Puzhou City.
It was noon, the streets were bustling with pedestrians, the carriages were noisy, and many vendors were selling all kinds of goods along the street.
On the wide streets, in addition to the light carriages and horses, from time to time there were strange-looking spirit beasts pulling sedan chairs and galloping past.
Bai Xirou walked on the street holding the four-eyed spirit fox, looking around with some curiosity. She grew up in Luoyun Valley since she was a child, and this was the first time she saw such a lively and prosperous scene.
The four-eyed spirit fox in her arms was also full of excitement, with a pair of round eyes, looking around non-stop.
At this moment, Bai Xirou was wearing a light yellow dress, her black hair was like clouds, her waist was as thin as a willow, she looked graceful, with white teeth and red lips, like a lotus flower out of the world, pure and beautiful, attracting many passers-by to look sideways.
If she hadn’t exuded a faint aura of a cultivator, someone would have come up to chat with her long ago.
Although immortals and mortals live together in Puzhou City, most of the cultivators in the city are casual cultivators in the Qi Refining Realm. The existence of a late Foundation Establishment cultivator is enough to intimidate most of the scoundrels.
“Sister Bai, the candied haws sold by that person look delicious. Can you buy two strings to try?”
After discovering a stall selling candied haws on the street, the fox demon’s saliva was about to flow out, and he hurriedly shouted to go over to buy some.
“Okay, but you have to be moderate. Eating too much will upset your stomach.”
Hearing this, Bai Xirou nodded and immediately took it to the street stall.
She had traveled in some secular villages and towns when she was doing the sect’s mission before, so she naturally knew that mortals traded with copper coins or gold and silver, and only cultivators would use spirit stones.
After buying the candied haws for the fox demon, Bai Xirou was about to leave when she heard a delicate female voice.
“Sister, please stay.”
After realizing that someone seemed to be calling her, Bai Xirou was slightly startled, turned her head and saw a young girl of fifteen or sixteen standing not far away, smiling and looking over here.
The girl was quite pretty, but her face was a little pale, and there was a faint fluctuation of mana on her body. She was actually a cultivator in the early stage of foundation building.
“Little sister, what do you want to talk to me about?”
Bai Xirou asked in confusion, but was secretly surprised in her heart.
She was so talented at such a young age that she could have such a cultivation.
Behind the girl, there were several servants who looked like servants and maids following her.
This group of servants were obviously trained very well. They all stood still, like sculptures, with their eyes on the nose and their noses on the heart, without affecting their master’s conversation at all.
“Sister is so beautiful. All the men on the street are stunned.”
The girl smiled with her hands covering her mouth, and then continued, “My name is An Cailan. My father is An Lingxiu, the mayor of this city. I felt very close to my sister as soon as I saw her. I disturbed her without permission. Didn’t I scare her?”
“It turned out to be Sister An. I’m sorry.”
After listening to the girl’s self-introduction, Bai Xirou suddenly realized and her expression eased.
As neighbors, the relationship between Puzhou City and Luoyun Valley has always been very good. The two sides are allies who help each other.
Puzhou City Lord An Lingxiu was originally a high-ranking official in the imperial court. He was sent here to guard the area because of political struggles. With the strength of the middle stage of the Golden Core, he is considered a master in Puzhou City.
The most important thing is that An Lingxiu still retains many old relationships in the Great Xia court. There is also a great cultivator in the God Transformation Realm in his family far away in the capital. With such a background, ordinary Yuanying cultivators have to be courteous to him when they see him.
The two girls exchanged greetings for a while, and then An Cailan smiled and said softly:
“Sister Bai, a ghost-faced moth in the middle stage of foundation building has recently appeared outside the city. This demon moth often attacks passers-by and caravans, and has killed dozens of innocent people in just half a month.”
“My father has just issued a bounty, calling on the cultivators in the city to hunt down the demon moth. As a daughter, I naturally don’t want to stand idly by.”
“In order to prevent the demon moth from killing innocent people like this, I have made an appointment with several casual cultivators in the foundation building realm, and would like to invite sister to join us in hunting down the demon moth outside the city. After the task is completed, the City Lord’s Mansion will definitely reward you handsomely.”
p>An Cailan told all her thoughts. After she finished speaking, she looked at Bai Xirou with hope, her eyes flashing with earnestness.
“This…”
After listening to the girl’s narration, Bai Xirou showed a look of hesitation and said hesitantly, “No reward is necessary. Even if it is for the people of the city, I am willing to help this favor.”
“But I have a companion working in the city. It’s not good to leave without saying goodbye. Otherwise, you tell me the range of the demon moth’s activities first. When my companion comes back, I will go out of the city to help you get rid of the demon moth. How about it?”
“Okay, this map marks the range of the demon moth’s activities. You can find us there. I’ll go and meet up with others first…”
An Cailan sighed with regret, and then took out a map of the terrain around Puzhou City from the ring, handed it to Bai Xirou, and left in a hurry with the servants.
……
Soon after.
“Junior Brother Qi, you’re back!”
After noticing Qi Yuan’s approaching figure, Bai Xirou, who was strolling with the fox demon in her arms, brightened her beautiful eyes and immediately went to greet him with joy.
Looking at Bai Xirou with a smile on her face, Qi Yuan quickened his pace with a guilty conscience and said:
“I’ve finished my work, let’s go.”
Bai Xirou smiled gently, “Thank you for your hard work.”
Hearing this, Qi Yuan’s expression was not natural:
“Not at all…”
Before he finished speaking, his face suddenly changed slightly, and he asked in a serious tone:
“Senior Sister, have you seen anyone during the time I was away?”
At this moment, he found a faint and imperceptible ghost aura on Bai Xirou!
Even in broad daylight, this ghost energy still lingers, proving that the owner of the ghost energy is of high rank, at least at the level of a Nascent Soul ghost general.
Could it be that Bai Xirou has been targeted by a ghost?
Thinking of this, Qi Yuan frowned, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes…
Seeing the other party’s serious expression, Bai Xirou couldn’t help but frown slightly, nodded and said:
“I just met An Cailan, the daughter of the mayor of Puzhou City. She invited me to go outside the city to eliminate monsters, and there are also several foundation-building cultivators with me.”
As she spoke, she took out the map from her sleeves and pointed to the small circle marked in red on it, “The ghost-faced moth they want to kill is in this area, and it is estimated that it has arrived there now.”
Sure enough, the ghost energy was emitted from this map!
“Let’s go.” Qi Yuan’s eyes narrowed slightly, and he immediately said, “Let’s go find that group of people now.”
This matter concerns Bai Xirou’s safety. He will never give up this time until he finds out what’s going on…
