Chapter 178 Ill-Starred

The day after Nujiao called.

The white-haired fox girl rushed to the museum in a flurry, and without a word, she grabbed Wei Yuan and headed for Kunlun Mountain. Wei Yuan didn't know why, but looking at this Tushan goddess, he felt that she was even more concerned than he was.

No... or rather, excited and expectant?

Wei Yuan was suspicious.

"After all, you came from my Tushan clan, I can't just abandon you."

Nujiao smiled, her eyes curving slightly.

Then, emphasizing the words "Tushan clan," she sighed:

"Besides, because of Yu and Qi, I have to take care of you."

"Or are you saying that you think I'm interfering too much, making you uncomfortable instead?"

The reason was appropriate and reasonable, seamlessly connecting with the emotional card, and simultaneously linking it to a bitter strategy.

In terms of the basic qualities of a fox spirit, Wei Yuan couldn't catch up with Nujiao even if he rode a horse.

When Nujiao brought up those two guys, Wei Yuan had no choice but to surrender, helpless.

"Wait, I haven't taken my phone yet."

"Phone? Let's put that aside for now."

Nujiao casually said, "Almost everyone can pass the second test, but it requires absolute quiet. Whether you bring your phone or not doesn't matter for participating in the test."

Under Nujiao's authority.

Wei Yuan's suggestion to bring his phone was mercilessly rejected.

The museum's affairs were briefly handed over to Yuanjue, the burly monk, who wore the museum's constantly circulating apron. Feng Siyu was in the museum, crying as she copied a book titled "Ideological and Moral Education."

In short, Feng Siyu's misdeeds had come to light.

Previously, Zhang Ruosu had used two years' worth of snacks to get Feng Siyu to send Wei Yuan a package of hometown mushrooms.

And the genius girl chose to profit from both sides.

Theoretically, there was nothing wrong with this operation.

However, this young rich woman, who could eat Zhurong's medicinal pills like candy beans, hadn't expected that the museum director would discover that the mushroom package was cash on delivery, and then call the old Taoist priest, severely scolding him for the cash-on-delivery operation, and righteously demanding a 50/50 split.

So the two adults discovered.

That they had been played by Feng Siyu.

Now Feng Siyu was taking online ideological and moral education courses under the supervision of the great monk.

If the supervision was done by the Binghun, the weapon spirit would definitely be soft-hearted.

But if Yuanjue was the proctor, unfortunately, with the Buddhist powers of telepathy and the extinction of outflows, Yuanjue might not be able to observe the birth and death of all things in the three thousand worlds as if they were lines on his palm, but it was too easy to determine that Feng Siyu wasn't cheating.

So, the scene of Feng Siyu, who should have been eating snacks, making up lessons appeared.

The exasperated adults directly found a pile of ideological and moral education courses for Feng Siyu.

After Yuanjue put down a stack of exercise books, he prepared the ingredients for lunch. Suddenly, he heard a ringtone. He thought Feng Siyu was trying to cheat, but when he went over, he found that the sound was coming from Wei Yuan's room. The phone he hadn't taken with him was ringing non-stop.

Yuanjue looked at the phone. The avatar of the caller was a cat giving a thumbs up.

Hmm, the Old Celestial Master.

Yuanjue looked at the cat and recognized the identity of the caller.

After thinking about it, he pressed the answer button, "Amitabha, Celestial Master Zhang, what is the matter?"

"Are you talking about Museum Director Wei?"

Yuanjue truthfully replied, "He was taken away by the Lord of Qingqiu. I don't know where he went."

"Does the Celestial Master have any matters?"

"...It's nothing, I just miss him."

The old Taoist's laughter was hearty.

Yuanjue was stunned, and then sincerely said with emotion, "The Celestial Master and Museum Director Wei have a really good relationship."

"They only met two days ago."

"Uh... this, hahaha, definitely, my relationship with him is beyond words."

The old Taoist laughed dryly.

Then he said, "By the way, Little Master Yuanjue, when Museum Director Wei comes back, remember to tell him that I have prepared some great ingredients on Mount Longhu. If he has time, he should come and take a look."

The voice paused, and he casually added:

"Oh, right, the flavors are all relatively light, maybe Miss Jue will like them."

Yuanjue nodded and said, "Okay, I will definitely convey it truthfully."

The old Taoist reluctantly hung up the phone.

The monk put his hands together and sincerely sighed:

"I didn't expect Museum Director Wei and Celestial Master Zhang to have such a good relationship."

On Mount Longhu.

Zhang Ruosu hung up the phone and exhaled a breath of turbid air.

His heart was filled with annoyance.

"Just a little bit, just a little bit more."

On his table was a talisman, which was more akin to the Wind and Rain Healing Arts of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. Mount Longhu suppressed the mountain and sea rifts. When he was guarding this place today, he discovered a Dharma seal coming straight from a certain mountain and sea world to the human world.

