The Master and His Wealthy Fiancée

However, he didn't reveal anything about the Yuqing Immortal Technique or Mu Qingzhu's transformation. After all, Chen Dong had promised Mu Qingzhu and had even sworn a Celestial Dao Oath.

After she finished listening, Tian Sisi's attitude softened. She asked Chen Dong with concern, "Does that mean your fortune is still at a very low point?"

Chen Dong shook his head. "No, it should be a bit better."

Ever since Mu Qingzhu's transformation, Chen Dong had felt his own fortune rise significantly, as if her fortune had been split evenly with his. Now that he thought about it, that must have been the case. The transformation from the Yuqing Immortal Technique had bound them together as one, and their fortunes were shared.

This was also why Mu Qingzhu was able to share her lifespan with Chen Dong.

'Perhaps Mu Qingzhu hasn't sensed the shift in her fortune. If she had, she'd definitely be screaming about what a raw deal she got.'

Tian Sisi's lips curved into a smile. "It's enough that you're alive! The higher one's cultivation, the more arduous every step. On this long road of cultivation, I hope you will always be by my side!"

As she spoke, she stood up. The spring water reached her waist, her long, soaked hair veiling her chest. A shimmering light, like clear water, reflected in her downcast eyes. In a soft voice, she continued...

"May we be holding hands when we ascend to immortality..."

Peering through the mist, Chen Dong stared, utterly mesmerized by her graceful figure.

The atmosphere was perfect, but just then, the residence's Array signaled a visitor.

Shaking himself from his trance, Chen Dong sensed the person outside the residence. It was the young Cultivator who had been standing with Changyi and the others at the beginning.

The man spoke through the Communication Array by the gate, "Divine Minister Tian, I have some questions about a certain technique I was hoping to discuss with you."

A flicker of annoyance crossed Tian Sisi's eyes. She explained to Chen Dong, "That's the current Sect Leader of the Beiqi Sect, Qi Rao. He's a new addition to the Divine Department and has been pestering me constantly. He's really getting on my nerves!"

A flash of jealousy hit Chen Dong. 'Is this guy trying to steal my girl?' he thought.

Tian Sisi imbued her voice with Spiritual Qi and called out coldly, "Are you done negotiating with the Floating Shadow Realm that you have time to come here, Divine Minister Qi? Furthermore, I am in secluded cultivation. Please do not disturb me!"

But Qi Rao did not leave. Instead, he replied in an irritated tone, "Don't try to fool me with that nonsense about secluded cultivation, Divine Minister Tian. Someone saw you bring back that man named Chen Dong."

Tian Sisi's voice grew even colder. "Hmph! Who I bring back is none of your concern! I have no desire to discuss any techniques with you. Now, leave!"

Outside the gate, Qi Rao's face was grim. He turned and left.

Although Chen Dong was displeased, Qi Rao had left. 'And with such amateur moves,' he thought, 'he's not even worth my time right now.'

With the mood shattered, a hint of shyness appeared on the face of the usually dominant Tian Sisi. She turned, stepped gracefully onto the bank, and pulled a simple robe from her mirror to drape over her shoulders.

Chen Dong felt a surge of resentment for Qi Rao, but he knew it was now his turn to take the initiative. He was about to move forward when he detected a disturbance in the residence's Array. The ripple was faint, but it couldn't escape his highly skilled senses.

Instantly, Chen Dong leaped out of the hot spring. With a swipe of the ring on his hand, a hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones flew out. In a flash, he had upgraded the original Second-Order Array to a Third-tier Array.

Modifying a small residential Array like this was child's play for Chen Dong. He extended his Divine Sense and discovered that Qi Rao had returned, now wearing a cloak that concealed one from spiritual detection. If Chen Dong's Divine Sense hadn't been far stronger than that of an ordinary Profound Pill cultivator, and if Qi Rao hadn't been actively trying to break the Array, he might never have noticed.

Anger flared in Chen Dong. He instantly tossed out another hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones, scattering them around the residence. He embedded a Tier Three Killing Array directly into the existing protective Array.

If he knew how to set up a Tier Four Killing Array, he would have let Qi Rao have a taste of it. 'The mood is just too perfect to waste time on him,' Chen Dong thought. Otherwise, he would have gone out and shown that guy a thing or two.

Although Chen Dong's proficiency with Arrays was extremely high, he knew very few array diagrams. From his extensive reading in the Qixia Sect's Library Hall, he had only learned Second-tier and Third-tier Arrays. The only Tier Four Array documented there was a complex one like the Mountain Protection Array.

As Tian Sisi watched with a puzzled expression, Chen Dong finished his work and landed. Without a word, he pulled her into his arms and kissed her.

Surprise flashed in Tian Sisi's eyes, quickly replaced by joy, and then she completely lost herself in the moment...

Outside the residence, Qi Rao, having doubled back, was now using a set of Array Flags to break the Array around Tian Sisi's home.

'Strange... Could that bastard from the Floating Shadow Realm have cheated me? These Array Flags are completely useless.'

The Arrays for the entire Military Suppression Department had been arranged by another new member of the Divine Department, Xie Yan. Qi Rao had gone to great pains to acquire this set of disrupting Array Flags. He had initially begged Xie Yan to teach him how to break the Arrays, but how could Xie Yan agree to teach his signature technique?

So, during a previous negotiation with the Floating Shadow Realm, he had asked one of their disciples to procure a set of Array Flags capable of breaking a Second-Order Array.

From the perspective of the Floating Shadow Realm, the Arrays in this world were crude and simplistic. So, after accepting a hefty payment of treasures from him, they had brought him a set of Array Flags capable of breaking any conventional Second-Order Array.

A year ago, Qi Rao had led the entire Beiqi Sect to join the Military Suppression Department. He was smitten with Tian Sisi from the moment he laid eyes on her and pursued her relentlessly, but she paid him no mind. After discovering she was a First-grade Profound Pill cultivator, he became even more determined to possess her, no matter the cost.

That was why he had gone to such great lengths to obtain these Array Flags. From his perspective on women, for a proud 'ice queen' like Tian Sisi, all he needed to do was possess her body, and the rest would fall into place. Besides, his Beiqi Sect had its own methods for controlling people.

He had planned to wait and prepare for a while longer, but the news he received today made it impossible for him to sit still.

The ever-unapproachable Tian Sisi had actually brought a man back to her private residence—a sacred ground that he, despite all his attempts to curry favor, had never once been allowed to enter.