394: Chapter 394 I also need to change my outfit.

Ling Hao and the other turned to look.

Du Yuqing stood at the doorway, draped in a wide, black cloak, wrapping herself up completely.

Her gaze swept across the room, lingering for a moment on the disheveled Shui Liuli, before falling onto Ling Hao's face, expressionless.

Then, she closed the door behind her and walked over slowly.

Walking up to Ling Hao, she raised her hand and untied the cloak's strings.

The black cloak slid to the ground.

Shui Liuli's eyes widened instantly.

Underneath, Senior Sister was wearing a long dress of black sheer gauze, the black fabric like smoke and mist, layered yet thin and translucent.

The dress cascaded down from her shoulders and neck, the deep V-neck opening almost to her waist, connected on both sides only by slender ribbons of gauze.

Underneath that black gauze, a deep navy lining clung to her form, accentuating the astonishing, full contours of her chest, making them appear even more towering and rounded; they seemed ready to burst through the constraints of the sheer gauze, casting deep, dark shadows under the candlelight.

The sheer, translucent gauze covered that expanse of snowy-white skin, revealing and concealing, which was even more alluring than total exposure.

The dress was cinched at the waist, outlining her slender figure, then flared out, with a side slit cascading down from the root of her thigh, exposing a whole expanse of her fair, slender leg.

Du Yuqing looked at Shui Liuli and said indifferently, "Junior Sister, do you want to join us too?"

Shui Liuli froze for three seconds, then jumped up with a start, frantically pulling her clothes tighter, her face burning redder than the candlelight.

"No, no, no... I, I, I... I'll leave first!"

She practically scrambled out the door, even forgetting to put on her shoes.

Watching that panicked retreating figure, Ling Hao couldn't help but laugh.

Du Yuqing walked to his side, sat down naturally beside him, and raised her hand to knead his shoulders: "Revered Master, did I come at a bad time?"

Ling Hao chuckled and reached out to wrap his arm around her waist: "You came at just the right time."

The fire was just starting to rise.

"I won't feed you the Spirit Fruit; I'll just begin."

"Sit properly."

Outside the villa, Shui Liuli ran quite a distance in one breath before stopping to pant, clutching her chest.

"Scared me to death, scared me to death..."

She patted her chest, suddenly remembering something—tonight was Senior Sister's turn to be on duty! She had actually forgotten!

She stamped her feet in annoyance, then suddenly remembered something and took out a white slip of paper.

On the white slip were written the three characters "Chi Wanhe".

This was something she had won while playing cards in the afternoon. With this, no one should come to disturb them...

"In a few more days, it will be Senior Sister's turn to be on duty... Hehe... However..."

In Shui Liuli's mind, the scene she had just witnessed involuntarily surfaced—the appearance of Senior Sister after removing her cloak, the full curves faintly visible under that black gauze robe, the exposed leg between the slit of the long dress...

She looked down at herself; her Xuanming Immortal-Retaining Dress was already on, the curves beneath the fabric small and delicate.

"Hmm..."

She muttered softly, "When the time comes... I have to change into one too."

In the outer sect of the Holy Land, in a secret room of a secluded dwelling.

The candlelight was dim, barely illuminating the map of the White Rock Holy Land hanging on the wall.

Several key locations were marked with eye-catching red ink—Canglan Peak, Mingxuan Peak, Starfall Cold Jade Peak, the Main Peak Hall, the nodes of the Protective Sect Array...

Ji Mitai sat cross-legged, closed his eyes to sense for a moment, and slowly opened them.

Deep in his eyes, a scarlet light flashed and vanished.

He carefully took a Jade Slip from his bosom.

It was completely scarlet, with eerie dark patterns flowing on its surface, slightly warm to the touch.

"Revered Master..." Ji Mitai said to the Jade Slip, his voice low and respectful.

A blurry, indistinct murmur came from the Jade Slip, like a low whisper from the abyss.

The scarlet light in Ji Mitai's eyes flickered with the sound.

He reported in a low voice: "The public opinion has been formed. On the day of the discussion, a conflict will surely arise... That Supreme Moonshadow's strength is indeed unfathomable, but Ji Xuanming's murderous intent is already burning... Your subordinate will continue to incite discord to make the two sects completely turn against each other..."

The voice from the Jade Slip sounded again, issuing new orders.

The red light in Ji Mitai's eyes flared brightly, and he respectfully replied: "As you command. If they leave the Holy Land and penetrate deep into the Demon Forest..."

The secret room returned to silence.

Only the candlelight flickered, illuminating the eerie expression on Ji Mitai's face and the blood-colored Jade Slip in his hand.

