Chapter 493: [ Ouyang Yishuang ]
Seeing the person who had arrived, most of the elders and people present were startled.
“Oh? And why is that, Old Flower?” Venerable Passing’s countenance change as he stared at the woman who had suddenly arrived. It was an incredibly beautiful woman wearing a long blue gown.
Her features were bright and alluring, so delicate it seemed like the slightest breeze could break them. It was as if Heaven and Earth had taken all favor and placed it upon her as if she were something stepped out from a painting into this world.
One of the Six Great Elders in Passing Cloud Sect—[ Grand Flower Spirit ]—Ouyang Yishuang.
The Grand Elder of the Flower Garden Pavilion.
This woman’s face was charming, her red lips lifted up slightly, sparkling white teeth, and her long eyelashes were like two windows that flapped. It was very attractive, it made people want to sink into them.
Her body was slim, full and graceful, and when she smiled she carried a charming air.
“Greetings Venerable… but I don’t think you need to worry about this little girl. It might even be said that this girl was extremely loved by the heavens as she somehow appeared in that region…”
Grand Flower Spirit smiled. Her expression was so calm, without the slightest ripple. She gave off an ethereal feeling as if she didn’t really exist. She was like a rose in full bloom – delicate, red and fragrant. She was very charming.
Her smile was ravishingly beautiful and made everything pale in comparison. She was the same as the ancient beauties who could wreck an entire country and bring calamity to the people with her beauty.
There was a rumor, or probably it was the truth that this Grand Flower Spirit was not a real person but an essence of a flower that had managed to cultivate for several thousands of years. She has a cultivation that easily outranks all of the people within this hall and was probably just second in terms of cultivation to Venerable Passing.
Truly, a flower spirit…!
“What does Old Flower wanted to say…?” Venerable Passing frowned slightly.
“Truthfully, I was actually contacted a few days ago by my master… that Grand Master was now in the Sixth Domain and I was told to find the Grand Master and protect him. However, I was preoccupied with the examination of the new disciples, thus I was unable to respond immediately…” Grand Flower Spirit showed a pained and embarrassed expression. “But when I went to investigate… I was already beaten by that little girl,”
She smiled bitterly. Her beautiful face was filled with surprise. Her attractive eyes blinked charmingly.
She opened her palm and there, an emerald fist-sized stone appeared.
“What about this?” Venerable Passing looked at the Recall stone. It was a piece of stone that can record an event for an hour. It works like a video camera back on Earth. However, it can only be used once, it can only record only one memory.
Some time ago, when Grand Flower Spirit’s follower had gone to investigate her Grand Master, it happened to arrive at the exact moment when Si Mulan was battling by herself along Xinghong, confronting a sixth rank monster. Behind them was a handsome and delicate looking youth, playing with a flute on his hand, not caring about the intense battle at all.
Forget about Si Mulan, what caught the others attention was the ferocious looking beast and the delicate looking youth nonchalantly playing the flute, creating a wonderful music they couldn’t recognize.
“Who is this?! Is there two disciples that had managed to unluckily send in the sixth domain…?!”
“No that’s not possible…! There are no records of another person entering the sixth domain!”
“Besides, look at his clothes! It was not the clothes of a disciple…! Red clouds? What is this? A member of the Red Cloud Guards?”
“Reporting to Elder, it shouldn’t be. I haven’t seen that youth before!” The captain of the Red Clouds immediately denied.
“Then who is this…?!”
Venerable Passing look at the youth and his eyes narrowed. Something different… although he doesn’t know what it was that he felt strange, he couldn’t pinpoint as he didn’t meet the person directly.
He turned around and stared at Grand Flower Spirit, “Is this youth, your Grand Master…? The one you’re talking about? Besides, I haven’t heard you had a master… one of our elders?”
“Reporting to the Sect Leader, Master is this slave’s real master before she had ascended…” Grand Flower Spirit answered with a calm smile.
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“Before you ascended? You mean…!!” Venerable Passing was startled.
“Yes, when this servant is just a mere peony… master had bestowed this slave an opportunity that I had used to ascend. My life is owed to my master…”
“… …”
“But this youth looks too young…are you sure…he’s the one?”
“… That is something I still don’t know. However, whether he was or not, I was asked to protect him so of course, I will do so…”
“Then, why is he inside the Passing Cloud Labyrinth?”
“… Unfortunately, this servant doesn’t know. Master’s message didn’t have the answer, that is why I ask the Sect Leader to let me enter the Passing Cloud Labyrinth…”
Venerable Passing meaningfully swept his gaze over all the elders. Seeing no one raise any objection, Venerable Passing nodded his head, “Very well, let’s invite this youngster—I also want to know how he is able to enter the Passing Cloud Labyrinth without my permission…”
“Ouyang Yishuang thanks the Sect Master—”
“… but the examination lasted for a month and it must continue. Since there seemed to be no problem with this new disciple’s safety, let’s continue with it…until the examination ended.”
