While most of the elders still showed some restraint out of regard for their standing, the young disciples gathered outside the hall because of the two women's arrival whispered remarks that could only be called utterly blatant.
"Wow, these two fairies are so beautiful they look like they stepped out of a painting. I can't even imagine how much bliss there'd be in bed if I could become their husband or cultivation partner!"
"Both of these fairies lead first-rate powers, and a sorry bastard like you still dares to dream? If they took a fancy to anyone, it'd have to be a pretty boy like me!"
"Fuck off! You're paler than my great-grandmother three days after she died. How could you be more attractive to them than a muscular hunk like me? If anyone's going to live off a woman, it's me!"
"What's wrong with being pale? What fucking use are muscles? If you disagree, come fight me in the Life-and-Death Arena. Since when did looks determine strength?"
Xi Yushuang and Hong Qingshu ignored the bushy-bearded elder who had greeted them, and had even less interest in the disciples' unrealistic fantasies as they chattered among themselves. It was as though the women had long since grown accustomed to all this.
When High Person Clear Void saw Xi Yushuang and Hong Qingshu approach, he greeted them warmly before turning to Hong Qingshu with a faint smile. "Fairy Hong, from whose hands did you obtain this?"
Hong Qingshu respectfully cupped her hands toward High Person Clear Void. "High Person, this belonged to my mother!"
"To think it was Madam Hong who saved my life back then!" High Person Clear Void's face filled with emotion.
"High Person, I came here to ask you to release an old acquaintance of mine-the powerful man in