Hao Ren and Han Lingshi were sitting across each other, they had both been silent for the past half an hour. The reason was because Han Lingshi needed that much time to put her words together. She could not just go on and say, "I was doubting our relationship, that you would be holding me back, one way or the other. That is why I had to fight my own mind and demon to stay sane."
Hao Ren was also formulating a way to create the spirit puppet, the reason, simple because he wanted to have Xiao Mei handle things here as he and Han Lingshi travelled together. Xiao Mei was loyal to him and she would not misuse her power, also, even if he didn’t give her the complete control, he would give her the important duties to administer and supervise the people in the offices. ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ NoveIꜰire.net
Han Lingshi said, "Ren, the problem lies in my cultivation sutra."
Hao Ren raised his brow and asked, "What do you mean?"
Han Lingshi hesitated but she said, "If I even feel like my dignity is compromised and that I am on a lower standing than you in our relationship. The cultivation sutra backlash and it leaves me facing a heart demon. This time when you sent back a few things to handle, I felt irritated and this happened. I really don’t have any such intention or idea, its just that as I get stronger the chink in my mind is growing bigger as well."
Hao Ren was surprised, he didn’t realize that something would exist. He asked, "How long as it been since you have to be mindful of this?"
Han Lingshi smiled and scratched the back of her head, Hao Ren narrowed his gaze and said, "The truth."
The lady sighed and replied, "The first time I fainted, back when you exploded on the family and Big Sister came face to face with you."
Hao Ren was shocked, and he said, "I don’t want to sound vindictive but you have been hiding this from me for a long time."
Han Lingshi said calmly, "I just wanted to find a way to solve this myself. Also, the loopholes in a cultivation technique should not be admitted to the rest of the world or they amplify."
Hao Ren nodded and remarked, "While I understand what you are saying but I am not lying this feeling of being kept in the dark."
Han Lingshi stood up from her chair and she came to kneel before him. The young man said, "Lingshi, don’t worry, I am not upset. I am just thinking on how to fix this issue."
Han Lingshi replied, "Things cannot be controlled just because we want to."
Hao Ren nodded, and said, "Well, I can control something else. For now, you just heal, I can sense that the whole incident has left your spiritual energy flow weakened. I will go and come up with a solution for the problem that we have at hand."
Han Lingshi nodded and asked, "Where are you going? Why is it that even Yue doesn’t know your whereabouts?"
Hao Ren smiled and replied, "I was at a critical juncture to break through my artifact refining skills when I sensed something was off."
Han Lingshi opened her eyes wide, and before she could go to the guilt trip, Hao Ren said, "Don’t worry, I still had yet to start the break through process. I am fine."
The young lady sighed, and then she said, "Get going, I will handle things here, and wait for you to come back."
Hao Ren nodded and walked out of the place. He found Hao Mei and Ye Lan waiting for him outside and he said, "From now on, none of you shall talk about something that would make her feel left out of the relationship or undermined. I will handle on my own."
The girls nodded and he turned to look at Ye Lan and said, "Lan, tell that over protective Yin to mind her own business, if I find her sneaking around the next time, I will kill her."
His voice was cold and it sent shivers down their spines. They knew that Ye Yin had always been over protective of Han Lingshi and she always lingered in the shadows, this time she dared to listen in to what Han Lingshi and Hao Ren were discussing and this was a breach of privacy and thus Hao Ren was enraged.
The young man dropped the command and walked away from the palace. He headed back to the teleportation room, and took an array to appear out in the wild, where he had set up a relay. He covered his tracks and headed back to the Cauldron Valley and he heard a noise in his mind, this voice belonged to Hong Yue, "Your wife seems to be practicing a rather tricky cultivation sutra. However, while it is hard to balance, it has given her a lot of power, she had yet to reach the limit of what she is really capable of, and I sensed a cold flame in her, what is that about?"
Hao Ren sighed and said, "Why is this happening with all of you. Can you all not act like it was a free for all conversation?"
Hong Yue was surprised, she didn’t think that Hao Ren would protect his privacy so ferociously. She said, "You don’t have to tell me anything if you don’t want to. Let us not talk about this. Can you tell me what do you intend to do in the grand conference?"
Hao Ren smiled as he entered the city and said, "You will know what I am about to do very soon."
The lady was surprised, and when Hao Ren arrived where he was staying with Grandmaster Kar, he found the old man sitting under the shade of a tree. He said, "I apologize that I ran away in a hurry, Grandmaster Kar."
The old man shook his head and replied, "Everyone has their own circumstances, and I understand that you have yours as well. Are you ready? The grand conference is about to start in a couple of hours."
Hao Ren nodded and said, "I will need a favor from you, to help me shop some material. I will create an artifact that will definitely win the first prize."
Grandmaster Kar wasn’t surprised by this claim and he smiled as he said, "Then, lets go. We are running against the time."
The old man understood that Hao Ren was going after the freestyle competition round.