"Commoner? Ning Xiaochuan, you were a commoner through and through to begin with—not an immortal, not a sage. You used to be a doctor, and now you are a Heart Nourisher. Is it not perfectly normal to judge people by their appearance?"
Ning Xiaochuan stood amid the decaying fallen leaves and drew a deep breath, catching the faint scent of rotting foliage. Suppressing the amorous stirrings in his heart, he returned to the Taoist temple.
But just as he reached the temple's wooden door, he saw Yu Ningsheng standing inside the threshold, her pair of starry eyes fixed upon him.
Their eyes met!
Ning Xiaochuan's heart had already been unsettled, so this gave him quite a fright. Forcing out a smile, he said, "Miss Yu, you're awake?"
"Why did I faint?" Yu Ningsheng's voice was soft and lovely, crisp and pleasing to the ear. Her rippling eyes watched Ning Xiaochuan.
Her eyes seemed capable of dripping water.
Ning Xiaochuan had long prepared his excuse. "Do you still remember that old man driving the carriage?"
Yu Ningsheng nodded.
Ning Xiaochuan said, "That old man was from the Demon Sect. Coveting your beauty, he took advantage of your unguarded state and used a Martial Dao Divine Power to knock you unconscious. I exhausted all my strength before I managed to save you from his hands. We have now escaped White Dragon City."
Minister Tian's identity naturally could not be revealed, so he could only deceive Yu Ningsheng for the moment.
Minister Tian had knocked Yu Ningsheng unconscious because he did not want her to know about his conversation with Ning Xiaochuan.
Yu Ningsheng said, "Was that old man the only one coveting my beauty?"
Ning Xiaochuan was not very good at lying. He coughed twice and said, "Of course. There was no