At first, there was only wind blowing and some animals that occasionally passed by, but now there was one more person out there!
The mans movement was extremely stealthy that even his breathing could not be heard. However, Gu Xijiu could sense that he was around! She even instinctively sensed great danger was approaching them.
This person should be the one who Di Fuyi wanted to dodge from
Gu Xijiu could not help but look at Di Fuyi. His eyes were still closed and they exuded a dim light surrounding him that made him looked like Buddha.
Duh! This person was not like Buddha, but Asura, or rather, an Asura who dressed like Buddha
She thought that he should be finished with his internal power exercise after half an hour.
She listened to the movements carefully while quietly getting close to Di Fuyi.
Since she had promised him earlier, she would carry him and run away, should it be necessary.
The breathing outside was getting closer, and then, she heard knocking sounds
Gu Xijiu held her breath. The knocking was not a polite one, but rather, to test whether or not the cave was empty inside!
The knocking stopped after two times before a strong coercion approached
The two feet wall emitted an abnormal sound and was collapsing!
Something was not right; she was afraid that this person would break into the cave in a second, thus, without hesitation, she stepped forward to carry Di Fuyi.
She could only carry him horizontally due to the position he was in. She put one of her arms behind his back and another at his hamstrings
He was tall while Gu Xijiu was petite and thin so it was extremely difficult for her to carry him!
When she was about to carry him in her arms and stand up, he suddenly opened his eyes.
Gu Xijius arms turned stiff. The moment when he opened his eyes, his pupils were dark like an endless hole, as if sucking people into his eyes.
Gu Xijius heart throbbed slightly faster, "You"
"Bang!!!" The wall had finally collapsed and a person stepped into the cave with a ring of light surrounding him.
Gu Xijiu was nervous and before she could do anything, her arms were empty and Di Fuyi had really stood on the floor and smiled at the person who broke into the cave, "Celestial Master You, are you here to look for me?"
The person who came in was wearing a black robe. His face was wearing a mask but Gu Xijiu was familiar with that aura.
It was Celestial Master You!
She never knew that the person who Di Fuyi was avoiding, turned out to be him.
She had heard some rumors that although both Celestial Masters were serving the same King, they were enemies and always fought with each other. Was it true?
The starlight shone into the inner side of the cave and both Celestial Master Zuo and Celestial Master You were standing face to face.
Di Fuyi looked calm and relaxed while Tian Jiyue had a serious and mysterious look on his face.
Tian Jiyue stared at Di Fuyi for a while then lightly smiled, "I sensed that Brother Di is here and wondered why you would hide in such a desolate place. I was worried that you might have met an accident, thus, I purposely came here to have a look. I had never expected to see Miss Gu here and now I am curious as to what you are all doing here?"
Di Fuyi put his hand on Gu Xijius shoulder and smiled lazily, "I see. Thanks for your concern. I thought that you were coming to take advantage of me during my injury."
Tian Jiyue blinked his eyes and his voice turned even colder, "You have thought too much. Why are you here?"
Di Fuyi leaned against the wall, "Do I need to report to you?"
Tian Jiyue remained silent. Apparently, he was not as eloquent as Di Fuyi. He stared at both of them with his sharp eyes.
Di Fuyi sighed, "I was injured and lost more than half of my internal power. I wanted to find a quiet place to rest and restore it. However, you have interrupted my restoring process so if you are planning to take your revenge I think I will be defeated easily."
Gu Xijiu was shocked. Apparently, Tian Jiyue came with bad intentions but Di Fuyi still told him the truth. She was worried that Tian Jiyue would start to attack.
Tian Jiyues eyes were flashing but he did not speak. The aura that surrounded him was getting stronger.
Were they about to have an intense fight here?
