Mission: Seduce the Master!

Yu Yang. She was the head maid of the Xie family estate and also the trusted aide of Xie Qing's mother. She looked like a milf, with long gray hair tied in braid, ash-colored eyes, and a stern face with strict glasses. And also... her chest was large.

In his younger days, Yu Yang was the woman who took care of his needs. The young man spent his nighttime with her, and although nothing like losing his virginity happened, they had a small romance.

To say that Xie Qing loved her... would be wrong. It was just a fondness, and at that time he did not understand the subtleties of relationships. So love for him was something foreign and unfamiliar. Like: "Huh? This is tasty?"

However, it was with her that Xie Qing had the most memories. After a long period of pregnancy, Xie Meiling's body was weakened and she could only go out occasionally, and then only with accompaniment.

Xie Qing met her once a week, until one day they stopped seeing each other. He was about thirteen years old at the time. At the same time, Yu Yang also disappeared, Xie Hai explained her disappearance as a simple dismissal.

And Xie Qing believed it. He had a small grudge against Yu Yang and his mother at that time, but now, knowing the truth, his heart was torn with pain and anger.

The meeting place was a bar. They looked at each other in surprise, and although Xie Qing barely restrained his excitement to hug her and start asking about everything in the world, he kept a static expression on his face and cleared his throat.

"Let's rent a room, okay?" he said, and then threw 7,000 Huang on the table, telling the bartender: "For two hours."

"As you wish, young master."

Receiving the keys to the room, Xie Qing and Yu Yang began to walk up to the second floor. To prevent information leakage, they did not talk. Being on the second floor, Xie Qing clenched his neck, clearly hearing the sounds... moans of pleasure.

Yes, you understood correctly. On the second floor, rooms are usually rented for sex. Whether it's a prostitute or just an acquaintances. Either way, the smell and sounds were loud, enough to affect the nerves of a virgin.

But Xie Qing was not a virgin. The skin on his face was five meters thick. Yu Yang also did not show a reaction - although she was embarrassed by such an atmosphere.

Reaching the farthest door at the very end of the corridor, Xie Qing casually opened the door and stood to the side.

"Ladies first."

"..."

Yu Yang smiled behind the veil and entered the room, followed by Xie Qing. He closed the room and knocked on the wall with his fingers, activating the built-in soundproofing function.

"Seems like those people were those same perverts" thought Xie Qing, raising his thumb: "Proud of you, guys!"

Finally, making sure that the soundproofing was working properly, Xie Qing looked around. There was already a familiar Yu Yang sitting there, without any disguise. The veil was removed from her face and the young man noticed a huge difference.

Previously, Yu Yang's face was stern and indifferent. Even when she moved her hand, satisfying his rod, she kept a static expression on her face.

However, now she looked tired. Her Qi was exhausted and barely reached the level of Qi Condensation's fifth stage. There were bags under her eyes, probably from lack of sleep and fatigue. The body looked exhausted and she had noticeably lost weight... although the two mountains of Tai were still powerful.

"Yu Yang" called her by name Xie Qing, his voice read various emotions - joy, doubt, sadness, and anger: "I don't want to pressure you, because I see that you're not doing very well... but can you explain to me what happened?"

"Young master..."

Yu Yang sighed heavily and looked a little hesitant as if she didn't know whether to tell about it or not. But seeing that Xie Qing was genuinely saddened and concerned, she clenched her teeth.

"The mistress was against me having contact with you until she recovers" began Yu Yang: "Therefore, I have no right to tell about it. She wants to appear before you strong, without a hint of weakness. But..."

The head maid bitterly smiled and then looked at Xie Qing, who sat down next to him. She took his hand and in a quiet voice said:

"You're already an adult. Although I don't want to involve you and thus involve you in the cycle of hatred, I can't leave you aside" said Yu Yang, and then sighed heavily: "The mistress... is now very unwell."

"Hm?"

Xie Qing felt his breath catch. He frowned and looked at Yu Yang, his gaze demanding a continuation.

"It all started after you were born, young master. One of the people close to the mistress, the former head maid who trained me, suddenly betrayed her. As it turned out, she was pouring an extremely inconspicuous poison, slowly poisoning her body. The poison manifested itself only after ten years, and after two years her health deteriorated, and the level of cultivation began to fall."

The young man fell silent. He could easily compare the events from his side and what Yu Yang told him. All her words were true, the dates matched. Xie Qing's face was distorted with anger.

"The marriage of the Mistress and Xie Hai was an ordinary marriage by agreement between two families for common development," said Yu Yang, gently squeezing Xie Qing's hand, which felt cold as ice.

Her gentle fingers stroked the young man's palm, as if soothing: "Therefore, she was not particularly surprised by the betrayal on the part of your father, but was shocked that her longtime acquaintance betrayed her. In the end, one day the henchmen of Xie Hai attacked us and we were forced to go on the run."

"...I understand,"

Xie Qing felt depressed. He could roughly understand that the time when he stopped seeing these two was when they were being hunted.

Of course, after that, you feel insignificant. What reaction should a person who did not have the power to help his loved one have? In more or less emotional people, there would be a feeling of anger, despair, and self-flagellation.

Xie Qing clenched his right hand into a fist. If it weren't for the fact that he received the System, he wouldn't even know about his mother's situation now.

However, with Xie Qing's current strength, he could do a lot. For example, buy a pill to cure poison.

"Yu Yang... I-I... c-can I... meet her?" asked Xie Qing, stammering a little. He was embarrassed when he heard his voice.

