Setting Off to Return

Looking at Jiang Nannan, the corner of Le Zhengyue's mouth twitched. "Ah, don't worry about that. Where we come from, minors are off-limits."

"I am a law-abiding citizen; I don't do that sort of thing."

Le Zhengyue spoke quickly, as if he were simply running through a standard procedure.

Hearing his words, Jiang Nannan froze for a moment, then raised her eyes, looking at Le Zhengyue with a bewildered expression.

However, Le Zhengyue paid her no mind at all; he stood up and turned to walk outside.

"Wait here for about two minutes. Someone will come to help you pack your things shortly. Of course, you can bring whatever you like, or leave it all behind."

"Once you return to our Yue Family with me, I will arrange a room for you and provide funds for your expenses."

Le Zhengyue spoke with casual indifference. After finishing, he walked out, and the two guards bowed respectfully to him before turning to follow.

Whether Jiang Nannan was Le Zhengyue's woman, his wife, or merely a canary he kept in a cage, it made no difference to them.

Regardless of her status, they were required to maintain the utmost respect.

Watching them leave, Jiang Nannan let out a soft breath, her gaze turning toward the doorway with a look of shame.

She knew her mother had already heard everything; or rather, Le Zhengyue had made no effort to hide his words.

As she slowly pushed the door open, she saw her mother sitting there, looking at her with a trace of sorrow, as if wanting to say something.

She hurried forward and gripped her mother's hands tightly.

"Mom, this isn't your fault. This is something I chose to do; it has nothing to do with you."

"Becoming his woman holds no disadvantages for me; on the contrary, it is all for the best."

Jiang Nannan paused here. She didn't know how to talk to her mother about Xu Sanshi, nor did she know how to explain it to her.

She didn't want to see her mother's sad face. She still remembered that after she had given herself to Xu Sanshi and returned, her mother had nearly cried her eyes out upon seeing the Mysterious Underworld Pill and learning what she had done.

"Mom, I did this willingly. Although he is young, his shrewdness far exceeds that of an ordinary person, and he is quite handsome, too."

"Even if I cannot become his wife, he will not treat me poorly."

Jiang Nannan fell silent after saying this. Her mother did not speak, only gripping her daughter's hands tightly.

In truth, she understood. Even without knowing her daughter possessed hidden strength, this mother had already guessed the situation.

The two of them had no other choice, so she did not blame her daughter.

Just like the time Jiang Nannan had secretly gone to the Mysterious Underworld Sect, how could a mother ever resent her daughter, especially when the daughter had sacrificed her own purity for her sake?

Yet, thinking of what her daughter would face in the future, the mother's eyes still filled with tears.

She forced herself to remain silent, only shaking her head gently.

"It's alright, Nannan. It's Mom's fault. If Mom didn't have this illness, you wouldn't have had to go beg for medicine."

"Nannan, promise Mom: if you aren't happy in the future, you must leave. Mom will never be a burden to you."

The woman's voice was very soft. As she spoke, she stroked her daughter's golden hair with pity, her eyes filled with pain.

Hearing her words, Jiang Nannan only shook her head, tears welling in her eyes as she looked on, feeling utterly at a loss.

Meanwhile, Le Zhengyue had not heard their touching conversation, nor did he care much about it.

After sitting at the entrance for less than ten minutes, the two elders arrived.

Looking at the unconscious Xu Sanshi, who was being held captive, a flicker of curiosity appeared in Le Zhengyue's eyes.

"It seems he really did withstand your attacks, Great-Grandfather. That's interesting."

Le Zhengyue spoke as he slowly approached, his golden eyes quietly observing the unconscious Xu Sanshi.

The elder on the left wore an embarrassed expression.

"This brat is indeed strange. He possesses the aura of a Super Douluo, perhaps even no weaker than my own."

"Furthermore, his actual combat strength might surpass that of most Super Douluo. If not for the fact that he lacked a Battle Armor, the two of us might not have been able to stop him from escaping."

The old man's voice was low. Le Zhengyue's expression remained unchanged; he had already guessed as much.

To be one of the Shrek Seven Devils—even if they were riding the coattails of Huo Yuhao—how could their talent be anything less than extraordinary?

"Hmm, it doesn't matter. Great-Grandfather, as long as we bring him back to our family, even if he were a Limit Douluo, he wouldn't be able to stir up any trouble."

Le Zhengyue looked at Xu Sanshi, his tone calm.

With Le Zhengen presiding over the Yue Family, even a true Limit Douluo would be unable to make waves, so he naturally felt no concern.

Hearing Le Zhengyue's words, the two elders exchanged a glance and nodded. They said nothing more and returned to their Red Mecha.

Le Zhengyue walked toward the back, looking at the Angel Guard Squad—the twenty or so guards who had followed him.

This time, aside from the captain of the Angel Guard Squad, who had been severely injured, the others were relatively fine.

Looking at the pale-faced captain, Le Zhengyue raised his hand, a red pill appearing in his palm, which he gently placed into the man's mouth.

The red pill melted rapidly, and the aura on the man's body began to recover, or rather, to improve.

"Thank you, Young Master. A pill like this for someone like me..."

The captain of the Angel Guard Squad spoke with hesitation; he knew of this red medicinal pill, as it was specifically reserved for the core members of the Yue Family to save their lives.

This item had miraculous effects on fatal injuries, though it could not restore severed limbs.

Beyond that, it could alleviate any other injury, whether internal or external, making this pill extremely precious.

Even the collateral branches of the Yue Family could not obtain it, and they, the Angel Guard Squad, were ultimately nothing more than death squads raised by the Yue Family.

Seeing Le Zhengyue gift him such a pill, a trace of hesitation flickered in his eyes, yet Le Zhengyue remained completely indifferent.

"Rest well for now."

"The rest of you, go inside, bring that mother and daughter out for me, and help them pack their belongings."

"Have two of them sit inside your mechs; we are departing for the port now."

After Le Zhengyue finished issuing his orders, the others began to execute them swiftly.

The two members of the Angel Guard Squad who had been following Le Zhengyue were the first to enter, and in less than five minutes, Jiang Nannan and her mother were brought out.

Although the woman before them looked somewhat frail, her injuries were actually not severe; it was more a case of illness brought on by long-term exhaustion.

In such a situation, to be honest, Le Zhengyue could not see the point of using that pill, but it did not matter if she took it.

As the mech squadron set sail, due to the distance, they encountered nothing else from beginning to end, save for the appearance of the angel phantom.

The news that the Mysterious Underworld Sect had been completely destroyed began to spread only after they had departed, though it was confined to the Heaven Spirit Empire.

One must realize that this Heaven Spirit Empire was not even comparable to the Heaven Spirit Empire of later generations.

The Heaven Spirit Empire of later generations was at least one of the three remaining great empires, but the current Heaven Spirit Empire was merely a small kingdom.