88: Chapter 88 I mean everyone here is

As these words fell.

The atmosphere in the Sleeping Quarters grew heavy.

Jiang Yuwei gripped Mo Zixing's hand tightly, unconsciously, and looked up at Su Li with an incredulous expression on her small face.

You can know a person's face, but not their heart.

You can guard against everything, but it's hard to guard against an inside job.

She had thought Elder Su was the most cold and distant, yet she was actually the one hiding in the small courtyard stealing a taste!

Meanwhile, Liu Qingyan, who stood beside Mo Zixing...

Although a faint smile still hung on her face, the temperature around her visibly dropped.

She could not bring herself to feel any real anger toward Mo Zixing.

But how dared this Su Li declare ownership over her Personal Disciple right here in her Sleeping Quarters?

Three gazes, each harboring its own thoughts, focused simultaneously on Mo Zixing.

They were all waiting for his reply.

Mo Zixing knew clearly in his heart.

Su Li could be said to have poked through the paper window.

He did not look flustered, first raising his hand to stroke Jiang Yuwei's head, then meeting the three women's gazes without fear, saying in a calm tone:

"That's right, Su Li is my woman."

As these words fell.

The atmosphere in the Sleeping Quarters instantly became even more subtle.

Along with his admission.

Su Li's heart, which had been hanging for so long, finally settled at this moment, and her tensed shoulders relaxed.

Su Li knew she was not the first one to come.

She had feared that Mo Zixing would refuse to acknowledge her.

Yet she hadn't expected him to accept it so readily.

For a moment, the flush on Su Li's cheeks deepened, though it was obscured by the black veil and could not be clearly seen.

She knew that her body's recovery to its current state was all thanks to Mo Zixing.

With Mo Zixing's talent, she did not believe she could truly possess him all to herself.

All she wanted was the qualification to stand by his side legitimately.

But on the other side.

The expressions of Jiang Yuwei and Liu Qingyan became incredibly complex.

"Senior Brother!"

The Junior Sister pursed her lips, her eyes filled with the grievance of being left behind.

It was clearly she who came first.

Why had things turned out like this now?

And the smile on Liu Qingyan's face had already vanished.

She lowered her eyes, letting her long white hair cover the turbulent emotions in her eyes.

She had thought the intimacy of last night was a secret belonging only to her and Mo Zixing, a unique devotion from him.

She had also thought that in Mo Zixing's heart, she was, after all, different from others.

The sourness and possessiveness at the bottom of her heart surged up, yet Liu Qingyan could not bring herself to harbor resentment toward him.

She could only direct all her sharpness entirely at the Su Li before her.

But the next second.

The long sword at Su Li's waist unsheathed first.

With the sword tip pointing diagonally at the ground, she raised her eyes to meet Liu Qingyan's gaze:

"Now, do I have a say?"

"Liu Qingyan, I don't care in what capacity you keep Mo Zixing here."

"From today on, no one can force him to do things he doesn't want to do, and even less can they let him fall into danger."

Upon hearing this, Liu Qingyan merely chuckled softly, retorting tit-for-tat:

"Even so, as his woman, what you are doing right now is just causing him trouble."

"Brandishing a sword to break into my Sleeping Quarters, causing the whole peak to know, do you think you are protecting him?"

"You know his talent; in the future, he will definitely go further and meet more people."

"And you, if you are only a woman who only knows how to create trouble, you won't be able to keep his heart."

This statement struck Su Li's weak spot.

A hint of embarrassment appeared on Su Li's face behind the black veil, and she withdrew her long sword, the Aura in her voice instantly weakening significantly:

"I just wanted to confirm his safety; as long as he is fine, I naturally won't do anything else."

Jiang Yuwei listened to the two women's conversation.

Her hand clutching Mo Zixing's sleeve tightened more and more.

Hardening her heart, she also stepped forward, blocking in front of Mo Zixing, and said:

"Not only is Elder Su Senior Brother's person, but I am too!"

"I followed Senior Brother when I was still in the Outer Sect, and I will always follow Senior Brother in the future!"

Although the Junior Sister's voice still carried a sobbing tone, every word was firm.

Elder Su is a Sect Elder.

Peak Revered Master Liu is Senior Brother's Revered Master.

Both have higher status and strength than her.

If she didn't stand out now, she feared Senior Brother would really not want her in the future.

By speaking up first and claiming her place, since Senior Brother doted on her the most, he surely wouldn't abandon her.

With one more person joining in.

The situation became even more chaotic.

Su Li was just stunned for a moment, but not too surprised, as if she had long expected this result.

Liu Qingyan's gaze landed on Jiang Yuwei's hand holding Mo Zixing's, the sourness in her heart worsening.

Now, on the contrary, it was only her.

Hindered by the Revered Master-Disciple relationship, she still couldn't easily speak up.

Mo Zixing was sandwiched between the three, clicking his tongue in his heart.

One was a Peak Revered Master Alchemy Cultivator who held the Sect's resources.

One was a sword Revered Master.

And there was also a highly talented Junior Sister.

Three women bound by the [Loyalty] trait.

If they could work together to assist him, that would be the best result.

Seeing the atmosphere reach the peak of tension.

Mo Zixing finally took a deep breath, raised his hand to interrupt the three who were confronting each other, and said in a deep voice:

"You three, stop for a moment."

The three women heard this and quieted down.

All gazes focused back on him again.

Mo Zixing looked at the three women before him, each with different expressions, and decided not to hide or tuck anything away anymore.

It was better to just lay it all out today.

To save more trouble in the future.

"I will say it straight."

He met the three women's gazes and said candidly:

"I don't mean any one of you individually; in fact, everyone present is my person."

As these words fell.

The entire Sleeping Quarters fell into silence once again.

Su Li closed her eyes, slowly putting away the long sword in her hand, as if she had long expected this result, her eyes carrying some helplessness, yet also containing some tenderness:

"I knew you wouldn't only acknowledge me."

But soon.

She realized what Mo Zixing had said, and suddenly opened her eyes again, her voice filled with disbelief:

"Wait a moment, you mean everyone here?"

Jiang Yuwei was also stunned, the teardrops in her eyes still hanging on her eyelashes, forgotten to fall:

"Senior Brother... you?"

Both women's gazes were fixed on Liu Qingyan.

Under this scrutiny, the tips of Liu Qingyan's ears, vaguely visible beneath her silver hair, turned red enough to drip blood; she coughed lightly and stepped back:

"I... I actually..."

In the end, she couldn't say it, only quietly shifting a bit more behind Mo Zixing.

Although she didn't say it directly.

Her actions had already given the answer.

The Sleeping Quarters returned to silence once again.

All gazes finally returned to Mo Zixing once more.

Just at this moment.

Suddenly, footsteps were heard.

Immediately after, a voice full of vigor clearly reached everyone's ears from outside the hall:

"I was passing by when I heard a huge commotion coming from here, and I happened to run into the gatekeeping Disciple."

"I heard her say that Elder Su was forcing her way into Elder Liu's Sleeping Quarters?"

"If there is any disagreement, why not sit down and talk it over?"

It was Grand Elder Great Elder Qin Cangyue.