Bai Yujun moved to an inn near the Yang residence. Since she had already been exposed, there was no need to keep staying at Pear Garden.
In truth, Bai Yujun had nothing much left to do from this point on. A hidden sentry was only a sentry while hidden; once exposed, she was not much different from those senior Chunyang disciples. Besides, so many people were more than enough to protect that old man. With nothing to do, Bai Yujun decided to first work alongside her fellow disciples here, then return to Mount Hua with them after the unrest had been quelled.
Sometimes, she simply stayed on North Mountain, practicing Breath Control amid the clouds and mist at dawn before burrowing into the mountain's belly to use Earth Vein Dragon Qi to improve her constitution.
Earth Vein Dragon Qi was more like an indispensable aid. Cultivation still depended on spiritual energy. Since raising her cultivation, she had returned to the slow process of accumulation. It was painfully slow, far slower than for humans. At times, Bai Yujun even considered finding some heavenly treasures to eat and ascending in broad daylight—or, more accurately, daydreaming.
Several days later, tales spread through Qingyan City that a white dragon appeared atop North Mountain every morning, Swallowing Clouds and Exhaling Mist. Many people swore they had truly seen the white dragon...
The Yang residence occasionally called Bai Yujun over to inspect things for poison, and otherwise she had nothing to do.
Before long, all of Qingyan City knew that a female immortal had come to town whose fortune-telling was uncannily accurate. Thanks to the gossip spread by every aunt and distant relative, the news quickly became known to everyone.
By the wall opposite that fortune-teller's old spot, Bai Yujun wore a veil and openly stole