4: Chapter 4 My Good Disciple, How Could We Forget the Three-Year Agreement?

Leng Qingqiu's bow was crisp and decisive.

Su Chen, however, watched with his whole body trembling and teeth chattering.

He wasn't a fool.

An existence that could slap a Dragon Transformation Realm Elder so deep into a mountain that they couldn't even be pried out was someone he couldn't afford to provoke right now.

He forced himself to maintain the last shred of dignity belonging to a scion of a Longlife Family and spoke threateningly.

"You can't kill me!"

"I am a direct descendant of the Everlasting Su Family! Our Old Ancestor is a Quasi-Emperor expert! If you touch me, my Su Family Ancestor will never let you go!"

Hearing the words "Quasi-Emperor," the hearts of the Leng family members, which had just settled, hung in their throats again.

That was a Quasi-Emperor!

An existence only one step away from ascending to the Emperor Realm and looking down upon the ages!

However, upon hearing this, Lu Chen was not only unperturbed but actually laughed.

His half-closed eyes finally opened completely, sized up Su Chen with great interest, as if watching a monkey trying hard to perform.

"Quasi-Emperor?"

Lu Chen curled his lip, his tone flat.

"That old thing from your Su Family is indeed alright; he's practiced a good set of Incarnations. He should have ten of them, always shouting 'This Deity' this and 'This Deity' that, like a broken record."

He extended a finger and gestured with mock seriousness.

"Fighting him is indeed a bit of effort; I'd probably have to use at least ten slaps."

Pfft!

Once these words came out...

Ten slaps?

To slap a Quasi-Emperor to death?

Old Senior, are you talking about swatting mosquitoes!

Su Chen was terrified by these words.

Seeing this, a thick sense of disgust and killing intent flashed in Leng Qingqiu's eyes.

She took a step forward and bowed respectfully to Lu Chen.

"Revered Master, such trash defiles your eyes."

"Please allow your disciple to finish him personally to set things right!"

Her words were ice-cold, revealing the decisiveness of her past life as a Devil Emperor.

Lu Chen, however, waved his hand and stopped her.

"Ah, don't."

Leng Qingqiu was stunned and looked at Lu Chen in confusion.

Given Revered Master's temperament, how could he be soft-hearted?

Could there be some deeper meaning?

Lu Chen walked up to Su Chen with great interest, looking down at him with a mischievous smile on his face.

"Kill you? It would dirty my hands."

He stroked his chin with an expression of "I'm doing this for your sake."

"How about this, let's play something interesting."

"As the saying goes, thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, do not bully a youth for being poor... Oh wait, it's do not bully a young girl for being poor. I'm quite familiar with this 'broken engagement' script of yours!"

The more Lu Chen spoke, the more excited he became, completely immersed in his own world.

"I'll give you a chance, and I'll also give this cheap disciple of mine a chance. Let's set a Three-Year Covenant, how about it?"

"Three years from now, my disciple will personally visit your Su Family."

"If she wins, it won't be you divorcing her, but her divorcing you! You'll also have to kneel on the ground and shout 'I am trash' three times. Conversely, the same applies. Fair, right?"

Su Chen was already scared witless and could only nod dumbly.

Lu Chen clapped his hands in satisfaction, his heart blooming with joy.

'Hehe, I really am a little Genius!'

'This cheap disciple is already a Daughter of Luck with a protagonist template. If I stack the classic "Three-Year Covenant" buff on her, won't her Luck take off right then and there, turning her into a female version of Xiao Huohuo?'

'When she fights her way into the Immortal Realm and establishes a Supreme Heavenly Court in the future, I, as her Revered Master, can be the Retired Emperor in the back, drinking tea, listening to music, and watching Fairies dance every day. What a blissful life that would be!'

'Let her scout the path to the Immortal Realm first, then I'll go there for a quiet retirement. I'll just head over to enjoy the blessings—perfect!'

At this thought, the way Lu Chen looked at Leng Qingqiu became more and more like looking at a thriving money tree.

Although the covenant was set, punishment could not be omitted.

Lu Chen casually pointed a finger at the limp Su Chen.

"The death penalty is spared, but the living punishment is hard to escape."

Swoosh!

An almost imperceptible finger wind instantly sank into Su Chen's lower body.

Su Chen's whole body jolted, letting out a scream that didn't sound human, and then felt something important inside his body shatter forever.