"Hehe... you are so weak in front of your mother, aren't you?" Yu Yang replied with a giggle and then returned to a static expression: "Okay. Although the Mistress will be angry with me, my conscience will be clear. She is currently in a protected place, several people from her circle of acquaintances have provided temporary shelter."

"..."

Xie Qing narrowed his eyes suspiciously. Of course, he knew that his mother was influential in her time and she had many business acquaintances. However, at the moment of her fall, most of them pretended to be blind, deaf, and mute, ignoring the situation.

What could he feel for them? Only vigilance and irritation.

As if reading his thoughts, Yu Yang calmly answered his thoughts, slightly dispersing the suspicions.

"They can be trusted. These two accompanied the Mistress when she was very young" said Yu Yang, and then began to put on a cloak and after that a veil. She added: "One of them you should know. This is a famous business lady from Commerce 'Silver Moon', which is run by Wang Feifei."

"Oh?"

Silver Moon. Of course, Xie Qing knew about such an organization. This was a large organization through which most of the trading operations passed. They act as curators, as well as business owners.

Countless auction houses, luxury stores, military enterprises. All this was theirs.

The influence of this organization could cover almost all corners of the Huanglun Dynasty. Considering that the Xie family was rich, they could at least somewhat contact this organization. But Xie Qing was surprised that his mother had such an acquaintance.

"Mistress Xie Meiling once saved Wang Feifei's younger brother, who wanted to be killed by competitors to take revenge on her. But in the end, their plan failed" explained Yu Yang.

She also named another woman, but Xie Qing did not know this woman. Judging by everything, she was a strong cultivator, but her connection with Xie Meiling was based on a simple acquaintance. This time this woman did a favor and helped them fight off strong thugs.

In the end, deciding to be silent for a while, they continued on their way. Xie Qing was on guard, so he put on all his bracelets (which would torture him at night) and then activated all his senses to the maximum.

In the darkness hid several small pickpockets, who were scared off by Xie Qing's bloodthirsty aura. Either way, they made it to the designated place.

Xie Qing squinted, discovering that this place was located in the slums. Although the outside of the building looked dirty, as soon as they entered inside, everything changed. The interior inside looked as if it was brand new!

"I'm not even surprised, to be honest. You are incredibly clean and even ordinary dust can annoy you" said Xie Qing, looking at Yu Yang, who had already removed her disguise.

"I hate dirt and disorder," said Yu Yang in a stern tone, putting on glasses.

"Of course, how could it be otherwise?"

Xie Qing smiled and nodded. The atmosphere of this place reminded him of his childhood, and Yu Yang's strict glasses adorned her.

However, the time was not very suitable for flirting. They went up to the second floor.

There were only three rooms on the second floor. One was Yu Yang's bedroom, the other was a warehouse, and the other... his mother's room.

The young man was very nervous. This was a reunion after such a long time and his heart was beating fast. He wanted to see his mother as soon as possible, but his legs seemed to be stuck to the floor.

"Hah... I easily kill cultivators, but in such moments I become helpless" he thought and sighed, amazed at his cowardice. Then his eyes flashed and he pushed the door, entering inside.

The room was clean and tidy. There was little furniture, a bookshelf, and a table with a chair, as well as a bed, next to which was a bedside table.

Slowly Xie Qing's gaze fell on the woman who was peacefully sleeping on the bed. His heart ached with pain, and his eyes filled with blood.

He clearly remembered his mother. Her appearance was firmly imprinted on Xie Qing's head and he could see that she had lost a lot of weight, almost resembling a skeleton, and her face seemed to have aged.

From a cultivator at the Core Formation stage, she turned into an ordinary mortal with a small piece of Qi.

Moreover, her beautiful and gentle hands, which once stroked his head with love, turned into hard, scarred hands. In some places, there were deep cuts.

Her beauty was gone. Her aura was gone. She seemed to have turned into a mummy.

Nevertheless, Xie Qing could still recognize her. Her long black hair, her beautiful black eyes, which at some point opened, and a birthmark under her right eye.

She reminded him of the female version of Xie Qing, just more adult. This was his beloved mother.

"Xie Hai, Xie Xui!" Xie Qing remembered the culprits of Xie Meiling's condition and clenched his teeth - a crunch was heard.

His fist clenched until it turned white. Nails dug into the skin, blood slowly flowed from his clenched fist. He was angry.

His Qi turned into boiling water, and the Golden Core trembled. Due to emotions, he began to lose control over his energy, as a result, releasing the pressure of a Core Formation cultivator outward.

"H-how... how can this be?" Yu Yang gasped in shock, covering her mouth with her hand. Her eyes were filled with disbelief: "He's only eighteen!"

Core Formation cultivator. For the Xie family, such cultivators were on par with gold, almost an irreplaceable part of the ruling ecosystem. Achieving this level, you get infinite wealth and respect.

Yu Yang herself was at this level, but it took her 45 years to reach this level. And her talent was still considered not bad.

While Xie Qing was restoring control over his Qi, and Yu Yang was coming to her senses from the shock, a tired and at the same time gentle voice was heard.

"Qing'er..."

Xie Qing's body shuddered, and his eyes widened. He turned and saw that his mother was already awake and looking at him with narrowed eyes. For a moment, the young man felt as if he had returned to childhood.

These eyes... they were filled with concern, irritation, and happiness. It was with such eyes that Xie Meiling last looked at Xie Qing when he beat one of his older brothers to a pulp for insulting his mother.

Unconsciously, the word "Mom" came out of Xie Qing's mouth.