From the Heavens Descended an Immortal Sister

Fang Ren then said, "Although it sounds very illusory, this elder sister seems to really be an immortal."

Then Fang Ren spent some time and explained some things about the bamboo garden to Mu Huanqing.

Although Fang Ren himself hardly believed in the existence of a true lord, the one who possessed the power of the bamboo garden was absolutely no ordinary practitioner.

After hearing this, Mu Huanqing had some trouble digesting the information.

But when Fang Ren had just returned, he seemed to have mentioned something about giving up the position of the true lord.

"Alright, Qing\'er, go change your clothes quickly, we\'re almost ready to depart," Fang Ren said, checking the time.

"Wait a moment."

The bamboo garden suddenly called out to Mu Huanqing and looked up into the sky, "Now, you should be able to see."

Mu Huanqing and Fang Ren looked up, puzzled and then were struck dumb where they stood.

The sun in the sky had a huge hole right in its center!

"Weren\'t you... setting off fireworks before?"

Fang Ren blinked, gazing at the sky.

The sight before him surpassed his understanding.

If casually lifting a hand could achieve this, if this elder sister put in a bit more effort, would the whole Solar System go dark?

"There\'s nothing amazing about that. In the Hongyu Chasm, almost every immortal possesses such power," said the bamboo garden indifferently.

Gulp~

Fang Ren swallowed hard, "Then what\'s the use of competing for the position of the true lord? A single breath from them could take me away!"

"You are the chosen one of the world tree, different from them. Once you reach the Hongyu Chasm, you will surely surpass many of them."

"Are you sure you\'re not bamboozling me?"

The bamboo garden shook its head, "To put it in common terms, it\'s like some people on your planet are born with a golden key in their mouth, achieving without effort what others can\'t in a lifetime. Immortals are the same; some are born in control of the laws of a universe, something countless beings couldn\'t exchange for even after tens of thousands of years."

"Born at the end, is that principle applicable to immortals too?"

The bamboo garden shook its head again: "This is called destiny."

Mu Huanqing couldn\'t understand things like the Hongyu Chasm, but she could be certain that if this woman called bamboo garden wanted to blow up the planet, it would probably just take a beam of light from her hand.

At this moment, she finally understood why Fang Ren didn\'t panic at all when Cai Cai disappeared before.

As the bamboo garden herself said, if she wished to take Cai Cai away, not a million Mu Huanqings could stop her.

"Then, elder sister, can you fix the sun? Such a big hole really affects the ecology of Earth," Fang Ren said.

"I\'ll take another trip there later," said the bamboo garden.

"Another, trip?"

Mu Huanqing seemed to have heard something significant, holding Cai Cai tighter in her arms.

"Correct, I just took the little girl to see the edge of the universe," the bamboo garden nodded.

Upon hearing this, Fang Ren really felt like smacking her on the head with a plank!

"Elder sister! Didn\'t you say immortals taking children is much safer than mortals!" Fang Ren yelled angrily.

"Isn\'t that true?"

The bamboo garden answered matter-of-factly, "If a mortal took the little girl to the universe, she would have cracked from the cold long ago."

"I, for fuck\'s sake..."

Fang Ren found that he couldn\'t refute.

"Weren\'t you in a hurry just now? If you don\'t hand over the little girl to me, then I might just go for a stroll," the bamboo garden said.

Only then did Mu Huanqing remember that they still had important matters to attend to.

She slowly loosened her grip and handed Cai Cai over to the bamboo garden.

But she still felt a little uneasy, not because she feared the bamboo garden would steal the child, but for fear that she might take Cai Cai off to some cosmic edge again.

However, worrying was useless; if the bamboo garden really wanted to wander with Cai Cai, even if Mu Huanqing left the child with someone else, the bamboo garden could easily snatch her away.

Thinking this, Mu Huanqing felt that it was better to keep her worries to herself and turned to go inside to change her clothes.

"Remember to take good care of Cai Cai when you\'re fixing the sun later," Fang Ren said to the bamboo garden.

He was also quite concerned that the bamboo garden might go running off to some strange place.

"What would you do if I didn\'t take good care of her?" the bamboo garden suddenly curved her lips into a sly smile.

Fang Ren thought it over seriously, realizing he didn\'t have much of an answer, given the bamboo garden\'s overwhelming strength.

But if his daughter really has an accident...

Fang Ren spoke seriously, "If something happens to my daughter, I\'ll join the Chosen Servant selection."

The bamboo garden was momentarily caught off guard; she had been intending for him to join the selection. With Fang Ren saying this, was he not afraid she would harm his daughter?

"Once I obtain the position of the true lord, I will definitely make you pay a price."

Fang Ren\'s tone was quite serious when he considered the possibility of his daughter really getting hurt.

Seeing his serious demeanor, the bamboo garden\'s smile grew thicker and she said, "You really are an oddity. Do you think the position of true lord is something you can obtain just by joining in? Geniuses and freaks from the Ten Thousand Realms will gather together, and your strength is but a speck of dust among the stars to them."

"But what if?"

"Alright, mortal."

No longer joking with him, the bamboo garden spoke, "Since I promised you that I would give up the selection and keep your family safe until the next true lord emerges and the spaces of the realms are restored, how could I randomly harm your wife and daughter?"

