On the bank of the river, the Daoist priest and Wang, with the crowd in tow, were still kneeling by the river, kowtowing incessantly and with the utmost devotion.
That’s not true, after all, the river god is an immortal tainted with immortality anyhow, so of course mortals have to bow down and worship.
With a crash, the sound of water suddenly came from the river.
“The River God has appeared!”
The crowd kowtowed even more diligently.
However, when they saw that it was Lu Yuan who had come up, their mouths all opened wide, unable to believe what was before them.
They had seen the woman enter the whirlpool with their own eyes, how could she have come up again?
They knew that there were not ten but eight women who had been sent down, and none of them had ever come back alive, and they all knew this very well in their hearts.
“The river, where is the river god?” Wang Shuai stammered.
At this moment, Lu Yuan’s appearance seemed very bizarre, so Wang Shuai did not dare to act rashly.
“Dead.” Lu Yuan said indifferently.
“Ah?!” Wang and the others were shocked, and then, as if they had seen a ghost, they quickly ran away from Lu Yuan, hiding as far away as possible.
Lu Yuan also ignored them and walked straight towards the town.
Lu Yuan was a bit surprised by the death of the river god, although he didn’t know exactly what had happened, although he should have acted surprised.
But somehow, in Lu Yuan’s heart, it just felt normal, calm and habitual.
“Sister Xiaodie, you’re leaving, I’m so sad to see you go.”
At the intersection of the town, Moment clung to Lu Yuan, tears welling up in her eyes. Although she had only been in contact for half a day or so, at this time, she was really treating Lu Yuan as if she was her own sister.
But there was no way out, Lu Yuan had to go back too, he had wanted to find out where he came from in this town, but apparently, it was all a misunderstanding, everything was wrong.
He still didn’t know who he was or where he came from.
Now, he had to go back to Zhuri Pavilion, where he hoped to get a better idea of this world and figure everything out from Qingzhu and Chu Hong.
“Don’t worry, I’ll be back, I’ll come back for you and Grandma, for sure.” Lu Yuan gently stroked her shoulder, now that the river god was dead and the girls in the town were safe, the moment was safe too.
Lu Yuan left, and he kept walking, not daring to look back.
For he knew that Moment must still be standing on the far side of the junction, watching himself walk a little further away.
Lu Yuan also knew very well that he had nothing to do with Jiuzhu, or with Jiuzhu’s grandmother.
However, he made a promise and took on a responsibility.
For no other reason than to be able to find a little bit of himself in this world.
It goes without saying that on this journey back.
Finally, on this day, Lu Yuan returned to Takesato Hall.
But as soon as he entered, he felt something different.
The pavilion was quiet, a little different from usual, and there seemed to be no one there.
Lu Yuan frowned and continued to walk inside.
After pa*sing through a long corridor, Lu Yuan’s heart just twitched.
In the open area ahead, Master Qingzhu was kneeling on the ground with all the female disciples of Zhuri Pavilion, and it seemed that there were people in front of them, but they happened to be blocked by a row of bamboo trees, so it was impossible to see what they actually looked like, and they could only faintly see that the people in front of them were wearing white clothes.
Qingzhu and the others knelt on the ground and looked very respectful to those few people in white.
“What people?” The man in white had a very keen sense and suddenly drank.
Lu Yuan didn’t hide anymore, so he had to walk over.
“Qingzhu, how dare you, how dare you hide someone in your pavilion and not come out to pay me a visit!”
“Sorry, sorry.” The other party was definitely not small, Qingzhu’s face turned white with fear, “Back to the Fairy of the Star, this is my new apprentice, Xiaodie, who went to visit her relatives in the land of the eastern barbarians some time ago and has just returned.”
Qingzhu hurriedly gestured to Lu Yuan, “Xiaodie, kneel down and pay your respects to Fairy Zi.”
Although Lu Yuan was still puzzled, he didn’t say anything and obediently knelt down in front of Fairy Zi and the others.
