In the grand hall, the young Imperial Advisor stood alone at the forefront, his hands clasped behind his back, gazing up at the exquisitely ornate ceiling, lost in thought.

Outside the Imperial Palace hall, on the white jade steps flanking the imperial platform, Swords Immortals stood or sat or leaned against the railings at varying heights, chatting or drinking wine.

Ning Yao and Lu Zhi stood at the top of the steps, discussing their cultivation insights regarding major bottlenecks in the path of the sword. Ning Yao took the opportunity to ask Lu Zhi to keep an eye on Sun Chunwang.

Xiao Mo and Xie Gou sat on the steps of the imperial platform, discussing where to eat lunch and whether they could sample a pot of the renowned Changchun Palace wine.

Qi Tingji, with his hands tucked into his sleeves, leaned against the railing and conversed with the Daoist couple Guo Du and Ling Xun. Upon learning that Guo Du had secretly kept the Savage Wilds geographical map, Qi Tingji merely smiled.

Mei Kan noticed her disciple seemed somewhat distracted. She didn’t dwell on it, assuming it was due to Mei Dandang’s inexperience with such a grand occasion, causing a tremor in her Dao Heart.

Zhu Su, with her hands hidden in her sleeves, subtly formed sword incantations and quietly entered a state of sitting and forgetting, refining her sword technique “Three Sounds.” Several Sword Cultivators nearby, while drinking wine, helped guard her.

Jiang Shangzhen and Mi Yu sat on the lower steps, with Chai Wu positioned between them.

The young girl was drinking wine from a bowl, secretly resolving to practice her sword diligently and not drink the wine of the Dali Song Dynasty Emperor for naught. If the Dali Song Dynasty ever encountered trouble, be it in a hundred or a thousand years, as long as she remained a Sword Cultivator, she would surely intervene and help resolve it.

Jiang Shangzhen suddenly said, “I plan to find something to do, like asking the Mountain Master for a profitable venture. Guaranteed to make money.”

Great Swords Immortal Mi was self-aware. “Such a proper matter doesn’t concern me.”

Jiang Shangzhen said, “I’m planning to rope you in.”

Mi Yu frowned. “If Chief Zhou has too much money and needs my help to spend it, that’s fine. But if you’re talking about starting a business to make money together, count me out. Mi Yu is not cut out for that.”

Chai Wu took a sip of wine and couldn’t help but glance at Swords Immortal Mi. She had learned something. Master Xie had recently said that knowing how to refuse others was a skill.

Mi Yu noticed the young girl’s gaze and smiled self-deprecatingly. “Shamelessness is innate; you can’t learn it. Of course, Chai Wu, you absolutely must not learn this from me.”

If he inadvertently led Chai Wu, this precious gem, astray, not only would the Hidden Official surely fly into a rage, but Second Chief Xie, who was the young girl’s master, would also demand an explanation. Mi Yu himself would be ashamed.

To be honest, a ten-year-old Jade Purity realm Sword Cultivator was astonishing…a monstrous talent, whether one was amazed or stunned.

Someone who, at a young age, comprehended the methods of breath circulation and Qi refinement on her own, survived life-and-death trials at a tender age, and soared into the Jade Purity realm in the Willow Vein realm was a cultivation prodigy who reached the Upper Five realms at ten years old. Both aptitude and opportunity were excellent. This was being born with a tough and fortunate destiny. Even in this generation’s Pearl of the Dragon Cave, which produced numerous geniuses, or even the Sword Qi Great Wall, which had countless Sword Cultivators over ten thousand years, how many could be described as possessing both?

Jiang Shangzhen was truly thick-skinned. He turned his head and asked with a smile, “Old Swords Immortal Qi, Master Lu, Xiao Mo, I ask you, is it vulgar to talk about money with Sword Immortals?”

Qi Tingji laughed and said, “It’s very refined.”

The final battle of the Sword Qi Great Wall, if it ended with the Old Swords Immortal’s strike and the city’s collective ascension, then it began with the deliberations at the Spring Banner斋. And what was the goal of that deliberation? Wasn’t it money?

Lu Zhi said, “Whether it’s refined is hard to say, but it’s certainly not vulgar.”

Xiao Mo said, “The Mountain Master said that if a scholar is overly ashamed to talk about money, they are very likely to be humiliated by money.”

