The next moment, a chill ran through him. Listening to the makeshift alias Aunt Master had given Second Mother, Yun Liu almost laughed.
Yan Bingling casually untied her sash. Deep within her ice pupils, two little hearts thumped wildly. A bone-piercing chill instantly froze Yun Liu, and she swiftly blindfolded him with a silver ribbon.
The eye band was made of a special material, and even his Divine Sense was blocked.
Then, the big carriage skillfully rode the little horse—wait a minute!
Ao Tian is still here, there’s a traitor, stop the carriage!
“I don’t wait. Who was it that loudly declared they would teach this seat a lesson, hm? Now that Mother knows her mistake, why don’t you come and discipline me?”
Ao Tian’s eyes were wide as saucers, trembling as he hid in the corner.
“A higher-ranked Eating Woman is taking a number and waiting in line ahead of me? What did I miss?”
Yun Liu focused his mind on his Sea of Consciousness. His Jade Palace Golden Core immediately turned red. ‘When did “Supreme Way” become a thing? From her tone, besides Qin Xiang, there’s another progress.’
Fortune surged.
However, the Frost Spiritual Qi remained unmoved, far stronger than before, having recovered to Nascent Soul cultivation. Combined with the power of the Avatar and the Sword Case, even a Refining Void cultivator was nothing to fear.
This was good news—having a bit more leverage while causing trouble in someone else’s territory. But for the current situation, it was terrifying!
Someone had clearly underestimated the madness of the Demonized Master. Now she was unrestrained by anything.
Boom!
At that moment, the main bedroom door of Cherry Blossom Villa was kicked open. The traffic cop arrived just in time.
“Aha! Caught you red-handed this time, with the goods. I knew there was no good intention when you suddenly asked me to drink… What are you two doing?!”
Gelan staggered in, reeking of alcohol, so drunk her eyes could barely open. But as soon as she entered, she saw this heinous scene.
The room was as cold as an ice cellar. The master and disciple—one was disheveled, wreathed in Demonic Energy, the other was blindfolded and frozen in the corner, his pants almost pulled off.
“Family! Second Mother, you’re finally here!”
Yun Liu sighed in relief, whimpering for help, his teeth chattering together.
The Sacred Fire had finally calmed down for a moment; he couldn’t let the Minghuang Cultivation Body advance again.
Yan Bingling bit her finger, her fragrant shoulders half-exposed, her beautiful face flushed with a sickly blush, unperturbed by being caught in the act.
“Why didn’t you knock? So rude. Mister is treating my illness.”
Gelan was enraged on the spot:
“Junior Sister Liu entrusted her son to you, but she didn’t ask you to take care of him for life! As a teacher, what a disgrace! What illness requires this method of treatment?”
“Hehe, it’s lovesickness, of course. What, are you envious or jealous?”
“Sss…”
Gelan forcibly steadied her mind and shivered. She had thought the perverted mother-complex was at most a little handsy, unable to stand her adopted son being close to other women. She put away her smile and stepped forward to separate the two. She hadn’t expected things to have escalated to this point; she no longer had the mood for jokes.
“Bingling, you’ve fallen into demonic possession, you almost made a grave mistake! Quickly focus and meditate! I will use the Qingxia Sword Codex to help you circulate your energy!”
Swoosh!
With just a glance from Yan Bingling, a cold blade descended sharply. A flying sword from the corridor responded to her call and arrived.
Gelan’s feet were frozen to the spot, and Qinghe was already at her throat. The twelve principal flying swords of Fairy Bingling, unmatched across the Nine Provinces, surrounded her, emanating murderous intent.
“So what?”
Gelan clenched her fists but ultimately did not fight back. If they fought here, it would inevitably draw the attention of the Hazy Sakura Crowd and cause complications.
Seeing that she couldn’t control this madwoman, her expression turned serious as she spoke in a low voice:
“You’ve really gone mad! Stop it, Bingling, don’t keep making mistakes. If you remain stubborn, I will report this to the Sect Leader Senior Brother and inform Junior Sister Liu and Junior Brother Yun. Then you’ll never see Liuer again.”
