Minor Cold
It was now the Lesser Cold season.
In Xiushui Village, every household is cooking five-grain porridge to offer to Heaven and Earth, and to worship their ancestors, expressing gratitude for the bounty of Heaven and Earth and for the protection of their ancestors.
The village was filled with the rich aroma of grains and cereals.
This year's Lesser Cold was quite cold, and everyone in the village wore cotton-padded coats.
Many flowers, plants, and trees along the roadside and on the mountain have begun to enter their dormant period.
This year has been a rare good year for the Xiushui Village.
Although there were floods and forced labor.
But this year, almost every household was able to cook a pot of thick multigrain porridge and buy two feet of new cloth to make a new dress for the elderly in the family.
As soon as Liu Yunan returned, Jiang Youfu fed him a bowl of fragrant multigrain porridge.
It also used some of the spirit grain produced by their spirit fields.
So delicious that Liu Yunan didn't even bother to rest or share his delivery trip with everyone, he just held up the bowl and shouted:
"Another bowl, please!"
That day happened to be the day Lingxian Dining Seat its dishes.
So, at the village's dining hall, now just bare grapevines, today's dish is multigrain porridge.
But no one thought this appearance was ugly or lacked the air of a celestial being.
On the contrary, some people have written poems and painted pictures here, fully expressing the natural and simple charm of the place.
The moment the five-grain porridge appeared.
Outside Lingxian Dining Seat, people who had been waiting for a long time rushed to put their one hundred taels into the small bamboo basket.
Then, amidst the envious gazes of others, I stepped inside.
It was around this time.
Their Lingxian Sect Sect's name finally spread officially throughout the capital's imperial court.
Almost immediately after the court session ended, the leaders of the Cloud and Mist Sect and the Clear River Sect stationed in the capital received the news and immediately sent messages back to their respective sects.
We won't discuss for now what the two sects thought when they received this news.
This news has now been received only by the Shangyang Sect, which is far to the east of the Pusi Kingdom.
After all, everyone in the Shangyang Sect's territory is currently planning to rebuild the sect, and they've even held several meetings to discuss the new name of the sect. How could they possibly send a message to the Shangyang Sect that has been usurped?
The imperial court had no intention of completely severing ties with the Shangyang Sect, which had changed its leader.
Although they did not reply to the official documents sent by the imperial court.
But they haven't directly stated that they will no longer support the royal family, have they?
After all, this is a sect led by a Nascent Soul Cultivator, and the imperial court doesn't want to let it go as long as there's even the slightest possibility of winning them over.
Since the Shangyang Sect's current location within the capital is no longer considered the Shangyang Sect's actual location, the imperial court still politely sent them an official document regarding the new sect, Lingxian Sect.
However, the slowest delivery speed was chosen.
Inside the palace.
More than a month has passed since Li Zhouxuan last consulted their royal ancestor.
He received an imperial edict from the patriarch while he was inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, summoning him to come over.
So he immediately rushed to the Feather Palace, which was the palace where the Ancestor resided.
On the way, Li Zhouxuan was still somewhat surprised.
Why did our ancestor emerge from seclusion so quickly this time?
The emergence of a new sect, while a significant event, is not considered an urgent matter.
In the past, unless it was an urgent matter, the patriarch who was in seclusion would either ignore it or wait six months to a year before emerging from seclusion to let them come and talk.
Unexpectedly, this time she was released after only a little over a month.
As he pondered this, he stepped into the Feather Palace after giving his announcement.
"Zhouxuan greets the Ancestor."
Inside the magnificent palace, a Daoist priest with a full head of white hair and a long, neatly trimmed beard that reached the ground was sitting cross-legged in the very center of the room.
Seeing Li Zhouxuan enter, he nodded slightly:
"Hmm, where is the new sect located?"
The old patriarch always preferred to get straight to the point, Li Zhouxuan, well aware of this, respectfully cupped his hands and replied:
"Reporting to the Ancestor, the new sect is located in a small village called Xiushui Village, under the Hufang Province."
Upon hearing this, the Li Clan Ancestor pondered for a moment and then said:
"Is it the one in Emerald Peak Town?"
Li Zhouxuan lowered his head and replied, "That's right."
Every so often, the Li Clan Ancestor would send over a detailed map so he could carefully examine the beautiful land that the Li Household had protected.
He would also send people to travel to various places and bring back detailed descriptions of the local customs and traditions.
Although he had been in seclusion in the capital for many years and had not left the capital in order to improve his cultivation and maintain the royal status of the Li Clan.
But this did not diminish his love for this land.
This is the empire his mother built.
Therefore, he can say that although he hasn't set foot in any of the places in the country for a century, he still knows them like the back of his hand.
Then the Li Clan Ancestor nodded to Li Zhouxuan and said:
"I'm planning to travel around soon, and I'll take a look at Xiushui Village while I'm at it."
"Could it be that you've broken through?" Li Zhouxuan was somewhat surprised, because the ancestor had said during his seclusion that he wouldn't emerge until he broke through to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.
But then they saw the Li Clan Ancestor shake his head with a calm expression:
"No. But these years of seclusion haven't been very useful. I think it's time to go out and travel."
Upon hearing this, Li Zhouxuan immediately replied respectfully:
"Zhouxuan will arrange your trip right away."
However Li Clan Ancestor said:
"No need. I'll go out by myself."
Seeing that the patriarch had said so, Li Zhouxuan naturally stopped insisting.
After all, his ancestor was Nascent Soul expert, not a frail old man who couldn't even kill a chicken.
So he then withdrew at the patriarch's signal.
Meanwhile, in the general's mansion in the capital, Mo Yuanjiao was also packing his bags.
Not only Mo Yuanjiao, but even General Mo is being dealt with.
Because of Mo Yuanjiao's strong invitation, General Mo plans to go with Mo Yuanjiao to visit his Lingxian Sect this time.
As for Old Madam Mo, it was due to her health condition. Mo Yuanjiao was worried that she would have health problems after traveling in such cold weather and enduring the long journey.
Although I gave my grandmother the Foundation-Fortifying Origin-Nurturing Pill given to me by my sect leader senior brother when I returned this time.
However, that elixir only strengthens the body and cannot truly make mortals ignore their age.
So Mo Yuanjiao planned to wait until next spring to come and take his grandmother over.
Regardless of whether one cultivates or not, there is a sect's Spirit Vein there, and the surrounding area is rich in Spiritual Qi, making it a good place for mortals to live out their old age in peace.
Old Madam Mo wasn't going, Madam Mo didn't go either.
She said she would stay home to take care of her mother.
Mo Yuanjiao wasn't in a hurry.
Anyway, my mother isn't that old, so there's no rush.
Let's wait for his father to go and check it out first, and then he'll come back and recommend it to everyone in the family.
That's right, he has that much confidence in their sect.
Because it was close to the Lunar New Year, the imperial court sealed the seals.
That's why General Mo had time to go out.
He definitely doesn't have time on weekdays.
Therefore, in order to accommodate General Mo's annual leave, Mo Yuanjiao will not be able to spend the Spring Festival at home this year.
Fortunately, he is not an only child.
There are still older brothers and sisters in the family, and the grandmother and mother still have children and grandchildren to enjoy their company.
So, the father and son, along with Mo Que, bid farewell to Old Madam Mo and Madam Mo on the morning of the third day after the Lesser Cold, and left the capital amidst the frosty morning dew.