Chapter 320
The more cautious one becomes, the more unexpected events may arise.
With this thought in mind, she tucked the "Han Hai Wai Dan's Manuscript" into her sleeve and headed towards Wan Xian Island.
……
“Senior Sister, Senior Sister! So many people greeted me today!”
“Hmm.”
“Senior Sister, look! These are the fruits those little kids gave me!”
“Hmm.”
“Senior Sister, are you listening?”
“Hmm.”
Zheng Fa sat in his courtyard on Wan Xian Island, listening to Yuan Shijie chattering excitedly as she boasted to Zhang Shijie.
As the sect leader, he enjoyed a small privilege—he not only had a home on Le Tu Island but also a little courtyard on Wan Xian Island.
Generally speaking, he rarely returned to Le Tu Island. After all, his status was special, and the mortals there often felt anxious upon seeing him. He could only go there sparingly.
His current courtyard was still adjacent to Zhang Shijie’s.
In fact, in the Jiu Shan realm, he no longer relied on Zhang Shijie for protection.
Yet, the two were still accustomed to being close together, and Yuan Shijie continued to live in Zhang Shijie’s courtyard—Zheng Fa inexplicably cherished this unchanging aspect. When he was here, it was the most relaxed time he had in the Jiu Shan realm.
At this moment, Zhang Shijie was handling the paperwork for the Bureau of Affairs, casually listening to Yuan Shijie’s excited chatter without lifting her head.
“Senior Sister, Zheng Shidi is smiling at you!”
Zhang Shijie paused, lifted her head, and looked at Zheng Fa.
“Senior Sister!”
Yuan Xiaoniao was not pleased. Zhang Shijie glanced at her helplessly and said softly, “Are you really that happy?”
“Of course I am! So many people like me!”
Zheng Fa silently agreed with Yuan Shijie’s words. Nowadays, entertainment activities in Jiu Shan were scarce, and even such mundane news could captivate an audience.
Moreover, Yuan Shijie was cute and had a pleasant voice, making her very likable, especially among the little kids—her popularity was sky-high!
She could be considered the number one female streamer in the Jiu Shan realm!
In other words, Yuan Shijie was famous now!
He listened as Yuan Shijie continued, “I’m not very bright. After coming to the Jiu Shan realm, you all can teach classes and handle all sorts of messy affairs, but I…”
Zheng Fa was taken aback, and even Zhang Shijie looked a bit surprised, clearly not expecting the usually carefree Yuan Shijie to have such small worries.
“So, Senior Sister, you’ve practiced for a long time?”
Zheng Fa suddenly asked.
“Hmm!” Yuan Shijie raised her head, a mix of pride and nervousness in her gaze as she looked at Zheng Fa. “I didn’t make a single mistake!”
Zheng Fa pressed his lips together and praised, “Senior Sister, you did great!”
“Really?”
“Absolutely! This is something only you can do well!”
“Hehe…”
……
Mu Qingyan stood at the entrance of the courtyard, watching the three of them smile at each other, and for some reason, she suddenly felt a bit reluctant to leave.
Jiu Shan realm…
She sighed softly in her heart.
“Mu Qingyan?”
Seeing Mu Qingyan at the courtyard entrance, Zheng Fa felt a bit curious.
“Sect Leader, I have a secret method to present.”
Mu Qingyan stated directly.
“Oh?”
Zheng Fa raised an eyebrow and glanced at Zhang Shijie beside him. They exchanged a look before turning back to Mu Qingyan.
“A secret method? What kind of secret method?”
Mu Qingyan hesitated, looking at the two senior sisters beside Zheng Fa.
“It’s fine. My senior sister and I are not different,” Zheng Fa thought for a moment and said, “You need to consider carefully. If you only want to show it to me, I might not agree to your request.”
Upon hearing this, Mu Qingyan felt both surprised and puzzled.
“In my opinion, the more people study it, the greater the value of the secret method,” Zheng Fa explained briefly. “If only I can see it, then the value of any secret method will be significantly diminished.”
Mu Qingyan fell silent, simply handing over the "Han Hai Wai Dan's Manuscript" and lowering her head again.
“External Dan Method?”
Now Zheng Fa was genuinely surprised.
He had been thinking that breakthroughs in the study of external Dan methods were difficult and required overcoming many obstacles…
But now, was there no opportunity for such hard work?
“This secret method…”
Zheng Fa couldn’t help but ask.
“It’s from my ancestors’ inheritance. I heard the Sect Leader needed an external Dan method…”
Mu Qingyan had clearly thought this through; her ancestor’s Yuan Ying Dan method was a treasure trove, so having an external Dan method was quite reasonable!
