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“My apologies for keeping you both waiting. I was simply overwhelmed with business~”
A gentle voice drifted down from above, and Lu Ke snapped back to reality, suddenly realizing what an embarrassing thing she had been doing!
“Ah!”
She cried out in surprise, breaking free from the loli immortal’s embrace like a frightened little deer, and sat down obediently to the side.
Bai Xiaoyu, however, remained very calm, gently patting her back to reassure her.
“It seems I have arrived at an inconvenient time?”
The soft voice carried a hint of teasing as it drifted gently from above.
Lu Ke composed her thoughts, and only then did she have the chance to look toward the source of the sound.
Tap, tap, tap.
Upon the wooden staircase in the corner, a length of smooth, snow-white calf emerged first. A pair of crystal-clear glass high heels fit elegantly on those beautiful feet, tapping lightly on the wooden stairs to create a casual echo.
Next came the skirt extending upward along the calves, wrapping those long legs perfectly inside the long dress. It revealed almost no snow-white skin, yet constantly displayed the woman’s sexy and voluptuous curves with full charm.
Following that, the woman’s slender, delicate waist, her full and perky chest, and her swan-like, snow-white neck were revealed in turn.
Until the newcomer slowly sat down and gracefully crossed her beautiful legs, Lu Ke was still unable to recover from the woman’s striking charm.
What a beautiful face that was. Long, slightly curled eyelashes, bright and spirited eyes, a high and sharp nose, and plump, moist red lips decorated her slender oval face in perfect, pleasing harmony.
A head of jet-black hair was neatly pinned at the back of her head, held by a plain jade hairpin, radiating an elegant and quiet demeanor.
At first glance, every feature seemed conventional, yet combined together, the more one looked, the more captivating she became—simply breathtaking!
It was not as though Lu Ke had never seen beautiful immortals before. Ning Qingzhu, Bai Xiaoyu, and even the unblossomed Ning Xia possessed varied grace and countless charms, each a peerless beauty in her own right.
Yet this was her first time encountering a woman like this!
It was difficult to describe in words, but a single phrase could summarize it:
If Cao Cao were here, he would surely hold her in his hands and love her to the point of madness!
“…”
Stared at so directly with such an unblinking, glowing red-eyed gaze, the woman did not feel the slightest bit annoyed. Instead, she gently rested her chin on her jade hand, looking back with keen interest.
“…”
Lu Ke remained completely motionless, staring blankly at the woman as if completely immersed in her own world.
In the end, Bai Xiaoyu could not bear it any longer and gave Lu Ke a gentle pull.
“Ah!”
Lu Ke woke up as if from a dream, only then realizing with delayed awareness how impolite her behavior had just been.
“I-I’m sorry!”
She bowed deeply, wishing she could bury her head in a crack in the floor!
From above her head came Bai Xiaoyu’s dissatisfied murmur, “Mother, stop teasing her~”
“M-Mother?!”
In her shock, Lu Ke was pulled up by Bai Xiaoyu. Catching sight out of the corner of her eye, she finally realized that the robe the woman was wearing looked somewhat familiar…
Wasn’t this the exact same style as the robe Bai Xiaoyu had given her when they first met?!
No wonder, no wonder.
So she was her good friend’s mother! And here she had thought a beautiful immortal big sister had fallen straight from the sky!
“So it is your esteemed mother. I am Lu Ke. Please forgive my rudeness.”
Lu Ke bowed once more, unconsciously adopting respectful language.
Hearing this, the beautiful immortal big sister smiled faintly and patted her shoulder kindly. “Little Ke, no need for formalities. Please rise.”
“Yes…”
Lu Ke slowly raised her head, but the moment her eyes met the woman’s gentle gaze, her small face flushed again. She hurriedly turned her head aside, not daring to look.
What was going on? She wasn’t usually like this, was she?
Thump, thump, thump, thump!
For some reason, her little heart was beating extraordinarily fast, as if it were about to leap out of her chest!
“Oh, Mother, stop fooling around!”
Seeing this, Bai Xiaoyu finally grew a little angry. She pouted her small lips and spread her arms, blocking Lu Ke like a hen protecting her chick to shield her from that intoxicating gaze.
“Alright, alright~ No more teasing, no more teasing~”
“Mother just wanted to see what kind of friend Xiaoyu had made. Why be so serious?~”
The beautiful woman smiled, slowly lowering her crossed legs and adjusting her posture to sit up straight and proper.
Lu Ke instantly felt the invisible pressure lessen dramatically, and only then did she slowly turn her head back.
