The Old Woman at the Market

"I'll give the Divine Feather Dynasty one year. If I don't receive your surrender within a year, I'll personally make you bow down and submit."

Ling Mu didn't want to waste any more words with Yuhua Ji. After leaving this threat, he turned and left the area.

Yuhua Ji watched Ling Mu leave, but a cold smile spread across his face. He looked down at the incense in his hand and muttered to himself, "If you have the guts, then come. Let's see who's afraid of whom then."

Three days later.

Li Zhōujūn was still in seclusion in the secret chamber of Yunju Mountain, continuously refining his foundation.

Meanwhile, Sū Nán, along with her junior sister Lu Zhining, changed into ordinary clothes and went down the mountain to sightsee.

"Junior Sister, let me tell you, there are so many fun places near Dao Tian Sect. Today, your Senior Sister will take you to the nearest market," Sū Nán said to Lu Zhining with a smile, her eyes narrowed.

"Okay," Lu Zhining replied with a smile.

As the two arrived at a nearby market, they saw a limping old woman wailing on the ground.

The old woman's skin was like withered wood, and her fingernails were covered in dirt. She looked utterly pathetic.

Sū Nán stepped forward to help her up.

The old woman said gratefully, "Thank you, young lady."

"You're welcome, you're welcome," Sū Nán said shyly.

"Young lady, you are truly kind. I live nearby," the old woman said. "Young lady, why don't you see this good deed through to the end and escort me home? Can you?"

"Ah..." Sū Nán was taken aback, but being kind-hearted, she agreed. "Alright."

"Thank you, young lady. You're so kind," the old woman said again, full of gratitude.

This made Sū Nán feel a bit embarrassed.

Seeing this, Lu Zhining joined Sū Nán in helping the old woman, and they walked towards her home as the old woman directed.

At the same time.

A graceful woman wearing a bamboo hat and white clothes frowned as she watched the scene.

"I didn't expect to encounter an evil cultivator at this market. Those two little girls are likely in grave danger. However, one of them has a Saint-grade Ice Spirit Root, and the other has the Taiyin Body. It might be good to form a connection. It wouldn't hurt to help them."

The woman in white thought to herself.

Her name was Mu Hongyan. She was once a Tribulation Stage cultivator. Just as she was about to succeed in her tribulation and ascend to the Mahayana stage, she was ambushed by her most trusted disciple, leading to her demise.

When she woke up again, she had possessed the body of a young beggar from three thousand years later. Her disciple had already ascended to immortality.

In just a few years, using the beggar girl's mediocre talent, she had cultivated to the Golden Core stage. She vowed that she would ascend to the immortal realm and have a good "chat" with her disciple.

Today, she had come to this market to find some cultivation resources, but she didn't expect to witness the scene just now: two young girls with heaven-defying talent helping up a female evil cultivator who had fallen to the ground.

Thinking this, Mu Hongyan followed them.

At the same time.

Sū Nán and Lu Zhining had helped the old woman to a dilapidated cottage in a corner.

"Grandma, is this your home? We've arrived, so we'll be going now." Sū Nán felt uneasy as the corner looked gloomy. She pulled Lu Zhining, intending to bid farewell to the old woman.

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Unexpectedly, a strange glint flashed in the old woman's eyes, and she said, "Young ladies, you are kind people. You helped me home without asking for anything in return. Please do me a favor and come inside for a cup of hot tea."

"This..."

Sū Nán hesitated.

Just then, the door of the house opened.

A dull-looking middle-aged man's head poked out. The man had a runny nose and said foolishly to the old woman, "Mother, you're back."

As he spoke, the middle-aged man saw Sū Nán and Lu Zhining.

Upon seeing the two girls who looked like celestial beings, the middle-aged man instantly blushed.

The old woman saw this and reprimanded, "Dà Guā, if these two young ladies hadn't saved me, I would have died on the road. Why aren't you quickly opening the door to let the young ladies in to sit?"

"Okay, Mother!" the middle-aged man named Dà Guā quickly agreed.

The old woman said to Sū Nán and Lu Zhining with an embarrassed expression, "Young ladies, I'm sorry. My son has been slow-witted since birth."

"It's alright, it's alright," Sū Nán quickly replied.

"You two, please come in and sit," the old woman invited enthusiastically.

Seeing the old woman's warmth, Sū Nán and Lu Zhining exchanged helpless glances and could only follow the old woman into the dim room.

As soon as they entered, the old woman nimbly closed the door. While pouring them hot tea, she said, "Young ladies, my home is poor and dilapidated. Please don't laugh at me."

"Don't worry, Grandma, we won't laugh at you," Sū Nán said.

"Young lady, you are truly a good person," the old woman said again, tears of gratitude flowing.

Sū Nán felt a little embarrassed.

"Young lady, seeing how kind your heart is, like a living Bodhisattva, why don't you grant me one more wish? Then I can die with no regrets," the old woman said, her face filled with tears.

"What is it?" Sū Nán asked.

"Young lady, can you promise me first?" the old woman said.

"Grandma, you have to tell us first, then we'll know if we can help," Lu Zhining replied.

"As long as this young lady is willing, you can definitely help," the old woman said, her eyes fixed on Su Nan.

"Master told me not to agree to others easily. Grandma, you should explain first. If I can, I'll do my best," Su Nan said.

Unexpectedly, the old woman suddenly knelt on the ground with a thud and kowtowed to Su Nan. "Little girl, I want to hold my grandson before I die, but no young lady here fancies me. Why don't you help me out?"

"How can I possibly do that?!" Su Nan exclaimed, her face paling.

Upon hearing this, the old woman's expression changed drastically. "Young lady, you said you would do your best to help. If I can't hold my grandson before I die, I will die with regret."

Su Nan's mouth twitched as she glanced at the dim-witted, snot-nosed man, then back at the old woman. She sighed, "Grandma, I can do my best for other things, but I can't sacrifice myself to help. I'm afraid I cannot fulfill this request. Please get up quickly."

At this moment, Lu Zhining also frowned. This old woman was being rather pushy.

"Young lady, if you don't agree, I'll have to resort to some despicable means," the old woman said sinisterly.

Su Nan and Lu Zhining froze the moment the old woman's words fell.

The old woman then stood up from the ground, exuding an incredibly cold aura.

"Golden Core cultivator!"

Su Nan and Lu Zhining were both greatly alarmed.