Chu Xuan, of course, didn’t know that the labels stuck to himself had changed repeatedly in a short time.

After leaving the Shanhai Square, the person in the shadows naturally followed stealthily.

The outcome was completely unexpected when Chu Xuan exited the array and suddenly vanished into the earth.

"Is this... Earth Escape Technique?"

The person in the shadows was caught off guard, wanting to pursue, yet not knowing how, only able to sense Chu Xuan’s aura swiftly disappearing underground.

This made the person grit their teeth in hatred, vowing to slaughter this fat sheep.

...

Actually, Chu Xuan hadn’t noticed anyone following him, but for this outing, he had brought quite a number of spirit stones with him, making him somewhat of a small tycoon.

Therefore, upon leaving the market, he directly used Earth Escape to leave, completely eliminating all risks.

It’s said that in this world, there are no spirit stone mines, all spirit stones are absorbed from the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi through arrays and transformed after the fact, so those large sects with Grotto Heaven Blessed Land generally don’t lack them.

The reason is that in ancient times, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was abundant, and people could indulge excessively without a problem.

Until later generations, when the spiritual qi became increasingly sparse between heaven and earth, traveling was inconvenient for cultivators, giving rise to spirit stones.

Compared to those spirit stones, the other treasures Chu Xuan carried were even more precious.

After ensuring no one was following, Mr. Chu changed into the attire of a fortune teller, picked up a sign, and except for appearing too young, he looked every bit the part.

He disguised himself as a mortal, venturing all the way southeast.

Stopping and starting along the way, as if he were merely sightseeing.

However, he didn’t conduct much business, mainly because fortune-telling relies heavily on reputation, and since Chu Xuan looked too young, some worried he couldn’t handle affairs reliably.

Besides, Chu Xuan never lingered long in one place, and by the time those who consulted his fortune realized he was a living immortal, he had already vanished without a trace.

...

One day, when Chu Xuan arrived at a small town, the sky was just breaking.

Yet, the town was already lively, bustling with people hurrying to market, selling vegetables, making breakfast, full of earthly life.

He casually chose a noodle stall, sat down, and said, "Owner, a bowl of minced meat noodles, with extra scallion~"

"Alright~ Please wait a moment, guest."

The noodle stall was run by an elderly man in his sixties, who was quite agile, and soon presented a steaming bowl of noodle soup sprinkled with scallions, topped with minced meat and broth.

Chu Xuan felt his appetite increase and immediately grabbed chopsticks, eating it one bite at a time.

Meanwhile, not far away at the end of an alley, a young woman in tattered clothes crept shakily, leaning against the wall, facing the cold morning wind as she slowly approached the noodle stall.

She had a rather delicate appearance, despite the dirt on her face, there was an unspeakable aura in her brows and eyes.

Though wearing a worn-out gray fabric clothing, her figure appeared very graceful, with a towering chest and slender waist.

Such a pitiable weak girl was, at this moment, swallowing hard, her eyes filled with longing, gazing helplessly at Chu Xuan’s bowl of noodles.

Chu Xuan merely glanced up once but didn’t respond.

Until the woman approached and, with a pleading tone, softly said:

"Sir, could you spare me a bowl of noodles to eat? If you do, I’ll spend the night with you."

The noodle stall owner glanced at her, his eyes showing some empathy.

Chu Xuan looked up again, carefully examining the woman before he spoke to the owner, "Give her a bowl of noodles."

The owner nodded and quickly prepared another bowl of minced meat noodles.

The woman quickly expressed her gratitude and started ravenously, almost choking herself.

"Eat slowly."

The woman didn’t reply, just nodded while eating, finishing the bowl in no time.

Then she somewhat shyly glanced at Chu Xuan, lowering her head again.

Consequently, Chu Xuan looked at the owner once more, "Make her another bowl, please."

Delight spread across the woman’s face, and Chu Xuan asked her, "Are you very hungry?"

Tears welled in the woman’s eyes as she choked quietly, "I haven’t eaten for three days, but don’t worry, I will definitely spend two nights with you for eating two bowls of your noodles."

As she mentioned "two bowls" and "two nights," she emphasized by raising two fingers, ensuring he wouldn’t feel shortchanged.

Soon, the second bowl arrived, and this time the woman ate more slowly, finishing about the same time as Chu Xuan.

She wiped her mouth, stood up, and softly said to Chu Xuan, "Thank you, sir, come with me."

Chu Xuan smiled slightly, settled the bill, then took up the fortune teller’s banner, following leisurely.

...

The woman led Chu Xuan to a more secluded area, soon taking him to an abandoned small temple.

Then she turned around, shyly suggesting, "Sir, shall I help you change clothes?"

But Chu Xuan was somewhat puzzled, "Isn’t this script wrong? By the usual plot, a masked person in black should jump out now to kill me, then you take a blade for me, finally dying in my arms."

The woman’s face stiffened, "Sir, please don’t jest."

"But your lines and your role are supposed to be tragic characters," Chu Xuan analyzed seriously for her, "to spend the night for two bowls of noodles shows your life has reached a certain depth of tragedy."

"To die in order to save me, rather highlights your selflessness and greatness as a small figure..."

