24. People are in the island, just got off the Lingshuo
"No one has come to Taiyi Valley yet."
Listening to Su Yanran's inquiry, the female cultivator in charge replied with a smile.
Her cultivation level is actually much higher than that of Su Yanran. She is a genuine cultivator of the Earthly Immortal Realm. When the last Yaochi Banquet was held, she was already in charge and was trained as the future person in charge of the Yaochi Banquet.
deacon.
Originally, this time, when the previous person in charge pretended to be ill and left the show, she should have taken over.
It was just because of the special situation that the acting palace master appointed Su Yanran to be the person in charge, so her position was not changed to a regular position.
But in fact, she was still responsible for the specific arrangements and coordination of the entire Yaochi Banquet, and Su Yanran was just in name.
This is not a big deal in Fairy Palace.
Anyway, gold plating is the most popular among aristocratic families.
However, she was able to be so kind to Su Yanran. In addition to the fact that Su Yanran was indeed smart and studious, which made her feel quite satisfied, it was also more or less because of the fact that "she had fought side by side with Su Anran" - the saint of the Fairy Palace, her status
Very respected, almost second only to the acting palace lord, and the elders of the sect.
They are on an equal footing, far above the deacons; and those unsuccessful candidates who once competed for the position of saint are not so respected, they are only slightly higher than the ordinary inner disciples, and are inferior to those who are the direct descendants of the elders.
, the only advantage is probably that you may be given priority when running for the position of deacon in the future.
Su Yanran is one of the losers who was screened out. Logically speaking, she cannot receive such great preferential treatment.
But because of Su Anran's incident, he benefited a lot.
If it was true as the rumors outside said, Su Yanran would naturally not care.
But others don’t know what happened. How could Su Yanran, one of the parties involved, forget it?
At that time in Tianyuan Secret Territory, Su Anran's last words to him were to tell her not to follow him anymore, otherwise he would really lose control of himself and kill her - Su Yanran was intimidated by these words at that time.
Stopping, looking back now, although there is fear, it is more of a kind of shame and regret.
This gnawing feeling in her heart made Su Yanran feel quite restless.
"Yanran, you don't have to be so nervous."
Gong Xiaotang, the deputy who was arranged by the acting palace master to help Su Yanran and was actually coordinating the entire situation, said with a smile, "The palace has analyzed it and found that Su Anran is not that kind of ungrateful person. Look at the demon tribe's Qingyu.
You blocked the knife for him, and now you have transformed into a spirit... You and Su Anran fought side by side against the Soul-Splitting Demonic Mountain Spider. Although you did not succeed in resisting it later, in any case, he must have this kind of incense.
Will remember it."
"No." Su Yanran shook her head, "The situation at that time was very complicated. I said to him 'the overall situation is the most important thing', which would have annoyed Su Anran. He..."
"Okay, okay, I know, you have said it many times." Gong Xiaotang smiled, but did not really take Su Yanran's words to heart, "He later asked you to leave, otherwise he would kill you.
Right? You have already reported this matter after you returned to the palace, but the palace master and others came to the conclusion after analysis, but they still asked you to replace the saint to take on this important task. This is the palace master’s decision. Is it the palace master’s?
Can the calculation be wrong?"
"Can……"
"Nothing is impossible." Gong Xiaotang shook his head, "Do you know why you lost the election in the end? It's because you were not confident enough. Su Anran's incident brought so much haze to you that you have become
I am very doubtful about my decision and vision. It should be noted that the saints selected by our Fairy Palace have a very large proportion of talent and talent, but how do we reflect this talent and talent in our daily actions? That is self-confidence."
Listening to Gong Xiaotang's words, Su Yanran remained silent.
His eyes were a bit dim.
Over the years, she has indeed not acted as calmly and confidently as she did before going to the Tianyuan Trial, and her acting style has become hesitant, so naturally she has missed a lot of opportunities. You know, back then she was able to stand out among a group of Saintess candidates.
To become the leader of the Fairy Palace in the Tianyuan Trial, her vision and skills must be good. At that time, she was high-spirited, confident and calm.
But since returning from the Tianyuan Trial, she has been unable to recover.
Although it cannot be said to be decadent, it is true that he is no longer as confident as before and has a lot of doubts about his actions.
The entire Fairy Palace knew that she had inner demons, and the inner demons had a very strong influence on her.
This was the fundamental reason why she was ultimately eliminated from the selection of saints.
How can a person who is no longer confident and even begins to doubt his own vision and ability become the leader of the younger generation of Fairy Palace?
Being submissive and hesitant has never been the style of Fairy Palace.
The representative of the Fairy Palace must become the focus of the audience.
Su Yanran was naturally not suitable in her current situation, so when she was unsuccessful, she naturally had no regrets or regrets, but felt relieved.