The old Taoist thought it was something threatening the human world and stopped it with his sword.

Then he realized that it was actually a message, and it was quite in line with the ancient etiquette, a jade and silk letter, from the Women's Kingdom, stating the Women's Kingdom's desire to re-establish the ancient alliance with the Central Earth human world, and even willing to help the Yanhuang tribes re-establish contact with the overseas countries.

Of course, there was also an additional request.

"Send Tushan Yuan to the Women's Kingdom to marry the Great General."

The old Taoist pinched his brow.

If it weren't for this matter, he wouldn't have bothered to bring Wei Yuan to Mount Longhu against his heart.

The little Taoist A Xuan worried, "This, is this sending Museum Director Wei to be a bride?"

A bride?

Him?

Okay, him.

The old Taoist sighed and said, "How is this a bride... well, it's kind of like it. The human world and the Women's Kingdom are forming an alliance, this kind of thing cannot be missed no matter what. Other conditions aside, we must also be prepared to welcome the envoys from the Women's Kingdom, and we cannot lose the etiquette of Huaxia."

He looked at the jade and silk message and said, "In ten days."

"There will be three thousand envoys, riding dragons and taming tigers, coming here."

"Before that, we must find Wei Yuan and ask him about his choice. He must make this choice himself. After all, Mount Longhu and Shenzhou are not places where one person has the final say. We still have to consider the person involved."

Little A Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, saying:

"Yes, yes, such a thing must be asked of Museum Director Wei."

"But I think he will definitely rej..."

The little Taoist hadn't finished speaking.

Zhang Ruosu pondered, "Let him choose."

"Does he prefer to be drugged and knocked out, or a sap to the back of the head?"

"We have to pack him up properly before sending him over."

The smile on the little Taoist's face froze.

"............Huh?"

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West Kunlun, still in that secret realm.

Wei Yuan saw that wisp of spirit left by the Queen Mother of the West. The graceful woman looked at him, nodding with a smile:

"You've come."

Today, she no longer held the jade book, but a round mirror, with a deep, watery center and delicate white cloud patterns around it. It reflected Wei Yuan's appearance. Noticing Wei Yuan's gaze, the Queen Mother of the West said in a peaceful voice, "This is the second level. The first level tests your temperament, and the third level, which is also the last and most difficult one."

"Tests whether you have the capacity to bear the burden of Kunlun as the Lord of Kunlun Mountain."

"That level is extremely difficult, so the second level is a test, but also an opportunity, to help you pass the third level."

"This mirror will reflect the deepest things in your soul, allowing you to recall the things that can best help you overcome the third level. This may be the scenery of a certain day in your youth, or it may be knowledge you once understood and then forgot. Enduring it will bring great benefits."

The Queen Mother of the West looked at Wei Yuan and sighed with a shake of her head:

"When Lu Wu set up this level, it was originally a reward for passing the first level."

"But I didn't expect to encounter you."

When Wei Yuan heard that it was Lu Wu's level, he felt a slight resistance in his heart.

But when he knew the specific content, this resistance completely disappeared.

To freeload Lu Wu's divine power to stimulate his own opportunities, when would there be a second such good thing?

He just didn't know... what memories would this divine mirror reflect...

What can best improve willpower and resilience?

Wei Yuan exhaled a breath of turbid air and sat cross-legged on the futon. The Queen Mother of the West aimed the mirror at him. This time, even she couldn't know Wei Yuan's experiences, and could only watch Wei Yuan participate in this assessment. At the same time, in the various realms of Kunlun, the mountain gods all looked at the slowly brightening Kunlun Jade Wall.

The second test—

Activated.

In a daze, Wei Yuan fell into his own true spirit, and then slowly immersed himself in it.

And the Queen Mother of the West was stunned. This divine mirror, infused with Lu Wu's divine power, began to tremble slowly.

Until the end, all the cloud patterns lit up due to the flow of divine power.

Even this magical treasure directly connected to Kunlun, drawing Lu Wu's power in reverse, who was sleeping at this moment.

Unknowingly, the Lu Wu god fell into an even deeper sleep.

The Queen Mother of the West was shocked.

This... what exactly did he remember?

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What is vastness and magnificence, a heroic spirit? What is a prosperous age under heaven? The homage of ten thousand nations?

When was one of the eras in Yanhuang history with the highest frequency of foreign wars, destroying countries and exterminating races?

The so-called vast Central Earth.

That is the heart of the empire, standing on Chang'an, overlooking the world and sheltering all people.

Any barbarians in the four directions who dare to call themselves soldiers will be beheaded!

Although so.

But the youth named Yuan still couldn't figure it out.

Why was he running for his life with a monk on a desolate, empty road covered in yellow sand?

PS: Third update today...