Chu Xuan was still babbling on, and the woman finally couldn’t hold back, "Shut up!"

"You shameless scoundrel, lecherous lowlife, stupid rich fat sheep, who do you think you are? Why should I die for you?"

Chu Xuan sighed, "Miss, we’ve just met for the first time, haven’t we? Why curse so harshly?"

The woman let out a cold laugh, "You fat sheep, do you know how long I’ve been looking for you?"

"Chased you from the Shanhai Market to here, wasted half a month of my time, if I don’t fleece you properly today, I can’t swallow this anger."

Chu Xuan was a bit surprised, "I admit, in the market I was indeed a bit extravagant, but that shouldn’t warrant you chasing me all this way, right?"

The woman stared intently into Chu Xuan’s eyes, "Stop pretending. You have a treasure on you, hand it over honestly, and I’ll spare your life."

Chu Xuan was even more astonished, for he indeed had treasures on him, and not just one.

The most precious among them is the Six Souls Banner, but he never took it out, can this still attract wicked people’s covetous desires?

Or could it be that this woman has some special secret technique that enables her to sense the treasures on other people’s bodies?

According to Chu Xuan’s years of reading in the Scripture Repository, such secret techniques do exist, but the conditions for practice are very stringent, usually requiring a rare special constitution to work, otherwise, no matter how high your cultivation is, it’s futile.

Thinking of this, Chu Xuan seriously said, "Miss, reveal your name, I don’t kill nameless individuals."

"That’s what I should say, reveal your name, let me see which sect you’re from, how come you carry such a precious treasure?"

While speaking, the woman clapped her hands, and the dilapidated temple was immediately enveloped by a golden shining array.

Previously to prevent the target from using Earth Escape to flee again, the woman set up this "seduction" plan, intending to make this lustful person lower his guard, not expecting her plan to be seen through by him.

But no worries, this fat sheep is too arrogant, so sure that he could take her down, thus pretended to be tricked and followed, but once inside this temple, he’s not getting away.

"Go on, run, now I want to see if you can still slither into the ground like a loach."

Hearing the woman’s taunting words, Chu Xuan tapped the ground with his foot, discovering this is a metal elemental array, probably with the effect of "turning earth into steel," perfectly countering Earth Escape Technique.

But Chu Xuan wasn’t fazed in the slightest, he looked at the woman and smiled, "That’s what you said."

As soon as he finished speaking, his figure vanished into thin air, leaving only a small stone in his place.

The woman who was just about to take action simply couldn’t believe her eyes; where did he go??

Meanwhile, from outside the temple came Chu Xuan’s leisurely voice, "Your array doesn’t cut it."

The woman looked outside, her face full of disbelief, "How, how did you escape my Celestial Spirit Golden Lock Array?"

Chu Xuan shook his head, "The mysteries of the Space Dao are not something a small array like yours can trap."

"Farewell, miss, don’t forget you still owe me two bowls of noodles."

With those words, Chu Xuan burrowed into the ground and disappeared, leaving the woman stamping her feet in frustration.

...

Logically, Chu Xuan eliminating this woman with intentions to rob would be a way to end future troubles permanently.

But he’s unclear about her background, and fighting her on her turf isn’t advisable.

Maybe next time, if she manages to track him down again.

This time Chu Xuan intentionally escaped far away, changed direction and his outfit, before continuing on his journey.

...

The next morning, Chu Xuan visited a new noodle stall again.

Unexpectedly, not long after he sat down, that "helpless young woman" appeared again, dressed just like yesterday.

One must say, her acting skills were quite good, first using her eyes to express desire for food, then with a hint of fear, slowly approached.

A phrase like "Sir, can you reward me with a bowl of noodles? I can sleep with you after I finish," truly pulls at one’s heartstrings.

Paired with her looks and figure, it’s likely few could refuse such a request.

She fully demonstrated how a desperate, pitiful woman would debase herself for a bite to eat.

But this time, before Chu Xuan could say anything, the noodle stall owner who just brought over the noodles hurriedly said, "Oh dear, miss, it’s just a bowl of noodles, no need to do that."

"Take a seat first, I’ll make a bowl for you."

With that, the warm-hearted middle-aged man quickly rushed back to prepare noodles, the woman had no chance to stop him.

Seeing her stuck in a dilemma, Chu Xuan couldn’t help but want to laugh. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

The woman glared at him, whispered, "What are you laughing at?"

Chu Xuan shook his head, adopting a look of benevolence and reflection, "There are good people everywhere in this world."

The woman ignored him, just sat there waiting for the noodles.

Finally, when both had noodles to eat, the woman went for her act again, appearing as though she hadn’t eaten for three days and nights, finishing quickly in a few bites.

Then she looked at Chu Xuan with pitiful eyes and said, "Sir, can you reward me with a bowl of noodles? After I eat, I can..."

Unexpectedly, before she could finish, the man promptly said, "Still hungry? I’ll get you another bowl, don’t worry."

This time the enchanting woman was really taken aback, inwardly grumbling: Who told you to be so meddling?

Chu Xuan laughed heartily, for since coming down the mountain, he hadn’t laughed so freely.