"May I ask who you are...?" He Xun was a little confused by the person in front of him.
Yi Mo smiled and said, "I am just a rogue cultivator. Having come this far, I will do what I can." She then stared into He Xun's eyes, "But I am ultimately no match for Lady Yao."
The construction and restoration of Wencheng were basically completed, so the two decided to go to other places where they were needed.
The two said goodbye to the city lord, but unexpectedly Yimo chased after them.
"I have long admired Lady Yao. Please allow me to serve you."
Li Mingke didn't want to take her along, since he didn't know her background, but he couldn't persuade her no matter what she said, so he had to give in.
Along the way, Yi Mo kept trying to get close to He Xun.
"Lady Yao is a disciple of Immortal Venerable Jinyun, right?"
"Yes." He Xun dared not say more.
"Then may I ask how you view the Immortal Venerable?" Yimo asked, blinking.
"Noble character and tireless teaching." He Xun offered two impeccable phrases.
Unexpectedly, Yi Mo burst out laughing, drawing the attention of both Li Mingke and He Xun.
Yi Mo quickly apologized, "I'm sorry." She didn't explain why she was being laughed at.
"Has the Lord ever met the Demon Lord?" she asked again.
He Xun nodded.
"What does Your Excellency think of the Demon Lord?"
He Xun grew impatient. "Why are you asking me all these questions?" he said. "I haven't had much contact with the Demon Lord, so I don't know much about him."
"Is that so—" Yi Mo drawled, clearly not believing it.
Li Mingke stepped between the two, saying, "Fellow Immortal Yimo, if you have any questions, please feel free to ask directly; there's no need to beat around the bush."
Yi Mo didn't ask any more questions. "I was just saying."
Along the way, the three traveled together. Li Mingke discovered that Yi Mo was very experienced; although she looked young, she was definitely the oldest of the three. As for her past, she always smiled and brushed it off, refusing to reveal anything. It was precisely because of this that Li Mingke remained wary of her.
The journey had gone smoothly until they arrived in Wan'an in the west, where He Xun fell ill.
He Xun's cultivation level was inferior to Li Mingke and Yi Mo's. The local climate was harsh, and He Xun suffered from acclimatization problems. Coupled with several days of hard work, He Xun finally fell ill.
Lying in bed, He Xun, who had a fever, had a flushed face.
Li Mingke had just given her medicine, and the room smelled bitter.
"I'm sorry to be sick at this time." He Xun coughed twice. She remembered, but her body wouldn't allow it.
Li Mingke pressed her down on the bed, saying, "You should rest. As long as we're alive, we can always make a comeback."
He Xun gave a bitter laugh and closed his eyes.
After a long while, she spoke in a hoarse voice, "I used to read books, and I always scoffed at the heroes and heroines in those books who always sacrificed themselves for others. They were so foolish to risk their lives for complete strangers."
She coughed twice more. "But now, having traveled from the southeast of Daye all the way to the northwest, and witnessed so much desolation, separation of families, and hunger and cold, I realize how precious it is for someone to stand up and guide everyone with their own light."
She shifted from lying on her back to lying on her side, watching Li Mingke flipping through medical books. "It's such a good deal to exchange one person's life for the continuation of a group of lives! Seeing them rebuild their homes and smile again, I actually feel that it would be worth it to die like this."
“Yes.” Li Mingke closed the book in his hand, stood up, and put his hands behind his back.
"A god is one who uses the fire of his own burning to illuminate the darkness in the hearts of people!"
She looked at He Xun and said, "A Xun, you have already met the requirements to become a god."
He Xun stared at her blankly.
"You cultivated through 'love,' right? Check your cultivation level; it should have improved a lot."
After hearing what Li Mingke said, He Xun immediately checked his own cultivation level.
He Xun almost rolled off the bed when he saw what was happening.
"How...how is this possible!"
Li Mingke took in her shock and surprise.
"This is 'love'..."
He Xun needs a lot of love, and the higher the level of cultivation in the love, the faster she will improve. Although the love of ordinary people may be small, it accumulates over time. Who says that quantitative change cannot lead to qualitative change?
"Ah Xun, you will get everything you want."
...
The news that Lady Yao had fallen ill from overwork somehow spread, and people both admired her dedication to the country and its people and prayed that she would recover soon.
He Xun took a nap and felt much better. When she opened her eyes, she found that Li Mingke had gone out at some point. So she dressed herself and went outside.
Then she saw a familiar figure.
"Immortal Venerable?"
Jinyun Immortal Venerable also saw her and nodded slightly.
He Xun was confused about the current situation. Why did Immortal Venerable Jinyun suddenly appear here?
Just then, she saw Li Mingke jogging towards her from a distance.
"Ah Xun? You're up? Are you feeling better?"
Li Mingke bypassed Jinyun Immortal Venerable and checked on He Xun's condition; He Xun was dizzy and disoriented.
“Mingke…Immortal Venerable…”
"Ignore him, pretend you don't see him." Li Mingke pushed He Xun back into the house.
He Xun drank the medicine again. During this time, Immortal Venerable Jinyun stood by without saying a word.
"Ah Xun, Wan An's work is almost finished. Next, we need to go to..."
Before she could finish speaking, someone pushed the door open and entered.
"Jinyun!?"
When Yimo saw the people in the room, she opened her mouth wide. Realizing that she had spoken too loudly, she immediately covered her mouth.
All three of them looked at her at the same time.
The Immortal Venerable Jinyun raised his eyes.
“You…” He took a few steps toward her, “Have we met before…”
He recognized it, but couldn't quite place it.
The way Li Mingke and He Xun looked at Yi Mo changed.
In the entire Three Realms, there are only a handful of people named Jinyun without the title "Immortal Venerable," and it seems that Immortal Venerable Jinyun isn't angry at all.
Who exactly is Yimo?
“Immortal friend Yimo…” He Xun stared blankly at her, murmuring her name.
"Yi Mo?" The two words lingered in Jinyun Immortal's mouth. "I remember now, you could be..."
Yi Mo jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.
"Hahaha, Jinyun, I didn't expect you to still remember me. Um, don't expose my past in front of the younger generation!" As she spoke, she gestured towards Li Mingke and He Xun with her chin, "I can't afford to mess with that one of them with the bright eyes."
Li Mingke, He Xun: ?
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