Chapter 40. Taiqing nodded and greeted Fuxi...
Taiqing nodded and greeted Fuxi.
Fuxi quickly bowed in return, saying, "I didn't know you were here, friend."
Taiqing smiled and said, "It's alright, fellow Daoist, please have a seat."
Fuxi and Nuwa sat down, while Jihejie and Erzhongyu played on the other side of the cave, constantly looking at Fuxi.
Cang Li sat next to Tai Qing, staring at her uncle.
Fuxi and Nuwa spoke for a while, but unable to ignore Cang Li's gaze, they had no choice but to ask:
"Little sister, what's your niece's name?"
Nuwa said lazily, "Cang Li, the baby might be dry. Brother, did you bring her a gift?"
No, that's not true. The main reason is that Fuxi never expected Nuwa to do this; she treated the first human as her own daughter.
Fuxi, feeling embarrassed, pulled out a tortoise shell and said, "I came in a hurry and didn't bring anything good. You can take this Bagua shell and play with it. You can use it to protect yourself if you encounter danger."
Cang Li didn't stand on ceremony, took the shell and examined it. The shell was black, and the patterns on it did indeed resemble the Eight Trigrams. No wonder it was called the Eight Trigrams Shell. Cang Li accepted the shell and thanked him generously.
"Thank you so much, Uncle!"
Fuxi saw that Cangli was quick to call people and was the first person created by Nuwa. Nuwa liked him very much, so she extended her affection to him and said with a smile, "You're worthless. Your uncle will find you something else good later."
Cang Li nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay! Uncle, you're such a good person!" She would definitely take good care of her uncle when he was reincarnated!
The five children quietly tugged at Cang Li, who stood up and said, "Uncle, you and Mom chat for a bit, I'll cook for you all later."
Fuxi was a little curious about the food he had prepared, so he nodded and said, "Okay, go play. I'll talk to your mother for a bit."
Cang Li walked over to the five cubs: "What's wrong?"
Jie asked in a low voice, "Sister, is that the Mother Goddess's brother?"
Cang Li nodded. Nuwa only called her her precious daughter. Ji, Jie, Er, Zhong, and Yu were just five people that Nuwa cared about a little more than the other humans. She did not say that these five children were her sons and daughters. In Nuwa's eyes, apart from Cang Li, all the other humans were her children, and that was all. There was no difference in their order of birth.
This is the difference between raising them by hand and letting them roam freely.
Er also said, "He's so amazing too, sister. Is Mother Goddess leaving?"
Cang Li thought for a moment and said, "Well, once the rain stops, she needs to go back to the Nuwa Palace. She is a saint and cannot stay here with us forever."
The group was a little disappointed: "Does that mean we'll never see Mother Goddess again?"
Cang Li hesitated for a moment and said, "Not necessarily. You should cultivate diligently, and when you become Great Luo Golden Immortals, you can go to Nuwa Palace to pay homage to the Mother Goddess."
Jihe Jie waved his little fist and said firmly:
"Yes! Sister is right! We will cultivate diligently!"
Cang Li smiled and patted the heads of the five cubs. After raising them for so long, she still loved them very much.
Nuwa raised her voice slightly:
"Brother, are you saying that someone in the Demon Court is spreading rumors that Fellow Daoist Hongyun gave me the Purple Qi before he died, wanting me to use it to make the Demon Court produce another saint!?" Nuwa's tone was full of anger.
Fuxi's face was solemn: "That's right. Before I came here, I heard a lot of gossip. Although His Majesty and Emperor Donghuang told me not to care, I know that His Majesty still hopes that Emperor Donghuang can obtain the purple qi and become a saint. Sister, tell me the truth, did Hongyun really not leave any purple qi before his soul returned to the Nether Sea?"
“Hongyun has always been kind to people and likes to give things to little demons. In addition, Zhenyuanzi is his friend and some people have seen Zhenyuanzi come here. So some people say that Hongyun entrusted you to pass on the purple energy to Zhenyuanzi.”
Nuwa slammed her hand on the table angrily and stood up: "Nonsense! This is simply alarmist! I was still sleeping when Fellow Daoist Hongyun died! I didn't even see him! Spreading rumors just because you can't find the purple aura! When I get back and find out who it is, I'll beat him until his soul returns to the Nether Sea!"
Fuxi sighed and pressed Nuwa down: "Alright, sit down and talk properly. You're a saint, yet you're still so impatient. If the purple aura isn't with you, then it must have been taken to the Netherworld Blood Sea by Hongyun. I'll have someone investigate later. Otherwise, you won't be at ease even when you return to Nuwa's Palace. There will definitely be demons constantly trying to find out about you. It's just unfortunate that Hongyun ended up here with you."
Nuwa frowned and said, "Friend Hongyun is quite nice. He even gave Bao'er the Primordial Holy Sword. But I really didn't see any purple aura...!"
Nuwa suddenly stopped talking and looked at Cang Li, who was directing the five children to wash vegetables. She had never met Hong Yun, but Cang Li had. Moreover, in addition to the sword, Hong Yun had also given Cang Li a storage bag.
Cang Li threw the chestnut shells all over the stove, looked up blankly and asked, "Why are you looking at me?"
Nuwa withdrew her gaze. She was also confused. Cang Li didn't even know what the Primordial Purple Qi was. How could Hong Yun give the Purple Qi to Cang Li?
Fuxi and his group looked at Nuwa. Nuwa thought for a moment and then said to Taiqing, who was resting with his eyes closed:
"Senior Brother Taiqing, your calculation skills are unmatched. I wonder if you could help me calculate the whereabouts of that purple aura? That way, I can clear things up."
