Reaching back to the small, exquisite house, what greeted her wasn't Yang Ze but two women who seemed to be waiting for her.

Looking at them, Cang Yue only raised an eyebrow before walking towards Yang Ze's room.

"Wait." Before she could take another step forward, Lin Yue stopped her in her tracks.

"We need to talk."

Looking at Lin Yue's serious expression, Cang Yue just frowned in response. She didn't know what exactly they wanted from her, but now was not the time. She urgently needed to increase her realm.

"It can wait." She just shrugged before walking inside the room, leaving behind the figure of Lin Yue, who was still gritting her teeth in anger.

'Hmp! I am already giving you face by being willing to talk to you.' She couldn't help but complain inwardly. After what Cang Yue did to her and Xiao Ruolan, it was already a miracle that they weren't trying to kill her at every single turn.

Perhaps part of it was due to their insufficient strength, but most of it had to do with what they were trying to accomplish now.

She could only watch in anger as Cang Yue stepped inside the room before locking the door.

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On the other side, Yang Ze, who was tied up, just used his daily quota of meditation to try to step into the Vein Expansion realm. The current him wasn't greedy about increasing mental strength or visualising more mortal objects. Instead, his aim was to step into the next realm as soon as possible to have some ability of self-protection.

He didn't know if he was able to go toe to toe against women of this world at the same strength, but with so many talents accompanying him, he wasn't that far off... or at least this is what he thought.

"It's going to take a few more days." Opening his eyes from his meditation, he couldn't help but mutter in displeasure, only to feel the taste of fabric in his mouth before trying to spit it out again. But no matter how many times he tried, it just didn't make any difference. On the contrary, the stocking was now wet with his saliva.

Shaking his head with a helpless expression, he just thought about the Vein Expansion realm.

Till now, the previous realms were all about Internal energy and its usage. Even the Foundation Forging realm was about mastering Internal Energy. But the Vein Expansion realm was all about expanding five veins inside the body to be able to use Internal energy from a distance. And expanding the Veins inside the body wasn't something that could be done in the span of fifteen minutes, even with the help of such a heaven-defying talent 'Enlightenment'.

'Forget it. Let's just try again. Even without the Enlightenment talent, I have a persistent talent. I am bound to make progress as long as I practise.'

He once again closed his eyes, slowly meditating. Besides... with both his hands and legs tied up, there weren't that many things he could do.

And just when he was about to start his second round of mediation, the sound of the door opening echoed in the room and with it, the once dimly lit room was filled with light.

"Ugh!" Yang Ze closed his eyes in annoyance before opening them again, only to see the enchanting figure of Cang Yue standing there with a stunned expression on her face.

"This... this..." She rubbed her eyes, wondering if she was seeing things. Wasn't this little bastard unconscious? She knew her strength well; after that blow, it would have taken a moral one or two days at most to wake up. But now...

Not only was he wide awake, but he was even tied up on the bed.

Looking at the white stocking and then his pleading gaze, it didn't take her too long to put two and two together and figure out what happened.

It seemed this bastard was flirting with the two women outside, who, in their annoyance, decided to tie him up.

For a moment, she couldn't help but smile with a smug face as if laughing at his misfortune.

"Serves you right." With a smile, she walked towards him, sat beside him and just looked at him.

After two minutes, she seemed to realise something as her eyes lit up in excitement. She immediately stood up before pulling out the stocking from Yang Ze's mouth.

"Cough... cough..."

Yang Ze, who could finally close his mouth once again, couldn't help but thank her. But before he could say anything further, he felt Cang Yue take off the mask from his face before looking at him while licking her lips.

"Uh!" Looking at her like this, Yang Ze felt a shiver run down his spine. He didn't know what she was going to do, but it wasn't anything good.

"This... young lady..." He let out a smile that was uglier than crying. "How about we talk first. I know I am handsome and the most beautiful existence in all existence, but how about we develop slowly? Let's get to know each other first, then we will go on a few dates, and then we will slowly move to kiss... then get married and have lots of kids."

"How does this natural progression sound?"

Cang Yue only looked at him in surprise. Wasn't this bastard trying to impress her after he woke up? Why is he acting so cowardly now?

"Could it be?" She couldn't help but narrow her eyes before licking her lips. "All talk and no bite?"

This was the only plausible explanation she could come up with.

Looks like even if his personality made a sudden one hundred and eighty-degree turn, a few things were engraved deeply in his mind. And not getting intimate with women was perhaps one of them.

"Oh! You poor thing." Clicking her tongue in pity, she gently wiped his face as her hand once again touched the lotus mark on his head.

But this time, the information about his physique didn't enter her mind. Not because it could only be seen once, but because there was instead new information that almost made her faint from anger.

[Due to injury to the soul, the Supreme Dao body has been sealed and wouldn't be able to exert its effects.]

