235: Chapter 235 Jade Linglong, Tragic

At the Star-Plucking Eave Pavilion, the moonlight was like silk. Yu Linglong leaned against the railing, her bare feet tapping gently on the cool jade steps, while the golden bells on her ankles occasionally emitted a faint, tinkling murmur in the night breeze.

Her charming peach-blossom eyes were filled with an anticipation starkly different from her usual languor, and as her gaze shifted, she glanced toward a certain direction from time to time. The seven-day deadline had arrived.

In her mind, the scenes of those past "foot treatments" surfaced uncontrollably: the burning heat of his palms amidst the misty vapors of the Golden Lotus Workshop hot springs, the perfect pressure of his fingertips beneath the roaring waterfall at the source of the Tianyuan River, the unique scent he carried when he drew close in the quiet, flower-scented courtyard of Hundred Flowers Peak...

Each touch had long since transcended simple healing, forming a secret and ambiguous understanding. She had even grown accustomed to that warmth, accustomed to that pressure, and accustomed to... waiting for this tacit, once-every-seven-days intimacy.

The moon climbed to the zenith, its clear radiance spilling over everything, illuminating the Star-Plucking Eave Pavilion as if it were a jade palace. The path remained empty and silent. The anticipation in Yu Linglong's eyes was gradually replaced by confusion, which then turned into disappointment.

Had he... broken his promise? This had never happened before. Was there another emergency in the Sect? Or... was he held back by some little vixen? A flash of irritation crossed her charming face. She patiently waited for another half an hour, until the night dew turned cool and dampened her temples.

"Hmph!" A soft snort broke the silence in the pavilion. Yu Linglong stood up abruptly, tapped her toes, and her figure vanished into the moonlight like a phantom. She wanted to see exactly what had made that Sect Master forget this "seven-day appointment"!

Inside Lingshuang Pavilion, a subtle fragrance drifted. At this moment, Lingshuang Pavilion was filled with warmth, forming a stark contrast to the cold moonlight outside. A hearty session of "Dual Cultivation" had just concluded.

Ling Hao lay languidly on the soft couch, while Yu Lingshuang's face was deeply flushed, her icy demeanor completely gone. She did not tidy her clothes as she usually would; instead, a glint flashed in her eyes, and she turned over to pin Ling Hao down. "Don't move."

Ling Hao raised an eyebrow, looking at the stunning, exquisite face so close to his: "Ling Shuang? What is the meaning of this?"

Yu Lingshuang's ice-blue eyes stared straight at him, and the corners of her lips curled into an arc: "Senior Sister has been waiting in vain at the Star-Plucking Eave Pavilion all night; she must be frantically searching for someone right now. If the Sect Master goes over now, wouldn't that just let her get her way so easily?"

So that was it! "And so?" Ling Hao watched her with interest; this ice beauty actively "being naughty" had a unique charm to it.

"So," Yu Lingshuang leaned down slightly, her warm breath brushing against his ear, filled with fragrance, "tonight, the Sect Master shall stay here."

"As long as you stay here, whether it's for me to explain the profound mysteries of the oral scriptures to you, or if you want to know about the secret path behind the mountain that I've always kept hidden, Ling Shuang... can provide it all."

Her gaze was cold yet soul-stirring. Ling Hao's heart stirred! In the past, Yu Lingshuang would never have mentioned such things, let alone agreed to them. Had this ice beauty really gone all out today just to "take revenge" on her Senior Sister? The stimulation brought by this contrast made him instantly restless.

"Ling Shuang, you..." Ling Hao's Adam's apple bobbed, and just as he was about to say something, both he and Yu Lingshuang suddenly stiffened, turning their heads in unison toward the closed, carved wooden window of Lingshuang Pavilion. Outside the window, a charming figure had quietly approached and stopped not far away.

