Chapter 1183: You Are There

The Secret Realm of Lingxiao.

A horned beast with cloud patterns, three zhang in length, swiftly descended from a high altitude. Nearing the ground, it suddenly hovered and then soared upwards, straight into the clouds.

"Heeheehee..."

Clear laughter, like the ringing of silver bells or the shattering of fine jade, freely scattered from high above.

If anyone could get close enough to see clearly, they would notice a little girl, sculpted from pink jade, sitting on the beast's back.

Her small body was nestled in the long, cloud-like fur. If not for the crisp and pleasant laughter, it would be difficult to spot her.

This cloud-treading beast, the only one of its kind in existence, flew up and down in the sky, occasionally performing some mid-air somersaults.

The girl's two small hands tightly gripped handfuls of the long fur, her little face a mix of nervousness and excitement. She would be nervous during descents or ascents and laugh out loud when the flight leveled out. A faint cloud-like light surrounded her, ensuring that no matter how bumpy the ride, she wouldn't fall off the beast's back.

In this world, only the father-daughter duo of Ye Lingxiao and Ye Qingyu, and Jiang An'an, could ride the cloud-treading beast, A'chou, and frolic like this.

The big and the small were having a blast.

Suddenly, A'chou flashed, shrinking its form, and landed back in the pavilion, gently and softly placing Jiang An'an onto a cloud bench.

"Someone is coming!" A'chou said in a low voice, "Level B readiness!"

In the pavilion, there was only a cloud table and two cloud benches, open to the four winds and views in all directions.

Jiang An'an's face was serious. She quickly sat cross-legged, her small hands moving rapidly in front of her, channeling Dao Yuan to complete a Dao technique.

A'chou stood in front of her, saying solemnly, "Your hand seals for the Flowing Cloud Rope are still not proficient enough. There's some lag between the third and fourth seals."

Jiang An'an was clearly very obedient and diligent: "Then I'll practice a few more times!"

Just then, a Daoist who looked about fifty years old walked over from the cloud corridor.

"Greetings, Senior Cloud-Treader." The Daoist bowed.

"A'chou" was not a name just anyone could use, just as the name "Ye Xiaohua" circulated only in a small circle.

As the guardian beast of the Lingxiao Sect, the disciples of the Lingxiao Sect called it Senior Cloud-Treader. The people of the Cloud Kingdom even regarded it as a national guardian deity, with many people worshipping its portraits at home, believing it had the power to ward off evil and avert disasters.

A'chou nodded with reserve, considering it a return of the greeting.

Jiang An'an politely got off the cloud bench and bowed to the Daoist: "Greetings, Instructor Hu."

Hu Lian, the instructor of the Lingxiao Pavilion, glanced at her and then turned his gaze back to the guardian beast, pleadingly saying, "Senior Cloud-Treader, An'an should go to class."

"Hah!" A'chou shook its head: "Isn't An'an already in class?"

Hu Lian looked troubled and carefully reminded him, "Before the Sect Master left, he asked you to look after An'an. As for teaching her Dao techniques, he entrusted me with that responsibility."

"What do you mean?"

A'chou jumped onto the cloud table.

At this time, its body was only as big as a small dog. Although it tried to look fierce, it only gave off a "milk-fierce" vibe.

"Huh? What do you mean?" It asked indignantly: "Are you better than I am?"

Hu Lian quickly bowed his head: "Of course not. It's just..."

"Just what? What 'just'?" A'chou interrupted him: "You don't believe in my ability? You doubt me? Little Hu, you're bold!"

This address of "Little Hu" hadn't been heard for many years, after all, Hu Lian was already in his late fifties.

But given the age of this Senior Cloud-Treader, calling him "Little Hu" was perfectly acceptable.

Hu Lian said with a wry smile: "How dare I doubt you?"

He had to compromise: "Then I'll verify An'an's learning progress. After all, it's my responsibility. Even though you are personally teaching her, I still need to understand the progress."

This made perfect sense, and A'chou had no room to be unreasonable. It winked at Jiang An'an: "Show Instructor Hu!"

And immediately commanded: "Flowing Cloud Rope!"

Jiang An'an intertwined her fingers, quickly completing the hand seals. A cloud-white "rope" filled with mist swiftly shot out, stretching between the two pavilion pillars, swaying gently.

"Mm, not bad," Hu Lian nodded.

