"They are on the move, lets go and try not to make it too obvious."
"As you wish, Senior…but what are you going to do, you're not planning to …"
Sun Ling replied in a meek voice as her group was forced to follow after the Sage Lily faction and their greatest young master. The young lordling had put something into the tea of her sect sister and was now leading her outside of the Tea Palace.
Zhang Dong had seen through this quick movement and contemplated how to handle the situation. To avoid another predicament as at the restaurant under the gazebo he decided to not intervene yet. Instead of taking out Jia Yang here where everyone could see them, it would be better to do it at a location with fewer people.
"Don't worry I'm not going to kill him, I'm not crazy. I'll just put him to sleep for a day or two, nothing too serious but…"
He wasn't really sure what to do about this case. The man seemed to be a sexual deviant that was fine with abusing his position and even using drugs to hasten the process. This was strange indeed, Jia Yang had to be the impatient one as from Zhang Dong's perspective there shouldn't be a reason that he wouldn't be able to get a woman for himself.
Perhaps there was more to the situation, the world had a concept of marriage but between cultivators, they were referred to as Daoist Partners. It was only socially acceptable to have one such partner and stay loyal to them throughout their life. Usually, a cultivator would never get another one even after death but then there were people like Huo Qiang and his grandfather that were able to take in multiple wives.
It all depended on their way of living but from what he knew about the Heavenly Crane Sect, they were the type to go for one long-lasting partner. This could be the reason why he was going with the drugging route. Perhaps after the deed was over the lady in question wouldn't even remember that it happened. This would give Jia Yang an incentive to act this way, instead of committing to one partner that he would need to present to the whole sect he could hide his deviancy.
'Can't he just go to the red light district or something? There should be enough professionals there that would be willing to hide things like these…'
He didn't understand why the person was acting this way. Prostitution was legal in this world and with the amount of wealth this sect had Jia Yang should have been able to hire the best ladies. It was perhaps some kind of power move to perform the act with a fellow cultivator that was at a similar level. Women that trained in the arts did usually look better than the common folk but the reason didn't matter and the man's acts needed to stop.
"Move closer to me and you won't be discovered, just try not to bump into people."
His body vanished from the spot which caught the small group of Moon Lily's off guard. After a moment he was back but for some reason, Sun Ling and the others felt like their bodies weren't there. It was a special technique to hide one's presence. When done by an expert like Zhang Dong even a nascent soul master at the late stage wouldn't be able to tell that someone was there unless they got really close.
Thus they followed after the small group of young cultivators that weren't actually that young, to begin with. All of them looked to be in their early twenties but even Jia Yang was already over fifty. The faster one became a core formation expert the more the aging process was halted. How young a person looked was also an indication of how good of a future prospect they were.
Someone that was half a century and looked like this had a bright future ahead of them. However getting over towards the nascent soul level wasn't that easy, anyone making their way there and not looking like a sixty-year-old grandpa was a genius. Zhang Dong was considered one and his brother the Azure Dragon was another one.
The latter was many times older but the two didn't look that much different and no one could really pinpoint their real ages. Most people wouldn't believe that the famous Golden Dragon was even younger than Jia Yang here. If this was common knowledge then he would probably be considered the most promising prospect in the world.
"Sun Ling, what is this place?"
"It's an area used by core disciples and it's run by disciples as well."
"I see, it makes sense."
After following the group of miscreants they arrived at another part of the city. It looked like a large town in itself and was characterized by the people that lived there. The ages did vary but there didn't seem to be that many old people with gray hair here. Most of the elderly were store owners and merchants while the vast majority of the population were the disciples.
It made sense that Jia Yang would take his victim to a place where he had a lot of pull in. Even the elders that resided here were probably mostly only affiliated with powerful families. They would not be able to do much against a large faction leader's grandson even if they wanted to.
'That's quite the grand cultivation abode this little shit has…'
They continued to a large villa with everything that a cultivator could want included. It had a backyard training area, and a garden filled with spirit herbs and fruits. There was even a separate cultivation cave protected by a powerful protective array that would block out any sounds. The young man was certainly living a life of leisure with everything being handled to him on a silver platter.
