No master in history apologized to their apprentice and asked them to return to their apprenticeship. Master Fengxing had given in to Di Fuyi. After Di Fuyi swept through the letter, he put down the letter and did not say anything but continued to play chess.
Guan Jinhua looked at him and held her breath. After waiting for a reasonable amount of time, she finally spoke, "Senior brother apprentice, your masters regretted that their actions made you leave and they blamed themselves every day. They said that regardless of whether you recognize them as your master or not, they will treat you as their favorite apprentice. Senior brother apprentice, Master Fengxing said that when the Divine Lord sent you to join their ten apprenticeships, he must have had his reason. If you give up like this, when the Divine Lord and the Great Devil return, they might feel disappointed. Senior brother apprentice, the martial arts in this word is profound. With your talent, once these famous teachers teach you, you can get twice the result with half the effort, so that your skill can get to the next level in the shortest time. The ten masters are the leaders of all kinds of martial art. You shouldn't cut off all the relationships with them just because of short-term anger..." Guan Jinhua was compelling. She discussed and analyzed the various pros and cons with Di Fuyi.
Di Fuyi did not look up. Instead, the black and white chess pieces continued to move across the board. After Guan Jinhua finished talking to him, she found that he had not listened to her at all.
She was disappointed but was not ready to give up. But just when she planned to continue talking, Di Fuyi pointed at his opposite seat. "Let's play a game. We will talk about it if you win. Alright?"
Guan Jinhua was surprised by this gesture. She nodded. "Good!"
What surprised Di Fuyi was that Guan Jinhua was actually a master at playing chess! After a game of chess, although Guan Jinhua lost the game, Di Fuyi was quite happy, so they actually continued to play three matches.
During the game of chess, Guan Jinhua tried to talk with Di Fuyi. She told him that General Long Siye had broken some rules and was sent to prison. Gu Xijiu had been running around for him. She entered into the Heavenly Palace, met the Emperor Immortal, and pleaded for Long Siye.
Di Fuyi's hand was holding a white chess piece. He was stunned to hear Gu Xijiu's name. He casually asked, "What was the rule that Long Siye broke?"
"I heard that he has a relationship with the former imperial prince, and the former imperial prince has a plan to rebel against the Emperor Immortal. He had contacted his old followers secretly, but the information was leaked, and someone reported to the palace. I am not very clear about it. I only heard about it when Master Fengxing inadvertently talked about it."
Di Fuyi did not speak. Although he was young, he also knew the cruelty of political struggle. The former imperial prince, regardless of whether he wanted to rebel or not, was always a thorn in the eyes of the current Emperor Immortal. He would certainly like to get rid of him. Even if the former imperial prince did not intend to rebel, the Emperor Immortal would somehow find a way to eliminate him. Not to mention that Yun Yanli was actually quite an ambitious person.
Long Siye used to be a subordinate of Yun Yanli and was also promoted by Yun Yanli when he was still unknown. In fact, he was really in contact with Yun Yanli recently. If Yun Yanli were really rebellious, it would be easy to guess that he would try to get Long Siye involved. Nonetheless, it would appear on the surface that Long Siye had been caught in between the crossfire.
The Emperor Immortal should know Long Siye well. However, he still sent him to prison. What was his intention behind it? Was he trying to use Long Siye to threaten someone? Perhaps, the target of Emperor Immortal seemed to be Gu Xijiu. Why did he want to threaten Gu Xijiu? Was he trying to get Gu Xijiu to work for him? Or did he want something from her?
Di Fuyi had a series of thoughts in his mind but quickly dismissed them. He had nothing to do with this woman anymore. Why should he care about her? When he was about to re-focus his mind to continue playing chess, Bai Ze walked in to report, "Your Highness, His Majesty sent his chamberlain to invite Your Highness to the Fairy Flower Feast tonight."
