This Young Lady's Wooden Puppet Is The Prettiest

The Golden Emperor Ant couldn't stand it any longer, thinking Xu Yan was an idiot when it came to romance. It reminded him, "Master, that woman is clearly interested in you."

This monster, having lived for who knows how many years, could tell at a glance that it was a young girl's crush. Yet, Xu Yan was still there, foolishly unable to tell what was going on.

Xu Yan looked at the Golden Emperor Ant on the table and said, "Little Gold, that's unlikely, right? She's a genuine cultivator. Even if she's just a minor cultivator, she's beautiful. There's no reason she'd be interested in me."

Love between a cultivator and a mortal? It sounded a bit fantastical.

"Are you kidding me? Do you think I could be wrong?" the Golden Emperor Ant cursed. "That woman is clearly interested in you. Of course, whether you're interested in her is another matter."

It had always disliked interfering in others' relationships, but Xu Yan was just too foolish, so it couldn't help but offer a reminder.

What happened next was up to Xu Yan.

Anyway, it thought the woman named Qin Yudie was quite nice, just lacking in cultivation talent.

Xu Yan didn't pay much attention. "Forget it. Let fate decide such things. I've long prepared myself to be alone for life."

There was a hint of dejection in his eyes. His inability to cultivate was the greatest regret in his heart.

Su Jiuer looked at Xu Yan, her mind racing through countless thoughts. Finally, she slumped onto the table, looking listless.

In an extremely dark mountain valley, a woman with long, wine-red hair sat on a throne. She listened to her subordinate's report and slowly opened her blood-red eyes, looking coldly at the thousands of people in the valley.

The valley was deathly quiet. The sound of hurried breaths could be heard, creating an oppressive atmosphere.

A moment later, a white-haired old man respectfully said to the alluring and seductive wine-red-haired demon, "Protector, your subordinate is willing to go to the Southern Domain to retrieve the Heaven and Earth Chessboard!"

He was an elder of the Evil God Palace, a powerhouse who had surpassed the Sea of Consciousness Realm.

There were thousands of people in the valley, all elites of the Evil God Palace. The lowest among them were hall masters.

The blood-colored woman on the throne looked at the elder and said coldly, "According to the news from the Southern Domain, there's a reclusive expert there. Hall Master Mu was also injured by that reclusive expert, and the Heaven and Earth Chessboard was also given to someone else by that reclusive expert."

"Do you have the confidence to defeat that reclusive expert?"

The Evil God Palace was everywhere. They had many people in the Southern Domain, some hidden within major powers as informants.

Therefore, the Evil God Palace had very up-to-date information and could often avoid crises in advance.

The Evil God Palace elder replied, "Replying to Protector, your subordinate believes that the cultivators in the Southern Domain have low cultivation and were intimidated by a cultivator with slightly higher cultivation. There shouldn't be any reclusive experts."

He was an elder of the Evil God Palace and had lived for an unknown number of years. He had never encountered any reclusive experts.

He believed that stories of reclusive experts were all lies. He wondered which cultivator wouldn't strive for cultivation but would instead live in seclusion like a mortal.

If one wanted to live in seclusion, they might as well honestly be a mortal and avoid the various disputes among cultivators.

"No, I'll go myself!"

The woman on the throne refused, a cold glint appearing in her blood-red eyes.

She wanted to see what kind of reclusive expert dared to snatch the Heaven and Earth Chessboard from her. They were simply tired of living.

"Protector, such a small matter can be handled by your subordinate. Why must Protector personally take action?" another elder said.

It was well-known that the Southern Domain was not a powerful region; it could at most be considered average, incomparable to the Central Domain, where the cultivation civilization was most prosperous.

Therefore, he believed that no matter how high the reclusive expert in the Southern Domain was, they couldn't be that high, and likely not higher than him.

The woman on the throne's gaze was cold. "I said I'm going myself. Are you questioning me?"

As soon as she spoke, a powerful pressure emanated throughout the valley, making it difficult for the hall masters and branch masters to breathe.

The elder who had just spoken immediately knelt on the ground, begging for mercy. "I spoke out of turn. I beg Protector for forgiveness!"

His entire body trembled. This Protector was the most terrifying person in the Evil God Palace, a ruthless killer who would kill even their own people if displeased.

Yet, the Protector was also incredibly powerful, so much so that even the Palace Master couldn't do anything about her.

"Enough, I have no interest in wasting time with you here."

The woman said coldly. By the time her voice fell, her figure had already vanished from the throne.

The oppressive aura in the entire valley instantly disappeared without a trace. Some hall masters and branch masters gasped for air, having nearly suffocated moments ago.

The Protector was too terrifying!

After cleaning up for Xu Yan, Jiang Li looked at him expectantly and said, "Divine Doctor Xu, I'm going to participate in the Tianren Sect's test tomorrow. Will you come?"

Time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, tomorrow was the day the Tianren Sect would recruit disciples, and he was becoming nervous.

He worried that if he failed the test, he would disappoint his mother, Divine Doctor Xu, and himself.

"I will go. Don't be nervous, relax, and everything will be fine," Xu Yan said to comfort him.

He didn't know if Jiang Li had any cultivation talent, but he noticed that Jiang Li's physique seemed much stronger than that of ordinary people.

However, as long as Jiang Li had cultivation talent, he should be able to enter the Tianren Sect smoothly. He had already spoken to Qin Yudie and Qin Tian, but he didn't know what positions the people they knew held in the Tianren Sect or how powerful they were.

But they were probably not significant figures. The Tianren Sect was a major sect, even he, a mortal, knew that. And Qin Tian and Qin Yudie were just minor cultivators who were worse than him at playing chess and drinking.

"Okay!"

Seeing that Xu Yan would go tomorrow, Jiang Li was very happy and no longer as nervous.

He wasn't just nervous about failing the test, but also about going to a Cultivator's Sect. It was a completely new and unfamiliar environment, and he felt a bit intimidated going alone.

"Go back and get a good night's rest," Xu Yan said with a smile.

He could feel Jiang Li's dependence on him, as if he were treating him like an older brother.

He didn't dislike this feeling; in fact, he found it quite pleasant to be relied upon, to be needed.

"Mhm!"

Jiang Li left, carrying his expectations for the future.

Watching Jiang Li's figure gradually disappear down the street, Xu Yan smiled and returned to his shop.

Then, he took out the carving knife rewarded by the system and began his Carving.

He wanted to give Jiang Li a gift as a reward for becoming a Cultivator.

Half an hour later, a very exquisite Wooden Puppet was carved.

The Wooden Puppet was none other than Jiang Li. He intended to give Jiang Li a Wooden Puppet in his own likeness.

Su Jiuer looked at Jiang Li's Wooden Puppet and hugged her own Wooden Puppet.

She secretly thought to herself, My Wooden Puppet is still the prettiest!