Fairy, help me cultivate.

Chen Yao finally found a trace of Lin Yadan from the illusion in Ling Ning at this moment, and smiled as he took out a handkerchief to wipe the corner of her mouth.

Ling Ning was startled by his rubbing and frowned, glaring at him.

"you!"

Chapter 279 Ling Ning's Sucking

Ling Ning's cheeks were pushed up high by the candied hawthorns, making her look like a little hamster desperately stuffing food into its mouth.

Moreover, her current frowning and glaring at Chen Yao made him feel even more adorable, while she lost her former air of authority.

"What do you mean, 'master'? Your mouth is full of candy."

As Chen Yao spoke, he vigorously wiped Ling Ning's lips twice, leaving two faint peach-colored marks on her fair skin.

"I……"

A layer of mist gathered in Ling Ning's beautiful eyes.

I don't know if it was because he was angered by his apprentice's disrespect for his teacher, or for some other reason.

Her voice trembled: "How could you speak to your master like that!"

"Pick your favorite snacks!"

Chen Yao snatched the candied hawthorn that Ling Ning had half-eaten and shoved the wooden menu into her hand.

"Ugh... and he even stole Master's candied hawthorn..."

Ling Ning felt even more aggrieved.

Chen Yao loved seeing Ling Ning so timid. He chuckled and bit into the half-eaten candied hawthorn that still bore her teeth marks, chewing it with relish.

"If you don't order now, I'll eat all your candied hawthorns. And I won't buy you any more."

"Fine, I won't buy it then, I'll buy it myself..."

Ling Ning stopped speaking halfway through her sentence.

Chen Yao looked at her with a smile, already knowing that she didn't have any worldly money on her.

Ling Ning glared at Chen Yao angrily, then looked down at the menu intently.

"This one, and this one too."

She tossed the menu to Chen Yao, snatched the candied hawthorn from his hand, and bit into it hard, as if she were treating the candied hawthorn as her apprentice.

There was nothing she could do. It wasn't until Chen Yao's insubordination that Ling Ning realized that this little disciple, whom she hadn't paid much attention to before, was now a match for her in terms of cultivation.

So, she could only vent her anger with candied hawthorns.

But when she got to the last one, she couldn't bring herself to eat it.

This is the last one...

Ling Ning looked at Chen Yao with sorrowful eyes.

He said he wouldn't buy it for himself...

Chen Yao noticed her gaze but ignored it.

Ling Ning looked at the candied hawthorn in her hand, feeling quite melancholy.

When I was a child, I never ate candied hawthorn... Later, when I had the means, I spent all my time cultivating myself, running around slaying demons and monsters, and I never had the mindset to sit down and savor a candied hawthorn again.

"Esteemed guests, your snacks are here!"

Iced fruit drink and two triangular pieces of frosted hard cheesecake were served.

Looking at the pastry in front of him, Chen Yao was a little stunned, but judging from its appearance, it really did look a bit like a cream cake.

Especially noteworthy is the cherry embedded in the thick layer of frosted hard shell.

Chen Yao found the pastry pleasing to the eye, let alone Ling Ning.

Ling Ning liked it as soon as she saw its shape. She wrapped up the last candied hawthorn and put it down, then picked up a spoon and gently shaved off a point.

It's soft yet retains the texture of a pastry.

Ling Ning took a sip and felt a sweetness that warmed her heart.

"How about it?"

Chen Yao also took a bite and felt that the sweetness was just right, and it went well with the iced drink without any conflict.

Ling Ning clearly looked like she was enjoying it, but she still pretended to be dissatisfied: "Eating too many sweets is bad, it will make you fat..."

"Do cultivators even care about this?"

"Even monks should be beautiful."

"Then you're just a little short now."

"what?"

Ling Ning could hardly believe her ears. This little rascal dared to say to her face that she wasn't pretty?

"Say it again?"

