Fairy, don't let your golden finger chase after me!

Chapter 12: The Tranquil Sword Technique: Sword Husband and Sword Wife! You're not even hiding

Hearing the woman's call from behind, Song Qiuyu turned around and saw a silver-haired girl waving and walking towards her.

The girl wore a simple ponytail, with a few stray hairs casually tucked behind her ears.

Her blue eyes shone like stars, exuding a touch of heroic spirit.

Even in that tight-fitting outfit, her shapely figure was still undeniable.

"Ah! Junior Sister Feng, it's you."

Upon seeing her junior sister suddenly appear, Song Qiuyu, regaining her senses, hurriedly asked.

"How's the procurement of these medicinal herbs for alchemy that the Pill Hall asked you to do going?"

"The purchase order has been finalized. We're just waiting for you and me to escort this batch of medicinal herbs back."

After saying that, the silver-haired girl curiously looked in the direction Song Qiuyu had just been looking.

"By the way, what were you looking at just now, senior sister?"

Song Qiuyu shook her head and turned to walk towards the port.

"Oh...it's nothing really. We just met a talented young cultivator on the ship and wanted to introduce him to our Ancient Holy Land."

Upon hearing this, the silver-haired girl's eyes lit up, and she said, "For you, Senior Sister, to value someone so highly, they must be an exceptional talent! Shall I accompany you to look for more?"

"No."

Song Qiuyu paused slightly, glanced back at the bustling crowd behind her, and looked on with a hint of regret.

"Since he doesn't want me to find it, it means that our Ancient Sacred Land is not meant for him."

"Moreover, given his talent in swordsmanship, his future achievements will undoubtedly be considerable."

"If fate allows, we will meet again in the future."

"Oh...I see~"

The silver-haired girl nodded and then followed Song Qiuyu into the city. The two women quickly disappeared into the thin mist at the dock.

On the other hand, Dong Mo had already entered Heming Mountain City with his maid Xiao Bai.

As soon as Dong Mo entered the city gate, he felt an invisible pressure enveloping him.

Clearly, they had now entered the sphere of influence of the small world fragment of Heming Mountain.

Along with that oppressive force, there was also a cacophony of noise from within the mountain city.

"A four-hundred-year-old purple-leaf Ganoderma! In exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill!"

"A freshly dug-out Earth Marrow Jade Ginseng! Fellow Daoists who know their stuff, come and take a look..."

"Essential for venting miasma when entering the mountains! Three low-grade spirit stones!"

.........

The streets on both sides of the city gate were crowded with stalls of all sizes set up by various independent cultivators, with shouts of vendors rising and falling.

The air was filled with the aroma of various medicinal herbs, a unique blend of sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy flavors with the earthy scent of herbs, which, stirred by the rich spiritual energy, irresistibly wafted into the nostrils.

However, Dong Mo, eager to find the secret realm, had no time to linger at the surrounding markets.

Dong Mo turned around and looked at Xiao Bai behind him, who was frowning because his strength was suppressed by the rules of Heming Mountain. He asked with concern.

"Xiao Bai, how are you? Are you adapting?"

Upon hearing Dong Mo's question, Xiao Bai quickly nodded.

"I can handle it, young master! I'm fine..."

"Hmm...that's good."

Dong Mo nodded, then led Xiao Bai through the winding streets and alleys of the mountain city. After confirming that none of the family's Nascent Soul cultivators were following them, and that they dared not use their divine sense to lock onto them around Heming Mountain, he...

Dong Mo then led Xiao Bai out of the west gate of the mountain city and headed deeper into Heming Mountain.

The further into the mountains you go, the more cultivators you'll encounter on the road.

Although Mount Heming does not produce any precious medicinal herbs, it has everything needed by low-level cultivators, including various low-level spiritual herbs and minerals for refining weapons.

Therefore, the business of guiding people into the mountains to collect medicinal herbs and explore for minerals, as well as selling various tools for digging and prospecting for medicinal herbs, is quite thriving around Heming Mountain City.

As soon as Dong Mo and Xiao Bai stepped out of the west gate, a group of guides approached them, asking if they wanted to go into the mountains.

However, Dong Mo, who was very familiar with the terrain of Heming Mountain and had the Purple Nether Sword as his "guide" by his side, decisively chose to ignore the "goodwill" of these unfamiliar cultivators.

Dong Mo and Xiao Bai walked up the mountain path. Ancient trees towered in the forest, blocking out the sun, and miasma, like a gray-white veil, permeated the forest.

Xiao Bai followed closely behind Dong Mo, secretly wondering where the young master was taking her.

Just as Xiao Bai was losing his mind, Dong Mo, who was walking ahead, suddenly spoke up.

"Xiao Bai, can I borrow the Purple Nether Sword?"

Xiao Bai was stunned for a moment, then quickly handed the sword to Dong Mo.

The moment Dong Mo's hand gripped the sword hilt, the familiar pop-up window for the Purple Nether Sword appeared before his eyes again.

