Chapter 54
"Junior Sister!"
Upon hearing the familiar call, the little figure turned around, two sweet dimples appearing on her face. Like a cheerful little bird, she ran towards him, excitedly handing him a sugar figurine. "Third Senior Brother, look! This is the sugar figurine I bought for you, it's very sweet!"
As the Little Bean spoke, he gestured for him to squat down and fed him the sugar figurine, giving him a taste.
It is indeed very sweet.
What should he do? Should he blame her for running off and making him worry, or thank her for the candy figurine she prepared for him?
Ye Qingchuan, who was usually sharp-tongued, couldn't utter a single harsh word in this situation. In the end, he simply flicked her nose lightly and said, "Don't run around like that next time, or you'll worry your senior brother to death."
His deep, magnetic voice was tinged with a tenderness that even he himself was unaware of.
Suddenly, a loud bang ripped through the sky, and fireworks lit up the sky above the capital. The dazzling fireworks soared into the air, like a waterfall cascading down or a hundred flowers blooming.
Everyone stopped, looked up, and didn't want to miss a single second of this dazzling beauty.
"Senior brother, I wish we could come to the Mortal World realm together every year to admire the lanterns, eat glutinous rice balls, and watch fireworks." The Little Bean clasped his hands together and made a wish to the night sky: [May the Cloudsky Sect survive the future calamities, and may my loved ones be forever safe.]
"Me too." Ye Qingchuan's Auspicious Phoenix Eyes were filled with a smile. For the first time, he felt that being alive was such a wonderful thing.
It's so nice to have someone by my side.
Ye Qingchuan: Once you put on my Floral Hairpin, you'll be my wife when you grow up.
Ye Zhenzhen:...
She's not even 5 years old yet, and you're already trying to trick her into becoming a child bride?
I'm really a country bumpkin author, but I love this chapter I wrote so much. I enjoy admiring the colorful lanterns, watching the fireworks, and having handsome guys by my side.
Chapter 54
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Beginning of spring.
On Cloudsky Mountain, that woman, as aloof and beautiful as a red plum blossom, reappeared.
It's Jiang Wan.
This time, she came to see Ye Qinghui again, but not for herself, but for the sisters of the Immortal-Ending Hall.
Previously, there had been incidents of women disappearing in the Cultivation World, and recently these incidents have become more frequent, especially in the Immortal-Ending Hall where Jiang Wan is located, where several female disciples have disappeared without a trace near Mist Marsh Mountain.
Initially, only a few female disciples suddenly disappeared without a trace. Later, the Immortal-Ending Hall sent dozens more female disciples to Mist Marsh Mountain to search for the missing disciples, but none of them returned alive.
What's wrong with these disciples? Could some kind of monster have taken up residence on Mist Marsh Mountain?
For the sake of her sisters in the sect, Jiang Wan resolutely decided to go to Mist Marsh Mountain to find out what was going on. However, the elders of the Immortal-Ending Hall were worried that she might not return, so they ordered her to find people from the Five Great Sects to help her go together.
The first person she thought of was Ye Qinghui of the Cloudsky Sect.
Ye Qinghui readily agreed.
Previously, he had been paying attention to the disappearances of women in the Cultivation World, but because they were scattered and there was no connection or clue between them, he was at a loss. Now that he knew there was something strange about the area near Mist Marsh Mountain, he had to go and investigate.
Ye Qinghui, who diligently cultivates day and night, has now reached the Late Void Refinement. His Swordsmanship has also improved significantly, allowing him to rival not only ordinary sect disciples but also many sect Sect Leader.
With him leading the investigation, the elders of the Immortal-Ending Hall felt very reassured.
Ye Zhenzhen had read the original book and knew that Immortal Venerable Shen and His Son must be behind this.
As early as when the Five Divine Artifacts were handed over to the Five Great Sects, the Heavenly Gods established a rule that the Five Great Sects must properly safeguard the Five Divine Artifacts and must not use them for cultivation without authorization, otherwise they would suffer a backlash.
In order to rapidly advance their cultivation, Immortal Venerable Shen and His Son secretly used the Primordial Chaos Pearl, one of the Five Divine Artifacts, for cultivation. After their bodies were injected with too much forbidden power, they needed Furnace to release the evil fire and achieve yin-yang balance to prevent being devoured by the power of the divine artifact. As for those missing women, they must have been imprisoned by Immortal Venerable Shen and His Son and used as Furnace until they were exhausted.
However, Ye Zhenzhen did not have direct evidence for this, and all the current signs pointed to Mist Marsh Mountain. It would be better to investigate the connection with everyone first, and then rightfully call on all sects to wipe out Immortal Venerable Shen and His Son.
Therefore, the Cloudsky Sect sent Ye Qinghui, Ye Qingyao, and Ye Qingchuan to Mist Marsh Mountain with Jiang Wan, and Ye Zhenzhen insisted on going along as well.
The group boarded Flying Boat and soon arrived above Mist Marsh Mountain.
Looking down from the Flying Boat, Mist Marsh Mountain was shrouded in mist, as if veiled by a light gauze. The group Flying Boat and slowly proceeded forward.
The strange rocks and trees in the mountains are partially hidden, giving people a sense of mystery and enchantment.
"This place looks like a fairyland, but it hides monsters that eat you," Ye Qinghui reminded everyone. "Be careful along the way, don't wander off, and don't get separated from the group."
As we wound our way along the mountain path, we saw small, silvery-white flowers that shimmered with a faint silvery glow on both sides of the trail. A single flower might not be particularly noticeable, but when clusters of them were tightly intertwined, they became especially striking in the thick fog that the sunlight could not penetrate.
"What beautiful and unique little silver flowers!" Ye Zhenzhen couldn't help but stop and admire the pretty flowers for a few more moments, but Ye Qingyao forcibly pulled her away, saying, "Junior Sister, these flowers look a bit strange, you can't touch them."
"Okay." The Little Bean regretfully withdrew his hand that was about to pick the flower.
Unexpectedly, the deeper we went into the mountains, the more and more silvery-white wildflowers appeared, covering both sides of the mountain road in large patches, shimmering in the thick fog, making it difficult to keep our eyes open.
"Oh no! The light from these silver flowers is a hallucinogen!" Ye Qinghui shouted. He was just about to tell everyone to "close their eyes" when their vision became blurry with multiple lights and shadows.
"You're right." A sudden, alluring female voice echoed through the valley. "But it's too late. The cultivation levels of all of you are incredibly high, which is quite unexpected and delightful. That woman in green actually has an extremely Yin constitution, and even that tiny little girl is brimming with rich Spiritual Qi. They'll be overjoyed when they see you."