Xue Ranran stood behind her master, blinded by the light. When the light faded, she looked carefully: What a pretty girl!
When the spiritual child fell to the ground after the fruit ripened, he looked like a girl of sixteen or seventeen years old. His eyebrows and eyes were as if they were carefully painted. Even without the use of gouache or rouge, he was still extremely beautiful.
Qiu Xier couldn't help but sigh after seeing this: "There is actually such a beautiful woman in the world..."
Ran Ran nodded in agreement, and at the same time discovered that this spiritual fruit girl looked 50% similar to the portrait of her master hanging in the main hall of Xishan.
She gave it five points because she thought the girl was beautiful, but...she lacked the unbridled and carefree temperament of the person in the painting.
But her master disliked her for her rustic taste, and she had no right to comment on such a beautiful girl.
Moreover, portraits are usually not very accurate in depicting people. It seems that the person in front of her is the reincarnation of her master Mu Qingge!
As for the girl, after wrapping up her cloak, she raised her head and looked around. After seeing everyone around her clearly, she slowly bowed and said, "Long time no see."
When Master Wen saw this, she said in a cold voice: "You were beaten to a pulp, but you were able to reincarnate with the memories of your past life. That's not easy!"
The newly born girl smiled bitterly and said, "At first, I was possessed by the devil because I mistakenly practiced the forbidden soul transfer technique of the devil's way. I made many mistakes at the time, and it was right for me to be scolded by my masters. I have been parasitic on this tree for twenty years. Every moment I have been repenting for my sins, and I am grateful to Yishui for giving me the opportunity to be reborn. So this time I will definitely change my ways and make up for the mistakes I have made."
What she said was very reasonable. At least, Mu Qingge, who was extremely arrogant in her previous life, would never say such humble words. It seemed that after being trapped under the Five Finger Mountain for so many years like a monkey, she finally repented and learned a lesson!
But if you think about it carefully, before he learned the soul-transferring technique, Xishan Mu Qingge, although unruly, careless, and constantly making small mistakes that were immoral, was not an unforgivable person.
She also helped the former little prince, now the True Dragon Emperor Su Yu of Daqi, to ascend the throne.
Back then, Mu Qingge suddenly came to the rescue and helped Su Yu, Su Yishui's younger uncle, to win the Battle of Fan Yao, and completely toppled the then-powerful uncle, Prince Ping, thus laying the foundation for His Highness to ascend to the throne.
Therefore, everyone in the cultivation world turns pale when talking about Mu Qingge, but in the temples on earth, there is still a golden statue of Mu Qingge enshrined, with the beautiful name of "Empress Zhan", accepting incense and offerings from the world.
However, Mu Qingge has always been indulged in pleasure. Gold and silver are not enough for her, so she tries to curry favor with the powerful and is willing to get involved in the disputes of the world, which is also in line with her personality.
This kind of behavior of clinging to the powerful and wealthy actually violates the taboos of the cultivation world and is despised!
The powerful medicine immortal who has already ascended to heaven once said with emotion that if Mu Qingge had been less obsessed with the worldly world and more focused, she would have been able to become a primordial infant and ascend to heaven long ago.
The reason why Mu Qingge's personality changed drastically and he was heading towards a road of no return was indeed because he practiced the soul transfer technique after returning from the spiritual spring in the underworld.
However, everyone came to guard for several days and nights, and they didn't want to see Mu Qingge change his ways.
Master Wen's adopted daughter and eldest disciple, Wen Hongshan, asked in a cold voice, "You said you have changed your ways, but you have to give people a convincing reason. Otherwise, you can't leave Jueshan today."
When Mu Qingge looked at Wen Hongshan's cheek, he looked guilty and said softly: "I am willing to sacrifice my spiritual power to repair this scar on Miss Wen's face. I really shouldn't have been jealous and scratched your face..."
After hearing what she said, Wen Hongshan's expression suddenly changed. She stared at Mu Qingge and stopped talking.
Kaiyuan Zhenren was the kindest among the group. He smiled and said, "If Miss Mu is willing to repent, that would be great. We, the righteous cultivators, are committed to saving people. However, in order for you to cultivate with peace of mind, it would be best if you could choose one of them and become their disciple again. This would also make it easier for the righteous to supervise you and test your character to see if you are sincere!"
What he said is exactly what the other doctrines mean.
After hearing what Master Kaiyuan said, the others all agreed.
After hearing this, Mu Qingge nodded and said slowly: "Since it is Master Kaiyuan's suggestion, I will obey it..."
As she spoke, she looked around and slowly set her gaze on the tall man wearing a black mask.
Although he was half-covered with a mask, his figure and temperament were extraordinary. If you have ever been touched by him, you will never forget him even after reincarnation.
Mu Qingge looked at Su Yishui with mixed feelings and said softly, "Yier, it's my fault for sealing your appearance. Now I'm ready to write off all past grudges. How about I unseal you?"
As she spoke, she gently raised her hand and made a gesture to break the curse. Just as she finished the gesture, Su Yishui did not change at all.
Just when Mu Qingge's eyes showed a little uneasiness, his black mask suddenly cracked, broke into two pieces and fell down.
Looking at the man who revealed his face, his eyebrows were like ink paintings, his eyes were like stars, and his high nose showed clear contours of his cheeks. Looking at him, I finally understood what it meant to be deeply in love at first sight...
Although many people present had seen Su Yishui before, twenty years had passed in the blink of an eye, and unless they were people with extremely high cultivation skills, everyone had aged to some extent.
For example, Wen Hongshan, who was about the same age as Su Yishui back then, now has some fine wrinkles at the corners of his eyes.
