384: Chapter 384 Drinking from Childhood to Adulthood

"Mother, your..." Shi Qingxuan's face flushed slightly.

She knew this was a characteristic of her Mother's Physique, and she had grown up drinking this since she was little.

Shi Yunyu lowered her head and saw it too. She was slightly stunned, then smiled calmly, raising her hand to untie the ribbons of her ru-skirt.

The light apricot-yellow lapel slipped, revealing a shoulder as lustrous as jade and... Shi Qingxuan hurriedly averted her gaze, but still caught a glimpse of a few drops of milky white liquid sliding from that ample tip, dripping onto the floor and splashing into small, damp marks.

Shi Yunyu unhurriedly took a spare handkerchief from the side to wipe it away, her movements so natural that it seemed like a trivial, everyday matter.

A moment later, Shi Yunyu handed a small white jade bottle to Shi Qingxuan.

The bottle was warm and smooth, still retaining a faint trace of body heat.

"Take this Rock Milk and give it to Yun'er, Xiaoxi, and Xiaoyu," Shi Yunyu said with a smile, her face showing no embarrassment at all.

"Ever since you grew up and refused to drink it, I've always felt a tightness in my chest, which is quite a headache. Fortunately, you took in those three, so it doesn't go to waste."

"Mm." Shi Qingxuan took the jade bottle, her fingertips touching the warm surface, and stored it in her storage ring just like before.

"Mother," she suddenly remembered something and looked up. "Is your injury... still not healed?"

Shi Yunyu shook her head. "Don't worry, it will be better soon."

Shi Qingxuan looked at her, wanting to say something but hesitating, until she finally asked: "Mother, do you not blame me... for returning the Medicinal Pill for healing that Ji Mitai sent?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Yunyu reached out and poked her forehead with a gentle force, filled with doting reproach.

"You, you're still the same as before."

She withdrew her hand, smoothed her lapel, and said in a calm tone, "Xuan'er, you have been a Sect Master for so many years, aren't you very clear about this? The Medicinal Pill he sent before wasn't about how valuable it was, but rather an attitude. To accept it would be to accept becoming his Dao Companion."

"But that is just a ruse; his goal is merely to get the half of the Cultivation Technique in my hands."

Shi Yunyu paused and looked at Shi Qingxuan with an ambiguous smile: "Or do you want Ji Xuanming to be your father?"

Shi Qingxuan's face darkened: "Of course that's impossible."

Shi Yunyu laughed out loud, reached out to rub the top of her head just like when she was a child: "Then that settles it. Don't worry, Mother's injury is of no big concern."

Shi Qingxuan felt a bit disheveled from the rubbing, but she didn't dodge.

After a moment of silence, she stood up and bowed solemnly: "Mother, then I will return first. In a few days, Supreme Moonshadow should arrive."

"Go ahead." Shi Yunyu nodded with a smile.

Shi Qingxuan turned and walked a few steps, then looked back.

Shi Yunyu was still sitting on the prayer mat, the candlelight reflecting her silhouette, gentle as a painting.

"Mother," she said softly, "Young Miss... will return."

Shi Yunyu was slightly stunned, then smiled, her expression carrying an indescribable emotion.

"Mm. Mother knows."

After Shi Qingxuan left, the Immortal Cave returned to silence.

Shi Yunyu sat alone for a long time, gently pulling out the plain silver hairpin from her hair, her fingertips trembling slightly.

This was a Magic Treasure, and although it was only of spirit-grade, Shi Yunyu had maintained it with great care.

"Young Miss..." she murmured softly, her gaze looking outside the White Rock Holy Land.

"Supreme Moonshadow..."

At the same moment, thousands of miles away from the White Rock Holy Land in White Rock Giant City, the lights were just beginning to shine.

As the largest city for Cultivators in White Rock Province, it was bustling and noisy, day and night without rest.

Shops lined both sides of the main street, selling Magical Artifacts, Medicinal Pills, Talismans, and spiritual materials... The sounds of hawking, bargaining, and the roaring of Magic Treasure trials wove together into a cacophony.

Ling Hao strolled through it, with Yue Xinxi holding his left arm and Xia Yingying holding his right. The three of them were leisurely, looking exactly like a family of three out on an ordinary outing in the mortal world—a family of three?

"Revered Master, are you going to buy jewelry for the Senior Sisters?" Xia Yingying looked up at him, her eyes filled with curiosity.

