novelraw Chapter 91 Master Lu Ren
Chapter 91 Master Lu Ren
Chapter 91 Master Lu Ren
That night, Yan Zhou and his group stayed at their great-aunt's house, a large manor where the Shen family members from Yan Zhou's region all resided.
There are also one or two hundred members of the Shen family here, making it a fairly large branch of the Shen family. If a genius (with Star Cocoon Realm aptitude) appears in the branch, they will be sent back to Linjiang for intensive training.
Shen Yaoxing's great-aunt, Shen Fuyao, was a member of a branch family in Yanzhou who broke through to the Frost Moon Realm.
As Shen Fuyao's daughter, Shen Wangshu was equally talented. She broke through to the Frost Moon realm at a young age and then returned to Yanzhou to oversee the branch.
At 10 p.m., Lu Ren was still grinding through his daily tasks at the manor because he had missed a lot of training time that day. Wearing the Soul Locking Ring, he wielded the heavy sword he used for training. He was sweating profusely, but he felt a little annoyed.
Gu Tong'er went into seclusion five years ago, so how can I possibly visit this senior? What if I can't visit this senior?
How can I obtain the longevity-enhancing treasure for my master?
Whether he could get the chance to pursue his master was another matter, but he couldn't just stand by and watch his master, who was only a hundred years old—maybe over two hundred, well, who knows how old his master is.
He couldn't just watch his master die peacefully in her old age!
He wanted to ask his master what to do next, but he couldn't contact her at the moment.
Just then, footsteps sounded behind him. Lu Ren turned around and saw the owner of the manor, the white-haired loli with squinty eyes, Shen Wangshu.
He quickly called out, "Auntie, Great-Auntie—"
Shen Wangshu was somewhat surprised, covering her mouth with her slender hand, and exclaimed in astonishment, "Oh dear, Lu Ren, why aren't you resting so late? You're at the age where you're growing, you can't stay up so late!"
"I've been training for a while and am now ready to rest. This is—"
Standing next to the white-haired little girl was a woman in her early twenties who bore a striking resemblance to Shen Wangshu in appearance.
However, the great-aunt had a youthful appearance and was short, while this woman was only a little shorter than Lu Ren and had a more heroic appearance. The two looked like sisters when they stood together.
Shen Wangshu quickly said, "Oh dear, I forgot to introduce you. This is my granddaughter, Shen Zhaozhao."
Although I guessed they weren't sisters, it still felt a bit awkward to see a little girl telling him that the older sister next to her was her granddaughter.
"Xiao Zhaozhao is ten years older than you, you should call her Sister Zhaozhao! Xiao Zhaozhao, this is Xiao Luren, he came here with your sister Yaoxing and the others for training."
When Lu Ren met Shen Zhaozhao's gaze, he inexplicably felt a little pressured.
"Hello, Sister Zhao Zhao!"
Shen Zhaozhao ignored him, but kept staring at him. Her gaze made Lu Ren uneasy. He looked her up and down, left and right, gritted his teeth, and asked, "Where's Yaoxing?"
"The young lady is inside; she probably hasn't rested yet—"
He then ignored him and went inside to find Shen Yaoxing. As he passed him, Lu Ren was bumped by the woman's shoulder.
"Politeness! Xiao Zhaozhao is being impolite!"
Seeing her cold and aloof demeanor, the white-haired little girl was a bit angry. She accused her of being impolite and said she would go back and have her father discipline her properly.
"That's just how this child is, cold to everyone except for Xiao Yaoxing, who's a little warmer towards her. Lu Ren, don't take it to heart!"
"No, no—"
"By the way, Xiao Luren, you guys are going to Fire Basin Realm the day after tomorrow, right?"
"Huh? Yeah, that's right."
The white-haired little girl quickly said, "The Fire Basin Realm is a Silver-level Void Realm. It's too dangerous for just a few of you to go, so I asked Xiao Zhaozhao to keep an eye on you!"
"Huh? You want Sister Zhao Zhao to look after us?"
"That's right, Xiao Zhaozhao is also at the Star Cocoon Realm, she can protect you all————"
It's another Star Cocoon Realm expert. Yanzhou truly lives up to its reputation as one of the four major branches of the Shen Clan. Generally speaking, a Star Cocoon Realm expert is enough to oversee a large branch.
Many branch venues only have a Fire-level expert in charge, but this Yanzhou branch has a Frost Moon-level expert and a Star Cocoon-level expert.
However, the Star Cocoon Realm is comparable to a Gold-level Void Beast, which is almost capable of soloing a Silver-level Void Realm, right?
If they were to have Star Cocoon Realm professionals escort them, then the training would be meaningless. However, before he could raise any objections, the white-haired loli reminded them, "However, Xiao Zhaozhao will only intervene when you are in mortal danger, so don't count on her too much! Besides, Xiao Zhaozhao is a white-haired shaman, and doesn't have much direct combat ability, so you'll have to rely on yourselves more!"
In fact, Lu Ren felt that the Silver-level Void Realm was not too dangerous for their team at the moment, but there is a kind of cold that your grandma thinks you are cold, and there is a kind of danger that your grandma thinks you are dangerous.
Seeing that his aunt was determined, Lu Ren didn't know what to say.
The white-haired girl yawned and said, "It's so late, Lu Ren, you should go back and rest!"
"Ah, um, okay, Grandma should get some rest too."
"Okay!"
The other person smiled and then turned and left.
Even from behind, she looks small, giving off a cute little animal vibe, just like Jiang Yueying.
However, after taking only a few steps, the great-aunt suddenly turned back to look at him, tilted her head, and then asked, "Oh dear, look at my memory, I've forgotten. Little Lu Ren, I heard my mother say on the phone a few days ago that you're still my great-grandmother's apprentice?"
