Rong Chu was very nervous that he sweated profusely and immediately bowed and said, "No, I dare not! I, Rong Chu, definitely did not mean it!"
Di Fuyi frowned and with the same indifferent voice, he said, "What do you mean by you dont mean it? Do you think that you are yet to be qualified as an emperor?"
Rong Chu, "" He did not know what to reply anymore!
Even though the court officials knew that he wanted to be an emperor and could do so too, he could not confess as he was not making any moves yet. However, if he directly denied, he would lose his qualification to ascend the throne!
Therefore, regardless of his answer, it would be still wrong. As Celestial Master Zuo easily trapped him with only a few words, his sweat would soon fill a swimming pool if nothing was done to help him.
After pausing for a moment, he suddenly knelt down on the floor and kowtowed at Celestial Master Zuo, "Celestial Master... I know Im wrong! Please forgive me."
Celestial Master Zuo smiled at him but did not say anything. Hence, Rong Chu could only keep kowtowing. After about a hundred bows, Rong Chu's forehead was bleeding to the point that his face was covered with blood. Di Fuyi smiled and said, "Fourth Prince, I did not say that I was mad. Are you trying to disgust me with your bloodily face?"
Rong Chu, "" He could only stand up and bow again, "My bad. If you can excuse me."
Celestial Master Zuo no longer said anything, and Rong Chu quickly withdrew himself as if he was chased after by an evil spirit!
It was at this moment that Gu Xijiu witnessed the real power and strength of this Celestial Master. Though his status in the Feixing Kingdom was only marginally higher than Celestial Master You's, Rong Chu was not as afraid as when he was with Celestial Master You!
"You can still make it if you teleport now." Long Siye's voice entered Gu Xijiu's mind. "I can block him for a while. Get out of the city immediately and wait for me at the west of the forest. I know you hate me, but its not the time for you to be stupid."
Gu Xijiu pursed her lips and acted like she did not hear of it. Meanwhile, she smiled bitterly within her because she could not teleport at all for the time being. Otherwise, she would have escaped! She had neither spirit power nor internal power to talk to him via directed audio, this she just kept silent.
"Gu Xijiu" Celestial Master Zuo suddenly called Gu Xijiu with his clear voice.
Gu Xijiu subconsciously raised her head and saw Celestial Master Zuo smile charmingly and said dreamily, "Now, its your turn."
He reached out his hand and invited her, "Come here."
His palm was very fair which made it look like the end product of a carved white jade, and his fingernails were pinkish. However, it seemed incredibly delicate! The question was, "Is this delicate hand going to send her to heaven? Or to hell?" It seemed that the probability was higher for him to push her into hell! But she could no longer escape. Her eyes glistened, and she walked a step forward but not to his side. She looked at him from a distance and said, "Palace Master, I think that you are familiar"
Di Fuyi frowned and looked at her with a smile, "Oh?"
"I think I offended you not long ago" Gu Xijiu sighed.
With her words, she shocked almost everyone!
Di Fuyi was still smiling, "How did you do that?"
Gu Xijiu looked at him again but this time indirectly, "Palace master, have you forgotten?" She emphasized the words palace master on purpose.
Di Fuyi looked at her for a moment, and he suddenly laughed, "Please tell me about it."
Gu Xijiu stared at him for a moment and wanted to say but hesitated. Then, she sighed, "Its alright, we should not mention it publicly." Everyone was confused and looked at each other to see if someone knew what had happened.
They just felt that her words had a hidden meaning that implied that she had offended Celestial Master Zuo, but because of his authority, she could not voice it out but had to keep it in her heart.
Verification of a disciple with a gift from the gods was originally done by only Celestial Master Zuo, but if he had personal feelings against Gu Xijiu, then he might not be objective in his verification.
Though there was no hearsay about Celestial Master Zuo making any mistake before, no gossip does not mean that he had never made a mistake. After all, he was too powerful that nobody dared to doubt on his decision.
His verifications were done openly, privately or at the Open Heaven Stage outside the Fucang Palace. Most of the time, he would complete the test alone while other people waited outside. At this moment, the people started to doubt whether he would be objective had Gu Xijiu offended her.
Among the primary doubters was Gu Xietian. He was so worried when Gu Xijiu said the two words, heavenly gift.'
As he heard what Gu Xijiu said, he immediately said, "Your Majesty, testing if someone has been endowed with a gift from heaven is a serious matter. I think maybe we should have an open test and have two assistants so that everybody will be convinced of the result."
