Splish, splash...
Late that night, a light rain suddenly began falling outside Qingyun City.
The Red Flower House ferry lay moored in the harbor outside Qingyang City. Numerous disciples patrolled around the vessel, watching for the slightest stir.
Through a second-floor window of the cabin, a lone candle could be seen on the desk. Its dim yellow glow illuminated Niao Niao sleeping on a pillow, as well as the restless profile of a mature beauty.
Scrape... scrape...
A white porcelain lid rubbed gently against a teacup.
The tea had long since gone cold, but Pei Xiangjun had not noticed. She still took a small sip now and then, followed by a quiet sigh.
"Alas..."
How had Jingtang gotten mixed up with the Moon Palace Goddess? When had those two met...?
If Second Brother had only passed away last month, it might have been on the way to the capital...
But Jingtang was just an escort guard. The Moon Palace Goddess's husband was the Sky-Pacifying Sect Master, Unrivaled Beneath the Mountain. Supposedly, he wasn't bad-looking either. How could she and Jingtang have developed feelings for each other...?
Could it be because Jingtang was too handsome...?
Or had the Sky-Pacifying Sect taken a fancy to Jingtang's talent and deliberately sent the sect master's wife to seduce him...?
Eldest Sister-in-Law had said that boys Jingtang's age were most defenseless against older women. With the Moon Palace Goddess's beauty and experience, along with a married woman's tricks, wouldn't capturing Jingtang be child's play...?
At that thought, Pei Xiangjun was immediately filled with regret.
When she had first seen how handsome and talented Ye Jingtang was, she should have guarded against other martial factions poaching him. Eldest Sister-in-Law had even advised her to find a beauty to tie him down first-or do it herself if