Chapter 12: Jane (Part 2)

Jason turned towards the door as he said politely, "Are you willing to speak to me once again?"

There was no response from behind the door. Actually, Jane had just subconsciously called out to him after listening to his speech. What made her most confused was just one question.

'Why was he so sure of her presence behind the door? How could he, a person without a shred of cultivation, detect her location when she had clearly used the Sense Distortion technique. Even a Saint Emperor might not be able to break this technique as fast as this mortal did just now.'

"How did you do that?" When she could no longer hold in her curiosity, she decided to just ask him.

"Did what?" asked Jason, confusion visible on his face.

"Find out my location. It is practically impossible for a person like you to be able to see through my Sense Distortion technique and detect my location. Not even people who have cultivated for decades could pull off something like this. What is even more impossible is the speed with which you managed to accomplish this. Quickly tell me how did you do it," she kept urging Jason.

Jason frowned when he heard her question. In fact, even he himself was not clear about what exactly happened to him and how he was able to find out the source of the voice. That being the case, how was he supposed to explain it to her?

"Do you really want to keep talking like this? Won't it be bad for both of us if Master suddenly came over and noticed us talking to each other? I am sure it won't end up well for either of us."

"Ah" Suddenly, realization dawned upon Jane. In her excitement to know more about Jason and how he accomplished what seemed impossible in her eyes, she had completely forgotten about that old bastard Reed for a minute.

Right now, her mind was completely chaotic. What should she do? On one hand, she had definitely taken a huge risk when she had called out to Jason. If that old bastard Reed would get a single whiff of her actions, there was no telling what he would do to her and her mother's soul that he had captured. On the other hand, she really wanted to know more about this incredible young man.

Suddenly, she realized that Jason was already leaving the corridor. She was puzzled yet again. 'Why is he leaving like this? Didn't he want to talk to me?'

As she was thinking about what was going on, she suddenly heard Jason sigh loudly.

"Ah, it seems that there is no one here. Damn that stupid master of mine. He left me all alone in the bath. Did he think I knew the entire place? There is no one around to ask for directions. Where am I supposed to look for him now? Fuck, what a careless master. It is a wonder that this Skull Marked Sect is still standing under the leadership of such a fool," Jason spoke as if speaking to himself.

As Jane continued to listen to Jason's words, she was sure that there was something wrong with Jason's mind. 'It seems that the bath he took just now in the Pool of Damnation has tampered with his mind, making him unable to do things rationally. After all, he is just a mortal.'

But as Jane was thinking along those lines, she suddenly heard someone call out from far. Only when she heard that voice did she understand what was going on.

"Brat, what are you babbling about? Who are you calling a fool? As you were relaxing in the bath, your Master was searching for a suitable cultivation technique for you so that you can start cultivating as soon as possible. And yet here you are, badmouthing your Master without any shame. Just wait for your punishment," shouted Reed in an angry voice as he came towards that corridor.

"Ah, old ma… I mean Master, when did you arrive? I did not say anything just now. How can anyone compare to you when it comes to controlling the sect? All right, let us not talk about any bad things now and discuss about the cultivation technique. When can I start learning? I promise I won't let you down and bring glory to you and the sect. You can count on me," Jason immediately switched to a fawning voice as he started coxing Reed.

"Che… you and your glib tongue. As I am a great Master, this time I will pretend as if I did not hear anything. If I ever find you badmouthing me ever again, I will boil yo… I mean make you boil eggs for breakfast for an entire month." Reed replied in

"Disciple understands. Disciple understands. Master is truly the greatest master who has ever existed in the entire history of cultivation," Jason kept babbling nonsense.

In fact, the only reason Jason was doing this was to avoid any kind of suspicion in Reed's mind regarding him meeting that lady in the corridor. He knew that it would be disastrous for both of them if that happened. So, he suddenly left the corridor and started badmouthing Reed like anything.

And it definitely succeeded!!

'Thank God I arrived in time, else this brat would have definitely interacted with that girl. Sigh, it looks like in the future, I must keep him as near to me as possible.' He thought as he clapped his hands and called out to Jason.

"Alright boy, enough with that. Come with me. I will take you to the library of Skull Marked Sect and you can choose any cultivation technique that you wish to choose from there. Let's get going."

"Yes, that is what I have been waiting for. Let's heed out immediately!!" Jason said with the expression of the happiest person in the world as he followed behind Reed with a spring on his feet.

As both Jason and Reed left the corridor, Jane sat down on her bed, thinking about all that she had witnessed.

'This boy is really something. First, he managed to break my Sense Distortion technique, then he managed to sense that old bastard Reed's arrival even before I managed to sense him!! Not only did he sense him, he even set up the perfect plan to distract him and avoid any suspicion. Fascinating, really fascinating.'

'Jason, huh? What secrets are you hiding? Ah, Maybe. Just maybe we can survive this.' she thought as she closed her eyes and started to meditate. It was the first time she ever had thoughts of escaping Reed's clutches.

What she did not realize was the fact that while she would most probably escape from Reed's clutches, she would also fall into someone else's clutches. But unlike with Reed, she might actually come to like it...