After a long and arduous journey, traveling at breakneck speed and through the night, Ji Xiaoxiao returned to the Lotus Holy Sect and engaged in a battle of wits with the elders. She was exhausted not only physically but also mentally, and felt that she would never love again.
Having just returned from the council hall, Ji Xiaoxiao didn't even have the energy to take off her dusty clothes. She simply wrapped herself in the blanket, pulled it over her head, and fell fast asleep. Her heavy eyelids snapped shut, and suddenly, darkness descended. A familiar face quietly appeared, and Ji Xiaoxiao was moved to tears.
Being able to get a good night's sleep is one of life's greatest blessings!
"Holy Maiden, Holy Maiden, Holy Maiden, please wake up! I have something to report!" A woman in a panic kept knocking on the door. If you listened carefully, you could hear the fear mixed with surprise.
At that moment, Ji Xiaoxiao almost forgot her identity as the Holy Maiden of the Lotus Lotus Sect and wanted to stab her maid to death once and for all. Every time she was disturbed while she was enjoying her dreams, from watching the snow, stars, and moon to discussing poetry and philosophy, did she even know what it meant to be a true gentleman who doesn't speak while playing chess? Did she know what it meant to destroy ten temples rather than break up one marriage? You shameless bastard, again and again! Just because you don't show your power doesn't mean you can treat her like a Hello Kitty with the plague.
Ji Xiaoxiao threw off the covers, put on her shoes, opened the door, and glared at her maid, Alian. Alian was so short-tempered that even a blind person could see the hairs standing on end on Ji Xiaoxiao's body. "What is it now? If you don't give me a satisfactory answer, I'll chop you up and eat you with some salt."
Born and raised in the deep mountains and forests, the innocent child was easily fooled by Ji Xiaoxiao's vicious words and angry face. The maid, A-Lian, believed her and immediately knelt down, pleading with Ji Xiaoxiao with teary eyes, "Holy Maiden, please don't eat me. I don't taste good at all. I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong, I will never dare to do it again..."
Next was the time for the maid A-Lian to confess her sins, from small things like stealing pastries to big things like forming cliques and peeping at the Holy Son taking a bath in the white lotus flower. The rest were all minor things, big and small, involving inconsistency in words and gossip.
The maid, A-Lian, was also a pure-hearted person. Ji Xiaoxiao chuckled inwardly and said coldly, "Alright, get up. Don't waste my time. Speak quickly if you have something to say."
"Holy Maiden, have you forgiven this servant?" Ah Lian asked foolishly. Ji Xiaoxiao gently uttered an "Mmm," her body trembled, and she immediately replied, "Holy Maiden, the Immortal Lord is looking for you and wants you to go to the Cold Jade Palace immediately."
"Immortal Lord?" Ji Xiaoxiao pondered for a moment before hurriedly walking out, not even having time to reprimand Alian. "You useless and incompetent servant, when I get back, I will definitely boil you."
After Ji Xiaoxiao left, Alian stood there heartbroken until Alan from next door asked her to pick flowers. Only then did she skip and jump happily, holding hands with Alan as they walked away.
The maid, A-Lian, was carefree, but Ji Xiaoxiao, as her mistress, was terrified. She knelt obediently in the main hall, not daring to raise her head, and couldn't even muster the slightest thought of resistance. Heavy snowflakes drifted gently down from the Jade Palace to the mortal world. Inside the magnificent and exquisitely crafted hall, with its floor paved with white jade, the biting cold seeped into Ji Xiaoxiao's body through her thin clothes, making her shiver and tremble without knowing why.
"The white lotus has entered the Demon Heart Gate." The man with his back to Ji Xiaoxiao stood on a high place, dressed in white, looking otherworldly. His silver hair was tied up with a white ribbon, clean and neat without being sloppy.
"Yes." It sounded like a question, but the tone was absolutely certain. Ji Xiaoxiao still didn't dare to argue and obediently answered.
"Those people outside have murderous intentions towards the Holy Church." This is another question phrased with an affirmative tone.
"Yes," the obedient girl replied, "there's candy to eat."
"Well, from now on, you should focus on your cultivation within the sect and not concern yourself with external affairs. Even a fool like Bai Hehua, with such dull talent, was able to cultivate the 'Pure Lotus Sacred Technique' to the seventh cycle of reincarnation. As a Holy Maiden of the Holy Sect, your laxity and lack of ambition are a grave sin." It was a very ordinary reprimand, but something seemed off.
After thinking for a moment, Ji Xiaoxiao felt that the Immortal Lord was absolutely right. Even a fool like Bai Hehua could cultivate the Qinghe Sacred Technique to the seventh reincarnation. As a martial arts prodigy who was rare in a hundred years, even if she only practiced sporadically, she could crush Bai Hehua with a single finger.
Secretly delighted, Ji Xiaoxiao replied politely, daring not to disobey the Immortal Lord's deep affection. Returning to her residence, she informed A-Lian and immediately prepared for seclusion. In this dog-eat-dog world of martial arts, only those with superior martial arts skills could protect those they loved, their possessions, and their lives.
Time stands still in the mountains, and years pass unnoticed. When Ji Xiaoxiao stepped out of the cultivation room, three years had already passed in the bustling world.
"Congratulations on your success, Holy Goddess." Three years is neither a short nor a long time. The once impetuous maid, A-Lian, can now stand on her own.
"Hmm." Ji Xiaoxiao replied with a single, indifferent word, then asked, "Has anything major happened in the martial world over the past three years?"
After three years of seclusion, Ji Xiaoxiao not only absorbed all of the original owner's martial arts and internal energy, but also cultivated the "White Lotus Sacred Technique" to the peak of the seventh reincarnation. Given even the slightest opportunity, she will surely break through the eighth reincarnation barrier and soar to new heights.
Everything has its advantages and disadvantages. Just as one hates a sharp knife if it's not sharp enough, because a sharp knife can hurt one's fingers. Ji Xiaoxiao made a breakthrough in her cultivation, and her internal strength greatly improved. However, her facial paralysis worsened, and her perspective on it underwent a complete transformation.
At first, she scoffed, thinking, "A smile makes you ten years younger; what joy is there in life if you always have a serious face?" Then, in the middle stage, a narcissistic optimism arose: "I look so beautiful no matter how I look at myself; it makes me afraid to smile." And then came a powerful confidence: "Yes, I should never smile." Through this journey of inner exploration, Ji Xiaoxiao arrived at this conclusion.
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