The Ninth Lady is a rebellious person.

Princess Tantai sensed that Qingyi was acting strangely. This time, after waking up from her seclusion, she seemed to have more on her mind.

"What are you thinking about?" she asked, looking at Qingyi who was staring blankly with a blade of grass in his mouth.

Qingyi looked at her with a deep gaze: "A-Yue, everyone has a name, why don't I?"

Lang Jiuchuan, the name of that little girl whose soul had left her body, was so beautiful. It immediately entered her ears and her heart, as if the name was meant to be her own. Jiuchuan, so grand and majestic, she liked it very much.

Princess Tantai was taken aback and said, "Qingyi, no..."

She suddenly shut her mouth.

Qingyi is both her given name and her pseudonym. She chose the pseudonym herself. What was she called before that?

"Little Nine." Princess Tantai suddenly remembered and said, "When you were given your name, your master always called you Little Nine. Don't you remember?"

Qingyi's phoenix eyes lit up slightly, and she said, "Because I was picked up on the ninth day of the fourth month, that's why I'm called Xiao Jiu."

As she spoke, her eyes dimmed slightly. Everyone else had a name and surname, but she did not. She was abandoned in a mountain temple at birth and was taken in and raised by her master.

However, she was never one to engage in internal strife. She smiled at Princess Tantai and said, "A-Yue, my future name will be Jiuchuan, like these mountains and rivers, majestic and full of vitality. What do you think?"

Princess Tantai asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why do we suddenly need to name it?"

Qingyi smiled but did not answer.

Princess Tantai didn't think much of it; strange ideas always popped into her head.

"Ah Yue, was there ever a prominent family named Min in our Da Dan?"

Min Qingfeng seems to have been dead for quite some time. If what he said is true, it must be from a very long time ago. And since he was talking about a century of clan fortune, it couldn't be a small clan; it must have happened a long time ago.

Princess Tantai frowned, looking at her strangely. What was wrong with her?
Qingyi suddenly realized, and said sullenly, "I forgot, you and I grew up together, almost inseparable, and we even read the same books."

No, I read and understand books quickly, so I read more books than A-Yue.

"Never mind, I'll ask my master later."

Princess Tantai watched her skip and hop forward, her pink lips slightly pursed. Growing up is really not good. Ah Qing seems to have something on her mind all of a sudden.

Cangshan Mountain.

The Imperial Advisor watched as the two little ones slowly approached. One was stunningly beautiful, and the other was bright and lively. The faint spiritual energy emanating from them made them even more otherworldly, surpassing countless noble ladies in the world.

Especially Qingyi, who was walking in front, had his gaze on her, his eyes filled with complex emotions, a mixture of relief and pride, as well as unspeakable feelings, seemingly tinged with worry, which eventually turned into silence and calm.

"Master." Qingyi and the other person came forward and bowed deeply.

The Imperial Advisor grunted in agreement, looked at Qing Yi, and stretched out his hand.

Qingyi wore a fawning smile, wanting to say something, but in the end, under his master's calm and all-knowing gaze, he took the peach wood Bagua array plate from his back and presented it with both hands.

Princess Tantai, standing to the side, lowered her eyes slightly, seemingly unfazed, having long been accustomed to the tacit understanding that her master and Qingyi could convey with just a glance.

"Is the Nine-Spirit Bird delicious?" The Imperial Advisor asked casually, without taking the array plate.

Qingyi pouted and said, "There's not enough meat, it's not tender enough." Princess Tantai, with her exquisitely beautiful face expressionless, remained silent.

She really dared to answer that.

The Imperial Preceptor laughed in exasperation, saying, "You used a thousand-year-old magical artifact to trap a bird, and I wouldn't say anything about that. But to be able to destroy the array plate while trying to trap a bird shows that your skills are still lacking..."

"Disciple will accept any punishment from Master," Qingyi obediently replied.

"Then we'll refine this array plate again. I'll only give you one month." The Grand Preceptor's tone was devoid of discussion or inquiry; he simply conveyed his meaning.

Princess Tantai was startled and glanced at the broken array plate. To reforge an array plate would require an unknown amount of spiritual power and energy, not to mention that there was only one month to do so. Aqing was only ten years old. Even if she managed to forge it by chance, she would suffer a great loss of energy.

The master is strict, but this punishment is too harsh.

"Master..." Princess Tantai had just opened her mouth when the Imperial Preceptor looked over, his eyes filled with warning and displeasure.

"Disciple will obey Master's wishes." Qingyi interrupted Princess Tantai, smiled and raised the array plate, and said to her, "Then this month, I won't be able to cultivate with you, A-Yue, again."

After she finished speaking, she quickly left.

Princess Tantai slowly knelt down and stretched out her hands.

However, this time the Imperial Preceptor did not punish her. Instead, he said calmly, "Do you know where the difference between you and her lies? It lies in her daring to do what others cannot. You think that a ten-year-old cannot fulfill my requirements, but in fact, you are limiting your potential because of your age!"

Princess Tantai's face turned deathly pale, and she prostrated herself on the ground.

The Grand Preceptor looked down at her and said, “Aqing’s talent is rare in the world. She is a natural-born Dao seed. I do not expect you to stand shoulder to shoulder with her, but you are also a member of the Tantai clan, and you are taught and practice the Five Elements Dao techniques together. You are also a member of the Tantai clan. If you can minimize this gap, you will not be unworthy of bearing the Tantai bloodline.”

"Yes." Princess Tantai's voice trembled, and the corners of her eyes reddened.

The Imperial Advisor turned and left, leaving behind a message: "During the time she was refining the array plate, you drew five Five Thunder Talismans."

"Yes." Princess Tantai listened to his footsteps fading into the distance, her body trembling slightly. It took her a long time to raise her head, and she forced back the tears in her beautiful eyes.

In the distance, Qingyi watched this scene, sighed slightly, and went to the warehouse.

Reforging a new array plate is neither too difficult nor too easy. The key is drawing the array patterns. She needs to prepare some things, but before going to the storeroom, she went to the library and flipped through a few books.

After she left, the Imperial Advisor appeared, picked up the book she had been flipping through, and flipped through it as well. His gaze fell on the history of various schools of thought, as if he were deep in thought.

What could be causing a little child to suddenly have something on their mind?
During these few days of seclusion, who did you meet?
The Imperial Advisor tapped the thick history book lightly with his fingertips, his eyes half-closed, filled with doubt. It wasn't until more than half a month later that he killed a vengeful ghost that had come seeking revenge. It was the dead soul of the Min clan, and he learned from the ghost that the child Qingyi had actually interacted with him. His expression changed.

She heard and learned everything, but she didn't say a word or ask him anything.

The usually composed Grand Preceptor couldn't help but feel a little anxious. So when the month was up and Qing Yi, with dark circles under his eyes, came over triumphantly with a brand new Five Elements and Eight Trigrams array plate, he showed no joy. Instead, he felt a sense of apprehension for no reason.

She's grown up and knows how to keep things to herself now.

"Does Aqing have anything to ask me or say to me?" The Grand Preceptor looked at his proud disciple, who had already reached his chest, with a calm expression.

Qingyi gave him a puzzled look.

"The Min family." (End of Chapter)