The emperor also understood the importance of the matter and that it must be handled prudently. He turned to Di Fuyi and asked, "Celestial Master Zuo, what do you think?"
Long Siye quickly added, "Im willing to be an assistant."
"I can be an assistant too," A clear and indifferent voice came from outside the hall, and a man in black was seen walking in.
Celestial Master You, Tian Jiyue!
No one expected that he would come!
Having both Celestial Master Zuo and Celestial Master You gathered together was a first for many people. Not forgetting, the presence of Overlord Long which was also very rare.
All the court officials felt that with the presence of these three VIPs made the classic hall suddenly become very shiny like gold. Witnessing these three people come together, they had no regrets in life even if they died today! What more the fact that these three people would work together for the first time to test if a little girl is indeed endowed with a heavenly gift.
Gu Xijiu had frequently been upstaged in recent times, but this was by far the biggest! Numerous eyes were focused on her while she stood there calmly as if she was very confident. What she said just now was to look for a way to retreat so that she could blame him for having personal feelings against her to get his revenge. She had, however, not expected to have this open test! And, it was going to be carried out by the three of them together!
Having Long Siye assist was still alright because he would want to save her. As for the other two celestial masters, it was hard to say! She did not know how good Celestial Master Zuo was but Celestial Master You was undoubtedly impartial and incorruptible.
If she was found to be lying under the testing of these three persons, she would receive a deadly punishment. She had outsmarted herself this time.
She rubbed her forehead wondered what should she do next. It would be wonderful if she could teleport at this moment! Then, she could escape.
She could disappear and change her identity again to survive on this big land... But what had happened to her teleportation powers? She attempted to use the Teleport Technique but she still failed to use it again. Was she doomed?
She secretly took a deep breath and dejectedly started to accept her fate. When she opened her eyes, all she saw was glistening eyes! This pair of eyes were as dark as obsidian and narrowly long and deep; together with the fox-eye jewel accessory, his stare made peoples hearts pump faster!
Gu Xijiu felt uneasy at the sight of these penetrating eyes that she became more vigilant.
"If this is the case, lets go." Di Fuyi turned his body leisurely and spoke.
He took two steps forward and suddenly stopped. He turned sideways to look at Gu Xijiu and saw her holdings hands with Long Siye. With the same cold and indifferent voice, he asked, "Long Siye, are you taking her with you?"
Long Siye was stunned as he knew that he had to be neutral if he were to be a testing assistant. After he squeezed her hand gently as if to reassure her, he released Gu Xijiu's hand and said indifferently, "It does not matter to me who brings her there."
With a vague smile, Di Fuyi took a glance at him before he shifted his focus back to Gu Xijiu, "Sixth Gu Daughter, who would you prefer?"
Gu Xijiu frowned before saying, "Ill go myself!" She did not see the need to be taken.
Di Fuyi smiled and shook his head, "No, no way! What if you felt guilty and tried to escape?"
Gu Xijiu, "" She had thought of it. She could not admit it now but raised her eyebrow when looking at him and said, "Palace master, what do you think should be done then?"
Di Fuyi flicked his sleeves and a dim white light flashed. Meanwhile, Gu Xijiu tripped while moving forward and when she attempted to stabilize her body, her wrist was grasped and a heavenly voice rang by her ear, "I think Ill bring you myself."
Being right next to him, she finally smelled his familiar fragrance and was slightly stunned! He smelled just like beautiful princess! Even if they were twins, it would be very unlikely that they would like the same fragrance! What more now that they were of different genders!
At this point, she felt confident that this person in front of her was the same as that person at that pool! Did this man have a transvestism disorder? How could he act so well as a woman to bamboozle her?
She looked at the hand holding her and then looked further down to his private part. Gu Xijiu suddenly felt sick! At the pool, it seemed that she was at advantage but she actually was not! Gu Xijiu had an urge to kick him away but unfortunately her kungfu and status were no match to his so she could only swallow her anger. Fortunately, she was in disguise. Hence, he probably could not recognise her. Otherwise, she would want to bang her head into a wall!
She wondered how the current Celestial Master Zuo had an appearance that differed from the one at the pool. Though he was holding one of her wrists, he looked like he was holding a block of wood and he even put a white silk tidily as a cushion between his palm and her wrist. Did he feel that she was dirty? Or did he feel that it was inappropriate for him to touch her?
