188, East Sea Shore

  "Sister, sister, look quickly!"

  In the virtual sky realm, Mo Tian Ge heard a child's tender voice.

  She slowly opened her eyes and looked outside through the void sky realm.

  Sunlight......sunlight?!

  She suddenly opened her eyes wide.

  Sunlight, not just a faint glow filtering through the water's surface! It is indeed unobstructed sunlight!

  Yesterday, the underground palace collapsed, and she was safe and sound in the Void Sky Realm. She only saw a faint light shining through the water surface, but didn't know where she was exactly. Then she saw Ren and Feng escaping this disaster as well. Worried that they were still in Long Yin's place, she hid in the Void Sky Realm without going out. Unexpectedly, when she opened her eyes today, everything outside had changed completely!

  No water, no obstructing rock walls, but sunshine, bright and clear sunshine!

  "Xiao Bao, don't run!"

  Outside, it seems there are two children playing, their clear and innocent voices carrying over.

  "Sister, there are such high mountains here!" The child's voice was close to her ear, and Mo Tian Ge looked around to find herself... seemingly on a rocky reef by the sea. She lifted her head to see a bright blue sky and shining sunlight. Looking down, she saw the gently rippling surface of the sea, with the faint outline of massive stone ruins and reefs below.

  Moy Tian's heart moved. This was definitely not the Dragon Hiding Land, nor even the Extreme North Sea, but below was indeed the collapsed giant stone of the underwater palace - in other words, she and this underwater palace had been transferred together to another place.

  She got this answer and bowed her head to look for Ren Yu and Feng among others.

  No, neither Ren Yu Feng nor Qiu Zhi Ming can be found. Qiu Zhi Ming is fine, maybe he was crushed under the giant rock, but Ren Yu Feng was wrapped in dark energy and should have been easy to find, yet there's no sign of him either. Could it be that after the collapse, he was washed away by seawater while trapped in the black cocoon?

  It's also possible that at the end of the collapse, she saw a scene in the water, and it was probably then that the water flow was rapid, and she was washed away.

  Thinking of this possibility, Meng Tian Ge let out a sigh of relief. If it was like that, at least he could safely escape.

  Two little kids ran up, one was a four or five year old little boy with a bare bottom, and the other was a seven or eight year old girl. They were wearing greyish-brown homespun cloth, their skin was dirty, their cheeks were dry, their hair was disheveled, but on their faces they still had the innocence and purity of children.

  Looking at their clothing, this must not be the extremely cold Arctic Ocean, but rather a relatively warm sea area.

  At this point, Mo Tian Ge couldn't help but smile wryly. She had left Xi Kun Wu and arrived in the Central Plains' Wei Guo, then entered the Imperial Palace of Jin Guo's Purple Micro dōng, only to be transported by a transmission array to the extreme north ice river, and from there she inexplicably ended up in another new place, being tossed around like this all along.

  The little boy raised his head and looked at the huge rocks piled high on the reef, saying to his sister: "Sister, look! A mountain!"

  His sister looked at him curiously for a while, shaking her head: "This is not a mountain."

  "Why isn't it a mountain?" The little boy's eyes widened. "Dad said that mountains are just lots and lots of stones, and there are lots and lots of stones here."

  The girl shook her head and said to her brother: "No, I went with Dad to see the mountain, the mountain is very high, there are many trees on it, and many flowers."

  The little boy opened his big round eyes and looked at his sister with a curious face: "What are these?"

  "This is... this is so many stones." said the sister.

  "Sister!" The little boy saw something among the giant rocks. He let out a whoop, ran over and picked up a snow-white thing, holding it high in his small hand, "Look, what's this?"

  The girl took over the thing in her brother's hand, looked at it curiously for a while, shook her head: "I don't know."

  "Then let's take it back and ask Father!"

  "Huh? There's another one here!" The girl also picked up a white hard object from among the boulders.

  Mo Tian Ge took one glance and saw that it was a small toe bone of a dragon.

  Looking at the pair of children searching for dragon bones outside, she thought for a moment, furrowed her brow, and came out from the Void Heaven Realm.

  The strong sea breeze blew across her sleeves, carrying moisture but not cold, it seemed that this place was already very far from the extreme north.

  "Ah!" The first one to see her was that girl, who was shocked to see a person suddenly appear on the boulder.

  That little boy also saw it, but laughed out two small dimples, pointing at the sky and clapping his hands: "Fairy, sister, look! Fairy!"

  The innocent and lovely appearance made Mo Tian Ge involuntarily smile.

