This was the second time a pebble had appeared. The handwriting on it had been left by the same woman, graceful and delicate, stirring Ning Xiaochuan's curiosity. He planned to see just who she was. The place she had arranged was Spirit Water Lakeside! After nightfall, Heavenly Emperor City seemed rather tranquil. It lacked the prosperity and clamor of the Imperial City, yet possessed a few more shades of mystery and solemn grandeur.
Spirit Water Lake was a small lake within Heavenly Emperor City.
The lake was filled with emerald-green lotus leaves, giving off a faint, secluded fragrance of lotus flowers.
Even at night, wisps of white mist could be seen rising from the lake, transforming into countless strange shapes and making the place seem like an immortal realm!
Ning Xiaochuan carried a mud-sealed Wine Jar into the pavilion by the lakeside, sat beside the stone table inside, and took out two bowls.
Splash! He filled them with wine!
This jar of wine was Profound Medicine Wine that Ning Xiaochuan had spent thirty thousand Small Coin to buy. It was not particularly potent, but its fragrance was rich enough to drift a great distance.
Ning Xiaochuan took a light sip. The wine's power actually seeped into his blood, causing the Martial Dao Profound Qi in his veins to circulate rapidly, as though it were boiling.
Whoosh!
A ripple appeared on the water's surface! Six wisps of ink-black mist gathered together, forming a slender figure standing atop a lotus leaf in the lake. Though she wore a black robe, it could not conceal her graceful, captivating figure.
"Greetings, Manor Lord!" Half of her face was covered by a Golden Mask, concealing everything above her lips.
Ning Xiaochuan said, "You were the one who sent me messages twice?"
"It was this subordinate!"