Chapter 253 - The Lady's Young Mountain Lord
Chapter 253 of "Journey to the End of the Night" opens revealing the plot: âEnough, enough.â Baili An couldnât help but laugh and cry as he watched the bewildering... Discover what happens!
âEnough, enough.â Baili An couldnât help but laugh and cry as he watched the bewildering fight between a man and a rabbit, feeling quite troubled.
âLetâs not discuss last nightâs affair for now, Fang Geyu.
I plan to go to the Yun Family today to make preparations.â
Fang Geyuâs pale face bore a fresh red scratch mark, and she had a rabbitâs tail in her mouth, pulling at the rabbitâs ears as hard as she could, tormenting it.
That childish insistence made Lin Yuan look away unable to bear watching.
âAlright, itâs good that you go.
It will also save the Yun Family from crying incessantly all day.
Letâs meet at the decrepit mansion in the Inner City in three days.â
As he was leaving, Baili An still felt uneasy.
He gave Fang Geyu a deep look and took out a clump of snow-white velvet, handing it to her: âKeep this safe.
After all, our enemy is Ghost, and one more layer of protection is always good.â
Fang Geyu froze, looking at the white filament wrapped around her fingertips, her eyes gradually widening: âThis isâŚâ
âSilk of Endings!â
Fang Geyu showed no joy of obtaining a rare treasure on her face, furrowed her eyebrows, and thought for a moment before realizing, âIsnât this the item bestowed to you by the Empress when you entered the Inner City?â
Other than that, she couldnât imagine how such a rare spiritual object could end up in the hands of a minor corpse demon like him.
ButâŚ
why Silk of Endings?
Isnât that one of the prizes for the top ten competitors before the great exam of Xianling City?
To just casually award it like this?
But after a closer look, it really fits the capricious character of that Empress.
Having seen so many precious and spiritual objects, Fang Geyu suddenly felt the clump of Silk of Endings in her hand exceptionally heavy.
Baili An said, âYes, this was an item bestowed by the Empress when we captured Zhou Ruyan last time.â
Fang Geyu looked steadily at him: âThen you should clearly know what this item does, even if you are a corpse demon, this thing could save your life at a critical moment.â
Before Baili An could respond, Fang Geyu laughed sarcastically: âOr do you think that I, Fang Geyu, am so weak that I need to rely on these external things to protect my heart and life.â
âItâs neither.â Baili An said, âLast time you went to Chaotic Netherworld Valley seeking me, the gemstone on your sword was damaged.
Iâve been thinking if I got the chance, I would find a new gemstone for you.
Since I havenât found the gemstone yet, let this item replace it for now.â
Fang Geyu smiled dryly: âA prize from the grand exam of Xianling City, not to be discarded, not to be transferred to others.
Do you know that you are breaking the rules?â
Baili An coughed lightly, intentionally looked around, then leaned close to Fang Geyu and softly said: âThe chief examiner who organized the grand exam isnât one to abide by the rules, why should we stick to them so rigidly?
Besides, this was a benefit gained from capturing Zhou Ruyan, what does it have to do with the grand exam?â
He didnât believe that the god from Kunlun Ruins would be angered over such a trivial matter.
No one knew he had obtained Silk of Endings, and even if he gave it to someone else, it wasnât breaking the grand examâs rules.
Fang Geyu shook her head: âYou are still too naive, do you really think the Empress would be so benevolent to simply gift you such a divine object like Silk of Endings?â
She looked deeply at Baili An, a hint of something strange flashing through her beautiful eyes.
âThe Empress personally bestowing a divine object to you signifies her interest in you, but donât get too excited too soon.
Being noticed by the Empress might not necessarily be a good fortune.
Itâs nothing more than her not wanting to see her little daughter lonely and miserable, probably looking to take on a nominal disciple to accompany her little mountain lord and entertain the boredom.â
âLittle mountain lord?â Baili An was puzzled.
âExactly, her little mountain lord.
Speaking of which, itâs odd, born of the Emperor and the Empress, by all means, he should be a born god, with pure lineage, destined to be a ruler of all directions.
But on the day of the little mountain lordâs birth, he showed signs of early death.
The Empress spent a great deal of effort to save his life, but unfortunately, despite his strong lineage, he ended up with an incurable illness and a lonely fate.â
Baili An asked, âWhat does me receiving Silk of Endings have to do with this?â
âItâs heavily related.
You see, those born extraordinary yet plagued with illness, relying on a breath to hang onto life, typically have a difficult and reclusive temperament.
The Empressâs little daughter dislikes excessive contact with others, has always lived alone for years, and even tries to avoid the Empress whenever possible.
But such a frail divinity, without anyone to care for her, is liable to accidents.
Like her mother, the little mountain lord is proud; if you were to simply arrange an Immortal Servant to care for her, she would feel like a burden, a waste.
Hence, the Empress might have the pretext of taking on a disciple to arrange for someone to look after her from the side.â
Fang Geyu twirled the Silk of Endings around her fingertips, laughing: âThis reward seems significant, but in reality, itâs nothing more than the Empress not wanting her newly acquired disciple to die too swiftly, a protective measure.
Now that youâve accepted this reward, it signifies that the Empress indeed has the intention to take you as a disciple.â
Baili Anâs lip twitched: âFrom what you say, Fang Geyu, becoming a disciple of the Empress not only has no connection to the Immortal Path but also poses a risk to my life?â
âNot entirely,â Fang Geyu said, âBeing a disciple of the Empress certainly has advantages beyond ordinary peopleâs imagination.
In fact, several cultivators of Chengling Realm taken as disciples by the Empress have ascended to immortality in just a few decades.â
Baili An felt his scalp tingle.
For ordinary people, just cultivating to the Chengling Realm takes a century, and the realm of Deities is even more unattainable.
And yet, becoming a disciple at Kunlun, merely a few decades to successfully transcendâŚ
Does this not mean that throwing a Li Xuan up to Kunlun, a few decades later, would produce a Wen Hanwei?
Thatâs just absurd.
Seeming to understand Baili Anâs expression, Fang Geyu added: âItâs just unfortunate, though, the position of the Empressâs disciple isnât so easy to hold.
In my memory, those Mortal World cultivators who become her disciples indeed smoothly transcend the major life and death barrier, but within a few years, itâs rare to find a healthy one bouncing around.â
Lin Yuan listened with horror and couldnât help but pull at Baili An: âThis proves there are no shortcuts in life.
Si Chen, you must not be blinded by the name of Kunlun.â
Baili An laughed wryly: âYou two are really worrying too much.
Iâm just a minor corpse demon, how dare I dream of that sacred place of Heavenly Capital?
I never thought of becoming a disciple of the Empress.
Even if that great person harbors the intention, if I am unwilling, she couldnât possibly coerce me, could she?â
Fang Geyu pursed her lips: âThen you might really be thinking too highly of the righteousness of the Empress.
In such matters, she really could pull it off.â
Seeing the change in Fang Geyuâs demeanor, Bai Li An curiously asked: âWhy are you so certain?â
Fang Geyu sighed: âWhen I was eleven, I accompanied my grandfather to Kunlun Snow Mountain to pay respects.
The Empress also took an interest in taking me as her disciple then.
As the Miss of Shifang City, I had everything I desired in the Mortal World and naturally did not wish to enter this sacred place and serve like an old maid beside the little mountain lord.
The Empress was rather amusing, a godly being of such age, and yet she took it seriously with a little girl, locking me up for a whole three months, scaring me every day with a huge tiger.â