"Xiao Sheng"

What's wrong with me? I should have killed him! Watching Ye Qin's departing figure, Hu Liena felt utterly conflicted. Why did it feel a little enjoyable? He's only a six-year-old child!

Ye Qin's confidence naturally came from Hu Liena's one hundred percent affection for him!

"Hall Master Hu!" At that moment, a woman's voice sounded from outside the bedroom.

"It's Bishop Daina! Ye Qin, hide quickly!" Hu Liena shouted anxiously.

"What are you afraid of? I'm the Hall Master Assistant now!" Ye Qin replied.

"No, absolutely no one can know there's a man in my bedroom!" Hu Liena shook her head.

"Fine then. Where do I hide?"

"Anywhere, just hurry!" Hu Liena said anxiously.

Ye Qin sighed helplessly, then climbed into the wardrobe.

The moment he entered, Ye Qin was hit by a fragrant scent. Looking closely, he could not help but say, "Damn, this silly girl!"

At that moment, Daina's voice sounded from outside the wardrobe. "Hall Master, regarding Hong Rui and Yun Shan, our investigation has confirmed that they were indeed killed by that Giant Flame Demon Dragon!"

"Even if that's the result, Elder Hall probably won't believe it." Hu Liena sighed softly. "And Hong Rui was the one who died. They'll definitely suspect me!"

"Hall Master, there is no need to worry. With His Holiness the Pope here, she should settle it for you!" Daina replied.

"Teacher's situation in Spirit Hall has not been good lately. I don't want to add to her troubles because of this. At worst, I simply won't become the Saintess!" Hu Liena said.

"Hall Master, you absolutely cannot do that! His Holiness the Pope has placed immense hopes on you. Hall Master, please think carefully!" Daina said somewhat excitedly.

"Right, how are the negotiations with Cracked Wind Sect going?" Hu Liena asked. "As long as we persuade Cracked Wind Sect to become affiliated with Spirit Hall, I won't be in such a passive position!"

"We're still negotiating! Although Cracked Wind Sect is not one of the Seven Sects, it is still a century-old sect. There are many old foxes within it, and their demands are extremely harsh!" Daina said.

"Hurry it along!" Hu Liena urged.

"Yes, Hall Master. Then I'll take my leave!"

Once the voices fell silent and Daina's footsteps faded into the distance, Ye Qin finally climbed out of the wardrobe!

Hu Liena closed the door. When she turned around and saw him, her face immediately flushed red. "Why did you climb in there?"

That was where she specifically kept her intimate clothing!

"Didn't you say to find anywhere?" Ye Qin pinched his nose and shrugged.

"Enough, you can leave now!" Hu Liena said with a frown.

"Fine. I'll report for duty tomorrow. Remember to prepare a private office for me!" Ye Qin said as he headed outside.

"In your dreams!" Hu Liena could not help shouting.

Ye Qin did not respond. Once he left the bedroom, he hurriedly took out a handkerchief and wiped away his nosebleed.

"Looks like I've been taking too many tonics lately!" After dealing with it, Ye Qin swaggered toward Spirit Hall's entrance!

"I'm sorry, sir, but no one may enter without a Spirit Hall Token!" Just as Ye Qin reached the entrance, a Temple Guard Knight stopped a well-dressed young man.

The young man looked around seventeen or eighteen. Dressed in white and holding roses, he was refined and handsome, with black medium-short hair. His bangs drooped down one side, completely covering one eye.

Two young guards in armor stood rigidly behind him.

"Do you know who I am?" the young man snapped at the Temple Guard Knight.

"Yes, you are the Young Master of Cracked Wind Sect!" the Temple Guard Knight replied.

"Good. Then get out of my way!" Xiao Sheng barked.

"Young Master Xiao, the Hall Master has given orders that you are absolutely not permitted inside. Please do not make things difficult for us!" the Temple Guard Knight said helplessly.

"Impossible. Liena would never order you to do this. Move aside now, or don't blame me for being rude!"

Hearing their conversation, Ye Qin had already understood. This Xiao Sheng was most likely one of Hu Liena's suitors!

"Heh, trying to steal my wife!" Ye Qin curled his lips, then walked toward Xiao Sheng and said coldly, "Come on, let me see just how rude you can be!"

At his words, both the Temple Guard Knight and Xiao Sheng turned their gazes toward Ye Qin.

"Who are you?" Xiao Sheng asked coldly.

"Spirit Hall Master Assistant!" Ye Qin said calmly, crossing his arms.

"Heh, where did this little brat come from? You think you're worthy of being Liena's assistant?" Xiao Sheng sneered.

"Do you know him?" Xiao Sheng turned to ask the Temple Guard Knight.

"I don't!" The Temple Guard Knight shook his head.

Because of rotating guard shifts, this knight had never seen Ye Qin before.

"Didn't you say Spirit Hall's security was tight? How did a little brat like this sneak in?" Xiao Sheng berated the Temple Guard Knight.

"How did you sneak into Spirit Hall?" Hearing this, the Temple Guard Knight hurriedly questioned Ye Qin. "Unauthorized entry into Spirit Hall means death!"

As soon as he spoke, the Temple Guard Knight and several other guards swung their long blades and slashed at Ye Qin!

Ye Qin smiled calmly. A yellow soul ring lit up beneath his feet, and countless vines burst from the ground, binding the Temple Guard Knights into cocoons!

"You dare attack in front of Spirit Hall!" Xiao Sheng gave a sinister smile.

"I'm the Spirit Hall Master Assistant. Is it wrong for me to discipline my own subordinates?" Ye Qin clapped his hands and smiled calmly. "If you don't like it, you can try too!"

"I won't stoop to the level of a child!" Xiao Sheng sneered.

Ye Qin shook his head slightly. A faint circle of black light spread out from him, and countless Black Vines shot from the ground, binding Xiao Sheng!

Xiao Sheng's two guards did not seem particularly strong. They were bound by Ye Qin's vines with virtually no ability to resist, left completely paralyzed on the ground!

"Heh, you unreasonable brute. Then I'll teach you a lesson on Liena's behalf!"

As Xiao Sheng spoke, a soul ring appeared beneath his feet, and an emerald-green leopard emerged behind him.

Then his palms transformed into leopard claws, which he frantically swung at Ye Qin's Black Vines!

"You're nearly an adult, yet you're only a One-Ring Spirit Master. You're really useless!" Ye Qin said with a disdainful smile.

Xiao Sheng grew even more furious upon hearing that. His talent had always been his sore spot. He had only reached Level 19 at sixteen, and as the eldest son, he was not valued by the sect at all!

It was obvious from the guards he had brought!

Even so, he had been born into the prestigious Cracked Wind Sect, and his status far surpassed that of ordinary people. Few people dared provoke him, so Xiao Sheng had always been arrogant!

"More than enough to deal with you!"

The moment Xiao Sheng spoke coldly, he turned into an afterimage and rushed before Ye Qin. Then his first soul ring lit up, and a faint green glow covered his chilling leopard claws!

"Soul Skill, Gale Claw!"

"Martial Soul Possession!" Ye Qin remained utterly calm. His arm was wrapped in the black light of the Dragon Scale Flower as he met Xiao Sheng's leopard claws head-on!

The outcome was obvious. Even Hong Rui had not been Ye Qin's match, much less Xiao Sheng before him!

In an instant, Xiao Sheng was sent flying by Ye Qin and crashed heavily to the ground!