Global Games: Reporting the Great Ascension Stage at the Start

Not only do players know about the existence of [Heaven's Will], but the NPCs do as well.

However, they generally don't call it "divine will," but rather "the way of heaven."

The Heavenly Dao had already notified the players before their large-scale arrival.

Furthermore, the Heavenly Dao also made a three-point agreement with them:

NPCs cannot repeatedly kill a player, nor can they arbitrarily restrict a player's personal freedom. For example, unjustified imprisonment or confinement is not permitted.

In exchange, players cannot attack NPCs at will. (This excludes scenario-based quests, which are generated by fate and are not real people.)

Players who attack NPCs at will may have their login time reduced or their accounts permanently deleted.

Xu Lan wasn't joking just now.

Shen Hua's talent is terrifying; he is not only a celestial talent in the world of alchemy, but also in the world of weapon crafting!

He's only been in the game for a little over a month, and he's already forged his natal flying sword!

If it weren't for the constraints of the Heavenly Dao, she would definitely have imprisoned Shen Hua in Green Bamboo Mountain and never let him out for the rest of his life.

She won't be able to sleep well for the next few years if this genius leaves.

But unfortunately, it didn't work.

"Sigh." In the end, Xu Lan could only let out a long, helpless sigh.

A genius like Shen Hua only belongs to top-tier sects like Taiping Sect; at most, she can only maintain a good relationship with Shen Hua.

Xu Lan took two steps closer to Shen Hua and stopped a meter in front of him.

She smiled and said kindly, "Since you're leaving, let me see you off. I'll escort you out of the market."

However, Shen Hua was taken aback and quickly said, "No need, Sister Xu, don't you still have to mind the shop? There's no need to trouble you to see me off. Goodbye."

Xu Lan was displeased upon hearing this.

She crossed her arms and feigned anger, saying, "As the sect leader of Green Bamboo Mountain, the only person in the entire mountain I would willingly see off is the Grand Elder. And you're not even happy about it?

"It's not that I'm unwilling..." Shen Hua quickly replied.

"So there's something you can't say about it?" Xu Lan sensed something unusual.

"This..." Shen Hua hesitated for a moment.

After hesitating for a few seconds, he sighed and said, "Well, since that's the case, I'll trouble the sect leader to see me off."

"That's more like it!" Xu Lan revealed a sly look, like a little girl who had succeeded in her scheme, with a smile on her face.

She handed the shop over to her neighbor for safekeeping, and then saw Shen Hua off from the market.

……

The ten-mile-long pavilion is located on the east side of the market area.

A beautiful woman who looked to be in her thirties stood in the pavilion.

She was dressed in a magnificent red dress, and every now and then she would stand on tiptoe and look towards the market, as if she were waiting for something.

If people from the market or disciples of Qingzhu Mountain were here, they would definitely be astonished.

Because this is Ning Shi, the head of the Wanzhen Pavilion, with a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation level. It can be said that no one in the entire Qingsong Mountain area doesn't know her!

Ning waited with a hint of anxiety.

A moment later, the figure of a young man dressed in novice clothing came into view.

Upon seeing this person, Madam Ning was immediately overjoyed.

This person was none other than Shen Hua; the Ning family was waiting for him.

Shen Hua had just visited Madam Ning at Wanzhen Pavilion and bid her farewell. However, Madam Ning insisted on seeing him off as he left the market, saying that this was proper etiquette.

But Shen Hua still had to go see Xu Lan.

Left with no other choice, Shen Hua asked Ning to come to the Ten-Mile Pavilion first, and he would arrive shortly afterward.

According to local custom, those who are seeing each other off will usually meet at the Ten-Mile Pavilion to express the deep affection between the two parties.

That's why Shen Hua refused when Xu Lan offered to give him a ride.

Since both women were escorted to the ten-mile pavilion, wouldn't they be about to meet?

The atmosphere will be very awkward.

Shen Hua immediately refused.

However, Xu Lan insisted on giving it to him and even put on airs of being the hostess to pressure him.

Shen Hua had no choice but to bite the bullet and be escorted by Xu Lan to the Ten-Mile Pavilion.

……

Upon seeing Shen Hua arrive, Ning Shi immediately rushed out of the pavilion without hesitation, flying towards him through the air. At the same time, she said softly, "Young Master Xia Ye, I am here to see you off. May your journey be smooth!"

But she was slightly startled when she got closer to Shen Hua.

Beside Shen Hua was a woman dressed like a village woman. Who was she?

Could it be that Shen Hua has such poor taste that he would fall for a country bumpkin?

"Thank you very much, Pavilion Master Ning, for your kind gesture. I am deeply grateful!" Shen Hua said, clasping his hands in greeting.

"Who is this?" Ning asked, looking at the "village woman" beside Shen Hua, her brows furrowing slightly.

At the same time, she said earnestly, "Young master, you have a bright future ahead of you. I hope you will not let worldly affairs hinder your pursuit of the Dao..."

Her meaning was clear: don't let an ordinary-looking village woman ruin your promising future.

"Yu Ru, it's me." The "village woman" next to her couldn't help but smile, her face suddenly brightening as she reverted to her original appearance.

This was Xu Lan, her face still showing deep displeasure.

Xu Lan had already changed her appearance in the market, since there were many disciples in the sect on the streets of the market, and she would be easily recognized if she didn't change her appearance.

But Ning's contemptuous look just now made her very unhappy, so she revealed her true colors.

Ning was surprised to hear the "village woman" address her by her given name.

Ning's original surname was Lin, her given name was Ning, and her courtesy name was "Yuru".

And the voice sounds very familiar!

Looking at the village woman again, Ning was instantly shocked, her lips parted slightly: "Ah, it's Sect Leader Ruoyun! It's you! What are you doing here?"

At the same time, she quickly bowed deeply.

Xu Lan didn't answer. Instead, she crossed her arms and looked at Shen Hua, coldly saying, "I knew it! You kept making excuses earlier. So it turns out that even our Grand Master Ning of the Wanzhen Pavilion came all this way to see you off!"

"Ahem." Shen Hua smiled awkwardly, "I've only done some business with Pavilion Master Ning. I was saying goodbye to you just now, but you insisted on seeing me off, so..."

Listening to the conversation between the two, Ning's head was buzzing and her mind went blank.

She was just complaining that Shen Hua had taken a liking to this rustic "country woman," but in the blink of an eye, the "country woman" has become Master Xu?

But how did Shen Hua get to know Master Xu?

Shen Hua is leaving today, and Sect Leader Xu is actually personally escorting him to the Ten-Mile Pavilion?

Are these two really that close?

If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, Ning would never have believed it to be true.

"Never mind, never mind." Xu Lan sighed helplessly.

Upon meeting Ning, she roughly understood how Shen Hua's weapon-refining skills had improved.

It's simply a matter of buying materials and selling finished products, just like you would here, and practicing little by little.

This talent is truly astonishing! He has top-notch talent in both alchemy and weapon crafting; such a talent is a once-in-a-millennium find.

Xu Lan waved his hand and said, "Although the journey to Tan County is not far, young friend Xia Ye, I wish you a safe journey."

"Thank you both for seeing me off!" Shen Hua said solemnly, clasping his hands in a fist salute.

"By the way, Pavilion Master Ning," Shen Hua said finally, "when I first entered your pavilion, the Deputy Manager Qian treated me very badly."

"I'll fine him three months' wages!" Ning said viciously.

"That's good. I'll take my leave now, please stay a while."

After saying this, Shen Hua summoned his chestnut-colored miniature horse, which galloped away into the distance.