Early Summer

Xu Xian lingered for a while before taking his leave.

After leaving the shop, he walked along the river and turned several corners. He wore a smile as he walked happily, in inexplicably good spirits. He did not even know why he was so pleased; he was simply happy. Even the old man he had asked for directions earlier looked much more agreeable now.

Bai Yujun continued eating buns. After letting them sit for a while, they were no longer so hot, and she ate quickly.

Then she sat in the shop and stared blankly into space.

The day passed in a muddle, and night fell beneath thick fog.

That evening, she easily moved the heavy door panels into place and sealed up the shop. Returning to the bedroom behind the shop, she prepared to try drawing away the Earth Vein Dragon Qi beneath Golden Mountain Courtyard from within Suzhou and Hangzhou. If it worked, there would be no need to dawdle here; she could simply drain it and run. Everything had to be tested. She was idle anyway—perhaps it would actually work.

In the bedroom behind the shop, Bai Yujun casually spread out the bedding, untied her long hair, and removed her white veil, revealing her dragon horns. She only took off her outer robe before burrowing into the soft, comfortable bed to sleep.

This was Suzhou and Hangzhou, not her lair at the Bai Estate in the Southern Wilderness. She could not be too casual.

A pavilion on the mountain.

The old monk taking his turn watching the white flood dragon lowered his head, closed his eyes, and chanted sutras. Even if the other party was a demon, she was still a woman. Since she was asleep, there was no need to keep staring. The precepts had to