While the guests were still discussing, Lian Yao slipped away from everyone, secretly left the main hall, and went to the Enlightenment Spring behind the Dao Palace, where he sat on a round stone.
Since he could remember, his mind had always been unsettled, and he often felt inexplicably irritable.
At this time of year, I like to come to the Enlightenment Spring to listen to the babbling water and calm my mind.
The eldest brother said that he suffered a serious injury to his soul when he was young, which caused his soul to become unstable.
He couldn't remember anything from his childhood. He thought it was because his soul was injured, but he never expected that he had drunk the potion of forgetfulness and forgotten his memories.
"d001, do you know how to get back your past memories?"
Lian Yao used to have no one to confide in, but now he does.
"I don't know, but I can help you erase your memories. Do you need my help, Master?"
Lian Yao's lips twitched slightly. "No, thank you."
"Yes, Master. Just call me if you need anything!"
Seeing that Lian Yao was still frowning, d001 said, "Master, you have a long lifespan. Are your short memories from the past important to you?"
Lian Yao smiled helplessly, "You wouldn't understand."
He didn't know why, but he always felt that there was something on his mind that he was thinking about, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't remember what it was.
Yet I can't forget it.
Only today did I learn that he had mistakenly drunk the Meng Po soup before, forgetting everything that happened before he was six years old.
"I don't understand," d001 said honestly.
"But Master, you are a deity, so the Forget-Me-Not Soup shouldn't have such a big impact on your memory. You can go and visit the places you've been before, and maybe you'll remember."
Lian Yao's eyes lit up upon hearing this. "That's right! How come I didn't think of that!"
Suddenly, a dark shadow flashed by and fell into the pool of water in front of him.
"What fell in?" Lian Yao looked at the water in confusion.
“Master, an unknown energy entity. Be wary,” d001 warned him.
"Don't worry, nothing in this world can hurt me."
Lian Yao had just walked to the water's edge with a smile when a figure suddenly emerged from the water, splashing him with water.
The man clung to a rock on the shore, his black clothes clinging tightly to his body. His handsome, angular face was framed by a pair of dark green, gem-like eyes that seemed to draw people in.
His long, black hair clung wetly to his body and face, like a drenched dog, making one want to help him gather his hair behind his back.
When Lian Yao came to her senses, her hands had already subconsciously done this for him.
The man had a face that looked intimidating, but he obediently let her tuck his long, wet hair behind his ear. When Lian Yao realized what was happening and his fingers stopped, he gave her a bright smile and said, "Flower!"
Lian Yao: "?"
"Who are you? How did you get in? Oh dear, you should get out of the water first." Lian Yao reached out to pull him.
The man took his hand and walked out of the Enlightenment Spring.
Lian Yao took the opportunity to sized him up.
This person was not from the Dao Palace; even Lian Yao could not sense his cultivation level.
He had only ever felt this way with his master.
However, he lacked the wisdom and compassion of his master, and even the way he looked at him carried a hint of offensive aggression.
Lian Yao felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze, but he was kind by nature and would never assume malice towards others.
After pulling the person up, they used magic to wash the water off him and dry his clothes.
“You have trespassed into the Dao Palace. If you are discovered, you will be arrested and punished. Come with me, and I will send you away from here.”
As Lian Yao spoke, she grabbed his hand and flew with him to the edge of the barrier, using her own magic to open it.
The Dao Palace's barrier recognized his magical power and automatically opened a passage.
After pulling him out of the barrier, Lian Yao breathed a slight sigh of relief.
He didn't know why he was so worried about this person.
The man remained silent as he was manipulated, but when Lian Yao grasped his hand, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.
"You're out now, you should go now. I've been gone too long, it's time for me to go back."
Lian Yao released his hand, but the other person grabbed it and wouldn't let go.
"Flower! I'm not leaving." The person spoke with a hint of awkwardness, like a child just learning to speak.
“I’m not called Hua, I’m Lianyao,” Lianyao said.
“Lian…Yao…” he repeated slowly at first, then—
"Lotus Radiance, Lotus Radiance, Lotus Radiance, Lotus Radiance!"
"Okay, okay! Stop calling me!" Lian Yao was a little embarrassed by his repeated calls. "What's your name?"
"Tree... Sister Tree!"
"Shujie? Sister Shu?"
Lian Yao asked tentatively, and when he read "Sister Tree," the other party nodded.
"Sister Tree, what a strange name."
However, he can accept it.
When Lianyao was young, he heard his senior brother say that many great demons and monsters did not have names in the early stages of their enlightenment. Only after living a long time or encountering a cultivator who would guide them would they be given names, and these names would be strange and unusual.
Lian Yao laughed and said, "Your true form isn't a tree, is it?"
"I am a tree! You are a flower! I am a tree, Sister Tree!"
Lian Yao immediately understood and nodded, saying, "So you call me Flower because you think my true form is a flower."
"But you're wrong. I'm not a flower. My true form is just a lotus petal."
"No, it's a flower! So many petals, I lost them..." Sister Tree said sadly.
Lian Yao didn't understand the meaning of his words. Seeing that he was a little sad, she stopped arguing with him and said, "Okay, but I really should go back now. You should go home too."
Sister Shu grabbed his hand, not letting him leave, "Lianyao, you should go home too..."
“I’m going home!” Lian Yao pointed to the fairy mountain shrouded in misty clouds behind him. “That’s my home.”
"No, no!" Sister Shu pulled him towards her. "My house! Your house!"
Lian Yao understood this time, "Are you trying to say that your house is my house?"
Sister Tree nodded quickly.
"Pfft~" Lian Yao couldn't help but laugh. His smile was so dazzling that Sister Shu was stunned for a moment.
Lian Yao never expected that this person, with such high cultivation, would be so innocent and adorable.
He couldn't help but raise his hand and pinch Sister Tree's cheek: "You don't even know who I am, yet you want to take me home? Aren't you afraid I'm a bad person?"
Sister Tree shook her head: "Don't be afraid! No! My home is yours!"
"Alright, since you're so eager to invite me to your house, let me tell my senior brother that I'd like to come over as a guest, okay?"
"Okay..." Sister Shu nodded at first, then realized what she meant and shook her head repeatedly: "No! Not suitable for guests!"
"Okay, okay, I'm not a guest."
Lian Yao coaxed him, but in her heart she thought that this tree demon must have only recently gained sentience. She wondered what kind of opportunity he had obtained to have cultivation comparable to her master's.
After his birthday celebration today, he plans to travel to the mortal realm and visit the tree demon's cave for a few days to teach it to speak and guide it onto the right path of cultivation. This would be a great act of merit.
"Today is my birthday, and there are many guests waiting upstairs. You should go back first, and we'll meet here again tomorrow."
"birthday?"
Lian Yao said, "I'll tell you the meaning of your birthday when we meet tomorrow. I'll also teach you many other things. Now, let me go. My senior brother is really looking for me."
The communication jade pendant hanging from his waist kept flashing, indicating that Bai Ze was sending a message.
Sister Tree seemed to understand but not quite, and let go of his hand, looking at him with reluctance until his figure disappeared into the Dao Palace's barrier.
"Birthday?" Tree Sister's eyes turned cold after he left. Suddenly, a black tree thorn emerged from the ground, with a rat spirit stuck on it.
The rat demon screamed and begged for mercy, "Your Majesty, spare my life! This little demon has cultivated on this Ancestral God Mountain since childhood and has never harmed any living being. I was just passing by and had no intention of disturbing Your Majesty..."
"What is a birthday?" Sister Tree asked indifferently.
Rat Spirit: "..."
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