"Three months ago..." Su Yuqing pondered slightly, "I wasn't aware of this matter. Recently, your Master Uncle Chen Xuanhai has been overseeing the place. If outsiders have intruded, he would be the one to deal with them. Let me inquire about it." As she was someone who saved the life of her family's disciple, she wasn't considered an outsider. Even if she had indeed fallen into Mount Fangcun, releasing her directly wouldn't be an issue. Saying this, she flicked her fingers, and a spirit light shot out towards the outside. "I've talked so much, yet forgot to ask: what is the name of that lad surnamed Lu, and where does he hail from?" Su Yuqing asked, as she was getting ready to meet Lu Ye and naturally needed to find out about his background. Such a young man, with upright character and noble disposition, possessing remarkable skills, and having powerful figures backing him, is bound to achieve greatness over time. As his disciple's master, Su Yuqing was glad to see her disciple become friends with someone like him. "His name is Lu Ye from the Nine Heavens Realm!" "Lu Ye from the Nine Heavens Realm..." Su Yuqing nodded slightly, then, as she was contemplating which domain the Nine Heavens Realm belonged to, a sense of familiarity suddenly arose in her heart, and her expression changed: "Lu Yiye from the Nine Heavens Realm?" Hai Tang blinked, not understanding why her master suddenly reacted so strongly, but she corrected, "Master, it's Lu Ye, not Lu Yiye." Su Yuqing seemed not to hear, and her Mental Consciousness surged again, extending outward. Meanwhile, in the visitors hall within the valley, Lu Ye frowned, why is it endless? Just now, there was a Sun Blaze Realm's Mental Consciousness probing, and now it happens again. Are they afraid I'm doing something shady here or what? He didn't know that Su Yuqing's earlier probing was out of one consideration, while the current probing was out of another. A moment later, the probing sensation disappeared. In the Immortal Spirit Peak Great Hall, Su Yuqing was almost certain that the Lu Ye from the Nine Heavens Realm brought back by her disciple was indeed the young man she had heard of. Because the cultivation matched! Speaking of which, her knowledge of the name Lu Yiye from the Nine Heavens Realm was a coincidence. Over six months ago, while passing near a top-tier domain, she visited an old acquaintance from that domain and stayed for a few days. During idle chat, that acquaintance mentioned a curious event: the last Divine Sea competition at the Reincarnation Tree. It was said that during that Divine Sea competition, a Divine Sea Level 8 cultivator from the Nine Heavens Realm single-handedly eradicated the Blood Race, exterminating the Divine Sea Realm juniors participating from the Blood Race. Not only that, even the Insect Race suffered greatly at his hands, though it wasn't to the extent of extermination, but close enough. Later, this Divine Sea Level 8 junior, despite having cultivation weaker than everyone else, overwhelmed top-tier domain geniuses, brutally killed a Stone Race prodigy, and even the rising stars of the Yellow Dragon Realm dared not face his edge squarely. In the end, he valiantly took first place, earning widespread astonishment. And this junior was none other than Lu Yiye from the Nine Heavens Realm! Now, the Blood Race and Insect Race have jointly issued a starry bounty order, promising generous rewards for anyone who can kill Lu Yiye from the Nine Heavens Realm, with rewards tempting even Sun Blaze Realm cultivators. It can be said that the Blood Race and Insect Race suffered great losses due to this Lu Yiye in the Divine Sea competition, losing face completely. They are now willing to pay any price for revenge. For someone like Su Yuqing, a Sun Blaze powerful figure, such junior competitions are mere curiosities. Though she was surprised by Lu Yiye's profound background at the time, she didn't dwell on it too much. Throughout history, many races' prodigies have emerged. To venture in the stellar space, fraught with danger, the more extraordinary the cultivator, the harder it is to find space to grow. Often, those who don't make a splash in their younger years rise to a high position in the end. Yet she never expected the protagonist of that curious story to come to Mount Fangcun! Although the names were different, the domains matched, and the names differed by only one character, the cultivation also matched, which was enough. It was said that the one who took Lu Yiye to the Divine Sea competition was a reclusive powerful figure, who directly tossed a 9-star treasure into the treasure pond at the Reincarnation Tree, ending up with a huge windfall. A powerful figure who can casually produce a 9-star treasure is naturally not to be underestimated. With such a powerful figure, the golden exotic beast secret technique sealed within the blade can be explained; it must have come from that powerful figure's hand. She didn't know that regarding Lu Ye, all other assumptions were correct except the sealed blade assumption, which was an oversight resulting from a fortunate mistake. At this moment, a Liu Guang rapidly entered from outside, which was the reply from Chen Xuanhai. The Liu Guang fell into Su Yuqing's hands, and after a slight investigation, she understood. Hai Tang asked, "Master, is Junior Brother Lu's sister in our Mount Fangcun?" Su Yuqing glanced at her and nodded, "She is. Three months ago, she inadvertently stumbled into this place and was captured by Chen Xuanhai." Hai Tang immediately became nervous, "Is she