Longevity Begins With The Birth Of A Daughter At An Old Age

Chapter 55: Double Check

PS: For the previous chapter, figure it out yourselves! It has been greatly revised!

"Xu Fellow Daoist, I hope there won't be a next time!"

After finishing the healing pills and using two recovery talismans, Lan Shijin, who had fully recovered and blushing, said with embarrassment.

Xu Mu was speechless.

Clearly, you were the one who made the first move, so why does it seem like it's my fault?

"Lan Fellow Daoist, rest assured!"

As long as you don't take the initiative, I won't either!

Lan Shijin straightened her robe, patted herself with two purification talismans, restoring her dignified and noble demeanor, and walked towards the cave entrance.

Xu Mu cleaned up the water stains on the ground and followed her out.

"Lan Jiejie, are you feeling better?"

"Mhmm."

"That's great!"

Ye Yingying happily held Lan Shijin's arm.

However, when Cold Moon Ning looked at Xu Mu, her gaze seemed a bit strange.

Xu Mu could only respond with a bitter smile.

Unfortunately, this time, besides opening up a new piece of land, they didn't achieve anything else.

There was some regret.

...

The next day.

After packing up, everyone left the cave and set off towards Liyang Sect under the morning star.

Xu Mu estimated that the green wolf had truly abandoned its mate and offspring, so it was not worth wasting time searching for it.

They had already wasted too much time here.

Xu Mu felt a sense of insecurity every day they stayed here.

They were lucky to encounter a demon beast that they could handle this time, but what if they encountered a fifth or sixth rank next time?

So it was better to arrive at Liyang Sect early.

After traveling for a day, in the evening, everyone cleared a piece of open space, set up tents, and rested after eating.

Xu Mu still took the first half of the night shift.

Roasting meat, eating, and adding firewood.

As the night grew deeper and the moon rose above the willow branches, Cold Moon Ning secretly crawled out of the tent.

Her black hair was simply tied behind her head, her face was cold, her figure graceful, and under the faint moonlight, she looked like a fairy descending from the palace of the moon.

"Let me help you!"

Cold Moon Ning reached out her jade-like hand and took the green wolf meat from Xu Mu's hand, skillfully placing it on the fire to roast.

She used to secretly come out to help often.

However, things were different now. The two of them had already crossed that line, and while roasting the meat, it turned into "roasting each other"!

To avoid waking up the others, Xu Mu could only use the Yin Yang Harmony technique a hundred and eight times. Soon, Cold Moon Ning lost her strength and looked at him resentfully before obediently going back to rest.

"Hmph!"

Not long after Cold Moon Ning went back, Xu Mu was startled by a cold snort from behind him.

Turning around with his sword in hand, he saw Lan Shijin, dressed in black, standing behind him with a slightly cold expression.

"Lan, Lan Fellow Daoist!"

She didn't see anything just now, did she?

Xu Mu's scalp tingled, and he broke out in a cold sweat.

It would be embarrassing if someone else caught him, but it would be even more embarrassing if his future mother-in-law caught him.

Lan Shijin ignored him with a cold face and sat down by the bonfire, flipping the fire with a wooden stick. The two grapefruits under her black clothes deformed with her movements.

"Lan Fellow Daoist, about me and Ning'er..."

"I don't want to hear about that!"

Xu Mu wanted to explain, but Lan Shijin interrupted him directly, staring at him with fiery eyes.

"Huh?"

Xu Mu was a bit confused.

If you don't want to hear about that, then what do you want to hear?

No, she was just behind me earlier, why didn't I feel anything?

Also, I don't remember Lan Shijin wearing black...

But Lan Shijin didn't care about those things. Her slender fingers instantly reached out and grabbed his hand bowl.

"Check again for me!"

Xu Mu wanted to stop Lan Shijin, but when he turned his head, she had disappeared.

"She ran away so fast? Is she not going to keep me company tonight?"

Xu Mu couldn't help but complain in his heart.

Exhausted, he couldn't help but lie down on the ground to rest.

Not long after, he felt someone crawling out of the tent and slowly approaching him.

"Xu Fellow Daoist, what's wrong with you?"

Looking at Xu Mu lying on the ground, Lan Shijin was a bit puzzled.

"It's all because of you!" Xu Mu looked up and said irritably.

Do you know that my body, which is in the Blood Exchange realm, almost broke?

"Because of me? What do you mean?"

Lan Shijin furrowed her eyebrows, looking completely puzzled.

She shouldn't have woken up late, right?

"What else could it mean? It's because... you, you changed your clothes?"

Xu Mu suddenly sat up, staring at Lan Shijin with wide eyes.

At this moment, Lan Shijin was wearing a green robe, exuding an air of nobility and dignity.

"Changed clothes? I've always been wearing this! I've never taken it off—"

Lan Shijin suddenly blushed, remembering what happened during the treatment yesterday.

Could this bastard have done it on purpose?

