A female cultivator at the Division Stage, dressed in a white palace gown, stood at the entrance of the mountain gate, smiling warmly as she invited the group into the palace. When her gaze shifted to Jiandan—especially upon seeing the black dharma robe adorned with red spider lilies—she visibly froze for a moment.
As their eyes met, Jiandan wore a faint, ambiguous smile that caused a momentary flutter of panic in the woman's heart, though her outward expression remained completely unchanged.
It was precisely this interlude that allowed Miao Yunrong to steady her breathing. Raising her head, she reverted to her proud, arrogant Young Palace Mistress persona and said to the female cultivator:
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