Queen Mother Xi lowered her eyes and looked at Jiang Buwan who was kneeling at the foot of the steps. She vaguely remembered that someone had once knelt in front of her like her, but they were begging for the fulfillment of her ethereal and illusory love.
Queen Mother Xi suddenly smiled.
She said, "I was right."
She recalled the overwhelming number of gods and goddesses back then who accused her of being cold-blooded and ruthless, accusing her of being unreasonable and asking her why gods and goddesses couldn't be emotional.
Why can't you pursue your own happiness when you become an immortal?
If you want to pursue happiness, what kind of immortal can you become?
Isn’t it good to be a monster in the lower realm? But you are reluctant to part with the immortal bones and the offerings of mortals.
While enjoying the endless benefits, he refused to pay the corresponding price. He kept saying that he was pitiful, that Tian Tiao was depressed and indifferent, and that he longed for the mortal world.
Jiang Buwan echoed, "You are right."
Obviously, what happened back then left an indelible shadow on Queen Mother Xi, and even after so many years, she has not yet come out of it.
Queen Mother Xi calmed down again and returned to her solemn and loving look: "Do you want to use the lotus lantern to change the rules of heaven?"
Jiang Buwan answered affirmatively, "Yes."
Queen Mother of the West: "Although you have inherited Nuwa's magical power, you must have a compassionate heart to drive the lotus lantern."
"If you want it, you must prove your kindness to the lamp."
Jiang Buwan asked: "How should I prove it?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Queen Mother Xi raised her hand, and a huge mirror appeared in front of them. The surface of the mirror was as smooth as silver, and the edges of the mirror were carved with complicated and simple patterns.
"This is the Kunlun Mirror." Queen Mother Xi said, "You can enter this mirror to accept a test. Once you enter the mirror, your divine power will automatically dissipate and become an ordinary mortal, and even your memory will be different."
"You don't remember who you are. If you can still stick to your heart and make the right decision under such circumstances, the lotus lantern will appear."
"I'm in."
"By the way, let me remind you that although everything you experienced is an illusion, it does not mean absolute safety."
Jiang Buwan's eyes were firm, "As long as I can get the Lotus Lantern and change the rules of heaven and earth, I will die without regrets."
Queen Mother Xi's eyes were calm, "You go ahead."
Before Jiang Buwan could move, his right hand was grabbed by someone, "Sister, I'll go with you."
"Where you go, I go."
Jiang Buwan: "Just stay here and wait for me."
Leng Yao refused decisively: "No, I'll go with you."
He heard the strange woman say that there would be danger here, and of course he had to follow her.
Seeing Leng Yao's firm expression, Jiang Buwan raised his eyes to look at Queen Mother Xi, who said quietly, "He can follow you, but you are the only one who can stand the test."
Seeing that Queen Mother Xi agreed, Jiang Buwan said to Leng Yao, "Have you thought about it? You may not recognize me when you go in."
"Think about it." Leng Yao said without hesitation.
Upon seeing this, Xiang Zhihan also wanted to go in with Jiang Buwan, but was stopped by Queen Mother Xi.
"Are you a little immortal who has just ascended?"
Xiang Zhihan was stunned and didn't understand why the Queen Mother of the West asked him this question, but she still answered honestly.
"Exactly."
"Even with the Lotus Lantern, changing the rules of heaven is not easy."
"Of the two of them, one is a god and the other has the energy of chaos. What about you?"
The implication of Queen Mother Xi's words was obvious. They were all very powerful, but he. .
The weakest among the three.
He has been extremely talented since he was a child, and he has been very diligent in practicing, and he is ahead of everyone.
When he was in the lower realm, he never thought that one day, he would be the weakest one.
"They enter the Kunlun Mirror to accept the test. You can stay and practice under me." Queen Mother Xi said, "I promise to make your strength improve by leaps and bounds."
Perhaps deep down in Queen Mother Xi's heart, she also hoped that Jiang Buwan could successfully change the current absurd rules of heaven and bring order to the chaos.
Therefore, Fang Hui's offer to help Xiang Zhihan improve his strength can be regarded as a boost for Jiang Buwan.
Xiang Zhihan was entangled in his heart. If it were his former self, he would definitely choose to stay with the Queen Mother of the West to practice without hesitation.
But now he. .
Xiang Zhihan raised his eyes and looked at Jiang Buwan. She smiled at him and said, "Zhihan, just stay here."
"What a great opportunity. When your strength increases, you can help me when we go back."
Help her?
Xiang Zhihan thought of the last time Jiang Buwan and Yang Li fought, how incompetent he was in not being able to step forward, and how she was leaning in his arms with scars all over her body, but he was helplessly slumped.
"Okay." Xiang Zhihan said, "I'll stay."
Xiang Zhihan looked at the back of Jiang Buwan and Leng Yao who walked into the Kunlun Mirror together. He didn't look at it for a long time, but turned to look at the Queen Mother of the West, cupped his hands and said, "Please teach me."
He has no time to waste, nor does he have time to regret the spring and autumn. He must improve his strength in the shortest possible time.
Inside the Kunlun Mirror.
Jiang Wan woke up in a small wooden cabin. Although the cabin was simple but clean and tidy, there was an unfinished medical book on the small table in front of the window.
She is a young medical girl from Ningyue Village, and her mother is also a medical girl.
But her mother passed away a year ago, leaving Jiang Wan and her brother Jiang Ling behind.
Jiang Wan has been interested in studying medicine since she was a child, and she aspires to become a medical woman who can save lives and heal the wounded like her mother, so she naturally inherited her mother's career as a medical woman.
Her younger brother Jiang Ling has been lively and active since he was a child, but he gets headaches when reading books, so he can barely recognize a few words until now. The naughty children in the village say he has a bad mind.
Although he is weak in reading, he is a good hunter. He can hunt prey from the nearby mountains almost every day, and either sells it or keeps it for himself to support his family.
"Jiang Wan! Jiang Wan! Jiang Wan, are you at home?!"
Aunt Li's loud shouting came from outside the door. It didn't sound like she was coming to see a doctor.
Jiang Wan got dressed, pushed open the door and walked out, asking, "Aunt Li, what's the matter?"
"What's going on?" Aunt Li pulled out her son from behind and said angrily, "See what your brother Jiang Ling did to my son?!"
"Let me tell you, even though you are a medical woman in the village, we all respect you on weekdays."
"But it's not so easy to just let your brother beat my son like this."
Jiang Wan looked over and saw that Aunt Li's son had a lot of bruises on his face, and his clothes seemed to have rolled around on the ground.
But she did not immediately conclude that it was her brother's fault. Instead, she said, "Aunt Li, let me apply some medicine on him first. But my brother will never hit someone without reason. There must be some misunderstanding."
"Misunderstanding?" Aunt Li said sarcastically, "Who doesn't know that your brother is famous for his bad mind? People like him are also full of brute force. It's normal to hit people."
Jiang Wan was also a little annoyed.
"Nonsense, my brother is not like that!"
"Why not?! Everyone in the village is watching." Aunt Li said reluctantly, "Your brother has to pay for hurting my son like this! If you ask me, people like him should have been honest in the past. Lock it up, why would you let it out to harm others?"
(End of chapter)
