At dusk, three people and a horse returned to Luojing.
Nangong Ye dared not show his face before his disciple at all and returned to the secret base first.
Xie Jinhuan had brought Momo along because he feared being ambushed and killed on the road by a Transcendent Grade powerhouse. Once they returned to the Inner City, closer to the Directorate of Celestial Observation and the Protector of the State Temple, the likelihood of the man in black risking an attack became extremely low. He breathed a sigh of relief, took Momo back to the Prince's Manor first, then went to the Lin Household to check on Wanyi.
At dusk, Zisu, who had received no assignment, reclined in a lounge chair outside the Alchemy Chamber, engrossed in the book in her hands.
Coal Ball perched on the chair's backrest, tilting its head to look along, while the two chatted:
"When Xie capsized on North Lake, he stayed in the water and let Empress Dowager Guo lie on a plank. Their eyes met, and feelings secretly blossomed. Where were you then?"
"Gooji?"
Coal Ball's eyes were full of bewilderment.
Xie Jinhuan thought Guo Ziyan certainly knew how to spin a tale. Without disturbing them, he went to Wanyi's bedroom.
But the moment he entered, he discovered that the room had been completely transformed. Not only had the lotion and other little props disappeared, but even the four-piece bedding set had been replaced. It looked like the bedroom of an abstinent goddess.
Meanwhile, the voluptuous Bespectacled Girl was on her hands and knees on the bed, diligently arranging the bedding. Her round, ample full moon swayed gently with her movements...
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Xie Jinhuan had been worried that Wanyi was frightened and anxious, but at the sight of those Spring Flowers and Autumn