Master of Peach Immortals

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Become an apprentice to the embroidery mistress in town? Or go to the Immortal Sect and serve as a menial for the immortals? Having just turned ten, Jiang Min chose the latter without hesitation.

Jiang Min was not her full name; she was known as Jiang Min, the “Min” character granted by the temple after divination. Everyone in Weishui Village knew that the second daughter of the crippled Jiang family was clever from a young age, sweet-tongued, and hard-working. Yet, when she accompanied her parents to sell vegetables in town, she befriended the famous embroidery mistress and even received the rare opportunity to learn the craft from her.

This news shocked many villagers, for they all knew the townsfolk looked down on their kind, the poor farmers. For a time, the Jiang family’s threshold was worn thin by those seeking marriage alliances.

But before Jiang Min could leave for town, two immortal masters arrived in the village aboard a flying boat. After examining the children, they declared that only Jiang Min possessed a spiritual root—five roots, to be exact—and could enter the Eastern Spirit Immortal Sect as a menial disciple.

That was the abode of immortals! Even as a servant, some immortal aura might rub off on her. The villagers felt envy, jealousy, and the desire to curry favor. They knew that if Jiang Min succeeded, the Jiang family would become prosperous.

“Father, mother, grandmother, take care of yourselves,” Jiang Min said. She carried her little bundle, knelt, and kowtowed heavily to her elders.

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