  As soon as she left the Void Sky Realm, she immediately used her divine sense to envelop the surroundings, and indeed there were no other cultivators' traces, only then did she put her mind at ease.

  She floated gently down from the pile of giant stones.

  This drifting back and forth, the completely unforceful method, scared that girl, she pulled her brother back several steps. Stammering and asking: "Y...you are what kind of thing..."

  The stranger smiled faintly and said in a soft voice, "Don't be afraid, I'm just a passerby."

  Who would have thought that after she said this, the little girl became even more frightened. She tightly hugged her own brother: "Don't take away my brother, I...I..."

  "Stranger in Heaven", "Do I look like a bad guy?"

  The girl hadn't even replied yet when the little boy shouted out: "No, she looks like a fairy!"

  Mokuren Kaori was treated as a fairy by such an innocent and lovely child, which is usually a delightful thing. However, the little girl's attitude was somewhat strange.

  "After some thought, she continued in a warm tone: '***, why are you so afraid? I won't hurt any of you.'"

  The little girl looked at her with a guarded expression, staring at her for a while. Seeing that her attitude was indeed very kind, she slightly put down her suspicions and hesitated to say: "You... are you really just passing by?"

  "Hmm." Mò Tiān Gē smiled and nodded, then curiously asked her, "Why did you think I was a bad person?"

  The girl hesitated for a moment, and then said in a trembling voice: "Father said that recently many bad people have come to the village, often catching little kids. Just like my younger brother..."

  Kidnapping boys? Mo Tian Ge frowned, kidnappers? When he was young in Mo Jia Village, he had also heard that there were specialized kidnappers who kidnapped children, mostly boys.

  "Don't worry, I'm not a kidnapper." Mo Tian Ge said with a smile, soothing the girl's tension. "If you're still worried, take me to see your father, okay?"

  The girl hesitated for a moment, nodded: "Okay, our village is just over there. As long as I shout, the adults will come."

  Looking in the direction the girl was pointing, there was indeed a small house not far away, but it's unlikely they would be able to hear her shouting. The girl said this, clearly warning her. Mo Tian Ge couldn't help but smile, this young girl was cautious and knew how to protect herself and her brother, truly clever and sensible.

  She saw that nothing had happened after all, and the girl slightly put down her guard, holding her brother's hand and leading him towards the small hut.

  The little boy, however, was very fond of her and walked alongside her, looking up at her as he spoke: "Fairy sister, where did you come from? Did you come from the sea? Father said that there are fairies on the sea who bless us with peace and safety."

  "Uh-huh." Mò Tiān Gē smiled and nodded, "Why do you think your sister is a fairy?"

  "Because fairy sister is so beautiful, just like what mom said about fairies!" The little boy raised his hand, as if wanting to hold hers.

  The girl saw his movements and looked at the snow-white shirt of the stranger, then hurriedly hit her brother's hand: "Xiaobao, your hands are dirty."

  The little boy called Xiaobao's expression turned gloomy, and he let out an "oh" as he put down his hand.

  Moyan Song silently sighed, bent down and took the little boy's hand: "Don't worry, sister's clothes won't get dirty." She was wearing a Taoist robe from Xuanqing Gate, made of Yunjin silk from Taikang Mountain, so even if it got splashed with ink, a simple shake would make it clean.

  Xiao Bao suddenly burst out laughing and exclaimed: "It's really the fairy sister, Mom said that the fairy sisters in the sea are very kind to us, she is everyone's mom."

  "...The Heavenly Song is a bit confusing, sometimes it's the fairy sister, sometimes it's Ah Ma. However, this child understood what she meant, the sea fairy sister she mentioned should be the god worshipped by the fishermen here."

  The hut was not far away, and soon they arrived after answering the little boy's words all the way.

  Mo Tian Ge glanced roughly. The small cottages were all thatched roofs with earth walls, the best ones were stone walls, the residents' faces were dirty and their clothes were tattered, their expressions were numb, it was clear that they didn't live a good life.

  When they entered the village, some villagers were drying fish at the village entrance while chatting idly. Seeing Mo Tian Ge dressed in bright clothes walking into the village with these two children, they all stopped and couldn't help but glance over at her repeatedly.

  Among them, a bold one shouted: "Water girl, who did you bring back?"

  The girl looked at the person who asked the question and replied: "Uncle Niu Er, this sister said she was passing by."

  "Passerby?" The villagers gathered together, their eyes sizing up Mo Tian Ge, yet they didn't dare to speak to him, only whispering to each other.

