"I didn't expect everyone to be here," Lu Zheng said with a smile.
Shen Ying smiled as well. "I had them added. After all, if it were only me, it would look too lonely and lack any grandeur."
By then, everyone had arrived before the main hall of Peach Blossom Shrine. The plaque above the hall bore an inscription from the previous prefect of Yizhou. At the center of the hall stood a life-sized statue of the Peach Blossom Fairy, eighty percent similar to Shen Ying.
Yet what drew everyone's eyes most was a stone stele at the front left of the main hall's entrance, upon which a poem had been carved.
"Peach Blossoms"
Peach trees lush and young, their blossoms blazing bright. When this maiden goes to her new home, she will bring harmony to her household.
Peach trees lush and young, their fruit hanging full and rich. When this maiden goes to her new home, she will bring harmony to her family.
Peach trees lush and young, their leaves thick and dense. When this maiden goes to her new home, she will bring harmony to her kin.
Si Lingxi examined the stele closely. Then her gaze shifted, and she extended a finger to flick it lightly.
The next moment, the stele emitted a soft, gleaming radiance. It flickered twice, then vanished.
The corners of Shen Ying's lips curved up. "Palace Mistress, you noticed it?"
Si Lingxi nodded. "It has remarkable potential. If it need not be moved, then leave it be."
Shen Ying smiled. "I understand."
Wang Xiaowan and Yi QianQian's cultivation was far too weak, and they looked utterly baffled. Du YueYao only half understood, but Lu Zheng and Liu Qingyan saw it clearly.
Bathed in incense offerings day after day, this stone stele had already