Chapter 506: Secret Realm Elves
Thinking about having to choose a direction in this vast, endless void left Daoist Heaven Calculating with feeble knees. He was very scared, especially since there was only one Secret Realm. Earlier, if they were just a bit unlucky and picked the wrong time to jump, it would all be over. At this point, he couldn't help but become drenched in cold sweat.
"What, you don't trust me?" Li Qiye coldly glared at the daoist and asked: "Besides, I wasn't afraid to die so what are you afraid of? Is your life more valuable than mine?"
"Haha, it's a bad habit of mine." The daoist wryly laughed: "The more one understands the workings of clairvoyance, the more they will be afraid of death. Ever since I was young, I would calculate every time I went outside to see if there was any danger or not. Hehe, but this little one knows that Sir is my auspicious spirit, and I'm sure that by following Sir, the star of luck will shine upon me!"
Li Qiye laughed while enjoying the daoist's ass-kissing.
"Enough with your haughty laughter." Li Qiye's enjoyment caused Lan Yunzhu to angrily glare at him and say: "Within that endless void, how did you know that the Secret Realm was right here?"
The truth was that, when Li Qiye revealed that there might only be one Secret Realm in the entire Prime Ominous Grave, she was also scared out of her wits. Recalling that one wrong jump might have killed them left her shivering in fear.
She also didn't notice anything special about the spot that Li Qiye chose. Even if she was asked to do it again, she wouldn't be able to find the exact same spot. There were no discernable characteristics in that vast and empty space.
While Lan Yunzhu stated her question, Li Qiye was looking at the large lake ahead in a daze. He ceased his thoughts and smiled mysteriously before answering: "That is a secret only meant for me to know."
Of course, he couldn't tell her that he had been here before and how someone else had told him about the Secret Realms. After conducting many experiments, Li Qiye finally stumbled upon the method to find this Secret Realm. Fortunately for him, he was immortal, thus having ample time.
Like what the Ancestral Flow Master had said before, the Dark Crow was immortal, thus Li Qiye had the guts to experiment. Nevertheless, it still came at a cost along with a kind of pain that not just anyone could tolerate.
Li Qiye smiled and said: "Okay, the creations are right in front of you guys. Take your pick." Having said that, he walked closer to the large lake.
Lan Yunzhu and Daoist Heaven Calculating also quickly chased after him. They went by the disorderly rock formation and inadvertently stepped on some round rocks.
The moment they did so, two round rocks suddenly pushed them away and abruptly stood up.
"Yah! Who is so blind as to actually step on me?!" Lan Yunzhu and the daoist became aghast when the two round rocks suddenly stood up and spoke.
At this time, they stared at the two rocks while being dumbfounded. No, they were not rocks but clearly two people, two dwarves. These dwarves were short and stout, yet they had long and sharp ears. Their green skin and pointy noses resulted in a very funny and weird appearance.
Cultivators usually saw many strange things, but to suddenly witness such a spectacle would frighten even the more courageous adventurers.
The daoist stared at the two dwarves in disbelief and exclaimed: "Oh man, what the hell is this thing?!"
"What the hell are you?! We are the Secret Realm's elves, understand, little brat?"
Lan Yunzhu and the daoist were stunned. The Secret Realm's elves — this sounded very pleasant, but it was completely different from the elves in their imaginations. No one would ever believe a dwarf calling themselves an elf.
"Don't mind them, they are new and didn't know that you guys were sleeping." Li Qiye said with a wide smile.
"Hmph! No deals, no picking, don't bother us!" The two Secret Realm's elves were dissatisfied and loudly snorted. Then, they quickly rolled up their bodies back on the ground. They looked just like pudgy rocks once again.
At this moment, Lan Yunzhu and the daoist finally understood that what was ahead of them were not rocks, all of them were "elves."
"Okay, go now and watch your steps. Don't stomp on the Secret Realm's elves. Disturbing someone's sleep is very rude." Li Qiye cheerfully said.
"You did it on purpose, right? You didn't warn us beforehand so that we would stomp on these Secret Realm's elves." Lan Yunzhu quipped at him.
"Well… I simply forgot to mention it." Li Qiye chuckled and leisurely replied.
In response, Lan Yunzhu only glared at him in a lively manner with a hint of playful flirtation. She was a beauty no less than the Divine Spark Phoenix Maiden.
