Chapter 823: 823: Meeting the Moon Goddess
The town master was dumbfounded when he heard about the Longevity Pill. This kind of pill is so rare that even those from the Core Haven considered this pill a legendary treasure that can be hardly bought by money. Even though there are lots of treasures in this world that can extend lives, only the longevity pill has no restriction upon intake and it can be stacked for at least three times even more if the pill itself had a higher grade of purity.
It was too important that all the big sects, clans and empires wanted them. Unfortunately, the pill refiners who can make it are now considered legends. They all disappeared after the last divine doctor had died. It was said that these people had all killed themselves when the divine doctor had been killed. After all, the last Divine Doctor is just an ordinary mortal and it was easy for the cultivators to control him. After the divine doctor took his life, his legacy as well as the rest of his disciples had died.
Lao Wu, the town master, was surprised by what his friend said. Never would he have expected that this legendary pill was something he ate and another one in his possession.
"Longevity Pill?! Are you saying those things exist?" The town master exclaimed.
Pei Ju said, "Why would I lie to you? I ate two and had an extra one. I wonder if you are interested in it."
With a wave of his hand, a small box appeared on the table. The old man known as Lao Wu looked at it with expectation and excitement. He was even trembling when he tried to open it to check. Of course, he didn’t dare to take it off the table. He had only taken a peek. Who would have thought that by slightly opening the small box, a scent full of vitality had assaulted the nose of the town master. He immediately realized the legitimacy of this pill.
"I am! What would you like in exchange?! Tell me!" Lao Wu said.
Pei Ju chuckled and said, "Don’t panic. There is only one thing I want from you."
"You are not thinking about the information about the center of the Lightning Ancient God’s Abode aren’t you? I’m telling you. That place is impossible for you to enter. Only those with the purest bloodline can enter that place. That’s where the Lightning God’s Thunder pool is located. As far as I know, the only person who was able to come out of that place alive was formerly called the Lightning King. But he had suddenly disappeared after he left his clan to marry into his wife’s family," said Lao Xu, the Town Master.
It seems that the connection of the town master and the Regal Lei Clan is not an ordinary one. Just the fact that he knows about what is the secret of the Lightning Ancient God’s Abode was enough to say that he used to be a bigshot before getting this injured.
Pei Ju calmly sips his tea and said, "What if I told you that it wasn’t me who wanted to hear it? After all, I do not even have a lightning spirit root. Why would I care about such information?"
"Then why are you still asking for information you can’t use?" Lao Xu asked as he suspected that Pei Ju had another plot in mind that had something to do with that abode.
He narrowed his eyes thinking that his friend is planning on something bad that involves the Regal Lei Clan. Even though he no longer has a connection to that clan, he still will not allow others to cause harm towards them. This is the clan that used to nurture him and gave his life.
Seeing the bad eye his friend is giving him, Pei Ju knows that he can no longer hide it from his friend.
"Alright! Don’t think of bad things. Tomorrow, I will bring you to meet someone. You decide whether you will tell this secret to that person. Anyway, only when you agree to tell this person that you can receive this pill." Pei Ju said as he took back the box with a longevity pill and left with it.
The words of that man lingered in the ears of the old town master and left him thinking about it all day. Unfortunately, the town master was unable to find any within his memories that matches the guess in his heart.
Sigh~
"Forget about it. I will know about it tomorrow," murmured the old town master.
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When the next morning arrives...
A carriage had stopped in front of the small courtyard at the edge of the town. The moment the town master saw this place he was a bit stunned. This is actually the place he was forbidden to investigate due to its connection to the Great General of the Immortal Sun Empire, Lord Shen Taiyang. When this land was bought from him by the great general, a few craftsmen from the Immortal Sun Empire itself were brought here just to build a small courtyard.
That small courtyard and mansion was the most luxurious one he had seen in all his life. Seeing how expensive and rare the materials were used to make such a small place made him envious of it. It was recently that he heard that this small courtyard was given to young women by the great general and even personally escorted her to this mansion. However, no one knows what the identity of that woman is as the great general decree and silencing order to those who had seen that woman that day. Unfortunately, he wasn’t here when that young lady arrived in his town.
Who would have expected that this bad friend of his, Pei Ju, would bring him over to this forbidden zone and it seems he had the permission to be invited to this place. This whole courtyard was actually capable of blocking people especially those who had bad intentions towards the owner itself. For those who had no connection to the owner they wouldn’t be able to bypass the formation without an invitation.
The Moon Goddess verbally invited Pei Jue and his two sons, giving him three slots to be able to approach the gates. Right now, only Pei Ju and the town master, Lao Wu, were standing in front of the courtyard.
The town master asked, "Lao Pei, are you sure this is the place?"
"Yes. Her majesty lives here. She said I need to be treated with a session of acupuncture to heal my meridian so I can resume my cultivation. Let’s go. I’m going to ask her if she can also treat you but as for the payment it will depend on you whether you are willing to share it or if she will accept it as payment," said Pei Ju.
The two old men approached the wooden gates and knocked politely on it. After a few attempts the wooden gates were opened by puppet maids. Upon seeing that it was Pei Ju the scheduled guest, they had invited them inside.
The puppet maid said, " Guest Pei Ju, you have arrived. Please get inside as the mistress is already waiting for you."
"I see. Then please show us the way in," said Pei Ju.
Even though the one he is talking to are just puppets he is more polite than always as his youngest son had already told him that the lady doesn’t have living servants and only have puppets to serve her home and that he must not be surprised by it even if these puppets acts like they are living beings with intelligence.
On the other hand, the old town master was observing the lifelike puppet maid. Only when he was so sure that these servants were indeed just puppets he was shocked in his heart. How can there be puppets that act like sentient beings?
The two old men followed the puppet maid as they were brought to the backyard where the Moon Goddess was waiting. This time she didn’t wear any veil as her guests already knew about her identity. She didn’t like wearing masks or veils unless necessary. In the backyard, aside from a stone table set with tea sets and snacks on it, there is also another wooden tub not too far away from it. Moreover, under this wooden tub is an ongoing fire handled by the other puppet maid. The material of his wooden tub is unique that ordinary fire wouldn’t be able to burn it down.
Pei Ju greeted the Moon Goddess as soon as he saw him.
"Pei Ju of the Pei Clan greets her majesty the Moon Empress!"
Recognizing who the young lady is, the town master followed the steps of Pei Ju and kneeled before the Moon Goddess.
"Shan Xu greets her majesty the Moon Empress!"
"It’s you. The master of this town. A few days ago those two fools had almost destroyed your town. Your compensation will be sent over by the Hidden Tang Clan," Yue Xuexia said.
Pei Ju looked a bit confused as he had recently just returned. He didn’t know anything about the battle between Shen Taiyang and Xing Xieju the last time. Moreover, Pei Xiu was too weak to watch this battle and was stuck in his tower that night.
