Three days later, Gu Wei received a Saint cultivator.
"City Lord Gu, this is the Qilin Sacred Heart Fruit Tree, a gift from my ancestor, sent through me!"
This Saint, a highly renowned figure on Planet Yelan, now appeared as humble as a minor character, respectfully presenting a crystal ball.
Within the crystal ball, a sacred medicine was contained using Sumeru techniques. The leaves of the sacred medicine resembled Qilin auspicious beasts, and beneath it, a large amount of rare spiritual soil provided ample nutrients for its growth.
Between the leaves, faint glimpses of heart-like fruits could be seen, though they were still green and unripe.
"Mm, thoughtful of you."
Gu Wei said nonchalantly, then gestured for a nearby little maid to step forward and receive the crystal ball.
The little maid looked only fourteen or fifteen years old, with a cultivation level only at the mid-stage of the Transcending Mortal Realm, and even had some freckles on her face.
The Saint cultivator was stunned to see Gu Wei sending a little girl with only a Transcending Mortal Realm cultivation to take such a precious sacred medicine.
However, he dared not complain, and even respectfully placed the crystal ball in the little maid's hands, saying, "Please handle with care, miss!"
"Mm!"
The little maid nodded lightly, but her movements weren't so careful. She curiously held it up to her eyes for a look, her eyes full of curiosity. It was her first time seeing a sacred medicine stored in a crystal ball.
However, this Qilin Sacred Heart Fruit Tree seemed a bit different from the sacred medicines in the backyard's medicine garden.
"Do you like it?"
Gu Wei asked.
"I like it," the little maid nodded.
The little girl was only fourteen years old and had no resistance to these glittering things.
"If you like it, then I'll give it to you," Gu Wei said with a smile.
"Thank you, City Lord," the little maid said happily, completely enamored with the crystal ball in her hands.
This scene stunned the Saint cultivator. This was the Qilin Sacred Heart Fruit Tree! Legend has it that it was originally a Qilin Undying Medicine, but it was scattered by a great power in ancient times, divided into nine sacred trees scattered throughout the universe. If all nine sacred trees could be gathered, the glory of the Qilin Undying Medicine could be restored.
Such an important treasure, given to a little cultivator in the Transcending Mortal Realm?
This... was he dreaming?
He snapped back to reality when Gu Wei spoke to him.
"Is there anything else?" Gu Wei asked.
"Reporting to the City Lord, this one has nothing else," he said.
"In that case, this City Lord is busy with affairs and won't keep you," Gu Wei said indifferently.
"This one takes his leave!"
This person wasn't stupid and naturally understood this was a polite dismissal. Anyway, he had completed the task assigned by his ancestor, and he didn't want to stay any longer.
Talking to a Great Saint at the peak stage was incredibly stressful.
"Xiao Qian!"
After that person left, Gu Wei looked at the little maid.
"Xiao Qian is here!" Xiao Qian quickly replied.
"Go and cultivate," Gu Wei's expression suddenly became extremely serious.
"Yes!"
Xiao Qian's body trembled, and she quickly put away the crystal ball, scurrying out of the hall to begin her cultivation tasks for the day.
"Is that the disciple you've taken in?"
Gu Changsheng appeared behind Gu Wei at some point.
"Gu Wei greets Ancestral Grandfather!"
Gu Wei changed her serious expression and greeted Gu Changsheng with a smile, then said, "Xiao Qian is a descendant of a friend of mine, but she's the only one left in her lineage, so I'm just taking care of her."
"Taking care of her?" Gu Changsheng narrowed his eyes at her. Giving away a sacred medicine so casually wasn't just taking care of her.
Gu Wei's face turned slightly red as she pouted, "Oh, Ancestral Grandfather, please don't mind me. Besides, we don't lack sacred medicine."
"Hehe, you little girl, I'm too lazy to mind you. I just thought that if that little girl were your disciple, I, as an elder, should show some appreciation and fulfill my responsibilities as an elder. But since she's not your disciple, then forget it," Gu Changsheng said with a chuckle.
Hearing this, Gu Wei's eyes lit up, and then she said, "Ancestral Grandfather, wait for me, I'll be right back."
After saying that, Gu Wei's figure flickered, and she even used Shrinking the Earth to an Inch.
"This girl..." Gu Changsheng didn't know what Gu Wei was going to do, but she actually asked him to wait for her. Who was the elder here?
Sigh, it was all his fault for spoiling this girl too much back then!
Soon, Gu Wei returned, carrying a little girl in her hand.
When her feet touched the ground again, Xiao Qian was still puzzled. She had been practicing her horse stance to temper her body according to the City Lord's instructions, so how did she suddenly return?
"City Lord, I..."
But before she could finish speaking, Gu Wei interrupted her and looked at her seriously, saying, "Lu Xiaoqian, today I want to take you as my disciple, are you willing?"
The little girl's surname was Lu.
Lu Xiaoqian was stunned at first, and then knelt down with a thud.
"Master is above, please accept this disciple's bow!"
