Ye Mingxue pursed her small lips, looking at the extraordinary white-skirted woman before her. Supporting her still-unhealed body on the ground…
“Thank you, both seniors, for saving me.”
She bowed respectfully, harboring little doubt about their words.
After all, given the current situation, they were indeed her saviors.
“With your remarkable attire and the blood-path secret techniques you cultivate, you must be from the Blood Spirit Demonic Sect, right?”
“…”
Ye Mingxue fell silent. Hearing the other party identify her true affiliation, she became even more convinced that these were two wandering experts.
“We mean no harm. We’re just informing you that this is the jurisdiction of the Wind Spirit Immortal Sect. If you’re unharmed and have no other intentions, follow the direction of this stream and leave quickly.”
“Otherwise, it could spark a conflict between the righteous and demonic paths, and the ones who suffer would be the countless beings of this world.”
Lin Yuhe’s tone was measured, carrying the air of a sage who valued the world’s peace.
And indeed, this convinced the inexperienced Ye Mingxue even further.
“This junior understands. I’ll leave now.”
Not daring to linger, Ye Mingxue bowed again and swiftly departed in the direction the woman indicated.
***
“How did you all let this happen?! How did Mingxue sneak out again?!”
In a grand hall, a cold, striking immortal with long purple-black hair and crimson eyes glared furiously, scolding the group of attendants and elders below.
“Sect Leader… you know how the Saintess is. We couldn’t stop her…”
“Silence!”
The immortal’s brows furrowed in anger, her body erupting with an overwhelmingly powerful demonic aura, shaking the entire hall.
The attendants and elders beneath her throne hurriedly knelt, heads bowed, sweating profusely, not daring to speak further.
“Do you know how critical this period is for Mingxue? If anything happens to her, you’re all dead!”
“Go find her now!”
“Yes! Yes!”
After her thunderous shout, the people in the hall scrambled to leave, nodding and bowing, terrified of further provoking the sect leader.
As her anger subsided slightly, the purple-haired immortal rubbed her temples, letting out a long sigh. “Phew… what a troublesome girl…”
“This is the third time… Looks like I’ll need to put some tracking measures on her next time.”
***
Xuanyong City.
Lin Yuhe and Shen Mu walked one behind the other through the bustling streets.
“How was my acting?” Lin Yuhe bit into a candied hawthorn stick, chewing as she spoke, completely lacking any ladylike demeanor.
“Mm, pretty good. The contrast in your behavior almost made me think there were two people inside you.”
At his words, Lin Yuhe paused briefly, her expression flickering for a moment before returning to normal.
“Hmph~ I’ve been here for over half a year, after all. Acting’s a piece of cake for me.”
She glanced sideways at Shen Mu with her peripheral vision, trying to gauge his reaction.
To her surprise, Shen Mu had stopped in front of a grand, newly built pavilion, staring at its signboard.
“Moonshadow Chamber of Commerce?” He frowned, pinching his chin in thought.
Why is this chamber showing up now…
“What’s up? Interested in this new commerce house?” Lin Yuhe sidled up to him, smiling slightly.
“Be honest… is this another one of your schemes?”
Shen Mu thought of the connection between the Lin Clan and the Moonshadow Immortal Sect, then considered the recent actions of this Lin Clan young miss, quickly piecing things together.
“Looks like you’re pretty sharp yourself~”
Lin Yuhe didn’t deny it, giving him a meaningful look. “Wanna go in and check it out? There are things in there you’d only see in our old world~”
“Uh… no thanks. I’ll come back and look when I have time.”
Seeing her eager-to-stir-trouble expression, Shen Mu decisively raised a hand to refuse and turned to leave.
But Lin Yuhe grabbed his wrist, her fingers tightening slightly, spiritual energy faintly circulating.
“Come on~ We’re already here. Just take a look. It’s not like it’ll cost you anything…”
“Besides, we’re now ‘accomplices’ sharing a secret. You wouldn’t want me to bring up what just happened in front of Master, would you?”
“…”
Hearing her very “cuckold-style” threatening words, Shen Mu’s lips twitched, realizing he couldn’t escape her clutches.
***
“Young Miss.”
As soon as they stepped over the chamber’s threshold, a tall, curvaceous woman in a purple, slit qipao greeted them.
“No need to mind me. I’m just bringing a friend to browse.” Lin Yuhe spoke calmly, her demeanor composed, like a dignitary on an incognito visit.
“Yes.”
The alluring woman respectfully retreated, and Lin Yuhe turned to Shen Mu with a light smile. “Let’s go.”
Sigh~
The ties with her are getting harder and harder to shake off.
Shen Mu sighed inwardly, helplessly following her steps while scanning the dazzling array of goods.
“The first to fifth floors are mostly mundane items, mainly used by mortals. Above the fifth floor, that’s where the stuff for cultivators is.”
“But… in this world, the differences between cultivators and mortals aren’t that significant in some ways.”
“Especially for low-realm cultivators…”
“To put it simply, they’re just a bunch of mortals with powerful abilities, sometimes even performing worse than most mortals in certain matters.”
“So, some cultivators linger on these lower floors, even getting lost in them.”
Just as Lin Yuhe finished speaking, a few Qi Refining disciples in Wind Spirit Immortal Sect robes walked by, arm in arm, chatting excitedly.
“I’m telling you, this new commerce house in Xuanyong City has some great stuff! You won’t find anything like it in the sect. It’s thrilling!”
“Come on, spill it! What kind of stuff? Is it what we’re thinking?”
“You’ll see soon enough. I guarantee you’ll be satisfied!”
“If we’re not, I’m holding you to it—you’re covering everything we buy here today.”
“For real?”
“Absolutely! I, Wang, never go back on my word!”
The group laughed and joked as they headed to the second floor, turning into a corridor with a “No Children Allowed” sign.
“…”
Shen Mu looked at the glass sign adorned with pink peach blossoms, his gaze lowering slightly as he immediately imagined content that wouldn’t pass censorship.
“Hmph~ Let me guess, you’re thinking about some 18+ stuff right now, aren’t you?”
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