We Agreed On Experiencing Life, So Why Did You Immortals Become Real?

In the imperial capital of the Zhou Kingdom, a young woman with a small fragrant sachet on her back walked timidly through the city gate.

Looking at the crowds of people coming and going along the streets, the young woman clasped her hands before her, and she looked very frightened.

In the past, Ning Wei had generally kept her head down and cultivated within the sect, and the only people she ever interacted with were fellow sect disciples.

She also knew that all she needed to do was cultivate diligently.

If anything happened, Elder Sister Yunwei would be there to back her up.

So for Ning Wei, this was the first time she had ever left the Western Region, traveled this far from home, and encountered so many strangers.

Ning Wei also knew that in this place, if something happened to her, there would be no one to help.

“Ning Wei! Do not be afraid! There is nothing to be scared of!”

Walking along the street, Ning Wei drew a deep breath, tightened her small fists, and gave herself an encouraging pep talk.

“You are a Nascent Soul realm cultivator! A Nascent Soul realm cultivator is strong enough to found an entire sect. How can a Nascent Soul realm cultivator be this timid?”

After rallying herself, Ning Wei lifted her head, and a measure of resolve entered her eyes. Ning Wei seemed to have found a few more degrees of confidence.

She tightened her small fists and walked at a brisk pace toward a secluded side street in the Zhou Kingdom’s imperial capital.

Standing at the entrance of a small private residence, Ning Wei blinked several times and said to herself, “This should be the place where Elder Sister Wangxin lives, right?”

She swallowed nervously, terrified of knocking on the wrong door. She raised her arm and gave the door one light knock.

Seeing no response, Ning Wei knocked lightly one more time.

Still no response. Ning Wei’s heart was already beginning to panic, and she wondered whether she had come to the wrong place and just as Ning Wei was about to knock a third time, the door to the courtyard swung open, and a young woman dressed in plain hempen clothing appeared before her.

“Elder Sister Wangxin!”

The moment she saw Wangxin, Ning Wei’s eyes lit up with sudden brightness, and she rushed forward happily to embrace her.

“Elder Sister Wangxin! I finally found you…”

Ning Wei was nearly in tears at this point.

From the moment she left the sect and made her way to the Zhou Kingdom, Ning Wei had spent every single day in a state of anxiety, terrified of provoking some sect or running into an evil cultivator.

When she encountered bandits, she had turned and run every time, afraid that dealing with the small ones would bring the big ones, and dealing with the big ones would bring the older and more powerful ones.

Now that she had found Wangxin, that long-missed sense of safety rose once again in Ning Wei’s heart.

“Ning Wei? Why have you come here? Were you not in seclusion at the Ten Thousand Dao Sect?”

Wangxin looked at Ning Wei with equal curiosity.

Little Hundun flew out from behind Wangxin and peered at Ning Wei from side to side with great interest.

“Well, it is a long story…” Ning Wei loosened her arms from around Wangxin and wiped the corners of her eyes.

“Then let us go inside and talk slowly.”

Wangxin brought Ning Wei into the courtyard, set out some pastries for her, and poured her a cup of tea.

“Thank you, Elder Sister Wangxin.”

Ning Wei ate two pieces of pastry and slowly began to speak.

“Elder Sister Wangxin, here is the thing. I was cultivating at the Ten Thousand Dao Sect trying to break through to the middle stage of the Nascent Soul realm, but I kept hitting a wall with my bottleneck. Then Elder Sister Yunwei told me that Elder Brother Xiao very likely appeared in the Zhou Kingdom’s imperial palace, and Elder Sister Yunwei thought that the reason Elder Sister Sili had not come out in so long was because…”

After calming herself, Ning Wei slowly explained to Wangxin the full reason she had come.

When Ning Wei finished explaining the entire situation, Wangxin lowered her eyes and thought it over carefully, then looked toward Ning Wei and said, “Ning Wei, are you saying that Elder Sister Sili has already found Xiao Mo, but has been lying to us and saying she has not?”

“Well… I am not entirely sure either.”

Ning Wei pressed her legs together neatly.

“This is what Elder Sister Yunwei said. But Elder Sister Yunwei’s judgment is usually right. After all, Elder Sister Sili cultivates a dual cultivation technique. It is not impossible that Elder Sister Sili wants to dual cultivate with Elder Brother Xiao first, so she is keeping him hidden for now.”

“…”

Wangxin lowered her head, and felt that there was a certain logic to what she said.

Because Sili had once said that once she confirmed Xiao Mo’s identity, she would tell her immediately yet so much time had passed, and Elder Sister Sili had sent no word at all.

“Elder Sister Wangxin, do not worry.”

Ning Wei assumed that Wangxin must be feeling somewhat hurt and upset at having been deceived by Sili, and quickly said, “Once I get inside and find Elder Sister Sili, I will ask her directly. And if the Zhou Kingdom’s ruler truly is Elder Brother Xiao, I will definitely get Elder Brother Xiao out as quickly as possible.”

“Mm.” Wangxin gave a nod.

In truth, Wangxin was not upset with Sili at all.