She and the daoist then carefully made their way through the sleeping elves and followed Li Qiye to the large lake.
Li Qiye sat down by the lake and stared at the surface in quiet contemplation as if he was recalling something.
He had come here in the past. After many experiments, he finally found this Secret Realm. He also brought someone else here, but unfortunately, they didn't obtain the greatest creation.
It was a time worth remembering, a time filled with laughter. Although Li Qiye was only a Dark Crow at that time, he liked to stand here to quietly listen to this happy laughter.
Lan Yunzhu noticed him sitting in a trance, so she sat down by his side and asked: "What's wrong?" She felt that he had something on his mind.
In her memories, Li Qiye had always been nonchalant as if nothing seemed to be able to shake his dao heart. But this time, he had turned sentimental; this word didn’t seem to be a suitable description for a ferocious and overbearing person like him.
If it wasn't happening before her eyes, she would think that it was an illusion since she didn't expect this out of him.
Li Qiye withdrew his gaze then looked over at Lan Yunzhu and asked: "Is the Exquisite Jewel from the Thousand Carp River still there?"
"The Exquisite Jewel?" Lan Yunzhu answered: "That is our emperor's weapon, so of course it is still there. The jewel is an unbeatable foreign dao mysterious treasure left behind by our patriarch. It was personally refined by the patriarch as well." 1
Lan Yunzhu found it strange and didn't know why Li Qiye suddenly asked about the sect's emperor's weapon.
"That's true, your Immortal Emperor Qian Li did personally refine this amazing foreign dao treasure. This jewel incited greed from many, but very few people could understand its profundities."
Lan Yunzhu, of course, knew this. Many generations of geniuses with the greatest talents in the river sect had studied the jewel and had great harvests. This also applied to her.
However, this was not why she found it strange, it was more about Li Qiye's sudden attention to it. The patriarch didn't only leave behind one Immortal Emperor Life Treasure, so she felt that something was amiss when Li Qiye specifically brought up the jewel.
"Why are you bringing it up?" Lan Yunzhu looked at him and asked: "Is there something strange about it?" Intuition told her that Li Qiye knew more about the river sect than they themselves did. For example, the Yin Yang Pond and the Golden Divine Willow.
"Just curious." Li Qiye answered with a smile: "I've long heard about the fascinating Exquisite Jewel of your Thousand Carp River, so I couldn't help but ask. Everyone is inquisitive by nature to an extent."
"Stop!" Lan Yunzhu snappily glanced at him and said: "Uncle, don't act as if I don't know what you are like. Don't always lie without batting an eye, it is extremely obvious."
"Then I'm very happy." Li Qiye replied: "This shows that us husband and wife have a mental connection; you are like a worm in my stomach!"
"You are the worm! So gross!" The angry Lan Yunzhu tried to kick him while gritting her teeth. Her expression showed that she wanted to beat him up.
On the side, Daoist Heaven Calculating just acted as if he didn't see anything. With the two flirting like this, as an outsider, the daoist knew how to act; it was as if he was invisible.
"Okay, since we are here, let us not waste any more time. You two can pick your own creations. Remember, there is only one chance. What you get is up to your own fortune." 2
"The creation is in this lake?" Daoist Heaven Calculating asked and stared at the large lake. Coming from the Heart-ghost Tribe, he was a very skilled diviner.
Li Qiye noticed the daoist's interest in the lake and said: "Of course. There is a great creation in the lake. It is one that encompasses the entire Secret Realm. Do you want this one?"
"I wonder if I am fated to obtain it?" The daoist indeed was very interested. He understood that when Li Qiye said that it was a great creation, it must be indescribably heaven-defying and unparalleled.
He already knew that following Li Qiye into the Prime Ominous Grave was a great fortune, so if he could obtain this creation, then his trip would be over. He understood the heaven's will and didn't want to be too greedy.
Li Qiye said: "Very well. If you have the ability, then I shall give you this great creation. Go first. If you can get it, then it belongs to you."
"Thank you, Sir." The daoist was happy to hear this and quickly bowed towards Li Qiye. After hearing this, he knew that Li Qiye had a method of obtaining this creation, but Li Qiye was giving him a chance.
