While Xu Lai and Ruan Tang were out shopping.
「Sakura Country.」
On the Moon Sect's Holy Island, the Crown Princess of the Moon Clan, Ji Jie, lay in a room within the grand hall, dressed in a blood-red gown.
Gauzy curtains swayed in the light of dim candles.
With her jade back half-exposed, the reclining Ji Jie exuded an ethereal, fairy-like charm. However, beneath the fairy's bed lay a desiccated corpse.
It was a member of a certain Eighth Grade Sword Sect from Sakura Country. In his youth, he had sparked a "dual sword style" trend in Sakura Country and was a true legend.
But now, he had perished within the holy sect, his life force utterly consumed, deader than dead.
"An old man's flesh really isn't tasty. I should find someone younger," Ji Jie murmured.
Another woman stood nearby, her face veiled, obscuring her features and expression. This was Ji Jie's maid, Ren Shi, as well as her most capable aide.
