Given her current status as Wu Xiong's woman, she had no need to take the mere Tianxia Chamber of Commerce seriously. Yet she had personally honored them with her presence, greatly improving Yue Qianchou's impression of her. He even laughed at himself for previously worrying that rejecting her declaration of affection might invite retaliation. Yue Qianchou felt there had to be some hidden truth behind this matter and wondered whether he should find a chance to ask Mu Tianjiao about it.
In truth, they had overcomplicated the matter themselves. Mu Tianjiao had merely been unable to withstand the pressure from the Immortal Palace.
Once Mu Tianjiao was brought up, Du Feng and Huo Yunlong both seemed somewhat gloomy. Since Mu Tianjiao had already become Wu Xiong's woman, Yue Qianchou could not say much either, and the atmosphere immediately turned somewhat oppressive. After soaking for a while longer, they all got up.
After getting dressed, they had barely walked out when Long Xiaojiu happened to emerge from the other side. When the two groups met, the men found that after her bath, Long Xiaojiu was brimming with energy and radiant as ever. All of them marveled at the miraculous effects of the mountain spring bath and could not help exchanging glances, only to find that the several grown men had not changed at all.
"Wan Ling is still soaking inside?" Yue Qianchou asked, looking toward the other end of the passage.
Long Xiaojiu giggled. "She ran into something unpleasant and left ahead of us."
The men exchanged looks, all guessing that the two women had likely clashed again. Yue Qianchou said nothing and led them out of the underground area. Once outside, Shui Mingqing remembered Yue Qianchou's instructions and bade everyone farewell.
Everyone had assumed Wan Ling had left, but when