"Don\'t joke about that; my daughter was just born not long ago," Fang Ren gave her a displeased look.

Zhuyuan wore a smile on her face but shook her head helplessly, "That\'s because you don\'t understand what the bond between a Chosen Servant and their messenger represents."

"Represents what?"

"It\'s no use telling you anyway, you will pass away after a mere hundred years, and I will no longer be a Chosen Servant."

"As a selected candidate, I should at least have the right to know about it, right? If you don\'t tell me, then you\'re not a qualified Chosen Servant," Fang Ren said.

Zhuyuan rolled her eyes at him, "You only need to know one thing, which is the matters we mutually agreed upon; we both must fulfil them."

"What if we don\'t?"

"You\'ll be struck dead by lightning."

"You\'re so powerful, could lightning even strike you?"

Zhuyuan gave him a look of disdain, "You\'re probably only aware of those tiny sparks that arise when it rains on this planet."

Only then did Fang Ren realize it wasn\'t an ordinary lightning strike; he remembered Zhuyuan mentioning some kind of cosmic lightning that could strike down an immortal as if it were a joke.

Breaking the agreement would probably result in getting struck by that kind of lightning.

If that was the case, then Zhuyuan was quite loyal to have dared to make such an agreement with him.

"Hey, I just remembered something. You said last time that if I could pull out the twig, you would become my maid—does that count as an agreement?" Fang Ren suddenly brought up the matter.

"Didn\'t you already refuse?" Zhuyuan frowned.

"What if I agree now? Would it still be effective?"

Zhuyuan became displeased, "How can you go back on your word like this?"

Seeing her reaction, Fang Ren understood, "So you\'re saying, if I agree now, you\'ll really become my maid from now on?"

Zhuyuan rolled her eyes at him, "Are you an idiot? Since you\'ve already refused, the agreement is naturally null and void!"

"But what if I suddenly want to try accepting it?" Fang Ren said.

"..." Zhuyuan ignored him.

But Fang Ren still said, "I agree for Zhuyuan to become my serv—"

Before he could finish the last word, Zhuyuan clamped a hand firmly over his mouth, her face filled with anger, "How can you be so shameless!?"

Fang Ren patted her hand; his mouth was smothered so much that he couldn\'t even breathe properly.

"Only if you promise me now, never to bring up this matter again!" Zhuyuan didn\'t loosen her grip.

Fang Ren nodded, and Zhuyuan\'s hand slowly released him.

"I never actually planned to make you my maid."

Fang Ren rubbed his mouth, which was nearly swollen from her covering, looking innocently wronged.

"Hurry up and promise me you won\'t bring it up again."

"Okay, okay, I promise, next time I ask big sister to be my maid, I\'ll immediately drag her out to be struck by lightning," Fang Ren casually said.

Zhuyuan was finally satisfied, "It\'s enough just to promise, there\'s no need to bring up being struck by lightning."

"I just wanted to give you some peace of mind," he replied.

While they were talking, Mu Huiqing had already changed her clothes and walked out of the room.

Seeing this, Zhuyuan decided not to stay longer.

"I won\'t bother you any more. I\'m going to take a stroll and clear my head with the girl."

With that, she vanished on the spot.

Just as Mu Huiqing came out, seeing Zhuyuan leave so quickly, she couldn\'t help but worry, "She wouldn\'t take Cai Cai outside again, would she?"

"Don\'t worry, she won\'t let anything happen to Cai Cai."

…

Tianjiang.

Ten o\'clock in the morning.

In a newly restored open-air convention center, there were numerous portraits of heroes who had perished in the war.

The war claimed the lives of too many human warriors; even just their portraits stretched from the inside of the convention center to its exterior, circling the center hundreds of times over.

And on the stage of the convention center, at the very top row, were the well-known soldiers from all war zones.

In the middle of their portraits, there was an empty space that was initially meant for Fang Ren, but it had been removed.

Outside the convention center, countless Tianjiang civilians who had suffered in the catastrophe, people who had rushed over from nearby regions, and members of the major aristocratic families had all arrived at the scene.

The crowd was vast, and the setting was unprecedentedly grand, yet the whole world was in deafening silence.

Several cameras hovered in the sky, broadcasting every event happening here to viewers all around the world.

Of course, reporters also gave substantial coverage to the sudden appearance of a hole in the sun, although they did not know the reason, so there was little they could say about it.

Inside the venue, the heads of all the major families from Tianjiang, as well as important figures from the various war zones, were present.

Including Shang Han, Mu Tianyuan, Bai Chaojin, Bai Jinlong, Fang Zheng, Fang Yuanhao, Xia Mo, Liu Dongfeng...

As well as Fang Ren and Mu Huiqing.

Even Jiang Ling, the leader of the Nightfall Organization, was there today.

Everyone was dressed in black, holding bouquets of yellow and white flowers, slowly walking past each portrait to lay the bouquets in front of them.

But there were two people from the Tianjiang Clan, who should have been there, who did not come.

From the Bai Family, Bai Qi.

From the Liu Family, Liu Qianqian.

Are they so afraid of encountering each other?