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Hua Man Lou watched as the food disappeared into Bai Tang's hands, feeling completely calm. After all, being a celestial being with a universe in their sleeve was quite normal, right?
"What? They left?" Bai Tang asked the waiter in surprise. "Isn't the Li Family originally from Taiyuan? How could they leave?"
"This..." The waiter hesitated.
Hua Man Lou perceptively pulled out a piece of silver and handed it to the waiter. The waiter, holding the silver that weighed at least an ounce, nearly burst into laughter: "The Li Family offended someone in the royal family and had no choice but to abandon their ancestral home and leave."
From the waiter, the three learned that the Li Family had unfortunately gotten caught up in the royal struggle for succession. The Li Family Patriarch was originally a mentor to the former crown prince, but when it came time for succession, it was not the crown prince who ascended but rather the Second Prince, who had a poor relationship with him. The faction supporting the crown prince suffered devastating blows. Fortunately, due to Li Family Patriarch's good reputation and integrity, the emperor did not dare to kill him; he merely stripped him of his official position. The Li Family managed to escape but dared not stay in Taiyuan, deciding instead to move to the hometown of the Matriarch of the Li Family, a village at the foot of Huashan. They had already left three months ago—while they were in court, over six months had passed in the mortal realm.
"The Liu Family Village at the foot of Huashan?" Bai Tang asked, finding it hard to believe.
"Yes, the Matriarch of the Li Family has the surname Liu," replied the waiter.
"You know about Liu Family Village?" Hua Man Lou asked.
After sending the waiter away, Bai Tang said to Hua Man Lou: "The husband of the Three Holy Mothers is Liu Yanchang. He is living in seclusion in Liu Family Village with Chen Xiang."
Hua Man Lou also found it quite coincidental: "As long as we just go to see Xun Huan and don't provoke them, we should be fine."
"Yes," Bai Tang nodded in agreement. The three of them headed directly towards Huashan after leaving Taiyuan city.
Bai Tang was quite familiar with Huashan, having explored it thoroughly when she went there to find Feng Qingyang. However, there were some differences between the celestial world’s Huashan and that of martial arts; aside from similar terrain, some scenic spots looked different. A cute rabbit or harmless plant could turn into a dangerous monster in an instant—without the suppression of the Three Holy Mothers, the monsters on Huashan were becoming restless.
"Excuse me, are you celestial beings?" Just as Bai Tang, along with her companions, jumped down from their sword, an excited girl dressed as a boy rushed up to them. "Can you take me as your disciple?"
"Third Princess?" Hua Man Lou was momentarily surprised but quickly recognized her. Although this girl resembled Aoxinchin, her aura was entirely different. The thousand years of experience had stripped away any trace of her original willfulness, leaving behind tranquility and a hint of melancholy; whereas this girl was exuberant and carefree like a newborn calf, unaware of life's hardships and pain, radiating joy and brightness.
"What Third Princess! Look clearly, I am a man, a man, not a woman," the girl shouted, trying to maintain her composure. As expected of a pampered young lady, she thought that by wearing a set of men's clothes, others wouldn't recognize her as a woman. She didn't even bother to hide her ear piercings, not to mention her smooth neck without an Adam's apple; only someone with vision problems would fail to see she was a woman.
Bai Tang chuckled softly; this kind of obvious disguise was rather cute.
"Do you want to take us as your masters?" Bai Tang asked.
Upon hearing that there was a chance to become a disciple, the girl immediately forgot her displeasure and nodded vigorously. "Yes, yes! If you can fly in the sky, you must be immortals, right?! Can you teach me Spell? I also want to become an immortal."
"What is your name?"
"My name is Wild Lilac!"
So it really is her.
"Miss Wild Lilac, we are not immortals and cannot teach you Spell. However, I can introduce you to another person who can be your Master."
Wild Lilac felt disappointed at the first part but her eyes lit up at the second part. "Really? Who is my Master?"
Bai Tang replied, "West Sea Dragon Palace's Third Princess Aocunxin. Do you think she can be your Master?"
Wild Lilac was overjoyed. "Of course! Can you take me to meet my Master now?"
Bai Tang said, "We need to handle some matters first. After we finish, we will take you to meet the Third Princess. By the way, the Third Princess lives at West Sea Shore, far away from the human world. If you truly want to take her as your master, you'll have to leave the human world behind. Moreover, she is all alone there; are you sure you can endure the loneliness?"
Wild Lilac clenched her fists. "Of course! For the sake of learning Spell, I can endure any hardship!"
Bai Tang: "Learning Spell takes a long time. You have to be away from home for several years at least. Are you willing?"
Wild Lilac nodded: "I am! My father wants to marry me off to someone I don't know, so it's perfect for me to go away for a few years and escape this marriage."
Bai Tang smiled. She was indeed planning to separate Agarwood and Wild Lilac. During that melodramatic love story, Wild Lilac suffered the most. She was the legitimate fiancée of Agarwood, yet she lost out to so-called "true love." Perhaps her judgment was flawed; after all, Aochun was so good—he loved her and was the Eighth Prince of the Dragon Palace, a perfect high-class handsome man. Why didn't she choose Aochun?
