Sleep comes with a pillow just when you need it!
Surely, a sect would have at least one healer, right?
"Xiao Jiang, take me to meet the sect master!"
Jiang Shengxiang froze for a moment before hurriedly replying, "Yes!"
Biliu Sect
The main hall was under construction.
"Not bad, not bad. This spot is perfect. A small river like a jade belt in front, a jade-green hillside behind, plenty of light, and a clear view of the Daoist temple on Gu Ling Mountain. Perfect for establishing the Biliu Sect's main hall!"
Zhou Shengqian surveyed the treasure land with delight.
Zhou Lili, uninterested, idly glanced around. A striking figure caught her eye, and she quickly tugged her father's arm. "Father, look! Who's coming?"
"Li Li, don't panic. Let me see who has come to visit our Biliu Sect." Zhou Shengqian straightened into the posture of a sect leader, his expression solemn, and spread his divine sense to scan the visitor.
"My goodness, it's the Great Buddha coming personally! Li Li, quickly, follow me to greet her!" In an instant, Zhou Shengqian's expression changed. Trembling with awe, he led Zhou Lili toward Fairy Yao Ranran.
"Fairy Yao Ranran personally coming… we should have been the ones to visit. Even Chief Jiang didn't give us a heads-up. I haven't even had time to prepare. How rude of me!" Zhou Shengqian quickly apologized, lowering his posture humbly.
Zhou Lili felt a bit reluctant but could only bow her head in the face of overwhelming power.
Fairy Yao Ranran was silent for a moment.
The sect master's enthusiasm was genuine, and the aura he radiated was strong. Combined with the force of an entire sect, she felt slightly uneasy. Today, she had a request for them. They would not use this opportunity to charge an outrageous price and exploit her, would they?
Zhou Shengqian and Zhou Lili bent slightly, stiffly, waiting for the woman to speak. Zhou Shengqian could not help but signal Jiang Shengxiang with his eyes.
The message was clear: "You took my spirit stones and didn't say a good word for me?"
Jiang Shengxiang coughed nervously. "Fairy Yao Ranran, are you dissatisfied with their greeting?"
Fairy Yao Ranran concealed her thoughts, her eyes shifting slightly. She deliberately adopted a serious tone. "Not at all. But Sect Master Zhou, why did you decide to move the sect here? Did you pay for the land?"
Zhou Shengqian straightened. "Fairy, all the paperwork has been taken care of. The previous village chief is no longer here, and the money was handed to Chief Jiang. As for why Biliu Sect moved here… I admit it is selfish. I wanted my disciples and my daughter to be near the aura of a fairy, so they can cultivate the Dao sooner."
There was not a trace of falsehood in his words.
This was the first time he had been so close to Fairy Yao Ranran. In a blink, the ethereal aura teased his senses. Her skin was like ice and snow, and a faint sacred glow swirled around her, leaving him too fearful to look directly.
After speaking, Zhou Shengqian quickly turned his gaze toward Jiang Shengxiang.
Though Zhou Lili remained silent, she sensed the woman's aura had grown even stronger. Listening to her father, her reverence for Fairy Yao Ranran deepened.
"Village chief? When did you become the village chief?" Yao Ranran only now noticed Zhou Shengqian's title for Jiang Shengxiang. She chose to ignore the talk about absorbing fairy aura.
Jiang Shengxiang smiled awkwardly. "Just yesterday, after returning from the secret realm, I was selected as village chief. Sect Leader Zhou did buy this mountain peak."
"Oh, then we're neighbors!" Fairy Yao Ranran said with realization.
Zhou Shengqian was excited. "Being neighbors with a fairy is our dream!"
Yao Ranran smiled lightly. "Since we are neighbors, the medical cultivator in your sect must be trustworthy. I want to borrow a healer to go with me. Do you have a recommendation, Sect Master Zhou?"
The request caught them off guard.
"No problem. Li Li is our sect's best medical cultivator!" Zhou Shengqian immediately pushed Zhou Lili forward.
Zhou Lili froze.
She had only tended to her father's injuries a few times, reaching a basic level of medical skill. How was she the best healer in the sect?
"Li Li, I'll ask what injuries she wants treated. Just take the pills and follow her," Zhou Shengqian transmitted to her.
Her stunned expression shifted, her eyes narrowing, tone deepening. "That's right, I am indeed the finest medical cultivator of Biliu Sect!"
Yao Ranran and Jiang Shengxiang nodded. She looked confident and capable.
"Good. Come with me," Fairy Yao Ranran said, her feet lifting her as wind seemed to follow. In an instant, she led Zhou Lili down the mountain.
Jiang Shengxiang was still stroking his beard. Zhou Shengqian's face turned pale. "Why is the fairy moving so fast?!"
Jiang Shengxiang had just finished stroking his beard when he turned and widened his eyes. "The fairy has already gone?!"
Zhou Shengqian froze.
"Hopefully, Li Li wouldn't be in trouble…"
…
"What injuries do you want me to treat?" Zhou Lili asked nervously.
"Xiao Rong and Tang Xiangyin were struck by a meteor from beyond the sky. They have been unconscious. I want you to examine them," Yao Ranran answered.
They rode the wind and soon arrived at the unnamed mountain peak.
Lu Ziqian's brush trembled, ink spreading across the paper. He raised his head, gazing out at the cold moonlight. The woman was even colder than the moon.
"Why do you still carry a flying claw hook?" Fairy Yao Ranran asked, curious.
Zhou Lili pressed her lips together, smiling awkwardly. "Haha… my father is extremely cautious. He thought one day I might need it, so he prepared it for me…"
She would never admit she had packed it last time to deal with revenge!
Yao Ranran was slightly surprised. "Indeed, very cautious."
"Ha… let's go quickly!" Zhou Lili said awkwardly.
"Good." Yao Ranran and Zhou Lili returned to Gu Ling Mountain.
Only after they left did Lu Ziqian emerge from the small cabin. "If not meeting on the peak of Qunyu Mountain, one would meet under the moonlight at Yao Terrace.
Ancient words do not lie. There really is a goddess in this world. But how can I become her disciple? Moonlight god, can you show me the way?" Lu Ziqian looked up at the sky. Cold moonlight fell on his face, tinting it with sorrow.
Yao Ranran's feet touched the ground. She glanced back at the unnamed peak and thought:
"Why isn't he asleep yet? By the way, when he wasn't around, I didn't fall off the cliff. Zhou Lili's flying claw hook is good quality. I should carry one when traveling, so wandering birds won't sever my vines!"
Zhou Lili exhaled in relief, unaware that Yao Ranran had already taken an interest in her flying claw hook. She was glad they weren't poisoned or suffering meridian damage, only meteor injuries. She had experience treating such wounds from watching her father battle.