506 Teaser This is how handsome I am. [collapse] Patriarch here is just gender neutral; remember, Qian Li's gender is still unknown, but we can assume that it is a lady from this chapter and when the two met before. ↩ Sentences like this makes me glad that I chose creation instead of using luck or fortune for it. ↩Chapter 507: Legendary Grand Creation
The daoist took a deep breath and put on a solemn expression. He lit up some incense and fixed his clothes, then he slowly took out a turtle shell before finally sitting down with crossed legs.
Seeing the daoist's appearance, Lan Yunzhu laughed and asked: "You want to take the great creation, not someone's fortune. What are you taking out the turtle shell for?"
The embarrassed daoist smiled and answered: "Items created by the heavens are one of a kind and not just anyone can enjoy them. Even seizing it might not be a good thing, so I will calculate my own fate to see if I can bear such a supreme treasure or not."
"There is such a belief?" Lan Yunzhu asked with skepticism. Then she smiled and said: "Then since our Thousand Carp River has Immortal Emperor Life Treasures and True Treasures, doesn't that mean we will also be punished by the heavens?"
The daoist shook his head in response: "Fairy Lan, our Heart-ghost Tribe is different from the Thousand Carp River. Our divining tribe obeys the heavens while your Thousand Carp River goes against the heavens. If we calculate anything too amazing, we'll suffer a heavenly punishment.
"According to our calculations, your Immortal Emperor Qian Li continuously went against the heavens until they reached the level of Immortal Emperor. This means that, to a certain extent, the will of the heavens allowed the emperor to carry the Heaven's Will. The emperor then created a supreme emperor's foundation for the Thousand Carp River to protect it for millions of years." When it came to fortune telling, the daoist blabbered on incessantly.
"Against the heavens? In accordance with the will of the heavens?" While she listened, Lan Yunzhu became very interested. Generally, cultivators didn't care for divination and only considered fortune tellers to be street charlatans.
Li Qiye chuckled and shook his head to add: "This matter is very mysterious, but you can put it like this: Your Thousand Carp River is an emperor's lineage with sufficient strength. You guys have emperor's laws so the sect has become quite mighty. Even those who want emperor's weapons would not dare to maneuver against you.
"But now let's talk about a smaller sect. For example, a smaller sect or a vagrant cultivator possessing several emperor's weapons or a mythical scripture — would they be able to protect them? Once found out, they would be annihilated within several days."
"Ah…" Li Qiye's simple explanation made the daoist speechless. He eventually added: "Sir's argument is indeed an alternative explanation, there is some truth to it."
"Very well. In your divination teachings, there is this saying: only the courageous will prosper. It doesn't matter if you will be able to bear it or not, take the chance to grab it first then decide later. Which invincible existence didn't face hardships? Those who reached the apex all went through countless life and death trials and through baptisms of blood." Li Qiye shook his head and continued with a grin: "Like you said before, you would calculate for yourself before leaving home. In a generation such as this, you might as well never leave the house since it is safest to stay there like a turtle in its shell."
"Well…" The daoist scratched his head and pondered for a while before replying: "Sir makes a lot of sense. Haha, my habit of calculating can't be fixed."
At this point, he couldn't help but ask: "Sir, how does one take the great creation from this place?"
"You must have a certain something or win the acceptance of this Secret Realm. There is another simple and direct method — just jump straight in. If you are lucky like a heaven's son, then maybe the Secret Realm will accept you and you will obtain the great creation after diving in." Li Qiye smiled, then he added: "But think about it carefully. If you directly jump in, the probability of dying in there is a lot higher than coming out alive."
Lan Yunzhu couldn't help but startlingly exclaim: "Didn't you say that there was no danger in a Secret Realm? Why would he die by jumping in? What is the point of even talking about the creation then?"
"Where can you acquire a defining treasure so easily? Of course, obtaining a creation would be difficult as well." Li Qiye shook his head with a smile.
"Okay, let me calculate to see what item would be accepted by the Secret Realm." The daoist took a deep breath and decided. In the end, he couldn't change his occupational habit.
"Craa—craa—craa—" With a serious expression, the daoist meticulously shook his turtle shell, creating crisp sounds.
"Ding ding ding ding!" Finally, he threw the turtle shell to the ground to see how he could procure this great creation.
"Crack!" However, the turtle shell immediately shattered the moment it touched the ground. With a blanched expression, the daoist took several steps back while shivering as if he had just taken a hammer to the chest.