  The girl wandered around until she came to a thatched cottage. Smoke was rising from the chimney, and someone was washing clothes in a large tub in front of the house.

  "Mom!" the girl cried out.

  The woman crouching to wash vegetables responded with a loud voice, "Where did you die? You haven't been seen for half a day, and you're taking your brother with you to be crazy?"

  The girl said: "Mom, there is a guest coming."

  "Guest?" The woman turned her head and saw Mo Tian Ge standing not far away, hurriedly stood up and wiped her hands on her apron. "Ah, this... young lady?" She was somewhat uncertain. Mo Tian Ge wore the attire of the Xuan Qing Sect, which was both a Taoist robe and yet different from those in the secular world. To ordinary people, calling him "Dao Master" seemed too beautiful, while calling him "Miss" seemed too plain.

  Mo Tian Ge didn't bother to argue with her about the title, smiled and said: "I've met this elder sister before, I was passing by here and happened to meet these two children. There are some things that aren't clear to me, so I came to ask."

  "Oh, like that." In front of her, this man felt a bit ashamed and embarrassed, smoothed his hair, straightened his clothes, and then made a polite gesture, "Miss, our home is really simple, if you don't mind, please come in and sit down?"

  Mo Tian Ge smiled and nodded, following her into the house.

  As soon as I entered, it seemed like a hall, in the dimly lit space, there was a dining table and several stools, although they were already very old, but still quite clean. On the wall directly opposite the door, a picture of the sea god was posted, seemingly a goddess.

  The host invited her to sit down on the long bench beside the dinner table and said to the girl, "Niang, go cook, Ama will entertain the guests."

  The girl responded with a sound, glanced at Mo Tian Ge, and went into the kitchen.

  Looking at her like this, Mo Tian Ge was stunned for a moment. She thought of herself decades ago, also about the same size as this child...

  "Miss?"

  Meng Tian Ge came back to himself and smiled apologetically: "Elder sister, your daughter is both obedient and capable, you are truly blessed."

  The old man said "hi" and waved his hand: "Miss is too polite, this little girl always goes out to play. But she's really capable, ask her to do what, adults can't even do! Usually also helps take care of her brother..."

  It can be seen that this father is very proud of his daughter, although he doesn't show it openly, but the smile on his face is full of joy.

  Xiao Bao also chattered: "Sister is very good, always takes me to play." His sister went to cook, but he refused to leave, still relying on Mo Tian Ge's side.

  The woman only then saw that her little son was holding onto Mo Tian Ge's hand, and hastily came over to take him away: "Little Treasure, quickly go wash your hands, look at the state you've all gotten yourselves into." As she spoke, apologetically towards Mo Tian Ge, "Miss, children don't understand things, have they dirtied your clothes? Come come, let's get them washed."

  Mo Tian Ge shook her head: "It's nothing, won't dirty it." She brushed off her shirt and swung her hands, not a speck of dust remained.

  The man holding Little Treasure stopped in his tracks, seemingly deep in thought. A look of panic appeared in his eyes as he said: "Miss... are you the fairy from Bi Xuan Ge? I apologize, I apologize, this foolish man has eyes but no insight, and I bow my head to you!" As he spoke, he immediately knelt down and knocked his forehead against the ground.

  The stranger's song was unusual, and with a light raise of her hand, the spiritual energy blocked the movement of the person. She asked warmly: "Elder sister, what is this? What about the Green Cloud Pavilion fairy?"

  Seeing her methods, the husband believed even more and begged pitifully: "Immortal maiden, immortal maiden spare our lives, the children were unintentional, this humble husband didn't recognize them at first..."

  The stranger's song was helpless, and with a wave of his hand, the spiritual energy lifted the person up: "Since you know I'm a cultivator, then answer properly, no need to be like this."

  "Yes, yes." The woman nodded repeatedly, holding Little Treasure and shrinking back.

  Only Xiaobao was completely unaware, curiously saying: "Ama, why is the fairy sister a good person..."

  "Shut up!" The assistant covered Xiaobao's mouth and scolded, "Be a good child, don't talk nonsense."

  Xiao Bao was full of curiosity, but also didn't dare to disobey, with a pair of round and bright eyes, looking at her own mother and the fairy sister in front of her.

  Moyin Song was somewhat perplexed. It's normal for ordinary people to have a sense of reverence and fear towards cultivators, but this kind of fear seems abnormal no matter how you look at it. Moreover, when this person mentioned the Azure Pavilion, it seemed familiar... Ah yes, that's right, it's that mid-tier sect that specializes in accepting female cultivators. The three people she met earlier at the Ziwu Palace - Yan Ruoshu and the others - were from the Azure Pavilion. So, the Azure Pavilion was actually built here?

