The three beautiful women stared blankly, as if they didn’t recognize me anymore. Charlotte Harris widened her eyes, gazing at me for a long time before exclaiming in surprise, “So you’re actually so handsome.”

I shrugged. “Good looks can’t fill your stomach.”

Suddenly, Charlotte Harris leapt up like a big fish, darted into the forest, and her laughter echoed faintly: “Wait for me a bit, I need to freshen up before I can go out and meet people.”

Mary Clark lowered her head, gazing at her reflection in the lake. She raised her hands lightly, and dazzling golden light radiated from her body. The armor she wore shimmered with flowing colors and began to transform.

Today, I finally learned just how long it takes women to get ready.

It took a whole mealtime before Charlotte Harris finally emerged. Her long green hair was braided into slender plaits, exuding a wild beauty. A flamboyant yellow flower was pasted diagonally on her forehead, and two large cat-eye earrings dangled down to her shoulders. Beneath her crimson tube top, her full nipples were clearly outlined, and a ruby was set in her navel—she looked incredibly sexy.

“How is it? Is it okay?” Charlotte Harris winked at me and spun around seductively. Her rose skirt was thin and short, tightly wrapping her round, perky hips.

My eyes widened, and my little brother stirred restlessly. Damn, it turns out that wearing clothes can be even more alluring than not wearing them.

At that moment, the golden light around Mary Clark faded, and my gaze was immediately drawn to her.

The golden armor on her upper body had transformed into strands of golden thread, with pale yellow pearls embedded at each intersection, resembling a dazzling, radiant fishing net. Through the mesh, her milky white skin looked like flowing honey. On her lower body, she wore knee-high golden boots, their surfaces engraved with shining patterns, making her shapely thighs look as smooth as jade.

I couldn’t stop swallowing. I glanced at Mary Clark, then at Charlotte Harris, my eyes dazzled by the sight. Now I truly understood the meaning of “vivid and enchanting.”

“William Carter, can I go out and meet people dressed like this?” Mary Clark asked me, then glanced at Charlotte Harris, who was also sizing her up. I wanted to laugh—the two women were like peacocks displaying their feathers, competing for attention in front of me. For sixteen long years, they had waited here in boredom, letting time slip by. Now that they were about to go out, both seemed a little excited.

Olivia Harris stood by the lake with her hands behind her back, watching them. After a moment’s hesitation, she brushed aside her wind-blown hair. Her snow-white fingers and jet-black sideburns were truly beautiful.

Turning back, I took a deep look at the wooden cabin, then turned and left.

Passing through groves of trees and climbing over rolling green hills, the three beautiful women followed me silently, like stars surrounding the moon.

I moved swiftly, my steps light as the wind. With just a gentle tap of my toes, I could leap over steep rocks. We traveled over mountains and rivers without feeling tired at all. We walked a long way, and after crossing another mountain, we would reach the outskirts. Charlotte Harris said that from there, we could go straight to the town. The sky gradually darkened, and the night was filled with brilliant starlight. The mountains were bathed in a milky white glow. Standing atop the mountain, I looked down—the emerald lake had become a tiny dot, and the wooden cabin was long out of sight.

Suddenly, I missed last night’s time very much.

That was the feeling of home.

Chapter 010: Please Follow Me (Part 2)

On the way down the mountain, I carefully asked Charlotte Harris about the Nine Heavens.

It turned out that in the northern realm, the Nine Heavens were separated from each other, each with its own wonders. The one we were in, the Mortal Heaven, was a place where all sorts of people and creatures mingled, and it was the liveliest of the Nine Heavens. Auspicious Heaven had the most beautiful scenery, filled with auspicious energy and colorful clouds—a blessed land for discussing the Dao and honing skills. However, ordinary people were forbidden to enter; only those at the Grandmaster level, whether human or demon, would be invited as guests. In a previous life, Diana Carter had also visited Auspicious Heaven once. Pure Void Heaven was mainly inhabited by cultivators, with the most secret sects and schools—Olivia Harris came from there. As for Samsara Heaven, it was the domain of Armor Arts. Every three years, Pure Void Heaven and Samsara Heaven would each send their ten strongest to Mortal Heaven for a competition. On that day, all cultivators would gather from all over to witness the spectacle. It was said that twenty years ago, as the representative of Pure Void Heaven, Olivia Harris defeated a formidable opponent from Samsara Heaven within ten moves.

I exclaimed to Charlotte Harris, “So secret arts are even more awesome than armor arts!”

Mary Clark couldn’t hold back any longer when she heard this: “Don’t talk nonsense. In that competition, I also defeated an opponent from Pure Void Heaven.”

Olivia Harris was silent for a while, then said, “Secret arts and armor arts each have their strengths. It’s hard to compare them.”

I asked again, “What about the other Heavens?”

Charlotte Harris replied, “Demon Slaughter Heaven is a world overrun by monsters and demons, extremely terrifying and filled with bloody slaughter. Yellow Springs Heaven is the final destination for all living beings in the northern realm when they die. In Yellow Springs Heaven, no matter how powerful a person or demon is, their spirit and soul will be destroyed.”

I asked in confusion, “Then what about Diana Carter? Since he died, shouldn’t his soul have been scattered in Yellow Springs Heaven? How could he be reincarnated in the Tang Dynasty?”

Charlotte Harris gave a bitter smile. “That’s exactly what the three of us have never been able to figure out. Back then, Diana Carter kept saying he would be reincarnated, and we thought he was just dreaming. But because of our oath, we had no choice but to wait foolishly. It wasn’t until the very last day of the sixteen years, when you suddenly appeared and Diana Carter’s inner core automatically chose its master, that we realized you are the reincarnation of Diana Carter.”