A Tale of Chase and Love s1

In the living room.

Long Ren sat opposite his mistress, his head bowed in shame and fear. His knees and hands which he placed in between his knees, were trembling uncontrollably.

Theresa stared at Ren not knowing what to think. It seemed so funny to her. The novels she had read; none of them had a scene like the one that happened earlier between her and her pet.

What then should she do?

“M… mistress… I… I really am innocent. I didn’t do anything,” Ren defended through telepathy.

It seems he had lost the courage to speak with his mouth. Theresa glared at Long Ren when she heard what he said.

“How can you be so sure?” she barked.

“I…” Ren went down on his knees, uncertain of what to say or do.

“Since you’re already on your knees, put your hands up and stare at the roof. When I’m done thinking, I’ll tell you to stop.” she ordered him through telepathy.

“But m… mistress…” Ren tried to say something but he was compelled by a force to do as his mistress had said.

He shrank to the size of a six-year-old, the clothes he wore earlier looked ridiculous on him. They wear so big that they covered his hands and fell off his shoulders. His hair changed color to black. Six-year-old Long Ren looked really cute.

When Theresa saw him, not only did she have to hold back her mirth, her heart was also melting.

Gosh! Why did little Ren have to be so cute? How the heck will she be able to let him continue his punishment? She wasn’t that heartless so it did not take long for her to stop his punishment.

“Long Ren, please get up,” she ordered telepathically.

Long Ren nodded and obeyed his mistress.

He sat back on his chair and slowly transformed back to his normal self but this time his hair had changed to blue.

Theresa sighed deeply.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

“Long Ren, tell me, what really happened?” Theresa asked.

“Mistress… I… I… I… last night… I was wrong… it wasn’t intentional. I left you alone in the secluded room because here in Luo Ye, cultivators do not sense qi until after 3 or 4 days if they are geniuses. You, however, shocked me. When I came to the room due to the heat I felt, I saw that you were on fire so I went back to my room to consult my Grandpa and he told me what to do. But when I returned.., what I saw made me drop what I had brought. Mistress, you are a furnace. One that is seen once in ten thousand years.” Ren was interrupted by Theresa who raised her hand signaling him to stop.

“Wait.., did you say furnace?” she asked in disbelief.

“Yes mistress, you are a legendary queen furnace and also in big trouble. If any powerful cultivator like the emperor of any nation finds you, I can’t guarantee that I’ll be able to save you every time from their hands. The deceased Han Fei Fei is also a furnace but her scent had been sealed off by her mother since 5.” Ren explained.

Theresa kept opening and closing her mouth unsure of what to say.

“What kind of situation is this?” Theresa asked. The urge to pull her hair in frustration was getting higher.

“Mistress, don’t worry, I’ll protect you in any way I can,” Ren reassured but it did nothing to help Theresa.

All that was resounding in her head were the words: ‘furnace, furnace, furnace’.

“Long Ren… what should I do then?” she asked in a whisper, looking depressed.

“Mistress… as I said you are very powerful; so only the powerful can dream of getting you. For now, you need to submit to my guidance without complaint and let me train you.” he took out a book and scroll from his storage ring and gave them to her.

Theresa couldn’t understand one word of what was written in it.

“That scroll is the deceased Han Fei Fei’s letter to you. She wants you to train hard the technique recorded in the book. It’s called ‘The Lazy Lotus’. While it is not a necessity for taking revenge, it is good for your body. Please do accept my proposal to train you. I admit that I’m not a good pet but I won’t ever harm you.” said Ren in a persuasive manner.

“Fine, I agree,” Theresa said with a nod. After all, every FL would eventually have to learn some techniques. She is not excluded!

“Long Ren… about earlier…” she was interrupted when he raised his hand signaling her not to say a word.

“Mistress… what you saw earlier… just pretend it never happened,” said Ren.

Theresa sighed and nodded.

“So… when do we start training?” she asked.

“Em… how about today?” Ren asked back. She nodded and rose from her seat.

“Let’s go,” she urged, not even bothering to wait for him, as she made her way to the secluded room. Long Ren shook his head and a bright smile appeared on his lips.

“It seems what Grandpa taught me wasn’t waste. Using cuteness and deliberately exaggerating a sensitive topic works for a gullible mistress like mine. Mistress, just you wait. You better not regret your decision to let me train you. From today on, YOU WILL SUFFER… TERRIBLY!” Long Ren thought happily before vanishing.

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In the secluded room.

Long Ren who has changed his clothes to that of a scholar again, read out the requirements for learning the ‘Lazy Lotus’ technique.

“One must be willing to learn no matter what it takes, he or she must have a flexible body.” Ren read out loud but Theresa interrupted him.

“My body is super flexible,” she said boasted.

Long Ren shook his head and continued to read out the rest requirements.

“Hardworking, good-looking, patient, and able to handle pain.” Long Ren read out again but then Theresa clapped.

“That’s easy. When I came here, I suffered a great deal of pain; so I am not scared. I fit into the other requirements too.” she chipped in.

“Of course!” Ren agreed and added: “The first step is to… do splits”

“Splits? Hahaha Hahaha.” she laughed.

“That’s easy! As the heiress of the Williams family, how could I not know how to do splits?” she asked and continued being amused.

“Ok. It seems you have some basic knowledge about splits,” said Ren as he kept the book on a table.

“Not some basic knowledge. Do you know who taught me?” she asked.

“That’s still basic knowledge. The one in this book is much more advanced,” said Ren.

“How advanced can splits possibly get?” she asked, not buying his words at all.

“Let me show you,” said Ren.

He sat on the floor and widened his legs into a middle split. Seeing this, Theresa scoffed: “What’s hard there? I can even do it in my sleep.”

Long Ren heard her words and scoffed too.

“You are a frog at the end of a well. A big chested idiot!” he spoke causing her to be pissed.

“You!” she pointed at him angrily.

“Watch and learn.” he twisted one of his legs five times. Now it didn’t even look like a leg. It felt so scary yet fascinating.

“W-What are you? Are you a snake?” she asked in fright. Her knees were trembling so much that she sat on the floor!

“You…” she pointed at him again.

“Doesn’t it hurt?” she asked with a small voice.

“It doesn’t!” Ren replied and then started twisting the other leg.

“Stop… stop. That’s enough. Enough, alright?” she cried but Ren did not listen. He instead began to twist his left arm. When he saw that she was close to retching, he stopped and his arm quickly returned to normal and then his legs too. Then he got up from the ground with a smile.

“So do you admit your defeat?” he asked.

“…” Theresa only stared at him in fright.

“Mistress, don’t think about backing out,” he warned.

“Why?” she cried, pulling her hair in frustration. She was beginning to regret agreeing to be taught by Long Ren.

“Mistress, your training officially begins now,” he announced with an evil smile.