  "Sister-in-law, you sit down too."

  The fat man heard this and shook his head repeatedly: "I don't dare, I don't dare, how could I sit with an immortal?"

  Mo Tian Ge didn't force the issue, but instead thought for a moment and asked: "Why are you so afraid of cultivators? And what's with...the fairy maiden of Bi Xuan Pavilion? Is Bi Xuan Pavilion nearby?"

  A hint of surprise flashed across his face, and after a moment's thought, he asked cautiously: "Immortal maiden... isn't that the Azure Pavilion?"

  Mo Tian Ge shook his head: "I'm just a cultivator passing by this place, I have nothing to do with Bi Xuan Pavilion."

  "Oh." The man let out a sigh of relief and finally had a hint of a smile, "No offense, Miss Immortal, I misunderstood."

  Moy Tian Ge smiled and said: "Nothing much. But, can elder sister tell me more about what's going on?"

  The woman hastily nodded: "Yes." She paused for a moment, then began to say, "The fairy doesn't know, our East Sea is too remote, even the emperor can't manage to come here, so the biggest thing here is the Bi Xuan Pavilion..."

  "Wait," Mo Tian Ge interrupted, asking, "You said this is the East Sea?"

  "Yes." The man was astonished, "Doesn't the immortal know?"

  "Oh," Mo Tian Ge said lightly, "I've been traveling all along and didn't notice."

  The fat man didn't dare to doubt it, and continued: "Actually, the fairy ladies of Bi Xuan Ge don't really care about us ordinary people either. But we definitely can't offend them. If we offend them..." He hesitated for a moment, then changed his tone, "Just now I saw that the fairy's clothes were not dirty at all, so I thought the little fat man was from Bi Xuan Ge."

  "It's like that." For ordinary people, cultivators are always high above, and since the Azure Pavilion is right here, the ordinary people in this place naturally revere them. However, I really didn't think I'd end up in the Eastern Sea. The Eastern Sea is desolate and barren, wanting to return to Kunwu will take some effort, the most convenient way would be to borrow a path from the Azure Pavilion, it's just that Mo Tian Ge doesn't want to have contact with them. Thinking of this, she furrowed her brow.

  After a while, seeing that the man was still standing there cautiously, Mo Tian Ge smiled: "No need to be so polite, I'm just a passerby, I'll leave after asking for information."

  "Oh." Although Moke Tiansong didn't release any pressure, it was clear that she was a cultivator. This ordinary person already felt a heavy heart, and upon hearing her say this, he let out a sigh of relief and said diligently, "Miss Immortal, do you want to ask anything else? Just ask me, I don't know anything about the nearby villages. If Miss Immortal wants to ask about Linhai City, my master also knows, he'll be back soon."

  Mo Tian Ge smiled and said, "I already know that this is the East Sea, where Bi Xuan Ge is located. There's nothing much to ask about. Just one thing, was there any commotion around here yesterday?"

  "Movement or stillness?" The assistant hesitated, thought for a moment, and said, "Yesterday during the tide, it seemed to have thundered. Is this what the immortal is asking about?"

  "Thunder?" Mo Tian Ge thought for a moment, "What else?"

  "Yesterday Xiaobao heard a loud rumbling sound, today he went out to play with his sister and found that there was an extra mountain!" said the man holding Xiaobao.

  "Huh?" Akatsuki had some interest in what the kid said, "Is it that mountain I saw?"

  "Uh-huh!" Xiaobao nodded vigorously, "Yesterday there wasn't a mountain, but today when I went out to play with my sister, it appeared." What he referred to as a mountain was actually just a pile of rubble.

  Xiao Bao stretched out his hand again: "Fairy sister, look, this is what I found in the mountain."

  In his dirty little hand lay a white bony object, which was exactly the dragon bone he had picked up.

  Mo Tian Ge looked at him and smiled: "Sister-in-law, I happen to have something that I'd like to ask for your help with."

  Having heard something was amiss, the attendant hastily said: "Immortal maiden, please give your instructions."

  "Please go to the mountain over there where this child said and help me pick up all these bones."

  "What?!" The rich man was stunned, what kind of request is this?

  Mo Tian Ge took out a bag from his bosom and placed it on the table: "Pick up a piece of bone, and I'll give you a gold bead." The open mouth of the bag revealed thumb-sized gold beads shining brightly.