Chapter 20: Meng Xia’s Mentality Shift

Before reaching the foot of the mountain of Shangaan Peak, Zhao Shuman halted.

"You girls go ahead without me, I'll enter after some time. While avoiding others' eyes, try to reach my place." He instructed and then looking at Xin Zhuyan, he continued: "Zhuyan, you are responsible for taking care of Meng Xia. Don't let her run away."

Hearing him say this, Meng Xia sniffed and retorted: "I have already become a slave, how can I run away?"

"You can fool everyone but me. I am 100% sure you are thinking of sneaking away and then asking for external aid to deal with me."

Meng Xia was taken aback. How does it feel like this guy knew her better than he should?

"Let me tell you one more thing. The moment you became my slaves, your life was bounded to me. The moment I die is the moment you die. So don't try anything foolish." He revealed with a snort seeing her silence.

"What?"

"No way!"

They let out shocked noises one after another. Even Xin Zhuyan was stunned. He never told her that.

He never told her that because it wasn't true. But they don't need to know that.

While Meng Xia was still trying to pick up the broken pieces of her schemes, he continued: "Also, even if you run away I can always summon you back to me."

"…"

Meng Xia didn't know what to reply but her brain was working at lightning speed. Was he lying? Are these things even possible? Obviously not. Teleportation is only available to cultivators at King Realm or above, and he's nowhere near King Realm. The more she thought about it the more she felt like something was wrong.

Was he deceiving them?

Yes, he can be.

No, he must be!

That part about them dying alongside him must also be nothing but a web of lies he spewed in order to make them obedient.

Zhao Shuman knew how Meng Xia was better than anybody, so he also didn't think for a moment that he could tell a lie and get away with it.

"I could see that you don't believe me. Zhuyan, go some distance away from me."

Suddenly, Zhao Shuman said something that puzzled Meng Xia. She saw Xin Zhuyan nodding her head and at quick speed running about a mile away before stopping. Since the pathway was in a straight line, she could see her figure standing even far away.

"Watch closely." Zhao Shuman said and waved his hands.

Immediately, the figure of Xin Zhuyan a mile away flashed as she appeared before them.

"No way…" Meng Xia's mouth was wide open, looking extremely inviting. Her face held a rare dumb expression.

"I don't believe it." She said and separated from away them, and then flew for a mile. Just as she was flying down, her figure flashed. The next moment, she stood in front of Zhao Shuman.

'It's over.' She cried inwardly. She has no choice but to believe him now. He really can teleport her to himself.

Does that mean she will also die when he dies? She suddenly doesn't even have tears to cry.

"As I've said earlier, you have already become slaves. Rather than fruitlessly resisting, try to get used to your identities. You will be spared from some humiliation and I from wasting time." He advised them for some time before ordering: "Okay, now go back obediently."

Meng Xia looked at him with endless resentment and then suddenly sighed deeply. Things are already like this. Now that he has proved that he can teleport them, she doesn't have the guts to try whether what he said before is true to not.

She couldn't tell how shocked she was when she found out that Xin Zhuyan's physique has upgraded to Ancient Rank and her cultivation has reached the 10th Stage of the Heavenly Master Realm. It would be a lie to say that she wasn't envious.

And after knowing that her change was entirely due to Zhao Shuman, she was simply dumbfounded.

She has to wait for two years, meticulously plan ahead, and fight with a Sky Python to obtain Nether Yin Flower. And she almost died getting it. But Xin Zhuyan got Nine Saint Ice Lotus Essence just like that?

Are slaves getting such good treatment these days?

A sudden thought entered her mind.

Since resisting is fruitless, and her destiny is sealed then why doesn't she try to become the favorite among his slaves?

Since she is bound to be a slave, she can strive to become an important slave, not an expendable one. Seeing that he is generous, surely she can also reap some profits!

[Ding! Detected a shift in Meng Xia's mentality. +5 Loyalty!]

While Zhao Shuman was watching their departing back, a sudden notification made him raise his eyebrows. As he looked at Meng Xia, his lips curved involuntarily.

'As expected, she is fun.'

Truth be told, Meng Xia was one of his favorite heroines of the novel. She wasn't the strongest but her thought process was always quite intriguing.

…

Zhao Shuman waited for a few hours before entering the gates of Shangaan Peak. There were two reasons why he did this. First, he didn't want anyone to find out about their relationship just yet. Second, Zhuo Wuji's absence would surely lead to an investigation. After all, he was the Young Sect Master. And he wants to stay away from this case as far as he can.

"Brother Zhao Shuman!"

While he was passing by the outer areas where outer disciples lived, a sweet voice stopped him from behind.

He turned around and saw a decently beautiful girl coming toward him. He doesn't have any recollection of her.

"Who are you? How can I help you?" He asked and hearing him, the girl's smiling face stiffened.

"Brother Shuman, its me! I… it was my fault that I broke up with you before, I apologize! Do you want to get together?"

Zhao Shuman immediately got the gist of the situation. Maybe she was this guy's ex-girlfriend who broke up with him before but now that he had become Inner Disciple, she wanted to get together again.

Without saying anything, Zhao Shuman decisively turned back around. Ignoring her, he went on his way.

Seeing him blatantly ignoring her like this, the girl was completely taken aback. She thought about catching up but couldn't find his figure in front of her anymore. Sighing in regret, she went back to practicing.

Zhao Shuman has already forgotten about her when he reached his home. Entering, he saw Meng Xia and Xin Zhuyan cultivating by themselves.

He nodded, quite satisfyingly. If one can have such beauties waiting for them, they probably wouldn't think about going out.

His entry didn't go unnoticed by them. They both opened their eyes and looked at him.

"So what are we doing here, master?" Meng Xia asked, her tone flirtatious.

Xin Zhuyan immediately looked at her in shock. She could feel that Meng Xia's tone was vastly different from before.

"I need to cultivate for some time." He said and Meng Xia immediately stood up from the bed.

Nodding, he sat on the bed and took out Heavenly Lord Pellet with excitement.

"What is that?"

They both looked at the pellet curiously. They could feel that it was something precious.

Not caring about them, he popped the pill into his mouth.