Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Inside the Heavenly Temple.
Ziye was still telling her Second Sister how powerful the expert was.
She was describing a fanciful world where words had power, where sun and moon passed by in the blink of an eye, where a single word could hold up everything. In her description, the expert was a creator. The so-called major catastrophe was nothing in front of the expert. As long as the expert was willing to, with just a word from him, the catastrophe would disperse automatically.
The Second Sister froze. She could not help thinking that Ziye was spouting mythology. However, it was so interesting, she was unwilling to cut her off.
“Do you still have an orange?” the Second Sister asked for the sixth time.
Ziye was excited. She had no choice but to reach inside her pocket…no more!
She could not help sighing and saying, “Are you here for the story or the oranges?”
“Both.” In order not to let her Seventh Sister down, she added with an understanding tone, “Of course, it’s mostly to listen to your story.”
However, in the depths of her eyes, there was a flash of pity. She gulped.
Ziye smiled with satisfaction. She continued, “Sit down and listen to me. The main point is, do you know what the expert has in his backyard? Spiritual Roots! All Spiritual Roots! From tree leaves to the soil, there’s nothing there that isn’t a treasure! Even in the ancient times, these would be so rare, let alone now. The orange you had was just a low-grade fruit.”
The Second Sister’s mouth opened in shock. “So powerful? Are you sure you’re not exaggerating?”
She had been waiting and was shocked. What Ziye said was so exaggerated. It was not that it was not true, it was just too unbelievable.
How could there be such a powerful being in this world?
“I’m not exaggerating!” Ziye shook her head. She added, “Right, when we dine at the expert’s place, do you know what we use?”
The Second Sister frowned. She guessed, “What? Some treasures?”
“Ha-ha, treasures? Is that all you can imagine?” Ziye smiled coldly. She continued, “We used Ultimate Heavenly Spiritual Treasures. There was a box full of forks, another box full of knives. Even the glasses for wine were Ultimate Heavenly Spiritual Treasures!”
The Second Sister went quiet for a long while. Suddenly, she shook her head and said, “I feel that this is all either in your imagination or you’re speaking gibberish!”
“I’m not making this up! My head’s clear!” Ziye’s tone sounded determined. She continued, “Do you remember the Golden Bees? Back when we wanted to eat the honey from the Golden Bees, we asked the gigantic Immortals to hunt for some but they were wounded severely. Even the milk of the Five Color Sacred Cow. When the Empress wanted to drink it, we had to exchange it for treasure. Those creatures have all become pets of the expert! Whether it’s honey or milk, he can have as much as he wants!”
“So powerful?” The Second Sister thought she would not be shocked anymore, but she still could suppress the shock. “Aren’t the Golden Bees and Five Color Sacred Cow known as unconquerable creatures?”
Ziye’s eyes were glowing like some powder. “Ha-ha, there’s no such thing as ‘impossible’ at the expert’s place.
“Sigh, Second Sister, how’re you still so calm?” Ziye pouted.
Was her story not shocking enough? Or did she not portray well? Why did the Second Sister not gasp?
She quietly kept the Picture Pearl. It was so difficult to capture the embarrassing moments of her Second Sister.
Big Sister was the best. If it was her, she would have jumped by now. She might even be so excited with no composure left.
“I’m not calm anymore.” The Second Sister patted her chest. “If there’s such a powerful person in the world, perhaps the world will be changed completely. I must go back to tell the Empress. However…what you said is true?” Second Sister asked again. “I admit that the orange is pretty good, but…this doesn’t make me believe in all the absurd things you said. It isn’t a joke.”
“You still don’t believe in me? I’m your Seventh Sister!” Ziye’s eyes widened. She looked as if she was wrongly accused.
She jumped up. The Second Sister’s calm and elegant temperament had agitated her. Ziye had to prove it to her today!
“You just wait! I’ll call for someone!” Ziye said and left on the cloud.
She flew out of the Heavenly Temple quickly. “Wait for me, don’t leave!”
The Second Sister stood on the roof watching Ziye leave. She could not help smiling and shaking her head.
“This girl’s just like before,” she mumbled with a sense of familiarity.
