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Yuan Chun smiled and said, "This tea is called *Rain Mist*, personally roasted by Sister Jiang Zhu before she descended."
Bai Tang took a deep breath of the tea's aroma: "So it's tea roasted by Jiang Zhu Xianzi, no wonder it has such an elegant taste."
Qin Keqing flattered, "There are some leftovers in the palace, I'll pack them all for you!"
"Divide it into two packages and send one to Playboy!" Bai Tang noticed that Hua Man Lou preferred *Rain Mist* over *Thousand Reds in One Cave*.
"Thank you." Hua Man Lou smiled in gratitude, looking like a refined gentleman, which made Qin Keqing blush. Oh dear, if I had known Playboy was this handsome, I would have asked him for help earlier.
"Bai Tang, whether you go to the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum or the fairy realm, take me with you!" Lu Feng pleaded with Bai Tang, his curiosity piqued by the mention of another world. The first thought that came to his mind was to go explore and compare the differences between the two worlds. Lu Feng was grateful to know Bai Tang; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to participate in such an unusual experience! As for the dangers of the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum, with Bai Tang as a Great Immortal around, he wasn't worried at all.
"Sure. Seven Children, are you going?" Bai Tang asked Hua Man Lou. Although the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum was said to be dangerous, both Hua Man Lou and Lu Feng were quite capable, and with her support, they would definitely be safe.
Hua Man Lou smiled and said, "Sure! I'm very curious about the fairy realm of another world!"
Lu Feng laughed, "Who knows? We might eat some immortal pills or fruits and suddenly become immortals ourselves!"
Bai Tang replied, "The Queen Mother has a Peach Garden with three types of Peaches of Immortality. One matures in Three Thousand Years; when eaten, it makes a person light and healthy. Another matures in Six Thousand Years; when eaten, it grants immortality. The last one matures in Nine Thousand Years; when eaten, it allows one to live as long as the earth itself. Wanshou Mountain and Wuzhuang Temple have Ginseng Fruits that bloom in Three Thousand Years and bear fruit after another Three Thousand Years; they take another Three Thousand Years to ripen. After ten thousand years, thirty fruits can be harvested. The fruits resemble infants who have not yet reached maturity, complete with limbs and features. If someone is fortunate enough to smell one of those fruits, they will live for three hundred sixty years; if they eat one, they will live for forty-seven thousand years. Which one do you want?"
Lu Feng and Hua Man Lou stared in disbelief: "You can't be seriously considering getting those two items!"
Bai Tang raised an eyebrow: "Of course!"
She wanted the Peaches of Immortality and Ginseng Fruits for her family. Although with Gene Enhancers and Peiyuan Pills, Bai Dad and Bai Ma could live over three hundred years, Bai Tang hoped they could stay with her forever. Now that she had an opportunity, she definitely wouldn't let it slip away.
"Forget it, immortality and becoming an immortal aren't meaningful. Let's just be happy mortals," Lu Feng said, backing down upon hearing the names of the two deities. Although Lu Feng was not afraid of anything, who was the Queen Mother? She was the leader of all female immortals, the wife of the Jade Emperor, and more impressive than any earthly emperor. She was not someone a mere mortal like him could provoke.
Hua Man Lou laughed and said, "I'm very happy being a mortal!"
Bai Tang understood that the two were intimidated by the names of the Queen Mother and Zhenyuan Daxian, so he decided not to continue on that topic and instead discussed the details of their trip to the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum.
The Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum is located near Lishan, but Bai Tang didn't know the exact location of the tomb entrance. When he asked Yuan Chun and others, they only had a rough idea of where it was. Fortunately, with the help of a system map plugin, they finally found an entrance along the Weishui River. The entrance was relatively narrow and dark, filled with a chilling aura, but fortunately, everyone who entered was extraordinary and not easily intimidated by their surroundings.
After walking for about fifteen minutes, they discovered several burial chambers. Each chamber was about the size of a football field and quite simple inside, filled with countless white bones.
"These bones should belong to the craftsmen who built the mausoleum," Bai Tang said.
Lu Feng patted Hua Man Lou's shoulder to comfort his friend. Hua Man Lou loved life the most, and seeing this scene would surely affect his mood.
"I'm fine!" Hua Man Lou said softly. These people had died over three thousand years ago; even if he felt sad, he couldn't change their fate.
As fresh air from their entry into the tomb circulated within, the white bones began to deteriorate at a visible rate, quickly making it impossible to find a complete human bone.
"Let's go!" Bai Tang said calmly.
"There are traps ahead," Qin Keqing warned.
Bai Tang nodded and said to Karen Adrian, "You lead the way!"
Praise the wisdom of the Ancient People; the traps from two thousand years ago are no less deadly than those today. Fortunately, most of the attacks were blocked by Karen Adrian, but even so, by the time the group approached the center of the tomb, Lu Feng and Hua Wuque appeared somewhat disheveled, while several women were in a worse state—Bai Tang was under no obligation to help them.
In front of the group was a wide river, about twenty to thirty zhang across. Bai Tang and Karen Adrian could easily cross it, but the others found it more challenging. Especially for the women, who only had the title of fairy and lacked any ability to fly.
"Mercury!" Bai Tang was surprised to find that what lay in the river was not water but Mercury, which had not evaporated even after Three Thousand Years.
