Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 209 Something Big Has Happened
"You're going to the Taiyi Ziwei Sect!?"

Asagao frowned.

After living in Chang'an for a while, she had grown to love the city. The abundance of delicious and inexpensive food, and the harmonious and natural interpersonal relationships, all gave her a sense of relaxation she had never experienced before.

There was no discrimination in Chang'an.

This is not just empty talk.

Perhaps there will still be cultivators from major sects and powerful factions who look down on demon cultivators and down-on-their-luck rogue cultivators, and they will not take the many ordinary mortals seriously. But so what?

The disciples of the Taiyin Sect won't tolerate you!
Even if they despise them, they can only think it in their hearts. They would never act like they do outside, killing mortals at the slightest provocation, or forcibly forging slave contracts with demon cultivators or spirit beasts that suit their tastes. If they really did that, the Taiyin Sect has killed many ungrateful cultivators before!

So what can you do if you're discriminated against or unhappy? In the eyes of those self-proclaimed "players" and many disciples of the Taiyin Sect, they're all the same.

Asagao was once very grateful for her luck, having stumbled upon this place by chance. She was thinking that after a period of rest, she would invite her junior brothers and sisters to come and live with her, which would be better than just drifting through life in the Taiyi Ziwei Sect and getting nothing in return.

However, this afternoon, several players suddenly came over and said they wanted to go to the Taiyi Ziwei Sect to ask for some "Douxuan Treasure Mirror Fragments"!
She had never even heard of the Taiyi Ziwei Sect possessing such a thing, and even if they did, how could they possibly hand it over!
What kind of people are the Taiyi Ziwei Sect? Others may not know, but doesn't she know it too?

Bai Chenxue, fearing that Chaoyan would misunderstand, quickly explained, "It's not like we're taking it for free. We can exchange it for spirit stones, or anything else!"

Asagao shook her head and said, "It's impossible for me to give it to you. That's a divine mirror forged by an ancient god. Even if it's just a fragment, I won't hand it over!"

Bai Chenxue and Lin Muning, who had finally managed to find out about Chaoyan, were somewhat disappointed upon hearing this.

But Bai Chenxue quickly cheered up and said, "We have to try! Besides, if it really doesn't work, we can ask Junchou. And I remember Xiaoyun'er still has one chance left, right? If that doesn't work, let him go. In a couple of days, we can refresh the cooldown again!"

"Jun, Junchou!?"

When Asagao heard the name, her tongue almost tied in knots, and she looked completely incredulous.

"It's not that Douxuan Gong, it's the spirit of the Douxuan Treasure Mirror, named Jun Chou, and he's living in Chang'an City right now!"

Asagao thought for a while and said, "This matter is of great importance, and I really can't make the decision myself. How about this, I'll talk to my senior sister and see what her opinion is. If..."

She hesitated for a moment before adding, "If you fellow Daoists can't wait, you can go directly. Actually, whether you're introduced or not makes no difference... To be honest, our sect doesn't have much influence within the Taiyi Ziwei Sect. Even if my master intervenes, it... won't be of any use..."

"It's alright, it's alright, we can wait a bit!"

Bai Chenxue said, "Anyway, this mission is long-term, so there's no rush. I live at No. 8, East First Street, in a house with a huge yard! But I might not be home sometimes, so just call Baicai to open the door for you!"

Upon hearing the name "Cabbage," Asagao suddenly realized: "Oh—you're that 'famous lucky guy' that they were talking about?"

"Ahem, it's 'Chai Gou Cai Cai,' or you can just call her 'Cai Cai'..." Bai Chenxue said, muttering under her breath, "Who came up with this weird nickname? How did it become Cai Gou (meaning 'vegetable dog')..."

"Uh, fellow Daoist sister, anyway, thank you for your help. We won't bother you any longer!" Lin Muning pulled Bai Chenxue to her side, handed her the small paper bag she was carrying, and said, "These are snacks from a newly opened fried chicken shop over there. It's just a small gift, nothing much, but thank you so much for your help!"

"How embarrassing!"

Before Asagao could refuse, Lin Muning shoved the paper bag into her arms, and then the two of them quickly left, pulling and tugging at each other. In the distance, the sound of farewell could be heard carried on the wind.

"fried chicken?"

Asagao picked up the paper bag and shook it, looking somewhat curious.

There are fried chicken vendors at the night market, selling everything from chicken nuggets and drumsticks to chicken wings and frames. She often goes there to buy from them, but the packaging is never like this!

This paper bag is clearly made of insulating paper, and the opening is tied tightly with hemp rope. Just this packaging alone is not cheap; it's worth at least ten coins—enough for a boxed lunch outside!

In the very center of the paper bag was a round little yellow chick pattern, clearly the work of a player—non-Taiyin Sect disciples wouldn't have this aesthetic sense; everything was round, which was quite exaggerated.

It's not that it's ugly, it's just that it looks strange no matter how you look at it. At first glance, it's puzzling, but after looking at it for a while, it becomes quite pleasing to the eye.

Asagao looked around guiltily. Everyone was still working at this hour, and there was no one at the lab entrance. She picked up the paper bag and turned to go to her dormitory.

As soon as I entered the dormitory building, I bumped into my junior classmate Lü Wenyuan, who was on leave today.

"Hey? Senior sister? Why are you back at this hour?"

Lu Wenyuan asked curiously, then his eyes lit up when he saw the paper bag in the other person's hand: "You bought chicken too?! We should share it when we meet! You have to break off some for me, right?"

"A Cuckoo Chicken? A player gave it to me, saying they wanted my help... Hmm, you've come at the right time! Come on, let's go to your place and talk!"

As Chaoyan spoke, she shoved Lü Wenyuan and walked towards his room.

"Hey, senior sister, I didn't tidy up the room! Hey! No! What happened?! Wait! First of all, you're not allowed to go through my drawers and wardrobe!"

Although Lü Wenyuan was somewhat anxious, his long history of being oppressed and the heavy psychological trauma he carried prevented him from defying Chaoyan's autocratic ways. The two quickly squeezed into Lü Wenyuan's room one after the other. Chaoyan even peeked furtively into the empty corridor before slamming the door shut.

"Junior brother, have you set up an anti-reconnaissance array in this room? Have you set up a soundproof array? And put up anti-tracking talismans?"

Lu Wenyuan had almost never seen Chaoyan like this before, and was immediately dumbfounded: "Senior Sister, are you alright? Counter-surveillance and counter-tracking? How come ordinary spirit-suppressing arrays and concealment talismans have become so strange after you described them? Are you delirious? Or are you thinking of burning down the Taiyin Sect?"

Chaoyan didn't respond. Instead, she used her spiritual power to carefully examine the space inside the room. Seeing that there was nothing unusual, she said to Lü Wenyuan with a solemn expression, "Junior brother, something terrible has happened!"

(End of this chapter)