Encounter
Among the people coming and going, a woman in a pale yellow gown stood out from the crowd. Her figure was graceful and delicate, and her beauty radiant. Her expression held an ineffable quality unlike that of the others. Even amid the throng, she seemed to stand apart, as though gazing at the mountains and rivers from across a shore.
Even though Lu Xiaotian barely knew her, he could pick her out of the passing crowd at a glance—especially since the two of them had known each other for a long time.
The woman approached a pill shop with light, graceful steps.
"Have you come to seek an immortal pill, fellow Daoist?" The person overseeing the shop was a young man in an alchemist's robe, with a dark complexion. When he saw her, he froze, a look of admiration flashing in his eyes before he hurried over to greet her.
"I'm Cao Ang. May I ask your name, fellow Daoist, and what sort of immortal pill you're looking for?"
"So you're Brother Cao. You can call me Fellow Daoist Mo. I heard that Immortal Officer Meng of the Immortal Army is gathering rare immortal herbs, and I thought I'd try my luck. But rare immortal herbs are getting harder and harder to find. I heard that Renyuan Pill Shop has already received news about one, so I came to ask." Mo Yuyan smiled.
"So Fellow Daoist Mo is also looking for the rare immortal herb. There are a great many stoneheart insects where it grows. It would be difficult for you to go alone. I've gathered a few fellow Daoists, and we still need to make some preparations. How about we head to that dangerous place together in a while?"
Cao Ang said, his gaze roaming over Mo Yuyan.