Gu Xijiu was very familiar with her own pill bottles. When she caught the bottle in mid-air, she already knew that this little bastard tricked her. If it were someone else, she would have slapped that person as hard as she could! However, this was Di Fuyi, so it would not have much effect. Furthermore, she could not beat him in her current state.
She was now in a lot of pain but had taken all the medicines she needed to take so she could not take any more. If she took more, it would have adverse side effects! Therefore, she decided to close her eyes and start to meditate.
Di Fuyi did not dare to provoke her anymore. He sat opposite her and looked at her. He always felt that the scene was familiar, but he could not remember when he had experienced it before. He was a little bit fascinated by this thought.
Through her meditation, Gu Xijiu circulated the spiritual power in her body and managed to suppress the pain. She then extended her hand to him. "Give it to me!" Her precious medicine was still in his hand. Since he did not appreciate it, she wanted it back. Who knows if he was going to throw it away again?
Di Fuyi looked at the little hand that reached out to him and concealed his desire to hold it. "What?"
"Return my medicine to me!"
"Haven't you given it to me?"
"Since you only want to eat unique supplements, I don't want to give this to you anymore!"
Di Fuyi's eyes flashed. He put the bottle in her palm and coughed lightly. "If you really want to give me this, you can refine it again."
Gu Xijiu collected the bottle and said coldly, "You can go and dream about it! The material to make this medicine is hard to find. This is the only one in this world!"
In the past few years, she had entered the Buddha Fire Land multiple times as she wanted to find the Purple Cloud Mushroom again; she always came back home empty-handed.
After that, the Firmament Stone told her that this Purple Cloud Mushroom was extremely rare, and it might only appear once in 10,000 years. It asked her not to waste her effort and give up the idea of refining a new bottle.
Gu Xijiu closed her eyes and kept them shut until they reached the Fantian Palace. She did not speak at all.
...
Gu Xijiu had never actually taken the Saha World as her home; so when she was here, she had always been traveling around and treated the sky and the sea as her home. She used to be fine with this arrangement because she could go anywhere she wanted to go. The sky was the curtain and the land as her bed. When she was hungry, she could always visit a restaurant to eat. She had complete freedom, and no one could control her.
However, she now felt that it would be a good idea to have a resting place. Otherwise, she would have to trouble others when she needed to rest. For example, a few days ago when she was injured, she rested in the residence of Long Siye, and now she had to rest again at the Fantian Palace. She secretly thought that it was not right to always stay in other people's house!
When she was recovering in the house of Long Siye, the maids in his house always looked at her with a subtle expression, as if she had an affair with their general. She also heard one or two gossips while she was in his house. Of course, those gossips were not malicious; just some speculations.
The maids knew that General Long had many friends, which included some female immortals. Those female immortals had a good relationship with him, but he never let these female immortals stay in his residence. Even if they visited him from afar, he would not let them stay overnight.
The current medical skills of Long Siye were quite famous in the Saha World. When those immortals in the fairy world got injured in a fight and came to ask for his treatment, he would help to heal them, but never left any person in the house to stay. Regardless of how dangerous the injury, he would bring them outside to recover. However, Gu Xijiu had lived in the house so freely.
Gu Xijiu was also housed in Long Siye's favorite place- the Hexian Tavern. General Long would make it a point to visit her and accompany her whenever he returned. Hence, it was reasonable for the little maids to gossip about her privately and regard her as the sweetheart of Long Siye. Some even guessed that good news between her and General Long was coming soon!
In a turn of events, Gu Xijiu now lived in the Fantian Palace that belonged to Di Fuyi. In the Fantian Palace, there were no maids, only the eight mythological beasts who were in charge of everything in the palace. Nonetheless, Bai Ze specially invited four little flower fairies to be her maid and take care of her. The four little flower fairies were very sensible and lively. They were also very attentive to serve her. However, occasionally they also had a little gossip about her.
