Master, it must be hard for you to endure.

Shen Suning raised her head, looking at Qin Hao's face that still carried a smile, but she couldn't feel at ease no matter what.

She recalled the voice transmissions that were rejected just now—in seclusion, undergoing tribulation, dual cultivating, having a baby—the excuses were more outrageous than the last.

Those so-called clients didn't take Qin Hao seriously at all.

"Qin Hao," Shen Suning spoke with a hoarse voice, "None of those clients you contacted just now agreed to help."

Qin Hao raised an eyebrow. "And so?"

Shen Suning was puzzled. Qin Hao hadn't managed to call a single person, so why was he still so fearless, even asking her 'and so'?

So, since you can't call anyone, you are just an ordinary Void Refinement Realm cultivator. No, rather, a Void Refinement Realm cultivator covered in treasures.

In the eyes of others, Qin Hao's foundation was simply a mobile little treasure trove.

Seeing Shen Suning's conflicted expression, Qin Hao burst into laughter. Then, he reached out and gently stroked Shen Suning's little bald head.

Shen Suning stiffened. That hand rested on top of her head, the warm palm pressing against her scalp, the touch very light and gentle.

Shen Suning's face instantly flushed bright red. She should have dodged just now; she should have slapped Qin Hao's hand away and scolded him for being a lecher.

But for some reason, feeling the warmth coming from Qin Hao's palm, Shen Suning's body felt as if it had been struck by an immobilization spell.

That hand gently rubbed her smooth, bald head, the fingertips gliding across her scalp, bringing a tingling sensation. Shen Suning only felt her entire body go soft.

"Have... have you touched enough! Take advantage of the fact that the grand array hasn't been broken yet, and leave quickly."

Qin Hao looked at Shen Suning. That flushed face, trembling eyelashes, and the way she bit her lip pretending to be calm made Qin Hao chuckle. He leaned in close to Shen Suning's ear and gently exhaled:

"Abbess, holding it in must be very hard, right?"

Shen Suning's mind went completely blank, and her already red face turned even redder.

She shoved Qin Hao away, panting heavily.

"Qin Hao! Stop joking around, there are still three Immortal Kings eyeing us covetously outside."

Shen Suning lowered her head, not daring to look straight into Qin Hao's eyes at all, repeatedly urging:

"Hurry up and leave. None of your previous clients are willing to help. You're just a Void Refinement Realm cultivator; staying behind will only get you killed."

Qin Hao chuckled and pinched Shen Suning's soft, flawless little face.

The texture was unexpectedly good, and Qin Hao couldn't help but pinch it a couple more times.

The distance between the two was excessively close. Shen Suning could clearly see her own reflection in Qin Hao's eyes and feel the warm breath brushing against her cheeks when he breathed.

Shen Suning's heartbeat involuntarily sped up again. She sighed in her heart; her master was right, men were indeed terrifying creatures. She was always very calm, but in front of Qin Hao, she was like a flustered child.

Qin Hao curled the corners of his lips and said word by word:

"Suning, have you forgotten? I am the Dao Companion you ordered. Since I am your Dao Companion, how could I leave you to face danger alone?"

Qin Hao reached out and stroked her little bald head again. This time, his movements were even lighter and gentler. Shen Suning looked up, feeling that the gentleness in Qin Hao's eyes could drown a person.

She had lived for tens of thousands of years. All along, her master had taught her to face certain dangers alone, to get used to loneliness, and to learn to be strong.

Later, when her master passed away, she indeed shouldered everything by herself, even establishing a sacred land in the Three Realms and Nine Heavens in the shortest amount of time.

She never thought that one day, a person—and a man at that—would stand in front of her and say with such a matter-of-fact tone, "I won't let you face danger alone."

Obviously, Qin Hao's cultivation was inferior to hers, obviously they hadn't known each other for long, and obviously he was just a temporary Dao Companion she had ordered.

Facing such a Qin Hao, Shen Suning actually had an unprecedented thought—if I could stay with him forever, everything I have now wouldn't be impossible to give up.

As soon as this thought popped up, Shen Suning herself was startled. What was wrong with her? Why would she have such an absurd thought about a man she had only known for a day?

Could it really be as Qin Hao said, that she was the most, most lewd nun in the world, so she had no resistance against Qin Hao?

She looked up at Qin Hao, looking at those eyes so gentle they could drown someone, looking at his smiling face, and Shen Suning only felt her heart softening into a puddle of water.

"But, none of your previous clients are willing to help, so what can you can do? Staying will only add to the casualties."

Hearing this, Qin Hao laughed out loud:

"No way, you actually believed it? What I said just now was all to tease you."

"Ah?" Shen Suning frowned slightly, confusion in her eyes.

Qin Hao curved his lips and was just about to explain—

Boom!!!

An earth-shattering loud bang suddenly exploded.

The mountain peak where the Wangchen Nunnery was located shook violently. Roof tiles fell like rain, and several great halls collapsed under the heavy burden.

Immortal King Xuanming's voice was as cold as the chilling winds of the Nine Netherworlds, scraping painfully against people: "Shen Suning! Haha, it seems my perception wasn't wrong. You have indeed lost all your cultivation! Otherwise, this sect-protecting grand array wouldn't be so fragile!"

Immortal King Tiansha licked his lips, his crimson eyes filled with a lustful light: "Come out obediently, and this seat will love you tenderly."

Blood Slaughter Immortal King swung his blood-colored giant axe, laughing in a booming voice: "Hahaha! Today, the three of us will properly enjoy the taste of this Immortal King human cauldron."

The three of them quickly locked onto Shen Suning by the pool. In the blink of an eye, the three Immortal Kings teleported right in front of her.

Shen Suning's face instantly turned deathly pale. She subconsciously took a step back, only to bump into a warm chest.

Qin Hao reached out and gently wrapped an arm around her shoulders: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Qin Hao's actions fell into the eyes of Blood Slaughter Immortal King and Immortal King Xuanming, causing their pupils to shrink sharply.

Having already regarded Shen Suning as their own possession, how could they allow a lowly Void Refinement Realm cultivator to lay a finger on her?

Just as the two were about to strike and kill Qin Hao on the spot, a pair of hands reached out and stopped them.

Blood Slaughter Immortal King and Immortal King Xuanming frowned and turned to look at Immortal King Tiansha standing in the middle: "Tiansha! What are you doing?"

Tiansha didn't answer them, only staring fixedly at Qin Hao.

Looking at Qin Hao's excessively handsome face, Immortal King Tiansha's breathing suddenly became rapid.

"Top quality!" Immortal King Tiansha's voice was hoarse, his eyes full of naked desire: "Haha, I've lived for so long, and I've never seen such top quality!"

Immortal King Tiansha suddenly turned his head to look at Blood Slaughter Immortal King and Immortal King Xuanming, saying word by word:

"Shen Suning, I don't want her anymore! I want this boy!"