Seeing this sudden development shook Lan Yunzhu with a jolt as she asked: "What happened?"
"It is incalculable." Li Qiye shook his head and answered.
"The heaven's punishment!" The daoist no longer dared to divine any further. As a Heart-ghost member, he understood the significance of the heaven's punishment.
He struggled to heave in a deep breath to calm down before bowing towards Li Qiye: "I'm grateful for Sir's chance, but unfortunately, I cannot own this creation. Maybe it will bring about a calamity to my entire tribe."
"Is the heaven's punishment that terrible?" Lan Yunzhu saw the fear in him and emotionally asked.
"That was only a warning from the heavens. If I force myself to divine it, then maybe I will share the same fate as my ancestor. And it wouldn't just be my death, maybe my entire tribe would face the heavenly lightning as well. These creations are extremely heaven-defying and I don't think I should own such items. Even obtaining one by chance would not necessarily be a blessing."
"What about me? You think I can take it? Or rather, do I have the fortune and ability to enjoy the defining treasure?" Lan Yunzhu asked Li Qiye.
Li Qiye answered with a smile: "You? With regards to the Thousand Carp River's power as well as divination, you should have sufficient fortune to bear it. However, do you know how to acquire it?" Here, he pointed at the daoist and said: "If he risks his life to calculate as a Heartless Mirror Master, then maybe he will find out some clues, but you… You don't know anything…
"That is why I gave him a chance. Others won't be able to know, only Heartless Mirror Masters of the Heart-ghost Tribe have the chance to figure it out."
"Heartless Mirror Master?" Lan Yunzhu looked at the daoist and startlingly uttered: "Legend has it that these masters are born with natural calculating divine pupils in your Heart-ghost Tribe!"
"Indeed, Fairy Lan, I am naturally born without a Heartmirror, so I am pitied by the heavens." The daoist didn't dare to boast and only answered truthfully: "However, being born with divine pupils for seeing is not necessarily a good thing."
Everyone knew that Heart-ghost members were born with a Heartmirror, but Daoist Heaven Calculating was born without one. Most members without a Heartmirror would not be able to become a diviner. However, there was a certain chance of them having divine pupils. These people were called Heartless Mirror Masters and were destined to be great diviners since the moment of their birth!
"And so, only a Heartless Mirror Master like him has a certain chance of divining the secret. You, on the other hand, cannot unless you have something else to assist you." Li Qiye said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Lan Yunzhu immediately looked at Li Qiye and revealed a sparkling smile, a smile that encompassed charm and beauty, a smile that was crying for sympathy. She then said: "Then tell me about this creation, or just help me get it."
"Sorry, but you have to obtain this creation by yourself." Li Qiye shook his head and added: "Me bringing you here is already a creation in and of itself."
Lan Yunzhu angrily elbowed him and glared as she said: "Stingy, nevermind then."
Li Qiye then shifted his attention to the daoist and said: "You still have a chance. If you can figure out the ultimate meaning, then you can still grab it without having to do anything. Granting you the power of the divine pupils could only be seen as the heavens loving Heartless Mirror Masters."
"Thank you for your kindness." The daoist was reasonable and said: "Obtaining this supreme treasure is useless if I won't be alive to enjoy it. This little one does not have the fortune to enjoy such a precious treasure."
"Hmph! Fine, then just forget about this defining treasure." Lan Yunzhu coquettishly said: "You can grab this thing yourself, I will go get a different creation. Quick, tell me how to get a different one."
Li Qiye chuckled and pointed at the sleeping elves by the lake, saying: "Go wake them up. You guys can pick an elf and trade something with them. Whatever you get will depend on your own fortune."
Lan Yunzhu and the daoist stared at the sleeping elves by the lake. They were like round rocks without any movement at all.
"What should we trade?" Lan Yunzhu asked.
Li Qiye answered: "It's very simple, they like golden things the most. Take out something with a sparkling golden color, but of course, gold is best. They like gold a lot."
Lan Yunzhu and the daoist suddenly became silent. In the eyes of mortals, gold was indeed very precious, but it was trash in the eyes of cultivators for they had no need for mortal items.
Some vagrant cultivators, especially weaker ones who often mingled with the mundane world, would have a lot of gold in their pockets. Sadly, Lan Yunzhu came from an emperor's lineage so she had no need for such things.
