Starting With A Reward Of 100 Million Lives - Chapter 32

Chapter 32 Walking Into A Trap

A certain disciple hugged brother Cheng’s thigh.

“I’m laying my cards on the table. Actually, I’ve admired the sect master for a long time…”

Yin Xue’er quickly stepped on his face and sent him flying.

“Get lost! Sect master is mine!”

“That…”

Ji Linghan, who had been quietly watching them, cleared her throat and smiled sweetly.

“Junior brother Lang, junior sister Yin, there are some things that you shouldn’t say carelessly.”

Her voice was soft, but her calm gaze somehow seemed a little frightening, and even made brother Cheng feel a little threatened.

The disciples felt a chill run down their spines. Yin Xue’er immediately released her hands, which had been wrapped around Jiang Cheng’s neck.

She also untangled her legs at the same time, and got off Jiang Cheng’s body.

“Ahem, senior sister, this way please, this way please…”

Although they were laughing and joking around, it was a fact that the disciples’ adoration and admiration for him were increasing day by day.

It was only natural. After all, his strength had already exceeded their imagination.

He had also helped them avenge the destruction of their sect and given them spiritual artifacts. As such, how could they not fall head over heels for their new boss?

Just as he was about to get them to cultivate properly, he saw Little Huang rushing over excitedly.

“Mommy, mommy, this little cat just barged in and got caught by me.”

Her two braids swayed, and her red face indicated that she was awaiting his words of praise.

“Ah, good girl, you did well…”

However, before Jiang Cheng could finish his sentence, his jaw almost dropped to the ground.

The little cat, that was being held by its nape by Little Huang and constantly struggling, was not some random cat she had picked up from the side of the road, but rather the Three-eyed Tiger King!

Even if it was in its miniaturized form, it was still a demon king.

F*ck, why did you bring it here?

If it decided to take action, he would be the only person left alive in the entire Flying Immortal sect.

Just like a parent who saw their child playing with fire and electricity, he was about to call out to Little Huang to be careful and ask her to quickly put down this dangerous thing when he realized that there were no spiritual qi fluctuations being emitted from the Three-eyed Tiger’s body at all.

Perhaps the Three-eyed Tiger had been jinxed recently, and its luck this time was particularly bad.

It was pretty easy for it to find the Flying Immortal sect but, soon after, its presence was detected by Little Huang.

The spiritual qi in its body was instantly emptied, though it still possessed a powerful divine soul.

If it relied on that, it could still stir up trouble.

However, the next moment, Little Huang grabbed it by its nape and, once she came into contact with its body, its divine soul was actually sealed.

Even a mighty demon king could not stand up to the power of this world heart fragment.

It wanted to cry, but had no tears to do so. In Little Huang’s hands, it had really transformed into a harmless kitten.

The female disciples were unaware of the actual situation, so when they saw the Three-eyed Tiger’s adorable appearance, they automatically gathered around it.

“Wow, what a cute kitten…”

“Hey, hey, this is a little tiger, right?”

“Yeah, it’s got three eyes too. It should be some kind of demonic beast, right?”

“A demonic beast, eh? But it doesn’t have any spiritual qi at all…”

Within just a few seconds, the Three-eyed Tiger had been mercilessly ‘attacked by seven to eight female disciples.

It was a dignified demon king!

This was a great humiliation!

However, it had no choice but to lower its head due to the nature of the situation, especially since it could sense Jiang Cheng’s malicious gaze next to it.

Brother Cheng was not stupid. He saw through this fellow’s dastardly intentions with a single glance.

There was no doubt about it. If it made its way here, it probably did not have good intentions.

What should he do with it?

Kill it?

Thinking about how the Three-eyed Tiger had fought four beautiful battles for him, and how hard it had worked for him, he really did not have the heart to do so.

However, he also could not just let it be.

“All of you, please be careful. That’s a powerful demonic beast. It’s very fierce!”

Looking at the group of female disciples touching it from head to toe, he did not know whether to laugh or cry.

Had they not heard that a tiger’s butt could not be touched?

If this continued, the Three-eyed Tiger would probably be furious.

However, since Little Huang was here, he could still keep the situation from getting out of hand.

“Ah? Does sect master know this demonic beast?”

Yin Xue’er retracted her dainty hand and asked curiously.