All these years, this young lady had indeed grown up a lot. However, whenever she was with her sister, all her composure would be gone and she would become that young girl again.
She could not help smiling. This was a long-forgotten smile all these years.
She called out, “I’ll wait for you, fly slow and safe.”
Ziye flew out of the Heavenly Temple and went in one direction.
Recently, she had been selling chives with the rest. She knew the way well enough.
She drove her cloud and first went to the black market shop.
Meanwhile, inside the shop.
Ma Yunming had an old, worn-out thing resembling a scroll in his hand. He was stroking his beard and looking at it.
The outside of the scroll was broken and covered with dust. It was wrinkled and dull-looking. It could not be called ‘ordinary’ anymore. One could even call it ‘trash’.
“Owner, this scroll is something we risked our lives to get from an ancient secret border. Don’t get fooled by its worn-out appearance, it won’t get harmed by water or fire. Nothing can harm it at all!”
In front of Ma Yunming were a couple. The man was an elder. He was promoting his treasure, “This is a treasure. Even a Golden Immortal’s unable to open up this scroll!”
Ma Yunming tried and did not manage to open this scroll. Not even when he used his power to do so.
He instantly squinted, his eyes glowing as he said, “Not bad. Worth ten chives!”
“Are you serious? Only ten chives?” The elder did not seem pleased. “This treasure’s definitely from the ancient times. Look closely!”
“Ancient times?” Ma Yunming smiled coldly. “Who can use it? I’ve seen these things a lot. Even if it was from ancient times, it’s likely that it cannot be used now. If it cannot be used, how’s that different from trash? If you don’t want to trade, you can keep it in hand and see who lives longer, you or the treasure.”
“This…why don’t you look at it again?” The elder said. “Two more chives and we can be friends.”
Click!
Meanwhile, Ziye barged in. She said, “Brother Ma, don’t sell the chives, follow me!”
“Okay,” Ma Yunming nodded. He did not speak further. He knew his stance in front of her.
“Owner, don’t do this. Why’re you not selling?” The couple panicked.
“Ten chives, then. We’ll trade.”
“Trade what? Let me see.” Ziye frowned and took the scroll. She looked it up and down and said, “What trash is this? It’s only worth five chives. If not, we’ll leave.”
The couple exchanged a look. The woman held on to the elder and gritted her teeth. “We’ll trade!”
After coming out of the black shop, Ma Yunming had a thought. He then realized and could not help admiring her, “Seventh Princess, how did you come up with this? This is a genius business strategy! I’ve been running this shop all my life but compared to you, I’m nothing!”
He learned something new. He would use this tactic more in the future. This was a genius tactic!
“What tactic? I really had a problem,” Ziye said. “Bring me all the chives and hunt some demons. That’ll show my Second Sister. You, come along, it’s an opportunity.”
“Opportunity?” Ma Yunming looked suspicious.
After spending so much time with this group of people, he sensed that they seemed to be working for a bigshot. Not right, ‘working for’ was too much. They were probably the bigshot’s bootlickers!
They always referred to him as the ‘expert’ and would repeatedly say, ‘Everything’s done for the expert’.
He wondered who this expert was.
However, the man was able to provide these chives, oranges, and even honey from the Golden Bees. He must not be ordinary.
Ziye was in a rush. She called up Pei An and Gu Xirou.
“Immortal Ziye, it’s so late. What’s the matter?” Pei An asked.
“My Second Sister’s here. Do you still have the hotpot sauce from the expert? Bring them to me, I want to show them to my Second Sister.” Ziye was impatient. “Hurry, don’t waste any time.”
The crowd rushed toward the Heavenly Temple.
“Second Sister, I’m back.”
When Ziye saw that her Second Sister was still at the same old spot, she flew over and placed the hotpot bowl down.
The Second Sister smiled and asked, “What now? You’re making me a meal?”
Ziye smiled. “Yeah, I hope Second Sister can still keep your elegance later on.”
The Second Sister looked behind Ziye. “They are…”
The three of them quickly said, “We’re Pei An, Ma Yunming, and Gu Xirou. Greetings to the Second Princess.”
“I’m Cheng Yi, greetings to everyone.” Cheng Yi nodded at the crowd.
