41: Chapter 41 If my future apprentice is disobedient, then I'll beat him!

The atmosphere in the main hall of Xiaoyao Peak turned strange.

Su Xuner and Su Qiyue gaped, watching helplessly as their aunt—who usually commanded respect even from the Family Elders—was casually bound and lifted up by Lu Chen.

Yun Qianyue was completely bewildered.

As a dignified Half-Saint, merely a step away from the Saint Realm, she couldn't even muster a shred of spiritual energy in this man's hands!

Before she could react, she felt the world spin.

The next second, her perspective shifted from looking down to looking straight ahead—straight at the floor.

It was because she had been bound by the immortal binding rope!

"What are you doing?!"

Yun Qianyue struggled violently.

"Let me go! Otherwise, I won't let you off even if I become a ghost!"

The main hall instantly fell silent, save for Yun Qianyue's cries.

Yun Qianyue froze.

The Great Emperor hit her, hitting her just like a little brat!

"What are you yelling for? Trying to show off your loud voice? I'm bullying the small with my size, so what!"

Lu Chen remained expressionless, continuing to discipline his future second Disciple.

Each punch was heavier than the last, each sound louder than the previous.

Yun Qianyue let out a cry of surprise.

"That's for the sneak attack!"

"That's for not distinguishing right from wrong!"

Lu Chen threw two more punches, pulling his strength back.

"And you still think you're in the right?"

These seemingly chaotic swings, meant to punish her for her disrespect, were actually anything but.

Lu Chen's spiritual energy penetrated Yun Qianyue's skin and flesh without causing any real harm; instead, it transformed into tiny, specialized hands of spiritual energy that entered her Meridians to check for hidden ailments and her bone structure!

Yun Qianyue had initially been struggling desperately, cursing "beast," "bastard," and "pervert."

But as Lu Chen's fists rose and fell, severely punishing her for her disrespect.

The beating and scolding made Yun Qianyue gradually realize something was wrong.

Her cultivation had been stuck at the Half-Saint Realm for a full fifty years.

But now it was different; her Meridians, blocked for years, were instantly cleared, and her cultivation Realm showed signs of loosening—this made her so happy she felt like she could fly.

Yun Qianyue let out a laugh.

As soon as the sound escaped her, not only did Lu Chen's hand pause, but even Yun Qianyue herself was stunned.

The scene was too beautiful, so Su Xuner and Su Qiyue kept staring!

"Has our aunt lost her mind from being hit?"

"Shut up!" Su Xuner reached out and covered her sister's mouth:

"Don't speak! Aunt is just angry! Her blood is rushing to her head!"

"But..." Su Qiyue pointed at Yun Qianyue.

"Aunt seems quite happy about it..."

"Su Qiyue!!"

Do you want to die?!

Is that kind of truth something you should say out loud? Haven't you had enough of Aunt's whip?

At this moment, Yun Qianyue truly couldn't care less about shame.

Following Lu Chen's actions, she felt the Bottleneck that had firmly held her cultivation back loosening even more rapidly!

The pleasure and excitement of an impending cultivation Breakthrough made Yun Qianyue lose herself.

Yun Qianyue even secretly hoped Lu Chen's discipline would continue so she could leverage it to break through and reach the Saint Realm.

Then she could finally turn the tables and sing a song of triumph!

"This must be an illusion! I've been hit into a daze!"

"What? Not cursing anymore?"

Lu Chen stopped his fists—which were as large as sandbags—from disciplining his Disciple, simply looking at Yun Qianyue provocatively.

At this moment, Yun Qianyue's stunningly beautiful face still had two teardrops hanging from the corners of her eyes, making her look quite pitiful.

[Ding! Detected violent fluctuations in the target's state of mind; shame level off the charts. Stop messing around with the examination, Host, hurry up and take her as a Disciple!]

[The Host's technique is skillful; not only did you open Yun Qianyue's Meridians, you also inadvertently activated the special attribute sleeping within her... ah, no, it's the Celestial Fox Bloodline.]

Lu Chen's mouth twitched. This System was definitely not serious.

"Are you convinced?"

Lu Chen raised his hand, intending to scare Yun Qianyue.

Yun Qianyue looked up; the Killing Intent in her peach-blossom eyes was long gone, replaced only by watery, glistening eyes.

She was truly convinced.

"Con... convinced..."

Yun Qianyue's voice was as soft as a mosquito's hum, as sweet and tender as her cute little sister when she was young.

"Speak up, didn't you eat?" Lu Chen put on a stern face.

"I'm convinced! Senior, please spare me..."

Yun Qianyue finally couldn't hold it in anymore: "I'm convinced!"

"Wouldn't it have been better if you'd just done that earlier?"

Lu Chen pursed his lips and let go.

"Get up and speak."

Yun Qianyue felt as if she had been granted amnesty and scrambled to her feet in a panic.

At this moment, where was even a shred of the cold, aloof demeanor of "Fairy Yaoyue"?

"Aunt..."

Seeing this, Su Xuner approached, wanting to help her up.

"Don't come over!"

Yun Qianyue reacted as if startled.

She didn't want to see anyone right now; she just wanted to find a hole to crawl into.

Especially when she saw the innocent look in her two nieces' eyes, she felt her face burning even more.

It's over; her dignity as an Elder was completely ruined.

Destroyed, all in this one night.

Lu Chen lay back down on the rocking chair, picked up his wine gourd for a sip, and glanced sideways at the woman standing against the corner of the wall, head bowed, not daring to look at him.

"Weren't you quite fierce just a moment ago? You even wanted to bite me?"

Lu Chen crooked his finger: "Come here, let me see how good your teeth are."

Yun Qianyue stiffened all over.

She gritted her teeth, hesitated for a moment, and finally stepped forward, shuffling to stand in front of Lu Chen.

Right now, she couldn't summon even a single thought of resistance.

"Senior, this Junior was wrong."

Yun Qianyue kept her head down, unable to see her own toes: "It was this Junior who failed to recognize a superior, and misunderstood the relationship between Senior and my two nieces."

"A simple 'I was wrong' is enough?"

Lu Chen looked at her with a half-smile: "Trespassing on my mountain, harboring Killing Intent toward me, and even trying to abduct my Disciple."

"According to the rules of the cultivation world, even if I don't kill you, shouldn't I collect some interest?"

Yun Qianyue subconsciously covered her chest, a glimmer of expectation flashing in her eyes.

Could it be that he still wants to...

"What are you thinking?"

Lu Chen rolled his eyes.

"I said it just now, I'm missing a Disciple here."

"I think you're suitable."

"How about it?"

Yun Qianyue was stunned.

"What? You're not willing?"

Lu Chen raised an eyebrow, and a trace of his aura leaked out.

"I... I'm willing!"

Yun Qianyue's body trembled with a conditioned reflex, and then she blurted it out.

Lu Chen nodded with satisfaction and stretched.

"Alright, since you're willing, don't just stand there."

"From today on, you are the second Disciple of Xiaoyao Peak."

"Call me Revered Master."

"Revered Master."