"So, Siwu is back."
Upon hearing this, Qin Shou put down his work and responded in his usual gentle manner.
"Master, my senior sister is getting married."
"ah? "
Xiao Xuan's words caught Qin Shou off guard, leaving him stunned in place for a long time.
"With whom?"
"Lingzhou, the new emperor of the Great Duan Dynasty, Emperor Yuan."
"Please explain in detail."
The master and apprentice sat under the peach tree and chatted.
"The old emperor of the Great Duan Dynasty in Lingzhou died, and a coup occurred within the dynasty. In the end, it was the sixth prince, Zhang Duan, who had a very low profile and was the least favored, who seized the throne and was given the title of "Emperor Yuan".
"Zhang Duan?"
Qin Shou frowned slightly. He had a very good memory, or rather, he had met very few people in his life, so he could remember them clearly.
Qin Shou had met Zhang Duan before in Lingzhou. He was Xiao Qing'er's childhood neighbor and seemed to be a gentle person.
"Yes, it's rumored that this Emperor Yuan is the illegitimate son of the previous emperor, raised in the mortal realm until he was later brought back to the imperial palace."
"Previously, this person had remained unknown, until this coup d'état revealed his extraordinary abilities, allowing him to emerge victorious from the struggle for the throne among the nine princes."
"But I heard that within the dynasty, 90% of the people are unwilling to support his ascension to the throne, saying that he is just an illegitimate son and cannot be brought to the table."
Later, this Emperor Yuan directly killed all sixteen of his uncles and twenty-seven brothers and sisters. At this point, he was the only member of the royal bloodline of the Great Duan Dynasty, and the old-fashioned people and the opposition had no choice but to support him in becoming emperor.
His ruthlessness and decisiveness instilled fear in the world, while also earning his contempt.
Rumors circulated that he possessed demonic bones and cultivated unparalleled demonic arts. At over 150 years old, he reached the Nascent Soul realm, killed the Nascent Soul expert who supported the First Prince, and thus secured his throne.
"Now, my senior sister is about to become the Empress of the Great Duan Dynasty, and she sent an invitation several months ago."
"My senior sister also wrote me a letter. The gist of it was that she didn't know if you, Master, would be willing to come down the mountain to attend her wedding banquet, and she hoped I could convey this to you."
As he spoke, Xiao Xuan took out a gold-embossed invitation from his pocket.
"Give me. "
Qin Shou happily accepted the invitation and paced under the peach tree for a long time.
After thinking it over and over, I still couldn't make up my mind.
He didn't know if it was appropriate for him to go, nor did he know how Xiao Qing'er would react when she saw him.
"Hey, Siwu, you're back!"
Just then, Yi Cheng, who had been playing around at the foot of the mountain, ran back.
"Yes, I'm back, Junior Sister."
Looking at his perpetually youthful senior sister, Xiao Xuan chuckled softly, "I've also prepared lots of little gifts for you."
As he spoke, Xiao Xuan took out a storage ring, which was filled with all sorts of snacks and toys.
"Hehehe, thank you Siwu, Siwu is so good."
Yi Cheng happily pounded her little belly, making a "bang bang" sound.
"Nothing, nothing, is there anything for me?"
Little Fatty and Black Rabbit craned their necks to look over.
Yes, yes, yes.
Xiao Xuan responded with a smile.
After pondering for a long time, Qin Shou looked at Yi Cheng and smiled, "Yi Cheng, your second senior sister is getting married. Do you want to go and see?"
"Master, what is marriage?"
Yi Cheng scratched his head and asked.
"Marriage is... um..."
Qin Shou was taken aback by the question for a moment, then slowly replied, "It means we can attend the banquet."
"oh. "
Yi Cheng nodded, then tilted her head back and said, "Master, it doesn't matter whether we eat at the banquet or not, but I really miss Senior Sister Goose."
"Then later you can go find your senior sister with Siwu."
"Ha~, really, Master?"
An unparalleled light suddenly shone in Yi Cheng's eyes.
"Yes, really."
Qin Shou nodded, then walked towards the back of the mountain.
"Junior Sister, are you going to visit Second Senior Sister? Should we prepare some gifts?"
After Qin Shou left, Xiao Xuan pulled Yi Cheng aside and coaxed, "When we visit someone, we usually bring a gift, just like I always bring you a gift when I return to the mountain, right?"
"Yes, that's right, the goose also needs to give a gift to its senior sister."
Yi Cheng nodded like a chick pecking at rice.
"But we have nothing, so what should we give our senior sister?"
"Spiritual herbs, elixirs refined by our master, and spirit wine—anything is fine. The more the better; the more you give, the happier Senior Sister will be."
"Okay, I understand."
Yi Cheng blinked her little eyes and said, "I'll go ask Master for it later."
Xiao Xuan instructed, "Junior Sister, you mustn't say I told you."
........
The back mountain.
The wind was clear and the clouds were bright.
Neatly arranged plots of spiritual fields brimming with spiritual energy.
In the Spirit Garden, Changsheng carried a life-sized stone tablet on his back, humming a little tune as he watered the spiritual herbs and medicines with spiritual water.
Over the past hundred years, the entire wasteland behind the mountain has been almost entirely developed by Changsheng.
It must be said that Changsheng manages his spiritual herbs in a very orderly manner.
Qin Shou did not disturb him, but went to sit under the eaves.
"Moo~"
Upon seeing the Qin beast arrive, the blue ox, which had been dozing under a tree not far away, habitually bellowed.
Qin Shou looked at the old blue ox and smiled knowingly.
More than a hundred years have passed. This old ox has been fed many rare and precious herbs and has officially entered the ranks of demon beasts, with a cultivation level of the third level of Qi Refining.
"My young friend has arrived."
Master Roshi lay on a bamboo chair under the eaves, leisurely basking in the sun.
Ever since Master Roshi secretly cut down some bamboo and wove a chair while Daibo was away, he's been lying on it all day, basking in the sun, feeling incredibly happy.
"Greetings, senior."
Qin Shou smiled and nodded in response, then took out a chessboard and two pots of tea, and began to play chess with Master Roshi.
This ancient tortoise, who has lived for tens of thousands of years, enjoys playing chess, a game invented by humans.
During that incredibly long period, he was so bored that he played chess with himself, so his chess skills... were still terrible.
However, after only a few dozen moves, the situation on the chessboard was already quite dire.
"I'm not playing anymore."
Master Roshi, having lost his chess piece, grumbled and lay back down on the bamboo chair.
"Honestly, they don't even know to give way to the elderly."
"hehe. "
Qin Shou smiled shyly.
Actually, Master Roshi's chess skills are quite good, but Qin Shou always unconsciously uses his Void Insight technique to change the pieces.
This often made Master Roshi question his own existence, wondering how Qin's chess skills had improved so quickly.
"Master, you've arrived."
After finishing his work, Changsheng went to the well, washed his face, and then came over.
Although he was over a hundred years old, he still looked to be in very good spirits.
"Um. "
Qin Shou nodded with a smile and said:
"Chang Sheng, your junior sister is getting married. Would you like to go down the mountain to see her?"
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