FOYL ~ 02

Chapter – 02

Nangong Wan, Yin-Yang Cauldron

At this moment, Liu Rumeng’s jade foot was pressed directly against Cao Kun’s chest.
Realizing he had no way to retreat, Cao Kun asked with a bitter face:
“Sister, what are you doing?”

Liu Rumeng leaned forward slightly, heedless of the exposed view, and smiled coquettishly:
“Little Junior, am I really that scary to you?”

Cao Kun cursed inwardly. *”No shit! You almost drained me to death—of course I’m scared!”*
Though deeply displeased inside, he dared not show the slightest dissatisfaction on the surface. It seemed his only option was to retreat in order to advance.
So he forced a wry smile and said:
“Sister, you are the goddess in the hearts of countless outer disciples.
To have even a single night’s fate with you—this junior would die without regret!”

After saying that, Cao Kun put on a look of someone ready to bravely face death.
“Little Junior, when did I ever say I wanted you to die?”
Seeing this, Liu Rumeng pouted her tempting red lips and coquettishly protested.

Overjoyed at her words, Cao Kun said excitedly: “Sister, that’s wonderful!”
Now that his life was no longer in danger, his eyes began to wander again.

Liu Rumeng cast him a flirtatious, reproachful glance and smiled seductively:
“Little Junior, do you want to become my dao companion?”
“Of course!” Cao Kun blurted out. To say no to such an ultimate seductress like Liu Rumeng would make him the biggest fool.

Liu Rumeng withdrew her jade foot, lay down slowly beside Cao Kun,
extended her slender, jade-like hand to toy with his chest, and breathed like orchid:
“Sister has one condition: you must cultivate to the fourth level of Qi Refining as quickly as possible and enter the outer sect.
At that time, Sister will truly be your woman.”

Hearing this, Cao Kun directly pulled Liu Rumeng’s mature, voluptuous body into his arms.
With her words having gone that far, if he didn’t act, Cao Kun would have wasted decades of his life.

………………
Two hours later.
Cao Kun walked out of Liu Rumeng’s cave dwelling, supporting his waist.
“Little Junior, I’ll be waiting for you tomorrow~”
came Liu Rumeng’s heart-stirring voice from behind.

Cao Kun stumbled—*hiss!*—and turned back to look at that enchanting, alluring figure.
He sighed inwardly. *What a vixen.*

Meanwhile, Liu Rumeng watched the departing Cao Kun, put away her seductive smile, and murmured softly:
“Cao Kun, Cao Kun, I’ve underestimated you.
You seem to have secrets unknown to others.
But in the end, you are still mine, Liu Rumeng’s.”
Then she swayed her perky hips and returned to her cave dwelling.

[Submission Value +10] At that moment, the system’s notification sounded in Cao Kun’s mind.
“System, what is this Submission Value?” Cao Kun asked in confusion.

“Host, as long as a cultivator’s Submission Value reaches 80, every additional ten points will grant you a random reward.
How to increase the Submission Value is for you to discover on your own.
When the Submission Value reaches 90, the target will never betray you.
Other functions of this system will be unlocked later.”

“Damn, that’s insane!” Cao Kun shouted excitedly in his heart.
He had just “disciplined” Liu Rumeng twice and gained 20 Submission Value—so that seemed to be one way.
For now, the priority was to go back and refine some pills to restore his cultivation realm.

Cao Kun now wore a sinister smile.
“Hehehe, Liu Rumeng!
You dared to treat me as a cauldron for cultivation? Well, you’ll be obediently trained into my servant!”

With that, Cao Kun headed toward Qinshan Town at the foot of the Hehuan Sect.
Only after entering the outer sect would he be able to live within the Hehuan Sect itself.

“Yo! Cao Kun, with that look of yours, are you about to die? Hahahaha…”
Suddenly, accompanied by a burst of wild laughter, a figure blocked Cao Kun’s path.

Cao Kun slowly raised his head, his expression full of disdain.
“I said, Sima Shenhe, whether I live or die is none of your business!” Cao Kun sneered.

“Cut the crap! Give me back that half a spirit stone right now!
Hmph, don’t think you’re so great just because you’ve become Sister Liu’s male pet!”
Sima Shenhe roared furiously.

Seeing this, Cao Kun’s smile grew even wider:
“Sima Shenhe, as you know, Sister Liu is a famously beautiful fairy among the outer disciples!
To become her honored guest, even if she drains me to death in cultivation, I’d go willingly! Hehehe…”

Hearing this, Sima Shenhe trembled with rage.
Liu Rumeng was the fantasy of many menial disciples and outer disciples.
Back then, he had racked his brains to become Liu Rumeng’s male cauldron,
going around begging for favors and desperately recommending himself to her.
Just when he was joyfully anticipating sharing bliss with his goddess,
he learned that he had been ruthlessly rejected!
That blow was worse than death for him.

