Chapter 533: Rain Master Tan’s Unfortunate Encounter

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Rain Master Tan had been puzzled for a while.

On her way from S City to the so-called ancient martial world.

Halfway through, she noticed that the aura of her junior, Tushan Yingyu, had shifted locations.

“…Back to the city I left?”

So she turned back.

But as soon as she returned—

“……”

“Why has Yingyu’s aura moved back to that small world again?”

Back and forth.

“Could she have mastered spatial movement?!”

Impossible…

Rain Master Tan could only sense Tushan Yingyu’s aura when she used a significant amount of spiritual energy.

But Yingyu had been dragged around by Wang Haoran using a portal.

So Rain Master Tan had been unable to pinpoint her junior’s exact location.

Finally, after detecting the familiar aura once more.

She transformed into her true form and rushed over at full speed.

At last, she was able to see the “fox” she had been searching for—

“Yingyu.”

Rain Master Tan, now back in her human form as a blue-robed woman, gazed down at the little fox before her.

“…Who?” Hearing a somewhat familiar female voice.

The little fox looked up in confusion, only to see—

“Clan… Clan Elder?!”

“Wh-why are you here?!”

Despite the gentle face before her, the little fox was so startled she nearly tumbled off the rock.

Though she had mentally prepared herself for this meeting, her heart still raced with anxiety.

Watching her flustered junior scramble to her feet, Rain Master Tan chuckled softly:

“I came to check on you.”

“You’ve been out of contact for so long, I was worried.”

Seeing her lively and energetic now, she finally felt at ease.

“Have you run into any trouble?”

“N-no trouble at all!” The little fox replied nervously.

“Is that so…” Rain Master Tan’s gaze shifted to Wang Haoran: “And who is he?”

This peculiar human, who seemed to have a close relationship with Yingyu, piqued her curiosity.

“Him!”

At the mention of Wang Haoran, Tushan Yingyu immediately perked up.

In her little head, “The Clan Elder is here” = “Wang Haoran is about to submit and become my pet”!

Seeing Wang Haoran “frozen in fear” under the Clan Elder’s aura, she leapt onto his head with excitement.

“Clan Elder, he’s my pet!”

“…Pet?”

Rain Master Tan leaned in closer, studying the obediently standing Wang Haoran—

“What a comforting aura…”

Though she disapproved of keeping pets.

If it were this human…

Even she felt tempted, so how could Yingyu possibly resist…

“Could it be that after getting this pet, Yingyu became infatuated, neglecting her duties and forgetting her mission…”

If that were the case, she would have to confiscate this pet and give Yingyu a stern lesson!

“Yingyu, how is your mission progressing?”

“I-I’m working hard on it… but I’ve run into some issues…”

The little fox’s sly eyes darted around.

She hadn’t cared about the mission to open the “door” at all.

But knowing the Clan Elder was here, she had already prepared an excuse—

“I encountered a very powerful enemy… he’s been stopping me…”

“An enemy? Who?”

“It’s—” The little fox was about to name her fabricated “enemy.”

But Wang Haoran interrupted—

“It’s me!”

As he spoke, a chain shot out from his sleeve.

It wrapped tightly around Rain Master Tan’s body in an instant.

A sneak attack.

Caught completely off guard, Rain Master Tan found herself securely bound before she could react.

“……!”

As the dust settled.

The little fox, still perched on Wang Haoran’s head, looked on in disbelief:

“Huh?! Wang Haoran, you actually attacked her?!”

“Are you insane?! Don’t you know how powerful Rain Master Tan is?!”

She clung to Wang Haoran’s head with all four limbs, nervously glancing at the bound Clan Elder:

“Clan Elder, h-he’s not right in the head… please don’t hold it against him…”

She knew the next moment the Clan Elder would break free and teach Wang Haoran a lesson for his insolence.

A severe beating was inevitable, but at least he wouldn’t be killed…

“I’ll give him a good scolding later!”

“Please calm down…”

But as she spoke.

The little fox suddenly realized something was off—

The Clan Elder’s ample chest was still compressed by the chains. Why hadn’t she broken free yet?

And… why was she glaring at the little fox with such an angry expression?

“…Clan Elder?”

“……”

Rain Master Tan spoke coldly, “Yingyu, is this the ‘pet’ you mentioned?”

The little fox stubbornly replied, “Yes…”

“Then tell him to release me.”

“……”

Glancing at Wang Haoran, knowing he wouldn’t play along, Tushan Yingyu awkwardly looked back at Rain Master Tan:

“Uh… Clan Elder, actually…”

“It’s the other way around…”

“I’m… his pet…”

“Hehe…”

“……”

In truth, Rain Master Tan had already suspected as much the moment the chains bound her.

Now, she was utterly furious—

“Hehe, my foot!”

“If you hadn’t been boasting, making me drop my guard, I wouldn’t have been caught in this sneak attack!”

Rain Master Tan refused to admit that she had been distracted by Wang Haoran’s comforting aura, leading to her momentary lapse.

She blamed everything on the little fox’s lies—

“You’ve caused me so much trouble!”

“…!?” Seeing the Clan Elder’s reaction, the little fox’s eyes widened in shock:

“Clan… Clan Elder, don’t tell me you can’t break free from these chains?!”

“…What do you think?”

“……”

Even the Clan Elder was trapped!

The little fox slapped Wang Haoran’s head in frustration:

“Why can your stupid chains trap the Clan Elder?!”

“That makes no sense!”

“Why doesn’t it make sense?” Wang Haoran pulled the little fox into his arms:

“The chain that bound you is the ‘Soul Binding Lock’ favored by the X Hall Protectors. The one binding her is the ‘Soul Binding Lock’ favored by the X Hall Elders.”

“The two are on completely different levels!”

This time, it had cost him 2,500 Luck Points!

That’s worth 2.5 Tang Xiaochuans!

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Then.

Wang Haoran turned to Rain Master Tan, whose face was filled with humiliation and frustration, yet helplessness.

It was the fourth time today he’d seen that expression—

“I’m really curious about your true form.”

“Why don’t you transform back and let me see?”