The theme of the gossip was similar to the gossip in the house of Long Siye, except that Di Fuyi had replaced the male character. It was the same for the eight mythological beasts. Except for Bai Ze, the other seven were very curious about her. They often found various excuses to visit her and intentionally complimented their smart and wise young master. It was evident that they wanted to make her Di Fuyi a pair!
This made Gu Xijiu somewhat speechless. There was once when Bai Ze intentionally talked about it in front of her. Gu Xijiu simply asked, "General Bai, you should know that I am much older than him. The people outside call me 'old evil lady' and say that I am an old cow that wants to eat fresh grass. Don't you have any concerns in this regard?"
Bai Ze sneered and sized Gu Xijiu. "Miss Gu, you are just over 200 years old. Women at this age are considered young in our world. How can you be an old lady? As for the age difference between you and our young master, it is actually not too big. His Highness is ten thousand years older than the Devil Master! Aren't they a lovely couple living happily with each other? It has made so many people envious about them..."
Gu Xijiu was speechless.
Bai Ze seriously looked at her with a serious expression. "Miss Gu, in my eyes, our young master and you are like a young couple that grows together. You are the perfect pair for each other!"
Gu Xijiu was speechless again.
She was not convinced! Was there a young couple with such a huge age gap? Perhaps the eight mythological beasts in the Fantian Palace also shared a difference of opinion from the rest of the people here!
Gu Xijiu was delighted that Di Fuyi had such good servants. However, she did not want to be a pair with the young master of this house. She just wanted to complete her mission. After she recovers from this injury, she must go out and find the right place to build a house so that she would not have to listen to these gossips anymore.
...
The scenery at the Fantian Palace was extraordinarily beautiful. The architecture was amazing, and clouds were floating underneath the palace. There was flowing water all around the palace as well. The lake looked picturesque! Although Gu Xijiu had been to the Fantian Palace several times, she was usually in a hurry and never had time to enjoy the scene. This was the first time that she could explore the palace.
Bai Ze was very hospitable. It allowed her to walk around and asked her to take this place as her home. However, Gu Xijiu did not walk around too much. In these days, she spent most of her time in the Qingxiao Pavilion that Bai Ze prepared for her to meditate and rest.
The Qingxiao Pavilion was located in the middle of the Great Lake. It was a majestic piece of architecture, and the spiritual power here was the most abundant. Gu Xijiu could easily restore her spiritual power here.
Di Fuyi had also taken the time to visit her, but she was still angry at this naughty kid, so she had not given him a lot of attention. When she talked to him, she was always cold.
Di Fuyi did not seem to care much. He always stayed at her place for about 15 minutes before he left. However, eventually, he cut down his visits from three to four times a day, to once every two days. Later, it became once every three days.
On one particular day, after Gu Xijiu finished meditating, she opened her eyes and listened to the pitter-patter sound of rain outside. She then got up and walked to the window. She opened the window and watched until the rain subsided. The fairy scented grass under the window was swaying in the rain, and the air was full of fresh fragrance. It was beautiful.
Randomly, she had the mood to take a stroll, so she propped up an umbrella and walked out. Gu Xijiu walked along the corridor to avoid getting wet. The drizzle hit the lake and splashed its surface, while the fish in the lake jumped out of the water from time to time.
Gu Xijiu looked up at the clear sky. She leaned against the railings and looked into the distance. She saw the vast expanse of mist and was simply amazed. It had been some time since she could freely observe and appreciate her surroundings. It would be perfect if there were a pair of lovers who leaned against each other in this weather.
All of a sudden, Gu Xijiu's vision became blurry as she saw another illusion before her eyes; it had been a while since her last experience. As usual, there were a man and a woman; the background was a small pavilion. The woman stood leaning against the railing, and the man leaned on her side. One of his arms was cuddling her, and she also leaned her head on his shoulder as if they were a pair of lovebirds who enjoyed watching the scenery.
