Chapter 1276
They Came to Our Door
Chapter 1276 They Came to Our Door
The invitation from the Prime Minister's residence was soon sent to the homes of various high-ranking officials and nobles, inviting them to attend the coming-of-age ceremony of his youngest daughter, Wei Yunxi, in three days. Even the Imperial Preceptor Qianyuan received it, but he did not care and did not want to lower himself to attend the coming-of-age ceremony of an ordinary girl.
However, the Imperial Preceptor Qianyuan eventually changed his mind, and the reason was Ye Fuxue, who was Su Wanying's aunt.
Ye Fuxue was already a Nascent Soul cultivator. Her purpose in coming to Yufeng Kingdom this time was to take on disciples and to see Qian Yuan. She admired Qian Yuan, but Qian Yuan was single-mindedly pursuing the Dao and did not accept her love.
If Qian Yuan had continued like this, Ye Fuxue wouldn't have done anything more. However, at the sect's disciple recruitment ceremony not long after, Qian Yuan accepted a female disciple named Hui Weilan and personally taught her cultivation.
If it were just that, Ye Fuxue could still accept it. However, Qian Yuan actually fell in love with Hui Weilan during the process of teaching her. Although he tried his best to suppress this feeling, it still affected his Dao heart. Therefore, he chose to stay away for the time being and accepted the mission of leaving the sect and coming to the mortal world to guard it.
In fact, with Qian Yuan's cultivation at the Nascent Soul stage, he didn't need to perform such a low-level mission at all. However, he just wanted to get away and sort out his Dao heart, so he took over Ling Jian's task.
Because his cultivation level was above Lingjian's, Lingjian didn't mention Yunxi's special abilities at all during the handover, because in Lingjian's mind, Qianyuan would definitely be able to discover it.
This also led to Qian Yuan not seeing Yun Xi even once during his three years as the Imperial Preceptor. He did not believe the so-called rumors and had no interest in Yun Xi. He only thought that his junior disciple Ling Jian had received benefits from the Prime Minister's Mansion, so he spread rumors to raise Wei Yun Xi's status in the noble ladies' circle of the capital.
However, Ye Fuxue was different. She had come to take on disciples and would test the spiritual roots of those under the age of sixteen in the capital. In addition, after hearing Su Wanying's words, her curiosity was piqued, so she specially invited Qian Yuan to attend the coming-of-age ceremony of the youngest daughter of the Prime Minister's family.
Coming-of-age ceremony
The Prime Minister was considered the foremost among civil officials, so almost every household that received an invitation from his residence attended. Those who did not receive an invitation also sent gifts, making the Prime Minister's residence bustling with activity.
At this moment, Yunxi was the quietest person in the entire Prime Minister's residence. In fact, she did not want to hold this coming-of-age ceremony. At most, she would leave in two years, and this body would reach its limit. But her blood mother looked at her with tears in her eyes, and she softened and agreed. Having used someone else's child's body, she had to make some sacrifices.
The Prime Minister's wife was extremely busy in the front courtyard. Yunxi's three older brothers and four married sisters also came back to help. Only Yunxi was sunbathing on a recliner in her own courtyard, with a maid carefully fanning her and not daring to urge her on.
In the end, it was only after the lady's personal maid came to invite her that Yunxi had no choice but to step out of Ranxi Garden for the second time.
When Yunxi appeared before the guests, the air suddenly went still, followed by gasps and sighs. Yunxi's appearance was simply too outstanding, combining the best features of the Prime Minister and his wife. Most importantly, her overall demeanor was something that no ordinary family could cultivate. It made the ladies and young women who came to investigate feel somewhat ashamed and inferior in the face of Yunxi.
Yunxi calmly went through the entire process. After the guests were in place, it was time for the three-person team to arrive.
The main guests invited by the Prime Minister's residence were Yunxi, who was given hairpins, hair ornaments, and hair crowns. During this process, she changed into three outfits: a plain dress and skirt for the first time, a deep robe with curved hem for the second time, and a long dress with wide sleeves for the third time. The red dress made her look elegant and dignified, with an imposing presence, and as beautiful as a banished fairy.