“Is it charm magic? Otherwise, I shouldn’t be acting like this…”
She felt somewhat annoyed by her own gaffe.
“For our first meeting, I am Xiaoyu’s mother, Bai Lingxia.”
The woman opposite reached out a slender, delicate jade hand in a friendly gesture.
Lu Ke regained her composure and hurriedly stepped forward to grasp it. “H-Hello, Auntie.”
“Why call me Auntie? It sounds so awful and makes me sound so old~”
The woman smiled faintly, gently pulling her hand back. Her soft fingertips casually brushed across Lu Ke’s palm as she tucked a stray hair behind her ear. This unconscious action nearly stole Lu Ke’s soul away once more.
“Just call me Aunt Xia, Little Ke’er~”
“A-Alright, Aunt Xia.”
Lu Ke nodded hurriedly, readily agreeing.
Beside them, Bai Xiaoyu finally reached her limit. Her small hand struck the table angrily, forcing the topic back on track: “Mother, let’s talk business!”
“Business? What business?”
Lu Ke snapped back to reality, only then remembering that Bai Xiaoyu had dragged her here for a cultivation technique.
Dammit, if it was about a cultivation technique, why did she introduce her to her mother?
It had nearly made her lose her composure and embarrass herself right here!
“Yes, the cultivation technique.”
At the mention of the cultivation technique, Bai Lingxia’s expression instantly turned solemn and stern. Her long, narrow phoenix eyes no longer held her earlier softness, replaced instead by an emotionless, piercing coldness. “Little Ke, every word Auntie says next involves ultimate secrecy. You must guarantee that you will not reveal a single detail.”
Lu Ke did not hesitate either, raising three fingers immediately. “I swear on my soul that I will never reveal it.”
“Mm…”
Bai Lingxia nodded in satisfaction, her expression remaining severe. “The technique left behind by the founding matriarch of the Hundred Flowers Sect is no small matter. Although no one has been able to cultivate it for a thousand years, it is still the sect’s most precious top secret and strictly cannot be passed to outsiders…”
“However…”
She turned her head to look at Bai Xiaoyu, who was still puffing her cheeks in annoyance. Her piercing gaze melted instantly like ice and snow, turning into a deep, inescapable tenderness and a trace of barely perceptible guilt.
“Little Ke’er,” Bai Lingxia turned back around, her expression no longer as strict as before, but carrying a touch of warmth and helplessness, “you are Xiaoyu’s friend, as well as the former eldest senior brother of the Bamboo Lineage. Your background is clean, and you are mature and reliable. Auntie will make an exception and pass this technique on to you, so that you and Xiaoyu can have a companion on the long road of cultivation ahead…”
Hearing this, Lu Ke could not help feeling somewhat embarrassed. “So I actually look mature and reliable?”
Why did it feel like every time she and Bai Xiaoyu were together, the other person was the one taking care of her?
Ah, how embarrassing!
Of course, she could hardly talk about their dynamic in front of the girl’s mother, so she simply nodded in gratitude, thanking Aunt Xia for her kindness in imparting the technique.
“Mm…”
Bai Lingxia looked at her earnestly for a while longer, carefully inspecting her from head to toe, as if observing her bone structure and natural talent.
Lu Ke immediately sat up straight with her legs together, behaving completely properly like a good child.
Though she didn’t feel she had any talent to speak of anyway.
Otherwise, if she really had talent, why had she been completely unable to form a core all this time in the past?
The scrutinizing gaze swept down from top to bottom, passing over every inch of Lu Ke’s skin like needles on her back.
Even with a mind as steadfast as hers, being evaluated under such a strange gaze made her feel uncomfortable and restless.
After a long moment, Bai Lingxia finally withdrew her gaze and nodded noncommittally. “Alright, Xiaoyu, you go outside first.”
“Yes.”
Hearing this, Bai Xiaoyu nodded obediently, leaving the room directly and consciously closing the door behind her.
It seemed that regarding top-secret sect inheritances, even a daughter as close as she could not be permitted to know a single detail.
Just what was this mysterious technique like?
Lu Ke could not help feeling a sense of anticipation.
In the next moment, however, Bai Lingxia took her by the hand and led her straight up to the second-floor bedroom.
“Isn’t this about passing on a technique? Why bring me to the bedroom?”
Lu Ke felt somewhat confused, looking at the mature beauty before her with bewilderment.
Who could have guessed that what happened next would drop her jaw even further.
“Little Ke.”
The mature beauty gently closed the bedroom door, turned around, and with a flip of her delicate hand, naturally unbuttoned her collar button by button.
“Hurry up and take off your clothes.”
“All of them.”
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