Entering the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect

The next night was Dugu Yan's Minor Heat Courtyard.

Dugu Yan's boudoir was different too.

Diagrams of all kinds of poisonous creatures hung on the walls—the anatomical chart of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, the roots, stems, leaves, and flowers of Seven-Step Collapse, the growth cycle of Heartbreak Grass. Every one of them was drawn in exquisite detail.

Several glazed bottles sat on the table, soaking all kinds of poisonous things—scorpions, centipedes, spiders, venomous snakes—each preserved in the liquid in the posture it had held in life.

A faint scent of herbs lingered in the air.

She brewed Xiao Yun a cup of tea. The tea was emerald green and gave off a delicate fragrance.

Xiao Yun took it and drank a mouthful. Dugu Yan watched him drain it in one go, the corners of her mouth lifting slightly. "Aren't you afraid I put poison in the tea?"

Xiao Yun set down the teacup. "As long as it's from you, even if it's poisoned, I'd drink it happily."

Dugu Yan's eyes reddened.

She rose and pulled Xiao Yun into the Inner Chamber.

The third night was Xivia's turn.

Beginning of Autumn Courtyard. Xivia's boudoir was very simple.

A bed, a table, a chair. In the corner stood a sword rack, and on it lay a Sword of Vows, with the two small characters for "Victory" carved into the scabbard.

An open book lay on the table—Metal Element Technique. Beside it was a notebook filled with writing, her reflections and insights from cultivation.

She sat cross-legged on the bed, meditating in cultivation.

Hearing footsteps, she opened her eyes. When she saw it was Xiao Yun, she hurriedly got up and saluted. "Teacher Xiao."

Her voice was a little nervous. "Sit. No need for so much formality."

Xiao Yun sat down by