The fortune telling was so accurate that I accidentally accumulated a huge amount of merit!

Chapter 1023 Brothers in Suffering
Since the ginseng fruit had already given such a clear indication, Xuan Chu immediately felt relieved, as long as Yun Ran wasn't in trouble.

Just as he was about to pay his respects to these seniors from Qingfeng Temple.

What happened next left Xuan Chu speechless.

Long Ling knelt down with a 'plop'.

He kowtowed heavily on the ground: "Greetings, three venerable ancestors. I am a disciple of Master Huaiyi."

Xuan Chu: ...

Ginseng fruit: ...

They were the ones who knew the Dragon Spirit best; its rebellious nature was even more formidable than Yun Ran's (the host's) nature.

Stubborn to the end, that perfectly describes someone like Long Ling.
But now, what do they see?
Long Ling just knelt down like that, all beautiful and delicate? And she even acted as if she were a disciple of Qingfeng Temple!
Xuan Chu felt inexplicably awkward on behalf of someone else.

His gaze became somewhat unfocused, and he dared not look at the expressions of the three seniors opposite him.

Ginseng Fruit's expression wasn't much better; his face looked completely dead, as if he'd been struck by lightning.

Even my throat felt tight, and I didn't know how to speak.

Even the little paper figure that had been cautiously hiding behind the door felt its head buzzing.

Ancestor Qingyangzi's gaze casually fell on Long Ling.

Although that look wasn't particularly sharp, Long Ling, who was kneeling on the ground, still clearly sensed it.

A gaze was fixed on his back.

That gaze held no murderous intent towards him, yet it could easily kill him.

At that moment, a chill ran down Long Ling's spine.

In the past, he always heard Yunran say that the patriarch of Qingfeng Temple had become an immortal, and that his foundation was extraordinary.

At that time, although Long Ling did not refute Yun Ran, she still had a suspicion that Yun Ran was bragging.

Now that he was actually facing these ancestors that Yun Ran kept talking about, he finally understood what it meant to be like an ant trying to shake a tree.

At this moment, in the eyes of the ancestor, he was probably like an ant on the ground, easily crushed with a light touch.

The dragon spirit's already hunched back bent even more deeply at this moment.

Even when she was almost killed by Yun Ran, Long Ling had never been this humble and subservient.

Now, he truly understands what it means to have a life that is worthless in the eyes of others.

Sweat began to bead on Long Ling's forehead.

Although Ancestor Qingyangzi's gaze did not fall on Xuan Chu, Xuan Chu's feelings at this moment were not much different from Long Ling's.

It can only be said that the two of them are truly brothers in misfortune, sharing a certain fate.

The scene fell silent for a moment, but no one dared to speak or even make any unnecessary movements.

After a long silence, Patriarch Qingyangzi finally spoke: "You are not a disciple of Qingfeng Temple who has been subject to restrictions, so you don't need to perform such a grand ceremony. Get up."

Long Ling's heart skipped a beat for no apparent reason.

He genuinely wanted to become the disciple of his junior uncle, but he wasn't particularly fixated on entering Qingfeng Temple.

Currently, the patriarch does not acknowledge him as a disciple of Qingfeng Temple, and it is unknown whether Junior Uncle will use this as an excuse to refuse to accept him as a disciple.

However, at this moment, I have quite a few thoughts in my mind.

However, Long Ling immediately stood up, not daring to have any ulterior motives in front of Ancestor Qingyangzi and the others.

The tense atmosphere from just now has finally eased up a bit.

Xuan Chu hadn't forgotten that he hadn't yet paid his respects to these three seniors. He immediately stepped forward and performed the traditional greeting that a member of Tiandao Village would give to fellow Daoists.

"Greetings, three Immortal Venerables. This junior is Xuan Chu from Tiandao Village."

Qingyangzi nodded, accepting Xuan Chu's greeting. The other two elders behind him also nodded.

Although they have become immortals, they still give the messengers of Heaven some face.

The Heavenly Dao restrictions that had been suppressed on Xuan Chu's body were restored once again.

In that instant, Xuan Chu clearly sensed that the Heavenly Dao restrictions within his body seemed to be somewhat afraid of the three Immortal Venerables before him.

But Xuan Chu, being very proper, didn't ask any questions; he still had a sense of boundaries.

The situation finally calmed down.

The ginseng fruit also breathed a sigh of relief.

The pressure of eating ginseng fruit was initially quite overwhelming, but now that Long Ling and Xuan Chu are back, he feels that much of the pressure that was weighing on him has been relieved.

As for how much pressure Long Ling and Xuan Chu are under right now, the ginseng fruit has no say in that.

When faced with a life-or-death situation, they can unite as one.

But in a peaceful environment, they all become masters of shifting blame.

The tree spirit, who had fainted from exhaustion, woke up, and the little paper doll noticed immediately.

She quickly shuffled out from behind the door, trying to tug at the ginseng fruit's sleeve.

Before the ginseng fruit could react, another ancestor, Yuanbai, behind Qingyangzi, turned around.

His face clearly showed his disapproval: "Even if you are magical artifacts, you should be open and aboveboard when you do things. What are you doing acting so sneakily!"

Ancestor Yuanbai knew, of course, that these two magical artifacts were somewhat afraid of them.

But they are the founders of Qingfeng Temple, not some scary old guys. Why are you so afraid?

If others found out that the disciples of Qingfeng Temple were so timid in crafting magical artifacts, their patriarch would lose face.

Little paper doll: ……

It was already so careful, but it still got caught red-handed by the ancestor.

The little paper figure smiled sheepishly, but still said sweetly, "Thank you for your teachings, Ancestor Yuanbai. I will definitely change in the future~"

Who doesn't like a child with a sweet tongue, especially one that's their own?

Ancestor Yuanbai nodded in satisfaction: "Hmm."

The little paper doll hadn't expected to pass the test so easily, and a surge of secret joy welled up inside it. It turned out that the ancestor liked sensible and sweet-talking people.

"Boss, the tree spirit has woken up!"

Based on the previous situation, the ginseng fruit would have been able to detect it even without the little paper doll's reminder.

But the current situation is somewhat special.

That tree spirit was transformed into a human by the ancestor, and she carried an aura that made her somewhat different.

Furthermore, with all three patriarchs present, the ginseng fruit was not discovered immediately.

However, now that there is an opportunity to leave this place immediately, Ginseng Fruit no longer cares how this opportunity came about.

"Really? I'll go check it out right away!"

The ginseng fruit disappeared in a flash. Anyway, he really didn't want to stay here anymore; the pressure was too much.