Past Events (Part Two)
"Meng Jiujiu."
"Hmm."
The little girl nodded vigorously like a pounding garlic.
From then on,
A little tail always followed Xuan Qi.
While other celestial officials were busy subduing little demons, accumulating merits, and vying for higher positions,
Xuan Qi was making soup with Meng Jiujiu.
While other celestial officials were getting promoted steadily,
Xuan Qi took Meng Jiujiu around the Three Realms.
While the disciples he had once helped had become great celestial officials,
Xuan Qi and Meng Jiujiu were researching how to make the strange herbs in front of them taste more delicious.
So,
Decades passed.
Those who had ascended with him had climbed higher on the ladder of the celestial world,
But Xuan Qi remained just a minor celestial being.
Meng Jiujiu asked him,
"Sir, why don't you strive for promotion like them?"
Xuan Qi smiled faintly.
"Why should I be like them?"
Meng Jiujiu said, "Isn't it natural for people to keep advancing?"
Xuan Qi shook his head,
Carrying the medicine basket on his back, he walked forward.
He had never had any fondness for the power - chasing in the celestial world.
Moreover,
If he left,
What would happen to Meng Jiujiu?
Thinking of this, Xuan Qi smiled.
After decades of living together day and night,
She had unknowingly influenced him so deeply.
The little cry - baby in the past had now transformed into a graceful and elegant young woman.
Meng Jiujiu quickly caught up with him.
The fact that Xuan Qi didn't seek promotion in the celestial rank was actually a good thing for her. If he left, she really didn't know where to go.
Meng Jiujiu was in love with Xuan Qi.
Anyone who knew them or had seen them could tell at a glance.
They always said,
"Look at that little girl following the cold and aloof young master. Her eyes are glued to him."
However,
Xuan Qi had never reciprocated Meng Jiujiu's feelings.
And Meng Jiujiu didn't dare to mention this in front of him.
She was in love with the young master, and everyone in the world knew it.
But Meng Jiujiu understood,
The young master was out of her reach.
She was just his maid. Being able to follow him was already a great blessing for three lifetimes. She shouldn't have any delusions, nor could she.
The young master was still just a minor celestial being. If he were to be promoted to a higher celestial rank, he might can't wait to leave her.
Actually,
Given the young master's capabilities,
He could have ascended to a higher level in at most five years.
But he never bothered to accumulate merits. Meng Jiujiu just thought he was lazy.
Wanting to repay the young master for saving her life, she always reported Xuan Qi's name whenever she did good deeds.
She was enthusiastic enough.
But perhaps what she did was still not enough, because every time the young master saw her doing this, he never looked happy. Maybe he thought she was embarrassing him?
Anyway, Meng Jiujiu didn't give up.
Until one night,
When she got up at night,
She found a promotion order on the bamboo table.
It had been five years since then.
Five years ago,
The young master had actually already ascended.
Why did he stay in this small place instead of leaving?
Later,
Meng Jiujiu made some inquiries.
They said,
Xuan Qi had been delaying his departure for a new fief because he was dealing with a black bear spirit on Black Mountain. He hadn't managed to subdue it yet, so he had to stay in the mortal world.
Hearing this,
The fire in Meng Jiujiu's heart ignited instantly.
She knew how to repay the young master.
So,
The next day,
When Xuan Qi got up and didn't see Meng Jiujiu, his heart skipped a beat.
Later,
When he rushed to Black Mountain,
Meng Jiujiu was on the verge of death.
She was almost dead.
It was the first time Xuan Qi got angry.
The black bear spirit couldn't even withstand three moves in Xuan Qi's hands.
Meng Jiujiu, who was barely holding on to life, was so shocked that her eyes almost popped out.
The young master was so powerful. Why hadn't he subdued the black bear spirit for so long?
She was in excruciating pain.
Seeing Xuan Qi walking towards her,
She felt so wronged that tears welled up in her eyes.
"Shut up."
These were the only two words from the usually cold and aloof young master.
Meng Jiujiu was so frightened that she closed her mouth.
Then Xuan Qi took her back home.
He channeled his true energy into her.
When she woke up, she saw Xuan Qi's back.
Meng Jiujiu thought it was over. This time, she not only failed to help the young master but also might have dragged him down.
"Sir?"
"Do you really want me to leave soon?"
"Sir—"
"Meng Jiujiu, do you really want me to leave?"