"Then this is how it will be: you go home first to say goodbye to your father and spend a few days with them. After three days, come to this place, and I'll take you away!"
"Okay!" Wild Lilac happily skipped away, and Bai Tang successfully found Liu Family Village, where she inquired about the address of the Li Family from the villagers.
"Excuse me, is there someone in your village named Liu Yanchang?" Bai Tang casually asked.
A villager replied, "Do you know the father and son of the Liu Family?"
Bai Tang shook her head: "I just heard about the Liu Family father and son."
The villager's face showed an expression of "as expected": "This father and son have caused such a commotion that even outsiders like you have heard about it. They really brought shame to our Liu Family Village."
"What happened to them?" Bai Tang asked curiously.
The villager sighed: "Liu Yanchang was once a promising scholar. We all thought he would become a top scholar and hold an official position, but after going out for a while, he returned as a decadent drunkard. His son was doing well at first, but now he can't even settle down. Recently, he even attracted monsters to our village for revenge, injuring many people here. Liu Chenxiang not only feels no shame but also claims to be some kind of divine being's son! Please, if he really were the son of a deity, then his father would be the husband of a deity too; how could they live in such destitution?"
"Liu Chenxiang isn't home?"
"Yes, he's been gone for several months, leaving his father all alone at home. It's quite pitiful!" The villager shook his head slowly in disappointment and walked away.
"It seems that the reputation of the Liu Family father and son in the village is not very good," Hua Man Lou said.
"Ordinary people tend to resist those who are out of sync with the crowd. Liu Chenxiang is too high-profile. He sees Yang Jian as a villain because of his mother's issues, while to the public, Yang Jian is a deity. With such differing views, it's natural for everyone to reject Liu Chenxiang." Bai Tang walked alongside Hua Man Lou towards the Li Family. The Li Family was easy to find; in Liu Family Village, there were rarely outsiders, and especially since they lived in Liu Family Village, the Li Family was a prominent household whose house almost covered half the village. Upon entering Liu Family Village, it was immediately visible. Divine Sense entered the Li Family first to look for the adorable Xun Huan. However, the information relayed by Divine Sense made Bai Tang furious.
It turned out that when Dragon Queen sent Grandson to the Li Family, she only revealed herself in front of Old Master Li, so only Old Master Li knew Xun Huan's true identity. The others in the Li Family thought Xun Huan was just a child adopted out of kindness by Old Master Li. Even though Old Master Li recorded Xun Huan under the family tree as Li Second Young Master, the other members of the Li Family regarded Xun Huan as just a lucky orphan who had stepped into their lives and looked down on him. Old Master Li's health was already poor, and due to concerns over the Li Family Patriarch's matters, he soon passed away. The people of the Li Family began to see Xun Huan as a harbinger of misfortune, believing that he brought disaster to them after arriving at the Li Family. Consequently, Xun Huan's status within the family plummeted. Previously, Xun Huan's nominal mother had taken care of him relatively well, but after she gave birth to a son two months ago, she lost interest in caring for Xun Huan. Now, Xun Huan lived in the most remote courtyard of the Li Family, with only a thirteen or fourteen-year-old servant looking after him. The child was now thin and very pitiful.
Bai Tang grabbed Hua Man Lou.
Hua Man Lou conveyed with his eyes: What happened?
Bai Tang told Hua Man Lou about Xun Huan's plight and said, "I want to take Xun Huan back to our world. Do you have any objections?"
Hua Man Lou naturally had no objections and readily replied, "Sure! I can take Xun Huan home; my brothers and sisters-in-law will definitely fight over who gets to take care of him."
"Great! Then I’ll trouble you with this." Bai Tang initially thought about raising Xun Huan at his own home but realized that with two brats already there, Bai Dad and Bai Ma might not be able to handle another one. Since the Flower Family had many members and wealth, and since Hua Man Lou would personally take him back, he believed that they would not mistreat Xun Huan.
The two successfully brought Xun Huan out; the people of the Li Family had already defined him as a harbinger of misfortune and were eager to send him away without asking many questions before handing him over to the two. Although Xun Huan had his Dragon Clan abilities and celestial powers sealed by Dragon Queen, his sense of smell remained sharp. He recognized that the scent on both individuals was familiar from being around Mom and became attached to them, snuggling quietly in Bai Tang's arms without crying or making a fuss—extremely adorable. The servant who took care of him was also bought over by Bai Tang; although young, he was very attentive. If it weren't for his careful attention to Xun Huan, Xun Huan would have been more than just slightly malnourished now. Children are very fragile; even descendants of deities are no exception; if neglected, even a minor illness could cost them their lives.
Bai Tang freed the servant from servitude and gave him two hundred taels of silver. The servant left gratefully; he never expected that simply doing his job well would earn him such rewards. To him, regardless of what others said about Young Master being a harbinger of misfortune, Young Master was indeed a blessing.
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