The Nine Heavens.
The Soaring Cloud Palace.
"Daoist friend Qing He, please have Miaoguan come here," Purple Heaven Immortal Lord said to the woman in a green dress beside him.
"Yes!" the woman in the green dress replied with a nod.
Then she closed her eyes.
A few breaths later, she opened them.
"Immortal Lord, I've notified Miaoguan."
"Mm." Purple Heaven Immortal Lord nodded slightly, then took his seat and closed his eyes to rest.
For a while, silence fell over the hall.
A few breaths later.
"Immortal Lord, is there some arrangement behind summoning Miaoguan here?" the woman in the green dress asked tentatively.
"Taking an Immortal Pill to ransom Jiuxiao, Miaoguan is the most suitable choice," Purple Heaven Immortal Lord replied.
"Immortal Lord, why is that?" Confusion showed in the woman's eyes.
"Miaoguan has exceptional looks. In the eyes of mortals, she would be a celestial maiden from heaven. The same task would have a very different effect if Miaoguan did it rather than Wang Yu."
"I understand!" The woman in the green dress immediately understood.
Just then.
"Miaoguan requests an audience with the Immortal Lord."
Her voice, like a clear spring flowing, came from outside the hall.
"Come in!" Purple Heaven Immortal Lord opened his eyes and spoke.
Everyone in the hall turned to look toward the entrance of the Soaring Cloud Palace.
A woman in a plain white dress stepped through the doorway.
Her face was exquisite, her long hair fell like a waterfall, her brows were like distant mountains, and her eyes like autumn waters.
Her steps were light. Though she seemed to walk unhurriedly, in an instant she had reached the middle of the hall.
"Greetings, Immortal Lord!"
"Greetings to all the seniors!"
Miaoguan inclined herself slightly and greeted everyone in the hall.
"Miaoguan,