Talking to her maid

In the meantime, Long Chen enters Ren Yue's room.

This room is made up of a hexagonal slate tile floor. This room's walls are light blue with a flat ceiling.

The room is filled with the fragrance of spring; cool but sunny, sweet but slightly tangy, like eating an orange.

Long Chen noticed multiple flowerpots placed on the slab near the window and felt that this fragrance originated from them.

Ren Yue quickly sat on her bed while Long Chen searched for a chair and placed it next to the bed. He turned the chair so that it was facing the bed and sat on it.

Ren Yue was slightly disappointed that Long Chen didn't take this opportunity to sit beside her on the bed.

With a calm look in his eyes, Long Chen started to give her a brief description of his day. He told her about Lian Ming's demotion but not about his interaction with her.

"She has been demoted?!" Ren Yue was extremely delighted to hear this news.

"…Even though she has been demoted, it's not actually good news for us," Long Chen spoke grimly.

Ren Yue raised her brows and inquired curiously, "Why?"

Long Chen explained, "Being the head of the prison might have given her a superior rank, but now that she is back in the Law Enforcement Department, she is like a fish back in the water. She can use the resources of the Law Enforcement Department to track you down. Her drive for promotion will make her a terrifying opponent."

"Hmph. I am not scared of her. When the time comes, I will personally take my revenge," Ren Yue snorted in disdain.

She then added, "Thanks to your mysterious technique, I am already at the 1 Star Rank."

Long Chen showed an astonished look as he heard this news. He thought it would take Ren Yue at least three days before she could reach the 1 Star Rank, but she exceeded his expectations.

However, when he thought deeply about this, he realized that the combination of energies that Ren Yue's meridians had absorbed from the five distinct power stones might have played a role in it.

It wouldn't be so easy for her to reach the 2 Star Rank. She will require the assistance of power stones or some pellets.

"Is there any issue when you utilize Ardor? If so, we need to resolve them quickly. They might develop into terrifying injuries," Long Chen spoke.

With a wide grin, Ren Yue spoke, "Nope. In fact, I am amazed that this cultivation technique allows me to store so much Ardor in my body. I also feel that my Ardor is much stronger than with my previous technique."

"Looks like I have no reason to be afraid," Long Chen spoke.

"Mhm~" Ren Yue responded with a smile.

"When will Sir Mo return?" Long Chen asked.

"Grandpa Mo mentioned that he would return after a few weeks. He is planning to meet some merchants who require investment. They are all good friends of my father," Ren Yue spoke casually.

"That's good. Through this, the young lady will have a stable income," Long Chen spoke.

Ren Yue nodded in agreement and added, "I sent a subordinate to gather information about all the nearby sects and their top disciples. Also, Grandpa Mo told me before leaving that he would inform my maids of this manor, so they should be here any time soon."

"It seems we are moving quickly," Long Chen spoke with a smile. He didn't dislike this pace. In fact, he loved it.

"Yes. I want to take my revenge as soon as possible," There was an intense hatred in Ren Yue's eyes as she thought of the Jin Family.

She wished nothing more than to slaughter that entire family.

Long Chen noticed this hatred and understood that it would be bad if he informed her of his plan only to kill the top leadership of the Jin Family.

Just as the two were about to continue their talk, someone knocked on the door.

Ren Yue frowned, but she calmly spoke, "What is it?"

"Young lady, the maids are here." It was Hu Jie's voice.

Ren Yue's countenance immediately turned serious as she spoke, "Alright. We will be out soon."

She stared at Long Chen, "Let's go, Brother Long."

"Hmm," Long Chen spoke while he was lost in deep thought.

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Three maids were waiting for Ren Yue and Long Chen in the hall. They had taken their seats on the chairs and were chatting with each other casually.

Tao Peizhi's task was to clean the manor.

Liao Hong's task was to clean all the clothes in the manor.

And Deng Wen's task was to prepare food for everyone in the manor and do the dishes. Ren Yue's guards did the shopping for ingredients.

The three were awfully familiar with this manor as they had worked here quite a bit before Ren Yue was captured.

After Ren Yue was imprisoned, Grandpa Mo ordered them to stay low. And that's what they did for the past few years.

They were shocked to meet Grandpa Mo today and find out that Ren Yue had escaped the prison. It was only natural for them to be surprised since there was absolutely no news of Ren Yue's escape.

Ren Yue could be considered an influential person in Suqui Town. News of her escape should have been the talk of the town.

However, these maids didn't doubt Grandpa Mo's words and still arrived in the manor.

They soon saw a young man walking together with their young miss.

Instantly, they stood up and bowed their heads while collectively speaking, "Greetings, young miss. We are delighted to see you here."

"Hehe…I am pleased to meet you as well. I hope you will continue to serve me as before," Ren Yue uttered delightedly.

The three raised their heads and saw Ren Yue smiling at them.

"It will be our honor to serve you, young lady," Tao Peizhi spoke respectfully.

"That's right," the other two maids agreed.

Long Chen continued to gaze at these three maids carefully. All of them were beautiful and possessed a slender build, but there was still a vast difference between them and beauties like Ren Yue and Zhan Xinyi.

However, this wasn't what caught his attention. Instead, he was surprised that he could sense faint Ardor from one of them.

Ren Yue spoke, "Peizhi, I need to have a talk with you. Meanwhile, Hong, Wen, you should know your tasks. Please start."

Ren Yue, Long Chen, and Tai Peizhi headed towards a meeting room. It was completely empty, and all the chairs were arranged around a round table.

Ren Yue and Long Chen took their seats on these chairs while facing Tai Peizhi, who remained standing with a confused expression.

"Peizhi, your daughter Lihua is in Storm Desert Sect, right? What's her status right now?" Ren Yue broke the ice by asking these questions.

Tao Peizhi instantly nodded and spoke, "That's right. It was all thanks to the young lady's recommendation that Lihua could enter the Storm Desert Sect. She is currently a 2 Star Warrior and has Elder Ke as her master."

"It has been more than eight years since she entered the Storm Desert Sect. Why has she only reached the 2 Star Rank?" Ren Yue asked with a frown.

She recalled that her maid's daughter had good talent in cultivation. How could she take so long to reach the 2 Star Rank?

Tao Peizhi's eyes revealed a hint of terror as she heard Ren Yue's question. She wondered if her daughter's progress disappointed her.

Tai Peizhi quickly explained, "…My daughter told me that even with the young lady's recommendation, the Storm Desert Sect had no intention of truly accepting her. She had to become a Trial Disciple. It took her nearly five years to become an official outer sect disciple."

Ren Yue's expression instantly turned frosty as she spoke, "What? They dared to make her a trial disciple even after my recommendation!"

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