Mission: Seduce the Master!-Chapter 298: Mythical garden

"Y-you!" shouted the one who had slammed the table earlier. Heavy breathing followed, then a disdainful snort: "Hmph! Cowards!"

No one responded to such insulting behavior, and silence ensued for an hour or more.

Then, a calm female voice, possessing softness and charm, broke the silence. However, it felt as if it wasn't a human speaking.

"Are you all still here? Proceed with the plan. We must find the Executioner and bring him to our side. He can be a useful soldier in our plan against the Heavenly Emperor."

"Hahahahaha!"

"…?"

From afar, a rough laugh filled with mockery and contempt echoed. The shadows trembled and began to distort.

"A soldier? Are you fucking kidding me!" a rough male voice sounded. It felt as if the speaker was smiling: "Fools, wake up. He will never become someone's subordinate, even if it could help kill the Heavenly Emperor. Have you forgotten his character? He is the Executioner, the greatest assassin and warrior, to whom one cannot show disrespect!"

"Again with this guy…"

"Tsk…"

The shadows made displeased snorts, as if they couldn't stand the presence of the man with the rough voice. Nevertheless, it seemed his words carried weight and made them think.

After a few minutes, the same artificial female voice sounded again.

"Proceed with the plan."

***

Early morning. Despite it being around four in the morning, Xie Qing was diligently training. Usually, at this time, he would still be meditating, but today, for some reason, he wasn't in the best mood.

It felt as if something was bothering him. As if a fierce flame was burning inside him, growing stronger with each second. And this feeling intensified after he looked at the huge hole in the sky.

"What the hell is this?" the man wondered.

He had never felt so lost as he did today. Even during training, he was distracted and fell into a daze, as if a demon had taken over his mind. And so, unable to bear it, he turned to Mei Feng.

"Can't concentrate? Keep falling into a daze?" Mei Feng repeated in bewilderment, and her eyes flashed, the cross-shaped pupils turning bright red for just a second.

"Hm?"

Xie Qing shuddered, feeling as if his entire being was exposed before Mei Feng. However, understanding that this was a necessary measure, the man did not resist this feeling with all his might.

And after a few seconds of silence…

"You seem fine, as I see. No Demons of Heart detected, and your cultivation base is as stable as always," Mei Feng's voice sounded, in which one could clearly hear confusion: "And this is strange. You have one of the best concentration abilities, and your behavior is quite strange… are you in heat?"

"Fucking no," Xie Qing immediately retorted gruffly.

"Hehe…"

Mei Feng's words were outrageous, so Xie Qing accidentally cursed. However, it seemed the Great Master found it amusing and did not reprimand him.

The man sighed and looked at the sky, and the feeling of unease in his heart flared up again. He frowned and pressed his hand to his heart.

"Unease, hatred, desire to kill. Strange. Why does it feel like these are someone else's emotions? But at the same time, these feelings resonate in my heart…".

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And, what's even stranger… since that hole appeared.

[…].

The system was silent. It was impossible to even make purchases in the store; in most cases, it returned an error, and the dialogue windows froze for a long time.

"Strange. This whole situation smells bad. It's alarming…" Xie Qing grimaced.

After a brief thought, he bowed to Mei Feng and left. The woman watched him go, then frowned.

"What the hell. I got scared for a second when something pushed my Divine Sense away from examining his soul."

***

Later in the evening, Xie Qing felt a suspicious drowsiness. His body became weak, and everything in front of his eyes blurred, as if he was drunk.

"What the hell…" the man muttered, and his voice sounded muffled in his ears.

Gritting his teeth, he tried to stay conscious, but…

Thud.

Suddenly, Xie Qing passed out and fell onto his bed. He looked as if he was in a deep sleep, but…

***

"…up. Wake up!"

Xie Qing was sleeping sweetly when a loud shout pulled him out of the realm of dreams. The man opened his eyes with a sleepy face, and then…

"???"

He looked at the unfamiliar woman who was smiling sweetly at him.

"Awake? Get up, I've prepared breakfast. We need to eat before we set off on our journey!" the woman said, giggling, and danced away towards the house.

Xie Qing didn't understand the situation and looked around in confusion. He was in a garden, but not just any garden…

"Wait… is this the Eternal Frost Rose? What?!"

The man's surprised shout scared the spiritual animals that were peacefully walking around. However, Xie Qing didn't care about that; he looked at the rose growing behind him with shock on his face.

"The Eternal Frost Rose is considered extinct. It's the most valuable ingredient for a pill that helps cultivators with the Yin attribute greatly enhance their spiritual roots…" the man muttered, then began whispering to himself: "One, two, three, four, five… six… seven… eight? Nine? Ten? And… wait, there are forty?!"

The man couldn't believe his eyes. It felt as if he had entered a dream. Otherwise, how could one explain that the extinct Eternal Frost Rose was suddenly behind him and in such quantities.

"It takes twenty million years just for it to mature…"

Xie Qing stood up and began to look around further. And the more he observed, the stronger the shock on his face became. All the flowers, trees, and even the spiritual animals… they seemed to have come straight out of legends.

"Aaah?! A phoenix chick?"

"Wait, is that a qilin? What?!"

"This turtle… Ao? Holy shit!"

With each second, Xie Qing's surprise pierced the Heavens and beat the Heavenly Emperor again and again. He couldn't understand why such a place even existed, but…

"This sign…"

The man pointed at a huge sign with trembling hands and almost lost consciousness.

"The Golden Lotus Garden?!"