Shi Ligui's brows had already drawn tightly together.
This spirit field was vast. With him standing alone within it, it seemed especially empty.
In the early morning, a thin mist slowly rose, curling lightly a foot or so above the ground. Butterflies flitted nimbly among the flowers and along the field ridges, while waves of delicate fragrance drifted faintly upon the breeze.
Standing here, one could not help but draw a deep breath, feeling one's heart open and one's spirit refreshed...
Just then, a figure suddenly appeared at the field ridge where Shi Ligui stood. She seemed to have arrived with the morning mist itself, lively and elusive.
Shi Ligui was still staring at the leaves before him, which looked as though they were coated in white frost, but his voice had already carried out.
"Junior Sister, you're back. How did things go?"
Fairy Ning Ke looked at her senior brother amid the fields, and her gaze also fell upon that medicinal herb. A faint gleam flashed through her beautiful eyes, yet she still answered.
"He has already blended into their sect. No major problems should arise; from here on, it will depend on his own luck.
"On my way back, I also visited several market towns we had entrusted before, but there is still no news of the Moonlit Clear Immortal Grass.
"However, I had them spread word of it. We can go inquire again at regular intervals later. How are things on your side, Senior Brother?"
After leaving Yellow Qi Valley, Fairy Ning Ke traveled in concealment, and her speed was unimaginably swift. Naturally, she was no longer moving as slowly as when she had taken Li Yan there.
On the way there, she had needed to observe Li Yan, answer his questions whenever the chance arose, and