A genius girl with her own space

The snow leopard paused, its front paw pointing toward the large rock ahead. Yuntian secured a rope, having several people hold one end. Carefully, he climbed up the rock and saw a dozen snow lotuses blooming on the lower, lower side of the rock, close to the cliff. He instructed the others to hold the rope tight, ready to descend and pick the snow lotuses. "Brother, be careful," Qiqi said. Her little hands also held onto the rope tightly. Yuntian slowly descended and saw several small snakes crawling around the snow lotuses. He sprinkled them with the snake repellent Qiqi had given them, and soon the snakes slithered away. Yuntian quickly retrieved his tools and carefully dug out the snow lotuses. In total, he had collected eleven snow lotuses, feeling very lucky. He carefully climbed back up the rope, carrying the snow lotuses on his back. He lowered the basket to show Qiqi. The brothers gathered around, each of them seeing snow lotuses for the first time. The petals were as white as snowflakes and as lustrous as jade. The snow lotuses were noble and strong, their resilience and beauty evident even in the icy snow.

Qiqi said to the snow leopard, "Thank you very much for helping us pick the snow lotus. These red apples are for you." The snow leopard smelled the red apples and knew that they contained spiritual power. He happily picked up the apples, nodded, and ran away.

"Wulian Tianzun, hello friends." An old Taoist with an immortal look suddenly appeared in front of them, and the brothers all drew their swords.

"Yunlei, Yunfeng, don't you recognize me, the Taoist priest?" "Hello, Taoist priest! You are the Taoist priest who came to our house during the 700th day banquet and gave a bead to my sister." "Hahaha, you do remember me." Yunlei introduced the old Taoist priest to several brothers, and the brothers all came over to pay their respects to the Taoist priest.

Qiqi blinked her eyes, remembering the Taoist priest's words on his 100th day that he had accepted her as his disciple. If the Taoist priest still had this intention, Qiqi would accept him as her master. She would tell others that her medical skills were taught by the Taoist priest and that she was his disciple.

"Qiqi has grown so big and taller, and she's still so cute." He reached out and touched Qiqi's head. The old Taoist priest often traveled around and rarely stayed at the Taoist temple. It was fate that they met now.

"I'll give you this old mountain ginseng, but I have a request." The old Taoist smiled kindly like a big bad wolf coaxing a little white rabbit, "You must become my disciple."

Qiqi smiled like a little fox. I also wanted to become his disciple! "Do you have any other precious Chinese medicines? I'd like to consider it." Qiqi took the old mountain ginseng and saw that it was 500 years old. She wanted to ask the Taoist master for more.

The old Taoist priest's name is Yunjizi, and everyone calls him Yunji Taoist. He is an expert in medicine and martial arts. He has never accepted a disciple in his life. But when he predicted Qiqi's birth, he came down the mountain to take Qiqi as his disciple.

Taoist Master Yunji took out another Ganoderma lucidum from his arms. It was obviously a thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum. It was shiny black and red, with a full luster.

"Qiqi paid her respects to the master, and while kowtowing, she took the Ganoderma lucidum and put it into the treasure space."

"Master, why did you come to Altai Mountains?"

"The Queen of Zhou is ill, and they asked me to come to the palace to treat her. The Queen needs snow lotus as medicine. I came here to try my luck, and the prince and the others are still behind." "Master, is it because you are good at light work that you left them behind?" Qiqi laughed.

"My beloved disciple is so smart."

Humph, since you gave me old mountain ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum, I will give me a snow lotus!

"Master, the snow lotus is for you." "Hahaha, you are still my precious disciple."

At this time, Crown Prince Zhou Jingze came over with his guards and saw the snow lotus in the Taoist priest's hand. "Thank you, Taoist priest, for picking snow lotus for my mother. You must have worked hard," the young crown prince said.

The old Taoist priest pointed at Qiqi and said, "Don't thank me. My young disciple gave it to you. You should thank her." Zhou Jingze saw a little girl a few years younger than him. She had beautiful big eyes and looked like a doll. She was incredibly adorable. "My name is Zhou Jingze. My mother is ill and needs snow lotus for medicine. Thank you, little sister." "You're welcome. My name is Qiqi."

