The Unruly Immortals

"Hmm....." Zuo Qiuyong studied the paper closely, reading everything Li Sui had said. When she saw that Da Qi had been completely annihilated by God Yu'er and the entire Da Qi was enveloped by that strange liquid, her eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"Hmm.... So Da Qi faces such a great calamity in a hundred and eighty years... Could it be that the Astrological Bureau of Da Qi at the time couldn't stop it... Well, we must plan carefully for the future...."

After pondering seriously for a moment, he took the pen from the ink monkey and drew a circle around this section, then continued reading.

Every time he found a useful piece of information, he would circle it, but since it was all information from a hundred and eighty years later, there were not many places worth circling.

However, when he saw a section where Heart Pan used a fan to trade for Shangji Guankou, his eyes suddenly lit up.

He knew about Shangji Guankou but always thought it was just hearsay, never having actually seen it. He never imagined that finding Shangji Guankou would have anything to do with geomancy and astrology.

This is a valuable item; as long as you can trade enough secrets for it, it's more useful than any divination, Eight Trigrams, or flying myths.

"If I'm not mistaken, this Zhuge Yuan should be the Heart Pan of San Qing; otherwise, an ordinary person could not have found Shangji Guankou so easily."

Zuo Qiuyong couldn't help but feel a sense of joy; after having bad luck for so many years, he had finally stumbled upon something precious, "I can't let her go; I must think of a way to keep her here. The fewer people who know these secrets, the more valuable they are..."

The next day, as soon as Li Sui got up, Zuo Qiuyong brought her breakfast.

"Come, eat, have some more. This lamb spine tastes pretty good." Zuo Qiuyong said with a kind smile, presenting the bowl of meat and bones to Li Sui.

"Thank you, Auntie~" Li Sui said, as her human skin split open, and a dog head with no face skin emerged and crunched the bones to bits.

Li Sui found that Auntie knew exactly what she liked to eat and was happy to take her to festivals. She really liked this Auntie,

"No one took care of you before, hearing your pitiful story~~ Tsk tsk tsk~ makes my heart ache. In the future, if your dad doesn't care for you, your Auntie will." Zuo Qiuyong reached out her hand to pat Li Sui's dog head.

"Mm!" Li Sui nodded vigorously with her mouth full, saying with a stuffed mouth, "Auntie, when will we go to Da Liang?"

"What? You don't like being with Auntie?" Zuo Qiuyong asked in a playful reprimand.

Li Sui shook her head repeatedly, hurrying to explain. "No, I like being with Auntie; I just want to see Da Liang."

"Alright, alright, just teasing you, why take it seriously? After breakfast, I'll take you to the Da Liang Sky Observatory. The Da Liang Sky Observatory is called Xuan Pin, right? With six hands, likes wearing red Taoist robes?"

"Mm!"

"I've contacted him, trust your Auntie—she won't mislead you, Auntie's such a good person, how could she deceive you?"

Hearing this, Li Sui nodded enthusiastically and ate the lamb spine with big bites, eager to meet Xuan Pin soon.

A hundred and eighty years ago, there were still acquaintances; this was something Li Sui never expected.

The lamb spine was quickly finished, and Li Sui impatiently dragged Zuo Qiuyong to leave.

Under Zuo Qiuyong's guidance, Li Sui left the Astrological Bureau and took a carriage heading outside the city. "Don't rush; upon hearing about you, Xuan Pin came early and is waiting outside the city."

"Really? That's great." Li Sui eagerly looked through the carriage window.

Although her father was somewhat dissatisfied with the mysterious Xuan Pin, being able to meet an acquaintance again made Li Sui feel particularly close; at least, she wasn't alone across such a vast span of time.

In anticipation, the carriage gradually stopped in a bamboo forest, where the breeze rustled the bamboo leaves. The whole environment seemed very poetic.

In a green bamboo pavilion, Li Sui saw the imposing figure hidden within a voluminous red Taoist robe—it was so familiar and endearing.

With excitement on her face, Li Sui jumped out of the carriage window and ran towards that red figure.

But as she approached, her steps gradually slowed down, and the excitement on her face faded, replaced by a look of fear as she looked at Xuan Pin in the pavilion.

"What's wrong? Why are you standing there? Weren't you eager to find Xuan Pin? Xuan Pin is here, so why not go over?" Zuo Qiuyong approached Li Huowang from behind, frowning slightly, gently patting her back.

Li Sui tugged on Zuo Qiuyong's sleeve, hiding behind her, "Auntie, did we find the wrong person? This person doesn't seem like Xuan Pin."

Hearing this, Zuo Qiuyong's expression stiffened. "What? Isn't this how Xuan Pin looks? Isn't he wearing a red Taoist robe?"

Li Sui hesitantly shook her head, "Xuan Pin does wear a red Taoist robe like my dad, but... the robe he wears has a lot of moving characters on it, but this Xuan Pin doesn't have such things on his clothes."

"What moving characters? Why have you never mentioned this before?"

Li Sui extended her tentacles, randomly gesturing in the air, "Because I haven't learned those characters, my dad never taught me, so I don't know how to describe them to you."

Upon hearing this, Zuo Qiuyong pondered earnestly, then suddenly chuckled, pulling a silk handkerchief from her sleeve to lightly pat Li Sui, casually saying, "You silly child, why are you so fixated? You wear the same clothes for a hundred and eighty years?"

"After so many years, isn't it normal to change clothes several times? Whose clothes all look the same?"

Hearing this, Li Sui suddenly had an epiphany, "Oh right, a hundred and eighty years later, Xuan Pin certainly wouldn't be wearing the same clothes! My mother bought me several outfits!"

"Aha~ You figured it out, that's good. Go on, discuss your issues with him properly."

Li Sui walked into the bamboo pavilion, looked at Xuan Pin in front of her, and now appeared a bit nervous.

After gathering her courage, Li Sui spoke up, "You must help my father! In a hundred and eighty years, the Fate Commander from the Dharma Sect will confront my father in the White Jade Capital. If my father loses, not only will Da Qi have no hope, but Da Liang will be doomed too!!"

After saying the first sentence, Li Sui's words poured out swiftly, rapidly sharing everything she knew with Xuan Pin.

After speaking, Li Sui waited cautiously for Xuan Pin's response. Although the past Xuan Pin was often complained about by her dad, he was considered a good person.

Moreover, as someone from the Astronomical Bureau, this matter should also fall under his jurisdiction. But with the hundred and eighty years difference, Li Sui didn't know what the Xuan Pin of a hundred and eighty years ago was like.

After a long time, Li Sui finally saw Xuan Pin slowly nodding his head hidden within the red Taoist robe. "Understood, I will make my decision."