Once the handover was complete, the two did not leave immediately.
Instead, they took the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the layout of the Saintess Hall’s perimeter, the passages, the locations of other sentry posts, and the assembly point for shift changes within the permitted range.
This was a basic duty for guards and also preparation for tomorrow’s official duty.
On the second floor of the main hall, inside a spacious and bright bedroom.
Hu Liena was sitting at a desk by the window, holding an ancient book, but she was somewhat distracted.
She heard the female guard’s report outside and the slight sounds of moving and installation.
She knew the items Su Xu and the others sent had arrived.
She had specifically instructed for the new bed to be placed right next to her own, only a few feet apart.
This was both a silent declaration—’I won’t yield an inch’—and a childish provocation.
‘I want to see if you, the proud former Holy Maiden, actually dare to share a room with me.’ Soon, Qian Renxue also received news that the items had been delivered and installed according to Hu Liena’s request.
She was looking out from the terrace of the side hall at the time.
“Sharing a room?
Interesting,” Qian Renxue murmured to herself.
How could she not know Hu Liena’s intention?
But this was exactly what she wanted.
Back down?
That wasn’t Qian Renxue’s style.
She wanted to see just how much confidence this Acting Holy Maiden had, and she also wanted to observe from the closest distance what was so special about the Disciple that woman had carefully nurtured. This story is hosted at g.com.
Thus, at dusk, Qian Renxue brought her simple personal belongings and walked openly into the main bedroom.
Inside, Hu Liena was already sitting by her bed, still holding that book as if reading seriously.
Hearing footsteps, she looked up at the white-clothed, blonde figure at the door, a standard, flawless smile appearing on her face: “Young Miss Qian Renxue, the bed is ready.
Please make yourself at home.
If you need anything, you can instruct the maids outside the hall.”
Qian Renxue’s gaze swept over the room, passing Hu Liena’s beautifully decorated bed covered in pink Cloud Brocade, and landing on the new, more elegant and grand Agarwood bed next to it.
She nodded and said flatly, “Thank you.”
There were no extra pleasantries, nor the expected verbal sparring.
Qian Renxue walked straight to the new bed, put down her small package, and then began to examine the room’s layout, the window positions, the light from the Soul Guidance Lamps, and even the faint scent of incense in the air.
Her posture was calm and natural, as if this were her own home.
Hu Liena also stopped talking and looked back at her book, but the slight tension in her fingertips betrayed her inner turmoil.
Two equally beautiful women with sensitive identities and a delicate relationship were sharing a room like this, the air filled with a silent, tense stillness.
They each occupied a corner of the room, like two scenic lines that did not interfere with each other yet remained wary of one another.
This news quickly caused ripples within the Saintess Hall and even among a small circle of the upper echelons.
While familiarizing themselves with the environment, Su Xu and Luo Ge also heard about this “strange occurrence” from their fellow guard colleagues.
This is truly…
unprecedented.
We’ll have to be more careful when we’re on duty from now on; neither of these two is easy to deal with.”
Su Xu merely nodded silently, but his mind was filled with a different scene.
Two peerless beauties, so close at hand, yet facing each other with coldness…
Just thinking about this image gave it a unique kind of attraction.
Especially Qian Renxue—the pride and aloofness beneath that noble and holy exterior further ignited his strong desire for conquest.
Hu Liena, on the other hand, offered a different Charm, her coquettishness mixed with intelligence and resilience.
“It seems that transferring to the Saintess Hall for duty was truly the right move,” Su Xu thought secretly, a surge of heat mixed with anticipation and restlessness welling up in his chest.
That night, Su Xu returned to his rest room, cast aside distracting thoughts, and entered deep meditation to adjust his state to the optimum.
He needed more energy, a calmer mind, and…
to wait for the next suitable “opportunity.” The following afternoon.
Su Xu and Luo Ge arrived on time at the designated sentry position on the periphery of the Saintess Hall.
The two had already changed into full sets of silver-bright armor, holding standard long spears with upright postures.
Unlike the solemn and oppressive atmosphere on the periphery of the Supreme Pontiff’s Palace, the atmosphere in the Saintess Hall area seemed more…
subtle and complex.
The air was still quiet, but occasionally, the faint voices or footsteps of young women could be heard coming from the direction of the main hall, and there were even birds chirping crisply in the garden.