Clouds became celestial palaces, lingering corpse qi

A rooster crowed, and mountains and rivers awaited the dawn.

The deathly pale sun slowly rose in the east, resting upon the distant sweep of green mountains, while a few ragged clouds hung high overhead.

With all its ghosts dead, the Flower Moon House still carried a gloom that sunlight could not wash away, though now it held a little warmth that would soon fade.

Su Che slowly completed a cycle of his cultivation, pushed open the window, and looked at the sun.

"Lord Liu, this servant will go prepare some soup."

Marvelous Madam attended him cautiously. Looking at Su Che now, she felt as though she faced an abyss whose depths she could scarcely glimpse.

After the supreme pleasure of sinking into the sea of desire came profound terror.

If she could never taste such pleasure again, she did not know whether she could endure it.

"No need."

Su Che looked down below. "How long have you been with Situ Tu?"

"This servant was not one of Ghost Marshal Sikong's subordinates."

"Oh?"

"This servant originally served Bai Hejiao of the Six Ghost Marshals. At her command, I attended Situ Tu's lover, Madame Boiling Bone. Later, Madame Boiling Bone was destroyed, and the Yin-Yang Realm shattered. Only then did I begin working for Situ Tu."

Bai Hejiao.

Su Che suddenly recalled the Plain Maiden Way out on the Eastern Sea.

The Eastern Sea... It seems I ought to go sooner rather than later.

As for Situ Tu's mistress, she had, as it happened, died at his hands.

Somehow, he and this Ghost Marshal Sikong had become enemies.

"Lord Liu, this servant's cultivation is shallow. In this bright daylight..."

"It won't be a problem."

Su Che circulated his power and guided a strand of yin qi into Marvelous Madam. She immediately