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"What is that? What did Sect leader Chen sprinkle on those people?"

"How should I know?"

Despite being scared, one of them wanted to know the thing that Chen Yueming poured on the dead bodies.

Walking as though he had all the time in the world, even though he had a wound to the shoulder, Chen Yueming walked past the visible shaken young disciples to finish the task of covering up the death of the servants from his sect.

Weak and bleeding from being cut open, the young master of the ShenJiangShi sect laid where he was on the ground, not wanting to raise the ire of the already angry Chen Yueming.

"Tell Sect leader Shi to take care of his health."

The tone of disdain was clear in the voice of the WuYangChen sect leader, it wasn't that he wanted to wish the father of Shi Yunxu well, but to rub it in his face that his father didn't have much time to live.

"I will be sure to pass your message to him."

A tone of civility was used in responding to the words of the other cultivator. In a show of mock respect, Chen Yueming bowed to his waist to the young master of ShenJiangShi sect.

"When we cross paths again, try not to get killed in the process."

Without further exchange of words, they watched the sect leader of WuYangChen sect walkaway from them in the direction leading out of the woods.

"Phew!"

Sighing from their near death experience, the cultivators ran to place their young master against their backs, while picking up his sword from the ground. The remaining disciples went to gather the remains of their fellow disciple to take back to their sect.

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"Sect leader Chen is back!"

Announced one of the female servants from the east courtyard.

"Let Lady Chen know that Sect leader Chen is back."

Spoke one of the servants to the other maid that was among the servants working at the courtyard of the sect leader's wife.

Not willing to cause his wife distress, Chen Yueming asked that the servants keep quiet about the injury to his shoulder. Threatening to punish whoever brought it to the ears of his wife.

"Sect Leader Chen, you have a healthy baby boy. Lady Chen delivered the baby while you were away on a night hunt."

"How is Lady Chen Lililng?"

The sect leader made reference to his wife in a formal way, even before the two got married.

"Our mistress is resting from the delivery, but she is gaining strength as the hour go by."

The plain faced servant had her head lowered while speaking to the leader of WuYangChen sect.

"Where is the baby so that I can see him?"

"Young master Chen is with a wet nurse, one of the servants have gone to get him for you to see."

The conversation between Chen Yueming and the servants was held in the hall of WuYangChen sect, which was decorated in the bright red colors of the sect, the bold red Camilla flower emblazoned on the drape of white hanging from various corners of the hall.

Walking into the hall dressed in the red and white robes of the sect with a crimson bundle in her arms was Lady Chen Liling, the wife of sect leader Chen Yueming.