Chapter 193 Xie Jiaoyue was truly exhausted…
Xie Jiaoyue was truly exhausted and fell asleep immediately, so she had no idea what Gongshi Moyu's mood or expression was.
Anyway, when she woke up, Gongshi Moyu was already calm and collected. He even made a bed and put Xie Jiaoyue comfortably on it, while he stayed by Xie Jiaoyue's side reading a book.
A gentleman is so upright that people wonder if he dislikes them.
By the time Xie Jiaoyue met Xie in black, the news of her advancement to the Nascent Soul stage had already spread throughout the Buzhou Immortal Realm.
She is only twenty years old this year.
He has already reached the Nascent Soul stage.
At such a young age, her lightning-fast cultivation speed quickly swept through the streets and alleys, becoming a favorite topic of conversation among people.
Some people couldn't help but connect Xie Jiaoyue with the Gongshi clan, after all, such a cultivation speed was hard not to suspect.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Xie Jiaoyue herself is a natural-born furnace body. I've never heard of a furnace being able to use other furnaces for cultivation."
"Is it possible that she could use a normal person for dual cultivation to help herself eventually achieve the Great Dao?"
"If a cultivation vessel could freely use other people to cultivate, do you think it would still be called a cultivation vessel?"
"How envious I am! I'm so envious that the Xie family has such a genius. Now the Xie family has a bright future."
Xie Jiaoyue experienced the benefits of her own constitution for the first time, which spared her from a media storm and allowed people to feel that she was worthy of being the head of a Heavenly-level aristocratic family.
Of course, if it were a few years ago, even if Xie Jiaoyue cultivated so rapidly, there would still be countless people who would be dissatisfied with her sudden appointment as the clan leader, thinking that she was just a mere cultivation vessel and had only managed to reach the Nascent Soul stage by luck, and that she would definitely be inferior to other cultivators in the future.
Although the people who say these things probably have no chance of becoming Nascent Soul cultivators, it doesn't stop them from being so certain.
However, the situation has changed since last year.
In the Xie family's newly opened food therapy tavern, where Jin Wan is the head chef, the brother and sister, still injured, are drinking a specially made light wine. It has a low alcohol content, but it can make cultivators feel slightly tipsy. The best part is that it does not affect one's concentration at crucial moments, and the effect can be completely eliminated by dispersing spiritual energy.
The older brother, whose face was scarred, took a big gulp and almost choked himself: "Look at the dark marks on my arm. It's all because of you. If you don't behave next time, you won't have a brother anymore."
The little sister, who looked no more than ten years old, had tears in her eyes. She sobbed and couldn't speak, and dared not cry loudly. In the end, she made a muffled whirring sound, like a kettle that was about to boil but hadn't yet.
The older brother scratched his head in frustration: "Don't cry, sweetie. The world is in chaos now. In the past year, more and more seals have broken down, and there are more and more magical beasts. I heard that some small villages have been breached by rampaging magical beasts, and less than one in ten people survived. I was only slightly injured, not dead, so I'm already doing well."
As a result, the younger sister cried even more sadly.
Seeing that he couldn't stop it, the older brother could only sigh.
His younger sister was born without spiritual roots, and he thought that Buzhou Immortal Realm would be safer, so he specially brought his sister here to seek refuge with relatives.
When the results came, it was discovered that the younger sister might be safer. However, as the situation became increasingly urgent, all the combat forces in Buzhou Immortal Realm had to go to the battlefield. Even if they weren't on the front lines, they still had to take on their respective missions and go to various places to kill demonic beasts.
Now that he's here, he can no longer stay by his sister's side.
He rested his chin on his hand and looked at his sister, thinking, "The Xie clan has produced another genius clan leader. This is truly good news at a time like this. We should have more combat power of this level. It will increase the chances of survival for us small fry."
He had also heard some pedantic fools muttering things like Xie Jiaoyue's identity and origins were unclear, that she had not grown up in the Buzhou Immortal Realm, that her cultivation was questionable, that her physique was problematic, and that she was unworthy to be the clan leader.
In his opinion, all those useless people who say such things should be packed up and thrown to the front lines. They'll behave themselves after playing Warcraft for a couple of days.
As the facts unfolded, Gong Shi Moyu and Xie in black had already sent many people to the front lines before Xie Jiaoyue emerged from seclusion, and now they were all behaving very obediently.
So much so that when the simple banquet celebrating Xie Jiaoyue's advancement to the Nascent Soul stage was held, the host and guests were all enjoying themselves immensely, without a single discordant sound.
This is probably the last moment of relaxation and rest Xie Jiaoyue can enjoy. Tomorrow, she will go with the other three clan leaders to repair the seal.
There's no way around it; the seal is difficult to repair and requires a Nascent Soul cultivator. Newly born Nascent Soul cultivators are also at the Nascent Soul stage and are the most valuable combat force.
The banquet was small, with only five tables. The main purpose was to reassure relatives and friends, and to let outsiders see that their Xie clan leader possessed genuine Nascent Soul stage cultivation, so that they would all watch their mouths from now on.
With such a purpose, there was naturally not much pretense to be found at the banquet. Xie Jiaoyue's only thought was that while eating the delicious dishes prepared by Jin Wan, she would eat until she was in tears, and at the same time, she would unrestrict her aura, allowing everyone to bask in the aura of a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Her friends all sat at the same table with her.