'Could my kids end up like this if I spoil them too much?'
As a parent of a five-year-old boy that was the son of the most powerful cultivator in the sect, it was troubling. He could very well see Zhang Jun becoming a spoiled brat if he wasn't careful. When he became a teenager his hormones would shoot through the roof but it would be up to him as a father to reel him in. It wouldn't be acceptable if he became a young master with no morals like this.
"You guys wait here, I'll be right back."
"S-senior if I may…"
"Go ahead."
"Thank you, w-what do you intend to do with Jia Yang… if the elder finds out…"
"You don't need to worry about that, we won't die but…"
"But…"
"Well… let's say that he won't be able to use his little brother for a while…"
"Oh…"
With that response, Zhang Dong vanished while leaving the group he came with outside the premises of Jia Yang home. The looks on their faces were truly interesting, it was as if they were constipated throughout the entire trip. It wouldn't be strange if they didn't try to contact Sun Shi to get back here before something disastrous happened. They were probably thinking that he would actually kill the young man but he had other plans.
…
"Here, why don't you just relax here… but I don't think you can hear me anymore, this miracle drug was really worth the price."
Jia Yang had a massive grin on his face that was uncharacteristic of his stoic demeanor. He had managed to fool many people by playing the perfect senior. Even the elders above him had no idea of what he was doing here but even if they found out he didn't believe that anything would come of it. His position as a future elder was already cemented and the way had been paved by his grandfather. Sooner this woman would be accused of lying than he would
"You better be thankful, this young lord spent a lot to make this happen."
The young master licked his lips while staring at the mostly passed-out woman. He had thrown her onto his bed and it was ready to start the fun. Her whole face was red and her body was sweaty from the drug's side effects. She was a core formation expert and not easy to get into such a state. She would be out for half a day which gave him ample time to play around.
"Hehe, don't run away now, I'll be right back."
He laughed while strutting out of the bedchamber to check once more if everything was in order. Even though the deed was done the man didn't want to get caught in the act or have anyone interrupting them. Thus only after making sure that everything was in order did he return to the room.
There she was, his long-desired prize and something he was looking towards for all these months. He had worked tirelessly to get the woman's defenses down and finally was able to deliver the drug into the tea. No one would suspect someone of a pristine image like him to be able to do something like this and he used this fact to his advantage.
"How did she manage to get the bedsheets onto herself?"
To his surprise when he returned the woman was curled up under some satin clothes and probably also hugging some pillows as her stature was a bit larger than he remembered. With a smirk on his face, he grabbed those fabrics to yank them down.
"This lord desires to see his bride! … Huh?"
"Is there a problem, lover boy?"
"W…who are you, how d-dare you!'
Jia Yang's eyes bulged out of the eye sockets as after yanking the bedsheets away there was another person waiting for him. They looked truly hideous, warts were all over their body and their face was truly horrendous. This wasn't the worst part as clearly this person was a man and his stature was quite hefty.
"What, I'm not to the young lord's fancy? Well, this doesn't matter, come here, dear!"
"Wait what?"
The young master tried resisting but he quickly realized that his cultivation was sealed. All of his limbs felt like they were made of noodles as he couldn't muster any strength to resist the man before him. This was clearly not something that he wanted, the man's stinky breath hit his face but he couldn't resist. Soon he realized what was happening but it was too late, the act that he was trying to perform on the passed-out lady was about to happen to him instead.
"Nnnnnnoooooooooooooooo…."
…
"Hm… I guess reading those ugly bastard books paid off in the end… He won't be able to function as a normal man for a while after this…"
Zhang Dong was looking at Jia Yang who passed out on the ground. His mouth was filled with foam and he was in the process of having the worst life-like dream ever. It was all an illusion that had been infused into his brain by Zhang Dong's technique. He would go through quite a mind-shattering experience and would not even know that it was all a dream. The passed-out girl that was brought here was unharmed and untouched, her dream was probably much better than what Jia Yang was experiencing now.
"Time to go, I've already made them wait long enough."
Soon Zhang Dong departed the premises with the girl, she would be handed over to Sun Ling and gotten some help. Jia Yang on the other hand would never be the same man he once was…