Getting a Sugar Mommy in Cultivation World!!

'Be careful of what you say in front of her.' The woman holding her child was suddenly startled, hearing a voice in her head. 'If you dare to say anything about what just happened, I will make sure you and your son never see the light of day.'

She raised her head and looked around, seeing the bloodshot eyes of the old man staring at her. She realized he was the one who spoke in her mind and also the same person who ordered the guards to close the door.

"Oh, looks like I forgot something." Just as she started to contemplate what to do, she heard the woman who saved her speak. Her voice snapped her from drowning in her thoughts.

Since her face was already in the direction of the old man, she watched as his head slowly slid off his neck and fell to the ground before rolling towards her. Seeing the head before her, she did not feel fear or panic. Instead, she was surprised to realize she felt boundless relief and joy.

The man who dared to put the life of her son in danger without any mercy had no right to be forgiven by her. The person who made that possible… the woman who saved her… she started to feel a deep gratitude and reverence for that woman.

"Whaaa…?" Chief Vel muttered in disbelief, seeing the body of the old man he wanted to save lying on the ground.

It took him a while before his brain registered what happened before his eyes. While greeting Xin Yan, he had been trying to think of ways to ensure the mysterious expert before him wouldn't kill him. But he did not expect her to be this merciless.

'So… fast!' Realizing he hadn't sensed any qi in the attack, Chief Vel concluded that Xin Yan was so powerful that he couldn't even catch a glimpse of her movements. He could not help but be more wary of her and even started to wonder why she had saved their settlement in the first place.

"Senior, even if you are an expert from the capital city, you cannot kill one of our men without any valid reason!" Chief Vel approached with a frown. He tried to appear clueless and at the same time tried to assess how much she knew.

'If she went after the old man, does that mean she had been observing them from the start?'

Although what the chief was thinking was close to the truth, he was wrong about one thing. He thought Xin Yan was a soldier or a powerhouse from one of the big clans in the capital city.

"I don't need to explain anything to the likes of you." Even with the mask, the chief could feel a pair of cold, predatory eyes fixing on him. "Don't think I don't know what's going on in that crafty brain of yours. I have seen everything happening here before it even started."

Hearing her hollow voice, Chief Vel felt a shiver run down his spine.

Chief Vel's eyes widened. He could tell that Xin Yan was aware of something, but to think that she had been there from the start scared him a little.

"Senior, please understand. We were only trying to protect our settlement. The situation was dire, and mistakes were made." The other guards fell to their knees, attempting to appease her while not angering her further.

Xin Yan's gaze moved away from the guards as she turned around. "I don't care why you did what you did, and I am not the one you need to apologize to."

"Please forgive us! We just wanted to keep our families safe!"

Still clutching her child, the woman looked at each guard carefully before turning to Xin Yan and bowing deeply. "Thank you, immortal fairy. You saved us from a fate worse than death. I know this is too much to ask, but can you let me and my child join you on your journey? I can serve you as much as you want! If I ever become a burden, please discard me as you see fit."
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Not just the guards and the Chief, but even Xin Yan was surprised by the woman's sudden request. She never expected the woman to ask something like that and started to ponder the woman's words.

Even though it may not seem like much, if she were to accept her words, she knew she would be responsible for both of their lives.

Feeling a headache coming on, Xin Yan sighed before asking, "Why do you want to come with me?"

The woman smiled, seeing that she was not rejected immediately. She looked Xin Yan in the eyes and explained, "I don't have anyone else in my family besides my son. I don't want to live in this place where people discard other families to save their own." 'I want a family that protects its own.'

She kept the last sentence to herself and kept looking at Xin Yan's mask, waiting for her decision. Chief Vel wanted to say something, but seeing Xin Yan, he swallowed his words and lowered his head.

"What about your husband?" The woman was caught off-guard hearing a question instead of a reply, but she answered, "He left me the moment he realized that I was pregnant with my son."

The young guard beside the woman could not help but clench his fist, seeing the pain in her eyes. Xin Yan silently looked into the woman's eyes for any signs of falsehood. When she did not find any, she asked, "What is your name?"

"Wu Ping."

Xin Yan nodded, then turned her attention back to Chief Vel. "Wu Ping will be coming along with me. Is there any problem with that?"

Chief Vel bowed deeply. "No, Senior. Our settlement owes you a great debt. If you want to take anyone else, please go ahead. We are fortunate to receive Senior's grace."

Xin Yan scoffed, realizing that the Chief was trying to form a good bond between them, but his words sounded like she was forcing people to come with her in Xin Yan's mind. Wu Ping gleamed with happiness and bowed deeply to Xin Yan. "I will make sure to serve you to the best of my abilities."