Chapter 510 511: The Spirit Plant is mine, and you are mine too

'A Divine Sense mark from a Divinity Transformation Stage expert... This is trouble!'

Without hesitation, Chen Dong activated the Teleportation Talisman again, instantly teleporting a thousand li away.

As he flew at extreme speed, he used his own Divine Sense to erase the mark bit by bit.

'The one chasing me must be Yun Misha. She probably failed to persuade Yun Mengshang. To get the Spirit Plant and to give Yun Mengshang a chance to fall in love, imprisoning me is their best option. That's why I had to run. The mission is officially a failure.'

'Chen Dong had already considered what would happen if he were captured. If he didn't reveal the Spirit Plant's location, he'd have to wait for the Fox Demon Race to be wiped out and then be killed along with them. Or perhaps after the Second Elder died, they would kill him to vent their anger. If he did reveal its location, he would only die faster.'

Although Chen Dong's Dao Heart was righteous and compassionate, he never judged others by his own standards, let alone the Demon Race, who lived by the law of the jungle.

'This damn Divine Sense mark... Even my Golden Core Stage Void Sword Intent can't conceal it. Luckily, my own Divine Sense is powerful, so the erasing process isn't slow.'

He finally managed to erase it completely before his pursuer arrived.

The Teleportation Talisman in his hand had finished its cooldown. With his aura masked by the Void Sword Intent, Chen Dong flew for some time longer before finally letting his guard down.

"Master Liu Ling, we've failed. We'll have to find another way!"

However, before Liu Ling could speak, Chen Dong sensed an overwhelming demonic aura closing in.

'How can this be? I clearly erased the Divine Sense mark, and the Void Sword Intent is masking my aura. How did she track me?'

Chen Dong was shocked. He prepared to activate the Teleportation Talisman again, but a shadow of a sword streaked through the air. As if anticipating his move, it struck his arm. The injury was minor, but the talisman was knocked from his grasp and fell to the ground.

Chen Dong immediately tried to retrieve the talisman, but it was too late. Crystalline frost filled the sky, and the talisman failed to activate.

'The space has been sealed!'

A figure descended from the sky, and Chen Dong was stunned yet again. 'How could it be her?'

A flowing white dress, fox fur wrapped around her arms, silver-white hair, and eyes as blue as the stars—she was like a spirit of the snow.

Chen Dong steadied himself. 'I'm completely unprepared. I probably can't win a fight here.'

"What is the meaning of this?" he asked, his voice tight.

Yun Mengshang remained silent.

'It didn't matter which of the two had come after him; the outcome would be imprisonment either way.' Chen Dong gave up struggling. 'As long as I don't reveal the Spirit Plant's location, my life should be safe.'

So, Chen Dong asked, "How did you track me?"

'If I find out how, I'll have a better chance of escaping next time.'

A blush crept onto Yun Mengshang's face. "There's a Divine Sense mark on my... books," she said shyly.

An instant headache flared in Chen Dong's skull as he cursed internally. 'Who the hell puts a Divine Sense mark on their dirty books?!'

Chen Dong had never considered it. Not in a million years.

Seeing the stunned expression on Chen Dong's face, Yun Mengshang's cheeks flushed an even deeper shade of red. She used those novels to comprehend the nature of love, and their contents were extremely private. How could she possibly let anyone else see them? That was why she had placed a Divine Sense mark on every single one. If a book ever went missing, she could find it instantly. It gave her peace of mind.

Chen Dong sat down and rested his head in his hands, utterly dejected.

"Alright, you've outplayed me. Go on, take me away. But it's impossible for me to tell you where the Profound Origin Violet Fern is. Give up on that dream!"

Yun Mengshang shook her head gently. "We already know where the Profound Origin Violet Fern is. There is one at the Cyan Sky Sect of the Human Race."

Chen Dong's eyes widened. 'There goes my leverage to stay alive!'

'But how did they know that?'

As if sensing his question, Yun Mengshang explained, "A while ago, the Demon Race released a group of humans back into the Guardian Array. Among those humans were spies from our race."

A deeper despair washed over Chen Dong. 'So if I die, it'll be because of a mole.'

Chen Dong then took out the box containing the Soul-Nurturing Puyang, flashed it briefly, and put it back.

"Let me go, and I'll give you the Soul-Nurturing Puyang!"

Yun Mengshang's eyes, still as blue as stars, were perfectly calm. "I didn't just come for the Soul-Nurturing Puyang," she said. "I came for you, too."

Chen Dong was baffled. "I already agreed to give you the Spirit Plant! Why are you still chasing me?!"

A ferocious glint appeared in Yun Mengshang's eyes, making her look like a small fox guarding its food. "The Soul-Nurturing Puyang is mine," she declared, "and so are you!"

With that, a flurry of frost descended from the sky, instantly freezing Chen Dong into a solid block of ice. His shocked expression was perfectly preserved.

Yun Mengshang walked over, hoisted the block of ice that was Chen Dong onto her shoulder, and vanished from sight.

For Yun Mengshang, this was a matter of logic. She wanted to fall in love, and she wanted to save the Fox Race, but her heart was extremely resistant to the idea. She especially resisted falling for an uncontrollable being. However, Li Xu's appearance was a special case. Perhaps it was because he knew her secret, or perhaps it was because his Dao Heart was so pure.

Or perhaps it was both. Yun Mengshang didn't feel a strong aversion to Li Xu. If she had to choose someone to fall in love with, he was an excellent candidate. All that was left was to bring him under her control.

Though she had been resisting the idea, this realization changed her mind. If she could control Li Xu completely, then maybe, just maybe, she could try falling in love with him.

And that was why Yun Mengshang had chased him down.

Back in Yun Mengshang's seclusion chambers at the City Lord's Mansion in Immortal Fox City, Yun Misha was astonished to see Yun Mengshang return carrying a block of ice.

"Why is he frozen solid like this? Does he need your Aunt Xia to help warm him up?"

Yun Mengshang felt a pang of annoyance. "That won't be necessary," she said, her voice turning cold.

Yun Misha was taken aback again. 'She hasn't even started to fall in love, and she's already this protective? Is this Mengshang being jealous?' Yun Misha wasn't certain, but Yun Mengshang had never spoken to her in that tone of voice before.