"Next time, don't speak such arrogant words, and especially don't think with your lower half."

Lu Chen spoke indifferently, then flicked his finger again, another strand of aura sealing Su Chen's Dantian and Qi Sea.

"I've also sealed your cultivation. Don't say I'm bullying you; this Seal isn't hard to break. Go back and let that Quasi-Emperor ancestor of yours try; see if he can break it."

Having done all this, he no longer looked at the mud on the ground but looked up at the sky. His voice wasn't loud, yet it clearly spread across ten thousand miles.

"Stop watching. If you want revenge, come to the Yunxiao Holy Land in the Eastern Desolation and find me, Lu Chen."

"Remember, don't go to the wrong door."

"If you get beaten by others, I won't take responsibility. At that time, I'll come to your door and beat you all again."

As his voice fell, he waved his large sleeve.

A gentle force swept up Leng Qingqiu, and the Void Realm in front of them split open into a pitch-black gap.

Lu Chen took her and stepped into it, vanishing from sight.

Leaving behind a mess and a group of Leng family members who stood like clay and wood carvings, their worldviews shattered to pieces.

...

Inside the spatial tunnel, turbulent currents surged.

Leng Qingqiu was wrapped in a warm force, unable to feel the slightest bump.

She secretly stole a glance at her Revered Master's well-defined profile, her heart thumping wildly and her cheeks flushed red.

Revered Master looks so delicious!

She began to imagine things wildly.

Revered Master didn't kill Su Chen to prevent me from developing a Heart Demon; he wants me to defeat him personally in a fair and square manner to temper my Dao Heart!

Revered Master crippled Su Chen's family jewels to vent anger for me and cut off all his lingering thoughts!

Revered Master set the Three-Year Covenant because he's afraid I'll slack off, using this method to motivate me to forge ahead bravely!

Revered Master announced his name because he doesn't fear the Su Family's revenge; he's shouldering all the Karma for me!

It turns out every single thing Revered Master did was for my sake!

He still loves me as much as he did in our past life!

No!

In this life, Revered Master is even better to me! More direct!

At this thought, the way Leng Qingqiu looked at Lu Chen became increasingly heated and infatuated.

In this life, Revered Master can only belong to me alone!

No one can even think of snatching him away from my side!

[Ding! Disciple Leng Qingqiu's favorability toward you +10! Current favorability: 90 (Unswerving Devotion)]

A prompt sounded in Lu Chen's mind, making him pause in surprise.

'Already at 90? This cheap disciple is too easy to raise, isn't she?'

'But this is fine too. The more loyal she is, the more reliable it'll be for her to take care of me in my old age!'

'A female version of Xiao Huohuo—even if her Luck power sacrifices me, I'll still be resurrected. Reliable!'

While talking, the two had already returned to the top of Xiaoyao Peak.

[Ding! Newbie mission "Take a disciple with great Luck" completed!]

[Mission rewards distributed: Ten years of Salted Fish Lifespan, one Immortal Grade Emperors Fall Divine Flower seed, one Immortal Grade Dao-Enlightenment Tea sapling.]

Lu Chen only felt his long and boring life become a bit more substantial.

He opened his hand, and two items appeared in his palm.

One was a dusty, ordinary-looking flower seed that seemed like it had been sitting for hundreds of years and was about to dry up.

The other was a withered little sapling with only two leaves, looking like it could die at any moment.

"This is it?"

Lu Chen had a look of disdain.

"What can this crappy flower seed grow? It's not even as good as the sunflowers I planted on the back mountain; at least those give seeds to snack on."

He casually walked to a broken flowerpot under the eaves, dug a hole with his finger, threw the Emperors Fall Divine Flower seed in, and poured a bit of water on it.

Then, he carried the Dao-Enlightenment Tea sapling to the pond at the peak.

"This crappy sapling looks pretty sturdy though."

He muttered as he dug a random hole by the pond, stuck the Dao-Enlightenment Tea sapling in, and stomped the soil firm with his feet.

Having finished all this, he clapped his hands and lay back on his rocking chair with satisfaction.

Disciple recruited, rewards in hand.

Next up is the pleasant life of lying flat and retiring again!

Not far away, Leng Qingqiu looked at her Revered Master with even more admiration.

In her eyes, Revered Master was still the same as in her past life, even more proactive!

'My fragrant Revered Master is still as unfathomable as ever! I should be able to contain him! Hehehe~'