It had been three days since Mo Xie caused an uproar inside the Shang Clan.

The news of Shang Ting, the 4th Daughter of the Shang Clan's Patriarch was taken out of by a man without any background away from her Clan.

This piece of news enraged a lot of Shang Ting's pursuers.

"Find out anything that is going on between the two of them."

"Where did you receive this news? is it real?"

"How come, someone took the 4th Princess of the Shang Clan under their noses?"

All sorts of people, from different Clans, big and small started to investigate it.

Although Shang Ting is the 4th Daughter of the Shang Clan, she is also the treasured Daughter of the Patriarch.

Although all of her elder sisters are supreme beauty, but she is the only one that's exuding gentleness, innocence, and kindness, triggering the instinct of these geniuses in wanting to protect her.

Shang Ting 16 years old, 7-star bronze ranked pract.i.tioner, one of the few young geniuses inside the Gangting City.

Currently, the two of them, Shang Ting and Mo Xie are staying in a land they rented.

"Mo Xie, I've brought some foods for you."

Mo Xie looked at the one that approached him and spoke: "How many times have I told you, call me husband from now on, it will only be a year."

Shang Ting smiled, no matter what, she couldn't get used to it, but still, she nodded her head and replied: "Yes, Husband."

"That's better, come, let us eat."

Mo Xie replied as he patted at the floor next to where he is sitting in.

Shang Ting sighed, she smiled as she sat next to Mo Xie.

Mo Xie immediately took his chopstick and picked a meat, serving it to Shang Ting directly at her mouth.

Shang Ting pushed Mo Xie's hand as she spoke: "Don't worry, I am already stuffed."

Mo Xie smiled as he extended his hands again: "Eat it, I am satisfied with the vegetables."

Mo Xie kept being persistent, in the end, Shang Ting can only give up.

Shang Ting is looking at Mo Xie, they had been together for a few days, she thought that as soon as Mo Xie had alone time together with her, he will do a lot of things that a married couple usually does, but opposite to her expectation, Mo Xie treated her as kind as he could, providing her with everything she needs, not forcing any kinds of request.

The furthest request Mo Xie had made are simple ma.s.sages and holding hands, like a sweet couple usually does.

After finis.h.i.+ng the food, Mo Xie stood up as he looked at Shang Ting.

"I will be going on another mission, I need to earn money to support you for a year after all."

Hearing his words, Shang Ting opened her eyes, she had even forgotten that they only need to be together for a year.

"Un, take care out there." Shang Ting replied, with a hint of sadness in her face.

"Okay, I will, I will come back with a lot of silvers later, take care of our house for a while." Mo Xie smiled as he walks out of their rundown apartment.

Shang Ting seeing Mo Xie's vanis.h.i.+ng figure couldn't help but sigh, then shook her head: 'What's wrong with me...'

Shang Ting, although she and Mo Xie had only spent a mere three days together, with the way he, Mo Xie treated her like a family, she couldn't help but slowly like him, not in a way of a couple, but that as a friend.

Mo Xie had always been teaching her with some basics in terms of sword-wielding every day whenever he is available.

Shang Ting couldn't help but smile at remembering those events and did the household ch.o.r.es as she hums happily.

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Sword Dragon Security a.s.sociation.

Mo Xie is currently inside picking a mission.

'Since I really can't cultivate now, I will just go and help Ting'er to enhance improve her powers.'

Due to the continues successful missions, Mo Xie was promoted to tier 2 hired sword yesterday, hence, he can take a tier higher mission, also, he returned the 'Security Mission' for the Shang Clan, checking everything, he found one that's really interesting.

Dark Dragon Herb Valley?

Collect a kind of blue lotus leaf on top of the Dark Dragon Herb Valley.

-This blue lotus leaf is a rare specimen, it only has three leaves, but with two stems, it also has strange marks on its leaves, somewhat similar to eyes.

-Warning, it is guarded by a demon beast, estimated to be a silver or gold tiered demon beast, a snake type one.

-*15 scratched* 25 gold coins per person a maximum of 10.

-Alchemist a.s.sociation

Sword Dragon Security a.s.sociation note:

-This mission already failed for: 10 times, think twice before accepting.

-Originally a tier 3 mission, but due to the excessive failures, we've decided to lower it in hope that no one will accept the mission.

Mo Xie smiled, not because of the warning or the increase in reward, but the monster in a description and the herb that is needed to be acquired.

"If I'm not wrong, the herb is definitely the Extreme Cold Shadow Lotus, while the monster..."

Mo Xie couldn't stop but smile, he immediately took the note and went out of the a.s.sociation.

Seeing the mission that Mo Xie had taken, all of the sword for hire were shocked, but then they shook their head and sighed.

"Ah, another one going to his death."

"Well, we couldn't blame them, greed is the nature of us mortals, it could also be said to those pract.i.tioners."

"Ay, this is really sad."

"Haa, another rising star is going to die."

"Such a shame, Receptionist, you better write another will and send it to his home."

The receptionist, Lan Xue also sighed as she shook her head, and prepared to write a will.

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Two hours of traveling.

Mo Xie finally arrived at the foot of the Dark Dragon Herb Valley.

A herb valley is more dangerous than a forest, in a forest, there would rarely be a Spiritual Demon Beast, but in a Herb valley, you can be sure, that every monster living in it are Spiritual Demon Beasts.

Mo Xie smiled as he took the steel spear that is in his back.

"Okay, let us start."

After speaking, Mo Xie started to walk inside the valley, checking the back of the mission card for the direction.

A few minutes in.

"ROAAAR!"

Mo Xie looked at the direction of the noise, he immediately saw a beast enrage das.h.i.+ng towards him.

"Oh, I entered the territory of a Blood Claw Bear?"

A 10-star bronze ranked spiritual demon beast, with its dark red colored claws, it received its name, Blood Claw Bear.

Mo Xie immediately prepared himself, holding the spear in his hands, he started to gather strength from his mortal body, every fiber focused solely on his moves.

"Haa!" As soon as the bear is close to him, it immediately waving its claws towards Mo Xie, prepared to kill.

"Swis.h.!.+"

Groans~ The bear started to groan, the Spear in Mo Xie's hand directly pierced at its thick hide straight to its heart, the bear stood up, it has two times the size of Mo Xie's body, it then slowly fell to the ground.

"Bam!"

Mo Xie looked at the corpse and spoke: "Ahh, I don't have any interspatial ring, well, I can't really make one since I have no cultivation base yet, I will come back to you if you are still here after I completed my mission."

After speaking, Mo Xie continued to move towards his objective.

Somewhere in the shadow, a silhouette is hiding a hundred meters away from Mo Xie.

"Interesting..."