Furong, Wu Lixue, and Ziyi stood quietly to one side. What had just happened had left the three of them deeply stirred. By their understanding, Hundred Charm Demoness's actions had been wrong, yet for some inexplicable reason, they felt that Yue Qianchou's words—"She is not my woman"—were far too cruel to Hundred Charm Demoness.
Their eyes were fixed on Yue Qianchou, who stood silently, but their ears were listening for movement inside Hundred Charm Demoness's room. Yet they could not hear a single sound. Clearly, a soundproof barrier had already been set up. As women themselves, they could put themselves in her shoes and imagine how heartbroken Hundred Charm Demoness must have been. Perhaps she was crying so desperately that she wished she were dead.
Before this incident, Wu Lixue had been the most troubled and bewildered of them all. Yue Qianchou had suddenly acquired so many women out of nowhere, and she had found it hard to accept that reality. Yet after witnessing everything, she realized that she was fortunate. Besides, in this world, it was perfectly ordinary for men to have three wives and four concubines. She even began to sympathize with Hundred Charm Demoness. She could not imagine what she would become if, one day, Yue Qianchou told her that she was not his woman. She would probably collapse completely.
The other women thought much the same. Furong gently walked to Yue Qianchou's side, took his arm, and softly said, "Go in and see her."
Yet Yue Qianchou answered with a bitter smile, "I rather admire Yang Guo now. Or rather, I admire Hero Jin."
Yang Guo? Hero Jin? The women were instantly baffled. They had never heard either name, though they guessed inwardly that they must be two great experts from the Immortal World. Ziyi even