Chapter 180 Jinjiang First Launch
A faint scent of osmanthus.
Her body felt soft and squishy, as if she was lying on a cloud.
Bai Mian opened her eyes and saw a white and slender finger. The sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance she smelled came from this hand.
The owner of the hand took off her gauze shawl, wrapped it around her, and gently held her up. Bai Mian felt that her body was very small and light.
It turned out that she was a baby.
This is her memory from her infancy.
As a baby, she had limited vision and could not see the other person's face clearly, but she could hear the sounds around her. There was a lot of noise all around her, and some chattering, as if people were happy to have discovered her.
"It's a child. Where are her parents?"
"This child has no immortal patterns on his body. He must be an abandoned baby who was abandoned by his parents."
"How can there be an abandoned baby in heaven? I'm going to find the Queen Mother and help this child find his parents!"
"Don't go—"
The person holding Bai Mian spoke slowly, "She is the child of the deceased Bi Yuan Xian Jun. Look, her eyes look exactly like Bi Yuan Xian Jun's."
There was silence all around, and after a while someone spoke up:
"So she is the child of Bi Yuan Xianjun. No wonder she has no immortal marks on her body. I guess Bi Yuan Xianjun passed away before he could imprint the immortal marks on her."
"Yes, the Immortal Lord Bi Yuan came down to earth yesterday and died with his wife in a hail of arrows. It was a tragic death!"
"The immortal's divine body is invulnerable to swords and spears, but the Immortal Biyuan insisted on coming down to the mortal world secretly. If not for this, he would still have a long life as an immortal!"
"Bi Yuan Xian Jun is a sentimental person. It is rare to see such sentimental gods in the heavens. What a pity..."
"It's just a pity for this child. She has no parents to protect her. What will she do in the future? Why don't we raise her together?"
"This child doesn't have a name yet, I want to give her a name!"
The fairies were excited and talked about it. The person holding Baimian spoke again. She seemed to be very popular among the fairies.
"No need, I will raise this child, and she will be my only disciple from now on."
"She..." The Moon Goddess' fingers gently brushed the baby's face. She remembered the child sleeping soundly in a white cloud when she first saw him. "Her name is Bai Mian."
"Sister Moon Goddess, are you going to adopt her?" Immediately, a fairy said enviously, "This child is so lucky. Not only can she receive your true teachings, but she can also become your closed disciple. In the future, Yuehan Palace will also be inherited by her."
"So, she is the next Moon Goddess?"
"Tsk tsk, this is a blessing that many immortals can only hope for!"
For a moment, Bai Mian felt that many burning eyes were staring at him.
"But the child is still young and we can't tell what his talent is. This is a serious matter, so please make a careful decision, Moon Goddess." A little fairy said unwillingly.
The Moon Goddess said nothing, but just waved her sleeves, changed into a more comfortable position, held Bai Mian, and walked towards Yuehan Palace.
After the Moon Goddess left, the fairies blamed the little fairy who had just spoken:
"You are so nosy. He is the disciple taught by Moon God himself, how can he be bad? Look, Moon God is ignoring us now, isn't he?"
"Yes, the Moon Goddess rarely shows up. She never comes to every gathering of immortals. She only comes out once or twice in a hundred years. I want to take this opportunity to see what she looks like!"
"Speaking of which, the Moon Goddess is really mysterious. Every time she appears, she covers her face with a white veil. I have practiced in the heavens for a thousand years, but I have never seen her true appearance."
"That's nothing. I heard that only gods who have practiced for ten thousand years have seen her true appearance. Apart from the Queen Mother and Yuanshi Tianzun, how many other gods are there like her?"
"This child is so lucky."
I don't know who sighed again.
Bai Mian was held by the Moon Goddess and slowly walked into a hazy white light. With his limited vision, Bai Mian could vaguely see that he was in a palace. It seemed that this was the Yuehan Palace that the fairies mentioned.
The Moon Goddess placed her in a crescent-shaped cradle, patted her back gently, and hummed a lullaby.
The song hummed by the Moon Goddess seemed to have a kind of magic. Bai Mian fell asleep unknowingly. She slept for many years and grew up a lot.
Bai Mian could feel that it was not real time passing, but he was just in memories, so time passed particularly quickly. This helped him recover a large amount of memory in a short period of time.
When she opened her eyes again, she was already a chubby little girl. This time she was not sleeping in a cradle, but in the arms of the Moon Goddess. Her vision became much clearer, and she saw that the palace she was in was magnificent. The room was carved with exquisite murals everywhere. The whole palace was white and transparent, suspended above the clouds, as if it were carved out of jade.
This is Yuehan Palace, the moon in the eyes of the world.
Xiao Baimian looked at the Moon Goddess beside him again. The Moon Goddess still had her face covered with a white veil. Her breathing was soft, and the fragrance of osmanthus filled her air. In the center of the Moon Goddess' bedroom stood a huge osmanthus tree, which was full of bright yellow osmanthus flowers. The spiritual energy of the entire tree gathered beside the Moon Goddess' bed, slowly nourishing the Moon Goddess on the bed.
