1300 Years Later

Chapter 70: Goodbye Madam Liu

With their immortal teacher making her return to the Heavens, it meant that it was time for the three teenagers to leave to continue on their mission to find the Yiling Patriarch. The teenagers gathered all their things in their bags for their next travels. They all got new clothing from Madam Liu when she was going through her closet.

They were also given a week's worth of food for their travels.

Madam Liu, being the granny trapped in a young lady's body, she made the teenagers trail mix. "This is a mix of pumpkin seeds, almonds, walnuts, dried fruit, and some candy like chocolate chips."

Bags were given to the three teenagers.

"It tastes great," Jiang Lian snacked on her trailmix. "But it doesn't get us closer to the Yiling Patriarch!" The teenage girl exclaimed.

"Wei Wuxian?" said a feminine voice. The teenagers looked to see Xiurong, Liu Zongying's daughter. "Trying to look for him?"

"Yes!" The three teenagers said in unison.

"I haven't seen him since this massive New Year party in 2000," Xiurong said. She was so nonchalant about it.

"That was like fourteen-fifteen years ago!" Jiang Lian shouted in excitement.

Wei Ying spoke up to ask the important question. "Where was this massive New Years party?"

"The party was at Paradise Manor in Ghost City," Xiurong said. "It was thrown without permission. Mom was the one to throw that party. Wei Wuxian thought it would be funny to throw a massive party at a powerful king's house. It was the best party ever. You all had to be there. Everyone was invited. Lowly spirits, the undead, fairies, Wrath level spirits, immortals, even the Heavenly Emperor went."

All the teenagered freezed at the mention of Ghost City.

"G-Ghost City!" Jiang Lian stuttered. "Nobody has ever reached Ghost City. The original demonic tribes tried to find Ghost City to seek refuge. It's hard to reach the Ghost Realm."

"I thought Ghost City was a myth," Lan Hai said. "Like dragons. Are those real now?"

"I heard stories about Ghost City. My ancestors tried to find a way there to escape persecution." Wei Ying said out loud. "When they gave up, they left for the first boats to the Americas."

The immortal arrived. She was dressed in fine white robes. Her daughter again did her hair and placed special ornaments and pins in her long hair. With her ethereal face, she looked like a princess from the heavens. "Ghost City was once accessible to cultivators at one point in time. Mortals decided to never step foot there again when many reckless individuals sold not only their souls, but their children's souls for fake wealth. Years ago, I managed to get into Ghost City with my father. We found an opening during the Ghost Festival. The alignment was right at the time. So my father and I traveled to Ghost City and lived there for a half a year. It was an amazing time. As long as you don't cause trouble for yourself or others, then you'll be fine. I can show you a way to get to Ghost City from here."

The three teenagers looked at each other.

They were going to Ghost City.

"So we are going to Paradise Manor. Who is the owner of the manor? It has to be someone powerful. Someone with importance in that realm." Lan Hai was cautious. If they were going to someone else's territory, then it was best that they know who they are dealing with.

"Saying his name strikes fear," Liu Zongying said. Her demeanor changed. It was like she was being careful with her words. "No one knows his real name. He goes by many. He is known as the Crimson Rain Sought Flower, Hua Cheng."

"Then how do we meet with Hua Cheng?" Lan Hai asked.

"Remember this," Liu Zongying said with a serious tone, "Hua Cheng absolutely hates everything and everyone. However, he only holds one person dear to him. That person is Crown Prince Xie Lian, he is a god that has ascended and fallen from grace many times."

"The scrap collector god?" Wei Ying said out loud.

"He's the Flower Crowned Martial God," Liu Zongying said with an embarrassed expression. It was like she was trying to defend a relative with a terrible reputation.

With a childish tone, Wei Ying said, "The god of poverty."

"Don't remind me of my lineage," Liu Zongying sighed. "Just say that I have sent you three to Ghost City to have an audience with Crimson Rain Sought Flower Hua Cheng. A-Lian, mentioning that you are my descendant will ensure your safety in Ghost City."

It seemed like their teacher was bidding them farewell. Meaning that she was sending them off to search for this Ghost King.

"Madam Liu, can't you come with us." Lan Hai said to the immortal woman.

The immortal had an apologetic smile on her face. She shook her pretty head. The decorative ornaments jingled with the movement of her head. "Can't. I banned myself from Ghost City and all of His Royal Highness's temples. I refuse to enter their territory again. You three can make it there by yourselves. Ghost City is a wonderful place filled with excitement. Besides Chang'an, Ghost City made me feel like I belonged somewhere. There is always something for everyone. It will take six hours if you all travel by sword. You should make it by sun fall. So pack and change my students."

"So we have to look like those Douyin videos where everyone is walking down the street looking sharp." Wei Ying best summarized.

"Douyin is a website that is now a little application on your smartphones. Which connects people to the worldwide web. What do people do on this Duoyin?" Madam Liu asked.

"Pretty much," Jiang Lian nodded her head. "I use it to follow my favorite actors and keep up with the latest fashion trends. It's where I get ideas on how to do my makeup."

"I use it to showcase my skincare routine and show off my skincare line. By the way, those products I have given to Wei Ying and Jiang Lian are from my own brand. So thank you for being the guinea pigs for my products." Lan Hai smiled like the clueless heir he was.

"What?" Jiang Lian and Wei Ying looked at their friend.

"I have also been using you both as models for my skincare since I feel like I shouldn't use my own face too much. I naturally have good skin. So I have been using you both for my marketing project." Lan Hai showed his phone to his friends.

Both of the friends didn't know what to say to their sneaky friend. The social media response was great for them. But they didn't like how they were secretly recorded. It finally made sense why Lan Hai would occasionally position them.

While Jiang Lian was giving Lan Hai a piece of her mind, Wei Ying went to see the immortal woman for final farewell. He found Madam Liu looking at an old portrait of three figures. At first, Wei Ying thought it was Madam Liu's children. At a closer look, it turned out to be two girls and one boy. All of them were teenagers.

"Who are they?" Wei Ying asked.

Madam Liu jolted up. She noticed Wei Ying entered the entrance of the temple. "I had two cousins. Their names were Yu Lin and Yu Liu. I look at this portrait to keep their faces fresh in my mind. You will understand Wei Ying. Now go with your friends. Keep them close with you while you can. You can be young and adventurous once in your life. It is better if you have good friends by your side. Treasure this journey in your heart. One day, you will remember these times fondly. Much like I treasure the times when my A-Lin would braid flowers in my hair and A-Liu would practice sword stances with a simple branch.

"I miss those simple times..."