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Chapter 16 The Little Maid's Ascension to Immortality 5

Melissa used Zhang Chenmian's body to leave Zhang Chenmian's room. She planned to go to the place where the demons trained talents, based on the information given by the system.

Melissa looked at the world's definition of demons.

The demons in this world are different from those in other cultivation worlds. The demons in this world, like the spiritual cultivators, are a kind of civilization.

The antagonism between the demon race and the spiritual cultivators is more like an antagonism between two civilizations.

Melissa made a rough comparison and felt that the Demon Realm was now more like an era of moral decay, with constant wars between countries, and ministers killing their rulers and sons killing their fathers; while the Spiritual Cultivation Realm was more like a feudal society, but more open than a feudal society - because cultivation mainly depended on strength and talent.

Halfway there, a little child suddenly jumped out and pounced on "Zhang Chenmian's" legs.

"Sister, you're here!" Zhang Xi'an rubbed her little head against Zhang Chenmian's thigh.

Melissa looked down at the little baby who had jumped onto her lap and guessed that it must be Zhang Xi'an.

Melissa lifted Zhang Xi'an up with one hand and held him in her arms, turning Zhang Xi'an's face over to examine it closely.

Zhang Xi'an has a pointed chin; his eyes are red like Zhang Chenmian's, but he doesn't look as scary as Zhang Chenmian, instead he gives people a warm feeling; his cheeks are like apples, white with a rosy tint, he is a standard cute baby.

"She's quite good-looking; no wonder the male lead took her into his harem," Melissa thought to herself. She released her hand from the child's chin, then playfully flicked the child's nose, smiling as she asked, "What brings you here to see your older sister?"

“Someone rebelled and was captured by Father. He just said he wanted to send my sister over to choose a few of his female relatives to be her slaves.” Zhang Xi’an rested his chin on “Zhang Chenmian’s” shoulder and rubbed his face against “Zhang Chenmian’s”.

Rebellion? Upon hearing this keyword, Melissa frantically searched her mind for anyone connected to the demons and Zhang Xi'an who had rebelled and been arrested. After eliminating possibilities, Melissa concluded it was the powerful eunuch serving Zhang Chenmian's brother, Zhang Min'er.

Melissa carried Zhang Xi'an to the main hall, where palace servants were already standing there with portraits, allowing "Zhang Chenmian" to choose her new slave.

Melissa glanced at it briefly, and was immediately drawn to a portrait with the name "Ma Meiyun".

For no particular reason, it's just that Ma Meiyun was drawn so ugly, so uniquely ugly, so memorable, so unforgettable that you can't help but want to pull her over to see if she really looks like that.

Melissa picked up Ma Meiyun's portrait and said to the eunuch in front of her, "Bring this person over here so I can see her."

The young eunuch responded and left. Melissa waited in the main hall for a while, holding Zhang Xi'an, until finally several guards dragged Ma Meiyun in.

Melissa handed Zhang Xi'an to the palace maid beside her, then strolled over to Ma Meiyun, lifted Ma Meiyun's chin, and forced her to look into her eyes. The moment Melissa saw Ma Meiyun, she finally matched Ma Meiyun with the description in the original text—a pair of willow-leaf eyebrows, a pair of peach blossom eyes, and a face that always carried an unyielding sorrow.

Ma Meiyun was the only beautiful female supporting character in the original story who had no direct conflict of interest with the male lead, yet she wasn't taken into his harem and instead wandered the world on her own. This is one of the reasons why Melissa called Ma Meiyun over when she saw her portrait.

Melissa squinted at Ma Meiyun and said, "You're quite pretty. I like you a lot. Get ready and come to my bedchamber to be my maid."

Melissa then dismissed everyone around her and continued speaking to Ma Meiyun: "I will tell you how to cultivate and how to become stronger."

Seeing the glint in Ma Meiyun's eyes, Melissa was even more satisfied with Ma Meiyun.

Inside Bai Nai Mountain in the Spirit Realm, Cheng Menqin, residing within Wang Fenglang's body, ultimately chose Mo Xing to complete the mission in place of the protagonist. He said to Mo Xing, "I heard there's a cave on this mountain with a pool inside. The water in the pool has the effect of promoting cultivation. Would you like to go and take a look?"

Mo Xing was somewhat surprised, but still decided to listen to Wang Fenglang: "Okay, let's go up and take a look."

After the two finished eating, they handed the bowls to Caihua and went up the mountain to find the cave with the magical pool.

Following the clues from the original story, Cheng Menqin quickly found the cave.

However, there was one thing that puzzled Cheng Menqin—the description of the cave was not quite the same as the description in the original text.

The original text describes a cave from which sweet, clear water flows, and from which a faint, multicolored divine light shines forth.

At this point in time, the white lotus spirit in the lotus pond should have already emerged. All that's needed is for Mo Xing to be the first to see her. But why hasn't anything appeared in this cave? Cheng Menqin wondered.

Soon, Chengmenqin automatically explained why the cave was different from the description in the original text—inspiration transmission sometimes has errors, which is normal.

The two went inside, navigating the cave's strangely shaped rocks and muddy ground that made it almost impossible to walk, but they couldn't find the supposed pool of water. "Strange," Cheng Menqin thought, her eyes searching the ground for the snake-shaped stone mentioned in the original text.

"There's nothing here? Brother Wang, are you sure you're not mistaken?" Mo Xing was a little tired, so he turned around and asked "Wang Fenglang," hoping that "Wang Fenglang" was mistaken and that the two of them could go back to rest.