When Gu Xijiu thought about it, "Di Fuyis palm pressed on her shoulder and he laughed lightly, "Brother Tian does not believe it? This little girl can prove it. She was kidnapped by Overlord Long to the Tianwen clan and I went to get her back personally. Although I successfully escaped from Tianwen clan, I was hurt by his defense army. When I reached here, I was no longer able to hold and finally fell down to this place. Im still feeling dizzy until this point and I have no power at all. I still need her assistance to move so it is considered a total disaster to me. Suffice to say, it is the best time for you to attack me now."
When he spoke, there was sweat on his forehead and his face paled. He really looked very weak now.
Tian Jiyue grunted before walking away. He sat on his Golden Eyed Eagle and left the cave to adjourn far away.
Gu Xijiu was stunned.
Was the crisis solved?
This was too easy!
"Are you using the Empty City Stratagem? Your internal power has not recovered has it?" Gu Xijiu asked.
Di Fuyi sat on a rock and softly answered, "How can I recover in such a short period? I can only use such a tactic to scare him away."
"He was a bit too gullible." Gu Xijiu shook her head.
She thought that Celestial Master You was not someone who was easily suspicious but he somehow fell into the trap.
It seemed like Tian Jiyue had been cheated by Di Fuyi many times, so he would now ponder and think twice even when Di Fuyi was telling the truth
"I deliberately left some loopholes in my story. Although the defense army in Tianwen clan is powerful, it cant really hurt me. Moreover, if the defense army was triggered, it could be seen from the outside. Apparently, Tian Jiyue went to the Tianwen clan before and he knew that the defense army was not triggered. Therefore, when I said I was hurt by the defense army, he did not believe it and started to be more alert." Di Fuyi was very calm at this moment and softly explained to Gu Xijiu.
"Does he always get cheated by you?" Gu Xijiu asked the critical question.
"Uh You are so smart!" Di Fuyi rubbed her head and chuckled, "When a person gets cheated too frequently, he will definitely act more cautiously. It is very understandable."
Gu Xijiu was very alert too and avoided his touch successfully.
Perhaps, it was due to Di Fuyi being talkative today, or that they had been going through a lot together, Gu Xijiu did not think too much when she talked to him. She asked bluntly, "What is the hatred between you and Celestial Master You?"
"Uhm, we have different opinions on politics; not much hatred. If I have to think of one, does it count as hatred if I had killed his disciple?"
Gu Xijiu asked, "How many disciples does he have?"
"Only one." Di Fuyi sighed, "He is quite fussy so he is very strict at choosing his disciples; it is akin to choosing his own wife. He has only one disciple after so many years and have been treating that disciple like his own baby."
Gu Xijiu remained silent.
Apparently, it did not seem that the only different viewpoint was in politics. It was as though Di Fuyi had killed his entire family, when it was only his disciple who died!
No wonder Celestial Master You had hated him so much!
If her disciple whom she trained intensively was murdered by Di Fuyi, she would have fought with him just as intensively too!
"Why did you kill his disciple?" Did the disciple commit a great sin? Was the disciple a male or female?" Gu Xijiu had read a lot of stories about romance between a master and a disciple. Now she had the feeling that there was an unspeakable relationship between Celestial Master You and his disciple.
Di Fuyi put his arm on her shoulder again, "Little Xijiu, you are consumed with too much curiosity. Please remember that curiosity not only kills the cat but can also kill a person. If you want to live longer, please refrain from being so curious."
Gu Xijiu remained silent.
She knew this theory better than anyone else. She was not usually such a curious person.
But somehow tonight, she acted a bit different than she normally would.
She laughed while taking away his arm on her shoulder and stepped backward. She said lightly, "If you want to return alive, please behave yourself."
Di Fuyis eyes flashed and wanted to pull her close to him, "Dont run away."
His hand almost hit the colorful poisonous knife!
Gu Xijiu was holding the knife and said, "Be careful. I can recognize you, but my blade doesn't."
She then stepped back again and said, "Don't worry, I will not run away."