Taiqing opened his eyes, his gaze still indifferent: "Why bother yourself? Fellow Daoist Hongyun's purple aura is not on Hongyun himself, it was naturally taken away by the person who ultimately prevented him from going to the Netherworld."
Nuwa's eyes lit up: "Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother!"
Yes, the Primordial Purple Qi is so precious that Hongyun would never easily take it out, even if he died. It would go to the Netherworld Blood Sea with Hongyun's soul. You should know that there is also the Styx Ancestor in the Netherworld Blood Sea, who was the last person to see Hongyun.
Fuxi suddenly understood: "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Taiqing. If it weren't for your words, my sister and I would have been in so much trouble."
Taiqing smiled and said, "No need to be polite. Junior Sister created the human race, and we all rely on the human race to become saints. If it weren't for Junior Sister, we don't know how many years it would have taken to comprehend this."
Cang Li was cooking over there. Her hearing was good now, and the three of them weren't hiding anything from her, so she heard everything clearly. She knew they were talking about the Primordial Purple Qi, specifically the purple qi that Hong Yun had vanished without a trace. As Cang Li pondered this, she poured chili peppers into the pot. She really should check Hong Yun's storage bag to see if she could find anything. What if Hong Yun had put the purple qi in his storage bag?
The bone broth next to it was also ready. Cang Li also made a stir-fried loofah. The loofah was one she found on the mountain. It didn't look quite like loofah, but it definitely tasted like loofah.
After preparing the meal, Cang Li packed food for the five cubs and had them squat at the cave entrance to eat. He then served the rest to guests.
Fuxi and Nuwa had very similar tastes; the brother and sister both loved spicy food, as did Cangli.
After the meal, Ji Hejie diligently cleared away the dishes and washed them at the door. Fuxi said:
"Sister, I'll go back and make preparations first. You just need to return before His Majesty's Daoist Couple Ceremony."
Nuwa nodded, got up to see Fuxi off, turned around and pulled Cangli away from the cave, cast a rain-avoidance spell, and took Cangli to the mountain to talk.
"Bao'er, tell Mom, what's in the things that Fellow Daoist Hongyun gave you?" Nuwa's expression was very serious, with a hint of worry.
Cang Li felt a warmth in his heart when he saw the worried look in Nuwa's eyes. He hugged Nuwa's arm and said coquettishly, "What could it be? You've all seen the Primordial Holy Sword. I used it to cut cloth. But I've never seen that storage bag before. Mom, shall we take a look together now?"
Nuwa tapped Cangli's head: "Stop rambling. I didn't mention the storage bag when your uncle was here. Senior Brother Taiqing doesn't care about the purple aura, so it's fine to talk to him. He's not one to gossip. Fellow Daoist Zhenyuanzi won't say anything for Hongyun's sake. Bao'er, don't mention the storage bag in front of others."
"I know the purple aura isn't in the storage bag. Others might not know, but I'm afraid that some murderers and treasure hunters might target you."
Cang Li took out a storage bag directly from his backpack and said:
"Mom, now that you mention it, I'm actually quite scared. Can you show me what's in the storage bag?"
Nuwa sighed helplessly, took the storage bag, and emptied out all the contents.
In reality, there weren't many items. Whenever Hongyun refined a magic weapon, she would always give it away within a few days. This storage bag only contained a low-grade magic staff, and the rest were elixirs and herbs. There was nothing else besides that.
After searching through the items, Nuwa said, "Give this staff to them; you won't need it. Give the elixirs and herbs to Senior Brother Taiqing and have him refine them for you. He seems to indulge you, so he won't refuse such a small thing. There's no purple aura here; it seems Hongyun really did take the purple aura to the Underworld Sea."
Cang Li nodded like a chick pecking at rice.
Nuwa was much relieved. "A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime." Cangli was not yet able to protect himself, and she could not guard him all the time. Now that she was sure that there was nothing that would bring about his death, Nuwa could finally take off her hat with peace of mind.
After speaking openly, Nuwa led Cangli down the mountain and back. The rain began to lessen and would stop in about two more days.
As they approached the cave, Cang Li suddenly stopped. Nuwa turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"
Cang Li chuckled dryly and said, "It's nothing, I was just thinking about whether to have steamed pork with rice flour or braised pork with potatoes for dinner."
Nuwa tapped Cangli on the head in annoyance: "All you ever do is eat. When you come back to Nuwa Palace with me, there won't be this much food."
Cang Li didn't hear the second half of Nuwa's sentence, nodded perfunctorily, then picked up a piece of firewood and sat by the stove in a daze.
She would often space out, so the five children and Taiqing Nuwa were already used to it.
In fact, Cang Li wasn't in a daze; she just suddenly remembered something.
On the day her worldview was reshaped after she transmigrated, Hongyun vanished into thin air in front of her, giving her a sword and a storage bag. He also said that he would give her the Nine-Nine Soul-Scattering Gourd later, although the gourd has not arrived yet. But that's not the point. Getting off topic, Cang Li remembered that before Hongyun vanished, his mouth opened and closed as if he was saying something, and a purple light flashed before her eyes.
At that time, she was so focused on reshaping her worldview that she didn't pay attention to anything else, and thought that Hongyun was reminding her to remember to pass on a message.
Now that I think about the shape of those lips, that sentence was clearly—
“Fellow Daoist, I see that the Primordial Purple Qi is destined for you, so I will give it to you. Be sure to keep it hidden and don’t tell anyone.”
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