Fairy, don't let your golden finger chase after me!

Chapter 49: Oh ho, how filthy...

Beyond the Heming Mountains, above an unnamed, desolate hill.

As a spatial rift was suddenly torn open, Xiao Bai's figure fell out and rolled several times on the ground before finally coming to a stop.

Xiao Bai lay on the ground, panting heavily, his body covered in mud and grass clippings, his heart pounding wildly in his chest.

"Phew...that was close! I almost got caught."

Xiao Bai rolled over and lay on his back, clutching his chest, silently feeling the rapid heartbeat under his palm, which gradually calmed down.

Sunlight streamed through the gaps in the tree canopy overhead, casting dappled shadows on her dusty face. Xiao Bai squinted, recalling the plan the young master had previously given her.

.........

Rewind a few minutes to the dense forest of Heming Mountain.

"Xiao Bai, the situation is urgent, I really don't have time to explain to you..."

"Quickly give me your clothes, then you hurry up and put on my sword aura shell. Later, you'll disguise yourself as me to attract Sister Xi'er and Uncle Gong's attention and buy time as much time as possible."

"Then drag it out for as long as you can... If you're really chased to the point of no return, just unleash your Golden Core cultivation and let the rules of Heming Mountain eject you."

Xiao Bai hesitated and asked, "And what about you, young master?"

"I've already figured out my escape plan! So you don't need to worry about me. After you get out, wait for me in Yueming Town on the west side of Heming Mountain."

"I will come to meet you as soon as I escape. If I haven't come after seven days..."

Dong Mo paused here, then patted her head and smiled nonchalantly.

"Then you don't need to wait anymore. Just leave on your own. You don't need to come back to the Dong family to find me..."

.........

Xiao Bai opened his eyes, ending his recollection. He propped himself up and stood up, looking down at his hands.

The sword strike he had just exchanged with Zhao Xier was still replaying in Xiao Bai's mind.

The Tranquil Sword Technique - Modified - One Sword Overturns the City is a sword move that Xiao Bai developed by comprehending Dong Mo's Tranquil True Explanation - Breaking Sword Style, and combining it with the sword dao insights he gained in front of the Sword Intent Bronze Puppet.

This move allows you to use the opponent's strength against them, turning their sword energy into your own, and using their spear to attack their shield.

Unfortunately, Zhao Xier's swordsmanship skills were ultimately superior to Xiao Bai's.

The sword intent of the Burial Flower Sword Technique was too domineering, so Xiao Bai's use of force against force could not completely neutralize it. In the end, it only disrupted part of the opponent's sword energy structure, causing the complex sword net to disintegrate from the inside.

"Sigh, it's still a little lacking."

Xiao Bai muttered to himself, then couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth into a smile, comforting himself, "But at least I've finally mastered it. I haven't let Young Master down after all..."

After saying that, she patted the dirt off her dress and looked up to determine the direction.

Yueming Town is located on the west side of Heming Mountain. If you walk fast, you should be able to get there before dark.

Xiao Bai took out a cloak from his storage bag, quickly put it on, completely covering his face and figure, and started walking westward.

The wild grass under Xiao Bai's feet rustled under his feet. After walking a few steps, Xiao Bai couldn't help but look back at the majestic mountain in the distance.

"Sigh... I wonder how things are going with the young master?"

……

Deep within the dense forest of Heming Mountain.

Zhao Xier stood there, her heart filled with anger.

Four Nascent Soul cultivators were chasing a maid who had just advanced to the Golden Core stage and a Foundation Establishment young master. They spent most of the day in the mountains, but not only did they fail to catch them, they were also completely outmaneuvered! If this were to get back to their families, where would they put their faces?

"Damn it... That wretched little bastard Dong Mo, where did he go?! Why are they all fake bodies? Is he a slippery eel? He couldn't have escaped Heming Mountain already, could he?"

Zhou Cai stood aside, watching Zhao Xier jump up and down in anger at Dong Mo, and couldn't help but chuckle, but in the end he didn't dare to laugh out loud.

"Xi'er, what do we do next?"

"Find him!" Zhao Xier whirled around, her eyes blazing with almost palpable fury. "He can't have gone far! Find him even if you have to dig three feet into the ground!"

At the same time that Zhao Xier roared.

On the southern slope of Heming Mountain, in the swamp where Zhou Cai first pursued Dong Mo's clone.

Then a head covered in mud was seen sneakily peeking out of the mud.

