Chapter 78: Claiming the Reward [Two-in-One Chapter]

Facing Murong Xi’s hopeful request, Lu Ning did not even have the chance to speak before Su Yuexi, who stood beside her, answered on her behalf.

Su Yuexi stepped forward slowly, her eyes carrying a hint of condescending scrutiny.

“Murong Xi, your Sword Heart is shattered, and your cultivation has plummeted. What right do you have to see the Master’s true face?”

A smirk played at the corners of Su Yuexi’s lips.

“But if you truly wish to see the Master’s true appearance, so be it. When you can withstand one of my moves, you will naturally have the right.”

Hearing this, Murong Xi’s body trembled slightly.

Take one of her moves?

Gu Qinghuan’s strength was unfathomable.

Even at her peak, Murong Xi had been unable to withstand a single exchange.

Now that her cultivation was lost, how could she talk about taking a move?

This was clearly a deliberate provocation!

A flash of resentment crossed Murong Xi’s eyes, but it was quickly replaced by an even stronger surge of fighting spirit.

She looked at Su Yuexi, her eyes reignited with a steady flame of determination.

“Fine. It won’t be long before I defeat you fairly. Then, I will see the Master’s true face with my own eyes.”

Su Yuexi let out a light chuckle at her “arrogance” but said nothing more.

Lu Ning, watching this dramatic scene, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She knew that Murong Xi, the future number one sword cultivator of the continent, had been completely hoodwinked.

As long as she gave her a sliver of hope and a goal to strive for, this single-minded sword idiot would charge toward that target tirelessly, as if hyper-charged.

“Murong Xi.”

Lu Ning spoke slowly, her voice regaining the majesty of a Master.

“Your Sword Heart is currently broken, and your Dao Foundation is damaged. Your top priority is to find a place to properly reshape your foundation and walk the path of the sword once more. As for the Xuan Tian Holy Land…”

Lu Ning paused, a cold light flashing in her frigid eyes.

“Since you have entered my sect, you no longer have any connection to the Xuan Tian Holy Land. After you return, relinquish the position of Saintess and make a clean break from your former master. Once those matters are settled, come to the Tianmo Sect to find me.”

“Yes, Master!”

Murong Xi nodded without the slightest hesitation.

To her, the only things that mattered now were her sword path and the person who had given her a new sense of hope.

“Once I have handled all mundane affairs, I will go to the Tianmo Sect immediately to follow by Master’s side.”

After speaking, Murong Xi gave Lu Ning another respectful, deep bow.

Then, she picked up the dim “Ask the Heavens” immortal sword from the ground and retrieved a teleportation talisman emitting spatial fluctuations from her storage ring.

“Master, Senior Sister, I shall take my leave.”

As her voice fell, she crushed the talisman.

A flash of silver light erupted, and Murong Xi’s figure vanished instantly.

Seeing Murong Xi disappear, Lu Ning let out a long breath.

She had finally dealt with that trouble.

Although the process had been a bit convoluted, the result was good.

She had not only successfully defused a crisis but also managed to abduct the future pillar of the Xuan Tian Holy Land.

This move was a massive profit.

However, before Lu Ning could celebrate, a soft, warm body pressed against her from behind.

Su Yuexi’s voice, tinged with a smile, rang softly in her ear.

“My good Master, your ability to get something for nothing has truly opened my eyes.”

While she spoke, she reached out her arms and pulled Lu Ning into a tight embrace from behind.

“Master, were you satisfied with my performance just now?”

Su Yuexi pressed her cheek against the back of Lu Ning’s neck, enveloping her in warm breath.

“Sat… satisfied,” Lu Ning said, her voice trembling slightly.

All she wanted was to escape the embrace of this demoness as quickly as possible.

“A verbal ‘satisfied’ isn’t enough, you know.”

Su Yuexi chuckled, and the arms wrapped around Lu Ning’s waist tightened further.

“Master, the nuisance has left. Shouldn’t we start our journey back to your Tianmo Sect? After all, it won’t be long before those so-called top experts of the righteous path descend upon Baihuagu. When that happens, I won’t be able to protect you on my own.”

Lu Ning’s heart sank at these words.

“Fine, we should leave now,” she said without hesitation.

“That’s more like it.”

Su Yuexi smiled with satisfaction.

With a flick of her wrist, a luxurious carriage appeared out of thin air before them.

The carriage was inscribed with profound array runes, clearly possessing powerful defensive capabilities.

Following this, Su Yuexi summoned a stallion covered in golden flames.

The horse was extraordinary; flames rose beneath its four hooves, and its aura had reached the Golden Core stage.

“This is a Flame Wind-Chasing Steed. It can travel 10,000 miles in a single day,” Su Yuexi introduced.

“With it, we only need one day to reach the Tianmo Sect.”

As she spoke, she scooped Lu Ning up in a princess carry and, under the gaze of Lu Ning’s startled eyes, gently placed her inside the luxurious carriage.

Soon, Su Yuexi changed into a gray maid’s outfit that was similar in style to the one Lu Ning wore.

“Master, what do you think of my attire?”

Su Yuexi spun around in front of Lu Ning.

Her exquisite figure was only made more alluring by the simple maid’s clothing.

Lu Ning stared at her, slightly dazed.

“What… what are you trying to do?”

“What am I doing? Master, when you were in the Dahuang Dynasty, I was always an outsider.”

