"Sixteen sister, come quickly......" A girl with a flower bun on her head and wearing a pink dress waved at Mo Qingchen.
"Fourteenth sister, aren't you going to swing on the swings again? That won't do, last time you fell off and Grandfather found out, he scolded me severely. Besides, I want to practice my skills a bit more."
She said so with her mouth, but in her heart, there was a thread of strangeness. Why did she and the 14th sister live together day and night, yet it felt like they had not seen each other for a lifetime?
Mo Ningrou pouted and stretched out her small white hand to shake Mo Qingchen, saying: "Sixteen sister, sixteen sister, go, go, go..."
Mo Qingchen shook off the helpless feeling of being swayed, tossing that thread of absurdity to the back of his mind, and sighed: "Alright, just be careful this time, or else you'll get me scolded along with you."
"I know, Sixteen, you're actually younger than me, but why do you look like a little old lady? Mother says that girls should have the appearance of girls." Mo Qingchen was dragged out by Mo Ning Ruo as she spoke.
At this time, a person rushed in hastily and shouted: "Fourteenth sister, Qingchen, why are you still here? Have you forgotten what day it is today?"
That strange feeling came again, Mo Qingchen's eyes were slightly sour, staring tightly at the tiger head.
"Hurry up, today is the wedding day of Thirteen Aunt and Qian Shu Brother! You're so slow, we'll miss all the excitement if we don't go now. You girls are always dawdling!"
Mo Ning Rou hastily looked at her clothes, then took out a small mirror to check herself, and only after finding everything in order did she let out a sigh of relief. She pulled Mo Qing Chen along and said to Hu Tou: "Let's go."
Mo Qingchu subconsciously glanced at his own clothes and suddenly had an idea, why wasn't he wearing crimson clothes?
Before he could think much more, he was pulled out by Tiger Head and his men.
The three of them rushed to the main hall and saw a couple in bright red wedding attire already paying their respects.
"Kowtowing to heaven and earth——"
"Two bows to the high hall——"
Husband and wife bow together
In the drawn-out chanting, the transcendent and fairy-like Hua Qian Shu was set off by a red-robed figure with a hint of smoke and fire, facing Mo You who was veiled by a large red canopy embroidered with mandarin ducks playing in water. As the canopy swayed, the short-statured Mo Qingchen caught sight of the radiant smile on the face of his thirteenth aunt beneath it.
Is this what it means to get married? It's truly beautiful, Mo Qingchen sighed, but there was a hint of strangeness. Why did the thirteenth aunt and Hua Qianshu hold their wedding ceremony at the Mo residence instead of the Hua residence?
She quietly asked Hu Tou, and Hu Tou gave her a glance: "Qian Shu is the son-in-law who married into our family, of course he will be worshiping at our home, silly."
Mo Ning Rou also chimed in: "Yes, Sixteen, you've forgotten this too? Haha, it's better this way. From now on, Thirteen Aunt won't have to leave our house again."
After finishing the wedding banquet, it was already evening. Mo Danyan's face was flushed with excitement as he pulled Mo Qingchen aside and said with a sly smile: "Girl, don't forget about the bridal chamber tonight."
Mo Qingchen nodded: "When Hu Tou and the others arrive, they will call me."
Mo Dajian nodded in satisfaction: "Alright, that kid Hua Qianshu has a lot of good stuff. You have to get at least one thing before you leave, otherwise just stay there and watch them get married."
"Grandpa - " Mo Qingchen couldn't help but scold, this was like something an elder would say, fortunately he had crossed over from another world or else he would have grown up warped.
What's "worn in"? What does it mean by "worn in"? Mo Qingchen suddenly didn't understand what the words meant.
Mo Danyan patted Mo Qingchen's head: "Silly girl, our Mo family isn't wealthy, and Grandfather can't openly help you because of the rules. You shouldn't let this opportunity slip by without getting some benefits from that kid, or it would be a waste for yourself!"
Mo Qing dust patted her mouth and smiled: "I know, Grandpa."
Afterwards, life was peaceful and warm. Mo Qingchen spent his days diligently cultivating in the Morning Sun Hall, occasionally receiving meticulous guidance from Mo Da Ye, and playing with his siblings during his free time. Before he knew it, several years had passed.
This year, the Mo family welcomed a joyful event, as Mo You gave birth to a child with a Heavenly Spirit Root.
This good news added glory to the Mo family, which had been flourishing in recent years. Several elders were smiling all day long, and Old Man Mo, who loved good wine, was often drunk.
Mo Qingchen finally entered the fifth layer of Qi Refining this year.
Under Mo Da's guidance, she tried several times and finally succeeded in achieving true fire external release.
"Girl, you're really something, no wonder you're my grandson's daughter, you've mastered the true fire external release method so quickly. The color of your true fire is yellow and thick, it's clear that your foundation is solid." Mo Danyan said with a flying brow and a smiling face.
Mo Qingchen stared blankly at the yellow true fire dancing on his fingertips, muttering to himself: "This is wrong, this is not right."
"What's wrong, little girl?" Mo Danyan asked in puzzlement.
Mo Qingchen, now a young girl-like figure, looked up and asked urgently: "Grandfather, why is my true fire this color?"
Mo Danyan burst out laughing: "You silly girl, every cultivator's true fire is this color."
"Is it?" Mo Qingchen suddenly asked calmly.
Mo Danyan was taken aback: "You little girl, aren't you happy about entering the fifth layer of Qi refining?"
