When Ye Fan pushed open the cavern door, the morning mist was creeping up along the mountain stream, dampening the hem of his robe. The newly grown spiritual herbs in his Inner World radiated a faint glow, and the dew on their leaves rolled off, transforming into a wisp of coolness at his dantian that dissipated most of the lingering heat after his breakthrough to the Gang Transformation Realm.
"Is Yefan finished with his secluded cultivation?" Su Qingxue's voice drifted over, wrapped in the sound of the zither. The strings of her Jiaowei zither vibrated, and the tail notes of *The Phoenix Seeks His Mate* dissolved into the mist. Leaning against a plum tree, the silver bells in her hair jingled softly while the wind caught the corner of her moon-white skirt, revealing a madder-red underskirt embroidered with twin lotus flowers—an attire she had specially chosen, claiming it would "bring good fortune."
Lin Zhaoyue's sword momentum suddenly paused as the morning mist on the bamboo branches was shaken off by her sword Qi, scattering into bead-like droplets at her feet. Her earlobes burned red, yet she kept her small face taut as she meticulously straightened her sword tassel. "I... I just came to see if you blew up the cave." Despite her harsh words, she quietly slid the cyan jade sword tassel at her waist a fraction closer to him.
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