She was a little agitated, gripping the spoon, ready to knock Chen Yao on the head at any moment.

Chen Yao didn't say anything, but instead reached out and wiped away a hard nipple from the corner of her mouth.

Her skin was snow-smooth, and the feel was not much different from that of a hard breast.

Ling Ning watched helplessly as her disciple wiped the hard nipple from the corner of his mouth, feeling her body go weak.

Chen Yao showed her the hard nipple between her fingers: "Just a little bit more. Now you'll be a stunningly beautiful master."

Ling Ning stared blankly at the fingertips in front of her, her mind going blank. She subconsciously opened her lips, which were glossy with icing, and took Chen Yao's fingertips and the small, hard nipple into her mouth.

Chen Yao was caught off guard by his master's sudden kiss. He felt his fingers sink into a warm, soft, and moist embrace, and a smooth, gentle lick came over. The moment he sucked, his heart trembled.

Ling Ning's cheeks were slightly sunken, and her beautiful eyes turned to Chen Yao's face. Only then did she realize that she had lost her composure. She quickly pushed his fingers away and lowered her head without saying a word.

Chen Yao looked at the clear liquid left on her fingertips and felt a tickle in her heart.

"Eat quickly, finish eating, I need to find something else as soon as possible..."

Ling Ning said in a low voice, and quickly finished the snacks and iced drinks.

Chen Yao also sped up.

Just as the two were about to get up, they heard the town bells ringing at noon.

The townspeople, who had been leisurely chatting and enjoying their food, seemed to hear the howl of a death knell, and one by one they rushed out of the market.

In the blink of an eye, the once bustling town was deserted.

Chen Yao and Ling Ning felt as if they were trapped in a ghost town.

"What... what's going on?"

Chen Yao looked around and released his divine sense. Strangely, even though his divine sense covered the entire town, he couldn't find a single living creature.

Ling Ning stood up: "It's all your fault. I should have asked them about the situation earlier."

"It's clearly your bad table manners that led me to come to the tea stall."

"You talked back to me again!"

"Well, none of us expected these people to suddenly run away."

Chen Yao stepped out of the teahouse. The sun was blazing down on him, but the empty town sent a chill down his spine.

The two walked along the town's main street.

The two rows of houses were decorated with a lively atmosphere, but there wasn't a single living person in them.

These people seemed to have vanished into thin air.

"Can you sense where what you're looking for is?"

Chen Yao suspected that this strange situation was related to what Ling Ning was looking for.

Ling Ning shook her head: "I just go by my gut feeling, that thing must be in this town."

"Could this be a smokescreen by True Lord Lake Dragon?"

Chen Yao was still shaken by the illusion he had entered at the bottom of the lake; it was so real, without a single flaw.

"No, my Illusion Bell isn't responding."

"Identify the Illusionary Bell?"

As soon as Chen Yao finished speaking, Ling Ning tossed him a small bronze bell.

Unlike the usual bells cast in the shape of animal heads, Ling Ning's bell is a small toad.

"This little thing is really unique."

Ling Ning glanced at him, her ears turning red, and said, "This is a pair. Mine is just the male, and yours is just the female."

Why won't you give me a male one?

"Because I am the master."

"Alright then." Chen Yao had no choice but to tie the toad bell to his waist.

Ling Ning seemed quite satisfied with his actions and explained a few more words: "When the male and female Illusion Bells are together, they will have no fear of any illusions in the world."

"Then is Master still trapped in the illusion of True Lord Lake Dragon?"

"The bells should be distinguished by gender, and the people wearing the bells should also be distinguished by gender."

"Oh, you have quite a few requirements."

"Stop talking nonsense and carefully investigate the surroundings. Although Lord Lake Dragon has not set up an illusion, he will not let me win this round easily."

Chapter 280 The Little Girl Who Tossed the Golden Ball

Deep within the town lies an ancient forest.

Chen Yao and Ling Ning went inside.