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

Chapter 56: Yellow Hair! You have no sportsmanship! You tried to cheat me! You tried to ambush me, F

Upon hearing Song Qiuyu address him, Dong Mo suddenly felt a jolt in his heart, and his pupils contracted almost imperceptibly.

On the surface, Dong Mo remained calm, but deep inside, his emotions were in turmoil.

Huh? How did she recognize me?

Although Dong Mo was filled with doubts, there was no point in continuing to pretend now that his disguise had been exposed.

Dong Mo waved his right hand in front of his face, and the sword energy covering his face rippled out like water, gradually dissipating and revealing his true face.

However, at this moment, Dong Mo's face was filled with vigilance and scrutiny towards Song Qiuyu.

Seeing Dong Mo's alarmed expression, Song Qiuyu smiled and kept a safe distance from him.

"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Dong."

"I won't betray you. After all... if I really intended to betray you to the Dong family, I wouldn't be here alone right now."

Upon hearing this, Dong Mo nodded in agreement, and then asked Song Qiuyu for her opinion.

"I'm curious, how did you recognize me?"

Song Qiuyu reached out and smoothed the strands of hair on her shoulder, a half-smile playing on her lips.

"The Dong family is now searching the entire city for you, comparing your portrait to other people's. Besides, the impression you left on me on the spirit boat was so profound..."

"It's impossible for me not to recognize you, is it?"

"After all, you disguised yourself as me, and then ran away so quickly after my junior sister and I saw through your disguise. It's obvious you had a guilty conscience. These clues connect..."

"I knew it without even thinking, it must be you."

"Hehe... But I never expected that the master you previously protected so much was actually your maid~"

Dong Mo remained silent for a moment, but showed no intention of relaxing his guard against Song Qiuyu.

"You came to see me... what exactly do you want? It can't be just to avenge the sword I struck you with back then, can it?"

Upon hearing this, Song Qiuyu couldn't help but smile slightly, as if she had heard an interesting joke.

"Young Master Dong, if I truly wanted revenge, I would have sent a message to the Dong family the moment I recognized you. Do you think I would do something so pointless?"

Dong Mo raised an eyebrow: "Then why did you come to see me?"

Song Qiuyu's smile vanished, her expression suddenly turning serious: "What if I told you I could help you escape the Dong family's pursuit?"

Upon hearing this, Dong Mo frowned even more deeply.

After all, there's no such thing as a free lunch, and Dong Mo understood this better than anyone.

Song Qiuyu and he were not related, and they had even fought each other on the deck of the spirit boat before. Why should she help him?

"Oh? Why are you helping me?"

A hint of pity flashed in Song Qiuyu's eyes, and her voice softened slightly: "Because I know very well that you were most likely wronged by the Dong family."

"Injustice? What injustice?"

Song Qiuyu's words stunned Dong Mo.

"I...I just ran away from home, what does that have to do with being wronged?"

"You know nothing?" Song Qiuyu's expression suddenly became somewhat subtle. "It seems you really have been wronged by the Dong family."

Then Song Qiuyu stepped forward and patiently explained to Dong Mo.

"The reason the Dong family went to such lengths to arrest you, even imposing martial law in the city, is because the Dong family's ancestor suspected you of colluding with the demon race to kill the worshipper Dong Changfa. This is information I just obtained from the city lord's mansion."

"Huh? Dong Changfa? Dead?"

Dong Mo's pupils dilated suddenly, and for the first time, a look of genuine shock appeared on his face.

Dong Changfa, the accountant of the Dong family, was someone I had just seen in Heming Mountain not long ago! Wasn't this guy supposed to be chasing after that silly fox Gu Ziyue? How come he's dead in the blink of an eye?

Could it be that Gu Ziyue killed him?

Hiss... That shouldn't be the case. That silly fox Gu Ziyue can't even beat me, how could she possibly kill Dong Changfa?

