Shushan: Extinction

Chapter 255 Lover in Previous Life
Yang Qianmin held her mother's hand tightly and whispered, "Mom, tolerance will only make them worse."

……

After comforting her mother for a while, Yang Qianmin quickly came to the kitchen and found Nanny Lin coming out. She sneered at her and walked away.

Then the cook inside said in a weird tone:
"Oh, the princess is here? Unfortunately, today's meal has been distributed. If you are hungry, you can wait until noon."

Yang Qianmin looked at her coldly, said nothing, and turned away.

She knew that she would most likely not be included in the lunch.
But she doesn't care.

What's the big deal about skipping a meal? She's used to it.

She just wasn't willing to accept this - she wasn't willing to live a life like her mother, with a foreseeable end, where she had to swallow her humiliation all her life and become the mud under other people's feet.

But at this moment, an indifferent voice suddenly came from her side:

"Qi cultivator Qiu Shan from Lishan Mountain requests to see the Secret King."

Qiushan is the Taoist name given to Gong Tianwu by Ming Zhenzi. Gong Tianwu thought it was okay, so he used it when he traveled around the world.

Yang Qianmin opened her eyes wide in shock and turned around quickly to look around, only to find that the people around her had the same expression as her, as if she had seen a ghost in broad daylight.

After a few seconds, the sound appeared again and repeated.

After a while, someone was heard shouting at the gatehouse and running towards the hall:
"Your Majesty, there is a real person who wants to see you."

After a while, the contemporary King of Secrets, who was also Yang Qianmin's father, came out tremblingly. Perhaps because he was still sleeping, his hair was a little messy and his robe was a little wrinkled.

The reason why he was described as "trembling" was because the King of Secrets was a fat man weighing more than 200 pounds, the kind that even panted when walking.

There are some vicious rumors in the market that it is as big as a pig and as stupid as a pig.

However, after hearing about it, Gong Tianwu felt that this secret king was still somewhat capable, at least he did a good job in keeping a low profile.

Those rumors might have been spread by the Secret King himself. After all, this is most likely one of the reasons why the current Secret King has not been targeted and deposed.

Led by the doorman, Gong Tianwu walked in slowly and met King Mi in the courtyard. The surrounding corridors were already crowded with maids, old women, and servants who came to watch the fun.

At this time, Gong Tianwu was wearing a moon-yellow Taoist robe. He looked to be about eighteen or nineteen years old, with an elegant and otherworldly demeanor, and he looked quite good.

Moreover, some monks have mastered the art of maintaining their youth, and everyone knows about it, so no one dares to underestimate him just because he looks young.

King Mi coughed and said:

"Master Qiushan's presence is truly an honor to our humble home. Please come in and talk."

Gong Tianwu waved his hand and said:
"I have come from thousands of miles away. If I talk to Your Majesty in private, I am afraid that someone will spread rumors that will harm Your Majesty. It would be better for us to talk here."

After hearing this, King Mi's heart tightened immediately. The current King of Su was very suspicious. Gong Tianwu's words touched his heart. He nodded quickly and said:
"well."

Gong Tianwu said:

"I have mastered a magical technique, and have been working hard on it for three years. I have finally figured out that my Taoist partner from my previous life was reborn in the prince's mansion. I have come here this time to take her away."

After hearing what Gong Tianwu said, the maids and servants around were all in an uproar.

Anyone with a bit of looks started to move forward, even some handsome servants held their heads high, thinking, what if the gender of this person wasn't certain?
When King Mi heard this, he was immediately disappointed. At first he thought that he had a destiny and that a true man came to assist him. But at the same time he began to worry that the true man's Taoist partner might be his concubine. Should he give her to him or not?
If you give it to her, you will be cuckolded and will inevitably be laughed at for a long time.

If he doesn't give it to me, how can I, a prince with a nominal title, withstand the wrath of the real person?

However, at this moment, Gong Tianwu suddenly waved his sleeves, and four large boxes suddenly appeared next to him. They were all magnificent and looked very good.

"Your Majesty has given birth to my Taoist companion, and I can only repay him with three gifts."

Gong Tianwu then opened the four boxes and discovered that they were filled with jewels and precious stones. Three of the boxes were filled with gold, silver, treasures, pearls and jade jewelry, and the prices were definitely very high.