She could hear the conversation between the two of them.
"Celestial Master Zuo, have you thought about having kids?"
"Do you want to have kids?"
"Yes, I want it! I want a baby boy, as handsome as you are! What about you? Would you prefer a baby boy or a baby girl?"
"I like them both as long as they are from you."
"We will have them! I will use your kids to keep you so that you can't bear to leave!"
"Stupid! I think the best person to keep me is you, not our kids..."
"Then I'll have double insurance. When you have kids and me, you certainly could not bear to leave us! You have to try to survive, or else I might cry until I die!"
"Alright, I will try very hard..."
"Xijiu, even if I leave, I will try to come back. Please wait for me..."
...
The man in the mirage kissed his wife at his side, and the two of them hugged each other tightly. Gu Xijiu stood on the curved corridor and looked at the scene like a mirage in the distance. Even though it was a lovely scene, Gu Xijiu's heart ached again.
She looked at the man in the mirage. Although she could not see his face, the purple robe reflected in her eyes and stung her heart.
"Celestial Master Zuo!" She whispered and extended her hand in that direction.
However, a gust of wind came, and the illusion disappeared. The umbrella that Gu Xijiu held in her hand flew with the wind. Gu Xijiu could only watch as the umbrella that fell into the lake swiftly drifted away. She snorted in disappointment.
This umbrella was a tool she brought up from the Lower Bound. She saw in the illusion that Celestial Master Zuo had shared an umbrella with her. The umbrella seemed to be this particular one, so she valued this umbrella very much.
When she saw it drop into the lake, she wanted to teleport there to take it. But suddenly, a hand patted on her shoulder. "Let me do it."
A purple figure flew out from her side. Her heart jumped! It was Di Fuyi again!
Di Fuyi was dressed in a purple robe and looked dashing as usual. He had to act swiftly to catch up with the umbrella. He stretched out his hand to get the umbrella and was back to the shore in a jiffy.
The umbrella was handed to her. "There you go."
Gu Xijiu thanked him and accepted it in her hand. She shook away the raindrops on the umbrella and carefully kept it.
"Who is Celestial Master Zuo?"
Gu Xijiu was surprised. She looked up at him and saw him standing against a column. His eyes were dark, and he had a smile on his face. His hair was casually tied up with a purple ribbon, and there were a few threads of hair that dropped by his cheek.
Since he did not get a response, he decided to ask again, "Who is Celestial Master Zuo?"
Gu Xijiu took a deep breath and smiled. "Fuyi, let's talk about it." She did not want to be so ambiguous anymore. It was not beneficial for both sides.
She knew that Huang Tu had another identity, which was Celestial Master Zuo. She remembered when she was in the Lower Bound, that she went to the house of Celestial Master You before. The house was empty. Gu Xijiu wondered why there was no Celestial Master Zuo if there was a Celestial Master You. She used to ask around, but no one knew that if there was a Celestial Master Zuo.
Now she understood! Celestial Master Zuo was Huang Tu. The world had erased the existence of Huang Tu, and naturally also erased the existence of Celestial Master Zuo. When she married him, she also liked to call him Celestial Master Zuo. He asked her to wait for him, so she naturally had to wait! Regardless of what happened to her, she had to wait!
...
The red mud stove was boiling water, and cups were on the table. Four plates of desserts were placed one after the other, and each kind of dessert looked cute and appetizing.
Everything was placed on a lotus-like jasper table that had two flower-like stools. The two of them were sitting on each side. Gu Xijiu raised her hand to brew tea for him; her movements were very graceful and pleasing.
Di Fuyi sat there to observe her. She had been ignoring him for a few days, so it was rare this time that she wanted to talk to him.
Di Fuyi took the cup of tea she poured for him and took a sip. Although the tea was good, he had a bad feeling about the situation. It seemed like she was going to talk openly with him. Sure enough, his intuition was very accurate. Gu Xijiu first thanked him. She thanked him for his continuous rescues, and then she apologized. She apologized for the nonsense that she had said in front of the public.
