MTLNOVEL Chapter 9: You Can Make a Demand
Chapter 9: You Can Make a Demand
Ye Shu rubbed his hands together excitedly. “Master, what kind of reward are we talking about?”
Luo Jiuyan was momentarily stunned by the question.
She hadn’t actually thought about it.
She had just said it offhand.
“You can decide that yourself.”
“Anything?!” Ye Shu’s voice rose several pitches, his face lighting up with joy.
Luo Jiuyan’s face flushed as she watched his excited expression. She immediately regretted her words.
She shouldn’t have said something like that.
What if he started thinking in that direction?
How would she handle it?
“Then, just make sure he can’t withstand three moves. Problem solved,” Luo Jiuyan suddenly thought.
Yes, there was no need to give him a reward.
As long as he couldn’t withstand her three moves, what reward could he even ask for? He’d be lucky if he didn’t beg for mercy.
Luo Jiuyan smiled smugly. “Yes, but only if you can withstand them.”
Ye Shu gulped.
He had a feeling his master’s tone wasn’t exactly friendly.
But for the sake of the so-called reward, he had to step up and be the “reward guy.” “Master, you promised—three moves at the Golden Core level. No take-backs!”
“A master’s word is final!” Luo Jiuyan nodded.
Hearing this, Ye Shu felt reassured. The Nine Nether Demoness wouldn’t go back on her word, right?
With that thought, he felt at ease.
Taking a deep breath, he prepared himself for the beating.
With the Eternal Bone, he wasn’t sure if he could withstand Luo Jiuyan’s three moves.
But even if he couldn’t, he had to try.
After all, there was a reward at stake!
Thinking of this, Ye Shu’s lips curled into a smile. He could already picture it!
Seeing Ye Shu’s excitement, Luo Jiuyan rolled her eyes, her expression both exasperated and charming.
Silly disciple, don’t celebrate too soon!
You’ve just reached the Golden Core stage. Facing three of my moves at the Golden Core level, you think you can withstand them?
Do you really think the reward will be so easy to get?
No need to say more.
I won’t let you succeed.
Luo Jiuyan was confident. She smiled and said, “Disciple, get ready.”
“Master, bring it on!” Ye Shu crossed his arms in front of his chest, ready to defend.
Luo Jiuyan suppressed her cultivation to the early Golden Core stage and struck out with a palm, aiming directly at Ye Shu’s chest.
Thud!
Whoosh!
The surrounding air churned violently, and a strong gust of wind lifted her purple robe, revealing a glimpse of her fair skin.
But that was all.
Luo Jiuyan’s palm strike didn’t knock him down. It didn’t even push him back.
“Not bad. It seems your early Golden Core foundation is quite solid,” Luo Jiuyan nodded in acknowledgment.
Ye Shu, having survived the first move, secretly sighed in relief and smiled. “That’s only because you went easy on me, Master. Otherwise, I would’ve lost already.”
“This isn’t praise. You earned it.”
Luo Jiuyan wasn’t moved by Ye Shu’s words.
To be honest, Luo Jiuyan believed that even a mid-Golden Core cultivator would have been knocked down by her early Golden Core strike.
Not because of anything else, but because she was Luo Jiuyan. Crossing realms to defeat enemies was child’s play for her.
But Ye Shu had withstood it.
That meant he was comparable to her at that stage.
Very good.
Luo Jiuyan nodded and said, “Be careful now!”
She raised her cultivation to the mid-Golden Core stage.
Three moves. One had already been used. Two remained. If she didn’t knock Ye Shu down within these two moves, the consequences would be unthinkable.
“Bring it on!” Ye Shu gritted his teeth, knowing the next two moves would be much harder to withstand.
Luo Jiuyan struck again. This time, the attack was even more terrifying. Even a late-Golden Core expert wouldn’t dare take it head-on.
Ye Shu focused on the direction of her attack.
He channeled his spiritual energy into his arms.
Boom!
The sound of air exploding echoed loudly. The punch sent Ye Shu flying back five feet.
Why only five feet?