Su Yuexi’s voice carried a hint of “grievance.”

“I had to watch helplessly as that eldest princess and your dear disciple doted on you in every possible way. My heart was quite jealous.”

She spoke as she gently pulled Lu Ning into her arms.

“Now, inside this small carriage, there are only the two of us. Master, isn’t it time to deliver the reward you promised me before? The journey today is still very long.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Su Yuexi lowered her head and removed Lu Ning’s disguised makeup.

Outside the carriage, the Flame Wind-Chasing Steed let out a high-pitched neigh.

With flames rising from its hooves, it pulled the carriage—now filled with a romantic atmosphere—and sped toward the Tianmo Sect like a golden stream of light.

The speed of the Flame Wind-Chasing Steed was extreme.

Outside the carriage, mountains and rivers blurred past, but inside, the scene was entirely different.

The “reward” Su Yuexi sought was far more direct and domineering than Lu Ning had imagined.

She was like a king conquering territory, planting a flag to mark her domain.

…

“Master, why are you silent?”

Su Yuexi’s voice whispered in her ear, carrying a playful smirk.

“Could it be that you are dissatisfied with my ‘service’?”

Lu Ning squeezed her eyes shut, biting her lip to prevent any sound from escaping.

She knew that the more she struggled, the more excited this demoness would become.

“Not talking?”

Su Yuexi chuckled, the sound filled with mockery.

“It seems I haven’t worked hard enough. In that case… I’ll just have to try a bit harder.”

She increased the intensity of her movements.

Lu Ning’s body gave a violent shudder.

Even without the influence of an aphrodisiac, Lu Ning quickly surrendered under Su Yuexi’s high-level techniques.

Her reason was being swallowed bit by bit, while her body’s instincts cried out.

Su Yuexi looked at Lu Ning’s flushed cheeks, her sense of satisfaction growing stronger.

“Master, tell me…”

The corners of Su Yuexi’s mouth curved upward.

“If your dear disciple, Gu Qinghuan, knew you looked like this right now, what kind of expression would she have? Would she fall into darkness on the spot and come after me with her sword?”

Hearing the name “Gu Qinghuan,” Lu Ning’s blurred consciousness cleared slightly.

Seeing Su Yuexi’s gentle and beautiful face so close to hers, a strong sense of crisis surged in her heart.

‘No! I absolutely cannot let this demoness have her way! I can’t stay passive like this! I have to find a way to take back control! Since I can’t resist her, I’ll join her!’

No, she would turn the tables!

Lu Ning’s hazy eyes suddenly regained a spark of clarity.

She looked at Su Yuexi, who was still acting willfully upon her, and a slow smirk formed on her lips.

In the next moment, to Su Yuexi’s shock, Lu Ning suddenly flipped over and pinned her down.

“Su Yuexi…”

Lu Ning’s voice was husky, and her frigid eyes now burned with two flickering flames.

Imitating Su Yuexi’s earlier actions, she reached out a finger and gently hooked Su Yuexi’s chin.

“Have you… played enough?”

Su Yuexi was stunned by Lu Ning’s sudden reversal.

She stared blankly at the woman on top of her, whose gaze had become incredibly aggressive.

For a moment, she was at a loss.

“Now, it’s my turn,” Lu Ning said with an air of dominance.

She no longer hesitated.

She lowered her head and stole Su Yuexi’s breath away.

This time, she was no longer passively enduring but actively attacking.

She vented all the humiliation she had suffered during these days at Baihuagu.

Su Yuexi was completely dazed by this sudden show of strength.

Her mind went blank.

She had thought she was the hunter and Lu Ning was the prey, but now, the positions of hunter and prey seemed to have reversed without her noticing.

She could clearly feel a domineering aura emanating from Lu Ning that made her heart skip a beat.

After calming down, Su Yuexi stopped resisting.

She wrapped her arms tightly around Lu Ning’s neck and began to respond passionately.

After an unknown amount of time, the long and frantic “war” finally came to an end.

Though the process had been intense, Lu Ning had finally managed to win back a round in this game.

Once Su Yuexi regained her senses, she spoke softly.

“It seems I’ll have to find a different way to serve you in the future.”

Lu Ning’s body stiffened instantly.

Seeing Su Yuexi’s mischievous smile, she sensed trouble.

However, before she could think of a response, Su Yuexi slowly pulled something from her storage ring.

It was a black chain.

Blood-red runes were carved into the metal, emitting a strange and powerful aura of suppression.

“Master, your performance just now truly surprised me.”

A “kind” smile appeared on Su Yuexi’s face.

“I’m afraid you might do something else to surprise me in a moment. So, I’ll have to trouble you to endure this for a bit.”

She spoke as she approached Lu Ning with the black chain.

“Su Yuexi! What are you trying to do!”

Lu Ning felt a growing sense of dread as she looked at the ominous chain.

“What am I doing? Continuing our unfinished cultivation, of course. My good Master, weren’t you still wanting more just now? I’ll make sure you’re fully satisfied this time.”

As her voice fell, the black chain instantly flew toward Lu Ning, binding her firmly.

The moment the chain wrapped around her, Lu Ning felt the true essence in her body completely suppressed by a strange power.

She had once again become a “useless person” with no strength.

Lu Ning looked at her with a mix of shock and anger.

Su Yuexi chuckled and slowly leaned down to begin a new round of “rewards.”