"..." She couldn't help but jump in anger. This was the first time she saw something as absurd as this Supreme Dao Body. Not only would this thing announce its own existence and its functions, but it is even able to tell when its functions are going to work.

It felt less like a peerless treasure and more like those annoying spirits inside weapons that she had only read about in stories and folklore.

Suppressing her anger, she just lifted her hand from his face while still somewhat hesitant. She didn't know if the so-called Supreme Dao body was truly sealed or not. It could be just false information that appeared due to Yang Ze's injury. After all, she had seen a few physiques, but none of them had these limitations.

Hell, one of the physique's special conditions was that the more one was injured, the faster their recovery speed.

"..." She thought for a good while before shaking her head in annoyance. Whether it was true or not, she didn't want to take any chances.

Everything would be fine if it were false, and she could increase her realm. But in case the Supreme Dao Body was truly sealed and lost its function, then that would be akin to burning her relationship with Yang Ze. Everything that she has done till now will be for nothing.

Yang Ze, on the other hand, didn't know what was going on, but he could feel her hesitation and annoyance.

And after seeing her take back her hand and put back his skin mask, his previous courage seemed to have returned.

"I have to admit, your mind is as beautiful as your appearance. Most would have given in to their desire, but you... You, my lady, are truly a wonderful person."

"You knew that lust lasts for a day while love lasts for a lifetime."

"Come... I will reward you with a kiss."

The more he spoke, the darker Cang Yue's expression got.

In the end, one could even see her chest heaving in and out due to pure anger.

"Now.. don't be shy, come to..." Before Yang Ze could even complete this sentence, he saw Cang Yue standing up with anger, taking off her black stocking from her smooth, flawless leg, crumpling it and then stuffing it in his mouth.

"UMMMMMM... UMMMM..." Yang Ze was almost going crazy. What's with the women of this world and their fetish to put their stockings in a guy's mouth?

He wanted to protest, but Cang Yue just turned around before leaving the room and locking the door behind her.

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"Back so soon?" Lin Yue, who was still hesitating whether to barge in and have a serious talk with the woman, was stunned to see her walking out of the room. She didn't know what her relationship with Yang Ze was, but judging by how she reacted every time it was about him, it wasn't anything ordinary.

Perhaps it was due to her sister Lin Wan, or perhaps it was due to some other reasons, but she seemed to be fond of that man.

Lin Yue didn't know what was so special about such an ordinary man besides his small height, but now was not the time to think about it.

Shaking her head, she cleared all those distracting thoughts before stepping in front of Cang Yue once again.

"We need to talk."

She repeated her earlier statement once again.

But unlike last time, Cang Yue didn't ignore her; instead, she just gave her a deep glance before nodding in response.

"Fine." Although she didn't know what she was trying to tell her so desperately, she, too, had something to talk to her about.

The two of them directly headed to her room, where Xiao Ruolan was already waiting for them.

Cang Yue just raised an eyebrow before ignoring her.

After the two of them sat down, Lin Yue didn't waste any time before speaking in a soft voice.

"I... We need your help."

Her words surprised Cang Yue, who just sat there in silence for a while. She was expecting a lot of things, and these two asking for help from her was not one of them.

She had humiliated these two women so thoroughly that a different person would have directly attacked her, but these two... they seemed to have forgotten about it.

"Help with what?" In the end, she still chose to ask more. She wanted to know what the two of them needed her help with.

"It's the test." This time, it was Xiao Ruolan who answered in an emotionless tone.

"Our families have cut ties with us, and the Duality Sect is after us. Only by joining the Heaveny Sword Sect, we wouldn't be targeted."

"But because of our previous identities and our age, we can not join this easily. We need to complete three missions first."

And it was at this time Lin Yue chimed in.

"And those missions aren't something we can complete with her current strength."

"Thus... we need your help."

Cang Yue didn't give an immediate answer but thought for a long time. Although she didn't know why the two of them were asking her instead of someone else, she didn't care about it.

"Okay." Her reply stunned both Lin Yue and Xiao Ruolan, who were expecting her to refuse. But before they could get excited, her next words poured cold water on them.

"But what would I get in return?"

Cang Yue wasn't someone who did things out of the goodness of her heart. Her every action was based on how much advantage she could gain from others.

The two of them wanted her help, and they can get it... but for a price.

Listening to her question, both Lin Yue and Xiao Ruolan looked at each other before replying in a firm tone simultaneously.

"Our friendship."

"....."

"....."

"You're kidding." Cang Yue couldn't believe her ears. These two weaklings have the audacity to utter those words... Have these two finally gone crazy after going through so much?

She just shook her head with a laugh. If it were someone in the realm of Core Condensation, then she would have agreed immediately. But these two...

Looking at her mocking laughter, Lin Yue gritted her teeth. She knew it wasn't going to be an easy task. Even she found it absurd when Xiao Ruolan suggested it. But they didn't have any other option.

She could only endure the humiliation before taking a deep breath and opening her mouth to speak everything that she thought till now...

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