Gu Xijiu seriously doubted that he felt that she was dirty!
Being so close to Celestial Master Zuo, she realized that he was exceptionally well-groomed. His dark hair was tied loosely with jade stones, and although the end of his hair had almost reached his ankles, his long hair was as neat and smooth as satin.
The purple robe he donned was fluttering but without a single wrinkle; the snowy-white inner robe was slightly loose but in an artistic fashion! She could see that he had an obsession with cleanliness.
As Gu Xijiu used to be a killer, so it was second-nature for her to profile people. Even at such a critical moment, her brain automatically worked its magic to give her information.
"Master, I think you should work on figuring out how to escape rather than spend time analyzing this handsome male." The Firmament Stone's voice rang in her mind.
"What do you know?" Gu Xijiu pursed her lips as she replied. She then continued, "Knowing your opponent and yourself ensures victory! Understanding his character can help me identify his flaws and look for an opportunity to live."
"Since you have done your analyzing, have you found your gleam of opportunity to live?"
"This man is a pervert so he should have his flaws. Please let me think."
"Yes, this man is a two-faced pervert! We shouldnt provoke this type of person. Alright, master, all the best! I believe you will survive with the wisdom you have!"
"Little Cang, you have reminded me of my talent in my previous life. It should be possible to make it out of this!" Gu Xijiu praised the Firmament Stone, after all, they were communicating using telepathic powers, and nobody else could hear.
Gu Xijiu was not paying attention to her surroundings as she exchanged chatter with the Firmament Stone. She crashed into Di Fuyi's back, and her nose was hurt!
"Wehh, you" Gu Xijiu covered her nose and raised her head. Only then had she realized that she was already outside the hall. Meanwhile, Di Fuyi had stopped because he was looking at his ship.
Oddly enough, that ship did not have wings or any form of propellers or jets to lift it up. It defied the laws of Physics and could unbelievably float in the air.
"Come up with me!" Di Fuyi ordered, and without looking at her, he launched himself towards the ship.
Gu Xijiu stood on the ground and looked upward. Was this the first test? Letting her jump up into the ship?
The ship was floating high above the ground. It was easily about eight floors in height! With her current physical condition, she could never hop into it!
If she could use her Teleport Technique, she would be able to do it. But that unique ability suddenly disappeared. She was thinking of what to say, but unexpectedly, a dim white light flashed through the sky and entangled her!
Gu Xijiu subconsciously dodged but her legs could not respond quickly enough, and it felt as if they were pricked by some sharp needles. Soon, her waist was tightened, and an intense energy pulled her up.
Like a kite, Gu Xijiu was pulled up into the ship. Meanwhile, a flash of light was approaching her palm. She subconsciously tried to dodge it but all of a sudden, with a light sound, that white light was cut by the knife in Di Fuyi's hand, and part of it fluttered down to the ground while the other part stayed floating in the air.
Gu Xijiu suddenly seemed to be falling. Fortunately, she was prepared and grabbed onto the white light that was still floating in the air. It was, in fact, an almost transparent chiffon. Gu Xijiu held upon that chiffon and swung like a swing towards the ship.
Everything happened far too quickly for anyone else to process. From the time that Gu Xijiu was pulled up like she was being fished, to the point where she grabbed onto the white chiffon and swung towards the ship, was merely a few seconds. Before anyone from below could respond, she had already landed on the floating ship.
What flexibility and agility! The citizens below could not help but cheer her on!
In reality, almost anyone with martial arts abilities could do it but probably not with the same gracefulness as Gu Xijiu who could react and respond to it this quickly! If this kid did not have such worthless spiritual powers, she would be talented in martial arts!
In a random reflection, the Emperor regretted asking about her master. All this could have been prevented if he had not pushed this issue so far. If she had indeed received a heavenly gift, the end of this tale would be pleasant. But if she had not been graced with such a gift, the Emperor himself would have to watch all the external abilities of Gu Xijiu be removed from her and even witness her being thrown into the Dark Forest.
The mat below her feet was snowy-white and as soft as a cloud. Gu Xijiu stood on the ship and looked at Celestial Master Zuo who was in a reclining posture, "Celestial Master, are you fishing!?"
Di Fuyi retrieved the piece of chiffon he had used earlier, and once it was in his possession, he kept it. The entire process of how he did it was quite commendable and unique too. The chiffon in his palm was folded neatly and kept in his sleeve within the blink of an eye.
He lazily laughed and said, "My mood is indeed epicene."