She had long known that Sili had her own personal reasons for looking for Xiao Mo.

It was just that Wangxin felt there was no need for Sili to hide anything from her.

All Wangxin needed was to see that Xiao Mo was well. That was enough.

She was not going to compete with anyone for Xiao Mo.

“But the problem right now is, how am I supposed to get into the Zhou Kingdom’s imperial palace?” Ning Wei let out a quiet sigh, and her expression grew wistful again. “I heard that the selection of palace maids has already ended. And if I try to sneak in by force, the palace’s formations will detect me…”

“That is indeed a problem…” Wangxin’s eyes shifted thoughtfully as she tried to think of a solution for Ning Wei.

But after a moment, Wangxin raised her head, a glimmer of light flashing in her eyes, and she asked Ning Wei, “Ning Wei, how is your cooking?”

“My cooking?” Ning Wei blinked, not understanding why Elder Sister Wangxin would ask such a thing. “I think my cooking is decent enough. I often cook for Elder Sister Yunwei.”

“Then I might… have a way. It is just that it would involve deceiving someone…”

As she spoke, Wangxin’s eyes carried a trace of inner conflict.

A person who has left the secular world should not speak falsehoods.

For Wangxin, deceiving someone was the same as breaking a precept but then Wangxin reconsidered. She had already broken a precept the moment she fell for Xiao Mo upon meeting him.

Breaking one more perhaps was not entirely out of the question.

“Deceiving someone?” Ning Wei asked, puzzled.

“Mm.” Wangxin gave a nod. “Not long ago, Minister of Rites Yan sent gifts to me, and I happened to overhear that the Ministry of Rites is looking to select a few cooks to enter the palace. It might be possible to ask that Minister Yan for a favor. It is just that it would require speaking a falsehood, a small deception toward Minister Yan.”

“It is all right, Elder Sister Wangxin! Actually there is no need for you to deceive anyone. Elder Sister Wangxin only needs to give me a letter of introduction, and I can get in by myself!” Ning Wei said with delight.

“Really?” Wangxin blinked.

“Really, truly.”

Ning Wei gave a nod.

“Elder Sister Wangxin, you only need to write a short letter of introduction. Everything else, leave it to me.”

Half an hour later, at the residence of the Minister of Rites.

Minister Yan, seated at the head of the reception hall, looked over the letter in his hand.

The letter contained only one simple line: “This young woman is a friend of mine. I wonder if Minister Yan might allow her to enter the palace as a cook and earn a living?”

Setting down the letter, Minister Yan looked carefully at the young woman before him and asked, “Miss, you are a friend of the Venerable Wangxin?”

Ning Wei quickly gave a bow, and said nervously, “This common girl would not dare to call herself a friend of the Venerable Wangxin. It is simply that when the Venerable Wangxin was traveling through the world, she once saved this girl’s life.”

“This girl lost her father at a young age and has no one to rely on. She came to the imperial capital hoping to find work, only to find that no one would take her in.”

“Fortunately, heaven was most gracious to this girl, and she encountered the Venerable Wangxin once more. The Venerable Wangxin heard that this girl has decent cooking skills, and also learned that the palace was looking to take on cooks. The Venerable Wangxin said that perhaps this girl could enter the palace as a cook and support herself from that point on.”

“So the Venerable Wangxin wrote this letter on this girl’s behalf.”

“I see.” Minister Yan gave a nod. “The Venerable Wangxin is truly a kind-hearted person.”

Minister Yan received the letter of introduction with great respect, and said to Ning Wei, “Since this is a request from the Venerable Wangxin, this official naturally cannot refuse. Miss Ning, please wait a moment here at the Yan residence. I will have a maidservant go to the palace and inform the female official of the imperial kitchen, and someone will come to escort you very shortly.”

“Many thanks, Minister. Your kindness is one that Ning Wei will never forget for the rest of her life!” Ning Wei bowed with delight.

“Ha ha ha, it is not my kindness to thank, Miss Ning. If you wish to express gratitude, thank the Venerable Wangxin. I am merely borrowing the Venerable Wangxin’s wind to do a good deed and accumulate a little merit.” Minister Yan stroked his beard and laughed. “Very well, this official still has affairs to attend to. Miss Ning, please sit a while. This official cannot keep you company.”

“Yes, Minister. Please go ahead.” Ning Wei lowered her head respectfully.

Minister Yan gave a nod, left the reception hall, and instructed the maidservants of the residence to attend to Ning Wei well, treating her as an honored guest and just half an hour after Minister Yan left the reception hall, a female official did indeed arrive at the Yan residence.

“You must be Miss Ning Wei? Please follow me into the palace.”

The female official said with a smile.

“Yes, Elder Sister.”

Ning Wei quickly got to her feet and followed the female official into the imperial palace.

The moment she stepped through the palace gates, Ning Wei saw that the palace’s formation array showed no unusual reaction, and only then did she truly settle her nerves.

Ning Wei had already sealed her own cultivation realm using a secret technique. As long as she did not use any arts or techniques, the palace formation would not detect her and in Ning Wei’s estimation, she would not need to use any arts at all. After all, she was only here to find someone.