“Yes, it’s a spiritual pet that I haven’t tamed yet. It’s rather fierce.”

Jiang Cheng’s words successfully provoked the Three-eyed Tiger.

“You’re the spiritual pet. Your whole family are spiritual pets!” it cursed loudly.

The female disciples exclaimed again.

“Wow, it can talk!”

“Its voice sounds a little aged and isn’t pleasant to listen to.”

“It’s okay even if it’s a little fierce. I’m very good at taming small animals.”

As the eldest senior sister, Ji Linghan was the first to step out to try and help the sect master solve the problem.

She swiped her finger across her storage ring, and a small silver cage magically appeared out of thin air.

Three-eyed Tiger: ???

Brother Cheng: ???

‘Hey, hey, why are you bringing a cage around with you everywhere?’

“I’m going to fight it out with you!”

The Three-eyed Tiger was on the verge of breaking down. If it was put inside a cage, its reputation would be forever ruined!

Jiang Cheng also knew that if this continued, even if it was set free in the future, it would be impossible for it not to harbor a grudge.

“Alright, alright, I’ll talk to it properly.”

“Tch! You?”

Even though it was being ungraciously held by its nape by Little Huang, the Three-eyed Tiger still displayed the arrogance of a demon

king.

“Give me some face.”

“You think you’re worthy of my respect?”

The three-eyed tiger sneered. It disdained those with low cultivation levels such as Jiang Cheng’s.

“Looks like you’re not willing to submit?”

“Scram! A demon can be killed but not humiliated!”

“Alright, since you’re so adamant about this, I won’t force you to do anything.”

Jiang Cheng waved his hand.

“Little Huang, just strangle it to death. Let’s not humiliate it.”

Hearing Jiang Cheng’s first sentence, the Three-eyed Tiger thought that the man had finally found his conscience.

However, after hearing the second sentence, it immediately panicked.

It did not possess the resurrection ability like Jiang Cheng. If it died, it would most certainly stay dead.

“No, no, no, brother, brother, let’s talk it out…”

Everyone facepalmed. This tiger demon had changed its tune too quickly…

“Why? Did you suddenly change your mind?”

Jiang Cheng laughed in his heart. This was really an unexpected gain.

Had they met outside, he would not have been able to subdue the Three-eyed Tiger. Well, it was its own fault for walking into a trap anyway. “I just need you to do something very simple for me…”

The three-eyed tiger interrupted him before he could finish his sentence.

“Let me make things clear first. I’ll never agree to become your spiritual pet or mount!”

“So if that’s what you’re asking for, I’d rather die!”

After saying that, it closed its eyes and put on a brave and unyielding appearance.

Brother Cheng looked at it from head to toe. He did not know if it was still putting on an act, but it did not matter anyway.

To be honest, he did not need a spiritual pet. After all, he was fully reliant on the system when it came to solving issues.

“Become the sect’s guardian spiritual beast for three years.”

Was that it?

Just that? The Three-eyed Tiger was still waiting for him to go on. After all, it understood the saying that humans would take a mile when given an inch.

It had believed that, this time, it would definitely be ripped off by this kid.

Uh, was that really it?

“Are you sure?” Just three years?

It had already lived for more than ten thousand years. Three years was inconsequential to it.

As for the tiger race in the Heavenly Demon domain, not to mention not returning for three years, even if it did not return for thirty years, things would not change much over there.

Sect-guarding spiritual beasts were not bound by master-servant contracts. They only needed to protect the sect when it was invaded by foreign enemies.

“What, do you think that I’m being too lenient? We can still change the terms.”

“No, no. Even though your conditions are harsh, I will reluctantly agree to it!”

The two sides quickly reached an agreement.

Jiang Cheng offered lenient conditions for a reason.

He could act fearlessly alone, but the strength of the other sect members was too weak. This group of disciples were all still at the yuan gathering realm.

They could not always rely on Little Huang either.

The sect-guarding spiritual beast provided an additional layer of security and defense for the sect.

As for why he opted to only ask for three years, Jiang Cheng reasoned that, given his cultivation speed, after three years passed, he would probably no longer need the Three-eyed Tiger’s help to ‘put on a show’.

Once the agreement was completed, Little Huang released the seal, and the Three-eyed Tiger finally regained control of its spiritual qi and divine soul.