Chapter 33: Little Gains (Part 2)
Li Jiuchuan stood up and walked into the adjacent room, filled with bookshelves, with Jiang Yuebai following closely behind.
Passing through rows of bookshelves, she saw two scrolls hanging at the back of the room.
One painting depicted a woman in a green robe, lying drunk atop a mountain peak, drinking alone under the moonlight, carefree and unrestrained.
The other painting depicted a woman in black attire, wielding a spear and riding a horse, chasing clouds and pursuing the sun, free and uninhibited.
Jiang Yuebai's gaze fixed on the woman in the green robe in the first scroll, her voice trembling as she asked, "Whose portraits are these?"
Li Jiuchuan, who was retrieving books, glanced over, "The first one is Tianyan Sect's founder, Lu Xingyun. The second one is Five Flavors Mountain Hermit. They are the people I admire the most in my life."
Jiang Yuebai's pupils trembled. Oh my mother, the person who guided her on the path of immortality was Lu Xingyun, the founder of Tianyan Sect!
But that didn't make sense. Didn't they say she ascended tens of thousands of years ago? Could it be someone who greatly resembled him?
Li Jiuchuan handed her a thick stack of books, saying, "I compiled these, they're about the principles of lower-level Five Elements spells. Also, this set of 'Collection of Five Flavors' contains everything currently available in the world. It's for you."
Jiang Yuebai was pleasantly surprised, "Thank you so much, Senior Li. You're truly an exceptionally kind person."
Li Jiuchuan smiled gently, "I'm not as good as you think. I insist on teaching at the Hall of Dharma not only for spreading knowledge but also because I enjoy the respect you give me. Otherwise, I would feel uneasy and restless."
Jiang Yuebai seemed to grasp something but not quite.
"Why am I telling you this? Let me see you off."
At the entrance of Huaxi Valley, as the sun was setting.
"Daring demon, halt! According to the law, stop! Go!"
Jiang Yuebai was in a good mood, hopping and chanting words with her hands moving, as if she were a Daoist exorcising demons in the mortal world.
"Hahaha, falling into the hands of True Immortal Yuebai today, I will surely make you vanish into thin air! Take this! Swish, swish, swish!"
Croak~
"Ouch!"
With a frog's croak, Jiang Yuebai tripped over a stone and fell flat on her face, losing one of her shoes.
Half a frog's head emerged from the pond, glanced at Jiang Yuebai, and then plopped back underwater.
"Junior Sister Jiang, why are you lying here?"
Jiang Yuebai looked up to see Shi Xiaowu, carrying a basket of wild vegetables on his back and holding a small hoe, standing not far away.
In addition to cultivating spirit fields, Guo Zhen had also raised some colorful brocade chickens in the yard. Shi Xiaowu went out every day to dig wild vegetables to feed the chickens.
Jiang Yuebai got up, rubbed her nose, used her spiritual sense to retrieve her shoe and put it back on, and coughed twice to hide her embarrassment.
"Um, I went with my grandpa to the Southern Valley Market to buy some beggar's chicken, made from the exotic birds in Feifeng Forest. Take these two chickens—eat one and give the other to your master as a drink accompaniment."
Guo Zhen and Shi Xiaowu had protected her before, and she remembered that.
Shi Xiaowu eagerly swallowed his saliva, "That's great! I haven't had meat for so long. My master is extremely frugal."
Shi Xiaowu took the chickens, tore off a chicken leg from one, and handed it to Jiang Yuebai. When she declined, he started to tear and chew it himself, gobbling it down, his mouth oily.
"Slow down. I also got you a slingshot. When you catch a bird, don't forget to call me, and we'll roast it together. No solo feasting allowed."
"Okay, I'll definitely call you, Junior Sister Jiang."
Walking into the valley together, they had only taken a few steps when they saw Lu Ying shaking her head and walking out with a bundle of grass, looking unhappy.
