On Equal Footing

"Creaaak..."

The heavy stone door opened, and Mu Qingluan and I emerged from the meditation chamber, fully dressed. Yet upon closer inspection, one could still see a faint blush on Mu Qingluan's cheeks, and even the green dress she wore had been changed for another identical one.

"Honestly, Senior Brother Ye was far, far too rough. It was clearly just a physical examination, yet he even tore my clothes..."

Mu Qingluan spoke softly, her voice carrying a hint of seductive charm that startled me. I hurriedly looked around. This meditation chamber was on Starfall Pavilion Main Peak, where there were too many people coming and going. These easily misunderstood words absolutely could not be overheard!

Fortunately, no one was nearby. Only vague figures passed in the distance, too far away to have heard us.

"Junior Sister Qingluan, don't say things like that in public."

I earnestly warned Mu Qingluan, while hesitating slightly. I wanted to ask her to keep this matter secret too. Otherwise, if Little Fairy Doctor and Wind Venerable found out, who knew what would happen.

Yet when the words reached my lips, I could not bring myself to say them. We had already done it, so what right did I have to demand Mu Qingluan keep silent? What would that make her—a lover who could not be seen in the light?

What would Mu Qingluan think if she heard that?

A moment of pleasure had created yet another problem. Scratching my head in frustration, I sighed. "Why hadn't Little Fairy Doctor been the one to deliver the pills earlier? Then none of this trouble would have happened."

The two of us had lingered together in the meditation chamber for quite some time and had tidied up our appearances, so nothing looked amiss... as long as Mu Qingluan