Wang Yue reacted quickly and grabbed it. The white light swiftly entered his body, making him feel his spiritual power surge by a substantial amount!
Based on the female Mirror Demon's explanation of the cultivation ranks, Wang Yue now had at least Profound-rank strength!
Jiu Xuanye watched as Wang Yue absorbed the essence right in front of the woman's husband. He had never seen anyone cultivate like that, and asked in astonishment,
"Brother Wang, don't you think that's going too far? You did that right in front of her husband!"
Wang Yue turned and headed straight out of the village. Somewhat bewildered, Jiu Xuanye asked, "Where are you going?"
As he walked, Wang Yue replied, "If you know it's too much, then why aren't you leaving? Do you want to stay here and get beaten to death?"
Only then did Jiu Xuanye realize that after the demon died, the servants had started eyeing them again. Luckily, without Duan Yanqiu's orders, none of them dared make a move, giving the two men a chance to escape.
They ran for two li without hearing the sound of hoofbeats. Only then did they finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Jiu Xuanye slowed down and said with a sigh, "Although Lord Duan was bewitched by a demon, he's still a good person."
Wang Yue stayed silent as he watched Jiu Xuanye reach that conclusion so quickly. He couldn't shake the feeling that the day's events had gone too smoothly and that something was wrong.
However, when they returned to the other courtyard, they didn't notice anything amiss, so they put it out of their minds.
Early the next morning, Wang Yue was practicing spells in the courtyard when he suddenly heard a flurry of footsteps. They weren't very heavy; they sounded like a woman's.