Chen Hongde and Su Xiulan frowned when they saw Shangguan Qingyue standing beside Mu Qingge. They had a bad feeling about the woman’s presence. Although they weren’t members of the royal family, they came from prestigious clans, and they knew quite a bit about her and the Shangguan clan.

’Hongde, I think that woman deliberately approached Sister Qingge with bad intentions.’ Su Xiulan whispered.

Chen Hongde nodded slightly. ’Shangguan Qingyue is a member of the Shangguan Clan, and she’s also Queen Qinzhi’s niece. We should act normally in front of her, but you must tell Sister Qingge about that woman later; otherwise, bad things will happen to her.’

’Alright.’ Su Xiulan pulled Chen Hongde in front of them. "Have you been waiting for us long, Sister Qingge?"

Mu Qingge shook her head slightly. "I just arrived, and I was waiting for you two to choose our missions."

"Long time no see, Qingyue." Chen Hongde greeted Shangguan Qingyue.

Shangguan Qingyue’s lips curled up into a seductive smile. "Long time no see, Hongde. If I remember correctly, the last time we met was five years ago on your grandfather’s birthday, right?"

"Yes," Chen Hongde nodded. "What are you doing in this sect? As I recall, the Shangguan Clan forbids its members from joining any sect, right?"

"Hehe," Shangguan Qingyue chuckled. "Where did you hear that news? There’s no prohibition in the Shangguan Clan for our members to join a sect. Besides, my father asked me to gain experience outside, and Big Sis Meizhen happens to be marrying my first cousin in a month. Since she’ll be a member of our clan, I decided to join her sect."

"Huh?" Chen Hongde was shocked. "Who is your first cousin? Since when did Sect Master Meizhen have a relationship with him?"

"Don’t you know my first cousin? Why do you have to pretend not to know?" Chen Hongde smiled awkwardly. "Big Sis Meizhen has been in a relationship with my cousin for decades, but my aunt only found out about their relationship yesterday, and they will get married in a month. By the way, that woman is also in this kingdom now, and she will also marry him in six months."

Mu Qingge listened to Shangguan Qingyue’s conversation with Chen Hongde, and she was also listening to Su Xiulan providing some information about the woman. As she thought before, she was sure that the woman had bad intentions in approaching her, and she suspected that her intentions had something to do with Tang Xiao.

Chen Hongde froze. "Is the woman you are referring to Xuanyuan Yueyao?"

"Who else could it be if not Xuanyuan Yueyao?" Shangguan Qingyue shook her head. "As for my second cousin, he will marry Zhan Yiran soon."

"Pfft! Hahaha." Chen Hongde laughed at that. "Hahaha! I can’t imagine your second cousin’s future if he marries that brute woman. As far as I remember, he was always afraid of Zhan Yiran, but fate brought them together."

Shangguan Qingyue nodded in agreement. "In fact, Zhan Yiran subdued my second cousin by force, and he’s already her man, so they’re just waiting for their wedding."

"I feel sorry for your second cousin." Chen Hongde glanced at Mu Qingge. "Let’s take a look at the available missions inside."

"Hey, Hongde! I’ll join your group!" Chen Hongde and the others turned to Shen Liang. Shangguan Qingyue and Mu Qingge immediately raised their eyebrows, but he ignored them. "My group members are out on individual missions, and I’m bored in the sect, so I’ll join you guys."

"Sorry, but we won’t accept you in our group even though we are short of members." Shen Liang looked at Su Xiulan with a frown. "Hongde, Sister Qingge, and Sister Qingyue definitely think the same as me."

"That’s right." Shangguan Qingyue nodded. "I don’t want you by my side because your presence is an eyesore."

"Since Xiulan doesn’t want to accept you into our group, I, as her future husband, won’t accept your presence either," Chen Hongde said casually.

Shen Liang ignored them and looked at Mu Qingge, but she didn’t want to look at him at all and didn’t want to say anything to him, infuriating him. Furious, he immediately left them, but he ordered someone to follow them.

Su Xiulan shook her head. "Sister Qingge, that idiot is clearly targeting you, so you must always be careful of him when we’re not by your side. I’m afraid he’ll use extreme means to get you, and no one will be able to save you if that happens."

"Thank you, Sister Su," Mu Qingge sincerely said. "Even though I have no connections in this realm, I believe Shen Liang won’t be able to do anything to me."

Chen Hongde looked at her. "Even though you are confident in that, you still have to be careful of Shen Liang and the people from the Shen Clan, Sister Qingge."

