"No, I found the auction list and thought you'd like this one, so I asked a friend to buy it for me. You don't like it? Then I—"
"Oh, no, no, no! I like it!" Qin Moyu didn't doubt Shen Yebai's words at all. She snatched the dagger and played with it with it, forgetting all her sentimentality. Her eyebrows and eyes curved, making her look very beautiful.
"I'm glad you like it." Shen Yebai smiled, it was worth the trouble of taking the picture.
After receiving the gift, Qin Moyu excitedly chatted with Shen Yebai for a long time before reluctantly leaving.
"See you tomorrow!" Qin Moyu waved, earning a gentle smile from Shen Yebai.
"See you tomorrow."
The moment the door closed, all of Shen Yebai's gentleness vanished, and his eyes churned with emotion.
Qin Moyu...
He pondered those three words carefully, as if something had broken through the soil, making him very different.
But he likes this change; it makes him feel alive.
4. Chapter Four: Shen Yebai, the Kind-hearted Man of the Secret Realm
"morning."
"morning."
Waking up refreshed, Qin Moyu couldn't wait to pull Shen Yebai downstairs.
Yesterday, Shen Yebai said that his injuries had almost healed and that he wanted to take Qin Moyu to find a secret realm. Qin Moyu was just out traveling, so she naturally agreed.
Sitting in the lobby having breakfast, Qin Moyu was still an Foundation Establishment cultivator who couldn't abstain from grains on the surface, and he also enjoyed eating delicious food, so he didn't feel there was anything wrong with it.
Although Shen Yebai had already abstained from grains, so eating or not eating made no difference, he would accompany Qin Moyu since she wanted to eat.
They were eating here, and a group of people were sitting next to them, speaking loudly as if they were afraid others wouldn't hear them.
"Have you heard? Yesterday at Tengwang Pavilion, both Young Master Mo Yuan and Young Master Yu Lin showed up!"
"Really?"
"Would I lie to you?"
"Speaking of which, who exactly is this Young Master Yu Lin, that he dares to go against Young Master Mo Yuan?"
"You don't know this, do you?" The speaker cleared his throat dramatically and said loudly, "This Yu Lin is a young talent who is no less than Young Master Mo Yuan. He possesses the Red Lotus Karmic Flame, which ranks first on the Cold Flame Ranking. He is elusive, has a noble character, and does not easily get involved in worldly affairs, which is why his reputation is not well-known."
Qin Moyu: No, you're overthinking it. Although my alternate account is supposed to be aloof and cold, I really only refrained from causing trouble because I couldn't leave the sect.
"...And yesterday, a huge red lotus karmic fire suddenly appeared..."
Qin Moyu listened to these gossips with great interest; those stories, which were three parts true and seven parts false, were truly imaginative.
Look, just because the Great Red Lotus Karmic Fire appeared but didn't destroy the heavens or the earth, they imagined a love-hate relationship between the female protagonist and Yu Lin, with Yu Lin forced to unleash his ultimate move but unwilling to hurt the girl, and finally fleeing injured.
— Thumbs up for the creativity of the general public.
"Mo Yu seems to be paying a lot of attention to Yu Lin." Shen Yebai raised his eyes, and although he was smiling, there was little joy in his eyes.
"It's alright, after all, he's such a remarkable person. Just like Young Master Mo Yuan, I admire him greatly," Qin Moyu said seriously.
"Really?" Shen Yebai didn't believe it.
"Oh, what's wrong with that? I'm more curious about what kind of secret realm you're taking me to than them."
Qin Moyu counted on her fingers and said pitifully, "I have very few opportunities to leave the sect. If I miss this one, I don't know when I'll be able to leave again."
Shen Yebai couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Don't worry, Mo Yu."
The secret realm that Shen Yebai wanted to take Qin Moyu to had only recently appeared, and its location was not far from Chengyuan City.
"That's a small secret realm, perfect for Mo Yu to practice on." Shen Yebai had already found out that there was no limit to the number of people who could enter this secret realm, and that once someone entered, their cultivation level would be suppressed to the Foundation Establishment stage.
"Charge! Charge! Charge!" Qin Moyu's eyes lit up. He had been confined to the sect by his master and hadn't had a chance to properly experience the colorful world of cultivation. He definitely had to check out this must-visit secret realm from the novel!
Shen Yebai chuckled, and the two set off towards the secret realm.
Unbeknownst to Qin Moyu, while they were heading towards the secret realm, Nan Xun was also rushing towards it.
Unlike Qin Moyu, who was leisurely and carefree, Nan Xun was dressed in rags, his clothes almost torn to shreds by the sword energy, and he was running desperately to shake off the man chasing him.
As Nan Xun fled, she inadvertently reached the edge of a cliff, beyond which lay a bottomless abyss. Turning around, she saw a man in red robes approaching like a drawn bow.
"Damn it!" Nan Xun cursed under his breath, constantly urging his spiritual energy to form a protective shield in front of him.
"Shameless little thief, let's see where you can hide now!" the man roared, his long sword slicing through the shield with unstoppable force, aiming straight for Nan Xun's head.
Nan Xun hadn't expected the man's sword energy to be so domineering. Even after mobilizing all his spiritual energy, he couldn't block it and was even injured by the remaining sword energy. At the critical moment, Zhu Qingyun appeared and blocked the fatal blow, while shouting to Nan Xun, "Jump down! There's a secret realm!"
Without hesitation, Nan Xun leaped into the air, and the thick fog instantly swallowed his figure, leaving no trace.
"Damn it!" The man chasing Nan Xun had a fierce appearance, with a full beard and big, round eyes. He stared at the cliff and angrily plunged his sword into the ground. He couldn't hear Zhu Qingyun's voice, so he naturally didn't know there was a secret realm below, but he was unwilling to give up.
"Young Master!" Not long after, several people dressed similarly arrived at the cliff edge and bowed respectfully.
"Give the order: bring all the capable people here and find that kid at all costs. Whether he's dead or alive, we must get the token back!"
"yes!"