The clouds gradually thinned, and the outline of a city suddenly appeared at the end of the horizon.
They had arrived at Chaoyang City.
The giant skyship broke through the sea of clouds. Sunlight poured down, refracting into beams of golden light against the white jade hull. The entire vessel resembled a drifting celestial palace, approaching the city above with unspeakable majesty and splendor.
The runes on both sides of the hull lit up simultaneously, and deep blue patterns of light flowed continuously along the gunwales.
A low, lingering hum resonated through the air.
The moment the skyship passed over the city gates, a massive shadow swept across the entire city like a tide, blotting out the sun.
At that very instant, the people of Chaoyang noticed the sky suddenly darken, as if a solar eclipse had arrived.
Someone instinctively looked up.
Then, they froze right where they stood.
“W-what is that?”
A startled cry broke the bustle of the streets.
More and more people stopped in their tracks, raising their heads to look at the sky.
A peddler carrying a shoulder pole froze, his hand holding a rattle drum, his mouth agape wide enough to fit an egg.
Customers drinking tea in the teahouse stared blankly upward, completely unaware of the overflowing hot tea scalding their hands.
Children playing on the street raised their small faces, their eyes wide and round. They tugged at the clothes of the adults beside them, shouting in babyish voices, “Daddy, look! A giant ship!”
The child's father trembled for a long time before finally squeezing out a sentence: “Has... has an immortal descended to earth?”
At the city gates, the soldiers gripped their spears, staring up at the skyship as it slowly glided over the city.
The Commandant leading them swallowed hard, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down. His voice was tight as he stammered, “S-someone... quick... go report to the Governor's estate! Say... say there's a...”
He stopped mid-sentence, unable to find a single word to describe the sight before him.
The skyship hovered directly over the center of the city.
The streets fell dead silent.
Everyone stared upward, forgetting to breathe, forgetting to speak, and even forgetting where they were.
No one knew how much time had passed.
Someone in the crowd fell to their knees with a thud.
Right after that.
More and more people prostrated themselves on the ground.
“The immortals have manifested! The immortals have manifested...”
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Aboard the skyship.
Seeing the door of the innermost room in the cabin open, the three hundred students stood up from their seats, respectfully forming two rows on the deck to await the Divine Lady.
One student noticed that the person next to him was still taking the celestial fruit from the tea table and hurriedly whispered a warning, “The Divine Lady is coming. Do not be impolite in front of her.”
In truth, he also wanted to take some, but he restrained himself.
These golden-yellow fruits were slightly larger than grapes, and none of them recognized what kind of fruit they were. Originally, they had only peeled and tasted one out of curiosity.
But after that, they could not stop.
The translucent flesh was not only sweet but also exceptionally plump and juicy. It was incredibly thirst-quenching, making it impossible to stop eating.
“The celestial fruit on this skyship is so sweet and delicious, unlike anything of the mortal realm. Moreover, every time we finish a plate, another plate appears out of thin air. It's an endless supply.”
“I was thinking of taking some back to the academy so our classmates and teachers can taste them too.”
“They gave up this study tour opportunity for us. We cannot just enjoy ourselves and forget about them.”
Hearing what this student said, the others could not help but want to reach for the celestial fruit on the table as well, but Chen Zhi stopped them.
Chen Zhi frowned deeply.
“Even if you are thinking of your peers and teachers, you should not take things from the celestial vessel down to the mortal realm without permission!”
Seeing everyone hesitate, he paused before continuing, “We must ask the Divine Lady first. If she permits it, it won't be too late to take them.”
“Chen Zhi has a point...”
Inside the room, Yun Shu watched everything unfolding outside through the system's monitor, fully aware of what was happening.
The Cloud Shuttle Skyship naturally did not possess such a ridiculous secondary function as an infinite supply of Shatang mandarins. The mandarins the students were eating were crops she had harvested using the Nine-Ear Grain.
As for why they would appear out of thin air after being eaten, that was thanks to the invisible system busily working behind the scenes.
Deciding it was about time for her entrance, Yun Shu shut down the system monitor and walked out of the room at a leisurely pace.
The students hurriedly knelt to pay their respects.
“Rise.”
The Divine Lady's voice sounded above them.
The crowd rose as commanded.
However, they remained bowed, not daring to look directly at the deity.
Standing at the front of the line, Chen Zhi clutched his sleeves. After hesitating repeatedly, he finally plucked up the courage to take half a step forward.
He asked cautiously, “Divine Lady, may we bring the celestial fruit on the tea tables down to the mortal realm?”
Just as he was pondering how to explain the reason behind his request, the Divine Lady cast a faint glance at him.
“You do not seek to satisfy your own gluttony, but act out of care for your peers and teachers. Such a heart is commendable. I grant it.”
Hearing this, Chen Zhi was stunned for a moment, and then an uncontrollable joy erupted in his eyes.
At the same time, he could not help but marvel at the Divine Lady's omniscience. He had said nothing, yet she already knew everything.
The deity was truly profound and unfathomable!
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The spirit fox in the Divine Lady's arms poked its fluffy head out. Its eyes rolled around, and its voice carried a trace of arrogance.
“Hurry up, then.”
Snapping out of their daze, everyone rushed toward the tea tables.
They grabbed the celestial fruit from the tables and stuffed them into their sleeves, packing in as many as they could.
Fang Shuo was also helping to pack the fruit, but as he did, he could not resist popping another one into his mouth.
Cui He was about to scold Fang Shuo for being so greedy when she heard him mutter, “If only this fruit could be grown in the mortal realm. Then we'd have an endless supply of fruit to eat.”
Her eyes lit up. “I noticed earlier when eating this fruit that it has seeds. Maybe we really can grow them into fruit trees!”
The Divine Lady, however, poured cold water on her idea.
“The soil of the mortal realm is barren, and these Shatang mandarins are selective of their environment. If you wish to take them back to the mortal realm and grow them into trees, it will be no easy task.”
Clutching a tiny Shatang mandarin, Cui He said with determination, “Divine Lady, you once said that doing something despite knowing it is impossible is precisely where mortal wisdom and potential lie!”
The corner of the Divine Lady's lips curved slightly. “I shall wait and see.”
...
A moment later.
A gangway, resembling a long bridge, lowered from the gunwale, landing steadily on the ground of Chaoyang City.
A group of students dressed in moon-white, cross-collared robes split into two rows, following behind the Divine Lady as they walked down the gangway.
Their expressions were solemn, and their steps were light.
At the front, the Divine Lady cradled the spirit fox. She possessed a celestial, jade-like grace, her entire body enveloped in a faint, divine glow, utterly untouched by the dust of the mortal world.
To the eyes of the people of Chaoyang, this scene was indistinguishable from the descent of a deity in myths and legends.
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