She had been running and was chased by him, thus she thought that it would be better to face him directly.
This little girl had her own temper. Although she was weak, she could not be humiliated.
Di Fuyi stood up, "This is not the place for me to rest. I had just scared Tian Jiyue away but he might be coming back again. Lets go home."
When he finished his sentence, a shadow appeared outside the cave. It was Tian Jiyue, "Do you think I am a mouse? I am not so easily frightened."
Di Fuyi and Gu Xijiu remained silent.
...
The wind was blowing moderately and the cloud was bobbing along like a wave.
Gu Xijiu was sitting on the Unicorns back and stared at Di Fuyi, who sat opposite her.
This man neither looked sick and nor pale anymore.
He also did not look like a man who had just fought with someone. His purple robe was still clean and neat. At this moment, he was leisurely playing the flute.
Gu Xijiu thought of the fight just now and could not help but rub her eyebrows.
Poor Celestial Master You had been trapped by Celestial Master Zuo once again!
The secret talk between her and Di Fuyi finally attracted Tian Jiyue to return.
At first, Tian Jiyue wanted to beat Di Fuyi up severely to avenge his disciple. When he appeared in the cave again, he immediately issued a vicious slap on Di Fuyi's face.
That slap was simply earth-shattering and would be enough to hit him badly, as he had already looked very sick.
However, the sick Di Fuyi suddenly stopped feeling ill
The battle between the two masters was as vicious as an earthquake. The whole mountain was almost flattened by the strong wind they had kicked up.
Tian Jiyues ability should be at the same level as Di Fuyi's. However, he had been at the headwind when he first started the battle, as he had underestimated his opponent and was getting more passive when the fight lasted till almost the end.
It was only until Tian Jiyue vomited blood and was seriously injured, Di Fuyi had stopped attacking him.
Di Fuyi stopped hitting him and lightly said, "You should have gone away."
He then flashed his sleeve, looked at the moon in the sky, and gently smiled at Tian Jiyue, "It is a quiet place with sufficient spiritual power for you to rest and restore your energy. Please rest well here and I believe that you will achieve good results."
After he finished his sentence, he called his Unicorn and happily went back with Gu Xijiu.
He was such an evil and perverse person!
He never stopped trapping and bullying people!
What was more appalling was that she also seemed to be an accomplice.
After all, Tian Jiyue had helped her before but she had unintentionally put him into trouble.
The problem was that she just did not know that the conversation Di Fuyi had with her was actually deliberately designed for Tian Jiyue who hid outside the cave.
No wonder Tian Jiyue had been so suspicious - Celestial Master Zuo had so many different ways to trap people!
Gu Xijiu looked at the Unicorn flying steadily and then looked at Di Fuyi who stood there like a fairy playing the flute leisurely. She suddenly had a question in her mind. "Why did the Unicorn fail to appear when Di Fuyi was injured but had only appear when he had recovered?"
Di Fuyi finished the full music piece and put down the flute. He stared at her, "How was the music I played just now?"
"It was good." Gu Xijiu gave him a simple comment.
"What are your thoughts about it?"
"I am not able to play such music."
Di Fuyi remained silent. He sighed, "I think you should fawn over me at this moment."
"Would you stop testing me if I fawned over you? Or will you be less strict towards me?"
"No!" "Di Fuyi answered firmly.
"If I dont fawn you, are you going to take revenge on me during the test?"
"Absolutely not."
"Yes, I had also thought you were an ethical person. In that case, why would I want to fawn over you?"
Di Fuyi remained silent.
He smiled "You are a very interesting girl." He suddenly took out a jade table full of dishes out nowhere. There were even two big fishes on the table.
"We will reach the city after an hour. After the test tomorrow you will be sent to the Dark Forest. I am not sure if I can still see you after this. I am sensing an impending sense of loss, so this table of dishes is prepared for you as a farewell gift."
Gu Xijiu smiled and remained silent. She then picked up the chopsticks and started to eat.
