The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 845 - 466: Not Bad!
When everyone was resting, Dou Er went overnight to other towns to buy ordinary horses and carts, bringing them back for everyone to switch to for riding. Then, under the pretext of diverting the attention of the Mingshui Sect, the Hidden Stream was instructed to drive the six-legged giant horse and bronze cart westward. Both the six-legged giant horse and bronze cart were extremely eye-catching items, clearly marked with the Beauty Collection Team’s label, so they must not be left behind.
Under Dou Er’s plan, the bandits hired by Hu Huoer disguised themselves and the maids as a small merchant team, splitting into four groups to disperse to the southern and eastern towns. Ning Xiaoxian contributed a High-level Disguise Pill as a friendly gesture, so the forty or so women, as beautiful as flowers, were suddenly transformed into ordinary-looking women, indistinguishable to the average cultivator. Dou Er added some goods that he purchased with Ning Xiaoxian’s storage bag to the caravan, and aside from the large number of women, it really looked like a merchant team.
Unfortunately, in this situation, the twins still had to separate, otherwise, beautiful women appearing in pairs would arouse suspicion anywhere they were sent. At that moment, the women hugged their sisters and cried bitterly, a scene that moved even the onlookers, as everyone understood that this separation meant they would head in different directions, perhaps a parting between life and death, and they might never meet again.
Ning Xiaoxian watched this scene unfold before her, feeling both sad and fortunate that Heaven’s favor for her surpassed these women tenfold. The choices fate offered them were indeed too few. As for Hulian Minmin, she couldn’t return for the time being. The Beauty Collection Team would surely send someone to the Hulian Tribe to investigate. She had to follow Hu Huoer’s team, and when the storm passed, Ning Xiaoxian would naturally send someone to reunite her with her brother.
Among these four teams, Dou Er led one, Fu Yunzhang led another, and Ning Xiaoxian naturally followed the team with Hu Huoer. Originally, Xu Liangyu was supposed to lead the last team, but for some reason, he flatly refused and insisted on shamelessly staying by Hu Huoer’s side. Unable to do anything, they found someone else to lead the team.
By this point, anyone with eyes could see Xu Liangyu’s pursuit of Hu Huoer. Speaking of this young master of the Washing Sword Pavilion, with his rosy lips and pearly teeth, as well as a stature like a spring pine, he was exceptionally handsome. Since he happened to meet Hu Huoer, his heart was entirely set on her, following her all the way from the central part of the Southern Continent to here, serving tea and water on the road, picking flowers, and offering fruits, constantly expressing his feelings.
Dou Er knew that Xu Liangyu was a critical part of the female master’s plan and needed thorough understanding, so he quickly got to know everyone in the caravan and gathered the information the female master wanted. According to his account, Xu Liangyu was a smart person, aware of Hu Huoer’s straightforward temperament and disinterest in vanity, so he didn’t perform any earth-shattering courtship acts, but merely kept sending good things.
"The brothers have seen Xu Liangyu bring many valuable items to give, including a glowing turquoise cabochon ring with brocade patterns."Even Ning Xiaoxian, who had seen many treasures on this journey, stuck out her tongue at the mention of the glowing turquoise’s name. This peculiar Spirit Stone, with its translucent pale green color, was even more beautiful than a cut jade. Most crucially, this ring was not only a delicate and compact protective magic tool, but wearing it also had the effect of slowly enhancing the owner’s cultivation during Divine Skill practice. Such a gemstone, with both appearance and practicality, wasn’t cheap anywhere, even at its source in Luoyan State, where a fingernail-sized piece cost eighty thousand Spirit Stones.
Besides, everyone also saw the gifts Xu Liangyu presented, including precious elixirs made from Snow Bear Gall, and then there were the Cloud Immortal Shop’s brocade garments—these clothes, known as "Little Heavenly Robe," were not only beautiful but top-notch in defense and were a favorite branded item among female cultivators throughout the Southern Continent.
Sadly, Hu Huoer had always had many suitors and her heart was occupied by Tantai Yi alone, rejecting all these treasures without exception. Born in the Chaoyun Sect, her vision was extremely high—what treasure had she not seen? To move her heart was truly difficult.
Xu Liangyu wasn’t discouraged and immediately changed his pursuit strategy, sending people to Shufang House today to buy freshly baked pastries and fruits, going to Zuiman Building tomorrow to order Eight Treasure Duck and dried chicken slices. To prevent her from refusing, he didn’t give them as individual gifts but invited everyone to enjoy them together—surely you can’t refuse this, can you? Everyone ate until their mouths were oily, but they all understood what’s going on at heart: he invited us rough men to feast on delicacies, but the real invitee was the delicate beauty right in front of us!