(Ahem, those people from the Naiman tribe looted it and sent it here before it was even warmed up)

"The first gift is four boxes of things."

Then Gong Tianwu took out a bottle from the side and placed it on the box. There was a branch stuck in the bottle.

"The second gift is a branch of cloud jujube. If you cultivate it properly, it will bear fruit in three years. Cloud jujube is a rare species from the ancient times. Taking it can cure diseases, strengthen the body, and prolong life."

Finally, Gong Tianwu took out a brocade box. When he opened it, there was a pill inside, as red as fire.

"The third gift is a Red South Pill. It can be used by children whose five elements belong to fire to improve their aptitude."

Yunzao and Chinandan are both first-class good things for ordinary people, but for cultivators, they are nothing.

When he saw the three gifts that Gong Tianwu brought out, King Mi smiled so hard that he couldn't stop:

"You are so polite, really so polite. Xiao Wang actually did nothing, nothing at all."

At this time, the princess next to him rolled her eyes and suddenly stood up and said:

"Master, you don't know that our palace looks big and powerful, but it's actually not easy to support. Anyway, you are also an immortal, so if you have any good things, please give us some."

The Queen of King Mi is over 40 years old now. She has gained weight due to middle age and looks no different from an old lady. Her face is a fake smile and she is sweating profusely.

Gong Tianwu glanced at the princess and suddenly waved his hand. Immediately, a rope flew out like a snake, tied her up and hung her on the tree next to her.

The rope was tied so tightly that the princess immediately let out a scream like a pig being slaughtered!
The rest of the people were also shocked and quickly took a few steps back.

Gong Tianwu then said calmly:

"I came to your house today with no intention of discussing anything with you. If you like the gifts I brought out, you have to accept them. If you don't like them, you have to keep them!"

"Since Princess Mi is so greedy, please take back the two boxes of gifts."

After he finished speaking, Gong Tianwu swept his sleeves, and two of the four boxes of gold, silver and treasures were gone.

When King Mi witnessed this scene, his mouth opened wide, the fat on his face trembled constantly, and the pain on his face was beyond words.

The palace had no real power in these years. It had been empty-handed and had long been an empty shell. The loss of these two boxes of wealth was like a death sentence for him! !
Then Gong Tianwu turned around, and his calm gaze swept across the faces of the onlookers one by one, finally falling on Yang Qianmin's face.

Yang Qianmin had no interest in joining in the fun at first, but when she heard that the princess was greedy and was beaten by the real person, she felt very happy and immediately ran over to watch.

But she never expected that this real person who was the center of everyone's attention would actually look at her deeply!!!
At this moment, Yang Qianmin's heart began to pound, but she still tried to remain calm, but her lowered head and flushed cheeks completely betrayed her mood. Gong Tianwu slowly walked in front of her, sighed deeply and said:

"Finally seeing you again, Qingkui."

Yang Qianmin was shocked and said:
"Ah? How do you know?"

Xiaokui was the nickname she gave herself, and she never even told her mother about it.

It's because she felt like a tenacious sunflower that could take root and sprout anywhere.

Gong Tianwu waved his hand, and Yang Qianmin immediately wore a gorgeous purple cloak with magpie patterns. This was also her favorite outfit in her previous life.

In a daze, Yang Qianmin followed Gong Tianwu to the front of King Mi, and next to her was her mother with a shocked face.

Gong Tianwu and Yang Qianmin bowed deeply to the King Mi and his wife as a way of thanking their parents for their kindness.

At this moment, although it was winter, the grass and trees in the entire garden quickly opened up, and the flowers bloomed one after another.

The cherry blossoms that bloom in spring, the gardenias that bloom in summer, and the chrysanthemums that bloom in autumn are all blooming at the same time.

Then everyone's eyes suddenly blurred, and Gong Tianwu walked out of the house holding Yang Qianmin's hand and disappeared soon.

Only then did Yang Qianmin's mother realize what had happened. She was suddenly overwhelmed with grief and burst into tears.

In the distance, there was an old lady hanging upside down, struggling and howling frantically.
***
Yang Qianmin had encountered too many things today. She was dragged by Gong Tianwu to the gorgeous carriage at the door. After the carriage started, she suddenly said to Gong Tianwu:

"Where are you taking me?"

Gong Tianwu said gently:
"You can call me Fifth Brother. Don't worry, I won't force you to do anything you don't want to do. Now let's go find your opportunity."

