After sending the message to Wen Shuyi, Wen Jingshu yawned and prepared to rest a bit more.
With her current tiny body, she really couldn't handle much exertion.
Just as her head touched the pillow, there was a knock on the door.
Fang Chun had sensed a strange fluctuation of spiritual energy just moments ago. She had originally walked over to Wen Jingshu's door, wanting to check if anything had gone wrong with this future genius.
However, she was called away by another future genius, Bai Han, who claimed to be feeling unwell.
After settling Bai Han, Fang Chun hurriedly rushed back to ensure Wen Jingshu's safety.
The five-year-old child opened the door with a cold, expressionless face.
Fang Chun stared in surprise at her grumpy expression.
In her memory, Wen Jingshu had always been all smiles, like an innocent, bright little sun. How could she look like this?
“S-Senior Sister Wen, are you alright?”
Fang Chun was merely an outer sect disciple sent for this recruitment drive, whereas Wen Jingshu possessed peerless talent and had already been reserved as a personal disciple by a Void Refinement Stage Daoist Lord before even arriving. It was only fitting for Fang Chun to address her as Senior Sister.
Wen Jingshu replied flatly, “I am fine.”
When Bai Han saw Wen Jingshu standing there completely unharmed, a flicker of surprise crossed his eyes.
He was a reborn soul. In his past life, he had also gone to the Qingyun Sect just like Wen Jingshu.
Though they both possessed top-grade spiritual roots, Wen Jingshu had overshadowed him in every possible way.
This resulted in everyone of their generation knowing only of Wen Jingshu of the Qingyun Sect, while remaining completely ignorant of Bai Han of the Qingyun Sect.
Unwilling to accept this, the very first thing he did upon his rebirth was to use his knowledge of the future to secretly egg on the innocent and naive Wen Jingshu, tricking her into swallowing a pill that could “awaken her intelligence.”
The young Wen Jingshu was too small and easily provoked, which led to the scene where the current Wen Jingshu transmigrated into her body.
The young Wen Jingshu had been oblivious to Bai Han's malicious intent, but the talisman cultivator Wen Jingshu was not. She glanced at Fang Chun before shifting her gaze entirely onto Bai Han.
“Bai Han, what do you want with me?”
It wasn't that the talisman cultivator Wen Jingshu was overthinking; the words Bai Han had spoken to the young Wen Jingshu were simply too pointed. Bai Han was definitely the main instigator behind her reckless decision to consume the Intelligence Awakening Pill.
However, Wen Jingshu couldn't figure out how Bai Han had known the young Wen Jingshu possessed a pill that could “awaken her intelligence” in the first place.
This Bai Han was a bit strange.
Nevertheless, even if he was a genius the Qingyun Sect intended to groom with priority, as long as he harbored genuine malicious intent toward her, she would find a way to put an end to him.
She was no innocent, naive little girl.
“I... I just heard Fang Chun say there was something unusual about your room, so I followed her to check on you.”
“Seeing that you're alright, I can rest easy.”
As a reborn soul, Bai Han was already capable of concealing his emotions. He spoke seamlessly, leaving Wen Jingshu with no leverage to find fault.
Wen Jingshu deliberately added, “Speaking of which, I should thank you. If you hadn't mentioned that my intellect was underdeveloped, I wouldn't have thought of taking the Intelligence Awakening Pill.”
Looking at the expression on the young girl's face, which was far too mature for her age, Bai Han's heart sank.
If Wen Jingshu were still a mere child, he could have relied on his rebirth to cultivate diligently, seize her opportunities, and leave her far behind!
Yet, the current Wen Jingshu no longer possessed yesterday's innocence. Her eyes were filled with scrutiny as she stared at him.
It seemed he had outsmarted himself, prematurely awakening the intelligence of this monstrously talented genius who was blessed with endless opportunities.
With her intelligence awakened, would Wen Jingshu's path of cultivation be even smoother than in her previous life?
If she ever found out that he had intentionally tricked her into eating the Intelligence Awakening Pill, would she want to kill him?
Would he still be trampled under her feet in this lifetime?
Should he take action and eliminate her right now?
Wen Jingshu saw Bai Han standing there in a daze, unable to detect any other anomalies about him for the moment.
Unlike Bai Han, who was lost in complex thoughts, Fang Chun looked utterly bewildered.
An Intelligence Awakening Pill?
What kind of pill was that?
Fang Chun was merely an ordinary disciple, and she had never even heard of a ninth-tier pill like the Intelligence Awakening Pill.
Still, wasn't Wen Jingshu just a little girl from the mortal realm? How could she possibly have such a pill on her?
Before she could ask, an inexplicable pressure suddenly immobilized their flying vessel in midair.