That should sober her up, right?
If she hadn’t said anything, it might have been fine, but upon hearing this, Yan Bingling’s smile became even more sardonic.
“Threatening me? It’s still uncertain whether you’ll even leave this room alive, and you want to call the parents? Childish tricks.”
“What… do you want?”
Gelan’s eyes were flustered. As it turned out, she had been too naive.
Even when a little disciple who was neither relative nor enemy was in danger, Yan Bingling could Raging Sea Slays the Dragon. To reclaim her beloved son, what would she do? It was unthinkable.
“I don’t want to do much. Since you’ve also fallen ill, let me have you experience a course of treatment first, alright?”
With that, Yan Bingling smiled seductively as she pushed Gelan into Yun Liu’s arms, waved her hand casually, and their clothes turned to ice shards.
“Eh?”
Yun Liu blinked. He had been relieved to hear Second Mother’s timely arrival, but the more he listened, the more something felt off. He didn’t know what was happening.
‘No way, the hero arrives, and she gets taken down just like that?’
‘That was too fast!’
“You’re going too far!”
Gelan covered her chest and turned back in shame and anger. Just as she struggled to get up, her neck suddenly stung, and blood seeped out.
If she dared to resist again, Yan Bingling really would kill her…
Aunt Master’s injuries had not yet healed, but the confidence of her principal flying sword was still there, easily piercing the Protective Spiritual Energy.
Stranger still, Gelan felt lightheaded, her body limp as mud. A dignified Refining Void sword cultivator had become as fragile as paper.
Her tolerance wasn’t this poor—how could she be so drunk?
“Going too far? The worst is yet to come.”
Yan Bingling looked delighted as she coldly looked down at Gelan. She hadn’t forgotten the silly way this “cow” had pranced around her.
“Do you think I don’t know it was your doing? If you hadn’t used Qin Xiang to indirectly help Liuer break through his realm, not a single person would have survived on Clear Mist Peak that night!”
“What are you talking about? I don’t—”
Gelan shrank back, but at the same time, her chest tightened and her whole body burned.
A surging life spiritual energy rampaged through her body, and her Sea of Consciousness trembled violently. That strange sensation was a hundred times stronger than that night.
‘No!’
‘When—damn, the Fangcun Object… is gone?’
She suddenly sensed something terribly wrong. She reached for her chest, only to find the storage item had already vanished without a trace. She hadn’t noticed at all!
“Looking for something? This?”
Yan Bingling rested her chin on her hand, crouching beside her with a smile, shaking an empty Small Jade Bottle in her hand, her face full of mockery. She had already pried open the Storage Pendant and found that thing.
Gelan’s face turned green. She tried to gag herself but couldn’t throw up anything. The waves of heat from the Tree Sea Soul Essence came one after another, violently assaulting her body and mind.
“No, please don’t. I’m sorry, I know I was wrong, spare me…”
Gelan collapsed to the ground, trembling at Yan Bingling’s malicious intentions, so anxious she was about to cry, as helpless as a child.
Only then did she realize she had been set up. Retribution had come too quickly.
Yan Bingling curled her lips and placed a foot on Gelan’s back, saying with melancholy:
“Confusing someone who freezes herself out of spite with a waste? That’s troubling. Isn’t it a little late to apologize now?”
Gelan’s body stiffened. She swallowed. At such close proximity, she could clearly feel a blazing sword peak rising, and her boiling Divine Soul had already ignited her body.
“You… drank it too?”
“I don’t mind. As for you, I want to see how you can have the face to go back and tattle.”
Yan Bingling laughed grimly, cupped Gelan’s muddy face, and stared directly at the innocent young man who was blindfolded.
“Compared to cutting off those shameless things, humiliation is the best revenge.”
“From now on, we are accomplices. Please take care of me.”