Hearing that, Wang Shouye was left speechless.
When he turned around, sure enough, he saw Jiang Qingxue dressed as a mysterious guard. She was leaning against the courtyard wall, her eyes glimmering as she spoke in a seductive, bewitching manner.
The Crimson Charm Demon Envoy had now officially changed her name to "Jiang Qingxue." There were too many uncertainties surrounding this trip to Northern Zhou, so Wang Shouzhe naturally could not rest easy. He had specifically sent Jiang Qingxue, a Divine Ability Realm guard, along to protect him.
However, Jiang Qingxue's identity had yet to be revealed publicly, so she could only follow in secret.
"Cough, cough." Wang Shouye's expression turned solemn. "Fairy Jiang, please mind your identity when you speak. You have now left the Demon Dynasty and become a retainer of our Wang Clan. Every word and action of yours represents the Wang Clan's reputation."
"Hmph." Jiang Qingxue rolled her eyes. "Every man in your Wang Clan is more boring than the last—so stern and rigid. That girl wanted to become a servant herself. We weren't forcing her."
"Fairy Jiang, that is not right." Wang Shouye said gravely. "I, Wang Shouye, am the seventh of the 'Shou' generation. In the eyes of countless children in the clan, I am an elder and an ancestor. Any action or decision I make may become a model for those children to emulate. If I took someone in as a servant today, perhaps one day some child might use his family background and power to secretly force another woman into the same position."
"You say the men of our clan are rigid and dull because we all understand one principle: if we ourselves behave frivolously and dissolutely, what we damage will not merely be our own reputations. At best, we would corrupt