Bai Yunshu didn't want to go over, so he turned around silently and planned to go outside to take a look.
I arrived early, so there weren't many people in the venue. Admissions officer Geng Jihuan had already gone over to look after it, so I wasn't needed for the time being.
Most ordinary people go out to test their fate as immortals, and only those who have a good fate will be allowed to choose a sect.
This is a two-way selection process. The outer field is the Immortal Fate Stone, which is five meters high and six feet wide, with intricate dark patterns and various strange characters engraved on the surface, emitting a faint green glow, like a thriving vitality.
Many people lined up in front of the Immortal Fate Stone, looking around and discussing a few words.
There is no age requirement for predicting one's fate with an immortal. Some people may have an immortal fate late in life, or they may be born with intelligence, or they may be influenced by it invisibly, or they may be chosen because of doing good deeds unintentionally.
Those who have a connection with the immortal will emit a blue light when their hands touch each other. The stronger the light, the deeper the connection with the immortal.
The disciples on the scene maintained order. There was a passage in the middle of the inner and outer fields, and the walls of the passage were covered with recruitment posters from various sects.
Those who had tested the immortal fate and walked in were all standing by the wall, watching and discussing which sect was the best.
Bai Yunshu looked around the outside field, but did not see the figure he expected.
There is no queue.
Didn't you come?
She lowered her eyes and walked to the front of the enrollment post.
Everyone was discussing excitedly, and various voices were heard.
"Oh, each major sect has its own advantages. Xuanying Sect's propaganda is overwhelming, so it's a mess, but other sects are very strong, and even have better cultivation resources."
"Bai Yunshu? The one written in the storybook? I heard from my grandfather's grandfather's great grandfather that she is gentle as water and very powerful. I wonder if I can have the opportunity to become her disciple."
"Want her to be your teacher? The Way of Life is the most difficult to cultivate. Besides, she has never been back since she fell. Be careful that she will ask you to repair the barrier."
"Why not? The purpose of repairing the barrier is to save all living things in the world. It's worthwhile to practice for this life. Let's go, let's go and see other places."
"Let's wait and see. Their sect only has one prologue period, and he is still the sect master, but I heard that the sect master doesn't plan to accept disciples."
"......"
The speaker is unintentional, but the listener is not paying attention. Bai Yunshu tightened his hands in his sleeves, feeling a little helpless.
A storybook? Gentle as water? Poisoned by rumors again.
If the day ever came when the barrier needed to be restored, she would do it herself without the need for anyone else.
Her life was destined to protect all living things in the world and prevent the ancient demon king from being born.
It was destined a long time ago, so long ago that she spent this stolen time with fear in her heart.
People who were discussing the issue came and went, and they all said pretty much the same thing.
Bai Yunshu leaned against the wall and stopped listening.
As I get older, I don’t think anything I hear matters.
She was looking outside, and after a long time, she saw the familiar figure.
Yin Huan was standing at the back of the queue. She was squeezed in the middle with her thin figure. She was wearing a tattered coarse cloth gown and carrying a large bag on her back. Her red eyes were particularly eye-catching.
She was out of place in the surroundings, and Bai Yunshu saw her at first sight.
Yin Huan kept her eyes on the Fairy Stone and pursed her lips slightly.
She was not nervous, it was just... the same scene reminded her of some past events.
This was certainly not her first time here, nor was it her first time to test her fate with the immortal.
When predicting her fate with an immortal, her father held her hand and motioned for her to put it down.
Until now, she could no longer remember her father's face and only remembered a few important things from the past.
She was only fourteen at that time.
She was very hesitant and resisted to reach out, but she couldn't resist her father's urging.
"Xiao Huan'er, don't make trouble. The people behind are still waiting."
There was no choice, she compromised and let go.
The Immortal Fate Stone does not treat people as equals, but because there is no immortal fate, no matter if you are an emperor or a beggar, you have to put your hand in front of it.
The dazzling blue light made people in the place exclaim in surprise.
But she was not surprised. She just lowered her head and looked unhappy. She was probably afraid that others would notice something.
This blue light is not mine.
Not long ago, when my father was chopping wood in the mountains, he met an old immortal cultivator who was seriously injured and unconscious.
His breath was barely moving, his body was covered in blood, and he was already beyond recovery.
The father didn't want to meddle in other people's business, so he just took a look at the bag around his waist and stole it.
In recent years, there has been a severe drought and hunger is a common occurrence. Who would be willing to save someone who has nothing to do with them?
There was no money in it, only a few pills. My father cursed it as bad luck and threw it away.
"Eat it and see if it's any use. In a few days, that group of sanctimonious people will want to recruit disciples again. Go and try your luck. If you are chosen by Xuanying Sect, you will get an extra bag of rice and flour."
She dared not eat...
But seeing her mother sitting in the corner embroidering in the moonlight, and the empty rice jar at home, she compromised.
Even if she didn't have a destiny with the immortals, she couldn't escape the fate of being married off.
After my younger brother was born, there was one less mouth to feed at home.
Why not give it a try? If it turns out to be poisonous, then death will reduce the burden on my mother.
She took the medicine and didn't feel any discomfort at first, but later she had unbearable abdominal pain and fainted several times.
She wailed in agony, as if insects were eating her internal organs, but it was in vain.
The mother was extremely anxious, but she had no money to find a doctor for her, so she kept telling her to just be patient.
She thought she was going to die, but three days later she opened her eyes and saw the rising sun at dawn.
At that moment, I suddenly felt that it was great to be alive.
Before setting out to test her fate with the immortal, her mother touched her head and spoke reluctantly.
"Xiao Huan'er, go ahead. You will have a better future. If you can become an immortal, it would be best if you can embark on the path of cultivating immortality. That is what everyone dreams of."
But she immediately changed the subject.
"If you can't, don't come back. Find a way to support yourself out there, okay?"
She felt those words were ironic, but at the same time she couldn't blame them.
Her mother was weak and cowardly, and her father was selfish. They had long wanted to marry her to the family of the fool at the entrance of the village in exchange for some copper plates, food and oil.
Dream come true? Is the path to immortality really what everyone dreams of?
It was nothing more than being chosen by a big sect and getting a bag of silver to support his younger brother.
She walked into the inner court and chose Xuan Yingzong, who was the most popular at that time.
No reason, just to have an extra bag of rice and flour. After all...my mother said she hadn't eaten steamed bread for a long time.
In fact, she is an extremely selfish person. When she hurts her brother, she wants to strangle him to death.
In that environment, she was resentful.
Not for them, she had to plan for herself.
"Once you join the sect, your home in the dust will have nothing to do with you anymore. Xuanying will be your home from now on."
She nodded, watching her father happily take the bag of rice flour with broken silver, and muttering to her brother while holding him.
"Come on, go buy some pancakes for Xiaobao, and then we'll go home."
Many people around him looked at my father with envy, saying, "I really envy you for having a good daughter. Unlike the one in my family, who is just a burden."