Later the same day, the people Wu Long waited for arrived. They were wearing robes with an insignia they were all familiar with since they saw it on Gong Cui’s clothes.

“So… the guides are…”

“Yes, the Profound Music Palace”

Wu Long nodded as he expected as much. The Profound Music Palace was also in the Eastern Forest Province, and were considered the masters of the Spiritual Land there. All Five Great Sects Occupied powerful Spiritual Lands, though the Profound Music Palace occupied the second most powerful one.

There was a long history between the Wood Spirit Empire and the Profound Music Palace, spanning thousands of years since the establishment of both, which Wu Long attributed to the same Spiritual Land and the entity within.

The people who came to guide them were an elder and a dozen Sect Protectors, who were untalkative and mostly void of emotions. It did not bother Wu Long or his group since they got along just fine without interacting with the guides.

The group departed from the inn, being sent off by the innkeeper who had tears on his face. Though Wu Long, unlike most of his beauties who saw it as a sign of sadness to see such nice customers leave, viewed it a little differently. In the time they stayed in the inn, it has been attacked by assassins multiple times, used as a place for holding people captive, and struck by lightning. The innkeeper was probably going to throw a celebration party for their departure.

As they departed in the eastern direction, Wu Long turned to look at the receding capital with a light smile as he felt a gaze looking in the direction of the carriages. And as soon as he did, the feeling of the gaze disappeared as he chuckled, since he was sure there was a beauty in a white dress, standing with a red face, once more having seen a projection of pleasure.

They traveled east with the group and soon arrived not far from the Spiritual Land, in a big city. This was their final stop before reaching the Profound Music Palace.

“Hmm, there’s still some time until night… Ziyan, why don’t we go do some shopping”

Wu Long said as they chose an inn and Hua Ziyan widened her eyes as she blushed. The other beauties smiled since they all knew that Wu Long wanted to spoil her a little. While in the capital, he bought something for all of them on their dates, but she was still the one who held back the most, not asking for anything and reluctantly accepting the gifts that he did buy.

“Come on, we are in the empire of luxury and would have to leave after our business here will be done”

He nudged her and she nodded while looking down at her feet with rosy cheeks. He knew that she agreed mostly for him, and not in hopes of getting any gifts, which made it that more heartwarming.

As they went through the streets their looks attracted a lot of gazes but their attention was solely on each other as he wrapped his hand around her waist and she placed her head on his shoulder, happily smiling.

“How about this one?”

“I… I have enough clothes, where would I even wear all of these?”

Wu Long accurately pinpointed when a shop had something she liked by her gaze and led her to it as she tried to protest.

“Haha, on our dates of course. Or when you feel like dressing up for an evening”

Wu Long chuckled and continued on. She was in fact wearing one of the dresses he bought for her on the islands before for this date, the one that captivated her attention first, bringing him much delight since it seemed she did like the gift.

“Um… why don’t we buy something for you?”

At some point Hua Ziyan asked as she thought of a method to stop him from spending so much on her.

“Hmm, alright” 𝗼𝐯𝐞𝐥．𝐜𝐨𝗺

Wu Long pondered for a moment and then smiled, nodding, making her almost jump in joy, her shiny smile making him momentarily enchanted.

As he led her to the store to buy something for him, her eyes widened when they arrived in front of it.

“Th.. this is…”

She said, as she looked at a large, visibly expensive store with a sign that read “Luxury Lingerie: Give Your Man a Gift He Will Never Forget”.

“See? You can give me a gift that I will never forget”

Wu Long chuckled and her cheeks reddened, but she could not hide her eagerness to go inside this one while he shook his head with a wry smile.

The clerk looked at them with a knowing smile as she led Hua Ziyan to the most popular products. Wu Long paid for a private changing room, complete with a waiting space where he sat on the sofa as she tried on the lingerie just a few meters from him, separated only by a curtain.

As she came out in a light gray negligee with dark stockings, and a garter belt his eyes shone with a light that delighted her. She then saw a light bulge on his pants and her smile widened as she was incredibly happy at this reaction. She then had a risky thought and looked at the door, slightly hesitating.

“Ziyan, what did I tell you?”

He smiled when he noticed that look and she nodded, as she remembered that he told her to speak up her mind, and always tell him if she wanted something. She gulped, looked at the door again, and then slowly and gracefully approached him as her hips swayed from side to side, leaning over to his ear.

“I want to blow you right here right now”

She whispered and he smiled, caressing her cheek when she leaned back to look him in the eyes. He swiped his thumb across her lower lip, slightly pulling it down and kissed her as she closed her eyes and responded, her silky and soft tongue twining around his.