Then came the three bows. The first bow was to her parents, to express her gratitude for their upbringing. Yunxi bowed to them. As for the second bow to the main guest and the third bow to her ancestors, Yunxi avoided it by saying she was dizzy. It was simply that these people could not bear her kneeling. Even when she bowed to her parents, she performed the simplest curtsy. However, the Prime Minister and his wife did not mind at all and personally helped her up with smiles on their faces.
The final step involved setting up a sweet wine feast, and the name chosen was "Ranxi," which was Yunxi's own Taoist name.
After doing all this, she returned to Ranxi Garden with the help of her maid. After changing out of her heavy formal dress, she continued to sunbathe on a recliner in the courtyard, but she was greeted by two uninvited guests, namely the Imperial Preceptor Qian Yuan and Ye Fuxue, who had come to observe the ceremony.
The two of them noticed Yunxi's uniqueness the moment they met her, so they concealed themselves and came to Ranxi Garden to test her.
Yunxi, who had been sunbathing with her eyes closed, frowned slightly, opened her eyes, and instructed her personal maid beside her:
"You don't need to fan me anymore. Go and prepare the things I need for my medicinal bath."
"Yes, ma'am."
The two personal maids put down their fans and tiptoed to the shower room in the courtyard to prepare, leaving no one by Yunxi's side. Only then did Yunxi speak:
"What brings you two to my courtyard without permission?"
Qian Yuan and Ye Fuxue exchanged a glance before dispelling their invisibility. They looked at the composed Yun Xi, unsure of what to say, as it was indeed somewhat impolite to enter the courtyard of a young lady who had not yet left her family.
Yunxi glanced at Qianyuan and Ye Fuxue, then smiled faintly, finding both of them quite interesting.
The former should be the new national advisor. Although she had never met him, she had heard of him. However, this person's fate seemed to have a tendency to be forcibly reversed, but it stagnated after he came to Yufeng Kingdom.
The other female cultivator was even more interesting. Unable to obtain what she desired, she eventually turned to the dark side, becoming a stepping stone for others, and ultimately met a tragic end, vanishing into nothingness.
With just one glance, she saw the trajectory of their destinies, but since neither of them spoke, she repeated her previous question:
"What brings you two to my courtyard without permission?"
Ye Fuxue pursed her lips and said:
"Are you a cultivator who has undergone a retraining process?"
Yunxi shook her head and said:
“No, Ling Jian tested my spiritual roots when I was five years old. He said I didn’t have any spiritual roots and couldn’t cultivate.”
Ye Fuxue was somewhat skeptical. She flicked her wrist and presented a spirit-testing ball to Yun Xi, saying:
"Miss Yunxi, please place your hand on it. I would like to take the test again."
Yunxi did not refuse and placed her delicate hand on the Spirit Testing Pearl. Under the watchful eyes of the two, the eight elements of metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, thunder, and ice tumbled through the pearl one by one, returning to calm after three breaths. Finally, a soft purplish-gold color lit up inside the pearl, which did not belong to any spiritual root.
Then, with a "crack," the spirit-testing ball shattered. Yunxi quickly withdrew her hand and said somewhat helplessly:
"I did nothing, your ball cracking has nothing to do with me."
Qian Yuan and Ye Fuxue exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with surprise. But upon hearing Yun Xi's words, their lips twitched. Ye Fuxue had no choice but to put away the damaged spirit-testing orb.
Qian Yuan coughed lightly and said:
“Miss Yunxi, would you be willing to go to the cultivation world to have your spiritual root tested again? The spirit testing ball we have cannot detect your spiritual root.”
Yunxi shook her head and said:
"Don't go."
Ye Fuxue was somewhat surprised and asked directly:
"Why? As long as you can cultivate, you can live forever and stay young forever, and you won't be unable to leave the Prime Minister's residence like you are now."
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