Ning Wei was brought to the Registry Office, where her identity was registered.

Since the Ten Thousand Dao Sect had forged a number of clean civilian identities, Ning Wei used one of them at random and passed the check without issue.

“Ning Wei, these are your clothes. Change into them now. Shortly, a palace maid from Ning Xue Palace will come to escort you. As for palace etiquette, you must learn it quickly from the elder sisters of Ning Xue Palace. Above all, do not cause any trouble. Understood?”

In a side room, the female official examined Ning Wei to verify her purity, then handed her two sets of Ning Xue Palace maid uniforms and gave her careful instructions.

“Ning Xue Palace?” Ning Wei blinked and asked with puzzlement. “Elder Sister, was I not supposed to go to the imperial kitchen to work as a cook? Why am I going to Ning Xue Palace?”

“Heh heh heh.” The female official covered her mouth and laughed lightly. “Minister Yan is Noble Consort Xue’s father. Minister Yan personally spoke a word to the Empress Dowager on your behalf, so how could the Empress Dowager possibly assign you to do hard labor in the imperial kitchen?”

“Since you were sent in by the Yan residence, from now on you will naturally be Noble Consort Xue’s person.”

The female official stepped forward and took Ning Wei’s small hand in a friendly manner.

“From this day forward, you will serve in Ning Xue Palace and attend to Noble Consort Xue well. Noble Consort Xue is very likely to become the future Empress.”

“And I can see that your appearance is quite outstanding as well. His Majesty comes to Ning Xue Palace every few days. If he happens to notice you, he might want to have you attend him for a night.”

“If you rise in the world someday and become a consort, do not forget about me, Elder Sister.”

“Elder Sister… please do not say such things.” Ning Wei said nervously and with considerable alarm. “This girl would be content just to avoid angering anyone of importance. How would she dare to hope for more?”

The female official looked at this young girl, newly arrived in the palace, and the sight of her nervous demeanor brought back memories of her own anxious first days here, and her heart warmed with a few more degrees of affection.

“Do not worry. Noble Consort Xue treats those beneath her very well. There are plenty of palace maids who would love to be assigned to Noble Consort Xue’s palace but cannot manage it.”

“All right, enough of that. While there is still a little time to spare, let me tell you about a few important locations within the palace first. Try to remember what you can, and be careful never to wander into the wrong place.”

“Thank you, Elder Sister!”

Ning Wei gave a quick nod, and then watched as the female official produced a full map of the Zhou Kingdom’s imperial palace and pointed out which areas were permitted and which were forbidden.

Two sticks of incense later, Xiao Chun arrived at the Registry Office, and Ning Wei had already changed into the Ning Xue Palace maid uniform.

After Xiao Chun completed the handover with the female official, she led Ning Wei away.

“Our noble consort mistress is kind-hearted, but that does not mean there are no rules. Your name is Ning Wei, yes? Whatever happens, you must never show disrespect in the presence of our mistress.”

“Also, His Majesty comes to Ning Xue Palace every day or two. When our mistress is attending to His Majesty, do not disturb them under any circumstances.”

“Our mistress generally has osmanthus cakes in the afternoon, so they must be prepared in the morning.”

“Our Ning Xue Palace’s greatest rival at the moment is Han Jiu Palace.”

“If you encounter palace maids from Han Jiu Palace, be on your guard. You may mutter about them behind their backs and give them sideways looks, but you must never come to an open confrontation. If you do, it is us who will lose face, and that is trouble for our mistress. Do not cause our mistress any grief.”

“Have you understood everything I have just told you?”

Xiao Chun led Ning Wei toward Ning Xue Palace, explaining the rules of the palace as they walked.

“I have heard it all, Elder Sister Xiao Chun.” Ning Wei nodded quickly. “Your younger sister has committed every point to memory.”

“Good.”

Seeing Ning Wei’s somewhat timid and nervous manner, Xiao Chun smiled to herself, finding this newly arrived girl rather endearing.

“We are here. Ning Xue Palace is just ahead. His Majesty is coming to Ning Xue Palace to stay tonight, so while there is still daylight left, I need to bring you to our mistress quickly so she can get a look at you and get to know your face.”

“Yes, Elder Sister.”

Ning Wei quickly followed her forward but for some reason, the very moment Ning Wei stepped into Ning Xue Palace, her heart gave a sudden lurch.

The feeling was as though a true dragon was watching her.

Ning Wei looked up. The sky above was nothing but a light breeze and drifting clouds, with nothing out of the ordinary to be seen.

“It is nothing, Ning Wei. It is nothing.”

Ning Wei reassured herself inwardly.

“There is no need to worry. Even though you do not have the protective pearl that Elder Sister Sili carries, as long as you do not approach any cultivators of the Upper Three Realms, and as long as you do not use any arts, you will not be detected.”

“The only resident practitioner in the Zhou Kingdom’s palace is a Golden Core realm female cultivator, after all.”

“Stop scaring yourself.”

Ning Wei patted down the puffed-up collar of her uniform, drew a long, deep breath, and continued walking forward.

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