Chapter 650 Honey Trap


    "If we fail to turn in a certain amount of vital energy crystals to the Sky Sect this time, our n will be


    finished. We''ll not only lose control over our mines but the powers of the Sky Sect might just kill us.


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    My mother was sick since we were born. My father brought Joyce and me up almost all by himself.


    Later, we moved to the Stone City and gained ess to two mines which were the Sky Sect''s property.


    We paid some vital energy crystals to the Sky Sect monthly while the rest we kept for ourselves. That''s


    how our n got where it is.


    Dad has invested a lot in taking care of the business. If we can''t get through this, our family will tear


    itself apart. This is too much for my father to bear. I hate to see him suffer.


    Mr. Lin, I figured the only way to help my family is to pay back in kind—raid the Wei n''s mines just as


    they had raided ours.


    But we are too weak to do this right now."


    Michelle bit her lower lip, staring at Austin. Her eyes were misty. She sounded helpless and upset.


    "I really hope you can help us out here. I know this is a rude request and it might put you in a lot of


    trouble. After all, the Wei n must have kept lots of strong cultivators to guard their mines.


    But I''m out of options. If we stand by and do nothing, our n will soon disappear."


    Austin''s face expressed displeasure. ''It turns out she broke into my room earlier in the evening, to ask


    me to help her rob others. That''s ridiculous!" he thought.


    "Mr. Lin, I know you must be finding it too much to make sense of,"


    Michelle said in a low voice, noting that Austin looked upset.


    "If you can help us through this, I will serve you! I will be your maid and


    I will be yours!"


    Keeping her eyes on Austin, Michelle took a deep breath. Then, she untied the belt of her dress slowly.


    The dress dropped from her body and she stood naked in front of him.


    ''What''s all this?'' Austin wondered shocked. He hadn''t noticed that he had stopped breathing.


    His eyes almost popped out. Blood gushed out from his nostrils. He gaped at her perfect nude body,


    dumbfounded and marvelling at her.


    Michelle was tall and slender, and had a curvy figure. Her skin was fair, smooth and creamy. And her


    plump breasts made it hard for Austin to look elsewhere.


    "Miche... Miche... What''s wrong with my nose? Why it is it bleeding?"


    Austin wiped the blood under his nose off hurriedly.


    His ears had turned red in embarrassment. Clearing his throat, he exined, "Maybe I''ve had too much


    spicy food. That''s why it''s bleeding."


    Austin had to admit that she was an irresistible temptation to any man.


    But he wasn''t someone who would take advantage of a girl. Drawing a deep breath, he managed to


    control his urge and struggled to take his keen eyes off her.


    "Miss Meng, could you...stop acting like this?" he requested. He was torn apart and yet he knew his


    righteousness must lead the way.


    As soon as he finished his words, he heard sobs. His heart skipped a beat and he immediately looked


    at Michelle''s face.


    She fluttered her long eyshes, tears coursing down her soft, red cheeks.


    "Mr. Lin, I know you might be despising me.


    But I don''t have any other choice. If you can do us this favor, I''ll do anything to return your kindness."


    Her voice was full of despair and helplessness.


    Seeing Michelle crying melted his heart.


    He quickly grabbed a nket from his bed. Without saying a word, he wrapped it around her body.


    Although many men would have definitely coveted her body, he wasn''t going to be driven by lust.


    He then stood some distance from Michelle. Staring at her, he let out a wry smile and said, "Miss


    Meng, how could I refuse your request after what you have done all this while for me?


    Fine. I''ll try my best to help you through this."


    He smiled gently, rxing her.


    "Really? Are you really going to help us, Mr. Lin?"


    Michelle asked, overjoyed.


    "Yes, I will. Um... Could you just put on your clothes first?"


    Austin said gingerly, his voiceced with uneasiness.


    "Mr. Lin, I''m so d to hear that.


    With your help, I''m sure our n can get through this," she gushed. Her eyes widened in delight.


    She held the nket to make sure it would not fall on the ground. Although the thin quilt covered her


    body, her alluring hour-ss figure couldn''t be hidden. At the thought of beautiful body under the quilt,


    Austin swallowed his saliva. Under this circumstance, it was a torment for him to talk to her.


    Austin''s face turned red like a tomato, and he reminded her again with a gentle cough, "Um, Miss


    Meng, could you get dressed?


    I can''t focus."


