Hearing the question, Mo Xingyao did not say anything. She looked at Wei Chen's face, then looked away as if thinking about something.

"Let's talk tomorrow. I am very sleepy right now," Mo Xingyao said.

"Aren't you at the Core Formation realm? I don't think you need sleep that much," Wei Chen asked.

What he said was right. Cultivators at the Core Formation realm only needed to sleep about once a month at most. Moreover, many good cultivation environments could replace sleep entirely.

"Shut up. This is a habit of mine. If I cannot sleep, I cannot wake up with a clear head to think about anything," Mo Xingyao retorted.

Wei Chen just shrugged and did not say anything. He then turned back and walked toward the door, but when he was about to leave the room, Mo Xingyao's voice stopped him.

"Wait!"

"Huh?" Wei Chen turned back. "What's the matter?"

Mo Xingyao averted her eyes and looked to the side.

"You… sleep here too."

Wei Chen's brain short circuited. "Pardon!?"

"I said I need you to sleep here!" Mo Xingyao repeated with a blush.

Wei Chen was stunned, but then Mo Xingyao noticed that his expression looked as if his brain had suddenly melted. She quickly corrected herself.

"Er… I mean… when Sister Lan was with me, she always slept in the same room as me so that she could protect me at a moment's notice," Mo Xingyao tried to clear the misunderstanding.

"You know that I am a man, right?" Wei Chen asked.

"I did not tell you to sleep in the same bed as me! Leave some space, take out a mattress inside that closet, and sleep there!" Mo Xingyao said as she pointed at the closet not far from him.

Seeing this, Wei Chen could not help but smile teasingly.

"What~ Little Yaoyao cannot sleep alone in the dark? Awww it's okay, Big brother Wei Chen will…"

"Arrrgggg aw aw awaw aw don't bite, don't bite!"

…

The next day at noon, Wei Chen accompanied Mo Xingyao to the Thousand Treasure Hall's private dock, guarding her. As they waited for the flying ark from the Thousand Treasure Pavilion, a black dot appeared on the horizon.

The medium-sized flying ark finally arrived with the Thousand Treasure Pavilion flag. Since this was a merchant vessel, it had no fancy weapons such as an array-destroying cannon or a spiritual shield.

However, the twenty passengers on board told a different story. Five of them were at the Nascent Soul realm, while the rest were at the peak of Core Formation. Even though none of them were as strong as Yin Lan, who was usually assigned to guard Mo Xingyao, they were all trained in combat formations. Together, they could even fend off a Soul Transformation realm expert.

They were all dressed in black clothing with large black swords on their backs. Each wore a half black mask that revealed only the mouth, along with a wide bamboo hat on their head.

They were the Black Sword Guard of the Sky-Severing Demon Valley, the top force of the sect. These were the reinforcements the sect had sent her as per her request.

"Young miss!" The leader knelt to the ground, followed by the group behind him.

"Ah, Sword Leader Wang, please dispense with the formality." Mo Xingyao nodded in satisfaction toward Sword Leader Wang.

"Thank you, young miss." Sword Leader Wang stood up and politely thanked her. Then he turned toward Wei Chen and cupped his fist.

"Sword Leader of the Black Sword Guard, Wang Hu, greets lord son-in-law." Sword Leader Wang said in a respectful tone.

"Huh? Lord son-in-law?" Wei Chen was confused. Wasn't his engagement to Mo Xingyao only a farce to reject that guy from the Heaven Something Sect?

"Sword Leader Wang… er, about that…" Mo Xingyao wanted to clear up the misunderstanding, but Wang Hu smiled. Even though half of his face was hidden by the black demon mask, it was obvious he was grinning.

"You do not need to explain, young miss. We understand! Hahahaha!" Sword Leader Wang laughed, then turned toward Wei Chen again.

"Err… Sigh…" Mo Xingyao did not know how to explain. She wanted to fix the misunderstanding, but she knew that because she wanted everyone to believe Wei Chen was truly her fiancé, she had not told anyone the truth except Yin Lan and her father.

