Chapter 29: I just wanted to cry, why did you give me a gift?

Qi Xucheng had already left with his disciples.

The girl glared at Ning Yue resentfully before following Qi Xucheng away.

To maintain her persona, Ning Yue didn’t say anything; hiding behind Shi Yinghan, she smirked at the girl.

Judging by her expression, she was about to explode with anger.

Ning Yue straightened up happily.

Several hands suddenly reached out in front of her.

Yang Fei held a blue egg in both hands. “That, Junior Sister, this is a egg; the Lan Yan is that beautiful bird earlier. If you don’t mind, please accept it.”

Yu Xiao patted her pocket and took out a small mirror. “…This is what Senior Sister found in the trial secret realm; it’s said to show fun things. Senior Sister hasn’t used it yet; I’m giving it to you.”

Before Ning Yue could react, why were they suddenly giving her things?

Jiang Yishen wasn’t to be outdone; he took out a wooden figurine.

“Junior Sister, if you have anything you don’t want to do, give it to this; you only need to infuse it with a little spiritual energy to activate it.”

Ning Yue: “…Good stuff, but we entered the sect at the same time; why do you call me junior sister so naturally?”

Duan Huailin’s expression was calm; he held a handful of materials and gestured for Ning Yue to reach out.

Ning Yue reached out without understanding.

She felt something cold against her palm; a white light appeared, and the object disappeared into her palm.

“…This is a teleportation array,” Duan Huailin explained. “Within fifty li, wherever you want to go, you can teleport directly.”

Ning Yue’s eyes lit up.

What a great commuting tool!

She wouldn’t have to walk anywhere anymore!  Or have others take her on their swords!

Yang Fei enviously looked at Ning Yue’s palm. “Good stuff; Senior Brother wants one too.”

Ning Yue smiled and hid her hand behind her back.

She had finally gotten such a convenient commuting tool; she wouldn’t give it away easily!

Lu Qingyan pondered for a moment; she was a sound cultivator; she didn’t have many opportunities to go out on her own, so she didn’t have anything interesting or fun.

After much thought, she said, “I don’t have anything fun to give you; how about I have Master teach you a musical instrument? It might come in handy.”

She suddenly remembered the elder who had wanted to make her learn sound cultivation as soon as she entered the sect.

Ning Yue twitched her forehead. “…Thank you, Senior Sister, but I don’t have any talent for music; I’d rather not.”

Lu Qingyan: “…Okay, I’ll give you something fun when I think of something.”

Ning Yue waved her hand, wanting to refuse. “Sigh, Senior Sister, no…”

A slender white hand suddenly entered Ning Yue’s line of sight.

Ning Yue paused and looked up

The slender white hand held a stack of talismans.

This seemed to be the talisman cultivator senior sister, Song Yishi.

“…Immobilization Talismans; they should be fun; throw one to immobilize someone; let me show you”

As soon as she finished speaking, she listlessly turned and stared at Yang Fei, who was closest to her.

Yang Fei trembled, sensing danger; he was about to hide behind Shi Yinghan.

Song Yishi half-raised her eyes, glanced at Yang Fei, and held the talisman between two fingers.

“Immobilize”

Yang Fei, who was running, froze in mid-air, leaning forward at a forty-five-degree angle, one foot in the air.

This pose couldn’t maintain balance.

The next second

The immobilized Yang Fei fell face-first to the ground.

Song Yishi didn’t even put the talisman on Yang Fei; she just looked at him and immobilized him.

Amazing!

What a talisman-cultivation genius! Immobilizing someone just by looking at them?!

Dust rose; Ning Yue coughed, closing her eyes.

Yang Fei, face down on the ground, cried profusely, mumbling, “…Senior Sister, can you not use me as a demonstration every time?”

Song Yishi didn’t even look; her voice was listless. “Unimmobilize”

Yang Fei finally got up from the ground.

Ning Yue looked at Song Yishi with admiration and took the thick stack of talismans. “Thank you, Senior Sister Yishi!”

Song Yishi nodded, listlessly returning to the back of the group; it seemed she had only come to give Ning Yue a gift.

Yang Fei, tearful, limped to his feet.

Ning Yue asked, “Did it hurt, Senior Brother?”

Yang Fei, crying, mumbled, “Junior Sister, you don’t know; this is the aftereffect of Senior Sister Yishi’s talismans; for half an hour after being hit, one’s limbs are numb, and one uncontrollably wants to cry…”

Ning Yue’s eyes sparkled; she admired Song Yishi even more.

She said earnestly to Yang Fei, “Senior Brother, you knew you were going to be hit with a talisman, why did you run? You just fell for nothing.”

Yang Fei, crying, advised, “…Junior Sister, if you ever get hit with Senior Sister Yishi’s talisman, you won’t understand; it wasn’t that I wanted to run; it was an instinctive reaction!”

Ning Yue: “…”

Ning Yue secretly glanced at the senior sister and secretly looked away.

“…Impossible, I’m so obedient.”

“Alright, alright,” Shi Yinghan ended the commotion. “It’s getting late. Let’s move on; we need to find the Green Lotus as soon as possible.”

The group resumed their formation and continued towards their destination.

Ning Yue walked in the middle, smiling faintly, carefully putting the gifts into her Qiankun bag.

She knew everyone had given her gifts because they believed her act.

Although she didn’t care; she had just been crying to make the little girl angry.

But everyone’s careful and clumsy gifts touched her heart.

To be honest, it wasn’t entirely false.

Even in her past life, she had never received such precious gifts.

Ning Yue specifically created a small space in her Qiankun bag to store these things.

…

Ning Yue felt it necessary to mention the Green Lotus’s location and the fact that it was guarded by a ten-thousand-year-old giant python.

So, while traveling, she briefly explained the situation.

Yang Fei was shocked. “Really? This is the first time I’ve heard of it; it’s said that the Green Lotus only matures when the secret realm opens, and only one blooms each time.”

“The last one was taken by another sect; but it’s said that the location was just a bit remote, and there wasn’t any danger…”

Ning Yue didn’t explain, only saying, “The information is accurate.”

Shi Yinghan frowned. “…A ten-thousand-year-old giant python; it’s not easy to deal with.”

Song Yishi, half-opening her eyes, threw two talismans at the nearby bushes.

Fierce flames turned the bushes to ashes.

“…Flame Talismans; we can burn it.”

Yang Fei expertly extinguished the flames and calmly withdrew his hand.

Ning Yue: “I have a fire spiritual root and know a few fire-elemental techniques; I can probably fight a few rounds.”

Shi Yinghan: “The danger of a ten-thousand-year-old giant python shouldn’t be underestimated; one at least has the strength of a Nascent Soul cultivator. If we really encounter it, retreat is the priority, attack is secondary.”

Everyone nodded in understanding; their main goal in the Green Valley Secret Realm was to find the Green Lotus, so they went straight for it.

They avoided other teams along the way, minimizing interaction.