As a transmigrator refined by countless artistic works, Yulou was no stranger to the trope of powerhouse cultivators making undercover visits to brothels, taverns, bathhouses, or dance halls.
How many legendary Immortal Emperors and Dao Ancestors had encountered grand opportunities in such places before they ever rose to prominence?
However, True Person Danri was clearly different from the undercover powerhouses in those stories.
The issue was not that her appearance possessed biological female characteristics in a general sense, but rather her attire.
Her chubby body was wrapped in a gold sh robe that aggressively accentuated her figure. Traces of juice from the spiritual fruit she had just been devouring hung on the corner of her lips, making her look like a greedy little girl.
Most absurdly, True Person Danri wore her hair in double buns—an appearance completely befitting a thirteen-year-old girl next door.
No matter how one looked at her, she bore absolutely no resemblance to a grand cultivator.
Yet Yulou also knew that based on the terror Wang Xianmao had shown upon approaching, the patriarch's divine sense could detect him but could not see this True Person at all.
The absolute suppression a Purple Palace cultivator held over a Foundation Establishnt cultivator was hidden within these seemingly casual details.
Therefore, this chubby little girl was undoubtedly True Person Danri!
"Before you arrived, I was having a rather pleasant ti with these two boys. The mont you showed up, it beca boring. Xianmao, what do you think we should do about this?"
True Person Danri sat in her seat, resting her chin on a pink, tender, chubby little hand as she spoke to the patriarch, who stood frozen, still recovering from his shock.
When questioned by a True Person, what else could Wang Xianmao do?
The old patriarch reacted swiftly, turning around instantly to scold the two brothers.
"You scoundrels! Did you just offend True Person Danri!"
It appeared the patriarch had chosen to let the children suffer first, but this choice was actually far from simple.
It was filled with exceptional quick-wittedness, bitter forbearance, resilient resolve, and love for the younger generation of his clan.
In the event that these two little rascals had actually offended True Person Danri just now, Wang Xianmao's attitude struck the perfect balance.
'Martial Aunt, if they were insolent, I have already disciplined them, so let that be enough.'
If they had not offended True Person Danri, then being scolded a few tis by their own patriarch was no great loss.
The fragile, coddled individuals raised in modern twenty-first-century society were unsuited for this cruel world of cultivation. Yu'an's resilience during the ten lashes earlier was the best proof of this.
Wang Rongyuan had used a thoroughly ungentle, massive slap to give Yu'an a choice: either learn to adapt, or do not step into this world—go back ho and raise donkeys!
At that mont, Yu'an actually did have the right to choose.
That right to choose was an incredibly luxurious privilege, provided by the tireless struggles of over a dozen generations of Wang Clan ancestors before the great wheel of destiny crushed down upon a thirteen-year-old youth!
However, right now, Wang Xianmao did not have that luxury.
True Person Danri was in all probability joking.
Yet Wang Xianmao did not dare gamble in the slightest. To be more precise, he lacked even a shred of courage to gamble.
Utilizing his superb reactions, the patriarch chose to endure bitterly. With resilient resolve, he offered the response least likely to go wrong following the Martial Aunt's seemingly teasing interrogation.
'Children, do not bla the patriarch for being ungentle. You do not understand what kind of people these True Persons are.'
'A True Person and a regular human are two entirely different species!'
"Haha, it should be who offended them while they were drinking tea, hahahaha."
Seeing the two unfortunate brothers get scolded by their own patriarch again, True Person Danri burst into laughter once more.
They had entered the Beautiful Pavilion just for a pot of spiritual tea, only to be frightened out of their wits by her first, and then decided to endure the humiliation and flee after finishing their tea.
Now they had failed to run away and were even cornered by their own patriarch.
Brilliant!
"There was no offense. The senior was only joking with us, there was no offense at all!" Yulou said hurriedly.
Standing before a True Person, Yulou did not have the nerve to consider the chubby little girl's mockery of them as an offense.
Could anything a True Person did count as an offense?
It absolutely could not!
That was called sharing joy with the common people; that was a senior's deeply affectionate spurring!
It was just that this spurring was too profound, and Yulou had failed to grasp it for a mont!
"Boring, truly boring. All of you from the Wang family seem to be cast from the sa mold."
"Senior Brother Yinghua was like this. A thousand years have passed, and you, Xianmao, are still like this, and this child is the sa."
"Why hasn't your Wang Clan produced a single Purple Palace cultivator in over a thousand years?"
"It is precisely because you lack the courage to charge forward unflinchingly!"
Senior Brother Yinghua?
Wang Yinghua, the fourth son of the founding ancestor Wang Xuanying?
