It is said that Xu Xian and the White Lady met on the Broken Bridge.
Today, a youth had also arrived at this very spot.
“Young… Young Master, we should really head back. If the Eldest Miss or the Second Young Lady finds out you ran off here, they’ll punish me!”
Beside the youth, his attendant spoke with a nervous tone.
“Oh, come on, Zhang Fu. If you don’t say anything and I don’t say anything, how would Miss Ruoshuang and Miss Mengyu find out?”
Qin Mu said while patting the attendant’s shoulder.
He had only heard the servants gossiping last night that there was actually a “Broken Bridge” here.
Furthermore, rumors claimed that someone had seen a massive white snake in the area.
Upon hearing the news, Qin Mu couldn’t restrain himself and rushed over immediately.
Of course, he didn’t come alone; he brought an attendant with him.
Why? Because he didn’t know the way.
Zhang Fu was exceptionally nervous now.
Normally, it wouldn’t matter—everyone in the Qin Family knew the Young Master loved to have fun and often sneaked out.
The two young ladies usually turned a blind eye to it.
However, recent rumors claimed there was a Nascent Soul level great demon here.
A Nascent Soul level existence was not something a lowly cultivator at the Qi Refining Stage like him could even imagine.
Unlike the terrified Zhang Fu, Qin Mu was mostly excited.
‘I wonder if it’s the White Lady. If it is, that would be wonderful!’
‘Monster girls and things like that are the best!’
“Let’s go! We’re taking a boat!”
Qin Mu grabbed the attendant and pulled him along.
“Young Master, why are we taking a boat?”
“Ah, don’t ask questions you shouldn’t. Just follow me closely.”
Qin Mu found a boatman, paid the fee, and boarded the vessel.
The boat was of average size.
Once Qin Mu boarded, he discovered there was already someone else on it.
Unfortunately, it wasn’t a woman, but a youth dressed in a white robe.
Qin Mu: …
His excitement vanished instantly.
Seeing his Young Master looking so dejected, Zhang Fu asked, “Young Master, what’s wrong?”
Qin Mu waved his hand and said, “You wouldn’t understand. Go play somewhere else.”
“Oh…”
With a look of grievance, Zhang Fu lowered his head and walked toward a corner of the cabin.
Qin Mu: ‘Wait, are you really going? I was just saying that!’
Qin Mu opened his mouth, preparing to call Zhang Fu back, when the white-robed youth spoke to him.
“Little friend, you seem to have become quite downcast after seeing me. Have I offended you in some way?”
Hearing the youth’s words, Qin Mu hurriedly shook his head and said, “No, no. I just remembered some unhappy things.”
He couldn’t exactly say it was because the person inside wasn’t a delicate and beautiful lady but a grown man, could he?
If he said that directly, wouldn’t the guy just punch him?
“Haha, is that so?”
The white-robed youth laughed, though a trace of darkness flashed through his eyes.
Since he hadn’t seen the White Lady he was looking for, Qin Mu leaned against the boat in boredom, gazing at the widening surface of the water.
Suddenly, it occurred to him that he hadn’t told the boatman where he wanted to go!
“Hey! Boatman! Stop for a second!”
Qin Mu hurriedly stepped out of the cabin, wanting to tell the boatman to stop the boat.
But when Qin Mu stepped outside, he realized the boatman was gone!
What?!
“Hey, Zhang Fu, you…”
Qin Mu turned his head, only to find that Zhang Fu, who had been drawing circles in the corner earlier, had also vanished without a trace.
“This…”
Qin Mu’s throat tightened.
‘My god, don’t tell me I’ve encountered a ghost…’
“Haha, little friend, what are you so nervous about?”
At that moment, the white-robed youth walked out, looking at Qin Mu with a beaming smile.
However, in Qin Mu’s eyes, that smile felt incredibly cold.
“I say, big brother, I just feel like… something isn’t right here.”
“Not right?”