That sentence sounded grammatically incorrect and did not make any sense. Was this Celestial Master uncivilized?
"Eh, no! Epicene" Gu Xijiu seemed to have just questioned whether Di Fuyi was an epicene together with Firmament Stone just now! Could he hear her conversation with the Firmament Stone?!
Gu Xijiu was shocked beyond words. Celestial Master Zuo suddenly picked up a brush and started drawing on the drawing board.
From where Gu Xijiu stood, she could see his handsome face under his long hair and also noticed that his slanted eyebrows were greenish-black in color. He looked like he was focused on the drawing board, but Gu Xijiu doubted that.
"Have a seat." He uttered three words while pointing towards a futon without shifting his focus away from the drawing board.
Gu Xijiu thanked him and immediately sat on the futon.
The futon was merely a three feet distance away from Di Fuyi which was a comfortable distance for a casual chat. Her new position allowed her to observe the drawing of Celestial Master Zuo. She was so shocked that her heart skipped two beats!
The drawing was of an elegant and talented man dressed in white who was sitting on a lily-like pedestal at a kiosk with his eyes somewhat closing and no one could know whether he was asleep or was meditating.
What made Gu Xijiu shocked was not how charming the man in the drawing was but rather the fact that she was very familiar with the drawing!
It was the jade statue she saw in the cave soon after she came to this world. The one which she stripped off its clothes! The appearance and meditating position of the man in the drawing, and even the kiosk in the background was the same as what she saw!
Even the white clothes in the drawing were identical to the one Gu Xijiu stripped off.
Was he testing her?! Gu Xijiu looked at the piece of drawing again and then looked at Celestial Master Zuo. With an appropriate surprised expression, she said, "This person looks like you, Celestial Master! Is this a self-portrait?"
Di Fuyi frowned and looked at her with a faint smile, "Do you think that I painted myself? Do we look alike?"
Gu Xijiu sighed before saying, "Frankly, the temperament seems different despite you looking the same. Is he your twin brother?"
Di Fuyi laughed but did not reply her question directly, "Have you seen him before?"
This time, Gu Xijiu admitted, "Yes, Ive seen him before!"
"Where?"
Gu Xijiu folded her arms and asked, "Is this related to the verification?"
"You just need to answer my question."
Gu Xijiu laughed rather enchantingly and said, "Celestial Master Zuo should only have the authority to test if I received a heavenly gift. If you arent clarifying, then Im sorry, but Im not going to tell."
This little girl was indeed cunning!
Di Fuyi was a slightly put aback by this little girl's attitude and replied, "Its indeed related to the verification."
"Seen him in a dream."
Di Fuyi took a glance at her, and with a faint smile, he asked, "In a dream? In his dream or your dream?"
Gu Xijiu replied calmly, "Of course, its my dream."
"Oh, so it was your dream..." His tone had changed. He continued, "What did you do to him in your dream?" Di Fuyi's tone sounded like he was looking for justice for the jade statue. It was as if Celestial Master Zuo was the owner of that jade statue! Had he found out that she had stripped the clothes off that jade statue and thus wanted to get revenge? Or was this all a test? She had only stripped off its clothes. Was it worth getting revenge for? Unless... Did the clothes of that jade statue possess its powers and hence prevented it from working correctly? She certainly did not notice anything enchanted about it.
Gu Xijiu continued sitting there while her brain had extrapolated a series of questions.
"Why arent you speaking? Feeling guilty?" Di Fuyi tapped on the drawing board again and asked.
"Haha, what can I do to it? It was just a dream, and I cant recall the details." Gu Xijiu replied vaguely.
"You must not be careless about any part of this verification process. Especially since you are fully aware of the consequences." Di Fuyi said coldly.
Gu Xijiu sighed, "Then, please do let me recall carefully."
Di Fuyi laughed and then stopped talking altogether. With a wave of his hand, the drawing on the board had instantly become dust and disappeared. Later, he closed his eyes for a quick rest.
Gu Xijiu was speechless, ""
"Little Cang, who is the jade statue in the drawing? Is he Celestial Master Zuos brother? Or did he paint himself?" Gu Xijiu asked the omniscient Firmament Stone in her heart.
The Firmament Stone seemed to have died and did not reply.
"Hey, dont tell me youre dead because your energy has run out!" Gu Xijiu tapped on the bracelet on her wrist again to wake it up.
The Firmament Stone was still not responding.
