The Saintess of Mount Shu is here?
Her courage, gathered with such difficulty, scattered. Her face flushed red; if she were seen like this, wouldn’t she just die of embarrassnt?
"What should I do? Senior Brother, where... where should I hide?"
"Er, go inside for now!" Wang Xiu said, his head finally clearing.
Ji Zidian scurried into the house as if fleeing for her life.
Wang Xiu activated the Great Void Concealnt Spell, raising his hand to cast a barrier that enveloped the house.
No sooner had he finished than Li Xuanqi’s figure appeared outside the courtyard.
"Senior Sister Li, what brings you here? Forgive for not welcoming you properly..." Wang Xiu said with a welcoming smile as he led Li Xuanqi into the courtyard.
Dressed in a white gown, Li Xuanqi’s skin was as luminous as white jade, shimring under the moonlight. She was like a Fairy from Guanghan, utterly transcendent and detached from the mortal world.
She was like a blooming white lotus, to be admired from a distance, never to be profaned.
"You jest, Wang Xiu. You are now the Saint Heir of Sanqing and the son-in-law of the Thunder Sect’s Saint. How could a humble girl like dare to find fault with you?"
Li Xuanqi’s eyes shimred with a dreamlike light. She had a sculpted nose, lustrous lips, and pearly teeth. She looked ethereal, yet her words carried the tartness of a worldly maiden pining for love.
Wang Xiu was taken aback. He stared at Li Xuanqi, never having expected to hear such words from her.
His gaze made Li Xuanqi’s face burn. She felt a pang of regret; before coming, she had resolved to maintain her lofty status and otherworldly deanor, to act as if she couldn’t care less.
But the mont she spoke, her words betrayed her.
"Why... why are you staring at ?" Li Xuanqi bit her lip, finding the man before her incredibly irritating.
"It’s nothing. I just never expected... that Senior Sister Li had such a side to you!"
"Are you pleased with yourself? Now even the Saintess of Mount Shu is fighting over you!" Li Xuanqi said, annoyed, the words tumbling out before she could stop them.
"Of course, I’m pleased!" Wang Xiu smiled.
"You!" Li Xuanqi pouted, clenching her small fists as she glared at him. He was infuriating.
"But more than pleased, I am honored!" Before Li Xuanqi could erupt, Wang Xiu continued in an earnest, gentle tone, like a sea breeze under the warm sun. "This world is full of countless geniuses, yet how many can claim your favor, Senior Sister Li?"
"That’s more like it..." Li Xuanqi rolled her beautiful eyes. Then, she rembered sothing, and her voice filled with unease. "Is the matter between you and Junior Sister Ji truly settled?"
"I have already paid a visit to Uncle Ji and his wives. Although nothing is formally settled, it’s all but certain," Wang Xiu replied truthfully, not hiding anything.
"So it’s not settled yet!" Li Xuanqi seed to breathe a sigh of relief, her gaze growing firm. "Wang Xiu, I truly admire you. If it’s possible... I want the Daoist Companion who walks with you until the end to be ! But, no matter the reason, I will not be a junior wife like other won in the world! Do you understand my aning?"
Her tone was more serious than ever as she discussed the matter with him.
The night wind played with the strands of black hair by her ear, making her cool, beautiful face appear especially captivating.
"Of course, I understand!" Wang Xiu nodded.
"No, you don’t!" Li Xuanqi shook her head, lightly biting her red lip as if recalling sothing difficult to speak of. After a long pause, she said, "If I’m not mistaken, Junior Sister Ji is still untouched. You two have not yet taken that final step!"
"Er..." Now it was Wang Xiu’s turn to be stunned. Why was Li Xuanqi suddenly bringing this up?
WHOOSH!
The white gown fluttered in the wind. Before he knew it, it had flown off and was hanging from a high branch of the pear tree.
Li Xuanqi slowly drew closer, her black hair dancing in the breeze, her bright eyes shimring with a splendid glow.
A subtle, intoxicating fragrance wafted toward him.
"I have never been defeated, not since I was a child! The Saintess of Mount Shu does not lose to others... and that applies to this matter as well!" she breathed, her breath as fragrant as an orchid. Her cheeks were flushed a rosy hue, but her gaze was firm as her scent enveloped Wang Xiu’s face.
"Senior Sister..." Wang Xiu was at a loss for words. What in the world was happening today?
Was it a day for romantic advances to co knocking one after another?
But this was hardly a good thing. There was still soone hiding in his room; how could Wang Xiu possibly get in the mood?
"Are you going to reject ?" Li Xuanqi asked, staring intently into his eyes.
"It’s not that..."
Just as Wang Xiu was about to explain, his expression suddenly changed, and he looked up.
Li Xuanqi also sensed sothing, her gaze turning toward the firmant where ripples had begun to form in the void.
Figures were approaching from the distance at incredible speed, their destination this very courtyard.
This is bad! Li Xuanqi beca frantic. She bit her lip and hastily pulled her clothes back on, her eyes darting around anxiously. "Where can I hide?"
The Saintess of Mount Shu in a clandestine midnight eting with the Saint Heir of Sanqing, and in such an intimate state! If word of this got out, it would be explosive! The entirety of Nanzhou would be shaken!
Before Wang Xiu could say a word, Li Xuanqi couldn’t wait any longer. With the approaching figures now clearly visible, she zipped into Wang Xiu’s house.
"Hey—" Wang Xiu tried to stop her, but it was too late.
He slapped a hand to his forehead. It’s over. This is a complete ss!
「...」
"Saint Heir of Sanqing!"
Lanterns flickered as people arrived from all directions.
The void filled with dense ripples, from which figures erged one after another. They were all experts from the various sects, their powerful auras distorting space itself and blotting out the starlight.
Wang Xiu was surprised. Could Li Xuanqi have forgotten to conceal her tracks when she ca out, alerting others? Are they here to catch us in the act? Or is this so kind of honey trap?
But he quickly collected himself, realizing he was probably overthinking it. Li Xuanqi had been even more nervous than he was; she had practically scrambled to get away.
More and more people gathered as experts from the Great Immortal Gates revealed themselves.
Wang Xiu saw many familiar faces, including young prodigies like Zhang Yuge and Bei Tangfeng. Li Hanqiu from the Mount Shu Immortal Sect was also there, as was the Lingxu Hall Master from the Longhu Immortal Sect.
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