Chapter 30: Visiting Beautiful Pavilion at Thirteen, the Wang Clan Has Worthy Successors! |
As a transmigrator who had been tempered by countless works of fiction, Yulou was no stranger to the trope of big shots making incognito visits to brothels, bathhouses, and dance halls.
Countless legendary Immortal Emperors, Dao Ancestors, and Hokages had encountered massive opportunities in places like this before rising to power.
But True Person Danri was clearly different from the incognito big shots in those stories.
The issue wasn't that her appearance possessed standard female characteristics, but rather her getup.
Her chubby body was wrapped in a golden gauze dress that extremely accentuated her figure, and the corners of her lips were still stained with juice from the spirit fruit she had just greedily devoured. She looked exactly like a gluttonous little girl.
The most outrageous part was that True Person Danri even wore her hair in double buns—looking exactly like a typical thirteen-year-old girl next door.
No matter how one looked at her, she lacked the slightest demeanor of a grand cultivator.
Yet Yulou also knew—judging from Wang Xianmao's horrified reaction only after approaching—that the Patriarch's divine sense had swept past him but entirely failed to detect this True Person.
The absolute suppression a Purple Palace cultivator held over a Foundation Establishment cultivator was hidden within these seemingly casual details.
"Before you came, I was having a pretty good time with these two brats. As soon as you appeared, it became boring. Xianmao, what do you think we should do about this?"
Sitting in her seat, True Person Danri propped her chin on a pink, chubby little hand and spoke to the Patriarch, who was still standing rooted to the spot, recovering from his shock.
When a True Person questioned him, what could Wang Xianmao do?
The old Patriarch's reaction speed was remarkably fast. He immediately turned his head and angrily rebuked the two brothers.
"You bastards, did you just offend True Person Danri?!"
It seemed as though the Patriarch had chosen to let the brats suffer a bit first, but this choice wasn't actually that simple.
It was filled with outstanding reflexes, bitter forbearance, a resilient mindset, and a deep love for the clan's younger generation.
Just in case these two little whelps had actually offended True Person Danri, Wang Xianmao's attitude was perfectly calibrated.
Martial Uncle, if they were being bastards, I've already scolded them, so let's leave it at that.
If they hadn't offended True Person Danri, then being scolded by their own Patriarch wouldn't really hurt them anyway.
The overgrown babies raised in the modern society of the 21st century weren't suited for this cruel cultivation world. Yu'an's resilience before the ten consecutive pulls was the best example.
Wang Rongyuan had used a rather ungentle slap to the face to give Yu'an a choice: either learn to adapt, or don't step into this world—go home and raise donkeys!
At that moment, Yu'an actually did have a choice.
That was the power of choice—an incredibly luxurious right to choose, propped up for him by the relentless struggles of over a dozen generations of Wang Clan ancestors before the massive wheel of fate crushed down on the thirteen-year-old boy!
However, the current Wang Xianmao had no such choice.
True Person Danri was most likely joking.
Yet Wang Xianmao didn't dare to gamble even the slightest bit. More accurately, he lacked the courage to make that bet at all.
Using his outstanding reflexes, the Patriarch chose to swallow the bitterness. With a resilient mindset, following the Martial Uncle's seemingly teasing question, he provided the response that had the lowest chance of going wrong.
Kids, don't blame the Patriarch for being harsh; you just don't understand what kind of people these True Persons are.
True Persons and ordinary people were two entirely different species!
"Haha, I was probably the one who offended them by interrupting their tea drinking, hahahaha."
Seeing these two unlucky brothers being scolded by their Patriarch, True Person Danri laughed out loud again.
They had entered Beautiful Pavilion for a pot of spirit tea, only to be frightened out of their wits by her first, and then decided to 'bear the humiliation' and run away after finishing the tea.
Now they hadn't even managed to escape before being blocked by their own Patriarch.
Absolutely hilarious!
"There was no offense, Senior is just joking with us, no offense at all!" Yulou hurriedly said.
Standing before a True Person, Yulou didn't have the guts to consider the chubby little girl's previous mockery of the two brothers as an offense.
Could things done by a True Person be called an offense?
Absolutely not!
That was called sharing joy with the common folk; that was called a Senior's deeply affectionate spurring!
It was just that this spurring was too profound, and Yulou simply hadn't understood it right away!
"Boring, so boring. You people from the Wang Clan all seem like you were carved from the exact same mold.
"Senior Brother Yinghua was like this. A thousand years have passed and you, Xianmao, are like this too, and so is this child.
"Why hasn't your Wang Clan produced a single Purple Palace cultivator in over a thousand years?
"It is exactly because you lack that kind of forging-ahead courage!"
Senior Brother Yinghua? Ancestor Wang Xuanying's fourth son, Wang Yinghua?
