Chapter 2: 2
2 – Transmigration, eting Twenty One (II)
As the na implied, The Sword Mound was a graveyard of swords . It was a sacred place as well as a restricted area of the rak Palace where the swords of the rak Palace’s disciples who reached the Heaven Realm were consecrated .
For soone to trespass on the Sword Mound was naturally a big deal for the rak Palace . Therefore, without saying a word, Qi Qiqi rushed toward the Sword Mound at once after receiving the news .
After about a quarter of an hour, Qi Qiqi taking the lead reached the gate of the Sword Mound, with the rest of the elders following suit .
“Elder Zhang, what’s the situation?” As soon as she arrived, Qi Qiqi asked Mound Guardian Elder Zhang Ming, who was pacing back and forth in front of the Sword Mound’s gate .
“It’s like this...” Zhang Ming narrated the situation and their conjectures in one breath .
The more Qi Qiqi listened, the more she frowned . At the sa ti, the more doubtful she was whether soone really has trespassed on the Sword Mound .
“So, your guess is that it’s Senior Bei Ming...?”
After a mont of contemplation, Zhang Ming went on to say: “It’s just a guess . However, to trespass on the Sword Mound under our watch might only be possible with a Heaven Realm cultivation base . Besides, of the current Heaven Realm masters and above, only Senior Bei Ming has a child’s voice . ”
Liu Chengzong snorted at Zhang Ming’s theory: “That’s ridiculous . Senior Bei Ming is the only Grandmaster of the Hua Dynasty, what reason would he have to trespass on our Sword Mound?”
“Elder Liu, are you suspecting that Elder Zhang’s eyes have gone bad, that he can’t recognize when a little girl walks past before his eyes?” Xia Xue chid in, fanning the flas .
“Is that what you ant, Elder Liu?”
“I didn’t . ”
Like this, Liu Chengzong and Zhang Ming clashed while Xia Xue fanned the flas .
Ignoring the two people at each other’s throats, Ye Zhen stepped forward and said: “Palace Master, would you please open the Sword Mound . ”
Qi Qiqi responded decisively: “Great-grandpa said that the Sword Mound must not be opened . ”
Li Wanting, who had her red hair tied into a ponytail, whispered in Qi Qiqi’s ear: “That fellow Ye Zhen has a point, the issue with the Sword Mound is of great importance . ”
Even Elder Sister Ting is saying this? Frowning, Qi Qiqi raised her hand to signal the others to let her talk: “Do you all think that soone trespassed onto the Sword Mound?”
When they heard her question, everyone present was stunned for a mont, then looked at each other, presumably thinking – why is she asking such an obvious questions .
How could they have forgotten what great-grandpa had said less than a year ago? Qi Qiqi sighed . She looked at the people around her and went on to say: “Have you considered that it might be the Young Ancestor?”
All of a sudden, everyone present was dumbstruck . As if they had woken up from a dream, their expressions said – that’s right, why didn’t I think of it?
Perhaps it’s because of the way the disciple worded their report that led to a misconception on everyone’s part . Qi Qiqi consoled herself like this .
She didn’t want to think that the Elders of her sect were fools who lost their reasoning at a critical mont .
Ye Zhen was the first to co back to his senses . He coughed awkwardly before saying sternly: “It would be nice if it was the Young Ancestor, but what if it isn’t? We can’t figure things out by staying here! Therefore, we need to send soone into the Sword Mound...”
“Hmm? Vice-palace Master, why haven’t you finished your thought?” Qi Qiqi looked at the other party in astonishnt . From his expression and mannerism, it looked like he’d seen a ghost – eyes opened wide, pointing at the Sword Mound’s gate with his finger, with the finger trembling to boot .
It looked like he’d seen a dragon flying in the sky .
What’s going on? Qi Qiqi looked in the direction he was pointing at . Then... her expression beca identical to Ye Zhen’s .
God knows when, a person appeared at the Sword Mound’s gate .
It was a little girl, cute like a doll . Clearly, she had a childish face, yet she exuded a distinct natural and refined aura . Her big amber eyes seed to shine with limpid and bright light the whole ti .