“But Sect Master!” One of the Elder stood up. “With this guy’s help, wouldn’t it be unfair for the other disciples…? This new disciple's merit contribution points are rising above other disciples… I fear this is not fair…!”
“Ximen Qing Elder,” Venerable Passing sigh. “Let’s just treat it as the girl’s fortune… since this Sect had made a mistake that almost jeopardize the girl’s safety, let’s just use this as compensation then… I think the girl deserved it. She should have known she was thrown into a terrible place and yet she still chooses not to withdraw using the Jade Bead… she well deserved as the little girl of the Si Family and that presumptuous brat, Si Louxi's sister…”
“But Sect Master,”
“Ximen Qing Elder, that’s enough… All heavens have their will, things possess destiny, events happen due to fate… this girl’s fate, we can’t interfere…”
Elder Ximen Qing frowned but seeing Venerable Passing’s expression, he didn’t say anything and choose to sit down.
“As for you, Little Yishuang, this youth and this master of yours, I want to hear about them from you…!”
“Forgive this little servant Sect Master but aside from my Master which I know only about a little, this youth, I also don’t anything about him—it’s just, he is my Grand Master… that’s all,”
Ouyang Yishuang smiled bitterly as she clasped her hands together in front of her as she bowed.
“Its fine, I just want to know what you know… I think this youth, isn’t simple at all…” Venerable Passing turned his head and stared at the youth who was nonchalantly playing the flute as if the fight in front of her was nothing out ordinary.
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“… Maybe you’re the incarnation of disaster.” While panting heavily on the ground, her face and body were drenched in sweat as if she had dived down on a pool. Si Mulan then glared at Allen with eyes filled with hate and anger.
One after another, 4th and 5th rank appeared in rapid succession, making her fight without rest. Fortunately, there was Xinghong and sometimes, Allen’s support but without them, she would surely be a goner a long time ago!
She lied down on the ground, already forgetting all her lady pretenses. At this moment, she had already forgotten the concept of bashfulness and the reservedness a lady should show!
She was certainly exhausted and dying due to overwork—!!
She lay down on the eagle-spread position, completely ignoring that a man was staring at her.
Allen chuckled in amusement. “I’m honored by your words, but what makes you say that my lady?”
“Lady my foot!” Si Mulan scowled. “You said that all dangerous monsters that can kill me in one breath were already chased to who knows where and it would be safe for training—but! What the heck is this?! All the monsters I had encountered up until now! They are monsters that can swallow me in one gulp!!”
“Besides, why the heck is a monster from a volcanic region even running towards here? A Giant Volcanic Turtle…? Appearing here in the woods… isn’t that strange…?! Then there’s also Spirit hail One-horned Python… that kind of monster only live in winter cold areas, if I’m not mistaken they should be in the deeper regions and yet one got washed to this place by the river and ended up appearing here. You think this isn’t strange?! Another one, the sun has not yet reached above our heads, and a Night Demonic Owl was already roaming in the woods and even attacked us. What a series of ill fortune is this!!?”
Si Mulan let out her frustration in one breath as she glared at Allen in seething anger.
“Oh, I see.” Allen shrugged as he breaks another twig and throws it on the bonfire. “However, isn’t it better this way…? As I said before, as thanks for the favor you gave me, I will help you become even stronger—isn’t that what I’m doing?”
After that, Allen walked towards the boar-like monster he had picked among all the killed monsters and aimed the blade at the point where the beast’s thick neck connected with its chest.
… And stabbed in one go.
In an instant, from the monster’s neck, fresh blood flowed out unceasingly.
“Now, you finally broke through King level realm… and from my point of view, consolidating your breakthrough is best done through battle.” While saying he pulled out the dagger and more darkish red blood gushed out.
Afterward, a thick rope materializes from his hand and he tied the leg of the boar and hanged it on a large tree, upside down, letting the blood dropped on the furrowed earth.
“Well, that’s, of course, I know that…” Seeing Allen’s actions, Si Mulan finally stopped complaining as she rolled around the grassy ground and stared at Allen’s skilled movements.
After a few minutes, the blood finally stopped flowing.
“Despite your appearance, you are really skilled,” Si Mulan muttered in admiration. And the food you cooks also taste good—Si Mulan thought to her heart but since it was embarrassing to say it out loud, she refrained from saying it. Her face reddened as she realized these past few days, she had indeed become a real freeloader and a mouth to feed by Allen.
Due to her status, she had never once entered the kitchen much less cook for herself…
Thus, Allen’s unexpected talent in cooking really raises her impression of him. One must know, just as men often say they would always fall in love with a woman who knows how to fill their stomach, women feel the same.
They prefer those who know how to do chores, especially someone who knows how to cook. That is one factor that makes men irresistible to women~