Bastard, how could you fail at such a critical moment!?
"Celestial Master Zuo, how many procedures are they for this verification process?" Gu Xijiu when straight to the point.
"Are you afraid now?" Di Fuyi opened his eyes again to look at her, and his focus seemed to scan the bracelet on her wrist inadvertently.
Since Gu Xijiu was face-to-face with life or death, it was normal for her to be nervous even if she had a sharp mind.
She had thought of asking the Firmament Stone about the verification process in detail, but this bastard had been playing dead, and Celestial Master Zuo did not want to answer her directly. She was on her own.
There were a lot of things on Di Fuyis ship, and Gu Xijiu guessed that he had everything he needed here. Suddenly, he pressed on the table beside him, and the table top unexpectedly ruptured silently. In it, there was a bowl of whitish soup with a sweet smell.
Gu Xijiu's heart missed a beat again. Di Fuyi flicked his sleeve, and that bowl of soup flew towards Gu Xijiu. As it flew towards her, he said warmly, "Papaya soup is good. It can keep people calm and reduce nervousness."
Then, he paused and looked at her chest, "I heard that it also has a special function which girls would appreciate. And that suits you. Have a bowl."
Gu Xijiu held the bowl of soup like she was holding a tricky question. The last statement Celestial Master said about her breasts made her want to slap his handsome face!
She no longer doubted that this valiant Celestial Master was the beautiful princess at the pool. It would seem that he acted to be cute! What an actor! And, pervert!
She only wondered, how he could recognize her as she had disguised herself that day. Was the hearsay about him being omniscient true? Meanwhile, the ship started moving. It was somewhat stable for a ship, but that is probably because it was in the sky.
The four young gentlemen who were paddling and the four young girls who were sprinkling blue ribbons were all proficient at their tasks. They were also very professional. Since Gu Xijiu boarded the ship, they did not even look at her. It was evident that they were well-trained.
Gu Xijiu suddenly heard a sound come from beside her, so she turned her head and saw Celestial Master You (a.k.a. Tian Jiyue) standing on the back of his pet, Golden Eyes Eagle, as he flew past the ship. His fluttering black robe almost swept through one of the paddling youths.
Gu Xijiu unintentionally looked to the back and saw Long Siye standing on the end of a crane. He was about to catch up with them.
"Are all of you not eating well today?" The Celestial Master Zuo suddenly spoke coldly while tapping on the side of the ship. The four young gentlemen and ladies were shocked by his question but tried to remain positive.
The ship was suddenly accelerated and whistled past Celestial Master You! The fierce wind almost tore his robe. At such a speed on an uncovered ship, the wind was powerful which made the ship bumpy too. Gu Xijiu felt as if she were on a little boat in the middle of a typhoon surrounded with roaring waves that threw the small boat up and down. The strong wind also made it difficult for her to open her eyes. The feeling was overwhelming!
The body of the ship suddenly came to a halt, and Gu Xijiu's fragile body was flipped by the sheer inertial force that she endured as she was almost thrown off the ship! The ship was traveling thousands of meters above sea level at the moment. Hence, she would become meatloaf if she were thrown out!
During an emergency, she would typically grab hold of something soft and desperately hold on. However, that soft thing shooked vigorously and felt as if it would break anytime. She quickly released it, and her body moved forward along with force and hit something else which she immediately hugged desperately.
Everything happened too quickly. It was safe to say that all Gu Xijiu's actions were the result of her natural instincts during the emergency. Therefore, she did not even know what was she hugging. However, the thing she hugged suddenly stiffened! Meanwhile, the ship finally stabilized.
And a cold voice was heard, "Let go of me!"
Gu Xijiu opened her eyes and found that she was hugging the waist of Celestial Master Zuo! She was clinging tightly in his embrace. She quickly released her hands and jumped away. When she raised her head, she saw the eight youths staring at her in a surprised manner.
She turned and saw both Celestial Master You and Long Siye at the two sides of the ship. Tian Jiyue always had a cold face, so his face remained expressionless. On the other hand, Long Siye pursed his lips slightly while staring at her with a gloomy face! Meanwhile, Di Fuyi whom she treated like a pillar had already stood up and looked at her with a stern face, "Youre brave enough, arent you!?"
The eight youths on board nodded their heads in secret, agreeing that this girl was seriously brave! Celestial Master Zuo would never allow anybody to go near him, and a cruel fate awaited anyone who did. None of them dared to go near him even though they had served him for a long time.