"Don't let it touch your skin; Mercury is toxic," Hua Man Lou reminded everyone.
"How are we supposed to cross the river?" Yuan Chun looked at Lu Feng, as she dared not ask Bai Tang for help. She had heard that people from the martial world possessed Lightness Skill and could jump across with a few leaps.
Lu Feng was soft-hearted towards women. Seeing Yuan Chun's pitiful appearance, he reached out and pulled her into his arms: "I'll carry you across!"
Hua Man Lou said, "I don't want to dampen your enthusiasm for heroically saving a damsel in distress, but I must remind you that with our skills, we can't jump across this river."
Lu Feng replied, "How is that possible? If we throw two wooden planks into the river as stepping stones, we can jump over!"
Hua Man Lou smiled wryly: "Why don't you try throwing two planks yourself?"
Lu Feng picked up a wooden gun handle and tossed it into the river, only to see it sink straight to the bottom, defying buoyancy. Yuan Chun's face changed dramatically as she pulled out a thin, delicate silk handkerchief from her pocket and threw it into the river; just as she feared, it too sank to the bottom.
Lu Feng's eyes widened in confusion as he asked, "What's going on with this river? Even a silk handkerchief can't float?"
Yuan Chun bit her lip and managed to utter two words through clenched teeth: "Weak Water!"
Lu Feng did not understand: "What is Weak Water?"
Hua Man Lou said: "The Record of the Ten Continents in the Sea states: 'Fenglin Island is located in the center of the Western Sea, covering an area of one thousand five hundred miles, surrounded on all sides by Weak Water, where even a feather cannot float, and it cannot be crossed.'"
Qin Keqing's expression was also poor: "I didn't expect that Qin Shi Huang actually obtained Weak Water. We found this place with great difficulty, are we really going to give up now?"
Lu Feng replied: "Of course we won't give up. With so many of us, can't we think of a way to cross the river?"
Hua Man Lou sighed: "You know the characteristics of Weak Water. Anything that falls onto Weak Water will sink; there is no foothold. With our abilities, you and I cannot jump to the other side."
Lu Feng optimistically said: "Aren't Bai Tang and Karen Adrian still here? They are so capable, they must have a way."
Everyone turned to Bai Tang, who calmly took out a strange object under their intense gaze. It was a very large bamboo basket covered with a huge oilcloth.
"What is this?" Lu Feng jumped over to examine it.
"A hot air balloon!" Bai Tang said. Since one person couldn't manage such a large hot air balloon, he asked everyone to help.
"What is a hot air balloon?" Lu Feng asked curiously.
Bai Tang replied: "It's a larger version of a Kongming Lantern."
The group were all clever individuals and immediately understood Bai Tang's idea.
"Good idea, this way we can fly over the river," Hua Man Lou praised.
"But the Kongming lantern keeps rising after being heated; how can we cross horizontally?" Qin Keqing expressed her concern.
Bai Tang shot her a glance, "Even if the principle is the same, they are different. Otherwise, I would just take out a Kongming lantern for you to hold and rise into the sky."
Yuan Chun quickly mediated, "Bai Xianzi, don't blame sister Qing for her lack of understanding. With your powerful abilities, you can surely help us cross the Weak Water River smoothly."
"Truly worthy of being the foremost among the Twelve Golden Cores; that compliment was quite skillful!" Bai Tang raised an eyebrow. "I disrupted your original fate, causing you not to become a lofty consort. Don't you resent me?"
Yuan Chun lowered her eyelids, hiding her resentment deep within. Only those who understand the times can live long; they were no match for this woman before them. Once they returned to the celestial realm and found the Divine Attendant, they would have the attendant take revenge for them. Hmph, how could a nameless loose immortal like her compete with a celestial being from Nüwa Palace? At that time, she would definitely have the Divine Attendant beat her until her soul scattered.
"The fairies are doing this for the Jia family and for us unfortunate women; how could Yuan Chun dare to complain about the fairy?" Hmph, only that foolish Tanchun would regard Bai Tang as a benefactor without any pursuit. What did it matter if every life was filled with tragic fate? Jinghuan Fairy had promised that once everything was settled, everyone would become immortals. Being a fairy was a hundred or a thousand times better than being a ghost—don't be fooled by Yuan Chun's current graceful fairy demeanor; at heart, she was still a flirtatious ghost.
"You certainly know how to speak!" Bai Tang scoffed with a smile and ignored Yuan Chun. How could she not see what Yuan Chun and the others were plotting? Just by estimating Jinghuan's strength, one could deduce that the Divine Attendant's strength wouldn't be too high either. As for herself, compared to Jinghuan, her own strength had improved significantly; she feared that when she reached the world of Baolian Lantern, battling Yang Erlang would pose no problem.
With a spark, the hot air balloon slowly ascended as Bai Tang maneuvered it across the mercury river mixed with Weak Water. Just as they were about to land safely, suddenly a mass of black mist surged from deep within the tomb and struck the balloon above the hanging basket. The balloon quickly decayed, and the hanging basket fell from mid-air. Bai Tang and Karen landed steadily on the ground; Lu Feng held Yuan Chun in one hand and Qin Keqing in the other while Hua Man Lou supported Yin Chou Jin Nu and Chi Meng Immortal Mistress as they descended. The other women had no one to help them and fell clumsily to the ground like rolling gourds.
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