Another half month passed, and Li Mingke was fully recovered, so Danxia ruthlessly kicked him out of the house.
"Take your things and get out!" Danxia threw out several large bags taller than Li Mingke, filled with various "gifts".
"Senior Danxia, I'm so sorry..."
"Don't talk to me! Let's go!"
Bang!
The door was slammed shut, leaving Li Mingke and several bags of "garbage" staring at each other in bewilderment.
Sigh, so much stuff, what am I going to do?
Just as Li Mingke was having a problem, a suitable person happened to appear.
"Brother, I'm here again... Wait, brother, why are you standing outside the door?" This time, Wang Jingyuan came empty-handed.
"Oh, thanks to you, I've recovered." If it weren't for you, I might have stayed in Xinglintang for a few more days!
"Really? Brother, that's great! You've finally recovered!" Wang Jingyuan was so happy that he wanted to give Li Mingke a big hug, but Li Mingke refused, saying, "Don't come any closer. If you touch even a hair on my head, you're dead."
Wang Jingyuan was disliked by his cousin and started crying.
“You’ve come at the right time. Take care of these things.” She pointed to the mountains behind her.
"If you don't want it, just throw it away!" Wang Jingyuan said indifferently.
"Even if I wanted to throw them, I'd have to be able to. There are so many, how am I supposed to bring them down the mountain?"
"That's easy. I'll stick on a few weight-reducing talismans and make a few small talisman figures. The talisman figures will pull us down the mountain." He took out a few talismans from his pocket, and sure enough, just as he said, the small talisman figures immediately started moving after hearing his instructions.
Damn it, another day of being incredibly envious of Fu Xiu!
“Speaking of Jingyuan, why are you acting so out of character this time, coming without bringing anything? This isn’t like you at all,” Li Mingke asked Wang Jingyuan as they descended the mountain.
"Last time, I was given a good talking-to by Sister Danxia, so I promised I wouldn't bring anything this time. But it's not that I brought nothing at all; I brought some news!" Wang Jingyuan said mysteriously, deliberately lowering his voice.
"Oh? What news?" This question piqued Li Mingke's interest.
"Soon, Jiang Tian will be electing a new generation of Yao girls!"
Jiangtian is the capital of the Great Ye Dynasty. Yao Nu, said to be a goddess who created the Great Ye Dynasty ten thousand years ago, departed peacefully after witnessing the people's prosperity. Legend has it that Yao Nu once transformed into a young woman and roamed the land. Each emperor of the Great Ye Dynasty, to commemorate Yao Nu, would select upright and beautiful women from across the country to pray to Heaven for blessings. This served two purposes: first, to demonstrate the nation's peace and prosperity to Yao Nu, and second, to request that Yao Nu continue to bless the Great Ye Dynasty in the future.
Wang Jingyuan: "Brother, the Yao women selection is held only once every five years. You've never seen it before, have you?"
“Indeed, I had only heard that the election of Yao girls was a grand event, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that the whole country was celebrating and everyone was involved, but I have never seen it with my own eyes.” Five years ago, she was just twelve years old and had already entered the immortal sect.
"The election is coming up soon, bro, let's go together!"
Li Mingke asked him, "Your master sent you?"
"Of course, my master also asked me to draw a portrait of the Yao woman and bring it back to show him!"
Okay then.
"I want to go, but I need to ask my master first." Her master is different from Wang Jingyuan's master.
The two arrived at the Narrow Gorge, where Immortal Venerable Jinyun was watering flowers.
"Are you going to see the Yao girls praying for blessings?"
"Mm!" Li Mingke nodded, his fingers nervously twisting inside his sleeve.
“But you’ve just recovered…” Jinyun Immortal Venerable was worried about her health and didn’t want Li Mingke to go, but seeing the look in Li Mingke’s eyes—both apprehensive and longing—he couldn’t bring himself to refuse. “If you’re going, someone must accompany you. Is someone going with you?”
