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That night, Shi Yingying was exceptionally excited.

Abode Master Mu Qingrou was in the room next door, and she was truly afraid Mu Qingrou would find out about this.

She knew the abode master had feelings for Li Chen. He was the only man to have stirred her heart in all these years.

If word got out, how could she stay in the Purple Cloud Immortal Abode? What would its disciples think of her?

Yet that very feeling, combined with Li Chen's forcefulness, left Shi Yingying almost delirious. No matter how outrageous his demands were, she agreed without hesitation.

By the next morning, Li Chen had not reached his limit; it was simply time for morning court.

At the inn, Mu Qingrou had rested fairly well. When she rose early, she saw Shi Yingying looking exhausted, yet with a glow to her complexion.

"What's wrong with your eyes? Did you not sleep well last night? And why is there a strange smell on you?"

As abode master, Mu Qingrou still had to show concern for her elder.

She felt Shi Yingying had it hard, constantly working herself weary over the Purple Cloud Immortal Abode's affairs.

Just as Shi Yingying had advised her, she also felt Shi Yingying was no longer young and could indeed find someone to marry.

But that remark made Shi Yingying even more frightened. She thought Mu Qingrou had spotted something.

Fortunately, Mu Qingrou was a sword fanatic with no experience in matters between men and women. She did not even recognize the smell on her.

Shi Yingying could only make an excuse, saying she had expelled impurities from her body while meditating and resting last night.

That explanation was fairly normal. Mu Qingrou merely told her to cultivate as usual and not overstrain her meridians, which