Di Fuyi was very impatient. "What are you trying to say? Be direct!"
Gu Xijiu took a deep breath. "You asked me who Celestial Master Zuo is. Let me tell you now. He is my husband."
"Danggg!" The teacup in Di Fuyi's hand fell to the ground and shattered into pieces. He looked at it for a moment, and then he looked up. "What... What?"
Although he tried to calm down, his hands were involuntarily shaking. Gu Xijiu did not look at his pale face. Her eyes were fixed on the lake outside. She began to tell him her own story. She storied about her own experiences in the Lower Bound, about the illusions she saw, and about her memory loss.
Gu Xijiu provided enough details to ensure that her story was clear and informative. She used a very plain tone with no decorative language to make sure her message was direct. However, it had created a wave of turmoil in Di Fuyi's heart.
The tea was getting colder, and the falling flowers outside the pavilion had covered the ground where they sat. The flowers fell on Gu Xijiu's robe, her hair, and even her feet.
Gu Xijiu revealed everything to him. It was as if a huge weight was lifted off her shoulders. Strangely, instead of feeling relieved, she also felt a bit of emptiness somewhere in her heart.
Di Fuyi was an excellent listener, though. He did not interrupt her once during her sharing. After listening to her, he asked her a few questions, and after she answered them, he turned and left.
"You have been looking for him all these years?"
"Yes, I have been looking for him for more than 200 years. Although I have forgotten him, I am still looking for him in my subconscious."
"And, the reason you have been looking for me is to complete your mission for his resurrection?"
"Yes!"
"Do you think I might be his reincarnation?"
"There is a possibility because you have a lot of things in common with him. For example, both of you like purple clothes, and your body size seems to be almost the same." In fact, their appearance was almost identical. However, Gu Xijiu did not say the last one. After all, it was her "sweet" dream.
Di Fuyi quietly listened to her about the commonalities. He had a short laugh, and there was a sense of teasing in his voice, "As far as I know, once the Lord from Lower Bound successfully ascends to the Upper Bound, they will be a celestial being in this world, and it will be recorded in a book. If they are unsuccessful, they will never be able to return, and there will be no reincarnation. Don't you think that it is just wishful thinking that I am his reincarnation?"
Gu XIjiu shook her head. "I am not sure; I did not say that you must be him..."
"So, this is the reason that you have been so ambiguous to me?"
Gu Xijiu did not answer, but she seemed to admit it from her expression.
"So... As of now, you are giving me the chance to train and see whether or not I am the reincarnation of Huang Tu? If you prove that I am him, then you will continue the relationship with me?"
Gu Xijiu could not deny, so she nodded.
Di Fuyi's fingers tapped on the table. He laughed for a long while and slowly said, "If I am not him, you will abandon me?"
Gu Xijiu struggled with this question. She took a deep breath and said, "If that happens, we will still be friends..."
"What makes you think that I will want to be your friend?"
Gu Xijiu was slightly stunned. "I can help you to reach the stage of a Mighty Immortal faster. After all, this is for your own good, isn't it? There is nothing bad for you..."
"I don't care about becoming a Mighty Immortal!" Di Fuyi interrupted her.
Gu Xijiu sighed. "If that is the case, I have no idea what to do."
"Just to be clear, if I am not Huang Tu, there will be no chance of us getting together?"
Gu Xijiu bit her dry lips before responding, "You can interpret it in this way."
Di Fuyi stared at her for a long while. He gripped his sleeves tightly. At this moment, he had a rather stern look on his face. Although Gu Xijiu did not find it pleasant, she did not find it appropriate for her to leave either.
The truth hurts, but a lie is worse. Gu Xijiu did not want to hurt him later on when his feelings had developed even further.
