A Bundle of Wild Greens

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao was somewhat surprised.

"That once-in-a-century Talisman Master Assembly? It's being held at the end of this year?"

Liu Chun nodded and said:

"Indeed, I hope the sect leader will approve."

"This must be approved. Isn't the Talisman Master Assembly your dream?" Lin Xiao replied.

Hearing his words, Liu Chun was quite surprised.

He had never openly discussed his desire to participate in the Talisman Master Assembly with anyone, except for the time he argued with the Wu Household family at the Immortal Fragrance Pavilion...

Liu Chun glanced at Lin Xiao discreetly, thought for a moment, and said nothing.

"Yes, so if I don't attend this Talisman Master Assembly, I'll have to wait another hundred years,"

As he spoke, he gave a slight, self-deprecating smile, a hint of melancholy in his eyes, and continued:

A hundred years from now, we may not even know if I will still be alive.

He said this not because he lacked confidence in his current cultivation speed, but because the path of cultivation is uncertain, and no one knows what the future holds.

He still needed to find his younger sister, and he couldn't stay cooped up in the sect cultivating forever.

Once you go to the Immortal Cultivation Realm, your life or death is unpredictable.

Lin Xiao, unaware that his words had inadvertently revealed his past involvement in gossip, reached out and patted Liu Chun on the shoulder, saying:

"What do you mean you don't know yet? Don't say such discouraging things. Although I'm not stopping you from participating in this Talisman Master Assembly and I hope you can win the championship, no matter what, you will definitely be alive a hundred years from now, and you will live a good life!"

The lingering gloom about the Immortal Cultivation Realm in Liu Chun's heart was dispelled by Lin Xiao. He lowered his head, smiled silently, and replied:

"What the sect leader says is absolutely right."

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It was in a no-man's land thousands of miles away from the southern border of the Pusi Kingdom.

The area is characterized by rolling mountains and dense shrubs.

Moreover, it is shrouded in low-hanging clouds and mist all year round, from which the occasional clear chirping can be heard, making it seem like a fairyland on earth.

For miles around, lush greenery stretched as far as the eye could see, and not far away, a clean river flowed sometimes rushing and sometimes flowing gently, separating this place from the southern border of the Pusi Kingdom.

A giant bridge spans the great river.

Just then, a figure was skipping and hopping across from above.

Han Weishu, a young girl with a man's hairstyle and dressed in men's clothes, casually swung a bundle of wild vegetables given to her by someone on her finger and skipped towards the misty place ahead.

Perhaps because they had been picked for a while, the wild vegetables were already a bit wilted.

But these wild vegetables were all cleaned and neatly arranged, which shows the care and attention the person who tied them up had put into it.

Suddenly, a man came flying from afar on a sword, landing right in front of her.

"Weishu, you're finally back! Come back with me quickly, or you'll get scolded again."

As he spoke, the man reached out to grab Han Weishu's hand, which was swinging a bundle of wild vegetables.

But Han Weishu slapped his hand away and said nonchalantly:

"Don't pretend with me. Do you think I'll get scolded if I walk back by myself, but I won't if I go back with you? You just want to show off in front of my dad, don't you? You think nobody knows what you're up to?"

Yu Jie, my dad buys your act, but I don't, understand?

The man called Yu Jie pursed his lips tightly and said in a rather stern voice:

"No matter what you think, as a girl, you should cherish yourself and cultivate yourself diligently. How can you spend all your time hanging out with those mortals?"

Upon hearing this, Han Weishu immediately rolled her eyes and snorted coldly:

"Tch, alright, save those words for when you're talking to my dad. I'm not going to listen to your nonsense."

She had barely finished speaking when a furious shout came from the sky:

"Han--Wei--Shu!"

Han Weishu felt a jolt of fear, but thankfully she managed to control herself and not let anyone notice.

So she immediately resumed her previous nonchalant demeanor and looked up at the people rushing towards her in the sky.

"Oh, Father, you're here. What's wrong? Feeling sorry for me talking about your good disciple?"

Seeing that she was still infuriating, Han Shangyi was furious. He landed in front of the two people on the bridge and angrily said to Han Weishu:

"You unfilial son! You never strive for improvement or diligently cultivate. Your senior brother Yu has admonished you for years, but you not only ignore him but also repeatedly humiliate him! And now you dare to speak to me like this!"

Seeing that he was spouting the same old clichés as always, Han Weishu nonchalantly curled her lip and said:

"Who told you that your daughter was born with all five Five Spirit Roots Five Spirit Roots, and the worst of them all, almost as bad as an ordinary person? No matter how hard you cultivate, you can hardly make any progress."

Even if I work myself to death, I'll never reach the Foundation Establishment. Why can't I enjoy life instead of doing useless work according to your demands and wishes?

Oh, right, Father, you're the sect leader, right? Having a daughter like me must have made you lose face. I'm truly sorry. Well, you can just pretend you don't have a daughter like me, and adopt your good disciple as your son instead."

As she spoke, she gestured with her chin toward Yu Jie, who was standing to the side.

"Presumptuous!"

Han Shangyi was so angry at her appearance that his nose almost crooked.

Seeing the bundle of wild vegetables she was still swinging around in her hand, he immediately reached out, grabbed a handful of vegetables, and threw them away.

The somewhat wilted wild vegetables were tossed out by this sect leader and disappeared into the horizon.

Hey! What are you doing?!

Unexpectedly, her own father threw away her wild vegetables, Han Weishu anxiously started to chase after him in the direction where the vegetables had been thrown.

Unexpectedly, Han Shangyi grabbed her by the back of her collar and lifted her up like a chick.

"I think it's because I haven't supervised you enough that you've developed such a lazy and unruly nature. From today onwards, as your father, I'm going to discipline you properly! Come back with me and reflect on your actions!"

With that, he grabbed Han Weishu and flew towards the area shrouded in mist.

Yu Jie, who was on the bridge, immediately followed.

Only Han Weishu's cries of "Let me go!" echoed in the air.

After Han Shangyi returned to the mountain gate and locked his daughter in a small dark room, a disciple came to report:

"Sect Leader, an elder from the Cloud and Mist Sect has come to visit and requests your presence for a talk."

Upon hearing this, Han Shangyi frowned and asked:

Where is Elder Wan?

The disciple bowed his head respectfully and replied:

Elder Wan went into seclusion this morning.

So Han Shangyi thought for a moment and had no choice but to say:

"Alright, I understand. You may leave."

Then he hurried towards the sect's reception hall.

On the other side, Han Weishu, who was locked in a small dark room, rubbed her sore bottom from the fall and sat up.

After making sure no one was around, she walked to the corner of the wall, closed her eyes, and silently recited something in her mind.

A moment later, a translucent brown ball appeared on the floor of the small dark room.

This is an Earth Spirit.

It was a contracted spirit left to Han Weishu by her mother.

Even Han Shangyi didn't know.

"Qiuqiu, my dad, that idiot, lost the wild vegetables A-Liang gave me. Please go and find them for me."