"My chance?"

Yang Qianmin's eyes were wide open.

Gong Tianwu had heard from Yang Qianmin before that she had tried to be invited to the Immortal Gate twice when she was young, but was not selected both times.

However, when she was seventeen years old, she encountered a unique opportunity.

That summer, she followed her mother to the Dengxian Mountain outside the city to burn incense. On their way back, they encountered a strong wind and heavy rain, which washed away the mountain road. As a result, they had to stay overnight in the nunnery on the Dengxian Mountain.

In the evening, Yang Qianmin felt very comfortable after being freed from the cage of the palace, so she strolled around the nunnery and found a white fruit floating in the stream.

The fruit was as cute as jade, and felt icy cold in the hand. However, after she played with it for a while, it seemed to melt and disappeared.

Since then, her physical condition has improved, and she can occasionally use her mind to make water freeze. The people in the palace are knowledgeable enough, so they sent her over for the third time.

This time he was finally chosen, and because his spiritual roots were very suitable for the exercises of the Great Snow Mountain, he was one of the immortal species that was traded.

Later, after Yang Qianmin practiced Taoism and gained more knowledge, she realized that the fruit she had eaten should be a magical medicine called Ice Pearl Fruit, which successfully unlocked her own potential.

However, this fruit is definitely a rare treasure for ordinary people, but for cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage, it is not a rare thing.

Yang Qianmin was able to pass through the Immortal Gate after eating it because she had the potential in this area, and the Ice Pearl Fruit was just a trigger.

Not everyone can become an immortal by eating it.

When Gong Tianwu came this time, she also calculated the time. It was only more than half a year before she obtained the Ice Pearl Fruit.

Moreover, Yang Qianmin had previously told Gong Tianwu that when she had achieved success in her cultivation, she went upstream along the river to look for it, but that was more than 20 years later.

She did find a plant of ice bead grass behind a waterfall in the stream, but it was unfortunately dead.

On the way to the nunnery on Dengxian Mountain, after the two of them got through the initial period of unfamiliarity, it was Yang Qianmin who did all the asking.

In fact, she had a quiet temperament, but she had been suppressed in the palace for too long, and she had experienced too many things today.

She was a little cautious at first, but later she became bolder and even started asking:
"You really came all the way here?"

"How can you be sure that I am your partner in your previous life?"

"Where are you taking me?"

Gong Tianwu answered the questions patiently one by one, and then he discovered that there was only a mountain stream near the nunnery, which was very easy to find.

Gong Tianwu said to her:

"Go up the stream and you should see a waterfall. Your opportunity is behind it."

"Ah?" Yang Qianmin asked in astonishment: "Really?"

Gong Tianwu led her forward and found that after walking three or four hundred steps, the end of the mountain stream was actually a crevice, and the towering mountains blocked the way.

However, this was also within Gong Tianwu's expectations. After all, if the ice bead grass grew in a convenient place, it would have been found by the mountain people long ago, right?
Soon, he took Yang Qianmin across the mountains, and then found the stream on the opposite side. After walking another five or six miles, they entered a secluded valley.

In the valley, Gong Tianwu found the waterfall. He smiled at Yang Qianmin and said:

"Go ahead. Your chance is behind the waterfall. Go and collect it with your own hands."

***
Three days later,

Gong Tianwu appeared outside the door of the Secret Palace again, and then smiled at Yang Qianmin and said:

"Today is the day to return to her parents' home (the bride has to return to her parents' home on the third day after her wedding). Although we had an agreement in our previous life, I will support any decision you make."

Then he got back into the carriage and drove away.

Yang Qianmin looked at him with a complicated expression, then suddenly smiled and turned to go into the house.

Undoubtedly, Yang Qianmin's return alarmed the entire palace, but soon an even more explosive news came out:
"The Fourth Princess has actually entered Taoism! She froze Madam Lin half to death with just a wave of her hand!"

Of course, the happiest person at this moment was Yang Qianmin's mother, Ye. Her long-cherished daughter had returned, and she immediately grabbed her daughter's hand and said:
"Are you okay? Are you being bullied?"

Yang Qianmin said shyly:
"No, Mom, he treated me very well. I didn't believe in past life partners, but you don't know the way he looked at me, it was as if we had known each other for many years."

(End of this chapter)