Fu Xiaoxiao gave a soft "Okay." The tips of her ears were red as she lifted her teacup to cover half her face.
Night fell once more.
There was no moon tonight, and the wind was strong, whipping the trees on Mortal World Mountain into a loud rustling.
Xu Huaiyi continued tracking along the path she had discovered the night before. The lines Judge's Brush traced through the air grew clearer and clearer, and their direction more and more certain.
She crossed the Outer Sect's Training Ground, skirted the Inner Sect's Alchemy Room, and finally came to a stop before a secluded courtyard.
Quiet Contemplation Courtyard.
Xu Huaiyi hid behind a tall parasol tree, her gaze fixed on the plaque above the courtyard gate.
Why did the trail lead here?
Xu Huaiyi took a deep breath and drew a Stealth Talisman from her sleeve. A flash of spiritual light later, her figure and aura vanished completely into the air.
She leaped lightly and landed soundlessly atop the courtyard wall.
The courtyard was quiet, with only the old osmanthus tree swaying in the wind.
Dim candlelight glowed behind the windows of the main room, casting the silhouettes of two people on the paper screens, one man and one woman.
Xu Huaiyi's heart suddenly raced.
Two people?
She focused, listening closely as she tried to make out what was happening inside.
At first, there was a murmur, so soft she couldn't make out the words.
Then came a stifled moan, a woman's voice, with a breathy, delighted note.
That voice... Though it sounded a little different, she could never mistake it. Was that Fu Xiaoxiao?
Could the mastermind behind everything actually be this new Sect Master's lover?
Xu Huaiyi felt she'd stumbled upon some earth-shattering secret. But before she could make