NOVPUBTwo beautiful senior sisters flew down, and one of them stepped forward to greet the guest. "Greetings. On Great Elder Xia’s orders, we have come to pick you up. She wished to see you privately."
"Me?" Senior Jiang pointed at his face. It was pretty rare for him to be picked up like this, but his luck today was probably just too good to be surrounded by so many beauties.
The two senior sisters ignored the overconfident man and looked at the nearby little girl.
"..." Zi Xuan just nodded, but she took a step back, holding Megami’s hand to make her intentions clear.
"Then, please."
The two senior sisters used their moon technique to manifest a moon cloud. They took their guests to the mountain peak.
"Well, are we left behind?" Mytic felt a bit awkward. She had no idea what was happening, but she felt like a side character despite her honorable title.
"Hm, Great Elder Xia is difficult to deal with. She might be interested in your junior sister. How about we wait in the pavilion over there and enjoy some good wine under the moonlight?" Senior Jiang scratched his head, equally confused. However, he was not at his wits’ end to accompany the beauty.
"Then, I will trouble you." Mytic received the offer.
Yuna looked at the mountain peak before going to the pavilion.
"Hey, servant. Why are you so slow? Pour the wine for us. I’ll let you enjoy the Moon Palace’s renowned wine. Be grateful." Senior Jiang placed a jug of sparkling wine.
"..." Yuna felt offended, but she disguised it well behind her veil. As the honorable Agent of Heaven and her Lord’s right hand, she never received this kind of humiliation from outsiders before. However, she just sighed and acted calm. "Then, please allow me."
"Wha, wha..." Mytic was a bit afraid because this ignorant man would dig his grave if he offended the strongest Agent of Heaven.
Meanwhile, Zi Xuan had just arrived at the island master’s abode. She felt a bit nervous about meeting her old master. Regardless of what happened, her old master treated her well, but she already recognized a new master and became the Sacred Sakura Priestess to serve Goddess Ely.
"Enter." An old lady’s voice echoed from within.
The two senior sisters bowed and opened the door for the little girl and the veiled servant.
Zi Xuan gulped her saliva and then entered her old master’s sacred abode.
The door closed immediately after the guests entered. Zi Xuan and Megami went inside and arrived in the living room.
"Zi Xuan, I never thought you were still alive. Your life token had been extinguished a long time ago, but it’s reignited now. May I know where you have been all this time?"
The voice echoed in the living room, but the old lady was nowhere to be found.
"Lady Xia, it would be impolite for you to remain hidden in the next room. Is that how you greet your guests?" Megami stared deep into the room beyond the wall.
Silence fell for a few seconds, but a white magic circle with a crescent moon symbol manifested from the ceiling. An old lady came down from there and landed gracefully.
Even though her body was eroded by age, she still held her charisma as an honorable lady.
Great Elder Xia put her hands behind her back, somewhat wary of the veiled mysterious lady before her eyes. "May I know who you are, your grace?"
"I am Zi Xuan’s master, Ely. She has suffered a lot and still wishes to see you. You are a good lady. Can we talk somewhere else?" Megami looked right and left.
"Is that so. Then, please follow me." Great Elder Xia led the guests to her private room next door. "Please have a seat." 𝓷ℴ𝓿𝓅𝓊𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
Seeing Goddess Ely sitting down and Great Elder Xia brewing tea for them, Zi Xuan suddenly put her hand to her chest and spoke. "Master, please tell me the truth."
"What kind of truth do you want to know, Xuan’er?" Great Elder Xia brewed tea leisurely.
"You promised to protect me and my family when you picked me up from my clan that day. But you were never there when I needed you the most. I returned to my clan that day due to my sickness, but that was the day we met our demise. My parents, everyone... If it wasn’t for the Zi Clan’s secret treasure, I-" Zi Xuan sobbed a little as she said it. She couldn’t even finish her sentence.
"You have suffered a lot... I am not a good master. I failed to protect you. Since you have started a new life with your new master, why continue to dwell in the past? Sometimes, one does not need to know the truth to achieve happiness." Great Elder Xia shook her head.
"I can’t do it. I can’t forgive myself and everything. That sudden attack by the Heavenly Demon, my sickness, and everything is too much of a coincidence. Why did everything happen to me? Please tell me the truth." Zi Xuan clenched her hands into firsts.
"If that is your wish, then this is the last thing master can do for you." Great Elder Xia looked at the mysterious master, then at Zi Xuan.
She told everything to her precious little disciple.
