'Huh? What is that look?', Di Xueyan wonders but before she could ask, Wei Shuang already retracted her gaze, walks towards the east area of the wide place and gestured for her to follow.
It was only then that Di Xueyan had found out that they are still in the bottom of the cliff when she looks upwards. Though all she can see is black because of the height of the cliff, she can still see a little specks of white, indicating how high she fell the last time.
Subconsciously, she checks her body and was amazed that her body survived such fall.
They arrived at a little elevated place where a wide gold mirror with entricate designs in the sides is floating in the air. Di Xueyan can see her face but not as vivid as the typical mirror on earth of course.
" This is called the void mirror. Some also called it the Impossible. You probably never heard of it before, as it vanished alongside with me", Wei Shuang glance at the young woman in her back who is staring at the ordinary looking ancient mirror in confusion.
'What do we do with this? Check if we are beautiful enough? Tsk, no need', Di Xueyan arrogantly lifts her chin while looking at her beautiful reflection that can cause chaos wherever she went.
Wei Shuang, as a woman who lives for hundreds of thousands of years, can't help but to twitch her lips at how childish this young lady can be.
"Do you want to use the full potential of this mirror to your own benefit?", Wei Shuang asks the young lady who is still checking herself out.
Di Xueyan momentarily stops. It is not that she is checking herself ouy, but she is secretly cheking out the mirror itself. Aside from its ancient vibes, not even a powerful aura can be felt from the mirror or any other enticing aura. It just looks like a plain luxurious ancient golden mirror. So, Di Xueyan is doubtful.
"What kind of artifact is this?", Di Xueyan doesn't even bother covering up her doubt. It is not as if the woman can't sense it anyway.
" There is only one way to find out", Wei Shuang smiles mischievously again, as if the woman whose heart is aching for her man a while ago is not her.
'I really guess she has some mental issues'
" What is it then?", Di Xueyan asks cautiously.
" Be my disciple", Wei Shuang simply shrugs her shoulder, as if being her disciple isn't much.
If those people who witnessed her greatness will see her right now, they would probably scold her in their hearts. How could someone ask a youngster to be their disciple without even trying to look imposing?
" That's it?", 'how weird', Di Xueyan doesn't voiced out her last thought, but it can be seen in her face.
" Yes", Wei Shuang nodded her head.
" But, how about the second test that you wanted me to pass?", Di Xueyan, who has been emotionally unstable for a long time, already feels like her head is going to explode. She really doesn't understands the purpose why she is standing here right now anymore.
Wei Shuang paused a little, trying harder to think about what the little girl is saying. Di Xueyan saw her confusion, she felt like her brain just bursts without prior notice.
' Fuck! Don't tell me she forgot about it?', Di Xueyan felt like beating the older woman in front of her, but out of respect and fear, she doesn't dare.
" Ah! The one I told you before?", Wei Shuang's eyes lightened in understanding before her gaze turned into mocking, as she sized Di Xueyan up and down in an elegant manner as if she is looking at a stupid person.
" I was just bullshiting. Why so serious and believe a stranger's word easily?", Di Xueyan felt blood rising in her head when she heard her reply.
'So there is no such test all along?'
" Xueyan dear, the first lesson that I am to teach you as a teacher is very simple. Be vigilant, not because someone look trustworthy does not mean that they are. Always be cautious of the peers you make. You will never know how you die if you trust blindly. And never believe a stranger's word. It is not bad to be suspicious", Wei Shuang seriously stated.
"Though you make sense, but you.....are also a stranger...", Di Xueyan said mischievously while grinning.
' You really think that you are the only one who knows how to tease?'
Wei Shuang's face turns blank. She really wants to beat the youngster in front of her.
" The stranger that saved you", she simply retorted with a 'what an ungrateful bitch' look.
" Ok, ok you win! So what to do now?", Di Xueyan raised her two hands up while giving her a helpless look.
"Like I said, be my disciple", Wei Shuang said with a mysterious glint in her eyes.
Di Xueyan knew that she can't leave this cliff without any external help. Even though she has been muddle headed a while ago, she still has the thought of escaping while they were walking. But she can't even fly! How can she escape? The gravity of the place is very strong, though you can't strangely feel it while walking or doing any other thing in the ground, if you'll fly even for a few feet, you'll surely break some bone if you try to land. Di Xueyan is aware that they are inside an array, but the array is very ancient that there is no such thing as its characteristics recorded in any ancient array books that her mother 'lend' her.
Di Xueyan's furrowed her brows a little.
'It's not as if I will die if I become a disciple right? Since I can't leave anyway, why not reluctantly take an ancient woman who has a personality disorder as my master?', she mused in her brain while balancing the pros and cons. Since she is already curious about that fancy looking mirror in front of her, why not just get this over with?
" Disciple greets master", Di Xueyan, as someone who has no master, just connected her left fist with her right hand in greeting. How would she know the proper way of greeting?
Wei Shuang felt like having a head ache, looking at her new disciple's stiff posture, she knows that she still has a long way to go.
" Disciples should serve their master in a tea ceremony, don't you know that?", Wei Shuang is trying to hint that they have to undergo the ceremony. Though she is a rebellious and pain in the arse woman before, she still adheres to tradition.
"Oh?", Di Xueyan stares at her blankly. Since she was born in a place where milk and coffee are popular hot beverages, she rarely drinks tea. So, she doesn't have any tea at the moment except for Lipton matcha green tea which she rarely even touch, what more for the things that are needed for the ceremony?
'Is Lipton matcha green tea enough?', Di Xueyan muse, embarrassed at her lousy self.
" Ahm... Can I borrow your tea set then?", Di Xueyan nervously said but tried to look calm and indifferent. She really is too brave to borrow a set without even knowing how to do it.
Mei Shuang's eyes lit up. She has been waiting to be served by a disciple for a very long time now! Now that she has a disciple, she can now rest in peace, of course after teaching her all she knew.
Wei Shuan enthusiastically conjure a table and a rare Pure Moon White Jade tea set. Di Xueyan gasp at how the tea set is surrounded by a faint light, if she is not mistaken, such jade is only a legend!
Legend has it that the Pure Moon White Jade was baptized by the life essense of the moon goddess, making it a divine mineral! Rumors also said that it can make any water a divine water and can absorb the pure essence of heaven and earth endlessly, making it very useful for cultivation! But no one can ascertain of its validity, but looking at it now, Di Xueyan knew that she is being graced with such heavenly item. The best thing is that she can feel spirit qi entering her system without even doing anything!
'Damn! Now I am really nervous! Apologies, little ancestor', Di Xueyan apologized in advance in tainting such divine artifact.