Fusang Sword Heart Diagram

Chapter 9 Moving into Wuyuan
Ning Fusang walked towards the woman, reached out and took the bamboo stick from her hand, then glanced down at it:
"Wuyuan?"

The woman asked cautiously, "Isn't Wuyuan nice?"

Ning Fusang only said one sentence, and the woman understood immediately. She said, "What kind of luck is this?"

The advantages and disadvantages of Wuyuan can be summed up in one word: secluded.

Seclusion means distance; if you want to arrive at the teaching location on time every day, you have to get up at least an hour in advance.

"My name is Ning Fusang, and I will live with you in Wuyuan from now on."

The woman had been lonely for a long time, and when she heard that someone would be living with her, a smile appeared on her face for the first time that day.

Realizing she hadn't introduced herself, the woman quickly said, "Chen Ruanshi, Third Sister."

"You can just call me Third Sister."

She spoke in a very soft voice, with a hint of ingratiation in it.

In Ruan San Niang's mind, Ning Fusang was different from them, the newly initiated disciples. She was familiar with Gu Xianchang and had a casualness that they did not have.

How could there be no difference between a newcomer and someone who has lived here for a long time? Ruan San Niang was actually quite perceptive; she saw all of this clearly. Unconsciously, she lowered her stance a bit.

Ning Fusang frowned slightly, her voice cold: "Chen is your husband's surname, which means to be free from worldly affairs. You should drop the character Chen from now on."

Ruan San Niang didn't know which of her words had displeased Ning Fusang, but she instinctively complied and replied, "Okay."

Gu Pingsheng beckoned Ning Fusang to his side: "Ruan Sanniang is timid and a newcomer. As her senior sister, you should take care of her if you can, and don't bully her."

Ning Fusang laughed in exasperation, but she usually had a distant and indifferent demeanor, and when she laughed, she appeared exceptionally beautiful and intelligent.

"Elder Gu, this disciple is not that kind of person."

She hadn't bullied Ruan San Niang at all; she had only kindly pointed out that since she had joined the immortal sect, she no longer needed to follow the secular rules and take her husband's surname.

Ruan San Niang is simply Ruan San Niang herself.

Ning Fusang straightened up slightly: "Elder Gu, I know the way to Wuyuan and would like to go there first."

With so many disciples, only two led the way, and by the time they arrived at Wuyuan, no one knew what time it was.

Gu Pingsheng nodded: "Go ahead."

Seeing Ning Fusang walk out of the hall, he suddenly realized something and called out, "Ruan Sanniang, come here."

Ruan San Niang stepped out of the group.

Gu Pingsheng said, "You've already met Ning Fusang. She lives with you in Wuyuan. You don't need to follow Yun Fu like the other disciples. Just go with Ning Fusang."

"Although Ning Fusang has a bad temper, she won't provoke others unless they provoke her. Just remember that. Go now."

Gu Pingsheng gave a few instructions and gestured for Ruan Sanniang to leave quickly.

Ning Fusang is not a kind-hearted person and will not stop to wait for others.

As Ruan San Niang stepped out of the palace gate, she saw that patch of sky-blue water already blurred in the moonlight. She lifted her skirt and hurriedly chased after it.

Ning Fusang's pace remained unhurried, and Ruan Sanniang quickly caught up with her, maintaining a proper distance as she followed behind.

She was actually very sleepy and tired, but the cold wind kept her mind clear whenever she felt sleepy.

Remembering Gu Pingsheng's instructions, Ruan Sanniang restrained herself and followed the proper etiquette throughout the journey, not daring to take the initiative to speak with Ning Fusang.

After all, Master Gu wouldn't have mentioned Ning Shijie's bad temper for no reason. The atmosphere was quiet, and the young woman casually asked, "Did your husband's family agree to let you come to the Southern Star Sword Sect to cultivate immortality?"

Ruan San Niang was taken aback for a moment, then realized that she was being asked a question, and answered honestly:

"My husband's family has no one left."

Ning Fusang guessed the same way. After all, in the secular world, the Three Cardinal Guides and Five Constant Virtues are still highly valued. If Ruan San Niang's husband's family hadn't been wiped out, she wouldn't have left the Chen family.

Ruan San Niang said, "I married into the Chen family at the age of sixteen and had a son when I was eighteen. Later, my husband passed away. In order to support my child, I went to work as a cook in a wealthy family. However, my life has been full of twists and turns. After two years of peace, my child died young. Half a year ago, the wealthy family was moving to another place, so they dismissed me."

"I have no relatives or attachments in this world, I am all alone. When I heard that the Southern Star Sword Sect was recruiting disciples, I thought I would give it a try."

“Fate has taken pity on me, allowing me to successfully enter the immortal sect and begin a new life.”

As she spoke, the timidity between Ruan San Niang's brows faded somewhat, replaced by a more spirited and radiant air.

More than half an hour later, the two arrived at Wuyuan.

At this time, the moon was hidden and the stars were low, and the surroundings were dim. A lantern hung high outside the courtyard, emitting a warm light.

Ning Fusang pushed open the courtyard gate, revealing two separate rooms. She turned to Ruan Sanniang and asked, "Which room would you like to stay in?"

Apart from their location, the two rooms were actually no different. Ruan San Niang casually pointed to the right side, which was closer to her.

Ning Fusang nodded and walked straight to the house on the left.

After the candles were lit, the dark room became bright.

The treatment of outer disciples is definitely much better than that of menial disciples. Ning Fusang looked around the room and found that everything was provided.

She unpacked her original bundle, which contained only a change of clothes and two wooden boxes.

Ning Fusang sat cross-legged on the ground, opened the bundle he had just received, which was only given to new disciples, and found that it contained much more valuable items.

There are two sets of sect attire, one thicker and one thinner, both with blue robes and white skirts, but the embroidered patterns are completely different.

Yuling Prefecture is covered in snow year-round and the weather is bitterly cold. Although it is now early spring, ordinary clothing is still not enough to keep out the chill.

Ning Fusang touched the slightly thicker set of clothes. Calling it a magic robe wasn't entirely accurate. It could indeed fit each person's body shape, but it didn't have the defensive effect of a magic robe.

Ning Fusang recognized the white fur on the jacket as the fur of a low-level spirit beast, the Snow Fox. Such spirit beasts were quite common in the frigid Yuling Prefecture.

Besides the two sets of clothes, there was also a book of sect rules and regulations in the bundle. Ning Fusang didn't even look at it, but simply threw the book aside and took out a bag of spirit stones from underneath it.

She opened one of her wooden boxes, which contained spirit stones—sixty in total, all of Ning Fusang's possessions.

Adding the forty spirit stones I just received, that makes a total of one hundred.

According to the sect's rules, outer disciples can receive thirty spirit stones per month. New disciples will receive an extra ten spirit stones in their first month, and then thirty spirit stones every month thereafter.

Ning Fusang took out a quilt from the cabinet and made the bed before folding up her clothes and putting them inside.

Ning Fusang put the Qi-Nourishing Pills from the bundle into a drawer. She left only a packet of Spirit Cakes on the table.

The room next door.

Ruan San Niang opened the bundle and saw a pastry. She was so hungry that her stomach was sticking to her back. She couldn't wait to open the package, pick up a pastry, and stuff it into her mouth.

(End of this chapter)