Lu Ren was taken aback: "Great-Grandma? But Master said she wasn't that Shen Zhixian?"
Seeing Lu Ren in a daze, the white-haired little girl sighed again.
"It seems your great-grandmother didn't tell you her identity, so let's just pretend I didn't!"
"So Master really is Shen Zhixian? That fairy who transmits the lamp and tours the world?"
"No, that's not it!"
This was the first time he had ever found some traces of his master, but what exactly was his master? This woman, who was of grandmotherly age, had to be addressed as his great-grandmother.
"However, since Xiao Luren is her apprentice, she's of a very high seniority. Xiao Luren can't call me 'Grandma,' otherwise she'll definitely tease me again—"
The white-haired little girl seemed to recall something unpleasant and couldn't help but feel troubled. She said, "From now on, you can just call me Xiao Wangshu. Xiao Wangshu should call you Grand Tutor."
"Ahem! You're joking, Grandma!"
She frowned slightly, looking quite adorable: "Great Celestial Venerable! This is no joke, she really is that kind of person, a very petty and mischievous elder!"
There were indeed some clues about her love of teasing people, but Lu Ren hadn't noticed her petty nature. However, Lu Ren also realized that the young lady in front of him was an acquaintance of his master.
"Grandma, are you very familiar with my master?"
"Little Wangshu, you should call her Little Wangshu!"
The white-haired little girl was very wary, and seemed genuinely afraid of her master, determined not to let him call her "Grandma".
"Little...Little Wangshu, are you very familiar with my master?"
"I haven't seen her for a long time either. I spent a long time in the Linjiang ethnic area when I was young, and I saw her often back then."
"Is she of a high generation? Even Aunt Lian—even Xiao Wangshu calls her Great-Grandma."
Shen Wangshu said nostalgically, "Actually, I don't know my great-grandmother's generation. Her identity is very mysterious, like a ghost floating in the sky above the clan. I don't know how many years she has lived, and she rarely sees people. Few clansmen know of her existence, and there are almost no records about her. It's all passed down orally from the older generation. It is said that if any clansman breaks through to the Burning Sun Realm, he will be tricked by my great-grandmother."
Although her great-grandmother said at the time that it wasn't because Xiao Wangshu looked cute that she wanted to tease her, but to raise her to be an independent adult.
She recalled the days seventy or eighty years ago when she was bullied by that mysterious older sister every day, crying and hiding, but unable to escape—she felt a strange sense of nostalgia!
"—Little Wangshu? Little Wangshu?!"
Shen Wangshu suddenly came back to her senses, touched her face with her small hand, and sighed, "I really can't deny that I'm getting old. I get lost in memories as soon as I think about the past. Even though it's been a long, long time, it feels like it was just a while ago."
Lu Ren, however, caught the key point in her words: "So you actually have a chance to break through to the Burning Sun realm?"
The white-haired little girl squinted and remained silent. Lu Ren wasn't sure if she was even looking at him. After a moment, she chuckled and said, "Oh dear, so Grandma really misjudged! There aren't that many Burning Sun Realm cultivators! The Shen family is just a first-class aristocratic clan. Having even one Shen Yanqing is already impressive. If they had two or three Burning Sun Realm cultivators at the same time, what would people think of the Shen family?"
"Um—Xiao Wangshu, do you have any way to contact my master? I have something I want to talk to her about."
"Sure!"
"real?"
"My great-grandmother didn't like to appear in public, and not many people had ever seen her. I guess I'm the only one who can still contact her now."
"How are you going to contact her?"
"I have a treasure here that can transmit sound over long distances."
As expected of a big shot from Frost Moon Mirror, he even has such a treasure. Lu Ren rubbed his hands together like a fly, wanting to borrow it.
Then the white-haired little girl pulled an old-fashioned mobile phone out of her pocket.
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"Beep beep beep one"
The little girl dialed the number, and when the other end answered, she greeted in a sweet voice, "Hey? Great-Grandma, it's me, it's Xiao Wangshu. Oh, it's nothing, Master Lu Ren is here. He said he has something to discuss with you."
Lu Ren took the phone from the white-haired girl's hand, somewhat speechless, and said, "Feed? Master, can you hear me?"
A woman's displeased voice came from the other end: "You brat, what kind of tone is that when you talk to your master?"
Lu Ren complained, "Master, why didn't you tell me you had a cell phone?"
The other side retorted confidently, "You didn't even ask me, did you?"
"Who told you to always appear and disappear so mysteriously? I was just about to ask you something, and you vanished in the blink of an eye."
"Enough with the nonsense, what do you want from me?"
Lu Ren explained the predicament he was facing: Gu Tong'er was in seclusion, and he was wondering how to obtain the longevity-promoting treasure.
"You've gone into seclusion? That's too much trouble. Well then, you can wait to come back and be stripped naked by your master, then hung at the Shen family's gate for three days and three nights."
"Stop fooling around, Master. We're talking about serious matters."
Shen Wangshu stood to the side, watching Lu Ren communicate with the person on the other end of the phone, and couldn't help but narrow her eyes.
Great-grandmother was not known for her good temper. Back then, if young Yanqing showed her even the slightest disrespect, he would be beaten half to death.
It's unbelievable that he could speak to his great-grandmother in such a tone.
The Grand Tutor is truly remarkable.
In every sense of the word.
"I don't care. You can ask Xiao Wangshu for help. If you can't get it, you two will both come back and wait to be stripped naked and hung at the gate of the clan's territory."
Shen Wangshu: (ω)
Am I going to be hung up too?
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