Chapter 878: with translation of chapter title

Xiao Jiu

A handful of earth turned into a Mòyù Bānzhǐ, and when she put that Mòyù Bānzhǐ on her finger, Xiao Jiu could even see runes flowing inside it.

earth vein patterns

Xiao Jiu raised her left hand, wanting to touch that Mòyù Bānzhǐ.

The Mòyù Bānzhǐ suddenly turned into a liquid, then condensed again in her palm, finally becoming a jade seal.

The surface of the jade seal still had those earth-vein runes flowing, but the bottom was engraved with a few small seal characters.

Earth Deity Maiden

Xiao Jiu Zhanggui Jiuzhou Fu Earth Deity Maiden Dìmài Lóngshén Liu Qiye Jiuzhou Fu

Earth Deity Maiden Golden Light

Xiao Jiu was now merely a wisp of spiritual consciousness, making it hard for her to tell whether this was a dream or whether all of this was truly happening.

She looked at her own attire—mainly red with black and gold accents—her splendid official robes, the white jade tablet held in her left hand, the great ink jade seal in her right palm, and the rolled-up earth-vein total map tucked in her wide sleeves, feeling somewhat dazed.

Just then, a warm current suddenly surged into the space between her brows.

Earth Mother

Xiao Jiu only felt her spiritual consciousness instantly become fuller and more substantial, many times over.

Earth Mother Earth Deity Maiden Xiao Jiu China

earth vein lines

All of this came too suddenly; Xiao Jiu was completely dazed.

She had many questions she wanted to ask the Earth Deity Maiden.

Xiao Jiu Yin Dang Hang

Xiao Jiu Liu Junyan Jiuzhou Fu

As for the work details, who would it be, and in what way would they slowly guide her?

… (ellipsis) not named.

But Xiao Jiu simply had no chance to voice her questions.

The Earth Deity Maiden waved her hand, and Xiao Jiu's spiritual consciousness began to flutter; before her eyes was pure darkness, the wind howling in her ears, and Xiao Jiu knew she was about to return.

· (punctuation) ignore.

Bái Sōnglán

Tang Tang Guyun Que Feng Ran

Yin Dang Hang Li Qingying

But tonight, Li Qingying was guarding the counter, and she felt that the aura of the Yin Dang Hang was somehow off.

She faintly sensed that something might be about to happen.

Until 1 a. m. with no customers coming, Li Qingying could hardly sit still; she finally couldn't resist and ran to the main courtyard, wanting to check on Xiao Jiu in the east wing.

Li Qingying had just stepped through the main courtyard gate when she saw a golden light suddenly envelop the entire east wing, lasting a full three minutes before slowly fading.

Li Qingying stood dazed at the main courtyard gate; only after the golden light completely disappeared did she suddenly snap to her senses and dash toward the east wing.

But when she pushed open the east wing door and looked toward the bed, she did not see Xiao Jiu's figure.

Xiao Jiu had been in a coma this whole time—how could she suddenly disappear?

Li Qingying searched the entire east wing, but found nothing.

She then searched every corner of the Yin Dang Hang, inside and out, but still found nothing.

Xiao Jiu seemed to have vanished into thin air.

Could it be that the golden light just now took Xiao Jiu away?

(none)

Li Qingying panicked; unable to find anyone, her first reaction was to shake as she reached for her phone to call Hui Moqiong.

In the middle of the night, Hui Moqiong received Li Qingying's call and immediately knew something major must have happened at home, so he hurriedly inquired.

Li Qingying Hui Lao Wu

Hui Moqiong quickly comforted her: "Don't be afraid, I'll send people to help you look right now, and I'll rush back as soon as I can. Listen, go pour yourself a cup of warm water and wait on the sofa in the reception hall."

Li Qingying answered with a couple of hums, then hung up.

Hui Moqiong, while calling his subordinates to send people to look for Xiao Jiu, also went to find Liu Junyan.

Upon hearing this news, Liu Junyan's face changed ever so slightly.

Liu Junyan Xiao Jiu green tassel

When Xiao Jiu woke up, she also felt a bit dazed.

She lay on a strange yet antiquated carved grand bed, wearing the Earth Deity Maiden's official robes, with the tablet and earth-vein total map present, and that jade seal had turned into an ink jade ring, which was placed on her right thumb.

All of this told Xiao Jiu that her investiture by the Earth Deity Maiden was not a dream but truly real.

Xiao Jiu dantian qi sea

Xiao Jiu looked around the room; it was a bedchamber, its specifications similar to Liu Junyan's bedchamber in Jiuzhou Fu, but it had not yet been furnished.

Yet from this alone, Xiao Jiu realized she must be somewhere within Jiuzhou Fu at this moment.

The Earth Deity Maiden had said her office was located within Jiuzhou Fu.

Thinking of this, Xiao Jiu lifted her foot and headed outward.

She wanted to see exactly where she was within Jiuzhou Fu.

Upon leaving the bedchamber, Xiao Jiu instantly felt something was off.

Around the space she occupied, there was a powerful barrier formation that isolated the entire area, blocking any view of the outside.

Xiao Jiu passed through the courtyard, continuing forward.

In the front hall, she actually saw the golden statue of the Earth Deity Maiden enshrined in the main hall of the front hall, with incense offerings.

The east side of the front hall is the council chamber; the door on the west side is closed, and another barrier guards it.

Xiao Jiu, curious, walked over, raised her hand, and lightly touched the barrier.

When her hand touched the barrier, the earth vein patterns on the Mòyù Bānzhǐ surged wildly, and the entire barrier, like a pool of water, automatically retreated to both sides as Xiao Jiu approached.

After Xiao Jiu passed through the barrier, it closed again.

Before Xiao Jiu, a large screen appeared.

Upon seeing this screen, Xiao Jiu inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity.

The layout of this west wing room is remarkably similar to that of the west wing room in the main courtyard of Yin Dang Hang...