Apparently, the fishes were taken from the fish feast prepared by Long Siye. Unexpectedly, they were still fresh and warm as though they were just cooked.
The taste was also the same taste as what Long Siye had cooked, which was also the exact same taste of her own cooking.
After taking two bites, Gu Xijiu started to plan to change her way of cooking a fish
...
It was a fine weather out there.
The sun was exceptionally warm during the autumn.
There was news spreading around just like the strong wind blowing through the streets in Feixing Kingdom.
The weak daughter of General Gu was going to take the test at Open Heaven Stage in the afternoon today.
Early in the morning, people caught wind of the news started to head to the Open Heaven Stage. All the roads that led to the Open Heaven Stage were filled a jostling crowd.
Of course, the restaurants near the Open Heaven Stage were overcrowded too.
Restaurant Jingtian was one of these restaurants.
This restaurant was not a small-scale restaurant; they served expensive dishes. It was usually 30 to 40 percent full but today, it was very crowded and was at a full-house capacity!
People who could get a seat there was someone who was either rich or served in the government.
It was very noisy when the crowd began to grow. Everyone who had their meal here was discussing only one thing, which was whether Gu Xijiu was a heaven gift disciple.
Although Gu Xijiu had recently created many miracles, she was also very famous with her ugly face and weak physique. Therefore, everyone was still very skeptical about the claim that she was a heaven gift disciple.
"How did you all think Miss Gu escaped that day?" There was one person who asked for a different viewpoint.
"I heard that she did not escape on her own but was kidnapped by Overlord Long and I also heard that she was caught by Celestial Master Zuo personally from Tianwen Mountain." There was one person who received the news accurately.
"It's strange. Overlord Long had always been isolated from the world. Why would he want to kidnap this little girl at this time?"
"Perhaps it was because he admires Gu Xijiu's talent."
"Its impossible! There are so many medical talents in this world who could only dream of being his apprentice but he has been rejecting them cruelly. I heard that he does not accept any apprentices anymore. The Tianwen saint (a.k.a Gu Xixi) had also become his apprentice by chance It is almost impossible for him to risk his life and commit such a crime to kidnap the person who is receiving the heaven gift test."
"Is it possible that Overlord Long fell in love with Miss Gu?" One of the people asked without further thoughts.
Someone burst into laughter, "How could it possible? Although Miss Gu is quite talented in the medical line, she is ugly and the big red spot on her face is frightening. How can Overlord Long fall in love with her? It does not make any sense."
The crowd laughed together and agreed with this statement.
"Sweetheart, are you hurt listening to all these words? Behind a wind shade, Gu Xijiu and Di Fuyi were sitting and facing each other. There were several dishes in front of them.
Gu Xijiu was wearing green clothes with a cap and looked like a student who was on a field trip, while Di Fuyi was wearing a pale white robe like a hidden master.
Gu Xijiu suspected that Celestial Master Zuo had cast a spell because they came into the restaurant with their original appearance, but no one had even noticed them.
Gu Xijiu took a sip of water and was expressionless, "There is nothing for me to feel hurt about." It was just a rumor that she did not care at all.
Di Fuyi did not speak.
They were sitting on the third floor. There were quite a lot of people sitting on the same floor too.
There was even a table of people who dressed like a female knight.
Their discussion was the most intense and straightforward one.
"How high is the possibility that Gu Xijiu is a heaven gift disciple?"
"Zero! How can a person with such a weak physique be a heaven gift disciple?" A beautiful lady said with disdain.
"I think it's impossible. After all, the other five heaven gift disciples are leading personalities in this continent. Each of them is a talent among talents with very high spiritual power. How can a person with a weak physique rank equally as them? It must be a joke!"
"I agree. This little girl must be bragging after basking in the fame. It is so ridiculous!"
"The bragging is too much this time. She is only a homegrown farm chicken, thinking of herself as a phoenix after growing a few colorful feathers on her body."
