Yun Jinnian was no fool; these people kept emphasizing their respect for her, which naturally wasn’t due to the Sacred Relic and Spiritual Poisonous Insect in her possession, but rather because of her.
It was because her blood was being consumed by the small cauldron, and the Spiritual Poisonous Insect also liked to drink her blood. All these signs explained too much.
"I need to think about it, you guys go and send a message for me first, I’ve been missing for so long, my family must be extremely worried!"
The most important one was Tianci!
Elder Jin immediately made a discreet signal to Amdo, who promptly responded, "Your subordinate will go at once!"
"If they are willing to come, bring them here," Yun Jinnian said.
She didn’t want to take action just yet, "By the way, what time is it now?"
"It’s the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month!" Elder Jin echoed.
The tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, in just eight more days it would be Tianci’s seventh birthday, which meant he would be eight years old.
But she hadn’t prepared any gifts for him.
With this in mind, Yun Jinnian then said, "Please help me find the best fabric, in treasure blue and brocade blue, and some bright red as well. Do you have fox fur trimmings? I want fox fur trimmings too, preferably pure white!"
Yun Jinnian was skilled in embroidery, and she wanted to make clothes for Tianci and Chu Yu.
Seeing as the New Year was approaching, this year’s celebration could only take place within this valley.
But once Chu Yu and the others arrived, they should be able to go out to Nanjiang City.
The five elders were not afraid of taking orders from Yun Jinnian; they feared she wouldn’t give them any orders.
Actually, they didn’t have that many ill intentions; it was just that the Watch Moon Sect was declining more and more. Now that they had the Saintess, as well as the Sacred Relic and Spiritual Poisonous Insect, the rise of Nanjiang was not far off.
Therefore, they naturally listened to Yun Jinnian’s orders.
Elder Jin then ordered someone to leave, and soon after, four women in white dresses floated in, each of them refined and noble, their garments flowing as if they were celestial beings.
"They are..." Yun Jinnian was puzzled.
"They are maids to serve the Saintess!"
"I don’t need them!" Yun Jinnian had barely finished speaking when the four beauties knelt on the ground.
"We beg the Saintess to keep us!"
These four beauties had originally been considered to become the Saintess, but after the Spiritual Poisonous Insect drank their blood, it ignored them and did not excrete spiritual essence.
Therefore, they never became the Saintess, which left them in an awkward position within the Watch Moon Sect, neither here nor there.
Now that Yun Jinnian had arrived, they wanted to come and serve her. Some were happy, some were worried, and others harbored resentment!
Yun Jinnian thought that she too was in a difficult position but needed to abide by her own principles; compassion was acceptable, but it could not be extended to irrelevant people. She exhaled slowly, "I still can’t keep you, please go back!"
She then turned to Elder Jin, "And don’t pressure me, just speak directly if there’s something you want to say!"
On the surface, it was service, but in reality, it was also surveillance.
"Yes, then we will do as the Saintess wishes. However, since there is no one to serve the Saintess at the moment, why not keep them here for now, and once the Saintess’s personal maids arrive, we can make arrangements for these women? What do you think?" Elder Mu interjected anxiously.
He was afraid that Elder Jin might upset Yun Jinnian.
After all, she had just been injured; causing any more trouble could lead to a loss greater than the gain.
Yun Jinnian thought that this was acceptable.
The five elders were overjoyed and naturally instructed the four beautiful maids with many orders, essentially to serve well and not provoke the Saintess’s ire. They should not act on their own but do exactly as the Saintess instructed; their highest priority was the Saintess and they must show her the utmost respect!
They rattled off a long list of orders.