Chapter 1: The Ninth Life
In the cold winter, there was heavy snow and howling winds.
Old man Liu wrapped his old clothes tightly around himself and felt that life was really difficult.
Their Xianlai Sect was becoming increasingly destitute, to the point where they were barely able to make ends meet, and naturally they had no robes to keep out the cold.
If this continues, we might as well all go out to beg for food. It's just right for us to sit in a row and ask for fruit.
He sighed and was about to go out to meet some people, but he suddenly saw something on the steps.
When I got closer, I saw that it was actually a baby swaddling clothes!
Old Liu was shocked and had a bad feeling in his heart. When he saw clearly that the person wrapped in the bag was really a baby, his face sank, and he put his hands on his hips and cursed -
"Who is so heartless as to abandon the baby? It's so cold, this is going to kill someone! Ugh!"
He was furious for a moment, but when he saw the baby was frozen blue all over, with eyes closed and breathing weakly, he unbuttoned his coat, wrapped the baby tightly, and brought him back to the sect, regardless of the fact that he was too poor to have food.
"Uncle Liu, you're back...ah, what are you holding?"
"Oh my God, there is a child!"
"Uncle Liu, you actually have an illegitimate child? I can't believe you're still as skilled as ever..."
"Bullshit! Shut up, I picked up this kid from outside the sect! I don't know which black-hearted ghost gave birth to this kid but didn't raise him. God bless this kid!"
"Let me see, it's a little girl. Is she unconscious?"
"ah--"
Someone exclaimed, "She, she seems to have a defect!"
Because there was obviously something wrong with the girl's legs, especially below the calves, the muscles looked atrophied and a little twisted.
Everyone was silent for a moment, and then became even angrier—
"So they threw the child away because he was disabled. What kind of parents are they? Ugh!"
"What a sin."
So noisy...
Mo Jiuwei opened her eyes.
The martial art she practiced was called "Nine Transformations of Heaven and Earth", which required her to practice to perfection first, then reincarnate nine times and experience nine different lives. She could not commit suicide or interrupt the process, and after successfully completing it, she would be able to ascend successfully.
This technique is not only precious, but also extremely difficult to practice. The reason why Mo Jiuwei chose it is because she knows that after practicing it, her strength will be extremely powerful, far surpassing that of other cultivators who have ascended to the immortal realm.
So far she has been reincarnated eight times, and only this final time is left before she can ascend to become an immortal.
Those eight times were full of twists and turns, which made her a little exhausted. She hoped that she could just lie down and eat and drink happily in this life.
I don’t know what kind of family I have chosen this time?
When she opened her eyes, she saw a face as wrinkled as dry bark.
【Ah, dryad! 】
Old Liu, who was looking closely at the baby, was puzzled.
Who made this childish voice?
He looked around and finally set his eyes on the baby.
There are adults all around her, except for this baby, but...she can actually speak?
[No, it's not a tree spirit, it's an old man. ]
[Isn't this place... so poor? It seems that it will be difficult to lie down in this life. ]
Without opening your mouth!
But, the tone does sound like something she would "say"!
When Old Man Liu was shocked, he didn't notice that the few remaining disciples of Xianlai Sect were also staring at the baby as if they had seen a ghost, and they didn't come back to their senses for a while.
[So cold... So hungry...]
This body seemed extremely weak, and even her powerful soul could not support it.
This instantly sobered Old Man Liu up. He didn't have time to think about why he heard such a strange sound. He waved his hand quickly, "Quick, bring some food to feed the baby, and some clothes. She was freezing outside for a long time just now, and her body must not be able to bear it."
Others also came back to their senses -
"A baby this small can't eat anything else, so he can only drink milk, right?"
"There's no one here who can feed her, right? Clothes are easy, just put her on the bed and cover her with a quilt."
"The quilt is too thick and might crush her. It's better to use my Jiaoguangjin, which is the best for keeping out the cold."
"Senior Sister Ji, this is your only vestment..."
"What's the point of keeping a vestment? Let's take care of the child's life first."
"I've figured it out. Humans don't have milk, but deer do! The Yu family's spirit deer in the city just gave birth to a fawn a month ago. Its milk will definitely work!"
"Then go and borrow some, and remember to come back quickly!"
"This child's face has turned blue from the cold. Let me give her some spiritual power. Don't let her die."
"You have to go slow. She is too young. I'm afraid her body can't bear too much spiritual energy."
"I know. It will come little by little."
"Then I'll make her a dress... But I don't think I have any new material. I'll go find an old dress."
"Sister Chen, please use mine. Although my clothes are not new, they are very soft and suitable for the little baby to wear close to the body."
"I'll give her some warm water, just to fill her stomach first."
Mo Jiuwei listened to the sounds of people busying around her, and a warm feeling passed through her heart.
Although she started out in poverty in this life, at least the people around her were kind and loving to her, and this kind of warmth seemed to be greater than in previous lives.
Reassured, Mo Jiuwei felt sleepy and fell asleep.
When I woke up, all I heard was the sound of quarreling.
"You haven't paid back the crystals you owe me. Pah, you Xianlai Sect are really a nest of snakes and rats. Why don't you close the sect quickly? You are occupying the mountain gate for nothing. Aren't you afraid of bringing shame to yourself?"
"Friend Zheng! Please be merciful. We will definitely pay you back the two hundred crystals we owe you, but it's not the time we agreed on yet, so why are you..."
"I can get the money I borrowed back whenever I want! I don't care whether you sell off your family property or rob Peter to pay Paul, I have to get my crystal back today!"
"Fellow Daoist Zheng, why are you so aggressive? When our Xianlai Sect was still able to survive, you often came to us to ask for talismans and talisman paper. We have never asked you for crystals because of our friendship..."
"This is a different time. At that time, you didn't ask me for anything, so I naturally didn't owe you anything. But now that I'm asking for it, you have to pay it back!"
"you!"
"Xiao Lan! Stop talking. Fellow Daoist Zheng, it's not that we don't want to pay it back, it's just that we are short of money right now. Please give us a few more days..."
[What's going on? A dignified sect can't even pay back 200 crystals? ]
Mo Jiuwei was stunned when she heard this.
When she had this thought, she didn't notice that the noise outside suddenly quieted down, and then someone walked towards her bed.
"Oh, the little baby is awake."
A face as white as a silver plate, graceful and elegant, came into view, and then Mo Jiuwei felt her body lighten as she was held in someone's arms.
Du Yue, who was holding Mo Jiuwei, looked at her curiously. She saw that the baby's eyes were round and as round as black grapes, and they were dark, bright, and clean without any dust.
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