Chapter 913
After leaving Jade Capital, Tao Dingfu boarded a Creator flying vessel and headed south to avoid inspection. Crossing the void and passing over continents, he made his way toward Jingqiu Upper Continent.
After passing Yiluo Upper Continent, he continued south along the vast Desolate Domain. After five days of flight, he arrived amid a range of beautiful mountains.
There stood an exceptionally striking white-jade palace atop a high platform deep within a valley. It was surrounded by clustered flowers and evergreen trees, while flocks of phoenix birds nested there, their clear calls ringing through the air.
From the information he had received earlier, Mei Yiyao, his junior sister, loved cultivating rare plants and raising young exotic beasts. Thus, she had established a Hundred Treasures Garden and usually lived here alone. As for the particulars, he had not asked closely.
As the flying vessel approached, he sent a talisman into the palace. After a while, a stone mirror within turned, releasing a beam of welcoming light. Guided by it, the vessel slowly came to rest upon a mooring platform.
Once he disembarked, he saw a beautiful woman standing not far away, graceful in bearing, with features as lovely as a painting and a gentle, refined air. Her hair was gathered behind her head, her black silken locks falling straight to her heels. She wore a goose-yellow Daoist robe and held a jade horsetail whisk. Its jade hue beautifully matched the creamy white of the back of her hand showing from her sleeve.
Upon seeing Tao Dingfu, the woman gave a deep curtsy and said, "Senior Brother Tao has come from afar, yet this little sister failed to welcome you from a distance. Forgive my discourtesy."
Tao Dingfu returned the salute. "Junior Sister, you are too polite."
Mei Yiyao looked