Creak...!
As the heavy palace doors slowly opened, Qing Mo, dressed in a menial disciple's robes, stood at the entrance with a somewhat languid air!
"Oh! He's rather good-looking—quite handsome, in fact!"
The moment Gu Shihan, who was inside the Goddess Palace, saw Qing Mo, her eyes lit up slightly!
And while she was studying Qing Mo, Qing Mo was naturally studying this woman dressed in an exquisite purple-and-gold gown as well!
Though Gu Shihan's voice carried the flavor of a mature beauty, she had an adorable baby face, her cheeks plump and soft-looking on either side!
"Zhiyi! Who is he?"
"Just a menial disciple."
"A menial disciple can come and go from your Goddess Peak as he pleases? Since when have the rules of your Flame Universe Divine Sect become so lax?"
"I told him to come! The 'Ode to the Goddess' in your hands came from him!"
Slowly setting down her teacup and rising from her chair, Yun Zhiyi cast a calm glance at Gu Shihan beside her!
"What? He... he's that prodigy who stirred up the mighty righteousness of the Confucian path across hundreds of millions of miles?"
While Yun Zhiyi's expression remained as tranquil as ever, Gu Shihan abruptly shot to her feet, her eyes brimming with disbelief!
Good heavens!
The Confucian prodigy everyone had been searching for really was a menial disciple of the Flame Universe Divine Sect!
"Goddess! May I choose whatever I want now?"
Ignoring Gu Shihan's stunned expression, Qing Mo entered the palace without a trace of emotion and walked up before Yun Zhiyi!
"Of course. Come with me!"
After answering softly, Yun Zhiyi immediately turned around and walked deeper into the Goddess Palace with graceful, lotus-like steps!
Qing Mo, behind her, followed at once with the same impassive calm!
"Zhiyi! What