Qian Wanyu raised her brows slightly when she saw the two return in men's clothing. "Did you go out?"
Dongfang Minghui's face first lit up with delight, then fell. She felt she had been thoughtless earlier. She had yet to discuss taking Thieving Hand as her master with Seventh Sister and did not know whether she would accept it.
"Yes, I took her out to see some of Cloud Capital City's famous sights. Since we're already here, wouldn't it be a waste not to have a look? Wouldn't you say so, Minghui?" Xuanzhu said with a laugh.
She draped an arm affectionately around Dongfang Minghui's shoulders. Ever since acknowledging this junior disciple sister, Xuanzhu had made a habit of throwing an arm around her regardless of the occasion.
Dragged into it by Xuanzhu, Dongfang Minghui could do nothing but flash her a fake grin. After all, Love Flower had picked Zhaocai and taken Zhaocai away, leaving her with a guilty conscience.
For some reason, Qian Wanyu found the sight of the two embracing so affectionately particularly grating.
She had an urge to separate them immediately.
"Seventh Sister, did you have a breakthrough?"
Only belatedly did she realize that the female lead's aura had grown sharper. Presumably, she had unexpectedly broken through while receiving the spiritual power infusion in Phoenix Pool.
Qian Wanyu was studying Dongfang Minghui as well. After several days apart, Ninth Sister's aura had grown even gentler, drawing her closer.
"You advanced! Congratulations."
Xuanzhu offered her distracted congratulations and shot Qian Wanyu a meaningful glance. Yet the other woman did not even look at her. All her attention was on Qian Minghui, her gaze so tender it seemed ready to overflow with water.
*They're sisters, right? This is the same Qian Wanyu who wants to slaughter people at