As he spoke, Robert stepped forward with a sincere expression. "I will be honest with you, Marshal. My sect master is one of Darryl Darby's lovers, indeed, but Darryl Darby has gone missing for two months now. On top of that, we have an unspoken rule within the Hidden Hero Sect that sect masters can no longer engage in romantic affairs upon acquiring their position.

"What I'm implying is that my sect master and Darryl Darby are as good as strangers now. The New World Royals joining the fiend ra