Three days later, at dusk, the banquet ended, and all the great demons returned home in high spirits.
The night was hazy.
Qin Shou stood alone on the mountain, looking up at the round and bright moon in the sky.
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The patriarch of the Qingping Sword Sect has offered a bounty of 100,000 high-grade spirit stones, hiring the Blood-Clad Tower to launch a full-scale assassination of your disciple, Wen Qing.
Your disciple, Wen Qing, was assassinated by the Blood-Clad Tower 37 times, suffering severe injuries that damaged her Dao foundation.
Your disciple Wen Qing and the fairy of Luoshui Sect traveled to the South Sea to obtain the "Tears of Mountains and Rivers" to repair their Dao foundation.
Your disciple, Wen Qing, has offered a reward of 100,000 top-grade spirit stones and a mid-grade magic weapon to hire the Asura Tower to assassinate the Qingping Sword Sect's patriarch. The Qingping Sword Sect's patriarch suffered damage to his Nascent Soul and fled to the North Sea.
Your disciple Wen Qing continues to offer a bounty of 300,000 top-grade spirit stones and a top-grade magic weapon, hiring the "Underworld" organization to kill the patriarch of the Qingping Sword Sect.
Your apprentice, Wenqing, found a little elf in the Elf Forest.
Your disciple Wen Qing has made further progress, glimpsing the grandeur of the Great Dao, and is only half a step away from attaining the Golden Core stage.
[Your apprentice's heartwarming experience......................]
"good! "
"No wonder she's my little sweetheart!"
"If someone dares to hire assassins to kill us, we'll retaliate tenfold, a hundredfold."
"Anything that can be solved with money isn't a problem, huh."
Qin Shou found these messages very pleasing.
At the same time, I felt a little annoyed.
"Did I give my little lover too few spirit stones when she went down the mountain?"
"Won't she be happy with how much she spends?"
"No, next time she comes back, I'll definitely prepare more spirit stones for her."
"Ten million! No, one hundred million would be better!"
.........
Time flies.
In the blink of an eye, another half a year has passed.
Before we knew it, it was New Year's Eve.
On this day, heavy snow fell on the mountain.
The snowflakes were large and quickly covered the courtyard.
Yicheng and Damei were playing in the snow in the yard, throwing snowballs at each other.
Changsheng and Siwu hung red lanterns in every corner of the courtyard, under the eaves, on the fence, and on the branches of the old mulberry tree.
The house was decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers, and the atmosphere was joyous.
Qin Shou stood under the eaves, quietly watching their busy and joyful appearance.
Earlier, thirteen great demons from the Sesame Sauce Mountains had come to deliver New Year's gifts. They had also carefully searched for some novel human trinkets to give to Yi Cheng and Da Mei.
Yi Cheng and Da Mei were very happy and picked some spiritual herbs and medicines from the spiritual garden as a return gift.
The demons didn't dare to accept the gifts without permission, but only happily accepted them after receiving a smile from Qin Beast.
"Master, Master, would you like to play in the snow with the geese?"
Yi Cheng ran over, holding a large snowball in her hands.
"You guys have fun."
Qin Shou smiled and shook his head.
"Okay...okay!"
Yi Cheng happily ran back and played with the little ones.
But soon, Da Mei's angry shouts rang out in the courtyard:
"Aaaaah, Yi Cheng, you idiot! We're on the same team! How could you hit me like that?"
"Oh, I'm sorry, Da Mei, I remembered it wrong."
"I don't care, I'm going to smash you too! Om Mani Padme Hum, I make a wish to my ancestors, and I'll throw a hundred little snowballs at Yi Cheng..."
Splash!
Snowballs were flying everywhere in the yard.
"Ouch~ Ouch~ Ouch~"
Yi Cheng got hit on the head again and again, still laughing foolishly, "Ha, ha, Da Mei, you're so amazing!!!"
...
"Master, the banquet is ready."
After a while, Changsheng and Siwu came over.
Okay, let's eat.
Qin Shou nodded in acknowledgment.
At the dinner table, Yi Cheng proudly showed off to Qin Shou.
"Master, the goose just had a snowball fight, and it beat all three of them by itself! Isn't the goose amazing!"
"sharp! "
Qin Shou gave a thumbs up.
Da Mei retorted, "Nonsense, it was clearly me taking on all three of you."