Bai Ze handed over a golden stamped invitation card. Di Fuyi did not intend to accept it. Usually, he was too lazy to participate in such gatherings. However, the Emperor Immortal, Ye Tianli, had a deep relationship with him and the Fantian Palace. In the past, Ye Tianli used to pursue Shen Nianmo's mother. Two of them almost got engaged.
Later, he even befriended the Divine Lord and became good friends with the couple. He was already in touch with Shen Nianmo when Shen Nianmo was still a kid. Nonetheless, the kid did not really like his Uncle Ye.
After the Divine Couple left, Shen Nianmo had been traveling around on his own. He rejected all invitations from the Emperor Immortal and was too lazy to socialize with him. Therefore, the Emperor Immortal still did not know what he looked like even after he turned into an adult. This time, the Emperor Immortal must be curious to meet him after his unpleasant encounter with the Great Guardians.
Di Fuyi never felt the need to satisfy the curiosity of others, so he just waved his hand to dismiss the stamped invitation. "Reject it. I don't want to go!"
Bai Ze was stunned and hesitated whether or not to respond. Di Fuyi noticed that he obviously wanted to say something; he was somewhat impatient. "Just say what you wish to say!"
Therefore, Bai Ze continued, "Your Highness, the chamberlain who sent the invitation card said that His Majesty had invited friends from all around the world to the feast, which includes the mysterious grimace person. Moreover, she has agreed to attend the feast..."
Di Fuyi was certainly surprised to hear that but immediately continued to play his game of chess. "It has nothing to do with me."
Bai Ze choked. It had been nearly half a month since Gu Xijiu's departure, and the young master had never mentioned about her since then. Even when he saw Bai Ze and the servants cleaned up the place she used to stay, he did not say anything.
He did not bother to pursue cooking anymore. He told Bai Ze that he simply did not have talent in this area and did not want to waste time. The young master used to love eating fish, but he had not eaten it for half a month. Even though Bai Ze put it on his desk, he would just leave it aside.
The most significant change of the young master was that he never wore his iconic purple robe anymore. Initially, the young master loved to dress in purple. However, in the past ten days, he wore a varied array of robes.
Bai Ze initially thought that its young masters would not be able to resist his temptation and would look for her after ten days. It seems he was mistaken. The young master was very steady in handling relationship issue!
Perhaps this relationship was still in the puppy love stage for the young master. Now that the truth had been revealed, he could quickly let go of the feeling.
Bai Ze was delighted. It looked at the invitation card again before putting it away. Since its young master did not want to go, it should just forget about it. It turned and left. However, while it was still an earshot away, it heard a soft "Dakk" sound behind him followed by a snort from Guan Jinhua. The lady asked in shock, "Senior brother apprentice, are you intentionally making the wrong move? You are killing three of your pieces."
After a brief second, it heard Di Fuyi casually answer, "Perhaps you have not seen it. This is a trick. Without destruction, there can be no construction."
Bai Ze nodded. Not bad! It was true that without destruction, there could be no construction. When the Divine Lord played chess, he liked to use this trick as well. It involuntarily shook its head as it thought that its young master was distracted by the earlier news. It seemed that it had overthought. It strode away.
What Bai Ze did not know was that the young master lost the game and Guan Jinhua was pleased with that.
Gu Xijiu was sitting in a courtyard somewhere in the seventh heaven. It was a private house that Gu Xijiu just bought. It was located in the downtown area, which was crowded with people. The house was not too far away from the local market.
The mussel did not understand why its owner would buy a house in such a crowded place. She had always liked to live quietly. Therefore, when she bought this house, the mussel could not help but ask about it. Gu Xijiu only answered with a few words. "The greatest place to hide is in the city."
Gu Xijiu then asked the mussel, "Do you like the food in Restaurant Xian Kelai?"
The mussel was very honest. "Yes! I do!"
"This place is very close to the restaurant, so you can go there to eat anytime you like."
