Dong-
Dong-
The distant morning bell rang from the Bell and Drum Tower, and gentle autumn rain fell over the courtyards of the Lin Residence.
The young lady's bedchamber was quiet, save for two alternating rhythms of breathing.
Behind the bed curtains, Lin Wanyi had studied the Martial Dao Divine Canon through the night and fallen asleep without knowing when. Only when the morning bell reached her ears did her consciousness slowly stir.
Was it morning already...
Time passed so quickly...
Three hundred and sixty lines. I memorized over sixty last night. It didn't seem that hard...
Recalling last night's "Enlightenment" divine ability, Lin Wanyi immediately tried using Inner Vision to examine her qi palace.
Unfortunately, now that she had woken, she had evidently become an ordinary mortal again. Closing her eyes really did nothing but close her eyes.
Discovering that it had only been a dream, Lin Wanyi could not help feeling a little disappointed.
After all, that ancestor's perspective, which could see through everything, had been truly wonderful. If she really possessed that level of cultivation, keeping little Jinhuan under her thumb would probably be child's play...
With that thought, Lin Wanyi opened her eyes, wanting to check on Xie Jinhuan.
What greeted her was a stern face in profile...
Looking farther down, she realized she was hugging not a quilt but a man's arm, and her leg was draped over him...
"Ah-!"
A scream erupted behind the bed curtains!
Xie Jinhuan had spent the entire night researching his "Joyful Heart Sutra: Alternating Upside-Down Candle." Jolted awake by the unexpected scream beside his ear, he sprang up almost instantly, seized the Heavenly Gang Mace with his left hand, and shielded the person beside him with his right. His cold eyes swept the bedchamber for potential enemies.
"What happened?