"Miss, a true immortal has arrived outside. He says he's looking for the Second Miss, and his name is True Immortal Kongyu."
Dong'er rushed over; the man didn't seem to be faking it.
An Zhengzheng went out to pick him up personally.
As soon as he entered the shop, Master Kongyu saw her.
"Zhengzheng, where is my disciple Yirou?"
An Zhengzheng had a guess in her heart, but she remained calm on the surface: "She has gone to Qilin Mountain now..."
Seeing that Master Kongyu was about to leave, she stopped him and said, "There are magical artifacts in the mountains to protect the mountain, so she will be fine. But Master, you are a male cultivator and cannot go in."
Master Kongyu was very puzzled: "What other place could it be?"
Is there anyone with his level of cultivation who can't go?
"...Senior Sister Wenyu's mountain."
Master Kongyu silently withdrew his foot.
It's that slightly crazy female cultivator!
I heard that during the annual assessment, they would stand in a horse stance in front of each sect, and before leaving, they would grab a disciple and force them to sing a song before they could go.
However, considering her other identity as Xiao An, the daughter of the Demon Lord, the magical artifact used to suppress the mountain must be something extraordinary.
An Yirou should be safe from any danger.
An Zhengzheng said, "Since the Master has arrived, it's not appropriate to talk here. Why don't we go to the backyard for a cup of tea?"
Master Kongyu also had something to say, so he agreed.
An Zhengzheng took him there.
Zhao Xin, who remained behind, was confused: "...Is he really a real person?"
Shouldn't a true immortal sit high on a divine altar, as if they're about to become a god?
I've heard that they never leave their own sect, let alone go to places like this where independent cultivators gather.
Dong'er was quite open-minded: "It's good that it's a real person. Didn't you just hear that the Second Miss is also a disciple of the sect?"
Zhao Xin and Dong'er were both children who failed to be admitted in the joint entrance examination, and they could not receive subsidies if they chose the path of mortal cultivation.
"The young lady said that we have free cultivation techniques here. It's not too late for us to study them later when we've saved up our own money!"
They were also looking forward to it.
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"Is this your room?" Master Kongyu was a little confused.
It's called a room, but it's more like a hall with tea chairs in the middle for entertaining guests.
The small room on the right had no door; besides a bed, there was an incense burner and a desk. The room on the left was filled with books, but nothing else.
"There isn't a single extra toy in your room."
A girl of this age would at least have a dressing table, or a vase or jade ornament for display.
An Zhengzheng made him tea: "When I was a child, I read 'The Story of the Stone'. Someone described Baochai's room as 'like a snow cave.' I thought she was insightful, so I imitated her."
"Transparent?" Master Kongyu had never read The Story of the Stone; he was simply curious.
An Zhengzheng smiled faintly and said, "Yes, people in this world are busy with mundane affairs, but all things are ultimately empty."
"Such words at such a young age," said Master Kongyu. "I thought Suotang's worries about you not being lively enough were unfounded..."
Looking at it now, An Zhengzheng really is strange.
An Zhengzheng smiled and served tea: "Is the reason you've come all this way for Yi Rou?"
"Oh, right, I almost forgot!" Master Kongyu took the tea and slapped his forehead.
An Zhengzheng's calm and composed demeanor made him quiet down as well.
"Is there something strange about her constitution?" Master Kongyu took the tea, his palms warm.
“I wrote the master-disciple agreement early this morning and I felt that writing her name was very difficult.”
Generally speaking, if a disciple has moral failings, is nearing the end of his life, or is seriously ill, the master-disciple agreement will remind the person accepting the disciple to carefully examine him/her.
If it were simply a change in physical constitution due to a sudden enlightenment, it wouldn't be like this.
An Zhengzheng said, "I only have doubts."
“The Zhou family raises their children with a special family incense. The day Yi Rou had an epiphany and came to me, I smelled it.”
This indicates that members of the Zhou family had once been around An Yirou.
Although it is different from Zhou Yu'er's, it is very similar to Zhou Xu's.
The base scent is the same, the difference lies only in the gender. Men's fragrances use more expensive ingredients, but are more beneficial for spiritual practice.
"Is it related to the Zhou family?"
Master Kongyu and Master Suotang were on good terms, so he had naturally heard Master Suotang complain about the Zhou family.
They are from families that force young girls into marriage; they are not respectable.
"It's probably close to 80 or 90 percent." An Zhengzheng lowered her eyebrows slightly, a faint smile on her lips, but her eyes were not gentle. "I've heard that many of the Zhou family's disciples go to Qintian Mansion to become disciples."
Even those who cultivate immortality through sects cannot avoid contact with the Zhou family.
"You're just going to do nothing?"
Master Kongyu found it hard to believe.
An Zhengzheng shared her thoughts.
“That won’t do!” Master Kongyu immediately objected after hearing this. “Your plan is fine, but it takes too long! The sect can handle this matter directly.”
“It is possible, but the evidence may be hard to find,” An Zhengzheng said. “It is true that I smelled the fragrance, but the Zhou family members are in Qintian Prefecture. Just saying that it smells like a fragrance is completely unfounded.”
It's not impossible that the incense was left in the room when a Zhou family disciple went to change it, or that it was picked up by An Yirou while passing by.
"That's simple." Master Kongyu asked her, "Do you have anything related to An Yirou?"
An Zhengzheng took out the talisman paper that An Yirou had refined.
Master Kongyu held the talisman and casually recited a few incantations. Black blood slowly seeped out from the talisman.
"Although I don't know what they used to affect Yi Rou's mind, I have accumulated merit and my cultivation is sufficient, so I can definitely break through it!"
The methods that someone who has cultivated for a thousand years can use are something that someone like An Zhengzheng, who has cultivated for more than ten years, could never have imagined.
She asked, "In that case..."
Master Kongyu said, “There are evil arts in the human world that can change a person’s fortune, destiny, and ancestral home’s feng shui. Once they are broken, they will inevitably backfire. Similarly, whoever casts a curse on An Yirou will naturally suffer the consequences.”
"Let's see if it's the Zhou family. If it is, then you can use your plan."
...
The Zhou family.
"Is he usable now?" Zhou Rongsheng asked calmly.
The Zhou family steward said, "He did say... he did say that I personally delivered it."
"I was worried that I might notice something was wrong, but I suddenly realized it. What a coincidence."
The cultivation world can't afford to produce another An Zhengzheng.
"No, young master is very quick. When An Zhengzheng came during the day, he switched to calming incense and only used it at night..."
After listening, Zhou Rongsheng was very satisfied: "...The drama of sisters falling out is the most interesting."
But as soon as he finished speaking, a mouthful of black blood suddenly gushed from his mouth.
"How...how could this be?"
It seemed as if a giant centipede was crawling inside his body, causing pain in his internal organs.
"It hurts, it hurts so much!" He didn't care about the dignity of a person in power and kept rolling on the ground.
The Zhou family steward was terrified and immediately ordered his men to fetch someone to come and see.
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