"Yes!"
"We are so talented but we never claim ourselves as heaven gifts. How dare she! Let's wait for the moment when she is embarrassed. It must be fun!"
Apparently, those few ladies came from a rather famous clan. They were discussing happily but was full of sarcasm.
"If she were to be tested as a fake heaven gift disciple by Celestial Master Zuo in the eyes of the public, how can she still live in this world?" Someone at the next table sighed.
"Yes. People who fake being heaven gift disciples will be sent into the Dark Forest. I heard that the Crown Prince went into the Dark Forest for an adventure but he could only reach the third peak.
He is so capable but still returned with injuries. Miss Gu Xijiu has a weak physique and has no spirit power. I am afraid that she will not be able to last the moment she enters the Dark Forest."
"It is such a waste of her medical talent"
Di Fuyi listened a moment and looked at the table with the female knights. He played with the glass on his hand and looked at Gu Xijiu, "Do you still want to test this in public?"
Gu Xijiu raised her eyebrow, "Why not?"
"I have told you that I will not be lenient with the rules for you."
"You just need to be fair."
She then laughed, "The public test has been spread to the entire kingdom and there are so many people who come just to watch it. Can you still take back your word?"
"Why not? I am not accountable to him. If you are feeling regretful"
"I dont regret!" Gu Xijiu said only three words. She would find a way out of the impasses.
Di Fuyi remained silent. His face was dimmed.
In fact, everyone was discussing the same thing. Some of them were here just for fun, some were curious, some were here just to gloat
Although everyone had a different mentality, most of the people were not optimistic about the results of the test.
...
When it was close to noon, Di Fuyis ride slowly appeared in the sky and the Open Heaven Stage was officially opened.
Under the stage, it was packed with a jostling audience and everyone was waiting to watch the test.
Although it had been several days since the last time, it seemed to be a continuation of that day.
Gu Xijiu was standing next to Di Fuyi. She looked at the Open Heaven Stage and the packed audience. She could not help but feel inferior.
The time seemed to have turned back and she had been running back to square one after all.
However, there were also some differences. Before she escaped, she was a stranger to Celestial Master Zuo. And now that she had established some sort of friendship with him, at least she knew that he would do things fairly.
Another big difference was that before she escaped, she had no spiritual power, but now, she already possessed it.
Although this spiritual power was not strong, it should not be a problem for her to jump down from the boat.
Therefore, the crowd who had been waiting for long had just witnessed a miracle.
They thought that the supposedly-weak Gu Xijiu would not successfully jump down from the boat, was at five to six-story height to the Open Heaven Stage.
The noisy crowd immediately became quiet after they saw it.
The Emperor of Feixing Kingdom was here with his government officials. They were all sitting on the observation platform which was very near the Open Heaven Stage, thus they could see the changes on the stage clearly.
Of course, Gu Xijiu who stood on the Open Heaven Stage could see everyone clearly too.
The Emperor, Crown Prince (Rong Jialuo), Eighth Prince (Rong Che), Fourth Prince (Rong Chu) were all present. She could recognize a lot of familiar faces.
Of course, Gu Xietian was among them.
It had been just a few days and he looked a lot older now. There were additional grey hairs on his head and wrinkles on his face.
Ever since the boat appeared in the sky, his eyes had been tightly affixed on her and he was surprised when he saw her jumping off the boat without the help from any external force.
He was also a martial arts expert and knew that she could not do it without having at least a spiritual power of level two!
His daughter was rescued by Overlord Long for just a few days but it already had such a big improvement. The red spot on her face seemed to be lighter. It seemed like Overlord Long did give her some treatment after all. Apparently, Overlord Long was very skillful as it was a significant improvement in just a few days. Unfortunately, his daughter was caught by Celestial Master Zuo to take on the test, if not, she would have experienced a big change in just one year
Gu Xietian grabbed his fist tightly. It was his first time meeting the handsome Celestial Master Zuo and he was not very pleased with him.
