Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, underground secret chamber.
The pitch-black door stood open as Ling Bai and Ye Guyi entered the chamber one after the other. Ye Guyi looked around and found this place entirely unlike the luxurious, magnificent Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. It was dark and damp, and cold wind seemed to whimper past beneath her feet.
"Click—"
The crisp sound behind her made Ye Guyi whirl around like a startled bird. Soul Power instantly gathered around her, and the Sacred Angel stood ready to strike. Then, she gradually relaxed. Ling Bai had merely switched on the Soul Tool lamp hanging in the center of the chamber.
As its name suggested, a secret chamber was generally used for shady business. The higher-ups of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect would occasionally come here to reveal sides of themselves no one else knew.
There was only a large black bed in the room. This was already the plainest secret chamber Ling Bai could remember, more like a crude bedroom. The various brutal torture instruments and bizarre toys in the other chambers were suffocating to behold. He was afraid Ye Guyi would not be able to accept them.
"Sit."
Ling Bai pointed at the bed and condensed Ice Element into an ice chair.
Without saying a word, Ye Guyi lightly sat on the edge of the bed. She seemed extremely nervous, her hands unconsciously clutching the bedsheets. Ling Bai could clearly see the flawless lines of her muscles.
Sitting across from each other, neither of them spoke. Ye Guyi's heart was a mess of conflicting emotions. At the very last moment, she suddenly hesitated. Should she pierce through that final veil between them?
As the Sacred Angel girl wrestled with herself, Ling Bai silently watched her. Golden strands of hair