My Substitute CEO Bride
Chapter 1609

If it were not for the Spirit Parade Umbrella, Gwendolyn would have likely gotten hit despite giving her all.

Gwendolyn coldly said, "Shouldn't you thank my grandmother for not pursuing this matter anymore?"

Nash looked at her with disdain. "Am I the one pursuing the matter or is it you?"

Then, he arranged his hands into a gesture of respect to the old woman. "Senior, you brought my girlfriend up the mountain to train and now she's been bullied. Don't you owe me an explanation?"

Overwhelmed, Melody tugged at Nash's sleeve, her eyes welling with tears. Despite feeling deeply moved, the sect master and Gwendolyn had been genuinely kind to her. She did not want to see Nash continue this argument.

Nash took Melody's hand and said gently, "Come down the mountain with me. If you want to become stronger, I can help you!"

Melody bit her lip and shook her head. "I don't want to leave the mountain!"

The mysteries of the Mystery Gate Escape Art were endless, and she had been absorbing the knowledge quickly these past few days. She found it fascinating. Most importantly, there were plenty of cultivation resources here. She did not want to waste Nash's resources. "What is it that you want?" the old woman asked calmly.

"Have them kneel and apologize to my girlfriend. Make them swear never to bully her again! Otherwise, I'll take her away!" Seeing Melody's firm decision to stay, Nash abandoned the idea of forcibly taking her away.

The old woman chuckled, her expression a mix of amusement and nostalgia. "You and your master truly are birds of a feather!" Her thoughts drifted back over 300 years.

Back then, the sect master of the Aoen Sect had forcibly brought her to the sect to make her his Path companion. With just his sword, Johnathan slaughtered all the Gold Core Realm experts.

After that, the sect fell from a second-rate sect to the bottom of the third-rate sects. They never recovered. In recent years, the Aoen Sect had faded into obscurity.

"Erwin!" the old woman called sternly.

"Here!" Erwin responded, clasping his hands.

"Kneel and apologize!" she ordered plainly.

"But Master-" Erwin protested, feeling humiliated at the idea of kneeling before a junior who had just joined the sect.

"Kneel!" The old woman's expression turned stern as she released her aura that pressed Erwin onto the ground.

Erwin knelt with his hands supporting him on the ground. Clenching his teeth, he spat out, "I'm sorry..."

Seeing this, Jadie trembled with fear and quickly turned to Melody, stammering, "Junior, I'm sorry. I swear I'll never target you again!"

"Erwin, you must swear as well," the sect master commanded once more.

"I swear... I'll never bully Melody again!" Erwin managed to say through gritted teeth while enduring the overwhelming pressure from the sect master.

"Nash, is this satisfactory?" the old woman asked Nash.

"Melody, what do you think?" Nash asked with a slight smile.

Melody rolled her eyes at him before quickly stepping forward to help the two up. "Get up. I don't blame you. There's much for me to learn. I'll need your guidance in the future."

The two stood up but did not dare look Melody in the eye. They never imagined Melody's secular boyfriend to be so terrifying that even their sect master would fear him.

Nash flipped his wrist, revealing two small pills. "These are minor healing pills. They'll help you recover quickly. I'll visit Melody often. If I replace anyone bullying her again, I'll make sure they regret it dearly." With that, he flicked the pills toward them. Jadie and Erwin instinctively caught them and exchanged doubtful glances with one another.

Pills were extremely rare, and it was said that even second-rate sects had few of them. They had bullied Melody and yet, Nash was giving them healing pills? Were they poisoned?

The sect master glanced at them and then calmly said, "Nash is the disciple of an old friend of mine. His strength far surpasses yours. He wouldn't stoop so low as to give you poisoned pills."