The white-robed youth looked around before saying, “What’s not right? Isn’t it just the two of us here?”
Qin Mu: “!!!”
‘This is bad!’
The youth’s words caused a cold sweat to break out all over Qin Mu.
“Big brother, you’re… you’re joking, right…”
Before Qin Mu could finish his sentence, he saw scales appearing on the youth’s face.
Then, his entire head transformed into the head of a white snake.
“Holy crap! You’re that giant snake!”
Qin Mu had calculated everything, but he never expected that the white snake’s gender would be male!
“Little thing, I didn’t originally want to eat you, but who told you to look at me with such disdain? A mere Qi Refining Stage cultivator isn’t even enough to fill the gaps between my teeth.”
The white snake’s eyes stared fixedly at Qin Mu as he spoke.
“Big brother, since I’m not even enough to fill the gaps between your teeth, then why don’t you… just not eat me?”
How was Qin Mu supposed to fight a Nascent Soul Realm snake demon?
With his head?
As the saying goes, a wise man submits to circumstances.
Qin Mu understood this very well.
“Not eat you? Even a mosquito has meat. Little thing, just be a good boy and let me eat you!”
In the next instant, the white snake’s head suddenly enlarged, lunging to swallow Qin Mu in one bite.
Just as the snake was about to consume him, the Yupei at Qin Mu’s waist suddenly burst with light, transforming into a glowing shield that protected him.
Awooo!!
The white snake instantly let out a miserable scream.
Not only had he just cracked his teeth, but he had also been injured by the counter-shock from the shield.
“A Nascent Soul Realm True Qi Shield!”
The white snake recognized at a glance that the shield on Qin Mu’s body was the work of someone in the Nascent Soul Realm.
Furthermore, the creator’s cultivation was definitely higher than his own, as he had only just entered that realm.
In fact, it was only because the white snake had just reached the Nascent Soul Realm that he could enter the city so brazenly.
The Qin Family presided over the city; who would dare to cause trouble?
The demon cultivators within the city were all law-abiding, except for this white snake.
This was his first attempt to eat a human after entering the city, and his target happened to be Qin Mu.
Realizing the opponent was not to be trifled with, the white snake didn’t hesitate for a second. He turned and fled immediately.
“Hey! Wait! Don’t run!”
Qin Mu was speechless.
‘Since you’re running, at least take me back first!’
***
Whoosh— whoosh—
The white snake exerted his True Qi to the limit, fleeing for over an hour in a single breath.
‘This time, they shouldn’t be able to lock onto me.’
The white snake had attacked Qin Mu and triggered a protection device given by a Nascent Soul Realm expert.
This would undoubtedly be sensed by that expert.
After meticulously searching the surroundings, the white snake breathed a sigh of relief.
“Dammit! I didn’t expect to fail in such a simple task. No! I have to find a few humans to eat to vent my anger!”
Just as the white snake prepared to feast, a streak of sword qi slashed toward him.
Pfft—
The sound of blood spurting followed.
In the next moment, the white snake felt the world spinning.
Then, he saw his own body.
“How could this…”
Finally, in his fading vision, the white snake saw a beautiful figure dressed in white.
Of course, Qin Mu knew nothing of this.
What was Qin Mu doing now?
The answer: he was rowing.
“Heave-ho! Heave-ho!”
Since the boatman was gone and Zhang Fu had disappeared, Qin Mu was the only one left on the boat after the white snake fled.
Fortunately, Qin Mu discovered there were oars at the back of the boat, so he began rowing toward the shore.
After an unknown amount of time, he finally reached land.
“Phew! That wasn’t easy!”
Qin Mu was exhausted, but he had finally made it back.
As soon as he stepped onto the shore, he looked up and saw two beautiful figures already standing there.
It seemed they had been waiting for a long time.
Gulp—
At this moment, Qin Mu had only one thought in his mind.
‘I’m dead meat!’