Zhao Juanjuan immediately gathered her thoughts and stopped dwelling on such things. Yet for some reason, another thought in her mind seemed beyond her control, surfacing now and then with ideas that made her cheeks burn.
Even circulating Suzhen Heaven's Clear Heart Incantation did no good.
"Strange! What's going on?"
"I need to distract myself!"
With that, Zhao Juanjuan immediately opened her Storage Pouch. She had meant to search for a cultivation art that might distract her, but instead found an unfamiliar jade slip inside, one she had no recollection of...
She didn't remember owning a jade slip like this. Could Grand Elder Meng have put it in her Storage Pouch?
So Zhao Juanjuan took out the jade slip, pressed it to her forehead, and immediately began to examine it.
After that, she couldn't stop reading...
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The flying vessel.
Second deck, in a cabin near the stern.
This had originally been a guest room, furnished with exquisite elegance. A dust-clearing formation hummed softly, keeping the room spotless and immaculate despite having stood unoccupied for years.
Pei Ling and Meng Hongxuan suddenly appeared.
"Senior, there are many cabins on this flying vessel. I'd like to show you around, one by one." Pei Ling looked around and smiled. "Let's start with this room."
As he spoke, he reached out and slipped an arm around Meng Hongxuan's slender waist.
Meng Hongxuan neither struggled nor spoke. Her gaze immediately settled on the Cloud Bed in the middle of the cabin.
The Cloud Bed was much wider than an ordinary couch used for meditation and cultivation, easily large enough for several people to lie side by side. The headboard was carved with demons and spirits at play. Above it hung a pale pink canopy, soft as mist; when it swayed, it seemed like flowing