Chapter 45: Asking for Directions

Chen Mobai was also a bit at a loss.

He wanted to explain that they were just ordinary friends, but shouldn't it be the girl who should deny it? However, Qingnü just kept her head down, her long, slender, and white fingers constantly intertwining, without a word.

Fortunately, at this moment, the entire grand theater darkened.

A long, clear, and crisp opening cry made Wang Xinying immediately turn her head to look at the stage.

The two leading performers of the Jade Phoenix Troupe had appeared.

The first to come out was Jiang Yuhuan, who sang the role of the young male lead. As expected, he was handsome and elegant, and more remarkably, he was bare-chested, revealing his well-defined eight-pack abs, embodying both beauty and masculinity. He was indeed the top young male lead of the Immortal Sect.

However, Chen Mobai was a man, and he watched, listened, and appreciated with the mindset of enjoying the performance.

The one who came out next was Meng Huang'er, and she was the one who truly caught his eye.

She was dressed in splendid attire, wearing a white robe like a light gauze, about seventeen or eighteen years old, with clear and noble eyes. A plum blossom petal-shaped flower ornament adorned her smooth forehead, and her exquisite oval face was painted with two crescent-shaped red marks, contrasting with the snow-white powder on her face, making her appear even more sacred and graceful.

The story of "Stepping on the Moon" was well-known to every household. Meng Huang'er played the goddess who ascended to the moon with a tragic expression. Although Chen Mobai knew it was a tragedy, he still felt a deep, indescribable sorrow after watching it.

"After immersing myself fully in the performance, my divine consciousness, which was about to fade due to the effects of the Dream Awakening Melody, was indeed awakened again."

However, Chen Mobai came to listen to the performance not only to see Meng Huang'er, the top young female lead of the Immortal Sect, but also for his own cultivation.

Bian Yiqing's Dream Awakening Melody had helped him open the door to divine consciousness cultivation, but since it was not something he had cultivated himself, its effects had now completely faded. Even with the Nian Nian Zhus Shen technique, he gradually felt that the speed at which the seed he visualized broke through the soil was becoming slower and slower.

Since one melody was not enough, he naturally needed another.

Fortunately, he still had a ticket. Although Bian Yiqing was not performing, the two leading performers of the Jade Phoenix Troupe, with their renowned reputations and the important tasks entrusted to them by the Immortal Sect, were sure to perform pieces that had some of the effects of the Dream Awakening Melody. So, Chen Mobai came to listen.

Indeed, it was a bountiful harvest.

When Jiang Yuhuan and Meng Huang'er took their bows, he stood up from the bottom of his heart and clapped loudly.

Not only him, but Wang Xinying and Qingnü, and even the thousands of people in the grand theater, all stood up to thank the two for their perfect performance. The cheers were like surging waves, continuous and unending.

It wasn't until the two performers of the Jade Phoenix Troupe left the stage and confirmed they wouldn't return for an encore, that the cultivators in the theater reluctantly stood up and began to leave.

"Let's go, I'll take you home first."

Chen Mobai, who didn't like the idea of queuing in a crowd, waited until most people had left before getting up and saying to Wang Xinying.

"No need, brother, my dad will pick me up. You take my sister-in-law home."

At that moment, Wang Xinying's mind flashed with countless TV dramas she had seen, and she skillfully gave a helping hand.

"Just call me sister."

At this point, Qingnü finally reacted and a bit embarrassedly asked Wang Xinying to change her address.

"Goodbye, sister, see you next time."

Wang Xinying winked at Chen Mobai as she spoke.

However, Chen Mobai was still not reassured, so he called his uncle Wang Jianyuan to confirm that he was already waiting in the parking lot. He also asked Qingnü to wait at the entrance for a while, and Chen Mobai personally took Wang Xinying to her family.

"Remember, don't say anything to your parents."

"I understand, brother. After all, dating at your age will probably end by the time you go to college. But this sister seems nice, don't be too heartless."

Before getting in the car, Chen Mobai repeatedly instructed Wang Xinying, who patted her chest and promised, but her words made Chen Mobai involuntarily tap her forehead.

"What are you talking about, am I that kind of person?"

After Chen Mobai greeted his uncle Wang Jianyuan and watched them leave, he turned back.

"Sorry, I kept you waiting."

Qingnü had been standing in the same spot, not leaving.

"No, it was just a moment. Your sister is quite cute."

"Not really, she's very mischievous..."

At this point, the two suddenly felt awkward.

Since the collaboration was over and the performance was finished, they had nothing to talk about.

"Let me take you home."

"No need, I can take the bus home."

Qingnü took out a student card from her small bag, and Chen Mobai saw that it was from the top public high school in Danxia City, the Immortal Sect's No. 1 High School.

That was the school with the highest admission score. Could she have good spiritual roots and talent?

Right, I don't even know what level of Qi she has cultivated.

"Let's go together. Although the Immortal Sect's security is good, there might be some fallen evil cultivators who have escaped and wandered here. It's getting dark, and it's better to have company."

Chen Mobai's words made Qingnü look at him again.

Actually, she had just wanted to find a wealthy family to support her alchemy and cultivation, but now it seemed like they were really starting to have a romantic relationship.

No, no!

I need to be reserved!

"Let's go then."

Although she thought this, her words were contradictory.

The two walked side by side to the bus stop and waited for ten minutes before a bus finally arrived. Chen Mobai had wanted to take a taxi, but Qingnü shook her head, saying it was too wasteful.

After getting on the bus, they sat in the last row, still feeling awkward and not saying a word.

"I'm here, I'll get off first."

After five stops, Qingnü got up.

"Okay, see you tomorrow."

"Um, you can come over after dinner, my teacher won't be in the shop at that time."

Qingnü hesitated for a moment and whispered this as she passed Chen Mobai.

After two more stops, Chen Mobai also arrived home.

As soon as he got off the bus, a young man in a blue and white robe asked for directions.

"Hello, how do I get to the Changqing Pharmacy?"

"Turn left at this intersection and go all the way to the end. But the pharmacy is closed at night."

Usually, Qingnü might be there, but today she definitely wouldn't be. According to what she said, her teacher, Gu Changfeng, always left at five o'clock and never stayed a minute longer.

"Oh, is that so? Thank you."

The young man in the blue and white robe politely thanked Chen Mobai.

"If you need to buy medicine, you can take this bus for two more stops, and you'll see another pharmacy."

"Thank you."

The young man in the blue and white robe still smiled warmly and thanked him, then didn't leave, waiting at the bus stop as if he had accepted Chen Mobai's suggestion to go to another pharmacy.

"This person seems very strong."

Chen Mobai was still under the influence of the "Stepping on the Moon" melody, with his divine consciousness active. He could vaguely sense that this young man asking for directions was like an endless sea, deep and unfathomable.