He'd rather run than be turned into a cannon fodder for the broken engagement.

It was late afternoon when they returned to the Leng family home, not even 10 o'clock yet.

Tomorrow we're setting off for the White Spring Secret Realm. After the maids had all left, Leng Huan quietly slipped on his magical artifact and went out to find Fu Yuqing.

"who are you?"

Seeing the figure that suddenly appeared at the door, Fu Yuqing frowned and asked, but she was no longer so nervous. If it was something that was not good for her, they probably wouldn't have left her to stay here for the next two days.

A faint, watery light flashed by, and the magical artifact transformed into a black cloak, draped over the person's body. The hood hung down, revealing only the delicate lines of the nose and chin.

Leng Huan paused for a moment, then said, "I'm about to tell you something unbelievable. Are you ready?"

Fu Yuqing was baffled: "..."

Leng Huan: "Fu Xun asked me to come."

Upon hearing this, Fu Yuqing was genuinely shocked: "You! Impossible! Who exactly are you?!" Many people outside even thought that Fu Xun was dead.

To her astonishment, Leng Huan slowly lifted his hood, revealing his true face. Fu Yuqing's eyes widened instantly; the stunningly beautiful man looked strangely familiar!

"You...you're Miss Leng!!"

Fu Yuqing's mind was completely blank: "How could it be... how could it be you??" She even thought it might be a deity descended from the heavens.

Leng Huan carefully put away her magical artifact. The iconic light blue robe of the Leng family on her body clearly indicated her identity. She turned around 360 degrees and spread her hands: "Look, don't I look like a member of the Leng family?"

Her azure-blue robe shimmered with gold threads, making her unmistakably the Holy Maiden of the Leng family. "You are Leng Huanxue? Then tell me, what does A-Xun mean by sending you here?"

Tsk, of course, that's how he said it, to gain people's trust. Leng Huan remained completely calm and told her, half-truthfully and half-jokingly:

"You don't know this, but after I ran away from home, I met Fu Xun on the way. Later, we went to the Misty Immortal Sect together to become disciples. Now we are fellow disciples."

Leng Huan looked at the roof beam and explained, "I heard you're about to get engaged and wanted to see you. I just happened to see you running out... so I thought I'd lend you a hand, cough! Miss Fu,"

To be honest, when Fu Xun and I parted ways at the Immortal Alliance Conference, we made a promise to go to the White Spring Secret Realm in the Northern Region. He asked me to go back to Beijun and, if I had the chance, to check on you for him…

In the original book, Fu Xun longed to become stronger before returning to the Fu family to seek justice, while Fu Yuqing hoped to see her younger brother one last time. Unfortunately, the two siblings never met again before they died.

Fellow disciples? Fu Yuqing was stunned. Weren't they annulled their engagement? How come they didn't become enemies?

Fu Yuqing was full of questions: "I... I don't know whether I should believe you, but... I really can't understand why you would help me."

She had a gentle appearance and was still wearing the Fu family disciple's robes. She and Fu Xun both resembled their mother more, but they didn't resemble any member of the Fu family at all.

Leng Huan nodded inwardly; this older sister was quite pretty too.

Seeing her conflicted look, Leng Huan shook his head: "Miss Fu, you don't need to believe me now. The Fu family has searched the entire city of Beijun these past two days, but they don't seem to be making a big fuss about looking for you today. I wonder if they've given up."

"Here's what we'll do. We're setting off for the Northern Region tomorrow. You should leave the city early in the morning and wait for me outside. I'll come pick you up soon and take you to the White Spring Secret Realm to find Fu Xun. Then you'll know everything."

"really?"

"More real than pearls."

After thinking it over, Fu Yuqing realized that this situation didn't seem to have any negative effects on her. Leaving Beijun was better than being captured and imprisoned by them.

She agreed, and the two discussed the details carefully. Before leaving, Leng Huan gave her a communication talisman so she could contact him if needed.

So, at the stroke of midnight, just as the city gates opened, Fu Yuqing successfully disguised herself and slipped out of the city.

-

The next day, Leng Huan was eager to meet Fu Yuqing, so he urged Leng Feng to leave after breakfast, otherwise Madam Leng would insist that they stay past lunchtime.

After getting into the Leng family carriage, Leng Huan glanced at Madam Leng, who was waving to her, and lowered the curtain amidst her reluctant gaze.

The carriage slowly started moving, and after traveling a few feet, Leng Huan suddenly leaned out of the window and shouted to Madam Leng, who was getting further and further away, "Goodbye!!!" He waved his hand vigorously.

