After Luo Tianyi put on dry clothes, the blush on her face had yet to fade, and her lower body was still too sore to move easily.

"Tianyi, are you feeling any better?"

Su Xuan still felt quite awkward, wondering if he had been a bit of a brute; it seemed to be another romantic debt.

"It still hurts a little!"

Luo Tianyi said, her face flushed with shyness, looking at Su Xuan with a heart full of happiness. She did not regret giving her best self to Su Xuan, even if they might not end up together.

Su Xuan channeled his Dark Strength and gently placed his hand on Luo Tianyi’s lower abdomen, using it to help heal her.

"Su Xuan, thank you. You’ve made my life complete!"

Gently snuggling into Su Xuan’s embrace, Luo Tianyi said softly.

"Silly girl, by the way, you never told me what you do. Would you mind telling me?"

Originally, Su Xuan wasn’t too interested in Luo Tianyi’s identity, since at first, they were only in an employer-employee relationship. But now it was different. Luo Tianyi had become his woman, so Su Xuan was concerned.

"Have you heard of Tianyi Castle?"

"Tianyi Castle? Never heard of it!"

Su Xuan scratched his head, thinking that he really hadn’t heard of any Tianyi Castle. He could only say that Huaxia was too vast, and there were too many large families and major sects. No matter how broad one’s experience was, there were still many things unknown to him.

"What about the Beijing Four Young Masters?"

Luo Tianyi felt a bit embarrassed, thinking that her family’s fame was apparently only so-so.

"Um... isn’t it the Four Young Masters of the Capital?"

Su Xuan did know about the Four Young Masters of the Capital. He had even interacted with two of them: one was that fool Wang Zicong, who was once tricked by Su Xuan, and the other was the guy pursuing Tang Zhixuan, whom Su Xuan had also outsmarted. However, he wasn’t very familiar with the Four Young Masters; he only knew a bit more about Wang Zicong.

"The Beijing Four Young Masters are actually the true power behind the Four Young Masters of the Capital!"

"Um... Tianyi Castle stands in for that power, but wasn’t it Wang Zicong?"

Su Xuan asked hesitantly. Actually, Luo Tianyi’s explanation did make some sense to him. Indeed, many powerful families were supported by mysterious forces behind the scenes.

"No, Tianyi Castle supports the Guo Family among the Four Young Masters of the Capital! Wang Zicong is backed by the Blood Clothes Mansion as their hidden power, the Wang Family has the Residual Blood Cave as their strength, and the Xie Family has the Ice and Snow Silver City."

"Damn, there are so many forces? How come I knew nothing about this? Apart from Shaolin and Wudang, the only other sect I knew in Huaxia was the Mountain Sect, and now there are all these Tianyi Castle, Blood Clothes Mansion, Residual Blood Cave, and Ice and Snow Silver City, what’s up with that!"

Su Xuan felt he had learned something new. Although he had mingled among urban martial arts families and assassin organizations, he had never been to the capital area. These four mysterious forces were entirely new to him.

"Well, this is the first time I’ve heard it from you too, alright! What’s so strange about that? Huaxia is so vast; not knowing is actually quite normal, and these behind-the-scenes powers like Tianyi Castle rarely show themselves."

"You guys are impressive. Damn it, I’ll set up a Heavenly King Sect one of these days, while you’re all castles and mansions, I’ve fallen behind the times!"

"Pfft..."

Luo Tianyi couldn’t help but burst into laughter, looking at Su Xuan with a smile.

"Heavenly King Sect, that name isn’t imposing enough; how about calling it Wuji Holy Land, now that’s impressive!"

"..."

Su Xuan rolled his eyes dramatically. As they continued to chat, Su Xuan finally understood that the Beijing Four Young Masters were also in a power struggle, and beyond them was a greater power, the Supreme Treasure Holy Land.

And this time, the ones who attempted to assassinate Luo Tianyi, according to her suspicions, should be from the Residual Blood Cave, as they had always been at odds with her family.

"So you’re saying that the Supreme Treasure Holy Land is actually the most cunning? They use you all as checks and balances among the Beijing Four Young Masters, reaping the benefits like a fisherman. Such shamelessness is truly despicable!"

"Exactly. Now there’s also a more troublesome issue: my father discovered some problematic decisions made by the Holy Emperor of the Supreme Treasure Holy Land, so he proposed opposition. Consequently, the Holy Emperor might have instigated others, causing three major families to unite against us. My father’s poisoning might have been orchestrated by them, which is why I traveled far to Miaojiang to find a Pill. And you should know that families like ours are often involved with significant people, so Uncle Huo is also aware of it!"

"So that’s how it is!"

Su Xuan nodded, thinking to himself that the Imperial Capital really seemed like an interesting place, full of action.

"Su Xuan... you..."

"I currently have no plans to go to the Imperial Capital!"

Su Xuan understood what Luo Tianyi implied; she wanted him to go and help her.

"Oh!"

Luo Tianyi pouted, looking a bit disappointed.

"Silly girl, I’m really busy lately. Actually, I didn’t come to the Great Desert to make money; I’m here to find someone. However, since the environment in the desert is complicated, I joined you all for the time being!"

Currently, Su Xuan no longer regarded Luo Tianyi as an outsider, so he candidly told her everything.

"Finding someone? Who are you looking for in the Great Desert?"

This surprised Luo Tianyi; she didn’t expect he was here to find someone. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

"I’m looking for the Saintess of the Miaojiang Gu Poison family!"

Su Xuan said softly.

"Is she your girlfriend too?"

"Um... you’ve thought too much. I don’t even know her; I’m looking for her to save someone."

Su Xuan spoke as he held Luo Tianyi in his arms, softly saying.

"Don’t worry, after I finish my business, I’ll go to the Imperial Capital to find you, and I’ll visit the future father-in-law while I’m there! By the way, does our dad smoke? Should I bring a carton of cigarettes?"

"You’re so annoying..."

Luo Tianyi’s pretty face was bright red, giving him a happy and reproachful look, thinking that he truly was an unreliable guy.

Su Xuan stood up and used a flashlight to illuminate the Cannibal Turtle in the water and said.

"This beast’s shell is really hard; even the Heroic Sword couldn’t pierce it. If we hadn’t pierced its neck, we might have been eaten by it!"

Su Xuan spoke as he dragged the Cannibal Turtle up; it was at least the size of an Eight Immortals Table. This creature truly was large. Su Xuan looked at this turtle, realizing it wasn’t an ordinary turtle; it was specifically used for tomb guarding.

When Su Xuan heard Huo Qiyin mention that there might be a Cannibal Turtle, he suddenly thought of Luo Tianyi going to wash the handkerchief, and the handkerchief had blood on it. Just as he was about to warn her, a tragedy had already occurred; if it weren’t for quick reflexes, Luo Tianyi would have already perished.

Su Xuan held the Heroic Sword and struck the turtle’s shell, but he couldn’t pierce through.