7: Chapter 7: If your hand shakes even slightly, Master, things will get "very exciting"!

"It is nothing."

Yu Linglong forcibly suppressed the sudden, strange sensation within her body, striving to keep her voice steady.

She squeezed out a slightly stiff smile toward Leng Qingyue.

"It is just an old ailment from years ago; it flares up occasionally, no cause for concern."

"Go to the Alchemy Room and fetch a bottle of the Heart-Calming Pills I usually take."

An old ailment?

A flicker of doubt passed through Leng Qingyue's cold eyes.

Revered Master's appearance just now—her delicate body trembling, her gaze scattered—did not look like a relapse of an old ailment at all. It looked more like...

She dared not think any further.

Despite her many confusion, Leng Qingyue did not ask more. She simply gave a respectful acknowledgment and left the main hall as ordered.

As a Disciple, there were some things that one absolutely should not ask about.

...

Meanwhile, in the Outer Sect of the Hehuan Sect, inside that dilapidated wooden shack.

Cao Kun toyed with the pitch-black System item in his hand, his brow furrowed.

He had just tentatively channeled a thread of spiritual energy into the item and whispered a call.

Logically, since this thing was a remote communication controller, the other party should have some sort of reaction.

But half a day had passed, and the other side was like a stone sinking into the ocean—no movement at all.

Cao Kun's expression darkened, and he filed a complaint to the System in his mind with an unfriendly tone.

"Damn System, is this thing some shoddy product? Why is there no reaction at all!"

"What happened to the promised remote control and contact with the Jade Beast?"

[Ding! The command has been successfully transmitted; the target Jade Beast has received the message.]

[Detected that the target Jade Beast is feeling resistant and has chosen not to respond.]

Oh?

Choosing not to respond?

Cao Kun sneered upon hearing this.

"Fine, you've grown bold."

"Only three months without seeing each other, and you dare give me the cold shoulder."

...

Within the main hall of Lianxiang Peak.

As Leng Qingyue's figure completely vanished outside the hall doors, Yu Linglong's tense nerves finally relaxed.

She could no longer hold herself up and slumped weakly onto the luxurious throne, panting heavily.

That sudden sensation just now had come quickly and left just as fast.

But that strange feeling, which had penetrated deep into her marrow, still left her with lingering fear.

She immediately calmed her mind, her powerful Divine Sense sweeping through every inch of her body, trying to find the source of that strange sensation.

But no matter how she searched, she could find no trace of it.

That feeling had appeared out of thin air and vanished just as mysteriously.

"Damn it! What on earth is this?"

Yu Linglong was filled with both shock and fury.

She could feel that this absolutely had to do with that Rebellious Disciple!

She had to find a way to break it as soon as possible, otherwise, she would never know peace again!

Just as she was pondering a countermeasure, Cao Kun's smiling voice rang out directly in the depths of her Soul.

"Revered Master? Did you miss me?"

Boom!

Yu Linglong's head buzzed!

This voice... it was that Rebellious Disciple!

He... he could actually speak directly inside her body?!

This terrified her even more than the sudden strange sensation from before!

This meant that from now on, she would have no secrets left!

Every move she made, even a single thought, could be peered into clearly by that Rebellious Disciple!

"Get out!"

Yu Linglong roared frantically with her willpower, trying to expel the voice from her mind.

However, the voice did not disappear; instead, it began to tease her.

"Why is Revered Master so angry? Your Disciple is only showing concern for you."

Buzz—

The moment he finished speaking, that strange sensation that made her whole body go soft struck again!

And this time, it was several times more intense than before!

"Ugh!"

Yu Linglong let out a muffled groan, and her delicate body, which she had just barely straightened, collapsed again.

She bit her lower lip hard, refusing to let any sound escape.

But she still couldn't concentrate enough to resist.

Shame, terror, helplessness...

All sorts of emotions flooded her heart.

She knew that if she didn't respond soon, this Rebellious Disciple would definitely escalate things!

In her desperation, she was forced to send a thought filled with both shame and anger through the brand deep in her Soul.

"Rebellious Disciple! Stop!"

Inside the wooden shack, Cao Kun lightly flicked the item with his fingertip, his smile deepening.

She's finally willing to speak.

"Oh? Revered Master is finally willing to acknowledge me?"

"I thought that after three months, Revered Master had already forgotten about me."

"What exactly do you want! Don't think that using such low-life methods will allow you to completely control this seat!"

"Low-life?" Cao Kun chuckled. "Revered Master, you shouldn't put it that way. Back when you were absorbing my Spiritual Root, your methods were much more sophisticated than mine."

"Between us Revered Master and Disciple, we're two of a kind at best. Neither of us is in a position to judge."

With one sentence, he blocked all of Yu Linglong's rebuttals.

Indeed, when it came to being despicable and shameless, she wasn't exactly clean herself.

"It's nothing much," Cao Kun's voice took on a rare touch of seriousness.

"It's just that after three months, I missed Revered Master a bit and wanted to hear Revered Master's voice."

"And while I'm at it, I want to discuss something with Revered Master."

Yu Linglong suppressed her rage and coldly sent back a thought: "Speak!"

Cao Kun said unhurriedly, "I have fortunately made a Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Stage, and my cultivation has been restored. Don't you think it would be too conspicuous if a cripple who was supposed to be long dead suddenly appeared in the Outer Sect full of life?"

Hearing this, Yu Linglong's willow-like brows furrowed.

She understood what Cao Kun meant.

A Disciple whose Foundation was declared destroyed and whose Lifespan was nearly exhausted suddenly had a surge in cultivation and returned to his Peak.

If word of this got out, it would inevitably attract the attention of the Sect's higher-ups.

Once someone looked into it and traced it back to her...

Although she didn't think anyone could uncover the truth, it would still be a nuisance.

"So?" Yu Linglong asked.

Cao Kun chuckled, finally revealing his true intent.

"So, I'd like to ask Revered Master for a favor. Arrange a reasonable identity for me, like... a Utility Disciple of Lianxiang Peak, or a deacon guarding the medicinal garden or something."

"That way, I can stay by Revered Master's side legitimately. It would hide me from prying eyes and let me listen to Revered Master's teachings at all times. Isn't that the best of both worlds?"

Let him come to Lianxiang Peak?!

Let him appear before her eyes at all times?!

"Forget it!"

Yu Linglong refused almost instinctively.

Just the thought of this Rebellious Disciple wandering around her own territory made her feel a sense of suffocation.

She never wanted to recall that nightmare for the rest of her life!

"Revered Master, don't be so quick to refuse," Cao Kun's tone remained relaxed, but the threat in his words made Yu Linglong feel as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.

"Revered Master, you are a smart person."

"Think about it, this little thing is quite convenient to use."

"What if... and I'm just saying what if."

"One day, while you are preaching to your Disciples, or in the Sect's main hall discussing matters with other Elders, my hand accidentally trembles a bit..."

"What kind of interesting thing do you think would happen then?"

"I imagine the scene would be quite spectacular, wouldn't it?"

"..."

At that moment, Yu Linglong's breathing completely stopped.

A bone-chilling cold rushed from the soles of her feet straight to the top of her head!

She could almost see that scene.

In the solemn and majestic Sect hall, under the gaze of countless fellow members and Disciples.

She, the high-and-mighty Golden Core Elder, would suddenly lose her composure in public, making a complete spectacle of herself...

The consequences would be ten thousand times more terrifying than killing her!

This Rebellious Disciple!

He is a devil!

Leng Qingyue