The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

In Hao Tian's mind, Wan Yuan was like a father figure who always shielded him from harm whenever he got into trouble.

The only person Hao Tian admired was Wan Yuan.

In Hao Tian's heart, Wan Yuan was like a god.

But just now, Wan Yuan's words pierced through Hao Tian like a sword, shattering his faith.

"No... why does it have to be like this, why…" Hao Tian was in complete despair, his tears pouring out uncontrollably.

"Young man, let me tell you, it's not really your master's fault. Think about it, your master has Ah Quan and Ah Huan by his side, both of whom are stronger than you. Although you are talented, you haven't grown strong yet, so it's reasonable for your master to value others over you," Tang Rao said with a smile, guiding Hao Tian as if he were a caring big brother.

"I… I will definitely become stronger than them in the future!" Hao Tian shouted.

"Yes, but as you said yourself, that's in the future. Who knows what will happen then, right? Right now, both Ah Huan and Ah Quan are much more useful than you. Naturally, your master would choose Ah Quan and Ah Huan.

Hao Tian looked at Tang Rao, the doubts in his eyes gradually fading away.

Obviously, Tang Rao's manipulation was taking effect.

"What… what should I do now?! What can I do!" Hao Tian yelled, his voice full of anguish.

"It's actually not that difficult. As long as your master no longer has Ah Quan or Ah Huan by his side, he will naturally come to rely on you. Then, you'll be able to become your master's right-hand man again," Tang Rao said.

"Yes! That's right! I need to make Ah Quan and Ah Huan disappear, only then will the master rely on me again; only then will the master respect me." Hao Tian had completely lost himself. Often, psychological manipulation is just that powerful.

Tang Rao didn't even have to threaten Hao Tian. Hao Tian had already succumbed completely and would act according to his words.

"Alright, Hao Tian, you can now return to Qinghe Sect. Go, kill Ah Huan and Ah Quan. Only by doing that will your master accept you again." Tang Rao patted Hao Tian's shoulder, and with a subtle movement of his hand, he implanted a tiny surveillance device into Hao Tian's body.

After Hao Tian left, Tang Rao stood up and dusted his hands, "Finally took care of that, done, time to sleep!"

…

When Hao Tian returned to Qinghe Sect the next morning, he stumbled into the Sect Master's hall.

Wan Yuan was taken aback at the sight of Hao Tian.

To be honest, he never expected Hao Tian to come back. This didn't make sense. Tang Rao had captured Hao Tian, so why would he let him go? Logically, he should have detained Hao Tian to use as leverage against him.

"Master, I've returned," Hao Tian shouted loudly. At this moment, Hao Tian had almost returned to normal, except for the seed to kill Ah Huan and Ah Quan which had been deeply planted in his heart.

"You son of a bitch, what the hell are you doing back!" Wan Yuan almost blurted out.

Truth be told, he was very happy last night, had lots of drinks, and celebrated with a few beauties, just to revel in getting rid of Hao Tian, the idiot disciple.

But to his surprise, first thing in the morning, he was confronted with Hao Tian's presence.

This is your dad's doing! Why does that damn heaven treat me like this! Hao Tian, can't you just die? Can't you just stop appearing before me? Don't you know, every time I see you, I want to go mad.

"Coming back... it's good that you came back, did you escape?" Wan Yuan asked absent-mindedly, he didn't care at all how Hao Tian had returned, all he was thinking now was, get out of my sight, don't let me see you again, stay as far away from me as possible."

"Yes, master! Let me tell you, the escape was thrilling. You don't know, Tang Rao set up many traps, if it wasn't for my smarts, if it wasn't for my wit, master, you wouldn't be seeing your disciple now." Hao Tian said excitedly.

The psychological intervention Tang Rao performed on Hao Tian was actually a form of hypnosis. Right now, Hao Tian firmly believed he had escaped, rather than been casually released by Tang Rao.

Even in his mind, there was a memory of the escape, but this so-called memory was also constructed by Tang Rao, embedded into Hao Tian's consciousness through hypnosis.

"You don't need to talk anymore." Wan Yuan immediately interrupted Hao Tian. Who wants to hear about your escape?

Whether you really escaped on your own or Tang Rao intentionally let you return, I don't care either way. Do whatever you want, just act like you don't have me as a master, and I'll act like I don't have you as a disciple, wouldn't that be nice?

"You should go rest now, you must be tired, go on." Wan Yuan said to Hao Tian.

Hao Tian thought for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, master, I'll tell you later. By the way, where is Ah Quan?"

"Ah Quan went to handle some business, just go first." Wan Yuan shooed Hao Tian away as if he were chasing away the plague.

Wan Yuan's attitude further strengthened the seed of hatred Hao Tian held in his heart for Ah Quan and Ah Huan.

"Understood, master, then I'll go to sleep first." Hao Tian nodded, then bowed and left the Sect Master's hall.

"Phew..." Once Hao Tian left, Wan Yuan let out a heavy sigh, flopping down onto the desk, his expression somewhat desperate.

"Sect Master, why not let me do it, kill him?" Ah Quan suddenly appeared beside Hao Tian and spoke lightly.

Ah Quan also disliked Hao Tian, and now that he'd been captured by Tang Rao and returned, the likelihood of betrayal was significant. Besides, since the Sect Master also found Hao Tian a headache, it might be better to just kill him.

Simple and direct.

Wan Yuan shook his head. For various reasons, he could not take the initiative to kill Hao Tian.

Although he wished Hao Tian would die, being killed by others and ordering an assassination himself were two different things. Wan Yuan did not want to develop any inner demons because of Hao Tian, which could hinder his cultivation unnecessarily.

"Nevermind, let's just leave that kid alone for the time being. As for Tang Rao, now that we've confirmed that he killed Cai Guanghui and the other two, let's test it out first. I want to see if he truly has strength, or if he's like Ah Huan said, just relying on some Arrays." Wan Yuan said.

Ah Quan furrowed his brows, "Sect Master, I think we could perhaps communicate more with Tang Rao, maybe we can cooperate. After all, if he was able to kill Elder Cai Guanghui using an Array, that's extremely impressive."

"No need, the ancestor will have a breakthrough shortly. Once the ancestor has a breakthrough, we'll still be enemies with everyone." Wan Yuan gestured, once the ancestor reaches the Immortal Monarch Realm, the Qinghe Sect could start to clean up and absorb the surrounding forces.

So, there's no need to make more connections. In the end, they'll become enemies anyway.

"That makes sense, so the ancestor is about to have a breakthrough!" Ah Quan became excited, "I understand, Sect Master, I'll dispatch someone right now to meet Tang Rao."