Xie Gou, who enjoyed watching the excitement, laughed heartily, “If Madam Tuoyan were here, she would surely scoff internally, ‘Good, good, you’re all refined, all noble.'”

Jiang Shangzhen asked with a smile, “Whose money is easiest to earn?”

Mi Yu replied, “Women beautify themselves for those who please them.”

A Cloud Mist Ethereal Dragon Girl Immortal Robe of the Xiang River, a pair of embroidered shoes sewn and sold by the Pure Spirit Office of the Hundred Flowers Blessed Land, a full set of rouge and powder from the Beauty Enhancement Department. A “Pearl in Hand” bracelet starting with twelve虬 beads, a specialty of the Green Water Pit. A dressing mirror refined by the Glazed Pavilion of White Emperor City, a Jade Spring Vase fired using the secret method of Qing Palace Mountain on Flowing Sunset Continent. And bamboo hairpins from Qing Shen Mountain of Bamboo Sea Cave, which were only given away and not sold. The Flourishing Flower Brush from the Hundred Flowers Blessed Land could sell for an exorbitant price not only in the Vast World but also in the Clear Sky Realm.

Aside from emerging sects like Fallen Leaf Mountain and Dragon Elephant Sword Sect, which larger immortal manor or sect in the Nine Continents of the Vast World didn’t have a few such items in their treasury?

After all, they were both beautiful and practical, genuinely beneficial to cultivation. Perhaps the only drawback was the high price, or perhaps they were simply unobtainable, leaving one with only longing.

Jiang Shangzhen asked telepathically, “Do you know how many虬 beads are piled up in our Fallen Leaf Mountain treasury?”

Mi Yu said, “I don’t know the exact number, but I know there are many, many! But didn’t we use quite a few last time to raise the rank of Lotus Root Blessed Land?”

Jiang Shangzhen said, “There are still about three thousand虬 beads left in the treasury, and their quality is very good.”

Mi Yu was shocked. “That many?”

Jiang Shangzhen laughed, “How vast is the ocean? The Green Water Pit dominates one area, and there aren’t as many intricate intertwined relationships as on land. How could Madam Dandan’s fortune be poor?”

The four Water Monarchs officially sealed by the Confucian Temple would only become richer in the future, so much so that even Jiang Shangzhen was envious. If not for the strict rules of the Confucian Temple, the Water Monarchs who rightfully governed the four seas could simply lie down and count money every day if they wanted to make money.

The虬 bead bracelets that were popular throughout the world have almost disappeared in recent years because Fallen Leaf Mountain has intercepted all of them.

虬 beads are unique to the waters under the jurisdiction of the Green Water Pit. Madam Dandan of the Green Water Pit, whose Daoist title is Qing Zhong, is plump and not a beauty herself. Therefore, she is neither perfumed nor does she wish to be tainted with too much copper scent, otherwise, how could she invite Mr. Bai Ye as a guest to the Green Water Pit? Just by looking at the name of her Daoist site and her self-chosen Daoist title, one knows how much she admires Bai Ye. Thus, she allowed the虬 beads that were paid tribute to the Green Water Pit every year to pile up in the warehouse. One must know that people grow old and pearls also turn yellow, and almost every few years, a batch of虬 beads would be written off.

In fact, for a thousand years, the bracelets circulating on the market in the Vast World have been substandard waste pearls that were recorded and discarded internally in the Green Water Pit. Many officials and clerks could secretly do some tricks, but they did not dare to be too blatant, resulting in the finished quantity of bracelets still being very limited. Madam Dandan also only turned a blind eye to this. Those who mixed with her had suffered hardships even without merit, and their lives could not be too difficult.

Mi Yu wondered, “Although I was curious before, I was always too lazy to ask how the Green Water Pit虬 beads were acquired by us.”

Jiang Shangzhen smiled and said, “The process was convoluted, and there are many reasons. In the end, it’s all due to ‘goodness following goodness’.”

Back then, Li Liu took a trip to the Green Water Pit, and Madam Dandan transformed herself into a rough servant girl by her side.

Later, Madam Dandan followed Li Liu to visit the Lotus Root Blessed Land. She was persuaded by the white-clothed youth surnamed Cui, who seemed to be able to read minds, and in a fit of excitement, she gave away all the treasures accumulated in the Green Water Pit over several thousand years, all the虬 beads, in one go. A portion of the虬 beads, specifically over five thousand with relatively ordinary quality, were all transformed into a vast rain rich in water luck, falling upon the blessed land and its inhabitants, doubling the water luck.