Chapter 508: Exchange
"Ah… Hmm… It seems that I have a little bit." The daoist searched his pockets to see if he could find any gold. He was more fortunate than Lan Yunzhu; since he regularly calculated others' fortune, he coincidentally had some gold. After spending half a day looking, he finally had a few bits of gold.
He then excitedly asked Li Qiye: "Young Noble, will each elf have different treasures?"
"Yes! Each elf has their own special treasure. You are free to do as you please." Li Qiye smiled and added: "If you want, you can try to divine it as well to see which elf is right for you."
"That… won't be necessary, I'll just test my luck." The daoist simply closed his eyes and picked a random "rock." He wanted to test his luck for a change.
"What do you want?" The awakened elf was very annoyed. Any sleeper being woken would be unhappy. The elf then glared at the daoist and angrily exclaimed: "Brat, if you are not here to trade, then I'll beat you into a pig's head!"
The daoist opened his palm to show off the bits of gold and quickly said: "I want to trade for a creation."
The elf's green eyes immediately opened up wide after seeing the sparkling gold bits in the daoist's hand. His sleepiness immediately disappeared. Li Qiye was right, these elves really liked gold.
"I want all of it!" The elf quickly gathered all the gold bits into his own pocket, then he took a look at Daoist Heaven Calculating: "Oh, a ghost, and a lying swindler ghost at that!"
The daoist became speechless when the Heart-ghost Tribe were dubbed lying swindlers by the elf. He let out a wry smile and tried to explain: "I am part of the Heart-ghost Tribe, we specialize in divining for others."
"I know." The elf said with a clearly disinterested appearance: "There is nothing redeeming about these ghosts!"
The daoist was completely dumbfounded once again. What could he say to counter these words?
Li Qiye and Lan Yunzhu both exploded in laughter; the daoist became quite embarrassed.
"Take it. Because of the gold, I'll give you the Divine Board of River Luo. Hmph, if you didn't give me gold, I would never have decided to give you such a nice item like this!" The elf threw a treasure towards the daoist then coiled up and went back to sleep.
The daoist looked at the divine board in his hands. His eyes brightened and he emotionally exclaimed: "This… This is a great treasure for divining. It's even better than the turtle shell left behind by my ancestors!"
"Of course." Li Qiye smiled and said: "Inside the Prime Ominous Grave, the fortunes in this Secret Realm are amazing. As long as you have the luck to enter, you will have a great harvest."
"Thank you for your help." The daoist bowed again towards Li Qiye. If Li Qiye didn't bring him along, then he wouldn't have been able to enter this Secret Realm.
"Now it's your turn to test your luck." Li Qiye smiled at Lan Yunzhu and continued: "If you are lucky, maybe you will be able to trade for something great."
Lan Yunzhu looked at the group of elves but couldn't make a decision right away. After looking at them for a while, she then looked over at Li Qiye with puppy dog eyes.
"Don't look at me, I will not give you a treasure." Li Qiye denied as he shook his head.
Lan Yunzhu cheerfully smiled and said: "Uncle, your eyes are as bright as torches and are sharp enough to see through all things; will you choose an elf for me?" She acted a bit coquettishly like a pampered child and continued on: "I know that Uncle is a person who knows all things under the heavens and above the earth. My admiration for you spans as long as the endless rivers…"
"Okay, stop flattering me, it's so fake." Li Qiye angrily said: "I will pick an elf for you."
Lan Yunzhu then threw a gentle and lovable smile at him and said: "I knew that Uncle was a nice person!"
"Don't keep on using the beauty trap or I'll really have you tonight." Li Qiye's direct words left Lan Yunzhu flustered. She quickly elbowed his chest and angrily shouted: "Go die, pervert!"
Li Qiye couldn't help but laugh. After looking for a while, he pointed to a sleeping elf: "That one, maybe you will have an unexpected harvest."
Lan Yunzhu happily ran over and woke up the sleeping elf.
"What do you have to trade with me?" The elf got up and asked.
Lan Yunzhu immediately took out some shining golden items and placed them in front of the elf.
Who said only the Secret Realm's elves liked bright things? Women also loved them. The items she took out were not treasures, they were just some of her jewelry. Even the most simple and elegant girl would carry some golden jewelry around, and female cultivators were no exceptions.
