Mountain and sea lantern

Chapter 625 Stormy weather
As Wu Jinliang watched him leave, he couldn't help but praise, "This signboard is indeed solid and trustworthy. It seems he really doesn't want others to know about his rebirth."

In his view, the other party was not in a respectable profession, much less a respectable person, and was fully capable of breaking their promise. There must be a reason why they kept their word.

Shi Chun's right eye, using its special ability, was scanning his surroundings to make sure the other person had truly left...

As night fell on the sheltered slope, the Red Mist Fish searched everywhere, circled around the few people lurking nearby, ignored their presence, found the designated delivery point, circled the large rock embedded in the ground, and then, ignoring the earth's obstruction, silently disappeared beneath the rock.

Having discovered the box in the pit beneath the rock, and after circling the ground several times to confirm there were no traps, they once again ignored the box's obstruction and slipped inside to observe...

Since no one came to pick up the goods for a long time, the people lurking around would come and check every now and then.

Under the moonlight, the people who quietly approached to investigate saw that the stone was still intact in the same place. They thought it would be fine as usual, and they could just circle around and return to lie in ambush. However, after circling halfway, they were shocked to find that a fist-sized hole, like a rat hole, had been dug out at the foot of the large stone.

The key is that even if the rats were digging holes right under their noses, they couldn't possibly not hear them, especially in such a quiet place. The sound of digging couldn't possibly escape the notice of these lurking agents.

He cast a spell to investigate inside, and immediately sensed something was wrong. He quickly whistled to sound an alarm.

Two more figures flew over immediately. Upon meeting and asking what was going on, the three of them quickly moved the large rock to check. They found that the box in the pit was still there, but it had been opened, and the bottles and jars inside had all disappeared.

The object disappeared without warning and without a sound, which startled the three of them, and a sense of unease crept over them.

One of them shouted, "Impossible! We've been secretly watching this place. If someone is here, there's no way we wouldn't have noticed!"

"Search around." At the leader's command, the three immediately dispersed to search the surrounding area.

Dark clouds covered the moon.

Boom! A sudden downpour began.

A woman in red lay on a recliner in the attic, turning the pages of a book. The light from inside the window illuminated her bare feet, while water droplets from the eaves outside washed over the entire city.

Everything should have been peaceful, but Alan, who was mixing incense at the corner, was stunned after looking at the mother and child talismans, and then immediately replied to the call.

After a while, she got up and went to the woman in red to report: "Your Majesty, the things at the sheltered slope are gone. Someone has taken them secretly..."

She reported the detailed events that occurred at the scene.

The book that had been blocking her face was moved aside, and the woman in red stared coldly at Alan without saying a word.

Alan was terrified and retreated without a word. He returned to the table and took out several more mother-and-child talismans, seemingly trying to contact someone.

The woman in red, with the book tucked under her stomach, turned her head to look out the window at the wind, rain, thunder, and lightning...

There was a hole on the hillside, dug temporarily, used by Shi Chun and his companion to take shelter from the heavy rain.

As if wearing a cloak, Yu Xuanbing accurately found them, strode into the cave, threw a small cloth bag to Shi Chun, and said in a hoarse voice: "As you said, the original jars have been thrown away and replaced with the jars you gave me."

Shi Chun and his companion immediately opened the cloth bag to check, and then opened each jar to examine it, emitting a peculiar fragrance.

After confirming that everything was correct, the two exchanged a smile, especially Wu Jinliang, who chuckled for a long time. With so many deadly incense sticks in hand, they should be able to use them to enter and exit the underworld for quite some time.

Shi Chun turned to Yu Xuanbing and asked, "Is there an ambush at the delivery location?"

Yu Xuanbing: "Yes, three people were lying in ambush. They probably didn't notice when they took the items."

Shi Chun used his right eye's special ability to scan the surroundings. Although he didn't find anything unusual, he still warned, "Don't be careless. Someone on the other side knows a spell called 'Demon Eye,' which is very magical and can be used to monitor people without anyone noticing."

Yu Xuanbing said indifferently, "I know, I've heard of it."

After packing his things, Shi Chun said to him, "I'll have to trouble you to come with me to Dazhi City, senior."

Yu Xuanbing asked, "What are you doing?"

Shi Chun: "Find a friend. You don't need to show your face. If anything unexpected happens, he will alert the senior and ask for help."

After a moment of silence, Yu Xuanbing said "Wait a moment," then turned his back to the two men, removed his mask, and began to disguise himself on the spot.

He was clearly experienced in this matter. After taking some time, he unfastened his cloak, removed his gloves, and turned to face him, revealing himself to be a dull, sallow-faced man.

He said, "We can go now."

So Shi Chun walked to the cave entrance. Outside, the rain was pouring down and showed no signs of stopping, but he still braved the rain and went out, taking Yu Xuanbing with him.

The two rode their wind-scaled blades straight through the dark clouds and flew under the bright starry sky above them.

Upon arriving at Dazhi City, Shi Chun put on a simple human skin mask and, together with Yu Xuanbing, each took an umbrella and went inside.

Because of the heavy rain, the streets were nearly deserted during the night's usual bustling time, though the shops on both sides were busier with customers. The two wandered through the streets and alleys, finally stopping at the entrance deep in an alley. Shi Chun, holding an umbrella, turned to Yu Xuanbing and said, "This is it."

