I let you tame beasts, and you've already formed a contract with your stunningly beautiful mast

Having regained his peak condition, Cao Kun handled the jade pendant with incredible smoothness.

After a brief two-hour instruction session.

The system notification sounded in Cao Kun's mind again.

[Ding! Detected that the host has successfully made the jade beast feel happy. Jade beast taming value +2.]

Current taming rating: 7/100.

[Reward: 200 Mission Points!]

I heard a notification that the reward had been credited to my account.

Cao Kun looked very energetic.

Pleasure?

He glanced sideways at Yu Linglong, who was standing beside him with a vacant look in her eyes.

Yes, that's right.

The master was definitely overjoyed, but she was too embarrassed to say it out loud.

After all, he's a 300-year-old elder, so it's understandable that he's thin-skinned and likes to act a bit arrogant.

In that case, as an apprentice, I must naturally continue to work hard!

However, he had just reached out his hand.

Yu Linglong reacted like a frightened cat, her fur standing on end.

"Don't come any closer!"

Seeing that this rebellious disciple was not stopping, she was now extremely panicked.

Yu Linglong could no longer care about the demeanor of a Golden Core cultivator and roared.

"Cao Kun! Haven't you caused enough trouble?!"

"If the sect's enforcement hall finds out that you have committed such a treasonous act against me, according to the rules of the Hehuan Sect, you will surely die!"

"Not only will they be skinned alive and have their tendons pulled out, but they will also suffer the torture of having their hearts devoured by ten thousand ghosts!"

Her voice was somewhat shrill due to excitement, completely unlike her usual charming tone.

Cao Kun's movements indeed paused for a moment.

This brief pause gave Yu Linglong a glimmer of hope.

She thought her threat had worked.

After all, in the cultivation world of Qingzhou, the punishments of the Hehuan Sect were notoriously terrifying.

Especially when dealing with traitors and those who rebel, their cruelty is enough to strike fear into the hearts of any cultivator.

For a mere Qi Refining stage disciple, the fear of the sect should be ingrained in their very bones.

Thinking she had seized the initiative, Yu Linglong immediately changed her strategy.

She forced herself to sit up, trying her best to adopt the arrogant demeanor of an inner sect elder, and her eyes regained their sharpness.

"My disciple, you are a wise man."

"What happened before, I can consider as you going astray in your cultivation."

"If you stop now, kneel down and admit your mistake, and break this damned contract, I might spare your life out of our past master-disciple relationship."

At this point, she even winked at Cao Kun.

"In fact... it's not like I can't offer you some sweeteners."

After coercion comes enticement.

Yu Linglong had long been a master of these manipulative tricks.

In her view, what Cao Kun, a disciple from the bottom tier, desires most is power, status, and women.

As long as you give him a little something in return and promise him some benefits.

This traitor would have no choice but to obediently break the contract and turn back into a lapdog that he could manipulate at will.

A brief silence fell over the room.

Yu Linglong stared nervously at Cao Kun's face, waiting for his repentance and pleas for mercy.

She had already decided that the first thing she would do after this traitor broke the contract was to drain him dry.

Then they extracted his soul, lit a human oil lamp for forty-nine days, and condemned him to eternal damnation!

However, what she received was not the fear and pleas she had expected.

"Ha ha……"

Cao Kun first chuckled softly, then his laughter grew louder and louder until it turned into a full-blown, hearty laugh, filled with disdain and sarcasm.

"Hahahaha... Master, you are so adorable."

He wiped away the tears of laughter and slowly stood up.

"Spare my life? Master, you really don't understand the situation."

Cao Kun leaned down and whispered in her ear.

"Don't blame me for not warning you."

"Between you and me, a life-and-death pact was already established the moment you swallowed that pill and put on this beast ring."

"If you don't believe me, you're welcome to verify it!"

"Once I die, no matter where you are in the world, your soul will be annihilated and you will be buried with me."

What?!

Upon hearing this, Yu Linglong trembled violently, her face filled with disbelief.

A life-or-death pact?

How is that possible!

She originally planned to appease Cao Kun first, feign compliance, and then find an opportunity later, either to kill him herself or to eliminate him through the sect.

But this contract of sharing life and death was like an insurmountable mountain, shattering all her plans and hopes!

This means that from now on, she cannot kill this traitor.

We even have to protect him with our lives, so that he won't get hurt in the slightest!

If he bumps or bruises himself, he'll probably be fine.

If he dies... I'll be doomed too!

This realization made her feel ten thousand times more desperate than when her primordial yin was taken away!

"No...you're lying to me...it can't be..."

Yu Linglong murmured to herself in a daze, unwilling to believe it was true.

Looking at Yu Linglong's pretty face, which went from disbelief to shock to utter despair, Cao Kun knew that the time was right.

This high-ranking Golden Core elder had shattered his last pillar of hope with his own hands.

Without any further hesitation, he pulled the limp Yu Linglong into his arms.

……

The farce finally came to an end when the sun was high in the sky.

[Ding! Detected that the host has successfully made the jade beast recognize its status; taming value +3.]

Current taming rating: 10/100.

[Reward: 300 Mission Points!]

Another 300 points in!

Looking at his newly replenished task points on his personal panel, Cao Kun felt incredibly satisfied.

This Jade Beast Master System is truly a wonderful thing.

Taming jade beasts is not only a pleasure, but it also helps you rack up points – it's a highly profitable business.

How come I never realized before that my good master was such a treasure?

Not only is it a walking, all-around tonic, but it's also a rare elite monster that drops rewards.

I wonder what new poses... cough, new features will be unlocked once the jade beast's taming value is high.

This is something to look forward to!

The rustling sound of clothes being put on by the bedside interrupted his thoughts.

Cao Kun glanced sideways.

Yu Linglong had her back to him and was silently tidying up her long purple dress, which was crumpled and ruined.

Her movements were somewhat stiff.

His fingers were even trembling slightly.

Clearly, his inner world was far less calm than it appeared on the surface.

Her long, flowing purple hair was draped messily over her shoulders and back, adding to her disheveled and broken beauty.

After quickly tying the ribbon around her waist, Yu Linglong didn't want to stay a moment longer.

He staggered toward the door.

For her, everything that happened here was a nightmare she couldn't shake off.

"Master, are you leaving already?"

Cao Kun's playful voice drifted out behind her.

"Disciple has something important to discuss with Master."