Cloud Ladder Awakens

An Luoyi followed the marching team into the palace. She was arranged to stay in a side hall. Cups of tea were served to her one after another, but the person who invited her into the palace did not appear for a long time.

She's quite arrogant, An Luoyi thought. As soon as she stepped out of the room, a maid came to announce, "The king is busy with affairs today and cannot meet you. Please forgive me. You can stay in the palace tonight. The king will come to see you at noon tomorrow."

"I understand." An Luoyi responded indifferently.

She was simply not in a hurry. Since the King of the Underworld didn't have time to see her for the time being, it wouldn't hurt to wait a little longer.

An Luoyi recalled that when she first came to the Netherworld, the royal city was filled with miasma and ghosts, and goblins were common. Now, there was not even a single wandering soul. Such a change in just four years, it seemed that the new Netherworld King must be very powerful.

An Luoyi grabbed a ghost soldier at random. The ghost soldier was on patrol and was inexplicably intercepted. He was terrified and asked, "What are your orders, sir?"

"Let me ask you, do you know who the owner of this jade talisman is?" An Luoyi took out the jade pendant from his arms.

The ghost soldier looked at it for a while and finally said, "I don't know, little ghost. Nowadays, jade talismans all have different markings, and their origins can be identified. The one you have should have been given by the former Nether King. Our king may know who holds it."

An Luoyi let him go and fell into deep thought. Yunti had lived in the human world since birth, so this jade talisman must have come with her. But why did she possess something from the Netherworld? If Yunti and she were twins, she shouldn't have demonic blood. Her mother was a legitimate immortal, and her father, though unknown, was also a divine monarch. This was truly strange. Furthermore, if her mother knew her own flesh and blood had been stranded in the mortal world, she would certainly not sit idly by. It seemed that she was also unaware of Yunti's existence. There were so many questions waiting to be explored...

As the sky darkened, An Luoyi had no intention of going to bed. She returned to her room and began to meditate. As the only descendant of the Nine Heavens, she had lived a simple life since childhood, practicing all day and rarely resting. This was because she was a saint and had to be more strict with herself than others.

She sat like this until dawn, and only when someone stepped into the room did An Luoyi slowly open her eyes.

The man had a handsome face, a pair of fox eyes that sparkled, and a natural elegance in his every move.

"King of the Underworld, thank you for your courtesy." An Luoyi bowed politely.

Xian Youlin looked at her for a long moment before saying, "I wonder why the Nine Heavens Saintess is visiting my Netherworld..."

An Luoyi said calmly, "How did the Nether King know my identity?"

Xian Youlin jokingly said, "The Saint Lady's reputation is far-reaching, I dare not fail to recognize her."

An Luoyi suddenly remembered that she had caused a huge uproar in the Netherworld four years ago and became famous in the Three Realms because of it. She felt a little embarrassed as she wondered if the King of the Netherworld minded this matter.

"Ahem, it's nothing. I just need the King of Hell's help in identifying something." An Luoyi always ignored topics he was not good at.

"Oh?" Xian Youlin said with interest.

An Luoyi handed the jade pendant to him: "This is it."

Xian Youlin frowned slightly after seeing this.

"So, do you know who this jade talisman came from?" An Luoyi asked.

Xian Youlin said, "This belongs to my master. How did it end up in your possession?"

An Luoyi didn't know how to explain the origin of the jade talisman, so he asked, "It's a long story. I want to meet your master. Is it convenient?"

Xian Youlin hesitated: "This..."

"I just have some questions in mind. I'll leave once I figure them out." An Luoyi continued.

"Please don't misunderstand, Saint. My master is not in the royal city recently and his return date is uncertain. If you are not in a hurry, you can stay in the palace for a while." Xian Youlin had other plans.

Yunti was still unconscious at Jiutian, and An Luoyi was a little worried so he turned him down. "Since your return date is uncertain, I won't bother you anymore. If my master returns, just let the Nether King know."

After saying this, An Luoyi was about to leave. "Wait a minute." Xian Youlin released a cloud of smoke from his palm and flew into the sky. "I have already informed the teacher that I will be back in two or three days at most. Saint, why don't you wait a little longer?"

It's not easy to go out of the Nine Heavens Upper Realm. Maybe it won't be so easy next time. An Luoyi thought about it and said, "Okay."

Yunti finally woke up slowly after being unconscious for a long time. She looked around and muttered to herself in a daze, "Where is this?"

She threw off her quilt and walked barefoot. In the center of the house stood two glittering divine swords, and the entire house was surrounded by the two swords.

Yunti grasped the hilt of the sword with both hands and pulled it out with ease. The barrier and sword light in the room disappeared instantly. She held her forehead and muttered to herself: "What's going on? Who am I? I can't remember anything at all."

