It was already evening when the Fox Lord made his way back to his consort's side. He hadn't seen her the whole day and ached to gaze upon her countenance again.

By the time Bai Qingyue returned to the sect, Li Meirong had already been cleaned up and tucked in bed. The twins, Xiao An Hua and Xiao An Fei, kept vigil at Li Meirong's bedside until the Sovereign Lord's arrival.

The twins had naturally sensed his arrival before he could even step through the door and swiftly sent him a telepathic message to wait outside.

They silently transported themselves out of the cabin and kneeled in front of their lord.

"Sire, the lady is resting in bed. She should wake up shortly."

With one questioning brow raised, Bai Qingyue's long, slanted eyes narrowed as he inquired, "Is that why you told me to wait outside?"

What does it matter if his wife was sleeping or not? If anything, it seemed easier to gain some honest answers out of her when she was dreaming.

The kneeling girls directed a fleeting glance at each other for the briefest of moments before staring back at the ground.

"We need to inform you of today's events, Sire." They answered hesitantly.

"Oh?"

That single nonchalant word was more than sufficient to completely intimidate the Xiao twins who broke into a cold sweat.

As their gaze flickered between the various pebbles on the ground, the twins informed Bai Qingyue of the royal family member hidden amongst the sect disciples as well as the incident of the chimera spirit beast.

"A cow almost killed my wife?" Bai Qingyue boomed, unwilling to believe the words coming out of his mouth.

The guards stayed silent, far too scared to answer, their shoulders shook with trepidation.

"Go find Bai Yu. You shall travel together to the Hall of Punishment at once."

"Right away, Sire!"

The twins sighed in relief. Good thing they didn't tell His Lordship that the disguised royal god had been acting familiarly with Her Ladyship…

But, where was the former second in command, anyway?

The twins bowed once more and hurriedly left the premises to look for Bai Yu.

Silent as a ghost, Bai Qingyue entered the cabin, creeping closer to Li Meirong's slumbering form. His eyes glowed like burning embers as he stared down at her peaceful visage. Assessing her condition, he felt his nerves relax upon confirming that she was completely unharmed.

Bai Qingyue leaned down and gently kissed the tip of her small nose, causing Li Meirong to wrinkle it and utter a low-pitched sound. Witnessing her feeble struggle, drunken with sleep, the Fox Lord dug his nails deeply into his palms to bar himself from pouncing on his lovely prey.