The North Sea

Qin Yi had never expected that after accidentally barging into the territory of the Celestial Pivot Divine Palace, not only would he avoid getting beaten up, he would even receive a map. He weighed the jade slip in his hand and turned it over and over, as if flowers had bloomed upon it.

"Bangbang, tell me, why did that Old Daoist Nun suddenly become so nice?"

Liusu was holding back a bellyful of laughter and refused to tell him the truth. She merely said coolly, "Who knows? In any case, you don't have any grudge against them. They're of the Righteous Path too. They wouldn't just seize you for no reason."

Qin Yi pondered. "Maybe she also felt it wasn't right to break Minghe and me apart. A talented man and a beautiful woman, after all."

"Yes, yes." Liusu said, "Perhaps she took a fancy to you herself and thought your tender skin was worth scrubbing with a bristle brush."

"Get out of here." Qin Yi flexed his arm and showed off his muscles. "This is tender skin?"

"Mm, built like this, you can withstand the scrubbing even better than those pretty boys."

"Bangbang, you sound very experienced."

"...Talk about the Old Daoist Nun all you want. What does it have to do with me?"

Qin Yi said, "Going by what the Old Daoist Nun said, Minghe seems to be in the North Sea right now?"

Liusu shot him a sidelong glance. "So what if she's in the North Sea? Minghe doesn't cultivate in seclusion all day long. Otherwise, how could she have progressed so quickly?"

"What I mean is, we're both in the North Sea. Will we run into each other on this trip?"

"The North Sea is a sea. Do you know what a sea is?" Liusu spread