The Darling of Heaven Owns a Rip-off Shop

”Has Dugu Yan really become the number one in martial arts?” Sheng Yulin asked. ”Was it you who made him not notice me just now?”

”Yes. I need you to bring him something.” Tianmiao said solemnly, ”He’s different; his mind is pure, but that’s not enough yet. He needs to grow...”

Dugu Yan’s talent is truly exceptional, much like a piece of uncut jade that, with just a little carving, would shine with its own brilliant light. Right now, he’s not yet ready to become an employee of the Heavenly Dao Office; he still needs a lot of experience. After the Broken Void, continuing cultivation in the Great World, and how he deals with matters, all need honing. It’s a long and difficult process, but she believes Dugu Yan can achieve it.

”Your favoritism towards him makes me somewhat jealous,” Sheng Yulin sighed, ”Had I known, I would have stuck around the tavern doing odd jobs too.”

Tianmiao smiled, ”You two are different. Of course, you’re cute too.”

”I’m cute too?” Sheng Yulin tilted his head in confusion.

”Yes, if you weren’t cute, you would have died many times by now. It’s not just they would kill you; even I could have strangled you,” Tianmiao chuckled lightly.

Sheng Yulin’s mouth twitched. This sort of cuteness, for some reason, didn’t sit well with him?

”Give this to Dugu Yan after you meet up with them,” Tianmiao tossed a Jade Scroll to Sheng Yulin.

”What’s this?” Sheng Yulin asked after catching it, noticing the Jade Scroll was cool to the touch with no binding string, yet it closed very well on its own. He tried to open it but found it couldn’t be unrolled. Was this an immortal’s technique? Only Dugu Yan himself could open it.

”Consider this as your payment for running errands.” Tianmiao tossed a medicine bottle.

”Huh? What is this?” Sheng Yulin asked again.

”There’s an elixir inside that can keep you youthful and unaging for a hundred years. After a hundred years, it will lose effect, depending on whether you can live that long,” Tianmiao smiled, ”Even if you die, you’ll look beautiful, just perfect for someone as vain as you.”

Sheng Yulin stared in shock at the medicine bottle in his hand, an elixir for eternal youth? An immortal’s technique!

”Am I vain?” Sheng Yulin was puzzled.

”Every morning, you comb your hair meticulously, using a different hairband each day. Your clothes can’t have a single wrinkle, and you often secretly take out a mirror to check yourself,” Tianmiao couldn’t help but laugh lightly, speaking of Sheng Yulin’s little habits.

Sheng Yulin’s face reddened slightly. Having a small mirror to secretly look at oneself, no one knew about this. But it seemed the immortal did.

”Is there anything else you want me to tell them?” Sheng Yulin had a gut feeling this was the last time seeing this deity, this deity was leaving. He wondered if Xu Lang and the others would feel lost with the Boss’s sudden departure. Especially Tang Fengyue and Dugu Yan, they would surely feel the pain inside.

”Let them enjoy life, enjoy the martial world. Also, take this bottle containing two healing medicines; you’ll need them,” Tianmiao smiled, ”All right, you should head out too.”

Sheng Yulin took the medicine bottle, nodded, bowed deeply to Tianmiao, and turned to leave, disappearing into the night.

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Their mission to assassinate was successful.

However, Tang Fengyue and Xu Lang were slightly injured, while Shen Hanshu and the Wudang Chief Disciple were more seriously hurt. Retreat was proving difficult.

As they decided that Shen Hanshu and the Wudang disciple would stay behind to sacrifice themselves to cover the retreat, Dugu Yan and Sheng Yulin arrived just in time to support them.