Chapter 48：Xu Xiuyings Threat (1/2)

Chapter 48 – Xu Xiuying's Threat

”I never expected that you were this cunning, son.”

Xu Xiuying teased Xu Miao after she had seen and heard everything, including how he rewrote his yin cauldron's personality and memory.

At first, Xu Xiuying didn't expect much from her adopted son. But after Xu Miao successfully persuaded Xie Tian to work for the Xu Clan, she saw him in a new light.

Xu Miao shrugged, ”I did everything to survive. Say, mother, can you do me a favor?”

”Yes, sure. What is it?”

”Kill that bastard for me.”

Xu Xiuying burst into laughter, ”Hahahaha! You're wicked. So, you've been planning to use me to kill your love rival from the beginning, right? Everything you've done is for drawing that guy closer to you, so you can backstab him? You're a sly little boy.”

”You're wrong on the love rival part, but you're right. I want him dead ASAP.”

Xu Xiuying grinned. Killing a weak 2nd stage cultivator was as easy as breathing for her. However, she found Xu Miao and Xie Tian's interaction amusing, so she didn't want to spoil the fun just yet.

”No.”

Xu Miao turned to Xu Xiuying in anger and glared at her, ”Why? Do you know that he'll become a threat to our sect and our family in the future!?”

”What threat? Do you think a weak 2nd stage blacksmith can destroy my sect and kill me? Pfft. Are you kidding? Besides, Xie Tian has potential, and he's now my clan's asset. In other words, he belongs to me, not you. You don't get to decide who lives or who dies.”

Xu Miao almost yelled at Xu Xiuying out loud that she was making a big mistake for not killing the protagonist when he was still weak. She could easily kill him before he got stronger to the point that none of them could defeat him.

”Didn't you see his skills and his heart devils in the illusion test? His heart devils are Jiang Lan and me! He's a threat!”

”Ah, don't worry about it. He might be a threat to you, but he can't do anything now. Heck, if he wants you dead, he will have to go through me and my sect first. You can just live your life however you wish, and we will keep him off you.”

”Ugh, you're the same as cliche villains.”

”What? Who's cliche?”

”... Nothing.”

Xu Miao counted 1 to 10, controlling his rage. He was angry at Xu Xiuying, and he blamed everything on Xie Tian's luck.

'Damn plot armor! This is definitely plot armor!'

In novels, many strong parents or guardians of villainous young masters never acted until their children were killed or harmed by the protagonists. By the time that they wanted to kill the MCs, it was already too late as these plot-armor-wearing protagonists already got too strong or were strong enough to escape their influence.

Xu Miao had never expected that Xu Xiuying would fall into a stupid villain category. Still, he didn't give up trying to manipulate elite clansmen to assassinate Xie Tian when he was still weak.

”Then, you don't mind if I kill him, right?”

”As I said, I will be VERY pissed if you kill him without my consent.”

Xu Miao regretted inviting him into the clan. He should have only befriended Xie Tian and not invited him to the Xu Clan at all.

This was his mistake, but there was always a way to fix it.

”Okay, let's change the topic. What are you planning to do with him?” Xu Miao tested Xu Xiuying why she valued him so much.

”Let's say, I'm planning to raise him and make him a little stronger. I can sense intense Yang Qi and Yang Essence in Xie Tian's dantian, and he's stronger than you. I think I can make him a better pet-I mean, a nice Yang Cauldron. What do you think?”

”…”

For a moment, Xu Miao sensed a shiver running down his spine. Xu Xiuying's words confirmed that female dual cultivators could also turn their male partners into yang cauldrons.

Most importantly, if Xu Xiuying said that she could turn someone into a yang cauldron, it was possible that she also wanted to turn him into a mindless slave as well.

Xu Xiuying noticed the fear in Xu Miao's eyes. She hugged him and whispered to his ear.

”Don't worry. I will never harm or brainwash you as long as you obediently work for me. Keep fucking my disciples and make them stronger, and I'll protect you from worldly harm, okay? If you want spirit stones, I'll give it to you. If you want more women to dual-cultivate, I'll find gorgeous girls for you. Whatever you've ever dreamed, I'll get it for you. Oh, if you want to enjoy my body, I'll allow it once a month since you've recruited a new pet for me. I promise that I won't use my dual cultivation technique on you. How about that, hmm?”

Unlike the usual, Xu Miao wasn't aroused. Instead, he was afraid. Xu Miao realized now that he was in the same situation as Gretel and Hansel who got trapped in a witch's house.

Xu Xiuying was the witch, and she was capable of brainwashing him just like how he did to Jiang Lan and Zheng Liqin. It was only a matter of time before Xu Miao would be devoured or enslaved by his foster mother.

While shivering in fear, Xu Miao nodded without saying anything, but his mind went chaotic.

'Damn it! The entire world is against me! The system forces me to kill a protagonist, but I have to survive against the local villains, too! Am I supposed to fight the world by myself!?'

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