28: Chapter 28 Feigning Compliance

"Is that you? Young Master Xu."

"Mm."

*Creak.*

The bedroom door opened.

Yun Xin lifted her head, her face beaming with a smile.

Her eyes were tightly shut, making it impossible to discern joy or sorrow.

Xu Changsheng said nothing more and pulled her directly into his arms.

"Young Master Xu, what is this?"

Yun Xin was startled and wanted to ask more.

In the next instant.

Her cherry lips were covered by a wave of coolness.

"Mmph."

...

A full fifteen minutes later.

Only then did Xu Changsheng stop his demands.

His forehead remained pressed against hers, his breathing heavy and ragged.

Their noses touched, and they could hear each other's breath.

Yun Xin's face was flushed crimson.

Her tone was a mix of coquettishness and mild reproach.

"Whew, Young Master, please be gentler. Xiner could barely catch her breath."

Xu Changsheng gave her forehead one last kiss.

Only then did he let go.

He said solemnly, "Miss Yun, I have something to tell you..."

"Yes, please speak."

Upon hearing this.

Yun Xin lowered her head, her voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz.

Xu Changsheng tilted her chin up: "Wu Qingqing is the daughter of an old friend. I truly found it difficult to refuse. Rest assured, she will never usurp your place in my heart."

Yun Xin gave a barely perceptible nod.

"Okay."

Seeing that Yun Xin still seemed somewhat unconvinced.

Xu Changsheng steeled his heart.

"Don't worry. I still have some matters to attend to. Within a year at the latest, I will surely take you as my wife."

Hearing these words.

Yun Xin's expression finally lost its composure, and her voice trembled.

"Young Master, are these words true?"

In her eyes, being able to be Xu Changsheng's concubine was already a blessing; she never dared to imagine being taken as his wife.

"Of course. Does Miss Yun not trust my character after working with me for a year?"

"As long as you nod when the time comes, I will hold a grand wedding ceremony and formally welcome you into the Xu family!"

Xu Changsheng's tone was firm.

"I agree right now!"

Yun Xin fully believed Xu Changsheng's promise. Overjoyed, she threw her arms around his neck and kissed him several times.

Xu Changsheng did not stop her, allowing Yun Xin to freely release her suppressed emotions.

He had his own calculations in his heart.

He naturally had no intention of becoming Dao Companions with Yun Xin. For the same reason as before, Yun Xin's background was too mysterious and powerful; she was not someone he could control.

He had originally planned to send her away before her Great Sun Immortal Burning Body erupted in a year's time.

Now that someone had come to the door to fetch her, it was even more convenient. When the time came, he would just send her out of the market city, and his mission would be complete.

At this thought.

Xu Changsheng couldn't help but praise his previous caution. He was right not to take Yun Xin's first night.

...

After returning to the courtyard with Yun Xin and Wu Qingqing.

As Yun Xin's mood improved.

The golden clouds in the sky also gradually dissipated, returning to a clear and vast blue sky.

Wu Qingqing continued to provoke Yun Xin both openly and secretly.

"Yun Xin, Big Brother Xu told you to clean the stables, didn't you hear him?!"

"Is that so? I didn't hear it. But I did hear that Miss Qingqing was reprimanded by Young Master Xu earlier? Have you still not repented?"

"You!"

Wu Qingqing stamped her feet in anger, but she couldn't do anything.

Xu Changsheng had indeed warned her after returning that day that everything was to revolve around Yun Xin, and no overstepping was allowed.

Not only that.

Xu Changsheng seemed to value Yun Xin quite highly. In just over half a year, her cultivation had reached the Qi Refining Third Layer, one layer higher than hers.

In her view.

Yun Xin's rapid progress in cultivation was surely thanks to the Medicinal Pills bestowed by Xu Changsheng.

"Fine."

Wu Qingqing left huffily.

She comforted herself inwardly: "Fortunately, I've seen her arm; the virginity mark is still there. Big Brother Xu hasn't touched her at all. Since that's the case, I still have a chance."

Being a maid for Xu Changsheng involved little more than cleaning the courtyard. Her daily time for cultivation was several times more than it had been at the Prefects Mansion.

Yet her salary was twice as much. Xu Changsheng's skill in talisman making was also becoming increasingly famous within the market city.

With such a good deal, how could she be willing to leave? If she didn't stick to him for a lifetime, her name wasn't Wu.

...

Xu Changsheng naturally didn't know about the infighting between the two women back in the market city.

At this moment, he was already in the main hall of the Black Wolf Gang, enjoying the service of Lu Yuanze's maids.

"Great King, is there anywhere else you feel uncomfortable?"

Xu Changsheng shook his head: "No."

"Very well, Great King, take care."

After shaking off the group of maids, Xu Changsheng went straight to the back of Black Wolf Mountain.

What shocked him quite a bit was...

As far as the eye could see, the mountain was densely packed with Mortal slaves working hard in the mines.

Each person had a metal collar around their neck, binding them firmly to this mining area.

“The Black Wolf Gang truly is a Robber Cultivator organization, to have abducted so many Mortal laborers.”

Xu Changsheng flew over the mine in his Snow-Treading Flying Carriage and arrived at the Black Wolf Gang's warehouse.

Xie Wenyang was stationed there.

"What brings the First Leader here?"

"What, does this seat need your permission to take some cultivation resources?"

The painted skin not only restored ‘Lu Yuanze’s’ appearance, but even his cultivation and voice were identical, and his tone was cold and sharp.

"I wouldn't dare."

Xie Wenyang obediently stepped aside.

...

After a long while.

Xu Changsheng walked out of the warehouse.

He had swept everything in the warehouse clean, packing it all into his storage belt.

"I didn't expect a pleasant surprise."

In the warehouse, he had discovered a Beast Essence Pill, which was a rare pill for First Level Yao Beasts to break through their Bottlenecks.

With this pill, and aided by a Blood-Boiling Formation, he was confident he could raise the Middle Stage Ink Shadow to the First Level Late Stage.

Xie Wenyang saw him come out.

He stepped forward, cupped his hands, and asked, "First Leader, regarding that matter with the Xie Family, how are your preparations?"

Xu Changsheng waved his hand: "Of course. I have some new ideas about this. We shall discuss it tomorrow morning, how about it?"

"Fine."

Xie Wenyang felt a flicker of joy and responded with cupped hands.

"By the way, to avoid any accidents during this operation, I am sealing the warehouse for three months. During this time, no one can enter, including you and me. Any problems?"

Xu Changsheng didn't want anyone to know he had emptied the warehouse in the short term.

"None."

In a time of combat preparation, Xie Wenyang didn't see any issue with temporarily closing the Gang's warehouse.

However, looking at the departing figure, he felt that today's 'Lu Yuanze' seemed to have changed.

It seemed... he had become more composed?

Xu Changsheng went straight to the main hall and turned into the room at the very end of the left corridor. This was his bedchamber as the 'Gang Leader'.

Just as he stepped over the threshold, he noticed something was wrong.

Lin Wan and two other female attendants were wearing semi-transparent gauze dresses, standing gracefully by the bed, looking at him with eyes full of affection.

"My Lord, you've returned."

They all looked like they were ready to be plucked at his whim.

"You all go wait outside first."

Xu Changsheng waved his hand, dismissing the women from the bedroom.

With a wave of his hand, he closed the door tight.

He climbed onto the bed with delight and began to search around.