After Becoming the Hero’s Ex-fiancée - Chapter 121
After Becoming the Hero’s Ex-fiancée Chapter 121
Granny Jin (1)
Outside the Scripture Depository, was a gentle breeze, and the rosy dusk stretched out for thousands of miles. All the new disciples unconsciously held their breaths, and soon, that stifled breath turned into a succession of heaving gasps.
The young cultivators let out a cry of amazement.
They had not yet learnt to control their emotions, and were all looking at Zheng Wan with sparkling eyes.
“Was the golden light brought about by an immortal-grade scripture?”
“What is the ‘Non-Emptiness Sutra’?”
“Innate Dao core is truly amazing!”
Zheng Wan paid no heed to them; she flicked her hand, and half of the ice-crystal-like transparent leaf burrowed into her sea of consciousness.
“Fortunately, I haven’t brought dishonour upon you.”
“Hahaha! Good! Good! Good! Immortal scriptures will be granted to those destined to own them.” With a slight nod to the other four peak masters, Zi Xiu Daojun rolled his long sleeves, took his disciple and ran away.
“I’ll leave the rest to you all!”
Zheng Wan was unsteady on her feet; she felt as if she were being smothered in a dark cave somewhere—luckily, it was only for a brief moment, and in a flash, she fell to the ground.
Her Master was standing in front of her with his hands on his hips, the long hem of his robes fluttering around him.
“Little Wanwan, you have to think this through carefully, this ‘Non-Emptiness Sutra’ is not going to be easy to practice. You are destined to be lonely on this path.”
Zheng Wan said smilingly, “I still have Master, don’t I?”
“Aren’t you good at grabbing hold of opportunities,” her Master winked and mysteriously beckoned her over, “Here, you’ve paid respects to me as your Master, Master doesn’t have anything much to give you, so I’ll give you something good.”
Zheng Wan’s eyes lit up; could it be that Heavenly Plume Incandescent Robes from the other day?
But when she thought about it, Senior Brother had said that even Master himself couldn’t afford to wear it…
“Here, take it. It’s the cultivation world’s sleeping drug, commonly known as Peach blossom dew. One drop of this is enough to knock a person out.” Zi Xiu Daojun covered his mouth and chuckled, “When you’ve passed the Savant stage, see which young man you like and invite him for a drink. Add a drop of this, and I guarantee that…”
Zheng Wan was speechless.
“Master, I’m still young.”
Zi Xiu Daojun glared at her.
“This item works on anyone from the Gateway stage to the Pure Veracity stage, one drop is enough to take them out. Master only has a total of three bottles, and you still dare to scorn it?”
He had a pained expression on his face, as if parting with a treasure that he would immediately take back if Zheng Wan was scornful of it. She hurriedly put it away and said smilingly, “Thank you, Master, but…
“Master, can you gift this disciple an infinity pouch?” Zheng Wan patted the bulging and utterly unsightly scented pouch. “I’ll return it to you next time.”
“Shoo, shoo, shoo——”
Zi Xiu Daojun raised his hand and whisked her out, “Every disciple under my Zixiao Peak needs to understand hardship and stand hard work. If there’s anything you don’t understand about the scripture, you can first ask your Eldest Senior Brother. If he doesn’t understand, then, you can come to ask me.
“…On the 1st and 15th day of every month, there will be a cultivator lecturing in the Illumination Hall, do not forget to go listen.”
Zheng Wan was whisked out of the cave abode; she turned around to see Eldest Senior Brother staring at her with wide eyes, and couldn’t help saying awkwardly, “I’ve… I’ve been chased out.”
“Did you ask Master for something?”
Zheng Wan said woefully, “I asked for an infinity pouch.”
“Oh…” Eldest Senior Brother touched his nose. “I had also asked for it once upon a time, but our Master…”
He lowered his voice, “Is stingy, and poor.”
“……”
Zheng Wan was surprised, “That Peach blossom dew…”
“Master is only most generous during this initiation ceremony. Back then, I received two bottles, later, all the Junior Sisters only received one,” said Qing Shuang. “Junior Sister, if you want to earn Yuan stones, why not go to the Sect Services Hall to take on a few tasks and run some errands? You might… be able to earn some.”
Zheng Wan decided to go to cultivate first.
She had already looked at it when she passed the Sect Services Hall yesterday. The tasks that paid slightly more Yuan stones all had certain cultivation stage requirements, for instance, to brush some Senior Uncle’s Yuan beast, to search for some kind of grass at so-and-so mountain cliff…
On the contrary, life was better for those who had a particular speciality or expertise.
“Senior Brother, is there no one in our Yuqing Sect who can draw talismans or refine pills?”
“There are, how could there not be any. However, to draw talismans and refine pills, one has to have talent. The divine consciousness of our Yuqing Sect is not strong… So the talismans and pills we produce are not enough…”
The voice gradually faded away.
