85 - The Banquet Begins (2)
Yin was pretty satisfied that the two boys were getting along with each other.
Ye Zhihao might be a little slow, but he was a polite and honest boy. There was no need to guess his thoughts as he tended to blurt them out without filters. The young prince had immediately taken a liking to this senior of his whose mind was as pure as untouched jade. Growing up in the Imperial Palace, Qing Wu You never had a friend he could truly trust, especially among those of the same age. The sincere attitude of the simple-minded disciple was akin to a fresh breath of air to him.
On the other hand, Qing Wu You was thoughtful and quick on his wits. He might be younger, but he was perfect to lead and accompany Ye Zhihao, especially when it came to dealing with people who found them
86 - What Is the Best Way To Start a Banquet? Explosion! (1) ‘So this is what a human banquet is. Is this not just a big fancy dinner? Hmm, I wonder if I can try drinking wine once Ye Mo isn’t looking...’ This was the first major celebration Yin had experienced ever since she reincarnated into this world. Curiosity was obvious in her eyes, and though she had nothing to compare it with, she surmised that the banquet must be splendid by human standards based on the praises she heard and the admiration she observed from its attendees. Based on the number of seats, it seemed like about three to four hundred people were expected to attend; however, only half had been filled so far as it’s still a bit early. The venue did not feel crowded at all though. The pavilion where they
87 - What Is the Best Way To Start a Banquet? Explosion! (2)Yin found herself seated in the frontmost long table near the center of the banquet, just a table away from the leaders and most important people of Leaf City, surrounded by younger generation disciples from various families and sects that were on the same level as the Ye Sect.When Wu Xuan’er escorted her there, the boys and girls of various appearances and temperaments, ranging from ages ten to fifteen, all turned towards her.Yes, even the youngest of the guests were twice Yin's age.After all, it was an accepted truth in this world that the best age for humans to start cultivating was once they hit puberty, mostly between ten to twelve. Some ancient cultivator clans with preserved histories had their ow
88 - What Is the Best Way To Start a Banquet? Explosion! (3)“Do you know, Big Sis Xuan’er?”Wu Xuan’er.Inside the Ye Sect, she was simply the daughter-in-law of Ye Mo’s family branch, a person of the Second Lineage of the Ye Clan and an ordinary disciple of the Tenth Elder’s Battle Court. She was known by many, but she never particularly stood out and never had much presence in her stay inside the sect grounds.However, a year ago, before she married Ye Hua, she was a household name not only inside Leaf City, but in the nearby cities like Sunroot City as well.Wu Xuan’er was the most renowned Pearl of the Wu Family, not ‘one of’ but the singular holder of the title ‘
89 - Wait what? Ye Mo’s future waifu is really a princess?!‘Why did I run into this unlucky star again?!’Shangguan Ke wanted to cry, but he had no tears to shed.This girl calling herself Niu’er was a female hooligan! She was a wolf pretending to be a sheep!Several days ago, he could not remember much of what happened within the Ming Yue Sect--only that he had felt like he was akin to a mortal thrown into the deepest, darkest winter humankind had ever known.When he woke up, his first response was to check on the whereabouts of his newly-acquired granddaughter. However, the aftermath had been disastrous, and not only was a pocket dimension devastated beyond
90 - A New Target for LootingWhat? Zhi Ruo is also a member of the Qing Clan?Qing Wu You is the only heir of a Qing Clan prince, and now, Yin discovered that Zhi Ruo is also a member of the Qing Clan, albeit she seemed to not be a direct descendant like Qing Wu You.Wow. The Qing Clan seemed to be sowing lots of karma with her.From what Yin heard, the headquarters of the Ming Yue Sect was also in the Imperial Capital. It seemed like a visit to the Imperial Capital was necessary to deal with her future affairs. Gut feeling was telling her it’s gonna be exciting in the future.‘But why are their backgrounds so troublesome?’At least, with that kiddo Ye Zhiha
91 - Forget Favors and Violate JusticeEver since his talk with Little Yin, Ye Mo had been hard to communicate with, as if his thoughts were somewhere far from the present. Though he would greet guests who approached him, he was unable to hold a conversation for long, and was left drinking wine on his seat at the central table together with the other elders of Ye Sect.Therefore, as disciples belonging to the upper echelon of the Battle Court, the majority of tasks related to the security of the banquet fell on the shoulders of the Ye Hua and Wu Xuan’er couple.In fact, the work mostly fell on Wu Xuan’er, as her husband had excused himself midway, saying there was somewhere else he needed to be.Wu Xuan’er had instinctively felt there was something wrong
92 - The Younger Generation of Leaf City‘Ugh. Why am I here again in the first place?’The banquet was an utter bore.Though there was free-flowing food and performances as entertainment, the banquet mostly centered on the cold-faced Qing Chuntao telling people to prepare for war against the Demonic Faction, as well as updates on the current situation with the other first-rate cities in this region.Why was even a sixteen-year-old a general? Was the Qing Clan suffering from a deficit of human talent?Some of the mentioned events were the massacre of the villages under the protection of the Leaf City--it seemed this was before Yin got reincarnated, the appearance of the female Demonic cultivator called Ghost Blade--
93 - How Do You Cultivate, Big Sister?Middle stages of the first realm of cultivation, the Body Washing Realm.According to Ye Mo, in this world, there were nine stages in the Body Washing Realm, and those in the middle stages were the cultivators in the fourth, fifth and sixth stages, which meant that the skin, muscles and blood of their mortal bodies were strengthened with qi, and that their meridians already contain traces of earth, metal and water elements (1).Those with the most ordinary talents normally reach this stage at the age of 12 to 15 years old.Those like Ye Zhihao, an outer sect janitor disciple with poor cultivation talent, who were lacking both in resources and guidance from a master, would probably reach the middle stage of the Body Washing Realm at th