"What's your relationship with Hua Mucheng?" Lu Xiaotian asked.
"We're only business partners. Our Xue family has little connection with the Hua family. The Hua family may be powerful, but when it comes to managing this ice-elemental spirit land, they may not be a match for my Xue family." Xue Limei hurriedly explained. She had naturally heard about Lu Xiaotian's grudge against the Hua family.
"Besides giving you your allotted share of the produce, Mr. Lu, I'm also willing to serve you." As she spoke, Xue Limei's face flushed red.
"Just give me the share of the profits I'm entitled to. I don't need anything else. Within a hundred li of my cave abode, no one may enter without permission. If you can manage that, you can continue running things here. If you can't, then prepare to make room for someone else." Lu Xiaotian said.
"Yes, yes, Mr. Lu. We can absolutely do that." Xue Limei hadn't expected Lu Xiaotian's conditions to be so simple. When she heard him refuse her offer to share his bed, she felt both relieved and ashamed. She really had shared Hua Mucheng's bed before, so the Lu Xiaotian before her must have found her distasteful.
"Are there any restrictions inside the cave abode?" Lu Xiaotian asked.
"There's a jade token at the entrance. Once you refine it and place it inside, it'll automatically sense your aura from then on. You'll be able to control it as you please." Xue Limei said.
At that, Lu Xiaotian flew over to the entrance. Sure enough, a jade token was set into the stone door, and it was filled with Hua Mucheng's aura. Lu Xiaotian erased Hua Mucheng's aura, then moved his divine sense. The stone door swung open. He entered the cave abode, where the icy power