713: A free lunch

At Jade Maiden Peak, on a cliffside with pleasant and beautiful scenery, a luxurious and classical villa sat quietly.

Behind the villa, a long waterfall cascaded down vertically, and at this moment, Xia Qingyue was soaking in a hot spring with a relaxed and enjoying expression.

This was her private residence; without her permission, almost no one dared to intrude, so she almost never wore clothes whenever she soaked in the hot spring.

"Yang Ling..."

At this moment, her beautiful eyes were tightly closed, her charming cheeks were slightly flushed, and her lips, as exquisite as if they were carved, were gently calling out something.

"How could I think of that kid? This is so embarrassing."

After a moment, her whole body trembled, and a trace of annoyance flashed across her rosy cheeks.

As the most powerful Elder of Jade Maiden Peak, the young Xia Qingyue was devastatingly beautiful, as lovely as a Heavenly Immortal, and the undisputed number one beauty of the Lanxian Sect. Even now that she had reached middle age, her mature, charming, and seductive temperament still caused countless young men to fall for her.

Because she had been deeply hurt by her true love when she was young, she had lost interest in any man since then. By the time she truly stepped out of the shadow, she was already middle-aged and no longer had the heart to look for a Dao Companion.

Millions of years of solitude had also shaped Xia Qingyue's reclusive and cold personality; thus, in the hearts of the Lanxian Sect Disciples, she had become the woman one must never provoke.

Over the years, anyone who dared to toy with the Disciples of Jade Maiden Peak would almost never have a good end if she encountered them.

Yet today, she actually thought of a Utility Disciple at a time like this, giving her an urge to bang her head against a wall.

"Junior Yang Lingchen requests an audience with Elder Xia."

Just then, Yang Lingchen's clear and bright voice rang out from outside the villa.

"How did this kid get here?"

A flash of panic appeared in Xia Qingyue's eyes as she quickly threw on her clothes and then withdrew the barrier outside the villa.

"Come in!" Xia Qingyue's voice returned to its usual coldness.

After receiving Xia Qingyue's permission, Yang Lingchen gently pushed open the fence meticulously woven from bamboo and walked into the small courtyard.

"Come to the back!"

Xia Qingyue's soft voice came from behind the villa.

Yang Lingchen cautiously walked toward the back of the villa. After all, this was Xia Qingyue's residence, so he didn't dare to look around at all.

After entering the back of the villa, a vertical waterfall came into his view. Beside the waterfall was a hot spring pool shrouded in mist. The exquisite scenery gave off a dreamlike feeling, as if entering a fairyland.

"Beautiful, truly beautiful."

Looking at the scenery before him, Yang Lingchen couldn't help but exclaim from the bottom of his heart.

"Smooth-tongued."

As soon as Yang Lingchen finished speaking, Xia Qingyue gave a playful huff, and a flash of crimson instantly crossed her dreamily beautiful face.

Clearly, she had misunderstood Yang Lingchen's meaning.

"Elder Xia, what's wrong?"

Seeing Xia Qingyue's flushed face, Yang Lingchen asked curiously.

"No... it's nothing. Things have just been a bit busy lately, and my cultivation hasn't been going smoothly, so I'm a little tired," Xia Qingyue made up an excuse.

"Would you like this Disciple to take a look for you?" Yang Lingchen said respectfully.

"Could it be that you even know medical skills?" Xia Qingyue asked curiously.

"This Disciple happens to know a little," Yang Lingchen said humbly. "If you don't mind, this Disciple can take a look for you."

"Then let This Seat see your skills!" A faint, charming smile curled at the corner of Xia Qingyue's mouth. "What does This Seat need to do?"

"You just need to stretch out your hand," Yang Lingchen said.

"Then This Seat shall witness your medical skills." Xia Qingyue gently extended her hand toward Yang Lingchen.

Seeing this, Yang Lingchen gently took Xia Qingyue's delicate, jade-like hand and then circulated his Immortal Essence Power to carefully examine Xia Qingyue's body.

After a moment, Yang Lingchen said with a smile, "Elder Xia, your body is very healthy. As for cultivation matters, just let nature take its course."

He could see that Xia Qingyue's cultivation level had already reached a very high Realm, and it would be very difficult to take another step forward.

"But I still feel a bit tired."

Xia Qingyue's voice carried a hint of languidness as she slowly walked two steps toward Yang Lingchen.

At this moment, she had changed her usual cold personality and revealed a rare charming demeanor. Since she had just soaked in the hot spring, an intoxicatingly alluring body fragrance emanated from her.

