Early in the morning, Xiao Mo and his two companions continued toward the Black Dragon Sect. Before long, they caught sight of the mountain range that was its domain.
Within the Spiritual Power emanating from the mountain peaks, Xiao Mo sensed a murderous aura.
It was a sign that the Sect Protection Array was ready to be activated at any mont.
This suggested that the Black Dragon Sect was likely in real trouble.
"Let’s go."
Xiao Mo withdrew his gaze and strode forward.
"Young Master, please wait..." Si Li called out from behind him.
"What is it?" Xiao Mo asked, turning around.
Si Li smiled faintly, her voice charming. "My dear Young Master, you spend all your days cultivating, so it’s only natural you wouldn’t know about the affairs between Sects. You see, the Black Dragon Sect actually has a long-standing grudge with our Wandao Sect."
"What grudge?" This was sothing Xiao Mo didn’t know.
"The previous Sect Leader of the Black Dragon Sect and the previous Sect Leader of our Wandao Sect once ca to blows over a woman. The two sides haven’t been on speaking terms since.
Although I don’t know what you plan to do at the Black Dragon Sect...
...you certainly can’t just walk in like this.
The three of us will be thrown right out, and that’s if we’re lucky."
As she spoke, Si Li turned to look at Wangxin.
Wangxin tilted her head and blinked in confusion.
"Besides not getting along with our Wandao Sect, the Black Dragon Sect also has a very poor opinion of the Buddhist Sects from the Western Regions." Si Li scrutinized Wangxin. "So, Little Sister Wangxin, you’ll need a disguise, too."
"A monastic must not lie, nor deceive," Wangxin said, shaking her head and taking an instinctive step back.
"Don’t you worry, Little Sister Wangxin. It’s just a small disguise. If they can’t recognize you, that’s their problem. What does that have to do with you?" Si Li began to coax her.
"..." Listening to Si Li, Wangxin lowered her head. She felt there was so sense in what Si Li said, but her expression remained hesitant.
"What does the Young Master think?" Si Li asked Xiao Mo.
After all, if Xiao Mo didn’t agree, she wouldn’t dare do anything to Wangxin.
"Do as you see fit," Xiao Mo said.
"Yes, Young Master." Seeing that Xiao Mo didn’t object, Si Li was imdiately relieved. "Quick, quick! Wangxin, take off your clothes! Your big sister will get you all dolled up. It’s a cri to let such natural beauty go to waste."
The mont she finished speaking, Si Li set up an Array, cutting them off from all Divine Sense probes and prying eyes. Then she started pulling off Wangxin’s Monk’s Robe.
"Little Sister Wangxin, you have such a great figure! I really couldn’t tell. Is this what they an when they say so clothes hide your figure?"
"Wait, how are you almost rivaling ?"
"Little Sister Wangxin, your skin is so delicate! How can it be so smooth and fair?"
"The heavens are so unfair!"
"Sister Si Li, don’t just grope around..."
"Just one touch! Just one! The last one!"
"Sister Si Li... don’t..."
Although the Array blocked Divine Sense probes, the sounds from inside still carried out.
Xiao Mo shook his head and added another layer to the Array, silencing the sounds of their horseplay.
After the ti it takes for an incense stick to burn, Si Li and Wangxin finally erged from the Array.
Wangxin had changed out of her Monk’s Robe and was now wearing a pale pink dress. It was a perfect fit, accentuating her slender waist and long figure.
The hem, embroidered with small, scattered flowers, fell gracefully, neither too flashy nor too plain.
Having not worn a dress for over a decade, Wangxin was a little uncomfortable and kept her head down, looking at her new clothes.
Her delicate, fair cheeks were flushed with a natural blush from shyness, but her fine, neat eyebrows and clear, quiet eyes remained serene.
She wore a wig, its long hair loosely tied back by Si Li, with a few stray strands falling casually by her ears, giving her a relaxed and natural look.
It was as if she were a clean and simple painting, yet one that you couldn’t help but look at twice.
It had to be said that as a disciple of Ten Thousand Flowers Peak, Si Li was truly accomplished in the arts of makeup and fashion.
"Well, Young Master? Don’t you think Little Sister Wangxin looks beautiful?" Si Li’s lips curled into a slight smile, as if she were fishing for a complint.
"Not bad. She looks good," Xiao Mo admitted with a nod.
Upon hearing Xiao Mo’s praise, Wangxin’s eyes quietly lit up, and a small wave of happiness spread through her heart. The one sentence was enough to make the nervous girl feel a surge of confidence.
"Stop dawdling. Let’s go." Xiao Mo gave Wangxin one last look before continuing on his way.
"C-Coming..."
Clutching her skirt, Wangxin trotted to keep up with Xiao Mo.
’Honestly. Little Sister Wangxin looks so beautiful, and he can’t even offer a few more words of praise.’
Si Li sighed, feeling it was a bit unfair to Wangxin.
But...
...looking at the backs of the man and woman before her, she felt they shared a strange sense of harmony.
Before long, the three of them arrived at the main gate of the Black Dragon Sect.
"Who goes there?"
Seeing Xiao Mo’s party of three, the Black Dragon Sect’s Gatekeeper Disciples all tensed, their hands tightening on their swords.
"My na is Xiao Mo, and I am a Loose Cultivator. Eight years ago, two of my sworn brothers ca to the Black Dragon Sect seeking to join the path of cultivation. I was hoping to find out if they are still training within the Sect, and if I might be able to see them?"
Xiao Mo stepped forward, bowed, and spoke with utmost courtesy.
Seeing Xiao Mo act so politely, even Si Li was taken aback for a mont.
She recalled his previous ruthlessness in killing, as well as his cold attitude toward her and Wangxin.
She truly couldn’t imagine him being so courteous to others.
The Gatekeeper Disciples exchanged a glance, and one of them stepped forward. "May I ask your brothers’ nas? We can look them up for you."
"My eldest brother is Zheng Shanhan, and my second brother is Lou Tai. By bone age, they should be about twenty-three or twenty-four by now," Xiao Mo replied truthfully.
"Oh, so it’s Brother Zheng and Brother Lou," the Cultivator said with a smile upon hearing the nas. "Please wait here a mont. I’ll go get them right away."
"Thank you for your trouble, Senior Brother."
"Don’t ntion it! Besides, I still owe your brothers for drinks."
After exchanging a few words with his colleagues, the Gatekeeper Disciple flew back into the Sect.
While waiting for his brothers, Xiao Mo chatted with the other three Black Dragon Sect disciples.
Once they knew Xiao Mo was on their side, they relaxed.
From their conversation, Xiao Mo learned that the Black Dragon Sect’s situation was indeed not good lately.
The Emperor Beast Sect had set up camp in the mountains over twenty li away, eyeing the Black Dragon Sect like a tiger stalking its prey. A great war seed imminent.
Xiao Mo also learned from them that after joining the Black Dragon Sect, his eldest and second brothers had cultivated diligently and had already reached the Cave Mansion Realm.
Furthermore, if they could just pass the upcoming martial tournant, they would be chosen as a Peak Master’s Direct Disciple.
However, because of the situation with the Emperor Beast Sect, the tournant had been temporarily canceled.
"Fifth Brother!"
Just as Xiao Mo was about to ask for more details about the Emperor Beast Sect, two n’s voices called out from the sky.
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