The mussel's eyes shimmered! It found that its owner considered about it when deciding to where to stay, so it felt touched! Soon, the mussel found out the beauty of this house. There was a fountain in the courtyard of the house. The water from the fountain was milky white and cold. Even if people drank from it on a hot day, it would still be too cold.
The house was disliked by its original owner and was sealed away. However, after seeing it, Gu Xijiu did not hesitate to buy it, because it was a rare medicine fountain. By using the water from this fountain, it could help in doubling the quantity as well as the quality of the medicine she made!
When Gu Xijiu came out of the Fantian Palace, she was adamant about getting her own place. With her own home, she did not have to bother others when she got injured and did not have to worry about being driven out by others.
Nonetheless, the mussel felt that a person like her should live in a beautiful mountain and in a quaint house to show her uniqueness. However, Gu Xijiu told it that such people could not hide. Eventually, they would be invited to out from the mountain as high-ranking hermits. Besides, it was not convenient to live on a mountain.
Living in this downtown area would not attract attention. When she was tired after wandering around the world outside, she could rest here without having to travel too far. When Gu Xijiu bought this house, she disguised her appearance and asked an ordinary worker to furnish it. Everything was simple and ordinary. It would not attract the general public's attention. Even Long Siye also did not know about it.
Gu Xijiu managed to take a good rest in this house for more than ten days. Every day, she practiced and exercised. She also refined medicine and strolled around the yard. She enjoyed it a lot.
If it were not for Long Siye, she would continue her simple life like this. Unfortunately, after she recovered from her injury, she went to General Long's residence and saw that the General's house was sealed. She got to know from the general's housekeeper that Long Siye was guilty of a crime and that he was being investigated. He was sent to the prison!
It was easy to find out the ins and outs of the matter with Gu Xijiu's ability. Her thought was in the same direction as Di Fuyi. She thought that the reason why the Emperor Immortal caught Long Siye was to lure her out.
She considered the circumstances and decided to go to the ninth heaven to meet the emperor in person. Emperor Immortal was not an easy person to meet. He was busier than a president in the modern world. His schedule every day was full, so if she wanted to go through the standard procedure, she would need to send an invitation to make an appointment.
In that case, she would have to delay her visit for at least a few days. Therefore, Gu Xijiu used teleportation to bypass all these formalities. When she arrived, the Emperor Immortal was handling official duties in his study room. He was surprised to see her all of a sudden.
Nevertheless, because his skill was high enough, he was not panicked when he saw her.
Gu Xijiu revealed her identity without any delay. She was also very straightforward; she had an open and honest conversation with the Emperor Immortal.
Unfortunately, Gu Xijiu found that the situation was really disadvantageous for Long Siye. There was a large stack of evidence in the hands of Emperor Immortal. There were confessions from those who were once the subordinates of Yun Yanli. Those people reported that Yun Yanli planned to rebel. They even provided a list of allies.
In recent months, Long Siye and Yun Yanli had also had contact. Although his name was not present in the so-called alliance, he was also a suspect. Long Siye had never reported the fact that Yun Yanli was still alive; even though he did not join in his alliance, he had committed a crime for keeping it a secret. Hence, it was not a mistake for the Emperor Immortal to put Long Siye into prison.
After reviewing the materials, Gu Xijiu only asked the emperor a few words, "Your Majesty, do you believe that Long Siye really rebelled?"
The Emperor Immortal did not speak; he naturally did not believe it.
Gu Xijiu spoke again, "Long Siye has been working hard for His Majesty all these years. I believe that His Majesty knows his character very well. Yun Yanli had promoted him, and he did favor Long Siye. However, even though Long Siye knew that Yun Yanli was still alive and did not report, it can't prove that he wants to rebel against you. After all, His Majesty values Long Siye a lot. I believe that His Majesty is also very clear about this. Hence, there should be a reason why His Majesty has put him in prison. Let's just be direct, what do you need me to do for you to release Long Siye?"