The drowsiness immediately went away as the elf stared at Lan Yunzhu's items. This elf looked at one thing and touched another; all of them were definitely to his liking.
Li Qiye looked at the elf touching the items and smiled to say: "Aizz, girls always have things that these elves like the most; they'll always have eight to ten pieces of golden jewelry."
"I want all of them!" The elf shouted. This came as no surprise since Lan Yunzhu's jewelry were all very finely crafted. Who wouldn't like them?
Lan Yunzhu then excitedly responded: "Then what treasure will you take out to trade with me?"
"The Reverse-time Shuttle is something I really like, it’s extremely precious." The elf took out a round container and replied. 1
Standing beside them, Li Qiye immediately said: "Trade it."
Under Li Qiye's instruction, Lan Yunzhu grabbed the round container right away and pushed her items into the elf's hands. She then smiled and said: "Deal!"
The elf was very happy and coiled himself, falling back to sleep.
Lan Yunzhu then ran back to Li Qiye while holding the round container. She was the river sect's descendant, a high and above goddess in the eyes of others, but at this moment, she was like an excited little girl in front of Li Qiye.
"What is this treasure?" Lan Yunzhu handed the container over to Li Qiye and asked.
Li Qiye took a careful look. The simple and round lines were extremely smooth; ordinary people would not be able to see what was magical about it. He rubbed the container and praised: "Good stuff, very amazing."
"What are the mysticisms behind this Reverse-time Shuttle?" Lan Yunzhu couldn't see through it, so she asked again.
Li Qiye had seen countless treasures. He noticed some clues but didn't want to tell Lan Yunzhu. He instead answered with a smile: "You have to study this yourself. Only then would it become a treasure that belongs to you. Then, it would not be limited to being only a tool or a weapon."
"Fine, I'll meditate on it by myself later then." Lan Yunzhu gave him a look and said. Nevertheless, she was still quite happy to have this Reverse-time Shuttle. As an imperial descendant, she had seen emperor's weapons before, but this Reverse-time Shuttle had a different significance. It was something that she traded for with Li Qiye's guidance, so she liked it a lot.
"Okay, Uncle, we both got treasures so it is your turn. We can leave once you obtain a treasure too." Lan Yunzhu urged Li Qiye.
Li Qiye sat by the lake and took out a treasure box; inside was a burning turtle. This was the turtle taken from Nightsea, a Yang Night-turtle.
After Li Qiye's training, this turtle became very obedient unlike its previous rebellious self.
"What kind of divine turtle is this?" Lan Yunzhu noticed the flames on top of the divine universal chains and asked.
Even the most unaware individual would know that this turtle was extraordinary.
"A Yang Night-turtle from Nightsea." Li Qiye's forehead loosened up as a brilliance suddenly flashed. A universal law chain locked the turtle once again.
"There are turtles in Nightsea?" The daoist asked in astonishment: "I've never heard of anyone fishing anything out of Nightsea besides Nightfish!"
Lan Yunzhu was also surprised. Up till this point, the people of the Sacred Nether World knew that Nightsea only had Nightfish. For millions of years, there had never been any tales indicating otherwise.
Now, a turtle suddenly showed up from Nightsea. Anyone would know that this turtle must be extremely heaven-defying.
Li Qiye looked at the turtle in his palm and said: "We'll make a deal. You go get something for me, and I'll give you a creation as well as find someone to take you back to Nightsea. In the future, when you become accomplished with the dao, the Ancestral Flow will take care of you inside Necropolis. Of course, if you don't want to, I won't force you, but I have to let you know that I will be making a turtle hot pot tonight. Don't even dream about escaping, it is useless with my divine chain around you."
"You call this a deal? You are clearly threatening it." Lan Yunzhu threw a frustrated glance at Li Qiye and said.
Li Qiye's eyes squinted as he smiled and said: "You are right, I am threatening it and I’m not joking around."
When Li Qiye narrowed his eyes, not to mention Lan Yunzhu who knew him too well, even the turtle in his hand shuddered. It felt that if it couldn’t escape, then its fate would be even worse than becoming turtle stew.
"If you agree to the deal, then nod your head and I'll grant you a creation." Li Qiye smiled and said. At this point, his demeanor appeared to be very harmless, but Lan Yunzhu and the daoist both shivered. They felt that Li Qiye's current appearance was the most frightening.
A shuttle in a loom, not a ship. ↩