At the level of a Vein Roaming cultivator, there was nothing to fault in this Flowing Cloud Rope, whether it was the completeness of the hand seals or the fluidity of the Dao technique's formation.

"Then the next one..."

"Alright, alright," A'chou interrupted impatiently: "The check is done. It's getting late, go back and rest. You're old, don't stay up late."

"Ah, this..." Hu Lian looked hesitant.

"What are you doing, what are you doing?" A'chou seemed quite displeased, the colorless water ball attached to its long tail swayed.

"The two Lis went out to travel and left us at home. They're having fun, and we're practicing from morning to night, ah, from morning to night, practicing for so long."

It looked at Hu Lian and said: "We've already worked so hard, what else do you want!?"

Hu Lian had no choice but to say: "Then Senior, please be sure to let An'an practice the Cloud Treading Technique until she's proficient. This is the foundation of our Lingxiao Pavilion's escape techniques..."

A'chou's eyes widened.

Hu Lian closed his mouth and turned to walk back.

Little An'an looked at Instructor Hu's retreating back, a little uneasy: "A'chou, is it not good for us to do this? Although Instructor Hu is usually fierce... My brother said, a strict teacher produces excellent students..."

A'chou pouted: "You're so short right now, it's not time to become an excellent student yet!"

Saying that, it shook its body, leaped out of the pavilion, and transformed back into its three-zhang true form. It twisted its head: "Want to play or not?"

An'an's face had just broken into a smile when A'chou flipped over again, shrunk, and drilled back into the pavilion.

"Level C readiness," it reminded in a low voice.

An'an immediately sat up straight again and began absent-mindedly performing hand seals.

Not long after, a group of young cultivators squeezed onto a cloud carriage and rushed over at lightning speed.

Jiang An'an looked over and saw that on the cloud carriage were Senior Sister Wang (the older one), Senior Sister Wang (the younger one), the annoying Senior Brother Mo Liang, and the square-faced Senior Brother Xie Ruixuan.

The Dao technique immediately dispersed. Jiang An'an waved her hand: "Over here!"

Mo Liang was the first to jump out of the cloud carriage, holding a piece of silk paper in his hand. He waddled up to A'chou: "Senior Cloud-Treader, the latest battle report from the Guanhai Platform!"

A'chou glanced at it and muttered: "No champion in the under-thirty unrestricted category, Taishang Zhenren of the Jing Kingdom..."

It jolted: "Zhenren?"

On the other side.

Senior Sister Wang, with the small round face, grabbed Jiang An'an's hand: "Oh, sway slower! This is the hand of a peerless genius, you must protect it well!"

Senior Sister Wang, with the larger face, smiled gently: "An'an, tell your sister, does your brother have a marriage engagement?"

Jiang An'an blinked, looking confused: "Engagement with what meat?"

"Cough!" Xie Ruixuan, with his incredibly square face, suddenly leaned closer, a smile plastered on his face: "My most beloved Junior Sister An'an, any meat will do! Flying in the sky or swimming in the water, you can ask for anything you like!"

A'chou continued to read, muttering: "No champion in the Outer Building category, tsk tsk. The Qi Kingdom did well this time, champion in the Inner Mansion category, Jiang..."

Mo Liang, who was currently fawning over A'chou, turned around and found that Jiang An'an was surrounded by that group of sycophants!

"What are you doing, what are you doing!?"

Mo Liang quickly squeezed forward, using his butt to shove Xie Ruixuan away, blocking Senior Sister Wang's view, slapping away Junior Sister Wang's hand, and protecting Jiang An'an behind him, like a lone brave guard protecting his master in a vast army.

"Don't let your vulgarity contaminate our pure and flawless An'an! An'an is still so young, and you're all flattering her like this? What kind of behavior is this? If my eldest brother finds out later, will you have any good outcomes?"

He turned around, took out an oiled paper bag from his懷, and held it up to Jiang An'an with both hands. His smile was obsequious: "Sister An, do you want to eat crane leg? I just roasted it, it's very fragrant!"

(A new volume is opening, titled "Rising Upward".

Let's start a new journey together, reaching nine thousand miles higher, and see a wider and more distant landscape!)

After thinking for a long time, I decided to start the volume with this scene.

"I am here, for... you are there!"

Thanks to book friend 我爱学习qaz for becoming the Alliance Leader of this book!

Thanks to book friend 没有钱钱的阿俊 for becoming the Alliance Leader of this book!

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