Before Yulou had time to think too much about it, True Person Danri pointed at the Patriarch and spoke again.
"Go. You ruined my mood, so go order a few male cultivators from Beautiful Pavilion to liven up the stage. It's inconvenient for me to do it looking like this, and those cultivators only know how to order female cultivators. I'm almost falling asleep watching them."
Wang Xianmao's mind was still echoing with the sentence, 'It is exactly because you lack that kind of forging-ahead courage.' Hearing True Person Danri's command, he hurriedly bowed and agreed.
"I'll arrange it right away. How about I also change you to a private booth on the second floor? The view there is much better."
As soon as these words were spoken, the look in Yulou's eyes as he stared at the Patriarch instantly changed.
Patriarch, from the looks of it, you haven't spent lightly at Beautiful Pavilion over the years, have you?
"No need, anywhere is the same."
True Person Danri casually used Absorb to pull the two brothers over to her seat and said, "I'll help you assess these two children's spirit roots, so your spirit stones won't have been spent in vain."
Wang Xianmao was instantly overjoyed and happily went off to contact the male cultivators of Beautiful Pavilion.
True Person Danri pressed her chubby little hand onto Yulou's shoulder. Yulou tensed up like a drawn bowstring.
"Relax. Six parts fire, four parts water. For Qi Refining, you should choose... hmm, Dripdrop Cave's Source Vein Gui Water Qi. It suits you best, and it's top-notch for magical combat."
Qi Refining, Qi Refining—the biggest difference between Qi Refining cultivators lay in the specific qi they refined. Power, effects, and compatibility were all points that needed to be considered.
"As for you, eight parts metal and two parts earth. You have far too much metal, and your earth spirit root is a bit thin.
"In this situation, you have two choices for Qi Refining. The Red Lantern Illumination Sect's Rusty Iron Fiendish Gold Qi can help you reach Foundation Establishment the fastest, but after reaching the Foundation Establishment realm, you'll need to supplement four meridian Dao foundations.
"Alternatively, you can use dual metal and earth spiritual energy. Your Wang Clan's Red Rock Gold Cleansing Qi will do just fine. Any better options would require a massive expenditure."
With the esteemed status of the Purple Palace realm, True Person Danri helped them assess their spirit root traits and pointed out the direction for their cultivation in the Qi Refining stage.
This was exactly what Hongmei had sought an audience with Danri for. The difference was that he wanted True Person Danri to help him see if his Qi Refining progress had reached the threshold for Foundation Establishment.
Yet now, the opportunity that Hongmei had begged on his knees for, Yulou and Yu'an had obtained with ridiculous ease.
And how did they get it?
By entering Beautiful Pavilion for a pot of spirit wine, enduring the pain of watching female immortals while drinking, and just like that, they got it!
Where was Hongmei supposed to go to complain about this?
"Wang Clan's Yulou and Yu'an thank True Person for her guidance!"
True Person Danri waved her hand and looked toward the stage in the middle of Beautiful Pavilion's pool, casually picking up another spirit fruit and continuing to devour it.
On the stage, the male cultivator of Beautiful Pavilion that Wang Xianmao had ordered for her had already started performing a sword dance.
Compared to these two "old children" who had become extremely reserved after learning her identity as a True Person, she clearly preferred watching handsome and dashing young men.
"Martial Uncle, are you satisfied with this?" Wang Xianmao asked respectfully as he returned.
"Passable."
True Person Danri was just watching for the fun of it. She had seen far too many talented and handsome youths, which was roughly equivalent to having tasted every kind of rare delicacy.
Coming to Beautiful Pavilion was purely out of boredom, just to have a taste of something wild.
"Then please take your time watching, I'll take these two little bastards and take my leave first."
Hovering in front of a Purple Palace Grand Cultivator wasn't strictly a good thing. A Grand Cultivator of this level could determine the survival of the Wang Clan with a single thought. It was only normal for Wang Xianmao to want to slip away as soon as possible.
True Person Danri said pointedly, "They aren't bastards. Your Wang Clan has worthy successors. These two brats know how to visit Beautiful Pavilion at the tender age of thirteen, how extraordinary~"
Yu'an was dumbfounded. He looked at his older brother, his eyes full of confusion.
Brother, didn't this True Person just say she was going to help us prove we only came to drink tea? Why did she change her tune?
"Thank you for pointing that out, True Person. I will definitely give them a good beating when we get back!" As he spoke, Wang Xianmao glared at the two.
"Hahahaha, alright, Xianmao, you really can't take a joke. Go on, go on."
"It's precisely because you lack that kind of indomitable courage to forge ahead!"
'Senior Brother Yinghua?'
