The Heavenly Profound Continent is vast, divided into five regions, surrounded by four seas, each sea containing many islands forming sea zones.
The Southern Region lies on the south side of the Heavenly Profound Continent, and the Wildlands are even farther south at the southernmost tip.
Reaching the Wildlands is fraught with difficulties.
First and foremost are the Ten Thousand Mountains, an endless range of mountains filled with miasma. This miasma is extraordinary—it suppresses the circulation of True Qi. Without formidable strength or special means, it’s very difficult to traverse safely.
There are many cities at the periphery of the Ten Thousand Mountains, bustling with people.
Thanks to the Ten Thousand Mountains, despite the many dangers, there are also many precious spiritual herbs, so many people come here. In addition to the Wildlands and the Gu Tribe, many large cities have been established at the periphery of the Ten Thousand Mountains.
After bidding farewell to Aunt Mi, Qin Mu and his three companions spent over half a month traveling, using several large teleportation arrays along the way, and finally arrived at Black Inscription City.
This is one of the few large cities close to the Ten Thousand Mountains and also one of the shortest routes to reach the Wildlands.
They chose this place on Lu Shuanger’s suggestion, because after passing through here, they would directly arrive at her master’s territory.
The Wildlands themselves are also vast, and the Gu Tribe is divided into several major forces.
Some forces choose to remain isolated and unwilling to communicate with outsiders; some tribes are very willing to interact with people beyond the Wildlands.
The force Lu Shuanger belongs to is one that likes to engage with outsiders.
When she was young, Lu Shuanger often followed her master to places outside the Wildlands several times.
Entering the city, Qin Mu looked at the scene before him and thought to himself,
‘So this is how it is.’
The city before him was no less luxurious than the Great Yu Dynasty; in fact, it wasn’t even neatly arranged—it looked quite dilapidated.
After all, this was only the outer city. The outer city was inhabited by those who came to gather herbs or search for treasures. People came and went, and there was always the risk of dying inside.
Thus, the architecture style of the outer city was relatively primitive, while the inner city had the appearance of a proper large-scale city.
Qin Mu and his three companions wore cloaks. In a place like this, it was better to conceal their identities.
Finding a decent-looking inn in the outer city, Qin Mu and the others went inside.
After entering, they found the place was sparsely populated. At the counter, the shopkeeper was dozing off.
Qin Mengyu walked up, took out a money pouch filled with Ling Stones, and placed it on the counter.
“Shopkeeper, two rooms.”
The dozing shopkeeper immediately opened his eyes upon hearing the voice.
Seeing the group, he smiled and said, “Dear guests, how long do you plan to stay? What kind of rooms?”
“Two nights, superior rooms.”
“Alright, guests, here’s your change in Ling Stones. Xiao Quan! Hurry and come out! Show our guests to the Celestial-class rooms!”
“Coming, coming!”
A pageboy came out.
Seeing the four people in large cloaks, he didn’t show any surprise—after all, this place was full of strange people.
“Dear guests, please follow me!”
Upstairs, Qin Mengyu selected two adjacent rooms, then looked at the pageboy.
“Alright, we’ve chosen. You can go now.”
“Yes, guests. If you need anything, use your True Qi to activate the Vibration Stone in the room, and someone will come right away. Also, please don’t open the door casually—our doors are protected by special formations for your safety.”
Hearing this, Qin Mu hadn’t expected the security to be this comprehensive.
But in other words, incidents like these must happen often here.
“In other words, do you often have robberies and the like here?”
Hearing Qin Mu’s question, the pageboy chuckled and said, “Sir, you understand—this place is a mix of dragons and fishes. Without support from some force, an inn wouldn’t survive here. Our backer is a shopkeeper at the Soul Formation Realm, and the old shopkeeper is even more formidable. So, our place is relatively safe.”
After the pageboy left, Qin Mengyu started assigning rooms.
“For safety, Sister Ruoshuang, tonight I’ll stay with Miss Shuanger, and tomorrow night I’ll switch with you, Sister Ruoshuang. How about that?”
Qin Ruoshuang nodded.
Seeing this, Qin Mengyu said, “Alright, let’s rest for now.”
Qin Ruoshuang took Mu’er’s little hand and entered the room.
“Phew—”
Qin Mu took off his hood.
He had worn it for days and it was suffocating.
Qin Ruoshuang also removed hers, her long hair cascading down, revealing her curvaceous figure, with her long legs faintly visible.
After camping out in the wild for so long, Qin Mu felt uncomfortable all over.
Now that they had finally found an inn, of course, he wanted to take a bath!
As expected of a Celestial-class room, the bath was huge.
Qin Mu leaned comfortably against the edge, closing his eyes.
‘If only there was some cola, that would be even better—take a sip and sigh, this is life!’
In a daze, Qin Mu seemed to hear faint footsteps, and he immediately turned his head to look.
Behind the folding screen, he could clearly see a seductive silhouette.
Judging by its movements, it was taking off its clothes.
Qin Mu: !!!
‘Wait a minute!’
‘This… what is this?!’
Just as Qin Mu was still in a daze, a graceful figure stepped out from behind the screen.
She was wrapped in a white towel, revealing large patches of fair skin on her arms and thighs.
The towel perfectly accentuated her figure, with even a glimpse of an imposing cleavage from the Big White Balls.
Her hair was tied up, exposing her snow-white neck and delicate collarbones.
Coupled with the cold expression on her face, she truly seemed both cold and alluring.
Qin Mu dared not look too much, afraid he wouldn’t be able to suppress Little Second Master Qin.
He quickly sank most of his body into the water, saying nervously,
“Sister Ruoshuang, why are you here?”
Qin Ruoshuang’s beautiful eyes remained icy, but a faint blush appeared on her cheeks.
Her fair, jade-like foot first touched the water’s surface.
When she lifted it, a drop of water dripped from her toenail, which was painted red, onto the water.
Then, her foot entered the water, and Qin Ruoshuang stepped into the bath.
Qin Mu took in the entire scene and felt he couldn’t handle it.
He quickly turned around.
But after turning around, Qin Mu could still hear the clear sound of water behind him and even felt the ripples hitting his body.
The ripples grew stronger, indicating that the person was approaching him.
The next moment, a jade hand caressed his head, and he felt the soft pressure of the Big White Balls on his back, a cool, refreshing fragrance completely enveloping him.
“Sister Ruoshuang… what are you doing?”
Qin Ruoshuang’s vermilion lips were almost pressed against his ear, and her warm breath said, “Mu’er, not being good.”
Hearing this, Qin Mu rolled his eyes.
Here, he had no choice but to be good.
If he wasn’t good, he would have to move somewhere else to watch the following scenes.
The bathwater wasn’t very clear, but wasn’t very murky either.
For example, if one looked down into the water, one could still see blurred shadows.
Qin Ruoshuang’s gaze glanced downward, her vermilion lips slightly curled, and her jade hand accurately probed the enemy, instantly seizing the future.
“Sister Ruoshuang! Hmph…”
Gradually, Qin Mu’s body also softened.
The enemy was too powerful, very familiar with his weaknesses.