was completely destroyed, in order to find a secret remedy to restore his Foundation, he spent almost every day here.

He had flipped through all the ancient Incomplete Manuals, but hadn't found anything useful at all.

However, it was precisely because of that down-and-out time that he got to know someone.

Cao Kun walked through rows of tall bookshelves and arrived at a counter in the deepest part of the Scripture Pavilion.

A woman wearing a plain-colored long dress was standing there, carefully organizing Jade Slips.

The woman had an extremely voluptuous figure.

That slightly oversized plain dress couldn't hide her proud figure at all.

Her waist was slender, her hip line was full, and her chest was even more prominently protruding.

A head of raven-black hair was tied behind her head with a simple wooden hairpin, exuding a mature and gentle charm.

However, her complexion was unusually pale, and she would occasionally cough gently.

But the pale face did not affect her beauty at all.

Instead, it added a touch of endearing fragility.

Nangong Wan.

The manager of the Outer Sect Scripture Pavilion.

Back when Cao Kun was at his most desperate and self-abandoning, everyone avoided him.

Only this woman, with her gentle temperament, did not despise him.

Not only did she often counsel him and encourage him to regain his confidence, but she also secretly slipped him some Spirit Medicine to nourish his Qi and blood many times.

Although that Spirit Medicine was a drop in the bucket for Cao Kun's injuries, Cao Kun had always kept this kindness in his heart.

He, Cao Kun, might not be a good person, but he was clear about gratitude and grudges.

"Manager Nangong, busy?"

Cao Kun walked to the wooden table, bent his finger, and tapped gently on the tabletop twice.

Nangong Wan looked up upon hearing the sound.

After seeing the face of the person who had come, she was stunned for a moment.

Afterward, in those gentle eyes, an undisguised surprise burst forth.

"Cao... Cao Kun?"

Nangong Wan stood up, looking up and down at the handsome and upright young man before her.

"Outside, everyone is saying you have restored your cultivation; I didn't believe it at first."

"Now that I see you like this with my own eyes, I can finally rest easy."

Nangong Wan's voice was very soft and gentle, making people feel very comfortable when listening to it.

She was genuinely happy for Cao Kun.

Cao Kun felt a warmth in his heart.

In this cultivation world, he had seen too much deceit and treachery.

This kind of pure kindness was truly a rare commodity.

Cao Kun smiled and flipped his wrist.

He took out an exquisite jade box from his Storage Pouch and placed it gently on the wooden table in front of Nangong Wan.

"Back when I was down-and-out, I was fortunate to have Manager Nangong's care."

"This kindness, Cao Kun has always kept in mind."

Nangong Wan was stunned for a moment and waved her hands repeatedly.

"What are you doing?"

"We are fellow Disciples; I only did some small things within my power, it doesn't deserve such a big gift from you."

"You have just recovered now and are exactly in need of resources; take this thing back."

Cao Kun did not take back the jade box.

Instead, he gently pressed down on Nangong Wan's fair jade-like hand as she prepared to push the jade box back.

As their skin touched, a flush of red flew onto Nangong Wan's cheeks, but she did not immediately pull back her hand.

"Manager Nangong, I remember you once said that you suffered damage to your Divine Soul in your early years, leaving behind a root of illness that caused your cultivation to stagnate and your body to become increasingly weak."

"Inside here is a fifth-grade spirit condensing pill."

"It is specifically used for repairing Divine Soul injuries."

"It should be able to completely eradicate your hidden ailment."

A fifth-grade spirit condensing pill!

Nangong Wan looked at the jade box on the table in disbelief.

This was a fifth-grade Medicinal Pill!

If this thing were taken to an auction house, it could definitely fetch an astronomical price.

"No! This is too valuable!"

Nangong Wan came back to her senses, flusteredly pulled her hand back from Cao Kun's palm, and hurriedly pushed the jade box back.

"The Spirit Medicine I gave you back then, added together, isn't worth one ten-thousandth of this one Medicinal Pill!"

"Cao Kun, I appreciate your intentions, but I cannot accept this!"

Just as the two were declining, a rapid System notification sound rang in Cao Kun's mind.

[Ding! Detected a top-grade Spirit Beast!]

[Target Name: Nangong Wan]

[Age: 32]

[Cultivation: Ninth Level of Qi Refining]

[Target Physique: Samsara Holy Body]

[Comprehensive Evaluation: A supreme Physique rarely found in all worlds! Perfectly meets the conditions for Jade Beast capture! Strongly recommend the Host capture immediately!]

[If you miss this woman, the Host will regret it for a lifetime!]

Samsara Holy Body?

Although Cao Kun didn't know what level of Physique this was, the evaluation given by the System was "rarely found in all worlds."

This level of prestige was indeed not small.

Cao Kun looked at the sickly, gentle big sister in front of him who hadn't even broken through the Qi Refinement Stage.

A row of question marks appeared on his forehead.

Was this damn System starving crazy?

As long as it's a good-looking woman with some special Physique, it urges me to capture her as a Jade Beast?

He, Cao Kun, was a high-class Beast Tamer with style and pursuits.

He would absolutely never lay a hand on a seriously ill Spirit Beast.

Besides, even if it were a top-spec A8.

It still had to be well-maintained before driving.

That way, the shock absorption effect would be perfect.

"Shut up, I have my own measure of when to capture."

Cao Kun replied coldly to the System in his mind.

Directly ignoring the rapid System notification, he pushed the jade box back in front of Nangong Wan again.

"Manager Nangong, don't decline anymore."

"This Medicinal Pill is useless for me to keep."

"But for you, it is a life-saving thing."

"If you really feel bad about it, just repay me after your Divine Soul has fully recovered."

Nangong Wan looked at Cao Kun's sincere eyes, then looked at the spirit condensing pill in the jade box, which was emitting an alluring medicinal fragrance.

Tears finally couldn't help but fall.

Only she herself knew the pain of Divine Soul damage.

The torture day and night, the despair of cultivation not advancing an inch.

She had thought that her life would just be like this, and she could only spend the rest of her life in this Scripture Pavilion.

She didn't expect that a little kindness from back then would actually exchange for a chance to be reborn.

"Cao Kun... thank you."

Nangong Wan didn't act coy anymore and carefully put away the jade box.

"This Medicinal Pill has a potent medicinal effect."

Seeing her accept it, Cao Kun instructed softly.

"Your cultivation is currently too low, so when you take it, definitely don't swallow the whole pill."

"It is best to scrape off a little powder and refine it in portions; do not be too hasty."

"If you encounter any trouble during the refinement process, or if there is anything you need help with, come to Lianxiang Peak to find me at any time."

Nangong Wan nodded vigorously.

"I will remember."

Cao Kun waved his hand and turned to walk toward the outside of the Scripture Pavilion.

Nangong Wan stood behind the counter, watching Cao Kun's departing back, and did not look away for a long time.

The fingers holding the jade box tightened slightly.

On that pale face, a trace of an extremely complex flush appeared.