Their eyes met, Lu Ying snorted, turned her head, and walked away.
"Wait, Lu Ying!"
Passing through rows of bookshelves, she saw two scrolls hanging at the back of the room.
One painting depicted a woman in a green robe, lying drunk atop a mountain peak, drinking alone under the moonlight, carefree and unrestrained.
The other painting depicted a woman in black attire, wielding a spear and riding a horse, chasing clouds and pursuing the sun, free and uninhibited.
Jiang Yuebai's gaze fixed on the woman in the green robe in the first scroll, her voice trembling as she asked, "Whose portraits are these?"
Li Jiuchuan, who was retrieving books, glanced over, "The first one is Tianyan Sect's founder, Lu Xingyun. The second one is Five Flavors Mountain Hermit. They are the people I admire the most in my life."
Jiang Yuebai's pupils trembled. Oh my mother, the person who guided her on the path of immortality was Lu Xingyun, the founder of Tianyan Sect!
But that didn't make sense. Didn't they say she ascended tens of thousands of years ago? Could it be someone who greatly resembled him?
Li Jiuchuan handed her a thick stack of books, saying, "I compiled these, they're about the principles of lower-level Five Elements spells. Also, this set of 'Collection of Five Flavors' contains everything currently available in the world. It's for you."
Jiang Yuebai was pleasantly surprised, "Thank you so much, Senior Li. You're truly an exceptionally kind person."
Li Jiuchuan smiled gently, "I'm not as good as you think. I insist on teaching at the Hall of Dharma not only for spreading knowledge but also because I enjoy the respect you give me. Otherwise, I would feel uneasy and restless."
Jiang Yuebai seemed to grasp something but not quite.
"Why am I telling you this? Let me see you off."
At the entrance of Huaxi Valley, as the sun was setting.
"Daring demon, halt! According to the law, stop! Go!"
Jiang Yuebai was in a good mood, hopping and chanting words with her hands moving, as if she were a Daoist exorcising demons in the mortal world.
"Hahaha, falling into the hands of True Immortal Yuebai today, I will surely make you vanish into thin air! Take this! Swish, swish, swish!"
Croak~
"Ouch!"
With a frog's croak, Jiang Yuebai tripped over a stone and fell flat on her face, losing one of her shoes.
Half a frog's head emerged from the pond, glanced at Jiang Yuebai, and then plopped back underwater.
"Junior Sister Jiang, why are you lying here?"
Jiang Yuebai looked up to see Shi Xiaowu, carrying a basket of wild vegetables on his back and holding a small hoe, standing not far away.
In addition to cultivating spirit fields, Guo Zhen had also raised some colorful brocade chickens in the yard. Shi Xiaowu went out every day to dig wild vegetables to feed the chickens.
Jiang Yuebai got up, rubbed her nose, used her spiritual sense to retrieve her shoe and put it back on, and coughed twice to hide her embarrassment.
"Um, I went with my grandpa to the Southern Valley Market to buy some beggar's chicken, made from the exotic birds in Feifeng Forest. Take these two chickens—eat one and give the other to your master as a drink accompaniment."
Guo Zhen and Shi Xiaowu had protected her before, and she remembered that.
Shi Xiaowu eagerly swallowed his saliva, "That's great! I haven't had meat for so long. My master is extremely frugal."
Shi Xiaowu took the chickens, tore off a chicken leg from one, and handed it to Jiang Yuebai. When she declined, he started to tear and chew it himself, gobbling it down, his mouth oily.
"Slow down. I also got you a slingshot. When you catch a bird, don't forget to call me, and we'll roast it together. No solo feasting allowed."
"Okay, I'll definitely call you, Junior Sister Jiang."
Walking into the valley together, they had only taken a few steps when they saw Lu Ying shaking her head and walking out with a bundle of grass, looking unhappy.
Their eyes met, Lu Ying snorted, turned her head, and walked away.
"Wait, Lu Ying!"
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