At that time, Cui Dongshan’s implied meaning was almost explicit. Didn’t you admire Bai Ye the most in this life, but have always been unable to meet him? It’s easy to arrange.

“What is the relationship between my master’s master and Mr. Bai Ye? Which two close friends jointly opened up the five-colored world of primeval chaos? I can’t just make up such things.”

“What about the relationship between my master’s senior brother, Liu Sixteen, and Bai Ye? Thinking back, who accompanied Bai Ye time and again when he visited the mountains and sought immortals? In our lineage of the Literary Sage, who is the junior brother?”

“Even if we don’t talk about these, just regarding my master, why did he obtain a section of the sword tip of Bai Ye’s immortal sword? Madam Dandan, count on your fingers, how many layers of relationships are there? It’s a foregone conclusion that my master will chat face-to-face with Bai Ye in the future, isn’t it? But what they talk about and who they talk about depends on fate, right? My master has one trait, both good and bad: he fears owing favors. If he owes a favor, he won’t be able to sleep and must quickly find an opportunity to reciprocate the favor before he feels at ease…”

Hearing this, Madam Dandan suddenly understood and said telepathically, “Don’t say any more, I understand it all!”

Thus, in a few words, a full eight thousand虬 beads changed owners, from the Green Water Pit to Fallen Leaf Mountain.

The gift-giver was happy, the recipient was happy, everyone was delighted.

One must know that even the lowest quality虬 beads can sell for one or two Minor Heat coins, while a high-quality虬 bead can be used to embellish a Dragon Girl Immortal Robe of the Xiang River, like adding the finishing touch to a painting of a dragon. A Xiang River robe without虬 beads is like a folk imitation of imperial porcelain, lacking too much meaning, and the price difference is vast. And a strand of虬 bead bracelets meticulously refined by immortals, even female cultivators in the Upper Five realms are willing to wear them year-round. The rarity can be imagined.

Jiang Shangzhen said, “I plan to drag you to Caique Mansion soon. I estimate those weaving girls will be busy. Some of our Mountain Master’s words are very insightful. For example, one cannot always lose money by upholding righteousness; it’s time for them to earn some money.”

Mi Yu’s first Daoist site in the Vast World was not Fallen Leaf Mountain, but Caique Mansion in Northern Julu Continent. Given Jiang Shangzhen’s reputation in Northern Julu Continent as a “golden signboard, immovable,” the outcome if he were to visit alone is predictable.

It turned out that Jiang Shangzhen was preparing to entrust the two major businesses of the “Pearl in Hand” bracelet and the Dragon Girl Xiang River robe to them for weaving. On the one hand, their cultivation path and the foundation of their existence were naturally in this line of work. In addition, Chen Pingan had previously obtained a secret manual for weaving Daoist robes from the Savage Wilds Jin Cui City from the Tender Daoist and had already transferred it to Caique Mansion.

Jiang Shangzhen said, “Also, we need to talk to Liu Chicheng.”

Simply because Pavilion Master Liu Daochun had been missing for a thousand years, the price of dressing mirrors had been steadily rising. When that Liu City Lord, who liked to wear pink Daoist robes and swaggered around the mountains, reappeared, the happiest ones were naturally the young female cultivators with shallow Daoist seniority. Unexpectedly, Liu Chicheng quickly released word that if the Glazed Pavilion was moved out of White Emperor City, would it still be the Glazed Pavilion? It would not. Then why bother refining and casting any more dressing mirrors?

Jiang Shangzhen smiled and said, “With these three items as the treasures of the store and a stable supply of goods, the business of the Traveling Pouch Store in Tongye Continent will be stable, and there will be an opportunity for a good start.”

According to the agreement between the Mountain Master and Zhang Zhi, the founder of the Traveling Pouch Store, in the future Tongye Continent will not be limited to the immortal ferry crossings and inns on both sides of that great waterway, but can be understood as every place with mountain business throughout the entire Tongye Continent will have a Traveling Pouch Store.

Mi Yu said, “Caique Mansion can take it on, but it’s best to include Floating Waterweed Sword Lake to avoid accidents.”