That day, she took in a talented disciple with great talent for the future top-ranked saintess of the Immortal World. Unfortunately, someone discovered her greatly talented disciple. Out of jealousy, they secretly harmed Little Xuan with a potent poison.
She received heavy internal injuries from seeking the antidote, but she could only weaken the poison and curse.
She killed some of her enemies due to suspicions, including the internal elder who was at odds with her. Despite the conflict, she still went home empty-handed. No perfect antidote could be found.
By the time she returned, she found Little Xuan had been poisoned once again, and the situation had become worse.
She sealed Little Xuan’s cultivation and spiritual power, hoping her little disciple could live longer when she looked for the perfect antidote.
Because she had to recover from her injuries, she went into seclusion. She sent her secret guardian to protect Little Xuan in the Zi Clan.
However, who would have thought that the Heavenly Demon would invade Moon Palace’s territory... The Zi Clan was destroyed overnight.
By the time reinforcements came and eradicated those demons, Zi Clan was no more. She came out of her seclusion only to witness the cold burial grounds. That was the last time she saw her youngest disciple. Zi Xuan’s life token went out.
"Even though the incident was strange, the mastermind behind the invasion remains unknown." Great Elder Xia sighed and shook her head.
"Then, who is it, and why do they want me dead?" Zi Xuan could guess the reason, but she just couldn’t accept it.
"You have many enemies, Great Elder Xia. Xuan’er was harmed because of your negligence." Megami couldn’t help but comment.
"..." Great Elder Xia did not answer because it was true.
"May I know your opinion regarding the current Moon Saintess?" Megami brought up her previous doubt to be sure.
"She is a talented saintess candidate from the Xuan’er generation. She was taken in by the Heavenly Moon Palace’s guard, but she was under the auspices of Taiyuan Peak. She showed her peerless talents and became an official saintess five hundred years ago." Great Elder Xia could only tell that far because she rarely left her island in the past thousand years.
"I see... please accept this recovery pill. Consider it as my friendly gift because you have taken care of Xuan’er. Your enemies will continue to harm you endlessly if you don’t handle them well." Megami handed over a sparkling gold pill.
"This is a heavenly-tier recovery pill? I can’t-" Great Elder Xia was extremely shocked.
Megami shoved the pill into Great Elder Xia’s hand. "I casually concocted it. Don’t refuse it. Zi Xuan will be safe under my care. She will soar high to the sky one day. We want you to see that day come."
After that, she beckoned Zi Xuan to leave.
"I will remember this gratitude. Please take care of Little Xuan." Great Elder Xia bowed in gratitude and relief.
She knew Zi Xuan was cured by this mysterious master. Zi Xuan’s future was boundless under the protection of such a peerless master.
"Master, thank you for everything. I literally died once and was sealed in an artifact coffin to preserve my life. I don’t blame you, but I will seek justice for my clan." Zi Xuan bowed respectfully, knowing it would be the last time she would refer to Great Elder Xia as her master.
After that, Megami and Zi Xuan left Great Elder Xia’s sacred abode.
"You’re good disciples. Accept this." Megami handed over a gift to the two disciples near the entrance.
The two senior sisters look at each other. They couldn’t accept any gift for no reason, but their master immediately sent telepathy to receive the gift and thank the expert.
"Thank you for your gift, esteemed master." The two senior sisters expressed their gratitude.
They felt a bit embarrassed because they thought this veiled master was a mere servant. Fortunately, they did not offend the other party.
Megami nodded and walked away, but Zi Xuan suddenly took her hand.
"Master..." Zi Xuan muttered under her breath.
"Let me show you the truth then." Megami looked up at the main palace and tapped Zi Xuan’s hand. This little girl was a bit lost, but she would show the lost girl the path.
"En." Zi Xuan nodded. Her mind and heart had been moved. She would focus solely on serving Goddess Ely after she resolved the knot in her heart.
"Hm?" Megami returned to the entrance gate and found Yuna was dissatisfied with something. That eccentric guy still tried his best to flirt with Saintess Mytic too.
"My lady, thank goodness you’re back. Where are you going next?" Yuna hurried back to Goddess Ely’s side.
"We need to greet Moon Sovereign." Megami looked at the palace.
"Then, please allow me to use my authority. There are too many ignorant people here who are happy to disrespect us." Yuna made a suggestion, but it sounded like insistence instead.
"Oh, alright..." Megami initially intended to play mysterious, but Yuna was already impatient. The situation might be different if Yuna wasn’t wearing a veil like her, though.