Seeing that the children were about to start arguing, Qin Shou quickly tried to calm them down:
"Alright, it's New Year's Eve, let's have a good meal first."
"Your Grandpa Changsheng will play with you for a while longer later, okay?"
Changsheng:..............The food in my hand suddenly doesn't taste good anymore.
Night was falling.
Changsheng took Yicheng and the others to the ancestral hall to stay up all night on New Year's Eve.
Qin Shou and Xiao Siwu sat under the eaves, watching the snow falling in the courtyard.
A pot of sake was warming on a small stove beside them.
"Master, have you ever gone down the mountain?"
"No."
"Yes, it seems like I've never seen you come down the mountain since I can remember."
A brief silence fell under the eaves.
The wine on the small red clay stove began to boil.
Xiao Siwu's voice gradually came again.
"Master, why don't you come down the mountain?"
"Because I'm afraid of dying."
Qin Shou's answer surprised Xiao Siwu for a moment, then he asked in a tone that seemed to be joking:
"Master, if I ever leave the mountain, will you miss me?"
Qin Shou paused almost imperceptibly in his hand as he poured the wine, then continued pouring into the cup.
I think so.
Yes, if that day ever comes, I will miss you.
Xiao Siwu murmured as if to himself.
Qin Shou looked at him, pushed the poured wine cup in front of him, then picked up his own cup, gazed at the snow-covered courtyard, and softly recited:
"The evening is approaching and snow is imminent; shall we have a drink together?"
With that, he downed the wine in his cup in one gulp, then walked into the courtyard, shrouded in the snow-covered mountains, and went to the old mulberry tree.
He picked up a small hoe, gently dug into the soil, and took out a jar of wine sealed with spiritual energy.
"This is a special wine I made, named 'Enlightenment.' Please try a cup."
Qin Shou carried the wine jar to the eaves, shook off the wind and snow, and then poured Xiao Siwu a cup of Enlightenment Wine.
"The wine is named 'Enlightenment,' but can it truly lead to enlightenment?"
Xiao Siwu smiled, picked up his wine glass, and drank it all in one gulp.
The night was deep and long...
The snow fell heavily and for a long time...
The next day.
Thunderous lightning surged on Turtle Mountain, and strange phenomena arose.
A phantom of a Vermilion Bird, accompanied by a sky full of golden flames, manifested beneath the lightning tribulation.
Immediately afterwards, golden light shone brightly, and golden lotuses bloomed all over the void.
This day.
At the age of 30, Xiao Siwu successfully transcended his tribulation and attained the Golden Core stage.
Golden Light Shines Throughout the World – One of the Three Invincible Golden Elixir Pills.
......
"Is the young master undergoing tribulation?"
At this moment, on a mountain range a thousand miles away from Turtle Mountain, four figures stood.
These four individuals all possessed powerful auras, and were all Nascent Soul stage experts.
They are Zhu Xuanshen, the commander of the Vermilion Bird Guard; Zhu Bin, the deputy commander of the Vermilion Bird Guard; Wu Tiantong, the deputy commander of the Black Tortoise Guard; and Bai Xin, the deputy commander of the White Tiger Guard.
"Judging by the time, Your Highness should be 30 years old this year."
A hint of emotion appeared in Zhu Xuanshen's eyes.
When the phantom of the Vermilion Bird appeared in the sky, he sensed that it was the aura of his own prince.
The Vermilion Bird bloodline of the Vermilion Bird royal family is the most powerful bloodline in the world.
"Reporting to the Commander, according to the timeline, His Highness should be 30 years old this year (by Chinese reckoning) and 29 years old (by Western reckoning)."
Zhu Bin cupped his hands in greeting.
"Does my Yunzhou have any geniuses who have achieved the Golden Core stage at the age of 30?"
Zhu Xuanshen looked at Zhu Bin.
Zhu Bin replied, "No, to the best of my knowledge, the most talented person in Yunzhou in the past three thousand years is Yun Anran of the Xuantian Sword Sect, who achieved Golden Core at the age of 36, shocking the world."
"Um"
Zhu Xuanshen nodded, then looked up at the sky and laughed loudly.
"Hahaha, Heaven has not forsaken the Xiao royal family!"
"Our Vermilion Bird Dynasty has hope of restoration!"
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