Chapter 253 - Meeting
As Huan Mingzi was speaking, Cheng Ji had already seen Di Jiu and started walking over.
Cheng Ji’s cultivation had to be around the sixth-stage True Form Realm, so he was no weaker than Shu Haolan. Beside Cheng Ji were two men and a lady. Di Jiu recognized two of them as Cheng Bijun and Zong Min. Both of them were in the initial stages of the Void Spirit Realm and were considered to be improving fast. However, compared to Di Jiu, they were still incredibly slow. Although the other man didn’t look much older than Zong Min, he was already at the Pioneer Sea Realm.
While Huan Mingzi was by his side, Di Jiu wasn’t the least bit afraid of Cheng Ji. Besides, the Small World had been completely refined by him, and the outside had been covered by his level-nine restriction. Even if he placed his hand in front of Cheng Ji, he might not be able to discover the Small World on his fingers.
“Father, it’s him. That’s Di Jiu!” Cheng Bijun shouted and pointed at Di Jiu when she saw him.
Cheng Ji had just reached the Small Central World. Although he had been hurrying along almost ever since the closing of the Sky Screen, he hadn’t imagined that he would be able to see Di Jiu below the Small Central World after so many years.
If he had known earlier that Di Jiu would come to the Small Central World, he would only have needed to teleport over. Why would he go to the Night Star Continent and then think of ways to go to the Small Central World instead?
Cheng Ji didn’t need Cheng Bijun’s pointer. He had already recognized Di Jiu. As he stood in front of Di Jiu, his Spiritual Force landed blatantly on Di Jiu.
Even before the Skygold Domain Lord had started talking about the opening of the Small Central Planet, all the cultivators who were about to enter the Small Central Planet had been protected.
Di Jiu suddenly clenched his fist and shouted, “Senior Skygold Domain Lord, I am here listening to your words because I’m about to enter the Small Central Planet. However, somebody is blatantly using their Spiritual Force to spy on me and look even beneath my clothes.”
Suddenly, he realized that Geng Ji must have received his message and found the Teleportation Array on the Dusk Star Ruins of the Polar Night Continent.
“I’ve finally found you, Brother Jiu!” Geng Ji was extremely happy to see Di Jiu. Di Jiu was his only kin after all.
Di Jiu greeted Geng Ji first. Then, he greeted Ceng Beizi, Yu Jie, He Tai, and Wei Shanshan. He actually didn’t know Xian Ze at all.
Although Ceng Beizi and the gang had come to the Polar Night Continent from Earth and the Fairy Planet—like Di Jiu had, in his heart, he felt much closer to Geng Ji than the others.
“Thanks for saving my life outside the Sky Screen, Brother Jiu,” said He Tai gratefully. Di Jiu had not only saved him, but also given him the qualifications to enter the Sky Screen. Without Di Jiu, his cultivation wouldn’t have increased so fast.
“Sorry, Big Brother Di. I didn’t keep my promise on Earth.” Ceng Beizi approached Di Jiu and bowed.
“It’s okay. Let bygones be bygones. Since you are all here, you can follow me to the Small Central Planet and try your luck.” Di Jiu waved his hand. He had long forgotten about what had happened back then.
“Can we come to the Small Central Planet too, Senior Brother Di?” Wei Shanshan exclaimed in surprise.
Di Jiu nodded. “Let’s talk about this later, Junior Sister Wei.”
When he finished his sentence, Di Jiu walked over to Xian Ze and bowed. “Thank you for taking care of my friends and bringing them to the Small Central World, sir.”
Although nobody had told Di Jiu so, he had already guessed that Geng Ji and gang must have been brought there by Xian Ze. The only True Form expert around was Xian Ze after all. Geng Ji and gang couldn’t have teleported over so fast, even if they had found his Teleportation Array.
Even if they had actually teleported over, getting to the square below the Small Central Planet would have been no easy feat.
“Ha ha…” Xian Ze laughed. “I was not wrong about you. I am Xian Ze, a True Form cultivator from the Night Star Continent. I have been searching for you. After these few years, I’m finally meeting you on the Small Central Planet.”
Di Jiu, who was a careful person, hadn’t disappointed Xian Ze. If Di Jiu had possessed good potential but had been weak in other aspects, Xian Ze would have been disappointed. On the cultivation continents, if one didn’t have the ability to protect oneself, one would definitely die—regardless of how good one’s potential was.
Di Jiu then greeted Yu Jie and introduced Huan Mingzi to everybody.
“Brother Jiu, Sister-In-Law Moshuang was taken away by that woman. It would have been wonderful if we had not gone to the Small Central Planet together.” Geng Ji, who hadn’t read the room, brought up Jing Moshuang after exchanging pleasantries with everyone.
“Sister-In-Law Moshuang?” Di Jiu asked in confusion. Who was Sister-In-Law Moshuang? Was it Jing Moshuang? Who was Jing Moshuang married to? Why had Geng Ji called her Sister-In-Law?
Xian Ze, who was old and experienced, guessed that there was something strange upon hearing Di Jiu’s question. By right, Jing Moshuang was Di Jiu’s wife. Thus, he should have been able to understand as soon as Geng Ji had mentioned Sister-In-Law Moshuang.
“Senior Brother Di, he’s referring to Senior Sister Jing Moshuang,” Wei Shanshan said immediately. “When you didn’t appear after saving us at the Sky Screen, Senior Sister Moshuang said that she would remain single for you forever…”
Actually, she didn’t understand completely what was going on between Di Jiu and Jing Moshuang either.
Upon hearing Wei Shanshan’s words, Di Jiu immediately came to a realization. Back at the Sky Screen, he hadn’t managed to escape after saving Jing Moshuang, Wei Shanshan and Qin Yin. Jing Moshuang must have felt guilty about his death and thus decided to be his widow.
Jing Moshuang had said those words for two reasons. Firstly, she had thought that he was dead and felt guilty that she could give him nothing in return. Secondly, they had actually already gone through the wedding rite.
“Is Moshuang alright?” Di Jiu asked quickly.
He would never deny such a thing. If he did, only death would await Jing Moshuang.
Before anyone could answer, somebody on the round platform shouted, “The sect jade cards for entering the Small Central Planet have been handed out! We now invite the cultivators who possess Five Continent Dao Pagoda Points to come up and exchange them for the qualifying jade cards. Every 10 Five Continent Dao Pagoda Points can be exchanged for one qualifying jade card…”