As he fell into Xue Honghongs arms, Ye Zichen couldnt help but feel a certain bitterness. From start to finish, everything went smoothly. It was just that final cry of lecher that was somewhat hard to take.

He couldnt blame her, though. It wasnt her fault theyd never learned each others names.

All things considered, everything still went perfectly.

When the roof caved in, Elder Che and the team of attendants hearts shook in astonishment. In particular, when they heard Xue Honghongs shriek, they were terrified that something had happened to her amidst the sea of flames.

As the fire died down, the attendants rushed into the shed.

First Miss!

They could only see Xue Honghongs red clothes gradually light up. They were obviously a set of exceptional protective artifacts. After traversing the sea of flames, her face was covered in soot. At the same time, she embraced Ye Zichen, who was playing dead, as she walked outside.

Out of my way! Xue Honghongs expression was grave. The attendants dared not disobey and hurriedly stepped aside. When they saw Ye Zichen in her arms, though, their expressions grew strange.

First Miss, what are you doing? When he saw this, Elder Che knit his brows and roared. Xue Honghong was an unmarried young woman. How could she possibly embrace a man like this?

Step aside! She said in the same incontrovertible tone as before. Just as Elder Che was about to say something, he felt a pressure so overwhelming, he struggled to even breath.

Astonished, he hurriedly glanced at Xue Honghongs forehead and saw a golden flame burning in its center.

Bloodline awakening.

This was the special power of Xue Honghongs bloodline, an ability shared by all peak-level god clans: bloodline awakening. The earlier your bloodline awakened, the greater your talent.

Mortal, profound, earth, sky, and king!

Their clan normally awakened by the time they turned sixteen. Xue Beibei, for instance, was nine years old when she awakened her sky-grade bloodline.

Her talent was so extreme, even their clans old fogies fought over who got to accept her as their apprentice.

On the other hand, Xue Honghong was something of an outlier. Shed displayed a cultivation talent far surpassing her peers from a young age. Many of the clans elders were certain shed awaken early and have at least a sky-rank bloodline.

But to everyones surprise, when she had her ceremony of adulthood at sixteen, her bloodline still hadnt awakened.

The clan gradually started losing interest in her. No matter how dazzling she once was, without awakening her bloodline, her future prospects were limited.

Shed been sent from the divine mountain into the seventy-two districts and assigned responsibility for the Skyspan Trading Company.

This essentially meant the clan was giving up on her, but strangely, despite never awakening her bloodline, her cultivation speed only increased. Furthermore, she broke through without any sort of barriers or bottlenecks.

She became a sky immortal at only nineteen years of age. In the clans hundreds of million years of history, she was one of only a hundred people to become a sky immortal before turning twenty. The others had all awakened before turning twelve and every one of them had at least an earth-rank bloodline.

Xue Honghong was currently twenty-four years old and a mid-stage sky immortal.

Going from early to mid-stage in five years seemed slow, but remember: it was normal for an ordinary person to go decades without any visible progress.

More importantly, her bloodline awakened even though she was already twenty-four!

Elder Che stood before Xue Honghong, so stunned he had no words to express his emotions. Awakening at twenty-four meant shed broken a precedent established over millions of years of history. Moreover, the flame burning on her forehead was golden!

Mortal-rank was white, profound-rank was red, earth-rank was blue, and sky-rank was purple!

So could it be that this.

Was the legendary king-rank?

If she truly had a king-grade bloodline, a mere deacon of outside affairs like Elder Che had no right to chastise or command her at all. Nevermind him, not even the clans elders would dare say no to her!

Step aside! she barked once more. This time, Elder Che dared not delay.

He hurriedly moved aside, then bowed deeply. First Miss, this way please.

She walked to where hed indicated, but before she took more than a few steps, she stopped. She glanced at the bowing elder coldly, her eyes ablaze with golden flame.

Call the clans best doctor and bring me the best life-saving medicines available.

Understood.

When he saw the tongue of golden flame, Elder Ches heart shook. He bowed respectfully. She no longer looked at him. Instead, she flew up into the air and left.

He didnt straighten up until shed left his line of sight. By now, his forehead was drenched in sweat.

That sense of oppression was far too powerful. It had been hard to take even for him, a peak sky immortal.

This was the authority of a king-rank bloodline!

All of you.. he repressed his astonishment, turned to the attendants, and furrowed his brows. Im about to return to the clan. From now on, you absolutely have to ensure the First and Third Misses safety. Dont let anything happen to either of them, not even if it kills you. Dont let them lose even a single drop of blood or strand of hair. Got it?

Although the attendants didnt know what exactly was going on, they could sense the gravity of the situation. Understood!

Elder Che examined them gravely, then placed several seals around the residence, even using up some of his longevity in the process. When he was finished, he took a jade medallion from his pocket, crushed it, and disappeared from heaven and earth.

Creak.

Ye Zichen, who was still playing possum in Xue Honghongs embrace, heard a door creak open. Before long, he felt himself being placed gently onto a soft bed.

He stealthily took a few quick sniffs. The entire room was enticingly fragrant. Shockingly, it smelled just like Xue Honghong.

Am I actually lying in her bed? Ye Zichen was stunned, but he dared not let it show on the surface. He still had to play dead. He couldn't let the cat out of the bag, no matter what happened. Its just, he seemed to have heard Xue Honghong send someone to fetch their clans best doctor and best medicines.

The pills were no issue. Swallowing them wouldnt hurt him.

But if a doctor showed up, wouldnt he be exposed?

He had to find an opportunity to come back to life!

Hed put so much effort into his performance. If a doctor showed up and ruined it, it would be a real waste!

What he truly struggled to understand was, if this woman really just wanted to save him, there was no need to go this far, was there? Shed even brought him to her own bedroom. Had she truly fallen in love with him?

Or could it be that things really were as hed said earlier: this woman really had fallen for him at first sight and wanted to take this opportunity to.

Huh?

How could he tolerate such a blemish on his untarnished reputation?!

But after a moments thought, he recalled that he was currently playing dead. If he resisted, hed let the cat out of the bag.

Whatever! If he had no other choice, hed just give in! He was a man, after all!

A man of character knows when to give in! Thats what made a true hero!

But to his surprise, at that moment, Xue Honghong whispered, youre actually just pretending to be asleep, arent you?