The Emperor Immortal appreciated her straightforward stance, so he brought up his own conditions. "Nianmo is the son of my good friend. I don't want to see his reputation being shamed."
Gu Xijiu naturally understood what he was referring to. The reputation of Shen Nianmo had always been excellent. The only thing that made him blemished that was that he recently rebelled against his masters and fell in love with the 'evil old lady.'
She looked down for a moment and chuckled. After that, she looked directly at the emperor. "Doe His Majesty also feel that his relationship with me is something to be shameful of?"
The Emperor Immortal was stunned for a moment. "Do you really love him? Would you die for him?"
Gu Xijiu did not speak.
The Emperor Immortal turned away and said, "If not, please let him go. He is still a kid, after all."
Gu Xijiu finally smiled and said faintly, "Your Majesty has overthought. I have always treated Nianmo as a kid. When I said those words, I was angry, but I never expected that it would spread so frantically. Please rest assured. I will find a chance to make this clear in public."
Emperor Immortal sighed with relief. "Let me arrange an opportunity to let you make it clear. What do you think?"
"How about Long Siye?"
"I will try to restore him to his usual life!"
Gu Xijiu agreed with it. Therefore, after careful planning with the Emperor Immortal, there was this Fairy Flower Feast today.
When Gu Xijiu received the invitation card, she was in her own small courtyard. The attendant of the Heavenly Palace specially sent her an invitation card and asked her to go.
After the attendant left, the mussel was surprised. "Master, I never expected that the people of the Emperor Immortal could find you here. This small courtyard is already exposed."
Gu Xijiu twirled a branch in her hand and sighed gently. "Yes, this Emperor Immortal is quite powerful!"
She has been living a simple life for a few days. After she came out of the Ninth Heaven, she had also used her teleportation power, which made people unable to follow her.
She had surveyed the area a few times and confirmed that no one followed before she returned to her own small courtyard. Hence, she did not expect to be found by the people of the Emperor Immortal.
When the Emperor Immortal sent someone to hand her the invitation card personally, it was, in fact, also to warn her that he had figured out her whereabouts.
"Master, do you want to go?"
Gu Xijiu cleaned up the place and gently answered, "Of course! After all, I have promised Shen Nianmo that I want to make it clear before the people to return him his good reputation."
The mussel remained silent.
...
The Fairy Flower Feast was a famous event in the Saha World.
It was held every March and carried the same weight as the legendary Mother Queen of Heaven's Peach Feast. It was a big gathering between the emperor and the immortals.
Although this event was typically held mid-March, this year, it was held half a month earlier. The immortals received the invitation for early March.
The Emperor Immortal was still well respected here. All the famous immortals in the Saha World would come to the feast once they received an invitation. The venue would be beautifully decorated with various flowers. The hall that the emperor used to host the guests was the Yaochi Tavern. There were many tables and chairs arranged in the chamber. On the tables, there were an array of dishes from the sea, air, and land.
Before the feast started, many immortals had already arrived. It was very crowded in the hall because everyone greeted and chatted with each other. A lot of gossips were discussed, and the topics for this year were particularly more than before. The topics included the disappearance of fairy pets, the case of Yun Yanli's rebellion, and of course, the affair between the mysterious grimace person and Shen Nianmo.
These immortals had heard countless versions previously. Hence, before the arrival of Emperor Immortal, they gathered into groups to quietly discuss this topic.
The existence of the Divine Couple was a legend in the Saha World. They had given their best to protect this world, so everyone had full respect for them. Naturally, they would care about their son.
Besides, they had never seen Shen Nianmo as an adult. Therefore, in most people's minds, Shen Nianmo was still a kid. When the attendees talked about this, it appeared that Gu Xijiu was very unethical to approach a kid. Furthermore, everyone also discussed her physical appearance. After all, when Gu Xijiu appeared, most of the time she was wearing a mask, and no one could see her body figure due to the robe she wore. If they did not get the exact information, no one could even tell if she was a man or woman.
