After intercepting another of Xiao Fan’s decent opportunities, Hai Dali felt extremely pleased.
He raised his head and looked at the rising sun. Bathed in the soft morning light, he felt something stir within him. Unable to help himself, he closed his eyes and began practicing the Yin-Yang Divine Fist.
This time felt very similar to the first time he had cultivated the Yin-Yang Divine Fist. Once again, he had entered that state through his own comprehension.
The results were astonishing. Things he had not understood before suddenly became clear, and he noticed details he had previously overlooked, greatly improving his Yin-Yang Divine Fist.
“I really am a genius!”
Having just obtained a fortuitous opportunity not long ago and now making great progress in his fist technique, Hai Dali became a little full of himself, indulging in a bit of self-admiration.
With his spirits high, he decided to catch a big fish from the river to reward himself.
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“Damn it, what the hell is this? I could catch fish before, but today I can’t catch a single one!”
By the afternoon, Hai Dali flung his fishing rod aside and cursed in frustration.
He felt like the fish in the river were deliberately going against him, refusing to bite his hook just because he was in a good mood.
“Hai Dali.”
Just as he was about to lose his temper and jump into the river to catch fish with his bare hands, he suddenly heard a familiar voice. Turning his head, his face instantly broke into a wide smile as he hurried to greet the newcomer.
“Why are you here?”
Hai Dali quickly walked over, pulled the person into his arms, held her face, and kissed her twice before asking.
The person who came was Qingzhi. After being kissed twice by Hai Dali, she shyly buried her head in his chest, taking in a deep breath as if savoring the moment. She felt extremely happy and satisfied before replying, “Eldest Miss returned to the residence two days ago. It’s said she’s about to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm. After Second Miss found out, she insisted on coming here to guard the Spiritual Herb Fields. First Madam couldn’t refuse in the end and agreed.”
“She came to guard the Spiritual Herb Fields?”
Hai Dali was not surprised at all that Chen Muyue was about to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm. Instead, he felt speechless about Chen Muxue coming to guard the fields. This story is hosted at novelping . com.
Although she appeared to be only one minor realm behind Chen Muyue, Chen Muxue had spent several years tempering herself at the 9th stage Qi Refining Realm and far surpassed ordinary cultivators at the same level.
It could be said that if Chen Muxue and Chen Muyue fought to the death, Chen Muxue would be killed within moments.
And yet, instead of staying comfortably in the Chen Residence, she had run out here to suffer hardship. He truly could not understand what she was thinking.
However, thinking again, if she had not come, he would not have been able to see Qingzhi so soon. His attitude toward Chen Muxue’s arrival immediately shifted to welcoming.
“Second Miss seems to have heard that Xiao Fan went to the Lianyun Mountain Range, which is why she came here,” Qingzhi explained, seeing Hai Dali’s puzzled expression.
Right now, Qingzhi only had eyes for Hai Dali. She did not think Chen Muxue coming here was a bad thing. If Chen Muxue had not come, she would not know when she would get to see the person she longed for.
Hearing Qingzhi’s words, Hai Dali understood. Chen Muxue had probably come to see Xiao Fan and mock him. With her personality, doing something like that was not strange at all.
Then he noticed Qingzhi’s affectionate gaze and felt his heart almost being drawn away. Looking around, he suddenly came up with a mischievous idea, but Qingzhi firmly refused, leaving him no choice but to give up.
Seeing Hai Dali’s disappointed expression, Qingzhi lightly slapped him with a coquettish look and said, “Come on, let’s go. It won’t be good if Second Miss gets angry from waiting too long.”
Hai Dali knew the time and place were not appropriate, so he could only suppress himself.
Along the way, Hai Dali and Qingzhi chatted about many things. He also learned that Xiao Fan had been forced to flee Qingfeng City.
Soon, the two arrived at a small courtyard. There were several rooms inside. The conditions looked rather simple, far inferior to Chen Muxue’s courtyard in the Chen Residence.
However, it was already quite good here. Hai Dali’s own place was something he had built himself, just a lone bamboo hut without even a courtyard.