Di Fuyi's feelings for Gu Xijiu would probably be equivalent to a kid having his first crush. When he liked her, he would be as aggressive as fire. However, this kind of feeling came fast and disappeared fast too. Once she revealed the truth, he would try to recover from this feeling and would not be too hurt.
"Fuyi, you are still young. In fact, you don't have to think about a relationship yet. I think you should use your energy to practice..." She tried to calm him and persuaded him, but she was interrupted by Di Fuyi, "Who are you to tell me what to do? Why do I need to listen to you?"
Gu Xijiu remained silent.
Di Fuyi stared at her and sneered. "Gu Xijiu, why would you think that I want to be a spare tire? I can tell you now; I am not the reincarnation of Huang Tu. Even if I am, I will not accept your feelings toward me! The past is the past! In this life, I am Shen Nianmo or Di Fuyi. The Celestial Master Zuo or Huang Tu that you like has nothing to do with me! If you want to turn me into him, I can tell you that you are just dreaming! You can give up now!" After he finished this sentence, he turned and walked away without looking back.
This result was partially out of Gu Xijiu's expectation. She felt empty in her heart as she stood there for a moment and did not move.
Meanwhile, the rain had stopped, and the air was fresh. The mussel came out of the water and climbed to her side. It clipped her dress with its shell and then sighed. "Master, you shouldn't tell everything to him. In this case, he will never be cooperative with you."
Gu Xijiu did not speak. She actually understood in her heart that the mussel was right. She should not reveal the truth at this moment. She should continue to be ambiguous with him to let him practice until she finished the mission. However, she always felt that it was unfair to him. The better Di Fuyi treated her, the more uneasy she was in her heart.
Now that the truth was revealed, she was finally no longer holding any guilt. However, she did not know how to wriggle out of her current situation. What should she do with this task?
She had not figured out what to do next when suddenly, Bai Ze had come to the door. He was dressed in white and asked, "Miss Gu, how is your injury?"
"Thanks for your care, General Bai. It is getting better." Gu Xijiu was basically recovered. She just needed a few more days of rest to get back out there.
"Miss Gu, according to the rules of the Fantian Palace, we usually don't allow any outsiders to stay in the palace. It was a special case for Miss Gu this time, so the young master allowed you to stay for a few days. Now that Miss Gu has recovered..."
Bai Ze did not finish its sentence, but Gu Xijiu had already understood the meaning behind it. The other party was trying to get her out.
She took a deep breath and asked, "Is this an order from your young master?"
Bai Ze smiled, but his eyes could not hide the disappointment. "It is the rules of this place. Miss Gu, please forgive me for this."
Bai Ze accidentally heard the conversation between Gu Xijiu and Di Fuyi. It was very angry for its young master! It was so difficult for the young master to fall in love with someone, but he was treated as a spare tire in the end!
This woman approached the young master just to save another man. She even wanted to change the young master into another person. Its young master was Shen Nianmo, the son of the Divine Lord and the Great Devil. He was not the reincarnation of the Lord from Lower Bound!
Even if he was, that could not represent anything. Anything in the past life should stay in the past. It had nothing to do with the young master in his current life!
Gu Xijiu smiled after a short ponder. "Fine, I will leave. Where is His Highness? Let me say goodbye to him before I make my move."
"Do not worry. His Highness does not want to see you again. Take care. I think it is best for two of you not to meet again."
Gu Xijiu nodded her head lightly. "Okay!" She turned around and was ready to leave.
However, before leaving the vicinity, she took out a fishing rod from her storage space and tossed a fish hook with bait into the lake.
Bai Ze was confused, so Gu Xijiu casually explained, "I owe him a bowl of fish soup. Just take it as a 'thank you' from me for letting me stay here for a few days."
Bai Ze remained silent.
...
It was already in the evening, and the sun was setting; that made the sky turned orange and purplish. Di Fuyi was enjoying wine as he sat in the pavilion above the pond. He drank quite a lot as there seemed to be six to seven jars nearby. Besides that, his face blushed, and his vision looked blurred as well.
