CHAPTER 181: YET YOU HAVEN'T CALLED ME MASTER EVEN ONCE

At the peak of Karma Blood Peak.

Jiang Xin held her small hands, gazing into the distance.

"Xiao Mo!"

When she saw Xiao Mo flying back to the mountain peak, Jiang Xin's eyes suddenly brightened.

"Xiao Mo, you're back."

Jiang Xin ran to Xiao Mo's side, her eyes sparkling with pure joy.

Ever since Xiao Mo left Karma Blood Peak, Jiang Xin had been waiting for his return.

"Your Xiao Mo really made quite a scene in Ten Thousand Dao Town," Xue Kui smiled and said to Xiao Mo. "Kid, I'm in a good mood today. You can make one request of me. Think it over and come find me in my room."

After speaking, Xue Kui continued back to the courtyard to sleep.

For Xiao Mo, in these two and a half months at Karma Blood Peak, the thing he most often saw Xue Kui doing was sleeping.

"Xiao Mo, what happened?" Jiang Xin asked worriedly.

Xiao Mo shook his head, "Don't worry, it's nothing. I just encountered some small trouble, but I've already handled it."

"Oh..." Jiang Xin nodded.

Since Xiao Mo wouldn't say, Jiang Xin wouldn't press further.

Xiao Mo brought Jiang Xin back to the small courtyard and took out all the clothes and food he had bought today.

Jiang Xin kept saying she didn't need these clothes, expressing that eating fasting pills was enough for her but after being scolded by Xiao Mo a few times, Jiang Xin could only quietly accept the clothes and silently eat all the food Xiao Mo had brought back.

In the afternoon, while Jiang Xin was sleeping, Xiao Mo left the courtyard and knocked on Xue Kui's door.

"Come in."

Xue Kui's voice came from within the room.

Xiao Mo pushed open the door and walked in.

This was the first time Xiao Mo had entered Xue Kui's room.

Xue Kui's room layout was simple, with only a bed, a table, and a chair.

There wasn't even a vanity table but that made sense.

With Xue Kui's appearance, she didn't need makeup.

And with Xue Kui's personality, she wouldn't put on makeup anyway.

Xue Kui, lying on the soft bed, lazily turned slightly to the side and slowly sat up.

Her waterfall of black hair was unbound, naturally cascading down, strand by strand falling over her shoulders, making her skin appear even more snow-white.

She casually swept a strand of hair that had fallen across her forehead behind her ear, revealing a face so exquisite it was nearly bewitching, her eyes flowing with a hazy, half-awake allure.

She stood up, the soft fabric of her nightgown gently undulating with her movements, outlining heart-stopping body curves, her slender waist, full chest line, rounded hip line, every curve perfectly proportioned, enough to make most women in the world feel ashamed.

"You're here. Have you thought of what to ask me for?"

Xue Kui yawned and walked toward the table.

Under her hem, a pair of long, straight beautiful legs appeared and disappeared, sometimes revealing perfect contours with her movement, sometimes concealed by the light fabric. Her ankles were slender and delicate, her feet treading lightly on the ground.

Taking the wine pot from the table, Xue Kui tilted her head back for a drink.

Her every movement carried natural charm, but her personality was completely different from her appearance.

"I've thought of it," Xiao Mo nodded. "I want Jiang Xin to leave this place."

"Hmm?"

Xue Kui put down the wine pot and glanced at Xiao Mo.

"This request is rather difficult for me, after all, the Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart is not simple."

"What is the Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart?"

Xiao Mo pretended not to know anything on the surface, but was extremely surprised in his heart.

He didn't know how Xue Kui had discovered it.

"The Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart can perceive others' emotions and understand others' thoughts."

Xue Kui looked at Xiao Mo calmly.

"You should have known long ago that Jiang Xin can read minds, but you've been helping her hide it but your master here is an Immortal realm cultivator. When she reads my inner thoughts, I can sense it.

Those people from Crimson Sun Sect had no vision, not knowing what the Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart was. They wanted to use that Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart to refine inferior pills just to break through to Nascent Soul realm. What a waste of a precious treasure."

Xiao Mo's mind tensed, and he couldn't help but grip the Spirit Absorbing Sword in his hand tighter.

"Don't look at me with such wary eyes," Xue Kui waved her hand. "If I wanted to use Jiang Xin for pill refinement, I would have done it long ago. Could you two little ones stop me?"

Xiao Mo remained silent.

"I don't need the Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart, and I can even guarantee she won't be harmed. But Xiao Mo, do you know what the current situation is between the Buddhist and Demonic paths in the Western Region?"

Xue Kui took another sip of wine and asked and answered herself.

"In the Western Region, the two largest forces are the demonic sect and Buddhist temples. The demonic sect and Buddhist temples occupy eighty percent of the entire Western Region.

Buddhism and demons have been incompatible since ancient times.

In ancient times, it was said that a Buddhist disciple entered the Buddha realm precisely because he possessed a Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart.

Moreover, the Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart has Buddhist affinity. As long as she's wandering outside, she will definitely be discovered by Buddhists."

Xue Kui looked at Xiao Mo, "Xiao Mo, you've entered the demonic sect. In this life, you are a disciple of the demonic sect. If you send Jiang Xin away and she happens to gain opportunities and achieves the Great Dao, then turns around to destroy demons, what will you do?"

"The future is the future's matter. If it truly comes to that, then I'll accept it," Xiao Mo answered. "I only know that Jiang Xin cannot stay here. She should leave and walk the path that suits her."

Xue Kui stared directly into Xiao Mo's eyes, and Xiao Mo didn't avoid her gaze at all.

The room fell into silence.

"Fine, if that's the case, then you can take her away."

After a long while, Xue Kui agreed to Xiao Mo's request.

"You can take her to Kongnian Temple. The monks there are decent, at least not so hypocritical. That old baldy called Xu Jing inside does have some real ability. He's qualified to be Jiang Xin's master but I have one condition.

After you reach Cave Mansion realm, if you can withstand three of my blade strikes, I'll let you take Jiang Xin away.

I'll deliver these three strikes at one major realm higher than you.

Do you agree or not?"

"I agree," Xiao Mo didn't hesitate at all.

"Are you sure? I won't show mercy."

"I know."

"Fine, then cultivate well," Xue Kui looked at him, growing more and more satisfied. "Go down. I want to sleep."

Xiao Mo turned and walked out of the room.

Just after Xiao Mo left, Xue Kui frowned, covering her mouth as she coughed.

"Cough cough cough"

Xue Kui's coughing grew worse and worse, only stopping after a long while.

Looking at the fresh blood she had coughed up in her palm, Xue Kui took a deep breath and shook her head, "How much time do I have left?"

Raising her head, Xue Kui looked out the window. Xiao Mo was walking back to the courtyard.

[After all, you are my master. If you're cursed, I lose face too]

Recalling Xiao Mo's words in Ten Thousand Dao Town, Xue Kui couldn't help but smile.

"This kid says I'm his master."

"But it's been two and a half months, yet you haven't called me master even once."