The protagonist stole my spiritual root? Hey, heroine, give birth to me!

"But what does this have to do with me?"

"you……!"

Seeing that Chen Xuan was still unmoved after all that she had said, Xiao Hongmei couldn't help but step forward and stomp on his feet a few times.

"So, you're forcing me to use force when gentle persuasion fails? You'd better agree to this today, or you're not leaving!"

"Well, actually, there are advantages to being soft and advantages to being hard, but I'm the kind of person who responds better to being soft than hard, so... Sister Xiao, could you give me a soft approach?"

"???"

"Sigh, when will I be able to be like you, someone who doesn't understand things instantly!" Chen Xuan shook his head.

"what do you mean!"

"Your demonic sect members only need to abduct people, while we abducted people have to think a lot more about it."

"..."

Xiao Hongmei suddenly felt that Chen Xuan was not quite right in the head, but no matter how wrong he was, she still had to transfer the sect members.

"I'm going to take you to see Saintess Yunxuan later. She's a powerful figure in the Tribulation Transcending stage, so you absolutely can't talk to her so casually, understand?"

"Tribulation? Just one step away from Mahayana? No, no, this is too dangerous. If I go, I won't be able to escape. I'm not going!" Upon hearing this, Chen Xuan simply sat down on the ground and refused to get up.

Seeing this, Xiao Hongmei laughed in anger.

"Tell me, what do you want from me before you come with me?" Looking at Chen Xuan sitting on the ground, she slowly squatted down.

"ah!"

The next moment, she exclaimed in surprise and was pulled onto Chen Xuan's body.

Chen Xuan pointed to his face.

Xiao Hongmei blushed and didn't look at him.

"Since you're not cooperating, Sister Xiao, I'll just get it myself." Chen Xuan said, then leaned forward.

After a long while, Xiao Hongmei finally led Chen Xuan to the place where the Holy Master Yunxuan was.

"Hongmei, you're back?" A beautiful woman asked as she looked at the two visitors. This woman was none other than the Holy Master Yunxuan.

The Holy Master Yunxuan was extremely beautiful, with exquisitely delicate features, as if sculpted. Her clear and bright eyes shone like stars, making it impossible to look away.

Her skin was as white as jade, radiating a faint glow, as if it were carved from the purest white jade, making people want to look at it more.

She was tall and slender with beautiful curves, and wore an elegant long dress that accentuated her refined气质 (qi zhi - inherent quality/temperament). She was like a blooming lotus flower, pure and beautiful, so sacred that one dared not defile her.

“Yes, Your Majesty, this is the Chen Xuan I mentioned when I sent you the message,” Xiao Hongmei replied, but her tone was full of respect.

"Chen Xuan?" Yun Xuan looked up and stared straight at Chen Xuan.

"Hmm, not bad. Reaching the Nascent Soul realm at such a young age is indeed impressive."

"You flatter me, senior," Chen Xuan said modestly.

"Would you be willing to join my Thousand Falls Holy Land and become a disciple of my sect?" Yun Xuan asked again.

"I wonder what my seniority will be after joining the sect? If my seniority is too low, then I don't really want to join," Chen Xuan said with a smile, glancing at Xiao Hongmei beside him.

"Chen Xuan, what nonsense are you talking about!" Xiao Hongmei said hurriedly.

"Oh? Then tell me, what generation do you want?" Saintess Yunxuan wasn't angry at all, and asked with great interest.

"Just be of the same generation as her, otherwise it won't be easy for me to get along with her, right?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Hongmei pinched Chen Xuan.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Who told you... to get your hands on me!"

Yunxuan was slightly surprised when she saw this.

“I really didn’t expect that our incorruptible and ruthless Red Plum would have this day. No wonder you introduced him to the sect.”

"That's not how it is, Your Majesty! Please listen to me!"

"Alright, alright, you don't need to say anything more. I agree. However, the plan with the Zhang family still needs to continue. After we deal with the Zhang family, you won't need to go out and lie low anymore. You can spend time with your good brother."

Yunxuan waved her hand, indicating that they could leave, but Xiao Hongmei remained motionless.

"Why don't you just let me finish?"

"Alright, alright, I really can't do anything with you, girl. Tell me your story then." A hint of helplessness flashed in Yunxuan's eyes.

Xiao Hongmei then told Yunxuan about Chen Xuan's possession of the secret realm and shared her own thoughts. Yunxuan's expression immediately turned serious.

"I never expected you to have such a fortuitous encounter! If it weren't for the fact that this secret realm was unobtainable, we would have already taken action against you." Yun Xuan gave Chen Xuan a deep look.

"Uh, you flatter me, senior. I was just lucky."

"This is no fluke. You are a person with great fortune, otherwise you wouldn't have a secret realm with you! However, those of us with cultivation in our sect don't need to go in; we only need to let some mortals go in."

However, I'm not entirely at ease entrusting all the remaining descendants of our sect to you."

"But Holy Lord, the outside world is besieging us too severely. They are just mortals, they can't escape to anywhere!" Xiao Hongmei said anxiously.

"And what about him? You blindly trusted him. What if he sacrifices all the orphans in our sect one day? Don't forget, you were also chosen from among the orphans! Even if you go into the secret realm to keep watch, it's his territory. You're no match for him at all, understand?"

“I…” Xiao Hongmei was speechless.

“Yes! Saintess Yunxuan is absolutely right. To you, I am an unstable factor, so it’s best not to do that!” Chen Xuan raised his hand in agreement.

“Therefore, I have decided to have the Ninth Elder personally go to the secret realm with the orphans. With her Tribulation Transcending stage strength, she should be able to protect them well,” Yun Xuan said.

Chen Xuan: "..."

"Then I won't get any benefit from it?"

"What benefit do you want?"

"Just leave her to me." Chen Xuan pointed at Xiao Hongmei.

"What nonsense are you talking about! If you keep talking nonsense, I... I won't talk to you anymore!"

"Okay, you can just go with her tonight. I don't care about what happens between you two," Yunxuan said indifferently.

In her eyes, Xiao Hongmei must have some feelings for Chen Xuan, and since Chen Xuan made this request, it wouldn't hurt for her to go along with it.

"Thank you, Holy Lord Sister!" Chen Xuan smiled, pulled Xiao Hongmei into his arms.

Xiao Hongmei was shy and hesitant, and dared not look at anyone.

"Alright, you guys go back and pack your things first. We'll set off early tomorrow morning."

"Yes!"

Chen Xuan and Xiao Hongmei bowed to the Holy Master Yunxuan to take their leave, and then returned to Xiao Hongmei's residence.

"I never imagined you were such a scoundrel! You've fooled us all in the Zhang family!"

"What did I do wrong? Didn't you lie to me first, Sister Xiao? Now, you're asking me to get some interest back. That seems reasonable, right?"