123: Chapter 123 "Fifth Master?" Our family's ancestral tablet might be popular now...

Mia was about to get up when she noticed two unexpected guests by the bed.

She recognized one of them—it was Liang Wuer. The other was likely a rising star of the Tang Clan?

Although Liang Wuer was already in his eighties, he was hale and hearty, looking only in his seventies.

Upon seeing Mia, he reverted to that slightly roguish manner of his youth, saying with a grin, "Enshrined One, you haven't aged a bit over all these years!"

"Fifth Brother, you know how to read bones. Why don't you check how old I am?" Mia joked with Liang Wuer, extending her hand toward him.

Liang Wuer could take a joke; he took Mia's hand, closed his eyes, and seriously felt her bone age for a moment. Then he laughed in disbelief, "It really is the twenty-three-year-old you, not a single day older. Haha!"

"This is the First Master's great-grandson, Tang Xiaokan. You can just call him Xiao Tang." Liang Wuer introduced the young man beside him. "He's currently learning Artifact Refining from me. If you have time, Enshrined One Mia, you could give him some guidance."

"Greetings, Enshrined One. Thank you for saving my great-grandfather. If you don't know Artifact Refining, then there's no need to guide me. Enshrined One, can I look at you for a bit longer? You're honestly breathtakingly beautiful."

The name Tang Xiaokan was likely a response to the First Master's saying, "I won't cross the hurdle of seventy-three..." His tendency to ramble probably came from Liang Wuer...

Mia nodded at him. "I'm not an Artifact Refiner, so I can't give you much guidance. I'm an Alchemist."

After hearing this, Tang Xiaokan initially kept that 'it would be a waste not to look at a beauty' expression, but once the words sank in, his eyes widened like copper bells.

"What! Did! You! Say!? An Alchemist!? So those Alchemy potions kept in our ancestral home like treasures, the ones that can bring back the dead and regrow flesh on bone, were your handiwork?!"

Liang Wuer chuckled. Mia felt a bit shy under the gaze of the two men, a faint blush creeping onto her cheeks. "Um, I suppose so?"

Tuaner entered the room carrying fruit. Since it was Liang Wuer, whom she got along with well—and Ryan had a history with him too, as comrades who had trusted each other with their backs (don't get the wrong idea)—

What met her eyes was the young man Liang Wuer had brought. With a thud, he knelt before Mia and, with lightning speed, kowtowed three times.

"Grand-Aunt Master, please accept Xiao Kan'er's bow!" Mia was stunned on her hospital bed. This...

"Alright, I've accepted on the Enshrined One's behalf." Liang Wuer was still his usual self. Tuaner, activating her full 'spoiler' skill to save Mia, said, "What do you mean you've accepted for her? Fifth Brother, isn't this inappropriate?"

"Right, right, I also felt it was inappropriate just now," Liang Wuer continued. "Enshrined One Tuaner has accepted you on Enshrined One Mia's behalf. Remember how to address her in the future; she's also your Grand-Aunt Master."

"You..." Tuaner was utterly defeated. She huffed, set down the sliced fruit, and went outside to beat up Ryan to vent her frustration...

"Um, Enshrined One," Tang Xiaokan hesitated. Mia signaled him with her eyes to continue. "Enshrined One, you might be... famous now..."

Hearing this, Liang Wuer couldn't hold it in anymore and burst out laughing. His laughter grew louder and louder until he eventually crouched on the floor, slapping the tiles as he laughed.

Xiao Tang handed his phone to Mia. On an app called [Jianghu Inn], a picture of Zhang Lingyu holding her ankle had become the front-page headline.

Below it was a video. The title was: 'High-Level Cultivator of the Celestial Masters Mansion, Suppressing His True Heart, The Secret That Cannot Be Told!'

There were countless comments below.

[Lu Linglong: So you're that kind of person. I really misjudged you.]

[Feng Xingtong: That older sister in the sweater is so beautiful!]

[Liu Yanyan: Is Perfected Master Lingyu putting stockings on the girl or taking them off?]

[Feng Shayan: Full combat video, including the girl's heart-piercing kick, Zhang Lingyu crashing through several trees, and the part where Zhang Lingyu grabs the girl's ankle...]

[Xu Si: That's our North China Region Temporary Worker. Perfected Master Lingyu, take it easy, okay?]