But no one thought that after shedding her inner burden and focusing on growing her cultivation, she would also reach the top 50 on the Heavenly Ranking and become the only face of the Fairy Palace in the Heavenly Ranking. She hit herself hard.
A resounding slap in the face from the teacher - the Saint of the Fairy Palace was announced to the world a year ago, and according to the usual practice, the promotion of the Saint must be the title of "the strongest among the younger generation of the Fairy Palace".
Is this the result?
Can't even compare to a failed saint?
When Su Yanran saw the ranking on the Heavenly Ranking, her vision went dark, and she was deeply afraid that her master would come to settle the score with her, so she spent a month in fear. Not only did she suffer from dark circles under her eyes, but she even suffered from hair loss.
Then when she came back to her senses, she found that she had been pushed to the position of the person in charge of the Yaochi Banquet.
This is completely different from what she imagined!
Through Gong Xiaotang, she expressed her pressure, her loyalty to the Fairy Palace, and her regret for having such a bad impact on her teacher. She felt that she was not worthy of the title of "person in charge of the Yaochi Banquet", which should only be done by a saint.
She is not a saint when it comes to presiding over matters.
Gong Xiaotang said he understood.
Su Yanran was really relieved at that time and felt that the matter should be over.
Then a few days later, Gong Xiaotang brought the news that the Fairy Palace planned to make Su Yanran a saint.
Su Yanran was confused at that time.
This situation was different from what she imagined.
But what else could she do?
I had no choice but to bite the bullet and start learning to do things.
She just has a psychological shadow and lacks self-confidence. It does not mean that she is incompetent. And to a certain extent, it is precisely because of her lack of self-confidence that she has to confirm the same thing several times until she is dragged away by Gong Xiaotang.
The result that was finally over allowed her obsessive-compulsive disorder to shine brightly in the preparations for the Yaochi Banquet, reaching the perfect state of "excellence", which actually won Gong Xiaotang's favor.
But this is not the result Su Yanran wants.
After another tiring and busy day, Su Yanran finally received a message from Gong Xiaotang.
Someone is coming from Taiyi Valley.
There is no custom of announcing names at the Yaochi Banquet. After all, how can the Xian family sect be like a secular banquet and announce its names once someone comes in?
Therefore, except for the Fairy Palace as the host, unless it is a monk who intends to "visit from house to house" to understand the status of the current invitees, it is impossible to know the specific status of the current invitees to the Yaochi Banquet.
So when Su Anran from Taiyi Valley arrived, no other person except Gong Xiaotang and Su Yanran knew about it, and they didn't invite them with much fanfare.
Under normal circumstances, after the invitees arrive at Daofang, there will be a servant from the Fairy Palace who will act as a waiter to guide them. Naturally, it is impossible for the saint who is responsible for coordinating the affairs of the Yaochi Banquet to show up in person to invite everyone - only at the Yaochi Banquet.
The saint will only appear on stage when the banquet officially begins, and then she will be in front of these talents during the month-long banquet, and establish a good relationship with these proud men.
But the situation in Taiyi Valley is obviously extraordinary.
That's why Su Yanran showed up in person to receive her.
Of course, if we want to investigate seriously, Su Yanran has not yet obtained the title of "Holy Maiden" of the Fairy Palace, so it is okay to say that she is just a waiter.
Perhaps this is also the reason why the Fairy Palace has not banned Su Yanran for a long time.
…
Chunxiu Lake is said to be a lake, but it gives Su Anran the impression of an inland sea because its area is quite vast.
This time he came out of the valley to participate in the Yaochi Banquet, and the ride he took was not the Nine Dragon Car exclusive to the eldest sister, but the spirit shuttle he used in the Tianyuan Secret Realm before.
Of course, Xu Xinhui made some appropriate improvements to this shuttle - while retaining the speed, corresponding adjustments were made to the comfort and internal space to ensure that the shuttle would not be too big for five people to fit in.
Crowded. However, the conventional configuration is still for four people. After all, the cost performance of the spirit shuttle means that it cannot have such a large accommodation space. Otherwise, it would not be more convenient to directly forge a spirit boat.
So in Su Anran's understanding: the spirit boat is equivalent to a large passenger plane, a cruise ship, etc., and the spirit shuttle is equivalent to a car. The third one is equivalent to various flying swords and flying magic weapons such as bicycles. And the beast control
The spiritual beast of the Master is something between a car and a bicycle: comfort is not a consideration anyway, but speed can still be pursued.
So when Su Anran arrived with Qingyu and Butcher, it didn't cause much of a sensation.
Unlike the disciples of other famous sects, each one is more popular than the other: the Nangong family came in a large spiritual boat that can accommodate thousands of people, and they also prepared their own cooks, guards, maids and other corresponding logistics personnel; the Ximen family
Probably because the last Yaochi Banquet was suppressed by the Dongfang Family and the Nangong Family, they opened a palace directly this time and did not need to stay in the villa prepared in advance by the Fairy Palace.