At this time, he could finally see clearly that there were three women in front of him, dressed in pure white and flawless long clothes, looking immortal, the one in the middle was Fairy Zi, and on either side should be her attendants.
“The land of the eastern barbarians, it turns out, is a pariah.” Fairy Zi Zi looked at Lu Yuan, and her gaze showed a few moments of regret.
But then, she came to Lu Yuan and plucked his face with her hand, looking left, right and left several times, “It’s quite good looking, if only it wasn’t a pariah race.”
She muttered to herself alone, her gaze a little regretful, a little reluctant, and finally made up her mind, “A pariah is a pariah, it doesn’t matter, after all, this year’s banquet is bigger and more lively than before, and more people are needed, so we can’t be too choosy, besides, she looks good too. Let’s add her to the list, Qingzhu!”
“Thank you, fairy Zi Zi, for your kindness!”
Qingzhu looked very excited and didn’t wait for Lu Yuan’s reaction before hurriedly pulling him to kowtow to Fairy Zi.
“Well then, I’ll pick these three, it’s late today, I’ll rest in your pavilion for the night, tomorrow I’ll take the three of them away.”
“If Fairy Zi Zi stays, the small pavilion will be enriched, I’ll have someone prepare all the resting matters!” Master Qingzhu hurriedly said.
Soon, the time came to evening.
“Chu Hong, Yu Yan, and Xiao Die, the three of you, tomorrow you will follow Fairy Zi up there, when you get up there, the three of you will be the only ones who know each other, you must look after each other and help each other, understand.”
In the room, Master Qingzhu, looking at the three disciples in front of him, his face still looked excited, “I have been cultivating for hundreds of years, but I have never had the chance to see what it is like up there, you three must cherish this opportunity, when you get up there, you must see more and learn more, it will be very helpful to you.”
“Also, Chu Hong, you are of the commoner race and Yu Yan is of the noble race, you are both of somewhat higher origin than Xiaodie, when you get up there, if any other mortals want to bully Xiaodie because of her pariah status, you must protect her, after all, she is still your senior sister.”
“Yes, Master.” Chu Hong said.
Yu Yan, on the other hand, said nothing but hummed, “It’s an irony that even the lowest pariah can go up there.”
“Yu Yan, what are you talking about, even if you are a noble race, that is still mortal, when mortals go up there, others don’t care if you are a pariah race, a commoner race, or a noble race, in short, in the eyes of the gods, you are all mortals, well, you guys go and rest, you have to travel with Fairy Yin Zi tomorrow.”
Leaving Master Qingzhu’s room.
“Xiao Die, don’t worry, when you get up there, if other people bully you, I will definitely protect you, but remember, don’t offend those gods, if you offend the gods, it will be the end.” Chu Hong said, at this time, her face, all the time, carried a kind of excitement, as if the night before the first time to start college.
Lu Yuan nodded, but he was not as excited as Chu Hong in his heart.
He was more interested in finding out his identity than going up there.
But what was up there?
“Xiaodie, why do you look so calm? Up there, it’s the immortal world! It’s full of gods and immortals, there are all kinds of treasure halls and squares, golden towers and jade pillars, gods and immortals from every spirit land and immortal island under the sky, they ride all kinds of rui beasts and carry dazzling treasures, as mortals, it’s simply impossible to go to that kind of place, now we have this opportunity, you should be very excited!”
Chu Hong grabbed Lu Yuan’s arm, she was still trembling with excitement.
“Thanks to the kind and beautiful Queen Mother of the West, if it wasn’t for her birthday and the immortal world celebration, how would we have had the chance to ascend to the immortal world, even though it was only to be a waitress, but that would have been the best experience of a lifetime, right? In the future, if we were to find a job, it would be a gorgeous entry on our resume!”
Chu Hong was talking with her own eyebrows raised.
Immortal world?
Lu Yuan tasted this word carefully, and somehow, his heart was flooded with emotions that he couldn’t even fathom, as if a voice deep in his heart was shouting, “Go, go to the immortal world! You must go there! Go there so that you can find out where you came from, who you are, everything you want to find!