"Then… what about father?" Mo Xingyao asked. Since Yin Lan was injured and unable to come out to clear the misunderstanding for her, she hoped her father could help.

"Oh! Lord Mo Jue is in closed-door cultivation. I do not know when he will emerge," said Sword Leader Wang.

Hearing this, Mo Xingyao did not know whether to laugh or cry. At this rate, the entire sect might believe that Wei Chen was truly her fiancé. When the time came to tell them the truth, it would be extremely awkward.

She had originally planned to let people believe Wei Chen was her fiancé for a while until Heaven's Spire Sanctuary gave up. After that, she would explain everything. She never expected that the news would spread from the Thousand Treasure Pavilion to the sect so quickly.

Mo Xingyao quickly hid her frustration before asking,

"By the way, Sword Leader, what about the interrogation results for the Azure River Capital branch manager?"

This was the second matter she wanted to hear from headquarters.

"Oh, that traitor? He was bribed and coerced by the Azure Sky Conglomerate to provide them with information about all of our operation," said Sword Leader Wang.

"Coerced?" Mo Xingyao repeated.

"Yes, young miss. It turns out the branch manager had siphoned some of the branch profits into his own pocket. The Azure Sky Conglomerate caught him red-handed and blackmailed him," Sword Leader Wang clarified.

"I see…" Mo Xingyao uttered as she looked toward the burned ruins of the Thousand Treasure Pavilion branch. "It seems that in order to hide any evidence left in the branch, they burned it down."

Mo Xingyao began piecing together the chain of events, then let out a long sigh.

"Sigh… unfortunately, this is their territory and we do not have evidence. If we barge into their headquarters and accuse them of burning our branch, it would only work in their favor," Mo Xingyao said as she analyzed the situation.

"No wonder his branch, which should have earned more revenue, was only in tenth place on our revenue chart," Mo Xingyao concluded.

Seeing that Mo Xingyao already had backup to guard her, Wei Chen decided to head out. He needed to prepare for the broadcast of the martial exchange that would take place in three days. Besides, he needed to meet with Dream Butterfly first.

No, it was definitely not because he wanted to meet that chick Dream Butterfly. He only wanted to see her to check if she needed anything from him. That was all. After that, he would have more time to think about how to prepare his broadcast for the martial exchange.

"Mo Xingyao, since Sword Leader Wang already came to protect you, I will take my leave first. I have some business to attend to," said Wei Chen.

"Um. Thank you for helping me these past few days," Mo Xingyao nodded and said goodbye.

Wei Chen waved his hand and quickly left the place.

After he left, Mo Xingyao glanced at Sword Leader Wang. "Send someone to follow him. Do not get too close. He is very sensitive."

Sword Leader Wang was confused at first, but then he let out a knowing smile.

"Yes, young miss," he said, then ordered two of his best men to follow Wei Chen.

It seems the young miss likes that Wei Chen guy very much. Otherwise, she would not send someone to follow him out of jealousy, Sword Leader Wang thought.

…

On Wei Chen's side, it was still noon, not evening yet. He did not know if the Immortal Dream Garden was already open at this time, but he decided to check it out anyway.

His hand held a crumpled invitation letter. After asking for directions from the people around him and spending about two hours searching and traveling, he finally arrived at the Immortal Dream Garden.

It was a good thing that Wei Chen spent about two hours finding the place, because by the time he arrived, many waitresses had started working and guests had begun to visit.

"Hey, I heard that in order to celebrate the martial exchange, Dream Butterfly decided to hold a public performance tonight," one of the cultivators said with a smile.

"Yes, her song is really good. When I listened to it, I felt my realm loosen and I was about to advance."

Another cultivator scoffed. "About to advance? Please~ She is just a mortal. Even though she is good, how can her song resonate with the dao? It is impossible."

These were the opinions Wei Chen heard about Dream Butterfly as he was about to walk into the venue.

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