Li Cai had excellent connections in Northern Julu Continent. With the assistance of Floating Waterweed Sword Lake, Caique Mansion could avoid many troubles.

Jiang Shangzhen nodded and smiled, “I said Swords Immortal Mi has a talent for business.”

Mi Yu smiled and didn’t take it seriously.

Jiang Shangzhen slowly said, “Besides you and Dong Shuijing, I have also selected several potential long-term partners, such as Liu Chicheng, Liu Tui of Tianyao Village, Liu Youzhou of Furui Sect, Liu Xu, the head of Luoma River family, Nalan Caihuan of Yulong Sect, Cai Jinjian of Yunxia Mountain, and Fu Nanhua of Old Dragon City. In addition, there are Qing Palace Mountain of Flowing Sunset Continent, Xuan Mi Dynasty and Jiuzhen Immortal Hall of Middle Earth Divine Continent, Dayuan Dynasty of Northern Julu Continent, and a group of ship owners who have been to Spring Banner斋. How to negotiate specifically, I still need to plan carefully.”

Mi Yu listened to the long list of names and Daoist sites, dumbfounded. “Putting on such a grand show?”

Jiang Shangzhen smiled slightly, “I want Fallen Leaf Mountain to become the wealthiest sect in the Vast World within three to five hundred years, bar none.”

Mi Yu praised, “High aspirations!”

Jiang Shangzhen was silent for a moment, then said, “Mi Yu, since we are friends, I must tell you something unpleasant.”

Mi Yu said, “Say it. I’ve heard harsher words.”

Crossing the Inverted Mountain and arriving at the Vast World, whether it was rushing to the Old Dragon City battlefield or starting to pay attention to breaking through realms, Mi Yu’s purpose was actually only one.

He didn’t want others to think that the Sword Cultivators of the Summer Resort Hidden Official lineage were cowardly and useless with mediocre sword skills.

Mi Yu wasn’t afraid of being scolded or ridiculed by his hometown; he was only afraid that outsiders who knew nothing would look down on the young Hidden Official, the Hidden Official lineage, and the Sword Qi Great Wall because of him.

Upon arriving at Fallen Leaf Mountain, one person and one matter made Mi Yu feel relieved. The person was Jiang Shangzhen. It turned out that there was actually someone whose reputation on the mountain was worse than Mi Xiuhua’s.

Furthermore, a certain old Swords Immortal from Zhengyang Mountain’s secluded cultivation unexpectedly took decades, only painstakingly achieving the Jade Purity realm. This matter greatly broadened Mi Yu’s horizons. In addition, Fallen Leaf Mountain had “Thief Jiang” as its chief enshrinement, and Mi Yu’s Dao Heart was not so heavy anymore, so Mi Yu felt very close to Jiang Shangzhen.

The Ascension realm, which he once considered unattainable, is now something that Swords Immortal Mi occasionally dares to contemplate.

Jiang Shangzhen said, “Don’t cultivate and practice your sword in the Vast World with constant immense guilt. Don’t view every breakthrough in the Vast World as Mi Yu’s betrayal of the Sword Qi Great Wall.”

Mi Yu remained silent.

Chai Wu handed Mi Yu a bowl filled with wine. “Drink.”

Upon the earth, covered with words and language, perhaps all silence is an underground river, flowing with unspoken sorrow and unknown regrets.

Xie Gou rubbed her mink hat and telepathically asked Ling Xun, “Do you know the Four Hosts and Guests of Linji, the Five Ranks of Caodong?”

Ling Xun was confused and subconsciously asked her Daoist companion Guo Du, “What is Senior Baijing talking about?”

Guo Du then briefly explained to her, but Guo Du himself had only heard of a few terms and knew they were Buddhist sayings, without understanding their true meaning.

Xie Gou said, “When you return to Fallen Leaf Mountain, remember to talk to me.”

She had long seen the knot in Ling Xun’s cultivation. If she didn’t quickly resolve the primary and secondary aspects, Ling Xun’s desire to enter the Immortal realm, alas, would be as difficult as ascending to the heavens.

Xie Gou happened to have an ancient Daoist technique with a broken lineage that she could impart to Ling Xun, which was somewhat effective. As for success or failure, it depended on Ling Xun’s fortune.

Ling Xun hesitated, not feeling that she had anything to talk about with Baijing. The most important thing was that she was intimidated by the Daoist name “Baijing.”

