Ne Zha went to the little girl's shop and took a ring and checked it, after really checking it Ne Zha asked the little girl who looked to be fourteen years old.
"How much does the ring cost."
"It's not for sale," the girl replied flatly.
Ne Zha frowned then asked again, "if it's not for sale why are you keeping this here?"
"I exchanged it for merit."
"En. What services do you need?"
The little girl stared at Ne Zha for a moment. Getting the gaze of the little girl Ne Zha felt that all his clothes were stripped and felt that nothing could escape the gaze of this little girl in front of him. After retracting her gaze the girl gave the ring and a scroll to Ne Zha.
"I'll tell you later."
Ne Zha was about to protest but the little girl had already disappeared from his sight he looked around but to no avail, the girl had disappeared suddenly like magic.
"How did that little girl disappear? She's not a cultivator because I don't feel any Qi in her body." Ne Zha scratched his head and tried to think positively, "Never mind when I see him I'll help him."
With that Ne Zha continued his journey towards the Ne Clan in the South which was not far from this city.
Ne Zha walked leisurely on his way to the South. He didn't rush towards the Clan because he didn't really care about the Clan. But appreciating Ne Zha who used to love the Clan so much that he wanted to visit, of course there were some things he had to take.
After walking for days Ne Zha arrived at a village which was only two cities away from his destination.
This village was located in the Black Wood Kingdom which was under the rule of the Yang Empire where the Ne Clan had its roots.
Ne Zha chose to rest in the city before continuing his journey. He walked into an inn that looked simple, there were only two customers seen in this inn. One was a young man wearing a swordsman's robe while the other was like a young scholar.
Ne Zha sat at the back table, he thought this was the most convenient location. A waiter came and told the menu available at this inn, Ne Zha asked for meat and some vegetables. The waiter looked very pleased with Ne Zha's order he bowed and went to the kitchen.
It didn't take long for Ne Zha's order to finish cooking and it was now on the table ready to eat. Ne Zha cut the meat and put it in his mouth, his eyes sparkling slightly when he tasted this delicious food. He ate quietly and leisurely.
But his calm atmosphere was disturbed when a girl sat down at his desk, right in front of Ne Zha. He quickly protested, "Hey there are still a lot of empty tables here why sit at mine?"
The girl looked very beautiful when she took off her veil, she smiled and replied, "Isn't that right?"
"No."
"Am I bothering you?"
"Already know annoying why not go?" Ne Zha answered while stuffing the meat and vegetables into his mouth.
"I enjoy bothering handsome men hehe." the girl smiled widely.
"Go," said Ne Zha lazily.
The girl placed the sword on the table, it made the two young men at the other table wary, but it was different from Ne Zha. He looked at the girl's sword and knew that it was a high-grade Spirit Tool. He furrowed his brows in confusion.
"I'm just going to eat here for a while," said the girl then ordered food from the waiter.
Ne Zha saw that this girl was a Cultivator of the second Silver Realm, carrying a high grade Spirit Tool must have a pretty good background as no sect would give just any Spirit Tool of that high level to a disciple who was in the second Silver Realm.
Ne Zha didn't care and continued to eat, but the previous calm was gone because this girl really likes to babble on incoherent things. Ne Zha simply replied with, "hmm..." or "yes."
But the girl was not angry, instead she kept on babbling even though her mouth was full of food. It was in stark contrast to her graceful and beautiful appearance like a noble's daughter.
"Hey, where are you from?" the girl asked Ne Zha's identity when she found out that this human was not afraid at all by the sword he had placed on the table.
"Who I am is not important." Ne Zha got up from his seat after paying for the food he ate Ne Zha came out of this inn.
"Heeey!!! You haven't said your name!!!" shouted the girl earlier then followed Ne Zha out of the inn after throwing some coins.
***
It only took a few days for Emperor Yang Qian to reach Woaven City to see his adopted son Han Xiao.
A big welcome was made in front of Yang He's mansion, he sighed when he saw his brother Yang Qian's worried face had disappeared. He came forward and greeted, "Qian'ge. Han'er is resting in her room."
The Emperor nodded and got off his big horse carriage and entered Yang He's mansion.
After arriving at the living room Yang He said goodbye to call Han Xiao in his room. The emperor nodded then sat down in the seat of honor.
It didn't take long for the Emperor to see a carefree young man who was slightly sleepy as if he hadn't slept in several days. Emperor Yang Qian was shocked when he saw that the young man was none other than Han Xiao.
"Uaaahh... Dad I'm still sleepy you've come," Han Xiao snarled.
Emperor Yang Qian quickly walked over to Han Xiao and touched his forehead then pulled the Fate Palace out of Han Xiao's Neigong meridians.
Han Xiao was taken aback by Emperor Yang Qian's actions, only that he was too late to react. And unfortunately he forgot to hide his cultivation.
"Four Fate Palaces!" Yang He exclaimed in surprise.
Luckily in this room there were only the Emperor, Han Xiao and Yang He.
"Since when have you been cultivating?" asked Emperor Yang Qian in surprise. This was extremely hard to believe because Han Xiao had cultivation at the second Golden Realm and formed four Fate Palaces. And if Han Xiao had cultivated from young he would not have gotten such a cultivation due to his poor talent, however what Emperor Yang Qian didn't know was that this was no longer the Han Xiao his old adopted son.
"Dad we talked about this in the secret room." Han Xiao looked at Yang He.
"Ah yes, let's go to the secret room where I cultivate." Yang He quickly led the way to a hidden place in this house.
Arriving in the room Emperor Yang Qian and Yang He's gazes were fixed on Han Xiao.
"Explain..."