Ziye pestered, “Brother Pei, hurry up and bring out the hotpot sauce!”
“Alright.”
Pei An brought out the hotpot sauce unwillingly.
He was unwilling to give this away. This was awarded to him by the expert! All this while, he was unwilling to eat it. He looked at the sauce every day and felt a deep sense of satisfaction.
Sigh, whatever. These were the two Princesses. Furthermore, to the expert, they were more important.
At least…they were still able to taste the hotpot together.
They set up the pot and fire. It was quick.
“Seventh Sister, this is…”
Cheng Yi looked at the red oil that coated the top of the soup broth. Her beautiful eyes were suspicious. She felt that this delicious food was rather violent. Was it edible?
“Hotpot, very yummy hotpot!” Ziye gulped and stared at the boiling soup. “The broth was given to us by the expert. It’ll leave you wanting for more.”
“Hotpot? This?”
In the beginning, Cheng Yi did not think she would like it. She felt that these people had been drugged by the expert.
However…as the broth started to boil, there was a fragrance beyond words floating into her nostrils. She had to admit that her saliva was secreting…
Ma Yunming’s eyes wished they could pop out as he stared at the pot. It was apparent that he was conquered by this fragrance.
“This hotpot… How do we eat it? Is there a spoon? Do we drink it?”
“We use it to boil. Follow me, you’ll eat it soon enough.” Ziye picked up a slice of meat and put it inside the pot. She sighed as she did so. “Other than the broth, our materials and food here are nothing close to the expert’s.”
The expert had roulades, how delicious. What they were having was so rough!
The expert made it seem so easy and effortless, when they had to do it themselves, it was so difficult!
Perhaps this was the reason!
The crowd followed what Ziye did.
Soon, the first round of food was cooked.
Ma Yunming’s neck elongated. He could not wait to pick up a slice of meat that was dripping with red oil. It looked very appetizing.
The moment he placed it inside his mouth, Ma Yunming merely chewed a few times before his pupils dilated. His entire face hardened.
This…this…
What was that inside his mouth?
Food could be so delicious?
Unbelievable! Life was a mystery!
He sensed that his mouth was already overwhelmed by the fragrance. The pores all over him opened up. The slightly spicy taste triggered his tastebuds. This was a sensation he had never had before.
Not only was the taste delicious, but it was also more of a blending of all sensations!
What a hotpot! What a hotpot!
They cooked and ate on the spot. The pot was boiling and the taste was…extremely blissful!
He roughly chewed the meat in his mouth and could not help swallowing it. He felt the food slipping down his throat and into his stomach. How pleasant!
Swiftly after, he rose and picked up the second slice of meat and put it into his mouth.
Delicious! How delicious!
His eyes became watery. He wanted to cry. He felt like his life was complete.
Expert! He was really an expert!
‘I, Ma Yunming, am incredibly lucky to have this opportunity to eat this hotpot!’
Cheng Yi could not resist the temptation any longer. She picked up a piece of meat and ate it.
The truth was, she still had some doubts about the red oil. She felt that this way of eating was inelegant.
However…when she chewed on the meat, she froze. The hotpot broth and the taste of the meat started spreading out in her mouth. As she chewed, the texture became even more ideal!
‘Blissful!’
This word appeared in Cheng Yi’s mind.
The long journey of cultivation would become dry and boring ultimately. Unknowingly, her standards had gone higher and the things she enjoyed became less. Although she had lived for a long time, there was no…fun.
However, the introduction to this hotpot was an exciting addition to her dry and boring life. She blushed and almost moaned.
She glanced at Ziye. The Picture Pearl was secretly placed by the side…
Her Seventh Sister!
She was lucky she held it in!
Cheng Yi looked at the pot again.
Boil! Boil! Boil!
Red oil bubbles were boiling.
The doubts she had had all vanished. No matter how she looked at it now, it looked very delicious.
Her face remained unchanged, but the truth was that her movements had become quicker. Her rate of chewing had increased. She even became impatient.
No way. The people around her had even stood up to dig meat out from the pot. She was losing out!
“Seventh Sister, you’re an adult now. As a Princess, where’s your image? Look at you, you have so much meat in your bowl. Why don’t you quickly put down the meat in your hand?”
