Moon Lake's inner realm.
A bright moon hung high overhead, its moonlight pure and radiant.
Below lay a tranquil lake, with firefly-like glimmers floating above its surface.
By the lakeside.
A man and a woman stood there.
The woman wore a plain white gown, seamless as a Heavenly Garment. Its hem trailed to the ground, covering her ankles.
Her long hair fell to her waist like satin, stirring with the gentle breeze.
Her face was exquisitely beautiful—a beauty that seemed beyond this mortal world.
Before her stood Jiang Ning, who had rushed to the Water-Moon Sword Palace at top speed.
"Your problem is simple to explain, yet difficult to resolve," the woman of the Moon Palace said calmly after hearing Jiang Ning's request.
"I ask for your guidance, Senior," Jiang Ning said with cupped hands.
The woman of the Moon Palace slowly sat down. From the towering cassia tree above them, vines suddenly descended. A thick vine transformed into a swing beneath her, and the woman of the Moon Palace sat upon it.
"Give me a push," the woman of the Moon Palace said.
Jiang Ning froze in confusion upon hearing this. He had never expected the woman of the Moon Palace to suddenly ask for such a thing.
Then he came back to his senses and nodded.
He stepped forward, placing his palm against the woman of the Moon Palace's back.
Through the layer of Heavenly Garment, as his hand touched her body, he immediately sensed how slender her back was, along with an incomparably pure Lunar Yin aura.
He applied a slight force with his palm, and the woman of the Moon Palace swung outward.
Her long skirt swayed, revealing bare feet like congealed fat and white jade, with the veins clearly visible.
Jiang Ning's gaze swept over