223 Entering Autumn Valley (1/2)
”Third Senior Sister, you can't travel directly to the Kaiyuan Galaxy and Ziyun using a galaxy teleporter because there aren't any in the Kaiyuan Galaxy,” Zhou Donghuang said to He Mengxi. ”However, I have the exact coordinates of the galaxy transporter closest to Ziyun, which is adjacent to the Kaiyuan Galaxy. I can give them to you.
”Additionally, I can also make you a three-dimensional map of the stars to show you how to get to Ziyun from the planet with the galaxy transporter.”
Zhou Donghuang was truly magnanimous.
In his previous life, he had known Third Senior Sister really well. Since she was extremely cautious and meticulous, she would undoubtedly head to Ziyun to investigate his background. Nothing less would put her heart at ease.
The moment he made the offer, Zhou Donghuang immediately fished out paper and a pen. He set to work drawing up the map and marking out the route from the galaxy teleporter with the coordinates of the Northern Wilderness of Heyu in the Akiyama Galaxy. Then he handed the map to He Mengxi.
He Mengxi did not intervene. Sooner or later, she would ask this man before her to draw an exact map of the stars.
He Mengxi was visibly shocked. Zhou Donghuang said, ”I had a series of dreams in which you were a cautious person, so I concluded that you'd make a trip to Ziyun.
”Besides, I will be busy trying to break through this training stage in the days ahead, so I'm planning to stay here in Autumn Valley. That's why I can't take you there,” Zhou Donghuang explained.
When she took the map from him, He Mengxi looked at Zhou Donghuang with troubled eyes. In front of him, she felt transparent, as if she could not keep any secrets.
”You said earlier that you dreamed for half a year straight, but the dreams have stopped now. When did they stop?” He Mengxi asked.
Zhou Donghuang took a deep breath. ”I woke up from the dream when you passed, Third Senior Sister.”
”I died?”
He Mengxi paled. Everyone feared death, especially a woman who had just turned 34. With her current level of training, she should have lived to be 600.
”How did I die?” He Mengxi asked, somber.
”You were killed.”
Zhou Donghuang heaved a deep sigh, then said immediately, ”But you can rest assured, Third Senior Sister. Now that I'm here in Autumn Valley, I will change the fate that I saw for you in my dreams.
”Besides, based on the fact that you left the Lightning Sword Sect with your father during the crisis, my dreams can be changed.
”In reality, I've already changed our life paths as shown in the dream by appearing in front of you and telling you all of this. In my dream, I only came to know you a hundred years from now,” Zhou Donghuang said.
He Mengxi heaved a sigh of relief. If this were the case, it would not be impossible to change her and her father's fates.
He Mengxi brought Zhou Donghuang to her father, He Jin, who was Autumn Valley's current leader.
He Jin was a man of average height and appearance. He wore a mustache and a goatee, and it was difficult to find any point of similarity between him and He Mengxi.
One could even go so far as to say that it was difficult to imagine that He Jin, who was so plain you could easily lose him in a crowd, could be the father of such a pretty daughter.
Zhou Donghuang scrutinized He Jin and at last managed to find a similarity: their ears were practically identical.
”Father, this is Zhou Donghuang, a martial genius whom I met outside. He turned 24 this year. Last year, he became an adept at the Golden Essence stage, a year earlier than me.”
As He Mengxi stood in front of He Jin, the air of maturity she had exuded earlier disappeared. She became a lively little girl, clinging to He Jin's arm as she introduced Zhou Donghuang to him with a smile.
”Valley Lord,” Zhou Donghuang greeted He Jin with his head bowed and his hands in a fist-and-palm salute.
Of course, he was only greeting the person in front of him out of respect for his Third Senior Sister, He Mengxi.
She was the only reason he was greeting anyone at all. He would not greet the Lightning Sword Sect's leader, even if the man appeared in front of him. If she werne't there, he certainly wouldn't greet He Jin, who was only the leader of Autumn Valley's Lightning Sword Sect.
This was a result of the pride he'd acquired in his past life as a peerless adept.
”I trust Mengxi's judgement.”
It was evident that He Jin was genial and approachable. He smiled as he looked at Zhou Donghuang. ”Friend, since Mengxi has brought you before me, it's obvious that you wish to join the Lightning Sword Sect and my Autumn Valley.”
”Yes.” Zhou Donghuang nodded.
”I can allow you to join Autumn Valley, but I must remind you of something…”
Before He Jin could finish, He Mengxi interrupted him, ”Father, I've already told him that he'll be kicked out of the Autumn Valley and sent to the five outer halls if he does not move to the Dharma stage before he turns thirty. He'll go from being an inner disciple to an outer disciple.”
It was obvious that He Mengxi knew exactly what her father was going to say.
”Since you've already told him all of that, there's no need for me to repeat it.”
He Jin stared at He Mengxi affectionately. ”It's a yes from me, Mengxi, so you can take him to have the proper procedure carried out.”
”Yes, Father,” Mengxi agreed. She stared at He Jin longingly, unwilling to leave. She finally left with Zhou Donghuang when her father shot her a startled look.