Yang Lingchen was half a head taller than her. The moment he looked down, the breathtakingly charming scenery instantly entered his sight.

"This...!" Yang Lingchen secretly swallowed his saliva, steadied his mind, and said tentatively, "How about this Disciple gives you a massage?"

"Then I'll have to trouble you."

To Yang Lingchen's surprise, Xia Qingyue did not refuse, which put him in a bit of a difficult position. Should he actually do it?

"It is this Disciple's honor to serve you," Yang Lingchen said.

"Then let's do it here!" Xia Qingyue pointed to the stone bed by the hot spring.

After saying that, she lightly raised her jade hand, and the barrier around the villa closed once again.

Then, the two of them entered the hot spring area.

"Elder Xia, you can lie on this Disciple's lap first. This Disciple will start with a Head Blood-Circulating Massage for you, which can help you better relax your brain nerves."

Yang Lingchen spoke in a professional tone.

"Mhm...!"

Xia Qingyue nodded gently. She did not object to Yang Lingchen's arrangement, and at the same time, her heart couldn't help but race.

"Why does this kid look more and more pleasing to the eye?"

Xia Qingyue thought to herself, then gently lay on Yang Lingchen's lap and closed her eyes.

Yang Lingchen's movements were very professional. After all, it wasn't the first time he had massaged a woman, and he was a healer who was proficient in the various meridians of the human body, knowing exactly how to massage to make a person more relaxed and comfortable.

"How is your technique so professional? You must have massaged many women, haven't you?" Xia Qingyue said softly.

"How could that be? Aside from you, this Disciple hasn't massaged anyone else!" Yang Lingchen said seriously.

"Really?" Xia Qingyue smiled.

"Of course," Yang Lingchen said.

Hearing Yang Lingchen's answer, a charming smile curled at the corners of Xia Qingyue's lips.

Yang Lingchen continued the head massage and soon reached the shoulder and neck area.

Yang Lingchen felt slightly nervous. After all, Xia Qingyue was no ordinary beauty. If he were to annoy her, the consequences would be very serious.

At this moment, although Xia Qingyue still had her eyes closed, her heart was already in her throat.

She could clearly feel the movements of Yang Lingchen's hands, but for some reason, she was actually unusually excited and couldn't feel the slightest bit of resistance toward Yang Lingchen. This was a feeling she had never experienced in her life, as even her former true love had never touched her in the slightest.

"Elder Xia, do you feel better?"

At this point, Yang Lingchen stopped.

He knew he couldn't continue, or something would really happen, because just now, he really had an impulse to move his hands further down.

Facing a mature woman as sexy, alluring, and dreamily beautiful as Xia Qingyue, the fact that he could hold out until now was already considered a Heaven-Defying level of willpower.

"Much better. I didn't expect your technique to be so professional." Xia Qingyue opened her eyes and slightly adjusted her soaked clothes, showing no intention of avoiding Yang Lingchen.

"Elder Xia, this Disciple wishes to participate in the Outer Sect Disciple Assessment."

"How did you Cultivate? You've actually reached the Fifth Layer of True Immortal Realm." A flash of surprise appeared in Xia Qingyue's beautiful eyes as she finally noticed Yang Lingchen's cultivation level.

"I just Cultivated and then I broke through," Yang Lingchen said sheepishly.

"How old are you?" Xia Qingyue asked.

"Forty-seven," Yang Lingchen replied.

As soon as Yang Lingchen spoke, a look of shock flashed in Xia Qingyue's eyes.

She really hadn't expected that he could break through from the first layer of the True Immortal Realm to the Fifth Layer of True Immortal Realm in just four months.

One must know that such a Heaven-Defying Breakthrough speed would be a terrifying existence even in the entire Myriad Heavens Immortal Realm.

Thinking of this, Xia Qingyue bit her pink lips and secretly made a decision. She then said, "Yang Lingchen, This Seat thinks highly of your talent. Have you ever thought about finding a backer in the Lanxian Sect?"

"A backer? Of course this Disciple has," Yang Lingchen said in a deep voice.

"Then what do you think of This Seat?" Xia Qingyue gave a charming smile.

"If Elder Xia could be this Disciple's backer, that would be the best thing possible," Yang Lingchen said.

Xia Qingyue's cultivation level was unfathomable. Having such a top-tier backer would be the best thing for him.

"There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world. This Seat can protect you, but what can you bring to This Seat?" Xia Qingyue walked in a seductive manner, slowly circling around Yang Lingchen.

"What does Elder Xia want? Please speak plainly," Yang Lingchen asked.