Chapter 1299: Madam Wu
After leaving Beichen Hall, Qi Xuansu returned to the small home he shared with Zhang Yuelu while their mansion was still under renovation. Before coming to Jade Capital, Zhang Yuelu had given him the key to her house.
In fact, the two of them owned 4 properties in total—the Taishang Place mansion purchased with Madam Qi’s money, the medium-sized Taishang Place residence that came as part of the Zhang family’s dowry, the small Taishang Place house gifted by Zhang Yuyue, and the small Xuan City residence next door to Sage Cihang.
Since he was alone, the smaller house was actually more comfortable. Moreover, the two of them had stayed here not long ago, so there was still a lingering sense of human presence.
By the time he arrived, it was already dark. Though the house was small, it was covered with formations. After activating the corresponding mechanism, lines of talisman script across the floors, walls, and ceiling lit up in succession, illuminating the entire house.
Only then did Qi Xuansu take out the Seven Feather Five Fires Fan and place it on the tea table.
It was made from seven kinds of bird feathers—phoenix, great argus, roc, peacock, white crane, swan, and owl. They each had different colors, forming a brilliant array. It could also conjure five types of fire—sky fire, stone fire, wood fire, Samadhi fire, and mortal fire.
Strictly speaking, it was also a person, yet she was confined and restricted within a single object, which was somewhat tragic.
Though Little Yin was a spirit of the Emperor Willow, she was more like a seed or child of the mystical tree, a completely separate entity. Thus, she could run about freely.
The Seven Feather Five Fires Fan, however, was different. Its spirit shared a body with the fan, forming a single entity.
For these reasons, the Seven Feather Five Fires Fan could not be free, while Little Yin could move freely.
Of course, the Daoist Order also played a role here. It would never allow the Seven Feather Five Fires Fan to roam freely, since it was an immortal object. However, the Daoist Order’s attitude toward Little Yin was simply to let her be and allow things to follow their course.
After Sage Qingwei handed the Seven Feather Five Fires Fan to Qi Xuansu, he immediately sensed a special connection, similar to the feeling when the Earthly Preceptor granted him Jianxiu Mountain’s Class-A access. This could be considered a form of Zixiao Palace authorization.