Gu Xijiu had shown her true appearance once in the Fengyun Valley, and the audience present were the ten masters with their apprentices. The ten masters did not like Gu Xijiu, so even their disciples followed suit. The ten masters also sternly warned their disciples not to say anything about the incident that happened in the Fengyun Valley. Hence, when they heard people talking about mysterious grimace person's ugliness, they did not interrupt and correct them. At most, they would comment generically that- "The most important element of immortals is their heart, why should you care about their looks?"
Naturally, this sentence was misinterpreted by the public to mean that she was hideous, which was why no one talked about her.
Besides, people would typically not believe the words of young disciples; such as those of Spiritual Master Yuhang- Si Qing, and Heng Qing. Therefore, there were many accounts of Gu Xijiu's appearance.
There was a rumor that she was gorgeous, and her beauty could amaze the world. In stark contrast, there was a rumor that she was extremely ugly, to the extent that everyone would be appalled by her appearance. Some also claimed that although she was ugly, she had a very high-level skill that could help her mask and change her appearance to make her look beautiful. That was why Shen Nianmo was fascinated by her beauty and even betrayed his apprenticeship for her. Still, the changed appearance could only deceive those with low skill. Those of higher skill levels could see through all her illusions.
More than half of the people who came to participate in the Fairy Flower Feast were Mighty Immortals. Based on the last rumor, they thought that if she appeared, they would undoubtedly be able to see her original appearance. When the time came, they could join forces to restore her original appearance so that she could no longer use illusions to confuse people.
The reason why they had this idea was that the emperor passed a message saying that the mysterious grimace person would be present today and would announce something important to everyone.
The crowd was excited and tried to speculate what this mysterious grimace person would announce. Would it be a wedding announcement between her and Shen Nianmo? The more the people discussed, the more they felt that it was a possibility. Some were worried while others were filled with anger.
The official starting time of the feast was 5 PM. It had not reached the time yet, but the colorful lights in the hall had been switched on, and almost all the celestial beings had arrived. There were more than 200 tables arranged in the hall, and each table had two to three celestial beings present.
Some sat according to hierarchy while others sat with their friends. Occasionally there were waiters and waitresses holding plates with all kinds of melons and fruits. The scene was very crowded and lively.
The attendees were speculating when the mysterious grimace person would arrive. Of course, they were also speculating if Shen Nianmo would attend. When they were still happily discussing, there was a loud report from the outside. "Spiritual Master Yuhang, Master Fengxing, and Spiritual Lord Yunlong, ..., etc. have arrived!" The ten great masters actually came to attend the feast!
The celestial beings were all excited because these ten masters were outstanding, and they usually did not participate in these social activities. They never expected that ten of them would all attend this time!
As a result, all the celestial beings stood up and greeted them. After some greeting, the immortal servants led the ten masters to sit down at the VIP table. It seemed that today's feast was going to be extravagant!
When it was close to 5 PM, the Emperor Immortal finally arrived and sat in a chiefly position. However, even though the emperor had arrived, the mysterious grimace person was still nowhere to be seen. All the celestial beings were a little bit curious.
Entering this hall would require each person to pass through five entrances. Once Gu Xijiu arrived at the first entrance, the guard would report her arrival. From the first entrance to the hall, it would need to take about 15 minutes. Therefore, everyone would be ready for her grand arrival when she came.
It was rumored that this mysterious grimace person would always arrive on time and would never break her promise. According to the current time, there was only one more minute to 5 PM. However, there was no news from the first entrance yet.
A lot of people looked to the Emperor Immortal to see whether he had news for them. The Emperor Immortal gently cleared his throat. "Everyone, please be patient. Since that lady promised me that she would come, she will definitely come. Perhaps something delayed her schedule. It is normal to be slightly late sometimes."
