326: Chapter 326 The world inside and outside

Tianyuan Floating Island · Lingshuang Pavilion

Inside the room, on a sandalwood table, a jade plate of crystal grapes had overturned, its plump fruits rolling everywhere, stained with glistening water.

Messy clothes were scattered on the floor, and a puddle of water was particularly conspicuous.

Clearly, the tea on the table hadn't been spared; it was currently reflecting the carvings on the ceiling.

Yu Lingshuang leaned lazily in Ling Hao's embrace, the collar of her ice-blue gauze dress slightly open to reveal delicate collarbones and a patch of snowy-white fullness. The hem of her skirt was messily rolled up to her thighs, and the cinnabar tear mole at the corner of her left eye was exceptionally striking on her flushed face.

Ling Hao picked up a grape covered in water droplets, tossed it into his mouth, and asked,

"Why don't I see Peak Master Ling Ling, Elder Nangong, and Elder Baili?"

Yu Lingshuang gave Ling Hao a reproachful glare.

"Eating what's in your bowl while eyeing what's in the pot."

Yu Linglong sat barefoot on the edge of the table, pulling off a pair of soaked pure white silk stockings from her exquisite ankles. The transparent sensation of the wet silk clinging to her skin outlined the tempting contours of her slender arches and rounded toes, with her crimson nail polish faintly visible beneath the wet stockings.

"It's all your fault, Sect Master,"

Yu Linglong tossed the pure white silk stockings aside casually and grumbled,

"Knocking over the tea—these white silk stockings are completely ruined."

Ling Hao raised an eyebrow at her words,

"You were the one who took the initiative to lie on the table."

"But isn't this what you like best, Sect Master?" Yu Linglong's eyes sparkled with a playful smile.

Ling Hao was speechless; he did indeed favor this scene and could not refute it.

Seeing him stumped, Yu Linglong curled her lips triumphantly and stopped pestering him, changing the subject: "A few days ago, the activity in the Southeast Main Rift intensified. Junior Sister (Yu Lingling) took Elder Nangong and Elder Baili to hold the fort. They sent back news saying the main rift is about to form. If you had stayed 'enjoying' yourself and hadn't returned for a few more days, Sect Master, humph humph..."

She drew out the last syllable, her threat self-evident.

Ling Hao looked at the two women, understanding their hearts. They weren't truly blaming him for being away too long; they were likely complaining about the group of charming Jade Fox Clan members he had brought back.

One or two might have been fine, but there were hundreds of fox clan beauties who were no longer virgins. In their eyes, he had probably been spending every night in revelry while away, neglecting serious business. It would be strange if they didn't have some complaints.

"Ahem,"

Ling Hao cleared his throat and said solemnly, "The Jade Fox Clan was nearly extinct and had been trapped underground for decades, suffering from their 'bitter illness' (referring to their heat cycle) for a long time. To save them from fire and water and soothe the suffering of all living beings, I could only... suffer a bit myself."

He had a look of righteous indignation.

The two women rolled their eyes in unison. Only he could say such shameless words so righteously.

"Besides, didn't I personally Seal the Northern Main Rift?"

Ling Hao added.

Mentioning serious business, Yu Lingshuang's expression turned serious as well, her plump body sitting up slightly in Ling Hao's arms:

"Can that sealing method be replicated for the Southeast Main Rift?"

There was a hint of worry in her eyes. After all, when the Di Family was destroyed, there was a prophecy about the descent of the Demon Ancestor—a Mahayana-level existence that only Ling Hao could contend with.

Ling Hao nodded: "Yes. The core lies in channeling the power of the world-suppressing monument and the wu tripod, which can then suppress the Seal."

He gave Yu Lingshuang's waist a reassuring pat, making her cast another flirtatious glance at him before she stood up and submissively lowered her head.

Ling Hao pondered for a moment and said:

"How about this: the day after tomorrow, I'll first take Gu Qingyao to the Tianyuan Capital City, hiss... then go check the Southeast Main Rift."

"Gu Qingyao?"

Yu Linglong, who was slowly putting on a pair of brand-new black silk stockings nearby, paused. The edges of the black silk outlined her long leg lines as she looked up and asked,

"By the way, why did you bring back that trusted female official of the Wutong Empress? And you're taking her to the Tianyuan Capital City? Could it be... you want her to be the Empress of the Tianyuan Immortal Dynasty?"

