Snowflakes drifted down, rippling across the gleaming water like pear blossoms swimming through it.
Moon Frost watched the distant snowy moon and wind-swept flowers, her pupils widening with a trace of bewilderment.
The most stunned of all were Zhe Gui and the Deputy Garrison Envoy.
Their hearts were filled with a hundred thousand whys.
It was not a conspiracy or betrayal, not an army invading Moon God Palace, not an ambush against Gathering Moon Celestial Venerable.
How had he ended up embracing a Moon Girl?
Had a war drama suddenly turned into a romance?
Yet even if they could not understand it, all they could do now was assume that this Yang Spirit Heavenly Venerate was simply so charming that he had even lured away a Moon Girl from Moon God Palace.
They did not doubt Qi Yuan's identity.
For one thing, they had never seen Demon Eye Celestial Venerable.
For another, he was a Yang Spirit Heavenly Venerate who had come from the Moro Clan's territory. There was no way to fake that. If he was not Demon Eye Celestial Venerable, then who was he?
The Deputy Garrison Envoy of Extinct Moon Abyss pondered for a moment, then bowed from afar toward Qi Yuan.
"Heavenly Venerate, your charm is unmatched. Even the Moon Girls of Moon God Palace have fallen for you.
May I ask when you will join me... in charging into the heart of Moon God Palace and grievously wounding Gathering Moon Celestial Venerable?" the Deputy Garrison Envoy asked, her voice resolute.
As long as Gathering Moon Celestial Venerable was injured, the Demon Eye Celestial Venerable before her would grant her the opportunity to step into the Yang Spirit realm.
Her bow toward Qi Yuan shattered the original atmosphere.
Moon Frost in the distance caught the heavy