As he pondered, he finished the short walk, and his Cave Abode came into view.
"Hm?"
Seeing that the formation at the entrance had been opened, a flicker of surprise crossed Liu Yu's eyes.
If he remembered correctly, he had left the formation closed. Why was it open now?
Aside from him, only the secondary tokens held by Jiang Qiushui and Ji Ruyan could open the formation at the entrance.
But the two women were still wrapping up the ceremony. Who had opened the formation, and who was inside?
As he approached the door, a faint orchid fragrance suddenly drifted into his nostrils.
It's her?!
Liu Yu's heart stirred. Without sweeping the room with his Divine Sense, he already knew who was inside.
The orchid fragrance was somewhat familiar, with a distinctive note he had encountered at close quarters before.
Smelling it again, he naturally recognized it at once.
For some reason, Liu Yu suddenly recalled Elder Yan's cryptic words before leaving, as well as Jiang Qiushui and Ji Ruyan's peculiar attitudes.
The doubts in his heart fell away like bamboo splitting before a blade.
"Creak."
Sure enough, the instant Liu Yu opened the door, he saw a female cultivator.
She wore a close-fitting Daoist robe in a plain color, without elaborate decorations or exquisite embroidery.
Yet her air of grace and nobility was not something a simple robe could conceal.
Because the robe fit her all too well, it accentuated every curve of her figure.
Even from more than a dozen steps away, he could sense that ample weight.
Her long, jet-black hair was coiled behind her head with a deep-red hairpin, leaving her delicate features fully exposed in a striking contrast of black and white.
Subtle eyeshadow, curved lashes, a graceful bearing...
And smooth, snow-white skin, paired with