"To save me, our young friend fought three Mountain Lords, then faced the Flood Dragon Ancestor head-on. He exhausted too much Source Energy and needs quiet rest. I wouldn't feel at ease leaving anyone else to guard him!" Gui Zhengqi murmured.
"You've thought of everything, Ancestor!" The Turtle Clan elder nodded.
"What brings so many of you here?" Faint golden radiance shimmered in Gui Zhengqi's cloudy old eyes as his gentle gaze swept over the turtles.
The entrance to the stone hall was crowded with celestial maidens of the Turtle Clan, each beautiful enough to topple cities and kingdoms, each graceful of figure. Gui Zhengqi found it rather strange.
"Ancestor, I brought these children here to seek marriage matches!" the Turtle Clan elder said respectfully.
"Marriage matches?" Gui Zhengqi frowned, immediately understanding why the elder had brought so many celestial maidens.
Xiao Chen possessed extraordinary talent and looks that rivaled an immortal's, handsome and radiant. It was only natural for young maidens' hearts to stir.
But he knew full well that a dazzling genius like Xiao Chen was not someone just any turtle could deserve!
Though these celestial maidens of his clan were exceptional, they still fell far short of being a match for Xiao Chen!
Besides, demons and humans were different!
"Let's discuss it once our young friend wakes!" Seeing the fluttering longing in the maidens' eyes, Gui Zhengqi did not reject them outright. Instead, he told them to return for now and wait until Xiao Chen awoke.
"Yes!"
"We shall obey your decree, Ancestor!"
Soon, the Turtle Clan elder departed with the celestial maidens.
On Black Tortoise Mountain, Gui Zhengqi was a true god. No one would ever defy his words!
*Alas, I can see how much those children like young Xiao Chen. But with how brightly he