But what devastated him most was that after he was rejected, he learned that Cao Kun had been chosen instead.
So former friends had now become bitter enemies, all because Sima Shenhe envied Cao Kun for getting close to her.

Cao Kun watched Sima Shenhe’s furious expression and delivered another blow:
“Sima Shenhe, Sister also said that once I enter the outer sect, she will agree to become my dao companion.
By then, you must come and wish us happiness, hahaha.”

“You—you—that’s impossible! How could Sister Liu become your dao companion!” Sima Shenhe was shocked and incredulous.

Cao Kun looked at the stunned Sima Shenhe without a shred of pity—a simp didn’t deserve sympathy.
He thought to himself: *”The goddess you groveled for is about to become my servant, haha.”*
Then he took a spirit stone from his storage pouch and tossed it over.
“Keep the change!”

Sima Shenhe stared blankly at the spirit stone in his hand.
Just imagining his goddess flattering and pleasuring Cao Kun made his heart ache and his spirit collapse.

After arriving at his courtyard, Cao Kun walked into the cultivation chamber.
He took out a jade bottle given by Liu Rumeng from his storage pouch and uncorked it.
Instantly, a rich aroma of pills filled the entire cultivation chamber.
A closer look revealed ten Qi-nourishing Pills in total.

Holding the jade bottle, Cao Kun murmured:
“It seems Liu Rumeng really does intend to become my dao companion—
though I wonder how much sincerity is mixed in with that affection.
But too bad—in the future, you’ll only become my immortal servant!”

Without further ado, Cao Kun directly took out a pill and began refining it, circulating *The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon*.

Two hours later,
a powerful wave of spiritual energy emanated from Cao Kun’s body.
He had recovered to the third level of Qi Refining.

Feeling the restored power, Cao Kun was not satisfied and wanted to continue refining more pills.
Suddenly, a knock at the door interrupted him.

“Who is it?”
“Junior Cao, it’s me, Wang Ling.” A hurried voice came from outside the courtyard.

Hearing this, Cao Kun went out and opened the gate.
What he saw was a young man of ordinary appearance, but his aura was unusually weak and unsteady.
Beside him stood a gentle, beautiful woman with a soft expression, quietly sobbing.

“Senior Wang, what’s this about?” Cao Kun asked in confusion, looking at Wang Ling.

The frail-looking man said with a grave expression:
“Junior Cao, you know that I was seriously injured by a rogue cultivator while hunting demon beasts a few days ago.
Now my time is short. I plan to go into the secret realm to seek a slim chance of survival.
If I haven’t returned after seven days, I’d like to ask you to take care of my dao companion.
As repayment, I’ll give you a treasure I obtained by chance some time ago.”

Without waiting for a reply, he took a small cauldron from his storage pouch and handed it to Cao Kun.

Cao Kun stared at the small cauldron and used the Eye of Destiny to inspect it.
[Yin-Yang Cauldron (Ninth-rank Magic Artifact, unactivated)] [Magic Artifacts: Ranks 1 to 9]

*Holy crap! What kind of insane luck did this Wang Ling have?* Cao Kun was utterly shocked.

Seeing Cao Kun frozen in place, Wang Ling thought he was dissatisfied, so he quickly explained:
“Junior, although I don’t know how to use this cauldron either, it’s clearly no ordinary item.
If you’re not satisfied, I can give you more spirit stones.”

“Hahaha, Senior, what are you saying? We’re fellow disciples—we should help each other.
Forget about spirit stones. Even if you gave me nothing, I would still take care of Sister-in-law for you.”
Cao Kun snapped out of it, said with great enthusiasm,
and stuffed the Yin-Yang Cauldron directly into his storage pouch, afraid that Wang Ling might change his mind.

Seeing Cao Kun accept the cauldron, Wang Ling revealed a relieved smile.
He slowly turned around and said softly:
“Wan’er, you must obediently follow Junior Cao’s arrangements, understand?”

Nangong Wan nodded slightly, tears shimmering in her beautiful eyes, and said in a tender, choked voice:
“Husband, you must return to me safely on this journey… *sob sob*~”

Wang Ling turned his head and looked at Cao Kun, his eyes full of entrustment:
“Junior, this time I’ll trouble you to take care of Wan’er. Please bear with it.”

Cao Kun nodded firmly and replied solemnly:
“Senior, you can go with peace of mind. I’ll take good care of Sister-in-law.”

After receiving Cao Kun’s affirmative answer, Wang Ling finally felt at ease and walked out of the town.

Looking at the heartbroken Nangong Wan, Cao Kun comforted her:
“Sister-in-law, Senior will definitely return safely.”

Nangong Wan looked at Cao Kun, her face flushed with shyness, and said in a clear, melodious voice:
“Junior, I’m sorry to trouble you.”

“Haha, no trouble at all, no trouble at all.
Sister-in-law, please come in.” Cao Kun said with a smile.

Now looking at this gentle, dignified, and alluring young married woman, Cao Kun finally had the chance to take her in.
*Nangong Wan illustration…*