"Can we really get it back? If we can't, I'll make you pay for it!" Hu Xia said indignantly. She was really just a child who hid her feelings behind a haughty attitude.
"Of course we can. All right, there's no time to lose. Let's leave right now. We might even intercept the gourd on the way." With that, I used Woodform Dance and pulled Hu Xia along as I raced toward Cangshan Immortal Estate.
To move faster, I conjured vines and wrapped them around Hu Xia, letting us travel at the same speed. Shadows of trees flashed past beneath the shifting night sky. As I sped through the forest, I occasionally shot straight into the sky to check from above for any cultivators from Cangshan Immortal Estate nearby.
Our luck was surprisingly good. Before even half the night had passed, we found a cultivator traveling at high speed. I accelerated and intercepted her in an instant!
The woman's expression changed immediately when we suddenly appeared. I looked her up and down, then cut straight to the point. "Who has our currency gourd?"
The woman hesitated, then quickly replied, "E... Elder Bailiang has it!"
"Heh. Hand over your storage pouch for inspection, or don't blame me for taking it myself." I didn't immediately ask who Elder Bailiang was or where he had gone, because any of these people from Cangshan Immortal Estate could have been carrying the gourd.
The woman gritted her teeth and glanced around. Hu Xia immediately moved behind her to block her escape. After a moment's hesitation, the woman could only pull her storage pouch from her sleeve pocket and toss it to me.
I couldn't open the storage pouch, so I tossed it to Hu Xia. She undid it in no time and shook out a