It wasn't just a bow, but a kowtow, the grand ceremony of apprenticeship.
After the ceremony was completed, before Lu Xiaoqian could get up, Gu Wei said to her, "Come, this is my Ancestral Grandfather, also His Majesty the Holy Emperor whom you dream of meeting. Hurry up and pay your respects."
"..." Gu Changsheng.
He could see through Gu Wei's swift actions. It was all because of his words "fulfill my responsibilities as an elder."
He glared at Gu Wei fiercely, but Gu Wei stuck out her tongue and made a face like a child.
Gu Changsheng wanted to cry but had no tears. However, when he saw Lu Xiaoqian come over to pay her respects, he still responded.
"Get up!"
He reached out and held Lu Xiaoqian's wrist, helping her up.
But this inadvertent action of his made Lu Xiaoqian extremely excited.
"His Majesty the Holy Emperor held my hand, His Majesty the Holy Emperor held my hand, City Lord... no, Master, did you see that? His Majesty the Holy Emperor just held my hand!"
Lu Xiaoqian looked very excited, causing Gu Wei to pat her forehead.
This little girl admired Ancestral Grandfather the most, and often dreamed of meeting him, a treatment that even she, her savior, didn't receive.
Now she had not only met him but also touched him, how could she not be excited?
But... held hands?
It was just a support of the wrist.
"Alright, be quiet, go cultivate."
Gu Wei's expression darkened, and Lu Xiaoqian immediately stopped being excited, but she still listened to Gu Wei very much, although the reluctance in her eyes was obvious to everyone.
After Lu Xiaoqian left again, Gu Wei said, "Ancestral Grandfather, I'm sorry, this girl is too excited."
"It's nothing, children are normal to be unable to restrain their excitement. If she wasn't excited to see me, then I would suspect that she was possessed by an old monster," Gu Changsheng said with a smile.
If Li Beifei were here, he would definitely sneer at such self-praise, but Gu Wei nodded as a matter of course after hearing it, no longer thinking about Lu Xiaoqian's performance just now.
But...
"Ancestral Grandfather, now that Xiao Qian is my disciple, you this..."
Gu Wei smiled slyly, stretching out her right hand, rubbing her slender white thumb and forefinger back and forth.
"Who taught you that?" Gu Changsheng's eyes widened when he saw this action.
Gu Wei was also a goddess-level beauty, but doing this "money-grabbing" action still couldn't hide a trace of wretchedness.
Obviously, the key was in the action.
"Uncle-Grandmaster Tuoba!"
Gu Wei said decisively.
Gu Changsheng narrowed his eyes, then gently pointed, and a bottle of pills appeared in the air.
"What kind of pills are these?" Gu Wei asked.
"Marrow Cleansing Pills," Gu Changsheng said with a smile.
"What? Marrow Cleansing Pills!" Gu Wei's mouth pouted after hearing this, very dissatisfied.
"You dislike them? Then I'll take them back, don't regret it!" Gu Changsheng still smiled, reaching out to take back the pills.
But Gu Wei was quick-witted and grabbed the pills in one hand.
"Who said I didn't want them!" Gu Wei said, but her bright eyes were cleverly turning, and she whispered, "Ancestral Grandfather, are these Marrow Cleansing Pills different?"
"What's different?" Gu Changsheng asked knowingly.
"It's just that after refining them, the aptitude becomes super super powerful," Gu Wei said.
Gu Changsheng chuckled, "Isn't that the effect of Marrow Cleansing Pills?"
"Ancestral Grandfather, you know that's not what I'm asking," Gu Wei said anxiously.
"If it's not this, then what is it?" Gu Changsheng pretended to be puzzled.
"..." Gu Wei.
"Why are you teasing a junior?"
Just then, Yao Xian, dressed in white, walked over gracefully, with a smile on her face.
And Gu Wei seemed to have found someone to support her, ran to Yao Xian's side, affectionately took Yao Xian's arm, and acted coquettishly, "Ancestral Grandmother, Ancestral Grandfather is bullying me, you have to stand up for me."
"Okay, okay, I'll stand up for you."
Yao Xian was sweetened to the heart by Gu Wei's words "Ancestral Grandmother", glared at Gu Changsheng a few times, and Gu Changsheng touched his nose upon seeing this.
Gu Wei covered her mouth and snickered when she saw this scene. In this world, the only ones who could control Ancestral Grandfather were the three Ancestral Grandmothers.
Sure enough, the tradition of our Gu family being afraid of wives was passed down from Ancestral Grandfather.
At this time, Yao Xian told Gu Wei the specific effects of these Marrow Cleansing Pills.
"These are Marrow Cleansing Pills refined by your Ancestral Grandfather by condensing the essence of the Great Dao. They were originally prepared for me, but I can't use them, so I've kept them until now."
"I see, thank you, Ancestral Grandmother." Although Gu Wei didn't know what the essence of the Great Dao was, just hearing the name made it sound high-end, obviously not an ordinary treasure.
"These are the pills I refined," Gu Changsheng said with wide eyes.
