Outside the room
"Ningxue, Disciple Wang Ming didn't touch our daughter inappropriately, did he?" Mu Zihan asked, looking at his wife after they exited the room. Mu Ningxue's heart skipped a beat when she heard his question.
Fortunately, Mu Ningxue maintained her composure, quickly calming herself as she smiled at her husband.
"Of course not, dear," Mu Ningxue replied.
"Really?" Mu Zihan asked, a frown forming on his face.
"Absolutely. Do you think I would let him touch her in front of me, especially after you instructed me to keep watch over them?" Mu Ningxue lied calmly.
"Oh, then it's fine," he sighed in relief. Although he knew the advantages of Dual Cultivation, he preferred his daughter to cultivate normally, given the reputation of Dual Cultivators he thought Wang Ming would seduce his daughter if she was alone with him and was sure he would have succeeded as he was more handsome than the male Dual Cultivators he had seen in the past.
This is the reason he sent his wife to prevent it from happening but if he knew this action caused him to wear a green hat, he would probably have died in regret.
"You worry too much," Mu Ningxue chimed in.
"Hmm. Can you tell me what kind of technique he used? You should have seen it, right? And why was Mu Yiran blushing when I mentioned the technique?" Mu Zihan asked curiously. Mu Ningxue quickly formulated a response in her head.
"Hmm, from what I saw, he didn't do anything special—just massaged her head, feet, and hands. He didn't touch any intimate parts or even her robes. And if you're going to ask what kind of treasure he used, I have no idea since I didn't see any," Mu Ningxue lied. In reality, Wang Ming had touched far more of both her and her daughter, and their bodies were still filled with that "treasure."
'Can just a massage turn a mortal into a cultivator?' Mu Zihan thought to himself and concluded that it must have been the treasure.
"Sigh, I wish those treasures and techniques could be used on me as well," Mu Zihan muttered, causing his wife's lips to twitch.
"And also, Yiran is probably shy because this was the first time a man other than her father has touched her," Mu Ningxue added.
"Well, that makes sense," Mu Zihan said as he recalled his daughter's flushed face.
"Mmm," Mu Zihan's eyes widened when he felt his wife give him a searing hot kiss on the lips. Despite his initial shock, he responded, though he noticed a strange taste that he chose to ignore.
"What? An S-Rank quest?"
"Recommended by the Supreme Elder?"
Both Elders, who were about to leave, suddenly froze. Elder Shu's words made them behave as though they had seen a ghost. They analyzed Wang Ming up and down, surprised by his low cultivation.
Plop
Wang Ming dropped the rewards that the City Lord had given him onto the table. Elder Shu was curious and, after checking it, his eyes bulged as he stammered in disbelief.
"Y-Y-You completed the S-Rank?!" Elder Shu exclaimed in a trembling voice. The other two Elders also looked shocked, their eyes wide.
"Yes," Wang Ming replied calmly.
'Heavens, was I wrong? Was he really capable and not just some arrogant young master from an aristocratic family?' Elder Shu thought inwardly, looking Wang Ming up and down.
"I'll transfer the points," Elder Shu said after regaining his composure, then transferred the points to Wang Ming's disciple token.
Just as Wang Ming was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something.
"Oh, by the way, I also killed a wanted criminal. Here's his blood. You can verify it in the records and send the reward later." Wang Ming handed over a small vial before leaving the hall.
Elder Shu looked at the vial and set it aside.
"Elder, who is that?" the other two Elders asked curiously.
"You don't need to know. And don't tell anyone about what happened here," Elder Shu said in a dangerous tone, causing both Elders to sweat and nod frantically before hurrying out of the room.
Elder Shu took the vial and dropped the blood into a jade device used to identify criminals. He took a sip of jasmine tea as he waited for the results.
"Pffft!" He sprayed the tea he had just sipped when he saw the name that appeared.