Chapter 2004

Zhu Yanyi glanced at Mi Xiao. "You have Fourth Senior Brother. Why do you need my help?"

"Fourth Senior Brother has bad taste. She never likes what I want to buy. So, you must go with me." This was Mi Xiao’s real goal. She wanted Zhu Yanyi to help her choose items.

Zhu Yanyi didn’t expect to be asked to appraise goods. She looked at Mi Xiao helplessly. "I feel like you really want me to go because you want my spirit stones."

"Hehe, Fifteen, you know it, so don’t say it out loud. Fourth Senior Brother and I don’t have many spirit stones. I thought about it, and decided to call you. You can lend me some later. Don’t worry, I always pay back what I borrow." Mi Xiao spoke very directly, with no shame.

Zhu Yanyi looked at Mi Xiao, amused and exasperated. "Then I’ll just give you some spirit stones. You can buy things yourself."

"It’s different. Shopping is fun with more people. It’s boring with few people." Mi Xiao pulled Zhu Yanyi, refusing to let go. "If you don’t go, I won’t let go."

Zhu Yanyi smiled helplessly. "Fine, I’ll go with you later. You don’t need to pull me like this. It’s too shameless. Aren’t you worried about your ladylike image?"

Near the teleportation point, they found a safe place. Everyone left the flying boat. Zhu Yanyi put away the boat and checked it, then joined the group to go to the special temporary market.

The fifty people did not move together. They split into small groups. This avoided attention and ensured safety.

Zhu Yanyi was pulled by Mi Xiao to walk with Gu Jun.

The three walked slowly. Zhu Yanyi glanced at the items here and gave up. There were many medicinal herbs, but she didn’t like them. Most materials here were easy for her to get.

"Immortal Sister, look at these items. There should be something suitable for you." Zhu Yanyi heard someone speak. She turned around, but suddenly, the people around her disappeared. Only she and the person opposite remained.

The person opposite was a young man in blue clothes. She looked calm, but Zhu Yanyi did not think this situation was normal just because she seemed peaceful.

"Your barrier?" Zhu Yanyi looked at her, staying still. Moving randomly in someone else’s barrier would reveal her weaknesses. So, she did not move.

The man in blue looked at Zhu Yanyi, studying her for a while. A flash of surprise appeared in her eyes. Then she smiled. "My name is Gu Xiaofeng. You can call me Xiaofeng, or Feng. I don’t mind."

"I mind. I have a lover. I love my lover. I only use such intimate names for my lover. Daoist Gu."

Zhu Yanyi refused directly. She did not think about the danger of being in her barrier if she did not comply.

Gu Xiaofeng did not expect Zhu Yanyi to refuse so decisively. Or perhaps she had never been refused before. "Don’t you want to know my identity?"

"No." Zhu Yanyi shook her head again. "I only want to know why you set up this barrier for me alone. What is your purpose?"

Gu Xiaofeng looked deeply at Zhu Yanyi. Then she picked up an item in front of her. It was a piece of dead wood. On the dead wood were small, tender yellow flowers.

"In heaven and earth, there are two very rare plants. Both are born from death. One is called Dead Wood Reviving in Spring. The other is called Light of Dawn. Tell me, is this in my hand Dead Wood Reviving in Spring or Light of Dawn?" Gu Xiaofeng looked at Zhu Yanyi, as if testing her.

Zhu Yanyi glanced at the plant and raised an eyebrow slightly. "It is neither Dead Wood Reviving in Spring nor Light of Dawn. It is Star of Dawn."

Zhu Yanyi gave a third name. "To be honest, you should not test me. I am a student of the Sage Academy. The Sage Academy is famous for medicine. My specialty is also medical arts. People who study medicine know plants very well. So I know all these things. You don’t need to trick me with a Star of Dawn. I won’t follow your thoughts to guess your intentions."

Gu Xiaofeng was slightly stunned by Zhu Yanyi’s words. Then she laughed. "You are right. I was indeed testing you. I wanted to know what kind of person you are, since you possess the Book of Life and Death."

Zhu Yanyi raised an eyebrow. She came for her Book of Life and Death. Zhu Yanyi looked at the man and shook her head. "You are not here for my Book of Life and Death."

"How can you be so sure I am not here for the Book of Life and Death?" Gu Xiaofeng became curious after Zhu Yanyi’s words.

Zhu Yanyi smiled. "Because you never thought of using my Book of Life and Death. If you really wanted to use it, you wouldn’t be like this now."

"Like this?" Gu Xiaofeng couldn’t keep up with Zhu Yanyi’s logic.

Zhu Yanyi nodded with a smile. "Yes, just like this. If you really used my Book of Life and Death, you wouldn’t be like this now. You wouldn’t lead me into your barrier. You just want a quiet place to talk to me."

"Clever girl." Gu Xiaofeng sighed. "Why couldn’t you fall for it? If you had fallen for it, many things would be easier for me. But you didn’t, so it’s hard for me."

Gu Xiaofeng pointed around. "This barrier is newly cultivated. I just came out of seclusion and heard about you. So I wanted to meet you first."

"Meet me? You overthink it. I am not the Peerless Empress. I don’t make people so curious." Zhu Yanyi said with a smile.

Gu Xiaofeng shook his hand slightly. "You can’t say that. Every person is an independent life. Living has its own value. Just like you. In my eyes, your value is greater than the Peerless Empress."

Zhu Yanyi raised an eyebrow, looking at Gu Xiaofeng. "You flatter me."

"I want to become your Daoist companion." Gu Xiaofeng stated his idea directly.

Zhu Yanyi was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly. "Aohan, someone is stealing your partner. Aren’t you coming?" She spoke to the sky.

After Zhu Yanyi said this, Yan Aohan walked through the barrier and entered.

Zhu Yanyi was not panicked at all because she trusted Yan Aohan. In fact, Yan Aohan knew as soon as he found Zhu Yanyi was led into Gu Xiaofeng’s barrier. He could have appeared anytime. But he also wanted to understand Gu Xiaofeng’s intentions. He didn’t expect Gu Xiaofeng to try to steal his partner. This, he naturally could not tolerate.