Mission: Seduce the Master!-Chapter 301: The System’s secret

And at that moment...

Blink.

Xie Qing blinked. His eyes took on a bright golden hue, and his body shuddered as if awakening from a long sleep.

"Hm?"

Of course, the observant Mei Feng immediately noticed something amiss and, furrowing her brows, set the glass aside. She then approached the bed, standing directly in front of Xie Qing.

And...

"Ah? You're awake?" Mei Feng asked in surprise, noticing Xie Qing's eyes following her.

"...Yes," Xie Qing replied in a hoarse, heavy voice.

"Mmm?"

Mei Feng tilted her head and furrowed her brows. She couldn't understand why, but something inside her told her that this young man had changed slightly. His aura seemed more detached, his expression almost absent, and his eyes piercing.

It felt as if...

"I am standing before someone who has lived for hundreds of thousands of years... how frightening..." Mei Feng thought, her eyebrows rising as she watched Xie Qing change his position and sit on the edge of the bed. She asked him, "Are you alright? Does your body hurt? And your dantian?"

Xie Qing stood up and cracked his knuckles, then began to stretch. He did not immediately answer Mei Feng's question, as if taking a small pause. After a brief stretch, the man turned and calmly looked into her eyes, responding.

"I'm fine," his deep, rough voice sounded. Then he waved his hand and added, "I'm going out for a walk. I'll be back in a few hours."

"Ah?"

Before Mei Feng could say anything, Xie Qing suddenly disappeared using spatial distortion. She stood there, stunned, for a couple of minutes, as if turned to stone.

Then, she remembered something.

"He... was able to look me in the eyes calmly? How?" Mei Feng wondered.

In the world, there are few people who can look her in the eyes, especially if the eye contact lasts more than five seconds.

It's not that Mei Feng has an oppressive aura, although she is not lacking in that either. It's all about her eyes, or rather, their peculiarity.

If Li Yuilan's eyes could see the threads of fate and small echoes of the future, then Mei Feng's eyes could see through illusions, detect lies, and most importantly, they contained an astonishing amount of Superior Sword Aura (a more advanced version of Sword Aura).

If Mei Feng did not restrain herself, eye contact lasting more than five seconds would cause a person to feel intense pain, and then they would die from countless internal cuts.

This was the peculiarity of her eyes, which she considered both a gift and a curse.

"Damn..."

Mei Feng trembled—she was overwhelmed with emotions. It was not anger, nor shame. It was...

"How... exhilarating!"

Excitement. On Mei Feng's face was excitement, with a bright, wide smile and clear signs of joy.

"I haven't felt this way in a long time... for someone to be able to maintain eye contact with me, and for so long? Damn!"

Mei Feng shuddered and looked in the direction where Xie Qing's aura could be sensed. But, as if it were an illusion, the aura vanished the moment Mei Feng tried to perceive it.

"Well, well, well? Look at this boy... he can already hide his aura? And from a cultivator of my level?" Mei Feng whistled admiringly, resigned.

***

Wsh-u-u.

The cold wind blew directly into Xie Qing's face as he stood on the edge of a cliff, gazing at the stone forest stretching for hundreds of miles.

His expression was blank, making it difficult to read any emotions. His facial muscles were relaxed, his breathing steady—he didn't even blink.

What stood out most were his eyes, which reflected a golden hue.

"Hmm..."

Xie Qing hummed to himself, as if singing a tune. It wasn't very melodic, more like a lullaby.

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"Sleep, my dear, sleep peacefully... Daddy will return, Daddy will rush back..."

The lyrics didn't have a strong rhyme; they were more like a random collection of words. But it seemed these words held a certain depth—they took one's breath away and carried a deep sadness.

Xie Qing closed his eyes and sighed. His head was throbbing with pain. The reason was simple.

"So... I reincarnated? It's a bit unusual that I managed to escape from eternal imprisonment..." Xie Qing murmured and smiled, though the smile was so cold it could hardly be called one. "Funny. Very funny."

The man turned his head—slowly and deliberately, as if each movement required a tremendous amount of effort. Suddenly, a "ding" sounded in his head, as if someone had rung a bell near his ear.

[Golden Dragon Bloodline: 97%]

"So this is the System... interesting..." Xie Qing wiped away his smile only to smile again—this time, the smile was cynical. "You've come up with an interesting thing, Heavenly Dao. You're first-class at mind games."

[...]

"Not answering? Well, you have the intellect of a child, so why am I even talking..."

Ding!

[How did you know?]

"…"

Xie Qing's smile widened, and an inexplicable glow appeared in his eyes. It seemed as if a rusty sword was reflected in his irises.

"You won't fool me with such weak tricks."

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"Are you just going to stay silent?" Xie Qing sighed and wiped the smile from his face, digging in his ear with his little finger. He looked up at the sky and snorted, "What parasites, ruining such a beautiful evening sky with their pitiful tricks."

However, no matter how much Xie Qing talked, no more notifications appeared. The System seemed to have paused, ceasing its activity.

But, as it turned out, this was just a brief pause.

[Executioner, do you still seek revenge?]

Xie Qing suddenly froze. All his cynicism vanished from his face, and a dangerous gleam appeared in his eyes. He looked at the system notification, his teeth gritted, and the words that seemed to burst from his throat sounded cold and ruthless.

"Are you asking these questions to provoke me?"

[That was not my intention]

"Then what? Why ask questions that don't require an answer?" Xie Qing coldly retorted and turned to the sky with an irritated expression.

The System remained silent for a while, but... very soon, it dropped a bombshell that landed right on the head of the unsuspecting Xie Qing.

[Huang Yao Yao, the Golden Empress, has preserved her soul and can be resurrected]

"...What?"