The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 427 - 252 Nine-Grain Millet
In the God Demon Prison, everyone glanced at each other, all finding women utterly incomprehensible. Only Ning Xiaoxian faintly guessed that Miss Mei might have been aggrieved at Guangcheng Palace, and thought that Ning Xiaoxian was reduced to doing odd jobs there, which instantly fostered a sense of shared enmity with her.
Chizhu Peak, where she resided, was far from Crane Peak, but indeed very close to the back kitchen of Guangcheng Palace. Whenever Mei Wanting mentioned this place, she showed some complaints, clearly feeling that Guangcheng Palace looked down on Chi Xiao Sect by positioning them here. However, after Ning Xiaoxian arrived, she found that not only Chi Xiao Sect was temporarily residing at Chizhu Peak. Thinking about it, she understood, after all, there were more than two hundred Immortal Sects and Demon Sects participating in the ceremonial observation, and if each sect were to be assigned a peak, where would they all fit?
Great Sects like Chaoyun Sect could naturally monopolize a mountain, but for the other smaller sects and factions, sorry, they just had to squeeze in.
When the Chi Xiao Sect saw that the young lady returned with another woman, upon a closer look, quite a few people recognized Ning Xiaoxian, all nodding slightly towards her, showing the typical aloofness of cultivators towards mortals. Only one person stepped out from inside, startled upon seeing her, and enthusiastically exclaimed: "Ning Xiaoxian!" He came up wanting to give a bear hug, but when he saw Mei Wanting watching this scene from the corner of his eyes, he awkwardly withdrew his hand and rubbed his forehead.
This fellow was not yet twenty, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, also an old acquaintance. Ning Xiaoxian curiously asked: "Senior Brother Yu Yao, how come you are here?" Wasn’t this Yu Yao from Chaoyun Sect who caught Bat Demons together in Siping County? Nearly a year had passed without seeing him, and the young man had grown a lot taller, with a vigor beginning to emanate from between his brows. Ning Xiaoxian noticed that his cultivation had reached the Late-stage Foundation Establishment, suggesting his own talents were quite good as well.
Indeed, the grand ceremony at Guangcheng Palace was a rare opportunity for observation, and each sect only brought its outstanding disciples.
"I... came looking for someone." Yu Yao, usually straightforward, suddenly faltered and glanced at Mei Wanting. Seeing the two talking, she walked over slowly and asked: "What, you two know each other?" She wondered how Ning Xiaoxian, a mere mortal, could know Yu Yao? 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮
"We do. When I was with Senior Brother Quan exterminating demons in Siping County, Miss Ning helped us a lot." Yu Yao turned to Ning Xiaoxian and suddenly winked, laughing, "Ah, I saw Senior Brother Quan just now and wondered why he seemed different than usual, almost grinning ear to ear, turns out you also came to Guangcheng Palace! Will you go with me to find Senior Brother Quan later?"
However, Ning Xiaoxian knew Quan Shifang was always reserved; "grinning ear to ear" was just Yu Yao’s imagination, yet his description was amusing, making her involuntarily burst into a giggle. Her eyebrows curved first as she laughed, her nose crinkling slightly, and then her red lips formed a beautiful smile. Yu Yao watched, momentarily stunned, his heart inexplicably thumping, feeling that this girl was very different from when he met her in Siping County.
During his brief distraction, Mei Wanting’s expression immediately darkened.
Ning Xiaoxian’s shrewd soul of Bagua suddenly realized, these two people have an affair! No, an intimate relationship.
Mei Wanting coughed lightly: "This Senior Brother Quan you mentioned, is there a second disciple surnamed Quan in Chaoyun Sect?"
Yu Yao curiously replied: "No, it’s Senior Brother Quan Shifang!"
Mei Wanting’s eyes suddenly widened: "Senior Brother Quan Shifang, happy to see her?" She turned to Ning Xiaoxian and scolded lightly, "How do you know Senior Brother Quan, what is your relationship?" She too had once been smitten with Quan Shifang, hearing Yu Yao mention this woman making Quan Shifang happy, at first she couldn’t believe it, then subconsciously developed some aversion and resistance towards her.
This woman was just a kitchen maid from their Chi Xiao Sect, akin to an ant, how could she possibly catch the eye of the most popular handsome guy from Chaoyun Sect? It was impossible even if her ancestors’ graves smoked!
"Just friends." Ning Xiaoxian smiled, understanding her mindset, then turned to Yu Yao and said, "I won’t be going to Chaoyun Sect, others might not welcome me. Let’s meet up at the grand ceremony." After saying goodbye to them, she summoned Qi Zai, transformed back into a White Bird, and soared into the sky.
As soon as the majestic White Chongming Bird appeared, Mei Wanting’s eyes were fixed. She had never seen such a magnificent mount, especially with the dense demon energy on this white bird, clearly indicating it was a powerful demon. Only when the figure of Ning Xiaoxian riding the bird vanished into the distance did Mei Wanting pat her chest, muttering, "How could this be, I... I thought she was just a mortal!" If Ning Xiaoxian could command such a demon, how could she herself be weak?