"My cousin..."
"Yes, yes, yes! Immortal Venerable, you don't need to worry about that. Besides me, there's also alchemist Chen Zifeng and swordsman Ma Gege. They are both outstanding young talents. We've already made an agreement. You can rest assured that you're in charge of your cousin with us!"
Li Mingke: ? Who are they? Wang Jingyuan, you didn't tell me there were other people here!
"Alright... then!" Although Immortal Venerable Jinyun had been in seclusion for a long time, he still had some impressions of the outstanding disciples after visiting various mountain peaks after emerging from seclusion.
"Mingke, I agree to let you go, but come with me first." Jinyun Immortal Venerable led Li Mingke into the house, leaving Wang Jingyuan alone outside.
"Has your body fully recovered?" he asked.
"Yes, thank you for your concern, Master." Li Mingke spun around in front of Immortal Venerable Jinyun twice and jumped around a few times to show that he was completely fine.
“Alright, you’re going down the mountain. I won’t be able to protect you, so you need to be fully prepared.” He handed Li Mingke a small brocade pouch. “Here are some things that can save your life. Take them out when you need them.” Then he put a bright red ring on her thumb. “This is a blood jade ring. It contains my blood. If you need me, break this ring. I will sense it and will try my best to come to your side immediately.”
These things will be looted as soon as they get down the mountain! Especially that blood jade ring! Its value is beyond measure!
Li Mingke immediately knelt on one knee, cupped his hands in thanks, and said, "Thank you, Master!"
“Get up. You do need to experience the world to gain some understanding in order to cultivate your inner cultivation.” This was one of the reasons why he readily agreed.
Li Mingke was deeply moved. "Master, I will bring the portrait of Yao Nu with me when I return!"
Jinyun Immortal Venerable waved his hand, "There's no need for the portrait..." He had seen Yao Nu pray for blessings several times, and it was just so-so, only young people like to join in the fun.
"Go on, have fun." He saw her out and then started watering the flowers again.
"Be careful," he said to the two of them.
"Please rest assured, Master/Immortal Jinyun!" The two clasped their fists in unison.
After descending the mountain, Li Mingke complained, "Jingyuan, why didn't you tell me there were other people with us?"
Wang Jingyuan chuckled and said, "I was just too happy and forgot to mention! Oh right, I told them to wait for me under the persimmon tree on the long steps of the Immortal Gate. They should be here by now. Let's hurry!"
When they arrived at the persimmon tree, they found a man and a woman there.
"Wang Jingyuan said we'd meet under the persimmon tree, but he's been waiting for so long!" The speaker was Ma Gege, who wore a light pink short skirt and gold boots. She was not tall, had her hair in two buns with a gold bell hanging from each side, and carried a giant sword on her back.
"Let's wait a little longer!" the boy beside her comforted her. Chen Zifeng was a big man who spoke slowly. He was dressed in an ordinary gray shirt and didn't look like a cultivator; he looked like an ordinary passerby from the mortal world.
Wang Jingyuan saw the two from afar and called out loudly, "Zifeng! Gege! We're here!"
"Why are you so late!" Ma Gege stomped her foot and scolded playfully.
"Hehe." Wang Jingyuan chuckled apologetically, introducing Li Mingke beside him, "Sorry, I'm going to see my cousin. This is..."
“I know,” Ma Gege interrupted him, “the only disciple of the leader of the Immortal Sect, the young master of the Li family of Pengzhou—Li Mingke!”
Wow, I'm so famous!
Li Mingke was a little surprised.
"After spending five years in the outer academy, she learned nothing, yet she crushed all the geniuses in the inner academy's assessment and became the disciple of Immortal Venerable Jinyun." Ma Gege stared straight at her. "Who in the immortal sect doesn't know the name Li Mingke?"
Even if Li Mingke were stupid, he could tell that there was sarcasm in the words.
So she really is that famous, but she doesn't quite like the way she became famous.
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