Inside an exquisite residence, the windows were bright and spotless. Outside, green trees stretched their branches everywhere, each branch bearing clusters of white blossoms. The finely carved great windows faced a misty forest.
The entire room was filled with a faint fragrance, carried in from the flowers beyond the windows...
Fairy Ning Ke wore a snow-white gown. She stood before the enormous window, her raven hair piled high like clouds, making her snowy neck appear all the more slender and elegant.
Her hands were tucked behind her into her flowing sleeves as she stared blankly out the window, no one knowing what she was thinking.
"Master!"
A respectful voice came from behind her.
"You may withdraw first. Li Yan, come in!"
Fairy Ning Ke slowly turned around. Her peerlessly beautiful face appeared before the two of them, while Zhao Ziming and Li Yan stood respectfully outside the residence.
With this house situated here, it resembled a pearl nestled among the forest. This was also Li Yan's first time coming here; he had assumed she would live atop the mountains behind them.
Zhao Ziming straightened from his bow, gave Li Yan a slight smile, and said no more. With a mere flicker of his body, he disappeared back into the woods.
Li Yan straightened his robes before stepping inside. He did not stop until he was about ten feet from Fairy Ning Ke.
Then he dropped to one knee and performed a formal salute.
"Li Yan pays respects to Martial Aunt!"
Fairy Ning Ke merely looked at him calmly. Even now, there was little change in her peerlessly beautiful face as her ethereal voice sounded again.
"No need for such a grand salute. Rise and speak. I will tell you about your sect's affairs later. Where is the Hazy Moon Clear