The Ninth Lady is a rebellious person.

Chapter 637 Extra Past Life (1)

Boom.

A loud bang came from Cangshan Mountain, which made the birds and beasts in the forest flee in a frenzy. Oh no, the little devil has finally wreaked havoc on their forest. In such a vast place as Cangshan Mountain, where can one find a peaceful place to live?

A young Taoist nun with her hair in a small bun and dressed in green robes emerged from the forest, carrying a bird sizzling from being roasted by lightning in one hand and a shattered thousand-year-old peach wood Bagua array plate in the other.

She moved with incredible speed and agility, like a leopard. In a few leaps, she darted from the forest to the mountaintop, landing in front of a flat stone. She crept stealthily toward the person on the stone.

“I’m not deaf.” On the Enlightenment Stone, a girl dressed in plain blue with her hair tied in a small bun, sitting cross-legged with her posture ramrod straight, spoke coolly: “You made such a commotion that the whole mountain shook, rocks rolled down, and birds and beasts flew around. Even a deaf person could feel it.”

"Ah Yue, can't you play along with me for a bit?" The little Taoist nun jumped onto the Enlightenment Stone, sat down next to her, shook the bird in her hand, and said, "Look, I caught a Nine-Spirit Bird. You and I will share it to strengthen our bodies and absorb spiritual energy."

Princess Tantai's eyelids twitched: "You killed!"

"Don't worry, on my way here I recited the Supreme Rescue Mantra for it three times. It has already attained perfect enlightenment and is now a celestial bird before the Supreme Heavenly Venerable." The little Taoist nun with the Taoist name Qingyi said with a smile, "Since this bird has become a spirit, it is worth it for you and me to share the food. It has achieved perfect merit and attained the Great Dao."

Princess Tantai looked at the little girl who had grown up with her since childhood, who was making a nonchalant excuse. She was stung by the girl's mischievous smile. Her glassy eyes turned to the eyes of the roasted bird, and she choked out, "Are you sure it didn't die with its eyes open?"

His eyes were still wide open.

Qing Yi said in a serious tone, "It willingly entered the trap, so there's no question of it dying with its eyes open. It's all about the victor taking all!"

"Look, I'll put its eyes to rest in peace!" she said, her slender little hand gently lifting the skin from the roasted bird's eyes to cover them. It wouldn't be good to frighten A-Yue, after all, A-Yue was a fairy descended from heaven.

Princess Tantai: "..."

She then looked at the broken array plate on the other side, pursed her lips, and asked, "Did Master give you the peach wood Bagua array plate?"

This array plate is an ancient magical artifact, its power immense. It is a rare find in the world if used as a personal protective artifact.

Qingyi stiffened slightly, feeling a little guilty, and stammered an "uh-huh".

Princess Tantai sensed something was off in her tone, her eyelids twitched, and she asked in a deep voice, "You stole it?"

Startled, Qingyi tore off a bird's leg and said sullenly, "It wasn't stealing. I just wanted to take it to figure out how this array works. I didn't expect it to explode after I messed with it. Haha, I guess it's been sitting for too long and it's not working properly."

Princess Tantai laughed in exasperation, glancing at the roasted bird, and said, "Isn't it because you want to catch the Nine-Spirit Bird?"

Using a magical array plate to trap birds is something she would do!
She examined Qingyi's body again and found that apart from a few burns on the hem of his clothes and hair, there was no damage or injury. Her expression became complicated.

With such a huge commotion, the array was destroyed, yet she was almost unharmed. What did she rely on? Naturally, it was her skill.

Ah Qing is only ten years old, yet in the entire Cangshan Mountain, her Taoist skills are already second only to her master's. Her cultivation is as simple as eating and drinking for others, not to mention her talent for creating talismans from a single spark of inspiration. It's too fast, and also too dangerous.

Princess Tantai subconsciously recalled a glance she had inadvertently caught, and shuddered, murmuring, "Too much intelligence is harmful; don't progress so quickly."

"Kidney?" Qingyi asked indistinctly, biting into a bird's leg. He then tore off a leaf, wrapped the other bird's leg in it, and stuffed it into Princess Tantai's hand: "Thick."

Ah Yue is the bright moon in the sky, a fairy, so you can't dirty your hands.

Princess Tantai looked at the bird leg in her hand, lowered her head, sighed softly, and didn't take a bite for a long time.

She turned to look at Qingyi, whose mouth was smeared with oil, a hint of envy flickering in her clear, glassy eyes. If only she were Qingyi, she would probably be happy too. Qingyi, having finished her meal, drank some flower dew, lay down on the Enlightenment Stone, hands behind her head, gazing at the clear blue sky, and asked, "Ayue, is it fun outside?"

Princess Tantai had just taken a bite of meat when she looked at her and said, "You want to leave the mountain? Your master won't allow it and will punish you severely."

When Qingyi was five years old, she sneaked down the mountain but was caught by her master and put in solitary confinement. He insisted that she kill the two evil spirits in the ghost-suppressing formation before he would release her.

She remembered that when Qingyi came out, his face was white, his hands were trembling, and his body was filled with a strong ghostly aura, but his eyes were surprisingly bright. What kind of expression did her master have?

I was pleased and satisfied, but there was nothing unexpected.

Princess Tantai didn't understand back then, but now she roughly understands that look in her eyes—it was affirmation and certainty.

What are we concluding?

Princess Tantai recalled another look in her master's eyes, her heart trembled, her face turned slightly pale, and her fingernails dug into the stone, breaking two of them.

Qingyi said, "The Dao is also in the mortal world. Only by traveling can one discover the Great Dao. I stayed in Cangshan for ten years. I see mountains as mountains and trees as trees. I can hardly make any progress in my advancement."

“Aqing, you’re only ten years old, why are you in such a hurry?” Princess Tantai’s heart tightened. “If your foundation isn’t solid, you’ll fall no matter how high you climb. You’re still young, don’t fly so high.”

"You've been quite talkative today. Usually, you only reply to me once out of ten sentences. What's wrong?" Qingyi suddenly changed the subject, looking at her intently. "Did Master scold you?"

Princess Tantai smiled bitterly: "Have you ever seen him reprimand me?"

He didn't need to scold her; a single glance was enough to convey his dissatisfaction and disappointment.

But Qingyi is different. If she doesn't do well, she will be scolded, hit, and punished. She envies her because that makes people feel that she really exists.

"Then what's wrong with you?"

“We’ve grown up,” Princess Tantai replied, seemingly unrelated to the question, her gaze fixed on the distant green mountains.

As I've grown up, I've thought more, and my perspectives on things and people have changed.

"Aqing, you're still young, wait a little longer." Princess Tantai suddenly stared at her, her gaze serious.

Qingyi was puzzled. Wouldn't it be better to advance to the next rank?

She even fantasized about one day rebelling against her master!
However, she is still young now. In the future, the younger generation will surpass the older generation, and sooner or later she will push her master, the older generation, to the beach. Hehe, at that time he will surely laugh instead of being angry!
After all, the student surpasses the teacher.

Qingyi crossed her legs and swayed gently. Her eyelids drooped quickly, and she let out long, drawn-out breaths.

Princess Tantai looked at her as she fell asleep, her eyes filled with complex emotions. She formed a hand seal and entered meditation again, unaware that the mischievous maid beside her had opened one eye to glance at her, then closed it again, and then her soul left her body.

If we don't let her go down the mountain, her soul will leave her body, hehe.

She has arrived in this world.

　The previous life will be explained in a few chapters.

　　(End of this chapter)