SLAP!

But Su Xuan's fingers were much faster than the Disciple of the Spirit-Taming Sect's knife, tapping directly on his forehead.

"Look into my eyes."

"Look into my eyes."

"I am your daddy!"

"I am your daddy!"

Su Xuan chanted at the man as if casting a spell, muttering under his breath.

The man's eyes gradually grew vacant, and the knife in his hand dropped. "Daddy!" he suddenly shouted.

Yes, Su Xuan had learned the Mind Control Technique. By the time Qi Qingshan finished reciting the incantation, Su Xuan had already mastered it. Controlling a disciple of the Spirit-Taming Sect was laughably easy. Besides, it wasn't a loss for the disciple to call Su Xuan daddy; after all, Su Xuan was a multibillionaire.

"Uh..." Su Xuan suddenly scratched his head. "Stop calling me Dad. Just call me Brother."

He wasn't married yet, so being called 'Dad' felt awkward.

"Brother," the disciple complied obediently.

"What's your name?"

"My name is Chen Erlei."

"Alright, Erlei, take me to the Spirit-Taming Sect."

"Understood."

The disciple followed Su Xuan's commands without question, leading him toward the Spirit-Taming Sect.

SPLASH!

At that very moment, the torrential rain could no longer hold back, pounding down heavily from the night sky. Su Xuan and the disciple were instantly drenched to the bone.

"Lei, who have you brought?" a Gatekeeping Disciple shouted at Chen Erlei through the rain as they approached the sect's mountain gate.

"This kid was loitering at the base of the mountain, so I caught him," Chen Erlei replied, reciting the script Su Xuan had prepared for him. "I suspect he's from the Floating Cloud Sect, and I'm taking him to the cells."

"Move along, move along!"

The Gatekeeping Disciples trusted Chen Erlei completely and immediately allowed them to pass.

But Chen Erlei did not take Su Xuan to the cells. Instead, he led him to his own quarters and found him a set of clothes. This was the first time Su Xuan had worn the clothing of mountain dwellers, and it felt quite strange.

"Erlei, get out here!"

Just as Su Xuan finished changing, someone shouted from outside Chen Erlei's quarters. "The lady wants the earth dragon lit! Come with me!"

What was an earth dragon? In the past, wealthy households had fire channels built beneath the floors for burning wood to keep warm. Simply put, it was the predecessor of modern underfloor heating.

"Hey, Erlei, what are you dragging your feet for?" the man yelled impatiently. "Do you want the lady to punish us both?"

Hearing no immediate response, he kicked the door open and barged in. He stopped dead in his tracks, dumbstruck.

He saw Chen Erlei with a stranger. Though the stranger wore the Spirit-Taming Sect's uniform like everyone else, he was so strikingly handsome that he stood out. The man had never seen anyone so good-looking in the sect before.

"Who is he?" the disciple sternly questioned Chen Erlei.

Without Su Xuan's permission, Chen Erlei dared not speak.

"I'm Erlei's brother," Su Xuan introduced himself. "He brought me here to serve our Spirit-Taming Sect."

"Is that so, Erlei?" the disciple asked, looking directly at him.

"He's my brother," Chen Erlei said, prompted by Su Xuan. "He came specifically to serve our Spirit-Taming Sect."

"Haha, you're a clever one," the man laughed. "If we weren't in the middle of a conflict with the Floating Cloud Sect, you'd have had no chance of getting your brother in here. Come on, bring your brother along to stoke the earth dragon."

The man led Su Xuan and Chen Erlei out into the heavy rain. Soon after, the three of them arrived at an elegant mansion and entered the kitchen. After chopping some firewood, they began feeding it into the mouth of the earth dragon. As the fire roared to life, warmth began to spread throughout the entire residence.

"Hey, two of you, come here! The lady wishes to move her bed!"

The fire hadn't been burning long when a maid walked into the kitchen and addressed the three of them.

"Erlei, you and your brother go," the first disciple said, a strange look on his face. "I'll keep tending to the earth dragon. It needs to burn for a while longer, and we can't leave it unattended."

Thus, Su Xuan and Chen Erlei followed the maid toward the lady's room.

"My lady, I've brought them."

After leading the two men inside, the maid excused herself and left.

Su Xuan frowned as he looked upon a woman in her forties. She stood in the room with her hand on her chin, lost in thought.

"The Vermilion Bird position is not good. Perhaps the Black Tortoise position would be better. Hmm, the Black Tortoise position it is!"

Without even glancing at Su Xuan and Chen Erlei, the woman pointed to a corner of the room. "Come and move the bed for me over there!"

Su Xuan and Chen Erlei walked over and moved the bed as instructed.

"Huh?" The woman let out a soft exclamation, her gaze suddenly fixed on Su Xuan's face. "What a handsome young man. Why haven't I seen you before?"

"He's my brother, here to serve our sect," Chen Erlei said, prompted by a subtle cue from Su Xuan.

"I see. You may go now," the woman said with a wave of her hand.

Su Xuan and Chen Erlei turned and started to leave.

But Su Xuan's steps slowed. He had figured out that this mansion belonged to the wife of the Sect Master of the Spirit-Taming Sect. This woman must be Yan Peng's wife. If he could handle her, wouldn't that give him a chance to get to Yan Peng?

"Hey, newcomer, I didn't tell you to leave!"

Just as Su Xuan was pondering this, the woman suddenly called out. "Come back here. I have another task for you."

"Oh, alright."

Su Xuan gestured for Chen Erlei to go outside and wait for him, then turned and approached the woman. He brought his fingers together, preparing to make his move.

But the woman did something that surprised him. She took out a fragrant handkerchief and gently wiped the raindrops from his face. "Newcomer," she said softly, "you haven't been bullied by the other disciples, have you?"

"No," Su Xuan replied. "I've just arrived, so I haven't really interacted with anyone yet."

"Interacted..." The woman repeated the word strangely, a faint blush appearing on her cheeks.

"Newcomer," the woman said, sitting down by the tea table and rubbing her forehead. "Could you give me a head massage? I've been having constant headaches and sleeping poorly. I wonder if the bed's orientation has attracted some kind of malevolent force..."

"Oh, and could you pour me a cup of hot water?" she added before Su Xuan could move. "I'm suddenly feeling parched."

"Of course."

Su Xuan picked up the hot water kettle and poured her a cup. The woman stared at his face, licking her dry lips.

"My head, please."

After taking a sip of water, the woman tilted her head slightly toward Su Xuan.

Su Xuan moved behind the strangely-acting woman and raised his hands. Just as he was about to use the Mind Control Technique on her, a burly figure strode into the room.

"Aha!" the burly man bellowed upon seeing Su Xuan and the woman, "So you're fooling around with men behind my back again?"

Damn!

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