Someone could not help but laugh at this statement. "Perhaps this grimace person doesn't dare to come?!"
"I agree! She will probably be surrounded here, so she is afraid of it..."
"It seems that this grimace person is not that special, after all. She likes to pretend to be mysterious but becomes timid at the crucial moment."
"Humph! Even if she is not timid, she is not on time."
There were many different opinions, and their voices were getting louder.
"Haha..." Suddenly they heard a chuckle from the sky. The laughter was loud and clear. The sound seemed to come from quite a distance away, but in a split second, everyone saw a blurry image in front of them, and there was a person in the middle of the hall.
This person donned a bright red dress and had long black hair. The dress was not skintight but looked elegant. When it fluttered along with the wind, it faintly outlined her graceful body figure. She did not tie her long hair into a bundle on her head but just merely tied it into a ponytail with a jade hairband. She put a fox shape pin at the corner of her hair too. The fox was vivid, especially its pair of eyes that appeared to move along with her actions.
The body figure of this woman was perfect while the red dress was very eye-catching. When she stood in the middle of the hall, it felt like there was a lively object being drawn in a black and white portrait. It made the crowd fix their eyes on her. The hall was very noisy and lively at first, but now it was hushed. Everyone was trying to identify this woman.
After all, the Saha World was a cultivating fairyland. Everyone's dressing style was elegant and simple. In fact, most of the time, the celestial beings looked plain and simple. Therefore, most of the clothes worn by the people present were cloud-white or light blue.
Of course, women liked to be beautiful; hence, especially on such occasions, they would try to be unique by donning some accessories. When they walked, it could produce some sounds that caught attention.
Although the standard of the guests invited was Mighty Immortals and above, there were very few women who fit that category. There were only five or six female Mighty Immortals, and they had been practicing for more than 5,000 years. To throw a grand feast, the Emperor Immortal knew that he would need to invite more women. Therefore, the requirement of female guests was lower. As long as they reached the level of a Golden Immortal, they could attend this Fairy Flower Feast.
Even then, there were only a few celestial beings who could attend. In total, there were only 16 of them present, and each looked unique. It usually attracted people's attention when there were female celestial beings present for such events. During the feasts, some of the male celestial beings automatically approached the female celestial beings and often sent "signals" to them. Almost every female celestial beings were the focus of the audience, especially the two most beautiful female celestial beings present that night. Truth be told, they also enjoyed being the center of attention.
However, when the red-dressed woman appeared, the focus of the audience was instantly transferred! The crowd simply could not ignore her presence.
The male suitors had forgotten about their initial targets and now shifted their attention to this lady. One male celestial being was initially peeling peanuts for the most beautiful fairy. But after the appearance of the woman in red, he put the peanut shells in the hand of the female celestial being, and he ate the peanuts himself.
This red-dressed woman's body was gorgeous, and her aura was also powerful. It seemed that she was at the level of a Mighty Immortal or above. The only thing that disappointed the crowd was the fact that she wore a mask on her face that only exposed her beautiful eyes. When she swept her eyes across the hall, it seemed like she could extract one's soul away from their body.
Who was this woman? How could she appear out of nowhere? What skill did she possess? Many questions popped up.
This woman actually arrived exactly on time. When she stood there, a drum went off to signal that it was precisely 5 PM. The woman did not care about the surprised crowd. She walked toward the Emperor Immortal and bowed. "Your Majesty, I think I am not late to the feast, right?"
The Emperor Immortal stood up and smiled. "Of course, Mighty Immortal Gu. You have come at the right time. Please, take your seat." He then looked around at the crowd that was still stunned. In fact, he felt satisfied with their response.
When Gu Xijiu appeared in his study and negotiated with him, she also dressed this way. At that moment, the emperor was also stunned by her beauty. Of course, he would never admit that he found her attractive. He would only say that he was surprised someone could enter into his premises.