Guo Du was overjoyed and immediately agreed, thanking this Second Chief Enshrinement of Fallen Leaf Mountain repeatedly. To be honest, it felt absurd that Baijing was an enshrinement.

Xie Gou waved her hand, “We are family; no need for formalities. As the Second Chief of the ancestral mountain, treating the enshrined of the subsidiary sect kindly is a matter of course. You don’t need to thank me.”

Ling Xun didn’t know how to respond. Guo Du was an old hand, and yet

Xie Gou’s official tone made Guo Du and Ling Xun feel awkward, which was normal. Not to mention them, even the Daoist couple Jiang She and Wuyan felt inexplicably strange.

Mei Kan asked her disciple, “If one day, the Hidden Official asks you to go to the Savage Wilds battlefield, how will you answer?”

Mei Dandang thought for a moment and said, “As long as the Hidden Official isn’t deliberately sending me to my death, I can agree.”

Mei Kan suddenly said, “What do you think of Zhu Su?”

Mei Dandang glanced at her. Mei Kan laughed to herself, “No hurry.”

Mei Dandang also repeated “No hurry.”

Mei Kan seemed to have gained some insight and sighed, “The Hidden Official said it well: in cultivation, one first hears the Dharma to know, then practices to prove the Dao, and finally attains the Dao, achieving great freedom.”

Mei Dandang said, “There is naturally a reason why Master Xiao Mo and Senior Baijing are so willing to trust the Hidden Official.”

A cold-tempered woman appeared in the Flower God Temple, accompanied by a shy, sweet-faced girl. Earlier, they had received a “summons” from Aunt Feng. In a flurry, they hastily held a meeting of the Ancestral Hall, truly daring not to waste too much of Aunt Feng’s time, fearing she would misunderstand their arrogance. So, they quickly made a decision and had the two female Flower Gods, holding the blessed land seal, cross continents as “true descent” via the Flower God Temple statue as a ferry point.

Unexpectedly, in addition to Aunt Feng, there was also Wang Zhu, who possessed the triple identity of newly promoted Water Monarch, New Fourteen, and the only True Dragon. The pressure on the two Flower Gods suddenly increased.

They dared not neglect etiquette and voluntarily performed a full curtsy to Aunt Feng and the East Sea Water Monarch. Aunt Feng was indifferent, and Wang Zhu merely nodded in acknowledgment, considering it a return of courtesy.

The atmosphere was clearly a bit heavy. Aunt Feng was the first to speak, smiling, “The Flower Masters of the Blessed Land have personally come, which is very considerate. Good, good, very sincere. It seems we can talk.”

Wang Zhu smiled without smiling.

The woman before them, whose Daoist title was Yuxiao and alias was Luofumeng, was one of the four Destiny Flower Gods of the Hundred Flowers Blessed Land. Her rank was very high, but she was not yet a Flower Master.

The Plum Blossom Flower God said helplessly, “Aunt Feng doesn’t need to deliberately say these things. You and I know clearly that it’s not that the Flower Master doesn’t want to come, but that she doesn’t dare to come.”

Aunt Feng pretended to be surprised and asked, “Doesn’t dare to come? What do you mean? Is it that my reputation on the mountain is too bad, my fierce name is well-known, and she is afraid of falling into a trap and never returning?”

The Plum Blossom Flower God could only offer an additional explanation, “The Flower Master is afraid that if she comes and the negotiation isn’t successful, there will be absolutely no room for maneuver.”

Aunt Feng tsked and shook her head, saying, “You all are still the same.”

Wang Zhu twitched the corners of her mouth. There was a reason why the Hundred Flowers Blessed Land was always suppressed by the Bamboo Sea Cave of Qing Shen Mountain. Cultivation, after all, was not a street brawl where numbers guaranteed an advantage.

However, the Blessed Land side still knew how to behave. Aunt Feng had never been fond of the Blessed Land, but she had a good impression of Luofumeng, who was in charge of plum blossoms in the mortal world. Presumably, the Hundred Flowers Blessed Land’s objective for today’s meeting was not to seek success but to avoid mistakes? Or perhaps this was the typical approach of discussing feelings before discussing business?