It was meant as a joke, but seeing the meaningful smile on Ling Hao's face, she immediately felt something was wrong.

Yu Lingshuang also looked up, her cold face filled with doubt:

"And I remember she is the Empress's closest confidante? Why would Su Fengyi agree to let her go?"

Having finished changing into the black silk stockings, Yu Linglong landed lightly on the floor, walked over to Yu Lingshuang, leaned down to her ear, and said playfully, "Is there even a need to guess? It must be our Sect Master who used the Moonshadow Sect's supreme Sect treasure to completely conquer Her Majesty the Empress."

Ling Hao curled his lips.

Well, saying "conquer" wasn't exactly wrong. But couldn't it be through his own true strength and charm? Did it have to be credited to the Sect treasure?

Yu Lingshuang instantly understood what the Sect treasure referred to.

After Ling Hao returned, the treasure had returned. That treasure was currently under her control.

"Humph!"

Overwhelmed with shame and annoyance, Yu Lingshuang gave Ling Hao a hard pinch.

Ling Hao let out a low cry of pain.

Damn! Understanding is one thing, but why pinch so hard?

...

Moon Shadow Small World · Original Courtyard

A gentleman doesn't let a pinch go unpunished without a 'lashing' and an 'embrace' in return. After Ling Hao regained control over the Sect treasure, he gave Yu Lingshuang and Yu Linglong a harsh lesson, once again making the two Deputy Sect Masters 'disciplined' and submissive.

If not for the serious business at hand, he would have made them deeply realize what "Sect Master's authority" meant.

Ling Hao's figure appeared high above the courtyard, looking down at Yujing City below.

Inside Yujing City, the scene was dreamlike, with a lazy and seductive atmosphere flowing everywhere. Whether it was the women walking through the Wenxiang Canal market selecting spirit fruits and delicate ornaments, or the beauties reclining among the exotic flowers and plants of the Wanfang Garden, all were clad in various light gauze garments.

The gauze material was as thin as a cicada's wing, either like drifting clouds at the horizon or light mist under the moon, outlining their graceful figures in a hazy manner. As they walked, the gauze clothes fluttered in the wind, making the outlines of slender waists and rounded buttocks faintly visible, with spring light flowing freely in the dimness.

Toward the Heavenly Tear Bathing Palace, a faint mist could be seen. Occasionally, beauties would return after bathing, their soaked gauze clothes clinging to their skin, water droplets sliding down their exquisite curves and reflecting fine halos in the sunlight, adding a touch of natural charm.

In front of the shop windows of Neon Cloud Heavenly Street, beauties paused to select newly arrived flowing light silk stockings. When they bent over to try them on, the hem of their light gauze clothes lifted slightly, revealing a glimpse of dazzlingly white inner thighs that invited imagination.

Inside the Soft Smoke Silk Teahouse, the women drinking tea leaned lightly against the railings, their gauze garments slipping off half their fragrant shoulders, revealing jade-like rounded shoulders and the tempting hollow beneath deep collarbones.

The entire city was like a vivid painting, with every corner filled with silent temptation and extreme decadence.

They were all those whose names were on the everlasting light tablet, or Elders and Disciples recognized by Ling Hao with nearly full loyalty.

Only they could freely enter and exit this Small World.

If the Moonshadow Sect recorded in the Mountain and River Map was the "surface" facing the outside world, then this Moon Shadow Small World was the "inner" world where Ling Hao could do as he pleased without restraint.

In the outside world, he still had to worry about location, loyalty, and many other restrictions.

But here, this was a true Ultimate Bliss Girls' Realm!

When the mood struck, he could command the landscape as he pleased; nothing was impossible.

However, the current population of the Small World was still sparse relative to its vast territory. Even after completing the task of promoting the Sect to the eighth rank, the population was barely a hundred thousand. Compared to the vast Small World, it was like a drop in the ocean.

To make the Small World truly prosperous and flourishing...

"The burden is heavy and the road is long..." Ling Hao sighed softly.

Collecting his thoughts, he turned his palm and took out a strange stone flowing with five-colored radiance—the heaven-mending stone.