Mo Qingchen didn't make a sound, but instead looked deeply at Mo Daren, then looked again, and only after a long time sighed: "If it's really possible to be an idiot who can't discover anything, it would be great if things could go on like this."
"Girl, what's wrong? Has someone bullied you? Is it Xiaoshi or Xiaoyi? Grandpa will go and settle the score with them." Mo Danyan lovingly stroked Mo Qingchen's head.
Mo Qingchen silently wrapped her arms around Mo Daxian's arm, leaned her head on his arm and rubbed against it.
Mo Danyan suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, lowered his head to look at the dagger on his chest, and then looked at Mo Qingchen: "Girl, this... why..."
Mo Qingchen looked at all of this, and a pang of pain surged up in her heart. But it wasn't because of what she had done, rather it was because soon, she would never see the familiar yet aged face from her memories again, even if it was fake.
Mo Danyan covered his wound and slowly bent down, gazing sorrowfully at Mo Qingchen, murmuring: "Girl, why... did you lay hands on Grandfather?"
Mo Qingchen smiled faintly: "I won't lay a hand on Grandfather, not to mention you're fake, even if you were the real deal and looked just like Grandfather, if it's not in my interest, I absolutely won't show mercy."
"As I say this, Mo Qingchen's voice gradually lowered: 'Because if something happens to me, Grandfather's spirit in heaven will surely be heartbroken.'"
As soon as the last word was spoken, Mo Daxian in front of him suddenly turned into a twinkling starlight and dissipated into thin air. The scene in front of him then distorted and shook violently, finally exploding with a loud bang and turning to dust and smoke.
Mo Qingchen looked around and found himself standing at the entrance of the palace.
Inside the palace, the walls are still made of large blocks of crystal, no different from the sparkling outside. The crystal walls are carved with countless sea monsters, and within sight is a tortoiseshell screen. Looking to one side, you can see that the corners of the room are randomly placed with coral jade trees. In the center of the main hall is a long white jade platform, on either side of which are intricately carved jade chairs, forming a beautiful scene with the double dragon playing pearl crystal lamps hanging down.
Mo Qingchen stabilized his mind, only to discover that the Sixth Master and three others were standing right next to him. They were all motionless, their faces a mixture of anger, foolishness, sadness, and joy. The only commonality was that their complexions were becoming increasingly pale, with transparent water droplets continuously emerging from between their eyebrows.
Mo Qingchen's face changed color, no good, they were leaking their vital energy!
So, if they don't wake up before their energy is exhausted, will they fall here?
When the vital energy is stored internally, its influence will be felt externally, and evil cannot cause harm.
Mo Qingchen thought that he could wake up from the illusion because no matter how realistic it was, there were some things that it couldn't simulate.
It's just that this illusion can probably achieve the things people most yearn for, living the life they most want to live. If a cultivator's mind is not firm, even if the illusion has obvious flaws, he will be unable or unwilling to see them.
It seems they can only rely on themselves now, Mo Qingchen let out a soft sigh and sat down on the ground to wait for the outcome.
The Fourth Master woke up and the first thing he saw was Mo Qingchen sitting cross-legged in meditation.
Mo Qingchen was recovering his spirit, but his consciousness remained focused on the movements of the three people. As soon as the Fourth Master woke up, she knew it and nodded at him after opening her eyes.
Fourth Master was slightly stunned, then took a few steps to sit down beside Mo Qingchen, also cross-legged: "Miss Mo, I didn't expect you to be the first one to wake up."
"They haven't woken up yet, and if this continues, their lives will be in danger. I'm an outsider, I don't know what methods the Fourth Master has, but is this illusion very powerful?"
Fourth Master nodded: "Not bad, if it weren't for the fact that twenty years ago I experienced one myself, thinking of escaping from an illusion isn't that easy. As for them, they can only rely on themselves."
The Anshen Purple Jade Pearl that was secretly sent to Seventeen should be able to lend him a helping hand, as for Wang Liu, humph, he can only blame his own bad luck.
After a moment, a faint explosive sound came, and then the Seventeenth Young Master opened his eyes, dazedly turning his head, and then joyfully said: "Fourth Brother!"
The fourth young master nodded at him.
After a while, Liu Gongzi's face had turned pale as paper, and the transparent water droplets on his brow were coming out less and less.
Mo Qingchen was secretly anxious in his heart, could it be that Mo Fei, the Sixth Young Master, would not pass this test?
At this moment, Liu Gongzi suddenly shouted "Rou'er" with a painful expression and woke up from the illusion.
Mo Qingchen's keen perception picked up on it, and when Sixth Young Master shouted out that phrase "Rou'er", Fourth Young Master's face turned cold, while Seventeenth Young Master had an even more bizarre smile.
The Sixth Master opened his eyes to find Mo Qingchen and the others staring at him. He regained his composure, smiling faintly as before, but his heart ached with the mention of that person's name, and his back was drenched in cold sweat.
"All right, Sixth Brother, you've overexerted yourself. Hurry up and regulate your breath." Fourth Master said calmly.
The Sixth Master didn't say much more, took out a dan medicine and swallowed it, then closed his eyes and began to regulate his breathing.
Half an hour later, the four of them stood up, and it was still the Fourth Master who spoke: "Let's go in, this next trial is one that none of you three have experienced before. Unlike the purely illusory realm earlier, this one is a half-real, half-illusory realm!"