125: Chapter 125 I'm just going into seclusion, who said I'm dead!

The flying boat turned into a black streak of light and instantly vanished on the horizon.

In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the flying boat was already hovering above Tianyuan Market, its massive shadow enveloping the entire market.

Heaven Moon, who was reviewing the ledger inside Tianyuan Pavilion, noticed the room suddenly darken and couldn't help but smile faintly.

Even without looking outside, she knew who had arrived.

She put down the ledger, stood up, and with a wave of her hand, a water mirror appeared before her.

After quickly tidying her attire using the water mirror and tucking a few stray strands of black hair behind her ear, ensuring she was presentable, she slowly walked downstairs...“Why aren't you watching the flying boat? Why did you come down with me?”

Su Mo glanced at Immortal Master Qian Ji, who was following behind him, curiously looking around.

“There shouldn't be anything in this market that catches your eye, should there?”

Hearing this, Immortal Master Qian Ji rolled her eyes and complained irritably:

“I was locked up for three hundred years, and I've only been out for a few days!”

“As soon as I got out, I was either staying with you in the Sect or running around everywhere with you. I haven't had any time to myself.”

“What's wrong with me coming to see if there are any snacks I haven't tried yet?!”

Su Mo was speechless. He hadn't tied her up with a rope; couldn't she just go wherever she wanted? Why did she make it sound like she was being imprisoned and abused?

“Alright, alright, you go ahead. I'll call you when it's time to leave...”

Before he finished speaking, a familiar voice suddenly rang out beside his ear.

“Su Mo... who is she...”

As Heaven Moon stepped out of the entrance of Tianyuan Pavilion, she looked up and found Su Mo chatting and laughing with a stunning woman beside him.

This scene strongly resembled the intimate behavior between lovers she had read about in storybooks.

Heaven Moon's heart felt as if it had been sharply stabbed by something. Her steps halted, the smile on her face involuntarily receded, and she stared blankly at the two of them.

“Oh, she's irrelevant...”

Su Mo replied casually.

Immortal Master Qian Ji, who had only taken a few steps, suddenly turned back, walked up to Heaven Moon with a beaming smile, and a hint of cunning flashed in her eyes:

“Hello, Fellow Daoist. I am Su Mo's exclusive mistress.”

“Ex... Exclusive mistress?!”

Heaven Moon's pupils constricted violently, her breath hitched, her mind instantly went blank, and she looked at Su Mo in disbelief.

“???”

Su Mo nearly choked on his own saliva and grabbed Immortal Master Qian Ji's head:

“What nonsense are you spouting?!”

He then turned to look at Heaven Moon:

“Don't listen to her nonsense. She was only dug out a few days ago, and her mind isn't quite right yet.”

“However, since you are from the Central Domain, you should recognize her.”

Hearing Su Mo's reminder, Heaven Moon regained her composure and carefully scrutinized the young woman before her.

But after thinking for a long time, she couldn't find any information about her in her mind.

Heaven Moon shook her head and spoke with some hesitation:

“I don't recognize her...”

“It's right that you don't recognize me!”

Immortal Master Qian Ji broke free from Su Mo's demonic grasp, puffed out her chest, and looked smug:

“Just think, since I, Immortal Master Qian Ji, possess such a stunning appearance, what if I don't conceal myself when traveling and get abducted by villains?”

“I think you're just afraid of the people you tricked out of Spirit Stones coming to your door, right?”

Su Mo mercilessly exposed her.

“Nonsense! They were definitely coveting my beauty!”

Heaven Moon, however, covered her mouth in surprise at this moment.

“Immortal Master Qian Ji? You are Immortal Master Qian Ji?!”

She simply couldn't connect the stunning young woman before her with the rumored old coot.

“But didn't you vanish three hundred years ago?”

“I heard people say... you passed away...”

“Huh?!”

Immortal Master Qian Ji immediately felt blood rush to her head.

“Who said that?!”

“I was just in secluded cultivation, who said I died?!”

“Tell me! I must find him...”

Before she finished speaking, Su Mo pulled her behind him.

Su Mo said helplessly:

“Let me tell you. After I parted ways with you last time, I went to the location of the Qian Ji Secret Vault.”

“After entering, I found this fellow. Due to certain reasons, she locked herself inside for three hundred years and was then released by chance by me.”

“I see...”

Heaven Moon unconsciously revealed a smile, a weight lifted from her heart, and her taut nerves relaxed.

Only then did she realize her reaction just now had been somewhat overly sensitive, and a faint blush rose to her cheeks.

“So that's how it is... Senior Qian Ji, please forgive my rudeness.”

Heaven Moon bowed slightly, offering a salute.

Immortal Master Qian Ji waved her hand, her eyes drifting toward a nearby snack stall:

“No worries, no worries! You two talk business. I'm going to try that stall's charcoal-grilled beast meat.”

Having said that, she dashed off, leaving Su Mo and Heaven Moon alone.

Heaven Moon watched the young woman's retreating figure, and incidentally glanced at Su Mo beside her with the corner of her eye, her heart stirring slightly.

Immortal Master Qian Ji was old enough to be Su Mo's great-grandmother, but she herself was in her prime, similar in age to Su Mo; they were the true perfect match... As she thought this, a blush gradually spread across Heaven Moon's face, and a faint moisture appeared in her eyes.

Suddenly, she realized something and quickly covered her face with both hands.

‘What am I thinking?!’

‘I must have read too many storybooks. I need to cut back...’

After calming herself down, she looked at Su Mo:

“Su Mo, is there something you needed to discuss this trip?”

Currently, Tianyuan Pavilion sends a flying boat to collect the resources produced by the Xiao Shan Sect, so Su Mo doesn't need to deliver them.

If Su Mo needs any Materials, Tianyuan Pavilion also delivers them. Generally, there's no reason for him to make the trip himself.

Could it be... he came specifically to visit her?

The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment!

Su Mo took out a Jade Slip and handed it to Heaven Moon.

“This time I need quite a lot of Materials, and since it was on the way, I came myself.”

Heaven Moon took the Jade Slip and scanned its contents with her Divine Sense. The glimmer of expectation that had just arisen in her heart immediately dissipated, replaced by a faint sense of loss.

Sure enough... he only came for the Materials.

She quickly composed herself, returning to her usual shrewd and capable appearance, and carefully examined the contents of the Jade Slip.

The more she read, the more alarmed she became. The Materials listed on the manifest were not only massive in quantity, but most were required for refining a Teleportation Formation.

“Su Mo, are you planning to refine some kind of large-scale Teleportation Formation?”

Heaven Moon raised her head, her eyes filled with surprise and confusion.

Su Mo nodded slightly and chuckled:

“As expected, I can't hide anything from you. I plan to engrave a large-scale Warp Formation on the flying boat.”

“Once the Formation is refined, I'm going to the Central...”

Boom!!

A loud bang suddenly erupted not far from the two of them, interrupting Su Mo.

The market immediately descended into chaos, as Cultivators frantically looked towards the source of the sound.

Where the loud bang occurred, smoke and dust billowed, and a burly figure slowly walked out from within.

The newcomer's black hair was disheveled, and there were still unhealed injuries on his muscular chest, but the invisible pressure radiating from his body caused everyone present to feel a heavy dread.

“Which bastard is driving that flying boat up there?!”

“Get your ass down here!”