Chen Mengyun burst out laughing.
"I have a boyfriend."
The Young Sect Master froze for a long while. "I don't mind."
Lu Chengwen pulled the Young Sect Master aside. "I mind."
"Huh?"
"I told you to discuss business. Who told you to confess?"
"I... oh right, business..."
Lu Chengwen said, "Get to the point. Stop thinking about her. She's so pretty—do you really think she'd fall for you?"
The Young Sect Master nodded. He had just started walking over when he realized something was off. Turning back, he said, "Why are you talking to me like that?!"
Lu Chengwen was taken aback. "Are you doing business or not? Do you want to make money or not?!"
"I..."
"Hurry up!"
The Young Sect Master hurried over to Chen Mengyun and began explaining his money-making plan.
Lu Chengwen chimed in from the side.
For her friend's sake, Chen Mengyun canceled her plans to return to Xue City. She went with the Young Sect Master to the Reception Hall, where the two began talking.
Elsewhere.
Long Aotian was watching the heat beneath the medicine pot.
With his hands behind his back, he calmly instructed them on the finer details. The two young maids practically worshipped Long Aotian.
The Sect Master's concubine was also there, overseeing things.
The Strategist was following Zhao Ritian.
Zhao Ritian arrived at a secluded spot and looked around. "Martial Uncle! Martial Uncle?"
A man stepped out from behind a large tree. "Haha, kid, how have you been? Getting by all right lately?"
Zhao Ritian said, "We're all done for. Our levels keep dropping like crazy. What are we supposed to do?"
"That's why coming to the borderlands to relax and recover was a pretty good choice."
"Did you steal that Luminous Pearl? Tell me the truth!"
"Yeah. So