Luofumeng indeed didn’t know how to start. Her personality was aloof, and she wasn’t good with words. If it weren’t for respecting the conclusion of the Ancestral Hall meeting, she would absolutely not have gone out this time and personally descended upon this Flower God Temple in the Dali capital. And Aunt Feng also didn’t want to casually make concessions, so the Flower God Temple fell into a complete silence for a while. Wang Zhu was an outsider with nothing to do and casually glanced at the Impatiens Flower God. The young girl had been secretly observing this legendary True Dragon Water Monarch. When their eyes met, she felt guilty as if caught in the act and looked around.

The Hundred Flowers Blessed Land was opened in ancient times, dating back four thousand years, much later than Madam Qing Shen Mountain’s Bamboo Sea Cave. The four Destiny Flower Gods of the Blessed Land, including Luofumeng, had very long Daoist seniority and were all Immortals, but they had never been able to attain the Ascension realm. Moreover, their Immortal realm was merely a facade. Coupled with the nature of their Daoist foundation, they were inherently averse to fighting and killing. Outside the Blessed Land, accidents were prone to happen. In history, there were several tragic cases of Flower Gods going out to play, having their whereabouts known by mountain flower thieves, and being meticulously trapped and captured.

However, the current Flower Master of the Blessed Land was a latecomer who surpassed the previous ones, both in status and realm, becoming the only Ascension realm cultivator in the Hundred Flowers Blessed Land. She was truly a solution to a dire situation, just like Liu Tui to Furui Continent.

In her early years, an unknown master helped her with a divination, and the comment was “a rising star.”

Right on the mark.

At this moment, Madam Tuoyan, who was watching the ceremony on the city wall, and Nianxin, who was working at the Imperial Advisor’s mansion, arrived at the Flower God Temple simultaneously.

Madam Tuoyan came here because she sensed the aura of the Flower God Temple and wanted to reminisce with her sister Yuxiao. Nianxin, however, had received subtle instructions from Chen Pingan to come here and act impartially.

Madam Tuoyan did not recognize this seamstress from the prison of the Sword Qi Great Wall in her early years, but Nianxin knew Madam Tuoyan thoroughly. She introduced herself and explained her purpose.

Madam Tuoyan breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed the young Hidden Official still adhered to the code of the jianghu. As expected, doing business with him was indeed reassuring.

In the prison managed by the old deaf man in the Sword Qi Great Wall, Nianxin once told Chen Pingan a story. She had fortunately captured a Nascent Soul realm “flower thief” from the mountains and, according to the rules, exchanged it for a “reward” in the Hundred Flowers Blessed Land, obtaining a crucial magic treasure. If not for this item, she would never have survived the journey to Inverted Mountain and entered the Sword Qi Great Wall.

When the Hundred Flowers Blessed Land gave her the magic treasure, they clearly saw that her Daoist foundation as a seamstress was that of a demonic outsider that everyone wished to eliminate. They probably also knew about her bloody deeds of single-handedly destroying an immortal manor? However, the Hundred Flowers Blessed Land never revealed a single bit of information from beginning to end. Therefore, for so many years, Nianxin had always held the Hundred Flowers Blessed Land in high regard.

For Nianxin, repaying debts was a matter of course. A life of arduous cultivation, besides gradually ascending and enjoying the scenery of the Great Dao, is nothing more than repaying kindness and collecting debts.

Therefore, after hearing the young Hidden Official’s telepathic message, Nianxin explicitly stated that she would definitely favor the Blessed Land. If the Imperial Advisor’s mansion truly wanted to handle the matter impartially and pursue the maximum benefit, they could send Rong Yu to the Flower God Temple instead. However, Chen Pingan merely smiled and said that she was the most suitable person.

As for Madam Tuoyan, the owner of Plum Blossom Garden, one of the four private residences on Inverted Mountain, her perilous escape to Inverted Mountain that year was also thanks to the secret assistance of the Hundred Flowers Blessed Land.

After that, when Madam Tuoyan rose to prominence on Inverted Mountain, the Hundred Flowers Blessed Land never mentioned this matter and had no intention of building connections with Plum Blossom Garden. This is the epitome of a gentleman giving favors without expecting repayment.

After Nianxin and the others entered the main hall and greeted them, Aunt Feng’s eyes were resentful. “Oh, the person acting as mediator has arrived so quickly. I’m almost confused as to whose territory Dali is.”

