480: Chapter 480 Moon Shadow Pavilion

"Eighth Turn?" Yu Lingshuang muttered to herself.

Passing the Eighth Turn basically indicated that this person's favorability toward the Moonshadow Sect was already quite high.

Without any special events, even if nothing was done, this favorability would automatically rise over time. Consequently, the favorability toward him would also rise along with it.

'The day before yesterday, she was curious about the Nine-Turn Corridor, so Yue Xinxi took her there.' Ling Hao added.

Yue Xinlan walked to Ling Hao's side, her footsteps pausing slightly, her voice as light as the wind: "You truly possess a virtuous helpmate."

Ling Hao looked at Yu Lingshuang, smiling proudly: "Of course. Without Ling Shuang, there would be no Moonshadow Sect today. The most correct thing I have ever done was to use..."

"Stop! Say no more!"

Ling Hao looked at Yu Lingshuang's appearance and smiled without continuing.

These words were not an exaggeration at all. If not for Yu Lingshuang, Ling Hao would probably be troubled by a pile of matters, and the Moonshadow Sect would not be as orderly as it is today.

Yu Lingshuang was very moved. This was the first time she had heard him be so direct, and it was not a compliment about her physical body.

But if she let him continue... she would surely die of embarrassment.

Yu Lingshuang looked at Yue Xinlan again and suddenly understood something.

"When you go to Fusang Province, let me know in advance."

After saying this, Yue Xinlan's figure gradually disappeared.

Ling Hao shook his head: "The day after tomorrow. This time it's for real."

There was no response.

Ling Hao didn't mind and turned to say to Yu Lingshuang: "Going to Fusang Province the day after tomorrow, you should come with me too."

Yu Lingshuang shook her head, a flash of longing in her eyes, which she quickly suppressed: "Although I really want to go. Senior Sister and Revered Master are over there, and there is also a chance to take revenge personally... However, the Moonshadow Sect still needs me to hold the fort."

"Do you still remember what I told you last time?"

Yu Lingshuang shook her head: "Forget it... It's not like I must go..."

Ling Hao didn't respond and turned to walk out of the courtyard: "Huang Yutong! Hua Youyou!"

Not long after, two figures landed.

"Go notify the Elders—at Tianyuan Peak, Sect Main Hall, hold a Sect assembly immediately."

Huang Yutong and Hua Youyou looked at each other and replied in unison: "Yes!"

Streaming light flew away, and the bell echoed among the peaks.

Yu Lingshuang watched Ling Hao's receding back, bit her lip, and followed.

On the way, Ling Hao told Yu Lingshuang his plan.

"I intend to establish the Moon Shadow Pavilion in the Sect and select several suitable Elders to enter the pavilion. In the future, internal and external affairs of the Sect will first be discussed and drafted by the Moon Shadow Pavilion, then presented to Huang Yutong and Hua Youyou for decision. Matters that they cannot decide will then be decided by you. This way, we can pool our wisdom, and it can also free you from tedious administrative tasks."

Yu Lingshuang frowned upon hearing this: "Wouldn't this be decentralizing power? The Elders each have their own duties. If we establish the Moon Shadow Pavilion, power and responsibilities will overlap. Moreover, I am not at ease, Huang Yutong and Hua Youyou are..."

Ling Hao laughed, reaching out to wrap his arm around her shoulder: "Are you a person obsessed with power? Or a workaholic? And what are you worried about? Having been with you for so long, Huang Yutong and Hua Youyou can also handle things on their own."

"At worst, I'm still here to back you up. Listen to me."

Yu Lingshuang wanted to speak again, but Ling Hao lowered his head and covered her lips with his.

"Mmm—" Yu Lingshuang widened her eyes, pounded his shoulders with her fists, and her voice spilled out from between her lips, "...Here... there are other Disciples!"

It was fine in the Moon Shadow Small World, but now that they had returned to the Sect, new Disciples often passed by on the mountain path, and they could see them just by looking up.

Yu Lingshuang was both shy and annoyed—where was her dignity as a Deputy Sect Master?

"Don't worry, I have a concealment spell."

Ling Hao said vaguely, his palm brushing lightly over her waist, and a faint layer of spiritual light enveloped the two of them.

From the outside, it looked like just a cloud of mist drifting across the mountain path.

Yu Lingshuang punched him twice more, then finally stopped struggling.

Sect Main Hall.

The hall was spacious, with carved beams and painted pillars, and the Elders of the Moonshadow Sect sat on both sides.

Tushan Bailing leaned lazily on her chair, her seven purple fox tails swaying gently behind her; Chi Shuying sat properly, her pink palace dress making her plump figure even more alluring; representatives of the Jade Fox Clan and Merfolk Race sat on both sides; seven Personal Disciples stood behind the Elders' seats, their colorful dresses like seven blooming flowers.

The meeting didn't have many twists and turns.

After some instructions and clarifications, Ling Hao sat high in the main seat, his gaze sweeping across the hall: "So from today on, Huang Yutong and Hua Youyou will form the Moon Shadow Pavilion to assist in the Sect's administrative affairs."

Huang Yutong and Hua Youyou looked excited, cupped their hands, and accepted the order: "We obey the Sect Master's command!"

The women looked at each other, no one had any objections, but their eyes turned to Yu Lingshuang in unison.

Ling Hao also looked at her.

Yu Lingshuang was expressionless and rolled her eyes: "No objection."

