Chapter 101 – Cute Grandpa
Aiko followed that girl, her nickname was Umbra Fox. She has a powerful Shadow Bloodline that allowed her to hide in plain sight as long as she was in the shade.
This piqued Aiko's interest and she was looking forward to their time together as she was the only one not quivering from her sight after stabbing that veteran assassin.
"Here it is?" The girl was a bit fidgety, but she led Aiko towards the marble-dodging training room.
Strangely they have not met anyone else.
"Oh? A visitor?" Aiko turned around towards that old, yet gentle voice.
"Another grandpa?" Aiko tilted her head.
The Grandpa in the assassination outfit laughed out loud. "Some interesting newbies."
"And an interesting grandpa." Aiko followed.
"Here for training, kiddos?" The grandpa asked.
"Just to pass the time, I won't be able to sleep in the barracks." Aiko shrugged.
"How magnanimous." The grandpa clicked his tongue but didn't look displeased.
"I can't help it." Aiko shrugged.
"How about some tea with me?" The grandpa asked with the same gentle voice.
"Sure." Aiko didn't reject it as this grandpa was interesting.
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"How long have you been in training?"" The grandpa asked along the way.
"Today would be the first day I somewhat joined." Aiko answered truthfully.
"And your companion?" The grandpa asked the girl next to Aiko.
"I'm just a guide, Elder." The girl bowed respectfully. "But I have been here for half a year already."
The grandpa narrowed his eyes. "Did you get any 'rewards' or 'special training'?"
"No, I was never able to impress others." The girl shook her head.
"Good. From here on out I'm forbidding both of you from receiving any 'rewards' or 'special training'." The grandpa commanded, surprising the girl.
"What's this about 'rewards' and 'special training'?" Aiko asked.
"Just something we shouldn't give to talented Foxes." The grandpa sighed.
"Something about sex?" Aiko tilted her head, there was too much sex so what those 'rewards' could be other than something about sex?
The grandpa was surprised. "That is correct." He already quite liked this little one, so he didn't want her to be corrupted by that shitty Dual Cultivation Technique.
"I made a deal with Peak Elder that I would be excluded from those training and things, not from learning though, I'm interested in what is the fuss around it." Aiko skipped a step and seated herself, kicking her legs.
"Oh?" The grandpa was amused.Follow the latest novels at novelhall.com
"How should I call you grandpa?" Aiko asked, the girl was still left stunned by the casual speech and she was just unable to recover.
"Just call me Grandpa Lin." Grandpa Lin said gently.
"Hmmm." Aiko nodded looking at him. "Grandpa Lin sounds nice."
Addiction, when used, would slowly build up lust, regardless of the mating season. This particular lust is only capable of being tempered by your partner. The effects were small when you were the one Cultivating, but if not, they would grow so horny they would soon go after their partner again, or foolishly another to slake their lust, often as the Cultivating one this time. As such, they were soon forced to mate again, and again. It was a vicious cycle that was hard to break.
At that time many Human Sects spotted this Village and invaded it, almost annihilating it.
The Fox Elders that had not gone carnal, or at least not fully brought the most talented individuals, and Sect treasures into hiding to pass this storm.
Years passed and the Elders outside finally returned back. But the Village was already destroyed.
They had no time to bury the dead, let alone rebuild the Village again when a warship flew overhead.
It was the Fox Fortress, now Sect, that was looking at the carnage below. Fox bodies were everywhere and only a couple of Elders and a few young prodigies were alive.
The warship landed establishing the current Village as a branch and appointed the current Sect Leader as the Leader.
Her task was to guide this Village to prosperity and send promising prodigies to the mainland where the Qi was much thicker.
Naturally, this establishment aroused the interest of the nearby Sects, but my master, a human, interfered and suppressed them.
Thus he earned the praise of the Foxes and was allowed to stay inside with one of his protectors.
Grandpa Lin proudly pointed at himself.
Then my master introduced a less potent variation of the Dual Cultivation Technique, weaker, but the lust for the non-Cultivating partner was much more manageable, and unable to burn out an unwilling partner.
This made the Fox Elders both grateful and angry.
The grateful ones were those who wanted change, while the angry ones were those who enjoyed those carnal pleasures.
They remembered that using the old Technique on Foxes would make them addicted to sex, but only for the person who used it first on them. And the ability to render headstrong Foxes unable to get pleasure from anyone other than them.
As such civil war spread where the Carnal Elders fought for their carnal pleasures and others to stop them.
There were many rules about the Techniques and what is allowed and what isn't. It was changing almost every week, depending on which side was stronger.
Most Carnal Elders went into hiding after losing too many times and they were bitter about their loss.
They vowed revenge.
"It's this place, right?" Aiko pointed down.
"Correct. They hid in the ranks of assassins." Grandpa Lin nodded.
"I should definitely leave." Aiko frowned.
"Or you can work with me." Grandpa Lin smiled.
"Why should I?" Aiko asked.
"Because for each Carnal Elder removed you would get half of their assets." Grandpa Lin smiled. "And before you say no because they are poor. They are not. Before the first Village was destroyed this place was wealthy when it came to relics, just not with Spirit Stones needed for the Array."
Aiko was still not convinced.
"Moreover your nickname will change-" Grandpa Lin tried to rope her with something more, but was cut short.
"Deal." Aiko nodded. "But once shit goes down I'm the first one running away."
"That is fine." Grandpa Lin smiled. "Once you clear the Assassination Training you are allowed to pick an Assassin companion." Grandpa Lin counted. "Of course, since your position is different I will allow you to even choose another companion, but one of them needs to be from Shadows Peak, otherwise there would be too much backlash."
Aiko thought about it. "What is the work of assassin companions?"
"You could see them as your right and left hand." Grandpa Lin explained.
Aiko nodded. "Let's talk more in detail."