Lan Shijin snorted coldly in her heart, feeling annoyed and not wanting to pay him any attention.

"Lan Fellow Daoist, do you have a black outfit?" Xu Mu asked persistently.

"Why are you asking about this?"

Lan Shijin frowned.

"You just tell me, do you have it?"

Xu Mu's tone was urgent.

"No! Xu Fellow Daoist, have you gone crazy? Who would buy black clothes for no reason!"

Lan Shijin looked at Xu Mu with a strange look in her eyes.

"Are you sure?"

Xu Mu's face turned pale.

"Why would I lie to you about something like this?" Lan Shijin said impatiently.

Cold sweat broke out on Xu Mu's forehead.

Could it be that the woman just now wasn't Lan Shijin?

Then who could it be?

No wonder I didn't notice her when she approached me from behind!

He had the ability to sense flames comparable to the God's Will at the Foundation Building stage. After breaking through to the Body Refining stage and exchanging blood, he had even more extraordinary blood and energy perception. Even if it was a fly or mosquito within ten zhang of him, he could sense it.

Could it be an evil cult?

Xu Mu looked towards the endless darkness of the surrounding jungle, suddenly feeling a chill.

Could it be that he just encountered an evil cult?!

He had just reminded himself yesterday not to be careless, but he didn't expect to be careless today!

Xu Mu felt regret in his heart.

Right!

Xu Mu reached for the talisman on his chest.

But all he felt was a wisp of black ash!

Damn it!

It really was those ghostly things!

"Xu Fellow Daoist, are you okay?"

Lan Shijin looked at Xu Mu, whose expression kept changing, and asked in confusion.

"No, I'm fine!" Xu Mu wiped away the cold sweat and forced a smile on his face.

"Then go back and rest! Leave this to me!"

"No, it's fine! I'll stay with you for a while longer!" Xu Mu laughed it off.

He was afraid that the woman would come back again, and with Lan Shijin's strength, she wouldn't be able to resist. Even he—

He suddenly remembered that after the woman held his wrist just now, it seemed like he lost the ability to resist.

Impossible! Impossible! I must have been careless!

As long as I'm careful, I won't be deceived again!

I've even killed a fourth-order demonic beast!

Xu Mu comforted himself in his heart.

"Stay with me?"

Lan Shijin's eyes became even stranger.

Could this bastard have some bad intentions?

I am Ninger's mother!

Last time was an accident, she absolutely wouldn't allow it to happen again.

"No need! We've been on the road for a month, a few more days won't matter!" Lan Shijin said, keeping her distance.

Seeing Lan Shijin's appearance, Xu Mu knew that she had misunderstood.

But there was no way to explain this kind of thing.

In the end, it was better to let it go!

Even if he stayed in the tent, he could still sense it. If he couldn't sense it, then staying outside wouldn't make a difference.

"Alright! Take care of yourself! Let me know if anything happens!" Xu Mu got up and returned to his own tent.

Inside the tent, Ye Yingying and Xiao Ling'er were already fast asleep. The white wolf, who was being held by Xiao Ling'er, heard the movement and looked at Xu Mu before lowering its head and going back to sleep.

Xu Mu sat cross-legged, closed his eyes to rest, emptied his mind, and expanded his perception to the maximum.

The mysterious woman did not appear again throughout the night.

The next day was sunny, but Xu Mu's mood was not as good. The events of last night cast a huge shadow over his heart.

Another day passed, and apart from encountering a few first-order demonic beasts on the road, nothing major happened.

Everyone's mood was good, except for Xu Mu, who remained silent.

"Husband, what's wrong? You seem unhappy?" Ye Yingying noticed Xu Mu's abnormality and asked in confusion.

Lan Shijin and Leng Yue Ning also looked over.

Lan Shijin thought, could it be because of my attitude last night?

Leng Yue Ning thought, could it be because I ended it too quickly yesterday?

Xu Mu didn't know the complicated thoughts of the two women, he just forced a bitter smile on his face and brushed it off.

"It's nothing! I'm just thinking about some spell issues!"

"Oh!"

Obedient Ye Yingying never asked too much.

At night, they set up camp.

After everyone rested, Leng Yue Ning came out again.

"Yue Ning, not today, I'm a bit tired!"

"Oh! Then I'll stay with you!"

"Well, okay, just for a while!"

"Okay!"

Leng Yue Ning leaned against Xu Mu's shoulder and looked at the moon for a while. After feeling drowsy, Xu Mu persuaded her to go back.

"Today, there shouldn't be anything, right?"

Xu Mu's nerves were tense as he silently prayed.

"What's wrong?"

A cold jade hand suddenly landed on his shoulder.

Xu Mu's movements stiffened as he slowly turned his head, his pupils contracting rapidly.

A figure in black clothes, "Lan Shijin," with lips as red as blood and a face as white as jade, was looking at him with a seductive smile.

There were errors and omissions in the previous sections, but I have corrected them. I apologize to all the experts!

(End of this chapter)