The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 939

Chapter 939: Chapter 936: Stirring Beauty Chapter 939: Chapter 936: Stirring Beauty Shen Luo saw Bai Xiaotian standing still, dumbfounded, and felt somewhat astonished. He came to his side and followed his gaze. Only then did he discover a young girl in a goose-yellow dress standing across from the Fire Poison Spring amidst a cluster of crimson red Fire Core Grass. She was bent over with a green bamboo basket in hand, picking something from the ground.

The girl seemed not to have noticed Shen Luo and Bai Xiaotian. She was turned to the side, and her delicate figure was outlined by the goose-yellow dress, looking exceptionally gentle and beautiful. Her exposed profile with a slightly tall nose, thin lips, and the slightly sharp chin that curved up a bit, was like a finely carved piece of jade without any flaw.

Especially her eyes, which seemed to reflect the stars, twinkled with a clear light, while her long and slightly upturned eyelashes added to her charm, making one forget the mundane world upon seeing her.

However, Shen Luo soon noticed that what the girl's delicate hands were picking was not a wildflower or fruit, but a brightly colored flower with intricate petals and covered with fine, sharp spikes.

He recognized it at a glance–it was none other than the Wolf Poison Fire Ling, a plant with extreme toxicity. Ordinary monks would not dare to touch it with their hands, let alone pick it; even if contained within a jade case, there was fear of inhaling the scattered pollen and suffering from internal rot.

From this, it was clear that this girl was no ordinary person.

With this thought in mind, Shen Luo was about to mentally alert Bai Xiaotian, only to find that he had already stepped out of the bushes and walked straight to the shoreside of the Fire Poison Spring.

“Bai Xiaotian, you…” Shen Luo was at a loss for words.

The girl in the goose-yellow dress also noticed the commotion here and lifted her head to look over in their direction.

If her profile was only seven parts beautiful, then her front-facing appearance was surely a full ten. Even when Shen Luo saw her for the first time, he couldn't help but be slightly moved.

However, his heart was already tied to Nie Caizhu. While he was moved, it was only a reflex, and he soon returned to normal. But when he looked at Bai Xiaotian, he saw that the young man's face was wearing a foolish smile.

“Bai Xiaotian, what are you daydreaming about?” Shen Luo said helplessly, stepping out and asked through telepathy.

“Shen Luo, did you see that? She seems to be smiling at me,” Bai Xiaotian said, not paying attention to Shen Luo's questioning and speaking to himself.

Shen Luo, at a loss, faced palm but noticed that the girl indeed wore a faint smile, as if responding to Bai Xiaotian's silly grin.

“Girl, may I ask if this is Colorful Cloud Island?” Bai Xiaotian shouted loudly.

However, due to the steaming poisonous gas of the Fire Poison Spring, his voice sounded somewhat hoarse.

“Yes, did you come from outside?” the girl straightened up and asked.

Her voice when speaking, unlike her singing, sounded much more steady and soft yet seemed to carry more penetration.

“Correct, we are looking for a place called Daughter Village. Have you heard of it?” Shen Luo wanted to stop him, but it was too late; Bai Xiaotian had blurted out their purpose in coming here.

“I haven't heard of it.” The girl tilted her head to think for a moment, then immediately shook her head.

But soon, she added, “I don't live here, I just occasionally come to the island to gather Poisonous Herbs for refining medicine, so there might be a village on the island, but I'm not clear where it is.”

“Then may I ask, Miss, during your time gathering herbs on this island, have you ever seen any particularly special phenomena or places?” Shen Luo did not allow Bai Xiaotian to continue asking and instead he proactively asked with a frown.

“This island is quite large, but the territory granted to me by my Elders for gathering herbs is limited, so I haven't seen the special places you mentioned… wait, that's not true, I have seen one,” the girl in the goose-yellow dress said as if suddenly recalling something.

“Where?” Shen Luo urged.

The young woman turned in a circle, surveying her surroundings, and then lifted her hand to point in the southwest direction and said,

“If my memory serves me right, about ten miles from here there is a small valley where, occasionally, a glow of colorful clouds emerges, quite different from any other place. That is the area our elders from the sect strictly forbid us to venture into, so I'm unsure what exactly is in there,” the goose-yellow-dressed girl spoke.

“Thank you, girl,” Shen Luo expressed his thanks with a cupped fist.

“Daoist friend, you're too polite,” the young woman replied with a curtsey, then lowered her head to the green bamboo basket hanging by her waist and began to tally up her spoils of battle.

“Girl, I am Bai Xiaotian. May I ask how to address you?” At this moment, Bai Xiaotian spoke again.

The young woman on the other side seemed quite surprised by this and, after freezing for a few breaths, replied with a slightly embarrassed expression, “I am Lin Xinyue.”

“May I ask which sect the girl hails from?” Bai Xiaotian continued inquiring.

Upon facing his persistent questioning, Lin Xinyue displayed a touch of displeasure on her face and remained silent.

“Please don't take offense, girl. It's just that upon first seeing you, I felt a sense of deja vu, and couldn't help wanting to ask,” Bai Xiaotian said, scratching his head awkwardly.

“I've already answered what you wanted to know. To keep pestering me so persistently, is truly impolite,” Lin Xinyue “hmphed” softly, picked up the green bamboo basket in her hands, and departed directly.

“Miss Lin…” Seeing this, Bai Xiaotian hurried to move forward and follow.

Shen Luo quickly grabbed his sleeve and yanked him back, asking, “Bai Xiaotian, have you gone mad?”

Upon hearing these words, Bai Xiaotian was momentarily stunned before he stopped his actions.

“Is there truly such a woman in the world, with a face that is a work of art and a heart as pure as orchids?” He still gazed longingly in her direction.

“I can understand 'a work of art', but how do you discern a 'heart as pure as orchids'? What, have you secretly cultivated some divine power that probes the hearts of others?” Shen Luo teased him purposefully.

“You don't understand. Some people you could look at all your life and find as dull as dirt and dogs, but some you only need to look at once, and it's worth more than a thousand years. Isn't there a saying? A single meeting by the jade dew is worth more than countless encounters in the Human World,” Bai Xiaotian replied dismissively.

“I haven't seen any jade dew, but someone's love-struck face certainly scared the girl away,” Shen Luo replied unsparingly.

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaotian rubbed his cheek and muttered to himself, “Was it that obvious?”

“Bai Xiaotian, you didn't really fall for her just from that brief encounter, did you?” Shen Luo couldn't help but ask.

“What's wrong with love at first sight? It's just a pity I didn't get to find out which sect she belongs to,” Bai Xiaotian stated earnestly.

“Enough, let's get back to our main task. Once it's done, I promise I'll accompany you back here to properly look for Miss Lin Xinyue, alright?” Shen Luo resigned himself, shaking his head in disbelief.

“That's noble of you. So, where are we headed now?” Bai Xiaotian said, giving a thumbs-up.

Shen Luo looked at Bai Xiaotian as if he were looking at an idiot, realizing that Bai Xiaotian had spent the better half of the time just staring at the young woman, paying no heed whatsoever to the matter of asking for directions.

He felt compelled to repeat the issue of the valley phenomenon to Bai Xiaotian, and only then did the two set off in that direction.

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