This girl whom he just met not only got near him but also hugged his waist! It was the first time anyone had seen the brilliant Celestial Master Zuo have a little girl in his embrace. But it was arguably more strange that he did not kick this little girl away! It was unusual indeed!
Gu Xijiu did not feel that anything was inappropriate as she would have hugged a pig under those circumstances. Nonetheless, she coughed and said, "Im sorry. Ive hugged you as a pillar."
Di Fuyi was speechless, ""
He took a glance at Gu Xijiu and noticed that she was neither blushing nor showing any signs of nervousness. She did not look surprised that she hugged Celestial Master Zuo and in fact, her expression was really like she had just embraced a log of wood.
...
The Open Heaven Stage was the holiest place throughout the Tianxing Kingdom. Its usage was similar to the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, but it was taller and grander.
The Temple of Heaven is a place to worship the gods to pray for good weather and good harvest. In contrast, this Open Heaven Stage was a place for Celestial Master Zuo to listen to the gods to verify if a person had received a heavenly gift.
The Open Heaven Stage would only become accessible when Celestial Master Zuo opened it himself. It would appear on the left side of his mansion in Fucang Palace like a mirage. Most people would never have seen this stage in their life.
Therefore, the news of Celestial Master Zuo taking Gu Xijiu to the Open Heaven Stage to verify her spread out quickly throughout the city. Countless everyday people came from all directions and gathered at the public square on the left side of the Fucang Palace waiting for the appearance of that holy venue.
When that wind ship hovered in the air, the people below cheered in excitement. When they saw Tian Jiyue and Long Siye on both sides of the blue ship, their cheers had become deafening! What a rare moment this was! As the ship hovered quite near to the people, the public saw Gu Xijiu jump away from the embrace of Celestial Master Zuo!
At that moment, the cheering voices of the public halted, and the entire public square became silent. Gu Xijiu looked downwards and saw lots of bright eyes filled with surprise as the whispered and gossiped in disbelief. Despite wanting to keep a low-profile, she did quite the opposite!
She could not help but turn and look at Di Fuyi who had a grimaced mask on his face already. It seemed that Celestial Master Zuo did not want the public to know his face. She looked again at both Celestial Master You and Long Siye and they both had masks on their faces too.
Celestial Master You's mask was black and matched his black colored robe. Meanwhile, Long Siye was wearing a green-curtained hat with a light green veil which covered his handsome face. It seemed that the common theme here was for important people to be mysterious to the public. Gu Xijiu was the only person on board without a mask.
The stage was finally opened by Di Fuyi, and when the rare and precious lapis lazuli building appeared, the people cheered again.
...
Coming from the future, Gu Xijiu was used to see a plethora of strange and unique building, but it was her first time seeing something as majestic as the gate of the mystical place. It was shaped like an inverted pyramid which made it look unstable though it was very stable. Even though the wind roared at the public square, the Open Heaven Stage was still standing firmly upright.
The stage had three bright red crystal pillars radiating sunlight all over the place. These pillars seemed to have sophisticated patterns which looked both like words and flowers. When the sun glistened on it, it seemed to resemble water waves which appeared magnificent and mysterious.
The surface of the Open Heaven Stage was paved with crystal bricks that were black and white. The pattern in the center looked like the Taoist yin-yang symbol, and it was surrounded by something that looked like the Eight Trigrams Array. A mysterious light seemed to occasionally shoot out of it which looked like the aurora of the North Pole.
Having been mesmerized by this magical place, she wondered what type of tests awaited her here. "Nobody can lie on this Open Heaven Stage" Di Fuyi spoke leisurely beside her. His voice was pleasant to hear but what he said was rather thrilling, "Little Xijiu, you'd better help yourself. Only justice will prevail."
Soon after he said those words, he turned and disappeared from the ship. With a blink of an eye, he had reappeared at a pedestal on the stage. The ship continued hovering about 10 meters above the Open Heaven Stage, which was about six floors about the ground. If she jumped down, she would probably fracture herself but escape death with the aid of her Qing Gong.
Celestial Master Zuo had flown down himself and was followed by the eight young gentlemen and ladies. Their actions were greeted with cheers from the crowd.
Gu Xijiu was left alone on such a big ship! How was she going to get down? Since the news had spread quickly, most people on the ground knew that Gu Xijiu did not possess any spiritual powers. Hence, it was obviously difficult for this girl to jump at this height.
Almost everyone was worried for her.