That dark face was so covered in mud from the swamp that its features were almost indistinguishable; only a pair of bright eyes darted around in the cracks of the mud, alertly scanning its surroundings.

Only after confirming with his double pupils that there were no spiritual energy fluctuations within a hundred feet of him did the head exhale a long breath.

"Phew...they should all be far away by now, right?"

Dong Mo wiped the mud off his face, looked up at the sky above him, which was fragmented by the tree canopy, and silently calculated the time in his mind.

Judging by the time, Xiao Bai should have already successfully escaped and been ejected from Heming Mountain.

So next, I need to think about... how I can get out of this mess...

It turns out that the clone Zhou Cai initially chased was not a fake, but Dong Mo himself.

However, just like Xiao Bai, Dong Mo also covered his body with a layer of sword energy residue, making him look more like a clone.

Then, at the moment the talisman self-destructed, Dong Mo used the cover of the explosion to instantly teleport himself to the bottom of the swamp using the Soaring Roc Wind Control Technique.

Then, by using the damp mud of the swamp to interfere with one's consciousness, one can create the illusion that one has already self-destructed and dissipated.

Everything Dong Mo did was to give him this time alone. No tail, no pursuers, just himself.

At the same time, it was also to send Xiao Bai away so that he would have no more hindrances around him.

After all, he was the eldest son of the Dong family, and also the backup body chosen by the Dong family's Nascent Soul ancestor.

Therefore, most of the retainers of the Dong family would not dare to do anything to themselves.

On the other hand, it's hard to say about Xiao Bai, who, as a maid, even assisted her young master in running away from home...

Therefore, Dong Mo chose to send Xiao Bai away.

Dong Mo climbed out of the mud and began to think about his next move. Escaping Heming Mountain was easier said than done.

With his abilities, it's simply unrealistic for him to walk out unnoticed by the watchful eyes of the Dong family's retainers.

Fortunately, Dong Mo, a gamer, knew that there was a very secret tunnel used for smuggling goods beneath the Heming Auction House in Heming Mountain City.

You can try to escape from Heming Mountain yourself.

Even if this tactic doesn't work, he still has a backup plan.

That is to buy some pills for Core Formation from the auction house, then forcibly form a Core in Heming Mountain, triggering the forbidden rules of Heming Mountain and being forcibly ejected outside Heming Mountain. This is the last resort that Dong Mo prepared for himself.

However, this tactic comes at a very high cost...

If one were to break through to the next level rashly, it would inevitably damage one's foundation and the quality of one's golden core. If it were only for the purpose of escaping, then it would be a case of losing more than one gains.

After all, he has now restored his original essence, so even if he is captured and taken back, he will have the confidence to challenge the family and may not necessarily embark on the villainous path of plundering the Supreme Bone.

But if that happens, I'll have to find a way to break free from the family's control to avoid being possessed by the Dong family's patriarch!

As Dong Mo was secretly making plans, a huge shadow suddenly pressed down from the sky, plunging the entire Heming Mountain into darkness.

Dong Mo subconsciously looked up, his pupils suddenly contracting.

A colossal spirit ship, obscuring the sky, was constantly compressing the spatial structure above the heavens, slowly emerging from the cracks in the spatial warp.

Looking at the massive warship overhead that blotted out the sky, Dong Mo was completely terrified...

"Holy crap... a suspended spirit ship pedestal! Why did the Dong family just bring this out?"

As a time traveler, Dong Mo knew all too well what this thing meant.

The Sumeru Throne, a floating spirit ship, is one of the Dong family's trump cards as a powerful cultivation clan in the Western Wilderness. The entire ship is equipped with thirty-six city-breaking spirit cannons, capable of instantly killing Nascent Soul cultivators and annihilating Deity Transformation cultivators.

Once fully charged, the largest main cannon can severely injure even a Void Refinement expert! It is a Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure forged by a master weapon refiner during the peak of the Dong family three thousand years ago!

Most importantly, it can also teleport, allowing it to reach various parts of the Great Wilderness at the fastest speed!

Looking across the entire Dong family, there are only four such warships.

In the original story, after Feng Ling Shuang and Dong Yue Ying, who had regained her talent, joined forces to seriously injure Dong Mo and cause a great disturbance in the Dong family, the Dong family used this thing to hunt them down!

In the story, Dong Yueying and Feng Lingshuang were both at the Nascent Soul stage when they caused a ruckus at the Dong family!

But now, the family has moved this thing directly to Heming Mountain just to capture a good-for-nothing playboy like himself who is struggling to even form a Core Formation!

Oh ho, how dirty...