After the carriage drove away, Madam Leng finally put down her hand and entered the house surrounded by a group of maids and servants.

Seeing no one, Leng Huan lowered the curtain. It's true that a doting mother spoils her son, but this aunt was truly something else when it came to the original owner.

If she knew the original owner of this body was no longer alive...

Leng Huan sighed.

-

At 3:45 AM, the sky was clear and the carriage slowly passed through the city gate. Fearing something might go wrong, Leng Huan jumped off the carriage before it had even come to a complete stop and looked around. The area outside the city gate was open, with some vendors and tea stalls along the roadside stretching out in front.

A cold wind walked over: "What are you looking at?"

Leng Huan cautiously released his divine sense: "Find someone."

The Golden Core Guardians had already launched the painted boat. Leng Feng glanced at her, flew aboard, and called back, "Time to go!"

Bystanders had already retreated and were watching from the sidelines; it was a rare sight for ordinary people to see the immortals traveling.

After searching around, Leng Huan felt anxious. Where was he?

Suddenly, a message came through, and Fu Yuqing's voice came through, sounding a little nervous and flustered: I'm ten feet away, and a member of the Fu family has spotted me!

Leng Huan immediately turned around, leaped over the heads of the crowd, and released his divine sense. He saw Fu Yuqing hiding in the crowd, and sure enough, there were several Fu family members in the late stage of Qi Refining who were surrounding her outside the crowd!

Leng Huan's eyes narrowed, he unleashed his magic weapon, and his figure swept past the crowd like a gust of wind, grabbing her and leaping into the air to escape to the painted boat!

Even if the Fu family discovers that it was the Leng family's pleasure boat that took her away, she flew up there on her own!

It has nothing to do with the Leng family. It was just a coincidence that the flying boat turned into a streak of light and flew towards the horizon as soon as Fu Yuqing landed on the deck.

The Fu family shouted in vain, "Second Miss, stop right there!!"

"Come back quickly!!"

.

"..."

Leng Feng looked at Fu Yuqing, who had suddenly landed on the boat, and his forehead twitched slightly as he thought of what Leng Huan had said about finding someone.

Leng Huan removed his magic weapon, revealing his true form. He grinned at Leng Feng, showing his white teeth, and said, "Brother, this is Miss Fu Er. I'll take her to the White Spring Secret Realm to find Fu Xun."

Leng Feng snorted at her, then turned and nodded politely to Fu Yuqing without saying anything before going into his room. He had recently gained many insights and was going to cultivate.

Fu Yuqing, bewildered, instinctively bowed: "..."

Given the somewhat delicate relationship between the Leng and Fu families, she didn't care about Leng Feng's attitude.

She was still a little embarrassed, after all, she was trying to hitch a ride on the boat. She wasn't as thick-skinned as Leng Huan, and she felt a bit ashamed, so she blushed.

Leng Huan, however, felt that she was Long Aotian's sister after all, so he instructed Qiuyue to look after her.

It was fine before, but now she has to have a maid by her side. Qiuyue is steady, so Leng Huan brought her along, while the little reporter Dongxue stayed home to follow the "gossip" of Beijun.

Anyway, she already has a certain status and prestige, even surpassing Leng Feng. She has several attendants and disciples, four Golden Core guards, and maids... Leng Huan rejected the four, five, six, seven, and eight maids arranged by Madam Leng.

This is a training trip, not a picnic!

However, some people actually treated the training as a picnic. Leng Huan chatted with Leng Feng in his spare time and learned that after they set off, other families also set off, but their routes were different and they did not meet.

Beijun is very close to the White Spring Secret Realm in the Sand Sea, but the Misty Immortal Sect is quite far away. She doesn't know when her sect will set off, and if she arrives first, she needs to find a good spot to meet them.

It will probably take ten days to half a month for Leng Huan to go into seclusion to cultivate the Taiyin Xuan Scroll. Although he is quite curious about what the second half is, he feels that the first half is already very powerful.

She has already made some initial progress in this area, and through her own exploration, she is now more familiar with her own strength.

Hiss, sometimes like a warm current, sometimes as vast as the sea, it can be described as a life-giving technique, yet it is also cold and deadly... Leng Huan concluded.

Water truly lives up to its reputation as a vessel that can both carry and capsize a boat.

It can transform from intangible to tangible water!

...

As the clouds drifted by, Leng Huan paused in his stretching motion when he stood at the bow of the ship again. In the distance, at the edge of the vast expanse where yellow and green-gray met, there was an endless snow-capped mountain.

In the vast sea of ​​sand in front of the mountain, there is a lake as white and bright as snow – Baiquan (White Spring).

……