Knock! Knock!
The knocking sounded again.
The doors were pushed open right afterward.
A lovely, flower-like face immediately entered Cheng Han's sight.
It was the Flower Nacre Leader, Water Lotus.
With a radiant smile, she said excitedly, "Venerable One, the White Squid Race..."
She had barely begun.
Then she stopped.
Because Water Lotus saw Lan Jiayao.
At that moment.
A Female Mystic Master and a mother... no, a female Sea Domain Lord met each other's eyes, and the atmosphere in the hall became rather subtle.
Thanks to their keen powers of observation, both women noticed a few small details at the same time.
Lan Jiayao immediately spotted a strange mark faintly lingering on the fair, delicate neck of the female Sea Domain Lord.
Her gaze flickered.
Though the mark was extremely faint, the Female Mystic Master recognized it at once. Its shape seemed rather similar to a pair of lips.
Given a Sea Domain Lord's formidable physique, there was no question about her recovery ability. Yet the mark had not vanished.
This was enough to show.
The mark could not have appeared long ago—at most, less than an hour earlier.
Lan Jiayao promptly reined in her wandering thoughts, merely snorting inwardly. In broad daylight, no less! This is utterly outrageous!
Water Lotus, meanwhile, noticed that the Female Mystic Master's attire was slightly different from usual.
In the past.
The other woman had dressed somewhat conservatively.
But now.
Her clothes had been altered slightly, becoming more form-fitting and displaying her slender waist and graceful curves to perfection.
The implication was obvious without asking.
Water Lotus lowered her head and glanced at her own chest, a trace of smugness rising in her heart.
She can't compare to me!
Cheng Han's expression was rather colorful as well.
He had never imagined that simply