Ling Hao smiled: "What else? Your Senior Sisters have been sweeping back and forth with Sect Master Shi of the White Rock Holy Land, setting up the world-suppressing monument and the resonance dao tower. If I don't bring something when I go over, they'll complain about me later."

"Of course, your share won't be lacking either."

Yue Xinxi gave a light hum, but the corners of her mouth curled up slightly: "If you want to buy, just buy; don't worry about me!"

Ling Hao pinched her cheek: "If you want it, just say so."

"I definitely don't!"

The three of them walked into an elegantly decorated shop—the "Linlang Pavilion." Inside, the shop was filled with treasures, and all kinds of jewelry were on display, ranging from defensive Magical Artifacts to purely decorative items.

The shopkeeper was a middle-aged female Cultivator. Seeing that the three had an extraordinary air, she hurried forward to greet them.

Ling Hao glanced around and pointed to a few jade hairpins in the display case: "Take these out and let me see."

Just as the shopkeeper answered, a seductive, bone-melting voice suddenly came from behind: "Oh my, those hairpins are really beautiful, I want them."

Ling Hao turned around and saw a woman walking in through the door. This woman was tall, wrapped in a fiery red dress with a slit up to her thigh, revealing glimpses of fair, smooth skin as she walked.

Her face was bewitching, her brows and eyes filled with amorousness. A pair of peach-blossom eyes seemed to smile without smiling, and her gaze circled Ling Hao before sticking to him, unable to move away.

"What are you standing there for?" The woman raised her chin at the shopkeeper. "I want all of those hairpins."

The shopkeeper said with difficulty: "This young lady, these three guests saw them first..."

"So what if they saw them first?"

The woman laughed lightly, her gaze falling on Yue Xinxi and Xia Yingying. She looked them up and down, a flash of disdain appearing in her eyes: "I'll pay double the price. Besides, such vulgar items must be worn by someone who deserves them."

"These two... tsk tsk, one looks cold as if someone owes her money, the other looks timid as if she's never seen the world; they wouldn't be able to carry them off even if they wore them."

Yue Xinxi's eyes turned cold, and her Body Integration Stage aura was about to be released, but Ling Hao gently pressed her hand down.

Ling Hao looked at the woman, a playful smile appearing at the corners of his mouth: "Does the young lady mean that you would be able to carry them off?"

The woman puffed out her chest, full of seductive charm: "Naturally..."

Before she finished speaking, she suddenly met Ling Hao's eyes.

Those eyes were as deep as an abyss, as if they could suck a person's soul inside.

Her heart fluttered, and subconsciously, she activated her seduction technique—this was her instinct and her proudest talent.

For so many years, not a single man she had set her eyes on had been able to escape her grasp. However, when her seduction technique was unleashed, it was like a clay ox entering the sea.

Ling Hao continued to look at her with an ambiguous smile, his eyes clear and even carrying a trace of... mockery?

The woman was startled. "You..." Her expression changed.

Ling Hao withdrew his gaze and said to the shopkeeper: "Pack up those hairpins." He pointed to a few other items: "This one, this one, and that one too, pack them all together."

The shopkeeper quickly agreed and busily packed them up.

The woman stood there, her face turning green and white. She was furious and about to lash out, but saw Ling Hao suddenly turn back and glance at her. That glance was meaningful. It was as if he had seen through everything about her, yet didn't care at all.

The woman stiffened, and she didn't dare to move again.

Ling Hao paid the Spirit Stones, took the package, and left leisurely with Yue Xinxi and Xia Yingying.

After walking out of Linlang Pavilion, Yue Xinxi couldn't help but ask: "Who was that woman? Her seduction technique is not weak."

Ling Hao smiled and said indifferently: "Just a self-righteous piece of filth. No need to pay her any mind."

Xia Yingying looked back curiously: "Revered Master, her seduction technique had absolutely no effect on you."

Ling Hao rubbed her head: "What kind of Dao Heart does your Revered Master have? Can a mere seduction technique shake it?"

Yue Xinxi gave a light hum: "Who knows, maybe you just thought she wasn't beautiful enough."

Ling Hao laughed in spite of himself. With a thought, he closed the System panel in front of him and casually wrapped his arm around her waist: "You jealous thing. Let's go. No matter how beautiful she is, she's not as beautiful as you! Let's go look at other things. You two should pick out a few more pieces."