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Love Above All Chapter 134 Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, a thousand years had gone by.

Lan Xi would play her zither by the Tranquil Lake in front of her abode, and the surrounding flowers would gradually bloom to the rhythm of her music.

Rong Feng discovered that by staying closer to Lan Xi, her training could yield twice the result with half the effort.

Each time, she would quietly hide behind the old locust tree to cultivate.

In the pleasant valley where flowers bloomed profusely,

Lan Xi wore a simple, plain colored long gown, idly plucking at her zither with a gaze as serious as ever.

At a single glance, one could tell she was lost in thought.

Because of Lan Xi’s presence, the restriction that this world had on immortals wasn’t that severe, as long as she was there, not only could the locust tree nearby cultivate, but so could the grass and trees in the forest.

Moreover, several Ferocious Beasts had transformed into human forms.

"Your Highness Lan Xi, Ah Yuan has prepared some performances and would like to perform for you," Sanqi walked up, sat down next to Lan Xi, and with a look of ingratiating laughter, gazed at the zither in her hands.

Lan Xi came back to her senses and shook her head, "No, I won’t be watching any performances today. I have to go somewhere."

"Ah! Where to?" Sanqi asked, puzzled. The No-return Valley was only so large, and with Lan Xi’s ability, she could walk all the paths in the valley in less than a quarter of an hour.

"Sanqi, you stay home and guard," Lan Xi stood up, looked up at the Heavenly Lantern above her head,

and fixed the Heavenly Lantern in the center of the lake, she said to Sanqi, "You guard the house. Under no circumstances should you let strangers approach the Heavenly Lantern, and as for the ’brother’ in my room, you must protect him well."

"Yes!" Sanqi nodded.

Lan Xi pulled Rong Feng from behind the locust tree and led her towards the forest.

Upon entering the woodland, they saw a few robust men sweating profusely standing by the roadside.

Upon seeing Lan Xi emerge, they quickly bowed respectfully, "Your Highness Lan Xi."

"Mm! Guard this forest well, and do not allow anyone to approach. If someone falls into the No-return Valley, just scare them away. If they can’t be scared off, bind them and wait for my return to deal with them."

"Yes!"

Lan Xi led Rong Feng out of the No-return Valley.

Rong Feng’s face was filled with curiosity, "Master, where are you going?"

"Follow me and you’ll find out."

Lan Xi took Rong Feng to the Immortal Realm of Dongwu, where she picked up Dawn Light and personally wove several brocade ribbons.

This trip took a full seven days, and Lan Xi returned loaded with goods.

When she returned to No-return Valley, the atmosphere there seemed amiss, especially since some unusually thriving trees at the entrance had been chopped down.

The ground also bore marks of a struggle.

A sense of urgency filled Lan Xi’s heart. Could it be that someone had broken in?

She clutched her Blood Jade Fan tightly and hurried towards the cottage.

On her way out of the forest, she saw Ah Yuan and the black bear, among other Ferocious Beasts, surrounding a bloodied man in white.

Seeing Lan Xi return, the Ferocious Beasts quickly made way. "Your Highness, this man claims to be your senior brother and insisted on breaking in. We could only stop him as a last resort."

The black bear trembled with fear, after all, Lan Xi had ordered that no one should approach her dwelling.

At this moment, Sanqi, who had been continuously guarding the Heavenly Lantern and the wooden hut, also rushed over.

"Your Highness, you instructed me to watch over the Heavenly Lantern without leaving it for a moment. I didn’t dare to take a step away; I only had someone convey a message for him to wait for your return.

He disagreed, forced his way through, and was knocked out by a slap from Ah Yuan," Sanqi explained.

Lan Xi patted Sanqi on the head, "Hmm! I see."

Such a sincerely obedient child.

She stepped forward, lifted the man’s face, and when she recognized him, she couldn’t help but be frustrated.

If it wasn’t Mi Xi, then who could it be?

"Alright, there’s nothing to worry about. Everyone can disperse," Lan Xi ordered. She raised her hand and enveloped Mi Xi in Spiritual Energy; his numerous wounds quickly healed.

Mi Xi only felt a wave of dizziness and blurriness; it was said that No-return Valley was extremely dangerous, and it seemed there was no mistake.

He opened his eyes and looked at the girl standing in front of him, immediately got up from the ground, "Junior Sister! This place is too dangerous, how can you live here?"

Lan Xi strode towards the courtyard, her tone casual, "Dangerous? I think it’s quite nice!"

"Didn’t you see that even the black bear has become a spirit? This place is too unfair to immortals, my Immortal Techniques are all suppressed, and I can’t use them at all." Mi Xi complained while following Lan Xi.

Rong Feng was speechless.

The place indeed exerted strong suppression on immortals, but if one lived there for a long time, the suppression wasn’t very noticeable, especially with Lan Xi around, who could ignore that prohibition to focus on cultivating effectively.

It could also stabilize one’s mind, preventing one from becoming bewitched.

"Senior Brother, did you need something from me?" Lan Xi sat down on a stone bench in front of the garden.

San Qi immediately presented a teapot and brewed a cup of tea.

Mi Xi saw that his junior sister appeared to be enjoying the scenery here and felt embarrassed to bring up the matter of her returning to White Cloud Hall.

"Master’s 600,000th birthday. I specially came to take you back to celebrate."

Lowering her head with a teacup in hand, Lan Xi said indifferently after a moment, "I know."

"So will you go?" Mi Xi pressed her for an answer.

Lan Xi gave a glance, "Go? Of course, I’ll go."

"When do we leave?"

"When the time comes, naturally I will go!"

"Ah, the time is in two days. Let’s set off today!" Mi Xi said as he drank his tea, obviously having come specifically to fetch Lan Xi.

But Lan Xi shook her head, "Senior Brother should go back first. When it’s Master’s birthday, I will naturally arrive."

"Oh... no, I’ll wait for you. Let’s go together."

Mi Xi’s behavior was somewhat strange, Lan Xi felt it but did not ask more.

"Suit yourself! I have things to do. Rong Feng, please take good care of our guest."

After that, Lan Xi put down her teacup and went into the house.

Rong Feng prepared a room with a bed and bedding, letting Mi Xi settle in.

Even with just two days to spend, the valley’s restrictions suppressed one’s Immortal Techniques, not allowing them to surface at all.

It made one feel very insecure.

Mi Xi had asked Lan Xi to come because he learned from Master Tian Suan that something big was about to happen at Taibai Hall.

He asked the Master, and though the Master hesitated, in the end, he only told Mi Xi that there was nothing to worry about.

That’s why he came to fetch Lan Xi in advance.

Moreover, since the matter relied entirely on Master Tian Suan’s verbal prophecy and the Master did not wish to speak of it, he had nothing specific to explain to Lan Xi; all he could do was wait for Lan Xi to accompany him back to Taibai Hall.

During those two days, Lan Xi stayed alone in her room, turning the fabrics she had gathered into several sets of clothes.

It was just right, not a scrap left over.

She made herself a simple plain blue dress using a water-blue fabric.

For Ah Qing, she used black fabric to make a robe, personally embroidering golden patterns on it, the design exactly matching that of the Heavenly Sword.

With the remaining blue fabric, she made a piece of clothing for Rong Feng.

San Qi had one too.

Although they had only lived together for over a thousand years, she had long regarded both of them as family. Moreover, their clothes were so old they couldn’t get any older.

If she did not provide for them, no one else would take notice of them.

In the morning, Lan Xi placed the clothes on the table and walked out of the courtyard.

Today was her Master’s birthday, she needed to return to Goddess Palace for a while, so before going back, she still had important things to delegate.