Chapter Sixty-Three: Twenty-Five Years, Mid-Stage Nascent Soul
Jade steps and elegant palaces.
Standing on the high platform, one could see most of the Moon Chasing City below. Han Wei stood before the railing, her long hair fluttering in the breeze. Beside her stood a handsome man in a moon-white robe. His gaze towards her was filled with adoration.
"Fairy Xu, is this cave dwelling to your liking?" Shen Nanyi asked.
Han Wei nodded: "How can I, an outsider, be so picky? This place is fine, thank you Fellow Daoist Shen."
Shen Nanyi gazed at Han Wei. Her exquisitely beautiful face was flawless, and her bright, intelligent eyes, like obsidian, were clear and innocent. As he looked at her, he felt a warmth rise in his heart. He said gently, "Fairy, please don't be so polite. Just call me Nanyi."
After he finished speaking, his cheeks felt slightly hot. His relationship with Han Wei hadn't reached the point where he could directly call someone by their first name.
Han Wei wasn't blind; she had long ago realized that the person before her was in love with her. Countless people had admired her in her past life; some harbored wicked intentions, some had ulterior motives, and some genuinely loved her for who she was. But Han Wei had only ever felt affection for one person, and had only ever loved one person.
Han Wei changed the subject and asked:
"Fellow Daoist Shen, how is the battle going?"
“In the previous battle, the demon race lost two Void Refinement stage generals. Yunzhou should be relatively peaceful for a while. The defensive formation of Zhuyue City has never been broken, so it's very safe here. Fairy Xu, please rest assured,” Shen Nanyi said.
Han Wei nodded.
Shen Nanyi looked at her, and seeing that Han Wei was not speaking, he tactfully said, "Then, then I'll be going first. Fairy, please rest! Oh, these puppets are ones I made in my spare time. Although they are a bit crude, they can still serve tea and water. Please accept them, Fairy."
With a wave of her hand, six identical red-clad maids stood beside Shen Nanyi. These six Foundation Establishment stage red-clad maids had pretty faces, but no expression.
Han Wei glanced at it and said to Shen Nanyi, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Shen. I didn't expect you to be so proficient in alchemy."
"Please excuse my ignorance; I can't claim to be an expert. Well, I'll be going now."
"good."
Shen Nanyi is gone.
Han Wei glanced at the six red-clad maids, scanned them with her divine sense, and discovered that the protective barriers had been removed. After reapplying the barriers, she ordered them to tidy the room and trim the flowers and plants.
After Shen Nanyi walked away, Han Wei used her divine sense to scan the entire cave. After a thorough search, she found nothing unusual. She then flipped her hand, revealing a large, blue dandelion in her palm. This flower was called Blue Soaring. She gently blew on it, and the dandelion-like seeds danced in the wind, flying to every corner of the cave. Where they landed, they took root and became nodes in a magic array.
After the nodes were connected, the entire cave was covered by a barrier.
Then, Han Wei released Gu Qi from the storage bag.
The man in white with golden eyes seemed to glance in the direction Shen Nanyi had left.
Han Wei smiled and said, "How's this cave? We think we'll be staying here for a while." She smiled and took Gu Qi's hand.
Meow~
Cat?
Han Wei turned around and saw an adorable calico cat emerging from the flower bushes.
This little thing looks like it's just been weaned; it's such a tiny little ball with three colors, mostly white. Its fur is smooth, shiny, and fluffy—it's so cute, so adorable.
Han Wei was quite surprised. She had scanned the cave several times with her divine sense, but she didn't seem to have seen this little thing. Where did it come from? The cute cat with heterochromatic eyes jumped onto the rock, behind which were red roses.
It just stared at Han Wei like that.
Han Wei let go of Gu Qi and reached out to hug it.
"Meow, meow~"
Han Wei stared at the kitten, scanning it several times with her divine sense, but found nothing particularly special about the cute little cat. She was puzzled, but after the kitten meowed a few times, she forgot what was wrong and put the kitten down.
Han Wei walked lightly toward the garden.
The man in white with golden eyes turned to look at the calico cat under the rose bushes. A cold light flashed in his golden eyes, and the kitten trembled, jumping up onto the roof in fright.
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Shen Nanyi left Han Wei's cave and encountered Lu Xiuzhen on the way.
"Third Junior Sister." Shen Nanyi stopped. Lu Xiuzhen appeared there, looking like she was waiting for him.
Lu Xiuzhen's pretty face didn't look very happy. She said, "Senior Brother is really attentive to that Fairy Xu."
“Xu Xianzi is an outsider cultivator, unfamiliar with the place and the people. She saved my life, so isn’t it only right that I take good care of her?” Shen Nanyi said.
Lu Xiuzhen snorted coldly: "Just because she saved you? Senior Brother has fallen for her, hasn't he?"
Shen Nanyi blushed slightly as she realized he had hit the nail on the head, and he simply admitted, "That's right, I do admire Fairy Xu."
"You..." Lu Xiuzhen gritted her teeth in anger. She hadn't expected Shen Nanyi to admit it so readily, to admit that he loved that woman. She glared at Shen Nanyi with hatred.
"She comes from a powerful clan in the upper realm. Even our master treats her with utmost respect, and some people even try to curry favor with her. Could it be that Senior Brother also harbors such thoughts?"
Shen Nanyi was surprised that his junior sister thought of him this way. Just as he was about to retort, Lu Xiuzhen continued, "With her status, even if Senior Brother wanted to curry favor with her, he might not even be interested. Do you know if she has any lovers in the Upper Realm? Maybe she's already taken."
"If you act impulsively and jump in, you'll end up with nothing."
Lu Xiuzhen's words were harsh, and Shen Nanyi was also annoyed: "Lu Xiuzhen, aren't you meddling too much?"
Shen Nanyi's eyes turned cold, but Lu Xiuzhen was not intimidated by him. Instead, she said, "I have said all I need to say. Senior Brother, take care of yourself."
With that, he turned and transformed into a streak of light, disappearing into the sky.
Shen Nanyi watched the direction she left in, his hand clenched into a fist inside his sleeve. Lu Xiuzhen's words echoed in his mind: "How do you know she didn't have any lovers in the Upper Realm?" Of course, he knew that a woman like her couldn't possibly not have other admirers, but how could he be willing to give up after trying so hard?
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Since Han Wei settled in Zhuyue City, she has received visits from people every few days. These people have all sorts of purposes: some admire her, some are curious about her, some are curious about the Void Realm, and some want to establish a relationship with her.
The one who came most frequently was Shen Nanyi. At first, Han Wei dealt with her, but later she became so annoyed that she simply closed her cave and went into seclusion to cultivate. Han Wei didn't lack the resources for her cultivation. Usually, if she didn't have what she wanted, she could just rummage through Gu Qi's storage bag and find most of it.
If she couldn't find it, she would send Gu Qi out to help her find it.
She devoted herself to cultivation, and time flew by; twenty-five years passed in the blink of an eye.
Han Wei was originally at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm. She spent the past twenty-five years cultivating and breaking through bottlenecks, successfully entering the middle stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
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