Grandpa Mo's request

Meanwhile, the other two warriors remained by Ren Yue's side and observed her health. She appeared fine as they used their Ardor to inspect her body.

Ren Yue's meridians had been completely repaired. In fact, they gave off a sacred aura now.

Grandpa Mo stared at Hu Jie and Peng Gen, "…This boy is the real deal. Make sure to protect him at all costs! It's young lady's great fortune that we have gained such a great ally!"

"As you command, Sir Mo!" Both guards collectively spoke.

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The next day, Long Chen woke up in the middle of the day. It was nearly past noon.

He groggily opened his eyes and got up before heading to the living room. Hu Jie and Peng Gen were seated there as they conversed.

When the two saw Long Chen, they immediately showed respectful looks and spoke, "Good morning, Sir Long."

"Sir Long? Please just call me Long Chen. I am an ordinary man," Long Chen spoke with a smile.

The two guards thought Long Chen was speaking sarcastically and quickly responded, "How can we do that, Sir Long?! You freed our young lady from the prison and even reconstructed her meridians!"

Long Chen shook his head as he knew there was no use convincing them.

He asked them, "Where is Miss Ren?"

"She woke up an hour ago and is cultivating according to the cultivation technique you taught her. Grandpa Mo is checking up on her condition," Peng Gen immediately responded.

"I see," Long Chen spoke.

"Please wait. We will inform the young lady that you are awake. She specifically ordered us," Hu Jie spoke as he headed into Ren Yue's room.

Suddenly, a young lady charged out and hugged Long Chen tightly.

"I can't thank you enough for this! I feel as if you have completely changed my fate!" Ren Yue spoke emotionally as she continued to hug Long Chen.

Long Chen hesitated for a fleeting moment before placing his hands on her back and hugging her back.

"…It wasn't a big deal. Besides, didn't I tell you? I did it all for my personal interests," Long Chen spoke humbly.

"Blah. Blah. Shut up!" Ren Yue spoke as she hugged him. Her large breasts rubbed against Long Chen's chest.

Long Chen couldn't help but be stimulated as he saw that adoring look on Ren Yue's face.

However, he controlled his desires and emotions while thinking of his lover from his previous life.

'Xin'er…What are you doing?'

He knew that the leader of The Grey Fangs had already been assassinated. In fact, it was a bit before Long Chen was reincarnated.

This meant Zhan Xinyi was already roaming the entire Northern Part of the Zhongxing Kingdom and searching for clues for her brother's killer.

He wanted to meet her. But Long Chen knew that meeting her like this would be useless. He wouldn't be able to help her.

He had to help Ren Yue strengthen her faction and make it powerful enough to replace the Jin Family.

However, Long Chen also didn't wish to kill the personal forces of the Jin Family. This would, in turn, only weaken the Zhongxing Kingdom.

He was constantly thinking of a way to reduce the losses. The ideal strategy would be to assassinate the Jin Family's top leadership and persuade the remaining family members to hand over their status to Ren Yue without a battle.

However, Long Chen knew that if he did kill the Jin Family's top leadership, the remaining members of the Jin Family would never hand over their status to Ren Yue without a fight.

After hugging Long Chen briefly, the two parted as Grandpa Mo arrived in the living room.

He gazed at Ren Yue with a sly smile on his face.

Ren Yue was extremely shy as she noticed that sly smile and lowered her head instinctively to hide her blush.

Meanwhile, Long Chen maintained a calm expression as he faced Grandpa Mo and spoke, "I hope that Sir Mo is convinced of my sincerity."

"I am," Grandpa Mo responded thoughtfully. He added while stretching out his hand, "It is our great fortune to have you as an ally, Long Chen."

"The honor is all mine," Long Chen responded as he shook Grandpa Mo's hand.

Ren Yue gazed at this spectacle with a fond smile on her face. She then added, "Grandpa Mo, he is the one who showed me my path ahead."

"You created that strategy?" Grandpa Mo seemed startled to hear these words.

Long Chen knew that he was talking about Long Chen's advice to Ren Yue when the two were cooking.

"Yes. But there are a lot of loopholes in that strategy. I hope that you will refine it further before implementing it," Long Chen spoke.

Grandpa Mo raised his brows and spoke, "You are the one who created this strategy. It will be your task to implement it successfully."

Long Chen was astonished to hear those words. He understood the underlying meaning and quickly responded, "No. I can't take on such a huge responsibility. Besides, it would be inappropriate for an outsider like me to guide Miss Ren's path like that. Furthermore, I have my job."

At that moment, Ren Yue suddenly spoke, "Eh. That's not a big deal. I trust you. And I believe Grandpa Mo trusts you too. As for your job, I thought that you should quit it now and officially join my faction. I will definitely treat you nicely."

"…This…" Long Chen seemed hesitant to say anything as he received this offer.

Grandpa Mo noticed it and asked him, "Why are you so hesitant? Speak candidly. No one will blame you."

Long Chen took a deep breath to calm himself and spoke, "…This is naturally a great offer. I know that Miss Ren will not mistreat me. It's just that I will be compromising my freedom if I join Miss Ren's faction."

Grandpa Mo understood that Long Chen wanted to remain a free bird.

Ren Yue spoke seriously, "What's the big deal? I won't ever restrict your freedom if that's what you are worried about. You can go wherever you want without informing me. I hope you will guide me when I stumble on my way."

Long Chen was startled to hear those words. He spoke wryly, "You are treating me too generously. What if I plan to betray you?"

Ren Yue's eyes showed a sorrowful look and she spoke, "That would indicate I don't have an eye to recognize a person's character. I will never blame you."

Long Chen was truly touched to hear her words.

'Is it her innocence as a youth that she can trust me so greatly? Or is it just her character?'

"…I never expected to hear those words from you, Miss Ren. You have won me over. I shall join your faction as your strategist. I hope to be of use to you," Long Chen spoke while respectfully bowing to Ren Yue.

His words and actions startled Ren Yue as she hurriedly helped him stand up. Meanwhile, Grandpa Mo, Hu Jie, and Peng Gen had a smile on their faces.

Grandpa Mo couldn't help but recall the time when Ren Yue's father had requested him to become his subordinate. At that time, Ren Yue's father had shown such generosity that it greatly touched Grandpa Mo and he agreed to forever serve his family.

Grandpa Mo felt rather emotional as he thought, 'Lord Ren, if you were here today, you would have been proud of your daughter.'