"Tattattatt" the sound of footsteps approaching.

Yunti was alert and ready to take precautions. With a creaky sound, the door was gently pushed open.

"Saint! I finally found you!" A'li hugged Yunti excitedly.

"Me?" Yunti asked doubtfully.

Ah Li said, "Yes, I was very worried during the few days when the Saint was away. It would be terrible if the Immortal Lord found out!"

"What are you talking about? Who is the Saint? Who is the Immortal Lord?" Yunti asked in a daze.

"It's over. How come the saint lost her memory after going to the human world?" A'li looked distraught.

"Ah?" Yunti really didn't know what she was talking about.

"It seems that I really forgot." A Li was desperate.

A'li pulled the ladder and talked for a long time, finally explaining everything clearly.

Yunti said naively, "So, this is the Nine Heavens Upper Realm, you are my immortal servant, I am the Saint, and the Immortal Lord is my mother?"

"Yes, absolutely right!" Ali nodded heavily.

"Since you said that no one knew I left, how did you know and find me?" Yunti asked with clear thinking and good at grasping the key points.

"You told me that. After I found out that the Saint was missing, I didn't dare to say anything. I just said that you were practicing in seclusion. Last night you suddenly sent a message and asked me to come to a small house to look for her." A Li said all at once.

Yunti: "Who are you looking for?"

Ah Li: "The Saint didn't say anything. You just said there's a very important person here who needs to be taken care of. Oh, where is that person?"

"I don't know, I'm the only one here." Yunti pondered.

Ah Li said worriedly, "Forget it, let's just leave it alone for now. Let's hurry back to the Immortal Palace and let Master Siming take a look at what's going on."

Yunti asked, "Si Ming? Who is Lord Siming?"

Ah Li patted his head and said, "Look at me, you don't remember anything, how could you know about Siming? Siming is your good friend, she knows a lot of healing magic, she will definitely be able to cure you! Let's go quickly."

In this way, Yunti was brought back to Nanyuan Immortal Palace. She did not understand the dignity of the saint's identity. People kept bowing to her along the way, and she returned the greetings one by one, which scared the immortal servants.

"Chaoyun Palace." Yunti recited silently. It was a nice name of the palace, but when she looked at the unfamiliar house, she couldn't recall any memories.

A'li went to ask for help from the Lord of Destiny, and the Chaoyun Palace was empty with only Yunti left. The furnishings inside the palace were extremely simple, in stark contrast to its splendor outside. She couldn't help but wonder if she was such a simple person.

After a while, Ah Li came back in a hurry and said, "Saintess, I have already explained the situation to Lady Siming, and she will be here soon!"

"Hmm." Yunti nodded. "Why is this palace so quiet? Are there no other immortal servants?"

Ah Li said proudly, "Saint, you prefer quietness, so you rarely have eunuchs, and I am your only personal attendant."

"But you look lively and active, not like the type of person I would stay with." Yunti thought that she shouldn't find a calm maid.

Ah Li blinked: "Of course it's because I'm smart and capable!"

Yunti looked at her doubtfully.

"Lord Siming is here!" A'li shouted when she saw the figure outside the door.

Mu Qianyu smiled knowingly: "Ali, you are still so noisy."

"Are you the Great God of Destiny?" Yunti asked.

Mu Qianyu looked at Yunti: "It seems that A Li is not talking nonsense. She really can't remember anything."

Yunti heard that Da Siming was her childhood playmate and now her close friend, but when she faced her, she didn't feel the slightest sense of familiarity.

Mu Qianyu retreated repeatedly after taking Yunti's pulse. Her amnesia was not a big deal. The important thing was that she didn't even have a trace of immortal power in her body!

Seeing that the Great Siming was in a panic, Ah Li asked anxiously, "What's wrong, Master Siming? Please don't scare me!"

Mu Qianyu shook Yunti's shoulders and asked, "Where's your immortal power? Why is it gone?"

There was no sign that anything would happen to Xiaoyi before she left, so how come her body was as clean as a newborn baby's?

Ah Li burst into tears: "Who harmed our Saint? We must report this to the Immortal Lord and investigate the murderer!"

Mu Qianyu silenced Ah Li: "Don't make any noise for now. Xiaoyi's coming down to the mortal realm is against the mortal realm's order. Let me think of a solution."

Yunti didn't understand what the two were talking about. She couldn't understand anything about immortal power or realm.

Mu Qianyu looked at the ladder and said, "Xiaoyi, you should rest well in the palace first. I will prepare medicine to treat your amnesia. Unless the Immortal Lord summons you, just ignore everyone else. Remember, don't let others notice your abnormality."

Yunti nodded and agreed to her request. After all, she could not remember anything now, and the two people in front of her did not look like they wanted to harm her. Instead, they were always thinking of her.