Luo Jiuyan’s beautiful eyes widened in surprise. She had thought this punch would knock Ye Shu down.
She had even prepared to help him up afterward, to lecture him and make him grateful to her—a smooth little routine.
But reality didn’t play out that way.
Not only was Ye Shu not knocked down, but he also flashed a grin. “Master, you went easy on me again. I don’t even know what to say.”
He looked grateful, as if to say, Are you doing this on purpose? Are you trying to reward me?
Luo Jiuyan almost spat blood at his expression.
How arrogant!
She finally got serious.
One move left.
Only one move left.
If she didn’t defeat him this time, she would have to let him do as he pleased.
So, no matter what, she had to defeat him with this move!
Luo Jiuyan raised her cultivation from mid-Golden Core to late-Golden Core, then to peak Golden Core!
She stopped just short of the Nascent Soul stage.
She never went back on her word.
So, when she said Golden Core, she meant Golden Core.
But even so, her peak Golden Core strength was something even an early Nascent Soul cultivator might not be able to withstand.
Could he survive it?
She was worried.
Ye Shu was only at the early Golden Core stage. Taking such a move head-on would, at the very least, leave him severely injured.
Even if it meant severe injury, she had to do it.
Let him spend ten days to half a month in bed to learn his lesson.
That would be much better than agreeing to any of his outrageous demands.
Luo Jiuyan steeled her resolve.
This time, she wouldn’t hold back.
Finally, without even warning him, she gathered her spiritual energy and unleashed a punch that made the air itself seem to dim.
“Don’t blame me, disciple!”
With that, the punch landed on Ye Shu’s arms.
Bang!
Bang!
His arms were forced apart, and the punch struck his broad chest.
Thud!
A dull sound echoed, making everyone’s hearts tremble.
Luo Jiuyan’s eyes glistened with tears. She didn’t want to do this, but if she didn’t, she would be the one suffering later.
After a long moment…
Wait, why isn’t he falling?
She snapped out of her daze and saw Ye Shu still standing tall, his clothes torn open at the chest.
Not only was he not knocked down, but he didn’t even have a single broken bone.
This was… strange.
As Luo Jiuyan was stunned, her beautiful face pale with shock, Ye Shu grinned. “Master, I concede!”
Luo Jiuyan took two steps back, taking deep breaths to calm herself.
As an Emperor-level expert, she recovered quickly from her shock.
Soon, her face showed no trace of emotion, and she simply asked, “How did you do that?”
Even an early Nascent Soul cultivator wouldn’t have been able to withstand that move.
Yet Ye Shu, at the early Golden Core stage, had taken it head-on.
This was completely illogical!
Ye Shu naturally wouldn’t reveal the secret of the Eternal Bone. Instead, he smiled sheepishly. “It’s because you went easy on me, Master. I just got lucky.”
“You—”
Luo Jiuyan pointed a slender finger at him. Just as she had calmed down, his words made her chest heave with anger, her ample bosom rising and falling in a mesmerizing manner.
Lucky?
You’re telling me it was luck?
Back in the day, few could survive under my hands. Were they all just unlucky?
Luo Jiuyan wanted to slap him twice and give him a chance to rephrase.
But in the end, she decided against it.
After all, Ye Shu being able to withstand her three moves was a good thing.
Didn’t that prove his strength?
As his master, she should be happy.
However, she suddenly realized something.
If he had withstood her three moves, didn’t that mean she had to honor her promise?
Thinking of this, her face flushed with a rosy hue, making her even more beautiful.
“Since you’ve withstood my three moves, you can make one demand.”
“Great!”
Hearing this, Ye Shu immediately perked up!
He was so excited that he could barely contain himself.
A demand from the Nine Nether Demoness! He could ask for anything, right? He could…
As he stared at Luo Jiuyan’s voluptuous, enchanting figure, a wicked fire ignited within him. He couldn’t help but imagine taking her right then and there!
“If I make such a demand, would Master agree?”
Watching her usually obedient disciple staring at her with such lustful eyes, Luo Jiuyan felt a sense of dread.
What is he thinking?!
It’s definitely something indecent!