Chapter 371: The Photo of Master Mei Zu

After a moment's hesitation, Xu Xing clicked to join the group.

The Master Jianzu has joined the chat.

Huo: "Welcome, brother Daoist!"

Ba Zun: "Welcome, brother Daoist!"

……

Below this, no need to read—it's still a long string of welcomes, all identical.

Xu Xing even suspected they were just clicking "+1"…

Master Jianzu: "Thank you, thank you."

After replying, Xu Xing looked up at Bie Xuening.

"Sister, aren't you joining the group?"

"No."

She would never join a group where she wasn't the owner or an admin—in that top group, she was the only one with "permissions"!

Huo: "Among the Daoists on the Central Continent, only Sword尊 hasn't joined. Brother, why not ask him?"

Master Jianzu: "I already asked."

"Not interested," Bie Xuening said coolly.

It meant Xu Xing should reply like that.

Master Jianzu: "My sister says she's not interested."

As he sent this message, Xu Xing felt a flicker of hesitation.

Huo: "That makes sense."

After these two messages, the chat group fell silent.

But the top group was buzzing.

Ba Zun: "Sigh~ Sometimes I look at that chat group and feel it's truly a sin. /sigh"

Hong Zun: "Huh? Isn't that the group you specifically created for Huo?"

Dan Zun: "/hypocritical"

Qi Zun: "/pretentious"

Hong Zun: "/disgusting"

Ba Zun: "…"

Of course, this was the real vibe of the Daoists in the group!

Master Jianzu: "By the way, is Sister Qian Shuang alright?"

He was genuinely curious.

Ba Zun: "I'll answer—Sister Qian Shuang is fine, but Hong Zun's situation is serious. /side-eye grin"

Hong Zun: "…"

Sometimes this damn group really can't be watered down!

Master Mei Zu: "/confetti"

Master Mei Zu: "/yellow duck spinning"

Master Mei Zu: "Welcome back, brother Daoist. /fireworks"

Master Mei Zu, finally arriving.

Xiang Yuanjun: "Brother Daoist, was your return journey smooth?"

Master Jianzu: "It was fine, and this fall beyond the realm brought me some insights, though I also encountered certain things."

Ba Zun: "?"

Qi Zun: "?"

Dan Zun: "?"

"Gained insights"? Are you even speaking human language?!

You're making us feel immense pressure, you know!

Master Mei Zu: "What kind of things did you encounter?"

Master Mei Zu: "Were you missing me?"

Sword尊: "/yellow duck raising sword to stab upstairs"

Master Mei Zu: "Huh? Did Sword尊 update your sticker pack?"

Master Jianzu: "I don't know if you'll all encounter it someday, but I now call it 'Dao Wang'…"

Xu Xing ignored Master Mei Zu's second question and explained in detail within the group everything about "Dao Wang."

He also rephrased it slightly and copied a version to send to the "communication group."

Hong Zun: "Dao Wang… sounds similar to a heart demon, but clearly isn't."

Dan Zun: "At our Current Realm, heart demons are relatively easy to resolve."

Since ancient times, only thirteen of us have reached this point—our Dao hearts are so unshakable, phrases like 'unmoved, unpolished, unyielding through countless eons' still fall short of describing even a fraction of it.

Dan Zun: "This sounds like 'Dao Zi Sheng E'—a tribulation born from within. All who stand above the Dao should face this."

Ba Zun: "Brother Daoist, do you have a way to deal with it?"

Master Jianzu: "Not yet."

Master Mei Zu: "'Dao Zi Sheng E'—born from within. Brother Daoist, if you have time later, come see me \(￣︶￣*\))"

Seeing this message, Bie Xuening was about to greet her warmly, but paused.

Master Mei Zu might actually have a solution…

Xu Xing also thought of this. The Master Jianzu: "Fine, but before that, I must go to Ling Yin Fang, then visit the Other Side of the Starry Sky."

Ling Yin Fang?

The Other Side of the Starry Sky I can understand, but why Ling Yin Fang?

The Master Jianzu: "While I stayed in that world, I collected some information. It might help with the upcoming Ascension plan."

I see.

Master Mei Zu: "No rush, I'm always happy to welcome you, Elder Brother Dao (*￣3￣)╭"

Bie Xuening: "…"

Sometimes I really want to stab her with a sword!

Ding dong!

Another message alert sounded, and a message popped up from the top of the screen.

Master Mei Zu: "By the way, Elder Brother Dao, could you give me some feedback on my photos? /honest-face"

Then a continuous stream of message alerts rang out.

They were all photos sent by Master Mei Zu.

Not one single photo lacked content!

Xu Xing: "…"

He looked up and saw Bie Xuening's expressionless face.

At the poolside now.

Chi Jiuyu sipped soup and ate meat, happily watching the spiritual fish in the pool scramble for food.

Suddenly, she felt a chill at her back and instinctively shrank her neck.

Sss~

She smelled the scent of storm brewing!

…………

Half an hour later.

Outside Chi Jiuyu's cave dwelling.

"Let's go, Senior Uncle!"

Yet she had already changed into the fitted inner-disciple uniform of the Sword Sect, her hair simply tied into a ponytail—she truly looked a little spirited and elegant.

Though this only held true when she didn't speak.

"Mm."

Xu Xing gave a slight nod, then vanished with her instantly.

When they reappeared, the two stood outside the outer gate of Ling Yin Fang, on the same street they'd taken last time.

"Oh my." Chi Jiuyu gazed at the snow-silk tree forests stretching across the hills and sighed, "I thought I wouldn't come back to Ling Yin Fang for a long time, yet here I am again after only a year."

The Some Some Some Xuanzhu fruit tree the Spirit Ancestor had given her last time? She planted it, and even now it's grown only one millimeter—absurd!

She even doubted that even if she became the Ninth Fish Sword Master, that Some Some Some Xuanzhu fruit tree would still be just a sapling…

No!

What Ninth Fish Sword Master!

I'm the First Sword Master!

"Let's go."

"Oh, okay!" She hurried to follow Xu Xing.

Before they'd gone far, they saw a snow-silk tree leaf fallen on the landscaping vegetation. She was about to run over to pick it up when her Senior Uncle's voice reached her ear.

"By the way, Jiuyu, you and Yunlu are quite close, right?"

"Of course!"

She cared deeply for Little Yunlu!

"Then this matter is best told by you."

Chi Jiuyu stared at the snow-silk tree leaf on the landscaping vegetation: "Senior Uncle, speak."

"I found her parents' bones in Qing Xu."

"Oh!"

She answered instinctively, then immediately realized.

"Huh?!"

Chi Jiuyu spun around, staring at Xu Xing in disbelief.

"What did you say, Senior Uncle?"

"I found her parents' bones," Xu Xing repeated.

"..."

"I intended to tell you after returning from Qing Xu, but an accident happened before I could."

Oh no…

She couldn't handle something like this at all—this was exactly the kind of thing she was worst at!

Her mind was a tangled mess of sludge.

In the end, she decided to take up her duty as Zhang Yunlu's senior sister!

"I'll tell her…"

"I've already told Ye Shijie, but she's not good at comforting others, so it's up to you."

"Alright, I understand…" (End of Chapter)