He introduced Gu Xijiu to everyone. "Everyone, this lady is Gu Xijiu, also known as Mighty Immortal Gu. Please get to know her."
The brains of the celestial beings present finally started working again. Was this the mysterious grimace person?! It could not be, right?!
Before this revelation, the hearts of the celestial beings felt like a hammer was beating them. However, it now felt as if their brains were struck by lightning! The hall was so quiet that one could even hear if a needle fell on the ground.
Everyone stared at Gu Xijiu, and they had only one thought in their minds. They wanted her to take off the mask on her face! Also, her voice was very pleasant.
The best-looking female celestial being was rather unhappy with this turn of events! The male celestial being next to her had not woken up from his daze yet, and he was still putting peanut shells in her slender hand.
She tried very hard not to throw the peanut shell at the male celestial being's face. She elegantly put the shell on a plate, then looked at Gu Xijiu and smiled. "So, you are the famous mysterious grimace person. Now when we see you, you look exactly like what we have heard. However, on such an occasion, it is appropriate for you to wear a mask to meet us, right?"
Although the celestial beings in the Saha World could be immortal once they practiced to the level of a Mighty Immortal, their appearance would change slightly with the passage of time.
Once a celestial being had practiced to the level of a Golden Immortal, their speed of aging would slow down dramatically. It would appear that even after a thousand years, their body would only look like it aged for a year.
To reach the level of a Golden Immortal, it took at least hundreds to thousands of years. By the time they reached that level, they would look like a woman in their late twenties. Only a few geniuses could reach the level of a Golden Immortal level in 300 to 400 years, and they would look like a woman in their early twenties- 23 to 24 years old.
For example, this best-looking female Mighty Immortal, Fairy Yingxue, was 4000 years old, but she looked like a 27-year-old. It was considered very young. Therefore, since the skills of this mysterious grimace person must be extremely high, it seemed like she had almost reached the level of a Great Deity, according to their estimations, she should be at least ten thousand years old or even more. Hence, even if she could maintain her body shape and voice well, her looks must have aged. She should look like a woman between 40 and 50 years old.
Perhaps, her facial muscles had been sagging, which was why she always wore a mask to cover her ugliness. On the contrary, Fairy Yingxue had always been proud of her beauty. Even if her skills were not as good as others, her outlook was always glamorous and could not be taken away by other people.
After she said those words to Gu Xijiu, she was cheered on by the crowd; everyone started to persuade Gu Xijiu to remove her mask. They used different excuses to achieve their goal, but essentially, everyone was curious about her true appearance.
Even the Emperor Immortal was somewhat curious. He had not seen the actual appearance of Gu Xijiu before. However, he had heard from his four custodians that she was gorgeous. Nonetheless, he did not know how beautiful she was. Could she be comparable to the Great Devil, Ning Xuemo? In the past, the Great Devil, Ning Xuemo, also liked to wear red, and her beauty had amazed the entire Saha World.
At this time, only the ten masters were silent. After all, they had already seen the true appearance of Gu Xijiu. Master Fengxing suddenly coughed. "This lady has always been wearing a mask, and everyone is used to it. It is understandable to wear it this time. Besides, for us to cultivate immortality, our skin is only present to cover our body. Why is everyone bothered about her appearance?" The other nine masters nodded to agree with his statement.
Gu Xijiu was sitting steadily. After she finished listening to everyone, she chucked. "Master Fengxing is right. Why would you all bother about my appearance? There is no rule stating that a guest can't wear a mask to attend the feast. Your Majesty, what do you think?"
The Emperor Immortal answered, "This..." The more she rejected, the more curious they were about her appearance. The Emperor Immortal smiled and said, "There is really no such rule in the Saha World. Even if Mighty Immortal Gu always wears a mask, it is not against the rules. However, since everyone comes to this gathering to make more friends, if Mighty Immortal Gu continues to wear a mask, no one will know your true appearance. In the future, if they meet you somewhere else, they will not be able to recognize you. It's not a good thing, so if there is no other problem, I think Mighty Immortal Gu should take off her mask."
