It was an enormous stone chamber, roughly three to four hundred feet across, with an ordinary stone door on either side.
The western wall was carved with flowers, birds, insects, fish, and all manner of ancient beasts and Demon Beasts. Every image was exquisitely lifelike.
In the center of the relief-covered wall was a dragon's head carved from white jade, protruding some three or four feet. Three or four feet beneath it was a gleaming green recess holding a long-necked green jade bottle.
After a long while, a milky-white drop fell into the jade bottle with a plink, rousing the man and woman cuddling beside the pool.
The man had ordinary features but carried an air of authority, while the woman was as lovely as a flower beneath the moon, possessed of a thousand charms-a rare beauty indeed. They were none other than Xiao Yu and Yuan Yao.
After two days of unrestrained lovemaking, both were thoroughly satisfied. They now sat leaning against each other beside the pool, soaking their feet in the Spirit Eye Spring.
"Brother Xiao, how did you get here? I never gave you a map of the route!" Yuan Yao asked, looking at his profile.
"Still calling me Brother Xiao? Didn't I tell you to call me something else while we were doing that?" Xiao Yu turned and stroked her head.
"H-husband..." Yuan Yao called, her face flushing crimson at whatever had crossed her mind.
"Yes, darling! Of course I had my ways. Here, look at this! I found it on the fifth floor." Xiao Yu answered with exaggerated enthusiasm, then took out the route scroll and handed it to her.
"So that's how!" Yuan Yao accepted it and examined it carefully, understanding dawning on her face. But as she continued reading, her brows drew together.