While Yueshen was sleeping, Xiao Baimian mischievously lifted the white veil on Yueshen's face. She had been raised by Yueshen sister for so many years, but she had never seen what her sister looked like.
The white veil fluttered, and Xiao Baimian was shocked on the spot. She couldn't describe how beautiful the face she saw was. She had seen many beautiful fairies and immortal kings during the years she grew up in the heaven, but none of them combined could compare to a single hair of Sister Moon Goddess!
The Moon Goddess's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she soon woke up. She opened her sleepy eyes and looked at the stunned Xiao Baimian with a bad temper. Although she knew that her sister might be angry, Xiao Baimian still looked at her sister motionlessly without blinking.
She had never seen anyone so handsome!
There are people in this world who look so good even when they are angry!
Xiao Bai was filled with surprise. Yueshen pinched her face helplessly and said, "Little cutie, you are naughty again. Don't do that again next time."
Xiao Baimian nodded woodenly, his eyes still fixed on Yueshen. Yueshen smiled, picked up the white veil to cover her face, and Xiao Baimian returned to normal.
She seemed to have had a dream just now.
Did the person she just saw really exist...?
With such doubts in mind, Xiao Baimian was pulled back to the bed by Yueshen. Resting her head on Yueshen's fragrant arms, she soon fell asleep.
Before falling asleep, Xiao Baimian figured out one thing - no wonder his sister covered her face every day, it turned out that her beauty could make people forget everything. If his sister didn't cover her face, there would be chaos in heaven!
When she woke up again, Bai Mian found herself sitting on the tall osmanthus tree. The sea of clouds beneath her feet was vast and boundless. She leaned against the tree trunk, swinging her feet, feeling leisurely and comfortable.
"Bai Mian, come down and practice calligraphy!"
The Moon Goddess' voice was intimidating without even being angry. Bai Mian was so frightened that he slipped and fell off the tree.
It seems that she has grown up a bit and has reached the age where she is a headache.
Like other mortal children, Bai Mian should study at his age. Mortal children study and write in order to pass the imperial examinations, but Bai Mian needs to memorize the immortal secret books and cultivate his spiritual power diligently to prepare for inheriting the position of Moon Goddess in the future.
Moon Goddess has been forcing Bai Mian to practice calligraphy every day. Bai Mian walked to the study, mumbling reluctantly: "I practice the same calligraphy over and over again every day. The fairies all say that my calligraphy is already beautiful enough and far surpasses theirs. How long do I have to practice!"
Yue Shen was waiting in the study. Pens and ink were already prepared on the table. Yue Shen had excellent hearing and had heard Bai Mian's two complaints a long time ago, but she did not care about it. She only wanted to supervise Bai Mian's calligraphy practice. Although Bai Mian's calligraphy was taught by her personally, she was still worried.
Bai Mian sat at the desk, pouted and picked up the brush on the desk: "Sister, you ask me to practice these every day, what's the point?"
The Moon Goddess said coldly: "We immortals use spells and scriptures as tools. Writing is the foundation of everything. If the foundation is not solid, there will be great disasters in the future."
Bai Mian retorted unconvincedly: "We live in Yuehan Palace, which is the safest place in the Nine Heavens. Not even a gust of wind can blow in. What trouble can I get into?"
The Moon Goddess patiently taught, "You can't live in Yuehan Palace all your life, and I can't protect you all your life. One day you will have to face the outside world alone. When that time comes, facing the big demons and evil spirits, if you write the spell wrong, even if you miss a stroke, it will be a fatal matter."
Bai Mian asked, "Sister, which day are you talking about?"
The Moon Goddess thought for a moment and said, "It is the day when you ascend. The immortals in the sky can only reach the immortal level no matter how hard they practice. Only after they have experienced ascension can they rise to the god level and have a god position in the heaven."
Bai Mian became excited when he heard this: "Will I become like you after ascending? Then I want to ascend today!"
The Moon Goddess shook her head and said, "Not today. You will inherit my throne in the future. You can only ascend after I become immortal."
"Immortal knowledge?" Bai Mian was stunned for a moment, and then she hugged the Moon Goddess tightly, "Then I would rather not ascend to heaven and never become an immortal in my lifetime! Sister, I don't want your immortal knowledge!"
The Moon Goddess smiled and rubbed her head: "Don't think you can avoid practicing calligraphy just because you act coquettishly. Be good and go back to practice calligraphy."
Seeing her little trick exposed, Bai Mian sat back at the desk dejectedly. Seeing that she was not in high spirits, the Moon Goddess said softly, "I brought you a little friend when I came down to earth today. If you promised me to practice calligraphy well, I will introduce you to your little friend."
Bai Mian immediately nodded and agreed: "Okay!"
Yue Shen took out a little white rabbit from behind her back with a smile. The rabbit was only the size of a palm, snow-white and fluffy, with a pair of clever red eyes. As soon as Bai Mian stretched out his hand, it jumped from Yue Shen's hand to Bai Mian's hand, and made a heart shape to Bai Mian with its ears.