After Wu Qian finished bathing, she dressed and returned to Su Mo's side.
Now that she had suddenly untied the knot in her heart and found someone to lean on, she became more natural around Su Mo, revealing the tender femininity that should have been hers all along.
Wu Qian stood quietly beside Su Mo. Droplets of water she had yet to dry still rested on her delicate shoulders, glittering in the sunlight and making her look utterly pure, with a touch of gentle beauty.
Looking at Wu Qian, Su Mo seemed to remember something and asked, "Did you feel anything after absorbing the Moon Essence?"
Wu Qian examined herself before slowly telling Su Mo, "There weren't any impurities in my body that needed expelling, but the Moon Essence washed my foundation clean, making my cultivation more solid."
"That was all at first. But while I was absorbing the Moon Essence, I felt another, even purer drop of Moon Essence suddenly appear."
"That drop of Moon Essence washed away the grime the strange stone had accumulated over countless years..."
"Now I feel that, under the strange stone's influence, I'm close to entering Inquiry."
Su Mo nodded, remembering how the Demon Moon Great Emperor's remnant will had condensed another drop of Moon Essence and sent it into Wu Qian's body while she was absorbing the Moon Essence.
He did not understand just what the Demon Moon Great Emperor's remnant will had intended by that...
But he did not tell Wu Qian that the Demon Moon Great Emperor's remnant will had appeared.
And since he said nothing, Wu Qian did not ask why that later drop of Moon Essence had appeared either. In her eyes, Su Mo was always shrouded in mystery.
"Young master, where are we going next?" Wu Qian turned