2: Xiaoli

“These Mountain Bandits are truly detestable! They actually plundered so much grain from the poor common people!”

“It’s a good thing these poor common people met you, Master!”

Wei Xun, hiding under the red dates, heard voices, belonging to a little girl and a mature man.

“Sigh!” The mature man’s voice sighed, then he said to the little girl, “Hurry and inform the villagers down the mountain to come back and move their grain!”

“Yes, Master!” The little girl’s voice was sweet, and after agreeing, she ran off.

Not long after, Wei Xun heard the voices of a group of villagers; they entered the granary and moved all the grain out of the great stronghold.

Wei Xun, hiding in the large bag of red dates, was extremely nervous, constantly praying that he wouldn't be discovered.

In this world, poor common people greatly cherished and protected their grain, so they deeply detested creatures like mice.

Once he was discovered, it would be over for him.

However, luckily for him, those villagers did not discover him.

Instead, a group of people surrounded the mature man and the little girl, continuously expressing their gratitude.

“Thank you, Immortal Lord, for saving us!”

“Thank you, Immortal Lord!”

“If it weren’t for the Immortal Lord’s rescue, we Mortals would probably not survive this winter…”

Hearing the cries of those villagers, Wei Xun immediately perked up.

Immortal Lord?

Could it be that the people who just annihilated this Mountain Bandits’ stronghold were cultivators?

If he could establish a connection with them, that would be truly wonderful.

Just as Wei Xun was pondering in his mind what he should do, he didn’t expect that many villagers each took out a portion of the grain they had just acquired, wanting to give it to the Immortal Lord to repay the kindness of resolving the Mountain Bandits.

“These are all expressions of our sincerity, Immortal Lord, please accept them!”

“That’s right! If the Immortal Lord doesn’t accept them, we Mortals won’t know how to repay the Immortal Lord.”

“Oh! No!” The Immortal Lord shook his head and refused, saying, “This grain is what you all painstakingly cultivated and harvested; I cannot take it.”

“Immortal Lord, please accept it!”

“That’s right! Immortal Lord.”

“If such great kindness goes unreturned, we truly cannot rest or eat in peace.”

Looking at the villagers’ pleas, the Immortal Lord couldn’t bear it, and after a slight sigh, he turned to the little girl beside him and said, “Xiao Li, go and choose anything you like!”

Hearing this, the little girl, who was about ten years old, immediately brightened her eyes and happily walked to the various foods held by the common people.

Finally, the little girl’s voice sounded in front of the large bag of red dates where Wei Xun was hiding: “Master, I want this!”

Hearing this voice, Wei Xun was instantly overjoyed.

If he could somehow sneak into the Sect with this group of red dates, then what he could eat would not be limited to these Mortal foods; he might even be able to eat Immortal Plant, Spirit Medicine, and the like.

During the year he spent as a mouse, Wei Xun discovered that although his appetite was limited and his progress bar could only increase by a tiny bit each day.

However, the higher the quality of the food eaten, the more the progress bar would increase.

Previously, Wei Xun saw two tigers fighting over a mountain, resulting in one biting the other to death.

Wei Xun also ate tiger meat for several days on the side, and those days, his progress bar increased incredibly fast.

However, after the tiger meat spoiled, Wei Xun really couldn’t eat it anymore and gave up.

“Alright, folks! We cultivators cannot consume so much grain!” At this time, the Immortal Lord said to the common people, “We will just choose this one bag of red dates, and you can take the rest back!”

“Thank you, Immortal Lord, for your great kindness!”

“May the Immortal Lord live forever.”

“May the Immortal Lord’s blessings be as vast as the East Sea.”

“May the Immortal Lord’s lifespan be as long as the Southern Mountain!”

Hearing the praises of those common people, Wei Xun, hiding in the bag, couldn’t help but laugh.

What kind of praises were these! The Immortal Lord wasn't having a birthday.

Then the Immortal Lord spoke again: “Alright, folks, hurry and take your things back! I also need to return to the Sect.”

After the Immortal Lord finished speaking, he called the little girl back to his side, and the bag containing the red dates was also carried by the little girl to him.

Then the Immortal Lord used some unknown Cultivation Technique; a ray of light enveloped the two of them, and then they directly flew up into the sky, soaring into the clouds.

And Wei Xun, hiding in the bag, only felt his whole body become weightless, and although he didn’t know what was happening outside, hearing the whistling of the wind in his ears, he roughly guessed that he was flying into the sky.

This feeling lasted for about half an hour before Wei Xun felt gravity again.

It seemed they had arrived at their destination.

“Alright, Xiao Li!” At this time, the Immortal Lord said to Xiao Li, “You can go back and rest if you have nothing to do; you’ve worked hard on this journey. Start cultivating tomorrow.”

“Yes, Master!” The little girl nodded, looking very happy.

“If you don’t like eating those red dates, give them to me, your master. I’ll send them to the common people down the mountain when I have time!” The Immortal Lord suddenly spoke.

Hearing this, Wei Xun was immediately startled.

Oh no!

He had finally managed to sneak into the Sect, and if he were to be sent away like this, all his efforts would be in vain.

But luckily, the little girl refused the Immortal Lord’s suggestion: “Who said I don’t like to eat them? Xiao Li loves red dates.”

Hearing this, the Immortal Lord smiled slightly and then said, “Alright, since you like them, take them to your room. I need to rest.”

“Yes, Master!” Xiao Li finished speaking and carried the bag full of red dates back to her room.

However, Wei Xun, hiding in the bag, was a bit surprised; this bag full of red dates weighed at least several tens of pounds.

How could this little girl carry it by herself, and she seemed to do it so easily.

Indeed, those who cultivate since childhood are different.

After the little girl returned to her room, Wei Xun could feel the bag of red dates being placed on the ground.

Originally, Wei Xun planned to secretly crawl out of the bag after the little girl left, then sneak around the Sect under the cover of night to see if he could find any treasures.

But what Wei Xun never expected was that after the little girl returned to her room, she directly opened the bag full of red dates and reached her hand under the red dates, grabbing Wei Xun, who was hiding beneath them.

Suddenly grabbed by a hand, Wei Xun was terrified.

Before Wei Xun could react, he was already being held up and observed by this girl named Xiao Li, who seemed very interested in him, a mouse.

“Don’t kill me, I’m a good person!” Wei Xun opened his eyes and looked at the little girl, instantly scared stiff.

Because at this time, he was too small; a little girl of about ten years old looked like an Attack on Titan in his eyes.

Although the little girl was indeed very pretty and cute, for Wei Xun at the moment, she was a nightmare.

“Immortal Lady, spare my life, I was wrong!”

Wei Xun desperately begged for mercy, but he forgot that he couldn’t speak, and what reached Xiao Li’s ears was just a series of Jiji sounds.

“Little mouse! Hehe!” Xiao Li held Wei Xun by the scruff of his neck with one hand, and propped her head with the other, sitting by the table, her smiling face looking very happy.