The Hehuan Sect cultivates alchemy; my senior sister helps me refine alchemy throughout the world.

Shen Yifei had no choice but to let Liu Mengli writhe and squirm under the gazes of many.

He thought to himself, since the face is covered by a veil anyway, and everything else is just a fabrication, all fake.

Shen Yifei tried to comfort himself, but his eyes couldn't help but dart towards Liu Mengli's round, pert buttocks a few times. He cursed inwardly, "This little vixen is getting better and better at seducing people. I'll have to teach her a lesson when I get the chance."

Liu Mengli seemed to sense his gaze, turned around and gave him a flirtatious wink, the allure in her eyes almost stealing Shen Yifei's soul.

"Master, what are you looking at?" Liu Mengli deliberately swayed her hips. "Don't you think I look especially beautiful today?"

"Looks good my ass! Hurry up and put your veil on properly, or you'll attract unwanted attention." Shen Yifei cursed irritably, but his eyes couldn't help but glance at her a couple more times.

Liu Mengli chuckled, stopped teasing him, and turned to continue walking forward.

The group found an inn to stay in.

Shen Yifei asked for a superior room, but Liu Mengli, Mo Ran, Hongxiu, and Xinghe were unhappy and did not want to go back to Dingli to stay.

Shen Yifei had no choice but to ask for three rooms. Xinghe and Liu Mengli stayed together, while Mo Ran and Hongxiu stayed in one room.

Just as Shen Yifei was about to sit down and cultivate for a while, he heard Liu Mengli and Xinghe laughing and joking next door. He didn't know what they were doing, but it made Shen Yifei feel itchy.

He forced himself not to think about those messy things, closed his eyes, and began to circulate the small vortex in his dantian.

The red aura in his dantian has grown considerably stronger and has become much more obedient.

Each time it is activated, that energy will flow through the body along the meridians, warm and comforting.

After cultivating for a while, Shen Yifei felt his energy had recovered considerably, so he got up and left the room.

He wanted to go downstairs for a drink and ask the innkeeper about the situation in Beiming.

Just as I reached the top of the stairs, I saw Liu Mengli coming down as well. She had changed into a light purple dress and removed her veil.

Liu Mengli combined the best of many styles to make her face exquisitely beautiful; Shen Yifei had even forgotten what she looked like when they first met.

Liu Mengli walked to his side. "Master, would you like to go for a walk with me?"

"What are you doing wandering around so late at night?" Shen Yifei rolled his eyes at her. "You're not tired, but I am."

"Oh, just for a little while." Liu Mengli hooked her arm around his, practically hanging on him. "Look how lively Beiluo City is at night. We've come all this way, it would be a shame not to go out and see it."

Shen Yifei, unable to resist her nagging any longer, finally nodded, "Alright, alright, I'll be right back after a little while."

Liu Mengli immediately beamed with joy and pulled him out of the inn.

The nights in Beiluo City are also very lively, with lanterns lit up in the shops on both sides of the street, selling all kinds of things.

Shen Yifei followed Liu Mengli for a stroll on the street and bought a lot of local specialties and snacks.

With a skewer of grilled meat in her left hand and a pot of fruit wine in her right, Liu Mengli ate with gusto, her mouth dripping with oil, showing none of her usual alluring demeanor.

"Master, do you think this Northern Darkness Land is really that cold?" Liu Mengli asked while chewing on roasted meat.

"Mo Ran said that Bei Ming is covered in ice and snow all year round, and it's freezing cold." Shen Yifei took a sip of fruit wine. "We need to prepare for the cold, so we don't freeze into popsicles."

"What are you afraid of? I'm here for you." Liu Mengli chuckled. "When I get cold, I'll snuggle into your arms."

Shen Yifei was amused by her shameless act. "Alright, alright, if you get cold, just snuggle into my arms. What if I get cold?"

"Are you cold? Don't you have some aphrodisiacs? Take a few and they'll warm you up." Liu Mengli finished the last bite of grilled meat, tossed the bamboo skewer to the side of the road, and said, "Let's go, it looks more lively up ahead."

The two strolled around for a while longer, and Liu Mengli bought a lot of strange and unusual trinkets, saying she would take them back to Dingli to decorate her pavilion.

As we were strolling along, a commotion suddenly erupted ahead, accompanied by a woman's cries.

"Get out of the way! Don't block the way!"

A group of burly men in black leather armor were seen dragging a young woman toward a street corner.

The girl looked no more than sixteen or seventeen years old. She was dressed in rags, her face was covered in tears, and something was stuffed in her mouth, so she could only make "woo-woo" sounds.

She struggled desperately, but the strong men were so powerful that she couldn't break free at all.

Pedestrians around them quickly moved aside, and no one dared to step forward to stop them.

Shen Yifei frowned and was about to step forward when Liu Mengli grabbed his arm.

"Master, don't panic," Liu Mengli said in a low voice. "Let's see what's going on first."

The burly men dragged the woman to a stall on the street corner, where a middle-aged man in a brocade robe was sitting.

The middle-aged man sized up the woman, nodded, and said, "Hmm, not bad quality. How many spirit stones?"

"Five thousand." The burly man in black armor held up five fingers. "This was something we managed to get from Beiming. It's still a virgin, so this price isn't too expensive."

"Five thousand?" The middle-aged man snorted. "Too expensive, three thousand."

"Four thousand, that's the lowest I can go," the burly man in black armor bargained. "If her father hadn't lost money gambling and mortgaged her to us, we wouldn't be willing to sell her. Look at her skin, her figure, three thousand would be like giving her away for free."

The middle-aged man glanced at the woman a few more times, seemingly somewhat tempted. Just as he was about to speak, Shen Yifei walked over.

"Shopkeeper," Shen Yifei cupped his hands in greeting, "I'll buy this girl."

The burly man in black armor and the middle-aged man both turned to look at him at the same time.

"Who are you?" The burly man in black armor sized him up. "Kid, don't meddle in other people's business."

"Who I am is not important, what's important is that I have spirit stones." Shen Yifei took out a bag of spirit stones from his storage ring, weighed it in his hand, and said, "Four thousand spirit stones, I'll buy it."

The burly man in black armor's eyes lit up, but he still hesitated. "Four thousand was the price just now. Now the price has gone up to six thousand."

Without wasting any words, Shen Yifei added another two thousand spirit stones, making a total of six thousand, and threw it directly in front of the burly man, "Six thousand, I'll take the man with me."

The burly man in black armor took the bag of spirit stones, opened it, and his eyes widened. "That's quick! Kid, you have good taste! This girl is a rare find in Beiming."

He waved his hand, and the burly men holding the woman released their grip.

As soon as the woman was freed, she staggered and ran behind Shen Yifei, hiding behind him, her whole body trembling.

Shen Yifei didn't say much, and turned around to lead the woman back.

Liu Mengli followed beside him and asked in a low voice, "Master, why did you buy her? We don't need any more maids."

Shen Yifei glanced at her and whispered, "Didn't you notice something strange about this girl?"

Liu Mengli was taken aback, looked at the woman carefully, and shook her head. "There's nothing wrong with her. She's just an ordinary girl from Beiming."

"She has a demonic aura about her, though it's very faint, but I can sense it," Shen Yifei said in a low voice. "And it's not just any demonic aura, it's the aura of a sea siren."