Bai Ze walked approached his master with very light footsteps; quietly, he placed a bowl of fish soup on the table.
"What is this?" Di Fuyi asked after taking a glimpse of the soup.
"Miss Gu made it; she said it is a token of appreciation for letting her stay here over the last few days." Bai Ze answered honestly.
"Hah!" Di Fuyi chuckled sarcastically and continued, "Where is she?"
"She left with two of her celestial pets."
Di Fuyi did not say anything but twirled the wine glass in his hand as if he was pondering.
Meanwhile, steam continued rising from the fish soup. It was getting cold as no one bothered to drink it.
Di Fuyi was still drinking wine and did not seem to be interested in taking a sip of the soup. Bai Ze finally tried to convince him after watching for a while. "Your Highness, do you want to try the soup? It is pretty good, but it would no longer be nice when it turns cold."
Di Fuyi stared at the fish soup again and casually said, "Just pour it away; I am not interested."
Bai Ze was shocked, as he remembered that his master was depressed after he returned home because he did not get to drink the fish soup she made. How come he did not want to drink it now when Miss Gu made an effort to make the soup for him?
Bai Ze was there the entire time as Gu Xijiu caught the fish and made the soup for him. It was not as easy as he thought. She was looking for a particular fish, and she only found the one she wanted after the 16th attempt. Besides that, she also removed the fish scales and all the bones by herself before finally making the soup.
During the cleaning process, the bones cut her hand as she lost her focus. She tasted the first pot of soup and poured it away because she did not find it good enough. Initially, Bai Ze was quite upset with her; however, he felt much better after seeing her putting in so much effort just to make a soup.
The serving that Bai Ze brought it to Di Fuyi was the third pot of soup she made. Even he thought that was the best soup he has ever smelled and he could not make such good soup by himself. Hence, after he heard Di Fuyi's instruction, he coughed as he found it wasteful. "Your Highness, the fish soup is delicious. Why not take a sip?"
"Pour it away!"
Bai Ze remained silent. He still wanted to convince him, but he did not expect that Di Fuyi was already running out of patience. He took the fish soup and walked toward the window. In the next second, the soup along with the bowl was thrown into the lake.
Di Fuyi was standing in front of the window; he watched as the soup splashed onto the surface of the lake. He only turned around when the water returned to its tranquil state.
"Bai Ze, she has nothing to do with me starting from today, so you do not have to report anything about her anymore. Also, stop following her around."
Bai Ze nodded. "All right, master."
The eight mythological animals were instructed to follow Gu Xijiu to ensure her safety. It was because of this that Di Fuyi could arrive in time when Gu Xijiu was in danger at the Yaori Mountain. Certainly, the eight mythological animals had done an outstanding job. Perhaps it was time for them to take a break. However, could their young master really lay down everything between him and her? Bai Ze doubted it.
He looked at his master and realized he was drinking again. After all, His Highness was good at drinking; hence, it was not easy for him to get tipsy. Bai Ze used to worry that his master was overconsuming alcohol. Soon, he realized that it was normal for him. His young master was generally good at drinking like his father. In fact, it was not easy for the Divine Lord to get drunk. Therefore, Bai Ze just let him continue drinking and stood there.
Consequently, Di Fuyi was drunk! All the wines stored in the Fantian Palace were extremely valuable with amazing taste. It was also high in alcohol content, and that made Di Fuyi fall asleep for three days in a row.
He had a few dreams during those three days; the dreams were quite confusing, and it did not make much sense to him. He met Gu Xijiu again in the dream, and they even went on an adventure together. He spent most of his dreams running and escaping in dangerous situations; there was even a cave with many weird and ferocious beasts chasing after them inside. Fortunately, they made it as they fought against the beasts together.