[Wang Bing: Do you have her number? Offering a high price...]

[Bai Shixue: This babe is mine, don't any of you fight me for her...]

[Zhi Jinhua: Clear your head, person above me. You're a babe yourself...]

[Deng Youfu: Everyone, take it easy. Our Dima has Yin-Yang eyes. I'm looking at this girl, and why does she look so beautiful she doesn't seem human? It's the first time I've seen someone more beautiful than a Fox Immortal.]

[...]

Moreover, it had been the top trending topic for three consecutive days, showing no signs of slowing down and even gaining momentum.

At that moment, Tuaner, having finished loosening Ryan's bones outside, happened to sidle back to Mia's side.

Her small head peeked over, and her slender finger tapped the play button on the video. She patiently watched the entire process.

Then she started muttering to herself in a corner while packing her gear. Tuaner's expression was terrifyingly dark; she was preparing to hunt down Zhang Lingyu from a thousand miles away. Old Liang and Xiao Tang felt a chill down their spines watching her.

Liang Wuer happily smacked Xiao Tang on the head. "When Celestial Master Zhang Zhiwei was young, he was hung up in the Tang Clan for half a month by Enshrined One Mia to detoxify. Now his Personal Disciple actually behaves like this toward you? Hmph, from now on, it'll be hard for the Celestial Masters Mansion to hold their heads high in front of our Tang Clan. Haha."

Mia looked at Liang Wuer and didn't speak for a long time. "So Yang Lie still took the job regarding Zhang Huaiyi, didn't he?"

Liang Wuer didn't answer. He wanted to take a puff from his pipe but realized it had been confiscated by the nurse when he entered. "Hmph, he didn't listen to your advice. He deserved to die."

The hospital room fell into a long silence.

After a while, Mia rang the bell for the nurse, asked for paper and a pen, and handed over the basic knowledge and early applications of [Alchemy], as well as the brewing method for [Basic Healing Potion], to Xiao Tang. Consider it... a meeting gift.

...Longhu Mountain in Shanxi, inside the Celestial Master's bedroom.

Celestial Master Zhang Zhiwei was scrolling through his phone, checking Douyin and then some other things. He happened to open the [Jianghu Inn] app.

He froze, seeing a close-up shot of his Personal Disciple, Zhang Lingyu.

His body looked like it had been ravaged by a legitimate [Lightning Method], but the injuries weren't severe.

In his hand—his hand was actually gripping a breathtakingly beautiful little foot wearing gradient stockings. (Don't ask, the Celestial Master keeps up with the times, is well-read, and has a broad range of knowledge.)

He clicked the video and saw it was filmed by Feng Shayan, the daughter of the Tianxia Association's chairman. Inside, there was a caption: Under Sect Leader Tang Bingwen of the Tang Clan, Enshrined One Mia vs. Perfected Master Lingyu.

The Celestial Master was also momentarily dazed. The name Tang Bingwen was rarely mentioned by friends in the Jianghu anymore. Everyone admired the Old Sect Leader's heroic feat, but the younger generation didn't know much about it, including Zhang Lingyu.

"Mia, Mia? It's her!" The Celestial Master recognized that peerless face at a glance.

He also remembered the scene of himself being poisoned and hung in a secret room of the Tang Clan to detoxify. He chuckled helplessly.

Who wasn't wild in their youth? He continued watching with great interest. Mia's heart-piercing kick had been merciful, not intended to cause harm. But Lingyu, in a fit of rage, had struck with lethal intent.

Before that, he seemed to have wanted to crush Zhang Chulan to death. Hmph, I'll have to give him a beating when he gets back.

The foot-grabbing scene at the end made the Celestial Master laugh so hard his beard curled up. This actually settled a concern of his.

At the very least, he didn't have to worry about the state of Lingyu's Dao Heart all the time.

If he could endure this setback, he would grow up quickly.

After watching, he still felt it wasn't enough, so he left a comment under his real name.

[Celestial Masters Mansion, 65th Generation Celestial Master, Zhang Zhiwei: Disperse, everyone. It's true that Mia is an Enshrined One of the Tang Clan, but she is also the 64th Generation Guardian of my Celestial Masters Mansion. Everyone in this video belongs to the Celestial Masters Mansion; it's just fellow disciples sparring, no harm done...]

This comment instantly shot to the top of the list, pushing the video's popularity to a new high...