Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 286 - 74: The Legend of Berries [Seeking Monthly Tickets!]_1

Chapter 286: Chapter 74: The Legend of Berries [Seeking Monthly Tickets!]_1

Zhang Xiaohan left Silver Sword Peak in tears.

Fortunately, she was a girl, so Empress Feng didn’t make things too difficult for her, just glared at her deeply. The oppressive aura from the gaze of such a person, a powerful being of the Seventh Realm whose mere gesture could bring about mountains of corpses and seas of blood, was too much for Zhang Xiaohan, who was not highly cultivated, to bear.

The terror of trembling fear instantly enveloped her.

Even though she had known about the Silver Sword Peak Master, Empress Feng, her perception of the Empress was formed through reading the Seven Star Mansion Report since her childhood spent growing up in the Tianshu Pavilion. Empress Feng was considered a merciless and savage scourge in the Shu Mountain Sect, and in her mind, she imagined the Empress to be not just hideous and terrifying, but a fearful deity of malevolence.

Who could have thought that the woman standing before her eyes, tall and beautiful, could be the same person?

After she had cried, Zhang Xiaohan reflected deeply.

The reason she did not recognize Empress Feng was that, although she had heard of her great reputation, she had never seen her true face or any drawings of her. In comparison to written text, drawings indeed provided a more direct and accurate means of communication.

In the Seven Star Mansion Report, illustrations were only typically included in the Human World Treasure List, providing an idea of what these divine artifacts looked like. The Strategy of Nine States and the tales of Jiangnan heroes, however, were never accompanied by drawings.

She began to consider whether, in the future, she should incorporate drawings in her reports? This way, not only could the events be communicated more directly, but people could also gain a better understanding of the figures who shaped the landscape of the Nine States.

As it happened, she herself was somewhat talented in drawing and had already made some inroads in this area. With this thought, Zhang Xiaohan’s sadness turned to joy. She would become the first in Tianshu Pavilion to pioneer the narrative through drawing! Perhaps this could even inspire a new trend!

Let’s start with documenting the scene at the Shu Mountain Peak Conference tomorrow!

That’s right, even though her heart had suffered a great trauma, Zhang Xiaohan didn’t plan to return home. The grand finale of the Shu Mountain Peak Conference was due tomorrow, an event that would capture the attention of the Nine States. As a professional disciple of the Wind Catcher Hall, how could she miss it?

She decided to stay in the lodging arranged by the Foreign Affairs Hall, living amongst other disciples of the Immortal Sects from the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands. Not long after she settled in, there was a knock on her door.

"Miss Xiaohan?" A gentle voice called from outside.

Zhang Xiaohan was taken aback by the voice. Wasn’t that Chu Liang? She opened the door to see and, sure enough, it was him.

Chu Liang stood at the entrance with his harmless-looking smile, even carrying a bag full of big and small boxes.

"Warrior Chu, what brings you here?" Zhang Xiaohan invited Chu Liang in and asked.

"Earlier, my Master may have seemed a bit rude to you and possibly startled you, so I am here to apologize on behalf of Silver Sword Peak, and to check up on you," said Chu Liang softly. "I’ve brought a small gift, just as a gesture."

"Oh, I couldn’t possibly accept," Zhang Xiaohan quickly said, shaking her hand. "It was me who was impolite to your Master, so why should you apologize to me?"

"No, no, Miss Xiaohan, you’re our guest. And also, you’re here to interview me. How can we let you feel wronged?" Chu Liang sat down, unpacking the boxes one by one, "This is a gift box of Gold Pattern Berries, a special product of our Silver Sword Peak. This is the Blackwater Calming Lotus, which can calm the mind...and incidentally refine a top-grade Golden Core..."

"What?" Zhang Xiaohan was immediately taken aback.

She had heard about this Silver Sword Peak’s Gold Pattern Berries gift box while on her way here. She didn’t pay much attention to it initially, presuming it was probably not worth much since it was produced by Silver Sword Peak. But the Blackwater Calming Lotus, an essential ingredient for refining an external elixir, could raise the quality of said elixir to the top-grade.

It was equivalent to the Sword Leaf Xuan Yang Flower that Chu Liang had been seeking before.

It was extraordinarily valuable!

In particular, Zhang Xiaohan herself was at the Divine Consciousness Stage of cultivation, and she would soon need a plant like the Blackwater Calming Lotus. Its worth was not just its high value, but also the effort it could save her.

Such considerate gifts!

Chu Liang, whose generosity extended to gifting her these pricy objects, left Zhang Xiaohan utterly startled.

After a pause, she managed to shake her head and stammer, "Warrior Chu, this is too much. I’m okay with the berries, but I simply can’t accept the Blackwater Calming Lotus."

It was fortunate that disciples from the Wind Catcher Hall were generally affluent and had been raised in luxury, for without this assurance, she would have found it very hard to decline.