Before Yulou could think further, True Person Danri pointed at the patriarch and spoke again.
"Go on. Since you ruined my enjoynt, go and arrange a few male cultivators from the Beautiful Pavilion to perform on stage and liven things up."
"It is inconvenient for in my current state. Those other cultivators only know how to request female perforrs, and watching them has almost put to sleep."
While the phrase 'because you lack the courage to charge forward unflinchingly' still echoed in Wang Xianmao's mind, he hurriedly bowed in assent upon hearing True Person Danri's command.
"Xianmao will arrange it imdiately. Would you like to move to a private booth on the second floor? The view from there is much better."
The mont those words were spoken, the way Yulou looked at the patriarch instantly changed.
'Patriarch, judging by this, it seems you have spent a fair amount of spirit stones here at the Beautiful Pavilion, haven't you?'
"No need, anywhere is fine."
True Person Danri casually pulled the two Wang brothers toward her seat with a gesture and said, "I will test the spirit roots of these two children for you. It won't be for nothing after you spend your spirit stones."
Wang Xianmao was instantly overjoyed and happily went off to contact the male perforrs.
True Person Danri placed her small, fleshy hand on Yulou's shoulder, making him as tense as a drawn bowstring.
"Relax. Six parts fire, four parts water. For Qi Refining, you should choose... mhm, the Source Vein Gui Water Qi from Dripdrop Cave. It suits you best, and its performance in magical combat is top-tier."
Qi Refining was the foundation, and the greatest difference among Qi Refining cultivators lay in the specific Qi they refined.
The degree of power, the nature of the effects, and the level of compatibility were all factors that had to be considered.
"As for you, eight parts tal, two parts earth. The tal elent is overwhelmingly dominant, while the earth spirit root is sowhat thin."
"In this situation, you have two choices for Qi Refining. The Rusty Iron Fiendish Gold Qi from the Red Lantern Illumination Sect can help you achieve Foundation Establishnt the fastest, but you will need to supplent the four ridians of your Dao foundation afterward."
"Alternatively, you can use a spiritual energy that possesses both tal and earth properties. Your Wang Clan's Red Rock Gold Cleansing Qi would do. Any better option would require a monuntal expenditure."
Using her status as an esteed Purple Palace cultivator, True Person Danri assessed their spirit root characteristics and illuminated their path of cultivation for the Qi Refining stage.
The reason Hongi had sought an audience with Danri was precisely for this. The difference was that he wanted True Person Danri to help evaluate whether his Qi Refining progress had reached the threshold of Foundation Establishnt.
Yet now, the grand opportunity Hongi had begged for on his knees was obtained so effortlessly by Yulou and Yu'an.
And how do you think they got it?
They entered the Beautiful Pavilion for a flask of spirit wine, reluctantly watched the female cultivators, drank while they watched, and simply received it!
Where could Hongi possibly go to find justice for that?
"Wang Clan's Yulou and Yu'an thank the True Person for her guidance!"
True Person Danri waved her hand and turned her gaze toward the stage in the middle of the Beautiful Pavilion's pool, reaching out casually to continue devouring her spiritual fruit.
On the stage, the male perforrs arranged by Wang Xianmao had already begun a sword dance.
Compared to these two young boys who had beco incredibly restrained after learning her true identity, the True Person clearly preferred watching the handso and elegant male perforrs.
"Martial Aunt, are you satisfied with these?"
Wang Xianmao returned and asked respectfully.
"Passable."
True Person Danri was rely watching for entertainnt. She had seen far too many geniuses and handso youths, which was equivalent to having tasted every kind of rare delicacy.
Coming to the Beautiful Pavilion was purely out of boredom to try sothing different.
"Then please enjoy the performance at your leisure. I will take these two little scoundrels and leave first."
Lingering in front of a Purple Palace Grand Cultivator was not a good thing in any strict sense. Such a grand cultivator could decide the survival of the Wang Clan with a single thought, so it was completely normal for Wang Xianmao to want to slip away as quickly as possible.
True Person Danri spoke with aningful intent.
"They are no scoundrels. Your Wang Clan has worthy successors. These two boys are only thirteen, yet they already know how to visit the Beautiful Pavilion. Truly extraordinary~"
Yu'an was dumbfounded. He looked at his elder brother, his eyes entirely filled with confusion.
'Brother, didn't this True Person just say she would help us prove we only ca to drink tea?'
'Why has she changed her tune now?'
"Thank you for the reminder, True Person. Upon our return, I will certainly give them a thorough beating!"
With that, Wang Xianmao glared fiercely at the two of them.
"Hahaha, alright. You are far too easy to tease, Xianmao. Go on, go on."
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