Chapter 220 (2/2)

”No plans for now. I will probably look for a place I can continue my cultivation in peace,” said Xiang Shaoyun after rubbing his nose.

”You said Elder Long Hui wanted to accept you as his disciple, right? Why don't you agree to that? You can then stay and cultivate with us!” Lu Xiaoqing said expectingly. She was afraid that Xiang Shaoyun would leave once again, and she hoped dearly that he would stay.

Gong Qinyin also echoed the sentiment, ”The Cloud Margin Pavilion is the best cultivation spot in the entirety of Cloud Margin City. If you stay, I believe your cultivation will skyrocket.”

”Hehe, you really want me to stay?” Xiang Shaoyun asked with a faint smile.

”Yes,” the two answered.

”Fine, I'll stay,” Xiang Shaoyun agreed.

”Great! We can cultivate together in the future!” said the overjoyed Lu Xiaoqing.

A smile also bloomed on Gong Qinyin's face. Evidently, she was happy to hear that as well. Xiang Shaoyun then told the two to leave first as he could sense that Long Hui had arrived nearby.

Lu Xiaoqing couldn't bear to part with him. Before leaving, she reminded him repeatedly to stay. She also told him that if he was going to leave, she was willing to wander the world with him.

Xiang Shaoyun could sense the sincerity in her words, causing him to have a heavy feeling as he couldn't decide what to do about her. The current him had no romantic interest in any woman whatsoever. It was too hard to heal the wound he suffered from the woman he once loved.

After the two left, Long Hui met Xiang Shaoyun and brought him to a spot with no other people. There, he bowed slightly and said, ”Greetings, young master. I'm done settling my affairs.”

Xiang Shaoyun smiled and said, ”You spent quite a while in there. Have you been looking for ways to break the curse?”

Long Hui s.h.i.+vered and quickly said, ”N-no, young master.”

”I can sense everything you do clearly. You won't be able to fool me,” said Xiang Shaoyun with a sneer. He added, ”Not even Emperors can break the curse. If I am unlucky enough to die, you will die as well. Think very carefully about what you will do next.”

By this point, Long Hui was completely drenched in sweat. He did not dare to question any of what Xiang Shaoyun had told him and quickly declared his loyalty, ”Long Hui will not dare to pull something like that anymore! In the future, I will stay deadly faithful to you, young master!”

Facing the prospect of death, the dignity of a King seemed so inconsequential.

”That better be true,” warned Xiang Shaoyun. He added, ”I need a suitable ident.i.ty to stay and cultivate at the Cloud Margin Pavilion. However, I don't want to be a disciple here either. Any idea how to accomplish that?”

Long Hui thought for a bit before saying, ”Then I will have to trouble the young master to a.s.sume the ident.i.ty of my follower. But the resources a follower can enjoy is not comparable to what an inner disciple can enjoy.”

”That doesn't matter. Follower it is then. So long as I can maintain my freedom, I don't mind,” said Xiang Shaoyun indifferently. He would only stay temporarily anyway. He did not care about his ident.i.ty here.

”Alright. Please come with me to the inner pavilion, then, young master. I need to tell you more,” said Long Hui.

Thus, Xiang Shaoyun followed Long Hui into the inner pavilion. Little did he know that his decision to stay would court himself quite the amount of trouble in the days to come.

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