The Dongfang Family seems to be very low-key, but the problem is that they came with a convoy of more than ten carriages, and the carriages were pulled by Cloud-Stepping Dragon Horses. This kind of monster is the weakest and can be compared to the human soul-condensing realm.
A strong person, at the peak of his strength, can even rival those in the Taoist realm.
The great power. And the carriages are not ordinary. Perhaps inspired by Fang Qianwen's Kowloon carriage before, all the carriages in the Oriental Family's fleet this time are equivalent to the best magic weapons. The main carriage even contains a trace of magic aura, which is infinite.
Close to Taobao.
Other famous sects may not be so outrageous, but they are basically qualified to participate. They more or less represent the reputation of their respective sects, so naturally they cannot be shabby. Even if they are not as good as the three major aristocratic families, they still have the qualities that a famous sect should have.
You still have to have confidence.
For example, the Wanjian Tower, the Great Sun Tathagata Sect, the Wandao Palace, etc. all come with spirit boats, but their scale is not as luxurious as that of the Nangong family.
After all, the Yaochi Banquet not only allows the talented disciples of various sects in the Xuan Realm to appear, but it is also a time for each sect to show off its heritage.
After Su Anran arrived at Daofang, he did not bother the disciples of Fairy Palace and put away the spirit shuttle in his hand as soon as he raised his hand.
"I really miss it."
Qingyu looked at Su Anran's actions and said with some emotion: "This is our second time to ride this spiritual shuttle together after Tianyuan Secret Realm."
"And me! And me!" The little butcher was jumping and shouting at the side.
Qingyu stared at the little butcher silently, then took out a flying sword from the storage ring and handed it to the butcher: "Be good, go ahead and be stupid."
"Oh." The little butcher took the flying sword and ran away happily.
Su Anran glanced at this typical stupid kid who has breasts and is a mother, but didn't interfere much.
The Yaochi Banquet is a gathering of geniuses of the younger generation. All the attendees are in the Soul Condensation Realm. It also means that these younger generation disciples have officially taken over the baton from their predecessors and begun to have the ability to walk independently in the mysterious world. Therefore, there are many behind them.
In addition to providing some support that can show the sect's heritage, such as spiritual boats, palaces, logistics manpower, etc., the sect will not openly allow monks with more advanced cultivation to accompany them.
Therefore, in Daofang of the Fairy Palace, except for the disciples of the Fairy Palace, there are no monks from other sects who have the strength above the Earth Fairy Realm.
Besides, the Butcher was created by tearing apart half of his soul, and he has a very strong soul connection with him, so if something really happened to the Butcher, Su Anran would naturally be able to discover it immediately.
So Su Anran naturally doesn't have to worry about the butcher's safety.
"Master Su."
A soft voice sounded at the right time.
This just caught Su Anran's attention.
A beautiful woman in palace attire arrived.
"It's you." Su Anran looked at Su Yanran, then smiled, "Long time no see."
Looking at Su Anran who was smiling softly, Su Yanran suddenly felt tears filling her eyes.
The feeling that she was almost out of breath had finally completely disappeared.
"Long time no see." Su Yanran smiled and nodded gently, then turned to look at Qingyu and said, "Your Highness Qingyu, long time no see."
"I am no longer your highness." Qingyu looked at the woman in front of him and also felt a little emotional.
The scene from ten years ago, with the appearance of Su Yanran, appeared in front of Qingyu again.
Vividly in my mind.
But in comparison, Qingyu has become much calmer now, not as hostile to Su Yanran as before.
This is the first time the three of them have met each other after ten years.
It was just that it was very different from what Su Yanran had imagined before. After actually meeting Su Anran and Qingyu, she found that her mood became much calmer. She originally thought that she would have a lot to say, but
At this time, they all dispersed with the wind.
"Mr. Su, Miss Qingyu, please come with me. I have prepared a separate garden for you."
Seeing Su Yanran's sudden change in mentality, Su Anran was filled with emotion.
In Su Anran's eyes, compared to her ten years ago, Su Yanran is undoubtedly much more mature now, and she has become truly stable. She no longer has the kind of personality that Su Anran could tell at a glance.
Pretending to be steady.
"You are not weak. At least you are much stronger than the saints elected by your Fairy Palace. But you are not a saint. Your Fairy Palace is too bullying." Su Anran suddenly thought that the other party is not a saint yet.
, it was said that she was screened out from the selection of saints by the Fairy Palace, so she felt a little unfair for her.
Thinking about it, the other party's life may not have been easy in the past ten years.
"Junior Sister Lin's talent and talent are all above mine, but her ranking is lower now." Su Yanran smiled sweetly and responded gracefully, without a trace of hypocrisy.
On this point, Qingyu, who can best sense changes in mood, has the most say.