"Miss Xiaohan, there’s no need for you to hurriedly decline," Chu Liang said with a smile. "It’s just a small token of our goodwill from Silver Sword Peak, showing our intent to be friends with you. Also, I have a little favor to ask."

So, he had a favor to ask?

With these words, Zhang Xiaohan felt a bit at ease and said, "Please, Warrior Chu, speak freely."

"It has something to do with this berries gift box," said Chu Liang, "During this conference, as I was selling these gift boxes, quite a few small incidents occurred..."

"With that, he went on to recount the incident of the great power plundering the berries."

Zhang Xiaohan heard about this for the first time today, and after hearing it, she blinked, "This is indeed strange, it could be written in the Chronicle of Extraordinary Events in the Martial World."

"Yes, I came to see you to ask you to mention the matter of our Silver Sword Peak’s berries in the Seven Star Mansion Report." Chu Liang said slowly, "Apart from this, why would the great power want to plunder the berries? I can give you a detailed account of its origins, effects, and the profound implications it holds."

"Implications?" Zhang Xiaohan was taken aback.

What kind of implication could a fruit have?

"Yes, you probably don’t know the story behind it." Chu Liang laughed, "It is said that in the previous dynasty, there was a man in Jiangnan named Xu Xian who was handsome and scholarly, and his family ran a pharmacy..."

"One day, he decided to go boating on the lake and happened to meet two young girls in blue and white just as it started to rain..."

"Hearing the monk’s advice, Mr. Xu gave his wife a drink of realgar wine and suddenly..."

"The white snake and green snake broke into the Immortals Mountain, stole the legendary fruit that could bring the dead back to life and mend bones, and gave it to Xu Xian. This revived him, and hence the story is titled ’Stealing the Fruit from the Immortal Mountain’."

Chu Liang joyfully recounted the story of "Stealing the Fruit from the Immortal Mountain" to Zhang Xiaohan, leaving the young girl stunned. After Chu Liang finished, Zhang Xiaohan was still asking, "What happened after that? What happened to Xu Xian and Miss Bai?"

Chu Liang laughed, "If Miss Xiaohan agrees to write all this down, then I’ll continue the story."

"The story does sound quite strange, it could be mentioned in the Seven Star Mansion Report." Zhang Xiaohan readily agreed.

So Chu Liang continued, "Later on, Miss Bai and Mr. Xu planted the seed of the legendary fruit and new fruits grew out, which are what we call the Gold Pattern Berries..."

"After Miss Bai got pregnant, she shouldn’t have lost her temper, but Mr. Xu insisted..."

"With the water flooding the Golden Mountain and huge waves everywhere! But the old monk Fahai was not someone to be trifled with..."

"Then Minister Xu rescued his mother, and they all lived happily ever after." Chu Liang finally finished his tale.

"How wonderful!" Said Zhang Xiaohan: "Miss Bai’s family finally reunited."

"Indeed, to celebrate Miss Bai’s courage to love Xu Xian, her perseverance, and her rebellion against all the obstacles of worldly prejudice, this story is called..." Chu Liang spoke word by word: "The Berry Saga."

"It’s also known as ’The Legend of the Gold Pattern Berries’. Miss Xiaohan, when you write it down later, you can use this title." He patiently explained.

Zhang Xiaohan’s eyebrows gently furrowed: "Huh?"

...

The next day, from early on, Shu Mountain was bustling with activity.

Gongs and drums sounded, celestial music played, flags fluttered, and there was a sea of people!

There were already many disciples from the Nine States Immortal Sects, as well as many independent cultivators, who came not only to watch the previous contests, but also the finals of the Shu Mountain Peak Conference. They were all curious to see who the handsome man or beautiful woman would be to become the Chief Disciple of the Shu Mountain Sect, representing this top-notch Immortal Sect.

But this year’s Shu Mountain Peak Conference finals attracted more spectators than ever before, all kinds of people swarmed the Tontian Peak of Shu Mountain.

During the Shu Mountain Peak Conference, visitors were allowed to freely walk around the peak without any restrictions. Apart from some important locations where disciples were guarding, they could watch anything they wanted.

In the bustling crowd, a woman with flowing long hair and a veil, leading a chubby little boy, was wandering around.

The finals had not started yet, so they were visiting just like other spectators.

"Today, I’ll teach you a saying, ’It’s better to take someone’s net than to take his fish’." The woman explained quietly.

"Donkey... donkey..." The child seemed to have a bit of trouble articulating.

"What does it mean? It means that if someone is fishing, rather than taking the fish he’s caught, you should take his net. Because the fish you snatch can finally be eaten up, but if you take his net, you can fish for yourself in the future. This way, you can keep eating fish non-stop." The woman continued to educate.

"Eat non-stop." The child repeated clearly.

"Heh, how come you can learn so fast anything related to eating?" The woman couldn’t help but laugh: "Your little head really has nothing else in it."