He was holding her hand throughout the adventure. After they escaped from the cave, they saw an ocean with strong waves below a cliff. Suddenly, Gu Xijiu took out a fishing rod and claimed that she was going to make fish soup for him. He then happily waited and watched her prepare the fish soup.
She scooped a bowl of soup and passed it to him as she smiled. "Here you go, it is specially made for you."
When he was ready to take it, a hand suddenly stretched over and took the soup away. Di Fuyi was very pissed off and saw a man with a purple robe as he lifted his head. Strangely, the man in the purple robe was just standing in front of Di Fuyi without wearing a mask; however, he could not see his appearance clearly. His focus was only on the fish soup in his hand.
Gu Xijiu was shocked and looked at the man in the purple robes. "Huang Tu? Celestial Master Zuo! You are finally here!"
The man in purple robes opened his arms as he looked at her. "Xijiu!" Di Fuyi watched helplessly as Gu Xijiu, who was holding his hand with love earlier, ran into the embrace of another man. Di Fuyi's hands trembled as he watched them. He wanted to separate them, but he just could not move as if his feet were nailed to the ground.
It felt like a century had passed before Gu Xijiu finally noticed Di Fuyi. Apologetic, she smiled. "Fuyi, I have been looking for him for a few centuries; he is the only one I like..."
"How about me?" Di Fuyi asked with a hoarse voice.
Gu Xijiu smiled with guilt. "Fuyi, I only treat you as a kid; you can have all the fish soup in the pot. Take care."
Di Fuyi was very upset. He just watched Gu Xijiu turn and left with the man in purple robes, and she did not even look back!
He fixed his eyes on the loving couple as he stood there. They were happily whispering to each other as they left, but the scene hurt him so much. He shifted his gaze to the pot nearby and realized there was enough fish soup to fill half a bowl. He pursed his lips and flicked his sleeve. Consequently, the pot immediately flew away and dropped into the ocean.
"Bang!" Di Fuyi awoke from his long sleep. He had a bad headache; he saw Bai Ze with a worried expression as he slowly opened his eyes. "Your Highness, you are awake!"
Di Fuyi was informed that he had been asleep for three days. It was all just a dream! He got up from the bed and looked into the mirror. He looked horrible- his hair was messy, his eyes were filled with loads of capillaries, his clothes were crumpled, and there were even a few wine stains on his collar. He had not been so miserable before. Bai Ze was certainly concerned for him. He had not seen his master in such a condition.
Di Fuyi lifted his head, and his gaze met Bai Ze's gaze in the mirror. He smiled and said, "Bai Ze, get all the necessary items ready; I want to bathe!"
Bai Ze's eyes sparkled. "Sure!"
His young master would usually use the cleaning spell to clean himself up. Hence, this act of physically cleaning himself was a sign that he was going to say goodbye to the past and start everything over again.
Indeed, Di Fuyi came out from the bathroom with a fresh look after an hour. He was wearing a light green robe, and he got half of his long black hair tied with a black hairpin. He was certainly dashing! He was smiling as he walked out, and all of the lady servants could not stop looking at him.
"Bai Ze, is there any food? I am hungry!"
"Sure! Sure! Please be patient; I will prepare something now!" Bai Ze quickly rushed into the kitchen. Quick enough, Bai Ze had prepared a tableful of food. Di Fuyi slowly enjoyed the food, just like how he used to.
Bai Ze finally felt relieved. Miss Gu's appearance probably attracted his Highness; it was good that he finally understood and could let go of her.
Di Fuyi saw Bai Ze send four lady servants away as he finished his meal. The four lady servants were flower elves; they knew that this was a good place for them to cultivate and upgrade their spiritual power. Thus, they tried many ways and begged to stay as one day of cultivation in the Fantian Palace was equivalent to a month of hard work out there.
However, Bai Ze did not want to give his master any reason to recall anything about Gu Xijiu. After all, they were hired to serve Gu Xijiu when she was here; hence, all of them should go too since Gu Xijiu has left.
