You, a mere branch, dare ask this imperial son to come to you

"What did you say?!"

Jiang Xinyao's body stiffened, her eyes looking at Qin Hao full of disbelief. The first spot was hopeless, and the second spot had also been taken by someone else?

Qin Hao chuckled lightly and said, "Things like this are often out of my control."

Jiang Xinyao glared at Qin Hao, her tone full of grievance:

"Then what about the third? Don't tell me the third spot has also been taken!"

Qin Hao shrugged. "That's not the case. The third position is still vacant."

As soon as these words came out, Jiang Xinyao's eyes lit up. She grabbed Qin Hao. "Since it's still available, then I'll be the third!"

"No."

"Why?" Jiang Xinyao was puzzled, but even more so, she felt wronged. If others could do it, why couldn't she?

Qin Hao glanced at Su Qingyue beside them. Jiang Xinyao instantly understood. She turned around and pulled Su Qingyue over. "Then we'll tie for third!"

"Oh?" Qin Hao raised an eyebrow. That wasn't entirely impossible.

Su Qingyue blushed, lowered her head, and said softly, "I, I can do it."

......

Half a month later, inside a stone chamber deep within the ruins, everything finally returned to peace.

"I need to leave for a while to find someone."

Calculating the time, another half a month had passed, and Xia Lingxi still hadn't provided him with any new divine abilities. This made Qin Hao somewhat confused. He needed to go see what that silly little girl was up to.

However, hearing this, Jiang Xinyao and Su Qingyue both stiffened. No way, he was leaving again?

"Find who? Which wild woman is it this time?!"

Jiang Xinyao puffed out her cheeks, her face full of indignation. Leaving right after having his fun? That was too irresponsible!

"That's right," Qin Hao nodded directly, admitting it.

Jiang Xinyao fell silent. She looked into Qin Hao's eyes; there was no guilt or evasion in them, only frankness and sincerity.

Seeing this, Jiang Xinyao couldn't help but sigh:

"Forget it, forget it. Since things are already like this, one more or one less doesn't matter anyway."

Jiang Xinyao shot Qin Hao a resentful glare, then snorted coldly:

"Hmph, men's mouths are deceitful ghosts. You can go find her, but you must take us with you!"

Beside them, Su Qingyue also opened her eyes and nodded gently. "Exactly."

Qin Hao was slightly taken aback, then nodded in agreement. "Alright then."

Qin Hao mainly felt that since the two had just completely become his women, patting his butt and leaving right away was indeed a bit inappropriate. Since they were willing to follow, he would let them tag along.

Anyway, Xia Lingxi wasn't a new client, so there was no need to worry about affecting the order rating.

After getting Qin Hao's approval, the two women clung to his arms, one on the left and one on the right, their eyes brimming with possessiveness.

Qin Hao activated his jade pendant, and the laws of space enveloped the three of them.

Watching the scenery constantly shift, once it stabilized, Qin Hao and the two girls had arrived at the Heavenly Sword Sect in the Southern Region.

Jiang Xinyao looked around with a face full of curiosity. Su Qingyue, on the other hand, was extremely tense, her fingers subconsciously gripping Qin Hao's sleeve.

Those eyes, usually cold and indifferent, were now churning with complex emotions.

"Qingyue?" Sensing Su Qingyue's anomaly, Qin Hao turned to look at her and called out softly.

Su Qingyue didn't answer. Her gaze passed over the mountain gate, staring intently at the sword peak that towered into the clouds.

Southern Region.

These two words rolled on the tip of her tongue, but she couldn't spit them out.

She was also from the Southern Region. Before meeting Qin Hao, the Heavenly Sword Sect was like the clouds in the sky and the moon in the mountains to her—something visible but unattainable. Coming from a family in a remote small town, used by her father to curry favor with the city lord, she didn't even have the qualifications to approach the Heavenly Sword Sect.

But now, those feelings of inferiority and looking up had vanished into thin air. All these changes were brought to her by Qin Hao.

Su Qingyue took the initiative to hold Qin Hao's hand, a rare trace of playfulness appearing between her brows:

"Weren't we going to find your wild woman? Let's go. Let Xinyao and me take a good look at what kind of woman could make our Imperial Son travel thousands of miles to find her."

Qin Hao helplessly pinched Su Qingyue's small face. "What wild woman? Just a friend."

Saying that, Qin Hao led the two of them to the mountain gate of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

The two Heavenly Sword Sect disciples guarding the gate were originally chatting idly. Sensing someone approaching, they subconsciously looked up.

Then, the two of them froze.

The leading man was dressed in black. Even though he was standing not far from them, he gave off the feeling of being separated by a bottomless abyss—unclear and unfathomable.

Of course, what caught their attention the most were the two women following beside Qin Hao. One was charming and lively, the other cold and ethereal. Both were unparalleled beauties rarely seen in this world.

"Keep looking and I'll gouge your eyes out!"

Qin Hao's voice wasn't loud, but it sent an irresistible chill into the hearts of the two men. Their blood seemed to freeze, and their backs were instantly soaked in cold sweat.

The two knew deep down that the young man in front of them was not someone they could provoke. They hurriedly bowed to Qin Hao:

"Senior, please forgive our offense. May we ask what business brings Senior to our Heavenly Sword Sect?"

Qin Hao waved his hand, gesturing for them to dispense with the formalities:

"I want to see Xia Lingxi. She also has a brother named Xia Yang. Both of them joined your Heavenly Sword Sect."

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the two men changed instantly. The two disciples looked at each other and exchanged glances.

Qin Hao took in their reactions and frowned slightly:

"What? Is there a problem?"

"This..." One of them looked troubled. After hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth and said:

"To answer Senior, Junior Sister Xia Lingxi is currently in secluded cultivation in the forbidden area of the back mountain. The Sect Master has ordered that no one is to disturb her. This junior makes bold to ask, what is Senior's relationship with Xia Lingxi..."

Qin Hao snorted coldly. "What relationship I have with her, is it your place to demand a report?"

As his words fell, the two mountain-guarding disciples only felt an invisible pressure rush toward their faces. Their legs gave way, and they were forced to their knees on the spot.

"Gulp."

The two didn't dare to look at Qin Hao, only swallowing hard with difficulty:

"Senior, you are very strong, but this is the Heavenly Sword Sect, the number one sect in the Southern Region. Are you sure you want to cause trouble on the Heavenly Sword Sect's territory?"

"Cause trouble? Could a mere Heavenly Sword Sect even be worthy of me causing trouble? Even if I overturned your sect, your Sect Master would still have to praise me for doing a good job."

Overturn the sect, and the Sect Master would have to praise him for it?

Hearing this, a trace of absurdity flashed through the eyes of the two guarding disciples.

What a joke! Their Heavenly Sword Sect had been established for ten thousand years and was the undisputed number one sect in the Southern Region. What did they rely on? It was their Sect Master!

Their Sect Master, Qin Yuanqing, was the number one expert in the Southern Region, invincible across the entire territory. Who was this guy? How dare he spout such arrogant words?

Before the two could carefully ponder it, they heard Qin Hao shout loudly toward the Heavenly Sword Sect:

"Qin Yuanqing, as a mere branch family member, are you going to make this Imperial Son come to see you?"