Karma (2)

The Moon King cast a pitying glance at the two women beside him.

Yuan Liuliu kept her head lowered, not saying a word. She was afraid that the moment she looked up, she would see Huang Jing opposite her—still refined and handsome as ever.

She had long since lost the beauty she once possessed. Ever since her elder brother, Yuan Jikong, had been exposed for colluding with the enemy, their father had been assassinated, and Yuan Jikong had vanished.

Yet the Moon King had not punished them. Instead, he had taken them in and treated them as his own daughters.

At first, perhaps the sisters had cared for the Moon King because of Huang Jing. But after that incident, both women had willingly come to regard the Moon King as their true father, caring for him with all their hearts.

As the years passed, the sisters' hopes for Huang Jing's return had gradually faded.

They had thought they would simply grow old, die, and be buried. Yet unexpectedly... he had returned.

"You truly needn't have done this," Lu Sheng said with a sigh as he looked at the Yuan sisters.

"This is what we willingly chose. Let it count as atonement for our brother," Yuan Yuan said calmly.

"Though I cannot extend your lifespans by much, granting you a little longevity is still possible." Lu Sheng lightly flicked a finger.

Three streams of White Feather True Scripture true qi shot forth, turning into white threads in the blink of an eye and entering the Moon King and the Yuan sisters.

Very soon, all three felt a warm current rise from the depths of their hearts.

The wrinkles on their faces rapidly faded away. Their hunched backs gradually straightened, their pale white hair swiftly turned jet-black, and their skin regained the