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

"It's alright."

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"It's just an old ailment that I've had for years. It flares up occasionally, but it's nothing serious."

"Go to the alchemy room and bring me a bottle of the Tranquilizing Pills that I usually take."

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Meanwhile, at the outer gate of the Hehuan Sect, in that dilapidated wooden house.

Cao Kun fiddled with the jet-black system item in his hand, his brows furrowed.

He had just tentatively channeled a wisp of spiritual energy into the prop, and then whispered a command.

Logically speaking, as a remote communication controller, this thing should at least elicit some response from the other party.

But half a day has passed, and there's still no sign of anything happening on the other side, like a stone sinking into the sea.

Cao Kun's face darkened, and he mentally filed a complaint against the system in an unfriendly tone.

"Damn system, is this some kind of counterfeit product? It's not responding at all!"

"What happened to the promised remote control and communication with the jade beast?"

[Ding! Command successfully transmitted; target jade beast has received message.]

[The target jade beast showed signs of resistance; therefore, no response has been selected.]

Oh?

No response?

Cao Kun scoffed upon hearing this.

"Good job, you've really gotten to that level."

"It's only been three months, and you're already resorting to the silent treatment."

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Inside the main hall of Lianxiang Peak.

As Leng Qingyue's figure completely disappeared outside the palace gate, Yu Linglong's tense nerves finally relaxed.

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She immediately calmed herself down, her powerful divine sense sweeping through her body inch by inch, trying to find the source of the strange sensation.

But no matter how she investigated, she couldn't find any clues.

The feeling was like appearing out of thin air and disappearing just as suddenly.

"Damn it! What is that thing?"

Yu Linglong was filled with shock and anger.

She could sense that this was definitely related to that traitorous disciple!

We must find a solution as soon as possible, or we will never have peace!

Just as she was pondering a solution, Cao Kun's smiling voice resonated deep within her soul.

"Master? Have you missed me?"

boom!

Yu Linglong's mind went blank!

That voice... it's that traitorous disciple!

He... he can actually speak directly inside his own body?!

This terrified her even more than the sudden strange sensation she had experienced before!

This means that from now on, she will have no secrets left!

Every move I make, even a single thought, could be seen clearly by that traitor!

"Get out!"

Yu Linglong roared wildly with all her might, trying to expel the voice from her mind.

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

"Why is Master so angry? Your disciple is just concerned about you."

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"Hmm!"

Jade Exquisite...

She bit her lower lip hard, trying not to make a sound.

But she still couldn't concentrate on resisting.

Shame, fear, helplessness...

A mix of emotions welled up inside me.

She knew that if she didn't respond, this rebellious student would definitely become even more ruthless!

Left with no other choice, she was forced to send a message of both shame and anger through the mark deep within her soul.

"Traitor! Stop!"

Inside the wooden house, Cao Kun's smile grew even wider.

They finally opened their mouths.

"Oh? Master is finally paying attention to me?"

"I thought that after three months apart, Master had forgotten me."

"What exactly do you want! Don't think you can completely control me by using such underhanded methods!"

"Despicable?" Cao Kun chuckled. "Master, you can't say that. When you absorbed my spiritual root, your methods were far more sophisticated than mine."

"We, master and disciple, are evenly matched at best, so neither of us should criticize the other."

With just one sentence, Yu Linglong's entire rebuttal was silenced.

Indeed, when it comes to being despicable and shameless, she herself is hardly clean.

"Not so good." Cao Kun's voice was unusually serious.

"It's been three months since I last saw you, and I miss you a bit. I want to hear your voice."

"By the way, I have something to discuss with my master."

Yu Linglong suppressed her anger and coldly transmitted her thoughts: "Speak!"

Cao Kun said unhurriedly, "My disciple has now luckily broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage, and his cultivation has also recovered. Tell me, wouldn't it be too conspicuous for a cripple like me, who should have died long ago, to suddenly appear full of energy in the outer sect?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Linglong frowned.

She understood what Cao Kun meant.

A disciple who was deemed to have a destroyed foundation and an imminent end to his lifespan suddenly experienced a surge in cultivation, returning to his peak.

If this gets out, it will definitely attract the attention of the sect's higher-ups.

If someone investigates thoroughly and it traces back to you...

Although she didn't think anyone could uncover the truth, it was still a problem.

"So?" Yu Linglong asked.

Cao Kun chuckled, revealing his true intentions.

"Therefore, I would like to ask my master for a favor and arrange a reasonable identity for me, such as... a menial disciple of Lianxiang Peak, or a steward who guards the medicine garden or something."

"In this way, I can stay by Master's side legitimately, which can both conceal my identity and allow me to listen to Master's teachings at all times. Isn't that the best of both worlds?"

Let him come to Lianxiang Peak?!

To have him appear before my eyes at all times?!

"Don't even think about it!"

Yu Linglong refused almost instinctively.

The thought of this traitor roaming around her territory made her feel suffocated.

She never wanted to relive that nightmare again!

"Master, don't be so quick to refuse."

Cao Kun's tone remained relaxed, but the threatening undertone in his words sent a chill down Yu Linglong's spine.

"You are a smart person."

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"What if...I..."

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"What do you mean by what will happen then...?"

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"..."

Yu Linglong's breathing stopped completely at this moment.

A bone-chilling cold shot straight from the soles of my feet to the top of my head!

She could almost see that scene.

In the solemn and majestic main hall of the sect, under the watchful eyes of countless fellow disciples.

This high and mighty Golden Core elder suddenly lost his composure in public, making a complete fool of himself...

The consequences would be ten thousand times worse than killing her!

That traitor!

He's a devil!