"I will." Mu Qingge nodded slightly. "Let’s find a suitable group mission for us."

Just as they were about to enter the mission hall, a male disciple suddenly said to them, "I’ll join your group, Seniors."

Chen Hongde and Su Xiulan wanted to reject the male disciple, but Mu Qingge sent a voice transmission to them, surprising them. The male disciple was none other than Tang Xiao’s clone in disguise, so they didn’t recognize him. However, they were puzzled by his presence because he should have left with Tang Yin and the others a few days ago, yet he was standing before them now.

Shangguan Qingyue raised an eyebrow. "Junior Brother, your cultivation is still at the Lower King Level, so you can’t join our group."

"Even though my cultivation is still at the Lower King Level, my experience is already quite high, Senior Sister." Shangguan Qingyue frowned at that, but Tang Xiao’s clone immediately asked Mu Qingge and the other two, "Can I join your group, Seniors? I won’t be a burden to you guys, and I’ll protect myself, so you don’t need to worry about my safety."

"Why do you insist on joining us?" Shangguan Qingyue asked with a frown, questioning his insistence on joining them.

Tang Xiao’s clone smiled at her. "Senior Sister, I’ve never been interested in anyone or anything at my level, and I’m more interested in those at a level above me; only then can I develop myself much faster."

"Aren’t you afraid of death?"

"Isn’t death a part of a cultivator’s life?" Tang Xiao’s clone casually replied.

Shangguan Qingyue shook her head slightly. "If you’re truly not afraid of death, you can join us if my three friends agree."

"How about it, Seniors?" Tang Xiao’s clone asked the three.

Mu Qingge nodded. "You can join us."

"The mission we are going to take will probably be difficult, and we won’t have time to protect you, so you have to protect yourself." Su Xiulan spoke with a stern tone.

Chen Hongde inwardly sighed, not understanding Tang Xiao’s clone’s purpose in joining them. "Let’s look for a group mission first."

"Alright." Tang Xiao’s clone immediately followed the four of them. ’Xiao Ai, show me Shangguan Qingyue’s data.

[Wait a minute, Master.]

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Name: Shangguan Qingyue

Race: Human

Age: 100+

Cultivation: 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

– Emperor Level: Peak Rank

Veins:

– Wind Veins

Physique:

– Human Physique

Bloodline:

–

Legacy:

–

Element:

– Wind (Level 8)

Partner:

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’Oh? She’s only a hundred years old, but her cultivation has already reached the peak rank of the Emperor Level.’

[Are you interested in her, Master?]

Tang Xiao’s clone shook his head slightly. ’She’s pretty, but I feel that she’s a female snake. I think Shangguan Qinzhi deliberately sent her to this sect, and her target was me. After all, she also sent some people to monitor my real body from afar, so I’m sure my guess is correct."

[Master, Shangguan Qinzhi must be targeting you because of your golden aptitude for cultivation, and she wants to win you over to her side. However, she can’t act openly, so she asked someone from her Shangguan Clan to approach you.]

’That’s why I went straight to the sect as soon as Qingge told me about this woman. I was afraid that she might take action against her to force me to join Shangguan Qinzhi. Apart from this woman, Shen Liang clearly has ill intentions towards her, and she won’t be able to face him by herself, so I will protect her.’ Tang Xiao’s clone did not join Chen Hong and the others to choose a group mission, and he focused more on observing Shangguan Qingyue from behind. ’Tch! Royal affairs are complicated, and they will use any means to get what they want. If this woman thinks of doing anything to my wife, I will teach her a lesson that she won’t be able to forget for the rest of her life.’

[Hehe! You’re truly fierce, Master. However, you’ll face serious trouble with the Song Kingdom’s royal family if you hurt this woman, and you guys won’t be able to stay on this island anymore if that happens.]

Tang Xiao’s clone nodded in understanding. ’If we can’t stay on this island anymore, I’ll take them to the largest island, and we’ll join one of the sects there.’

After Chen Hongde and the others chose a group mission, they immediately reported to the elder on duty, and they efficiently left the sect afterward.

Shangguan Qingyue looked at Tang Xiao’s clone. "Are you sure you want to stay with us, Junior Brother? The group mission we’re taking is very dangerous, and we might encounter several cultivators above the Emperor Level there, so we won’t be able to protect you."

"I’m confident in my abilities, so you don’t need to worry about my safety, Senior Sister." Shangguan Qingyue was a little annoyed that Tang Xiao’s clone was so stubborn. "By the way, my name is Feng Xiao."

"Let’s go."