Early morning, the dining hall.

Disciples sat around tables in twos and threes, holding Spirit Rice porridge and various breakfast foods, talking in low voices.

The air was filled with the fragrance of spirit grains, but it was broken by a sudden noise.

"Have you heard?"

Zhang Chengyue stood at the edge of the crowd, his hunched figure straightening slightly, his murky eyes flashing with inexplicable excitement: "Lady Shi Ji let that Supreme Moonshadow enter Starfall Cold Jade Peak! That place is somewhere even Supreme Mingxuan hasn't entered!"

Several surrounding Disciples exchanged glances; some were surprised, some suspicious.

"That can't be, right? Starfall Cold Jade Peak is Lady Shi Ji's Forbidden Ground for cultivation, never allowing male cultivators to set foot in it..."

"Why would I lie to you?"

Zhang Chengyue lowered his voice: "I saw it with my own eyes! The Sect Master personally accompanied Supreme Moonshadow back to Canglan Peak!"

The news spread quietly in the dining hall as if it had wings.

"I heard it was to discuss some Alliance..."

"Does an Alliance require going into that kind of place?"

"Maybe it's..." Someone winked ambiguously, but was interrupted by another before finishing.

"Don't talk nonsense! What kind of person is Lady Shi Ji, how could she..."

"Then how do you explain her letting Supreme Moonshadow into her Immortal Cave?"

The discussion grew louder; some shook their heads in disbelief, some were half-believing, and many more had curious glints in their eyes.

Inner Sect martial arts arena.

Several Inner Sect Disciples finished sparring and sat cross-legged on the sidelines to regulate their breathing, their idle chatter naturally turning to the hottest rumor of the past few days.

A round-faced Disciple leaned in mysteriously: "My cousin saw with his own eyes yesterday that when Supreme Moonshadow came out of Starfall Cold Jade Peak, Lady Shi Ji personally saw him to the mountain gate!"

"Really?" The tall, thin Disciple next to him widened his eyes.

"Could that be fake? My cousin gave me the news, how could it be fake?!"

Another Disciple frowned: "Lady Shi Ji never invites male cultivators to Starfall Cold Jade Peak, why specifically for that Supreme Moonshadow..."

Before he finished, he was interrupted by another: "Don't you understand yet? It must be that Supreme Moonshadow has some methods! I heard he is handsome and dashing, maybe..."

"Don't talk nonsense!" Someone quickly stopped him.

But the news had already spread, becoming more and more outrageous.

By evening, the Disciples' after-dinner gossip had evolved from "Supreme Moonshadow entered Starfall Cold Jade Peak" to— "I heard the two were alone in the peak for a day and a night!"

"Not only that! I heard the Moonshadow Sect wants to use a world-suppressing monument to control our White Rock Prefecture! Once that thing is set up, the earth veins will be controlled by them!"

"The Sect Master is inviting a wolf into the house..."

"Why doesn't Lady Shi Ji do anything about it?"

"Do something? Maybe Lady Shi Ji, and the Sect Master as well, are also with that Supreme Moonshadow..."

"They definitely have something going on!"

In their words, indignation was revealed!

"We must not sit and wait for death like this! The White Rock Holy Land cannot be destroyed!"

"Lady Shi Ji and the Sect Master have been bewitched by Supreme Moonshadow! Only Supreme Mingxuan..."

"Right, we still have Supreme Mingxuan!"

Somewhere, an Elder's Immortal Cave who is neutral.

The Immortal Cave was quiet, a game of unfinished chess placed on a stone table.

Two white-haired Elders sat opposite each other; one wore a blue-gray Daoist robe, his face gaunt; the other wore a dark brown robe, his brow furrowed with a hint of worry.

The Elder in the blue-gray Daoist robe placed a piece and sighed: "These past few days, the Disciples have been discussing endlessly, and the people's hearts are restless."

The Elder in the dark brown robe stared at the chessboard and said slowly: "Lady Shi Ji must have her reasons for her actions; there is no need to speculate recklessly."

"But she did indeed let that Supreme Moonshadow enter Starfall Cold Jade Peak." The Elder in the blue-gray Daoist robe shook his head, "This is a fact."

"So what? Lady Shi Ji has her own considerations."

"I just hope no trouble arises." The Elder in the blue-gray Daoist robe placed a piece, his gaze deep, "The people on Mingxuan's side have been making frequent moves these past few days. Tomorrow's discussion is likely not going to be peaceful."

The Elder in the dark brown robe was silent for a moment and sighed.

It is truly not easy being a fence-sitter.