Zheng Fa nodded lightly, not saying whether he believed it or not, but asked again, “You came to me privately, so you must have something to request…”
Mu Qingyan gritted her teeth and said, “I want to leave the Jiu Shan realm!”
“…”
Zheng Fa fell silent.
“I don’t want to betray the Jiu Shan realm, but there are some treasures and secret realms left by my ancestors…” Mu Qingyan said half-truthfully, then added, “I’m willing to take the Heart Demon Oath again, not to leak the Jiu Shan inheritance!”
Zheng Fa wasn’t particularly worried about that…
The Golden Dan project had just begun, and there wasn’t much to leak yet.
As for mathematical knowledge…
Well, Mu Qingyan probably didn’t have much of that in her head…
“You’re only at the Qi Refining stage… and the outside world is so chaotic.”
He thought for a moment and said.
Hearing his silence due to this, Mu Qingyan suddenly looked up at him, her heart in turmoil—
If she didn’t want to waste the knowledge in her mind, she actually didn’t want to leave.
But… one is born in hardship and dies in comfort!
If she didn’t leave the Jiu Shan realm, clinging to this comfort, watching treasures fall into others’ hands, how could she achieve greatness in the future!
She opened her mouth, ready to speak again when suddenly, Zheng Fa waved his hand, and a ripple passed through the air. A communication talisman flew into Zheng Fa’s hand from outside the realm.
“Ah? Is that Fairy Xiao?”
Mu Qingyan was taken aback, seeing Zheng Fa nodding at her, signaling her to wait a moment.
Then, an archway appeared in the void, and a long-legged female cultivator stepped through.
“Fairy Xiao!”
Zheng Fa stood up to greet her.
“Zheng Daoyou… no, Zheng Zhangmen, I haven’t congratulated you on your promotion to sect leader yet!”
Xiao Yuying smiled as well.
Mu Qingyan stood aside, recalling from her past life that the Jiu Shan sect had almost no news, likely perishing at the hands of the Great Freedom Demon Sect.
But Xiao Yuying was exceptionally brilliant—she successfully transformed into a deity five hundred years later, becoming someone Mu Qingyan could only dream of in her past life.
“This matter is no trouble, but I was a bit worried since the fairy hadn’t arrived.”
“Not long ago, I had some conflicts with the people from the Great Freedom Demon Sect, which held me back,” Xiao Yuying explained. “I just managed to break free.”
Zheng Fa finally understood.
“Perhaps they thought the fairy was too wealthy…”
Xiao Yuying’s previous success was partly due to her own strength and talent.
On the other hand, she had a background that made various sects wary.
But the Great Freedom Demon Sect didn’t care about that; they were out to fight the sects!
In terms of a love for wealthy women, Zheng Fa felt he was in perfect alignment with the Great Freedom Demon Sect.
Xiao Yuying nodded, “But since no deity has come to deal with me, I can handle it.”
Deities… it seemed that even the Blood River Ancestor had only acted once, but there were still limitations.
At the very least, the preparation time was too long…
Xiao Yuying continued, “The outside world is becoming increasingly chaotic. I just saw that your Jiu Shan realm is quite orderly, thriving and peaceful.”
Mu Qingyan couldn’t help but lower her gaze.
Then, Xiao Yuying suddenly took out a box adorned with gold and jade and handed it to Zheng Fa.
“What’s this?”
“Ahem…” Xiao Yuying seemed a bit embarrassed as she spoke, “A congratulatory gift for your promotion to sect leader.”
“Fairy Xiao is too kind.”
“Actually… it’s tuition.”
“Tuition?”
Xiao Yuying pressed the box into Zheng Fa’s hands and then took out several books from her storage ring—exactly the children’s version of the electromagnetism textbooks Zheng Fa had given her before.
It was clear that the books were well-protected, with no creases at all.
But the pages were not new, showing signs of frequent reading.
“I’ve read these books three or four times, and I’ve gained a lot from them. To be honest, Zheng Zhangmen, I’ve managed to turn danger into safety a few times thanks to some spells I understood from them…”
Zheng Fa understood immediately.
She had tasted the sweetness.
Sure enough, he heard Xiao Yuying continue, “But there are still many things I don’t understand. There are many concepts in these books that I feel are still lacking…”
“Given the current chaotic situation, I want to learn more about this electromagnetism to have more means at my disposal.”
After finishing her thoughts and requests, Xiao Yuying’s eyes were fixed on Zheng Fa, her gaze somewhat anxious.
Before Zheng Fa could respond, Xiao Yuying pointed at the box again and said, “I passed through Chen Jun earlier and saw those people from the Great Freedom Demon Sect fighting with others over secret realm treasures…”
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