Outside the cave abode, the sun shone brightly. Whatever Jiang Qiushui and Ji Ruyan discussed could be left aside.
A short while later, the two women entered the cave abode together, both smiling. They seemed to be getting along quite well.
One wore a blue dress, the other a green one. Both had applied exquisite makeup, and each possessed her own distinctive beauty.
"Senior brother."
"Husband."
Holding hands and smiling warmly, Jiang Qiushui and Ji Ruyan greeted him in turn, then sat opposite him and began whispering to each other.
As they spoke, they were already addressing each other as sisters, like close friends reunited after years apart.
Neither woman was shortsighted. Both knew what sort of situation Liu Yu wanted to see.
They also knew that Liu Yu would not readily change a decision once he had made it. He would no longer favor only one woman, and they could only accept reality.
Unless they left his side, this situation could not be changed.
But could they leave?
Leaving aside whether Liu Yu would permit it, the benefits they now enjoyed, including cultivation resources far beyond those available to ordinary cultivators, made it impossible for either woman to summon that resolve.
It was easy to go from frugality to luxury, but hard to go from luxury to frugality!
Once certain things had happened, no matter how thoroughly one tried to sever them, there was no returning to the past.
Since they could neither leave nor change Liu Yu's mind, the two women could only accept reality-and each other's presence.
Given those two considerations, Ji Ruyan and Jiang Qiushui's current attitude was hardly surprising.
Watching the two women smile like blooming flowers, Liu Yu's expression remained unchanged, Heart Lake perfectly still.
He had already anticipated this situation.
If feelings were