Now that the Dragon Elephant Sword Sect is a subsidiary sect of Fallen Leaf Mountain, Madam Tuoyan has naturally become a registered cultivator of Fallen Leaf Mountain. Nianxin is even more of the young Hidden Official’s own person. She even sat on the second chair of the penal official lineage in Ascension City and could even become a reserve disciplinary elder of Fallen Leaf Mountain in the future.

Wang Zhu smiled slightly, “Aunt Feng, when wasn’t the Flower God Temple the domain of the Flower Gods?”

Aunt Feng suddenly realized.

Luofumeng felt utterly helpless. It was said that the younger generation who came out of Pearl of the Dragon Cave had a lot of strange remarks.

The Impatiens Flower God was the most simple-minded one. She actually didn’t perceive the subtle tensions and undercurrents here. The young Flower God simply wanted to take this opportunity to personally thank Sword Immortal Chen, whose home was in Bottle gourd Continent. She was very familiar with Madam Tuoyan. The last time at the Middle Earth Confucian Temple, it was thanks to Madam Tuoyan’s matchmaking that she “bought” a brilliant plan from Sword Immortal Chen at a very low price. After meeting Madam Tuoyan, she blinked her eyes, her mind not on important matters. She had come here in a daze anyway. She secretly said telepathically, “Sister Tuoyan, I finally saw the real Wang Zhu! I haven’t been able to chat with her yet, allow me to muster some courage. I must say something to her today, otherwise it wouldn’t be a worthwhile trip, and I can go back and brag to my sisters…”

Madam Tuoyan knew that Wang Zhu’s personality was stubborn and notoriously unpredictable in her moods. Let alone cultivators going out to sea, even the owners of the several water mansions who were her colleagues seemed unwilling to interact with the East Sea Water Mansion. Madam Tuoyan dared not let the young girl continue speaking and had to steel herself to remind her telepathically, “Water Monarch Wang’s realm is high enough to hear your telepathic thoughts.”

The Impatiens Flower God had a blank expression. “Ah? Doesn’t that mean we’re already chatting?”

Wang Zhu deliberately put on a stern face and said, “Who says not.”

The young girl immediately looked at Wang Zhu, her two fingers clasped and swept across her lips, indicating her attitude: she would not say another word.

Wang Zhu narrowed her eyes and smiled, imitating her gesture, lightly sweeping with her two fingers. Madam Tuoyan was bewildered, not understanding the meaning of Wang Zhu’s gesture, carefully pondering whether it was a reminder for the young girl not to speak too much… Instead, the Impatiens Flower God suddenly understood in her heart and was overjoyed. Water Monarch Wang was saying that the closed door could be reopened, and they might as well chat more! Seeing that she was sensible, Wang Zhu’s smile deepened.

The incense-burning pilgrims who came and went, visiting the main hall of the Flower God Temple, simply regarded them as female family members of wealthy families in the capital.

Wang Zhu felt a little感慨 deep down. She didn’t know who said it, but when one’s realm is high, the world becomes small, and former fellow Daoists all become juniors.

Doesn’t she see the Impatiens Flower God like a child? Seeing the young girl’s innocence and charm, she can’t help but feel a fondness?

The grudges and affections that were once hard to let go of, looking back, are all like children playing house, laughing loudly, crying loudly, and laughing again after crying. Today’s sorrow and tomorrow’s tantrums will never carry over to the next day.

Wang Zhu sighed softly, composed herself, and smiled as she invited the young girl with whom she felt an instant connection, “Come play at the Water Mansion when you have time. I will personally accompany you.”

The Impatiens Flower God nodded vigorously like a chick pecking at rice. The word “polite” was not in her dictionary.

First the chivalrous and righteous Sword Immortal Chen, then the approachable Water Monarch Wang, there are so many good people in Bottle gourd Continent!

By the way, weren’t they next-door neighbors in the same alley? That explains it.

Wang Zhu sensed the young girl’s thoughts and seemed to find it even more interesting, laughing heartily.

Aunt Feng asked with a smile, “Since I have already given the knot to Chen Pingan, and the Blessed Land has come to visit, Miss Nianxin, will you represent Chen Pingan, and we can discuss this matter together?”

Nianxin nodded, “Yes.”

Luofumeng frowned slightly and asked directly, “May I ask where Sword Immortal Chen is?”

Wang Zhu yawned and casually said, “Busy being the Imperial Advisor.”