The cave residence was a world within a few square feet. All it took was a key to open the way.
Yu Ke produced the jade key the merchant association had given him, stepped forward, and pushed open the door.
The familiar sight of the merchant association lay before him.
The moment he stepped out of the cave residence, Spirit Essence streamed from his dantian like a brook, flowing endlessly through his meridians.
Everything he had accumulated through two lifetimes of cultivation had merged into that slender stream. His True Essence moved as readily as his own fingers, answering his every whim. His aura stayed contained, seamless and natural, without leaking a trace.
When he looked up, he spotted a figure standing beneath the corridor eaves.
A familiar face!
The woman wore plain robes, her slender waist as supple as a willow.
Her pale fingers were folded before a sash embroidered with cloud patterns, while a white line edged her wide sleeves.
It was the mark of a Divine Firmament Sect Servant Disciple.
She was none other than Mi Die, the attendant who had guided him when he first arrived at the merchant association.
From the way she stood there, she seemed to have been waiting for him.
Yu Ke greeted her with a smile. "Junior Sister Mi Die."
"To think Senior Brother Yu still remembers my name."
"Of course, of course!"
Yu Ke took two steps forward. "A Servant Disciple as lovely and spirited as you is hard to come by."
Mi Die's eyes sparkled. "Senior Brother, you do know how to flatter a girl. I wonder how many junior sisters you've said that to."
Her voice softened. "The senior sister who came with you last time—that's someone truly beautiful..."
For all her words, the young woman could not