Once the person being tested was on the Open Heaven Stage, he or she was not allowed to talk to people under the stage.
Apparently, Gu Xietian knew the rule, so although he had a lot of words to say to his daughter, he did not dare utter a word.
Rong Jialuo also looked at Gu Xijiu. He was calm as always. When Gu Xijiu turned and looked at him, he smiled as though encouraging her.
The way Rong Che looked at Gu Xijiu was a bit complicated. When Gu Xijiu looked at him, he showed her an encouraging gesture.
As for Rong Chu, he was here only to gloat and even felt happy to see Gu Xijiu receive her punishment.
There was one observation station covered with mantle somewhere not far away from the Open Heaven Stage. When the mantle was fluttering, it appeared a few shadows inside the station.
This station was prepared for women from rich families and Leng Xiangyu was inside with her few daughters.
Of course, there were also a few other aristocratic ladies who came to watch.
At first, Leng Xiangyu did not want to come as she did not want to see any outsiders.
Her daughter Gu Tianqing was supposed to be the top among all these aristocratic ladies. She was pretty and talented, had a gentle character and was good at handling issues. Leng Xiangyu was proud of her daughter and she had always shown off her daughter in front of all these aristocratic ladies during their gathering.
However, no one would expect that her daughter was involved in such a big scandal, and the fact that she tortured Gu Xijiu had also spread out to the public.
Her reputation had plummeted. Even when she had met some of her close friends, they acted strangely and talked nastily to her. She was angry but she could not do anything except to not go out to meet anyone.
Moreover, her daughter Gu Tianqing was still in prison. She had been putting a lot of effort to rescue her daughter but no one wanted to help her
Her only backbone, Gu Xietian also treated her coldly and did not want to talk to her. Of course, he did not come to her place at night too.
Although she still owned the name of Mrs General, she seemed to be living in the abandoned palace
However, she never did reflect on her own mistakes but had put all the blame on Gu Xijiu and hated her from the bottom of her heart.
Therefore, even though she knew that she would get treated badly if she came over, she insisted to come to watch how Gu Xijiu got punished with her daughters.
Of course, she claimed that she came as she was concerned about her daughter but no one would believe her words.
She stood and leaned on the railing aimlessly to watch the crowd under the station. Suddenly she was stunned and her whole body was frozen!
There was a woman in a red dress standing at the corner of the west. That woman was slim and looked graceful. She was wearing a red veiled hat to cover her face and looked like a female warrior.
There were a lot of people around her but all these people were just insignificant
Luo Xinglan!
That woman in red had the same temperament as Luo Xinglan, even her fashion sense was the same too!
When Leng Xiangyu first met Luo Xinglan, she was already dressed like this, as though a fireball had landed beside her.
That woman in red stood idly leaning against the corner and looked at the direction of the Open Heaven Stage
Was that her?
Was she that woman?
She was supposed to be dead after jumping off the cliff!
The cliff was so high and so deep. Under the cliff, there were raging waves and it was full of reefs.
She had lost her spiritual power at that time so how could she still be alive?
At that time, Gu Xietian assigned a rescue team to search thoroughly for several days but could not find her corpse. That area was well-known for its sharks so they thought that she could be eaten by the sharks. How could she still be alive if so?
If she was still alive, she would certainly miss her son and daughter and thus, come back to visit them.
How could she leave her children to be bullied for so many years in the Generals house and did nothing?
Perhaps, it was not her, but only similar in terms of physique and temperament.
Leng Xiangyu had thousands of thoughts in her mind. Although she tried very hard to comfort herself, she had been sweating a lot.
"Mother, whats wrong with you? Are you not feeling well?" Gu Tianyi stood beside her and asked.
