nycdaug Chapter 139 Zhula
Chapter 139 Zhula
The next day.
With a morning to go before the reward team arrived, the Lü and Song families jointly booked a large venue to host a banquet for the "adults" who had come from afar.
The maids and female relatives of both families went out to purchase ingredients and other necessary items.
Outside the vegetable market on West Zhuque Street…
"It was so delicious..." said a girl dressed as a student, but with brightly colored hair. Her colorful pigtails swayed freely, and a small white bone bull's head was pinned to her bangs.
“Oh, right, Little Qige,” she turned around, “I heard that there’s something called ‘milk tea’ in Tiandu Kingdom. Let’s look for it in our district!”
The pink-haired girl behind her looked at the pink communication bracelet. "Sister Zhula, this won't do! I just received a message from the team leader, requiring us to be at the assembly point within 15 minutes..."
"whispering sound……"
Zhula pouted, forced to abandon her grand plan to find milk tea.
Walking, walking...
Just then, they ran into Niu Xiaoye and Xiaomeng, who were out shopping, along with the head chef who was leading the group. The group chatted and laughed, with Xiaoye's eyes shining with a thirst for delicious food.
"Huh?" Zhula was startled, and her expression instantly turned serious.
At this moment, Qige, who was walking in front, stopped and turned around. "What's wrong, Sister Zhula?"
“Look… that person who just walked past us…” Zhula pointed at Niu Xiaoye’s back.
"What's up with her?"
"...Hiss..." Zhula gasped, a bead of cold sweat forming on her forehead. "I feel like she reminds me a bit of someone from our Holy Sect..."
He paused, then continued, "...the portrait of our ancestor in the Hall of Repentance..."
Then, she fell into deep reminiscence.
……
"I am Jura, daughter of Dalima..."
"The Sheep Tribe from the snowy highlands..."
The Sheep Tribe was the smallest, weakest, and poorest of the six northern tribes…
To leave food for impoverished families...
In order for my younger siblings to survive...
"I voluntarily sold myself into the [Pingtian Holy Sect] as a slave... to become a servant disciple of the outer sect..."
because…
I've heard that in the Pingtian Holy Sect, even the lowest-ranking servant disciples have three full meals a day, and even a meat dish once a month...
Perhaps she has some talent…
later……
I've forged an indissoluble bond with the Hall of Repentance...
"Disciple Zhula, having violated sect rules and seriously injured a fellow disciple, is sentenced to ten days of solitary confinement in the Reflection Hall..."
Repentance Hall —
It was built on the cliffs behind the Pingtian Shengzong Temple.
It is said to have been converted from the cave where the founding patriarch, [Pingtian Laozu], meditated and reflected on his mistakes…
In the main hall behind the Reflection Hall, it is said that this is where the patriarch once secluded himself for reflection…
Here, murals from hundreds of years ago still remain on the stone walls…
"Later, I heard my master tell me the story behind the murals..."
More than four hundred years ago, our ancestor received guidance from an immortal in the southern wilderness…
The Imperial Uncle of the Heavenly Empire was persecuted by the new emperor. The Ancestor and other followers of the Imperial Uncle traveled north and established the Kingdom of Miren in the barren northern three continents.
……
"No matter how you look at it..." Zhula stared intently at the figure, "it seems to bear a striking resemblance to the portrait of the patriarch in the Hall of Repentance..."
Qige asked in confusion, "A portrait of the Ancestor?"
"Yes, don't you think they look alike?"
"I don't know..." Qige shook her head, beads of sweat appearing on her forehead. "I've never seen it..."
"What? You haven't seen it?" Zhula's eyes flickered.
"Haven't you been to the Hall of Repentance?"
As she said this, she patted her chest, her face beaming with pride.
"Speaking of the Hall of Repentance, I'm quite a regular there!"
"It's safe to say that there's probably no disciple in the entire Holy Sect who understands the Hall of Repentance better than Zhula!"
Qige: "..."
“I’m not bragging, but I go to…” Zhula counted on her fingers, “at least a dozen times a month, and conservatively, I spend a third of the year in the Repentance Hall…”
He paused for a moment, then added, "It's just like my second home!"
"Um," Qige's lips twitched slightly, "Sis... is this something to brag about...?"
"Envious, huh? That's how awesome I am!"
By this time, Niu Xiaoye and the others had gradually walked away.
"what?"
"Where's that person who looked so much like the ancestor in the portrait..."
"No, I have to find her and see what's going on!"
After saying that, Zhula was about to chase after them in the direction they had left.
then……
She was dragged away by Qige, but she kept thinking about something.
"A small town on the southern border..."
"Southern Wilderness?"
"The Southern Wilderness... Our Ancestor once received divine guidance in the Southern Wilderness..."
"A predestined connection with the immortals..."
"A divine messenger descended from the heavens??..."
Suddenly, Zhula had a flash of inspiration, "I think I've come up with a very incredible deduction, but I don't know if I should say it..."
"Then let's stop talking and hurry up and get to the assembly point!"
"Oh……"
at the same time…
The remains of the main building in the east courtyard of the Lü residence.
Ding Ding Dangdang ...
The sounds of hammering and nails being driven into wood rang out frequently.
"Brother Li, thank you for helping with the house repairs." Lü Fengxian sat on a treetop nearby, watching Li Changye busy at work. "I will consider reducing your compensation amount accordingly."
"Really? They'll really reduce the amount?" Li Changye wiped the soot off his face.
"a man of his words!"
"Thank you, Brother Lü."
After expressing his gratitude, Li Changye worked even harder. With the help of his innate divine power, the main building was visibly repaired, an efficiency that even the Anyuan-style architecture could not match.
Whoosh!
A streak of fire flashed across the sky.
At this time, Hu Yanwei had returned, bringing back the Hu Yan family's [alliance token] and a rather valuable secret gift, saying that he would reveal it at the banquet.
"Little Phoenix Fairy, do you still have any Longevity Pills?" she asked.
"That's all," Lü Fengxian shook her head. "But I still have some medicinal herbs, enough to refine a few more batches. Besides, didn't I give you yours? What about yours? Did you give it away?"
He paused, then continued, "We don't need to worry about Third Master Song. Song Yunxiang is enough to handle it. If you go now, you might even be able to catch up with Third Master Song's rehabilitation training..."
"Then...do you want to go see him?" Hu Yanwei tucked a strand of hair behind his ear.
"also."
After saying that, Lü Fengxian immediately began constructing a Star Soul, and it was [Cao Ren].
Hu Yanwei: ? ? ? ?
“Come on up,” Cao Ren crouched down and held out a hand. “I’ll drive you there, and give him a little scare… oh no, a surprise!”
"What...what's going on?"
"It is one of the [Six-Eared Macaque]'s combat techniques, 'Seventy-Two Transformations,' which allows it to transform into other Star Souls."
"Is it against the rules to construct a Star Soul General within the city?"
"It's alright. The city lord of Yong'an City is the son of my lackey. Rules and regulations don't apply to me. I'm already being very accommodating by not refusing to eat beef."
Hu Yanwei jumped onto the palm and asked in confusion, "Is it mandatory to eat beef in Yong'an City?"
Cao Ren: "..."
Then came the much-anticipated three-way staring contest between Cao Ren and others.
"Cao Ren!?"