"Hehe, thank you, Ancestral Grandfather," Gu Wei said with a smile.
Gu Changsheng nodded in satisfaction upon hearing this.
"These Marrow Cleansing Pills have the best effect when breaking through to the Nirvana Realm," Gu Changsheng said.
"Yes, yes!" Gu Wei nodded, then raised her own doubts.
"Why doesn't Ancestral Grandmother use them?" she asked.
Yao Xian smiled and didn't answer, but Gu Changsheng said, "Your Ancestral Grandmother is a natural Saint, of course she can't use this thing."
"..." Gu Wei.
I really asked an unnecessary question.
"Cultivate hard, and when you become an immortal, I'll give you an opportunity."
Gu Changsheng patted her on the shoulder.
"What great opportunity?" Gu Wei asked eagerly.
"You'll know when you become an immortal," Gu Changsheng said with a smile.
"Ah... that will take a long time. Ancestral Grandmother..."
Seeing that Gu Changsheng wouldn't say, Gu Wei turned her attention to Yao Xian.
But Yao Xian shook her head and said, "I don't know."
"Little girl, you have a lot of tricks," Gu Changsheng flicked her forehead.
Gu Wei winced and quickly hid behind Yao Xian.
"Master, we're ready," Wei Min's voice came from outside at this time.
Hearing this, Gu Wei couldn't help but ask, "Ancestral Grandfather, Ancestral Grandmother, are you leaving?"
Gu Changsheng and Yao Xian nodded lightly.
"Little Min'er misses her mother," Gu Changsheng said with a smile.
"Okay!" Gu Wei wanted to say something to persuade them to stay, but when she heard this, she stopped.
Wei Min had been away from her mother for more than three hundred years. Wouldn't she be indirectly preventing her from going back if she tried to persuade Ancestral Grandfather and Ancestral Grandmother to stay? That wouldn't do!
"Remember to cultivate hard," Gu Changsheng said.
"Yes!" Gu Wei nodded heavily.
...
Gu Changsheng and Yao Xian returned to the Taixu Realm with Wei Min, accompanied by Tuoba Beller.
This girl's previous reason was that following them could protect Wei Min, but now the reason had changed to being afraid that Wei Min would feel lonely in the Taixu Realm without a playmate, and that she, as her Uncle-Master, should shoulder the responsibility of taking care of her niece.
But as soon as this girl arrived in the Taixu Realm, she began to inquire about the local restaurants, wine shops, and wine stalls. As soon as she arrived in the northwest desert of Tianxuan Continent, she disappeared.
"Master, Grandma, is it safe for Uncle-Master to leave alone?" Wei Min asked worriedly.
Yao Xian smiled and said, "With the wine gourd that your Master gave her, it's not her who's in danger, it's others."
"Cough cough, that's what you say, I put a seal on that gourd, as long as she's not in mortal danger, it won't have any divine power. Besides, Hou Tu must have given her a lot of magical treasures," Gu Changsheng was still trying to make up for it.
Yao Xian smiled without saying a word.
Northwest Desert, Banrong City.
Hundreds of years have passed, but Banrong City hasn't changed much, and it's still a desert area for the strong.
Here, the number of mortals accounts for the vast majority, and cultivators account for less than half a percent.
In the south of the city, there is a delicate courtyard, and a woman is drying the spiritual herbs she collected from the mountains today.
She is Wei Min's mother, Alan.
Outside the courtyard, a sword cultivator stood straight at the door, like a bodyguard, guarding the courtyard.
This person is Sun Zhongshu, the little brother that Li Beifei took in the Taixu Realm. He has excellent talent, and most importantly, his personality is exactly the same as Li Beifei's, an old scoundrel.
(Those who have forgotten can go back to 581, 582 to take a look, I won't describe it here.)
After Li Beifei followed Gu Changsheng back to the mortal world, he asked Sun Zhongshu to help protect Wei Min's mother, Alan.
Sun Zhongshu executed the boss's order perfectly, and he has dealt with many villains in the past few hundred years.
"Halt!"
Suddenly, Sun Zhongshu saw three figures walking towards this side, his expression immediately changed, and his sword intent fluctuated.
"Uncle Sun, it's me, Little Min'er," Wei Min shouted.
"Little Min'er?"
Sun Zhongshu was stunned. Wei Min was only five years old when she left, and now she has grown into a graceful young woman. Naturally, he couldn't recognize her, but he remembered the boss's master.
Recognizing Gu Changsheng, he immediately retracted his sword intent and respectfully said, "Greetings, Teacher!"
This was what the boss told him to call him, saying there would be great benefits. Although he didn't know what the benefits were yet, he would just do as the boss instructed.
Gu Changsheng nodded slightly. He also had a very deep impression of this kid, Sun Zhongshu, because this kid could compete with that rebellious disciple, Li Beifei, in terms of both personality and thick-skinnedness.
Perhaps the rebellious disciple was slightly better, so he became this kid's boss.
"Fellow Daoist Sun, who is outside?"
Alan inside also heard the commotion outside. The moment she opened the courtyard door, she was stunned.
