The Master and His Wealthy Fiancée

At the last moment, Chen Dong had nothing but the Ancient Mirror in his hand. He instantly raised it to shield himself.

The shimmering arc of the blade struck the Ancient Mirror. The attack faltered—it was actually blocked! But the immense force sent Chen Dong flying, causing him to crash hard against the rocks by the pool's edge. The massive boulder instantly shattered into pieces.

Tian Sisi had been hiding inside the Ancient Mirror. If Chen Dong hadn't begun to refine it, she would have never come out. While there was no Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi inside the mirror, it was safe enough. Given time, Tian Sisi would have been able to fully recover from her injuries.

But Chen Dong's attempt at refining it destabilized the cramped space within, forcing Tian Sisi out. Besides, she had no idea what the situation was outside; she assumed the Ancient Mirror had been recovered by E Xuanfu, who was now trying to force her out.

That's why she unleashed an Iaijutsu Slash the moment she emerged.

When she saw it wasn't E Xuanfu outside, but just some young man, Tian Sisi breathed a sigh of relief and smiled self-deprecatingly. 'It not being E Xuanfu just means the end result is slightly better, that's all.'

The Profound Pill in her body had already begun to shatter; that Iaijutsu Slash had taken the last of her strength. If it had been E Xuanfu outside, she would have taken her own life with her Miao Blade after that strike.

That it wasn't E Xuanfu only meant she'd been spared, but her former cultivation would still vanish as her Profound Pill continued to crumble.

Tian Sisi assumed Chen Dong had been killed by the sheer force of her attack, so she paid him no mind. She simply hugged her Miao Blade, lost and unsure of what to do next. Ever since she'd obtained the Ancient Mirror, her breakthroughs had occurred exactly as the mirror had predicted, flawlessly accurate. This time had been no different—she had successfully reached the Profound Pill Realm—but her circumstances were now clearly wretched.

As she was lost in thought, a figure stepped in front of her. The shadow it cast under the twin moons startled her from her reverie.

She instinctively went to draw her blade, but she couldn't muster an ounce of strength. In the next instant, a palm strike sent her Miao Blade flying from her grasp.

At the same time, her wrist was seized. Only then did she get a clear look at the figure—it was the very same boy she thought had been 'killed' by the impact. But his appearance was alarming.

His eyes were crimson, and his entire body radiated a startling heat. His skin was flushed red, as if it had been boiled.

"What do you want!?" Tian Sisi demanded coldly.

Chen Dong didn't answer. Instead, he moved closer and pulled her into his arms.

Tian Sisi's beautiful eyes filled with terror. She, a former Inner Realm Peak expert and a high-ranking member of the Divine Department, had never imagined being treated this way by a strange man.

Her shattered Profound Pill prevented her from mustering even a sliver of True Qi. At this moment, she was just a weak, helpless woman.

Tears began to stream uncontrollably from her eyes.

At this point, Chen Dong had lost all reason. Blocking the slash had forced him to redirect all the True Qi he'd been using to suppress the restless energy within him. Then, after being 'knocked out' by the impact, his control over his True Qi failed completely. He was now driven by pure instinct, seeking anything that could quell the frenzy raging inside his body.

His instincts completely ignored the nearby Cold Pool and the Ancient Mirror on the ground; those could only suppress his condition, not resolve it. The body of this woman from the Divine Department, however, was perfect for achieving a harmony of yin and yang.

The moon set and the sun rose. The ground was littered with torn clothing. Tian Sisi was in the Cold Pool, washing herself as she recalled the events of the previous night. She had resisted with all her might at first, but as the night with this man progressed, the shattered Profound Pill within her had, miraculously, begun to repair itself.

At the same time, she sensed the Flood Dragon's energy coming from his body and finally understood his condition.

Perhaps because the energies shared a common source, as the violent power in the man's body calmed, the frenzied energy from her own shattered Profound Pill was also pacified. It even skipped the refinement stage, directly helping to repair her Profound Pill.

By now, Tian Sisi's cultivation had been restored. She let the biting chill of the Cold Pool wash over her, trying desperately to force the memories of last night from her mind.

But the more she tried to forget, the clearer the images became, making it impossible to erase them from her memory.

With a casual gesture, the Ancient Mirror flew back into her hand. A flash of light shimmered from it, and a flowing, light-cyan dress materialized. With a graceful leap and a spin, she was already dressed.

"If you're awake, stop pretending!" Tian Sisi said coldly. Her normally melodious voice was slightly hoarse.

Chen Dong grabbed a large scrap of fabric to cover himself. He knew exactly what had happened and was so mortified he didn't know what to say.

With a wave of her hand, the Miao Blade flew back to her. In a flash of cold light, the blade was unsheathed and pressed against Chen Dong's neck.

Tian Sisi stared coldly at Chen Dong, a complex storm of emotions brewing in her beautiful eyes. For a long moment, she couldn't bring herself to make the killing thrust.

After a moment, she sheathed her blade and tossed him a Military Suppression Department uniform. It was the only set of men's clothing stored within the Ancient Mirror.

"Follow me," she said, her voice ice-cold.

Chen Dong quickly changed his clothes. Riddled with guilt, he immediately followed after her.

Chen Dong noticed that Tian Sisi had chosen to walk, presumably to accommodate him. He had clearly sensed her cultivation base—she was at the Profound Pill Realm, a level unheard of in the world for a thousand years. Practitioners at the Inner Realm could already fly by manipulating qi; one could only imagine what a Profound Pill Realm expert was capable of.

"Actually, we can fly," Chen Dong said sheepishly. "I've already reached the Inner Realm!"

After the events of the previous night, Chen Dong had broken through to the Early-stage Inner Realm. Flying by manipulating qi was now no problem for him. Thinking back to last night, to the final moment before his reason had vanished, Chen Dong clearly remembered the trial of his Inner Realm's Mystic Passage. He hadn't paid any attention to what the 'Good' aspect of his trial was.

But his 'Evil' aspect... it was just a single word: "Fuck!"