Legend of the Great Sage

that her body was covered in red marks.
With her tender skin that was no different from a newborn’s, even silk would scratch and bruise her, let alone his rough hands.

He asked in concern, “Did I hurt you?”

Xiao An shook her head.
Compared to the incineration of the blood flames and the pain from the bone smelting of the pale flames, this type of pain was basically happiness.

Li Qingshan carefully dressed her, like he was carrying a great treasure that could easily break.

Xiao An’s eyes widened.
She wanted to tell him that she was not that fragile, but she enjoyed his care and concern very much as well.

Li Qingshan could not help but touch her face, which was quite the sensation to his hand.
It was so soft that it seemed like it would dissolve in his hands.
He brushed past the red mole on her eyebrow and vaguely recalled that this was the mark that the droplet of ginseng juice had left behind.
Did it appear on her body of flesh as well?

Xiao An was like a doll, standing there obediently without moving at all, allowing him to touch her.
She could feel the warmth from the tip of his fingers as she felt eager.

Li Qingshan rubbed her bald head and smiled, “It’s a pity you don’t have hair.
Though, it’ll grow very quickly.”

Xiao An blinked her eyes and suddenly took a step back.
She clenched her elegant hands and held her breath, using everything that she had.
Soon afterwards, dark hair began to sprout wildly, and before long, it had reached her shoulders and subsequently her waist.

Li Qingshan said in a hurry, “Enough, enough.”

Only then did Xiao An stop.
Her hair had already grown down to her knees.
It was moist and thick like kelp and naturally curled.
It was so dark that it was not glossy at all, making it extremely unique.

She wore a beautiful set of silken garments and seemed just like a little young master with extremely delicate features.
Li Qingshan was unable to describe how much he liked it.
He was filled to the brim with joy and could not help but laugh aloud.
He felt like the future was bright, and there was nothing that he could not achieve.

At this moment, the whinny of a horse rang out from the surface of the lake.
Li Qingshan turned around and saw a carriage emerge from the thick fog, approaching him rapidly.
Behind it was a great ship.

Li Qingshan frowned.
If he had guessed correctly, the cannonfire earlier originated from the great ship, while the carriage seemed to possess a powerful aura.
There was also hostility.
This did not originate from his abilities as a Qi Practitioner, but as a daemon.

The carriage sped ashore and stopped quietly before Li Qingshan.

All Li Qingshan saw was an old woman in great red robes disembarking from the carriage.
She gave off a pressing aura.
Even from Zhuo Zhibo, he had never sensed an aura so powerful before.
Out of the people he had previously seen, the person closest would be Hua Chengzan, but her aura was much weaker than Hua Chengzan’s.

She was a ninth layer Qi Practitioner.

The West Gate Granny made her way out of the carriage, but her gaze slid away from Li Qingshan, landing on Xiao An beside him.
Afterwards, her gaze became fixed.
She was filled with shock as she murmured, “Brilliance like the Essence of Spring, Gaze as Smooth as Light, Skin Smooth like Ice and Jade, Powdered Jade Sculpting—how can a person possess so many aspects of beauty? Wait, i- is this the legendary Heavenly Fragrance and Beauty? That’s impossible!”

The West Gate Granny was very knowledgeable, so it was obviously impossible for her to be stunned by just the appearance of a child.
The string of phrases she uttered were not just simple praises.

In the Sect of Clouds and Rain, the standards and names for labelling the appearances of people included the Aspect of Floral Fairness and Moon-like Beauty, the Aspect of Natural Bone-deep Beauty, the Aspect of Peach Blossom Beauty, the Aspect of Supple and Tender Beauty, the Aspect of Admirable Beauty1, and so on.
They were finely divided into nine tiers, with some better than others.
Anyone who possessed an aspect of beauty would find great ease in practising the arts of charm of the Sect of Clouds and Rain, while higher aspects of beauty could easily attain effects akin to transcendency.

The current sect master possessed the Aspect of Peach Blossom Beauty.
She was chosen by the previous sect master and accepted as a disciple, which was the reason for her current accomplishments.
As for the West Gate Granny, she possessed the ‘Aspect of Red Flight‘ from the Aspect of Colourful Frolicking Beauty, allowing her to stand out and thus allowing her to become one of the four great grannies of the Sect of Clouds and Rain.
As for Furong, her appearance was nothing special, but due to her charming, graceful figure, the West Gate Granny had accepted her as a disciple, which made her the courtesan of Jiaping city.

Out of these numerous aspects of beauty, there was one aspect that only existed in the legends—the Aspect of Heavenly Fragrance and Beauty.

The Aspect of Heavenly Fragrance and Beauty fused many aspects of beauty, making it the leader of all fragrances, the champion of all beauty.
It made the West Gate Granny name a list of aspects of beauty upon seeing her before finally reaching this unbelievable outcome.

According to the legends, this was an omen to throwing the world into disarray.
Although it would not necessarily be accurate, the charm of this aspect of beauty was a source of disaster.
It could collapse cities and kingdoms.

The West Gate Granny immediately tossed Li Qingshan aside.
She even forgot all about the disappearance of her outstanding disciples, Zhao Liangqing and Furong.
She stared right at Xiao An as she walked over.
She was basically even more excited than Li Qingshan earlier.
“You’re so beautiful! Wonderful!” If she could take her in as a disciple and bring her back to the Sect of Clouds and Rain…

With a swish, Li Qingshan blocked the West Gate Granny and also interrupted her thoughts.
He asked, “Who are you? What are you trying to do?”

The West Gate Granny raised her head in displeasure and looked at Li Qingshan, who was much taller than her.
However, the arrogance on her face made it seem like she was looking down on him instead.
“Oh, you’re Li Qingshan? Who are you to her?”