Surrounded by aggressive spiritual qi, she didn’t seem human . But what was even more astonishing...
What is she wearing?
She was barefoot, and the collar of her clothing was wide, revealing one of her shoulders . The whole garnt looked like a dress with the hem only covering half of the thigh . The writing on the garnt said “Even if it is for the sake of the group . Nevertheless, you’ll be on the losing end if you work earnestly . ” Although the flamboyant calligraphy was very beautiful, but Qi Qiqi had no clue what it ant .
The writing added to the mystery that was the little girl . Just that, all that went up in smoke in the next mont .
“Ah!” With a plop, she fell flat on her face .
All of a sudden, everyone focused on Qi Qiqi, as if to signal her to go help the little girl .
Now they work together? Qi Qiqi felt like giving them the stink eye .
As she hesitated, the little girl suddenly got up, and then shouted obscenities: “Fuck, flat on the nose! Which bastard put a banana peel here?”
Silence... An incredible silence pervaded, and even the air seed to freeze .
Qi Qiqi didn’t know how to react . The only thing she knew was that the previous image of the little girl before her eyes was shattered and erased from her mind, and the sa was definitely true for everyone else from the rak Palace .
“Hey, why are there so many people here?” The little girl blinked her big beautiful eyes and glanced around, as if only now realizing that Qi Qiqi and the others were here .
Everyone looked at the little girl, and then looked at Qi Qiqi again . Go on! Their eyes conveyed a strong ssage .
Why don’t you go! Qi Qiqi wanted to shout . Unfortunately, she could only play this scenario out in her head . As the sect master, there were tis when she had to take one for the team .
Under everyone’s gazes, Qi Qiqi walked up to the little girl: ” Excuse , little frien...”
Seeing the expression of the little girl abruptly turn strange, Qi Qiqi suddenly noticed that the way she addressed her was a bit inappropriate, and promptly shut up . She wanted to call her “little friend” at first, but after thinking that the other party might be the Young Ancestor, or so senior who recovered their youth, she stopped .
Qi Qiqi coughed, and then tried again: “Excuse , young lady, who...?”
“Are you talking to ?” The little girl asked, pointing to herself .
Who else if not you? Qi Qiqi nearly slipped and fell: “Well, I am certainly talking to you, young lady . ”
“What young lady, I’m a...” The little girl coughed, “Hmm, my na is Xue Qilin . ”
Then the little girl went on to say angrily: “Speaking of which, why are you talking in such a convoluted way? It’s so strange . ”
“Strange?”
“Yes, strange . ”
Qi Qiqi turned toward the people of the rak Palace: “Am I talking strangely?”
As if they had rehearsed, they shook their heads in unison .
“You’re all so strange . Why do you wear antique clothes? Are you shooting a movie? Where are the caras?” The big sparkling eyes of the little girl who called herself Xue Qilin looked around .
She ying chicken [1]...? Is that a new breed of chicken? Or perhaps a famous local dish of so place? Qi Qiqi was at a loss .
Let’s get back on track! She decided not to delve further into this, which was clearly the right choice: “Young lady Xue, how did you wound up in the Sword Mound?”
“Sword Mound?” Xue Qilin muttered, and then suddenly clapped her hands and said: “Are you talking about the sword mountain?”
“Yes, where the swords are inserted . ”
“Oh, you asked how I wound up there...” Xue Qilin crossed her arms and tilted her head, thinking . After a while, she spread her arms, saying: “It’s really hard to explain . In short, when I ca back to my senses, I was there . ”
Qi Qiqi wanted to continue questioning, but her counterpart was a step ahead .
“Right, do you know of the rak Palace?”
Is she asking while knowing the answer? That must be it! Qi Qiqi’s eyebrows twitched . If she didn’t have to maintain her image in front of everyone else from the sect, she would have flown off the handle by now . It was really hard to keep her cool .
“This is the rak Palace . ”
“It is? So it’s here . ” The little girl widened her eyes, then nodded her head, her expression saying – I see .
Next, she crossed her arms and asked probingly: “Then, you are people of the rak Palace, aren’t you?”