[Purple Nether Sword: Ah... Master touched me again! Master's hands are definitely the most comfortable~ Master's hands are so big, strong, and powerful...]

Dong Mo: (≖_≖)

Just as Dong Mo was about to facepalm and complain at the familiar lower voice of the Purple Nether Sword, the long-dormant, arrogant pop-up window of the Tranquil Mind Sword Technique appeared before his eyes.

[Tranquil Sword Technique: Shameless! You're not even trying to hide this from Xiaobai, are you?!]

[Purple Nether Sword: You hypocrite, what do you know? I call this a brave sword that enjoys the world first!]

[Purple Nether Sword: Come on... Master! Quickly scan me with your double pupils, then use your great true energy to thoroughly nourish me...]

[Tranquil Sword Technique: Sword Husband and Wife! Can you please not make me watch this kind of thing?!]

[Purple Nether Sword: What? Do you still want to get involved?]

.........

Dong Mo: (≖_≖╬)

Dong Mo's brows twitched. He forcibly ignored the pop-up message of the Purple Nether Sword and the Tranquil Mind Sword Technique bickering, held the Purple Nether Sword horizontally in front of him, and transmitted his voice with a serious expression.

"Purple Nether Sword, sense the location of the secret realm."

[Purple Nether Sword: It's my master!]

[Purple Maps is providing navigation! The entire journey is 19 kilometers, approximately two incense sticks' worth of time to reach your destination. The current route is clear.]

Before Dong Mo's eyes appeared a 3D map navigation interface leading to the Secret Realm of the Sword Saint Wenxue, which only Dong Mo could see.

Dong Mo glanced at the navigation and pointed to the forest on the left, speaking to Xiao Bai behind him.

"Let's go, Xiao Bai. We'll go to the left."

"Yes, young master."

At the same time that Dong Mo and Xiao Bai entered the mountain...

.........

Deep in the Heming Mountains, ancient trees reach for the sky.

Two swift figures were moving rapidly beneath the dense canopy of trees.

The woman leading the front row was tall, with long, light-gold hair that cascaded freely down her back, and her wheat-colored skin shimmered in the sunlight filtering through the leaves.

The woman's features were deep and alluring, with naturally upturned lips that exuded a languid, wild beauty.

Following her was a gorgeously dressed, purple-haired girl who looked only fifteen or sixteen years old.

Suddenly, the alluring woman seemed to sense something and abruptly stopped in her tracks. Then, the tip of her nose twitched slightly, as if she were sensing something.

Instantly, her eyes transformed into pale golden, vertical beast-like pupils within their sockets, their irises gleaming with an irrepressible, greedy light.

Hmm... this aura, there's no mistake. It's that brat with double pupils born on the spirit boat...

The alluring woman licked her lips, a meaningful smile appearing on her face.

"Originally, I planned to send His Highness into the secret realm first, and then go back to the city to find him," the woman murmured to herself, her voice filled with barely suppressed excitement.

"Hehe~ I didn't expect this~ I didn't expect this silly boy to actually come into the mountains on his own initiative..."

Then the woman narrowed her golden beastly eyes, and her nostrils twitched slightly, as if she was expanding the range of her olfactory detection.

Suddenly, the woman's eyes flickered, as if she had noticed something unusual again.

"Hmm? Wait... where are his guards?"

"Where have all those eyesores gone? But that Golden Core maid is with him..."

Noticing this, the woman crossed her arms and her smile became even more playful.

"Hmm... a rich young master, accompanied by a sword cultivator maid at the Golden Core stage, who even calls the maid 'Master'..."

"Shaking off the Nascent Soul guards sent by the family, we sneaked into the deep mountains and forests."

"Hiss... This development... it's just like those stories in novels about rich young masters eloping with their maids!"

"Hehe... Interesting~ Interesting~ My apprentice is quite an interesting and fascinating person..."

The alluring woman found it increasingly amusing. Without those troublesome Nascent Soul guards, the uncut jade practically seemed to have grown legs and was running right into her mouth.

"Teacher, what's wrong? Why are you smiling so happily?"

The girl behind her had somehow gotten closer, tilting her head and looking at her curiously, her clear eyes blinking curiously.

Upon hearing this, the woman quickly suppressed her smile, and her golden beast eyes instantly returned to their usual dark brown.

Then she turned around and gently shook her head at the girl behind her.

"Oh... Your Highness. It's nothing... I just suddenly remembered some happy things."

Faced with the teacher's somewhat perfunctory answer, the girl nodded blankly and did not ask any further questions. She simply pointed to a canyon not far ahead.

"Oh, I see. Teacher, let's hurry, the secret realm recorded in the clan's records is just ahead. If we miss noon, I'll have to wait until next year to enter..."

"Yes, Your Highness is right."

The alluring woman smiled and responded, then glanced back at the dense forest behind her, a flash of golden light disappearing in her eyes.

Then let's escort His Highness into the secret realm first...

As for that matter—there will be plenty of time to deal with it after I finish my important business…

Anyway, that silly boy can't run away...