NOVEL SIMPLE Chapter 233.1
While thinking about how to win over Yaoyao, Chai Yuxin came to visit.
“Your Majesty, I’ve come to ask for leave. I need to be away for half a month. Please approve it!” Chai Yuxin said with a bow.
“What’s the matter?” Lin Beifan asked with concern.
“If I don’t go back now, I might never see my master again!” Chai Yuxin’s face was somber.
Lin Beifan’s expression also turned grave: “My condolences! Don’t be too sad, your Master’s spirit in heaven wouldn’t want to see you upset and grieving!”
“What nonsense are you talking about? My Master is not dead!” Chai Yuxin snapped angrily.
Lin Beifan was taken aback: “But you just said…”
“My master is turning 90, so I need to go back and celebrate his birthday!”
“Just a birthday celebration, and you talk as if it’s a matter of life and death!” Lin Beifan chided.
“Because after this birthday feast, my Master plans to enter seclusion in an attempt to reach the Grandmaster realm. He won’t come out until he succeeds! It’s said to be very difficult! So, whether I can see him again in the future is uncertain!” Chai Yuxin’s face darkened.“I see!” Lin Beifan nodded in understanding.
He knew a bit about Chai Yuxin’s Master.
His name was Zuo Wudi, also known as the Peerless Spear Immortal because he was proficient with the spear, having mastered it to an almost divine level. That’s why Chai Yuxin chose to study spear techniques under him.
His cultivation had reached the threshold of the Half-Step Grandmaster realm.
Unfortunately, that’s where it stopped.
In this world, most of the Grandmasters who have cultivated to the Grandmaster realm specialize in swordsmanship, saber techniques, or fist and palm techniques.
There are very few who rely on spear techniques, and he had no references for him to draw from.
To break through using spear techniques, he could only rely on his own exploration.
But the difficulty was immense.
Even other martial arts prodigies, practicing according to divine skills and secret techniques, might not be able to cultivate to the Grandmaster level, let alone someone relying on self-exploration.
Geniuses who break through on their own like in the novels are ultimately too rare.
Moreover, he was injured in his youth by competing with others, and it had not fully healed.
As he aged, his strength waned.
So, he was trapped within this realm.
Eventually, he opened the gates wide to recruit disciples, hoping to pass on his unique spearmanship skills.
“You wish to return home to celebrate a birthday. Naturally, the Emperor grants his permission! Have you prepared any gifts? For instance, some sacred medicine for healing wounds and to treat internal injuries! I’ll prepare them if you don’t have any!” Lin Beifan said.
“Your Majesty, there’s no need to mention it. I’ve already asked Wanqing to refine a medicinal pill for me! With this pill, my Master’s injuries should heal, and his chances of breaking through to Grandmaster level should be greater!” Chai Yuxin smiled.
“That’s good!”
Lin Beifan thought for a moment and said, “Since he is your elder, I will also send a gift to express my sentiments!”
“Your Majesty, what gift do you plan to send?” Chai Yuxin asked curiously.
“I’ll send a single character!”
Lin Beifan had someone unfold a piece of rice paper. Then, with vigorous strokes, he wrote the character for “寿” longevity.
“This is my gift, take good care of it!”
“You’re only sending a single character? Isn’t that a bit stingy? I feel a bit embarrassed to present it!” Chai Yuxin was somewhat disdainful.
Lin Beifan shook his head and smiled, “This character of mine is worth a million in gold!”
“Impossible! How can just one character be worth a million in gold?” Chai Yuxin exclaimed.
“Care to make a bet?” Lin Beifan smiled.
“What’s the bet?” Chai Yuxin asked.
“If he treasures it like a precious gem, it means I win, and you must agree to a condition of mine! Otherwise, I will agree to one of your conditions! How about it?” Lin Beifan said with a smile.
“Fine! But the condition can’t be too excessive; it must be within my capabilities!”
“Of course!”
After setting the terms, Chai Yuxin left with the character.
……
About five days later, Chai Yuxin arrived at a high mountain shrouded in mist and clouds.
This was the secluded residence of her Master, the Peerless Spear Immortal.
The place was now festively decorated, and two young boys dressed in celebratory red clothes were welcoming guests at the entrance.
They were very happy to see Chai Yuxin come in.
“Big senior sister, you’re back. We’ve missed you so much!”
Chai Yuxin also smiled, “Lu junior brother, Zhao junior brother, it’s only been two years, and you’ve both grown so much!”
“The biggest change is with you, senior sister. Not only have you become more beautiful, but your strength has increased too! We heard you’ve even become a Grand General, commanding a million soldiers. You really make us proud!”
“Indeed!” Chai Yuxin was very proud.
Her greatest wish in life was to become a Grand General, and she hadn’t expected to achieve it so quickly!
Now in front of her junior brothers, how could she not show off a little?
“Where is the old Master? I want to see him now!” Chai Yuxin said.
“The old Master is currently meeting with some distinguished guests, it’s not convenient at the moment. You can see him during the birthday celebration later!”
“Alright!” Chai Yuxin nodded.
“Senior sister, let me show you the way!” one of the young boys said.
“No need. I’ve lived here for so many years, how could I not know my way around? You go about your business, I’ll go in by myself!”
“Alright, senior sister, we can chat later if there’s anything!”
Chai Yuxin went in, and along the way, she met many junior brothers and sisters, all of whom greeted her warmly.
“Big senior sister, you’ve arrived!”
“Big senior sister, long time no see, you’ve become even more beautiful!”
“Big senior sister…”
It must be said that Chai Yuxin commands great respect here.
Just then, a familiar figure appeared.
“Senior sister, you’re actually here!”
This person was none other than the Ninth Prince of the Great Li Empire, Li Tianqiong, who was overjoyed to see Chai Yuxin.
Chai Yuxin smiled and said, “How could I not come for master’s 90th birthday celebration?”
“That’s true. Master has been talking about you a lot!”
The two of them exchanged pleasantries happily.
In the end, the Ninth Prince said, “Senior sister, after the master’s birthday celebration, I will accompany you to Great Xia!”
“Why is that?” Chai Yuxin asked.
The Ninth Prince clenched his fist, his teeth gritted with anger, “It’s all because of that scoundrel Lin Beifan, who stole my bride again! So, I must go and settle the score with him!”
Chai Yuxin couldn’t help but want to laugh upon hearing this.
Her junior brother was already engaged to the Grandmaster’s daughter, Han Chuchu, but she was snatched away by His Majesty!
From the standpoint of a senior sister, she felt great sympathy for her junior brother.
However, from the standpoint of a Great Xia general, she could only say it was a good move!
Because Great Xia was in dire need of a Grandmaster!
Lin Beifan’s coincidental action significantly strengthened the national power, and she fully supported it with both hands!
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