You've already caught the embroidered ball, and you still say it's not my husband?

A group of more than a dozen girls walked out of Wanfu Temple and down the stone steps.

The sunlight shone on their faces, reflecting the joy of surviving a disaster. As they walked further away, their laughter and chatter filled the hillside.

"We survived entirely because of Young Master Lu. He is handsome, capable, and gentle... Your Majesty has excellent taste. I envy Your Majesty."

"That's right! Only a woman as beautiful and charming as Your Majesty is worthy of Young Master Lu. We can only dream about it, hahaha."

"I have a bit of chest pain and shortness of breath. It's a pity I didn't have time to have Dr. Lu examine me. What a shame."

"Pah! You're just trying to take advantage of Young Master Lu, how shameless!"

"Can't a toad eat swan meat? Hahaha."

……

With her sisters' playful banter echoing in her ears, Hong'er couldn't help but recall the scene from a few days ago when she first met Lu Xuan in Huangshi Town.

At that time, the young scoundrel from the Huang family tried to harass her master on the street. It was Lu Xuan who bravely intervened and beat the young scoundrel to a pulp...

Lu Xuan helped them for free, but they were arrogant and haughty, ungrateful to Lu Xuan, and didn't even say thank you.

Later, on Huangshi Mountain, Lu Xuan returned and risked his life to confront Ling Yunting, the Demon Suppression Captain, and then negotiated with Captain Nangong Yourong. In the end, he "had no choice" but to join the Demon Suppression Division.

Today, they bravely ventured into Wanfu Temple again... You can imagine the dangers involved!

You could say that if it weren't for Lu Xuan, they would have died several times over.

Thinking this, a deep sense of guilt welled up inside her, and Hong'er's eyes reddened, on the verge of tears: "Waaah, I'm such a bastard, I deserve to die!"

"Waaah, I owe Young Master Lu so much... How can I ever repay him?"

Hong'er pondered carefully how to repay Lu Xuan for saving her life so many times.

"Offer yourself in return?"

The best way for a woman to sincerely repay a man is usually to offer herself to him.

"I'd love to, but... my abilities don't allow it!"

Hong'er sighed. Lu Xuan was so handsome, dignified, and possessed extraordinary cultivation... and he was also kind-hearted; he was almost a perfect man. As for her, she was of average appearance and should have some self-awareness.

Besides, Lu Xuan is already "taken".

"Only my king is worthy of Young Master Lu..."

Hong'er believes that only her master, Shen Jinglian, who possesses beauty, ability, and temperament, is a suitable match for Lu Xuan.

but.

She thought of Nangong Yourong, who had just been so serious.

"That Commandant Nangong is also a remarkable woman. She's about our age, yet holds a high position, and her cultivation is terrifyingly high. Most importantly, her figure..."

Hong'er felt deeply inferior.

Then I thought of how Nangong You Rong always had a blank expression when she was with everyone, but when she was facing Lu Xuan, her eyes always seemed to gleam with a sharp light...

"Young Master Lu is truly outstanding," Hong'er couldn't help but exclaim, then quickly added unconsciously, "It seems that my lord is worthy of such a high position..."

……

The girls walked down the mountain and stood on the riverbank. The river flowed slowly, and the riverbank was wide, but there were no boats.

"Didn't Young Master Lu say he arranged... a little crocodile to ferry us across the river?" someone asked, looking at the deep river surface with a puzzled expression.

"Yes, where is the baby crocodile? And with so many of us, can one baby crocodile carry us all?"

The girls scratched their heads, somewhat confused.

Just then, a huge black shadow emerged from the water, followed by a "splash" as the shadow raised its head, revealing a colossal creature over ten meters long protruding from the surface.

"Sisters, I am Pearl. My master instructed me to carry you across the river."