Chapter 900:
Wang Jian's invitation hung in the air, a silken thread of casual hospitality woven with the steel of an unspoken command. The two guest beauties, each a powerhouse in her own right, found themselves in a delicate, precarious position.
To refuse his offer of lodging would be a direct, public slight. In the highly nuanced world of cultivator etiquette, rejecting such a "magnanimous" offer of protection from a host, especially after a secret and potentially treasonous meeting, would be seen as an act of profound distrust and disrespect. It would shatter the fragile alliance they had just formed.
To accept, however… to accept meant stepping deeper into his web, spending a night under his roof, subject to his whims, his desires, his terrifying, irresistible presence.
Liu Ruyan's heart was a frantic, fluttering bird in her chest.