injured?" If she was injured, it would be difficult to explain to Junior Brother Lu. "No injuries sustained," Su Yuqing shook her head, "You should know the regulations of this domain, intruders are merely punished with a century of hard labor and aren't subjected to any harsh treatment. That woman is now mining a vein, and she even receives monthly wages." Hai Tang immediately felt relieved. Although Mount Fangcun would detain intruders, they indeed would not mistreat them. As a top domain, Mount Fangcun naturally has various precious mineral veins that require careful extraction. Those with low cultivation can't handle this task; those at the Constellation Realm are the best suited for it. But who in this domain at the Constellation Realm doesn't need to cultivate? Who has the time to do these trivial tasks? It's just right for intruders to serve as laborers. Read complete versıon only at 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵⟡𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⟡𝓷𝓮𝓽 However, Mount Fangcun never overdoes it. Though mining veins is laborious, monthly wages are also paid, equivalent to a mandatory employment relationship. After a hundred years, they can regain their freedom. This is precisely why, even though Mount Fangcun has strong Sun Blaze Realm guards at all times, it never warns intruders in advance. The Sun Blaze Realm guards would rather someone intrude to serve labor rather than scare them away with an early warning, as it brings no benefit. "That's wonderful," Hai Tang said gladly. She was worried something might happen that she couldn't explain to Lu Ye. Now knowing Junior Brother Lu's senior sister is unscathed, she felt relieved and pleaded, "Master, can you get her out? Junior Brother Lu has shown me kindness, and since she is his senior sister, she should be considered as my guest. I should treat her with courtesy, and not make her suffer through labor." The reasoning is sound. Before knowing Lu Ye's true identity, Su Yuqing didn't mind fulfilling her disciple's request; it was merely about liberating someone. As one of the only three Sun Blaze Realm individuals in this domain, she certainly had that authority. But after learning Lu Ye's true identity, Su Yuqing naturally had more in mind. It's not about capturing him to claim the Blood Race and Insect Race's bounty. These two races are notorious across the stellar space and have long been eyeing Mount Fangcun, and the Dwarf Race has never had a harmonious relationship with them. It's already generous enough not to trip them up, let alone do them any favors. Moreover, as a Sun Blaze Realm individual in a top domain, Su Yuqing isn't lacking in those bounties. She was considering something else. After closely scrutinizing her disciple standing before her, hmm, outstanding beauty, graceful bearing, an uncommon beauty wherever she goes. Her own aptitude is also quite good; her future achievements won't stop at the Constellation, Moon Jade at the very least, and whether she can advance to Sun Blaze depends on her own fortune. Her master remained silent but examined her, making Hai Tang a bit puzzled. Is there something on her face? After a while, Su Yuqing finally said, "There isn't much issue with that woman. I'll greet Chen Xuanhai later and have him release her." Hai Tang was overjoyed: "Thank you, Master!" Su Yuqing gestured, "Come here!" Hai Tang promptly stepped forward and stood before Su Yuqing, who took up her hand and gently asked, "What do you think of Lu Yiye?" Hai Tang didn't know why her master asked this, so she answered honestly, "He's very good." Su Yuqing continued, "Have you ever been offended by him during the months you interacted with him?" "Never!" Hai Tang shook her head, "Junior Brother Lu is upright, he has never had a sinister look in his eyes when looking at me, let alone been disrespectful." "Then... do you think he's someone you can entrust yourself to?" Hai Tang was slightly startled and thought seriously before speaking, "If I had to choose someone to entrust myself to in the future, Junior Brother Lu is indeed a very good candidate. But Master, there's nothing between us, and I have been recovering from injuries all these months, and Junior Brother Lu has taken good care of me." She carefully glanced at Su Yuqing: "Why does Master suddenly ask this?" Su Yuqing said, "The cultivation path is long, and many obstacles lie ahead. A person always needs something to care about so their heart doesn't feel empty, and it helps them go further. Therefore, even after achieving cultivation, many choose Dao companions to support each other on the cultivation path. You've been a Constellation for many years, and it's about time you chose a Dao companion." Although she had some intuition about it, Hai Tang was still surprised when Su Yuqing voiced these thoughts: "Master, you don't mean for me to form a Dao bond with Junior Brother Lu, do you?" "No, no!" Hai Tang hastily waved her hands, "Junior Brother Lu has no such intentions towards me, if Master brings it up suddenly, it would surely make things difficult for him." Su Yuqing caught the implication and smiled slightly, "So, there's no problem on your end." Hai Tang blushed slightly, "I don't have such feelings for Junior Brother Lu, but he did save my life. If he truly had such a thought, I... wouldn't refuse." Feeling somewhat puzzled, it's not that the Dwarf Race doesn't have people who form Dao bonds, but usually, it's an intra-clan matter. Rarely do they form Dao bonds with other clans. Not sure why Master suddenly had this notion.