Wild Dogs

Xiao Ling snorted coldly.

"Alright, take the manual back with you. Study it tonight, and I'll test your skills tomorrow."

"I brought you here to teach you and the Hundred Flowers Sect a secret technique for combined attacks."

"A combined attack technique?"

Yang Fan was taken aback. What was this thing?

Xiao Ling began to explain.

"The so-called combined attack technique is a secret technique that two people cooperate to perform together."

"However, in order to perform this secret technique, you must be of one mind and love each other."

"So from today onwards, you and Baihua will stay together, and I will keep an eye on how your cultivation goes."

Yang Fan was struck dumb.

"This, this won't do."

Xiao Ling's face immediately darkened.

"What, you can't even do this simple thing right?"

Yang Fan grinned.

"I can train in all sorts of techniques and secret methods, but achieving true mind-to-mind connection is really difficult."

He cupped his hands in a respectful gesture.

Xiao Ling slammed her hand on the table.

"Why can't we be of one mind? Are you disobeying my orders?"

Yang Fan shook his head repeatedly.

"It's not that I want to disobey orders, it's just that true love requires mutual affection; you can't force a match."

Xiao Ling frowned.

"You can't do what I say?"

Yang Fan felt a chill run down his spine and could only shake his head repeatedly.

"I will do my best, but I cannot guarantee that I will be able to do it."

Xiao Ling snorted coldly.

"You have no room for negotiation. This combined attack technique can only be performed by two Core Formation cultivators."

"If you can't train it, then I'll have to find a way to let Baihua train with others."

"In short, do your best as soon as possible and don't waste any time."

"Yes."

Yang Fan could only grit his teeth and wipe away the cold sweat.

Xiao Ling waved her hand.

"Alright, you can go back now. Don't be late tomorrow, come here early."

"Yes."

Yang Fan hurriedly got up and quickly left.

When he returned to his villa, he was covered in cold sweat.

Yang Fan glanced at the booklet Xiao Ling had given him and snorted coldly.

He would never cultivate such bullshit.

After thinking for a moment, he threw the thing directly into the small cauldron.

He then took out the note from the storage bag.

After glancing at what was inside the note, Yang Fan's eyelids twitched slightly.

This note was written to him by Xiao Cui, telling him where he could find her.

Yang Fan raised an eyebrow slightly, then quietly walked out.

Xiao Cui also told him how to leave in order to avoid being seen by the eyes and ears of this place.

Yang Fan was somewhat surprised that Xiao Cui would take such a big risk to let him leave.

He avoided the surrounding guards. For the past six months, he had been behaving himself, and the number of guards stationed nearby had decreased significantly.

Moreover, he has a curse mark inside his body, so there's no fear of him escaping.

After much searching and maneuvering, Yang Fan finally found Xiao Cui.

Xiao Cui was hiding behind some rocks when she saw Yang Fan approaching. She immediately made a shushing gesture.

She pulled Yang Fan along and ran to hide behind a rockery.

Upon reaching the artificial hill, Xiao Cui turned around, looked at Yang Fan, and her eyes held a hint of submission.

She took a deep breath.

"Young Master, has Palace Master Xiao been looking for you these past two days?"

Yang Fan nodded.

"Yes, the Palace Master contacted me today and said he would teach me some secret techniques."

Xiao Cui gritted her teeth.

"Young master, you absolutely must not agree to the palace master's request."

Yang Fan frowned.

"What's going on?"

He could guess that Xiao Cui had probably found out something and came to tell him on purpose.

Xiao Cui gritted her teeth gently and whispered to Yang Fan.

"That's right, I heard my young lady mention it a few days ago. She said she got her hands on a secret technique from somewhere else."

"It is said that practicing this secret method will turn a person into a furnace or cauldron."

"A furnace or cauldron?"

Yang Fan was taken aback.

Xiao Cui blushed slightly.

"It's about absorbing yang energy to replenish yin!"

She lowered her voice.

"The young lady said she would tell the young master what kind of combined attack technique it was."

"But in reality, it's a method of sexual enhancement."

"Once you have mastered the technique, you will become my cauldron, and I will allow you to use it to nourish my body."

"Your true essence will not be exhausted in these three years, after all, you still need to lead them into the Heavenly Mystery Palace."

"But after we leave the Heavenly Mystery Palace, Miss will absorb all of Young Master's essence and blood."

"The young master's cultivation and essence have all been transferred to the young lady."

"Besides, doesn't the young master have that jade pendant? That jade pendant is also made with the young master's life essence."

"At that time, the young master will become a walking corpse, at their mercy."

"Anyway, the young master's life is not lost, and that jade pendant will come in handy again."

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan was about to burst into a tirade of profanities.

He had been worried about this before, but he didn't expect these people to actually do it.

This isn't just about turning him into a puppet, it's about exploiting him completely.

There's no such thing as a free lunch. Upon closer reflection, Yang Fan became increasingly alarmed.

No wonder these people were so open with him, giving him so many top-quality medicinal herbs and pills.

Isn't this just like raising pigs, waiting until they're big enough before you feel comfortable slaughtering them?

Yang Fan clenched his fist, turned around, and gratefully took Xiao Cui's hand.

"Thank you so much, Xiao Cui. I really don't know what I would have done without you."

He had already made up his mind. Since these people dared to use this method of replenishing yin with yang energy, they obviously thought they had him cornered.

The thought of Xiao Ling's aggressive behavior towards him today made Yang Fan's anger rise.

That woman is truly despicable. She claims to be in love with someone, but it's clearly a lie.

If Yang Fan truly treats this combined attack technique as something that requires mutual affection to execute, he might end up being betrayed without even realizing it.

Yang Fan's murderous intent towards these people was now unmistakable.

Xiao Cui was also a little excited. She lowered her head shyly and looked at Yang Fan earnestly.

"Young master, you must be careful. Miss and the others might really try to deal with you severely."

Yang Fan smiled.

"Don't worry, I'm not stupid. I can guess what your young lady has been doing."

He carefully took Xiao Cui's hand.

"Don't worry, although I dare not promise you anything, after this matter is over..."

"I will definitely arrange a good place for you."

Xiao Cui shook her head repeatedly.

"Young master, you should understand that I don't care about those things."

Yang Fan sighed.

"But I do care. No matter what, Xiao Cui has helped me so much, and I really don't want to let her down."

He spoke solemnly to Xiao Cui.

"Even if I can't make it then, don't worry, I will definitely not let you down. You mean well to me."

Xiao Cui sensed the seriousness in Yang Fan's words, took his hand in return, and nodded earnestly.

She pulled Yang Fan's hand and pressed it against her chest, letting him feel her heartbeat.

"I hope you will not forget the promise you made today."

Yang Fan nodded solemnly, gently kissed her forehead, and then quickly left.