Mortal: Joining the Star Palace at the Start

Ji Qing was stunned for a moment when he saw this person, but quickly came to his senses:

"I am your sister's junior brother. Your sister is currently on a mission and cannot come here, so she asked me to bring you a letter."

As Ji Qing spoke, he took out a storage ring from his storage bag.

"Here it is."

The little girl was overjoyed when she heard that it belonged to her older sister.

However, just as she reached out to take it, a woman's voice suddenly came from inside the courtyard:

Who is it?

Upon hearing this, a voluptuous woman stepped forward.

The woman was holding a basket filled with many small fish, and she seemed to be preparing to put them out in the sun to dry.

"Who are you?"

The woman spoke up to inquire, as she was quite wary of foreign monks.

"Hello, my name is Ji Qing, and I am Chu Lingzhu's junior brother. I have come here mainly to bring you a letter."

After saying this, Ji Qing handed the storage ring in his hand to the woman, allowing her to examine it.

"Yes, this mark is indeed Xiaozhu's."

The woman put down the basket she was carrying, and her attitude softened.

"Since you are Xiaozhu's junior brother, then we are family. Xiaoyuer, quickly go back inside and prepare some tea to properly entertain this big brother."

"it is good."

Little Fish responded weakly and then ran back into the house.

Ji Qing originally didn't want to go through all this trouble, but he couldn't resist the woman's enthusiasm, so he had no choice but to agree.

And so, led by the woman, Ji Qing found a place to sit down.

The woman looked somewhat restrained. Although she was also a cultivator, she had a pseudo-spiritual root and had lost a lot of cultivation due to childbirth. Without the supply of resources, her cultivation had regressed to the third level of Qi Refining.

The woman tucked her long hair behind her ear and spoke softly:

"The dwelling is simple and humble; I hope the immortal master will not find it offensive."

Ji Qing quickly waved his hand:

"It's nothing, fellow Daoist, you're too kind."

"Brother, have some tea."

The little fish stood on tiptoe to lift the teacup, looking incredibly cute.

Ji Qing reached out and took it, patted Xiaoyuer's head, and said with a smile:

"Thank you, little sister."

Ji Qing took a small sip and, finding the tea quite good, immediately drank it all in one go.

"This is excellent tea. It has a sweet taste and leaves a faint tea fragrance on the lips after swallowing. It is truly a top-quality tea."

Upon hearing this, the woman smiled modestly and said somewhat embarrassedly:

"Master, you flatter me. This tea is merely from my hometown and cannot be considered a top-grade tea."

"Brother, have some tea."

Little Fish raised his teacup again, his big eyes looking at him.

Ji Qing smiled, immediately reached out and took the tea, and while sipping it, he also looked around.

Ji Qing had a very shrewd eye; based on his knowledge, this family's life was not very good.

Although Chu Lingzhu was a disciple of the Star Palace, after deducting the spirit stones she needed for her own cultivation, she had very limited resources.

It would be quite difficult to support this family.

Ji Qing's eyes flickered, and an idea suddenly came to him. After finishing his tea, he pretended to suddenly remember something and said with annoyance:

"Oh right, my senior sister also said that I should bring you something. Look at my memory."

As soon as he finished speaking, under the gazes of the woman and Xiaoyuer, Ji Qing pretended to touch his storage bag and then took out a lot of spirit stones from it.

There aren't many spirit stones, probably around three thousand.

Ji Qing pushed the spirit stones on the table towards the woman and said with a smile:

"Fellow Daoist, these spirit stones were brought to me by my senior sister. Please check them."

"Huh? So many spirit stones!?"

The woman was a little incredulous; in all her years of life, this was the first time she had ever seen so many spirit stones.

The woman suddenly raised her head, stared at Ji Qing for a long time, and finally murmured:

"Immortal Master, did Xiaozhu really send these spirit stones?"

Clearly, the woman did not believe Ji Qing's words.

Xiaozhu is indeed a disciple of the Star Palace, but she is only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment. Even if she saves up spirit stones, she can only afford to have a little over a thousand at most.

But the spirit stones in front of us have doubled in value.

Therefore, the woman had reason to suspect that these spirit stones were not given by Xiao Zhu, but by Ji Qing in front of her.

"Fellow Daoist, these spirit stones were indeed sent by my senior sister. If you don't believe me, you can ask her when she returns."

After speaking, Ji Qing slowly stood up:

"Now that the envelope has been delivered, I shall take my leave."

"Oh? You're leaving already? Won't you stay a little longer?"

Ji Qing shook his head:

"No, I don't have much time. I need to hurry back to report to my master, so I can't stay any longer."

Oh, I see.

The woman nodded silently.

"Since you are leaving, Immortal Master, I will see you off."

"Okay, thank you."

And so the woman saw Ji Qing off to the door before finally stopping.

After Ji Qing had walked away, the woman withdrew her gaze and let out a long sigh.

There are still good people in this world.

Clearly, the woman knew that Ji Qing was lying.

You know, no one knows a son better than his father. How could she not know what Xiaozhu's abilities are?

Although her little bamboo is very capable, it's impossible for her to have so many spirit stones.

Therefore, this spirit stone was definitely given by Ji Qing.

.........

After Ji Qing walked away, his mind was not on the woman.

As a rogue cultivator, he clearly understood the principle of not flaunting his wealth, so he was not worried that this act of kindness would bring them disaster.

Now, all he worries about is his own life.

"Ugh, this is tough. This damn world is so boring."

Ji Qing walked along in a daze, and before he knew it, he arrived at Jin Kui's place.

"You're back."

"Yes, Master."

Ji Qing raised his head, looking at Jin Kui's smiling face, and felt a chill run down his spine. He asked in a low voice:

"Master, shall we return to the Star Palace next?"

Jin Kui shook his head:

"No rush, no rush."

After Jin Kui finished speaking, he immediately stood up, patted Ji Qing on the shoulder, and said in a gentle tone:

"Disciple, the world is not peaceful these days. A slight mistake could lead to death and the annihilation of your soul."

"Now that you have become my personal disciple, I have thought it best to leave a mark on you. That way, even if you encounter danger, with my mark, no one except a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator can harm you."

Jin Kui glanced at Ji Qing's face and asked tentatively:

"My disciple, what do you think of this? If you don't like it, then I won't leave you a mark."

Upon hearing this, Ji Qing felt a chill run down his spine, realizing that Jin Kui was indeed plotting against him.

Cold sweat was already beading on Ji Qing's forehead. If he didn't agree, Jin Kui might have to resort to force.