After the Enforcement Hall sent the troublemakers from the Heavenly Dawn Sect into the dungeon, the Dao Companion Ceremony resumed.
Mian Mian and Jin Chen became true Dao Companions as they had wished, receiving many blessings along the way.
After nearly a full day of bustle, everyone gradually dispersed.
Although the Heavenly Dawn Sect's people had put the Dao Companion Ceremony through one twist after another, the outcome was still a good one.
Afterward, Su Jiu said her farewells to various people in turn. Since Su Mianmian and Jin Chen still had plenty of matters to attend to, they were the first to leave.
As she watched the two walk away hand in hand, a sudden weight settled on Su Jiu's shoulder. "What's this? Now that your dearest sister has a Dao Companion, doesn't our little A Jiu want to find someone and pledge to grow old together?"
An intoxicating fragrance swept over her. Even without turning around, Su Jiu knew who had leaned on her shoulder.
"Wushuang, you're more than three hundred years older than I am. If you're in no hurry, why should I be?"
Lie Wushuang grinned. "A Jiu, you're no fun at all. Don't bring up age at every turn. Besides, our situations are different. Your big sister has had more 'one-day Dao Companions' than she can count, but you..."
At that, Lie Wushuang leaned closer to Su Jiu, her lips almost brushing her ear as she whispered breathily, "I doubt you've even had a taste of a man."
An ordinary female cultivator hearing such suggestive words would have felt her heart race uncontrollably, even if she did not turn scarlet.
Yet Su Jiu seemed to have been born an oddity. Her face remained expressionless, and her pulse was exceptionally steady.
She merely pushed Lie Wushuang