Bai Ze was negotiating with them when Di Fuyi came out. Casually, he interrupted the conversation. "Let them stay."
The four flower elves were so happy and quickly kowtowed as an appreciation. Lazily, Di Fuyi added, "However, the Fantian Palace does not pay servants with nothing to contribute. Hence, the cleanliness of this palace will now be your responsibility; those who are lazy, just pack your stuff and leave!"
"Yes, Your Highness!" The four flower elves immediately left to get their work done.
Bai Ze looked at Di Fuyi with a complicated expression. "Your Highness..."
Di Fuyi waved his hand to dismiss him. "It does not look good to only keep eight of you in the palace. All of you are mythological animals who can compete with Mighty Immortals; how can you do chores every day? Go recruit a few servants and get them to do the chores."
Bai Ze did not dare to disobey; hence, he left after taking the note. Certainly, there were many good candidates when the Fantian Palace announced their available vacancy.
Even Senior Immortals had applied for the role. Bai Ze carefully selected from the pool of applicants and finally chose eight servants and four maids. When it was about to lead them back to the palace, someone called him. "General Bai!"
Bai Ze turned back and saw a pretty young lady standing nearby. She was Guan Jinhua from the Fengyun Valley. She was followed by several brother and sister apprentices behind her.
"General Bai, is Nianmo in the palace? I represent my master to send a letter and want to hand it over to him personally."
Bai Ze nodded. "Yes."
She was surprised by his positive response and quickly followed him. Guan Jinhua almost could not hide her excitement. Along the way, she tried to talk to Bai Ze casually. However, Bai Ze did not speak much but just smiled.
Guan Jinhua was the favorite disciple of Master Fengxing, so her status was naturally noble. It was higher than the servants that Bai Ze had recruited. Nonetheless, she chatted with them as well.
Bai Ze coldly looked at her. He thought that this girl was open and friendly. It seemed that its young master liked girls who were open and friendly as well. Perhaps Guan Jinhua could make its young master happy again.
Guan Jinhua entered the Fantian Palace for the first time. She was nervous and excited. However, on the surface, she did not show anything.
What was so special about Fantian Palace? It was the place where The Divine Lord lived! In this continent, there were not many people who could enter this place! Now she was finally going in! The entire architecture and design of the Fantian Palace amazed Guan Jinhua. A thought suddenly came to her mind. If she could marry Shen Nianmo, she would be the hostess of this palace in the future. How good was that!
However, Nianmo already had someone in his heart. He liked that old woman a lot. Even if she could use some trick to be part of Fantian Palace, she could only be a concubine here. It was not bad to be a concubine in this place, though! What's more, Shen Nianmo was so charming.
When Guan Jinhua finally saw Di Fuyi, he was sitting in the garden and playing chess by himself. He was wearing a light blue robe that made him look like the sun after the rain. The wind raised his hairline, and he seemed very casual.
Guan Jinhua was still a bit nervous to see him. After all, he was furious the last time they saw each other. She stepped forward and tried to be cheerful. "Senior brother apprentice!"
Di Fuyi was still holding a black chess piece. He just nodded and faintly said, "I am not your senior brother apprentice anymore. Why are you here?"
Guan Jinhua respectfully handed over her master's letter. "Master has a letter for you. I hope that you can take a look at it."
Di Fuyi was stunned. He took the letter and opened it. There were actually a few pages of paper, so Master Fengxing had written a long letter for him.
He first talked about his friendship with the Divine Lord, then said that he appreciated the talent of Shen Nianmo. He mentioned that he should not forcibly impose his own thinking on his apprentice, and he should not secretly take action against Gu Xijiu without Shen Nianmo's knowledge. The letter seemed to be full of sincerity.
The final purpose was to tell him that he had spoken with the other nine masters. They want Di Fuyi to go back to be their apprentices and forget what had happened in the past.