Taoist Yunji looked at Qiqi and said, "My dear disciple, how about you and the master go to the palace to play?" Qiqi replied, "Of course, master, have you forgotten that my home is in the capital?" Taoist Yunji patted his head and was so happy to have a disciple.

"Little Prince, you and the Taoist priest should go back together." During this journey, the little prince encountered seven or eight assassination attempts, and it was the Taoist priest who secretly helped him. With only the little prince's guards, they would have been killed several times.

In reality, the old Taoist priest and the Empress were cousins. The old Taoist priest had been trained by the master since childhood, and was a master in both medicine and martial arts. He had even visited the palace on the occasion of his cousin's wedding to the Emperor. This time, the Empress was ill and had been poisoned. The poison was invisible and would take several years to manifest. If another year passed, even the God of Hell would be unable to save her.

The palace doctors were helpless, so the emperor issued an imperial decree to find a folk healer for the empress. After receiving a letter from his cousin, the old Taoist priest rushed to the palace to diagnose the empress with poisoning, requiring snow lotus as medicine. The young prince, the empress's biological son, secretly left the palace to find medicine for his mother. When the emperor found out, he was furious and quickly sent secret guards to chase and protect him. Many people in the capital wanted the prince to die outside, and the culprits were wave after wave.

The secret guards were also sent to intercept them, and the young prince's personal guards were greatly reduced, leaving only the five masters assigned by his grandfather. Taoist Master Yunji secretly groaned, "How did I become the young prince's bodyguard? Now that I have my young disciples and brothers, I don't need to take action when we return to the capital."

The little prince sat in the carriage with Qiqi all the way. He took out the cakes he brought from the palace and gave them to Qiqi. Qiqi's mouth was full of crumbs. The prince carefully wiped them off for Qiqi with his hands and talked about the interesting things on the road. Qiqi was so happy that she fell backwards. The old Taoist watched from the side and was in a good mood.

Qiqi also took out apples from the space and shared them with the little prince, and also thoughtfully gave one to the master. The old Taoist took a bite and it was so delicious that he finished it in two or three bites. "Good disciple, do you have any more? Give the master another one." Qiqi handed over another one with an expression that it was delicious.

Zhou Jingze was stunned. The Taoist priest usually ate very reservedly, so what happened today? He also took a bite of the apple, which was so delicious that he couldn't stop eating. After finishing it, he looked at Qiqi, shyly stretched out his hand without saying a word. Qiqi smiled secretly and gave the little prince another one.

Along the way, they encountered several assassination attempts, each of which was resolved by Qiqi's brothers. They soon reached the capital. Qiqi's brothers went home to visit their parents, while Qiqi followed her master to the imperial palace. Zhou Jingze led Qiqi by the hand, while the Taoist priest walked behind with his hands behind his back. Qiqi observed the layout of the palace. It was just like what she had seen in modern movies and TV series: magnificent, with numerous palaces and guards patrolling the area. They soon reached the empress's chambers.

"Mother, I am back." The Taoist priest and Qiqi also paid their respects to the Queen. "Cousin, you don't need to be polite. We are family," the Queen said. "Qiqi, I greet the Queen. May the Queen be well." Qiqi bowed deeply.

"Whose little girl is this? She's so cute! Get up quickly." The queen took two quick steps and pulled up Qiqi. What a beautiful little girl.

"Cousin, this is my new disciple. The snow lotus that I made the medicine for you was given by her," Taoist Master Yunji replied.

"Thank you, little Qiqi! Mammy, bring me the little gold bracelet," the Empress said, putting it on Qiqi herself. It fit perfectly. This was a gift from the Empress when she gave birth to the little prince. The gold locket was for a boy, the bracelet for a girl. Ever since the birth of the prince, she'd been constantly unwell, and the imperial physician couldn't diagnose the cause. She'd been hoping for another little girl. Then she fell ill.