The three young students all still had a touch of youthful innocence about their faces. Whether they were the so-called hot-blooded youths, he could not tell.
But after seeing Li Mingyue, they could not help stealing a few extra glances at her. Young as they were, they still could not resist the charms of a mature older woman.
Cui Jiuyang merely glanced at the three of them before turning his attention away. Instead, he carefully swept his divine sense over the little girl, checking for any traces of sinister magic on her.
He found nothing unusual.
With his current cultivation, if there really had been a problem, there was no way he would have failed to detect even the slightest clue.
It seemed the little girl herself really was just an ordinary child.
Walking beside her, Cui Jiuyang asked as though making casual conversation, "Little girl, what's your name?"
The girl skipped along ahead, leading the way. Without looking back, she answered in a clear voice, "My name is Xiaohua."
Cui Jiuyang asked another question. "Was that man squatting off to the side smoking at the dock earlier a member of your family?"
Xiaohua nodded. She even stopped and turned to look at Cui Jiuyang. "Oh, big brother, you saw him? That's my dad. His legs aren't very good, and walking is difficult for him, so I'm the one who brings people home from the dock."
Cui Jiuyang nodded and said no more. Instead, he extended his divine sense, observing the streets and everyday life along their route.
The little girl's home was not far from the dock. They reached it after walking for roughly the time it took an incense stick to burn.
Yet in just two streets, they passed a full seven or eight gambling houses. They were