Xie Lingliu's cultivation level is average, but she is quite intelligent. Through the introduction of her client, she is now working in the Audit Department of the Heaven and Earth Bureau. With her outstanding insight, she is specifically responsible for auditing whether anyone is taking advantage of the situation to profit.
Xin Xiuying initially focused on alchemy and secondarily on magic, occasionally wanting to practice swordsmanship. However, she later discovered that each approach was different, and now she concentrates on alchemy and healing, accumulating considerable prestige.
Jin Wan was relatively simple. He settled down in Buzhou Immortal Realm and opened two restaurants, one high-end and one low-end. He would stay in the low-end restaurant when he had nothing to do, and occasionally he would go out of the city to help the poor people who were destitute due to the monsters.
Feng Qianqian returned to the Phoenix Clan and worked with them to deal with the sealing of the demon territories, protect all demons, and take on the mission that should belong to the ancient spirit beasts.
The female lead is completely different from the original character. She is no longer the delicate flower who needs to cry to gain the male lead's pity, but is now capable of standing on her own.
Gong Shichuo and Gong Shiyue have now joined the Xie family as guest ministers. One is naturally at the front line, while the other is at the rear with Pianxian. Using the Xie family's name, they are opening the Furnace Academy and teaching more people using the methods that Xie Jiaoyue once taught Pianxian.
Xie Jiaoyue felt a little embarrassed. Her previous cultivation method was just a half-finished product created in a flash of inspiration. It was fine for her to use, since she could adjust it as she used it. But it seemed immature to teach others. It would probably require the Gongshi sisters to put in a lot of effort to perfect it. But judging from what the two of them said, they attributed all the credit to her.
At least it was given to the Xie family.
After finishing their conversation, Xie Jiaoyue asked, "Where is Chu Xingjin?" She looked at Gongshi Chuo, "How is your mother?"
Gong Shichuo was taken aback: "How do you know that the two of them are in contact?"
Gong Shichuo said with a puzzled look, "Didn't Chu Xingjin go to the Wan family? I don't know what's wrong with the Wan clan chief. He has nothing better to do than send Chu Xingjin to check on my mother. He said he pitied my mother's family for being destroyed and now she is all alone. Because of the past relationship between Chu Xingjin and my mother, he came to take care of her."
This argument wavers between being logical and illogical.
However, Gong Shichuo had already become estranged from his mother, but he couldn't just leave her to fend for herself. So, he had no choice but to intensify his surveillance efforts.
She personally took to the horse and followed her mother whenever she went out. Taking advantage of her cultivation level, she would secretly check her mother's spiritual mirror from time to time, just like a stalker.
Under years of surveillance, she actually managed to find some things.
Gong Shichuo pulled the heads of the group closer: "I always feel that every time she returns from the Wan family, she carries a strange aura."
The aura was very faint, like tinnitus in the middle of the night. If disturbed even slightly, it would be completely lost, but it was always there, seemingly there yet not quite, and would return if one was distracted.
Upon sensing that unfamiliar and strange aura, Gong Shichuo felt uneasy all over. His eyes were dry, his head was dizzy, and his old injuries were aching. However, upon closer inspection, there was nothing wrong with him.
If Xie Jiaoyue hadn't asked her, she wouldn't have wanted to say it. This thing is like an illusion; no one would believe it if she told others.
After listening to Gong Shichuo's description, Xin Xiuying said, "I feel somewhat familiar with your feeling. When I first came to Buzhou Immortal Domain, my performance in the regional competition was mediocre. One night, a stranger suddenly contacted me, saying that he could help my cultivation advance by leaps and bounds. The aura on that person was very similar to what you described."
At the time, she thought the man was crazy and was in a hurry to leave, so she didn't have time to study him carefully. It wasn't until she returned to the inn that she slowly realized that something was wrong with her.
She had initially thought it was caused by anger and fear, but only remembered this matter after hearing what Gong Shichuo said.
Pianxian asked, "Is it possible that it's related to the former Gongshi clan? Did they use some kind of secret method to cause this situation?"
The unfamiliar and threatening aura could not possibly belong to ordinary magic.
Gong Shichuo and Xin Xiuying shook their heads at the same time and said at the same time, "Impossible, I went to the Gong Shi family to see."
The two women exchanged a glance; both were cautious sisters.
If it wasn't caused by cultivating in a furnace, then what is the Wan family doing when this aura reappears there?
Regardless, there must be something wrong with the Wan family.
Xie Jiaoyue frowned: "Brother Moyu told me that the four great celestial families are divided into the east, south, west and north, each supporting one another. The Xie family is in the west, while the Wan family is in the east, which includes the Buzhou Immortal Domain."
“I have just come out of the pass. If anyone asks about me later, just say that I miss my homeland and have gone to the southwest region to provide support.”
"You're planning to go to the sealing site under the Wan family's control by yourself?" Gongshi Chuo clicked his tongue. "Take me with you. Don't always think about showing off."
Xin Xiuying was looking down at the Mirror of Spiritual Enlightenment.
"What are you looking at?" Xie Jiaoyue snatched it away. "Are you sending a message to Gongshi Moyu?"
Xin Xiuying smiled slyly: "What's wrong? Can't I tell you? You've already called him Brother Moyu, won't you let him come with you?"
"I used to call him Brother Moyu." Xie Jiaoyue's cheeks flushed slightly.
"Yes, that's right, Brother Mo~Yu~"
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