If I stay in the Hehuan Sect, I'll live off the pampered daughters of the Heavenly Pride Sect.

Su Qingying, who had been sitting in the wind with an ice-sculpted, indifferent demeanor, suddenly opened her cold, clear eyes.

She turned her head slightly and looked at the bluestone ground where a faint fire was burning.

"Actually, he was just as overly cautious back at Wanqi Mountain."

Su Qingying uttered a sentence in an extremely low but exceptionally clear voice that caught the two of them off guard.

"He used fire magic to burn the clothes when cleaning up the mess, just like he did when he destroyed the body in the canyon."

This sentence is very concise and doesn't contain a single explicit descriptive word.

However, it was as if it had directly detonated a powerful extraterrestrial divine thunder in this dark and secluded cave.

The implications of such a thorough understanding, down to the smallest details of the procedures, are self-evident.

Yu Jianhuan and Jin Qiaoqiao simultaneously gasped for breath, their breath carrying an earthy, pungent smell.

The terrifying implications hidden in Su Qingying's seemingly casual words began to echo wildly in their minds.

This pure and innocent swordsman, who wouldn't even deign to glance at a man, had actually been devoured by that man-eating wolf.

The three women, each with stunning looks and a distinct personality, stared at each other, sizing each other up.

They remained silent for a full three breaths in this eerie atmosphere.

A moment later, Yu Jianhuan leaned limply against the stone wall behind her, as if all her strength had been drained.

She covered her beautiful face with her hands and let out a long, soft sigh.

"It turns out that the three of us were all unlucky radishes planted in the same hole."

"How can such an absurd and funny thing happen in this world?"

Upon hearing such a vulgar metaphor, Jin Qiaoqiao turned her face away uncomfortably.

She tried to use cold sarcasm to cover up her ears, which were burning hot and about to bleed.

"Stop trying to get close to me with that shameless attempt to be friendly."

"I am of royal blood from the demon race. Who are you to compare yourselves to radishes that grow in the mud?"

Su Qingying didn't say anything when she heard Jin Qiaoqiao's stubborn rebuttal.

She simply placed her slender fingers on the scabbard of the Jade Spirit Sword and gently rotated it once.

The usually aloof and unsmiling woman surprisingly let out a tiny, almost unheard smile.

It was a faint smile mixed with helpless self-deprecation and a certain secret sense of relief.

This invisible green hat, which we all wear together, became a bridge of communication on this cold night.

That private experience, which could only be buried deep in their hearts and could not be told to anyone, miraculously broke down the heavy emotional barriers between the three of them.

This shared experience of suffering and joy stemming from the same man forged an unspoken alliance and tacit understanding between them.

The original cutthroat, life-or-death struggle between the two sides began to subtly change at this moment.

Just as the atmosphere among the three of them gradually transitioned from confrontation to a harmonious one tinged with self-deprecation.

The violent spiritual energy fluctuations, like a raging storm, that had swept through the deepest part of the cave finally subsided completely.

The intricate array of light curtains woven into the rock face vanished into the darkness like shattered bubbles.

A steady, unwavering sound of footsteps slowly emerged from the dark depths.

Mo Chengyue's face, masked by a calm and collected demeanor, appeared in the firelight.

He walked out of the battlefield, which he had just cleaned up, with steady, measured steps.

His robes remained spotless, without a single wrinkle.

The moment those unfathomable eyes stepped out of the array's range, they took in all three people outside the cave.

He had no idea that these three women had formed a historic alliance while he was working hard.

He felt that the three women outside, who should have disliked each other, were now looking at him with a strange, unspoken understanding that sent chills down his spine.

"Why are you three staring at me like that?"

"Could it be that a high-level demonic beast has come to cause trouble?"

Mo Chengyue deliberately feigned ignorance and asked a question in an attempt to break the somewhat sticky and strange atmosphere.

Yu Jianhuan stood up from the bluestone and patted the dust off her skirt.

She walked gracefully up to Mo Chengyue and gently bumped his chest with her shoulder.

"How could this be, our dear junior brother?"

"With us keeping watch outside for you, who would dare disturb your peaceful sleep?"

"It's just that the three of us sisters had a private chat and discovered that someone's skill in stealing women is truly a well-inherited technique."

When Mo Chengyue heard the term "three sisters," his eyebrows twitched imperceptibly.

He turned and glanced at Jin Qiaoqiao, who was leaning against the stone wall and no longer looking at people with that guarded gaze.

He glanced again at Su Qingying, who wasn't even gripping the sword hilt properly and, unusually, didn't call him a lecher.

His usually sharp mind, accustomed to calculating everything, momentarily faltered.

He couldn't understand how the fire in the backyard had taken such a dramatic turn after he came out, when he had only gone in to save someone.

"The one inside is fine now."

"The toxins have been completely eliminated and my cultivation has improved considerably. I reckon I'll wake up soon."

Mo Chengyue decisively employed the tactic of shifting the topic, bringing the focus back to the Holy Maiden of the Hehuan Sect.

Jin Qiaoqiao straightened up and put her long, slender legs together.

Her golden phoenix eyes, which held a hint of scrutiny, swept over Mo Chengyue from head to toe.

"And what about you?"

"Judging from your calm demeanor, you must have taken advantage of the situation and reaped quite a bit of benefits inside."

Mo Chengyue spread his hands frankly, showing no intention of hiding his breakthrough in cultivation.

"The path of dual cultivation is inherently a mutually beneficial matter."

"I put in the effort, so I should get some compensation. I can't work for free."

Su Qingying finally couldn't help but snort when she heard such an extremely mercenary and shameless remark.

"His mouth is full of fallacies and heresies."

"You will die one day because of your insatiable scheming."

Instead of being angry at Su Qingying's curse, Mo Chengyue found a sense of security in these familiar, grating words.

"My senior sister is right. I will try to avoid taking on such thankless and dirty work in the future."

As he spoke, he began directing the three of them to pack their things in preparation for the awakening of the big trouble inside.

A faint rustling sound of clothing came from the shadows deep within the cave.

This tiny commotion instantly aroused the anxiety of the four people outside.

Mo Chengyue stopped gathering the array flags and turned to look at the darkness.

"He woke up faster than I expected."

Yu Jianhuan crossed her arms in front of her chest, striking a leisurely pose as if she were ready to watch a good show.

"This is our holy maiden who usually looks down on everyone else."

"If she finds out that her innocent body has been violated by you, you pig, who knows what kind of huge commotion she'll cause."

"Your thin mask might not be able to stop her desperate killing move."

Jin Qiaoqiao added a casual remark.

"If you need my help to subdue her, you can still speak up now."

"After all, the Peacock Clan's suppression methods are more than enough to deal with someone who has just crawled back from the brink of death."

Su Qingying gripped the hilt of the Jade Spirit Sword tightly once more.

She didn't speak, but her defensive posture made it clear that she would never allow Lin Miaoyin to harm Mo Chengyue in the slightest.

Looking at these three women who were all talk and no action, Mo Chengyue sighed helplessly in his heart.

"Don't worry about it."

"Since I dared to take on this business, I am confident that I can get out unscathed."

"You just need to maintain this good mood and not reveal your true intentions to her."