It had been a long time since the two of them had enjoyed such intimacy, and indulging in pleasure nearly made them miss their business. Before they could enter the Longevity Cauldron, a distinct creaking came from the room next door as someone opened the door and went out. In Dongfang Minghui's room, even opening the window or door a crack produced a similar sound.
At first, Dongfang Minghui thought it had come from the wooden bed beneath her.
Qian Wanyu lightly rested a finger against her lips and stroked them suggestively, then straightened and casually draped a garment over herself. The bedboards began to sing. Listening to them, Dongfang Minghui felt as though, ahem, they were doing something pleasurable... Remembering Seventh Sister's shameless behavior just now made her body heat up despite herself. Amid the rhythmic swaying of the bedboards, she reached for her clothes and put them on too.
"Seventh-"
When she looked up, she saw two dark silhouettes standing motionless outside the window, giving her quite a fright.
Qian Wanyu rolled over and pressed her down onto the bed again, making the rhythmic creaking even more exaggerated.
Before long, both figures outside the window disappeared.
Qian Wanyu glanced over, swiftly pulled her up, and checked their surroundings with her consciousness. Then they walked openly out the front door.
Creeak-
Creak-
Opening and closing, the door sounded especially loud in the night. Dongfang Minghui even felt that not only the people in the Xuan room, but probably the entire village could hear it. Everything was simply too quiet, so quiet it made her skin crawl.
"Seventh Sister, can you see who those two ahead are?"
"Yes." Qian Wanyu had long since released a strand of consciousness throughout the village, so she would notice the slightest stir. What surprised