After Leng Xiangyu became the official Mrs. General, all the children from other mistresses needed to call her 'mother' and called their own mother 'aunt' instead. Thus, although Gu Tianyi was not given life by her, she had to call Leng Xiangyu 'mother' all the same.
Leng Xiangyu shook her head, "Im okay. Its just too hot and crowded."
She used her handkerchief to wipe her sweat and secretly looked toward that direction again. She was stunned for a moment.
That woman in red was gone!
Was she being pushed somewhere else by the jostling crowd?
Leng Xiangyu tried to search for the woman in the crowd but she never found her
She did not give up and when she wanted to search again, she heard some noises in the nearby surroundings. Someone even shouted in surprise, "My God! The Overlords of Jiuxing clan and Yinyang clan are here!"
Leng Xiangyu rose her head to see. Of course, the rest of the people also rose to take a look.
There were two rides in the sky.
One was coming from the south and another was from the north.
The ride from the south was a red carriage with a red flamingo pulling it. The disciples that came along were all wearing green uniforms embroidered with stars.
On the other hand, the ride from the north was a white carriage and what pulled the car was a silver flying beast. The disciples that came along were all females donning white dresses like angels.
Everyone who lived in this continent would definitely recognize them.
The owner of the red carriage was the Overlord of Jiuxing clan, while the owner of the white carriage was the Overlord of Yinyang clan.
Both carriages stopped at the same time and when the curtain opened, two people alighted.
The person who came out from the red carriage was a man dressed in a red robe with a furious mask. He looked tall and strong.
The person who came out from the white car was a lady who was wearing a white robe. Her face was veiled and only a pair of watery eyes could be seen. Although she was wearing a large robe that covered her body figure, the way she walked showed illustrated that she was indeed a beautiful lady.
The crowd under the stage was holding their breaths!
The residents in Feixing Kingdom felt that these were the luckiest days of their lives. A few days ago, they managed to meet the Overlord of the Tianwen clan and both Celestial Master Zuo and Celestial Master You. Today, they managed to meet the Overlord of Jiuxing clan and Yinyang clan at the same time! It was simply a miracle!
It was because these five people never showed up on regular days and now they showed up in unison within a few days!
Although these great men masked their original look when they showed up in front of the public, it was enough to excite everyone about their appearance.
Of course, since these two came from two different countries and were also the imperial advisor of the Haoyue Kingdom and the Zhaoyang Kingdom, the crowd could still relatively restrain their emotions and neither cheered nor kneel down. They just bowed to greet them.
"The man in the red robe was the Overlord of Jiuxing clan. His name was Qian Yueran and he practices the fire spiritual talent. He is also the imperial advisor of Haoyue Kingdom. He is now 93 years old. The lady in white is the Overlord of Yinyang clan. Her name was Hua Wuyan and she practices the water spiritual talent. She is also the imperial advisor of Zhaoyang Kingdom. She is now 86 years old" The Firmament Stone started to read the information aloud to Gu Xijiu.
Gu Xijiu just remained silent.
She was amazed at these great men on the continent. Although they were already of old age, they looked good and youthful. Apparently, this was the benefit of upgrading to a very high level of spiritual power. It could not only extend one's life but also maintained their beauty.
"Master, I think you should think about the reason behind their arrival, instead of commenting on their beauty." The Firmament Stone complained.
Gu Xijiu was disdained, "It is so obvious. The public test requires two deputies and they had to be someone who holds a high position or the heaven's gift disciple. Since Long Siye had kidnapped me once, he should be removed as the deputy. Celestial Master You, Tian Jiyue, was injured since the fight last night, thus he must be hiding somewhere to restore his powers and cannot be the deputy anymore. Therefore, apparently, these two people had been invited by Di Fuyi at the very last minute."
When she finished explaining to the Firmament Stone, the two people had jumped down from the sky to the Open Heaven Stage.