A look of cunning grew even stronger in Yu Lingshuang's eyes! She immediately lowered her body, burying her face against the side of Ling Hao's neck, while deliberately letting out a suggestive moan. The volume was just right—not too loud, yet clear enough for the person outside the window to catch. "Mmm... Sect Master, don't be so impatient..."

While "performing," she also distracted herself by whispering to Ling Hao, "Senior Sister is so idle all day, wandering around; why not find her some real work to do? Let her be a Deputy Sect Master and help me share the burden, how about that?"

Ling Hao instantly understood Yu Lingshuang's intention, and his own mischievous side was stirred. He cooperatively wrapped his arm around Yu Lingshuang's slender waist and laughed: "Deputy Sect Master? Hmm... Ling Shuang, your words make perfect sense. Your Senior Sister has deep cultivation and rich experience; she is indeed the perfect candidate. Granted!"

Outside the window, Yu Linglong's charming face instantly turned bright red, then turned livid. She had heard everything clearly! Not only had her Junior Sister intercepted Ling Hao and ruined her "seven-day appointment," but while engaging in such illicit acts, she had also casually assigned her a thankless job! That voice, that proposal—every bit of it was stabbing right at her lungs!

"Yu Lingshuang! My good Junior Sister, you... you just wait for me!" Yu Linglong's chest heaved violently with anger. Gritting her teeth, she no longer wanted to hear the infuriating sounds from inside, and her figure turned into a streak of light, disappearing into the night in a huff.

Sensing the angry aura outside the window receding rapidly until it vanished, Ling Hao chuckled aloud and poked Yu Lingshuang's chest with a moderate force: "You scheme against your Senior Sister like this; aren't you afraid she'll come looking for trouble with you later?"

Yu Lingshuang pushed herself up from him, looking quite satisfied, and tidied her slightly disheveled clothes: "Who told her to be so idle all day and always come bother me? As for looking for trouble?" She glanced at Ling Hao and said confidently, "She can't beat me."

Ling Hao was rendered speechless and laughed. In his mind, the image of Yu Linglong's charming but exasperated face appeared, and he silently said to himself: Yu Linglong, miserable.

Immediately, he looked with burning eyes at Yu Lingshuang, who was about to get up, reached out with a large hand, and firmly grasped her slender wrist. "Hold on." Ling Hao said with a wicked smile, "I remember everything you just said. The position of Deputy Sect Master helped you deal with your annoying Senior Sister, so this reward... Ling Shuang, you cannot go back on your word."

Yu Lingshuang's body stiffened slightly. The "bold words" she had impulsively spoken just moments ago to anger her Senior Sister rushed into her mind, and a flash of panic and shyness crossed her face as she instinctively tried to pull away: "I... I was just using that as an expedient measure..."

"Too late!" Ling Hao used force to easily pull her back into his arms. "With me, once words are spoken, like spilled water, they cannot be taken back. Everything you promised just now... you won't be escaping any of it."

"You..." Before Yu Lingshuang could say anything else, her red lips were sealed. Inside Lingshuang Pavilion, it was once again filled with an amorous atmosphere.

The next day, at Tianyuan Peak. Chi Shuying walked lightly into the Sect Master's main hall and said to Ling Hao, who was casually reviewing files: "Sect Master, Grand Elder Shui wants to see you."

Ling Hao nodded: "Alright, I'll go over." His gaze swept across the hall, where Yu Lingshuang was meticulously processing the pile of Jade Slips on the desk. Sensing Ling Hao's gaze, she looked up and gave him a reproachful look. Ling Hao smiled brightly. Everything she promised last night, he had... directly checked and sealed every single bit of it.

Yu Lingshuang seemed to detect his thoughts and cast a cold, indifferent glance at him, carrying a warning, before summoning Huang Yutong. "Huang Yutong, draft a Sect Master's Order appointing Elder Yu Linglong as the Deputy Sect Master of our Moonshadow Sect. Effective immediately." Hmph, Senior Sister, whether you want to be this Deputy Sect Master or not, you will be!