With her little mouth pursed, she drank water while also blowing tiny bubbles in the water.
Listening to the baby's sucking sounds, Chi Yuan felt very relieved.
"Report!"
Suddenly, the voices of the two guardians came from outside the door.
Shen Yulou gestured for Chi Yuan to take the cup and feed the baby water, then straightened her clothes, opened the door, and went out.
After closing the gap behind him, Shen Yulou nodded to the two guardians, who were beaming with joy, indicating that they should speak quickly.
"Master, the Grand Elder of the Martial World has sent a message."
The left protector clasped his hands and knelt on one knee, his voice booming.
"Oh, you've arrived? You want to redeem their alliance leader?"
"Yes, the leader is wise."
She casually ran her fingers through her hair and played with it in her hand, looking completely oblivious to the other person.
"Tell them that this is impossible."
"If it goes into my pocket, it's mine."
"Want to redeem it? Ha, we'll see if I'm willing."
Shen Yulou quickly changed his expression, dutifully playing the role of the arrogant demon cult leader.
The Right Protector wanted to say something, but as soon as he looked up, he narrowed his eyes slightly.
Why is the cult leader's face so red?
Did he just wake up? Or is his vision blurry?
"Master, you've finally come out!"
The Nine-Headed Serpent spotted Shen Yulou and quickly swam over, followed by the strolling Taotie, Taotie, and Crimson Flame Golden Lion.
These past few days, a taboo has been placed on Shen Yulou's house, preventing any of the ferocious beasts from entering. This has prevented them from climbing over the wall at night to fight Shen Yulou.
"Yes, I've been cultivating these past few days, trying to break through my cultivation technique, so I went into seclusion."
Shen Yulou calmly offered an excuse.
"So that's how it is."
The nine heads of the Nine-Headed Serpent nodded in sudden realization.
Taotie, Taowu, and the Crimson Flame Golden Lion also flicked their tails.
"So, what the cult leader is thinking now is..."
The Right Protector asked Shen Yulou about his next plans.
"If you want to torture the leader of the martial arts alliance, keep him locked up."
Shen Yulou spoke the truth.
Chi Yuan refused to leave, and he didn't want to kick him out, otherwise he would have to keep him locked up.
In my humble opinion, the leader should not stay too long.
"Tell me your brilliant insights."
Upon hearing the Left Protector's words, Shen Yulou became curious about what he intended to do.
"The alliance leader has stayed with us for too long, and the martial arts world has been without a leader for a long time. They may choose to elect a new alliance leader."
"Then the people under the cult leader's command are useless."
"So you want to... use Chi Yuan now to make a larger-scale deal and extort a hefty sum from him."
The Left Protector nodded.
"Okay, I'll think about it."
Shen Yulou nodded.
"Go and inform the Grand Elder and tell them not to worry. I will consider it carefully."
With a wave of his hand, Shen Yulou dismissed his two bodyguards and reopened the door to return to his room.
The ferocious beasts behind them also wanted to follow, but they were all turned away the next second.
The ferocious beasts: ...
Why does the cult leader suddenly seem to dislike them so much?
“Chi Yuan, your family’s eldest elder has sent word that he is coming to redeem you.”
"Redeem me?"
Chi Yuan suddenly laughed.
"Really? You're just kidding."
"Lie to me? Why would you lie to me?"
Shen Yulou's expression was strange; for a moment, he couldn't discern the attitudes of this group of martial arts practitioners.
"It's just a show to appease Suzaku."
"Bai Ze must have told them that I would eventually return safely, so they won't be in a hurry."
Chi Yuan said that he had seen through those elders long ago.
"So my subordinate said he was going to extort a hefty sum from your martial arts world? Looks like he won't be able to get anything out of you after all?"
Shen Yulou pouted and sat down on the edge of the bed, snatching the rattle from Chi Yuan's hand and showing it to the little one.
"You can give it a try."
However, I think the most likely outcome is that they'll keep dragging it out until I go back on my own.
"Tsk, you're supposed to be their leader, so why do they seem to disregard you?"
Shen Meiren frowned, puzzled.
"Yeah, you trust me too much."
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