Sili raised her head, gazing at the night sky.

Countless stars hung in the night sky, forming stretches of brilliant starry rivers.

Like carelessly scattered fragments of silver, they adorned the night sky quietly.

The Milky Way glimmered with a hazy light, slowly flowing from northeast to southwest. Occasionally, shooting stars streaked across, trailing faint tails of light as they silently fell behind the distant mountains.

Sili's eyes reflected everything in the starry sky, but within her gaze, a trace of helplessness flickered.

She slowly began to speak, continuing, though her tone sounded more like self-mockery, "I originally thought my master treated me like her own daughter, but in reality, my master only regarded me as a tool."

Sili turned her head, smiling as she looked at Wangxin.

"Although I became a candidate for Holy Son, my master clearly knew I couldn't possibly compete with the others.

So over these past days, my master not only made contact with other Holy Son candidates but even reached out to some Ascension realm cultivators.

She plans to sell me for a good price once I reach the Jade Simplicity realm.

On the surface, my master says it's for my own good, but in reality, she only wants to use me to exchange for greater benefits.

Rather than being treated like an object, held for the highest bidder,

why shouldn't I choose a cultivator myself to be my cultivation partner?"

As she spoke, Sili smiled, her enchanting expression carrying a natural seductiveness. She turned her head and glanced at Xiao Mo in the distance, who was meditating with his eyes closed.

Sili didn't know whether Xiao Mo had heard what she was saying but even if Xiao Mo had heard, it didn't really matter to Sili anymore.

Sili withdrew her gaze and looked at Wangxin, "Comparatively speaking, Young Master Xiao is handsome in appearance, vigorous in blood qi, and exceptionally talented. If I were to dual cultivate with Young Master Xiao, not only would it not drag me down, but it would bring me tremendous benefits.

Especially over these past few days, I've discovered that Young Master Xiao is different from other men, he even has the air of a Central Plains scholar, which I find extremely appealing.

The more I interact with Young Master Xiao, the more I want to serve him well~"

"..."

Wangxin didn't respond to Sili's words. Instead, she looked at Sili with her clear, penetrating eyes, blinking.

"What's wrong, Sister Wangxin?" Sili smiled gently, "Are the words in my heart not the truth?"

"They are the truth," Wangxin nodded, but her eyes revealed confusion, "It's just that it feels somewhat strange."

"What's strange about it?" Sili asked with a smile.

"I'm not sure." Wangxin lowered her head.

"Deep in your heart, you have some resistance toward Xiao Mo.

It's not that you dislike Xiao Mo specifically, but rather, you seem to dislike all men in the world.

Yet you keep trying to convince yourself that Xiao Mo is a decent person, and if you were to give your body to him, it would be the best choice."

"That's correct." Sili smiled.

"Just as I said before, I have no favorable feelings toward men to begin with. My own father wanted to sell me, after all.

I don't know much about Xiao Mo, so naturally I'm cautious.

As for constantly undressing and exposing my body in front of Xiao Mo, trying to seduce him, it's actually because of this.

In my view, only after I give my body to him and dual cultivate with him, when our great Dao are connected, will I truly trust him in my heart because with this cultivation method, once I dual cultivate with him, I'll be able to sense whether he hates or loves me."

"There's no need for that," Wangxin shook her head.

"No need for what?" Sili still wore a smile.

"Even if you don't dual cultivate with Xiao Mo, as long as you don't harm him, Xiao Mo won't harm you either."

Wangxin looked sincerely into Sili's seductive eyes.

"Although Xiao Mo has a bad temper, he means what he says. If he says he'll have you help manage the Ten Thousand Dao Sect in the future, he will definitely protect you. No one will be able to harm you."

"Sister Wangxin truly trusts Young Master Xiao..." Sili's lips curved up, but her tone seemed slightly mocking, "But that's only because Sister Wangxin can see into others' hearts. And Sister Wangxin, people's hearts can change, especially men's hearts."

"But... I can't see into Xiao Mo's heart," Wangxin lowered her head, a trace of loss flashing through her eyes.

"Can't see?" Sili's expression showed some astonishment.

"Mm, I can see what everyone is thinking in their hearts, but I alone cannot see his," Wangxin wrung her small hands, "Sometimes I also think, if only I could see what Xiao Mo is thinking, then I wouldn't make him angry..."

Looking at this holy Buddhist woman, Sili didn't think Wangxin was lying to her, "Sister Wangxin can't see what's in his heart, yet you still follow him?

Sister Wangxin, you possess a Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart. Aren't you afraid he might have some intentions toward you? Aren't you afraid he might harm you?"

"I'm not afraid," Wangxin shook her head, "Xiao Mo won't harm me. Even if there really came such a day, it wouldn't matter, because I would just pretend not to know."

"..."

Looking at the woman before her, Sili's expression was very complex.

What exactly had happened between the two of them?

That this Buddhist saintess would be so utterly devoted to Xiao Mo?

But regardless, after speaking the words in her heart, Sili felt much more at ease.

This was the first time she had spoken of these matters to someone else.

And to a Buddhist disciple she had known for less than half a month, no less...

Sili didn't know why either.

Perhaps it was because of Wangxin's Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart, since she couldn't hide anything anyway, she might as well not hide it at all.

Or perhaps it was because of those eyes of hers.

Her eyes were as clean as freshly melted snow.

Just meeting her gaze made it seem like you could tell her anything, and she would never tell anyone else, nor would she harm you.

"If I were a man, I would truly fall in love with you," Sili said to Wangxin with a smile.

"Oh..." Wangxin responded with a sound, nodded, and continued to place stones in front of the graves of several small fish, "I'm going to rest now. You should rest well too."

"Good night."

Sili waved her hand.

After Wangxin left, she continued sitting by the river, raising her head to gaze at the sky.

It seemed that tonight's night sky was much more beautiful than any she had seen before.

After a long while, Sili finally withdrew her gaze from the sky and looked toward Xiao Mo.

Xiao Mo was still meditating with his eyes closed, as if he were asleep.

Wangxin picked up a cloak and draped it over Xiao Mo, then stirred the campfire in front of him to make it warmer.

After doing all this, Wangxin sat beside Xiao Mo, blinking as she watched him, as if she could never tire of looking at him.

"Trust him?"

Sili gazed at Xiao Mo and smiled, shaking her head.

"Sister Wangxin really dares to say such things.

Men, the kind of creatures they are, only fools would trust them."