187: Chapter 187: The oppressive feeling emanating from Miss Xiuxiu!

Outside the Baofu Study, as a Cultivator revealed Yang Simu's identity, the crowd erupted into a commotion, and loud noises arose!

Some female Cultivators, upon seeing Yang Simu's true face, could not help but have their beautiful eyes light up!

It was no wonder that the three Goddesses of the Mural City, as well as this Fairy He, all harbored affection for this sword-carrying man.

One had to admit, the dashing charm of a sword immortal on him was truly enough to captivate women!

Hearing these noisy discussions, Yang Simu immediately felt a headache coming on.

He looked up at He Xiaoliang and said helplessly, "I originally wanted to properly run my business at the Baofu Study, but with you here, my business has been ruined!"

Hearing this, He Xiaoliang widened her eyes slightly and said, "Which of the items you placed on the table has a real value exceeding one Minor Heat Coin?"

"I will give you one Grain Rain Coin, that should be enough, right!"

As soon as she finished speaking, He Xiaoliang had already reached out and handed over a Grain Rain Coin.

Yang Simu hesitated for a moment, but still reached out to accept the Grain Rain Coin.

One shouldn't hold a grudge against anyone, but especially not against money, especially when it was a Grain Rain Coin!

Immediately, He Xiaoliang waved her hand gently, and all the miscellaneous items on the table were collected into her Spatial artifact.

He Xiaoliang narrowed her eyes slightly and said, "Now, can I have a proper talk with you?"

Yang Simu coughed lightly and tucked the Grain Rain Coin into his sleeve.

He glanced at the jostling crowd of ferry passengers outside the door, his expression slightly solemn as he said:

"My room is in the Jia-1 Courtyard."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Simu slammed a fist heavily into the Void Realm, and with just that, he stepped inside!

The next moment, he used his Mountain-Shaking Fist to clear a path through the River of Time!

Almost in an instant, Yang Simu had arrived in his own courtyard.

In the blink of an eye, a round-faced girl with a ponytail flashed and appeared before him.

The girl widened her beautiful eyes slightly, staring intently at Yang Simu.

At this moment, he truly understood what it meant to have a "guilty conscience"!

Meanwhile.

Back at the original Baofu Study, He Xiaoliang narrowed her eyes slightly, watching the place where Yang Simu had disappeared, from which came the sound of the churning water of the River of Time!

Everything that had just happened was too fast, and Yang Simu had deliberately used a bit of misdirection.

Therefore, apart from He Xiaoliang inside the door, the other Cultivators outside would only think that the sword-carrying man had left using some technique of a Qi practitioner.

Only He Xiaoliang saw it clearly; Yang Simu had used a martial artist's Fist Intent to open the path, breaking the barrier between reality and the River of Time!

Back in the Lizhu Blessed Land, with the help of his Master Lu Chen, He Xiaoliang had also traveled the River of Time once, and she knew deeply how dangerous it was there!

Unless one was a Cultivator of the Ascension Realm, or a martial artist at the peak of the Divine Path, one could never hope to travel freely in the River of Time!

Yet, Yang Simu was only a martial artist of the Golden Body Realm and a Qi practitioner of the Golden Core Stage.

But he had just stepped right in!

He Xiaoliang pursed her red lips slightly; only then did she realize that she had severely underestimated Yang Simu's strength!

The next second.

He Xiaoliang's figure flashed, and she also disappeared.

Leaving behind only a group of onlookers outside the Baofu Study, left in disarray in the wind!

...

Just as Ruan Xiu was staring at Yang Simu, a knock suddenly sounded at the door.

Ruan Xiu frowned slightly, feeling a bit unhappy.

Yang Simu hurriedly took out a box of exquisite pastries from his Spatial artifact.

This was something he had seen on the ferry when he went to set up the Baofu Study earlier, and he had bought a box on a whim.

When Ruan Xiu saw the pastries in the box, her eyes immediately lit up.

She extended a jade hand, picked up a piece of pastry with two fingers, placed it gently by her lips, and took a small bite.

Seeing that Ruan Xiu was in a good mood, Yang Simu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Immediately, after handing the whole box of pastries to Ruan Xiu, he intended to turn around and open the door.

However, the elegant-looking Goddess of Rain-Making was already standing at the entrance, having opened the door at some point.

And He Xiaoliang, who was outside, happened to see the scene of Yang Simu giving pastries to Ruan Xiu.

This former Fairy of the Shengao Sect, now the Master of a sect, saw her face turn slightly pale.

Just as He Xiaoliang had said earlier, she had not come this time to rekindle her past relationship with Yang Simu.

She only wanted to understand this sword-carrying man to clarify her own heart, so that when she broke through to the Jade Purity Realm, she could shatter her Heart Demon with one sword!

However, when He Xiaoliang saw the scene in the courtyard, a trace of sorrow quietly emerged on her flawless, fair, and exquisite face.

Even her Dao Heart developed a ripple!

She suddenly remembered that on that Immortal Ferry, Yang Simu had said that he was only single-mindedly seeking the Dao and longevity—was she really wrong?!

Feeling her Dao Heart waver, He Xiaoliang immediately used a sword in her heart lake to shatter this thought!

"No, it is impossible for me to be wrong!"

"What is wrong with me pursuing the Dao and longevity?!"

He Xiaoliang thought through gritted teeth, shattering hundreds of thoughts, and only then did her complexion return to normal, and her gaze became firm once again!

In her view, cultivating the Dao should be like this; what did anything else matter?

Yang Simu was only at the Golden Core Stage after all, and could only sense that He Xiaoliang's aura had been unstable just now, assuming she was just angered.

Yang Simu did not know that this woman had just experienced a great trial of the Dao!

He Xiaoliang glanced at the Goddess of Rain-Making, nodded with a faint smile, and stepped into the courtyard.

With every step she took, it felt as if she had a heavy burden on her shoulders!

Miss Ruan Xiu, who was eating the pastry, raised the corners of her mouth slightly.

She raised her hand and wiped the pastry crumbs from the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief.

In fact, this Miss Xiuxiu had seen everything that happened in the Baofu Study just now!

She was a Jade Purity Realm expert; for her to cover the entire Immortal Ferry with her thoughts was far too easy!

In truth, when she sensed He Xiaoliang using a secret technique to break through the Immortal Ferry's Formation and head straight for Yang Simu, Ruan Xiu had already noticed.

It was just that because He Xiaoliang held no killing intent, Miss Xiuxiu did not choose to act directly.

However, the things that happened next did not make Ruan Xiu like He Xiaoliang at all!

The Goddess of Rain-Making going to open the door just now was also because she had received her secret voice transmission!

Yang Simu finally sensed that something was wrong in the courtyard and frowned slightly, saying: "Miss Xiuxiu, please put away your Formation."

Ruan Xiu pouted and waved her hand somewhat unwillingly.

The vast aura that had made He Xiaoliang almost feel suffocated disappeared.

He Xiaoliang took a few heavy breaths, her face flushed somewhat.

She looked up at the girl with the ponytail, shock evident on her face.

After all, back in the Lizhu Blessed Land, they had met before.

It had only been a few years, and while she had reached the third level of the Nascent Soul Stage, the other party had already ascended to the Upper Five Realms!

Moreover, an ordinary Jade Purity Realm expert could absolutely not exert such great pressure on He Xiaoliang!