Yu Xuanbing nodded slightly and continued walking through the alley in the rainy night, because Shi Chun had said he would meet with the guest alone.

Shi Chun walked up the steps and pushed open the door. There was no one in the courtyard. It was a place that Xiao Sheng had prepared in advance after receiving his message.

These days, Xiao Sheng basically does these kinds of things secretly, going wherever he's needed.

Shi Chun, who had closed the door, did not bolt it. He strolled around the courtyard with an umbrella. Although there was no one in the courtyard or the house, the lights were on.

He looked around inside and out before putting away his umbrella under the eaves. He then retrieved a chair from inside the hall, sat down under the eaves, took out the mother-and-child talisman, sent the meeting address to the woman in red, and then removed the mask from his face to wait quietly, watching the rain pattering down from the eaves.

The woman in red, who was flipping through a book in the attic, took out the mother-child talisman, looked at it, put down the book, got up calmly, put on her shoes, and left.

Alan was about to get up and follow, but the woman in red raised her hand to stop him. Under Alan's gaze, she went downstairs alone, opened an umbrella, and stepped into the rainy night.

Alan went to the window to see him off again. Suddenly, a bolt of lightning flashed, illuminating a figure in red in the rainy alley outside.

Although he was going alone, Alan was not worried about the other person's safety.

The woman in red walked through the streets and alleys. When she reached the entrance of a courtyard in a deep alley, she climbed the steps, gently pushed the door open, and then pushed it open again. As soon as she stepped inside, she saw the familiar face sitting under the eaves of the main hall.

She walked in gracefully, and the door behind her closed itself without any wind.

Her figure walked calmly through the courtyard in the wind and rain, revealing an elegance that came from within. As she walked up the steps and closed her umbrella, she was bathed in the light from the lanterns. With a slight mist clinging to her skin, she looked even more radiant and beautiful.

Shi Chun, who stood up to greet him, was instantly moved.

Desire, the attempt to deepen the relationship, the other person's repeated messages of missing him, the torrential rain on the night, plus this moment of brilliance—it all came together perfectly.

The woman in red had just casually put down her umbrella by the doorpost when someone grabbed her from behind.

She turned her head instantly, her brows furrowed and her eyes filled with a chilling coldness that could kill.

Shi Chun didn't see it, and instead pulled him around, pinning him against the pillar.

The woman in red had just pushed her hand onto his chest when her lips were already sealed with a fiery kiss. Someone had launched into a passionate kiss on her without hesitation, as if trying to crush her. The scorching, gushing breath made her slowly give up resisting and gently embrace the other person's back in response.

An umbrella leaning against a pillar was knocked over with a thud and slid down the steps, left unattended by the wind and rain.

Not satisfied with having already enjoyed the woman's company, Shi Chun grabbed her by the thighs and carried her into the house, pressing her down onto the round table in the hall and untying the red-clad woman's belt.

Just as he was about to pull open her clothes, the woman in red with misty eyes suddenly grabbed his hands and stared at him.

The stopped Shi Chun gasped, "I did what Li Hongjiu did when he came to take me as a disciple, and I did what Situ Gu did when he came to take me as a disciple. You can't make excuses anymore. Even if I have to use force today, you have to keep your promise. With your cultivation level, there's no use resisting."

As he spoke, he grabbed her wrists and forcefully pried them apart, pressing them to the left and right.

The woman in red stiffened slightly, unsure whether resistance would be futile or not. Hesitantly, she asked, "Are you called Wang Ping? Who exactly are you?"

Shi Chun suspected that she already knew, so he didn't hide it from her, "Shi Chun!"

Then she countered with, "Did you send someone to follow me before?"

"Shouldn't we have sent people to follow and investigate if we suspect your identity is questionable?" the woman in red asked in a soft, fragrant voice. Seeing that Shi Chun was deep in thought, she didn't want him to overthink it. She tilted her head slightly and licked his Adam's apple with the tip of her bright red tongue.

Then, taking advantage of the moment, she kissed his lips, initiating the kiss.

Since things had come to this, Shi Chun, who was instantly enraged, no longer held back. He bit off the big red flower at her temple, ripped it off, spat it out, and quickly stripped the woman naked. He himself was also undressed by the woman.

Thunder and lightning flashed outside, and wind and rain blew in. Shi Chun felt rather unseemly, since this was, after all, within Dazhi City, and he was afraid of being seen. He waved his hand and used magic to close the door.

But the woman waved her hand again, opening all the doors and windows, and muttered wildly, "Anyone who dares to look, I'll gouge out their eyes..."

As he spoke, he casually tossed a brocade quilt onto the ground and spread it out. Not content with just the tabletop, he flipped over and pinned Shi Chun to the ground, wanting to freely and proactively take control of everything...

Thunder roared, wind and rain raged, and the Red Mist Fish swam into the courtyard from outside. Intending to check for any unexpected situations, it was left standing in the courtyard, not even inside the house. What had it seen? It thought it was mistaken.

Once you've seen it clearly, the trailing red line suddenly drags it away, making it disappear in an instant.

In the dark attic of a house not far away, Yu Xuanbing, who was sitting cross-legged, suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze filled with both speechlessness and indignation.

He thought there was some important matter that required him to come over in the rainy night. He never dreamed that the person had come to the city in the middle of the night just to find a woman to play with, and that he, the number one assassin in the cultivation world, had come along just to protect this mess. How dare that guy?

(End of this chapter)