Chapter 2661: Seed

“Huh? Who are you?” Xie Xiu immediately retreated like an alarmed rabbit while staring at her with wary eyes.

Xie Daoyun belatedly remembered that she was still assuming Yumen Beiqing’s appearance. Frustrated, she said, “I’m your big sister. It’s a long story.”

“Brother Zu, who is she?” Xie Xiu refused to believe it. He thought Zu An was making fun of him. He wondered if a mishap had happened to his big sister, prompting Zu An to hire an actress to fool him.

Yan Xiangu was perplexed too. Other than their similar dispositions, he saw no similarity between Xie Daoyun and the woman in front of him.

Xie Daoyun harrumphed. “You brat. You have two moles on your left bottom. You have been afraid of ghosts from a young age, and you always pestered the maids to accompany you because you didn’t dare to sleep alone. You peed your bed even when you were already seven...”

Xie Xiu anxiously interjected, “Stop, stop, stop! I believe you now!”

No one knew about his dark history better than his big sister. An impostor wouldn’t have known about all these things. His face darkened.

I shouldn’t have questioned her identity. Ugh, I’m sure news will spread soon, and the reputation I have built up for myself will be ruined.

Xie Daoyun just bowed to Yan Xiangu, and the latter tested her on talismans and formations, specifically knowledge that only they knew. From that, Yan Xiangu confirmed that she was Xie Daoyun... but he still couldn’t understand how her appearance could have changed like that.

“Libationer, what’s going on?”

“She is now the Fiend races’ esteemed Saintess Yumen Beiqing...” Zu An explained.

“That elusive Yumen Beiqing from history?” Those present in this meeting were well-read; they had naturally heard about the legendary Yumen Beiqing. They hadn’t expected her to be Xie Daoyun.

“It is truly baffling. Yumen Beiqing must have been Xie Daoyun’s previous incarnation. An accident might have happened while she was transmigrating into the past using the Nature Jade, resulting in such an outcome,” Zu An summarized the situation.

The crowd was in shock. Had they not witnessed it with their own eyes, they wouldn’t have believed such a thing could have happened.

“I hadn’t expected the concept of past incarnations to be real,” Hei Baizi remarked.

𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Qi Yaoguang’s eyes twinkled in excitement. “I wonder who my previous incarnation was.”

...

Unlike the curious crowd, Xie Xiu was more concerned about his big sister’s appearance. “Will my big sister have to live out her life with this appearance?”

Zu An was at a loss too. “We might find a solution in the future.”

Xie Daoyun spoke up, “Big brother Zu, it’s not a big deal. After returning to this world, I found out that I’d appear as Yumen Beiqing in the day, but revert to my original appearance at night.”

“Your appearance reverts?” Zu An was overjoyed to hear that.

Xie Daoyun nodded. “I initially thought I had reverted to my original appearance for good, but at daybreak, I transformed into Yumen Beiqing yet again. I wasn’t comfortable with it at the start, but I soon got used to it. I did spend a substantial time as Yumen Beiqing back in the past, so it feels as if both of them are me.”

Zu An deduced that returning to this world might have reawakened Xie Daoyun’s identity, but there was no way to say to be sure whether she would completely revert back in the future.

Xie Xiu was stifled. “Ah? Doesn’t that mean I can only meet my big sister at night?”

Xie Daoyun huffed, “I’m still your big sister in the daytime!”

“But whoever marries you in the future will be marrying two people at once,” Xie Xiu said. He noticed his big sister glancing shyly at Zu An and frowned. “Brother Zu, did you... get together with my big sister while you were in the past?”

Zu An was awed by Xie Xiu’s sharp judgment as a brothel regular. The latter could keenly sense the difference in their intimacy level.

He was about to answer when the furiously blushing Xie Daoyun exclaimed, “You brat! What nonsense are you spouting? I’ll wallop you!”

Xie Xiu fled in a fluster. “You can wallop me, but you should at least inform our father about something this important!”

Zu An’s head hurt. Having too many lovers was troublesome too.

I should find time to pay a visit to Lord Xie.

Ji Dengtu took the chance to ask, “Brat, what happened with the Cruel Poison Constitution you mentioned earlier?”

As a renowned physician, he could sense a terrifying poison that sparked fear from the bottom of his heart in his daughter’s body.

“You don’t have to worry. I’ve found a solution for her Cruel Poison Constitution. We’ve gathered ingredients to concoct a pill that will aid Xiaoxi in cultivating the poison dao. This could be a blessing in disguise; her cultivation will grow by leaps and bounds.” Zu An recalled that one of the ingredients was the Defying Spirit Tears, and that caused his heart to squeeze.

“Poison dao?” Ji Dengtu frowned. “Will that prevent her from marrying and having a child?”

As a father, he was more concerned about his daughter’s safety and happiness. He knew that poisonous creatures tended to store poison in their reproductive organs, so he was worried.

“I don’t think so...” Zu An had never considered this, but this solution had been offered by Shennong’s successor and affirmed by a Celestial Emperor. They would have brought it up if there was such a huge downside to the solution.

Ji Dengtu was angered. “What do you mean by ‘you don’t think so’?”

Ji Xiaoxi exclaimed in a fluster, “What are you saying, daddy? I won’t talk to you anymore!”

Being a physician herself, she had also considered this issue. But the Cruel Poison Constitution was too unfathomable; it was already a blessing for her to have found a way to survive, so she didn’t dare to hope for more.

Not to mention big brother Zu is this world’s master. He wouldn’t be fazed by my poison, so that isn’t a problem at all.

There was no way she could explain that in front of so many people, especially given her shy nature. Unable to take the embarrassment, she ran out.

“My good daughter, I was wrong! Let me feel your pulse...” Ji Dengtu chased after his daughter.

Zu An took this chance to settle Pei Mianman and the others in the academy.

Yan Xiangu and the others seemed to have returned to the old days when they first enrolled in the academy, pestering Zu An to tell them more about the ancient era and the deities.

Zu An’s wealth of experience had given him a deeper insight into strength, cultivation, and laws. His answers could always shake Yan Xiangu and the others to their core. Eventually, they decided to gather all the academy’s students to listen to Zu An’s lecture.

Zu An knew he hadn’t been properly doing this job as the libationer, so this time, he tried his best to clear everyone’s doubts in order to sow a huge dao seed here. This way, even if something happened to him in Dreamland, the cultivators of this world would still find a path forward.

The lecture lasted for three whole days. It wasn’t that Zu An refused to continue, but the crowd needed time to digest what they’d already learned.

He had already sown the seed anyway, so it was only a matter of time before it flowered.

Yan Xiangu and the others had only previously recognized Zu An as the libationer because that was the old libationer’s order. They’d respected him, but it was only out of admiration for his strength and character.

Yet now, they were bowing to him as disciples. They viewed him as their mentor from the bottom of their hearts.

Zu An returned to the courtyard. He suddenly sensed something and turned to the side, where he saw a figure dressed in a snowy-white robe.