Qin Mu didn't choose to open the Large Red Packet right away.
After all, he had no idea what reward it might contain.
Whenever he'd opened a Red Packet before, Qin Mu had played it safe: he'd find a secure place, set up a formation, and only then open it.
Just then, Ao Run had her attendants bring out South Sea-exclusive spirit fruits and immortal wine to entertain Qin Mu.
The spirit fruits and immortal wine brimmed with spiritual energy and smelled delicious.
"Immortal, please help yourself!"
Ao Run invited him.
"Thank you, Dragon King."
Qin Mu smiled faintly. Without standing on ceremony, he picked up a spirit fruit and ate it.
Seeing this, Ao Run smiled warmly and asked softly,
"By the way..."
"I wonder what brought you to visit my South Sea today, Immortal?"
Although Qin Mu had already said he was simply there to pay her a visit, in Ao Run's eyes, that was no more than something he'd said offhand.
There had to be a reason Qin Mu had come to her South Sea at a time like this.
Hearing Ao Run's question, Qin Mu smiled calmly and replied,
"Daoist Ao Run, there's no need to be so formal. You don't have to call me 'Immortal.' Just call me Qin Mu."
"I happened to be passing by the South Sea today and felt like stopping in to pay you a visit."
Seeing Qin Mu stick to the same explanation, a flicker of something hard to discern passed through Ao Run's eyes.
Qin Mu kept his expression even, though he knew what Ao Run was thinking.
After all, he'd never visited the South Sea before. His sudden arrival was bound to arouse suspicion.
After a brief silence, Qin Mu spoke up.
"By the way, Dragon King, something