"Sigh~ It seems you really don't know anything." Song Qiuyu took in Dong Mo's reaction, and her judgment became even more certain.

"Actually, when I first saw your wanted poster, I realized you were most likely innocent. After all, just looking at your swordsmanship, I knew that someone with such a pure heart couldn't possibly be a bad person. And..."

Song Qiuyu deliberately dragged out her words, a mischievous glint in her eyes: "How could you, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, possibly kill a Nascent Soul cultivator?"

Song Qiu spoke with righteous indignation, as if Dong Mo's injustice was her own.

On the other hand, Dong Mo didn't notice any of this at all, and only muttered to himself.

Those bastards from the Dong family are something else! They even managed to fabricate such a ridiculous story about me killing a Nascent Soul cultivator just to catch me!

Dong Changfa is a Nascent Soul cultivator, while I am just a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Even if I reveal all my trump cards, I can't possibly kill a single hair on Dong Changfa's head!

The Dong family's framing is too outrageous, isn't it?

Hmph... You even accuse me of colluding with the demon race! If I could really collude with the demon race, I would have run away to the Southern Wilderness long ago!

As Dong Mo was inwardly grumbling, a muffled groan suddenly came from beside him. Feng Ling Shuang, who had been knocked unconscious by Dong Mo's Peng Demon Dragon-Capturing Palm technique infused with the blood of the Gluttonous Beast, had finally woken up.

Feng Ling Shuang braced herself against the ground with one hand and rubbed the back of her head, which was throbbing from the fall, with the other, and stood up unsteadily.

At this moment, she did not seem to be fully conscious, but her body's instincts had already made her adopt a defensive posture.

"Thief!"

Feng Ling Shuang shouted out as if by reflex, her azure eyes still somewhat misty.

"You have no sportsmanship! You actually tried to cheat me! You ambushed me!"

As Feng Ling Shuang mumbled incoherently, Song Qiu Yu scolded her, "Ling Shuang, don't be rude."

"This young master Dong beside me is not a thief. He is the sword genius I told you about before, who defeated me with a single sword strike on the spirit boat."

Feng Ling Shuang was taken aback upon hearing this, then narrowed her beautiful azure eyes and looked Dong Mo up and down.

"Hmph...you little brat, you were the one who impersonated Senior Sister Song and knocked me out, weren't you?"

Dong Mo subconsciously prepared to use his internal energy, thinking that the hot-tempered Feng Aotian was about to attack him.

However, to Dong Mo's surprise, the other party did not attack him.

Instead, he casually walked over to Dong Mo and patted Dong Mo's shoulder forcefully.

"Truly worthy of being praised by Senior Sister!" A bright smile bloomed on Feng Ling Shuang's face, revealing a set of neat white teeth.

"You've got some skills, kid!"

"Senior Sister Song, this guy is not only highly skilled in swordsmanship, but his speed and strength are also astonishing. His cultivation of innate talent and physical constitution, as well as the special techniques he practices, have brought me unexpected surprises!"

"His grappling technique was so powerful that even my Ancient Sacred Body almost couldn't withstand it."

After speaking, Feng Ling Shuang turned her head and stared at Dong Mo with a fiery gaze.

"Hehe~ Fellow Daoist, how about it? Want to join our Ancient Holy Land?"

Feng Ling Shuang's sudden enthusiasm caught Dong Mo off guard.

Before Dong Mo could answer, Feng Ling Shuang slapped her forehead as if she had just remembered something.

"Oh right, I almost forgot to ask!"

"Fellow Daoist, what's your name again?"

Song Qiuyu shook her head helplessly and answered on Dong Mo's behalf, "His name is Dong Mo."

"Dong Mo?" Feng Ling Shuang blinked, seemingly pondering why the name sounded somewhat familiar.

A moment later, her eyes widened suddenly, an expression of disbelief on her face: "Huh? Dong Mo? You're the traitor Dong Mo, who's currently wanted throughout the city by the Dong family?"