This was the golden-threaded jeweled bodice Su Wuniang wore while cultivating. It was both an undergarment and a magical artifact, capable of helping cultivate the sea of qi during training.
Whenever Su Wuniang went to Danxia Cave-Heaven, she wore it beneath her underclothes. This time, her secluded cultivation in the cave-heaven had been a spur-of-the-moment decision, so she had not brought it with her. Feeling that her progress in cultivation fell short of expectations, she had returned to retrieve it.
Yet after searching everywhere yesterday and failing to find it, they had instead discovered it while Susu and Xiao Huan were tidying One Ridge Hall. It had been hidden in the little chest beneath Liu Xiaolou's bed.
After Liu Xiaolou returned this morning, Su Wuniang and her two maids had waited upstairs for him to come up and admit his mistake. But Liu Xiaolou had simply fallen into bed and gone to sleep. After waking, he had even lazily washed up by the pool, thoroughly infuriating Su Wuniang. That was why she had summoned him over and exposed him to his face.
Of course, it was not as though Su Wuniang had been terribly furious. After all, in her eyes, Liu Xiaolou was rather unusual, possessing a fondness for women. What angered her was that if Liu Xiaolou truly wanted such things belonging to women, he could have simply told her. Why resort to such sneaking and thievery?
Liu Xiaolou immediately understood. His face and neck flushed scarlet in an instant. This was far too humiliating—of all things to steal, he had stolen Su Wuniang's bodice! If word got out, how could he ever show his face again?
But he could not shake off this blame. Even if he declared right now that Big White Goose had done it, Su