"Tsk, your willing face is nothing like the person I knew before."
Regarding Qing Yu's words, Su Yanran just laughed but did not answer.
However, with her sharp eyes, she discovered the little girl standing more than ten meters away, staring at her curiously.
Following Su Yanran's somewhat curious look, Su Anran and Qingyu turned around and saw the little butcher standing in the distance holding Feijian. Although her eyes were full of curiosity, she still did not approach without permission.
, but followed the previous agreement with Qingyu and had fun on his own.
"This fool..." Su Anran was speechless, "Come here."
The little butcher glanced at Su Anran, but still didn't move.
Qingyu smiled and waved, so the little butcher ran over and said with a sweet smile: "Mother!"
Su Yanran was shocked!
Is this Qingyu’s daughter?
Then her father...
Su Yanran turned her head and looked at Su Anran.
Su Anran didn't think there was anything wrong. Although he didn't know how Qingyu hooked up with the butcher, at least he knew that Qingyu was helping him raise his children, and the butcher didn't know who he learned from.
The problem is, now she is completely acting like "if you give me a flying sword, I will be your mother".
"Called..." Su Anran glanced at Su Yanran, but suddenly she didn't know how to introduce Su Yanran.
"Call Aunt Su." Qingyu added.
"Aunt Su." The little butcher immediately called out obediently.
"Ah, what a cute child." Su Yanran reluctantly came back to her senses, "I didn't know this child was you..."
"This is An Ran's daughter." Qingyu smiled.
"Oh...oh." Su Yanran nodded with a clear face.
Called Mother Qingyu, she is also Su Anran’s daughter...
really!
Su Yanran understood instantly: This is indeed the daughter of Su Anran and Qingyu! No wonder she is so cute! ... However, this child must be at least ten years old now, right? In other words, Su Anran took Qingyu to
Just take Taiyigu back... just...
Su Yanran felt that she could no longer think about it, otherwise she would be killed and silenced again.
"You call me Aunt Su, then as an elder I must give you a meeting gift." Su Yanran decided that she must have a good relationship with this little guy, so after thinking about it, she took out a gift from her storage bag.
The top-notch magic weapon was handed to the little butcher, "This is a defensive magic weapon. Although its function is not powerful, it has a very high independent defense performance. It can be effective as long as you carry it with you. You do not need to consume your true energy to activate it.
"
However, what made the atmosphere feel awkward was that the little butcher did not pick up the magic weapon. She just looked at Su Yanran with a hesitant expression.
"You haven't said thank you yet." Su Anran broke the silence.
This custom of elders giving greeting gifts to younger generations has been in the Xuan world since ancient times.
And you can't refuse, otherwise it will be quite disrespectful.
Su Anran didn't have much dislike for Su Yanran, so naturally she didn't want to offend her.
"But... I don't like magic weapons." The little butcher said aggrievedly.
"Ah." At this moment, Su Yanran was really embarrassed.
However, as an outstanding student who has received training in the Fairy Palace's course on how to treat people, she quickly reacted: "You must give a gift to someone you want. This is Aunt Su's fault. I didn't think carefully... Then you like it?"
What is it? Tell Aunt Su and she will go find it for you."
"Flying sword!" The little butcher's eyes lit up.
"Don't be too pushy." Su Anran knew what the little butcher was thinking just by looking at his eyes, "Don't pay attention to her."
"It's okay, it's okay." Su Yanran smiled and shook her head, and then actually took out a top-quality flying sword from her storage bag, "Here, I'll give this to you."
"Thank you Aunt Su!" The little butcher caught the flying sword in seconds and hid it in her storage bag. While doing this, in order to prevent being caught by Su Anran, she also moved behind Qingyu, only to
He exposed half of his head and looked at Su Anran, "Aunt Su gave this to me, you can't steal it!"
"I think your skin is itchy." Su Anran's face turned dark.
"It's okay, kid." Su Yanran said with a smile, "Besides, I don't know how to use a flying sword. If you put this flying sword here, it's like a pearl in the dark. I think it's the best thing to give to your daughter."
It’s home.”
Su Anran was speechless.
What the butcher did with the flying sword was unclear to others, so how could he not be clear about it?
This flying sword is at least safe if it is placed here with Su Yanran.
Didn't you see that when the butcher took the flying sword from your hand just now, your flying sword was trembling?
"What is this child's name?"
"Aunt Su, my name is Butcher, Butcher Su." Before Su Anran could answer, Butcher immediately answered.
"Good... good name." Su Yanran carefully glanced at Su Anran again, and saw that his face was still dark. She guessed that maybe Su Anran didn't like to be called this name, so this... could it be from Qingyu?
"It's a very powerful name."
"I didn't come up with this name." Su Anran hurriedly clarified, saying that he would not bear the blame for the butcher's name.