Since the Emperor Immortal said this, everyone also started to follow and persuade her. Gu Xijiu looked down and smiled. "I don't want to make any friend here, so it doesn't matter if they recognize me or not. I came here just to make an announcement, not to have beauty competition with other celestial beings. Your Majesty, I hope that you can understand my position."
She did not even give face to the Emperor Immortal! Some people were not happy with it. They yelled, "Mighty Immortal Gu, how can you refute His Majesty? You are too rude!"
"Yes, not wearing a mask at the Fairy Flower Feast is a sign of respect toward His Majesty, and it is also a ritual, though not a rule. Don't you know this?"
"Is it because you are too ugly? Which is why you always hide your appearance?"
"In fact, we are all growing immortals. We don't really care about beauty or ugliness, as long as you reveal your true appearance."
"That's right, even if you have chicken skin or bird hair, we will not make a joke of you..."
There was someone with a bad motive who tried to compromise. "Guys, please don't say this. When this Mighty Immortal started to be famous, His Majesty was not enthroned as the emperor yet. She is the senior of the seniors. Even the Divine Couple needed to give her face. Everyone should respect her as a senior."
These people who continued to speak were all the female celestial beings. It seemed like they had been unhappy with Gu Xijiu for a long time. Hence, everyone took turns to tease her and wanted to make her look bad.
Gu Xijiu was very well-conserved. She listened to them quietly. After they finished, she put her cup on the table and gently smiled. "It is not that I don't want to reveal my appearance. I am considerate for the sake of the other female celestial beings. I am afraid that after you have seen my original appearance, you will feel guilty and shameful until you run away. How disappointing it is if that happens?"
Everyone remained silent for a moment.
Fairy Yingxue sneered. "Since you said so, it makes us even more curious. You should just take off the mask so that we can all see how amazing you look; apparently, it will even make us feel shameful." She did not believe that Gu Xijiu was beautiful. Everything was just an excuse!
Gu Xijiu put her finger on her mask. "Do you really want to see what's under the mask? Are you certain you won't regret it?"
The female celestial beings nodded, along with the rest of the crowd.
Gu Xijiu gently sighed. "Well..." She stretched her fingers to reveal her face little by little. All eyes were gathered on Gu Xijiu's face. When the mask was taken off, at the moment, almost everyone held their breath!
There were only two words in everyone's mind: "So beautiful!" Yet, her beauty could not be described in words! Fairy Yingxue's face was pale. She was also a beautiful woman but compared to Gu Xijiu, she became a mediocre woman that was not worth mentioning. Furthermore, Gu Xijiu looked extremely young. Her delicate skin made her look like a 17 or 18-year-old girl.
The Emperor Immortal's eyes were also brightened! He could not help but sigh in his heart. No wonder Shen Nianmo was fascinated by her, this woman really had the looks! Her appearance was comparable to Ning Xuemo's!
All the female celestial beings present suddenly looked old and ordinary after being compared with Gu Xijiu. Those male celestial beings who were initially diligent in courting them had switched their attention away.
Some of them who were pouring tea did not even realize that the tea had overflown. Some even accidentally poured wine on themselves, and some who peeled off the shell of shrimp had mistakenly eaten the shell instead of the shrimp!
"Fake! It's an illusion! It must be an illusion!" Someone screamed.
The words awakened the women, so those women who had not yet reached the level of a Mighty Immortal echoed. "Yes, it must be fake! How can she look so young at such an age?"
Someone looked at Fairy Yingxue with hope. She was a Mighty Immortal, so she could tell whether it was an illusion or not. Fairy Yingxue grabbed her fists in her sleeves. She could really see through any illusion, so she understood that the current appearance of Gu Xijiu was real. She did not use any illusion magic!