Wild Dogs

"Alright, the curse has been cast. This kid's life and death are now entirely in our hands."

The Palace Master of the Hundred Flowers Palace gave Yang Fan a smiling look.

Yang Fan breathed a sigh of relief, but couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

From this moment on, his life and death are truly in the hands of others.

Seeing Yang Fan's somewhat dejected look, the middle-aged cultivator smiled slightly and shook his head.

"You don't need to be too upset. This curse will last for about a hundred years and then it will dissipate on its own."

"As long as you work honestly for the next hundred years, our Hundred Flowers Palace will not treat you unfairly."

He glanced at the Flower Fairy.

"Besides, if you can win my daughter's heart, we can also take you as our son-in-law in the future."

"You can also take over the Hundred Flowers Palace in the future."

Yang Fan gave a helpless, bitter smile.

The Fairy of a Hundred Flowers snorted coldly, but looking at Yang Fan's handsome face, she thought for a moment and then licked her lips.

She didn't say anything unpleasant.

Yang Fan knew perfectly well that even if he died, he would never be interested in someone like the Fairy of a Hundred Flowers.

The Heavenly Secret Token slowly flew to Yang Fan's front.

"Alright, put the Heavenly Secret Token away properly. We can't lose this."

"If you lose it, you might lose your life too."

Yang Fan hurriedly and carefully put away the Heavenly Secret Token.

The middle-aged cultivator glanced at him.

"What are you waiting for? From now on, you are my disciple. Hurry up and become my apprentice!"

Yang Fan could only kneel down with a thud and hurriedly bow to the other party.

The middle-aged man stroked his beard with a smile.

"From today onwards, I will be your master."

"I am Luo Changhe, and I am now the husband of the Palace Mistress of the Hundred Flowers Palace."

"The lady next to me is Xiao Ling, the Palace Master of the Hundred Flowers Palace."

"This is my daughter, Xiao Baihua."

"From now on, when you see me, you must either call me Master or address me as Palace Master Luo."

"As for Baihua, you can just call her Junior Sister."

Yang Fan hurriedly bowed to Luo Changhe and addressed him as Palace Master.

He also addressed Xiao Ling as Palace Master.

As for Xiao Baihua, he referred to her as his junior sister.

Xiao Baihua snorted coldly.

"Junior sister, do you think you're worthy of being my senior brother?"

Yang Fan remained silent, neither confirming nor denying anything.

Xiao Ling pointed at Yang Fan with her chin.

"Alright, I am Xiao Ling, the true master of the Hundred Flowers Palace."

"Your current master is my husband."

"However, I'm in charge of the Hundred Flowers Palace. You can just follow him to cultivate."

"Just contact him if you need anything, don't bother me unless it's absolutely necessary."

"Yes."

Yang Fan nodded hastily, but his mind was racing.

Luo Changhe married into the Hundred Flowers Palace, but he didn't have much status in the palace.

His status at home was probably not high, and his daughter also took Xiao Ling's surname.

Yang Fan's mind raced; this might be a rare opportunity.

He glanced at Luo Changhe and Xiao Ling, and a thought popped into his mind.

This couple appears to be on good terms but are actually at odds. If they were to be stirred up appropriately, it might be a chance to break the deadlock.

After all, Luo Changhe was a genuine mid-stage Core Formation cultivator.

Men like him who marry into the woman's family often face severe oppression within the woman's family.

Since he was suppressed, he must be angry. So, if his disciple could show him concern and care from time to time, that would be a good thing.

If he takes the opportunity to sow discord, Luo Changhe might just attack Xiao Ling.

When the couple started fighting, Yang Fan's opportunity came.

He immediately encouraged himself, thinking that this was a good opportunity and he must seize it.

Since I'm already here, I might as well make the best of it. I'm now at their mercy.

We can only take it one step at a time.

Yang Fan immediately walked up to Luo Changhe and respectfully bowed deeply.

"Disciple greets Master."

He then respectfully picked up his storage bag.

"Master, I was originally a wandering cultivator in the mountains, but I was fortunate enough to be accepted as your disciple."

"I am now willing to dedicate all my possessions to Master, and I hope Master will not find it offensive."

Luo Changhe was taken aback, and looked Yang Fan up and down, a hint of appreciation flashing in his eyes.

This person is flexible and adaptable; once they realize something is wrong, they immediately accept reality and take appropriate action.

This decisiveness is far superior to what he showed back then.

He glanced at his wife furtively, a wave of emotion washing over him.

He was a rogue cultivator back then, and was recruited by Xiao Ling to marry into the Hundred Flowers Palace.

When he married into the family, he was at the Qi Refining stage, while Xiao Ling was at the Foundation Establishment stage, a significant difference in their status.

After marriage, she naturally suffered endless torment and repeated humiliation.

Therefore, he felt a slight pity for this rogue disciple.

However, this compassion was quickly suppressed by greed.

This kid has the Heavenly Secret Token; we could try to win him over.

Luo Changhe nodded repeatedly.

"Alright, alright, get up."

He helped Yang Fan up and put the storage bag back on Yang Fan's waist.

"This is your storage bag. How can your master not reward you with it?"

He rummaged through his storage bag, and after a moment looked at Xiao Ling somewhat awkwardly.

"What, why are you looking at me like that?"

Xiao Ling glared at him fiercely.

Luo Changhe rubbed his nose somewhat awkwardly.

"My lady, now that I've taken on a disciple, I should at least reward him."

"But I don't have anything on me to give away right now..."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ling snorted coldly.

"Didn't I give you several dozen spirit stones a few days ago? Why do you want more?"

Xiao Ling glanced at Yang Fan, thought for a moment, and then waved her hand.

A top-grade spirit sword flew out of the storage bag.

"Alright, since this is Changhe's first time accepting a disciple, then this sword is bestowed upon you."

Yang Fan accepted the spirit sword and hurriedly bowed to the other party.

Luo Changhe watched all of this with considerable embarrassment.

Xiao Ling turned her head to look at Luo Changhe.

"I already said, if you changed your surname to Xiao now, there wouldn't be so much trouble."

Luo Changhe simply nodded obsequiously.

Xiao Ling waved her hand.

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and get on the cloud boat."

She led everyone upwards.

Luo Changhe hurriedly followed.

Yang Fan couldn't help but sigh inwardly; this was the fate of a son-in-law.

He was clearly a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator; in any other force, he would have been a respected elder.

Now, however, he can only be a live-in son-in-law who suffers mistreatment everywhere.

He couldn't help but mutter to himself that someone who could cultivate to the mid-stage of Core Formation was definitely not an ordinary person.

Even without the Hundred Flowers Palace, one can certainly achieve great things by joining other sects.

I don't know why this person insists on staying at the Hundred Flowers Palace to suffer.

The thought in his mind grew stronger. Luo Changhe was being treated so lightly. If he could sow discord among them, there was a great deal of potential in this matter.

Yang Fan made up his mind in his heart.

He followed Luo Changhe onto the cloud boat.

A large group of maids and servants came out from the side.

"Greetings, Palace Master; greetings, Young Palace Master."

They bowed to Xiao Ling and Xiao Baihua in unison.

As for Luo Changhe, he was intentionally or unintentionally ignored.

Luo Changhe ignored him and walked into the cabin on his own.