    Michelle giggled at the sight of the sheepishd.


    She broke into a beaming smile, suddenly looking more charming if that was even possible.


    Austin''s reaction made her also respect him. In her eyes, the young man before her was a real


    gentleman. At midnight, only a few men could control themselves like Austin did if a captivating girl


    such as her threw herself at them without a shred of cloth on her.


    Michelle was aware that she was a bewitching girl.


    ''If it had been Barstow instead of Austin, he would have pounced on me, '' she thought.


    Eyeing that the maid was staring nkly at him, Austin coughed and urged, "Miss Meng, put on your


    clothes in case that people might break in..."


    Michelle came back to her senses. With a blush, she demanded in an inaudible voice, "Can you close


    your eyes, Austin?"


    "Why? I''ve already seen you naked," Austin blurted out instinctively.


    The moment he realized what he had said, he shut up and looked at Michelle whose face had already


    turned red. Laughing awkwardly, he turned around and closed his eyes.


    The girl picked up the clothes on the floor and got dressed. Austin felt his heart racing.


    "Austin, now that you''ve epted my request, I''ll go tell Dad. And then we can work out a n.


    What do you think?"


    Michelle said softly.


    "That works for me," Austin replied with his eyes still shut.


    Since he had already agreed to do her a favor, he wanted to fulfill his promise as soon as possible.


    Knowing this was a pressing issue for the Meng n, he thought it would be better to help them solve it


    soon.


    "Great. I''ll go straightaway to Dad!" Michelle said dly.


    She turned immediately, opened the door and walked away.


    It was until the scent of her body dissipated that Austin slowly opened his eyes. Looking at the half-


    open door, he sighed pensively, ''Looks like she sessfully honeytrapped me.''


    When Marwell was filled in on Austin''s decision, his joy was beyond words.


    He wasted no time and invited Austin to his study to work out a n together. ...


    A bunch of people gathered somewhere fifty miles away from the western border of the Stone City.


    It was a deserted area made up only of a scarlet soil and rocks.


    There was no sign of nts, animals or birds. A few rocky mountains red under the sun. This was


    clearly a barrennd, devoid of life. The dead silence enveloped the area.


    ncing around, Austin was kind of surprised at the deste space.


    "Is this where their mines are?


    Looks like this is just an abandoned ce. I can''t believe vital energy crystals exist here," Austin said,


    obviously surprised.


    He was slightly put off by the vast, endless, lifelessnd in front of him.


    Austin initially thought vital energy crystals existed in the woods or forests for they were the carriers of


    the spiritual energy in the world. But it turned out that he was grossly misced.


    It was midnight. Marwell, Michelle, Austin and several elite cultivators of the Meng n were going to


    the Meng n''s mines first. They would thene upon a n of action.


    Having never been in a ce like this, Austin was quite interested in what this area had to offer.


    "This ce used to be a desert. It covered arge area and it was sparsely popted.


    Sometimeter, a guy from the Sky Sect found some vital energy crystals here and upied it.


    The Sky Sect owned lots of vital energy crystal quarries. Since the amount of vital energy crystal here


    was small, the powers of Sky Sect decided to hire others to manage those mines here instead of


    sending their men to mine.


    I volunteered to apply for the job and drew the attention of a steward of the Sky Sect. He entrusted me


    with two mines. I needed to turn in a certain amount of vital energy crystals to them monthly and I could


    keep the rest.


    In the Stone City, only my n and the Wei n are allowed to mine vital energy crystal in these mines.


    In the recent past, we have been fighting secretly.


    But this time, the Wei n has crossed the line and taken steps to finish us off."


    Marwell on his horse came to Austin''s side introducing this mine area and exined the grudge


    between his n and the Wei n.


    "Rest assured, I will help you get back your vital energy crystals,"


    Austin responded with a faint smile.


    Marwellughed out loud and said, "We are so lucky to have someone like you. Looks like we are


    bound toe out victorious."


    He had faith in Austin. ''He has handled ninth-grade diabolic beasts effortlessly. And now he has nine


    ninth-grade scorpion-tailed leopards to assist him, '' Marwell thought.


    Two hourster, they finally reached the quarries which was under the control of the Meng n.


    There were more than ten houses—all made of stone.


    The members of the Meng n who were responsible for guarding those mines greeted Marwell and


    led them to the most spacious room avable.