Ling Hao's mouth curled up slightly, and he discussed with everyone the duties, authority, and operating methods of the Moon Shadow Pavilion—how to connect with various departments, how the proposals should circulate, how major matters should be submitted... Everything was decided one by one, taking no more than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

"Since that is the case, the meeting is adjourned." Ling Hao stood up.

The women left their seats one after another and were about to disperse—

"Ugh—"

Lin Xiwei suddenly covered her mouth and retched.

The hall went silent instantly.

Everyone's gaze fell on her. The Elders who had already walked to the door of the hall also stopped and looked back.

No way?

No way?

Lu Changning spoke first, her small face slightly pale: "Fifth Senior Sister... you, you have been asking me for Jiuxuan Lemon Sour Plums recently. Could it be because..."

Lin Xiwei was stunned, subconsciously lowered her head, and her palm gently covered her flat lower abdomen. She closed her eyes and felt it for a moment, then frowned: "I have indeed liked eating sour things recently, and I always feel a faint bloating in my lower abdomen, and in my Dantian... there seems to be a faint pulsating sensation."

The hall exploded instantly.

Chi Wanhe widened her eyes and muttered in disbelief: "Wuwuwu... I didn't expect Fifth Senior Sister to take the lead! Clearly, we all followed that book, how did it..."

The "book" she referred to was the incomplete ancient Cultivation Technique found in the Scripture Pavilion of the White Rock Holy Land. It recorded the secret method for Mahayana Stage Cultivators to conceive offspring.

The women had studied it a lot these days, and they didn't expect the first one to have a reaction to be Lin Xiwei.

Shui Liuli's purple eyes widened, Xia Yingying opened her small mouth, looking at Lin Xiwei's belly, then at Ling Hao, the whole person stunned.

"Fifth Senior Sister, are you going to have a baby?"

Yue Xinxi leaned against a pillar with her arms crossed and snorted coldly, but her eyes couldn't help but glance at Lin Xiwei's lower abdomen.

Chi Shuying and Tushan Bailing looked at each other and laughed.

If it were true, things would get lively now.

The other Elders and Disciples also showed envy, and even heat!

If someone could really conceive the Sect Master's child, that meant they also had hope!

A gleam of light flashed in Lin Xiwei's eyes, and a rare trace of excitement appeared on her cold face: "Revered Master... does that mean, I, I am pregnant?"

This was the Sect Master's first child!

Ling Hao suppressed the fleeting throb in his heart, walked to Lin Xiwei, reached out to take her pulse, and a wisp of Chaotic Spiritual Qi probed into her Meridians.

The hall was dead silent, everyone staring at him intently.

A moment later, Ling Hao shook his head.

"No."

The light in Lin Xiwei's eyes suddenly dimmed, and the corners of her mouth drooped slightly.

Ling Hao withdrew his hand and explained gently: "I remember you exchanged for a 'Drunken Immortal Plant' the day before yesterday to Cultivate your Cultivation Technique—this plant resembles a Lingzhi, but its nature is fierce, capable of stimulating stomach Qi and causing retching. Coupled with the fact that you swallowed a 'Nine-Turn Condensation Pill' a few days ago to assist in cultivation, the residual medicinal power of the pill clashed with the properties of the Spiritual Plant, creating these false symptoms. The pulsating sensation in the Dantian is caused by two medicinal forces intertwining in the Meridians, not fetal movement."

A false alarm.

Lin Xiwei bit her lower lip, said a soft "Oh," and lowered her eyes.

Ling Hao sighed slightly in his heart, reached out to rub the top of her head, and didn't say anything more.

Sure enough, it wasn't that easy... wanting a little one wasn't that simple.

Many Elders dispersed, looking back every few steps.

Chi Wanhe, Qin Zhaoxue, Du Yuqing, Lu Changning, Shui Liuli, and Xia Yingying, however, remained motionless, staring at Ling Hao like tigers watching their prey.

Ling Hao raised an eyebrow: "What are you all still doing here?"

"Of course, it's to do Revered Master—ah no, for Revered Master to do us..."

Chi Wanhe was quick-tongued, and only after she finished did she realize she had said it backward. Her cheeks flushed, but she straightened her chest righteously.

Du Yuqing didn't talk nonsense, stepped forward directly, grabbed Ling Hao's hand, and walked out.

"Yu Qing, what do you want to do?"

Du Yuqing looked back, her face serious: "Go to the Heaven-Reaching Tower. Revered Master is leaving tomorrow, so we must seize the time."

"Right, right, right! Seize the time!" Chi Wanhe immediately rushed up and hugged Ling Hao's other arm.

Qin Zhaoxue and Lu Changning followed closely, and Shui Liuli and Xia Yingying followed at the back, giggling.

Lin Xiwei naturally didn't want to fall behind.

Ling Hao was surrounded, dragged, and pushed by a group of beautiful Disciples, heading toward the Heaven-Reaching Tower in a mighty procession.

On the mountain path, several passing Disciples stopped to watch, filled with emotion.

"The Sect Master and Elder Chi and the others are truly diligent, going to Cultivate again."

"Yes, yes."

"So hardworking, no wonder we can't keep up."

"Role models of our generation, we should emulate them."

Heaven-Reaching Tower.

The nine-story tower gate slowly closed, spiritual light flashed, and the flow of time changed quietly.

Outside the tower gate, the twilight deepened, and the sunset dyed Tianyuan Peak into a golden red.