"Okay there's no need to be this tense," Han Xiao replied cheerfully. "Me and Ne Zha met an elder when we were done being robbed who was helped by Miss Bi and Miss Bing. That elder gave us who knows what it was and turned us into the second Golden Realm Cultivator in one month..." Han Xiao continued to lie and vomited flowers lotus from his mouth, hearing Han Xiao's explanation Emperor Yang Qian had a bit of a look but wasn't completely convinced.
"Is that old the hermit of the Forest of Darkness in the legends?" Yang He said remembering a legend about the Forest of Darkness.
Emperor Yang Qian pondered for a moment then looked at Han Xiao, "It doesn't matter if it's a lie or the truth. The most important thing is that now that you're in the Golden Realm, you have the qualifications to be called a genius and enter the Miracle Battle."
Han Xiao still cheerfully replied, "Miracle Battle ah? I have no interest, I just want father to hide this until that day comes."
Yang He looked at Han Xiao in confusion as he couldn't sense any more Qi or Cultivator aura from him.
"Father and uncle. Let's just say I don't have the cultivation I used to have," Han Xiao said and smiled at the confusion of Emperor Yang Qiam and Yang He.
"Silly brat!!! What technique did you use to trick your uncle?" Yang He protested.
Emperor Yang Qian also looked at Han Xiao curiously. Han Xiao took a shaky breath before saying, "You guys swear not to tell anyone this."
Yang He and Emperor Yang Qian looked at each other and then glared at Han Xiao, getting sharp looks from his adoptive father and uncle Han Xiao still didn't budge, instead he smiled cheerfully. Curious and furious, Yang He and Emperor Yang Qian took an oath to the heavens.
"If we tell anyone about this, we will be struck by a celestial thunderbolt," Yang He and Emperor Yang Qian said at the same time.
Han Xiao laughed at the two of them, "Father, Uncle. You guys who are hit by the most severe catastrophic lightning will only be lying in bed for a year."
The Emperor glared at Han Xiao, "Tell us quickly."
"Ah you guys are not cool. Alright alright this technique is called the God Seal. This technique can hide the cultivation of any cultivator below the Great Core." Of course Han Xiao wasn't lying indeed what he used was the God Seal, it was very useful for sealing the cultivator's aura also this technique was what he taught Bing Xing.
That Supreme Void Core was the final stage of cultivation very few Cultivators reached this level.
Yang He felt this was quite understandable as even Emperor Yang Qian who was at the Void Core at the moment couldn't sense any aura from Han Xiao. After a little chat the Emperor took them out of the secret room, Yang He held a grand banquet for Emperor Yang Qian and Han Xiao's return.
***
"What do you want?" Ne Zha let out a shaky breath as the chatty girl was following him all the time.
"Your name." The girl smiled and raised her eyebrows.
This girl's carefree and talkative temperament was like Han Xiao who couldn't stop chirping. Ne Zha had just calmed his mind from Han Xiao's chirping and now came this strange girl who was even more chatty than Han Xiao.
"What is your name?" the girl kept asking these questions, she followed Ne Zha attracted by this cold and fearless human.
"Ne Zha!" replied Ne Zha after a long time of being annoyed with this girl.
The girl nodded then stretched out her arm which was as white and smooth as jade and said. "My name is Xia Shiva. My nickname is Shiva eS Ha I Ve A!"
Ne Zha stared at the girl for a moment then continued on her way.
Xia Shiva withdrew his hand in exasperation as there was no reply from Ne Zha, "You walking totem bastard!!!" shouted Xia Shiva in annoyance and chased after Ne Zha.
Xia Shiva, others might be surprised and prostrate in front of this girl because she not only has a beauty that destroys kingdoms and makes flowers bloom in her presence. She is the princess of the Xia Kingdom! But today he descended into a small village and chased a mortal young man this might be hard to believe.
Ne Zha let Xia Shiva follow him because he had yelled and scolded the girl several times but instead of getting angry Xia Shiva was getting curious about the stone boy.
Ne Zha's quiet journey is now accompanied by Xia Shiva's chirps telling about some of his problems, until finally Ne Zha chooses to respond to Xia Shiva.
After passing through one village they entered Xianxie City. This city was where the Ne Clan and the other two great Clans took root.
When he arrived in front of the Xianxie city gates he saw a very tall and long fortress stretching around the entire city.
"Show me your ID." A guard held out his hand to Ne Zha.
Ne Zha gave a token, this token has a wing pattern with Ne engraving on the right and Clan on the left. This is the main token of the Ne Clan.
The guard bowed to pay his respects to Ne Zha. After knowing Ne Zha's identity in this city, Ne Zha rented a horse carriage to go to Ne Clan because it was quite far from his current position and he felt tired.
Ne Zha leaned back and closed his eyes, wanting to hurry up and finish the business in the Clan and return to Woaven City to meet Han Xiao because he felt better with Han Xiao compared to the chatty girl who kept following him.
"Hey you're a member of the Ne Clan, why didn't you tell me." The girl moved from sitting in front of Ne Zha to beside him. He put on a very curious face at Ne Zha.
"Can't you just be quiet for a while?" replied Ne Zha not opening his eyes.
Xia Shiva just smiled then followed Ne Zha closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Finally Ne Zha felt calm for a moment, yes only for a moment because at this time their carriage was stopped by a girl who had a very large and terrible aura. The girl didn't suppress her aura instead she released it wildly showing that she was a really great girl.
Ne Zha sighed as he knew this girl from Ne Zha's old memories.
"Zha Yuchun!!! Which bitch are you bringing with you!!!" shouted the girl while pointing at Xia Shiva.
Being called a prostitute by the girl made Xia Shiva's beautiful face turn red with anger. He raised his sword and pointed at the girl.
"How dare you call me that!!! I'll kill you!!!"