Demon Sword Sect’s Undercover
Chapter 729 - 729 728 New Companions

729: Chapter 728: New Companions 729: Chapter 728: New Companions Just as Hou Niao caught sight of this woman, a violent Gang wind collided with them high in the sky, like a knife slicing through the air.

The woman struggled briefly, like a small boat in the vast ocean, before losing control and tumbling downward; such a fall could easily have cost her half her life.

He sighed, unwilling to intervene, yet unable to stand aside; he dashed downward, and upon approaching, he grabbed her waistband roughly and heaved her upward, returning to the altitude of six thousand Zhang.

His Divine Sense swept over the area below, confirming that no one had noticed his presence.

He then discerned the direction and flew towards the Yaoguang Mountain Range in the Northern Territory.

Within a single hour, he changed directions several times until he confirmed they had lost any pursuers, then he slightly reduced their altitude; even for him, sustaining flight at six thousand Zhang was challenging, let alone with such a burden.

He slapped the woman’s plump buttocks harshly, “Stop playing dead.

Why have you been following me?

If you don’t tell the truth, I’ll seal your Mana and drop you down to become a splatter of flesh and blood!”

The woman twisted her waist enjoyably and her starry eyes were dazed.

“Hou Lang, how come you’ve changed so much after decades?

Sunbaked, blackened, and skinny; have you also become hunched?”

Hou Niao was stirred inside, but pretended to be unaware.

“Crazy woman, what nonsense are you spouting?”

The woman giggled coquettishly, turning passivity into initiative as she wrapped her arms around his waist, giggling, “Let the servant see, what treasure are you wearing that looks so lifelike?”

Hou Niao could not help but bitterly smile inside, knowing he had fallen into this woman’s trap.

All the uncontrollable body movements and dangerous situations had been feigned to lure him to act.

He scolded with a laugh, “You woman, your skills are all about observing men, aren’t they?

You’ve uncovered everything, which must also be fate.”

Releasing his grip, they continued side by side.

Dong Fangfei’s peach blossom eyes shimmered.

“You scoundrel, aren’t you going to take off your mask?

Since we’ve already evaded them, why trouble yourself further?”

Hou Niao removed his mask, “What do you want from me?

This is never-ending, you know?

Lucky for you I’m kind-hearted; otherwise, I’d certainly have taken you up to ten thousand Zhang and left you to freeze into an ice sculpture to see how you’d still flirt.”

Dong Fangfei, having succeeded in her cunning plan, was very aware of the environment where she could exert her greatest advantage.

Thus, she adopted a very caring demeanor,

“Now is actually not a good time to be on the move, for they will surely cast a wide net in the Northern Territory.

No one can guarantee we won’t run into them.

If you’re not in a hurry, the best strategy would be to find a place to hide for a while, not long, just three months.

Once that time passes, they can no longer maintain surveillance in the Northern Territory, and then the vast sky and wide earth are yours, no one to confine you.”

Hou Niao thought it made sense.

With the Daoist Sect’s way of doing things, cultivators appearing in the Northern Territory during this period would become suspects, and he could not guarantee that he wouldn’t encounter acquaintances while traveling.

He was not particularly concerned about the matter itself, but he had to consider the feelings of the blind old man and the Heavenly Heart Pavilion.

He glanced askance, “You have a place?”

The woman giggled, propping herself with a hand as a small raft appeared before them, “Follow me, Hou Lang.”

Thus, Hou Niao was led away by this woman.

Of course, he had no resistance in his heart, going to the Hundred Thousand Mountains wasn’t urgent; and if regarded simply as a leisurely journey, it was akin to having a different companion…

“You don’t need to keep searching the world for me anymore?”

The woman pouted, “I’m just a peripheral figure; with or without me it’s all the same.

When it’s time to toil and suffer, I’m included; when it’s time to share benefits, I’m excluded.

So old lady is going to do what she wants, no need to be at anyone’s beck and call.”

Having traveled for several days, they arrived at a riverside area rich in water sources, where cattle and sheep gathered in herds and spirited horses galloped freely.

“This is Kangba Zuqi, one of the numerous town banners on the grassland.

Cultivators from the Continent seldom come here unless necessary, it’s very peaceful.”

“Are you familiar with this place?

Do they welcome us?

As far as I know, the herdsmen of the Northern Territory resist people from the Central Plains?”

“It’s okay, I’ve been here a few times and have some local friends…

You can stay for a few days, and if you feel uncomfortable, we can always move on to another place.”

Despite her words, Hou Niao could see the woman’s confidence emanating from within.

The camps of the nomadic tribes had few rules and couldn’t be called cities; they were merely places where people gathered to survive the long winters of the north, making these months the liveliest of the year at the camps.

For most of the other months, the herdsmen would take all their belongings and move deeper into the grasslands to graze, including their young children.

This was a vivid classroom on survival; after a few trips, the small children turned into experienced little herdsmen, effortlessly riding horses and herding sheep.

Like now, in early winter’s chill, most herdsmen had returned to the camp.

The small river bend had a population of tens of thousands.

Men wrestled and drank, women tended grass and cooked, children played and frolicked.

Though cattle and horse dung were everywhere, there was an unmistakable air of life quite different from that of Shangyu Country, thousands of miles away.

Shangyu was springlike throughout the seasons, here the seasons were distinct; Shangyu had birdsongs and fragrances, here the view stretched endless; Shangyu adhered to traditional Central Plains culture, here was still primitive in its tribal ways…

but it was all life, with no hierarchy.

As they descended, Dong Fangfei performed an extremely rapid costume change in front of him.

She shifted from a fairy-like figure to that of an ordinary grassland woman, flawless save for her delicate skin.

Watching the woman’s brief show during her costume change, he knew she was intentionally teasing him and couldn’t help but chuckle,

“Was there a need for such haste?

It’s not as if I haven’t seen it before?”

Dong Fangfei pointed with her jade finger, “Seen?

Do you still remember?”

The two landed on the ground and walked on foot, and when the herdsmen saw them descend, they showed little surprise.

Instead, they greeted the woman warmly.

Clearly, the woman’s connection with this place was more than just having a few friends as she had mentioned.

He wasn’t worried; he knew this woman probably wouldn’t harm him but rather wanted to get something from him.

Until then, they would get along well; she was a woman who would use any means to achieve her goal, but since there was a goal, he could predict her thoughts, which was more down-to-earth than those who seemed purposeless.

“They call you ‘Su Ji Goddess’; what does that mean?”

The woman’s smile was radiant and genuine, showing her enjoyment of being here, reciprocated by the genuine sincerity of the herdsmen speaking with her,

“It’s just a term of respect, nothing special.

Come on, I’ll take you to our felt tent where we will stay.

Don’t worry, the conditions are quite good.”

Hou Niao felt somewhat skeptical but followed her quietly to one of the largest felt tents in the camp.

They were going to stay here?

“I didn’t expect you to also have the status of a Goddess here.

Just don’t know who the King is?

Let me make it clear to you first, no matter who it is, if someone competes with me over a woman, I’ll slaughter him!”