At this moment, Qingzhi pointed at the main room of the courtyard and said, “Go in by yourself. Second Miss wants to see you alone.”
Qingzhi was very curious about the relationship between Chen Muxue and Hai Dali. For some reason, they always met alone. However, she would not pry. As long as it did not harm Hai Dali, that was enough.
Since people occasionally passed by nearby, Hai Dali did not do anything inappropriate. He nodded at Qingzhi and went inside.
Before entering, Hai Dali thought about how he should perform. Earlier, he had been too focused on Qingzhi and had not considered it. Now, he did not have much time to think.
With a quick turn of his eyes, he immediately rubbed them red. As soon as he entered and saw Chen Muxue, he dropped to his knees in front of her, hugged her leg, and choked out, “Second Miss, I thought I would never see you again! I have no combat experience. Staying here to fight demonic beasts, I had already prepared myself to die. I didn’t expect to see you again. This is truly wonderful!” Find the original chapter at novelping . com.
What demonic beasts had he fought? He had been here for so long and did not even know what a demonic beast looked like. But Chen Muxue did not know that.
Chen Muxue had been drinking tea. Suddenly having her leg hugged by Hai Dali made her slightly annoyed, and she was about to scold him. However, seeing his reddened eyes, sorrowful expression, and emotional tone, she held back.
Thinking of how Hai Dali had previously lost his memory and rarely went out in the residence, only being somewhat familiar with her, she wondered if he truly regarded her as someone important. Her tone softened as she said, “Alright, get up quickly. You’re a grown man. What kind of behavior is this? I’ll let it go this time, but you’re not allowed to hug my leg again!”
When she mentioned him hugging her leg, her face flushed slightly. It was the first time someone had held her leg like that, and it felt rather strange.
Hearing this, Hai Dali felt a bit regretful that he could not hold on a little longer. Reluctantly letting go, he stood up and pretended to apologize with embarrassment, “Sorry, Second Miss, I lost my composure.”
Seeing him like this, Chen Muxue did not pursue the matter further. After thinking for a moment, she said, “You’ve just broken through to the 6th stage Qi Refining Realm. It’s indeed a bit dangerous for you. Move over here. You don’t need to stand guard anymore. Just follow me and help with some tasks.”
Hearing this, Hai Dali was delighted inside. The benefits of being a lackey had finally arrived. What could possibly be troublesome about staying by her side? However, on the surface, he showed a hesitant expression and said, “Wouldn’t that be against the rules? People might gossip.”
“Who would dare gossip? I’d like to see who has the nerve,” Chen Muxue said arrogantly.
“I was overthinking. I’ll follow Second Miss’s arrangements,” Hai Dali immediately went along with it.
Looking at her domineering attitude, Hai Dali felt both love and resentment. For now, she was his backing, so it did not matter. But if one day she provoked someone she should not and dragged him down with her, that would be the end of him.
Still, it was too early to think about that. Since she had called him here, there must be something she wanted. He asked, “Second Miss, did you summon me for something you need me to do?”
Chen Muxue waved her hand and asked, “I heard Xiao Fan came to our Chen Family’s Spiritual Herb Fields?”
“Yes. Last night, the formation on the west side of the fields was triggered. Guard Xu Peng went to check and happened to see Xiao Fan coming out of the fields.”
Chen Muxue clearly already knew about this matter, but she wanted confirmation from Hai Dali. She then looked at him and asked, “This morning, someone already inspected the fields, and nothing was found missing. What do you think he was doing there?”
What else could he be doing? He went to the herb fields to pick some spiritual herbs, but got discovered before he could act.
Hai Dali thought this to himself, but said aloud, “I don’t know either. However, going to the herb fields, the most likely reason would be to pick some spiritual herbs. But since none are missing, that raises a problem. Xiao Fan may still harbor resentment toward you, Second Miss, so he might have been planning to sabotage the fields in some way. But he was discovered before he could act.”
Hmm… Hai Dali was quite skilled at throwing dirty water on others.