After hearing the information, the portly man was dismissed.
Then, she summoned the person who had brought the portly man back to the hall.
"He said that the two of them stopped to eat at one of the Su family's restaurants three weeks ago. Go to the Su family branch and inquire if the information is correct," the ancestral said while handing a golden paper along with a golden square inscribed with 'South,' which was the emblem of the Southern Sacred Land.
"That Su family?" The man asked.
"Are you stupid or pretending to be? Is there any other Su family that would require me to hand over the emblem of my sacred land?" She shouted at the man, irritated once again.
"Hurry up and get out of my way!"
"Y-yes." The man left as quickly as he could.
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In the cave where Li Yuemei and the young man were dwelling, time passed swiftly.
Li Yuemei was amazed at his learning ability. Everything she taught him, he quickly learned and never forgot.
Due to this, in just one week, he could read basic sentences and books that weren't extremely difficult and used common words.
She noticed that he didn't need to sleep or eat. At least during this time, he never needed to. Therefore, he was learning the words she taught him practically twenty-four hours a day.
Unlike him, Li Yuemei needed to eat and sleep every few days. During this time, she only taught him, ate, and slept.
Her cultivation was already at the peak of the Spiritual Realm, and it wouldn't increase any further until she advanced to the next realm. So, she focused on teaching him while seemingly waiting for something.
In another week, Li Yuemei explained more about this world to him and things he wasn't familiar with, while also teaching him more about the language used in this world.
She knew that if they continued like this, in one more week, he would have learned practically everything she could teach.
Then, one morning after Li Yuemei woke up, she saw him focused on a book. The book contained information about continents and places in the world.
She looked at his focused face and stood still, observing him.
'He is really handsome. How can someone be so beautiful? This is a bit unfair,' Li Yuemei thought in her mind.
During all this time she spent with him, she completely forgot that she had been kidnapped and had already treated him as someone close.
And she couldn't help but look at his face at every opportunity.
He, who was reading the book, felt movement in the cave and then looked at her. He saw her staring intently at his face and just went back to reading the book.
He noticed that she looked too much at his face all the time, but he didn't mind, at least not while he was focused on learning something.
"What are you going to teach me today?" He asked, still looking at the book.
Li Yuemei realized she was staring at him again and felt slightly embarrassed, but soon calmed down and said, "Today, I can't teach you. You'll have to study on your own."
"Oh, why?" He turned to look at her.
"Today is a full moon."
"I was waiting for this moment. Today is perfect for breaking through to the Lord realm, and it is also the perfect time for my Corrupted Moon Physique to have its second awakening..." Li Yuemei replied.
"I hope you can protect me while this happens. I'll be completely vulnerable, and any beast could attack me when the phenomenon begins," she said, a bit worried but already having enough confidence in him.
She didn't know if it was because of his beauty, strength, or simple personality, but she felt that she could trust him.
"Hmm, all right. I'll protect you. When it's over, you'll go back to teaching me, and then we can leave this place," he said, turning back to reading the book.
So, hours and hours passed. The daylight faded, giving way to the deep darkness of the night.
On a tall mountain in the Beast Mountain Range, two people stood, looking down at the world below.
Then, the moon appeared fully in the sky.
"Good luck," the young man said to Li Yuemei, who was next to him, then flew away from her.
Li Yuemei sat on the ground with her legs crossed, and then hundreds of beast corpses came out of her spatial ring. The largest beasts were a King realm bat and a giant Emperor realm serpent.
Then Li Yuemei closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
'It's time.'
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In a place somewhat close to the Sea Fortress City, there was an absurdly gigantic blue mansion around a large lake.
The mansion was extremely guarded by numerous Kings dressed in blue armor, flying around the mansion walls from time to time.
At this moment, a man approached rapidly, flying toward the central gate of the mansion.
Due to his high speed, as soon as he approached the mansion, five Kings appeared in his path and stopped him.
"State your reasons for visiting the Su mansion." One of the men said it seriously while emitting a strong pressure.
The man took out the emblem of the Southern Sacred Land and showed it to the men.
Then their serious expressions calmed down, and four of the men flew away to resume protecting the mansion.
"Ah, so it's someone from the Southern Sacred Land. It must be something important in your haste. Follow me; I'll take you to see the master. He's been waiting for you for some time." The man spoke while bowing slightly, but there was no respect in his face or tone.
'Tsk, these idiotic guards think they're something just because they serve the Su family,' the man thought, but he didn't say anything and just followed the guard.
They soon arrived at a large gate, made of a white material that seemed extremely expensive; above the gate, there was a large golden plaque with the inscription 'Su.'
Then, after entering through the main gate surrounded by guards, the guard led him to an extremely luxurious corridor in the center of the mansion. Along the way, sculptures made of spiritual stones adorned every corner, and wealth was flaunted throughout the entire environment.
'Tsk, as expected from the wealthiest force on the planet.'
Then, at the end of the grand corridor, there was a large door made of a material the man was unfamiliar with.
"You can enter; Master Su is waiting for you inside," the guard said as he returned through the same corridor.
The man sighed and opened the large door.