But the man in front of me, wearing a half-worn gown, has an unmistakable youthful look on his face.
This can't help but make people a little jealous, and even feel that the face-melting spell is not completely useless, and may even have the effect of keeping one young!
Xue Ranran stood silently behind him, and suddenly felt that he was watching a inexplicable drama.
Others may not know, but she knows very well that her master Su Yishui has long since recovered his appearance. But he did not reveal it, and even cooperated with the reincarnated Mu Qingge to perform a touching drama of resolving grievances.
What is so inhumane and strange about this?
Ran Ran kept her mouth shut, knowing the truth but not saying anything, so as not to disturb the other person's reunion with his former master.
But as a spectator, she always felt that after Mu Qingge saw Su Yishui's appearance restored and let out a sigh of relief, his expression relaxed a lot and he became inexplicably more confident.
It seems that even after the reincarnation of the once glorious female demon king, she still feels a little insecure, fearing that her wisdom has been damaged and she no longer has the spiritual power of her previous life.
The other powerful men were delighted when they saw this, as the hundred-year catastrophe was about to come, and several sect leaders wanted Yuan Ying to survive the catastrophe.
Therefore, it doesn't matter whether Mu Qingge is truly determined to mend his ways. What matters is whether this kind of demonic physique can sincerely protect himself and avoid the fatal blow of the heavenly calamity when it is approaching.
Now that Mu Qingge had broken the curse that she had cast on Su Yishui before her death, it proved that Mu Qingge's spiritual power had recovered well from the twenty years she had been hanging on the tree, and that she was a useful talent. So everyone was vying to guard this female devil.
Mu Qingge heard their discussions as if they were treating her like a cat or a dog, but she was not annoyed. She just said softly, "I have been reborn, and my past is all wiped out. If you are worried about me and afraid that I will fall into the devil's way again, why not voluntarily become Su Yishui's disciple? I believe in his character and ability, and you can rest assured."
It seems that Mu Qingge is very grateful to Su Yishui for showing mercy and leading her remaining soul to the reincarnation tree. In this life, she wants to become his disciple.
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's faces suddenly changed. They had been looking forward to the ginseng fruit for so long, and just now so many disciples had been killed. Wouldn't it all be a bargain for Su Yishui?
At this time, Su Yishui slowly said, "The Xishan Temple is small, and I have already accepted several new disciples. I really can't spare the energy to teach others. Moreover, you were once my master. If you join my sect again, wouldn't that be a violation of the sect's rules?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. This kid named Su had been hiding in the West Mountain for many years, but he was more knowledgeable about current affairs than before. At the very least, he was tactful enough not to come to this Hunshui.
But Mu Qingge seemed to have not expected Su Yishui to reject her outright, and her expression changed slightly.
She turned to look at the reincarnation tree in confusion. Because the tree's spiritual power was completely sucked away by the spiritual fruit in its last days, the once half-dead tree now completely showed a charred color. It was impossible to tell how many fruits it had produced...
When she came to her senses, she turned her head to look at the new disciples that Su Yishui had mentioned—there were only four of them, all of varying qualities, and none of them looked like they had any spiritual energy.
The two male disciples were still acceptable, but the two female disciples both looked like their secondary spiritual roots were not solid. Especially the slightly plump girl, whose lips were purple, and she seemed to have a heart disease.
As for the other little girl, she was thinner and looked like she would fall over if the wind blew, but her face was rosy, her lips were pink, and she looked childish and cute...
When she was about to open her mouth to speak, Su Yishui turned around and looked at his disciples behind him and asked, "Are you hungry?"
Ranran nodded vigorously. She had been hungry for a long time and was just waiting to have a meal at the recognition banquet after the recognition of her relatives.
Su Yishui turned around, clasped his fists towards everyone, and said, "My disciples have just established their foundations and are young, so they can't help but feel hungry. So I'll say goodbye to everyone and leave first."
After saying this, he led a few silly disciples to follow him, with his long sleeves fluttering, and went down the mountain.
Mu Qingge's eyes gradually widened, and she called out miserably behind him: "Yi'er!"
Unfortunately, the former traitor is still a traitor. Yi'er seemed not to have heard it and went down the mountain without looking back.
Mu Qingge clenched his fists and took a long breath before he took control of his emotions. He smiled at the masters again and said, "Since Yongcheng Xishan is unwilling to take me in, then Qingge will have to trouble you all to give me another chance to become an immortal and practice Taoism..."
Having said this, Mu Qingge glanced at the several sect leaders, and suddenly his eyes paused, glancing at the folding fan that Master Kaiyuan slowly unfolded...
She thought for a moment and said, "Master Kaiyuan is a person you all trust the most. I am willing to submit to Master Kaiyuan, change my ways, and return to the right path."
After these words were spoken, the masters of the other two major sects were somewhat unhappy.
Among the three major sects, Jiuhua Sect has the most disciples and is the most powerful. If Mu Qingge joins Jiuhua Sect, wouldn't it make the other two sects look even more emaciated and useless?
Although the righteous people will eventually leave the secular world, they still have to make a living in the secular world in the hundred years before they ascend to heaven. Seeing the Jiuhua Sect becoming increasingly powerful, the other two sects were unwilling to accept this and had another theoretical argument.
Mu Qingge knew that Master Kaiyuan had both soft and hard methods to use to deal with the leaders of the other two sects.
So she didn't need to care about how the master tried to convince them. She turned her eyes down the cliff and could see Su Yishui leading his followers and disciples down the mountain calmly.
He...didn't even turn his head.
Mu Qingge bit her lips hard - what on earth had gone wrong? Why was everything different from what she had thought?