Fang Chun gasped in shock, “Sixth Elder, we're under attack!”
Wen Shuyi's entourage was so ostentatious that it terrified the Sixth Elder, who sent a distress signal to his sect without a second thought.
Facing four powerful cultivators of unknown realms and an exquisite, noble-looking woman, the Sixth Elder hadn't even summoned the courage to speak before Wen Jingshu shot forward like a cannonball.
“Sister, we have an emergency!”
Seeing Wen Jingshu flying toward her, Wen Shuyi instinctively opened her arms and caught the little toddler securely in her embrace.
Spoiled excessively by Wen Shuyi, the five-year-old Wen Jingshu was lively and loud.
Although every time she urgently called out to her, the so-called emergency was nothing more than trivial matters.
Yet Wen Shuyi would still become incredibly anxious, asking her, “What's wrong? Did you miss your sister?”
Well, yes. Missing her sister was indeed the most important matter of all!
Wen Jingshu hugged her fragrant and soft sister back. Looking up at the flawless, cold, and elegant woman, she said in all seriousness, “This time, it's a real emergency!”
After saying this, the little toddler leaned in close to her ear.
Wen Shuyi cooperatively leaned down, while the four Dao protectors tactfully set up an isolation barrier to ensure their little mistress's “emergency” wouldn't be leaked.
They had originally thought it was just another of the little girl's trivial matters, but to their surprise, the woman's expression changed drastically upon hearing the whispered secret.
She then reached out, grabbed her wrist, and examined her body.
“Hahahahaha! I knew my sister was a genius!”
How could this little glutton, who had stayed in their mother's womb for fifteen years and been nurtured for over a thousand years, possess only a top-grade heavenly lightning spiritual root?
It turned out there was also a top-grade mutated hidden wood spiritual root waiting for her!
“Let's go! Back to the Pill Sect!”
The group left immediately, completely ignoring the somewhat petrified Sixth Elder.
On this day, they had first found two promising disciples with top-grade single spiritual roots, only to discover along the way that one of them was likely a super second-generation cultivator.
Before he could even process it, the super second-generation genius was swept away by her sister.
From her sister's words, she was from the Pill Sect? And judging by those four unfathomable Dao protectors, her sister was definitely a high-grade alchemist!
The Sixth Elder suddenly regretted putting on airs and failing to build a good relationship with Wen Jingshu.
An alchemist! Even exchanging a few words would have been beneficial!
The higher one's cultivation, the higher the grade of pills required. Yet high-grade alchemists were so rare!
If he could curry favor with a high-grade alchemist, his chances of requesting pills in the future would be slightly higher!
Besides, would that second-generation genius even come to the Qingyun Sect now...?
In fact, if it were possible, he wouldn't mind leaving with her too...
The Sixth Elder stood somewhat dazed in the wind, feeling as though he had just missed out on a hundred million high-grade spirit stones!
At the same time, the backup requested by the Sixth Elder arrived. Once he explained the situation, the other elders immediately recognized Wen Shuyi.
“An androgynous, elegant woman like a banished immortal, riding a Wind Spirit Colt, and accompanied by four Dao protectors of the Mahayana Stage... She is undoubtedly the reclusive Daoist Sovereign Ziyang of the Pill Sect!”
As soon as he spoke, another elder recalled something and said,
“I just remembered that Daoist Sovereign Ziyang's real name is Wen Shuyi, and that little girl is named Wen Jingshu... Hiss... They must be biological sisters! The talent of the Wen sisters is terrifyingly formidable, truly terrifying!”
“This is of grave importance. We must report this to the Sect Master as soon as we return. If Wen Jingshu truly joins our Qingyun Sect, it will be a massive opportunity!”
An eighth-grade alchemist! There weren't even twenty of them in the entire Eastern Azure Continent! If they could use Wen Jingshu to build a connection with Wen Shuyi, it would truly be a godsend opportunity!
Upon hearing their words, Bai Han's face turned deathly pale.
When he died in his previous life, Wen Jingshu was just a sword cultivator from an ordinary background. Who could have told him that she was actually a super second-generation cultivator?!
Had he known her background, he wouldn't have dared to egg her into taking the Intelligence Awakening Pill even if he were given ten thousand lives!
He knew how difficult it was for high-level cultivators to conceive a child, which meant that the stronger the cultivator, the more protective they were of their offspring. Just now, if Wen Jingshu had mentioned him even once, he was certain her sister would have obliterated him without hesitation.
Bai Han's mind was in a daze, cold sweat soaking his back.
To think he had actually considered making a covert move to eliminate her just now...
With Wen Jingshu's background, the moment he attacked, he would probably be instantly killed by the defensive treasures on her body!
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