Qi Qiqi wanted to answer, but Xue Qilin didn’t gave her the chance to . However, Qi Qiqi also had no ti to be bothered by it, because what the other party said next left her thinking .
“Is there soone called Seven Seven-seven?”
Seven Seven-seven? Is there such a person in the sect? Qi Qiqi asked herself, trying to recall all the people in the sect . But when she searched through her mory, she could not find anyone called Seven Seven-seven . Is it a nickna?
Qi Qiqi had no ti to ponder over the issue because the little girl was staring at her . As she wondered, she found out that it wasn’t only Xue Qilin . The people from the sect were also looking at her . What is the aning of this?
“Are you Seven Seven-seven?” The little girl looked Qi Qiqi up and down, rather curious .
“No, I’m not . My na is Qi Qiqi . ”
“Oh, sure enough, you’re Seven Seven-seven [2] . ”
Doesn’t this lass understand what others are saying? Qi Qiqi frowned .
“I said, my na isn’t...” Hold on . If read a little bit faster, doesn’t Qi Qiqi sound like “Seven Seven-seven?” So when she says Seven Seven-seven, she’s referring to ! Qi Qiqi’s face darkened instantly .
“Hey, Seven Seven-seven, why are you making such an ugly face? Is it that ti of the month?”
“Listen to , you little brat! My na is Qi, Qi, qi! Nobody here is called Seven Seven-seven!” The bellow of the rak Palace’s Palace Master reverberated in the rak Mountain, which was a first .
“Seven Seven-seven, what are you being so loud for? Geez, I’m not deaf . ” After voicing her complaint, Xue Qilin picked her ears .
“You must be deaf! Otherwise, that head of yours must be hollow!” As soon as she finished speaking, Qi Qiqi regretted it . She turned and looked at the people behind her, who had expressions of amazent plastered on their faces .
Ah, the image that I’ve built with great difficulty! Qi Qiqi felt like crying at this mont .
“Hey, Seven Seven-seven, why are you looking so forlorn?”
“Isn’t it because of you?” Qi Qiqi gave the other party a fierce look .
“Seven Seven-seven, that’s not right, how can you bla for this?” Xue Qilin suddenly seed to have thought of sothing, and patted her forehead: “Right, since you’re Seven Seven-seven, you should recognize this thing, right?”
Don’t care, don’t care, don’t care! Qi Qiqi silently recited a self-created charm three tis and looked at the object the other party showed her .
It was a jade pendant with which Qi Qiqi was familiar with: “This is great-grandpa’s jade pendant!”
This exclamation attracted everyone’s attention . They hurried over, and their gazes fell on the jade pendant in the little girl’s hand .
“It is indeed the Great Ancestor’s jade pendant!” Ye Zhen, who had been silent, echoed the sentint .
“The old fellow Seven Guiyuan said...”
“It’s Qi! Not Seven!”
“I know . Child, is there sothing wrong with your head?” Xue Qilin looked at Qi Qiqi with pity .
“There’s sothing wrong with your head! The sa goes for your whole family!”
“Why are you cursing at people? Don’t you know that it’s wrong, specially if its unwarranted?” Xue Qilin spoke earnestly .
Alas, it doesn’t matter .
“Let’s get down to business . ”
“Oh, so you finally ready to let go down to business?
“Yes, please . ” Qi Qiqi forced a smile, feeling inexplicably tired .
“Really, so much ti has been wasted . ” Xue Qilin muttered, then stuck out her chest: “Hello, everyone! I am your Young Ancestor, pleased to et you . ”
There was gust of wind, and everyone looked like petrified, not knowing how to react .
Is she the Young Ancestor who is supposed to give us a helping hand at a critical juncture? Qi Qiqi looked at the Sky Glass Sword in her hand and wondered if she should kill her and pretend that the brat had never appeared .
[1] – 鸡 (ji) = chicken and 机 (ji), the last character in 摄影机 = cara, sound the sa
[2] – Seven Seven-seven = 七七七 (qiqiqi) sounds similar to Qi Qiqi = 齐绮琪
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