When Qian Yueran jumped down, he did not have many methods but had only jumped down directly onto the stage. However, when he reached the stage, his footsteps were very light and gentle without even so much as a squeak of a noise.
It was such good Qing Gong!
Gu Xijiu was the expert in that art, so she secretly praised his good Qing Gong.
The Overlord of Yinyang clan (Hua Wuyan) was flying down slowly with grace. She even made a flip in the air before she landed on the stage. When she landed, it was soft and quiet too but from the way she landed, Gu Xijiu knew that her Qing Gong was not as good as Qian Yueran's.
However, her Qing Gong was also considered as one of the top in the continent.
Qian Yueran asked in a cool and bright voice, "Brother Di, did I come late? The moment I received your urgent mail, I departed from my place immediately. You can see that my flamingo is exhausted now."
When Hua Wuyan landed on the stage, she smiled and greeted Di Fuyi, "Fuyi, how are you doing?" Her voice was sweet and clear, sounding like that of a young teenage girl's.
Di Fuyi chuckled, "Your ride is good enough. I will punish you if you come late."
Qian Yueran laughed, "Fortunately, I'm not late!"
Hua Wuyan also smiled sweetly, "I always put your task as first priority."
The three of them continued chit-chatting. The Emperor who was at the observation station too, came to greet them.
Suddenly, Gu Xijiu sighed.
"Why the sigh? Do you feel scared already?" The Firmament Stone asked.
Gu Xijiu said, "In novels or movies in my era, those clans with the name of Yinyang or Xihua are always the bad clans. Most of the overlords like to practice with devil spirits and they often exude a s**y and charming demeanor. Therefore, I also thought that the Overlord of Yinyang clan would look the same. However, only after meeting her today, I discovered that she is such a beautiful and elegant lady. I totally did not expect that at all!"
The Firmament Stone remained silent for a while before saying, "Master, are you not worried at all?" It had always thought that its master was somewhat weird.
"There is nothing for me to worry about. I am not a heaven's gift disciple, so the result will speak for itself. I will then be sent to the Dark Forest for a few days. Since I already know what the outcome would be, why should I be worried?" Gu Xijiu explained.
"Since you know that you are not a heaven's gift disciple, why would you want to take the test publicly? It is such a shame to be announced as a phony in front of the general public."
"I dont think so." Gu Xijiu answered determinedly.
She did not want to have anything to do with the identity anymore, so there was nothing to be shameful about. She just wanted to achieve her end goal.
It was too troublesome to uphold this identity. She was entangled by Long Siye, chased by Di Fuyi, admired by the Emperor and was dragged into a marriage that she could not come out of
When all these troubles came together, she could not practice freely. In that case, it would be better to completely lose this identity in its entirety. After the test, she would be sent to the Dark Forest and everyone would think that Gu Xijiu had perished in there.
Once she successfully got out from the Dark Forest, she would change her identity in another country. She also planned to find a quiet place to continue practicing her spiritual power and live the life she wanted.
She already had her future planned out, so she did not care about the little shame that she was going to receive now.
The Firmament Stone seemed to understand her plans. It paused and asked, "Can you let go of all the people here? Gu Xietian has been treating you well recently and you are proudly regarded as his daughter now. Di Fuyi has been good to you too and even wants to engage with you Rong Jialuo also treats you differently. He has been keeping his eye on you ever since you appeared"
"There is nothing I cant let go of." Gu Xijiu answered firmly.
The Firmament Stone was stunned, "You're so cold-blooded!"
Maybe she was cold-blooded after all. When she reincarnated into this world, she swore that she would only live for herself and not for anyone else.
She just wanted to live freely this time around and not be restrained by any kind of relationship, which includes family and love.
"So, this is Miss Gu." A voice sounded in front of her.
Gu Xijiu looked up and saw the Overlord of Yinyang clan, Hua Wuyan.
Hua Wuyan scanned her from head to toe, as though watching a new toy. Gu Xijiu calmly looked at her too.