I Became the Eye Candy: Four Bigshots Claimed to be My Dad?-Chapter 106: Penglai Immortal Mountain Atlas

"I’m afraid there are few among the nobles of the four nations who don’t recognize the Two Qi Fruit," said Dean Chen.

"Is it that common?"

"How could that be possible? The Two Qi Fruit has only ever been documented in a book, the Illustrated Miscellany. That book has been passed down for centuries, and it only became widely known after people began making copies. I myself have only ever seen it in illustrations. In all my years, I have never heard of anyone actually obtaining a Two Qi Fruit." The Dean finished, his gaze turning serious. "Little lass, how did you come by it?"

"I found it."

Ye Qianning lied without batting an eye.

Dean Chen was speechless.

"Master, do you have a copy of the Illustrated Miscellany here?" Ye Qianning was eager to see it.

"I do. I’ll go find it for you." Dean Chen got to his feet.

Ye Qianning suspected that the Miscellany might be related to her personal dimension. Inside her dimension was a booklet that recorded all sorts of species with rather bizarre appearances.

Some had effects comparable to divine elixirs, able to pull someone back from the brink of death as long as they were still breathing.

For now, however, she only had the illustrations, not the seeds. She would need a great many Fortune Points to obtain them.

A moment later, Dean Chen walked over with a book in hand. "Here, little lass, take a look."

Ye Qianning took the book and flipped through a couple of pages, pausing in surprise. The contents were remarkably similar to the records in the booklet from her dimension. The Dean’s copy must be a transcription.

Nearly all the seeds she currently had in her dimension were recorded in this book.

According to the records, they all came from the Penglai Immortal Mountain—a Penglai beyond this world, at the apex of the North Sea.

’These things are only found on the Penglai Immortal Mountain. Could it be that my dimension *is* that mountain?’

If it only mentioned "beyond this world," she could imagine it being her dimension, but "the apex of the North Sea" was a part she couldn’t figure out.

Speaking of Penglai, there were numerous records of it in books from the modern era, and they were completely different from what this Miscellany described.

"People have never stopped searching for this Penglai Immortal Mountain, but their efforts have always been in vain. It’s only rumored that the Two Qi Fruit appeared once, several hundred years ago, and the world went mad over it. When I was a boy, I heard my grandfather mention that many people set out to sea in search of it, and not a single one ever returned. Lass, do you realize what will happen now that your Two Qi Fruit has been revealed?" Worry filled Dean Chen’s eyes.

He had been too stunned moments ago to consider the consequences. The dreadful realization only struck him after he had calmed down.

’An item from the Penglai Immortal Mountain has appeared again. If word of this spreads, the little lass will be in danger.’

Ye Qianning hadn’t known the Two Qi Fruit even existed in this world. Now, after seeing the Illustrated Miscellany, she regretted taking the fruit out. If she couldn’t concoct a good story to cleanly deflect the matter, she and the General’s Estate could become the target of various powerful factions.

"Lass, rest assured. Since I have taken you as my disciple, I will see to your safety. I’ll make sure the masters who were here today remain tight-lipped," Dean Chen said, vexed with himself. It was all his fault.

’If only he hadn’t opened it to look, hadn’t gotten so excited, perhaps none of this would have happened.’

"It’s too late to hide it." During the apprenticeship ceremony today, Ye Qianning had sensed several presences. She didn’t know whose guards they were, but since they had no killing intent, she had paid them no mind.

’The news has probably already been sent back by now.’

"Hm?" Dean Chen didn’t understand.

"Master, I will handle this myself. You don’t need to get involved." ’Having her master help would only make others more suspicious. Since the news was already out, there was no longer any point in hiding it.’ 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"What do you plan to do?"

"I found it."

"...Little lass, be serious."

The corner of Dean Chen’s mouth twitched. ’That’s the Two Qi Fruit! Do you think it’s an apple or a peach you can just find lying on the ground?’