Yan Minghua froze.
At the same time, Li Lieyue was fully focused on preparing to undergo tribulation and hadn't noticed Pei Ling's arrival. When she suddenly felt someone wrap an arm around her, she jumped in alarm. She turned around and saw that it was Junior Brother Pei.
"Junior Brother Pei?" As she spoke, Li Lieyue immediately activated the spell Mo Lilan had taught her for seeing through Ghostly Beings' disguises. She quickly discovered that this wasn't a Ghostly Being in disguise. It really was Junior Brother Pei himself!
Her guard had only just dropped, and before she could breathe a sigh of relief, she saw Junior Brother Pei undo her outer robe, slide his hand beneath her clothes, and begin kneading her soft, fair skin.
Li Lieyue was startled. The Tribulation Lightning was about to descend—was Junior Brother Pei planning to dual cultivate with her at a time like this?!
And there were so many Ghostly Beings watching nearby. Her registered furnace, too, was down below...
Before she could finish the thought, Pei Ling pulled out another bridal veil.
The veil was as red as blood, embroidered with exquisite skill with mandarin ducks playing in water and lotuses joined at the stem. Continuous melon-vine patterns adorned its edges, and bright yellow tassels a few inches long hung from it. It was magnificent and delicate, dazzlingly beautiful.
In the next instant, the bridal veil swayed slightly and transformed into a phoenix coronet and bridal robes, concealing the face of a slender woman.
Her elaborate, gorgeous gown swept around her as she stood with graceful poise, dignified and elegant. A section of pale fingers showed beneath her wide sleeves; their crimson tips only made her skin seem even whiter than frost and snow.
At that moment, rings of wind bound the