Min Hong for the first time in his life had no erotic thoughts towards a woman who he knew was down for whatever he wanted, and this was because, for some reason, he wanted to keep the princess as clean as possible, like an angel he could run to whenever he knew he was turning demonic, or like a bright moon on his darkest days…

They both held each other for about twenty minutes until someone knocked and cleared his throat;

"Come in…"

Min Hong spoke as the Princess tried to hide herself from the gaze of the 1200 plus experts who would obviously see them once the door opened, but Min Hong simply turned around and had her back face the entrance whilst she was still in his embrace with her beet red face lodged into chest;

"To think you will be shy of public affectionate display…"

Min Hong gave a slight chuckle as the blushing princess pinched him with a Saint Stage strength;

"Ow!"

Though Min Hong felt little to no pain [What were you expecting; He is in the Peak Awakening Stage…] he still tried to make her feel happy by releasing the painful moan and the princess also knew that, but she still loved it and it made her smile;

Just like a 3 year old hitting her father on the arm, and the father acting like he had been hit by a meteor…

The door opened, and everyone peeped [Even those that felt the action was despicable found themselves unable to prevent themselves from peeping] they just wanted to confirm the circulating rumors...

But when they realized that the duo were simply hugging, and Min Hong's face was normal and expressionless, whilst the princess was backing them, they all felt a little disappointed like people going to the cinema to watch a seven hour long interesting movie which then had a disappointing ending…

Even Gong Yi would be lying if he said he didn't want a different outcome from the one he met, but it was not his place to decided whichever outcome may arise, thus, he simply revealed what he came here for;

"Fei Hong, today is the end of our third week here, we really need to talk about our tactics and approach to solving the issues here…" He said;

"What about the group leaders and elders?" Min Hong asked;

"They are all ready and will show up the moment they are summoned…" Gong Yi replied;

"Well, since tomorrow is our last week here, then we shall gather together in the meeting area and discuss how we are going to complete our mission here…"

"Furthermore, have everyone who has resources outside this hideout go out and bring them in, we will need all the help we can get if we are to conclude our business here without any hiccups…" Min Hong instructed;

"Alright.. I would get to it…"

Gong Yi added before he turned around to leave, but after taking a few steps, he stopped;

"Should I send someone to come show you your room?"

Gong Yi asked the question in a way whereby everyone would hear, but Min Hong would not find offensive since it sounded like he was looking after Min Hong's wellbeing, but as usual, Min Hong knew what he was aiming at and decided to quell the entire shenanigan once and for all, thus he responded;

"There will be no need for that, I will be staying in here till it is time to leave…"

Hu!

It was like as if they planned it before as all the experts within the hideout who had been eavesdropping in expectation of Min Hong's reply chorused a relieved sigh, stunning Min Hong who didn't understand why the situation meant so much to them…

Furthermore, Min Hong had intentionally moved their preparations to the next day because of the sleeping Ki Ting, since she would be an integral part of their mission as the head healer…

Gong Yi shut the door and the princess finally looked up to Min Hong with her beet red face and finally leaned up to hug him properly since she was shorter than he was…

Min Hong simply smiled;

"Well, how did it feel?"

"It felt really awkward, but also very nice…"

The princess replied with a blushed but happy face, as Min Hong laid on her bed and watched the princess get him something to drink…

Then after offering Min Hong a drink, she on the edge of the bed and watched Min Hong sipped his drink as they shared some sweet nothings to each other…

Half an hour later Min Hong went to sleep, and few seconds later, the princess' bracelet flashed, as she took it off and placed it on the table in her room, then the space atop the bracelet rippled before a figure materialized out of it;

"Mother!" The princess called in surprised before going down on one knee with a bow;

"You may rise my star… Sorry I haven't been able to contact you since you left, the grand elders are really not trying to see things from my point of view…"

"It's an honor to have you find time out of your busy schedule to check up on me…"

The princess replied with the body language a subject would have towards their imperials, rather than a daughter to a mother;

"I have always told you to be as casual as possible when speaking to me; no matter what situation arises, I will never be a Queen to you, but a mother…"

The female figure who looked to be about the old Min Rou's age bracket smiled dotingly at the princess as she spoke;

"Guard Cui just delivered your message, and from what she said, you seem to be unsure about your future husband…"

The lady added as the princess blushed up immensely without reply, something the seasoned queen caught up on immediately before teasing;

"Is it true… are you unsure?"

"N-n-no mother, I am happy with him…" The princess managed to stutter as she looked to her side;

"He is here, isn't he?"

The queen asked and saw her daughter's body stiffen slightly;

after all, it was death sentencing taboo for any man to be within ten meter of the princess, except it was her husband; not even her husband to be could do so…

But the queen obviously spotted her reaction and asked;

"Don't worry, I'm alone right here… I just want to see what the person who is making my daughter really happy looks like…"

Then the princess turned her bracelet, causing the image of the queen to move with it; apparently, the communication device was just like a TV with a 160 degree field of vision...

But because the princess had initially turned the bracelet to back the snoozing Min Hong, she now had to turn it towards him and the queen finally saw Min Hong, who at this point looked like a harmless, innocent, lovely kid, who had never killed a fly;

"He looks much younger than I expected, but I believe that is why you love him… You have always had this strange preference for younger and little things…"

"You even change mounts each time they reach your age range…"

The queen smiled as she looked at her blushing daughter who was always confident and outspoken act like a cat got her tongue…

She was really love stricken, blushing incessantly and speechlessly;

"I can see you have even decided to move in with him… Not that I mind if he's poor, he can always take out of our wealth as he pleases…"

The Queen looked at the surrounding within which she found her daughter and commented on it, after all, the Cui Guard the Princess sent to deliver the message told the queen that the princess was living under Min Hong's roof, and since they had long departed before Min Hong even entered the core court, there was no way the queen would have known that the princess and her future husband were in a different region entirely…

But when it got to this stage, this princess finally found her voice as her tone became defensive;

"He is wealthy enough mother, at least, he would live fine within the clan without bothering anyone…" The princess responded in defense of Min Hong;

"Is that so?"

The queen noticed this but didn't care about that at all, as she felt even more amused at the person who her daughter was becoming…

This was what she wanted for her daughter; a true love that she was willing to go against anyone for, including her; the queen of the strongest Super Clan in the entire Dogon Empire…

"Yes mother, we are far away from the Empire on a mission to gain experience, and this was the safest place we could get since we are on enemy grounds…"

The Queen frowned slightly at the mention of 'enemy grounds' but then the frowned transformed into a teasing smile as she responded;

"You have barely known him for two months, but you are already going on missions together and sleeping under the same roof; I can see you truly love him…" She added and watched her daughters blush resurface once more;

"I hear he also has some abilities, though it is nothing compared to you or those contending for you hand in marriage back here, but he is more talented than 70 percent of them, especially when you consider their age difference…" The queen added;

"How strong is he?" She asked; and when she noticed her daughter's reluctance, she added;

"You don't have to be precise, I just want you to give me a general idea…"

"Even I am not sure, but if I were to go all out against him, It would really be troublesome to arrive at a draw, because I don't think he would ever go all out against me…"

"But he had slaughtered a 2 Star Saint Stage expert on our way here, without going all out; and since I myself at best can only defeat a 4 Star Saint Stage expert-…"

The princess didn't need to finish her statement because the queen already arrived at a precise conclusion on Min Hong's strength;

'7 Star Saint Stage battle power unh…'

The queen thought to herself; and she would have been very correct; if we didn't include Min Hong's body cultivation, most of his Daos, his soul and mental cultivation…