'Wang Yinghua, the fourth son of the founding ancestor Xuanjing?'
Before Yulou had time to think too deeply, True Person Danri pointed at the Patriarch and spoke again.
"Go. Since you ruined my mood, go order a few male cultivators from Beautiful Pavilion for me. Let them go on stage and liven things up.
It's inconvenient for me to do it looking like this. These cultivators only know how to order female cultivators, and watching them is putting me to sleep."
Wang Xianmao's mind was still echoing with the phrase, 'because you lack that kind of indomitable courage to forge ahead.' Upon hearing True Person Danri's command, he hastily bowed and agreed.
"Xianmao will arrange it right away. How about I also get you a private booth on the second floor? The view there is much better."
The moment those words came out, the look Yulou gave the Patriarch completely changed.
'Patriarch, from the looks of it, you haven't been spending your money sparingly at Beautiful Pavilion, have you?'
"No need, anywhere is the same."
True Person Danri casually Absorbed the two brothers over to her seat and said, "I'll check the spirit roots of these two kids for you, so you won't have spent those spirit stones for nothing."
Wang Xianmao was instantly overjoyed and happily went off to contact the male entertainers of Beautiful Pavilion.
True Person Danri pressed her chubby little hand onto Yulou's shoulder, making him as tense as a drawn bowstring.
"Relax. Six parts fire, four parts water. For Qi Refining, you should choose... hmm, the Source Vein Gui Water Qi of Dripdrop Cave. It suits you best, and its prowess in magical combat is top-notch."
Qi Refining, Qi Refining—the biggest difference between Qi Refining cultivators lay in the very qi they refined.
The magnitude of its power, the effectiveness of its results, and the degree of compatibility were all points that had to be considered.
"As for you, eight parts metal, two parts earth. You have way too much metal, and your earth spirit root is a bit thin.
Under these circumstances, you have two choices for Qi Refining. The Rusty Iron Fiendish Gold Qi of the Red Lantern Illumination Sect can help you reach Foundation Establishment the fastest, but after reaching Foundation Establishment, you'll need to supplement four meridian Dao foundations.
Alternatively, you can use spirit energy with a dual nature of metal and earth. Your Wang Clan's Red Rock Gold Cleansing Qi would do just fine. Any better choice would require an immense expenditure."
With the esteemed status of a Purple Palace realm cultivator, True Person Danri judged the characteristics of their spirit roots and pointed out the direction of their cultivation for the Qi Refining stage.
Hongmei's request for an audience with Danri was precisely for this purpose. The only difference was that he wanted True Person Danri to help check if his Qi Refining progress had reached the threshold for Foundation Establishment.
Yet now, the serendipitous encounter that Hongmei had to beg on his knees for, Yulou and Yu'an had obtained with incredible ease.
How did they get it, you ask?
By going to Beautiful Pavilion for a pot of spirit wine, painfully enduring the sight of female immortals, drinking while looking, and bam—they got it!
Where was Hongmei supposed to go to complain about this injustice?
"The Wang Clan's Yulou and Yu'an thank the True Person for her guidance!"
True Person Danri waved her hand, turning her gaze toward the stage in the middle of Beautiful Pavilion's water pool while casually picking up another spirit fruit to munch on.
On the stage, the male entertainer Wang Xianmao had ordered for her had already started performing a sword dance.
Compared to these two stiff old kids who became unbelievably restrained the moment they learned her identity as a True Person, she clearly preferred watching the handsome and dashing male entertainers.
"Martial Uncle, are you satisfied with this?" Wang Xianmao returned and asked respectfully.
"Acceptable."
True Person Danri was just here for the spectacle. She had seen far too many youthful geniuses; it was roughly the equivalent of having tasted every kind of exotic delicacy there was.
Coming to Beautiful Pavilion was purely out of boredom to taste some wild game.
"Then please take your time watching. I'll take these two little bastards and leave first."
Hanging around a Purple Palace Grand Cultivator wasn't exactly a good thing. Grand cultivators of this level could determine the survival of the entire Wang Clan with a single thought, so it was actually quite normal for Wang Xianmao to want to slip away as soon as possible.
True Person Danri said with a pointed tone, "They aren't bastards. Your Wang Clan has worthy successors. These two boys are only thirteen, yet they already know how to visit Beautiful Pavilion. Quite extraordinary indeed."
Yu'an was dumbfounded. He looked at his older brother, his eyes full of confusion.
'Brother, didn't this True Person just say she'd help prove we were only here to drink tea?'
'Why did she change her tune now?'
"Thank you for the reminder, True Person. I will definitely give them a good beating when we get back!"
Saying this, Wang Xianmao glared at the two of them.
"Hahahaha, alright, Xianmao, you really can't take a joke. Go on, off you go."