The cannon fodder heiress trembled with fear after being recognized as a member of her family.

"Jingqian, you're finally back! Why isn't Old Master Mo awake yet?"

The fourth prince was somewhat impatient.

Besides his worries, he also wanted to be recognized as Old Master Mo's savior.

With this connection, I should be able to become Master Mo's disciple.

"Save your breath! You think mortal pills can be effective when someone at the Innate Realm is injured?"

Luo Jingqian had long known what the Fourth Prince was thinking.

The fourth prince has great ambitions.

The fourth prince never hid his thoughts from him.

"Longevity, take good care of yourself. Sometimes being protected is a kind of luck."

Seeing his low spirits, Luo Jingqian changed the subject, "The grain upstairs has been moved down by Vice Li and his men. We have news of Miss Yang; let's go after her."

"There's no need to care so much about the daughter of an abandoned woman!" The Fourth Prince was not interested, staring intently at Mo Changdao as if trying to make a flower bloom from his gaze.

Luo Jingqian already knew that the pirates hadn't made a move before because Mo Changdao was on a boat rented from the Han family.

They only decided to launch a surprise attack after confirming that Mo Changdao had left.

He couldn't say these things aloud; he wouldn't reveal the identities of those four people unless absolutely necessary.

"Let's go! Miss Yang was specifically requested by my cousin's side to be saved. Take it easy. It's not so easy to achieve enlightenment through martial arts."

Luo Jingqian slapped the waves with his right hand, and the small boat shot forward dozens of meters like an arrow.

"Indeed, reaching the Innate Realm is just around the corner. I never expected the young master to be so unassuming; I had misjudged him. Would you... be willing to become my disciple?"

When Mo Changdao woke up, he was generous with his praise.

"I'm willing!" the Fourth Prince hurriedly replied. "Old Mo, I saved your life, you can't go back on your word."

"Fourth Prince, you have another master, and I am not fortunate enough to have one." Mo Changdao looked away to avoid meeting his gaze.

"Master Mo, I'm sorry! I already have a master and cannot switch to another school."

"That's a shame!"

Mo Changdao was also eager to try his luck, and it wasn't that he couldn't do without him.

"Going against the current? Why?" Mo Changdao was injured and unable to fight. "Did the Emperor send you?"

Luo Jingqian did not hide anything and explained the whole story.

“Miss Yang is already gone in Changji Village,” Luo Jingqian said with mixed feelings. “It’s a pity that we affected her. I was hoping to take her as my disciple!”

Upon hearing this, the Fourth Prince retorted somewhat angrily, "What's so great about that dark-skinned girl? Is she worth your attention? She's still alive, so she must be quite capable. Now's the time to go after her!"

"Oh~" Mo Changdao exclaimed in surprise, "She...isn't she extraordinary?"

Recalling what I saw under the stars that day, the more I thought about it, the more certain I became of my guess.

How could someone who can gain enlightenment in just a few words be an ordinary person?

Han Cuiyin rushed up to the high water level at the edge of the canyon and drove for nearly a kilometer before slowing down.

At this moment, she couldn't help but miss the Realm of Immortality.

There, flying artifacts can travel using spirit stones, which is much less strenuous than it is now.

If it weren't for the spiritual spring water given to her by Qingyun, she wouldn't have wasted her spiritual energy like this, as it contradicts her original intention in this life.

This time, reborn, she's determined to seize the day and make up for everything she missed before.

If she could save her mother, repair the little wooden fish, and find a handsome man to marry, her life would finally be complete. If Qingyun knew, she probably wouldn't laugh at her anymore.

To prevent this person from always calling her "little nun" and trying to pull her into the Hehuan Sect so she could enjoy the benefits of their sect.

When the Qingyun Sect and the Hehuan Sect were mentioned, Han Cuiyin couldn't help but gasp in amazement.

She secretly envied that unorthodox sect.

If it weren't for her physical condition, and the fact that she entered Buddhism earlier, she might have actually joined the Hehuan sect.

That sect... is really rich!

From as far back as she can remember, she had a miserable life, always being stingy and frugal in everything she did.

"Finally, I have money!" Han Cuiyin shouted as she hugged the nine-hole jade lotus pod, finally exhaling the poverty she had endured for hundreds of years.

With the money, once we arrived in the capital, we could proceed with the next step of our plan.

Han Cuiyin lay on the boat and fell asleep without realizing it.

When she woke up again, the sky was full of stars.

Her boat was almost gone, with only a piece of driftwood remaining.

"What happened? Where's the ship?"

A human-shaped indentation was branded on the driftwood; the rest of the boat was missing.

Han Cuiyin's hair stood on end as she sensed something unseen approaching. She reacted swiftly, and the little yellow ball transformed back into a wooden fish. The deep, resonant sound of the wooden fish echoed around them, slowly spreading outwards.

"All appearances are illusions, like flowers seen through fog."

"Through a pure mind, one can see the Tathagata amidst all phenomena perceived."

The surrounding black mist gradually thinned out.

The method worked. She began to strike the wooden fish faster, and the Buddhist teachings she uttered were all different and profound in meaning, all for the sake of helping those suffering.

In an instant, a golden light flashed around her and disappeared, the surrounding black mist dissipated, leaving only the bright stars and moon in the sky and the sound of crashing waves.

Han Cuiyin coughed up a mouthful of blood, which dissipated in the river.

"What's going on with this godforsaken place? It wasn't this bad when we were on the Han family's boat. Could there be some kind of evil mist sealed in the river?"

If it weren't for the merit that protected her, those black mists would probably have devoured her.

The black fog arrived silently and dissipated quickly.

Han Cuiyin carefully examined her and found that, sure enough, her constitution was no longer concealed, which explained why she had absorbed so many yin substances.

"Pinglianjiang is quite dangerous; we should avoid it in the future."

If it were in her past life, she would have loved this kind of place the most.

She cannot commit murder, but cleaning up this place brings merit.

However, the world in which the Great Ye Dynasty exists is different; it seems that there is no concept of merit.

She didn't notice any merit being returned after it ended.

"I really lost out this time! I shouldn't have performed the ritual for the deceased in Changji Village before, it wasted so much of my merit."

Her constitution can no longer be concealed; she will surely attract many such things in the future.

During the day, things were alright; they didn't dare approach. But at night, without the help of the Sun Flame, the Moonlight would only exacerbate her physical problems.

"No! We need to get out of here and onto the shore as soon as possible. At worst, we can find an inn to hide in the lotus pods tonight."

She was helpless in the water.

Her water-repelling pearl was destroyed when she perished alongside Lian Yao in the Realm of Immortality.

Left with no other choice, she could only rush across the river, striking her wooden fish all the way.

The Pinglian River is very large, and during the summer, many merchant ships travel back and forth.

A dark-faced girl, striking a wooden fish, stood on a piece of driftwood and floated past right under their noses.

Her infamous name, "Black-faced Demoness," resounded throughout the entire river region from that moment on.

Wherever she went, the sound of wooden fish drums echoed, and sometimes flames flickered from her body. Wherever the flames reached, the river became more peaceful, with no major storms or waves.

With only half a day left before they were to reach the shore, Luo Jingqian was only a few dozen meters away from her.

"Fourth Prince, hold on tight, I'll go after her. Miss Yang is just ahead."

The story of the dark-faced girl has been circulating throughout Pinglianjiang these past few days, and Luo Jingqian and his group have naturally heard about it as well.

If you lose track of someone, just ask a passing merchant ship.

However, Luo Jingqian did not expect that this dark-faced girl would cause such a big commotion this time.

It seems she won't be able to live a peaceful life from now on.